10/08/2014 Colonial Beach / Westmoreland Journal

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Old school’s future in doubt Code officer says it must be razed; mayor says not so

WHAT’s next The school board is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8. The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m.

Oct. 9. Both meetings will be at the Colonial Beach Town Center, 22 Washington Ave. Both are scheduled to discuss the issue.

Linda Farneth A town official has ordered the former Colonial Beach Elementary School to be demolished in about two weeks, but that is unlikely to happen, the mayor said.

A Sept. 26 violation letter sent by Code Compliance Officer Theresa Davis to the school board said the two-story, burned-out building at 315 Douglas Ave. was “unsafe or unfit for human occupancy.” The letter also said the school must be demolished within 30 days of the notice.

School officials, including board Chairman Tim Trivett, were caught off guard by the notice. Trivett said in August the board was talking with town officials about whether or not to tear the building down, but school officials did not expect to receive a violation notice.

“This is a time-sensitive legal matter, and our school board should have been notified immediately,” Trivett said. “This

Linda Farneth

The former Colonial Beach Elementary School was destroyed by a fire Jan. 5. The school board recenty was told it has to demolish the building in just a few weeks. legal violation notice has placed the school division in a position that was very unnecessary. It will be nearly impossible to comply by the date given.”

The school was destroyed by a Jan. 5 fire. Law enforcement officials have said the blaze was arson, and they are seeking to talk to two people who were seen in the

area about the time the fire started.

Last month, the school board voted to accept a $1.8 million insurance settlement for the fire. However, that agreement has not yet been signed, holding up the delivery of the money.

School officials also expressed dismay that they were not given more notice of the

violation/demolition letter. After the fire, the board had a 6-foot fence built around the property and that nothing has changed since that time.

Town Manager Val Foulds said the notice was issued the same as it would be with any town property that had a violation.

Mayor Mike Ham said there have been similar notices to demolish buildings, but the town and the owners negotiated for almost a year before any action was taken.

In all the cases he referenced, the owners ultimately demolished the building or began work to repair it.

“There is room for negotiation over what to do, this is not final,” he said. “Thirty days from now, there will not be a wrecking ball knocking it down.”

Thousands flock to Montross Fall Festival Richard Leggitt The Montross Fall Festival has been a popular Westmoreland County event for more than 60 years, but few crowds have matched the size and enthusiasm of the 2014 edition.

Residents were on hand to greet festival visitors from across the state. “I’m so proud, just so proud of the town,” said Montross civic activist Becky Nelson.

Music, food, crafts and a parade were the attractions that brought residents and visitors to Courthouse Square and Kings Highway in Montross for the three-day event, which culminated Saturday night with an oldfashioned block party sponsored by the Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department.

Weather had been a concern of Montross Town Manager Brenda Reamy as a series of early morning thunderstorms rolled though the area. “I woke up at 4 a.m. and the stars were shining,” she said. “I am very happy.”

Montross Mayor David O’Dell welcomed the thousands of guests and kicked off the opening ceremonies Saturday. For the rest of the day, thousands lined the streets and flocked to the more than 60 exhibits and vendor booths along Kings Highway and downtown.

One of the most popular events was an open house by the Appalachian Cherokee

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 50 Cents

Bike Fest in CB this weekend Linda Farneth

As many as 10,000 people are expected to come to Colonial Beach this weekend for the first-ever Bike Fest event.

The Oct. 9-12 event is geared around having fun, while practicing safety, organizers said. It will include an array of vendors, live music, contests and more.

The highlight is a free Saturday concert on Town Hill

by Molly Hatchet and Swamp De Wamp.

The tradition of bike fests began years ago at Daytona Beach. They since have spread and are hosted all over the country.

Organizers say crowds could reach up to 10,000 people throughout the weekend, but the events are designed to keep bikers on the move and dispersed throughout the area to avoid congestion.

Colonial Beach Police Chief Libby Legg has beefed up security and will have assistance from Westmoreland County, Virginia State Police and other regional police forces. Legg also has coordinated with fire and rescue workers, who will have trucks stationed around town in order to respond to emergencies.

Parking will be available at the old the elementary school baseball field and various churches.

Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce Director Carey Geddes said alcohol consumption and sales will be limited to the concert area on Town Hill, and all bars are ready to provide individual security in their establishments.

“I’m excited about the event,” Geddes said. “I think we got all of our ducks in a row; everything is good.

I’m very optimistic everything will run smoothly. Everybody has put in a lot of effort into planning, and we have a great team.”

Bike Fest highlights Here is a sampling of what’s going on at the Oct. 10-12 event Oct. 10 n Blessing of the Bikes: 11 a.m. at Colonial Beach Dragstrip, 2035 James Monroe Highway. n Hula fire dancers: 8 p.m. at Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive.

TOP: The Little Eagle Child Development Center of Montross highlighted its pupils with a float in the parade.

RIGHT: Hispanic dancers were a spirited crowd favorite at the Montross Fall Festival parade.

See FESTIVAL, page 4

Photos by Richard Leggitt

Oct. 11 n 3rd Annual Bike & Golf Cart Show: Registration from 9-11 a.m at Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive. Awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. at Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar. n Molly Hatchet with Special Guest Swamp Da Wamp: 3 p.m. on Town Hill, Colonial Avenue. n Meet Marilyn Monroe, Elvis and other impersonators: 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sher’s Snack Shack, 323 First St. Oct. 12 n First Annual Colonial Beach Bike Fest Bike Show: Registration 9 a.m.; show times from noon to 3 p.m.; awards ceremony at 3 p.m. at the observation deck at the American Legion, 27 Colonial Ave.

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1st Annual Wine Festival at Belle Grove Plantation antioch baptist church The Usher Ministry will be celebrating their Annual Day at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. The guest speaker will be the Reverend Jared Beasley, Pastor of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Sparta, VA. All area church Usher Ministries are encouraged to attend, be in uniform and give words of encouragement. 11102 James Madison Pkwy., King George. new monrovia baptist church will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary and Fall Rally at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. Rev. Frank Kelley and Calvary Baptist Church family will be the guests. Dinner will be served following the regular morning service. 121 New Monrovia Rd., Colonial Beach. (804) 2240068. memorial baptist church in Port Royal will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary at the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, Oct. 19. There will be a country gospel group performing. Lunch will follow the service. 719 Water St., Port Royal. (804) 742-5361.

Two rivers baptist church is calling all crafters and ven-

dors!! It’s NOT too late to get a table at the “Oktoberfest” we are having on Saturday, Oct. 25! Outside, so you can bring a pop-up tent. Tables are $15. Please call Gail at (540) 371-6536 or message Two Rivers on Facebook!

SAVE THE DATE KG Homeschool co-op drama group, the Bravo Bunch, will be performing the play “Devoted” at Trinity Bible Church in Fredericksburg. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 thru 14, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 15. The producer is Debi Roberts, and the director is Faith Rivers. There is no admission fee, and the public is invited to attend. young life is holding a Banquet fundraiser on Oct. 27. at the KG Family YMCA gym. Catered by Ruby Tuesdays, it will be a donation-only event. From 6-8 p.m., there will be a 50’s Theme.

Menu to include burgers, salads and more. Period costumes are encouraged. Proceeds will benefit the Young Life High School program, and the sister porgram, Wyld Life for middle schoolers. Come out for good food, and learn about these programs.

STOP HUNGER NOW

Food Packaging event will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 at the KG-YMCA. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to come help package and box food stuffs for the Stop Hunger Now program. Donations of small change and more are being collected to help buy the food stuffs to make the event a success. Goal for this year is again, $10,000. Thanks to NSWC-FCU for the seed money of $2500 that was donated to get the 2014 event off the ground. For more information or to make a donation, please contact Mike Reaves, (540)775-7427.

Donations can be dropped off at any NSWC-FCU branch, to go into the Fletcher’s Chapel account.

Holy Redeemer Anglican Church

Traditional Anglican Worship 1928 Book of Common Prayer 1940 Hymnal Sunday- Holy Communion 11 a.m.

Montross, VA

804-493-7407

Oak Grove Baptist Church

WELCOME!

Good Hope Baptist Church

17223 Good Hope Rd. - corner Rt. 218E & 619 phone: 540-775-9487 email: goodhope.baptistchurch@va.metrocast.net or visit www.goodhopeministries.org

• Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

• Worship - 11:00 a.m.

• Prayer & Bible Study (Wed.) 7:30 p.m.

Rev. Arthur J. Washington, Jr. Pastor-Elect “Building the Church & Reaching the World for Christ”

This day-long event, noon-10 p.m. will feature three local vineyards, Oak Crest Vineyards, Ingleside Vineyards and General’s Ridge Vineyards. From 6-10 p.m., there will be live music featuring “Save the Acardian” . Tours of the Belle Grove mansion and nearby Emmanuel Church are being offered from noon - 6 p.m.

Tickets are $30 pp to include wine tasting (must be 21 and over) or $20 without wine tasting.

Free parking has been arranged, with bus service to the event.

Food will be available for purchase.

Rain date, Sunday, Oct. 19.

Randall Snipes, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.& 11 Awana-Sundays-6 p.m.

Bible Study-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

8096 Leedstown Rd. Colonial Beach, VA

804-224-9695

Fletcher's Chapel United Methodist

8330 Fletcher's Chapel Rd. at 218

Pastor Michael Reaves

Two Rivers Baptist Church Meeting at their new church

Intersection of Rokeby and Kings Hwy. (Rt. 3) Sunday School ..............9:30 a.m.

Worship........................10:30 a.m.

COME VISIT US • ALL ARE WELCOME

Rev. Peyton Wiltshire For Information call 540710-3831

Round Hill Baptist Church Worship & Service

Worship Services 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

(540) 775-7247

16519 Round Hill Rd., King George, VA Pastor Ted A. James • 540-775-5583

Pastor Rev. Yunho Eo 7748 Leedstown Rd., Oak Grove, VA 22443 (804) 224-0418 • ourlittlezion.org

1081 Macedonia Ln., Colonial Beach, VA (804) 224-1500 "O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together."

(Psalm 34:3)

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Prayer & Bible Study: (Wed.) 7 p.m.

Holy Communion on 4th Sundays Rev. Fred Sales, Pastor

9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Informal Hymn Singing 11 a.m. Worship & Children’s Sunday School Op Shop M-W-F 9 a.m.-noon Thurs.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays 9 a.m.-Noon 1 Washington Avenue PO Box 189 Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) 224-7030

Food Pantry OPEN Thursdays at 10 a.m.

www.cbumc.org

Little Ark Baptist Church

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Rev. Irving Woolfolk, Jr.

