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SURRY - The man charged in connection to the shoot-ing death of Sussex Central High School athletic and academic standout Tyquan Johnson was scheduled to appear in court this week to answer to a judge over a three-day trial.

However, according to re-ports, Ronnie Wells instead agreed to a plea and was set to accept that plea in Surry County Circuit Court. Spe-cial prosecutor Isle of Wight County Commonwealth At-torney Wayne Farmer could not be reached on Friday to confirm that a plea agree-ment had been reached. He was set to go to court on Wednesday facing charges of first degree murder, three counts of using a firearm in commission of a felony, and two counts of malicious wounding.

WAVERLY – National Weather Ser-vice officials from Wakefield have con-firmed a storm that produced heavy rain and significant damage within the town limits Thursday evening was a tornado.

That information was provided by officials in a release today.

According to the NWS office, “a brief and weak tornado developed jugs north of Highway 460 and south of Petersburg, approximately one mile northwest of Waverly.”

In an interview yesterday, Sussex County Sheriff Raymond Bell said that a number of trees were knocked down along US Route 460, bringing traffic to a standstill on a vital roadway in the

SUSSEX - A local group seeking to defend the rights of individuals in the state are raising concerns about what they call “illegal” procedures for applicants to partake in as they apply for a concealed handgun permit.

In an e-mail circulating around to members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, officials at the group accuse Sussex County Sher-iff Raymond Bell of photo-graphing and interviewing applicants wanting a per-mit.

“Both of those actions are totally illegal under Virginia law and it appears that the Sheriff won’t run a back-ground check on anyone who doesn’t comply,” said

Prince George Police Sgt. Earl Crawford slowly raised his white-gloved hand to sa-lute each fallen law enforcement agents’ photograph that adorned the blue draped tables in the dimly lit hall.

In recent years the number of photos of law enforcement agents in the Tri-Cities that died in the line of duty has grown with now three tables pushed together to display

the 8 x 10 framed photographs, candles and roses handed to loved ones during the 20th Annual Tri-Cities Police Memorial Break-fast held at the Hopewell Moose Lodge last Wednesday morning.

While their stories were all different there is a recurring theme with each of the 21 officers memorialized – they loved serv-

WAVERLY - A baseball field and a grassy parking lot became something so much more this month as hun-dreds of people took part in the 2014 Relay for Life at the Waverly Ruritan Ballpark.

Survivors of cancer walked together in honor of beating the debilitating dis-ease while being joined by friends, families and strang-ers as hundreds of thousands of people around the nation take part in similar events from the morning into the evening hours.

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SUSSEX - Shortly after its adoption, the county’s noise ordinance has come under fire for what some gun and land owners see as a restric-tion of their right to use their weapon on their prop-erty, be it for hunting, target shooting, or other reasons.

Section 3, subsection 5 of the county’s new noise ordi-nance says that “in addition to any other prohibitions contained in this ordinance, discharge of any firearm between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any Sunday in such a manner as to permit sound to be heard inside the confines of the dwelling unit, house or apartment of another per-son or as to be plainly audi-ble at a distance of 200 feet or more from its source.”

After this month’s regular meeting, that section of the

Fallen officers remembered at annual ceremony

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Police escort family members of the late Sussex County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Felton to the memorial table to honor the fallen officer.

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Relay for Life event brings about unity, strength for survivors, families

Tornado confirmed near Waverly, cleanup continues

This large tree came down on Burt St in the town of Waverly. The tree blocked the entire roadway and missed a home across the street by only a few feet.



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Victory is the motto of cancer survivors who take the first lap to kick off the Sussex Relay for Life last week.

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As the saying in foot-ball goes, the best defense is a good offense. Virginia would not need to expand Medicaid if we could get ev-eryone focused on the need to train workers for the

skills em-p l o y e r s need for t o d a y ’ s jobs. If we were p r e p a r -ing our w o r k -f o r c e to stan-d a r d s needed, m a n y

marginally employed today would be in much better paying jobs. Over the last several years we have begun

requiring our high schools to get more young people to better understand that they must have some marketable skills if they want a job that will pay for their wants and needs. Without marketable skills young people will find it difficult to get a job much less a well-paying one with benefits such as healthcare.

For at least a generation, our schools have put little focus on high quality skills training. This has left many manufacturing businesses struggling to operate. Ac-cording to a recent study by The Manufacturing Insti-tute, “U.S. manufacturers may be losing up to 11 per-cent annually of their earn-ings as a result of increased production costs stemming from a shortage of skilled

workers”. The study con-tinues, “39 percent of the 300 U.S. manufacturing ex-ecutives surveyed described the shortage of qualified, skilled applicants as ‘se-vere,’ and 60 percent said it has been difficult to hire the skilled people they need.”

Put this study in perspec-tive of what the Virginia Manufacturing Association has been reporting; many of our most skilled work-ers are at or near retire-ment. As those folks opt to retire, those companies will be faced with higher costs from overtime. At the same time, we have been trying to recruit new industries that will also need skilled workers. For these reasons, I have been focused on how we can train for indepen-

dently certified skills more quickly in order for folks to fill those jobs and start pro-viding for their loved ones.

Currently the Tobacco Commission is developing three Centers of Excellence. Working with the commu-nity colleges and higher ed-ucation centers in Abingdon and Martinsville, the New College in Martinsville, and the Institute of Advanced Learning in Danville, we hope to train workers to the highest standards.

Hopefully, we can include some of the goals identified by the Manufacturing Insti-tute.

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2. Incorporate nationally recognized, certified train-ing programs to build stan-dardized skill sets.

3. Engage with educa-tors at colleges, commu-nity colleges, trade schools, and high schools to build a pipeline of future skilled workers, influence curri-cula and lend employees to help teach specialized skills to potential manufacturing recruits of the future.

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On the Thursday evening before Memorial Day, every available soldier in the U.S. Army’s Old Guard comes together to walk the rows of more than 260,000 gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery. With careful precision, they place an American flag one foot in front of each grave marker. For the duration of the weekend, the Old Guard stays in the cemetery, ensuring a flag remains in front of each grave marker.

This tradition called “Flags In” has been con-ducted every year since 1948. The flags add color and a sort of hope to the otherwise sub-dued white grave markers. But it’s more than a colorful display of patriotism. It is 260,000 distinct reminders of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

The First Amendment of our Constitution outlines some of those freedoms that our Founding Fathers saw as inherent to our DNA as a nation. The First Amendment reads “Con-gress shall make no law respecting an estab-lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo-ple peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

In other words, the First Amendment ex-presses freedoms that are at the core of liber-ty. The First Amendment outlines inalienable rights, and seeks to protect those rights for ev-ery citizen in the United States.

We enjoy these freedoms every day. We en-joy them when we attend church, write a letter to the editor expressing a disagreement with a government policy, or sign a petition express-ing support for some effort of community bet-terment. But these freedoms don’t come free. They came – and continue to come – at a very high price.

This Memorial Day, the significance of the First Amendment is not lost on me. As I look out over the 260,000 flags on grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery, I am reminded of those who won these freedoms for us.

The grave markers at Arlington are only a small representation of the thousands and thousands of veterans’ grave markers that ex-ist across this nation. These grave markers of-ten represent men and women who gave their lives in service of our nation.

Memorial Day is special, not just simply be-cause we recognize those who paid, as Presi-dent Lincoln said so eloquently, “the last full measure of devotion” for their country. Memo-

rial Day is special because it is a reminder of the very high cost at which our rights come.

Our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honors for the liberties expressed in the First Amendment. And every year since the Declaration of Inde-pendence was signed, men and women in our Armed Forces have stepped forward to pledge their own lives and sa-cred honors for the con-tinuity of those liberties.

The freedom we have to express our religious values? We owe grati-tude to our men and women in uniform.

Our freedom to ex-press our opinions pub-licly? The simple act of picking up a newspaper or choosing where we consume our news? We can thank military ser-vice members. The freedom to peaceably as-semble? We enjoy this right because of those who served.

This is precisely why so many of us are trou-bled at continued efforts by a small minority to water down the rights expressed in the First Amendment. Many organizations are forced to mute religious expressions. Citizens have come under fire for exercising their freedom to display the American flag.

The government’s increasing role in elec-tronic information in the name of security has brought up many conversations on privacy and its connection to the freedom of expression.It is troubling because those who seek to water down these First Amendment rights seem to forget the sacrifice that was paid for those free-doms.

Yet, the two cannot be separated because one exists at the protection of the other.

Walking among the rows of white crosses at Arlington National Cemetery, I can’t help but think of the words by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “At the grave of a hero we end, not with sorrow at the inevitable loss, but with the contagion of his courage; and with a kind of desperate joy we go back to the fight.”

Let’s not give up the fight for these liberties. We owe it to those we remember this weekend. Those who have fought for and protected – in blood, lives, and sacrifice – the freedoms we enjoy every day.

Flags In – A Reminder of the First Amendment

CongressmanJ. Randy Forbes4th District

Administration’s proposed cuts to de-fense will jeopardize national securityIn his recent editorial “Signposts,” Congressman

Randy Forbes warns that the current Administra-tion’s proposed cuts to our defense budget will jeop-ardize both our national security and our nation’s role as an international “pillar of strength.” I agree wholeheartedly with the Congressman, especially when it comes to cuts to the aircraft carrier fleet. Our carriers are invaluable to our defense and our local economy. I’m glad that Congressman Forbes is working to ensure that carriers like the George Washington receive the refueling and maintenance necessary to remain in top condition. This over-haul process requires less than 1% of the defense budget but prepares the carrier for another twenty-five years of service. As the congressman noted, we should eliminate waste from our defense budget; however, our carrier program is the perfect exam-ple of efficiency.

Wayne Cunningham

Madeline’s House Celebrates Volunteer Month

From Mechanics, Bankers, and Real Estate to com-munity citizens all with big hearts, from the twelve surrounding counties, joined together as the staff of Southside Center for Violence Prevention, Inc host-ed a dinner in honor of the volunteers on May 5th.Southside Center for Violence Prevention, Inc. ap-preciates all of the volunteers’ effort and dedication that it takes to help our non-profit company serve twelve counties. Everyone pitches in with land-scaping, babysitting, keeping our vehicles running, sending out newsletters, and much, much, more. To some of those we are helping, we are the only family they have…Volunteer with Southside Center for Violence Prevention, Inc. today and help some-one stand proud to start a new journey to their new life. Without fear.Joy L. Hauser-Long

Quote of the weekWe should measure welfare’s success by how

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On Saturday, June 7, vis-itors will be able to see Je-rome Bridges portray Rev-erend Jeremiah Asher who was an abolitionist and Af-rican-American chaplain of the 6th United States Col-ored Troops. The programs will take place at the Gen-eral Grant’s Headquarters unit of Petersburg National Battlefield located at 1001 Pecan Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia. The program is free and reservations are not needed. The forty-five min-ute presentations will take place at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. If you have ques-tions regarding this event, please contact Ranger Em-manuel Dabney at 804-732-3531 ext. 222 or e-mail him at [email protected].

Historically, Reverend Asher was born in 1812 as a free person. He was the minister of Shiloh Baptist Church in Philadelphia by 1849. In 1863, he was mo-tivated by his spirituality and his belief in freedom to go seek an appointment as chaplain of the 6th United States Colored Troops and he served as the chaplain of the unit until 1865. Asher was one of only fourteen Af-rican-Americans who offi-cially served as chaplains in the Union army during the Civil War.

The General Grant’s Headquarters Unit of Pe-tersburg National Battle-field is located at 1001 Pe-can Avenue in Hopewell and is open seven days a week, every day of the year

except for major holidays. Visitors can view a 15-min-ute video and participate in a tour of the 18th century home of the Eppes Family. The grounds are open until dark and include numer-ous wayside exhibits on the lawn surrounding the home and on the James River wa-terfront.

Petersburg National Bat-tlefield was created in order to commemorate the cam-paign and siege and defense of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865.

The park staff is commit-ted to preserving and pro-tecting the historical, cul-tural, and natural resources within the park in a manner that will provide interpreta-tion, education, and enjoy-ment for the visitors. Park Visitor Centers, located in Petersburg, Hopewell, and Dinwiddie County are each open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The fee to enter the park is $5 per vehicle, however the Petersburg National Battle-field annual pass and feder-al recreation passes are also honored.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SUSSEXTHE COUNTY OF SUSSEX, VIRGINIA Plaintiffvs CIVIL CASE NO. 14-50SHELTON J. FLOWERSThe heirs and devisees ofCLIFTON E. FLOWERSSHELIA D. EVANSWINSLOW E. FLOWERS, if livingJOSEPH CURLEY, JR.RODERICK CURLEYONELL FLOWERSJOHN FLOWERS, if livingSUSIE FLOWERS, if livingGLADYS R. GILLUS Defendants

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The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Plaintiff for delinquent taxes against certain real estate described as follows:

All that parcel of land lying in Henry District, Sussex County, Virginia, designat-ed as Parcel No. 147-A-57.

standing in the names of John Flowers and Susie Flowers pursuant to Section 58.1-3965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. AndanaffidavithavingbeenfiledthatduediligencehasbeenusedtoascertainwhetherJohn Flowers and Susie Flowers, are living, or if deceased, to ascertain the names and location of all of their heirs, devisees and successors in title; that there are or may be other persons hav-ing an interest in the real estate forming the subject matter of this suit, whose names and last knownpostofficeaddressesareunknown,namelytheunknownheirs,deviseesandsuccessorsin title of John Flowers and Susie Flowers; and that due diligence has been used to ascertain thelocationofGladysR.Gillus,whoselastknownpostofficeaddressis483EasterStreet,Emporia, VA 23847.

It is ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for two successive weeks in the Sussex Surry Dispatch and that the parties named herein appear on or before June 16, 2014, at 10:00a.m.intheClerk’sOfficeoftheCircuitCourtfortheCountyofSussex,Virginia,anddo what may be necessary to protect their interests in this suit. ENTER: This 22nd day of April, 2014. A True- Copy: Gary M. Williams CLERKI ask for this:James W. Elliott p.qJAMES W. ELLIOTTAttorney At LawP.O Box 1410Yorktown, VA 23692(757) 898-7000 5/28/2tcssd

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Emory & Henry College has equipped its graduates well with the tools to lead lives of integrity, according to the founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tenn., the largest primary care health services provid-er of its kind in the nation.

Dr. G. Scott Morris, the keynote speaker for the College’s commencement on May 10, reminded 179 E&H graduates including Ashley Helbert of Dispu-tanta, Va. that the quality liberal arts education they have received at Emory & Henry has provided lessons in honesty, kindness and service. But, he said, “From this point forward, you will be your own moral com-pass.”

The Church Health Cen-ter cares for more than 58,000 low-income and un-insured patients annually without relying on govern-ment funding.

Fees are charged on a sliding scale based on in-come, and no one is turned away. As a physician and the chief executive offi-cer for the Center, Morris works and interacts with many of the poorest people in the nation, for whom he provides health care, as well as many of the wealthiest individuals, from whom he seeks support.

“I have learned much from both groups, but the people I admire most are the people who exhibit the greatest integrity,” Mor-ris said. Integrity reveals itself in the way individu-als spend their money and their time on behalf of oth-ers, Morris added. It means doing the right thing “when we know no one is looking.” And it means being flexible enough to be prepared to admit mistakes.

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United Methodist Church, where Morris serves as asso-ciate pastor, and the Plough Foundation and Method-ist Hospital, the Church Health Center opened in 1987. Since then, more than 1,200 congregational health promoters have been trained to be health leaders within their congregations. Morris was joined in deliv-ering messages to the E&H graduates by two student orators: Elizabeth Gentry, a sociology and psychology major from Millboro, Va., delivered the senior oration. Sarah Jenkins, a graduate student in the master of ed-ucation program, delivered the master’s oration.

Gentry spoke of the value of relationships formed by E&H students with other students as well as E&H employees. Those relation-ships “will be the most im-portant things we take with us,” she said.

Jenkins referred to her fellow graduates as “God’s masterpieces” and, as such, have been formed by the challenges and joys they have known until this point. “Nothing in your life is wasted,” she insisted.

In addition to the confer-ring of degrees, numerous awards were given to cur-rent graduates as well as a former E&H president and a long-serving professor.

Awards given to recent graduates included the fol-lowing: The Byars Medal of Science, which was award-ed to Nick Dowdle of Mead-owview, Va.; the Eleanor Gibson Via Science Award, which was given to Evelyn Hill of Charlotte, N.C.; the Senior Service Award, which was presented to Gentry; and the Snavely Senior Scholarship Prize, which was awarded to Stacy Sivin-sky of Massanutten, Va.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SUSSEXTHE COUNTY OF SUSSEX, VIRGINIA Plaintiffvs. CIVIL CASE NO. 14-48

L.L. YOUNG, if living W.G. YOUNG, if livingLUTHER WHITE Defendants


The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Plaintiff for delinquent taxes against cer-tain real estate described as follows:

PARCEL I: All that certain parcel of land situate in Wakefield District, Sussex County, Virginia, containing 3.03 acres, more or less, designated as Lot No. 3, and designated as Tax Map Number 115 A 4, standing in the name of L.L. Young.PARCEL II: All that certain parcel of land situate in Wakefield District, Sussex County, Virginia, containing 3.30 acres, more or less, designated as Lot 2, and des-ignated as Tax Map Number 115 A 3, standing in the name of W. G. Young.

pursuant to Section 58.1-3965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. And an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used to ascertain whether L. L. Young and W. G. Young, are living, or if deceased, to ascertain the names and location of all of their heirs, devisees and successors in title; that there are or may be other persons having an interest in the real estate forming the subject matter of this suit, whose names and last known post office addresses are unknown, namely, the unknown heirs, devisees and successors in title of L.L. Young and W.G. Young; and that due diligence has been used to ascertain the location of Luther White whose last known post office address is 4600 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Suite 530, Arlington, VA. 22204. It is ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for two successive weeks in the Sussex Surry Dispatch and that the parties named herein appear on or before June 16, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Sussex, Virginia, and do what may be necessary to protect their interests in this suit. ENTER: This 23rd day of April, 2014. A True-Copy: Gary M. Williams CLERKI ask for this:James W. Elliott p.q.JAMES W. ELLIOTTAttorney at LawP.O. Box 1410Yorktown, VA 23692(757) 898-7000 5/28/2tcssd

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Theresa Roane, guest speaker for the Sussex County His-torical Society, gave a very interesting talk about Minorities in the Confederate Mili-tary on May 4. She began to research this topic when a friend stated that people of color never were paid for their work with the Confederate Military since they weren’t on muster rolls. Roane, who holds a Ph. D in History, was skeptical about this statement.

This statement also sug-gested that the war had only one cause. However, today historians realize that there were other causes besides slavery.

Also the thought seems to be they were impressed into the Confederacy, but both sides had people who were impressed, and that didn’t make sense.

Roane looked up muster rolls and that helped, but census records and pen-sion records also had to be examined to find the service records, which did record ethnicity.

It was the quarter mas-ter rolls that really helped Roane find that People of Color were paid for their work, and many did get pen-sions if they lived through the war.

“Quartermasters were the bean counters of the mili-tary, and they recorded the pay of each person.

It was important to keep track of those salaries, for minorities held important jobs, such as cooks, team-sters, laundresses and nurs-es, and they were paid more than the privates,” she not-ed.

Roane then showed some of those quartermaster re-cordings and looking at them showed that many were free men and very few were slaves.

