Robert (Bobby) Adams, shown here carrying out the flags on Saturday, was found dead in the Lake Anna Riv-er from an apparent drowning.

Bobby is the gen-tleman in the black shirt, on the right hand side.

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KING & QUEEN, Va. (June 6, 2012) – King & Queen Farm Bu-reau president, Howard Hill, pre-sented a graduating high school student with a $1,000 college scholarship for the 2012 – 2013 academic year.

The 2012 scholarship recipient is Taylor Benjamin Chandler of Shacklefords who will attend Eastern Kentucky University in the fall. Chandler will study fire protection administration, and plans to return to King & Queen County to serve in a fire and res-cue capacity.

To be eligible for the annual scholarship, applicants must be a graduating high school senior or a college student who lives in King & Queen County and whose im-mediate family is a King & Queen Farm Bureau member. Special consideration is given to those who are engaged in or are pursu-ing a career in agriculture.

“We are proud to help make edu-cational goals more of a reality for farming families like the Chan-dler’s in King & Queen County. It is because of folks like this that all of us continue to enjoy fresh, local produce. I personally want to thank all the scholarship ap-plicants and wish them much suc-cess in the future,” says Hill.

King & Queen County Farm Bu-reau is one of 88 county Farm Bu-reaus in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. With over 150,000 members, VFBF is Virginia’s largest farmers’ advocacy group. Farm Bureau is a non-govern-mental, nonpartisan, voluntary or-ganization committed to protect-ing Virginia’s farms and ensuring a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply. For more informa-tion and to find out how you can get the Membership Advantage call (804) 785-9431 or (804) 769-2580.

Upper Mattaponi Celebrate pow-wow MeMorial Day weekenD

KING & QUEEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU AWARDS 2012 SCHOLARSHIP

by A. Kay Oxendine

Louisa County investigators say the man fishermen found on Lake Anna apparently drowned, and they believe he could have been underwater for at least three days since the body was badly bloated and decomposed.

A pair of divers from the Louisa County Sheriff’s Department used a black body bag and hoisted the body of Robert Coleman Adams of Roa-noke to higher ground from the wa-ter’s edge. Two fishermen had made the gruesome discovery around 12:45 Wednesday afternoon along one of Lake Anna’s inlets.

Officials estimate this must have happened after the Upper Mattaponi pow-wow, since Bobby is seen carry-ing the flags out of the circle on Sat-urday afternoon.

Deputies said Adams was fishing off a concrete embankment sometime this past weekend. They say he probably slipped and then fell into the water.

“It’s a very, very steep slope,” said Lowe. “It’s hard to maneuver if you’re just sitting. If you’re by yourself, it’s almost a given that something can go wrong in that location.”

Lake Anna was bustling with Memo-rial Day weekend action, but no one has come forward to say they saw Adams fall in. If you were out on the lake and believe you saw him fishing under the Mill Pond Bridge, your in-formation could help deputies deter-mine a timeline as to when exactly Adams drowned.

“The fishing may be good out here but it’s not worth risking your life,” said Lowe.

By A. Kay Oxendine

The Upper Mattaponi Tribe cel-ebrated Memorial Day Week-end with their annual pow-wow. Even though the weather was scorching, the energy and enthu-siasm, not to mention the Indian Tacos were apprecaited. In this photo, Leah Fortune of the Rap-pahannock Tribe showed off her Fancy Dance moves with other incredible dancers.

Unfortunately, tribal members were faced with sorrow right after the pow-wow when Rob-ert (Bobby) Adams, shown here carrying out the flags on Satur-day, was found dead in the Lake Anna River from an apparent drowning. Bobby is the gentle-man in the black shirt, on the right hand side.

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The King and Queen County Democrats announces that it will hold an unassembled caucus between 6:30 PM an 7:00 PM on June 12, 2012 at 396 Newtown Road, St. Stephens Church, Va to elect new officers for the year. The meeting is one hour and the doors to the meeting will close promptly at 6:30 PM. . The caucus will conclude at 7: 00PM promptly. Regular meeting will begin at 7:00 PM and end at 7:30 PM. Voting is limited to those persons signify-ing that they are registered to vote in King and Queen County; that they are Democrats; that they believe in the principles of the Democratic Party; and they will do all within their power to aid in the victory of Democratic Party nominees in all local, state, and national elections. Caucus Participation Forms must be filled out at the caucus prior to voting. Meeting will fol-low the ByLaws of the KQDC. Clark Mercer , DPVA Director will be attending the meeting.

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~ Taste, nutrition and economic im-pact are hallmarks of the Virginia dairy industry ~

Governor Bob McDonnell has pro-claimed June as Dairy Month in Virginia. “Milk consistently ranks as one of the top commodities in Virginia,” said McDonnell. “In 2010 it was number three.” (Rank-ings for all commodities for 2011 are not in yet.) “The state’s largest industry is agriculture,” the Gover-nor added, “and in 2010, fluid milk yielded $332 million in cash re-ceipts. That’s a lot of milk, and that figure doesn’t include cheese, ice cream, milk powder, butter or other dairy products.” The Southeast Dairy As-sociation provided these additional 2011facts on the dairy industry in Virginia:· The Virginia dairy industry generated an estimated $960 mil-lion in economic activity in 2011.· The state has eight milk pro-cessing plants - in Lynchburg. Mt. Crawford, Newport News, Rich-mond, Rural Retreat, Springfield, Winchester and Wirtz. · Total amount of milk produced in the state during 2011 amounted to 198 million gallons.· There were 690 licensed com-mercial dairy farms operating in Virginia during 2011.

· In Virginia, cash receipts for the sale of milk by dairy farm-ers amounted to $332 million dur-ing 2011.· The average 2011 net price re-ceived by Virginia dairy farmers for their milk was approximately $1.88 for each gallon of milk.· There were an estimated 96,000 milk cows on dairy farms in the state during 2011.· Each dairy cow in Virginia produced an average of 2,058 gal-lons of milk last year.· In Virginia, almost 100 per-cent of the milk produced in 2011 was used and consumed in the form of fluid milk dairy foods.· In 2011, Virginia dairy cows produced an average of 5.6 gallons of milk per day, or enough to make 4.9 pounds of cheese or two pounds of butter. To produce this much milk, an average cow consumes 50 gallons of water, 20 pounds of grain and feed concentrates and 55 pounds of corn silage per day.· The average value of a day’s milk was $10.63 per cow last year.· In 2011, a dairy cow in Vir-ginia cost about $1,510 per head.· According to the Virginia State Dairyman’s Association, the average Virginia dairy farm has a herd of 140 milking cows.· Virginia’s top six ranking dairy counties according to the number of licensed dairy farms dur-ing 2011 were:o Rockingham County with 227 dairy farmso Franklin County with 59 dairy farmso Augusta County with 46 dairy farmso Fauquier County with 28 dairy farmso Wythe County with 23 dairy farmso Charlotte County with 18 dairy farms

While the economics of the dairy industry are very important, what matters to most people is taste and nutrition, and dairy products are known for both. They are nutrient-dense, supplying 72 percent of the calcium available in the American diet, along with nine essen t ia l v i t a m i n s and min-erals, in-c l u d i n g potassium, riboflavin, phospho-rus, vita-mins A, D and B-12, as well as p r o t e i n . S t u d i e s i n d i c a t e that eating three to four serv-ings of dairy per day could help lower the risk of high blood pres-sure, osteoporosis and some forms of cancer as well as assist with weight management. “I encourage my own children to get at least three servings of dairy per day,” said Matthew J. Lohr, VDACS Commissioner. “They are 11 and six years old and need the calcium in fluid milk for strong bones and teeth. But we don’t stop at drinking milk. We also consume a lot of cheese and yogurt to ensure good nutrition.” Lohr is the chief cook at his house, and he says that giving his children plenty of fun options ensures they’ll eat healthy without thinking twice. He tops cottage cheese or low-fat yogurt with some fresh berries and low-fat granola or mixes fat-free

yogurt with a dollop of honey and uses it as a tasty dip for sliced ap-ples and other bite-size pieces of fresh fruit. “Let the kids make their own smoothies at a creation sta-tion in the kitchen where they can mix low-fat milk or yogurt with fruit and other favorite items. Or

go traditional with scrambled eggs topped with low-fat cheese, whole wheat toast and milk, or whole grain cereal with milk topped with fresh berries or banana slices for breakfast,” he advises. Elaine LidholmDirector of Communications

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Dear Editor,

Nothing seems to stand in the way of President Obama’s po-litical agenda--not Congress, not the Constitution, and certainly not the church. When he or-dered faith-based groups to turn their backs on church teachings and fund life-destroying drugs, the White House was asking for a fight. And they got it. After months of trying to negotiate, the Catholic Church bombarded the Department of Health and Hu-man Services with 12 lawsuits, representing an army of dioces-es, hospitals, schools, and chari-ties across eight states and the District of Columbia. A total of 43 entities--including Catholic powerhouses like Notre Dame, Catholic University, Catholic Charities, the entire Archdiocese of New York and Washington, D.C.--will fight to end the stran-gling of religious freedom in America.