"A Church where everybody is somebody!"

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Dr. Sherman Davis, Pastor 10640 Kings Hwy King George, VA 22485 www.tabernaclebaptistkg.org 540-775-7188

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney Sunday Masses: Sat. 5:00 p.m.

Sun. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 p.m. (español)

15681 Owens Dr. in Dahlgren, VA Church Phone: (540) 663-2831

Where all are welcome.

Sunday Services: The Rev. St. John's, 9403 Kings Hwy. Diane Carroll 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Rector Emmanuel, Phone: Port Conway (Rt. 301) 540-775-3635 3rd & 5th Sundays For more information, visit our website at:

www.hanover-with-brunswick.com

A church where the Full Gospel is Preached, Taught and Lived

First Baptist Church Ambar

9469 Caledon Rd., King George, VA22485 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Pastor William & First Lady Pastor Wm. T. Frye Theresa Frye

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. (Sunday) Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. Nursery Provided Seeking to know the grace of God and to make it known to others.

Dave Bentz, Pastor Jason Schubert, Associate Pastor 13114 Kildee Farm Road King George, VA 22485 (off 301 and Blue Jay Meadow Drive)

Ph. (540) 775-9990 • email: info@gracekg.com web site www.gracekg.com

Potomac Baptist Church

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

Age Graded Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

All are Welcome!

Sunday Services Service Early Worship - 8 a.m.

Wednesday Evenings Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

7 p.m.

Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

Evening Worship - 6 p.m.

Corner of Lossing and Boundary, Colonial Beach

"Pastor Larry" M. Robinson Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

(New Testament Church Study) Wednesday Night Prayer & Bible Study 6 p.m.

Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish

(540) 775-7006

Pastor: Dennis L. Newton

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church

“Building God’s Kingdom On Earth”

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (804) 443-4168

Macedonia Baptist Church

Pictured at left are members of Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish (HwB) with fruits of the second part of their 100x3=300 outreach mission by collecting dog food and treats, cat food and treats, as well as blankets and towels for the King George Animal Control Center. With the collection of 100 items, this completes phase two of three, as part of the 100x3=300 outreach mission.

You're invited to worship with

3207 Quarter Hill Rd., Supply VA 22436

with their two sons, Jon and Billy, moved to Virginia Beach. At first, he did construction work but later got a job with the railroad, while at the same time trying to study and prepare for the ministry. The year before graduating, God blessed them with another child, this time a daughter, named Tracey.

Once he graduated and moved his family to King George, he found it necessary to work many different jobs as he pastored this tiny church.

One of those jobs was painting the Nice Bridge, which connects VA to MD. He was a substitute teacher for King George Schools, and through his contacts, he was able to meet numerous people. It was many more years before he finally gave up his secular jobs completely and was able to devote his time to the church alone. Through the years, he has become a part of King George, and King George a part of him. He has conducted the weddings of numerous couples, witnessed the birth of their babies, and preached the funerals of many others. Almost from the beginning, Pastor Davis has led the church to be missions-minded.

They help support over one hundred missionaries around the world and hope to add to that number. He points to this emphasis as just one of the reasons God has blessed Tabernacle. Although no one thing can be isolated as a magic formula, the “overnight success” of the ministry at Tabernacle Baptist Church is the result of over thirty years of Pastor Davis’ and his dear wife’s labors in the community.

Local animals to benefit for 100 x 3 = 300 outreach program

For more information and to purchase advance tickets visit www.hanover-with-brunswick. com or bellegroveplantation.com.

Morning Worship ~ 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:45 a.m.

Morning/Children's Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Wed. - Bible Study ~ 6:00 p.m.

fletcherschapel-kinggeorge-va.org

Colonial Beach United Methodist Church

We invite you to gather together with us!

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.

Pastor Earl T. Howerton Jr.

Tabernacle Baptist Church will be hosting a “Pastor Appreciation Day” on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

Pastor and Mrs. Davis have been at Tabernacle for over 37 years.

During these years, there have been many people throughout the community touched by the Davis family.

The church invites you to come celebrate with them by attending one of the church’s services to say “Thank You” for Pastor Davis’ faithful service to the Lord.

Services are at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

There will be a free breakfast at 9 a.m.

Dr. Sherman E. Davis was voted in as pastor in 1977, just as he was about to graduate from Bible College. At the time, there were fewer than 20 people attending the relatively new and struggling independent Baptist church. It is hard to believe that only several years earlier this young preacher from Martinsville, VA had been a hard-drinking troublemaker who hoped to join the Warlocks motorcycle gang.

God had other plans for him, and after his wife, Darlene, first trusted Jesus Christ as Saviour, she finally persuaded him to come to church where he got gloriously saved and, as he put it, “God squeezed my heart and made juice come out of my eyes”.

From that day forward, he was never the same. It wasn’t long before God called him to prepare for the ministry by attending Tabernacle Baptist Bible Institute in VA Beach. He and his wife sold their home in Martinsville, and along

Our Doors are Open -Worship With Us

The Diocese of Virginia

www.stmaryscolonialbeach.org (804) 224-7186 203 Dennison St. Colonial Beach, VA

This Wine Festival is a fund-raising event for HwB Parrish to continue to support area food banks (Fredericksburg Food Pantry and King George Love Thy Neighbor), outreach programs that provide meals for the homeless at the Fredericksburg Thurman Brisben Center, and support to Empower House for Domestic Violence. Part of their mission provides all five King George area schools funding that guarantees a lunch for children who cannot pay.

Funds will help HwB to continue supporting the King George Opportunity Shop that provides outreach support to the community, as well as supporting other organizations who benefit from this work. Funds will help to offset the costs of restoring, conserving, and enhancing the churches within HwB Episcopal Parrish.

MACorp is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Small Business Gala to be held from 6-10 p.m. on October 18, 2014 at Good Luck Cellars Winery in Kilmarnock, VA. Tickets are $50 per person.

Patrons will enjoy a themed decor courtesy of “Just Consider It Done” decorators, award winning wine from Good Luck Cellars, a gourmet meal prepared by Alva Jackson and MaMH Culinary Services, music by Tarus Harding of DJ T-Roc Entertainment and an awards ceremony honoring five Northern Neck small businesses that are making a difference in their communities.

Special guest and keynote speaker is Mr. Robert Jackson, Jr., U.S. Marketing Director of McDonalds Corporation.

MACorp was organized in 2012 through the leadership of Dr. Edison Jackson and the Rev. Kenneth Rioland of Macedonia Baptist Church.

The mission is to enrich the lives of Northern Neck residents through small business development, positive youth programs and a community gardens program.

As a 501(c)3 organization, MACorp actively seeks donations to help implement and sustain the programs.

To join and/or become a sponsor, please contact William Hines, (804) 436-3071 or Tracey Harding (240) 375-0123.

Tabernacle Baptist Church to honor its pastor for 37 plus years of service

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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Sunday Services 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Thrift Shop Thur. Fri. Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Food Bank Mon. & Wed. 10 a.m.-Noon Thur. 6-8 p.m. 1st Sat. Noon- 3p.m.

Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish in King George, VA invites one and all to its 1st Wine Festival at Belle Grove Plantation in King George.

Gala for No. Neck small businesses

Corner of Millbank & St. Anthony’s Rd., King George

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney Sat. 7:00 p.m. Vigil Sunday Masses: Sun. 8:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m 12:45 p.m. Tridentine Mass Daily Mass: Mon. Thur. Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m.

Tues. 7:00 a.m.

Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Adoration before each morning Mass Confession: Wed. 7:30 p.m. Sat. after 9:00 a.m. Mass & at 6:30 p.m.

Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass

Office: 11 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Va. 22443

www.onthepotomac.com

saintselizabethandanthony.org

8103 Comorn Rd. (Rt. 609) King George

• 804-224-7221

Daily Mass: Mon. - Sat. 8:00 a.m.

Adoration precedes each morning Mass Confession: Sat. following 8:00 a.m. Mass & at 4:30 p.m.

Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass Office: 11 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Va. 22443 saintselizabethandanthony.org

• 804-224-7221

THE KING GEORGE CHURCH OF CHRIST INVITES YOU TO MEET WITH US

EACH SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS: 9:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICES: 10:30 A.M.

LOCATION: AMERICAN LEGION POST 89 (AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT 206 AND RT 610)

EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR BIBLE STUDY

LOCATION: AT A MEMBER’S HOME PLEASE CONTACT US AT OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR THE LOCATION

A New Testament church “... All the churches of Christ greet you.”

Romans 16:16

contact_us@kinggeorgecofchrist.org http://www.kinggeorgecofchrist.org P.O.Box 756 King George, VA 22485

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Learn about Scams and Frauds

FVB-RA Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Fairview Beach Residents Westmoreland County TRIAD invites you to a presentation on Association Annual “SCAMS AND FRAUD�

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Spaghetti Dinner at 10:00 am Saturday, October 11, Westmoreland County 2014 from 4-8 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office 174 Polk St. Montross, VA $10 per person; Ages under 5 free Genealogy society to Spaghetti, bread, salad, meet and tour museum drink & dessert Company 3 Fire Station Middle Peninsula AfricanProceeds to benefit the American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia Fight Against Erosion/ (MPAAGHS) will hold its monthly Saving the Potomac meeting on Saturday, October program.

11, 2014, at 11a.m. at the King FIRST ANNUAL “Protecting the Potomac�

BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, October 27, 2014 Sponsored by the Fairview Beach Resident Association at Lees Hill Golf Club of Fredericksburg, Va. The shores and banks of the Potomac are rapidly changing. They are at risk! “Mother Nature�, lack of strategic planning, and failure to implement erosion preventative measures are negatively impacting the Potomac and its watershed.

The FBRA Fund Raising Committee is actively seeking sponsors from our local businesses and the community.

There are many sponsorship opportunities for businesses/individuals which will be recognized and advertised throughout the day of the tournament.

Please visit www.Fairviewbeach.org for information and forms concerning sponsorship.

and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum, 146 Courthouse Landing Road, King and Queen Courthouse, Virginia 23085.

Following a brief MPAAGHS business meeting, Museum manager Ellen White will conduct a tour of the museum.

The group will view the Museum’s current exhibitions and will hear about the various resources that the Museum offers to family researchers.

The Museum’s holdings include records and artifacts relative to King and Queen County history; its library has periodicals, and genealogical books, as well as copies of the King and Queen County Historical Society’s semiannual journal.

All persons who are interested in African-American genealogy and history are invited to attend.

Members of MPAAGHS will provide tips to those who are interested in getting started on their family trees, and “How-to� guides will be distributed.

