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Volume 30 Issue 9

Country Courier

By Florence Cooke

At least 1,000 people attended a brewing

tasting by Dragon Run Brewery/farmer’s

market at Presley Farm on Sunday, April

28, from l – 4 p.m. By 12 noon over 350

vehicles were parked and people were

lined up to enjoy free samples of seven

kinds of homemade brew by Tommy and

Lindsay Atkins of Dragon Run Brewery.

Eight vendors set up to sell food, local

meat, and crafts. By 3 p.m. the food

vendors were sold out and packing up to

go home. The vendors were local vendors

who came to support a local event.

Please see Dragon, on page 8.

Dragon Run Brewery Holds

Farmer’s Market

By Gene Campbell

Most of us had a favorite teacher when

we attended high school who we not only

liked but had a positive influence on our

lives. Now, imagine that teacher being

named National Teacher of the Year.

Well, imagine no more...Rodney

Robinson, a King William native and 1996

graduate of King William High School is

living proof that it can happen....starting

his journey "to the top" right here in King

William County. Rodney was named the

National Teacher of the Year last week,

the highest honor a teacher can receive in

the United States.

Rodney is the son of Elmore (deceased)

and Sylvia Robinson. His mother still

resides in King

William and was

the one who

inspired him to

go into teaching.

Teachers play an

important role in

our life. They

help us to

become good

human beings in

society and good

citizens of our

community and

our country. If teachers believe in their

students, their students will believe in

themselves.

KWHS Graduate Rodney Robinson Named

National Teacher of the Year

Photo credit: Council of Chief State School Officers

Rodney Robinson

By Danny Clark

Advance Auto hosted a Cruise In April 20th. Mangohick Fire Department volunteers

were on hand to talk and visit with local folks.

Newly elected Temporary Chairman Ed Moren conducts the King William Republican Party

Mass Meeting at the King William High School Gym. Please see full story on page 5.

Large Crowd Attends King William

Republican Party Mass Meeting

Tommy Atkins greeting folks at Dragon Run Brewery.

Advance Auto Holds Cruise In

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Fishing in King & Queen

Jameson Tetrault caught this 2.5 lb. Bass at his grand dads pond in King & Queen last Sunday.

The next scheduled election for King William County is on November 5th ,2019 all five (5)

Districts Board of Supervisors, King William County School Board Members (Districts 2

through 5) and one at large seat, Commissioner of the Revenue, Commonwealth’s Attorney,

Sheriff, Treasurer, and two Soil &Water Directors will be on the ballot.

All of these positions are important in forming the kind of County you want to live and work

in. Ask questions, gain information on the things that are important to you and your family. The

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is running for office. Attend your Board of Supervisors meetings, find out what is happening in

your county and what future plans are on the horizon. All elected officials want input from you.

We have the power of the vote and I have seen it make a difference. We may not be able to have

a big impact on the world around us, but we can have a big impact on our local Government and

our community.

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Equine Talk Sponsored by:

360 Hardware and T-Town Tack

Texting in the saddle?

By Allen Brintley and “Pip”

I see on the news about the

dangers of texting on your phone

while driving a car but I would also

say don’t text while on horseback.

You need all you attention anytime

you are dealing with horses or

mules. I can imagine someone

looking down at their phone while a

limb knocks them right out of the

saddle. You should even take the

time to condition your animal to all

the sounds of your phone. The ring

tone at different volumes or the

vibration may cause problems with

your animal. I have even gone so far

as to have a friend call me several

times so as to condition Pip to the

cell phone ringing. You don’t want

to wait until you are in the saddle

and have your cell phone go off and

startle you and your horse. Take the

time to work with your animal and

when you do get that important call

or text, stop and get off before

calling them back.

A farmer’s wife is demanding an

exotic present this year for her

birthday. The farmer obliges and

buys her a zebra. After a few days,

the zebra is settling into farm life

and decides to try and make new

friends. It walks up to some of the

cows in the field and says “What do

you do?” One of the cows replies “I

eat the grass to make the milk.” The

zebra shakes her head up and down

and then walks over to the chicken

coop and asks the hens “What do

you do?” A Hen replied “We eat the

corn and lay the eggs.” The zebra

shakes her head up and down and

then goes over to the barn where the

farmer’s stud horse is eating hay.

She looks the stallion over and

finally asks “So, what do you do?”

The stallion answers “If you take

those pajamas off, I’ll show you!”

Y o u c a n e m a i l m e a t

Allen@TwinRiversRealty.com or

call 690-7870. I’ll see you on the

trails.

The April 2nd Republican Party of King

and Queen held its annual Spring Event at

the Woman’s Club where The Man of the

Year is honored. Chairman, Bill Rilee was

absent so Shirley Jones welcomed

everyone.

Guest speaker Sheriff John Charbonneau

told about the modernization of the

Sheriff’s Department in the 37 years he

has been a member of the department.

Charbonneau also had the honor of

naming the MAN OF THE YEAR for

2019, Charles Adkins, the county’s

Commonwealth’s Attorney. Atkins was

presented with a plaque from the Sheriff’s

Department. Shortly after graduating, he

began working at the Chesapeake

Corporation in West Point. Adkins

worked at the Chesapeake Corporation for

eight years. He then went to further his

education at the College of William and

Mary from 1981 to 1984, where he

obtained his law degree.

Charles Adkins started his career as the

defense attorney for the Town of West

Point and surrounding counties from 1984

to 1999. He then became the

Commonwealth Attorney for King &

Queen County from 2000 to 2019.

On behalf of the King & Queen County

Sheriff’s Office, we would like to show

our greatest appreciation for the hard work

and dedication you have given the county

over the past 19 years.”

In turn Mr. Adkins had the honor of

naming Sheriff John Charboneau as the

MAN OF THE YEAR from the

Republican Party of King and Queen.

The Republican Party is very proud of

these two men and their dedication to the

people and county of King and Queen.

Atkins Honored

Charles Adkins

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Arts Alive will partner

with West Point Public

Schools to bring the

Summer Arts Camp and

the Missoula Children's

Theatre Camp.

The Summer Arts

Camp, sponsored by Charles City-James

City-New Kent-York County Farm

Bureau, will be held the week of June 24-

28 from 9:00 to 3:15. Classes include

visual arts, dance, music, and more. This

camp is for children who have completed

kindergarten to age 14. Cost is $45 for

each week-long class, or $150 all day (4

classes). Price includes supplies and a

camp T-shirt.

The Missoula Children's Theatre Camp will be held the week of August 5-10.

Campers will rehearse and attend

workshops all week with

two professional actors

from the Missoula

Children's Theatre to

present two performances

o f A l a d d i n .

Performances will be

held at the Robinson/

Olsson Auditorium on August 10 at 3:00

and 7:00 PM. This camp is open to

students who have completed kindergarten

to age 16. The cost is $85 for the week

with additional cost for performance

tickets.

Both camps will be held at West Point

Schools complex. Registrations opens

May 3 at 9 am. For more information,

complete class descriptions and to register,

visit www.artsaliveinc.org/summer-

camps. You may also call 804-843-3475

or email artsaliveinc@yahoo.com with

questions.