Everyone has the idea that plantation owners brought their slaves with them, cre-ating a large number of mi-

norities in the War. “Actually,” explained

Roane,” there were very few plantation owners at the time of the war. Most men who fought in the war were small farmers, and owed no slaves at all. Yes, there were some slaves who followed their owners into war, but this was not the overall pic-ture.”

Some of the fighters were free men, who had worked for years to earn enough money by being hired out to pay for their freedom.

One of the jobs these men did was to strengthen the forts throughout the south, for they knew that war was coming, and so they hired out, found their own lodg-ings and made money and even worked overtime, to make as much money as possible.

The quartermaster re-cords show that the slaves were paid in groups, and one group earned $73.00, which they divided.

Teamsters earned $20 a month, assistant cooks earned $15, Chief cooks were paid $20 a month, laundresses earned $10 a month, and then they charged for each piece of the laundry, therefore mak-ing more than the base sal-ary of $10. In some cases, these amounts were more than a soldier’s payoff $11 a month.

Pensions were also given to minorities and again it is the quartermaster rolls that prove this to be true.

Roane ended her presen-tation by mentioning Colo-nel Greg Eanes, an Iraqi war veteran, who is currently working on a book titled the Black Confederates in Vir-ginia.

He has shared information with Roane he found in dis-charge papers for men who fought as Confederates.

What he found was that all pensions for Whites, En-slaved persons, and Free People of Color were ex-actly the same. The military treated all persons the same when it came to pensions.

The Confederate Military recognized the skills and were willing to compensate their combat support per-sonnel by granting them pensions.


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By Carol BaileyStaff Writer

Theresa Roane, guest speaker for the Sussex County Historical Society talks about Minorities in the Confed-erate Military.

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Answers on page B2

Just as we are never too old tohave a good time, so are babiesnever too young to enjoy a littlefun. If your infant tends to besleepy, you may have to be reallyinventive to find time to giveyour baby some sensory inputeach day.

Remember that your babylearns through the senses: seeing,hearing, touching, tasting, andsmelling. Try to provide at least atiny bit of each of these every dayto assist in brain development.

An infant is going to use hersense of taste when nursing orfrom her formula so you won’tneed to provide any other foodtastes for her. Once she is sixmonths of age, she will be eatingfinger foods so providing foodswith a range of textures fromcrackers and dry cereal pieces tosofter foods like small cheesecubes and banana slices are goodchoices. Don’t forget squishyfoods such as frozen or fresh ripepeaches cut into small bites.

A year old baby with a fewteeth can enjoy whole grain toast,string cheese, and yogurt (makesure it has live active cultures).Talk about the texture of each

food he is eating. Provide a spoon but allow your

baby to use his hands and fingersto manipulate his food.

A toddler will be able to un-derstand more about the differenttextures of the foods he is eating.Try to provide crunchy, rough,sticky, smooth, soft, and silkyfoods in the course of a week. Tellyour little guy the name of thefood he is eating and what textureit has.

(Ex.: “Wow, that honey issticky on your hands.”) Introducesome new foods like kiwi or starfruit.

Young preschoolers will prob-ably enjoy all kinds of foods andtextures if you have introducedthose foods along the way. Don’tpush a new food on your child.Just keep making it available overtime so that she has access to it.Let her see you eating and enjoy-

ing the food. Maybe you can addit to whole grain pancakes to en-courage her to get used to the fla-vor of the new food in smalldoses. My youngest at age threedidn’t much like fruits so I triedblueberry muffins and she lovedthem!

With older preschoolers, youcan play a guessing game withsome familiar foods. Provide dif-ferent textures and colors and gethim to name the color and tex-ture of each food. Ask him to tellyou what he would name a newfood if he could. Show him thedifference in a fresh strawberry,one that has been sliced with a bitof sugar, and a frozen one. Let anolder preschooler help you pre-pare food. He will be more likelyto taste it if he had a hand in theprep.

Have you had success intro-ducing new foods? Have youfound a recipe that helped a weeone accept a veggie that you hadhad trouble getting her to eat? Doyou have a child who has an issuewith a food that you haven’t beenable to solve? Maybe someonehas a suggestion that could helpothers.

©2011 Brenda Holland-Robinson

B10 SOUTHSIDEMESSENGERTHEMAY 22-28, 2014

Time to Eat Play LearnWee Notes

By Brenda Holland-Robinson

Just as we are never too old tohave a good time, so are babiesnever too young to enjoy a littlefun. If your infant tends to besleepy, you may have to be reallyinventive to find time to giveyour baby some sensory inputeach day.

Remember that your babylearns through the senses: seeing,hearing, touching, tasting, andsmelling. Try to provide at least atiny bit of each of these every dayto assist in brain development.

An infant is going to use hersense of taste when nursing orfrom her formula so you won’tneed to provide any other foodtastes for her. Once she is sixmonths of age, she will be eatingfinger foods so providing foodswith a range of textures fromcrackers and dry cereal pieces tosofter foods like small cheesecubes and banana slices are goodchoices. Don’t forget squishyfoods such as frozen or fresh ripepeaches cut into small bites.

A year old baby with a fewteeth can enjoy whole grain toast,string cheese, and yogurt (makesure it has live active cultures).Talk about the texture of each

food he is eating. Provide a spoon but allow your

baby to use his hands and fingersto manipulate his food.

A toddler will be able to un-derstand more about the differenttextures of the foods he is eating.Try to provide crunchy, rough,sticky, smooth, soft, and silkyfoods in the course of a week. Tellyour little guy the name of thefood he is eating and what textureit has.

(Ex.: “Wow, that honey issticky on your hands.”) Introducesome new foods like kiwi or starfruit.

Young preschoolers will prob-ably enjoy all kinds of foods andtextures if you have introducedthose foods along the way. Don’tpush a new food on your child.Just keep making it available overtime so that she has access to it.Let her see you eating and enjoy-

ing the food. Maybe you can addit to whole grain pancakes to en-courage her to get used to the fla-vor of the new food in smalldoses. My youngest at age threedidn’t much like fruits so I triedblueberry muffins and she lovedthem!

With older preschoolers, youcan play a guessing game withsome familiar foods. Provide dif-ferent textures and colors and gethim to name the color and tex-ture of each food. Ask him to tellyou what he would name a newfood if he could. Show him thedifference in a fresh strawberry,one that has been sliced with a bitof sugar, and a frozen one. Let anolder preschooler help you pre-pare food. He will be more likelyto taste it if he had a hand in theprep.

Have you had success intro-ducing new foods? Have youfound a recipe that helped a weeone accept a veggie that you hadhad trouble getting her to eat? Doyou have a child who has an issuewith a food that you haven’t beenable to solve? Maybe someonehas a suggestion that could helpothers.

©2011 Brenda Holland-Robinson


Time to Eat Play LearnWee Notes

By Brenda Holland-Robinson

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The House of Representatives approved by a vote of 302-121 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361), a bipartisan bill authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) that ends bulk collection of data by the government and reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the For-eign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

For nearly a year, the House Ju-diciary Committee, which has pri-mary jurisdiction over intelligence-gathering programs operated under FISA, has studied the scope of these programs in detail. The Committee has held three hearings on this issue and has worked with civil liberties advocates, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House leaders, and the Obama Ad-ministration to reach the bipartisan solution approved by the House to-day. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Crime Subcommittee Rank-ing Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-

N.Y.), and Congressman Randy Forbes (R-Va.) – key lawmakers who brought this bill to fruition – praised today’s strong vote in the House of Representatives in the joint statement below.

“Today’s strong, bipartisan vote by the House of Representatives on the USA Freedom Act will help protect our cherished individual liberties as the federal government carries out its duty to keep our na-tion safe from foreign enemies. The USA Freedom Act safeguards Americans’ civil liberties by ending domestic bulk collection once and for all and increases the oversight and transparency of these intelli-gence-gathering programs so that we can begin to rebuild trust with the American people.

“With today’s vote, the House ap-proved the first significant rollback of government surveillance since the passage of the Foreign Intelli-gence Surveillance Act in 1978.”

Key provisions:Prohibits Bulk Collection of Data:

The bill protects Americans’ priva-cy by ending the bulk collection of Americans’ business records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, such as telephone and electronic com-munications records, among many

others. The bill also prohibits bulk collection under other national se-curity authorities.

New Process for Obtaining Call Records: The USA Freedom Act makes clear that the government cannot indiscriminately acquire Americans’ records and creates a new process for the collection of call detail records.

Specifically, the bill requires that these call detail records can only be collected on an ongoing case-by-case basis after approval by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The FISC is authorized to al-low up to two “hops.”

Protects Americans’ Privacy: The bill codifies current minimization procedures, requiring the govern-ment to minimize the acquisition and prohibit the retention and dis-semination of information about Americans. Additionally, it pro-hibits the government from using unlawfully obtained information about Americans acquired outside the scope of court-approved proce-dures.

Ensures Robust Oversight of Intelligence-Gathering Programs: The bill increases oversight of our intelligence-gathering programs by providing for judicial review of

minimization procedures for the production of business records.

Increases Transparency of Intel-ligence-Gathering Programs: The bill creates a panel of legal experts to help ensure the FISA court ade-quately considers privacy concerns and Constitutional rights of Ameri-cans and also requires the Director of National Intelligence and the At-torney General to conduct a declas-sification review of each decision, order, or opinion of the FISA court that includes a significant construc-tion or interpretation of the law. The bill requires the government to disclose the number of requests made for call detail records and re-quires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to publicly report annually the number of FISA or-ders issued, modified, or denied by the FISC.

Allows American Tech Compa-nies to Disclose FISA Orders: Last year’s national security leaks have also had a commercial and finan-cial impact on American technol-ogy companies that have provided these records. They’ve experienced backlash from both American and foreign consumers and they’ve lost their competitive edge in the global marketplace.

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Joshua Washington had an outstanding meet becom-ing Richard Bland College’s first ever All-American in both the 100 and 200 meters event. “It is difficult to achieve All-American status, but to be named in two events in the same meet is something special”, said Coach Matthew High.

Washington has almost single handedly put Richard Bland College on the map, however, he received assistance from teammates Adrain Jackson, Maxwell Chambers and

from the women’s side Cassandra Nnaji. Jackson and Chambers both made the trip to Arizona, however, did not qualify after preliminary heats in their respective events.

With times of 10.45 in the 100 meters (personal lifetime best) and 21.00 in the 200 meters, Washington has set the bar very high for himself. From this season’s accolades he will have the opportunity to compete at the USA Track and Field Senior/Junior Championships in Oregon in July.

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Groups such as the Shake Town Ryderz, who raised $250 for the American Can-cer Society, Prince George Electric Cooperative and the Virginia Diner, were among those supporting teams for the annual event.

It is estimated that nearly 41,000 new cases of cancer will be reported this year alone in Virginia. Through events like the Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society, help raise funds for research and care to help those deal-ing with the disease.

According to event orga-nizer Brenda Raiford, the Sussex County Relay for Life team raised more than $22,000 this year and has generated over $100,000 over the past four years.

The event holds personal meaning to Raiford, who said she was driven to orga-nize the event every year in an effort to, one day, see a world free of cancer.

“I love doing what I do and I am tired of seeing or hearing about someone having to battle cancer,” she noted. “Every couple of weeks, you hear of a new person trying to combat this disease.”

Carrying a banner adorn with signatures and the word “survivors,” a group of men and women walked along the makeshift course with hands held high in vic-tory and some with hands of loved ones held tightly in comfort as they are reflected on their personal battles.

One of those survivors was Tanya West, who was all smiles as she spent time with friends and family at the event.

West was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005 at the age of 33. Through treat-ment at VCU Medical Cen-ter, she was able to survive the disease and spend time with those who face similar challenges.

“Walking with the survi-vors just makes that feeling of hope of there being a cure one day all the more real,”

she said. “It is so awesome to see all the support we have at times like this.”

Caregivers, friends and family made their way around the park, shar-ing stories and laughs and spending time with one another during the yearly event.

As the event kicked into high gear, Raiford had a message for the community and those who are battling this life-changing disease.

“We have to fight back against cancer and we have to finish the fight,” she said passionately.

Surry and Isle of Wight County will be having their own Relay for Life event of May 31 at Westside Elemen-tary School on Main Street in Smithfield. Opening cer-emonies for the event start at 10 a.m.


Smiles are common around the Relay for Life event as survivors and families spent time together at the event.

Continued from Page 1Life Relay

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SURRYCOUNTY OF SURRY, VIRGINIA

Planitff, v. Civil Action No. CL14-39

MARION DENISE SMITH aka MARION D. LANKFORD, et al.

Defendants


ThePlaintifffiledthissuitpursuanttoVa.Code§58.1-3965,et seq.,toenforceitsde-linquenttaxliensagainstthefollowingrealestatestandinginthenameofMarionDeniseSmithakaMarionD.Lankford:

Tax Map No.: 36-1 Brief Description: N SIDE #40 W OF SAVEDGE

AnaffidavithavingbeenfiledthatthePlaintiffservedDefendantMarionDeniseSmithakaMarionD.Lankfordbypostedserviceatherlastknownpostofficeaddressof4731MartinLutherKingHighway,Waverly,VA23890andhasusedduediligencetoascertainanyotherlocationforher,butwithouteffect; ItisORDEREDthatthisOrderbepublishedatleastonceaweekfortwosuccessiveweeksintheSussex-SurryDispatch,anewspaperofgeneralcirculationinSurry,Virginia,andthatthepartiesnamedhereinappearat10a.m.June10,2014,intheSurryCircuitCourtClerk’sOfficeanddowhatmaybenecessarytoprotecttheirrespectiveinterests. Enteredthis15thdayofMay2014. TESTE:GailP.Clayton,Clerk BY: GailP.Clayton

JamesJ.Reid,Esq.,VSBNo.45796DAVID, KAMP & FRANK, L.L.C. 739ThimbleShoalsBlvd.,Suite105NewportNews,VA23606Phone:(757)595-4500/Fax:(757)595-6723Counsel for the Plantiff 5/28/2tcssd

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Tanya West talks with friends and browses the wares of a local jewelry maker during the Relay for Life event. West was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005 but thanks to treatment received at VCU Medical Center and the support of friends and family, she continues to live an active and happy life.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SURRYCOUNTY OF SURRY, VIRGINIA, Plaintiff,v. Civil Action No. CL14-34CALVIN LEWIS SOUTHALL, et al. Defendants


ThePlaintifffiled this suitpursuant toVa.Code §58.1-3965,et seq., to enforce itsdelinquent tax liensagainst thefollowingrealestatestanding in thenameofCalvinLewisSouthall:

Tax Map No.: 31-12F Brief Description: ADJ CD POOLE COBHAM Anaffidavithavingbeenfiled that thePlaintiffusedduediligence to locatetheun-knownheirs,deviseesandsuccessorsininterestofEmmettPoole,CompseyPoole,FlorencePooleandJanieH.Poole,butwithouteffect;thatthelastknownpostofficeaddressesoftheunknownheirs,deviseesandsuccessorsininterestofEmmettPoole,CompseyPoole,Flor-encePooleandJanieH.Pooleareunknown;thatthePlaintiffservedDefendantCalvinLewisSouthallbyposted serviceathis lastknownpostofficeaddressof3241Hog IslandRoad,Surry,VA23883andhasusedduediligencetoascertainanyotherlocationforhim,butwith-outeffect;andthattheremaybeotherpersonshavinganinterestinthepropertywhosenamesandaddressesareunknown,andthoseclaimingthroughtheaforementionedparties,allsuchpersonsmadedefendantsas“PartiesUnknown.” ItisORDEREDthatthisOrderbepublishedatleastonceaweekfortwosuccessiveweeksintheSussex-SurryDispatch,anewspaperofgeneralcirculationinSurry,Virginia,andthatthepartiesnamedhereinappearat10:00a.m.June4,2014,intheSurryCircuitCourtClerk’sOfficeanddowhatmaybenecessarytoprotecttheirrespectiveinterests. Enteredthis8thdayofMay2014. TESTE:GailP.Clayton,Clerk ByGailP.ClaytonJamesJ.Reid,Esq.,VSBNo.45796DAVID,KAMP&FRANK,L.L.C.739ThimbleShoalsBlvd.,Suite105NewportNews,VA23606Phone(757)595-4500/Fax:(757)595-6723Counsel for the Plaintiff 5/21/2tcssd

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county.During their investiga-

tion, NWS determined that the tornado struck the Napa Auto Parts store on Route 460, doing minor damage to the building.

“Large trees were uproot-ed and snapped along high-way 460,” they said. “The tornado continue track-ing south to North Church Street, causing minor dam-age to the First Baptist Church.”

The tornado also did damage to a number of grave sites in the area as it contin-ued on it’s path through the town. The tornado, accord-ing to the Enhanced-Fujita scale, had winds topping 75 miles per hour as it moved on a nearly two-mile path through Waverly.

In an interview, Sussex County Public Safety Co-ordinator Eddie Vick said that crews from the Virginia Department of Transporta-tion and Dominion Virginia Power worked through the evening hours to get things cleaned up and restored in the town. Powerful and po-tent storms fired up around the Central Virginia area Thursday afternoon and touched off numerous se-vere thunderstorm and tor-nado warnings, stretching from Downtown Richmond to Sussex & Surry Counties.

A strong cell moved southeast across the Metro-Richmond area shortly af-ter 5pm on Thursday. As it moved through, the storm produced torrential down-pours and hail in isolated locations.

Pictures from social me-dia show the true power of the storm system, dumping rain at such an intense rates it left portions of Interstate 95 underwater and impass-able at times.

As the storm moved south through Chester and the Tri-Cities of Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights, National Weather Service radar continued to indicate rotation in the storm that could generate a tornado. Warnings were is-sued and many areas took shelter in sturdy buildings and rooms to be safe from possible debris. In Sussex, Waverly sustained signifi-cant impact.

Sussex County Sher-iff Raymond Bell, he con-firmed there was tree dam-age and trees down in and around the town. He added that there were power out-ages to a number of resi-dents who live in the town of Waverly, which sits right along U.S. Route 460 in Sussex County.

Bell did say that his dep-uties and dispatchers have not received any calls due to injuries.

Town officials said that they are operating on back-up power via generators and that they have notified power crews from Prince George Electric, adding that they are hopeful the lights will be back on soon for res-idents.

Much of the town was in the dark through the evening hours on Thursday. Sitting on her porch in Waverly, Janice Johnson explained what she heard as storms moved into the area.

“The hail was terrible,” Johnson remarked. “It was hailing before the storm hit then the lightning, thunder and rain hit.”

Johnson sought shelter in her home and was un-harmed but there were tree limbs down across her yard. Around the block, near the intersection of Burt and Elm Street, more damage from

the storm was apparent.A large tree was knocked

down on Burt Street, block-ing the entire roadway and narrowly missing the home of Jannie Epps and her mother by mere feet.

“The next thing I know, the wind started blow-ing and I told my mother to come take shelter in the closet. It blew the air condi-tioner out of my window,” she said. “When I came out-side and that is when I saw the tree on the road. “

Johnson said that she

recently told someone that she suspected that tree would come down but she was thankful that her home was spared any major harm

“We are blessed. We are most certainly blessed. I am thankful that we were given that inch because my mom sits on that porch regularly so, take away that, and she wouldn’t have been happy,” she said with a smile.

Surry County, was also placed under a tornado warning. There have been no reports of damage or in-

jures from the storms. That information came from Surry’s Emergency Services Coordinator Tamara Arthur in an interview shortly after the storm.

The same cell impacted the towns of Claremont and Dendron in the county.