For information about the museum, call (804) 785-0558. For information about MPAAGHS, call (804) 758-5163, or visit mpaagenealogicalsociety.org.

CHRISTMAS TOUR The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum will sponsor their 20th annual Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek House Tour on Saturday December 13, 10 a.m.- 5p.m. and Sunday December 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

This year’s house tour features five private homes ranging from a restored farmhouse built in the early 1900s to a contemporary completed in 2008. Once again each home is decorated for the season by the Chesapeake Bay Garden Club.

House Tour tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on the tour days and include all homes, the model railroad and refreshments. There is no cost for the boat ride, Walker House, Tablescapes, Santa’s Workshop, or to tour the museum. The beautiful sanctuary of the Bethany UMC is also free to the public. Advance tickets may be purchased at the museum office located at 474 Main Street, Reedville.

Office hours Monday thru Friday 9-5, Saturday 10:30-4:30, Sunday 1-4. Mail order forms are available online at www.rfmuseum.org or call the museum office at (804) 453-6529 for more information.

All proceeds will benefit the museum’s ongoing educational and preservation projects.

Reedville Fishermen’s Museum was established in 1867 and is still one of the most active fishing ports in America. Reedville’s golden age of prosperity from the Menhaden fishing industry is reflected in the Victorian mansions that line Main Street in the national register historic district. Reedville residents are proud of their town and its history. Thus, they are pleased to open their beautifully decorated homes to the public.

Santa arrives at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning aboard the Elva C, the Museum’s historic buyboat, followed by refreshment for the children at the adjacent Bethany UMC. The church’s sanctuary is open to visitors throughout the weekend. The Walker House is open for tours, complete with cookies and punch and Christmas carols played on the original pump organ. One should then stop by the Bake Sale, for cakes, pies, Christmas breads, nuts and yeast rolls all made by museum members.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN 2014 The deadline to apply to register to vote in the November 4, 2014 election is Tuesday, October 14.

Customers may apply to register to vote at any of the 75 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customer service centers, five mobile offices, or 55 DMV Select locations throughout the state.

For information on DMV locations, hours and schedules, visit www. dmvNOW.com.

Virginians may also apply to register to vote at their local registrar’s office or online at the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) website at www.elections. virginia.gov.

Animal Adoption

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014

PASS, PUNT AND KICK Young pro football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills at an NFL Punt, Pass & Kick local competition on October 12, from 103 p.m. at the Washington Redskins Training Center 2401 West LeighStreet in Richmond. Entry forms are available online at NFLPPK.com and will be available on site.

Competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6-15.

Save the Date Saturday, Nov. 8 KG Citizens Center Noon to 4 p.m.

King George grad completes course in Kentucky Ellen C. Brabo, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet at State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, N.Y., has graduated from the Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The 29 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is included in the curriculum, the primary focus of the course is to develop and evaluate each cadet’s officer potential by exercising the cadet’s intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and physical stamina.

The cadet command assesses each cadet’s performance and progress in officer traits, qualities and professionalism while attending the course.

Cadets usually attend LDAC between their junior and senior years of college, and they must complete the course to qualify for commissioning. Upon successful completion of the course, the ROTC program, and graduation from college, cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserve.

Brabo is the daughter of Ruby and Robert Brabo II of King George, Va. She is a 2011 graduate of King George High School, King George, Va. Submitted by Joint Hometown News Service

Trinity Fellowship International

“Changing From Old To New

By The Power Of God�

Sunday Morning Worship 11:30 a.m.

Prayer-Noon on Wednesdays Thursdays-Bible Class for youth and adults-7 p.m.

Communion-1st Sun. in the month Trinity Pantry & Clothes Closet open on Thursdays-5:30-6:30 p.m.

Timothy Jackson, Sr. Pastor & Sister Sandra Jackson, First Lady

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FESTIVAL from page 1 Nation Tribe of Virginia at its new museum and culture center.

Audrey (Whispering Wind) Dillard, a vice-chief of the tribe said the center will remain open for visitors Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through the end of October.

Virginia’s Native American heritage was not only celebrated by the Cherokee’s at their new culture

center, but also by the Westmoreland County Museum. The museum featured Native American exhibits at its Polk Street location and at its Wakefield Building annex on Kings Highway.

In addition to a 90-minute parade featuring bands from Washington & Lee and Northumberland high schools, there were countless raffles and drawings, a chocolate chip

cookie contest, a pet show and the Chandler 3-mile and 1-mile runs sponsored by the Montross Volunteer Rescue Squad. “It was a great day,� said Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors Chairman Darryl Fisher. “It’s a time for the county to come together, from one end to the other and share heritage and culture.�

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A map like this is available at www.ReadyVirginia.gov. To use the map, click on the “find my location� button or type in an address next to the magnifying glass. Click on the evacuation routes and storm surge zones to identify them.

State helps identify possible storm surge risks in region Staff report

The state has provided coastal residents a new way to check on potential storm surges, such as the ones that flooded parts of the area in 2003, 2006 and 2011.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has created a map that lets users find the maximum storm surge risk in a given area.

A storm surge is a dangerous rise of water, over and above the tide, that is pushed to shore by strong winds from a hurricane or tropical storm. The map shows the coastal area that may be impacted by a hurricane, based on its strength.

Since each storm is different, a particular one’s impact may vary from the model shown on the color-coded map, which is only a projection, state officials said. “While the map is a helpful tool, it shouldn’t be relied upon as a sole source of information,� said Jeff Stern, state coordinator of emergency

management. “We want to be sure our coastal residents and visitors understand what this map will do, and what it won’t do,� Stern said. “The map will let people see what a storm surge could do in a worst-case scenario. But it’s not a real-time map, so people still need to listen carefully for local evacuation instructions during an actual storm.�

The new tool may be vital to saving lives during hurricane season, Stern said “Historically, ninety percent of the time, it’s the inundation of water that kills, not the wind,� he said. “We created this map for people to get an idea of what surging water could mean in their communities so they will pay closer attention when hurricane season storms are forecast.�

That threat is well known to the residents of Colonial Beach and other Westmoreland County communities next to the Potomac River.

Hurricane Isabel created a 12-foot storm surge on the river in September

2003, damaging dozens of boats at the Colonial Beach Yacht Center, as well as several buildings in town. It also destroyed The Riverboat restaurant, which subsequently has been reopened.

It also caused less severe damage in parts of King George, mostly downed trees and power outages.

Tropical Storm Ernesto caused an 8-foot surge in September 2006, while Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in 2011 caused flooding throughout Westmoreland County. Three dams in the Placid Bay area were destroyed by flood waters, and schools were closed for several days. “It will be another tool in the toolbox that will help us make decisions regarding evacuations,â€? said Jeff Beasley, Westmoreland County’s director of emergency services. “We get information from the weather service that gives us expectations, but most of the property along rivers and creeks in the county is at sea level, so this will be a tool that will allow us to make decisions a little quicker.â€?Â

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The Colonial Beach Planning Commission had a difficult time deciding who it would recommend be appointed to the commission at its Oct. 2 meeting.

At its Sept. 18 meeting, the commission interviewed two applicants, Steve Cirbee and John Reinhart, to fill the vacant seat left by former member and Chairman Maureen Holt. However, newly appointed member Kelly Dejesus resigned during that meeting, opening another seat.

At the Oct 2 meeting, commissioners were conflicted about both candidates because they are both active builder/developers in Colonial Beach. Both citizens and commission members were worried there would be a conflict of interest in many future votes on building and zoning matters.

Citizens Peter Fahrney and Mike Looney aired concerns that a builder/developer would stand to gain too much when it came to voting and discussing potential building and zoning regulations.

Looney, however, said, “I think they would have valuable information to serve as consultants

Briefs Eight face drug-related charges after raid The Tri-County Drug Task Force arrested eight people on drug-related charges Oct 2, following a six-month investigation.

Arraigned and held without bond at Northern Neck regional jail were: Clifton L Blue, 41 of Kinsale, on two counts of distribution of a controlled substance (crack cocaine).

Thomas N. Catlett, age 61, of Callao, on two counts of distribution of a controlled substance (crack cocaine).

Eugenia S. Gross, 29, of Colonial Beach, charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance (heroin and oxycodone).

Terry L. Hunter, 26, of Farnham, charged with one count of

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recommendations. “Everyone has personal interests, regardless of what their business is,� said Commissioner Ed Grant.

Commissioner Kent Rodeheaver especially was concerned about recommending two builder/ developers. “It’s nothing against either applicant, but there is too much potential for problems that we shouldn’t have to deal with,� he said.

Chairwoman Robin Schick called for a separate vote on each applicant for recommendation to the council.

The commission voted in favor of recommending Reinheart, but against recommending Cirbee.

The commission does not pass laws or appoint members to their own body. However, it is tasked with discussing, drafting and making recommendations to the council on planning matters, which include building and zoning ordinances.

It will be up to the town council to decide who will be appointed to the commission. The matter is on the agenda for the next meeting at 7 pm Oct 9 at the Town Center, 22 Washington Ave.

distribution of a controlled substance (oxycodone).

John E. Johnson, 68, of Kinsale, charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance (oxycodone) and resisting arrest.

Arraigned and released on their own recognizance were: Jeffrey M. Davis Jr., 18, of Colonial Beach, charged with one count of distribution of marijuana.

Steven L. Dunn, 25, of Colonial Beach, charged with one count of distribution of marijuana.

A 17-year-old juvenile from Montross was served with a petition for distribution of marijuana.

The task force includes sheriff ’s offices in Westmoreland, King George and Caroline counties, along with Virginia State Police and Naval Criminal Investigation Services.

Joint land use study forum set for Oct. 9 King George is hosting its second public forum on a joint land use study at 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Dahlgren campus of the University of Mary Washington, 4224 University Drive.

Area residents, business and community members are invited to attend, review and comment on the study in regard to its priorities for the communities around the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.

The study’s objective is to accommodate new growth and economic development in the communities adjacent to the base, as well as protect public health and safety, while at the same time sustaining base missions.

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Commissioner Robert Busick agreed both men’s experience would be a valuable asset and reminded the commission that both applicants have stated if there is a conflict of interest, they will abstain from voting.

Town Attorney Andrea Erard advised the commission the responsibility would rest with the public official to stay within the state law concerning conflicts and that violations are considered to be a criminal act.

Commissioner Maureen McCabe was concerned the members might not know where to draw the line between what is a conflict of interest and what is not.

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Second-half surge propels Eagles past Knights W&L remains undefeated, faces Lancaster (5-0) next Richard Leggitt The Washington & Lee Eagles spoiled a rainy homecoming for the Spotsylvania Knights with a victory Oct. 3.