By Gene Campbell & John Breeden

King William politics on the state level

has been relatively calm in the

past. However, in this year's election to

represent parts of King William County,

Hanover County and all of New Kent

County in the 97th legislative district of

the House of Delegates, incumbent

Republican Delegate Chris Peace is facing

opposition within his party. Scott Wyatt, a

member of the Hanover County Board of

Supervisors, is challenging Peace for the

Republican nomination. Normally a

primary would be held to select a nominee

but this year a District Convention (the

only one in the state this year) was

selected as the method to elect a nominee.

The District Convention will be held on

May 4 at Hanover High School. The

elected nominee will be on the ballot in

the General Election this fall.

All three counties held mass meetings to

select delegates to the District Convention.

The King William Republican Party held

its mass meeting on April 18th at the King

William High School gym. Over 200

people were in attendance including the

candidates and their supporters. King

William Republican Party Chairman John

Hubbard opened the meeting and the first

order of business was to elect a Temporary

Chairman. Ed Moren was nominated and

elected Temporary Chairman. Molly

Longest was elected Temporary

Secretary. Ed then appointed a Sargent of

Arms, a Timekeeper, a Parliamentarian

and temporary committees (Credentials,

Nominations, Rules, Resolutions, and

Tellers). The committees met while the

two candidates spoke to the crowd.

The Credentials Committee returned and

reported 241 properly filed and

credentialed candidates were qualified to

be Delegates after which the Nominating

Committee Chairman moved to elect all

241 properly credential candidates as

Delegates (including 77 alternates). The

Nominations Committee report was

accepted by acclamation and the meeting

was adjourned.

Large Crowd Attends King William

Republican Party Mass Meeting

Summer Camps

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FOLEY

Ann Paul Foley, 85, of

King William, VA went

home to be with the

Lord on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

Ann was born and raised

in Hopewell, VA. She

often spoke of her life

growing up in a place

she loved so much. She loved to share

stories of her younger years attending her

beloved school, Hopewell High School.

She shared stories about cheerleading and

The Teen Canteen, as well as stories of

being with her friends, and meeting the love of her life, Mike Foley.

She married Mike Foley in 1953. They

raised four beautiful daughters and lived in

Woodbridge, Virginia during the 60’s.

Sometime later, they relocated to

Waukegan, Illinois where they resided for

30 years. She was a stay at home mother

who spent most of her days chauffeuring

her girls to practices, games, and

performances. Eventually, they moved

back to King William, Virginia in 1999. Ann became very involved at Colosse

Baptist Church, where she belonged to the

Sanctuary Choir, The Faith Bears and

Young at Heart. She loved bowling,

painting, singing, word puzzles, board

games, riding the country backroads, and

most of all, bargain shopping. She looked

forward to having lunch out with her girls

and driving her scooter through Wal-Mart.

Most importantly, she enjoyed being with

her family and her loved ones. She will be

remembered for her story telling, her

contagious laugh, her beautiful smile, and

her kind heart. She was preceded in death by her husband,

Michael Foley, and her parents, Clyde and

Tolie Paul. She is survived by her sister,

Hilda Hall (Jim), her four daughters, Nancy

Embrey (Mike), Dawn Smith (Linwood),

Sue Croxton (Brad), Judy Metzger (Rick),

her grandchildren, Chris Pitts, Leanne

Semones (Calvin), Emily Hill (Scotty),

Joey Smith (Kasey), Danny Smith (Mary),

Scotty Smith, Jay Croxton (Brianna),

Jackie Lane (Noah), Ricky Metzger, Timmy Metzger, Mikey Metzger, Allison

Chaffin (Joe) and Erin Embrey, as well as

15 great grandchildren. She is also

survived by several cousins, nieces, and

nephews.

The family received visitors Monday, April

22nd from 5-8 PM at Vincent Funeral

Home, 417 11th St., West Point, VA. The

funeral service was held 11 AM Tuesday,

April 23rd at Colosse Baptist Church,

23945 King William Rd., West Point, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made

to the Muscular Dystrophy Association,

1503 Santa Rosa Road #120, Richmond,

VA 23229 in honor of her great grandson,

Blake Pitts, or to Colosse Baptist Church

New Building Fund, 23945 King William

Rd., West Point, VA 23181. Tributes may

be posted at www.vincentfh.com.

Obituaries

By Florence Cooke

Since the fall of 2007 widows have been

meeting monthly for dinner and Bible study at

Rehoboth Baptist Church. This monthly event

is currently in its 12th year and has served the

purpose of fellowship around a meal and

building relationships among widows. The

purpose of this group is to provide

“Encouragement for Widows from God’s

Word.”

At 6 p.m. a simple but delicious home cooked

meal is served, followed by a short game of

Bingo with prizes of hot rolls, homemade soup,

something from the menu of the night or other

goodies. Beginning at 6:45 to 7:30 p.m., there

is a Bible study led by Anita Blake, Assistant

to the Pastor.

The next meeting is Thursday, May 16, at 6

p.m. at the church located at 5904 Acquinton

Church Road in King William. If you are

widowed and would like to enjoy the

fellowship and company of other widows,

please make plans to join the group. All are

welcome. This is a great time of year to check

us out because the meeting ends while it is still

daylight.

A faithful attendee describes this time as “not

a grief support group but a group of widows

coming together for fellowship and a study of

the Bible.” Relationships are built around a

common life experience.

For questions or to let them know you are

coming so they can set a place for you at the

table, please call 769 – 8400.

“Encouragement for Widows”

in 12th

Year at Rehoboth

KING AND QUEEN, - On April 28, 2019

(Sunday) at approximately, 7:12 p.m., the

Virginia State Police responded to a single

vehicle crash with a fatality at the 300 block

of Waterfence Road.

Trooper J. Yarrington's preliminary

investigation reveals that a 2011

Hyundai Elantra, driven by, Morgan E. Munn,

20, of Charles City, Va. was traveling

eastbound on Waterfence Road when she ran

off road left, struck a tree, and overturned the

vehicle on it's side.

Munn was wearing her seat belt. Munn,

unfortunately, succumbed to her injuries at the

scene.

T h e c r a s h r e m a i n s u n d e r

investigation. DECEASED: Morgan

Elizabeth Munn, 20, of the 11800 block of Old

Ferry Road, Charles City, Virginia

Photo by Anita Blake

Charles City Woman Killed in Single Vehicle Crash

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Arts Alive invites music fans of all ages to see high-

energy country band - The Abrams on Saturday, May 11

at 7 pm.

Brothers John and James Abrams are fourth-generation

musicians and have been touring their distinct Americana/

Country sound worldwide for many years. This 5-piece

band features a virtuosic blend of familiar country, hot

new country, bluegrass and gospel favorites. Their 2017

hit “FINE” landed in the Top 40 on Country Radio.

The concert will be held at the Robinson-Olsson Civic

Auditorium and Fine Arts Center and is sponsored by

Thrift Insurance Corp. and Dr. Sam English Dentistry.

While at the show, the Visual Arts Committee of Arts

Alive will hold an opening of their All Media and

Photography Art Exhibition.

Individual tickets for the performance are $25 for adults,

$20 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students. Group rates

are available at $15 each for groups of 10 or more.

Any remaining tickets may be purchased at the door or by contacting Arts Alive at 804-843-

3475 or artsaliveinc@yahoo.com. For more information, visit the Arts Alive website at

www.artsaliveinc.org.