Power and communica-tions crews are working in the Waverly area and all over Central Virginia to get the light turned back on but no timetable has been pro-vided for residents in Wa-verly.

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VCDL in an e-mail message last week.

In an interview, Bell said that he does not interview prospective permit appli-cants and he laid out how those who want a concealed handgun permit handle do-ing that.

“They would go to the clerk’s office and get an ap-plication. After they fill it out, we have them come down to the sheriff’s office where we take a picture of them and send them on their way,” he explained.

Bell added that a back-ground check is performed on the applicant once they are gone.

“We take that informa-tion and place it in a fold-er. I sign off on whether or not they had convictions or not and it goes back to the clerk’s office,” he said.

Once it is back in the hands of the clerk’s office, Bell said that the clerk of the court would provide that in-formation to a judge and he makes the decision if he will issue the permit or not.

According to Virginia State Police, “any person 21 years of age or older may ap-ply in writing to the clerk of the circuit court of the coun-ty or city in which he or she resides, or if he is a member of the United States armed forces, the county or city in which he is domiciled, for a five-year permit to carry a concealed handgun.”

VCDL also said that the county could face legal is-sues if a 90-day temporary permit expires without a 5-year CHP being issued.

Virginia State Code sec-tion 18.2-308.05 says that “if the court has not issued

the permit or determined that the applicant is disqual-ified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and send a copy of the certified application to the applicant.”

“The certified applica-tion shall serve as a de facto permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a val-id concealed handgun per-mit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification until the court issues a five-year permit or finds the appli-cant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be disqualified after the de fac-to permit is issued, the ap-plicant shall surrender the de facto permit to the court and the disqualification shall be deemed a denial of the permit and a revocation of the de facto permit. If the applicant is later found by the court to be disquali-fied after a five-year permit has been issued, the permit shall be revoked,” the code section reads.

Bell said that the coun-ty has never run into that problem before.

“We have never had that issue,” he explained. “Those applications are getting to the judge as quick as he can come into the county. We try to have all those permits ready as we work on them on a daily basis in an ef-fort to get them back to the clerk’s [office.]”

“We try to have those ap-plications back to the clerk’s office within 24 hours,” Bell said.

Circuit Court Clerk Gary Williams said that appli-cants are sent to the sher-iff’s office for background checks the same day they drop off their application in an effort to “expedite the process.”

“We do this so they do not have to come back over here and make a second trip to make an appointment with the sheriff’s office,” he said.

“We do not have judges here in the county every-day because we are a rural area so we try to expedite this process so it can move along. We hope to have their application processed with-in a month, if not, a couple of weeks,” Williams added.

“We have not had any complaints about this pro-cess before,” he closed.

As for the photograph and application informa-tion, Bell said that is stored in a secure location at the sheriff’s department office.

“The photograph stays with me and is placed on top of the application. It is all placed in our concealed handgun permit file, which is locked up in a closet area with our other secure files in my office. Only myself and my executive secretary have a key to that area.”

According to the state police website, it advises that applicants check with the circuit court offices of their respective locality for any local procedures add-ing that “questions specific to completion of the appli-cation, residency, or accept-able proof of handgun com-petency should be directed to the court.”

Continued from Page 1Ordinance • The Sussex-Surry Dispatch • May 28, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BYCOLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC., FOR

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ordinance was repealed using the county’s power provided by the state to issue an emergency ordi-nance, amending the month-old measure.

According to County Attorney Michael Packer, a locality can issue an emergency ordinance and, once passed, that ordinance will remain in effect for 60 days. He added that if no action is taking after the emer-gency ordinance is passed, the orig-inal text would go back into effect.

Supervisors debated simply re-pealing section 5 or completely eliminating the ordinance even though noise has been an ongoing problem in the county according the Sheriff Raymond Bell and sev-eral residents.

Bell, who has gone on record as saying that he was not aware of the gun noise section being added to the ordinance, stated that his draft copy of the document did not in-clude the new passage.

“How do you expect me to come up and tell you how to make some-

thing enforceable that I don’t know about,” he asked Blackwater Dis-trict Supervisor Raymond Warren during an exchange at the meeting.

According to Warren, Bell was present in the courtroom during the meeting in which the ordinance was read aloud for the public. Dur-ing that meeting, Warren asked Bell if the ordinance, as presented, was enforceable, to which Bell stated it was.

At the May meeting, when asked by Warren about Bell’s presence in the meeting when the ordinance was read, Bell said “that doesn’t mean I was listening.”

“I sit back there a lot of the time and don’t hear a lot of what you say. I only pick up on things that pertain to law enforcement. The rest of this stuff you all discuss in this county is your job.”

As discussion continued, some supervisors explained why they were concerned about the ordi-nance’s limits.

“I am opposed to picking and

choosing who the law is for and who it is against and, for that reason, I can’t support pulling part of it out. Pull it all out,” Warren commented. He would make a substitute motion to completely eliminate the noise ordinance, which was seconded by board Chairman Eric Fly.

Fly had a community meeting earlier this month discussing the matter in great detail with nearly 40 people, a mix of residents and outsiders concerned about the im-pact this ordinance could have on their recreational hunting.

“I don’t know how you just reach into a noise ordinance and say that we are going to let this segment of the population make noise and then say we are going to punish another segment of the population for mak-ing noise,” he said.

“I really do have a hard time treating one segment of the popu-lation differently than another seg-ment.”

Fly added that he remains con-cerned about the possible influx

of hunters as the state has allowed hunting on Sundays.

Waverly Supervisor A.G. Futrell had his own views on the issue, say-ing that those who do year-round predator hunting could be adverse-ly impacted as well.

When it came to taking action on the items, a motion and a substi-tute motion were created. The orig-inal motion, made by Vice-Chair Robert Hamlin, asked for Section 3, Subsection 5 to be repealed in ac-cordance to what was discussed by Packer.

The secondary motion called for a complete dissolve of the current ordinance. The primary motion passed by a 4-2 vote, with Warren and Fly voting against the motion.

That section of the ordinance will not be in effect for the next 60 days. If no action is taken within that time period, then the repealed section goes back into full effect.

The board is expected to revisit the issue during their June meet-ing.

field, Horace Thomas III, and Jarmal Brown each had their charged reduced as part of a plea agreement. Each of those men will be back in court later this year for sentencing.

After a continuance was granted by a judge earlier this year, Robert Rose has had his trial scheduled for August 25 through 27.

According to the Virginia Court Case Infor-mation online database, Rose is currently facing attempted first-degree murder charges, along with three counts of using a firearm in commis-sion of a felony, conspiracy to incite a riot, and two counts of malicious wounding.

In March, Rose had a homicide charge and two counts of using a gun to commit a felony dropped by the state as Isle of Wight County

Commonwealth’s Attorney and lead prosecutor on the case Wayne Farmer declined to prosecute Rose on those charges.

Even though several of the suspects took plea agreements with the Commonwealth, both Rose and Wells will be tried by a jury of their peers in court. After court in January, Farmer was asked if there was concern from the prosecution about finding an impartial jury.

“It is raised a lot by the defense council. I am not concerned. I think we are going to be able to seat a jury,” he said.

All five men were granted bond in January and remain free as long as they remain within the conditions of their bond agreements, which required them living at and not leaving the

residence listed in their request and no contact with co-defendants and witnesses related to the case.

“My preference would have been that they were held without bond but it was just not pos-sible given the time constraints,” Farmer ex-plained in an interview..

If the men had been incarcerated any longer, the deadline for a speedy trial would have been broken and could have placed the case’s future in jeopardy.

“Since they were granted bond, they waived their right to speedy trial. I am not happy about that and it isn’t my preference but I am also bound by the code and what the time of limita-tions are,” he said.

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The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Plaintiff for delinquent taxes against certain real estate described as follows:

All that certain parcel of land lying in the Town of Waverly, Sussex County, Virgin-ia, lying on the northeast side of Route 651, LESS AND EXCEPT a conveyance as recorded in the Deed Book 161, at page 578, designated as Parcel no. 28A6 A 8.

standing in the name of William G. Harrison pursuant to Section 58.1-3965 et seq. of the Codeof Virginia. Andanaffidavithavingbeenfiled thatduediligencehasbeenused toascertain thenames and location of all of the heirs, devisees and successors in title of William G. Harrison; that there are or may be other persons having an interest in the real estate forming the subject matterofthissuit,whosenamesandlastknownpostofficeaddressesareunknown,namelythe unknown heirs, devisees and successors in title of William G. Harrison; that due diligence has been used to ascertain the location of Shawn L. Harrison, Tahishia Harrison, Connie Taylor RiddickandEricWilliams;thatthelastknownpostofficeaddressofShawnL.Harrisonis2409BurgageLane,Petersburg,VA23805;thatthelastknownpostofficeaddressofTahishiaHarrisonis10211VincoCircle,StonyCreekVA23882;thatthelastknownpostofficeaddressofConnieTaylorRiddickisRichmond,Virginia;andthatthelastknownpostofficeaddressofEric Williams is Prince George County, Virginia.

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When former superin-tendent Clarence Penn ar-rived to manage the Surry County Public School sys-tem in 1977, he found an ea-ger elementary school mu-sic teacher willing and able to build a marching band program. Mr. George L. Fauntleroy, or Mr.G, as he is affectionately known by his former students, creat-ed a musical legacy that has spanned over 40 years.

The Marching Cougars was first established at Surry County High School in 1975 consisting of 45 members. However, in 1982 the band consisted of 125 members. According to Fauntleroy this was the largest single membership in one school year. From the 70’s to the 80’s The Marching Cougar Band was known as “The Pride of Surry.”

Fauntleroy, a graduate of Norfolk State Univer-sity and former member of the Norfolk State Marching Spartan Legion, brought that schools style of high stepping electrifying show-manship to Surry County. As a result of Fauntleroy’s talent and the support of the community and the

school board, the Marching Cougars were able to travel to places like Florida (Dis-ney), Knoxville, Tennessee, Canada and numerous Col-leges and Universities were they won several awards.

“I remember how excited I was to go to Florida,” said Yulonda Ashby (Gilliam-class ‘82).

“Things were different back then. We were country kids. When would we get to go to Knoxville Tennes-see?”

Ashby went on to say that as a band member she were exposed to colleges and dif-ferent experiences that she would not of had if not for being a band member.

Lisa Green (Holloway-class ‘90) former drum ma-jor remembers Fauntleroy going beyond the scope of his duties often.

“Learning under Mr. G was a very good experience for me. I learned responsi-bility and respect. I learned how to follow a leader to be-come a leader,” Green said.

Green says she remem-bers how much Fauntleroy helped his students. He even made sure they got to performances and practic-es.

Not only a band director

and mentor, Fauntleroy of-ten served as a taxi for some of his students.

“He used to have a tiny gray car and before seat-belts laws were enforced, we would cram into his car just to get there, instruments in-cluded,” said Green.

Even though many people never heard of Surry Coun-ty, Va., Fauntleroy made sure the band looked pol-ished where ever they went.

“George wanted to de-velop a Marching Band that would represent Surry well,” said Penn.

Over the years the band has seen several different band Directors and a de-cline in student participa-tion. Fauntleroy attributes several things to this de-cline.

“The lack of student inter-est… it takes effort and time to practice an instrument,” said Fauntleroy.

He went on to say that the lack parental support and funding are major issues facing the music program.

“When funds are cut, the first school programs cut are the music and art pro-grams,” said Fauntleroy.

“Only in a black Majority situation is money ever a problem for our children,”

said Penn.Penn went on to say that

during the early days of the band he and the adminis-tration never allowed bud-get restraints to cloud the issue of the needs of the students.

When asked about the Surry County High School Alumni Band Association starting a scholarship for Fauntleroy, Penn was elat-ed.

“It’s a fit and proper thing. I can’t think of anyone more deserving than Mr. Fauntleroy. I commend the band boosters (SCHSABA) for being farsighted, open hearted and appreciative to this man for his work,” said Penn.

“He believed all students could learn and that all stu-dents had some type of tal-ent “. Penn went on to say that Fauntleroy felt it was his duty to develop that tal-ent to its fullest potential.

Fauntleroy says he is

humbled to have a scholar-ship created in his name.

“I am humbled that my former students would cre-ate a scholarship in my name while I am still living. Most personal scholarships are named after the person has died,” said Fauntleroy.

He went on to say, “I am so happy to see the effort of former band members working hard to keep our beloved band moving for-ward. The band program will be 40 years old in 2015. We are looking forward to a great celebration.”

The former students of Mr. Fauntleroy not only re-spect him for his exempla-ry character and teaching style, they reflect on their time under his instruction with love.

“Some off my best days of life will be my memories of being in the marching band under the leadership of Mr George Fauntleroy - “Mr G”,” said Green.

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serving, protecting and knew the risks and still donned the uniform and badge despite the dangers. From 1881 when then Pe-tersburg High Constable of-ficer John Minetree, Jr. died while patrolling on horse-back to 2013 when Virginia State Master Trooper Junius Walker was shot and killed were among those fallen honored. Walker joined the Virginia State Police in 1973 and had patrolled the Din-widdie County area since 1984.

He was shot and killed after stopping for what he believed to be a disabled ve-hicle on southbound Inter-state 85 in Dinwiddie Coun-ty on March 7 last year.

It was one mile from an-other stop he had made in years past, guest speaker Retired Virginia State Mas-ter Trooper Carl Weaver ex-plained.

Pastor Weaver recalled receiving word from his daughter that she had a flat tire on Interstate 85. When he arrived the tire was changed and both his daughter and granddaugh-ter were safe.

When he asked his daughter who changed the tire, she replied, “J.A.” That was Walker stopping to help someone in need, some-thing, “he loved most.”

Weaver praised Walker and others who gave their life in the line of duty.

“There is a gallery up there of men and women that have given their last ounce of devotion in an ef-fort to make our state and our country a better place in which to live,” he said. “There is evil in the world, and you are on the front lines and the last line of defense because of that we

need to be cautious, well trained and alert. “

Prince George Police Department added a video depicting photographs of the officers honored they included family photos, of-ficers in uniform and other aspects of their lives.

Those included images of Sussex County Sheriff’s Of-fice Deputy Thomas Felton, who was killed when his pa-trol car was struck by a CSX Railroad freight train while responding to backup an-other deputy at a burglary in progress on April 29, 1989. He was at home get-ting ready when he received the call at 6:30 a.m.An in-vestigation into the accident revealed that the railroad crossing gates had been malfunctioning for several days and did not close as the train approached.

Deputy Felton had served with the agency for 2 years and six months. As in years past, Felton’s family at-tended the ceremony in his honor.

Laura Gibson-Szerok-man, Surviving Spouse of Waverly Patrolman

Allen William Gibson, Jr. will never forget that Saturday on April 25, 1998 when she was told her hus-band was shot and killed. Lat month the couple would have celebrated their 18th anniversary.

“16 years sounds like such a long time ago, and yet to my heart it was only yes-terday. Being told the aw-ful news, the gut-wrenching screams, the endless tears, and knowing I couldn’t do anything to stop it,” she wrote on the Officer Down Memorial Page. “ You were gone. Forever. I just don’t understand why it all had to be. After giving a description

of your shooters and telling your partner to tell us you loved us, you then asked him to pray with you.”

Officer Gibson was shot and killed after confronting two male suspects while on foot patrol in a wooded area behind an apartment com-plex. Upon confronting the suspects a struggle ensued and Officer Gibson was shot once in the abdomen with his own weapon. The round struck the edge of his bul-letproof vest. He was taken to a hospital where he suc-cumbed to his wound. One suspect who shot Patrolman Gibson was arrested the fol-lowing day and the second suspect was later arrested. The prosecutor struck a plea bargain with the two suspects, who were origi-nally charged with capital murder, against Patrolman Gibson’s family’s wishes. On December 8, 1999, the shooter pled guilty to invol-untary manslaughter and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The second suspect plead guilty to acting as an accessory after the fact and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. In 2002 both sus-pects were tried in federal courts and convicted of Of-ficer Gibson’s murder. Both men were sentenced to life in prison with no possibil-ity of parole. Officer Gibson had served with the 6-per-son department for only 2 months and had a total of 2 years of law enforcement experience.

Hundreds of officers and family members of those who died gathered at the Moose on Wednesday morning to revisit that dash for the 21 men who lost their lives whether senseless acts of violence or tragic acci-dents.

“These are great loss-es. They give their lives to make the this place a better place to live,” speaker Pas-

tor Weaver said. “We are but a vapor that appears in a moment and then vanish-es away.”

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The heirs and devisees of JAMES BAILEYLORRAINE MOORETOWN OF WAKEFIELD, VIRGINIA Defendants


The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Plaintiff for delinquent taxes against cer-tain real estate described as follows:

All that certain parcel of land lying in the Town of Wakefield, Sussex County, Vir-ginia, on the north side of Bryan Avenue, designated as Parcel no. 61A7 A 44B.

standing in the name of James Bailey pursuant to Section 58.1-3965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. And an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used to ascertain the names and location of all of the heirs, devisees and successors in title of James Bailey; that there are or may be other persons having an interest in the real estate forming the subject matter of this suit, whose names and last known post office addresses are unknown, namely the unknown heirs, devisees and successors in title of James Bailey; and that due diligence has been used to ascertain the location of Lorraine Moore, whose last known post office address is 402 Williams Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

It is ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for two successive weeks in the Sussex Surry Dispatch and that the parties named herein appear on or before June 16,2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Sussex, Vir-ginia, and do what may be necessary to protect their interests in this suit. ENTER: This 23rd day of April, 2014. A True-Copy Gary M. Williams CLERKI ask for this:James W. Elliott p.q.JAMES W. ELLIOTTAttorney at LawP.O. Box 1410Yorktown, VA 23692(757) 898-7000 5/28/2tcssd

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SUSSEX COUNTY EVENTSJaNUarY-DECEMbEr 2014

SEND THEE COMMUNITY OUTrEaCH presents Pocahontas Kids Outreach, 10234 Branch Street Wakefield, Monday thru Friday for fun, food, and much more. Lunch is from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. FOOD IS FREE FOR CHILDREN UP TO 18.

YOGa CLaSSES WILL bE HELD aT THE WaKEFIELD FOUNDa-TION, 100 Wilson Ave. - Wakefield, Va.,The classes will meet every Tuesday from 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the Dance Studio. So grab a friend, comfortable clothing and a towel or mat and join PEACEFUL MOVES for a beginners class that’s rewarding to both the mind and body.For more information contact Rebecca, instruc-tor, at (917) 280 - 1546

January – December 2014GIrL SCOUT TrOOP #349 meets every Wednesday at Waverly United Methodist Church at 138 Coppa-haunk Road in Waverly. School bus transportation is provided from Sus-sex Central Schools to the church. Meetings are from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Girl Scout Troop #349 handles age groups from 5 – 18. Adult vol-unteer participation is welcomed and encouraged. The program runs through the school year and will in-clude various ‘badge’ projects, arts and crafts and field trips. This is the Girl Scout Mission: “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place” and we want your daughter to be a part of that. If you have any questions, please call Diane Woolridge at 804 834 3741.

WaKEFIELD MaSONIC LODGE #198 aF & aM Stated Meeting is held every 4th Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 200 West Main Street Wakefield VA.

THE CarPENTEr MUSEUM will host painting classes under the instruction of professional artist Sheila Holland. This month’s theme is “Spring Meadows”.Instruction is in oil and acrylic paints. The session cost is $65 per student. Canvas, paints, and brushes are pro-vided. (If you bring your own sup-plies, you can apply to instructor for $5 discount.) Classes begin at 9:30 a.m. To regis-ters call the Miles B. Carpenter Mu-seum between 2:00 p.m. thru 5:00 p.m. ,Thursday through Monday: (804) 834-3327.