The victory, W&L’s fourth versus a larger nonEagles conference school this season, sets up a highly anticipated Northern Neck Knights District game this week against Lancaster, like W&L, undefeated at 5-0.

Heading into this Friday’s homecoming game in Montross, Coach Todd Jones’ W&L

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team is the top-rated 1A East team in the state, but the Eagles’ record and reputation will be on the line against Lancaster.

“Lancaster is a very dangerous football team,” Jones said.

“They’ve got big-play ability. Their kids can run and make plays, and their defense is tough. We’ve got a job to do.”

After a slow start, the Eagles did their job against Spotsylvania, a 3A team with a solid defense. At halftime, the only scoring was a 27-yard field goal by the Knights’ Lyndse Moreland, putting the Eagles in a 3-0 hole.

“Their defense threw some things at us in the first half,” Jones

said. “At halftime, it was a matter of us making adjustments and then making plays in the second half.”

The Eagles got on the scoreboard early in the third quarter after senior quarterback Treshaun Brown picked up a fumbled snap from center and bolted around the left side for an 18-yard score. Jake Daiger kicked the point after, and the Eagles were up 7-3.

Brown scored again a short time later with a 61-yard pass play to junior wide receiver Jarret Sumiel.

Sumiel split the Knights’ defenders and roared down the Spotsylvania sideline for a touchdown. He followed that up by running the ball in for a two-point conversion.

The Eagles’ defense hung tough all night, and to close out the third-quarter scoring, W&L senior linebacker Linwood Newman intercepted a Spotsylvania pass and returned it 30 yards. Running back

Delwyn Jones has used his extensive background in swimming to help the members Rappahannock Raiders’ yearround swim team get to the next level.

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Jones’ commitment to swimming is year-round Leonard Banks Sports editor Delwyn Jones is passionate about swimming.

By fixing the physical mechanics associated with speed and endurance, the Fredericksburg-area native is convinced he has the right stuff to take the 89-member Rappahannock Raiders’ year-round swim team to the next level. In fact, his impact on the team’s success has been immediate.

“This summer, we had improvements across the board,” Jones said.

“All of the families and swimmers were able to see a lot of improvements. We had several swimmers who were ranked in the state, who also attended age-group and senior championship meets at the end of

the season.”

Jones has an extensive background in swimming. He was a member of the first swim team at James Monroe High School. Throughout his coaching career, he has been affiliated with YMCA Sting Rays, Country Club, Spotswood and Fox Point.

He has either coached or assisted in YMCA National, NCSA, Senior Camp and Junior National qualifiers.

In addition, he has led several teams to become state and zone champions, while helping a number of swimmers achieve Top 10 national rankings.

There are several Raiders who have the potential to compete in the VHSL swimming and diving and age-group championships by the end of the season, Jones said.

Jones has witnessed a high level

of accountability on the part of his swimmers.

“I’ve heard from the lifeguards how they’ve come in on their own time and done what they were supposed to do,” he said.

Older Raiders generally end up swimming 4 miles.

“It’s not just straight swimming; they have a lot of different sets that they do as they focus on different aspects of the stroke,” Jones said.

During the summer, swimmers participate in double practice sessions (mornings and afternoons). Practices consist of aquatic and dry land workouts.

For Raiders’ swim meet competitions and team information, go to www.rappraiders.com.

During the meet, the girls took the top seven places, while the boys finished with four runners in the top 10 spots. Freshman standout Aubrey Wingeart finished nine seconds behind Hornbaker, with a time of 20:54.

Literally on the heels of Watson, senior Christian Koon finished the meet with a second-place time of 17:47.

As a team, the Foxes placed first with a score of 24. Massaponax finished second with 45, while Caroline was last with 65.

As for the girls, the Foxes swept the top six spots. Wingeart led the group, with a first-place time of 19:48. The Foxes finished well ahead of Massaponax (48), and Caroline (no score) with a final score of 15.

Foxes’ cross-country squads, individuals continue to excel Staff report

During a non-conference away meet, the Foxes girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams swept former Battlefield District rival James Monroe.

The Oct. 1 meet featured a strong finish from senior Kristen Hornbaker, who led the overall results with a first-place time of 20:45.

Team-wise, the boys defeated the Yellow Jackets, 34-21, while the girls overwhelmed the Lady Yellow Jackets, 44-18.

As for the boys, Jacob Watson continued his string of undefeated solo performances, with a time of 17:36.

Caroline tri-meet cross-country meet Watson paced the King George boys’ team with a first-place finish against Caroline in a time of 16:45.

Koon placed second with a time of 17:49.

Maymount Cross-Country Invitational Wingeart led the team with a 19thplace finish of 20:26, while the team placed eighth.

Watson finished 38th with a time of 17:00, while the team finished 13th.

Rivermen advance in playoffs Leonard Banks Sports editor The Northern Neck Rivermen semi-pro football team (10-1) is on a collision course with destiny.

Rivermen running back Mike Vann’s 3-yard touchdown run and kicker Barrett Hollingsworth’s extra point with 15 seconds to play gave the Rivermen a 7-6 victory Oct. 4 versus the Virginia Hornets.

Prior to the Rivermen’s touchdown, the game was a

defensive stalemate until a late fourth-quarter touchdown by the Hornets.

“It was a great defensive game on both sides of the ball,” Rivermen head coach Dennis Cornwell said.

“We struggled offensively at times with five turnovers, but we pulled it off at the end, which is all that matters.”

The game took place at Stafford’s Smithlake Park.

The Rivermen now face Arbutis Big Red for the third time this sea-

son for the conference championship. The game will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Brooke Point High School.

If the Rivermen are successful against the Big Red, they potentially could face the undefeated Virginia Crusaders (11-0) for the MDFL Championship and a shot at redemption. Last year, after going undefeated, the Rivermen lost to the Big Red, 21-20, in the conference championship. The Rivermen’s only loss this season also came at the hands of the Crusaders.

Dexter Thompson, also a senior, scored on a 22-yard scamper on the next play. The try for the point after was no good, but the Eagles had a 21-3 lead going into the fourth.

In the final quarter, Washington & Lee power back Marion Pollard, who had 69 yards on 13 carries for the game, scored on a six-yard run, and Daiger made the point after.

The Knights got a late touchdown, after an interception, on a sevenyard run by T.J. Heflin.

Brown, the Eagles’ star quarterback who has really picked up his game since W&L lost talented running back T.J. Weldon to a broken leg three games ago, finished with 148 total yards, including hitting six passes in 11 attempts for 115 yards.

“We went out and executed in the second half,” Jones said. “Our kids never gave up.”

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Washington & Lee quarterback Treshaun Brown throws a pass in his team’s win Oct. 3 against the Spotsylvania Knights.

Drifters bounce back in big way vs. Panthers Leonard Banks Sports editor The Colonial Beach football team’s Oct. 3 win versus Charles City did not come easy.

The Drifters had to overcome a lackluster first half that included a litany of penalties Drifters and a turnover.

The game-changing performance was the Drifters’ Panthers defense limiting the Panthers to a total of three yards rushing on 22 attempts. In addition, the defense only allowed their hosts three first downs and a total of 109 yards on offense.

As for Colonial Beach, they finished the game with 379 total yards on offense.

Courtesy of a Carter Foster oneyard touchdown run, and a Lamar Lucas nine-yard touchdown run, the Drifters led 12-0 at halftime.

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In the third quarter, the Drifters’ offense suddenly kicked into gear.

After Lucas scored a touchdown run from nine yards out, Nick Graves followed with a 16-yard scoring scamper.

In the final quarter, after receiving a pass from Andria Turner, Cameron Headly scored on a three-yard touchdown burst to complete the scoring.

Although the road win at Panther Stadium improved the Drifters’ record to 4-1, the challenge of overcoming the heartbreaking 35-34 loss to King George last week has not been easy for Colonial Beach.

“On the field, we thought we had beaten King George, but our thoughts didn’t match the scoreboard,” said Drifter head coach Scott Foster. “On any given Friday night, any team can beat anybody. It was hard to convince our players to regain their focus and play Charles City; however, we are only going to get better playing as a team.”

Under the umbrella of the singlewing offense, Lucas has flourished.

He finished the game with 22 carries for 184 yards and two touchdowns.

On the season, Lucas is quickly closing in on a 1,000 yards, with 824 yards, on 107 carries, including 14 touchdowns.

“I knew all along that Lamar had the ability to be good, but I am more impressed with my offensive line,” Foster said. “Coming into the season, I was a little nervous, especially after the first two scrimmages, but we finally put the right guys in the proper positions in the Franklin game, and the rest is history.”

Throughout the first four games, the Drifters have averaged 300-plus rushing yards per game.

The Drifters will host the Rappahannock Raiders (4-1) at 7 p.m. Oct. 9. Currently, the entire 1A Conference features teams with winning records led by Lancaster and Washington & Lee at 5-0.

KGYAA football teams have successful weekend There was plenty of compelling King George Youth Athletic Association football played Oct. 4, with all of the association’s tackle and flag football teams seeing action.

In the Rookie tackle football division (ages 6-8), the Rattlers (13) recorded their first win of the campaign, downing the Pirates (22), 8-6, while the surging Pride (31) earned a dramatic come-frombehind victory against the River Hawks (2-2), 14-12.

In the Junior tackle football division (ages 9-11), the Warriors (5-0) continued their winning ways against the Bandits (2-3), 28-0, while the Blue Devils (1-4) finally found their groove against the Mustangs (2-3), 24-0.

The Varsity Mavericks tackle football team (ages 11-13) hosted the Fredericksburg Colts under the lights Saturday evening at the King George High School stadium, winning 56-6, remaining undefeated (4-0) on the season.

In the Potomac flag football division (ages 9-12), the Warhawks (2-1) recorded their second straight victory by defeating the Renegades (1-2), 21-10, while the Dragons (12) topped the Aces (2-1) for their first win of the season, 24-16.

In the Chesapeake flag football division (ages 13-17), the Black Bears (3-0) bested the Hornets (1-1) and the Thunderbolts (0-3) during their double-header, 25-19 and 1813, respectively.

Most of the KGYAA teams will

enjoy a break this coming weekend as, per tradition, the association will once again participate in the King George Fall Festival parade Saturday morning.

Not all of the teams will have a bye, however, as the Rookie tackle football division and the Potomac and Chesapeake flag football divisions are scheduled to play games Saturday afternoon at Sealston Elementary School.

The Varsity Mavericks, who compete in the Rappahannock River Youth Football League, will see action Saturday morning against Essex County at Northumberland High School.