With the first wave of mandate rules scheduled to take effect on August 1, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said, “Time is running out, and our valuable ministries and fundamental rights hang in the balance. We have to resort to the courts now.” Even the Fighting

Irish, who once invited President Obama to speak at their univer-sity, recognize what’s at stake. Never in the history of our na-tion has the federal government reached into the church and im-posed its will over the protest of the faithful. “When did the gov-ernment get into the business of defining for us the extent of our ministry?” Cardinal Dolan want-ed to know. This isn’t about birth control. It’s about government control. And every time religious freedom conflicts with this ad-ministration’s agenda, freedom seems to lose. Together, Ameri-ca’s faith community is rising up to say “enough!” If this President wants to drive religion out of the public square, then his adminis-tration will have to go through thousands of priests, pastors, and rabbis first. They understand, as we do, that this war has implica-tions--not just for religious liber-ty--but for EVERY liberty. If the Church can be conscripted to ad-vance a liberal political agenda, then anyone can. This must be stopped! I encourage all people of any faith to stand and fight alongside our Church leaders. W.S. WrightHanover, VA 23069

Dear Editor,

Thank You to all of YOU who serve/served our Country to Procure and Protect our Freedoms. Memorial Day is a time for us to remem-ber that America's freedom is secured by Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Guardsmen and Marines who risk their lives in the service of our Nation.

Throughout our history, many of these heroes have made the ulti-

mate sacrifice. This is a time to honor their memory. I hope you are flying our Flag proudly this weekend, and if you have young children or grand-children, be sure you let them know why it flies at your home.

Dawna LeeMechanicsville, VA 23116

Dear Editor,

There is a best selling book out now by Journalist Ed Klein, a former Liberal Editor of the New York Times, titled, "Am-ateur, Barack Obama in the White House." In this book, Mr Klein interviews 200 individu-als who knew Barack Hussein Obama before he was elected President. His interviews also include Jeremiah Wright and Obama's personal Physician. Understandably, the Liberal Left is having "fits" about this book and is "pulling out all of the stops' to deface, belittle, and discredit this book and es-pecially the author of the same. It is, therefore, a MUST READ

to all who value their liberties and freedoms. It is basically about Obama's "real" Hope and Change that he and his "lapdog media" have kept absolutely silent about. It is very "shock-ing," to say the least, and most Liberals, who even read it, will probably throw it away. An old axiom states: "The brutal truth only hurts those who refuse to accept it." Everyone in America should read this book, no matter what your political association.

William WinfreyMechanicsville, Va. 23116

DO CONSERVATIVES BE-LIEVE WHAT THEY SAY ?

June 12 th we go to the polls to select the Republican Par-ty’s U.S. Senate nominee . Conservatives need to do some soul searching before they cast this important ballot.

Many involved in the Patriot movement over the last three years have drawn certain con-clusions on where we stand, or proclaim to stand on sev-eral key points.

Meaningful Tort Reform has languished , a resolution would invigorate Virginias and the Nation’s economy, as has happened in Texas af-ter their legislature passed Tort Reform 2 years ago. One can’t escape the highly visible presence of Lawyers in our legislative bodies. Those who subscribe to the point that we have too many attorneys in Congress can’t support either George Allen or E.W Jackson. Lawyers being lawyers, they seem reluctant to take this is-sue on and one can draw their own conclusions as to why.

Career Politicians are being

shown the door across the Country, and for good reason. Leadership demands tough problems be addressed, and retention of a seat in Con-gress must take a back seat to a Nation that will soon drown in red ink. Both Allen and Marshall are career pols. Marshall’s conservative cre-dentials aside, he has been in political office long enough. If he believes in public service there are many ways he can join the cause besides elective office.

If you agree that we have too many lawyers, if you believe in the Founders definition of public service and want to end career politicians let your conscience be your guide.

Tough times require tough disciplined leaders, willing to take on the problems that beleaguer us. Virginia is for-tunate to have our very own version of Margaret Thatcher. Her name is Jamie Radtke.

Bob ShannonKing William Va 23086

Dear Editor,

Wake up America this is 2012 and we’re being placed under lock and key by the Obama Administration. The abuse my African American broth-ers and sisters have taken since 2008 is beyond belief and it’s due to the actions of the “real Obama, “not the fake one. The fake one promised African Americans the whole ball of wax; bet-ter schools, better teachers, jobs, help with their homes being repossessed, transpar-ency, lower taxes – over 95% of us in the African American community voted for him in 2008.

Still after the bashing the African Americans have re-ceived the majority will sadly vote for him in 2012 – go fig-ure. Here’s what we received from the greatest salesmen of all times. Higher unem-ployment, no jobs, homes repossessed, absolutely no transparency, acceleration of abortions in black commu-nities and horrifically poor conditions in many of our schools due to Union control.

Obama is MIA most of the time, not spending time in our communities – he’s too busy playing footsy with the Gay Community then help-ing his own people. But after all of the lies and false prom-ises to the African American Community many are still hanging on to his coat tails and will obediently vote for him in 2012.

Sadly, the very people the our African Community con-sider our friends and saviors are the culprits who are tak-ing money from our pockets laughing all the way to the bank. Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, AL Sharpton, and Van Jones types are terroriz-ing our communities. These people have turned on our own people abusing us to promote a false ideology that has never worked in the his-tory of mankind. Isn’t it time for the sake of our children and grandchildren to quit hanging on to Obama’s false “Hope and Change?”

Mrs. LaToya BrownMechanicsville, VA 23111

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The Virginia Peanut Growers As-sociation and the Virginia Peanut Board are supporting Governor Mc-Donnell’s “Governor’s Bowl” Food and Fund Drive by donating more than 1,500 jars of peanut butter to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. According to Dell Cotton, Executive Director of the Peanut Growers As-sociation, the group is donating a full pallet of 18 ounce jars. With twelve jars to the case and 128 cases per pal-let, that is 1,536 jars or 27,648 ounc-es total. The Peanut Growers heard about Governor McDonnell’s partnership with the Virginia Chamber of Com-merce to provide food to all of Vir-ginia’s regional food banks this sum-mer and decided they had at their disposal the one food that food banks cherish most. In a matter of days, Cotton and his Board worked out the details with the Federation of Vir-ginia Food Banks and a peanut butter processor, and those jars soon will be distributed throughout the state. “Peanut butter is the number one sta-ple of the state’s food banks because it is high in protein, easy to store, needs no refrigeration and requires little or no preparation,” said Mat-thew J. Lohr, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). “If you can open a jar, you can enjoy the great taste and high nutritional value of peanut butter. My six-year-old can make his own peanut but-ter sandwiches or peanut butter and cracker snacks. It’s the perfect food for small children or anyone else who shouldn’t use a hot stove or a

sharp knife.” Leslie Van Horn, Executive Director of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, says that more than a mil-lion people in Virginia must choose between food and paying bills. The Federation represents seven Food Banks throughout the state of Virgin-ia that distribute food throughout the communities they serve. “This gift from the Virginia Peanut Growers Association will provide hundreds of families across Virginia with an important source of protein in their diets,” she said. The Peanut Growers hope this dona-tion will encourage other agricultural groups, businesses and individuals to contribute to this drive. “If you can’t give peanut butter, then give other food items,” Cotton says. “The real point here is to feed the thousands of people in Virginia who are at risk of going hungry every day.” For information on the Governor’s Bowl, see vachamber.com/page/va-governorsbowl. Information about the Federation of Virginia Food Banks is at vafoodbanks.org/ or available by e-mailing Van Horn at Leslie@vafoodbanks.org. Dell Cot-ton may be reached at Dcotton25@cs.com or 757.562.4103 . Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23227 804.786.7686