May – June 31

GrEEN MaCHINES Football Cheer Team Sign ups First Come First Serve Ages to cheer 8 -13 Ages for football 10 -12 Contact Rhonda Flowers 804-255-7659 for more in-formation.

SUrrY COUNTY EVENJaNUarY- DECEMbEr 2014

THE SUrrY SNIP CLINIC offer-ing low-cost spay/neuter surgeries to area pet owners. Please call 757-622-7382, option 3, for more info, as vaccine rules have changed. Calling Valerie at 757-371-9236 / 294-3859 can make appointments.

SUrrY COUNTY ParKS aND rECrEaTION IS OFFErING THE FOLLOWING CLaSSES:TODDLErS’ TUMbLING Classes will involve skill work to develop strength, coordination, and team-work..Class sessions:May 13, 20, 27, 2014Day: TUESDAYS Time: 4:00pm until 4:30pm Age Group: Ages 2 – 4

TUMbLING IEach class will involve perfecting the handstand, round off, cartwheel, for-ward roll, Backward roll, bridge, and Back walkovers as well as running and standing back HandspringsClass sessions:May 13, 20, 27, 2014Day: TUESDAYS Time: 4:30pm until 5:15pm Age Group Ages 5 and up

baLLETEach participant will learn basic bal-let positions while focusing on im-proving coordination.Class sessions:May 13, 20, 27, 2014Day: TUESDAYS Time: 5:15pm until 6:00pm Age Group: Ages 5 and up

TaPThis class will focus on flexibility, strength and coordination.Class sessions:.May 13, 20, 27, 2014Day: TUESDAYS T i m e : 6:00pm until 6:30pm Age Group: Ages 5 and up

bLaCK raCEr DOJO KaraTEThis class is to develop balance, co-ordination, and self discipline. Day:Alternate Wednesdays and

Thursdays Time: 6:00pm until 7:30pmAge Group: Ages 6 and up

ZUMbaWednesdays & Thursdays6:30pm until 7:30pmLatin-inspired dance-fitness program that blends red-hot international mu-sic, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and contagious steps to form a “Fitness-party” that is downright ad-dictive.

SELF DEFENSE CLaSS FOr WOMEN & GIrLSThis class is designed for women (ages 18 & up) and girls (ages 10 –17) Who sometimes fell intimidated threatened or scared of violence from both men and other females in any given situation. Each student will learn the following skills:Leverage over brute forceHard strikes and powerful kicksHow to command presenceEscape ground positions and gain Dominate positioning

THE SUrrY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S CLaSS OF 1979 is currently making plans to commemo-rate its 35th reunion in September of 2014. A facebook page titled “Surry County High School Class of 1979” has been created to provide infor-mation and updates. The planning committee is trying to locate the fol-lowing class members: Gail Cham-berliss, Jeannie Coy-Kearney, Rus-sell Gilchrist, Robert Jackson, Aretha Moses, James Poole,Early Thomas, Gloria Thompson & Carl Wilson. If you have any infor-mation concerning the location of any of these individuals, please con-tact Shirley Shaw-Brown at (804) 458-5964.

June 7MEGa YarD SaLE aND CraFT-ErS EVENT sponsored by Surry Ruritans will be held at theSurry County Parks and Recreational Center from 8:00am until 4:00pm. Yard Sale and CraftSpaces are available. For more in-formation visit our website www.surryruritanclub.org or call 757-294-3197.

June 12DENDrON HISTOrICaL SOCI-ETY MEETINGS are held at 7:30 p.m. in the Dendron Museum

June 14, 15DENDrON MUSEUM is open 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is FREE.

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December- December 2014a L Z H E I M E r ’ S / D E M E N -TIa CarEGIVEr SUPPOrT GrOUPS 3 p.m. 3rd Monday Lake Prince Woods 100 Anna Goode Way, Suffolk Lee Rae Matthews, 757-923-5531. 2p.m 2nd Tuesday Farm Fresh Store 1401 N. Main Street Suffolk, Bill Bell, 757-539-0178. 12p.m 2nd Wednesday Emmanuel Episcopal Church 400 N. High Street Franklin, Virginia, Mary Frances Newsome, 757-569-0604. 7p.m. 2nd Thursday, Curves 13478 Carrollton Blvd Ste Q1 Carrollton, Martha Hunt, 757-459-2405

THE OrGaNIZaTION aND FUNDraISING FOr THE aMErICaN CaNCEr SOCIETY 2014 relay For Life of Isle of Wight/Surry is in full swing! We want the Teams, citizens, and supporters of our community event to know that there will be a significant change for 2014. Due to planned renovations at Smith-field High School track/football field and previously planned activities at Windsor High School, Relay For Life of Isle of Wight/Surry will be held at Westside Elementary School in Smithfield. It will be on Saturday, May 31st beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m. The Lu-minaria Ceremony is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Other event details are be-ing finalized at this time and will be announced soon. Stacey Caterbone, Event Chair, states “Relay can be held anywhere; you can’t contain or slow down the spirit of Relay! We know how important Relay is to our participants, Survivors, and Caregiv-ers and want them to know about the changes as soon as possible.”For more information, please contact Stacey at 642-5877. We hope to see you at 2014 Relay For Life of Isle of Wight/Surry and thank you for your continued support. Proceeds from Relay For Life benefit the programs and services of the American Cancer Society.www.RelayForLife.org/IWSVA

GraZ’N aCrES THEraPEUTIC rIDING CENTEr14492 Ivor Road Sedley, VA 23878 Office: (757) 653-9615Fax: (757) 653-0219

Email: [email protected]: www.graznacres.orgA non-profit organization providing therapeutic horseback riding, driving and At-Risk programs for people with physical intellectual, emotional and learning disabilities from the Cities of Franklin, Suffolk, South Hampton, Isle of Wight as well as the surround-ing areas of Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

May 31 FrOM 9aM TO NOON, VFW POST 8545 will have a “RECRUIT-ING and VENDOR’S Service” at Smithfield Farmers Market,(back lot of Bank of Southside, 115 Main Street, Smithfield Va. Mayor Carter Williams, will be in charge of the “FRENCH FRIES”.The Reminder of the VFW Crew, Tom Harper, Jim Phillips, Lynn Mo-ran, Earle Southard, will handle the “Bratwurst (brat’s), and Hot Dogs with all the Condiments, Plus Cold Drinks”.Drop by & have a bite and a Soda Pop. Combat Vet’s Wanted for the VFW.

Live Strong at the Y – Free 12 week small group program at the Luter Family YMCA. The physical activity and well-being program is designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health. Program will be of-fered Mondays & Wednesdays June – August. To learn more, contact the Y at 365-4060 or email [email protected]

VETEraNS OF FOrEIGN WarS POST 8545 invites neighboring com-munities to a Fund Raising Breakfast every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at 223 Washing-ton St, across from the Smithfield Li-brary in Smithfield. All proceeds go to support local veterans and commu-nity projects.

LIVE STrONG aT THE Y – FrEE 12 WEEK SMaLL GrOUP PrO-GraM aT THE LUTEr FaMILY YMCa. The physical activity and well-being program is designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health. Program will be of-fered Mondays & Wednesdays June – August. To learn more, contact the Y at 365-4060 or email [email protected]

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CHUrCH EVENTS

June 1LIbErTY baPTIST CHUrCH will celebrate Youth Day, at 11:30 a.m.

ST. PaUL HOLINESS CHUrCH 8645 Rolfe Highway Dendron will be celebrat-ing Men’s Day. At 11:00 a.m. The speaker will be Rev. Charlie McKnight from River of Life Christian Church, Newport News, VA.

June 8MarS HILL aME ZION CHUrCH will be having their Pastor’s apprecia-tion Day at 3:00 p.m.

June 16 – 20LIbErTY baPTIST VaCaTION bIbLE SCHOOL from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Everyone welcome

May-DecemberFIrST baPTIST CHUrCH OF WaKEFIELD New Hour of Power First Sun-day and Third Sunday of Each Month. Please join us.

THE WOrD CHUrCH aND rESTOraTION CENTEr OF WaVErLY 357 West Main Street Waverly Pastor Felicia Davis Church Schedule Wednesday night Bible Class 7p.m. to 8p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m

CHUrCH SErVICESAbundant Life Christian Church784 Cabin Point Rd., Spring Grove. Pastor: Leon Pettaway. Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Kingdom Liv-ing Class: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Children’s classes available. www.alccglobal.org. (757) 866-8434.All About Jesus Holy Church of Deliverance7246 Proctors Bridge Rd., Ivor. Pastor: Evangelist Mable Fenner. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. Mondays: Hour of Prayer 6:30 pm. Wednesdays: Bible Study 7:30 pm. Fridays: Evangelistic/Deliverance 7:30 pm. (757) 859-9444. Email: [email protected] Baptist Church20230 Peters Bridge Rd., Yale. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. (434) 535-8164.Bethesda Apostolic Church130 Bank St., Waverly. Pastor: Elder James Barnes. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m. Bible Class, Praise and Worship: Fridays 8:00 p.m. www.bethesdahgm.orgBibleway Baptist ChurchHwy. 10, Colonial Trail East, Surry. Pastor: Howard Daniels. Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m. Youth Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Bible Study/Praise Service: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.Burton’s Grove Christian ChurchWakefield. Pastor: Rev. David Henson. Worship Service: every Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. every Sunday (except 5th Sunday). First Sundays: covered dish meal after morning worship. Third Sundays: Communion Services.Calvary Baptist Church20248 Courthouse Rd., Yale. Pastor: Willie Derr. First Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School im-mediately after. Second and Fourth Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m.Christ Episcopal Church203 E. Main St., Waverly. Vicar: Rev. Macon B. Walton. Sunday: 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist.Christian Charities Deliverance Church36003 General Mahoney Blvd. (460 East), Ivor. Overseer: Gwendolyn Henderson. Sunday Services: Morning Glory 10:00 a.m. Thursday: Prayer, Praise & Word 7:30 p.m. 757-859-2232 or 804-586-7675. Transportation 757-859-CCDC.Church of all Nations Apostolic7176 Salisburg Rd., Spring Grove. Pastor: Elder Joseph Shaw, Sr. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Services vary, contact the Church for schedule. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Morning Glory Prayer: Saturdays 7 to 8 a.m. (804) 834-3493. Email: [email protected] of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints202 Prospect St., Wakefield. Sundays: 10 to 11:10 a.m. Sacrament Meeting; 11:20 a.m. to 12:00 Sun-day School/Primary; 12:10 to 1 p.m. Relief Society/Priesthood/PrimaryClaremont United Methodist Church274 Bailey Ave., Claremont. Pastor: Kaye Seay. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. (804) 732-2543.Community Baptist Church270 Old Burroughs Rd., Elberon. Pastor Gary Ross. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: - 10:45 a.m. Evening Worship Service: 6:00 p.m. Wednes-day Prayer Service: 7:00 p.m. (757) 294-3074Cuffie Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church2140 Rolfe Hwy, Dendron. Pastor: Rev. Coston Griffin. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Morning Wor-ship at 10:15 Bible Study/Praise Service: Wednes-day from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm.Easter Baptist Church13454 Jerusalem Plank Rd., Waverly. Sunday School: 2nd and 4th Sunday 9:45 a.m. Worship Ser-vice: 2nd and 4th Sunday 11:00 a.m. 804-834-2595 church or 804-835-1645 clerk.Empowerment Temple Deliverance Center219 N. County Dr., Waverly. Sunday: Hour of Em-powerment 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.Faith Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 53 Spring Grove, Reverend William D. Thompson Sr. Sunday service 10:00 a.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Faith Community ChurchA non-denominational, Evangelical Church that

meets in Yale at the SDA Church. Pastor Lawrence Jarrett. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship: 11:00 a.m. (day care provided). Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church141 Old Church St., Claremont. Pastors: Anthony & Saretha Washington. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Service: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (757) 866-0494.First Baptist Church2550 Rolfe Highway, Dendron. Pastor: Michael Thomas, Sr. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Praise & Worship: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Communion fourth Sundays. Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. (757) 267-2502. (757) 267-0103.First Baptist Church217 County Dr., Wakefield. Pastor: Rev. Jerry Parham. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Prayer & Praise: 11 to 11:15 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (757) 899-2407First Baptist Church315 South Church St., Waverly. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Kenneth Lee. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Holly Communion: every first Sunday.Fort Grove United Methodist Church12471 Church St., Stony Creek. Pastor Rev.Normal Townsley Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Ser-vice: - 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: Thursday, 9:30 a.m.Greater Hickory Hill Baptist ChurchYale. Pastor: Joe Caple. Services held 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays at 11:30 a.m.Greater Shiloh Temple Apostolic Miracle Center928 West Main St., Waverly. Overseer, Pastor: Windy Chambliss. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sun-day Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.Hope Chapel Deliverance Center486 Browns view Ln., Surry. Pastor: Elder Spencer Logan, Sr. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship: - 12:00 p.m. Bible Class: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Evangelism & Perfecting Saints: Fridays 7:30 p.m. e-mail: [email protected] of Prayer Apostolic Church216 Sussex Ave., Wakefield. Sunday: Worship 12 noon. Sunday: Christian Education 10 a.m. Thurs-days: Womens Auxiliary Seminars teaching The King of Daughters and other topic for ladies 7:30 pm. Thursdays: Men to Men, Develop Today’s Men 7:30 pmIvor Baptist Church8506 Bell Ave., Ivor.Communion 1st Sunday of each month Sundays: Sweet Fellowship 9:30a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. 6:45p.m. Wednesdays: Bible Study small group studies.Jerusalem Baptist Church6512 Carsley Rd., Waverly. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Communion ev-ery third Sunday. Prayer Warriors: first and third Tuesdays. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Tri-umphant Women of God: every second Saturday 9:30 a.m. Children church located in the N.T. Ellis Fellowship Hall every Sunday.Lebanon Baptist ChurchSurry. Sunday Prayer & Praise Worship: 8:15 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays: Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Holy Com-munion: second Sundays.Liberty Baptist Church319 Railroad Ave., Waverly. Pastor: Rev. Karl R. Marshall, Sr. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Prayer and Praise: 11:15 a.m. Worship Service: 11:30 a.m. 5th Sundays there are only one service at 8:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.Lily of the Valley Deliverance Center411 Oak St., Waverly. Pastor: Suff. Bishop Marvin Drew, I. Christian Education: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Celebration: Sunday 11:15 a.m. Praise, Worship, Bible Study: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. (804) 834-2814. www.lilyofthevalleychurch.org. Email: [email protected] Hill A.M.E. Zion ChurchWakefield. Pastor: Rev. Kenneth Zollicoffer. Sunday

School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School Union: every 5th Sunday at various churches. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Communion Service: 1st Sunday.Millfield Baptist Church31389 Millfield Rd., Wakefield. Sunday Services: Breakfast fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. (757) 859-6896 www.millfieldbaptist.orgMiracle Temple Deliverance Center #2119 West Main St., Waverly. Pastor: Douglas Morris. Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.Moore’s Swamp Baptist Church2300 Runnymede Rd., Elberon. Pastor: Danny Blalock. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. (for everyone) Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Nursery provided. Bible Study and Prayer: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.Mount Calvary, the Holy Church of God16015 Benns Church Blvd., Smithfield. Pastor Lu-efras Robinson. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Services: 11:30 a.m.Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church8438 White Marsh Rd., Elberon. Pastor: Rev. Sherri Dobbins. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.Mount Moriah United Church of Christ12499 Old Forty Rd., Waverly. Pastor: Shelton Smith, Jr. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Prayer and Praise: 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.Mt. Nebo Baptist Church5738 Colonial Trail East, Surry. Pastor: Dr. Daniel Baltimore. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Praise & Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: Thursdays 7:30 p.m. New members class: Thursdays 7:00 p.m. Nursery available each Sunday, infants to six years of age.New Beginning Faith Community Baptist Church231 W. Main St., Wakefield. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Salathiel Henderson I. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.New Direction Praise and Worship Ministry307 W. Main St., Waverly (above Waverly Fitness Center, use the rear entrance) Pastor: Rev. Dr. Eric Jones. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Bible Study: 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Holy Com-munion: 3rd Sundays (804) 834-9579 or (804) 631-4131.New Harvest Church68 Old Burrough Rd., Surry. Pastor: Gerry Shan-non. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Gathering: 10:30 a.m. Sundays: ReNew Alternative Service 6:00 at The Center. Fridays: Bread of Life Ministry, free bread 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Soup served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. www.newhar-vestchurch.webs.com (757) 294-0219.New Hope Baptist Church18183 Old Forty Rd., Sussex. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Prayer/Praise and Worship Service: Sunday 11:00 a.m.Newville Baptist Church7710 Beef Steak Rd., Waverly. Sunday: Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Youth Meet-ing (second & fourth) 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m. (804) 834-3838Oak Grove Baptist Church38070 Rocky Hock Rd., Wakefield. Pastor: Rev. Leslie Holloway, Jr. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sun-day Prayer and Praise: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.One God Ministry - A Global ChurchNon-Denominational Christian Church. 14424 Har-mony Rd., Jarratt (at Spiritual Wilderness Solitude Retreat Center). Sunday: Praise and Worship 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bible Study: Thursdays 6:00 p.m. (434) 535-8989.Plank Road Baptist Church11578 Jerusalem Plank Rd., Waverly. Pastor: Rev. George Urquhart. Church School: first and third Sundays at 9:45 a.m. Worship Services: first and third Sundays at 11 a.m. (804) 834-3707Pocahontas Temple Baptist ChurchWakefield. Pastor: Rev. Lewis Allen. Sunday School: 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Sunday Prayer/Praise: 10:45 to 11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays.Poplar Lawn Baptist Church250 Poplar Lawn Rd., Surry. Pastor: Dr. Bruce

