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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Journal
Annual Some Gave All Memorial Bike Ride planned for May 18 The Annual Frazier-Mason Some Gave All Motorcycle Ride, honoring the military men and women killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be held Sunday, May 18, according to King George County Circuit Court Clerk Vic Mason, whose son, Nick, is one of the fallen warriors honored. In addition to Nick Mason, who died while serving in the Army in Iraq, the ride is named for cofounder Rick Frazier’s son, Josh, who was killed while serving in the Marines. The ride will start at Spotsylvania High School with a preride ceremony at 10:15 a.m., and end at King George High School with a closing ceremony at 1:30 p.m. “The event has transformed from a simple motorcycle ride honoring Josh and Nick into a community event that honors and raises awareness of our military currently serving, our veterans, and the area’s fallen,” Vic Mason said. “The overwhelming support that we receive from so many organizations, businesses, groups and individuals is amazing. Because of this support, the Frazier/Mason Some Gave All Memorial Foundation has been able to award over $180,000 in grants to area veterans that are dealing with or have dealt with a variety of physical and emotional wounds,” Mason said. “We have assisted area disabled veterans with financial assistance for food, housing, clothing, transportation, educational assistance, therapy and assisted the McGuire VMAC wheelchair team with transportation costs when attending the National Wheelchair Games.”
“Through this event, we have been able to provide a venue for the community to say Thank you for the sacrifices that our military and their families make, and the community response has been nothing short of remarkable. Rick and Jana Frazier and Christine and I cannot adequately put into words how grateful we are for everyone’s support,” Mason declared. “I do want everyone to know this is not just a motorcycle event. About half of the attendees at the King George High School event site arrive via four wheels,” Mason said. “The cars and trucks park at the King George Middle School, and we provide shuttle transportation to the high school during the course of the event. We have something for everyone, young and old.” At King George High School, according to Mason, there will be a bounce house and inflatable obstacle course, food vendors, slow and stunt riding motorcycle demos, EOD robot demos, military displays, live music and many other activities. Last year, more than 1,100 motorcycles participated in the ride to honor the fallen warriors. The ride stretched for more than eight miles between Spotsylvania and King George with hundreds of people lining the route, waving flags and cheering. “It was very moving,” said Mason. Riders seeking to participate in this year’s event can get more information online at www. somegaveall.org. — Richard Leggitt
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L-R, Kendrick Creasey, Dusty Remington and Billy Henderickson, all from Westmoreland Co. Results: The CBVFD Annual Spring Rockfish Tournament was held on Saturday, April 19. The winners were: first - Tony Ferrari - 62.04, Bealeton second - Roger Grissom - 61.98, Cobb Island, Md. third - Harry (Buck) Gutridge - 58.12, Colonial Beach fourth - Bob Wurm - 52.74, Trenton, N.J. fifth - John Weber - 50.62, Leonardtown, Md. Calcutta Winner - Roger Grissom, Total Weight Single Fish, 38.20 lbs., Cobb Island, Md. Youth Division Winners; first-Erin Hall 22.84, second was a tie, George and Allie Hall, all three from Avenue, Md.
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drought tolerance, disease resistance, and root growth. With better root growth comes more sustained and healthy above-ground stems and leaves, which look better and thus healthier. Late fall fertilization has also been promoted as a means of prolonging turf color of cool-season grasses throughout winter without increasing the chance of winter injury and disease. Late fall fertilization will also enhance spring green-up without the excessive growth that often accompanies early spring fertilization. This green-up often will last into mid-summer, so an early spring fertilizer application is not needed. Most experts agree that late fall fertilization should take place when foliar growth stops (or slows to the point that turf no longer needs to be mowed), grass is still green, and before the soil freezes. In Virginia, this period usually occurs around Thanksgiving. Application timing may vary from year to year depending on weather conditions. In addition, heavy spring rains can push spring applied nitrogen into nearby creeks and streams that eventually lead to the Chesapeake Bay, which then promotes algae growths that can kill off many species of crab, fish, and oysters. Hopefully, this has made sense to most of you. In short, spring fertilization of lawns is detrimental, because the fertilizer does nothing for root growth, but causes shortlived excessive leaf and stem growth that can be taxing on small roots systems and can cause an increase in disease and drought intolerance. If you have any more questions concerning fertilizing lawns or gardens, or any other agriculture related issue, please feel free to call or email me. —Mike Broaddus, Ag and Natural Resources Agent 540-775-3062
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This Chinese ginger jar comes from an old Northern Neck family. The base is in excellent condition, but the lid has been broken and repaired crudely. The owners are thinking of making it into a lamp, and question whether so-doing would lessen the value. Ginger jars remain popular, and indeed many have seen new life in the form of becoming lamps. This is a nice example of the early nineteenthcentury form. The color and Henry Lane the brushwork are quite Hull good, and the damaged top could be repaired. I suggest using a teak base and similar top, if the present one is not restored. Most importantly avoid drilling the base either by using an independent rod in the rear or a wedged top that would support the fixture and lamp shade. I also would not discard the original top in the event farther down the road someone in the family wishes to have it restored. To repair the top would be expensive as a large chunk is missing, and the lost pieces are missing. As I have mentioned often in previous columns, McHugh’s Restorations in Richmond is one of the premier china restoration companies in
It’s nice and warm outside now. After four long, bleak, wintery months full of cold and snow, it appears spring is finally here. And, like most of us, we want to get outside and do yard and garden work. Last Friday, I witnessed three people spreading fertilizer in their yard. It’s warm, it’s nice, and it’s not too hot. The grass is green now and growing, so it’s just human nature to want to keep it looking nice and green. So our first instinct is to go immediately to the local feed and seed store and get a bag or two of lawn fertilizer and fertilize the lawn. Right? Wrong. This is the worst time of year to fertilize your lawn. Let me attempt to explain…. Cool season grasses, which include all fescues and bluegrasses, make up more than 95% of grasses in lawns in Virginia. The main reason agronomists tell you to fertilize cool season turfgrasses in the fall is because during the fall, the grasses take the nitrogen and phosphorus, two common elements in grass fertilizers, and turn them into carbohydrates, or stored sugars in stems and roots. These rootheld carbohydrates help turf resist winter injury and aid in disease and environmental stress resistance the following spring and summer. These carbohydrates are tapped for energy by roots and shoots during periods of rapid growth in early spring. Early spring fertilizer applications do nothing for the roots; almost all of the nitrogen goes into promoting fast leaf and shoot growth. Spring fertilization can deplete root-held carbohydrates quickly, leaving turf vulnerable to spring and summer stresses by forcing excess growth. Late fall fertilizer applications do not force as much leaf growth in spring as equal amounts of early spring fertilizer, thus carbohydrates are not exhausted as quickly. The result is an advantage to the turf in the form of better stress tolerance,
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