The Abrams Brothers Band Coming

to West Point! Twenty students from Bridging Communities

Regional Career and Technical Center

participated in SkillsUSA State Competitions

held recently at the Virginia Beach Convention

Center. Eleven students stood on the podium to

receive medals for finishing in either first place

or second place in their competitions.

Five students received the gold medal for first

place and will now travel to Louisville,

Kentucky to represent Virginia at the

SkillsUSA National Competition. The

following is a list of the students, their award

placement, and the specific competition:

Computer Programming- 1st place- Noah

Babin (NKHS) 2nd place- Jonathan Reynosa

Gonzalez (NKHS) Power Equipment

Technology- 1st place Dylan Furr (NKHS) Web

Design- 1st place team- Tyrell Key (MHS) &

Edgar Gonzalez (MHS) 2nd place team-

Joseph LaPean (CCHS) & Tyler Williams

(NKHS) Interactive Application and Game

Development- 2nd place team- Barton Leader

III (NKHS) & Michael Venney (MHS)

Commercial Baking- 2nd place- Autumn

McMeechan (MHS) Diesel Equipment

Technology- 1st place- Jesse Payne (KWHS)

Judges question Jesse Payne

Bridging Communities Sends Five Students to National

Competition

The CornerStone Community Development

Center recently received $3674 from The

Power of Change for the purchase of two chest

freezers and a commercial refrigerator,

appliances that are much needed for the food

program.

The Power of Change receives its funding

from REC members who volunteer to have

their electric bill rounded up to the next highest

whole dollar.

If Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC)

provides your power, we ask that you consider

supporting The Power of Change to help others

in need. Once enrolled, the extra change from

your electric bill will be dedicated to charitable

causes. Members can sign up by visiting REC's

website (http://www.thepowerofchange.org) or

by calling 800 552 3904 for more information.

The average member contribution is

approximately $6.00 per year and is tax

deductible. An annual statement of your

charitable contribution will be mailed to you.

CornerStone Community Development Center Chris Simmons of Smokey Bottom BBQ had

pork barbecue and ribs; Pampatike Hill Farm

had grass fed beef; Bees Knees Farm LLC had

meat from pigs, chickens, turkeys and goats;

Maddy Wilson sold pet portraits; Dixon

Automotive had snow cones and other freebies;

Kathy Smith and Marie Nolte sold crafts;

Kaitlyn and Tami Smith sold LuLaRoe

fashions; and tacos sold by Albertos Tacos

owned by Evan and Melissa Bennett.

Tommy and Lindsay Atkins had seven

homemade brews made in their garage –

Tom’s “Coffey’ Stout; Studley Brown Ale;

Matta-Po-Nelpa; One Irish Red Ale; Cherry

Limeade Gose; Lemon Ginger Radler and Wild

West Irish Pale Ale. All the samples were

enjoyed immensely.

Tommy Atkins stated, “This event was our

way of saying thank you to the community for

the support and patience shown to us. After

the success of today, we are planning to have

other events, possibly as soon as June.

One attendee of the event stated, “THIS DAY

WAS A BOOMING SUCCESS.”

DRAGON, continued from front page

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5th District Town Hall Meeting

Hi, I'm "Lucy"! I'm a wonderful

SPAYED female Beagle that's about 3

years old and weighs about 45lbs. I

came to the Shelter after I was found at

someone's home. I'm a calm and nice

little lady that loves to have my ears

scratched. Ruff!

Regional Animal Shelter

Phone (804)-769-4983

facebook.com/RegionalAnimalShelter

animalshelter@kingwilliamcounty.us

Pet Adoption

By Bob Ehrhart

On April 22nd, about 28 citizens came

out to the town hall event sponsored by

5th District supervisor Bob Ehrhart @

MVFD.

About two dozen of the citizens resided

in the 5th District including Mark Lee

(who is running for school board) and Ed

Moren (who is Chairman of KWIC and

c o n s i d e r i n g a r u n f o r

supervisor). Benjamin Shumaker (who is

running for supervisor in the 4th District)

was also there. No school board members

were present, although three were invited.

Despite some differing opinions, the

meeting had an overall positive

tone. Some suggestions and/or topics

included:

1) Review, summary, and highlights of the

proposed fy20 budget.

2) Increased transparency on the part of

the school board to let citizens know

exactly where/how their money is being

spent.

3) Pros and cons of forested land use

exemption in the county and budget/

school impacts.

4) The need to diversify and increase the

commercial tax base.

5) Ongoing/increasing problem of litter

along the roadways and the desire to have

more programs and enforcement in place

(such as providing reward when persons

are caught on camera dumping or

throwing trash from vehicles).

6) Accentuating positive outcomes not just

the negative.

5th District Supervisor Bob Ehrhart

Photo by Sheri Millikin

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By Julie Minor

Have you seen the bright green trailer in front of the King William Food Lion?

Donald Eurbin is there for the summer serving shaved flavored ice and snacks for

those fast approaching hot days. They are parked in the Advanced Auto Parts parking

lot. If you see him out there, please stop by and enjoy a snowball, snack or drink! A

great way to cool off during the hot days.

Aubrey & Jackson enjoying a cold treat.

Cold Treats for Summer

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Janie Turned 90

Family and friends gathered on

March 16, 2019 at Father van den

Boogaard Hall in West Point, VA to

celebrate Janie A. Edwards’ 90th

birthday. She was overjoyed to see

her church (Third Union B.C.),

Lower King William Lifestyle Senior

Center, VFW Auxiliary, Anderson

Reunion Committee, and especially

some of her High School classmates

of 1945.

Her children thank God for blessing

their mother with ninety years of life.

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,

The constituents of this district should NOT

consider supporting a man who relies on

underhanded behavior to gain office.

As the Hanover representative to the

Legislative District Committee for the 97th

district, Scott Wyatt supported using a

convention, rather than the usual primary

election, to choose the Republican Party

nominee for the VA General Assembly

delegate. Wyatt did not make it known that he

was considering running for the delegate office

while on the committee.

In the RPV Party Plan Article VII Section J on

ethical conduct, it states that any POTENIAL or

actual conflict should be disclosed in writing,

which Wyatt did NOT do. Wyatt should

withdraw from the race and the usual primary

election should be used to determine our

delegate. Voters will already be using primaries

to determine other elected officials for our area,

so there wouldn’t be any extra cost or hassle.

Instead, Wyatt endorsed hosting another event

that must be planned and payed for.

Furthermore, many constitutes aren’t able to

participate in an all-day convention, such as

first responders, self-employed, elderly,

handicapped, and caretakers of children. They

won’t be allowed a voice in this election. It

would appear that Wyatt believes his only

chance at this significant position is if most

people aren’t able to vote. The constituents of

this district should NOT consider supporting a

man who relies on underhanded behavior to

gain office.

Leah Matthews

King William

Dear Editor,

You can’t say you haven’t been warned

King William citizens should visit The Bull

Elephant and read the article posted by Charles

McAndrews from Fairfax County to get a clear

understanding of what is quietly happening at

the local government level. The article is

“Charles McAndrews Comments to the Fairfax

Board of Supervisor on this year’s Fairfax

County Budget.”

Mr. McAndrews states that “real estate taxes

have increased over the last 20 years 3 times

faster than household incomes” Has anyone in

King William done a similar survey?