WHAT IS LOADED WITH PROTEIN, NEEDS NO PREPARATION AND IS ON ITS WAY TO FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE? – PEANUT BUTTER

RICHMOND, Va. – State and local of-ficials will test the early warning siren system around the Surry Power Station Wednesday, June 13, at approximately 11:10 a.m. A steady three-minute tone will be sounded by 68 sirens in Wil-liamsburg, New-port News and the counties of Surry, James City, York and Isle of Wight. The sirens are lo-cated in a 10-mile radius of the plant. Siren tests for Surry Power Sta-tion consist of a single three-min-ute tone and take place quarterly on the second Wednesdays of March, June, September and December. The Virgin-ia Department of Emergency Manage-ment, Dominion Virginia Power and the localities where the sirens are lo-cated participate in the quarterly tests.

The siren notification signifying an ac-tual emergency at Surry Power Station consists of four separate three-minute activations, each separated by a one-minute silent interval. Total elapsed time for actual emergency notification

is 15 minutes. When sirens sound, people should listen to a local radio or TV station that is broadcasting emergency infor-mation. Addi-tional information about the siren system and emer-gency notification

can be found in the annual Surry Power Station emergency information calen-dar mailed to households in the region. The next test of the Surry siren system will be Sept. 12, 2012.

Surry Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens June 13

Because pollinator species such as honey bees, other insects and birds are essential partners of farmers in produc-ing much of our food supply in Virginia, Governor Bob McDonnell has declared June 18 – 24, 2012, as Virginia Polli-nator Week. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages all Virginians to do something during Pollinator Week to attract, protect or increase the state’s pollinator species. “Pollinators are essential for the development of bountiful fruit and vegetable crops. To develop properly, crops need more than fertile soil, water and sunshine; they may also need bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and other insects and animals for pollination,” said Matthew J. Lohr, VDACS Com-missioner. According to Keith Tignor, Virginia State Apiarist at VDACS, the numbers of pollina-tors are diminishing in Virginia, particularly among honey bees, a prime pollinator. “We are losing bees at an alarming rate,” Tignor said. “Recognition through the Virginia Pollinator Week will help to highlight the importance of honey bees and other pollina-tors to food production and the environ-ment.” Pollination occurs when ani-mals, wind or water transfer pollen from the anther of one plant or flower to the stigma of another to initiate the process of fertilization. Once fertilized, a plant’s ovary swells and eventually ripens into fruit for seeds to develop. In most plants, pollination is necessary for the plant to produce fruit, whether it’s a grain of wheat or a watermelon. Agriculture is Virginia’s largest indus-try, with a $55 billion annual economic impact. Without adequate pollination services, Virginia could experience a significant reduction in its harvest of apples, alfalfa, berries, cucumbers, melons, peaches, squash, tomatoes and pumpkins. Experts estimate that insect-pollinated plants are the direct or indi-rect source of approximately one-third of the human diet. The U.S. Department of Ag-riculture estimates that 80 percent of insect crop pollination is accomplished by honey bees. In the U.S, honey bees pollinate more than $20 billion worth of crops annually. They are an excellent choice because as pollinators, honey bees are manageable, moveable, adapt-able and won’t harm the plants in the pollination process. To pollinate their crops, U.S. growers rent approximately 2.5 million colonies of bees each year. Commercial beekeepers, those who manage more than 300 colonies of bees, number more than 1,500 in the U.S. In Virginia, honey bee pollination con-tributes more than $110 million to the state’s economy. In Virginia, the number of bees avail-able for pollination has been reduced to a third the number available just 30 years ago. Virginia had 98,000 beehives in the mid-70s but only 35,000 today. The annual winter hive loss is 30 per-cent.

To attract pollinators to yards and gar-dens, VDACS offers the following sug-gestions: 1. Plant a variety of flowers that bloom at different times of the year. A greater variety of plants available will attract more pollinators to a garden or landscape. Providing pollen and nectar sources throughout the year offers a food source to increase their numbers and activity.

2. Plant flowers in clumps rather than singly or in rows. The fragrance from the flowers can attract pollinators from a great distance. Clumping flow-ers in groups increases the intensity of the fragrance and a pollinator’s ability to locate its origin, including those that only come out at night, such as moths and bats.

3. Select plants that are known to attract pollinators in your area. Many of these will be native plants. To determine which plants are best for attracting pollina-tors in your region, go to pollinator.o rg /gu ides .h tm and enter your zip code for an area-specific Guide.

4. Choose flowers with a variety of colors. The color of a flower often alerts pollinators to good nectar and pollen sources. For example, butterflies are at-tracted to red, orange and yellow while hummingbirds prefer purple, red and fuchsia colors.

5. Choose flowers with a variety of shapes. Butterflies and honey bees need to land before feeding and usually pre-fer flat, open flowers. Tubular flowers help lure pollinators with long beaks and tongues, such as hummingbirds. NAPPC has guidelines on the types of flowers that appeal to the different pol-linators at pollinator.org/Resources/Pol-linator_Syndromes.pdf.

6. Plant non-hybrid flowers. Many hybrid flowers have had their pollen, nectar or fragrance bred out of them. Non-hybrid flowers are often more at-tractive to pollinators.

7. Provide or build nesting structures for pollinators. Bird and bat houses, shrubbery, compost and piles of fallen branches and brush provide harborage for many pollinators. Plans and tips for these structures are available through Virginia Cooperative Extension at http://www.ext.vt.edu/.

8. Never use pesticides or herbicides when pollinators are present or around a pollinator garden. Even organic pesti-cides can be potentially harmful to pol-linators. Herbicides can actually wipe out some of the most important food plants for pollinators. Some pesticides that are less harmful to pollinators can become more lethal when used with an herbicide or fungicide.

For additional information, contact Keith Tignor at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 804.786.3515 or keith.tignor@vdacs.virginia.gov.

GOVERNOR DECLARES VIRGINIA POLLINATOR WEEK JUNE 18 – 24, 2012

all i neeD iS one MiC, one MiCby a. kay oxenDine

On the weekend of June 2-3, I had the honor and privilege of MC’ing the Chesapeake Pow-wow in Ches-apeake. I was nervous at first, but really felt good being able to speak good words to many people. Words are very important and when we speak good things, good things come from this - same as writing.

The feedback I got was very hum-bling and made me feel awesome. I encourage everyone that when you get a chance to speak, chose your words wisely and make them count.

Use your words to create good feel-ings - and everyone will reap the benefits.

Until next time...

Photo by Tracy Roberts

Hallelujah, summer is here! It is a most anticipated break from homework, bedtimes and structure. It is always good to experience some freedom as in a vacation, but I encourage you to maintain some type of structure over the summer for health reasons and develop-mental reasons. 1 Corinthians 14:40 But be sure that every-thing is done properly and in order. It is al-ways good to sleep in one to two days a week, but it is nev-er good to spend most of ev-ery day in bed and up most of the night. It does not make for a well balanced and healthy lifestyle. Enjoy this time as a family with board games and outdoor activities and guard against television consump-tion, cell phones and all of our current technology. Josh McDowell, a well known fam-ily and youth communicator offers some advice for par-ents. He says “rules without relationship lead to rebellion”. Use your relaxed time to build relationships with your chil-dren around wholesome and intelligent activities, not the

television. This will make for a smooth transition back to structure in the fall. He goes on to explain that kids don’t respond to rules alone, they re-spond to rules in the context of a loving, intimate relationship. He also says that “kids spell

love t-i-m-e”. We communicate our children’s personal worth by spending time with them. His third suggestion or advice is to “Catch your kids doing something right and

acknowledge it”. Use the sum-mer to give your children some responsibility and coach them in taking some pride in their work. Remember, 2 Corin-thians 9:6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants gener-ously will get a generous crop. Your investment in your chil-dren will come back to you, albeit great or small. Have a safe and wonderful summer.

