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MY NORTHERN NECK By David Mower 8 September 2008 LANCASTER COUNTY TAKES STEPS TO DISCOURAGE FURTHER EXPANSION OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE TO COUNTY RESIDENTS. In the county where it's has always been a lot of time and work to get permission to put up a data transmission pole essential to providing community residents with high speed internet services, Lancaster County recently raised the fees for obtaining a special exception permit for a data transmission pole in the county from $100 to $400 per request. That's enough to discourage local internet companies from readily seeking permits and installing the data poles. Consequently, their priority of service will most likely focus on Northumberland County where the Superviors have take significant steps to encourage the development of a high speed internet infrastructure services for their citizens. Last year, Northumberland dropped the requirement for a special exception permit for a data pole entirely. While the Lancaster County fee increase won't stop expansion work, it will seriously impact the enthusiasm for internet servicer providers to pursue new and future Lancaster County customers. Right next door in Northumberland County the welcome mat is out. Instead of spending $400 for a special exception permit and months waiting for a Board of Supervisors hearing, in Northumberland County data transmission poles can be erected when needed and where needed with the simple filing of a $40 registration fee. That seems a modern and reasonable approach.
11 August 2008 Second Chance. Everyone waits for that May Saturday morning when the extraordinary annual Episcopal Yard Sale begins at the Boys Camp a mite south of Kilmarnock on the shores of Indian Creek. All those treasures being given a second chance before becoming landfill. It’s as much a social event as a treasure hunt when shoppers and bargain hunters rummage through the buildings looking for that one precious item they didn’t know they couldn't live without. I have a dear friend who made it a special point to come here from St. Louis each spring to participate in the annual rite of the yard sale. His love was finding a great buy in the men’s coats and jackets shed. He knew quality in clothing from his days as a merchant. As we all gathered around after the sale for a mint julep and a little friendly pool on the Derby, he would regal us with the stories of the $2.00 coat that cost the original owner several hundred dollars. “Look at the lining, the stitching, the lines and lay of the lapel, those inside pockets … this [brand name] coat is hardly worn!! What a deal! He enjoyed giving those jackets a second chance. He usually wore the prize home on the airplane to show it off. Virgil died today of a long battle with cancer. He was 85. We shall miss him dearly. Second chance. That’s what Virgil was giving those quality jackets. It’s fitting that, like the annual yard sale at Boys Camp, most of the second chance stores around here are operated by local churches where giving people a second chance is the primary purpose. Boys Camp itself is a second chance owned and operated by the City of Alexandria Virginia Police Department to give young men in difficult life situations a second chance. Some local second chance opportunities include St Stephen’s Trifles and Treasures in Heathsville, Seconds Unlimited in Kilmarnock, White Stone Methodist Thrift Shop, and St. Mary’s Thrift Shop near Reedville. If you are looking for toys or clothing for children, the second chance consignment shop in Wicomico Church is especially for you. The Interfaith Service Council is a coalition of local churches and charities that, among other things, collects no longer needed household goods to distribute to families that have pressing needs for a second chance start. Even our pets have a second chance. The Northumberland Animal Shelter runs second chance yard sales at the School Administration Building in Lottsburg several days a week to give abandon pets a second chance to find a new owner. Likewise the Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck supports a second hand shop and drop site for pet food, supplies and bedding to give lost and lonely pets a second leash on life. The Northern Neck is in deed fortunate and blessed with second chance opportunities. Thank you, Virgil, for sharing your vision of quality in second chance opportunities!
16 July 2008 Oyster Gardners Needed. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) needs volunteer oyster gardeners to grow oyster alongside docks or marina slips, and then return them next year to the CBF to be planted on sanctuary oyster reefs in the Northern Neck. Training for participants will be held from 9:00 to 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 19th at Bevan Oyster Company, 1090 Skipjack Road, in Kinsale. Oyster populations have declined drastically over the past decades and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a non-profit organization, is working to restore them. One way is by training volunteer oyster gardeners, from the Eastern Short to the Northern Neck, and many places in between to nurture baby oysters for a year until they are big enough to be planted on sanctuary reefs.
CBF asks that new Oyster Gardeners attend one of our New Gardener Seminars before gardening their first year. The seminar will help you learn how to maintain your oyster garden throughout the coming year. After the seminar you will receive 1,000 native baby oysters for a $25 donation and you’ll be off and running. The Oyster Gardener Roundup will run from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Each year, CBF Oyster Gardeners turn in their "mature" oysters at CBF Oyster Round-Ups at various locations throughout Virginia from mid-July through mid-September. That same day, CBF transplants the oysters to state-managed sanctuary reefs, where they are allowed to continue growing and spawning — helping to jump-start local oyster populations. These Round-Ups are also a way to get new seed oysters for the year. Please register with CBF in advance to guarantee that the amount of seed oyster you desire will be available for you. A $25 donation is suggested per 1,000 seed oysters to offset program costs. Since 1996, CBF and its partners have grown or transplanted nearly 10 million oysters and have help build or restock 33 reefs. To sign up for the Seminar or Roundup or to get an oyster gardening packet with more information, contact CBF in Norfolk at 757-622-1964 or send an email. Advanced registration is required.