Childs. Sunday School: 8:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:30 p.m. WednesdaysReadville Baptist Church20158 Princeton Rd., Stony Creek. Pastor: Wilson Connell. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship: 11:00 a.m. Nursery provided.Rising Star Apostolic Church7896 Martin Luther King Hwy, Spring Grove. Pas-tor: Elder Everett Harvey, Sr. Prayer: Sundays 9:45 a.m. Christian Education: Sundays 10:00 a.m. Wor-ship: Sundays 11:30 a.m. Prayer & Bible Study: Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesdays 12 noon. Prayer & Worship: Thursdays 7:30 p.m.Rising Star Deliverance Center133 Jackson Lane, Waverly. Pastor: Eddie Boyd. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:45 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. (804) 720-5187.Rocky Hock United Methodist Church2747 White Marsh Road. Pastor: Cliff Fritzinger. Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. Nursery provided. Cof-fee & Fellowship at 10:15 a.m.Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays: Choir practice 6:30 p.m. Monday: Prayer Group 2:00 p.m. Family Focus ev-ery second Sunday.Rose of Sharon Apostolic Church438 Elm St. Waverly. Pastor: Bishop Tyrone Harper. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Prayer: Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service: 5 a.m., First week each month. Food Bank: First and Third Monday, 6 to 8 p.m.The Shrine of the Infant of Prague Roman Catholic ChurchWakefield. Priest: Father Charles Saglio. SATUR-DAYS: Mass at 5:00 PM.St. Paul A.F.C.O.G.307 Maple St., Waverly. Pastor: Elder Tyrone War-ren. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. (804) 834-2157.St. Paul’s Episcopal Church11891 Rolfe Hwy., Surry. Sunday Services: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays. Morning Prayers: 2nd and 4th Sunday.St. Paul Holiness Church8645 Rolfe Hwy. Dendron. Pastor: Elder Welton E. Blount, Sr. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship Service: 11 a.m. Children’s Church for ages 2 to 8 in the Educational Center every Sunday except second Sunday. Youth Service: second Sundays. Bible Study & Prayer Service: Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Communion Service: third Sundays.Saints of Runneymede Holiness Church7711 White Marsh Rd., Elberon. Pastor: Andrew Cypress. Sunday Services: Intercessory Prayer 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:30 a.m. Holy Communion First Sunday. Wednes-days: Noonday prayer 12 noon. Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 pm. (757) 267-2678. www.Runneymedeholinessch.innuitydirect.comSigns & Wonders Church of DeliverancePastors: David and Laura Taylor. Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m., at Stony Creek Community Center, St. John’s Child Development Center (Multipurpose Room) 9402 Sussex Dr., Stony Creek. Discipleship Training: Sundays10:00 a.m. Bible Study: Thurs-days: 7:00 p.m. www.swedeliverance.com.Surry Baptist Church76 Church St., Surry. Pastor: Ray Hampton. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Bi-ble Study: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. (757) 294-9302.Surry United Methodist ChurchHwy. 10, Surry. Sunday School: all ages 10:00 a.m. Worship Services: 11:15 a.m. 1st, 3rd, 4th Sun-days.Sussex Baptist Church17033 Sussex Dr., Stony Creek. (804) 898-0806. Independent Fundamental.Swan’s Point Baptist Church687 Swann’s Point Rd., Spring Grove. Sunday Wor-ship Service: 9:00 a.m. First and Third. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Second and Fourth. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Dr. Leo Whitaker, Interim Pastor,Tabernacle Baptist Church228 Virginia Ave., Wakefield. Pastor: Rev. Dennis

Ellis. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. (757) 899-2844.Tabernacle of Praise FGBCHwy. 460, Zuni. Sunday Schedule of services: Tab-ernacle of Praise Full Gospel Baptist Church sched-ule of services:1st Sunday 9:30 AM- Breakfast with Bishop 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sunday 9:30 AM - Quick Word Each Sun-day morning at 10:30 - Morning Worship Wednes-day Bible Study 7:00 PMTree of Life Colonial Trail E., Surry. Pastor: Earnest Hardy, Sr. Co-Pastor: Stelita Newby. Sunday Service: 8:00 a.m.Triumph In Victory Christian Church207 County Dr., Wakefield. Pastor: Rev. Ernest B. Perry. Morning Glory Service: 8:00 a.m. Sundays. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Anointed Worship Ser-vice: 11:00 a.m. (757) 899-2099. www.triumphin-victory.com.Tucker Swamp Baptist Church located at 37527 Seacock Chapel Road in Zuni invites the com-munity to join us at the church for the following events: Each Sunday: Sunday School at 9:30 am for all ages, Worship at 10:45 am. Each Wednesday at 6:15-7:45 pm we offer age appropriate programs as well as adult Bible studies. For more information call 242-6553. Visit us online at tuckerswamp.com or on Facebook.Union Baptist Church5962 Laurel Springs Rd., Spring Grove. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Prayer & Praises 11-11:15 a.m.Union Hill United Church of Christ16192 Union Hill Rd., Sedley. Pastor: Rev. Roy Stokes. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m. (757) 242-6175.Unity Tabernacle A.F.C.O.G.2699 Golden Hill Rd. Pastor: Elder Harold Pret-low Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Transportation available by calling (757) 294-3862 or (757) 294-3828.Wakefield Baptist ChurchPastor: Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Wor-ship: 11:00 a.m. Nursery provided on Sundays. Bible Study: Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m.Wakefield Christian Outreach Center416 E. Main St., Wakefield. Pastor: Charles S. Cy-press. Sunday Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Day Prayer: Wednesday, 12 noon. Prayer Service: First Friday, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Ministry: Second Fri-day, 7:30 p.m. Strengthening the Family Series: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. and Sundays 8:00 a.m. (757) 899-5056.Wakefield United Methodist Church, 205 W. Church Street, Wakefield...Pastor: Curtis D. Lucy. Sunday Worship Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship Service: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. For other information call the church office: Mon.-Thur. 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Friday: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Office/Food Pantry (757) 899-7203. Preschool (757) 899-8054.Waverly Baptist Church301 E. Main St., Waverly. Pastor: Eric Avery. Sun-day School: 9:30 a.m., all ages. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday Children’s Pro-gram 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays:: Youth Bible Study and Adults Prayer/Devotions at 7:00 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. (804) 834-2813.Waverly Congregational Christian Church123 Coppahaunk Ave., Waverly. Pastor: Chuck Willman. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. (nursery provided for both).Waverly United Methodist Church138 Coppahaunk Ave., Waverly. Pastor: Donna Smith. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Wilborne Baptist Church7138 Newville Road. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.Yale Seventh-Day Adventist Church19155 Courthouse Rd. “Just Can’t Wait Till Sun-day!” Saturday Services: Sabbath Schools and Bi-ble Study for all ages at 9:30 a.m. Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. (434) 246-5486Zion Hill Holiness Church4424 Spring Branch Rd., Waverly. Pastor: Elder W. T. Williams, Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays 7:30

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At the Virginia Pork Festival you’ll find just about any pork dish that you can imagine. From barbe-cued loin chops and spare ribs to chitterlings and pit cooked barbe-

cue, they serve over 30 dishes hot and fresh off the grill.

Pork is not the only fare you’ll find in abundance at the event. De-licious side dishes include items

such as hush puppies, pork (of course) and beans, french fried sweet potatoes, banana pudding, and strawberry shortcake. Tickets to this event ($35 each) include all of your food and favorite beverages, so if you pick one day this year to pig-out June 11 is the day and the Virginia Pork Festival is the event!

An event that rivals many festi-vals dedicated solely to music, the Virginia Pork Festival features live music from four bandstands that surround the event. Featured bands this year include: The Konnection, The Feature Attraction Band, the Mark Roberts Band, and The Rhon-dels.

Attendees of the event will be happy to know that the Virginia Pork Festival is a nonprofit orga-nization that provides local clubs and civic organizations with an op-portunity to raise funds for their re-spective groups.

Over the past four decades years more than two million dollars have been donated to participating area non-profit organizations, civic or-ganizations, rescue and fire depart-ments, and many others. It should be noted that all dishes are prepared and served by these groups, all of whom make the festival a great suc-cess for the local communities.

The Virginia Pork Festival, scheduled to take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, will be held at the Greensville Ruritan Club Grounds located in Emporia. Prospective attendees of this popu-lar event are strongly encouraged to place their ticket orders imme-diately as tickets are limited and available on a first-come first-serve basis. Tickets are available, while supplies last, from locations across Virginia and North Carolina as well as online. Tickets are not sold at the gate.


Forbes honors

fallen heroesCongressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) joins with residents of Boykins in their annual Memorial Day service this past weekend. For 100 years, the town of Boykins has honored and celebrated the local men and wom-en who have served our nation in uniform through this service.

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I just bought another gardentiller. Now, keep in mind that I re-alize almost no one really needs orwants a garden tiller. What theywant is their garden tilled. Theydon’t want to do it personally buta garden that needs tilling justcries for a tiller. It is alwayscheaper and more effective to hiresomeone with a tiller to do thejob but paying someone to dosomething you should do for your-self just seems wrong.

After purchasing a tiller theproper way to use it is simple. If itactually runs you crank it andtake it to the garden. Fill the gastank with exactly one cup of gas.Trust me, you won’t need anymore thanthat. Thenyou make a fewpasses until youget it adjusted.Then you takea break andnever return.There are liter-ally thousandsof gardenss p r i n k l e dacross Virginiawith a tillerthat hasn’tbeen crankedfor years sitting beside them.Proper tiller owners cover themwith the traditional old washtub.Less proper owners use the ubiq-uitous blue tarps, which degradewithin a year until nothing is leftbut blue tatters waving in thebreeze. Others just leave themsitting.

All three methods are proba-bly pretty effective as a scarecrowbut it is always cheaper to usesomething else as a foundation forscarecrows.

This is why you should neverbuy a new tiller. You can haveyour choice of hundreds of usedtillers, many with the paint stillon the tines for less than half thecost of a new one. Remember youaren’t actually going to use it any-way.

Now, if your new used tillerdoesn’t run you have threechoices. You can keep pulling thestarter rope until your character

degrades and you start using uglylanguage. If you typically use uglylanguage in general conversationyou do not need a tiller. Save yourmoney and cuss for a few minutes.It will do as much good tillingyour garden as the tiller. Optiontwo is to take it to the repair shop.They will get it running like newfor only half of the cost of a newone. Then you can refer to para-graph two. Make a few passes-park it beside the garden-cover it

with a wash-t u b - h i r esomeone totill your gar-den.

O p t i o nthree is myp e r s o n a lchoice. Buy ajunked tillerfor a fewbucks-unloadit beside thegarden, coverit with awashtub and

go get a cup of coffee. For manyyears (before I could afford an ac-tual junked tiller) I covered a bro-ken kid’s wagon with thewashtub. It worked almost as wellas a tiller.

Over the past six or five yearsI’ve purchased an average of atiller a year, some of which actu-ally ran. That is, they ran untilthey spent several years under thewashtub.

This year I discovered I notonly needed a tiller, I wanted one.I conducted a search and corralledfive of them. Two actually ran,two needed only minor repairsand one had a blown motor. For-tunately, the one with the blownmotor had the most importantcharacteristic of a good tiller.That is, it rolls easily when it isn’tworking. I rolled it to the garden,covered it with the washtub andleft it.

I had the second one runninggreat when a terrible thing hap-pened. I was at a local store andanother customer who bought anew tiller last year brought it in tosell. I was shocked. That man hasno respect for tiller tradition.That poor tiller had never evenseen a washtub or a blue tarp. Heused it the obligatory one time,put it in a shed and then broughtit in to sell.

What was worse is he actuallypriced it to sell. That’s why I willnever buy new yard equipment.Once it has been used it is onlyworth half of what you paid. Itdoesn’t matter if it has been usedone day or one year or two years,the price is the same. After thethird year the price is steady aslong as it is running. If it isn’trunning the value and the pricedrops until it gets to “free if youtake it.” I can leave this one underthe tub for a couple of years andstill get my money back. I mighteven use it.

My bride Management actu-ally approved the purchase pro-viding I sell the extra five tillers Ihave in inventory.

Here is the ad. For sale: Troy-Bilt Rear-tine Tiller, runs good,includes one cup of gas and awashtub, $300 OBO 434-547-5415.

There are literallythousands ofgardens� with atiller that hasn’tbeen cranked foryears sittingbeside them.

The stories in this column aretrue. Averett lives a dull life inrural Southside Virginia with hiswife Management, two childrenand a rotating assortment ofgoats, dogs, cats, snakes and otherlocal fauna.

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1. A pane2. Yellowknife3. A pup4. Seven in the front and athumbhole in the back5. A place to quarantine peoplewith infectious disease, such asleprosy6. The building material is madeof dried earth and straw.7. Asclepius

1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a sheet of printedstamps called?2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Canada’sNorthwest Territories?3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby bat called?

4. MUSIC: How many holes does the musical instrument called arecorder have?5. LANGUAGE: What is a lazaretto?6. ARCHITECTURE: What is adobe made of?7. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Greek god of medicine?8. DISCOVERIES: Who is credited with discovering the air brake?9. BIRTHSTONES: What is February’s traditional birthstone?10. MATH: What is the Arabic equivalent of the Roman numeralCMXC?

1. Eric Davis (1987) and BarryBonds (1990). 2. He played in 23 major-leagueseasons, with no World Series ap-pearances.3. Houston’s Andre Ware, in 1989.4. San Diego’s Elvin Hayes, in the1968-69 season.5. Chad Alban of Michigan State(1998) and Mike Mantua of West-ern Michigan (2002).6. Argentina hosted it — and wonit — in 1978.7. Ken Norton was awarded theWBC title in 1978, then lost it toLarry Holmes later that year.

1. Only two players in major-league history have hada season of at least 30 home runs and 50 stolenbases. Name them.2. How many major-league seasons did Julio Francoplay, and did he ever appear in a World Series?3. Who was the first black quarterback to win theHeisman Trophy?4. Name the last rookie before Portland’s Damian Lil-lard in the 2012-13 season to lead the NBA in min-

utes played for a season.5. In 2013, Cornell’s Mitch Gillam became the third hockey goalie inNCAA history to score off a direct shot. Name either of the other twoto do it.6. When was the last time before 2014 that a South American countryhosted the World Cup for men’s soccer?7. Who was the only world heavyweight boxing champion not to win atitle bout?

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1. Blues singer LaVern Baker in1955 and 1956 respectively. InChicago blues clubs she wasbilled as Little Miss Sharecropper.2. They were all inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in1990.3. The House of the Rising Sun,alleged to be a brothel, hotel or ajail in New Orleans. The song itselfgoes back to the 18th century inone version or the other.4. Bad marriages, breakups and amarriage proposal. It was CarlySimon’s first big hit in 1971.5. “In the Ghetto” made famous byElvis Presley in 1969. The song isabout the cycle of poverty, startingwith a young boy who’s hungryand grows up to a life of violence.

1. Is the book of Immanuel in the Old or New Testa-ment or neither?2. From Psalm 139, where did God “knit me to-gether”? Heaven, Mother’s womb, Before time,Mountain3. In Hebrews 7:2, who was the “king of righteous-ness”? Neco, Joash, Melchisedec, Zechariah4. From Exodus 2, who met his future wife at a well inMidian? Moses, Noah, Isaac, Gideon5. In Deuteronomy 34, who buried Moses? Servant

girls, Shepherd boy, Joshua, God6. Which city was home to the harlot Rahab? Jericho, Perga, Beer-sheba, Joppa

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S• It was beloved “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schulz who made thefollowing sage observation: “Life is like a 10-speed bike. Most of ushave gears we never use.”

• If you’re like the average American, you will consume 22 pounds oflettuce this year.

• You might be surprised to learn that some fish can hibernate. Duringthe long, dark winters, the Antarctic cod will burrow under the seabedand stay there for days at a time, cutting its metabolism by two-thirds.

• The name of the state of Wyoming comes from the Algonquian wordchwewamink, which translates as “at the big river flat.”

• If you pay attention to politics at all, you’ve almost certainly heardthe term “gerrymander” used to describe the practice of carving up elec-toral districts in such a way that one party has an advantage. You prob-ably don’t know, though, how that term entered the lexicon. In 1812, anew district in Essex County, Massachusetts, was created, and a jour-nalist thought the twisting boundaries caused the district to resemble asalamander. A cartoon highlighting the resemblance was created, andbecause the party that did the redistricting was led by Gov. ElbridgeGerry, the practice was dubbed “gerrymandering.”

• Even the world’s best high jumper is unable to stay in the air formore than a single second.

• Before he became a comedian and actor, Bob Newhart worked asan accountant at the Illinois State Unemployment Office.

• Those who keep track of such things say that Elvis Presley had 18TVs at Graceland. One of them was installed in the ceiling over his bed.

• It’s barbecue time, and here’s a fun, festive idea for your next back-yard shindig: For each guest, stuff a mason jar with a clean bandana(for a napkin) and a set of silverware. Write the name on the jar with asilver paint pen made to stick to glassware. Cute, functional and a keep-sake! Here’s more to get your grilling season started. — JoAnn

• “Bring a distinctive towel to a pool party so that you will know whereyour towel is. You can make an extra-large towel by sewing two smallertowels together, too.” — U.A. in New York

• “For a really fun take on kebabs, use fruit instead of meat. The kidsespecially love fruit on a stick. If you have some neat cookie cutters,use them to cut watermelon into different shapes.” — M.M. in Michigan

• To keep ants from invading your patio, draw a thick line of chalk(sidewalk chalk works great!) as a boundary. Ants don’t like to cross achalk line and will leave your patio party alone.

• “Set out wasp attracters at the far reaches of your yard so that thewasps will be busy out there and not attacking your guests.” — T.C. inSouth Carolina

• Use a muffin tin on the table to serve condiments. For larger portions(like lettuce, onion slices, maybe pickle spears), set a cup down in themuffin well.

• On June 7, 1692, a massive earthquake devastates the infamoustown of Port Royal in Jamaica, killing thousands. A large tsunami hitsoon after, putting half of Port Royal under 40 feet of water. In the 17thcentury, Port Royal was known throughout the New World as a head-quarters for piracy and smuggling.

• On June 4, 1754, 22-year-old Lt. Colonel George Washington beginsconstruction of a makeshift Fort Necessity, near present-day Pittsburgh.The fort was built to defend his forces from French soldiers enraged bythe murder of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in Washing-ton’s custody.

• On June 3, 1800, President John Adams becomes the first actingpresident to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, theWhite House was not yet finished, so Adams moved into temporary digsat Tunnicliffe’s City Hotel near the also half-finished Capitol building.

• On June 5, 1922, George Carmack, the first person to discover goldalong the Klondike River, dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1896,near the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike River, Carmack stumbledacross a deposit of gold so rich that he needed no pan to see it: Thumb-sized pieces of gold lay scattered about the creek bed.

• On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the his-tory of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons,10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth was oneof the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame

Q: I’ve always wanted my lawn to have those neat cross-hatch pat-terns like the pros do. How do I mow to get those patterns? — A Reader,via email

A: Mowing in a specific pattern isn’t the only way, nor the best way, toget those neat checkerboard stripes. A healthy lawn and proper mowingtechnique also are important. Neat patterns, or stripes, are made no-ticeable by bending the grass blades in one direction on one stripe, andanother direction on an opposing stripe.

Here are a few tips:• Raise your mower blades: Cutting the grass too low to the ground

damages the plant, makes it grow unevenly, and leaves it vulnerable toweeds, diseases and pests. It also makes patterns difficult or impossibleto create, because the shorter blades don’t bend very far.

• Never cut more than one-third of the grass height: Depending on thetype of lawn you have, the ideal height may vary — Bermuda, for ex-ample, has an ideal height of about 1 inch, fescue or blue grass shouldbe 2 to 3 inches tall, while St. Augustine should be mowed to a heightof 3.5 to 4 inches. Let your grass grow at least one-third higher than itsideal height before mowing.

• Never cut wet grass: This one’s a no-brainer, but cutting when dewor rain is still heavy on the grass will prevent a clean cut, damage thegrass, cause clumping and keep you from seeing that ideal pattern.

• Maintain your mower: Sharp blades are essential for a good cut,along with an engine working efficiently.

• Change direction: Once you get that nice pattern on the lawn, thebest way to keep it is to change up the way you mow. Every other time,mow in a different pattern.

• Ideal pattern: There are a number of striping techniques. Scag, whichsells professional mower equipment, has a tutorial with instructions onhow to create several patterns (www.scag.com/lawnstriping.html). You’llneed a roller attachment to bend the grass to achieve that professionallook.

• Overlap properly: Each pass should be overlapped by the next byabout 3 inches to make sure you don’t miss a strip.

• Don’t worry about the corners ... yet: If the lawn has sharp or difficultcorners, skip them until you’ve mowed the pattern you want on the restof the lawn. Then go back and finish off each corner. The same goesfor uneven ground: Skip knolls until the end, then raise the mowerblades so you don’t scalp the grass and carefully mow the raised areas.