Anita Blake

The Parent’s Corner

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“All that I’m doing is trying to find the real main source of your problem,” said the harried Dr. Jepson, hushed as though some outside forces were at the moment spying upon us. “Your family is most concerned for your well-being. Aren’t you even just a little bit con-cerned for yourself?” Jepson did seem overly concerned for me, which was, to me, the most interesting thing about him. But he still didn’t fully under-stand anything about my sickness; he gave into the illusion, just as I have—a victim of the charade. “I am only concerned about certain knowledge, Stefan. The stu-dents that I teach now, they all soon realize, even after a mere few days of my classes, that it’s more than just the critical studies of stock residuals and federal credit lines—it has always been about the knowing of things! Life has always been about knowing. Do you know who I am, Doctor?” The sar-castic tone of my voice was, of course, real this second time, though the truth behind my words was no less surreal. And I still pursued my question fur-ther, because I dearly wanted answers. “You seem to suffer from ex-treme hallucinations, Tom, the most severe of these various episodes oc-curring when you suffer from stress,” Jepson stated, trying to change the subject. He was nervous. “From my notes I can see that, while the content of all of these episodes vary, they all center on winning some sort of game with very high stakes. No—correct me, Tom—the stakes of highest impor-tance, life and death. Now, why exact-ly would an intelligent man have such horrid hallucinations, do you think?” Jepson straightened up in his chair, no less nervous than before. I thus began to wander in thought . . . I picked up my rifle months ago from a custom gunsmith. Only the best for my opponent. I know that it’s time, so I nod at the tigress, and then put a bullet-cartridge in the chamber. There is no smile upon my face, as I have fallen in love with this animal for some reason. Even though I must kill her, I am not joyous at what my hands are forced to do to her. “No one loves a stranger,” I said, not wanting my wandering eyes to upset anyone, most especially me. “I always try to make myself known to everyone I meet. But I try to be kind and humble when I do this. For some strange reason, it always goes back to

these life-and-death games. Gladiator-esque games. It was always the muse for my stories, do you know? Kind of like my own little reality, one that I created, just for me. Everybody else does it, don’t they? Anyway, you still haven’t answered my question at all. Who am I?” I had to force myself not to let my mind wander again. Such things have always been hard for peo-ple like me, don’t know why. The sick ones have the hardest time with these sorts of things. “You’re the soul of a poet, an artist, a sort of musician.” Jepson then chuck-led. For a moment, when I saw Jep-son’s tired face, the song “Soul Man” came to me—the lyr-ics all just immedi-ately filled my brain. “Your problems just might be more sim-plistic now. I think that your plight—,” I coughed at the sound of Jepson saying ‘plight’, just because it was amusing, “—stems from that artistic mind of yours. You see, you can use both sides of your genius brain extensively, as I’ve pointed out before. An economist and a writer; a staunch mathematician and an artist. ‘Well-rounded individual’. The only problem is, you can’t truly be well-rounded. No one can. Your illness was formed from your struggle to form an identity between these two parts of your life. It’s all tearing you apart, this struggle to find a more suitable iden-tity. A most truly fascinating case. I’m sure there is a paper in it somewhere . . .” Jepson trailed off, embarrassed. Because he just didn’t know what he was talking about. “Identity is so subjective,” I ar-gued. “Sigmund Freud’s work is proof of that. Everybody is this person to-day, and some other person tomorrow. Even someone else still a year from now. Langston Hughes came close to narrowing in on his identity, because he was truly a genius with such things. And look at every one of his solid ac-complishments!” I paused for effort, and then said, “He was a landmark on the road to American society’s evolu-tion. But his, as well as every other identity, changed as it must.” I laughed a little. “Lord above me, no one’s per-fect after all.” That’s right—nobody’s perfect baby, now use that to your ad-vantage and get Jepson to crack right here before you!

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Session 2: July 9-July 19: $60 Session 3: July 23-August 2:$60

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Limited Spaces Available! **The Youth Summer Program is for children who have COMPLETED Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th grades. Additionally, unless assitance

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Ray Bradbury Dies at Age of 91

One of our readers in California has passed. Bradbury, the legendary writ-er behind classics such as ‘Fahrenheit 451’ and ‘The Martian Chronicles,’ died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, his family confirmed. James Moore shared our 360 View with Mr. Brad-bury. Please keep his family in your

prayers.

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VSBA Law Conference Keeps Members Current

So many decisions board members make have legal implications that will impact school division for

years to come. The 2012 School Law Conference, spon-sored by the Virginia School Boards Association on June

1 in Charlottesville, offered legal guidance on several important topics to Kathy Morrison, school board chair-

man, Leigh Hubbard, school board vice chair, Bryan Major, school board member, and Mark Jones, division

superintendent.

Topics included:• Going to court over the constitution and beyond—

Leadership lessons from both sides of the courtroom• Reductions in Force• Attendance and Truancy issues• Legal Update• Update on General Assembly bills and how they

affect local divisions.

The Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, pro-motes excellence in public education through advocacy, training and services. All of the 134 local school boards in Virginia belong to VSBA, a nonprofit organization. For information, call Gina Patterson, Assistant Execu-

tive Director (434) 295-8722.

How would you like to win a brand new 46 inch flat screen TV? The Gaines, Harris, Smith, and Williams Family Rally of Third Union Baptist Church is sponsoring a fundraiser. The families are hosting a raffle. All pro-ceeds from the raffle will be donated to Third Union. You could be the winner of this brand new 46 inch flat screen TV by purchasing raffle tickets at the May Day Celebration being held at the PBA Center on Satur-day, May 19th where we will have the TV on display.

Tickets will go on sale starting Sunday, May 13, 2012! The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, June 30th at the PBA Center at 3:00P.M. You are welcomed to come out and witness this exciting event! You do not need to be present to win. Tickets may also be purchased by contacting Ivy Broaddus-Riley at (804) 769 – 1904. The cost of the ticket is: ($2 each) or ($3 for 5 tickets). Don’t miss this opportunity to win a brand new 46 inch flat screen TV! Respectfully Submitted, The Gaines, Harris, Smith, and Williams Family Rally

On Monday, May 14th, Mr. Stephen Peters, founder of the National Gen-tlemen’s Club, visited King William County Public Schools. Mr. Peters spoke to and took pictures with students at Cool Spring Primary School. Cool Spring has the “Lil Gents and Lil Ladies” clubs that were inspired by Mr. Peters’ Gentlemen’s Club. The students in these clubs meet with the sponsors, Mr. Chris Harris and Mrs. Lynne Uzel, to discuss good character and manners. After leaving Cool Spring, Mr. Peters visited with the young men in the Gentlemen’s Clubs at Acquinton Elementary School and Ham-ilton-Holmes Middle School. These young men were able to talk about their accomplishments during the school year. Many of the young men

spoke about how being a part of the Gentlemen’s Club has helped them to be successful in school and to be better citizens. Mr. Peters also thanked the sponsors, Mrs. Roane, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. Benitez, and Mr. Gresham for their commitment to the young men and their success.