For more information on the association, visit it on Facebook and/or at www.kgyaa.org.

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Medical records set to be destroyed Richard Leggitt According to the terms of a bankruptcy protection order issued by a federal bankruptcy court in Richmond, records of patients of the former King George Medical Center will be destroyed if not requested by doctors or patients by Oct. 19. “We’ve done everything possible to get the records to patients,� said Dana Tate, the former CEO on DANTRA Healthcare, Inc., which operated the medical center in King George.

The bankruptcy order issued Oct. 17, 2013, said the records of patients of the King George Medical Center that have not been claimed or recovered by the patients “within 365 days� must be destroyed. “The bankruptcy court controls everything we do,� Tate said. “We’ve got to comply.�

Tate, currently the CEO of SA Medical in Fredericksburg, said “boxes and boxes� of records have been returned to former clinic patients, most of whom reside in King George and Westmoreland counties. “We are doing everything possible to get the records to the patients, and we have given out many records,� Tate said. “But, for example, we have several boxes of records prepared for people who called but never came by to pick them up. And we have others where we have not heard anything from the patients.�

Tate said Oct. 19 will be the last day former clinic patients will be able to request their records. “Sometime after that date, we will have to act,� he said.

Patients seeking their records can call 540-371-4488 to request them. There will be a $10 fee for receiving the records.

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Nice Bridge work won’t end until spring Phyllis Cook  The ongoing repair work on the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge may not be a bridge too far, but for those who use it regularly, it is a bridge too narrow.

The repairs on the bridge across the Potomac River between King George and southern Maryland have been going on since last year, and are expected to continue until spring 2015.

The $13.2 million project’s purpose is to extend the life of the 74-year-old, 1.7-mile bridge until a new one can be built.

The work has reduced the bridge to one lane of alternating traffic from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Mondays through Thursdays. That schedule is expected to continue for the next several months, with possible adjustments for holidays and other events. About 17,900 vehicles cross the bridge daily.

King George resident Mary Foley has experienced bridge problems. “I’ve seen some pretty spectacular backups,� Foley said, adding that sometimes they extend for about 8 miles down U.S. 301 on weekends when a bottleneck happens.

She’s also been stuck on the bridge. “We think it’s pretty ironic it’s called the Nice bridge because we call it the scary bridge,� she said. “I’ve been

stopped on the bridge more than once in each direction and it’s pretty awful up there. It bounces.�

The new bridge is estimated to cost up to $1 billion, including the removal of the existing bridge. The new fourlane bridge, north of the existing one, is expected to have 24-foot wide travel lanes in each direction, 12-foot shoulders on either side of the vehicle lanes, wide offsets in the middle on both sides of a center barrier and a 10foot wide, two-way bicycle/pedestrian path on the south side with a barrier separating it from vehicles.

As part of the project, 2.2 acres of Barnesfield Park and 2.2 acres of Dahlgren Wayside Park, both owned

by King George County, in addition to 2.1 acres and a building owned by the state’s Virginia Tourism Corporation and containing the Dahlgren Museum, will be annexed.

The area of Barnesfield Park to be impacted is undeveloped woodland.

The Wayside area includes both paved and unpaved parking lots, trails, a waterfront recreational area, small craft boat launch, picnic areas and open areas.

This means prior to the construction phase of the project, replacement parkland must be acquired to replace the lost land at Wayside and Barnesfield, with no less than a 2-to-1 ratio of replacement parkland to impacted

parkland. Maryland officials must coordinate with King George officials in contacting landowners of potential sites to determine their interest in providing replacement parkland.

The existing bridge opened in December 1940, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt taking part in the groundbreaking two years earlier, in 1938. A bridge over the Potomac is essential for military transportation between Dahlgren and Indian Head and points beyond, including the Pentagon and other civilian and military defense offices. It’s also important for commuters and interstate trucking commerce, as well as for residents in both states.

Election Day registration deadline coming up Staff Report The final day to register to vote in the fall election is Oct. 14.

For those already registered, absentee voting currently is available.

That means in-person absentee voting can be done at the registrar’s office during business hours. The last day to cast in-person absentee ballots is Nov. 1. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail is Oct. 28.

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Acceptable photo identification include: n Valid Virginia driver’s license n Valid U.S. passport n Any other photo ID issued by a government agency of the United States, Virginia or your county, city or town. n Valid student photo ID card from an institute of higher education in the Commonwealth. n Valid employee ID card containing your photo and issued by your employer in the ordinary course

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Any registered voter who does not possess one of these may apply for a free Virginia photo ID from any registrar’s office. Voters in this category are urged to apply for the new ID as soon as possible to avoid delays that could complicate voting.

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Stopping feral hogs requires everyone’s help Editor’s Note: last week, Mark Fike looked at the damage feral hogs can do and how best to control their population. This is the second part of that report.

increases. When hogs appear on the landscape, it creates interest in hog hunting, which creates hog hunters.

Increased interest in hog hunting and more hog hunters feeds the desire to have hogs to hunt.

It is a downward spiral that starts and stops with hog hunting. There truly isn’t any innocent hog hunting; even well-intended sportsmen unintentionally can be feeding the problem. When the demand increases, some capitalistic souls see this as a great business opportunity, and new sounders of feral hogs begin showing up in places miles from where feral hogs previously existed, and operations are opened to offer feral hog hunting.

In short, some people are in this simply to make money while disregarding the problem they are causing by illegally transporting feral hogs that were trapped to other areas.

Currently in Virginia, there are approximately 30 cities and counties with known feral hog populations.

The number of feral hogs in Virginia is growing exponentially, and something has to be done about it. The state’s Feral Hog Task Force has the means to help farmers and landowners fight this problem. Although the closest feral hog population to King George or Westmoreland has been identified in the northern half of Caroline County, the problem is only a pickup truck and illegal transport ride from us. If the feral population

Mark Fike The bottom line is that hunting feral hogs is not going to do the job.

So what will?

If a property is suffering damage from feral hogs, professional trappers need to be called immediately. The state has a task force set up for this scenario. In summary, the trappers will come, assess the situation, scout, prebait the area and then set up corral-type traps and make every attempt to get the entire sounder, or group of pigs, caught in the trap at once. This eliminates the chance of a feral hog getting away to reproduce or become educated and harder to kill.

For this reason, Tennessee now does not permit the hunting of feral hogs. When feral hog hunting is permitted, two things tend to happen. First, hunters like myself, enjoy hunting hogs and are encouraged to shoot as many feral pigs as possible.

However, we will never get them all.

By shooting feral hogs, we are educating the remaining hogs and making the problem tougher to solve.

Second, as the word has gotten out how much fun it is to hunt feral hogs, the demand for the activity (often billed as “helping landowners�)

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in Caroline is permitted to grow unchecked, within a decade, landowners and farmers in our area could be dealing with it.

Many readers of this column love to garden, have food plots for deer or enjoy outdoor pursuits on their property. If feral hogs become established here, that likely would not be possible (as we now know it) anymore. Imagine heading to your crop field one morning, and you arrive to find it totally destroyed. Or, think about your summer garden that looked beautiful with rows of corn and other vegetables ready to harvest- now a roto-tilled mess from feral hogs rooting.

Deer hunters and feral hogs compete directly with deer and turkey for mast on the ground. Once firmly established, feral hogs are all but impossible to eradicate. Take a look at Florida, Texas and other Southeastern states, and you will see that feral hogs are there to stay.

At the present time, there are no firm plans to ban feral hog hunting in Virginia, but it may come to pass.

At the least, don’t participate in transferring or moving feral hogs or releasing them onto a property.

That is like opening Pandora’s box.

Second, if you spot any feral hogs on land you hunt or recreate, alert the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries immediately. We don’t want these animals in our back yard.

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Outdoors Report with jigs and small lures. Motts will stay open until Oct 31.

Ni Reservoir is giving up some nice bass on Senkos, and ribbontail plastic worms.

Cosner Pond continues to be decent for catfishing this past week.

Saltwater: Down near Tappahannock, there were reports of spot, bluefish and perch being caught on bloodworms. If you can get your boat down there, it sounds like the fishing is really good. There were also reports of seatrout in the Tappahannock area.

Fish skinny water with minnowimitating lures.

Flounder and cobia continue to be the main targets near the mouth of the Bay, but they are moving out.

Cobia and the red drum bite is soon to disappear. Spot are yellow-bellied and hitting Fishbites all over the salty regions of our locale. A few Spanish mackerel still are biting on the oceanfront. Bottom fishing for croaker is good, too. Rockfish are starting to pick up some. Bluefish are hitting well all over.

Donna at Ken’s Tackle in Spotsylvania reported that at Little Falls boat ramp, they still are catching really big crappie; use small minnows. There were some nice bass caught on 7-inch ribbontail worms, too. Rockfish are hitting in the Rapp now, too; try bucktails.

Of course, catfish are biting everywhere. Look for the daytime action to be quite good now until it gets really cold. Cut perch or shad will be the best bait for larger fish, while smaller fish will hit anything.

Potomac River: Aqua Land has reported some croaker and abundant perch are hitting shrimp and bloodworms. Clam snouts also are working on the croaker. The catfish are biting quite well on anything. Some rockfish are also showing up; try around the bridge pilings.

Donna reported Aquia Harbor was a hotspot at night for Snakeheads. At Westmoreland State Park, there are some bluefish being caught.

The bass bite is finicky in the upriver tributaries. Fish the topwater bite, early and late, over the remaining grass, and then fish finesse worms in the grass or along the edges for the remainder of the bite.

Trout angling in the mountains reportedly is really good right now for flyrodders.

Inland waters: Ponds are turning on for crappie and bass. The fall bite is starting to pick up.

Motts Run Reservoir reports anglers are continuing to catch a lot of smaller bass and bream on nightcrawlers.

Another angler caught 12 bass on topwater lures in two hours. Crappie angling picked up quite a bit there

Mark and Missy Fike We would like to run hunting and fishing pictures, as space permits, that are tastefully taken (no blood, guts, etc‌). Specifically, it would be nice to run photos of apprentice hunters, youth, women and anglers, too. Please be mindful of safety when taking photos. Watch where guns are pointed.

Clean up your background, as well.

Cans or trash in the back of a truck are not tasteful when you have dinner on your tailgait. Send the photos for consideration to: outdoors@journalpress. com. Tell me the name of the angler/ hunter, species, when taken and with what. If an age is appropriate, give us that, too.

Hunting season opened for big game this past weekend. Archers were able to try to take deer, bear and turkey. There seem to be a lot of turkey in our area this fall. Let’s hope their numbers continue to grow. Anecdotal reports from deer hunters tell of slim pickings. It seems the acorn crop is spotty and not yet dropping hard yet.