Mr. McAndrews serves on the Fairfax County

Taxpayers Alliance Board and has lived in

Fairfax for over 50 years. He rightfully brings a

focus on the Fairfax County unfunded

liabilities, liabilities of 5.3 billion dollars (2,84

billion with County Employees--3.46 billion

with Fairfax School Employees). Ladies and

Gentlemen….this is in just 1 county.

Since 2000 Mr. McAndrews points out the

county school spending has increased some

122% , while the same schools enrollment has

only increased 24%. Here in King William we

have had over the last 10 years an additional

enrollment of 11 students (yes this isn’t a

misprint -11 students) Contrast that with the

increase’s in our own County schools spending

over that 10 year period. This should be a

question asked and answered by our local

elected officials, given the schools are asking

for a significant increase this year in local

funding

Compounding this problem is the very

generous retirement dynamics in the public

sector. In Fairfax county employees can retire

at age 55 with 90% of their salary. Where in

the private sector can you find such generous

retirement benefits?

The King William B.O.S will no doubt be

bragging about another .02 reduction in the real

estate tax rate, after piling up a 10.9 million

dollar reserve fund, from a mere 3.2 million

just 7 years ago, but that would be asking the

wrong question.

On page 61 of the 2017 C.A.F.R

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report it

states in plain English that the O.P.E.B Other

Post Employment Benefits had not at that time

been funded by a single dime. Little wonder

why the school board members declined the

invitation offered by the King William T.E.A

Party to speak on this issue at one of our

meetings. When these school employees begin

to retire and want the promised benefits…what

do you think happens?

Stay silent and apathetic, that is your right.

Just don’t say you hadn’t been warned as to

what is coming to King William, Fairfax style.

Bob Shannon

King William T.E.A Party

(Taxed Enough Already)

Dear Editor,

On Thursday, April 18th the King William

County Republican Committee kicked off the

mass meeting for the 97th district Delegate seat

at the King William High School Gymnasium

with over 160 people attending.

In my observations of the Hanover meeting

weeks ago and King William mass meeting;

despite the unusual surprise of having to

prepare for a convention, and in comparison to

Hanover County's disruptive, somewhat hostile

and disorganized mass meeting; the citizens of

King William County, came together

peacefully to express their support for their

candidate.

Friends from both sides, many for Delegate

Chris Peace, and a good size group for Scott

Wyatt registered at the mass meeting to support

those that filed to be delegates at the

convention. There were about 150 registered

voters attending.

The King William County Republican

Committee and volunteers got there early to get

the meeting place ready. We also posted a sign

at the old designated location - King William

County Library - about 1/8th of a mile up the

street from the high school. The committee

chairman John R. Hubbard allowed sufficient

time before starting the meeting for those that

may have been unaware of the change in

location.

As people started coming in, a potential

constituent of mine and volunteer who assisted

in the meeting, Yvonne Truitt Broaddus,

stopped me inside the gymnasium and said

"let's pray". Knowing how important prayer is -

Right there on the spot - we prayed for Gods

will to be done; that the meeting would go

smoothly and lifted up some other requests,

concluding in the prayer that no matter what

happens that these requests bring our Lord all

the glory. The Lord was certainly at work this

night in many ways!

Even though I was somewhat nervous at the

event, it was a blessing to meet people that had

different opinions about who is the better

candidate. I watched while both sides, for

Delegate Peace and Scott Wyatt supporters

mingled in friendship with one and another.

There were many county officials there, such

as Board of Supervisors Travis Moskalski, Bill

Hodges, and David Hansen, several School

Board Members Kathy Morrison, Lindsay May

Robinson, and Steven Tupponce, Sheriff Jeff

Walton, and others who some were observers.

I was really excited to be able to personally

greet my opponent - David Hansen - Board of

Supervisor of the 4th District, his wife and I

believe daughter. I also greeted my yellow

board irritant friend Sarge Bruce. I really do

have a heart for these guys just not for their

tactics.

Despite the diversity in opinions on who

would be the better Delegate I was encouraged

from watching the volunteers working together

along with the voters who came to show their

support in a peaceful manner. It was

overwhelming; kind of a God thing.

Special thanks to all those that volunteered at

the mass meeting and especially Ed Moren for

taking the elected role of Chairman.

Also thanks to the Wonderful New Kent

volunteers! BTW, There was one disruptive

lady who lives in Cumberland that was creating

contention for a several committees but

nothing to difficult for our Sgt of

Arms Straughan Robinson, and Michael

Morrison to handle. I forgot her name, but she

told me she was there helping Scott Wyatt. She

was really ranting that we did not allow her in

the room where the mass meeting was to be

held until we sat all the registered voters. This

is how they did it in Hanover too. You want to

focus on making sure registered voters get

seated first then observers are to follow. It is

called organization. No rights were violated as

she tried to convey. Stand at ease lady…

Continued on page 13.

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Continued from page 12.

When all was over and done, the Delegates

and Alternates were selected, the meeting

adjourned and those that were there whether

supporting Chris Peace or Scott Wyatt

peacefully said their farewells to friends,

neighbors, colleagues, church goers and the

candidates.

So in summary - thank you King William

County residents for participating and

playing your part in democracy.

I urge all those who filed as delegates to be

sure to show up at the convention, which is

to be held at the Hanover High School on

May 4th, with registration starting at 8am.

Until then we shall see how the next meeting

goes.

Respectfully submitted,

Benjamin Shumaker

Board of Supervisors

District 4 Candidate

King William

Dear Editor,

Like listening to a bad episode of Green

Acres

I was fortunate enough to have attended the

Town Hall meeting held by 5th District

Board of Supervisor Robert “Bob” Ehrhart

at the Mangohick Fire Dept and it was, to

say the least, an eye-opening experience

with the willingness for Mr. Ehrhart to be so

forthcoming with information, well-

informed and very open to any/all questions

and comments by those who attended.

On that note, I do have to question just who

and why certain individuals attended. It was

like listening to a bad episode of Green

Acres and at times, I found myself wanting

to laugh thinking these individuals were

joking until I realized they were serious.

These are my neighbors? These are the

people who tried to turn an informative

Town Hall meeting into a “Beat Up On Bob

Ehrhart” evening? Why attend if you have

“nothing positive to say” about your elected

representative?

The mention of broadband internet

REALLY made me want to laugh. There are

SO many areas in other nearby counties

waiting for the same and have been.

Negotiate away. The answer is going to

come back the same. The area is too rural.

So now, you have to decide do you want city

life in the country? It just does not work that

way unless you live beside an interstate,

which defeats the purpose of moving to the

country, now doesn’t it?

Just like the development in the area. So

many talked about how tired they were of

taxes falling on the homeowners. Well then,

before a developer gets a subdivision

approved in the area by the Planning

Commission, he should contribute

significantly to schools and road

improvements through proffers. If he is not

willing to do so, he’s in it for

PROFIT….NOT THE PEOPLE OF KING

WILLIAM. Every homeowner moved into a

home that initially got passed by the

Planning Commission.

With regards to the “horrible response time

by fire/rescue” to be stated IN the

Mangohick Fire Dept. sickened me. I have

been in an accident in King William and the

response time was nearly immediate once a

great neighbor actually found me down in a

rather deep ravine and called for help for me.