Photo and Story: Stacy Johnson, Superintendent of InstructionCaption: Little Ladies Club Little Gents Club

Founder of the National Gentlemen’s Club Visits Cool Spring

King William High School held a reception in honor of the newly selected Chesapeake Bay Governor School students on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Eighteen students were chosen from an impressive pool of applicants. Students Brandon Ancar-row, Jennie Dinh, Alexis Everette, Tyler Forbes, Tyler Gilbertson, Aus-tin Gross, Stephanie Hicks, Bryce Hinshaw, Kayla Huffman, Michael Hurson, Keiya Isaac, Jacob Jones, Ajay Ray, Jordan Schools, Graham Shannon, Austin Simons, Sara Slate, and Greyson Walsh will attend The Chesapeake Bay Governor's School for Marine and Environmental Sci-ence for the next three years. The Chesapeake Bay Governor's School is a partnership between the Virginia Department of Education, participating School Divisions and Rappahannock Community College,

and a member of NCSSSMS (Na-tional Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology). The school provides academically inclined stu-dents from the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula with a challenging curriculum through engaging, hands-on experiences. Students gain practi-cal knowledge of environmental is-sues through the integration of math, science, technology, and research. The goal of the program is to help create leaders who have the research and technical skills, global perspec-tive, and vision required to tackle the challenges of a rapidly changing so-ciety.

PhotoNewly selected Chesapeake Bay Governor School students.Photo by Kimberly Hicks

“HIDDEN HISTORIES MADE VISIBLE”

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

UC Annex Assembly Room

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5th Annual Social Justice Symposium Save the Date

Reception Held for Newly Selected Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School Students

By Michelle D. Yates

In their debut appearance, the kin-dergarten students showed off their musical talents as they performed “Seussical”, the musical based on the award-winning Broadway produc-tion of the same name. The produc-tion was directed by music teacher, Lynne Uzel, and was presented, as always, to a standing-room only crowd on the evening of May 24,

2012. The daytime performance, be-fore a crowd of their peers and many adoring parents and family members, took place at 9:30 on the morning of May 24, 2012. Pictured here are a number of kindergarten students on stage in front of the scenery designed by Cool Spring art teacher Glenda Shulleeta. Photo by David Rorick

Cool Spring Kindergarteners Perform “Seussical”By Joy Washington, Library/Media Specialist

King William High School (KWHS) Junior Ian Anderson is the Region III winner of the $2000.00 scholarship from the Lee Jackson Scholarship Foundation. Eighteen scholarships were awarded to Vir-ginia high school juniors and seniors submitting exceptional analytical es-says on any aspect of the character, career, or legacy of General Robert E. Lee and/or General “Stonewall” Jackson. The Foundation awards one $2,000 scholarship and one $1,000 scholarship to students whose essays are judged to be the best in each of Virginia’s eight public high school regions. In addition, the Foundation awards one $2,000 scholarship and one $1,000 scholarship to private school or home-s c h o o l e d students. A $1,000 award will be given to a school in each of the nine judg-

ing sectors in the name of the high school teacher or advisor who spon-sors the most participating students in that sector. King William High School teacher Connie Plum has received this honor for three of the years she has participated. If Ian’s essay is judged best at the state level, he will receive an additional $8,000.00. KWHS would like to congratulate Ian Anderson and Mrs. Connie Plum for their accomplish-ments.

Photo Caption:Region III Lee Jackson Scholarship winner Ian Anderson.

KWHS Student Receives National Recognitionby Michelle D. Yates

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Home Parties and Direct Sales: Formu-lating a Plan for Success

Are you in the market for some new cookware? Makeup? Scrapbook sup-plies? Or how about candles, jewelry, books or purses? We’ve all been invited to home parties. It’s a fun way to hang out with friends, drink wine and shop in a relaxed environment. Are you think-ing about signing up to sell something, too? What will you sell? And with which company? How do you know a business is legitimate so that you, and your party guests, won’t get ripped off?

Direct selling has been around for de-cades. There are many different compa-nies offering direct sales opportunities say personal financial planning experts at the Virginia Society of Certified Pub-lic Accountants (VSCPA). With a little research and enthusiasm, you can hop on the direct selling bandwagon and start hosting home parties of your own.What is Direct Selling?

The Direct Sales Association defines direct selling as the sale of a consumer product or service, person-to-person, away from a fixed retail location, mar-keted through independent sales repre-sentatives who are sometimes also re-ferred to as consultants, distributors or other titles. There’s no doubt that direct selling represents big business: 74 per-cent of U.S. adults say they have pur-chased products from a direct seller.

Joining the Ranks

At the end of every direct sales party, the hosting consultants will likely ask party-goers if they’d like to host a party or become a consultant themselves. If you’re ready to take the plunge, make sure you do your homework to make sure you’re making a smart financial decision. Here are some top tips to get started:

1. Decisions, decisions. Your first step is to find a company with a product or service that appeals to you. The choices are endless. You may choose the same product your hostess has chosen, or something else. Make sure it’s some-thing you love and are excited about.2. Do your research. Start with your chosen company’s website, but don’t base your decision on their marketing pitch alone. Contact consumer watch-dogs such as the Better Business Bu-reau or other state consumer protection agencies to see if there have been any complaints filed. 3. Dig deeper. Talk to other people who sell the products and ask about their ex-periences. Snoop around online. In this age of social media, you’ll find plenty of people with comments. Do keep the reputation of your sources in mind.4. The devil is in the details. Before you sign on the dotted line, obtain and re-view any documents you’ll be expected to sign. Understand what you’re com-mitting to. 5. Crunch the numbers. Know and un-derstand your financial obligations. What are the start-up costs? Legitimate direct sales companies typically have modest start-up fees to help you get go-ing. Be wary if there is a large initial in-vestment. Are you required to purchase inventory? What happens to the inven-tory if you leave the business? The Di-rect Selling Association (DSA), the professional association for direct sales companies, has a strict code of ethics that addresses this issue, and many oth-ers, to protect you. Know your rights.6. Understand the compensation plan. How will you make money through this venture? Is it based on what you sell? That’s an important distinction accord-ing to the DSA. Good products, mar-keting and sales skills should get you where you want to go. If your success relies on recruiting others into the busi-ness, you should be wary.7. Create a business plan. If you’re go-ing to invest your time and money, make the most of the opportunity and take it seriously. Create a business plan that sets goals and objectives. Maybe your goal is to earn enough money to pay for your child’s college education. How will you accomplish that? By host-ing two home parties a month? Attend-ing local chamber of commerce events? Having a booth at a home show? Setting up a table at a street fair? The more spe-cific, the better.

Party On

Most companies provide all sorts of marketing support to help you grow your business. From business cards to ready-made websites to social media tips, and annual meetings, legitimate companies provide you with the re-sources to help you succeed. If you’re ready to host your first party, invite your friends, whip up some appetizers, pop the cork on a great bottle of wine and

get ready to show off your new busi-ness. Offer samples, let people get to know your product, have a giveaway, demonstrate what you know and love about what you’re selling. Have fun, but be informative. Ask others if they would like to host a party at their house to help you keep moving forward on your busi-ness plan and goals.

Working to Achieve Your Goals

Direct sales companies can offer legiti-mate business opportunities. By doing your research and creating a business plan, you can find a company that con-tributes to your financial goals.

For more personal financial planning advice, visit the Financial Fitness web-site.

Long-Term Care Insurance: What Is It? Do You Need It?

With 70 million baby boomers hitting retirement age, there has been a surge in sales of long-term care insurance. Long-term care insurance pays for your care in many settings, such as at home, a nursing home, assisted living facility, or adult day care should you suffer from an illness or injury.

Sounds like something only older peo-ple need to worry about, right? Wrong.

According to insurance industry sourc-es, about 40 percent of long-term care recipients are between the ages of 18 and 64. So if you’ve heard about long-term care insurance and thought, “I don’t need that because I’m still young,” there are other considerations.

A debilitating injury could affect you at any age, say personal financial planning experts at the Virginia Society of Certi-fied Public Accountants (VSCPA). With health care costs predicted to continue to increase rapidly in the foreseeable fu-ture, you may want to investigate long-term care insurance to protect your as-sets and help pay for your care without depleting your — or your loved ones’ — life savings.

What Is Long-Term Care Insurance?