Hunting for doves is spotty, but good in some freshly harvested areas.

Goose season is over for now but was quite good to many hunters.

Squirrel hunting is really good once you find a mast-bearing tree. Find the nuts, and find the squirrels.

Rappahannock River: Reports from bass anglers tell of a continued spotty bite. The river is clear, despite a little bit of rain. Spinnerbaits and cranks are the top lures. Go with a shad color. There is a lot of bait in the river making it tough. Bass angling reportedly is best on woody structure with baitfish-colored cranks.

Events n There will be a memorial service for Buddy Fines at 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at King George Middle School. Buddy taught thousands of people hunter safety, and he also dedicated much of his “retired� life to organizing outdoor events for others. n There will be a disabled veterans hunt Dec. 6 at Caledon State Park.

There is a need for volunteers to assist the vets. Contact Rick Wilks at 540775-4625. There is a particular need for hunters with pickup trucks to assist the veterans.

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The day we learned to be afraid It’s been 39 years since two little girls had lunch at Wheaton Plaza in Maryland and then disappeared.

In those days things like that didn’t happen.

Oh sure, there were crimes, many of them scary, but there was still a feeling that the world was safe. Children could play David S. Kerr outside, roam at will, and yes, even venture off to a neighborhood mall all by themselves. It was 1975

and I remember it all clearly. The story dominated local news and received nationwide coverage. The children were two sisters, Kathryn and Sheila Lyon, ages 10 and 12 respectively. Their father, John Lyon, was a prominent radio personality on WMAL. In those days WMAL was the most listened to radio station in our region. He was well liked and his show was wholesome. It didn’t seem right that something so terrible could happen to his family. The girls have yet to be found and the case has remained open all these years.

However, law enforcement, to their credit, never gave up and recently, after decades of leads that didn’t pan out, they seem to be onto something.

Before this incident, we rarely worried about children being taken in broad daylight never to be seen alive again.

Suddenly, for many parents, the world which they had trusted became scarier and darker.

They have two persons of interest, and a special grand jury is convening this week. This time, finally, if there can be justice for a crime like this, the

criminals may at last have to answer for their deeds. But, still this long ago crime, which never quite faded into history, seems to have been a dividing point. There was a world before the Lyons sisters disappeared and the world after.

This may sound overly dramatic, and maybe, at some level I am trying too hard to make this sad recollection into some kind of historic demarcation line. But, the fact remains, before this incident, we rarely worried about children being taken in broad daylight never to be seen alive again. Suddenly, for many parents, the world which they had trusted became scarier and darker. We learned to be afraid. The times parents recalled from their own

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to a psychologist friend of mine who has frequently worked with the police and the justice system. And the question I posed, to this expert in human behavior, was did she believe that there was evil in the world or is it simply people who do bad things?

This didn’t have a ready answer, but her view, was yes, there is evil in the world. She has seen too much evidence to think otherwise. I agree with her. Call it whatever you want, but forty years ago, we learned to be afraid. Hopefully, one day, that evil, through whatever measures it takes, will finally retreat and return to the depths from whence it came.

Reach David Kerr at david@journalpress.com

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Dear Editor: On Sept. 24, I attended the panel discussion of the Department of Mines Mineral and Energy Advisory Panel at the Dalhgren Campus of Mary Washington University. The focus of the panel was a review of the DMME drilling requirements and the DEQ Environmental Impact Assessment requirements in regard to the gas and oil drilling in the Taylorsville Basin.

After an overview of the current regulations the panel suggested and discussed possible changes to the existing regulations which might tighten up some possible loopholes a permit applicant might use to shirk their environmental, fiduciary, governmental, community or other responsibilities for careful, safe, and responsible drilling practices.

There is no need to list the suggested changes here but this observer noted that for the most part these boards are so caught up in the weeds of regulatory language they seem to have lost sight of the benefits such drilling would bring to the region. Let me explain.

Caroline County has a population of about 22,000, a strikingly 9.4% of which live below the poverty level. For those above that level the average family income is about one half of those in the rest of the Commonwealth.

Caroline County lies almost entirely within the Taylorsville Basin.

The Taylorsville Basin is thought to contain a significant supply of America’s natural energy. Is it not a US goal to cut our dependence on foreign energy? Is an economic boom to this region so unsavory that regulators are willing to spend months and years to attempt to stop this economic prize?

No one would argue that safe drilling practices should be employed and this writer urges that goal should not be diminished in any way, but it is time to do the right thing for Caroline County, King George County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the United States of America.

Let’s get off the regulatory band wagon and do whatever is necessary to bring economic growth to the region and a take a step toward more energy independence. America was built by people willing to take on some risk; it is my hope we have not become so complacent we are not willing to step out of our comfort zones for the good of this great nation.

upbringings, with kids riding their bikes far and wide, leaving home after breakfast and returning at dinner time, seemed a faraway place.

The transition didn’t happen instantly, but as this disappearance remained unsolved, the fear became personal. If things like this could happen to these children in their own neighborhood, then why not here? Sadly, in other incidents and disappearances, of which there are many in the past forty years, several in the Fredericksburg area, that question has been answered.

I don’t know much about the men police think might have committed this crime, but maybe I don’t need to. Not too long ago I was talking

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Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2901 Hermitage Road / P.O. Box 27491, Richmond, VA 23261 www.abc.virginia.gov

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATION—PART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2901 Hermitage Road / P.O. Box 27491, Richmond, VA 23261 www.abc.virginia.gov

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATION—PART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

HELP WANTED Local Well Drilling Company looking for Laborer. Applicant must have a valid Driver’s License. Class B License preferred, but not required. Salary Negotiable and Benefits Available. Please Apply in person at King George Drilling Service, Inc., 861 Macedonia Lane, Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443, (804) 224-9130.

10/8b Virginia Cooperative Extension, King George County is seeking a parttime Office Assistant.

View qualifications and apply online at www. jobs.vt.edu. Posting # SW0140722. Position closes 10/10/2014.

Virginia Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. 10/8b Drivers: Home Nightly!

Fredericksburg Van Runs. CDL-A w/1yr Exp. Req. Estenson Logistics.

Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642. 10/15p

Fox Towne Adult Day Care Center is now hiring for part time RN’s, LPN’s and Medical Technician also Volunteers are needed.

Located conveniently on Rt. 3 in King George near the courthouse. To apply please call 540775-5502. Unfb AUTOMOBILES/ MOTORCYLE 2007 Chevrolet Impala LTZ, only 56.000 miles, garage kept, loaded, new tires, new battery. Leather interior.

Excellent condition, $9300.00. unf

RENTAL-OFFICE Private Professional Offices From $350 Per Month. Larger Suites Available. Wendover One Office Building.

Wired For Computer Networking. Front & Rear Entrances.

Includes ALL Utilities, Ample Parking, Handicapped-Accessible Restrooms, 1 Block Off rt. 3 Adjacent To Post Office. No Build

Out Cost! Ready To Move In! Call (540) 775-6788 Sheila@ charlestoncobuilders. com. ufn

LAND Wanted, Land to lease for hunting; wooded, fields or farm.

Please call (301) 7519349. 10/22p

YARD/MOVING/ GARAGE SALE BIG YARD SALE; RAIN OR SHINE, SAT. OCT. 11TH. 214 Meadow Ave, Colonial Beach.

Starts 7AM. 10/8p

PETS/ FREE/ FOR SALE / ADOPTION Wendys Feline Friends.

Cats and kittens for adoption. Many different colors and ages. All fixed with rabies shot. See

pics at westmoreland. petfinder.org. For more information call Wendy 804-224-1079

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper. Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9.

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2901 Hermitage Road / P.O. Box 27491, Richmond, VA 23261 www.abc.virginia.gov

[Full name(s) of owner(s):]

Manchester Marketing Inc

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC ________________________________________________________________

If general partnership, enter partners’ names name of partnership.

LLP, LLC or corporation, enter RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATION—PART 2 or(POSTING ANDIf LP,PUBLISHING) name as recorded with the State Corporation Commission. If association or tax-exempt private club,

(trade name)

4938 James Madison Hwy. (exact street address where business will trade)

King George

By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated March 2, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 0584, Page 656 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $133,000.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on: October 27, 2014 at 11:30 AM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of All that certain tract of parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Shiloah Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, as shown by a plat of survey made by W.H. Troakle, R.S. dated November 30, 1921 and spread among the land records of King George County, Virginia, in Deed Book 38 at page 391. The tract of parcel of land herein conveyed is the same real estate that was conveyed to George Louis Holmes and Garnett Louise Holmes, jointly with the right of survivorship, by Codell Brooks and wife, by deed dated November 7, 1963 and duly recorded among the land records of King George County, Virginia in Deed Book 89 at page 414. Containing 1.24 AcreBeing the same premises conveyed to George Lewis Holmes and Virginia E. Holmes, husband and wife from George Lewis Holmes and Virginia E. Holmes by a deed dated 11/17/1978 and recorded 11/27/1978 in 139/12 in the King George County Clerk’s Office.Address: 15060 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485.PARCEL ID: 40-48, and as more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $12,000.00, or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, in cash or cashier’s check payable to the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE will be required at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller’s attorneys at settlement, a fee of $445.00 for review of the settlement documents.

Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT Rosenberg & Associates, LLC (Attorney for Commonwealth Trustees, LLC) 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com 10/1/14. 10/8/14

17130 DAHLGREN RD

9032-B Pumpkin Neck Road ____________________________________________________________________________________

King George

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC

King [Full George name(s) of owner(s):] ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

(county)

King George

(state)

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC

(zip + 4)

Trading as: ____________________________________________________________________________

(city/town)

King George

VIRGINIA 22485

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC

(state)

(zip + 4)

Trading as: ____________________________________________________________________________

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) (trade name)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) (trade name)

for a ______ ________________ ____________________ ___________Road _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license 9032-B Pumpkin Neck

for a ______ ________________ ____________________ ___________Road _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license 9032-B Pumpkin Neck

(exact street address where business will trade) to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Wine And Beer off premises Farm Winery & Winery

____________________________________________________________________________________

(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

WINE AND BEER ON PREMISES Farm Winery & Winery

____________________________________________________________________________________

(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

(exact street address where business will trade)

King George Kirsten Apple, Owner & Winemaker ____________________________________________________________________________________

Robert Miles, President

____________________________________________________________________________________ (city/town)

(name and title of owner/partner/officer authorizing advertisement)

King George XIAO WEI LIN, DIRECTOR

Kirsten Apple, Owner & Winemaker ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (city/town)

(name and title of owner/partner/officer authorizing advertisement)

King George

22485

King George

22485

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing Virginia ______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing Virginia ______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________

(county) (state) (zip + 4) date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov

(county) (state) (zip + 4) date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov

or 800-552-3200.

or 800-552-3200.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

Farm Winery & Winery for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license (type[s] of license[s] applied for) refer to privacy statement (pg. 3) regarding personal/tax information. Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions.