16 June 2008 Telework. I use to be someone before I retired and became a nobody. There was a day at one time in the past you could do that, but not anymore. I was sitting on my porch overlooking the Chesapeake Bay reading one of those books that I bought long ago with the intent to read some day. Today was that day. The phone rang (just like in the movies) and so began the first day of the rest of my life – adventures in something called “telework”. I think telework actually is some sort of acronym for “you-can-never-really-retire-and-get-away”. Someone who I didn’t know, but who knew me through former associates was involved in project that they would very much like my expertise. The deal was I didn’t have to go anywhere and could do all the work at home. Everything would be handled by a process and technologies bundled as “teleworking” or “telecommuting”. I was somewhat familiar with the concept of teleworking when I worked for a company in the Metro-Washington DC area, but typically it was euphemism for someone spending a day at home “working”. Not anymore! Teleworking is the breaking dawn for the 21st century work environment – not unlike what the car did for horses, teleworking is doing for the traditional workplace. The unofficial maxim of the “teleworking” advocacy is “Work is not where you go, but what you do.” The point is that you don’t go anywhere as a teleworker. All you need to be a teleworker is a computer, access to high speed internet, and a suite of standard office software products. B-I-N-G-O! Consequently, I was instantly employed as a “telework” consultant from afar (the best kind) working with a bunch of people who I never did see in the flesh, on a project that needed expertise readily available only from a geographically disperse workforce, for a company in Maryland that provided only the project manager and an administrative support person. It turned out to be a great experience. I was able to work at my own pace and at times of my own choosing (I like to work at night when the sun goes down and all is peace and quiet.) At various times we would hold an on-line conference to discuss topics, review work products, exchange ideas and experiences, plan and schedule tasks. Best I could tell one team member was in Texas, two were in Maryland, two were in DC, one was in Northern Virginia, and I was, of course, sitting on the Bay in tee-shirt, shorts and flip flops, sipping on a glass of Merlot. Working retirement can’t get any better than this. I was thinking about the experience the other day and realized that the teleworking concept has significant potential for the Northern Neck economy. Rural areas like ours can provide a haven for people who need to work for the government or a large traditional company, but don’t want to put up with the traffic and congestion of DC or Richmond. We have budding high speed internet service providers such as Northern Neck Wireless Internet Services that can provide locally available high speed internet access. There is GGCWEB On-line Conferencing that provides the services necessary for a team of teleworkers to work on papers or conferences in collaboration on-line. We have a growing population of highly experienced people with unique expertise and a strong traditional work ethic that still want to share that knowlege and remain involved in their former fields of employment. Yes, telework maybe the ultimate retirees dream of being able to work-not work. Yes, sir ..... Teleworking is coming. You can bank on it. I did. Sweeeet!
16 May 2008 Memorial Day 2008. Memorial Day - the day once a year we as a country set aside to remember our military men and women - who have died during or after service to our wonderful country, the United States of America. It's not exactly the "Memorial Day" I remember as a youth. Then Memorial Day was on the 30th of May, unmoved by a weekend calendar. Bands played. Parades broke out. Politicians spoke of duty, honor, country. Not so much any more. Memorial Day has become - like much in today culture - relative, a Federal Government 3-day weekend. So I thought I would pass along the following memorial day lesson that you carry around in your wallet everyday. The following is not original from me, but extracted from one of those posts making the rounds.
THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design.
This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look. If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal.
On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know. If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles.
Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved. If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid.
Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin 's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency.
The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776. (MDCCLXXVI) If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully,
you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean. The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, " E PLURIBUS UNUM", meaning, Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows. They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum", 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows. (And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.) I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all. So, on this Memorial Day, pull out one of those dollar bills and contribute it to a worthy veteran's cause such as the American Legion Post 86 in Kilmarnock or American Legion Post 117 in Reedville. And don't forget to say, "Thank you for helping to keep this great nation free!" 21 April 2008 SPECIALS. My wife was looking for a special gift for a special relative without much luck for the past couple of weeks. Time was drawing near when the gift presentation was due. As luck would have it, she found the special gift she was looking for in of all places, a new Main Street Kilmarnock shop called … what else – “Specials”.