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This will mark the second eventof the season. The June event willfeature the band Improbable

Cause. The group is originallyfrom Halifax County and theyhave performed throughoutsouthern Virginia. The band hasa mix of sounds and they performboth covers and original songs.Their popularity has grown sincetheir debut in the fall of 2011.The food vendor for the Juneevent will be the Prospect Volun-teer Fire Department. This familyfriendly event is free to the publicand starts at 5:30 p.m. at River-side Park in Farmville, Va. For thelatest information regarding theevent you are encouraged to visitwww.facebook.com/farmville-jaycees orwww.farmvillejaycees.com. Youcan also reach us via email at [email protected]. Aspecial thanks to our sponsors fortheir support.

Flowers inside and outA bunch of flowers, all colors and shapes, looks best in an old pitcher, or

a glass jar or even that odd water glass in the back of the cabinet. That’s a per-sonal opinion but even I know that sometimes you need to be a little moreformal, using perhaps a cut glass vase or some other elegant well-shaped con-tainer.

If you a collector of all things floral, the pots and vases of the Roseville,Ohio factory have come underyour scrutiny at some point, I’msure. I’ve combed antique storesand junk stores for years and I’veseen more examples of Rosevillepottery than I care to rememberbecause frankly it’s not a favoriteof mine. I must admit though thatthroughout their prolific and pro-ductive history, Roseville man-aged, from the early to themid-twentieth century, to depictalmost every old-fashioned flowerprevalent in gardens of that time.

Columbines, foxgloves, sun-flowers, apple blossoms, magno-lias, freesias, gardenias, cosmos, and even the common but delicate pine conehave appeared on the glazed surfaces of Roseville pots. Some less commonthemes included pea pods, blackberries, dogwood and white roses (I do likethat one.).

It’s ironic that while the clay soil in Ohio made gardening a real problem,it was perfect for the production of pottery. When the floral-themed pots firsthit the retail market, the lady of the house could purchase one for $5 - $12.As the demand for their pots grew, Roseville owners added line after line ofdifferent flowers including irises, poppies, moss, jonquils, laurel, primrosesand cherry blossoms. Certainly one could now find a Roseville vase to matchwhatever flower was chosen to be arranged inside the house.

Before yourush out to beginyour collection ofRoseville pottery,you should knowthat there are im-postors on theshelves out there.And realize, too,that some of thelarger pieces of le-gitimate Rosevillewill carry a pricetag in the hun-dreds of dollars.Look for the Ro-seville mark in re-lief on the bottomof the piece. Manyof the flower-pat-tern pieces say“Roseville USA”with the pottery’ssignature imprint– a swooping “R”and trailing “e” atthe end. Markswill vary some-what, however.

If a piece has adull glaze and its

pattern lacks depth, it might not be Roseville. Handles also tend to be thickeron fakes, and the styles don’t necessarily match the forms Roseville produced.With so many patterns and shapes to choose from, you may want to narrowyour search to a select few florals or sizes. There are wall pockets and bowlsand even umbrella stands available as well as vases and pots. As usual with anypottery, chips will devalue the piece. Buy the best you can afford. And astempting as it may be, refrain from picking up a piece by the handles – theyare the weakest part of the piece and will break easily.

Pink, green, blue, red, brown, yellow, and even orange Roseville pieces areout there just waiting for the right gardener to match them up with some fa-vorite flower at home.

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Lynn sat down at the kitchentable to call Cynthia about theirmonthly girls’ day out. A displayof this summer’s bathing suitscaught Lynn’s eye; “Cynthia, Ihave a great idea for girls’ day out.Let’s go to the Mall and look atbathing suits.” “Oh for goodnesssake, I can’t think of anythingmore horrifying, please no!”squealed Cynthia. “Why aren’tyou happy with the body Godgave you?” Lynn questioned.“No, when I get to heaven Godand I will have a discussion aboutit,” Cynthia emphatically re-sponded.

Ok, what about you? Do youwant to talk with God about thebody He gave you? Do you getangry just thinking about yourhips in a swimsuit? Does lookingat new clothes give you a chanceto thank God for being wonder-fully made? Or, do you get de-pressed at the mere thought ofclothes shopping? How you an-swered these questions indicateswhether you have a healthy bodyimage.

What does it take to have ahealthy body image?

First you need to respect yourbody as God’s creation. Davidpraised the Lord because he sawhimself as being wonderfullymade (Psalm 139:14). Note,David did not say: thanks formaking me tall or good looking orfor giving me rock hard abs. No,he says: thanks, God, for makingme the way I am made.

A healthy body image in-

volves caring about what Godthinks about your body and notcaring about what the worldthinks. God really doesn’t care ifwe don’t have the perfect Barbiefigure, if we have a few wrinklesor the amount of gray in our hair.God cares that we serve him bybeing good parents. And, yes thatmay mean taking our kids to thebeach. It certainly means focus-ing on the things that matter.

Second, a healthy body imageincludes wanting to take care ofyour body. We are told that ourbodies are a temple to be used tohonor God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Caring behavior would in-clude eating healthy and ahealthy level of exercise. Uncar-ing behaviors, starving, crazy di-eting, and obsessive exercise donot reflect a thankful attitude to-wards God’s gift. Your body isGod’s creation. We should acceptthat gift as created with the un-derstanding it is our responsibilityto keep it as healthy as we can.

Third, a healthy perspective isa requirement for a healthy bodyimage. The average dress size ofan American woman is size 14.The average model is 5’10”, 110pounds and wears a size 2, with an

eating disorder and is thinnerthan 98% of all Americanwomen. Follow the Ten Com-mandments and don’t covet anunhealthy body shape. When youlook at yourself in the mirror,don’t have a picture of the SportsIllustrated swimsuit model pinnedup next to you. Accept who youare. A 50-year-old woman withdifferent bulges than you had at20. A 38-year-old mother whosemuscle tone has changed witheach kid. A 20-something thatlooks great in a tankini.

The fourth step in developinga healthy body image is uncover-ing all the lies you tell yourselfabout your body. We all developa body image through our life’s ex-periences. What did your Mom,your Dad, your brothers, your sis-ters say to you about your body?Did you have a teacher or coachwho made comments that builtnegative thoughts? Understand-ing the experiences that helpedbuild those lies will allow you toforgive the people involved andrebuild your thought process toeliminate the lies.

Building a healthy body imagewill allow you to celebrate God’sgoodness; to join with David inpraising God for making you awonderful creation.

Cheryl Gowin, Counselor andDennis Gowin, Director of Hope forTomorrow Counseling Center.Contact us with your feedback,comments, issues or questions [email protected]

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An Awesome Creation

First Fridays Season Continues June 6th

The latest news is if you wantto visit Jamestown, you only have88 more years before it may beunder the ocean.

According to some scientists,500 years from now what is left ofthe Statue of Liberty will be underwater. Forgive me if I yawn.

If this is true, so what? The earth has been changing

for millions of years and will con-tinue to change.

Mountains get shorter andtaller. Rivers change course. Somerivers dry up or go underground.

Climate change (and possiblyother things) killed off the di-nosaurs. Global warming inAmerica wiped out the WoolyMammoth. On the other hand,global warming in America madeit possible for the huge herds ofAmerican Bison (Buffalo) to in-crease. Then humans almostwiped them out.

The point is, climate changehas been occurring since therewas a climate to change. It will

continue to change. Humans mayhave a small effect on it but wearen’t responsible for the mam-moths.

Frankly, I’m getting tired ofthe latest Crisis of the Day. Doesanyone else remember the Nu-clear Winter threats? There wasthe Alar scare, asbestos, radon,coffee causes cancer, coffee pro-tects from cancer, vaccinations,lead paint and dozens of otherscares.

Twenty years ago global warm-

ing was being caused by CFC’s(freon). There was a hole in theozone layer. The latest reportsclaim the hole is closing and thatthe closing is adding to globalwarming.

Because of the ozone scare, anew more expensive freon wascreated. Billions of applianceswere instantly obsolete. Aerosolcans were outlawed. The cost toconsumers was immense. The ef-fect on the ozone hole remainsspeculative.

Protecting the environmentonly makes sense. We have an ob-ligation to our children and futuregenerations.

Attempting to fight MotherNature is an exercise in futility.Mankind cannot stop naturalevents. The tides will rise and fall.Islands will wash away. Hurri-canes, earthquakes and tornadoswill happen.

Jamestown may be underwater in another century. Sowhat.

A4 SOUTHSIDEMESSENGERTHEMAY 22-28, 2014

COMMENTARY

StumpCounty

By Half Whitt

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Citizen Has Police ComplaintI am writing this commentary to reflect my displeasure with

the attitude that is being taken by local law enforcement con-cerning my parent’s car accident that occurred on Sunday April12, 2014. It reinforces my opinion that that rural law enforce-ment officers go out of their way in establishing how incompe-tent they are. They have already decided that regardless of howfast the other driver was going at the time of the collision whenshe struck the other vehicle, even though their speed was a con-tributory factor to this accident that my father the driver of the2008 Kia bears full responsibility for this tragedy, for not yieldingthe right of way to a speeding vehicle that could not have beenseen until it was too late. This accident occurred at a locationthat is no stranger to motor vehicle accidents where the ap-proach is clearly marked with reduce speed signs when one isheading south on RT15 approaching this intersection that is anS-curve and no clear line of sight is available when one isstopped and preparing to make a left turn onto RT15 north.Taking into account that the excessive speed of Angela Yancy’svehicle was a contributory factor in this accident, she bears fullresponsibility for this accident. In conclusion it is my opinionthat the decision has been made to close out this accident in-vestigation as easily and as expeditiously as possible, with littleto no effort on the part of law enforcement to conduct a full in-vestigation and have all the facts in hand before passing judg-ment on the parties involved.

Sincerely, Peter Charneco

Greener Pastures?There is a saying in Stump County that “all of the bright young

people have to leave Stump County to find work.” Well, that’s just nottrue. The fact is some of the young people leave Stump County to getaway from work. Others leave Stump County to find a higher level ofpoverty.

That is also the same reason millions of folks from other countrieswant to move to America. America (with the exception of StumpCounty) has the highest standard of poverty in the world.

Don’t trust me, look it up. There are millions of folks around theworld living every day on what an American spends on a soda pop.

In America you can live in poverty and own a couple of cars, a cou-ple of televisions, and a couple of dogs. You can have air conditioning,running water and flush toilets and live in poverty. You can take vaca-tions, cut your grass with a riding lawn mower, and fish for fun and livein poverty.

That’s why millions of folks are illegally sneaking across our borders.They want to enjoy American poverty.

Although you can’t fault a guy for wanting to improve his life orthe lives of his family it would be nice if they would come here legally.We’re all for immigration, both for the country and for Stump County.If it weren’t for the newcomers to replace the kids who leave and thefolks who die we wouldn’t have enough folks to keep Stump Countygoing.

Those illiberal folks keep saying we need to let the folks who camehere illegally stay. They say they are good citizens and the only lawthey will ever break is coming here. If that were true you would neversee one of them in court.

We used to say the same thing about Ludd. Ludd makes likker. Luddsells likker. Everybody knows it and nobody cares except some Baptistsand the Revenuers. The problem is when you get to decide which lawsyou are going to obey no law means anything.

Ludd doesn’t like the likker laws so he ignores them. The hippy guydoesn’t like the marijuana laws so he ignores them. Billy Bob likes tofight so he stays in court for assault.

If a law is wrong you need to fight to get it changed but you can’tjust choose which laws you like. Laws aren’t like one of those buffetsin the city restaurants. Laws are more like eating at Granny’s table. Youtake everything you are served and eat it or Granny will whomp yourbutt.

Crisis of the Day?

The Benghazi DeniersAt last we have a Benghazi

scandal that Democrats are will-ing to acknowledge — HouseSpeaker John Boehner’s decisionto form a select committee to in-vestigate the administration’shandling of the 2012 terror attackin Libya.

This has been the occasion foroutrage that Democrats haven’tbeen able to summon for any as-pect of Benghazi to this point, in-cluding the lax security at thecompound. The Democrats andtheir allies are in denial. Yes, amistake was made here or there,but otherwise, nothing to seehere.

The deniers evidently believe:An administration should be

able to make erroneous state-ments about a terror attack thatkilled a U.S. ambassador in theweeks before a presidential elec-tion and expect everyone to ac-cept its good intentions afterward.

An administration should beable to withhold a bombshellWhite House email from congres-sional investigators and expecteveryone to greet its long-delayedrelease with a yawn.

An administration should beable to send out its press secretaryto abase himself with absurd de-nials of the obvious and expecteveryone to consider its credibil-ity solidly intact.

No opposition party wouldever accept these propositions,and of course Republicans (and afew intrepid reporters and organ-izations) haven’t. We presumablywould never have learned of theemail from White House na-tional-security official BenRhodes to then-ambassador tothe United Nations Susan Riceprior to her notorious Sundayshow appearances if Benghazi“obsessives” at Judicial Watchhadn’t zealously pursued recordsthrough a lawsuit.

It has long been the con-tention of Rice’s defenders thatshe was merely tripped up by badintelligence. It is true that theCentral Intelligence Agencywrongly maintained initially thatthe Benghazi attack grew out of aprotest. Yet, there wasn’t anydoubt from the outset that it wasa terrorist attack.

In his April testimony beforethe House Permanent SelectCommittee on Intelligence, for-mer deputy director of the CIA

Michael Morell emphasized, “Thecritically important point is thatthe analysts considered this a ter-rorist attack from the very begin-ning. They were not slow comingto this judgment.”

But Rice took her cue fromRhodes, who didn’t mention ter-rorism. It was all about the video,and “people who harm Ameri-cans” and “challenges,” including“difficult challenges.”

Clearly, the White House con-sidered the Rhodes email damag-ing, or it would have released itlong ago. It then would havespared Jay Carney the exertionsinvolved in maintaining that theemail isn’t rightly considered aBenghazi email, even though itwas part of Rice’s preparation togo on shows where she would beasked repeatedly about ... Beng-hazi.

Not every scandal is Water-gate, and it’s foolish for Republi-cans to invoke it here. The partyalso shouldn’t be fundraising overthe deaths of four Americans. Butthe unearthing of the Rhodesemail discredits the argument thateverything to do with Benghazi is“old news.”

If there is nothing left to learn,then the White House and De-mocrats can cooperate with theselect committee without fear andwatch it hang itself. Instead, everyindication is that they will stall,mock and disrupt. Because there’snothing to see here.

Rich Lowry is editor of the Na-tional Review.

© 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.

Rich Lowry

An administrationshould be able towithhold abombshell WhiteHouse email fromcongressionalinvestigators andexpect everyone to greet its long-delayedrelease with a yawn.

The latest news is if you wantto visit Jamestown, you only have88 more years before it may beunder the ocean.

According to some scientists,500 years from now what is left ofthe Statue of Liberty will be underwater. Forgive me if I yawn.

If this is true, so what? The earth has been changing

for millions of years and will con-tinue to change.

Mountains get shorter andtaller. Rivers change course. Somerivers dry up or go underground.

Climate change (and possiblyother things) killed off the di-nosaurs. Global warming inAmerica wiped out the WoolyMammoth. On the other hand,global warming in America madeit possible for the huge herds ofAmerican Bison (Buffalo) to in-crease. Then humans almostwiped them out.

The point is, climate changehas been occurring since therewas a climate to change. It will

continue to change. Humans mayhave a small effect on it but wearen’t responsible for the mam-moths.

Frankly, I’m getting tired ofthe latest Crisis of the Day. Doesanyone else remember the Nu-clear Winter threats? There wasthe Alar scare, asbestos, radon,coffee causes cancer, coffee pro-tects from cancer, vaccinations,lead paint and dozens of otherscares.

Twenty years ago global warm-

ing was being caused by CFC’s(freon). There was a hole in theozone layer. The latest reportsclaim the hole is closing and thatthe closing is adding to globalwarming.

Because of the ozone scare, anew more expensive freon wascreated. Billions of applianceswere instantly obsolete. Aerosolcans were outlawed. The cost toconsumers was immense. The ef-fect on the ozone hole remainsspeculative.

Protecting the environmentonly makes sense. We have an ob-ligation to our children and futuregenerations.

Attempting to fight MotherNature is an exercise in futility.Mankind cannot stop naturalevents. The tides will rise and fall.Islands will wash away. Hurri-canes, earthquakes and tornadoswill happen.

Jamestown may be underwater in another century. Sowhat.

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By Half Whitt

Email your Letter to the Editor to editor@southsidemessenger, ormail to PO Box 849, Keysville, VA 23947All Letters to the Editorprinted in The Southside Messenger are printed exactly as theywere received. We make no corrections or changes for any reason.If there is an error in the letter, it will be printed as received andremains the responsibility of the writer.

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Send us your comments, criticisms, complaints, critiques,

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Citizen Has Police ComplaintI am writing this commentary to reflect my displeasure with

the attitude that is being taken by local law enforcement con-cerning my parent’s car accident that occurred on Sunday April12, 2014. It reinforces my opinion that that rural law enforce-ment officers go out of their way in establishing how incompe-tent they are. They have already decided that regardless of howfast the other driver was going at the time of the collision whenshe struck the other vehicle, even though their speed was a con-tributory factor to this accident that my father the driver of the2008 Kia bears full responsibility for this tragedy, for not yieldingthe right of way to a speeding vehicle that could not have beenseen until it was too late. This accident occurred at a locationthat is no stranger to motor vehicle accidents where the ap-proach is clearly marked with reduce speed signs when one isheading south on RT15 approaching this intersection that is anS-curve and no clear line of sight is available when one isstopped and preparing to make a left turn onto RT15 north.Taking into account that the excessive speed of Angela Yancy’svehicle was a contributory factor in this accident, she bears fullresponsibility for this accident. In conclusion it is my opinionthat the decision has been made to close out this accident in-vestigation as easily and as expeditiously as possible, with littleto no effort on the part of law enforcement to conduct a full in-vestigation and have all the facts in hand before passing judg-ment on the parties involved.

Sincerely, Peter Charneco

Greener Pastures?There is a saying in Stump County that “all of the bright young

people have to leave Stump County to find work.” Well, that’s just nottrue. The fact is some of the young people leave Stump County to getaway from work. Others leave Stump County to find a higher level ofpoverty.

That is also the same reason millions of folks from other countrieswant to move to America. America (with the exception of StumpCounty) has the highest standard of poverty in the world.

Don’t trust me, look it up. There are millions of folks around theworld living every day on what an American spends on a soda pop.

In America you can live in poverty and own a couple of cars, a cou-ple of televisions, and a couple of dogs. You can have air conditioning,running water and flush toilets and live in poverty. You can take vaca-tions, cut your grass with a riding lawn mower, and fish for fun and livein poverty.

That’s why millions of folks are illegally sneaking across our borders.They want to enjoy American poverty.

Although you can’t fault a guy for wanting to improve his life orthe lives of his family it would be nice if they would come here legally.We’re all for immigration, both for the country and for Stump County.If it weren’t for the newcomers to replace the kids who leave and thefolks who die we wouldn’t have enough folks to keep Stump Countygoing.

Those illiberal folks keep saying we need to let the folks who camehere illegally stay. They say they are good citizens and the only lawthey will ever break is coming here. If that were true you would neversee one of them in court.

We used to say the same thing about Ludd. Ludd makes likker. Luddsells likker. Everybody knows it and nobody cares except some Baptistsand the Revenuers. The problem is when you get to decide which lawsyou are going to obey no law means anything.

Ludd doesn’t like the likker laws so he ignores them. The hippy guydoesn’t like the marijuana laws so he ignores them. Billy Bob likes tofight so he stays in court for assault.