NOTICE TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE COLUMBUS DAY

Retail License Application, page 11

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COLONIAL BEACH PEDESTRIAN PLAZA

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Chapter 11, 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia as amended that the Town of Colonial Beach Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 9, 2014 in the Town of Colonial Beach at Town Center, 22 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach VA in order to discuss and take action on a VDOT Transportation Alternatives Program Grant application by the Town of Colonial Beach to establish a Transportation Alternatives project in Colonial Beach.

All written comments should be received by the Town Manager’s Office prior to the meeting. For further information concerning this application, contact the Town Manager’s Office at 315 Douglas Avenue, Colonial Beach, VA 804-224-7181 or email vfoulds@colonialbeachva.net. If you are physically disabled, hearing or visually impaired and need assistance with this hearing, please call the Town Clerk at 804-224-7181 Voice or Via the Virginia Relay or TDD for assistance.

The Town of Colonial Beach Town Council By: Val Foulds, Town Manager 10/1/14, 10/8/14

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KING GEORGE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The King George County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, in the Robert H. Combs Board Room of the Revercomb Administration Building at 10459 Courthouse Drive, King George, Virginia.

Case Number 14-10-T02: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued on August 20, 2014, King George County its’ letter of Final Determination notifying the County that updated Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) with an effective date of February 18, 2015 have been issued to King George County, Virginia. In order for the County to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) the County must amend Article 9, Flood Plain Management Overlay Zoning District, King George county Zoning Ordinance so that it meets or exceeds the minimum NFIP requirements. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance generally includes revised definitions, revised flood plain districts, increased construction elevation requirement above the flood zone elevation. Full text of the Ordinance and maps are available for review at 10459 Courthouse Drive, Department of Community Development, King George, Virginia.

Documents related to the above cases are available for public inspection during the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Department of Community Development, King George County Revercomb Administration Building. The public is invited to attend the above scheduled hearings and to express their views on the above cases. Those who are unable to attend the public hearings may submit their comments in writing to the Director of Community Development, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 104, King George, Virginia 22485, prior to the scheduled hearings.

By Order of the King George County Planning Commission 10/1/14, 10/8/14

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KING GEORGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The King George County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday September 9, 2014, in the Robert H. Combs Board Room of the Revercomb Administration Building at 10459 Courthouse Drive, King George, Virginia.

Case Number 14-08-E04: request by Hass Belle Grove Incorporated, represented by Brett and Michelle Darnell, Darnell Hospitality, LLC for a new/ amended Special Exception Permit to operate a Bed and Breakfast Inn with a maximum of 200 guest per outdoor catered event, per Section 2.3.3.4, King George County Zoning Ordinance, within the residential structure located on Belle Grove Farm (9221 Belle Grove Drive), Tax Map 38, Parcel 19. The property contains a total of 19.93 acres and the Bed and Breakfast Inn will use six (6) acres. The property is located at 9221 Bell Grove Drive. The property is located with the Limited Agricultural (A-1) Zoning District and per Section 2.3.3.4, a Bed and Breakfast Inn is allowed in the A-1 Zoning District only by Special Exception Permit. The property is located in the Rappahannock River Rural Development area with a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 10 or more acres.

Case Number 14-08-T01: Amend Section 2.3., Limited agricultural district regulations (A-1), Section 2.3.3. Additional uses permitted only by special exception to include a “Section 2.3.3.18.Telecommunication Facility and to amend to Section 4.12, Telecommunication Facilities, to include Section 4.12.13, Excluded uses.

Documents related to the above cases are available for public inspection during the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Department of Community Development, King George County Revercomb Administration Building. The public is invited to attend the above scheduled hearings and to express their views on the above cases. Those who are unable to attend the public hearings may submit their comments in writing to the Director of Community Development, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 104, King George, Virginia 22485, prior to the scheduled hearings.

By Order of the King George County Board of Supervisors 10/8/14, 10/15/14

Retail License Application, page 11

Kirsten Apple, Owner & Winemaker ____________________________________________________________________________________ (name and title of owner/partner/officer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov

Pursuant to the terms of ora800-552-3200.

Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents dated as of November 8, 2011, recorded November 9, 2011 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, County of King George, Virginia (the “Clerk’s Office”) as Instrument No. 20111109000060340 (the “Deed of Trust”), default having occurred in the payment of the debts secured thereby, the real property briefly described above and below, and all improvements and fixtures thereon, will be offered for sale at public auction by the trustee listed below: Tax Map Number 9B-1-21 All that tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the Potomac Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing 3.59 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat of survey made by Richard B. Allison, Jr., C.L.S. of Matthews, Wheatley and Allison, dated June 16, 1986, updated October 7, 1987, bearing further date of December 18, 1987, which said plat of survey is duly recorded among the land records of King George County, Virginia, in Plat Book 13, at page 49, and more particularly described in the Deed of Trust, together with all buildings, structures and other improvements thereon, together with all appurtenant rights associated with the ownership of the land and any improvements thereon, all as more particularly described in the Deed of Trust (collectively, the “Property”). The sale will take place on October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. by the front entrance to the building housing the King George Circuit Court located at 9483 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485. TERMS: A deposit in the form of certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $15,000.00 payable to Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee, is required of any bidder, except the noteholder, at the time the sale begins.

The purchase price at closing will be the amount of the highest bid. The winning bidder, except the noteholder, shall sign a Foreclosure Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) immediately following the conclusion of the sale.

The deposit will be held by the Trustee and will be applied to the purchase price at closing. Closing within 30 days of sale. Time is of the essence.

The Property will be conveyed by Special Warranty Deed. The Property will be sold “as is, whereas” and subject to all other recorded and unrecorded liens, encumbrances, security interests, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions (including, but not limited to, environmental conditions, matters of survey, and conditions revealed by a physical inspection of the Property), restrictions, proffered conditions, if any, leases and mechanics' and materialmen's liens, to the extent any of the foregoing may lawfully apply to the Property being sold or any part thereof and take priority over the lien and security interest of the Deed of Trust. Costs: Real estate taxes and other public charges shall be prorated as of the date the public auction is held, and the purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes and charges beginning as of the date of such sale date. The purchaser shall pay all settlement fees, title examination charges and title insurance premiums, all recording costs and taxes (including the State Grantor's Tax) and any other costs of settlement. Additional terms will be announced at the sale. Trustee reserves the right to amend or supplement the terms of sale by verbal announcement at sale. Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary M. Nuckols, Hirschler Fleischer, 725 Jackson Street, Suite 200, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401, Telephone: (540) 604-2105.

9/24/14. 10/1/14, 10/8/14. 10/15/14

refer to privacy statement (pg. 3) regarding personal/tax information. Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions.

Kathleen Flanagan, Town Clerk 10/8/14

refer to privacy statement (pg. 3) regarding personal/tax information. Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TAX MAP NUMBER 9B-1-21, POTOMAC DRIVE NORTH OF FENCE ROAD, KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

805-4 rev. 09/2012. This is an official state document. All information contained or submitted therein is public information. Please

The Town of Colonial Beach Administrative Offices will be closed Monday, October 13, 2014 to observe the Columbus Day Holiday. The Public Works Refuse Department will be closed on October 13, 2014 also. Monday’s refuse collection will be picked up on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

The rest of the week will be on normal pickup schedule. The Administrative Offices will be open normal working hours on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Farm Winery & Winery

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license 805-4 rev. 09/2012. This is an official state document. All information contained or submitted therein is public information. Please

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

805-4 rev. 09/2012. This is an official state document. All information contained or submitted therein is public information. Please

10/1/14, 10/8/14

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 15060 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485

(trade name)

(county)

VIRGINIA

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s Policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247.

For the hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753.

PUBLISHING NOTICE Hunan Cafe of Dahlgren Corp

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC ____________________________________________________________________________ Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper. Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9.

Trading as:

If general partnership, enter partners’ names or name of partnership. If LP, LLP, LLC or corporation, enter name as recorded with the State Corporation Commission. If association or tax-exempt private club, King George 22485 enter name. Only if a sole proprietor, enter first, middle and last name.

Virginia ______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________

(name and title of owner/partner/officer authorizing advertisement)

Robert Murphy, Director of Public Works

Hunan Cafe of Dahlgren Corp

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC ________________________________________________________________

If general partnership, enter partners’ names name of partnership.

LLP, LLC or corporation, enter RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATION—PART 2 or(POSTING ANDIf LP,PUBLISHING) name as recorded with the State Corporation Commission. If association or tax-exempt private club,

If general partnership, enter partners’ names or name of partnership. If LP, LLP, LLC or corporation, enter name as recorded with the State Corporation Commission. If association or tax-exempt private club, King George 224855745 22485 enter name. Only if a sole proprietor, enter first, middle and last name.

Virginia ______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________ (city/town)

Kirsten Apple, Owner & Winemaker ____________________________________________________________________________________

The Town of Colonial Beach is requesting proposals from qualified contractors to remove and dispose of an ell shaped pier and its associated sub-structure and pilings per specifications.

Said pier is located across from the intersection of Sulgrave Street to Monroe Bay Avenue. Copies of the Request for Proposal (RFP) are available from the Town Clerk’s office at 315 Douglas Ave., Colonial Beach, VA 22443 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

Bids are due October 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM, local time, in the Public Works office at 2301 McKinney Boulevard, Colonial Beach, VA 22443. Details of the bidding process are included in the RFP. The Town has the right to refuse any and all bids.

[Full name(s) of owner(s):]

(exact street address where business will trade)

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC

King [Full George name(s) of owner(s):] ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2901 Hermitage Road / P.O. Box 27491, Richmond, VA 23261 www.abc.virginia.gov

enter name. Only if a sole proprietor, enter first, middle and last name.

PUBLISHING NOTICE Seiberts King George Shell

Monroe Bay Vineyard LLC ____________________________________________________________________________ Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper. Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9.

9032-B Pumpkin Neck Road ____________________________________________________________________________________

Animals Available For Adoption. The Animal Welfare League has dogs and cats available for adoption. For more information please call 804-435-0822, 804-4356320. Hours Monday, Wed., & Friday. 10 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Lots of animals are at the shelter - call 804-462-7175.

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper. Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9.

enter name. Only if a sole proprietor, enter first, middle and last name.