Littering in and around the area does exist.

So do hunting dogs running all over the

roads and trespassing on people’s property.

So do “Lot for Sale” signs that are nearly

every 500 feet apart in some areas. For those

who don’t know, since 1989, you cannot

operate a motor vehicle in Virginia with an

open container. However, Virginia is one of

the few states that does permit a passenger to

have an open container. The bottom line I

took away from this Town Hall meeting was

that Mr. Ehrhart took time to be very open,

honest, provide facts, proof he has followed

through with lowering taxes and left me

wondering what the other Board Members

must have to hide to remain so silent and

vote in such a way that makes no sense at

all. Mr. Ehrhart’s ideas were GREAT ones

and he’s kept his promise. That IS a positive

thing to remark about and be thankful for. I

suppose if others had thought of them first

they’d agree and be less negative towards

one man serving his area in an “open door”

style. Sometimes hearing the truth hurts and

yet we’re supposed to be tolerant of one

another. Then to wrap up this Town Hall

meeting with “here, sign my petition to run

against him” by someone who reminded me

of Otis from the Andy Griffith show was just

a blatant show of disrespect. I was truly

disgusted by this. Setup your own Town

Hall meeting and discuss what makes you

better qualified rather than intrude on

another’s program.

It takes a village to raise a child. It takes

volunteers to better a community. If you’re

going to look down on someone, it should be

to help them up and as my King William

born & bred grandmother would say “When

you point a finger at another, you aim three

back at yourself!” There were quite a lot of

finger pointers at Mr. Ehrhart’s Town Hall

meeting. Are you really ready for three-fold

to come back to you?

Sheri T. Millikin

Aylett

Principals’ Honor

Roll

8th Grade

Cameran Burns

Makayla Holmes

Abigail Kesling

9th Grade

Madison Gautreaux

Elizabeth Halfhill

Tiffany Halfhill

Kristina Hart

Keyera Harvey

Taylor Johnson

Kayla Klontzaris

Katelyn Shaffer

Hunter Smith

Natasjha Stone

10th Grade

Destinee Broaddus

Macka Diallo

Ryana Garner

11th Grade

Dayshelay Evans

D’Andre Hill

Nikita Jones

Mali Klausen

Xavon Montgomery

Elissa Smith

12th Grade

Camryn Henshaw

Gerald Hill

Shakema Jones

Superintendent’s

Honor Roll

8th Grade

Elijah Boone

9th Grade

Teora Hill

Jada Lawson

Megan Prince

10th Grade

Katie Gallihugh

11th Grade

Christopher Walton,

Jr.

12th Grade

Rebecca Bonniville

Rachel Croxton

Perfect Attendance

8th Grade

Kamryn Berry

Elijah Boone

Christopher Car-

camo

Jordan Dortch

Kelsey Morris

Jaden Stanley

Maxwell Thompson

9th Grade

Victor Carcamo

Elizabeth Halfhill

Betty Santos

Natasjha Stone

Leah Williams

10th Grade

Diego Carcamo

Deady Lopez-

Gonzalez

11th Grade

Ryan Berry

Natasha Boone

Zachary Edgecomb

Jeremiah Morris

Christopher Walton,

Jr.

Kuanye Wise

King & Queen Honors

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Individuals who carry a Protective Order

issued by King William JDR or King &

Queen County JDR now have access to a

new resource to assist them. The King

William/King & Queen Hope Card

Program is a new service made available

to anyone with a final valid, long-term (12

months or more) order of protection for

domestic violence, stalking, and/or sexual

assault. Through funds from an Office of

the Violence Against Women Act and a V

-STOP grant, the HOPE Card Program

allows individuals to request a wallet-

sized card that summarizes the protective

order's most important details.

The HOPE card is intended as a more

convenient way for people who have

permanent Protective Orders to keep

relevant information about their orders

with them at all times. It is small and

durable and can be easily carried in a

wallet or purse. It is also a convenient for

children to have access to relevant

information about an order that protects

them. HOPE cards are also an easy way to

allow law enforcement to know there is a

valid, permanent protective order in place

and assists in safety by informing law

enforcement about weapons involved in

the incident resulting in a protective order.

You may request one card per individual

named on the protective order to, for

example, be provided to a child’s school

and after-school care program. Hope

Cards are not issued based on temporary

Orders of Protection.

For more information on the HOPE card

or to request a form you can visit the King

William County Juvenile and Domestic

Relations District Court Clerk’s Office

lobby or call King William/King & Queen

Victim Witness Director, Robin Bostic, at

804-769-4159.

At King and Queen Elementary School,

5th and 7th graders participated in the Kids

Marketplace. The Kids Marketplace is a

hands-on, interactive program where

students are introduced to financial

decision making. The students were

assigned a career, received monthly

salaries, and were able to purchase

housing, food, insurance, transportation,

entertainment, and make an invest into

their savings. They visited various stations

set up to make it a real life experience.

K&Q Kids Marketplace Hope Card Program

“What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force

that can light a room”.

Ray Charles

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Students at King and Queen Elementary

School kicked off Read Across America

Month with an assembly led by Karen

Mumaw, reading specialist, and Monica

McDearmon of the Virginia Bankers

Association. The VBA, along with the

Read to Them organization and other

sponsors, purchased a copy of Cleo

Edison Oliver, CEO: Playground

Millionaire for each student and staff

member. Everyone in the school who

reads the book will receive free tickets to

see the Richmond Flying Squirrels play

baseball, and will be entered into a

drawing for an Apple iPad 3. Students

from Central High School, along with

Superintendent Carol Carter, also visited

KQES to dress as book characters and

read to the children.

King and Queen Elementary

By Julie Minor

Come out on May 4th to the Spring

Bazaar and Car Show at Poroporone

Baptist Church in Shacklefords (behind

the post office). At the time of this

publication, 45 Vendors have registered

and the Church will be selling hot dogs,

chips, drinks and baked goods. The

fundraiser starts at 9am and ends at 3pm.

They will have Handmade crafts, soaps,

lotions, jewelry, Pampered Chef,

Tupperware, 31, Paparazzi, Norwex,

Scentsy, Avon, colored nails, creative

memories, Mary Kay, Thrive, Baked

goods, Close to my Heart and many more.

The King & Queen Sheriff's office will be

on hand to provide child fingerprinting

identification.

“The proceeds from this event will fund

a college scholarship in memory of one of

our youth, Lindsey Greggs, who passed

away in 2017”, said Kim Sadler, the event

coordinator. See their Facebook Event

P a g e fo r u p d a t e s o r e ma i l

pbcwopbazaar@gmail.com. If you would

like to donate to this cause, please call 804

-514-5629 or email jcwright62@aol.com.

Spring Bazaar and Car Show Fundraiser

2018 Spring Bazaar and Car Show

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ATTNENTION: We do not

keep announcements. This

page is free KW and K&Q.

Basic info only.

CHRISTIAN

Christian Fellowship Ministries

(CFM)

Annual Pastor's Anniversary! May

15th – May 17th & 19th There will be

guest speakers on Wednesday,

Thursday & Friday at 7:00pm. Apostle

Marvin Richardson Sunday, May

19th at 11:00 am. Located at 304

W. Chinquapin Rd., King William

C o u n t y P h o n e 8 0 4 - 7 6 9 -

1985. cfm23086@yahoo.com for more

information.