Long-term care insurance covers care that isn’t typically covered by your tra-ditional health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. Long-term care insurance kicks in when you are beyond being “sick” in the traditional sense and can no longer perform at least two of the six “activities of daily living” (ADL): bath-ing, dressing, eating, transferring, toilet-ing and continence.

Long-term care insurance isn’t the same thing as nursing home care. While care may be received at a nursing home, it can also be used at an assisted living facility, adult day care, or even in your own home.

It may sound like long-term care insur-ance is the same as Medicaid, but the two are very different. Long-term care insurance is a policy you purchase to be sure that your needs are met in the way

you would like them to be, while Med-icaid provides medically necessary ser-vices for people with limited resources. Medicaid typically doesn’t cover long-term care in your home or a private room in a facility. It’s important for you to consider how you would like to have your needs addressed should you need long-term care.

What Should You Purchase?

Policies, benefits and premiums vary. Determine your wants and needs first and then look for a policy that fits your situation. Purchasing sooner rather than later will likely be less expensive. Cur-rently, the most popular type of long-term care insurance is a tax qualified policy, which requires that a person ful-fill one of these two conditions:

• Be expected to require care for at least 90 days, and be unable to perform two or more ADLs• For at least 90 days, need substantial assistance due to a severe cognitive im-pairment

Benefits from a tax qualified policy are non-taxable.

Non-tax qualified plans used to be the traditional long-term care insurance. It often includes a “trigger” called a “med-ical necessity” trigger. This means that the patient's own doctor, or that doctor in conjunction with someone from the insurance company, can state that the patient needs care for any medical rea-son and the policy will pay. The U.S. Treasury Department has not clarified the status of benefits received under a non-qualified long-term care insurance plan. This means that it is possible that individuals who receive benefits under a non-qualified long-term care insur-ance policy risk facing a large tax bill for these benefits.

Long-term care insurance rates are de-termined by six main factors: the per-son's age, the daily (or monthly) benefit, how long the benefits pay, the elimina-tion period, inflation protection, and the health rating (preferred, standard, sub-standard).

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) advises against purchasing long-term care insurance if you currently receive or may soon re-ceive Medicaid benefits.

Long-term care insurance can be ex-pensive. Shop around, find a policy that suits your needs, check the company’s reputation, and don’t be rushed into purchasing something that isn’t right for you.

A CPA Can Help

It’s natural to not want to think about being incapacitated to the point that you can’t take care of yourself, but prepara-tion and planning are key to protecting your well-being and your assets. Long-term care insurance can be part of your comprehensive tax and estate planning.

Your CPA can help. As a trusted, inde-pendent financial advisor, a CPA can understand different options available to you.

Be sure to visit the Financial Fitness website for great personal financial planning advice and tips for every stage of your life.

The Virginia Society of Certified Pub-lic Accountants (VSCPA) is the leading professional association in the Com-monwealth dedicated to enhancing the success of all CPAs. Founded in 1909, the VSCPA has 10,000 members who work in public accounting, industry, government and education. For more in-formation, please visit the News Room on the VSCPA website at www.vscpa.com, email vscpa@vscpa.com or call (804) 612-9424 . To search for a CPA in your geographic region, visit www.vscpa.com/FindaCPA.

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There’s A Spot On The MoonBy Geddes Lindsey

~ Stay tuned in November when the National Thanksgiving Turkey from a farm in Virginia is expected to be presented to the President of the United States ~ It’s not Thanksgiving, Christ-mas, Easter or Passover, but by de-cree of Governor Bob McDonnell, June 2012 is Virginia Turkey Lov-ers’ Month. According to the Vir-ginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), it’s the ideal time to celebrate the delicious taste, versatility, high quality nutrition and cooking ease of one of Virginia’s top agricultural products. Although holiday tradi-tions at other times of the year may seem be a more appropriate choice for Turkey Lovers’ Month, the June celebration emphasizes turkey’s year-round popularity. Whether grilled or fried outdoors or made into a cool and refreshing turkey salad for a hot summer’s day, turkey is an ideal choice for summer dining. You can appease the children with turkey hot dogs or meat balls while adults wait for more sophisticated fare like Grilled Turkey Salad with Raspber-ry Vinaigrette. (Recipe at eatturkey.com/recipe/recipe.cgi/2/10499/) In June, or any time of year, when you are talking turkey, there is a lot to celebrate. Foremost is outstand-ing taste. It comes in a wide vari-ety of cuts and products including whole birds, quick-cooking cutlets, tenderloins, ground turkey, sausage, ham, franks and deli meats. It is adaptable to cooking methods from stovetop and microwave to oven and grill. Turkey works well in spicy dishes and can substitute for higher-fat meats in spaghetti sauce, pizza, quiche, meatballs or burgers. On the health front, turkey is a nutrient-dense, low-fat, high-protein food. A 3-ounce serving of roasted, skinless turkey breast con-tains 14.52 grams of protein, 1.41 grams of fat, 3.58 grams of carbo-hydrates and only 88 calories. Since 1970, per capita consumption of turkey in the U.S. has increased 102 percent, from 8.1 pounds then to 16.4 pounds in 2010. More and more A m e r i c a n s are realizing that turkey is not just for the holidays. Al-though 50 per-cent of all tur-key consumed in 1970 was during the holidays, today that number is around 31 per-

cent as more people enjoy delicious turkey year-round. Turkey is big business in Vir-ginia. Virginia ranks fifth in the na-tion for the number of birds raised, with 17 million turkeys raised in the Commonwealth in 2010. With the value added to turkey through processing into a wide variety of cuts, parts and further processed products, the total value of turkey processors’ production in 2009 was more than $16 billion. Like domestic turkey con-sumption, turkey exports continued to grow throughout the past decades. In 1992, U.S. turkey producers sent $151 million worth of turkey over-seas. In 2010, exports had grown to $464 million. Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Canada and the Dominican Republic are the largest recipients of American turkey. (Source for sta-tistics: National Turkey Federation) Another important turkey milestone is occurring this year as a turkey farmer in Virginia is raising the National Thanksgiving Turkey. The turkey is expected to be pre-sented to the President of the Unit-ed States in November 2012, and if history repeats itself, will be par-doned by President Obama and live the rest of its life at George Wash-ington’s Mount Vernon Estate. Celebrate Turkey Lovers’ Month by trying a new turkey rec-ipe from the National Turkey Fed-eration’s Web site, eatturkey.com. Search their recipe database to find just what you are looking for. You can specify dish type, ethnicity, meal type, occasion, preparation method and product type as well as indicate your preference for low fat, low carb, low calorie, low choles-terol or low sodium. Bon appétit. Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23227 804.786.7686

I come from a long line of story tellers. Aleuts are great story tellers, because before there was television or radio we had to entertain each other. Even now, with modern technology, we still tell stories, hoping to pass along our tradi-tions to the next generations and share ourselves with outsiders. Now, though, they call us writers and novelist. Mama called us dream-weavers because we told the stories that came from our dreams and weaved them into the fabric of our every day life. I don't know the Aleut word. Neither did she. I live in the Midwest and have for most of my life. I live with plains Indians and call them cousin and they call me brother, even though we aren't related by blood. They don't know that in Alas-ka, Aleuts don't call themselves "Indi-ans" but, I don't tell my cousins that. I don't want to offend them. Most of them have never heard of an Aleut before, but then again, who has? I could tell them I'm Martian and they would know where I'm from. I haven't always lived in the Midwest. One day my mother told me that I had to go live with my father in another state, because she was too poor to feed me. I didn't know who he was, so I didn't believe her. He was a story teller of a different kind. All of his stories were about things that he told people he had done, but hadn't. One day I got tired of listening to his stories about things he hadn't done and I walked twelve hun-dred miles home to my mother. They say home is where your heart is, but I thought home is where my mama was. I was kind of right. I live alone in my little house, and there's a cat. He doesn't have a name be-cause he told me one night that it didn't matter what I called him, he was just go-ing to ignore me anyway. I told him that was fair enough. People come over and see the cat and say, "You have a cat." And I say, "No." They tell me, "But I see him, he's sleeping right there on the back of your chair!" I never turn to look because he doesn't like it when I stare at him.They ask me what his name is and I tell them that I don't know, he won't tell me. I live across the street from a liquor store, but I don't drink any more. My liver is rotting because of all the drink-ing I used to do, so I'm trying to make peace with its spirit. I noticed sitting on my porch at the first of the month that the people going into the liquor store have shabby clothes, shabbier than the rest of the month, anyway. My friend, Edgar Looks-Back, shops at that liquor store. I see him walking to the store, freshly showered from the rescue mission. He waves and hollers "The Eagle shit today!" and laughs at his own joke, then goes into the store to get his joy-juice. That's what he calls it, he's Kickapoo, so, I think he thinks that's pretty clever. Sometimes he gets me a candy bar and sits and watches the store with me. He always brings me a Three Musketeers bar because my teeth are almost gone now. We talk about the people going in the store, pow wows, people we used to know. He drinks his joy-juice and I eat my candy bar. I make him leave when he starts getting loud and hollering at passing cars to slow down. I don't say anything to him, I just walk in the house and close the door, trying not to look at