Specials is the brain child of Amy Groh and her father Tom Groh. Amy is the owner and Tom, drawing on his background in department store merchandising, is the buyer. I first encountered Amy and Tom last December as they were wandering the Steptoe District streets in search of an appropriate location for the store. Little did I know they would settle on the former Jim’s Gym which has stood empty for about a year and is just a neighborly few doors down from the NorthernNeck.com office. For the next 4 months they worked long hours renovating, laying out, and stocking the facility turning it from a sweaty gym to a beautiful and exciting boutique complete with a new exterior front. Amy named the store Specials because that is what she intends to bring to the region’s residents. The store offers a little bit for every occasion – the range of merchandise is absolutely amazing – original art, estate and antique merchandise, fun jewelry, dinnerware and dining accessories (check out their wine glasses!), waterfront cottage décor as well as necessities (linens, soaps, aromatic candles) for the unexpected guest that happens to drop in for the weekend. Tom describes Specials as “a different type of variety store” that will offer quality merchandise at good prices.
Amy says the items she stocks are “fun” – fun because she stocks what she personally enjoys and, fun, because she know that customers will be excited at opportunity to buy locally, the range and quality of items that currently require a trip to Richmond, DC, or Williamsburg. Specials merchandise is priced for rapid sale as Amy’s goal is to keep the store presentation evolving so that a customer’s every visit is a fresh, new experience. The other day, a card arrived in the mail from Specials thanking my wife for her purchase. Now that was really a unique and special touch. By David Mower 31 March 2008 If you need help, the Northern Neck is a good place to live. Every week as I post the area events to the Northern Neck calendar I am amazed at the number and varieties of local organizations that are available to meet almost any situation of distress or need. Most of these organizations are small groups that work quietly in donated meeting spaces that provide a personal touch and warmth to humans in need of a little understand, warmth and human touch. See how many of these fine community efforts you recognize and may even want to consider supporting with your time and talents. Here are a few of the many Northern Neck organization that were alone listed in just March 2008 calendar: Support Groups Groups providing direct regularly scheduled personal support Al-ANON meets Mondays at 8:00 PM at Al-ANON meets Thursdays at 8:00 PM at Palmer Hall (St. Francis de Depression Recovery Support Group meets every Thursday at 3:00 PM at the National Northern Neck Grieving Support Group - meets at 7:00 PM at Long and Foster at RGH Cancer Support Group - meets the second and fourth Thursdays at Women’s Cancer Support Group - meets at the Lancaster Community Library in Alzheimer’s Association Support Group - The Alzheimer’s Association sponsors a support group for family caregivers and loved ones at 10:30 AM at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Alzheimer’s Association Support Group - The Alzheimer’s Association sponsors a support group for family caregivers and loved ones at 1:00 PM at The Community Room at The Orchard at The Parkinson’s Care Partners Support Group at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury meets the first Monday at 10:30 AM and the third Wednesday at 1:00 PM. Call 804-435-9553 for more information.
Brain Injury Support Group meets the first Tuesday. The Northern Neck Support Group will meet at the Orchard Senior Living Center, 20 Delfae Street, Warsaw from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The group is for suriviors of Brain Injury, family members, and anyone wanting to learn more about brain injury. For more information, call 804-986-8073.
Free Legal Assistance - John Rellick, Manageing Attorney from Rappahannock Legal Services will be at the First Baptist Church, 3585 Courthouse Road, in Heathsville the second Tuesday of every month from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Attorney Rellick will meet with persons from Northumberland and Lancaster counties seeking free legal services. Walk-ins are welcome, but people seeking free legal services are asked to contact the Tappahannock Office at 804-443-9393 or 1-800-572-3094 to see if they qualify for free legal service and to set an appointment time. Household income and assets determine eligibility. Personal injury, divorce, traffic and criminal cases are not handled by Rappahannock Legal Services.