Trading as:

9

Retail License Application, page 11

805-4 rev. 09/2012. This is an official state document. All information contained or submitted therein is public information. Please

refer to privacy statement (pg. 3) regarding personal/tax information. Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions.

Retail License Application, page 11

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TAX MAP NUMBERS 25-56, 25-56A and 25-57, 10158 EDEN DRIVE, KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Pursuant to the terms of a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents dated as of April 28, 2006, recorded May 3, 2006 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, County of King George, Virginia (the “Clerk’s Office”) in Deed Book 590, page 463 (the “Deed of Trust”), default having occurred in the payment of the debts secured thereby, the real property briefly described above and below, and all improvements and fixtures thereon, will be offered for sale at public auction by the trustee listed below: Tax Map Numbers 25-56, 25-56A and 25-57

Parcel One: That certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing an area of 0.42 acre and being the same tract or parcel of land that was conveyed to Robert B. Ford and Susie Ford, husband and wife, jointly,

by Deed dated the 6th day of July 1953 and duly recorded among the land records of King George County, Virginia in Deed Book 64, page 353.

There is attached to, incorporated in and made a part of the Deed from David Ford, widower, to Robert B. Ford and Susie Ford, a plat of survey made

by W.H. Treakle, Registered Surveyor, dated June 26, 1953 of the tract or parcel of land herein conveyed said plat of survey being recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia in Plat Book 4, page 131; Parcel Two: That certain lot or parcel of real estate lying and being in Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing 1.7428 acres, more or less; Parcel Three: That certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing .4772 acres, more or less; and more particularly described in the Deed of Trust, together with all buildings, structures and other improvements thereon, together with all appurtenant rights associated with the ownership of the land and any improvements thereon, all as more particularly described in the Deed of Trust (collectively, the “Property”). The sale will take place on October 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. by the front entrance to the building housing the King George Circuit Court located at 9483 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485.

TERMS: A deposit in the form of certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $20,000.00 payable to Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee, is required of any bidder, except the noteholder, at the time the sale begins. The purchase price at closing will be the amount of the highest bid. The winning bidder, except the noteholder, shall sign a Foreclosure Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) immediately following the conclusion of the sale. The deposit will be held by the Trustee and will be applied to the purchase price at closing. Closing within 30 days of sale. Time is of the essence. The Property will be conveyed

by Special Warranty Deed. The Property will be sold “as is, whereas” and subject to all other recorded and unrecorded liens, encumbrances, security interests, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions (including, but not limited to, environmental conditions, matters of survey, and conditions revealed by a physical inspection of the Property), restrictions, proffered conditions, if any, leases and mechanics' and materialmen's liens, to the extent any of the foregoing may lawfully apply to the Property being sold or any part thereof and take priority over the lien and security interest of the Deed of Trust. Costs: Real estate taxes and other public charges shall be prorated as of the date the public auction is held, and the purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes and charges beginning as of the date of such sale date. The purchaser shall pay all settlement fees, title examination charges and title insurance premiums, all recording costs and taxes (including the State Grantor's Tax) and any other costs of settlement.

Additional terms will be announced at the sale. Trustee reserves the right to amend or supplement the terms of sale by verbal announcement at sale. Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary M. Nuckols, Hirschler Fleischer, 725 Jackson Street, Suite 200, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401, Telephone: (540) 604-2105.

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Tips to catch up on retirement savings The virtues of saving for retirement are extolled from the moment young men and women begin their professional careers. Such advice is sound, and though retirement is a long way off from the start of one's career, those professionals who heed these words of wisdom and start saving early are bound to benefit down the road.

But even the best advice can fall on deaf ears from time to time, and many people simply don't save enough for retirement. A 2013 survey from Fidelity Investments revealed just how much financial trouble the average American is likely to be in upon retirement. The survey asked more than 2,000 participants a range of questions on topics, including their health, retirement and saving habits, and found that the average baby boomer, which includes those born between 1946 and 1964, was on track to reach just 81 percent of their retirement income

needs. Those needs include food, shelter and medical care. The study also found that 40 percent of participants across all generations were saving less than 6 percent of their salaries for retirement. That's especially troubling when considering financial planners often advise men and women to save 10 to 15 percent of their salaries for retirement.

Some simple arithmetic and an examination of assets, including retirement accounts and savings, can shed light on how rosy or bleak a person's retirement looks. Young professionals have time to make up for their indiscretions, but men and women over 50 who haven't saved enough for retirement must get to work immediately to ensure their retirement years are comfortable. The following are a handful of ways men and women can catch up on retirement savings.

* Start spending less The easiest way to catch up on retirement savings is to start spending less. Men and women over 50 know that the sand in their earnings hourglass is running out, and those behind on retirement savings need to make the most of their earnings in the years ahead. That means cutting out any unnecessary expenses so that money can be used to save for retirement. Examine all of your monthly and annual expenses to find ways to trim some fat. You many want to downsize your vehicle to a less expensive and more fuel-efficient make and model. Golfers can cancel their country club memberships in favor of golfing on more affordable public courses that don't charge hefty annual membership fees. Slashing spending won't be easy, but doing so is the first step toward catching up on your retirement savings.

Steps involved with estate planning Although inevitable, death is an emotional subject that's difficult to discuss. While estate planning can make people uncomfortable, it is an essential part of securing assets for future generations and can make a death in the family easier for loved ones to handle.

Estate planning is an umbrella term that refers to a host of things that must be done prior to a person's death, including writing a will and even making funeral arrangements. Estate planning attempts to eliminate financial uncertainties and maximize the value of an estate, and allows men and women to state their wishes with regard to longterm healthcare and guardianship for their children.

When done right, estate planning can prevent family feuds and ensure that the deceased's estate stays in the hands of family rather than being relegated to the government.

Estate planning can be a complex process, so men and women should seek help to ensure the process goes smoothly. â&#x20AC;˘ GETTING STARTED: Estate planning should begin early in a person's life, especially for young parents. It's easy to talk about saving for a home or retirement, but it's not so simple to discuss who will care for your children should you

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die while they are still minors.

Those who are not able to sort through these answers on their own should enlist the help of an attorney or a financial adviser, both of whom can take some of the emotion out of the discussion and put it in more practical terms. â&#x20AC;˘ THE WILL: A will is an important component of estate planning. Without clearly and legally spelling out your wishes, there is no guarantee that those wishes will be honored. It will be up to a state or province to make potentially lifealtering decisions that can impact your surviving family members, and the only way to ensure your wishes will be carried out is to put them into a will.

Although men and women can write their own wills, many people prefer to seek the assistance of an attorney, who can make sure all necessary details are included in the will. â&#x20AC;˘ MEDICAL DIRECTIVES: In addition to a will, estate planning includes your wishes if you become incapacitated or suffer from a serious medical condition that precludes you from making decisions about your care and finances. Spouses can be named to

make important health decisions, but you may want to indicate other information, such as life support measures or organ donation, as well. If you have strong opinions on treatment, medical directives and living wills are a necessity. â&#x20AC;˘ FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Another aspect of estate planning concerns funeral arrangements.

Many people prefer to make their own funeral and burial plans so that these heart-wrenching decisions do not fall on the shoulders of grieving family members. Funeral planning may include choosing a burial plot, selecting a casket, indicating cremation, and paying for everything in advance so there is no financial burden on surviving family members.

According to the funeral planning website Efuneral.com, the average cost of a funeral in the United States in 2012 was more than $8,500 for a burial service and $3,700 for a cremation. That's a considerable expense that you may not want surviving family members to pay.

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* Contribute more to your employer-sponsored retirement plan.

If you have not been contributing the maximum amount to your employer-sponsored retirement plan, start doing so. This is especially beneficial if your employer matches your contributions. Contributing more to such plans should not drastically affect your take-home pay now if the plan is a pre-tax plan like a 401(k).

* Make IRA catch-up contributions.

The Internal Revenue service allows men and women over the age of 50 to make annual catch-up contributions up to $5,500. These contributions must be made to a retirement plan via elective deferrals, and there are additional requirements as well.

Men and women over 50 interested in making catch-up contributions to

A couple from Washington bought this watchmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabinet at an antique mall about 10 years ago. The wood is maple and other mixed woods, and the pulls are brass. When they got the piece home, they found a number of watchmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tools still inside the drawers.

The overall condition is excellent, and the piece Henry Lane has not been Hull refinished. It bears no label or signature indicating where it was made. The back is unfinished. The stool is not original to the cabinet. The owners now are interested in selling it.

Watchmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabinets do not appear on the scene every day. This one is a good example from the early twentieth century. I date it between 1900 and 1910. The utilitarian function mitigated the need to make the cabinet of higher quality woods. This piece was meant to sit against a wall, and to contain the tools and parts that the watchmaker needed to do his work.

A market for this type of cabinet is rarified, and it should sell well on the internet where it could reach people interested watchmaking or watch collecting. Comparables for such an item are difficult to find, but I suggest a

their retirement accounts can learn more at www.irs.gov.

* Postpone retirement.

Though it's not ideal for men and

women with a target retirement date in mind, postponing the day you call it quits is another way to catch up on retirement savings. Postponing retirement allows you to build a more substantial retirement portfolio while also decreasing the amount of time you will need to rely on that money. This gives you more flexibility in retirement. In addition, Americans who work longer can increase their Social Security benefit because working longer should allow them to delay the day they start taking Social Security payments. Men and women who can wait until age 70 to accept such payments will receive larger monthly payments as a result.

Studies have shown that men and women are simply not saving enough to finance their retirements. But there are myriad ways for those over 50 to start catching up.

reserve of $400. For a watch collector, it would be a great find, and at an internet auction the price could far exceed that reserve. I also would ask jewelers and watch repairers for marketing suggestions.

Attempting to sell the cabinet locally could be more difficult due to its unique character. From its appearance in the photograph, it does not seem to be a factory item, but rather a handcrafted piece made for its specific purpose. In a modern home it could serve many roles from being a sewing cabinet, to a silver chest, to a wardrobe for dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes.

For a potential buyer looking for this type of cabinet it would be a great find.

For two buyers looking for it at auction, it could be a great sale.

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* Put more in traditional savings accounts.

Though it's best to put as much money into tax-advantaged accounts, if you are already maxing out your contributions to such accounts it's still good to sock away money into a traditional taxable savings account.

It's unwise to expect your retirement accounts to fully fund your lifestyle in retirement, so you will need, or at least want, a substantial amount of money in savings. The benefit here is the money you put into traditional savings accounts has already been taxed so you won't incur any bills from the tax man once you begin to use that money down the road.

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