the cat. He's easily offended. There's a gas station north of my house on the same side of the street. I go over there and buy my cigarettes. My lungs aren't as mad at me as my liver, but al-most. I talk to the pretty clerk, asking her how her day is going. Sometimes when I'm waiting behind another customer I will imagine asking the clerk out. I can see her in my mind saying yes, and then we go out and find out we have a lot in common and fall in love. After we fall in love she leaves me, so when it's my turn at the counter, I ask for a pack of Pyramid 100s and ask her how her day is going. Sometimes I cook too much food for dinner and I will bring her the extra; the cat can't eat it all. I don't like to overcook too much because I don't like putting leftovers in my fridge. My mother's warning about starving chil-dren in China has stuck with me. One night I was sitting on my porch watching the moon and the clerk came out and saw me there as she was getting off work.

"Are you okay, Chief?" she asked. She's always calls me Chief; probably because I've never told her my name."I'm just looking at the moon," I told her."It's pretty tonight," she said, coming up on the porch and sitting beside me."There's a spot on the moon," I said.

"Huh?""There's a little spot on the moon, see it?" I asked, but I didn't point, I didn't want to offend the Sister by pointing at her."Yeah, there is," she agreed."That's the man on the moon," I said, nodding."The man ON the moon," she repeated, looking hard at the spot."He's looking for his village.""His village..." she repeated, looking at me."His village is on an island in Alaska. He used to be the richest man in his village. He had the best boats, the best dogs, the best hunting gear and two wives.""How did he get on the moon?""He wasn't satisfied with what he had.""He was greedy?""He wanted to have the best of every-thing. One day, he talked Brother Raven into helping him snare the moon and hiding it in his barabara.""His what?""His home. But his youngest wife was tired of living with a miserly old man for a husband, so she ran to the village elders and told them what her husband had done. The village elders came to his barabara and ordered him to set the Sister free. Then they ordered his home to be dismantled and all of his posses-sion placed in a pack on his back. They put him on the moon and set the Sister free to live in the night sky once more. Now he wanders around on the face of the moon, crying and looking for his vil-lage.""That's really sad, Chief," she said."The price we all pay for our greed, no matter what we lust after, is usually pretty high," I told her."You're probably right, Chief; have a good night, I'll see you tomorrow.""Take care," I said, not assuming any-thing, and went inside the house. The cat decided I needed his attention and let me pet him while we watched television and fell asleep in my chair.

CELEBRATE TURKEY LOVERS MONTH IN JUNE

FAMILY LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH has re-located to, 7283 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy, Aylett, VA, (the old Holladay House Furniture Bldg.) on Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. We want to invite you to our exciting wor-ship experience. Children will enjoy Kid-zLife worship and KidZoo. COME JOIN US! For more information, contact: Gus Agostino (804) 769-2534 www.visitfami-lylife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hope Alive Family Church invites the LA-DIES to a Wednesday morning fellowship with discussion, sharing and encourage-ment: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” Times are Wednesdays from 10 - 11:30AM. Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tap-pahanock Hwy. in Aylett for more informa-tion contact the church @ 804-769-7299 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. Regular service times are 10:30 Sunday mornings with Back to Basics bible study at 9:30. hopeALIVE Kids have Breakfast and a movie at 9:30 and Superkid Acad-emy beginning at 10:30. hopeALIVE kids presents the uncompromised, life-changing Word of God to children in fun and age ap-propriate ways. Hope to see you there!Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tappahannock Hwy. in Aylett. For more information contact the church @ 804-769-8872 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CORINTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 9153

Dabney’s Mill Rd., Manquin, VA 23106Minister: Sonny Claiborne, (804) 746-2762 Monday - Choir Practice, 6:30 pmWednesday- Bible Study, 7:30-8:30 pmSunday School - 10 am, Sunday Corpo-rate Prayer - 10:15 am, Sunday Worship Service - 11 am, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharon Baptist Church invites you to join us for worship. We are located at 901 Sha-ron Road across from King William High School. Sunday mornings start with cof-fee & doughnuts at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am. Our Morning Worship Service starts at 10:30 am. Nursery pro-vided. We have a Sunday Evening Bible Study & Children’s Activities at 6 pm. Ad-ditional Bible Studies at 10 am on Tuesdays and at 7 pm on Wednesdays. Youth (7th – 12th graders) meet at 7 pm on Wednes-days. Church office hours are 9 am to 3 pm Monday – Thursday. Call the church at 769-2320 for more information.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Indian View Baptist Church invites every-one to their Sunday services - each Sunday at 11:00 AM. Join us this Sunday and ev-ery Sunday. 13349 King William Road, King William, VA 23086, (804) 350-1555.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Millers Tav-ern holds services at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. Nursery and Sunday School are available during the 10:00 service, which is accompanied by the choir and or-gan and followed by a coffee hour. All are

welcome. Corinth Christian Church, located at 9153 Dabney’s Mill Road, Man-quin, VA 23106 (about 8 miles off Rt. 360), would like to invite you to its Sun-day School at 10 am, Cor-porate Prayer at 10:15 am,

Worship Service at 11 am, Choir Practice on Monday nights at 6:30 pm and Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A new ministry has opened its doors at the old Dyson Store in Dowsell. ROCsolid Outreach Center has opened a THRIFT STORE. This ministry helps many in need. Donations are welcome. Pastors Lonnie and Dana Brawley invite to browse the selection of clothes, shoes, house wares, electronics and furniture. Open Monday-Saturday 10 am - 6 PM. Call 804 317 7415 if you need donations picked up.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CALLING ALL YOUTH! Coming to Ay-lett is Hope Alive’s Pit Stop Youth Group. We welcome all youth 13-17, grades 6-12 to join us for a fun-filled pursuit of the things of God. Regular Wednesday Pit Stop services are at 7pm in the church fel-lowship room. Join the Facebook page at Pit Stop Youth or contact via e-mail hope-alivepitstop@gmail.comLADIES please join us from 10:00 to 11:30 am Wednesday mornings for ongoing fel-lowship with discussion, sharing and en-couragement: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” REGULAR SERVICE times and hope-

ALIVEKids Superkid Academy are Sun-day mornings at 10:30am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Ha-nover Courthouse. We are a friendly, fam-ily-oriented Episcopal church a few miles from King William County, at the intersec-tion of Rts. 301 and 54 (537-5516). The doors are open to our King William neigh-bors, and we’d love to have you visit and worship with us. Our Sunday schedule is: 8 AM, Holy Communion; 9:15, Christian education for adults and children; 10:30, Holy Communion. Refreshments and fel-lowship follow both services. On the sec-ond Sunday each month we have a Second Sunday Luncheon, free and open to all, where we sit down and catch up with one another. We have a special ministry to chil-dren, love to have babies in church, and welcome all persons of any sort to our wor-ship services and parish life.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Epworth United Methodist Church, locat-ed at the corner of Route 30 and Epworth Road in King William County, invites you to worship with them. Church service be-gins at 9:00 am followed by a time of re-freshments and Sunday School classes for all ages begins at 10:30 am. There are reg-ular bible study groups and youth groups available. For further information please contact Pastor Bill Walker at 769-1949 or visit our web site at www.EpworthUM-CAylett.org.