Crossroads Mission Center

invites you to Fun Night @ the

Crossroads, the 1st Wednesday of

every month. Come join us for food,

fun, fellowship and friends. It's

Free, From 6pm to 8pm. Bring the

family. Like our Facebook page and

stay connected to our Messy Church

updates. Crossroadsmissioncenter-KW

694-K Sharon Rd, King William

beside the Library

Kingdom of God

Living Water Ministry

Pastor Leo Reed 1438 Manfield Road,

Manquin 23106. Sunday’s at 12:15

PM.

BAPTIST

Baptist Liberty Baptist Church

National Night of Prayer on May 2, at

7:00 P.M. All are invited to this

wonderful and Blessed occasion. We

are looking forward to seeing you.

B ruing ton Bapt i s t C hu rch 4784 The Trail, Bruington, King and

Queen County. 10 a.m. Sunday

school; 11 a.m. Worship Service with

Communion on first Sundays; 9:00

a.m. Deacons meet on first Sundays/

WOM meet s th i rd Sundays /

Fellowship breakfast fourth Sundays/

Breakfast prepared by men fifth

Sundays; 11a.m. children’s church

fifth Sundays/children and youth

mission groups meet third Sundays; 6

p.m. Adult Bible study Wednesdays

followed by 7p.m. choir practice;

10a.m. until noon community clothes

cupboard first Saturdays. Rev. Roger

Collier 804-815-3267 or Rev. Fred

Skaggs 804-347-7285.

Mattaponi Baptist Church

(Circa early 1700s) Join Pastor David

Anthony and us in worship! Sunday

school begins at 10am followed with

Worship services at 11am. Mark your

calendar for our annual Homecoming-

Memorial Day Service on May

26th! Church service at 11am followed

with a luncheon and afternoon music

special. Join us for Bible Study the 1st

and 2nd Wednesday of each month.

New Life Community Church

We will have a 8am Mother's Day

Service on Sunday, May 12th. Come

Celebrate your mother with us. We

invite all to the Initial Sermon and

Ministerial Licensing of M.I.T. Gail

Robinson, May 26th at 8am.

109 Commons Park Circle, Suite J,

Manquin, Rev. Littycia Clay-Crawley,

Pastor

New Morning Star Baptist Church

Sunday School and Worship Service

First through the Fourth Sunday each

month. Summer is closely coming to

an end come and join us for an

Enriching Sunday School service for

youth and adults beginning at

10:00a.m. Followed by Worship

Service beginning at 11:00a.m. Rev.

Dr. Sylvia Berry, Pastor & Sister

Brenda Mercer, Sunday School

Superintendant, 140 Greenbriar Rd, St

Stephens Church.

Next Step Church

Located a t 7753 Richmond -

Tappahannock Highway, Aylett.

Sunday Worship Service Times – 9:00

& 10:30am preceded by Coffee

House. We want to invite you to our

exciting worship experience. For more

information, please contact us at

804/769-3182, welcome@nextstep-

c h u r c h . c o m , w w w . n e x t s t e p -

church.com.

Oak Grove Baptist Church

46 Towinque Farm Road, King

William, Annual Women’s Day

Service on Sunday, May 12th at 10:00

a.m. guest speaker Rev. Gina

W h i t a k e r - C a n n o n ,

AssistantPastor, Grayland Baptist Chu

rch, Richmond. The public in invited.

Olivet Baptist Church

25375 The Trail, Mattaponi, Sunday

School at 10:00 AM Sundays Worship

at 11:00 AM pastor Terry Morrison

Pamunkey Baptist Association May

Day

Celebrating the Annual May Day on

May 18, at Acquinton Elementary

School. The parade will start at 10:00

A.M. Sharp. Bring your family for a

fun filled day. The public is invited.

Third Union Baptist Church

King William, where the Rev. Dr.

Wilbert D. Talley is Pastor, is proud to

announce that we are celebrating our

150 th Church Anniversary. On

Saturday, May 18th the celebration will

begin with a banquet and on Sunday,

May 19th the celebration will continue

with our Church Anniversary Morning

Worship Service. More details will be

forthcoming. Please mark your

calendars and plan to join us on this

monumental occasion. We look

forward to you celebrating with us!

The Edge Worship Centre

4 6 0 1 4 t h S t . W e s t P o i n t .

www.tewcwestpoint.net The Edge

welcomes ALL to attend our weekly

services. Adult Sunday school is 9:30

and Worship is 11:00. Visit us and

experience praise and worship in His

name accordance with the Holy Bible,

the living word of Christ Jesus.

Upper King & Queen Baptist

Church

Worship with us on Sundays at 11:00

A.M. with Sunday School at 9:45

A.M. Children's CHURCH and

Mission Friends. MEN'S Prayer

Breakfast 1st Sunday at 8:30 A. M.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 P.M.

Adult Choir Practice at 8:00

P.M. Friday Bible Study at 6:30

P.M. WMU at 7:00 P.M. 2nd Monday

and Ladies With A Vision at 7:00

P.M. on 4th Thursday.

The Union Hope Baptist Church

King William invite the public to the

following services: On Saturday May

4th an Intruder Seminar will take place

at 10:00am. This seminar is

being conducted by a member of the

King William Sheriff Department. We

will be learning the precautionary

steps we can take to keep ourselves

and our congregation safe. Annual

women's day, which will be held on

Sunday May 19th at 10:00. Special

guest preacher.

METHODIST

McKendree United Methodist

Church

4347 Manfield Road, Manquin,

Worship on Sundays at 9:30am

followed by Sunday School at 10:45

am. Pas tor Be t t y J o S ims .

Web: www.Mckendree23106.org

Mizpah Methodist Church

Join us on Sunday mornings at

11:00a.m. for worship by our new

pastor, Ellis Gayle. Sunday School to

be announced.

EPISCOPAL

Immanuel Episcopal Church

190 Allen’s Circle King & Queen

Court House Services at 10AM Holy

Eucharist one Sunday a month

Morning Prayer the remaining

Sundays, led by a Lay Person. For

information on a particular Sunday,

call 804-785-2122

St. David’s Episcopal Church

Aylett "To Know Christ Jesus and to

Make Christ Known" 11291 West

River Road, Aylett (Beside the Public

Boat Landing) Featuring The Rev. T.

Gustavo Mansella All Are Welcome!

All Sundays 11AM Eucharist Service

First Sunday of the Month - Youth

Focus /Pot luck Afte r webs i t e

www.stdavidsaylett.church

St. Paul’s Millers Tavern

7 9 2 4 R i c h m o n d

Highway. Sunday service at 10

a.m. Holy Eucharist with music.

Nursery available at 10 a.m. service.

4 4 3 - 2 3 4 1

www.stpaulsmillerstavern.org

PRESBYTERIAN

St. James Presbyterian Church

(The church next to King William

Cour thouse) 411 Cour thouse

Lane. Worship with us on Sundays at

10:30 AM. Our Minister is Rev. Dr.

John William Turner. Church/Estate

Yard Sale Saturday May 18 at the

home of B. W. White, Jr. Starting at

8:00 A.M. Ending at 2:00 PM. Home

is located on Route 30 next door to the

Regional Animal Shelter. Call 804-

843-4529 for information.

