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Volume 63, Number 34 • August 30, 2018
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Fauquier will host first-ever Shrimp Fest Organizers hoping to bring residents together, raise funds for church’s Women’s Ministry By Roslyn Ryan Editor
As a general rule, Goochland resident Joe Wadle doesn’t much care for being the center of attention. Recently, however, during the annual American Veterans Tribute event held last month at Lake Gaston, he didn’t have much choice: Wadle, you see, was the guest of honor.
Knowing, perhaps, that nothing brings people together quite like the promise of delicious food, the Women’s Ministry of the Fauquier Baptist Church will be hosting the first annual Community Shrimp Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15. The event, which will feature food, games and entertainment from the Carl Waterford Band “Bridge,” is intended to help raise funds for the ministry’s charitable programs, as well as to offer residents a chance to come out and enjoy time together. “We really want to get the community to come out and fellowship with one another,” said Vickie Nash, who is heading up the planning of the event with co-chair Peggy Allen. The festival will be held at the Goochland Recreational Center from noon until 6 p.m. at the Goochland Recreational Center, located at 2425 Sandy Hook Road in Goochland. Tickets are $10 in advance until Sept. 5, 2018, and no
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Joe Wadle recently was honored as the 2018 American Veterans Tribute Veteran of the Year during a celebration at Lake Gaston.
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