If a law is wrong you need to fight to get it changed but you can’tjust choose which laws you like. Laws aren’t like one of those buffetsin the city restaurants. Laws are more like eating at Granny’s table. Youtake everything you are served and eat it or Granny will whomp yourbutt.

Crisis of the Day?

The Benghazi DeniersAt last we have a Benghazi

scandal that Democrats are will-ing to acknowledge — HouseSpeaker John Boehner’s decisionto form a select committee to in-vestigate the administration’shandling of the 2012 terror attackin Libya.

This has been the occasion foroutrage that Democrats haven’tbeen able to summon for any as-pect of Benghazi to this point, in-cluding the lax security at thecompound. The Democrats andtheir allies are in denial. Yes, amistake was made here or there,but otherwise, nothing to seehere.

The deniers evidently believe:An administration should be

able to make erroneous state-ments about a terror attack thatkilled a U.S. ambassador in theweeks before a presidential elec-tion and expect everyone to ac-cept its good intentions afterward.

An administration should beable to withhold a bombshellWhite House email from congres-sional investigators and expecteveryone to greet its long-delayedrelease with a yawn.

An administration should beable to send out its press secretaryto abase himself with absurd de-nials of the obvious and expecteveryone to consider its credibil-ity solidly intact.

No opposition party wouldever accept these propositions,and of course Republicans (and afew intrepid reporters and organ-izations) haven’t. We presumablywould never have learned of theemail from White House na-tional-security official BenRhodes to then-ambassador tothe United Nations Susan Riceprior to her notorious Sundayshow appearances if Benghazi“obsessives” at Judicial Watchhadn’t zealously pursued recordsthrough a lawsuit.

It has long been the con-tention of Rice’s defenders thatshe was merely tripped up by badintelligence. It is true that theCentral Intelligence Agencywrongly maintained initially thatthe Benghazi attack grew out of aprotest. Yet, there wasn’t anydoubt from the outset that it wasa terrorist attack.

In his April testimony beforethe House Permanent SelectCommittee on Intelligence, for-mer deputy director of the CIA

Michael Morell emphasized, “Thecritically important point is thatthe analysts considered this a ter-rorist attack from the very begin-ning. They were not slow comingto this judgment.”

But Rice took her cue fromRhodes, who didn’t mention ter-rorism. It was all about the video,and “people who harm Ameri-cans” and “challenges,” including“difficult challenges.”

Clearly, the White House con-sidered the Rhodes email damag-ing, or it would have released itlong ago. It then would havespared Jay Carney the exertionsinvolved in maintaining that theemail isn’t rightly considered aBenghazi email, even though itwas part of Rice’s preparation togo on shows where she would beasked repeatedly about ... Beng-hazi.

Not every scandal is Water-gate, and it’s foolish for Republi-cans to invoke it here. The partyalso shouldn’t be fundraising overthe deaths of four Americans. Butthe unearthing of the Rhodesemail discredits the argument thateverything to do with Benghazi is“old news.”

If there is nothing left to learn,then the White House and De-mocrats can cooperate with theselect committee without fear andwatch it hang itself. Instead, everyindication is that they will stall,mock and disrupt. Because there’snothing to see here.

Rich Lowry is editor of the Na-tional Review.

© 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.

Rich Lowry

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I Am Among You asthe One Who Serves

By Greg Smith

Everyone has heard the stereotypical expression “I live toserve.” Though intended to mean that the speaker genuinely en-joys providing the needs of others, it is generally muttered underthe breath with a tone of irony, indicating that the speaker wouldrather be doing anything else. The truth is that most people donot live to serve others, but live to serve themselves. Occasion-ally you may meet the rare waiter or nurse who truly enjoys tak-ing care of other people’s menial tasks, but these people are fewand far between. We wouldmuch rather be served thanserve. Who of us would notprefer to go to a restaurant andbe waited on, than don anapron ourselves and refillsomeone else’s coffee? YetJesus teaches the radical virtueof service. Luke 22.24-27*records:

A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was tobe regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, “The kings ofthe Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authorityover them are called benefactors. But not so with you. Rather,let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and theleader as one who serves. For who is the greater, one who reclinesat table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table?But I am among you as the one who serves.

As a pastor, I’ve seen this same situation played out nu-merous times in the congregations that I’ve served. Becky is newto the congregation, and is welcomed because she has plenty ofmoney to give. Consequently, she expects that she can purchasethe right to sway opinions in business meetings. Samantha, onthe other hand, has been in the church all her life and is de-scended from one of the church’s founding families. Althoughshe doesn’t have much money, she feels that her pedigree givesher importance in the church. Then there’s Robert, who is in-fluential in local politics, and expects that same influence to ex-tend to the congregation. Each one expects the church to followtheir leadership, and feels entitled to that position by virtue oftheir unique gifts to the church. But Jesus has a different defini-tion of leadership.

Jesus said, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all andservant of all.” (Mark 9.35b) He commanded His disciples notto take the place of honor at banquets, but to sit at the foot ofthe table instead of at the head. (Luke 14.7-11) The apostle Paulechoes this sentiment in Philippians 2.3-4: “Do nothingfrom selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count othersmore significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not onlyto his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” TheLord modeled this kind of humility in John 13.3-9:

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into hishands, and that he had come from God and was going back toGod, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and tak-ing a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water intoa basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe themwith the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to SimonPeter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus an-swered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, butafterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You shallnever wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you,you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord,not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”

If I may take a little license with the words of Jesus in Luke22.27, let me point out that when the Master says, “I am amongyou as one who serves,” He speaks the holy name of God, andindeed gives God a new name. We might read this statement as,“I AM is among you, as The One Who Serves.” Yes, God isamong us. This is the incarnation—that God took on humanflesh and not only dwelt among us, and came not to be served,but to serve (John 1.14; Matthew 20.28). And He calls us to fol-low His lead.

For the Christian, incarnational living means being likeJesus—taking up the towel and serving. It means consideringothers as more significant than ourselves. It means not flauntingyour donations to the church or trusting in your ancestry or yourpolitical strength in order to gain influence in the church. Itmeans putting yourself at the foot of the table instead of thehead. When you can say, “I live to serve,” and mean it, then youembody the person of Christ. Then, I AM is indeed among you,as one who serves—because He serves through you.

I wonder—how will you behave at the next church banquetor business meeting? Will you be like Immanuel—God WithUs? Will you bring I AM into that gathering, as you take up thetowel?

*All scriptures are taken from the ESV.Greg Smith is a Baptist minister who has served churches in Cen-

tral and Southside Virginia. He lives in Halifax County, VA with hiswife and children. To read more of Greg’s writings check out his blogat revgregsmith.blogspot.com.

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Spirit & TruthGreg Smith

“HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWNIN GREEN PASTURES.” PSALM 23:2

Be Mine!By Missey Butler

L-O-V-E! Now that’s a reason to celebrate!Every year, thousands of heartfelt messages are

inscribed upon the most beautifully decoratedValentine’s Day cards. At any corner drug store,you’ll find them neatly displayed on the greetingcard isle in every conceivable category. They comein all shapes and sizes, ranging from pop-ups to fold-outs; some play a catchy-tune, while others containgigantic cardboard lips that “spring” out at you whenopened!

All of them are wonderful expressions of affec-tion in their traditional pinks, reds and lavendertrim!

The cards wait patiently for a passerby, hoping tocatch the attention of a glancing eye as they pose,ready for close inspection. Each reader quietly con-templates the words inside to see if the message spo-ken will be just the right arrow sent by Cupid to“pierce” the heart of their beloved!

Yet with all the flowery words and the romanticprose, none of them can drive home the messagemore poignantly then the simple invitation to “BeMine.”

Now talk about NOT mincing your words! Thatrather bold command is undoubtedly an earnest ex-pression of an inward desire to claim one’s love in-terest as their very own!

I have to confess, the Cinderella in all of us galswould gladly pass up the lace trimmed box of choco-lates, the long stemmed roses, and even the glassslipper to hear that no nonsense invitation coming

from the heart of our Prince Charming!Most assuredly, many well known companies

such as Hallmark and American Greeting havehired the best and most prolific writers in an attemptto try to come up with new and more innovativeways to say those three longed for words… “I Loveyou.”

Yet none of them can come close to the mostbeautiful expression of love ever recorded in history,found in the gospel of John:

For God so loved the world, that He gave His onlybegotten Son, that whosoever should believe onHim, should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John3:16)

Yes, God’s message of love is breathed into everyword contained within the Holy Scriptures. For GodHimself is LOVE! (John 4:16) His love is uncondi-tional and all encompassing. He longs to embrace usand hold us close to His heart as He softly whispers“Be Mine.”

Would you like to receive a very special Valen-tine this year? The truth is, it has already been sentto you. It arrived “Special Delivery” two thousandyears ago by way of God’s only begotten Son, JesusChrist. Will you receive Him today? He longs tobring his message of love to you and transform “allyour days” into Valentine’s Day!

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called youby your name; you are Mine. (Isaiah 43:1)

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The Heart (and Mind) of the MatterBy James MacDonald

For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, thatwhoever believes in him shouldnot perish but have eternal life.—John 3:16

One verse has been consideredby people of faith through thecenturies as the most importantstatement in the Bible. It’s thecenterpiece. It summarizes whatGod has done and highlights anunavoidable decision you mustmake. Everything starts and flowsfrom its truth.

Nothing in this life trulymakes sense until John 3:16makes sense. In order for that tohappen, both your ability to thinkand your capacity to feel have tobe fully engaged in the choiceGod offers in this verse. Choosingto believe requires your wholeheart and mind.

This crucial message from ourheavenly Father starts with Hislove. This action on God’s partshould never be taken for granted.There’s nothing that requires Godto love us, and at times there isvery little about us that’s loveable.He loves the world as only ourCreator can—despite our rebel-lion and rejection. “God so lovedthe world” because He chose todo so.

In order to effectively doubt orreject God’s love, we have to ig-nore its ultimate proof: “he gave

his only Son.” Yes, He sent HisSon, and the Son willingly came.But here is the truth that Godgave His Son, in order to demon-strate His love.

Gave also means “allowedHim to perish.” The crucifixion ofGod’s Son came at the hands ofmen, but under His permission.The Father’s love allowed thatterrible act because the death ofHis Son made life possible formany. Jesus took our place as sin-ners on the cross. Because Godloves, He gave.

God’s choice places our mostimportant decision before us. Thephrase “whoever believes in him”actually divides humanity intotwo groups: those who choose tobelieve in Him and those whodon’t. Whoever believes receivesone result; whoever doesn’t be-lieve receives a different result.Just as those who believe in Jesusreceive eternal life, those who re-ject Jesus are subject to eternaldeath.

The phrase “shall not perish”reminds us of our fate if God does-n’t intervene. The reason we per-ish is sin. Acknowledging oursinful reality is called repentance.It’s more than regret or feeling

sorry; it’s a deep-seated desire toturn around from the direction wewere headed. We turn away fromsin so we can turn toward the Onewho loves us.

Agreeing with God’s accurateview of your sinfulness is the re-pentance part of trusting Him.Believing in Him means you putyour full weight down on His lovefor you. It’s choosing to believewith your whole heart not justthat God loves, but that He trulyloves you as you are, with fullknowledge of your shortcom-ings. Beyond an intellectualagreement, you must embraceGod’s love for you as your ulti-mate source of forgiveness, hope,direction for living, and eternallife.

In John 3:16, God’s truthcomes close and confronts you.You can’t remain neutral aboutthe choice to believe in Jesus. Ei-ther you do or you don’t. And it’sthe most important decision youwill ever make.

Reprinted with permission fromOur Journey, copyright 2014 byJames MacDonald. All rights re-served. Further distribution is pro-hibited without written permissionfrom Walk in the Word. James is theFounding and Senior Pastor of Har-vest Bible Chapel in RollingMeadow, IL and the Bible teacher ofthe Walk in the Word radio program.

By Greg Laurie

When He had taken the scroll,the four living creatures and thetwenty-four elders fell downbefore the Lamb, each havinga harp, and golden bowls full ofincense, which are the prayersof the saints. Revelation 5:8

There are times when life justdoesn’t seem fair. Things happenthat don’t make sense, and wewonder why God didn’t answerour prayer

But He will answer your prayer— in His way, for His glory, in Histime.

Revelation 5:8 gives us this in-teresting detail about heaven:“The twenty-four elders fell downbefore the Lamb, each having aharp, and golden bowls full of in-cense, which are the prayers ofthe saints.” When we are inheaven and are standing beforeGod’s throne, and when thosegolden bowls, full of prayers, are

brought before us, we will realizethat God heard every little prayerthat we prayed. And I think wealso will understand that His an-swer was far better than what weasked for in the moment.

We will realize that God over-ruled something we asked for be-cause it wasn’t the best prayer.What we don’t realize today isthis hardship or this tragedy orthis inexplicable event ultimatelywill lead to that event, which willtouch that person, which will af-fect that situation over there.

It will be like a long chain re-action that will produce this, this,and this, all for God’s glory. Sothat thing you wanted had to goaway, or that circumstance had toarise to produce those other

things, and ultimately you willgive God the glory. In the mean-time, you will have to trust Him,knowing that it all will be re-vealed in heaven when we standbefore the Lord.

Some prayers are answeredright away. But others are beingkept in heavenly storage for ananswer to come.

Not only does God keep ourtears in a bottle (see Psalm 56:8),but He also keeps our prayers in abowl. God never throws ourprayers away. He stores them forus.

Used by permission from Har-vest Ministries with Greg Laurie,PO Box 4000, Riverside, CA92514. Greg is the senior pastor ofHarvest Christian Fellowship inRiverside, CA and is the host of thedaily radio program, “A New Begin-ning”. Daily devotionals can be re-ceived via e-mail by subscribing atwww.harvest.org.

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A Fitting MemorialMemorial Day is almost here—a time for picnics and family get-

togethers, a time to remember all those who died in the service ofour country. Sometimes I wonder whether our Memorial Day prac-tices are truly a fitting memorial for those who paid the ultimateprice for our freedom. Do we truly honor them with our tailgateparties? Is that the freedom for which they died? Pardon my cyni-cism, but I take issue with the Zac Brown Band “Chicken Fried,”which says:

I thank God for my lifeAnd for the stars and stripes

May freedom forever flyLet it ring

Salute the ones who diedThe ones that give their livesSo we don’t have to sacrifice

All the things we loveLike our chicken fried

And cold beer on a Friday nightA pair of jeans that fit just right

And the radio up

If our men and women in uniform died so that we don’t have tosacrifice our fried chicken, cold beer, comfortable jeans, and loudradio, then they died for no reason at all. Our selfless soldiers whosacrificed their lives on our be-half gave themselves to agreater cause than that. Theydied to free us from politicaltyranny, religious oppression,and economic slavery. This,and not our “chicken fried,” issomething to die for. For that,we owe them far more than acheesy country song.

In the same way, sometimes I wonder whether we offer a fittingmemorial to Jesus, who paid a far greater price to save far more peo-ple than our soldiers ever will, and in far more eternal ways. In John15:13 (ESV), Jesus says, “Greater love has no one than this, thatsomeone lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus shed His blood anddied to prove His ultimate love for us. Yet the Lord gave far morethan His blood—He gave His holiness as well. The Sinless Onetraded His righteousness for our sin, that we might have eternal life.If He did this much for us, how do we memorialize Him?

If you walk around any church’s building and grounds, you’ll findall sorts of memorials to faithful people and to the Lord. Plaqueson walls, windows, stones, furniture, and other markers honor thememory of saints who contributed of their spirit and substance inorder to build the church. Crosses, paintings, statues, and icons di-rect our gaze heavenward, inspiring us to remember our Lord. Butare these the most fitting memorials we can give?

A son may send his dad a card on Father’s Day, but the best wayto honor a good man is to live like him. Similarly, the most fittingmemorial we can give the saints of God who formed our faith is tomodel ourselves after their holy lives. Even more so, believers whocast themselves in the mold of their Maker bear a far better imagethan any statue ever could. What’s the most fitting memorial? Tolive as someone worth dying for.

This Memorial Day, I hope you’ll honor the ones who gave theirlives so that you might be free. I hope you’ll remember Jesus, whogave far more than they ever could, so that you could be eternallyfree. Then, I hope you’ll offer a fitting memorial. Far better thana plaque on carved rock, 1 Peter 2:5 (ESV) says that “You are livingstones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more,you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, youoffer spiritual sacrifices that please God.” This is our memorial.This is our thank-you gift.


An Authentic ImitationFor to this you have beencalled, because Christ alsosuffered for you, leavingyou an example, so thatyou might follow in hissteps. (1 Peter 2:21, ESV)

Authentic: it’s the real thing,not a knock-off or cheap replica.And authentic is one way we de-scribe a life worth living. A per-son living out who they are meantto be is the best sense of the idea.Genuine people are often hard tofind.

The ultimate standard for au-thenticity is Jesus Christ. He’s thereal original. This is true becauseHe is not only our Maker andtherefore qualified to tell us howto live authentically, He is alsoour example. Humanly speaking,He was in every way our perfectmodel.

In fact, the Christian life couldbe described as learning to livefaithfully as an authentic imita-tion of Jesus. That’s why the apos-tle Peter, no stranger to hardlessons and humiliating failures,was told in no uncertain terms byJesus, “You follow me.” (John21:22) It’s also why Peter passedon that same wisdom to us: “For

to this you have been called, be-cause Christ also suffered for you,leaving you an example, so thatyou might follow in his steps.” (1Peter 2:21)

We can’t duplicate what Jesusdid, but we can imitate Him. Au-thentic Christians don’t drift inHis steps, or wander in roughlythe same direction—we followHim. We love like He did, servelike He did, and live sacrificiallives like He did. The world sitsup and takes notice when peoplewho call themselves Christiansactually behave like Jesus.

There are some things you’llneed to learn and other thingsyou will have to leave behind ifyou’re really going to “follow inhis steps.” To know what thesethings are, you literally have towalk in the Word. Your daily de-cisions need to be directed bywhat God says, not your ownwhims. The One who left you anexample can help you follow it.

Philippians 2:13 includes a greatpromise: “For it is God who worksin you, both to will and to workfor his good pleasure.” Your verydesire to follow in Christ’s steps isevidence of His work in you.

To more closely identify withJesus, make it your goal to readthrough the four Gospels—thereare eighty-nine chapters in all. Ifyou read just a chapter each day,you will have finished the four bi-ographies of Christ’s life in threemonths.

As you read, ask God to helpyou see the example Jesus left be-hind and give you the courageand strength to follow in Hissteps. The pursuit of authenticityis about the steps you take as Godworks in you, conforming you toHis Son—“For to this you havebeen called.”


Commence!Commencement. Often de-

scribed as graduation. The end ofschool, the beginning of thework-a-day world. Commence-ment. The day you “go forth” andfind your way in the world.

If I could give you each a sin-gle gift today, it would be a Bibleand a habit of reading and re-reading it thoroughly over yourlifetime.

Why, if the Scripture were lostand our world descended into adark age of a thousand years; ifcynics and selfishness ruled solong; still, if the Bible were redis-covered and people began to readit, I tell you, it would ignite theworld once more with the quest toknow God in Jesus Christ, to livedecently, and to learn.

Here is a book that spawnedmorality and the dignity of per-sons, that birthed science, in-spired a government with abalance of power; inspired poetry,novels, paintings, classical music;stopped a plague, founded univer-sities, hospitals, and orphanages;comforted the dying and chal-

lenged the living to better love.This Bible has shaped culture;

changed the course of historyfrom Rome to the German Refor-mation to the America’s GreatAwakening.