LUTHERAN

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Annual Everything for $1.00 Spring

Yard Sale Saturday, May 4 from 6:00

a.m. to Noon at 8100 Shady Grove Rd

in Mechanicsville. Linens, kitchen

ware, home, clothes books, toys, baby,

garden. Hot dogs, drinks, homemade

treats available. rain or shine. For

more information call 804-779-3370.

NON DENOMINATION

Broadus Church - Hebron Campus

3407 King William Road, Aylett,

23009, (804) 779-2700, Worship with

us Sunday mornings. 10:30am. Social

time, coffee and doughnuts, service at

11am. Come as you are and we

promise to make you feel right at

home. We are focused on worship of

God and studying his word, building

relationships and service to our

community. Check us out on

Facebook, Broadus-Church-Hebron-

Campus, for events and opportunities.

Cross Church

A safe place for everyone. We

Worship together 10:30 Sunday

mornings at K.W. Fire & Rescue 7936

Richmond Tappahannock Hwy.

Aylett, 23009 crosschurchva.com

Women in the Word Community

Bible Study! Discover a group of

local ladies to pray with you,

encourage you, and support you as we

study God's Word together. Meetings

will be each Monday night, from 6:30-

7:45 p.m. at the King and Queen

library branch (396 Newtown Road,

S t . S t e p h e n s

Church). Questions? Email Melissa

at melmar192@gmail.com.

Church Calendar

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Community Calendar ATTENTION: Non Profit Only.

This page is free to KW and K&Q.

Basic info only.

Spring Bazaar and Car Show

May 4th from 9am to 3pm at

Poroporone Baptist Church in

Shacklefords (behind the post

office). 45 Vendors registered,

selling hot dogs, chips, drinks and

baked goods. Proceeds will fund a

college scholarship in memory of

one of our youth, Lindsey Greggs.

See our Facebook Event Page for

u p d a t e s o r e m a i l

pbcwopbazaar@gmail.com. If you

would like to donate, please call

8 0 4 - 5 1 4 - 5 6 2 9 o r e m a i l

jcwright62@aol.com.

King & Queen Library

Yoga for Seniors Thursday, May 2,

9, 16, 23, & 30, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Playdough Party Thursday, May 9,

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Family Movie

Night Wednesday, May 15, 5:00 –

7:00 p.m. Family Storytimes

Thursdays (May 2 & 9), 10:30 a.m.

Call 804-769-1623 or visit the

library at 396 Newtown Road for

more information.

Upper King William Library Teen Center Fridays, May 3, 10,

17, & 24, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. DIY

Terrarium Saturday, May 4, 10:30

a.m. - noon Yoga for Seniors

Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 21, & 28

11:00 a.m. – noon Saturday

Morning Movie Saturday, May 18,

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. UKW Adult

Book Club Monday May 20, 7:00 –

8:00 p.m. Family Storytimes

Wednesdays (May 1 & 8), 10:30

a.m. Call 804-769-3731 or visit the

library at 694-J Sharon Road for

more information.

West Point Library

Second Saturday Movie Matinee

Saturday, May 11 Noon – 1:45 p.m.

LEGOMania Friday, May 17, 4:00

- 5:00 p.m. Ages 5-12. Adult Movie

Night Thursday, May 23, 12:30 –

2:30 p.m. Ages 16 & up CoderDojo

Saturday, May 25, 10:30 a.m. –

1:30 p.m. Ages 11-18 Pajama

Storytime Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 –

7:15 p.m. Family Storytimes Friday

(May 3 & 10), 10:30 a.m. Call 804-

843-3244 or visit the library at 721

Main Street for more information.

Aylett Country Day School

Summer at ACDS! June 17-August

16 8am - 5:30pm. Ages 3-12 $150/

week. Open to the Community. Join

us for Summer in the Country with

swimming, river activities, STEM

projects, games and fun in a safe

e n v i r o n m e n t ! R e g i s t e r :

acdspatriots.net

The Chad Haynes Gol f

Tournament

Sold out for players. We would

love to get more sponsors to help

this good cause, scholarships for

King William High School seniors.

T o d o n a t e v i s i t o u r

website www.chadhaynesgolf.org.

DCSE Service Point Assistance

Entering the New Millennium

DCSE Personnel will be at K&Q

Social Services on the Third

Thursday of each month from

9:30AM to 3:00PM to assist you

with Child Support Related

Questions and/or Inquiries. DCSE

Contact Information: 1-800-468-

8894

Afternoon Off for Caregivers!

Bring your senior loved ones to a

special event on the third

Wednesday of every month!

Caregivers get an afternoon off

1:00-5:00p.m. while their seniors

enjoy fellowship in a safe

environment with fun-filled

activities planned especially for

them. Information-registration, call

804-769-0001. Sponsored by

Uni ted Methodis t Women,

McKendree UMC, 4347 Manfield

Road, Manquin.

Girl Scout Troop 1132 Weekly meetings on Thursdays

at 6pm at Mattaponi Vol. Rescue

Squad Building.

KW Children First Lions Club

Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of

each month at 7:00p.m. at the

Crossroads Mission Center located

at 694 K Sharon Road, King

William.

American Legion Post 314

All members & Veterans welcome

to meetings. Community Wide

Saltfish Breakfast 1st & 3rd

Saturday from 8am-10am. PTSD

Support Group held each Wed.

night at 7PM, Post 314 Bldg. Aylett

6250 Richmond-Tapp. Hwy. Rt.

360. Freedom is NOT Free.

VFW Post 9501

Members of the VFW Post &

Auxiliary Central Garage meet the

Second Thursday each month at

7:00pm. Refreshments served after

each business meeting. Contact

commander James Brown 804-337-

7029 for Post membership and F.

Gwathmey 994-2947 for Auxiliary

membership.

K.W. Rec Park

KingWilliamRec.com.

Mattaponi Crime Solvers (serving King & Queen, King

William, and town of West Point)

Tip line: (804) 769-3000 For more

info on the Crime Solvers program

contact: KQKWSolvers@aol.com.

Remember If you see something,

say something.

Ki n g & Q u een C o u n ty

Democratic Committee

invites you to attend our next

meeting on May 4th at 10:00. This

meeting is in lower King & Queen

at Day Spring Farm on Rt. 14. We

are going to lunch at Nick's after

the meeting and you are welcome

to join us.

Yard and Bake SALE The King & Queen County

Democrats are having a yard and

bake sale on May 18th. The lower

county will be at the farmers

market building on Rt. 33 near the

Shacklefords post office. The upper

county will be at Watt's store.

Three Rivers SWCD Board of

Directors Meetings

Three Rivers Soil & Water

Conservation District will hold

their monthly Board of Directors

meetings on the third Tuesday of

each month. If you would like to

attend, contact the office at (804)

443-2327, ext. 4 for meeting place

and time. The public is invited.

Good Homes Needed For Good

Pets

Regional Animal Shelter, 20201

King William Road, King William

804-769-4983. Kennel visiting

hours Mon.–Fri. 11a.m.-4p.m.,

Wed. eve. until 6pm., Sat.11am.-

2pm. www.petfinder.com email:

animalshelter@kingwilliamcounty.

us

Help Wanted! If you love animals please consider

becoming a foster parent. You

provide a safe and loving home,

Indian Rivers Humane Society will

provide food and medical. Please

call 804-885-3109 x2 for further

information. Someone will call you

back. You can help save lives!