These Churches Welcome You to Their Places of Worship

Indian Rivers Humane Society meets on the second Thursday of each month at the King William Volunteer Fire Department and Res-cue Squad at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and we welcome new volunteers to our group! Please contact (804) 885-3109 for directions or additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Blue Grass Jam 2nd Monday in each month 7pm-until Open to the Public King William Tire & Auto Rt. 360 in Manquin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~VFW Post 83561658 VFW RoadWest Point, VABINGOEvery Thursday niteDoors open 5:20 p.m.Early Bird 7:20More info 804-241-9795~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Participation in the KING WILLIAM T.E.A. PARTY (Taxed Enough Already) is open to all citizens of good will. No sign up, no dues, no obligation. KWTP is an all-volunteer, grass-roots group of citizens who believe in honoring the US Constitution, limiting the size and pow-er of government at all levels, cutting spending, and reducing taxes. Find us on Facebook and www.kwteaparty.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Mechanicsville Tea Party will hold a candidates forum ahead of the GOP primary. Representatives for both the Romney and Paul campaign will speak on behalf of their candi-dates with Q&A to follow. Look for these dy-namic speakers at future meetings: Mark Oben-shain, Ken Cuccinelli and John Tayor director of Va Policy Institute. Join us the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., 8700 Bell Creek Road. For more information about us, visit www.Mechanicsvilleteaparty.com, Me-chanicsville VA TEA party on Facebook or call 241-8614. Thank you,

Testifying Toastmasters, Eastern Hanover’s only OPEN Toastmaster club, has changed

its meeting times to the 2nd and 4th THURSDAY of every month. Still at 630-800 pm at Ha-nover Naza-rene Church.

If you seek better communication skills and more confidence in a safe environment, come out to the Testifying Toastmasters! Contact Sandy Sanders, Membership/PR VP at eesjres-quire@netscape.net or 804.779.3057 . Testifying Toastmasters is a outreach service of Hanover Nazarene Church to the Mechanic-sville community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicken & Rib DinnerJune 9th 5pm - 7pmFrog Level Vol. Fire Dept.Car Enthusiast bring your car for showInfo call 804-338-8697 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Other pow-wows happening in the area:June 9 -

Eastern Sky Native American Festival and Concert

Virginia Beach, VA

June 16Mattaponi Indian Pow-

wowMattaponi Indian Reser-

vationWest Point, VA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grace Temple Ministries Weekly Bible class for “All Nations” Wednes-day 7:00 p.m. at the King William Fire & Res-cue Community Hall in Aylett, Va. Subject taught, the Authority of the Scriptures and the Sufficiency of the Holy Bible. Come hear the Word of God taught systematically in prepara-tion for the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ. For more information, please contact Elder Dennis L. Dabney 804 633-1261 or scripturalrestoration7@hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Men’s Fellowship is sponsoring a trip to Tunica, Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee for 6 days and 5 nights from August 25 - 30,. The cost is $579 per double occupancy and $742 single. There is a payment plan: $82 a month for double occu-pancy and $106 a month single. Payments are due the 15th of each month beginning January 15th. The final payment is due by July 15th. There are no refunds unless the trip is cancel. Cancellation insurance is available upon re-quest. Send all payments to: St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church Men’s Fellowship, P.O. Box 83, West Point, VA 23181. You may contact the following numbers for more information 804-843-4643, 843-7205 or 843-2498. Spread the word.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grace Temple MinistriesWednesday Bible Study 7:00p.m at KWFR Community Hall in Aylett Va. Subjects include, What is the Gospel? What is true Repentance and Faith toward God through Jesus Christ? What is the Church of The Living God? The apostle’s doctrine including the Second Com-ing of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Scriptural role of men and women in the local Church. Biblical truth concerning marriage, divorce and re-marriage. Contact Reverend Dennis Lee Dabney at 804 633-1261 or scripturalrestora-tion7@hotmail.com. Thanks for your prayers in advance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~June 9, 2012: The members of Christian Fel-lowship Ministries (CFM) would like to invite you to go with us as we travel to Richmond,

VA! Pastor Mary Edwards will be speaking at Solomons’ Temple located at 1118 N. 20th Street, Richmond VA on Saturday June 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm, where Bishop Walter Robertson is the Pastor. They will be celebrating their 19th Pastor’s Anniversary!!For more information please contact 804-562-8059 or cfm23086@yahoo.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~June 13: Brett-Reed Memorial Presbyterian Church continues “Wednesday Matinee” – a monthly fellowship and Bible study that in-cludes lunch and a short lesson based on the old Andy Griffith TV series; watch an episode and discuss the ethical and Biblical implications of what happened that week in Mayberry. Wednesday Matinee will begin at noon, June 13 in the church fellowship hall, and will continue on the second Wednesday of each month. Call 843-2343 by Monday, June 11 to reserve a place. Members of churches in West Point and surrounding counties are invit-ed to share in the fellowship and lively discus-sion. Donations will be accepted to cover the cost of lunch, with any extra monies going to support St. David’s ministries in Aylett and the

Good Neighbor Center in West Point. Brett-Reed has two ground-level en-trances in the back of the church and is handi-capped accessible. The church is located at 29680 King William Road., 7 miles west of West Point and 19 miles east of Central Garage on Rt. 30. Bring old friends and meet new ones at the Wednesday Matinee!4-769-1985 . Please contact cfm23086@yahoo.com or con-tact Elder Julie Peters for more information at 804-562-8059 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here is our Convocation announcement: Christian Fellowship Ministries will be going to Timmonsville, SC for our annual convoca-tion starting June 27nd through Sunday July 1, 2012. We would love for you to come and be a part of this Holy Convocation!! Also, The Con-vocation Banquet will be Saturday June 30th so please contact us for your tickets!!Please contact CFM online at cfm23086@ya-hoo.com or you can call Elder Julie Peters for more information at 804-562-8059 . We hope to see you there!!

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The “Call” of the church of God today is a divine plea for

Reformation and Revival in the hearts, minds and soul of every individual. It is a call to return to the tenet of the Christian faith and restore sound scriptural doctrines of the Holy Bible in the

hearing of every congregation. The second advent of Jesus Christ is imminent. There is no place in the pulpit for political correctness

and flowing with the popular traditions and trends of this world. WE INVITE YOU to join us each day as the anointed servants of

God present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Schedule of Worship Services HOMECOMING

*Sunday 6/17 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Eli Jones – Messenger *Sunday 6/17 at 3:00 P.M. Rev. John Boyd – Messenger

Pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Aylett, VA

REVIVAL SERVICES each night at 8:00 P.M. Prayer, Praise and Testimony each night at 7:30 P.M.

*Tuesday 6/19 Rev. Randolph Graham – Messenger Associate Pastor of Ephesus Baptist Church, West Point, VA *Wednesday 6/20 Rev. Floyd E. Johnson, Sr. – Messenger

Pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Tappahannock, VA *Thursday 6/21 Rev. Russell Smith – Messenger

Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, Center Cross, VA *Friday 6/22 Rev. Evans C. White – Messenger Pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Aylett, VA

Location of Christian Celebration and Worship Services Wayland Baptist Church 10809 The Trail / Route 14

Stevensville, Virginia 23161 Church Phone: 804-769-3725

Pastor: 540-424-1734

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In Photos:l-r: Ashley Maybush and her precious bundle

share an Indian Taco. Upper Mattaponi Tribal Members set up food

booth. Lyndsey and Jesse Fortune enjoying day.

Facepainting was enjoyed. Urie Ridgeway demonstrates his fancy moves.

Charles Eagletail in full regalia. TJ Tupponce showed off chicken moves.

Story and Pictures by A. Kay Oxendine