And it can do it again.J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The

Lord of the Rings, “Things wereforgotten that should not havebeen.”

Indeed, you are commencinginto a world that has forgottenGod and left the Bible unread.Academia largely pokes fun at theHoly Scriptures and tries to im-press itself with autonomy andreason.

Do not be fooled.History proves, as Bauvard

wrote in The Darkness of Nature,that “In an age of faith, reason isa rocket to the heavens. In an age

of reason, it is a manhole cover tothe sewers.” Witness Nazi Ger-many…the Warsaw ghetto…Auschwitz.

So, take and read this book,my young friends. Commence.The Bible is not only a bookabout God, it is the place we meetHim, the very place we are madehuman.

Commence to read. Com-mence to grow. Commence tothink outside the box of yourpresent education. Commence tobe curious. Commence to knowthe God who is there. Commenceto do more than buy food so youcan get the energy to go to workto get money to buy food.

Commence to live.The book shows one how.The Reverend Stephen Crotts is

pastor of Village PresbyterianChurch in Charlotte Court House,VA. He is also the director of theCarolina Study Center, Inc., a cam-pus ministry, located in Chapel Hill,NC. Pastor Crotts may be reachedat [email protected].

When Ordinary Becomes ExtraordinaryThe days that change our lives

forever don’t come stamped witha special seal or wrapped in shinygolden paper. There are no visiblemarkings that say we shouldawaken to greet the day with newjoy or anticipate the extraordi-nary.

Nothing feels different.Nothing changed.In fact, the days that define

our very lives will be the days thatstart out like any other.

Do you ever feel stuck in along line of ordinary days?

I know of a man who probablyfelt that way too. But the day theblind man, this man, would seewas also just another day in a long

line of the ordinary. Like the daybefore, he awoke in his ordinarybed. In his ordinary life. In thesame ordinary darkness he hadbeen in since birth.

This awakening of another or-dinary day meant that he wasn’tlooking for Jesus at all. He did notanticipate his miracle. He proba-bly didn’t even know that thefootsteps he heard were anythingmore than another ordinarypasserby. He had no way of know-

ing Jesus was looking for him! Heeven left the temple on the Sab-bath to find this man He hadnever met yet somehow knownsince time began.

This was the moment thatwould define his life forever. Thiswas the day when the ordinarywould collide with the extraordi-nary. This was the day that hewould meet his Savior.

Spit meets dirt and mud meetseyes, maybe without any words at

all.Eyes open to light streaming. And just like that, a day like

any other has suddenly becomephenomenal. The very first breakof darkness awakened by theLight of the World. What a firstsight it must have been to see theextraordinary Jesus through a mixof sunlight and ordinary mud.

So many of us go about life

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• If you’re like the average American, you will consume 22 pounds oflettuce this year.

• You might be surprised to learn that some fish can hibernate. Duringthe long, dark winters, the Antarctic cod will burrow under the seabedand stay there for days at a time, cutting its metabolism by two-thirds.

• The name of the state of Wyoming comes from the Algonquian wordchwewamink, which translates as “at the big river flat.”

• If you pay attention to politics at all, you’ve almost certainly heardthe term “gerrymander” used to describe the practice of carving up elec-toral districts in such a way that one party has an advantage. You prob-ably don’t know, though, how that term entered the lexicon. In 1812, anew district in Essex County, Massachusetts, was created, and a jour-nalist thought the twisting boundaries caused the district to resemble asalamander. A cartoon highlighting the resemblance was created, andbecause the party that did the redistricting was led by Gov. ElbridgeGerry, the practice was dubbed “gerrymandering.”

• Even the world’s best high jumper is unable to stay in the air formore than a single second.

• Before he became a comedian and actor, Bob Newhart worked asan accountant at the Illinois State Unemployment Office.

• Those who keep track of such things say that Elvis Presley had 18TVs at Graceland. One of them was installed in the ceiling over his bed.

• It’s barbecue time, and here’s a fun, festive idea for your next back-yard shindig: For each guest, stuff a mason jar with a clean bandana(for a napkin) and a set of silverware. Write the name on the jar with asilver paint pen made to stick to glassware. Cute, functional and a keep-sake! Here’s more to get your grilling season started. — JoAnn

• “Bring a distinctive towel to a pool party so that you will know whereyour towel is. You can make an extra-large towel by sewing two smallertowels together, too.” — U.A. in New York

• “For a really fun take on kebabs, use fruit instead of meat. The kidsespecially love fruit on a stick. If you have some neat cookie cutters,use them to cut watermelon into different shapes.” — M.M. in Michigan

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• On June 7, 1692, a massive earthquake devastates the infamoustown of Port Royal in Jamaica, killing thousands. A large tsunami hitsoon after, putting half of Port Royal under 40 feet of water. In the 17thcentury, Port Royal was known throughout the New World as a head-quarters for piracy and smuggling.

• On June 4, 1754, 22-year-old Lt. Colonel George Washington beginsconstruction of a makeshift Fort Necessity, near present-day Pittsburgh.The fort was built to defend his forces from French soldiers enraged bythe murder of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in Washing-ton’s custody.

• On June 3, 1800, President John Adams becomes the first actingpresident to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, theWhite House was not yet finished, so Adams moved into temporary digsat Tunnicliffe’s City Hotel near the also half-finished Capitol building.

• On June 5, 1922, George Carmack, the first person to discover goldalong the Klondike River, dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1896,near the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike River, Carmack stumbledacross a deposit of gold so rich that he needed no pan to see it: Thumb-sized pieces of gold lay scattered about the creek bed.

• On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the his-tory of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons,10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth was oneof the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame

Q: I’ve always wanted my lawn to have those neat cross-hatch pat-terns like the pros do. How do I mow to get those patterns? — A Reader,via email

A: Mowing in a specific pattern isn’t the only way, nor the best way, toget those neat checkerboard stripes. A healthy lawn and proper mowingtechnique also are important. Neat patterns, or stripes, are made no-ticeable by bending the grass blades in one direction on one stripe, andanother direction on an opposing stripe.

Here are a few tips:• Raise your mower blades: Cutting the grass too low to the ground

damages the plant, makes it grow unevenly, and leaves it vulnerable toweeds, diseases and pests. It also makes patterns difficult or impossibleto create, because the shorter blades don’t bend very far.

• Never cut more than one-third of the grass height: Depending on thetype of lawn you have, the ideal height may vary — Bermuda, for ex-ample, has an ideal height of about 1 inch, fescue or blue grass shouldbe 2 to 3 inches tall, while St. Augustine should be mowed to a heightof 3.5 to 4 inches. Let your grass grow at least one-third higher than itsideal height before mowing.

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• Overlap properly: Each pass should be overlapped by the next byabout 3 inches to make sure you don’t miss a strip.

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A total of 13 linemen from Southside Electric Coopera-tive (SEC) recently compet-ed in the 12th Annual Gaff-n-Go Lineman’s Rodeo, held at the Caroline County Agricultural Fairgrounds near Ruther Glen, Va.

During the equipment operator’s event, held on the first day of the two-day competition, SEC’s journey-man team of Brad Ashwell, Greg Ayers and Steve Carson placed first out of 16 teams in the “Bucket Truck Res-cue.” On day two, the same team placed second out of 23 teams in the “Hurt Man Rescue” event, and grabbed another second-place fin-ish in the “600 Amp Switch Replacement.” SEC’s fellow journeyman team of Travis Layne, Kinte Robinson and Ashley Tuck finished third in the “CPR with AED” com-petition.

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More than 120 utility workers from seven states

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HELP WANTEDLimo Drivers & Driv-ers needed with good driving records and clear backgrounds. Telephone 804-526-3185.5/14/3tc

Banking AssociateLocal , community bank is recruiting ca-reer oriented candi-dates for its Tri-Cities locations & Smithfield location. Individual should have the skills necessary to handle transactions efficient-ly, indentify customer needs, recommend the bank’s products and services, and de-liver exemplary ser-vice. Experience in re-tail banking or related work, field of study is preferred.Competitive salary and benefit of-fering.EOE. Please send resume and re-lated information to [email protected] 5/14/4tc

AUTOMOTIVEFOR SALE2004 Chevy Impala 121k, very good con-dition, 1 owner, asking $4,800, call between 7am - 7pm after 7pm leave message 804-895-29894/30/14tp

AUTOMOTIVEFOR SALE 1998 Ford Ranger pick-up XLT supercab, 4 door, V6, 122k 804-732-2272, $4,9005/14/14tp

1995 Ford Aeorstar Van - Extended Body - has new front end; needs repair - price negotiable - Call 804-704-35313/5/tfnc

2006 Celebrity Good condi t ion. Sleeps 6-8. A/C & heating, full bath, gas stove, refrigerator. A true must-see. Perfect for weekend getaways or hunting season. 804-748-3507.10/2/tfp3

1999 Fifth Wheel Jay-co deluxe designer XLT package 35’x8’. 3 slides w/awnings. 15,000 BTUs, satellite dish, excellent condi-tion. 691-4982.6/9/tfp

AUTOMOTIVEFOR SALE

2008 Suzuki Boule-vard C-50 Blue And Gray. Excellent condi-tion. Runs great. New tires. Plates good until Aug. 2015 $4,000 EX-TRAS: 2 keys, 4 hel-mets, cover for motor-cycle, like-new leather jacket. Call Rick at (804) 495-6007 or (757) 634-4366.6/19/tfp3

FOR RENT2 & 3 bedrooms in McKenney Mobi le Home Park starting at $500 per month, includes Lot rent. Call (804) 478-48215/7/tfnc

FOR SALEOver 600 flags 3x5 with grommets $1,000 for all. 804-265-50536/27/tfp

Wood heating stove good shape. $350. Call 757-866-8588 2/20/tfc3

Fully Automatic Saw File w/stand $300 Din-widdie 804-265-5053 6/27/tfp3

Hardware from previ-ous Hardware Store, $8-$10,000 worth wholesale, will sell for $3,500. Call 804-265-5053 5/14/15tp

CEMETARY PLOTS4 Cemetery plots lo-cated in Southlawn Memorial Park, within the Cross section. Val-ued at $7500. Will sell all 4 plots for $4995 or 2 for $3000. Please call 804-732-2593. 2/13/tfp3

4 Cemetery Plots lo-cated in Southlawn Memorial Park, within 7 Apostles section. Valued at $7500. Will sell all 4 plots for $4995 or 2 for $3000. Please call 804-733-7514.10/23/tfp3

CEMETARY PLOTS3 Cemetery Plots lo-cated in Southlawn Memorial Park, within 7 Apostles section. $3000. Please call 804-733-11632/5/tfp3

FURNITURE - MATTRESSESAll new mattress sets Twin size: $85, Full size: $95, Queen size: $125, King size: $189. Military discount/Free layaway. Can deliver. 804-526-48366/27/tfc

PETSSquirrel dogs 1 1/2 years old. Carolina Pernell Cur. Ready to train. $200 ea. 804-265-50536/27/tfp

AUCTIONSAUCTION - FORE-

CLOSURE 26,472± SF Warehouse/Of-fice.1.73± AC • Visible from I-664. 401 Industry Dr., Hampton, VA. ON-SITE SALE: WED, 5/28 @ 3 PM http://www.motleys.com• 877-668-5397 (VA16 EHO)

A B S O L U T E A N -TIQUE & TOOL AUC-TION Sat, May 31 at 10 AM. 1446 Lynchburg Ave, Brookneal, VA. Vintage Signs and Ad-vertising Memorabilia – lots of Coke, tobacco, etc, Coca-Cola Soda Chest, New & Used Tools, Building Sup-plies, Farm Supplies, Household Antiques, Antique Farm Items, Railroad Items, 16’ Equipment Trailer, & more! Complete list with photos at www.TRFAuctions.com TRF Auct ions VAAF501 (434) 847-7741

SAVE ST. PAUL’S COLLEGE SEALED BID AUCTION • Law-renceville, VA. 1)Cam-pus: 31-Buildings/135± AC 2)Student Cen-ter/5.55± AC. Also Offered as Entirety. BIDS DUE: 6/25-3 PM www.motleys.com • 1-877-MOTLEYS VA16 EHO

AUCTION – CHAR-LOTTESVILLE 3BR 1,732± SF Home on Cul-de-sac Newly Ren-ovated • Minutes to UVA. 2742 McElroy Dr., Charlottesville, VA ON-SITE SALE: JUNE 5 @ 3 PM www.motleys.com • 1-877-MOTLEYS VA16 EHO

Two-Day Railroad Auction 5/31/14 - 9 a.m. 6/1/14 - 10 a.m. 1801 Main Street, Vic-toria, Va. 1500 items! Lanterns, locks/keys, cuspidors, stools, bells, oilers, badges, clothing, tools, switch/marker lights, signs, scales, plates, tinware, Rail-road silver! VAL #348, www.tilmansauction.com

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REGIONAL TRAC-TOR-TRAILER DRIV-ERS $1200-$1350 Week l y. Reg iona l Mid-At lan t ic area. Work 5 days, off ev-ery weekend. Health & Life Insurance, 401K & Pension plan, paid holidays & vacation. Requires good MVR & DOT record, min 2 yrs experience, Hazmat within 30 days. Houff Transfer Weyers Cave, Winchester, Richmond, Baltimore, Md. Apply at: www.houff.com 877-234-9233

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16.8-ACRE MOUN-TAINTOP – tall hard-woods on the slope of Bank Mountain in Am-herst County. $129,900 and I’ll finance. 540-

487-0480

BEST BUY ON LAND – Half acre on paved road near Danville. OK for doublewide. NO down payment, NO credit check, No clos-ing costs. $10,900. 540-294-3826

LOUISA COUNTY – 3-acre wooded home-site. 6 miles to 64 off Route 208. Owner will finance. $49,900. 540-487-0480

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701 W. Broadway, Hopewell, VA 23860804-452-0505 4/30/4tc

35 Belmead St.$175,000

What a unique home! Private well landscaped two story, 2090 sq ft brick Cape is nestled on 1 acre

cul-de-sac in Historic Walnut Hill. Features wood burning FP in beautiful living rm, lovely windows & arch doorways, formal DR w/French doors leading to deck & lovely view of woods. The office/study has built in book shelves. There is a full walk-out

basement. #1405777

PETERSBURG

Rebecca Griffith804-339-4967

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12702 James River Dr.$360,000

Beautiful Country Cape on 15.8 acres! Bring your horses! There’s a 3 acre pond to enjoy too! Home features Great

room w/wood stove, ceramic floored sun rm, kitchen w/granite counter tops & ceramic floor, lg util rm, Master

BR w/full BA. Upstairs are 2 BRs, one w/built-ins & 2 walk-in closets & full BA. There is a walk-up attic and 2

car att garage. The huge deck is perfect for entertaining & relaxing. There’s a big red barn, wood shed & workshop

too! #1405475

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Elizabeth Abernathy804-452-0505

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8773 Hines Rd.$374,950

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath vinyl sided home with Master BR on 1st flr and another Master BR on 2nd flr. Home also features attached 2 car gar & detached 3 car gar, hardwood flrs, Formal Living & Dining rms, 3

zoned heat-pump/central air, ceramic kitchen & baths, a separate 16x16 Ft tiled floor building & wonderful deck! All on 10.8 acres. Don’t miss it! #1405945

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1723 Westover Ave.$254,000

Located in Historic Walnut Hill district – 5 BR, 3 full & 2 half baths, spacious brick 3-story home features formal rms, side sun room/

porch, new counter tops in kitchen, hdwd flrs throughout, 4 fireplaces, det brick garage, lots

of character and convenient to shopping & interstates. #1331336

PETERSBURG

Rebecca Griffith804-339-4967

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15330 Clipperton Dr.$229,950

Gorgeous custom Cape w/wrap porch on 5 acres! Home features 3 BRs, 2.5 BAs, Great rm w/stone

FP, vaulted ceiling, Master BR w/full BA on 1st flr, spacious kitchen/Dining room combo, large utility area, new roof in 2012, new carpet 2012,

new well pump/pressure tank, new water heater, recently painted. #1311773

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15100 Pleasant Grove Rd.$296,000

Two story vinyl sided transitional w/4 bedrooms, master suite on first floor, second bedroom also on

first floor, 2 bedrooms & rec-room on 2nd floor. Great room w/gas log FP, kitchen/dining room combo.

Large deck, paved driveway. #1327248

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9425 Robin Ln.$182,500

Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath vinyl sided rancher w/large covered porch on 5.19 acres. Conveniently located.

#1405035

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3256 W. HUNDRED RD..$249,900

Lots of potential – Excellent location. Brick 3 BR, 1.5 BA home w/hdwd flrs, brick FP, paved

drive & additional parking in rear, handicap accessible ramp in front, carport attached

w/door to Florida rm. Available for residential or commercial use. Zoned 0-2. #1408288

CHESTERFIELD

Faith Heaton804-720-6947

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3712 Westbrook Rd.$99,950

Nice 3 BR, 1.5 BA rancher on corner lot – perfect for first time home buyer!

Conveniently located, just 5 min to Ft. Lee, Prince George Schools, shopping and I295.

#1402088

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104 Prince George Ave.$145,000

Great ‘Sears and Roebuck Home’ in Crescent Hills neighborhood. Home features 4 BRs, 2 full BAs, fml DR, refinished oak hardwood flrs throughout, gas FP in LR, 3 seasons room is right of LR, B-Dry system in basement, det gar w/covered patio, and private back yard.

#1402316

HOPEWELL

Rose Woodfin804-691-1237

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815 Appomattox St.$194,900

Wonderful house full of charm! Enjoy watching the sunset on the River! Home features hardwood flrs, 4 BRs & 2 Baths upstairs, 2 BRs have Jack and Jill bathroom w/tub & shower. Bedrooms

feature walk-in closets. All windows have been replaced except upper level bath & kitchen. Chandeliers are still in place

– making for Great Library & Grand Dining rm. Walk-up attic offers plenty of storage space. #1408498

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3411 Vinton St.$204,900

Great home with All HARDWOOD FLOORS – CERAMIC TILE – Features 4 BRs, 2.5 BAs, formal DR & LR, & Fam rm, 2 car attached gar, fncd back

yard, great deck & screened in porch. Lots of storage space! Updates include convection oven/flat top range & microwave 2005 and Heat Pump 1999.

#1403076

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15204 Lebanon Rd.$49,500

Great building lot in Prince George County on 5.08 acres.

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10364 Lamore Dr.$146,500

Move-in-Ready! Home on 1.1 acres features 4 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths on a wooded private lot. Home includes

refrigerator, washer & dryer, new carpet, new interior paint, new linoleum, NEW

roof in 2014. Conveniently located. #1404249

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3304 IVOR St.$84,500

Great brick rancher features living rm w/FP & hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms,

wonderful screened-in front porch, carport & large back yard. Roof is 5

years old. #1409236

HOPEWELL


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1005 Burnside St..$77,500

Two story aluminum sided home w/3 bedrooms, living rm, dining rm & den features gas cooking, basement and deck overlooking fenced back yard.

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bedrooms, 2 full baths, eat-in kitchen, deck, patio, sun room, and pool with

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This house does not look like it has been lived in. Immaculate condition, move in ready. Screen porch on rear 13 X 11. All on 8 acres, 6+ wooded with creek & trails. Large patio off porch. 2 sheds convey. Home is wired for generator. Garden spot fenced in. Abundance of wildlife. Security alarm conveys. Large 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Within 15 min. of Farmville. MLS#1312913

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