King William T.E.A. Party KWTP meets the second and fourth

Thursdays each month at 6:30 PM.

Had enough of lies from the both

major political parties; openly

squeezing the middle class to pay

off rich donors and poor voters?

Take action, starting with effective

strategies to deal with critical local,

state and national issues. Meetings

of KWTP are open to all citizens of

good will. Usually at the Upper

K i n g W i l l i a m L i b r a r y .

Confirmation and lots more

i n f o r m a t i o n a t F a c e b o o k

and kwteaparty.com

$7 Dinner Deal

May 9th at 6 p.m. Crab cake

sandwich with choice of side &

soda. Pick up at 8270 Richmond

Tappahannock Hwy., Aylett. Order

ahead: Call 804 769 2996/ Email -

theccdc@gmail.com Proceeds to

benefit Food, Clothing and Free

Health Clinic Programs

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Classifieds

SERVICES

High Speed Internet Order the High Speed Satellite

Internet that is now available in King

William and King & Queen!

Speeds up to 30-Mbps down and

3-Mbps up.

Starting at $70/month.

Order now by Calling 874-3294

Computer Services & Repair Home or Business

Call Armistead @ 874-3294 Call Armistead.com

Norman’s Tree Service: Tree

removal, topping, trimming, stump

grinding, brush chipping, storm

damage and tractor work. No job too

big or small, 75 ft. bucket truck. Free

Estimates, reasonable prices.

Licensed & Insured. Locally owned

& operated. Call 769-7197

Steven’s Handyman Jr.:

Reasonable, Quality Work, Well

Experienced, Any type of Yard

Work, Painting, Mulching, Tree

Work, Grass Cutting, Power

Washing, Flooring and Decks etc.

Free Estimates & Insured.

Call 852-8403

Sean’s Drain Cleaning Service LLC.

Drain Cleaning inside/outside &

repair. Toilets, sinks, showers and

tubs. Call: 804-387-6742

Auto Glass Installed: Bullzeye

Glass, Windshield replacement, rock

chip repair, same day mobile service.

Direct billing for Insurance.

Locally owned. Call 804-335-4807

MALLORY ELECTRIC Residential and Commercial electrical

service and installations Also

generator installations. Licensed and

insured. BBB. Call: 746-4350

for Service and Phone quotes.

GET A FRESH LOOK,

BRIGHTEN YOUR HOME-

Home Improvements and Repairs:

Specializing in Kitchen and Bath

remodels. Custom trim (crown

molding, chair rail, pick your look)

doors, window, tile painting, decks,

patios, siding and more.

CALL 804-402-5019

S. A. DUNBAR CONSTRUCTION

C. A. HARVEY FLOORS, LLC. Over 30 years of experience in

installing and repairing hardwood and

laminate floors. We offer

professional work at a reasonable

price as well as being licensed and

insured. Call for a FREE estimate

804-399-1124

Property Lines?? Need help finding

the boundaries to your property? Ring

our line and we’ll find yours.

Call: 804-314-3410

LEE’S LAWN CARE PLUS- Top

quality yard services: Mowing,

trimming, leaf removal, mulching.

Pruning, gutters, etc. Senior and

competitor

Price Discounts!

Call 804-512-1345 or 804-769-0358

Colonial Grounds-Total Lawn Care,

Locally owned and operated, very

dependable, reasonable rates and

satisfaction guarantee.

Call Rick Lowe for free estimates.

Licensed & Insured

804-445-3943

CLEANING BY GINA: Home and

Office Cleaning. Quality work at

affordable rates. 20 plus years

experience. Licensed & Insured.

References available upon request.

Contact

Gina Lumpkin at: 804-822-1040

Bobcat/Tractor Services, Driveway

Grading, Light Excavation, Drainage/

Erosion Control, Bush-Hogging,

General Landscaping Mulch:

Delivered/Installed

Call (804) 761-6009

ALEXANDER PAINTING Interior,

Exterior, Deck Staining and Power

Washing. Quality Workmanship at a

fair price. References available.

Over 20 years Experience!

Call Charles at: 804-814-2874

Pressure Washing & Affordable

Auto Detailing. Free Estimates.

Vehicles Start At $80.00. Houses Start

At $200.00. Decks, Gutters & Roof

Cleaning. Call 804-901-8802

Affordable Home Repairs

Carpentry, Roofing, Siding,

Replacement Windows, Gutters &

Decks. 40 Years Experience. Licensed

& Insured. BBB A+ Rating!

Jim Martin 347-3812

JOBS AVAILABLE

Local construction company hiring

in all aspects of construction. EOE,

Drug free workplace. Apply in person

at 3240 King William Ave.,

West Point, VA 804-843-4700

Job Available, Pays $25.00 for

pickup truck load of cedar. Pays

$20.00Hr. to repair skirting

(804)296-4023

Part Time: Seasonal Truck Driver with overtime opportunities, CDL,

Drug Test, DMV Record required.

Retired person welcomed. Please

apply n person E. O. E.

Aylett-804-769-9200

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Richard’s Paving is hiring for a

Class A CDL Dump Truck Driver,

Asphalt workers & Paver Operator.

Must have a valid driver’s license

and own transportation. Drug Free.

Call: 804-614-4099

J. Sanders Construction

Looking for immediate hire for

Laborers, Pipe Layers, and Heavy

Equipment Operators. EEO, drug free

work place. Come in and apply in

person at our office at: 3240 King

William Ave

West Point, VA

23181.

Construction experience preferred

HVAC Installer, Mechanic &

Helper Needed. Local.

Call: 804-514-5604

Church Pianist, for McKendree

Church. 4347 Manfield Road

Manquin, Virginia. 9:30 Services

Paid Position.

Call: 804-238-8595

AQUA AMERICA is looking for a

Facility Operator

Responsible for: collecting samples,

running analysis, analyzing water

quality. Must have a valid

Driver’s License. Contact:

Laurie Polter 610-645-1168

https://

aquaamerica.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c

om/en-US/Aqua_America_Careers/

job/VA-Richmond/Facility-

Operator-I_R277

FOR RENT APARTMENT FOR RENT Aylett

Brick 2 Bedroom, large eat-in kitchen,

washer-dryer, excellent location, From

$835.00 per month. “Rent Special”

769-0867

www.colonialsquareapartments.com

ANIMAL SERVICES

Boarding, Twin Ponds Kennels,

Indoor/Outdoor runs, heated & air

conditioned. Obedience Training &

Gun Dog Training.

Call Patty or Danny Waltman

769-3095 or 370-8793

www.twinpondskennels.com

Horse Boarding: Barn in Aylett has

openings for full care pasture

boarding. Lessons & training

available, Call: 804-263-4223

Wanted

We’re buying old items, antiques,

old tools, old guns, swords, guitars

& other instruments, military items,

fishing equipment and other old

items. If you’re cleaning out a

house, shed, attic, etc., or having

a yard sale, Call: 337-5329

FOR SALE

1 Acre of land for sale in Essex

County on Rt. 620 near Millers

Tavern for $ 20,000. Please call

215.477.2040 or 215.266.1745

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