Free General Health Clinic for Uninsured Residents of the Northern Neck and Middlesex County are held in the evening every Tuesday and Thrusday. Clients must register from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. The office is off Harris Drive in Kilmarnock Service Organizations Organizations providing Gifts, Grants, and As-Needed Assistance Rotary Club - Every Tuesday - First, The Rotary Breakfast Club meets at 7:30 AM at Lee’s Restaurant in Historyland Community Workshop - The Historyland Community Workshop volunteer craft group meets at the Lancaster Woman’s Club every Monday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Bring a brown bag lunch. Guests welcome. Historyland Community Workshop is a non-profit charitable community organization dedicated to providing support to education, literacy, and public health with proceeds from an Annual Holiday Greens and Gifts Sale. Kiwanis Club - The Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday at 7:30 AM at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Interfaith Service Council - The Interfaith Service Council meets the second Thursday at 7:30 PM at Wicomico Episcopal Church, Preparing Kits for Local Women’s Shelter - Two Eastern Star Chapters in the Northern Neck will prepare Bath Care Kits for The Haven at Am Legion Post 117 – Reedville, 39 School Street, Meets first Mondays at 5:30 PM for a chicken dinner. Cost is $8:00 for adults; $4.00 for children under age 13. Call 804-580-8599 for more information. Am Legion Post 86 – Sit & Stitch and Warm Up Upper Lancaster Ruritan Club - The Upper Lancaster Ruritan Club plays Bingo at the Upper Lancaster Ruritan Center, 3989 White Chapel Road (Route 201), near Lively at every Friday beginning at 5:45 PM. Northumberland Homemakers - The Northumberland Homemakers meet at 11:00 AM at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 6807 Northumberland Highway (Route 360) in Heathsville. Northumberland Homemakers Club supports the 4-H camp, the Haven, and various county organizations in the
All of the above doesn’t count the hundreds of church dinners, bazaars, bingo games and assorted activities held to raise funds returned as gifts, grants and community action projects; It doesn’t count the benefit yard sales for the animal shelters; the various fairs, oysterfests and open houses to support the region’s volunteer fire departments and rescue squads; nor are included the many thrift shops and community second hand stores supporting needy causes. The opportunities list of support, giving and contributing just goes on and on and on. Northern Neck residents giving of time, talent and treasure surely must be measured in the millions of dollars and thousands of man-years as we look out for the needs of our fellow man in the course of a typical year. I have mentioned just a few community support activities documented from one month’s event calendar. If you know of a group that meets regularly that wasn’t mentioned, please send me the details and I will be only to glad to add it to the event calendar.
By David Mower 14 March 2008 Lancaster Court Houser, A Booming Town. Lancaster Court House (circa 1793), four miles down the road from Kilmarnock (circa 1804) suddenly appears to humming with new, expanding and exciting opportunities. I see talk of construction for a new county courthouse actually getting underway. Maybe one of these days soon, a ground breaking ceremony will get actual construction started.
In colonial day it might have been an “Ordinary” which the dictionary of Colonial Terms says: “Ordinary - A complete meal provided at a fixed price or a tavern or an inn providing such a meal.” I might add that ordinarily, the Tavern already provides breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any more information about it at the time of this writing, except to observe that the lounge is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 3:00 to 10:00 PM and on Saturdays from 10:00 to 10:00.
The place on the Lancaster strip making the biggest splash is the Netcruisers Café and Oxygen Bar (circa 2006). They enjoyed so much success during their initial years of operating, that they are expanding both their facility capabilities and their offerings. It’s a perfect fit for a small town offering many of the services that you would find at a large urban metro mall – A coffee bar NetCruisers Café is owned by Holly Pleasant, but the day-to-day staff includes manager Jessica Ercelino; Margie Young, PhD; and Natile Stickel. The Café is a great place to stop by for a little relaxing idle conversation, or you can discuss bio-physics and traumatic brain injury research with Margie who has a doctorate in the subject. Margie is also one of the local artist whose watercolors are on display and for sale in the community room.
According to Richard Pleasant, there will be live entertainment once a month on a Friday and Saturday night. The first such event will be March 21st featuring a comedian from 7:00 to 8:30 PM and the next night will be “Open Mic Night” from 6:30 to 9:00 PM with local musicians playing their favorite instruments.
A unique feature of the Café is its “Oxygen Bar and Aroma Therapy” station – the latest thing in relaxation therapy. Customers "hook up" individual sanitized plastic tubes to inhale the soothing aromas of their choice such as lavender, orange, eucalyptus, etc. along with fresh oxygen. The effect is general relaxation and relief from stress. No trip to the NetCruisers Café would be complete without a cup of your favorite espresso, fruit smoothie, flowering or herbal tea, and a great deli sandwich. Beginning in April, they will also have homemade – yes, made right here – Gelato, Sorbets, and Italian Ices along with expanded outside seating to enjoy the beautiful Northern Neck weather. The menu is available HERE. NetCruisers Cafe Next time you are passing through Lancaster to points beyond or just going there for county business, check out the progress and offerings of the Lancaster Tavern, Bar Point Seafood and NetCruisers Café. You just might want to linger in Lancaster at bit longer for some good eats and relaxing times.
By David Mower 8 February 2008 The Palmer Building, 22 East Church Street. You have
driven by it a million times. Maybe even wondered who owned the building and what it was used for. It certainly is a Kilmarnock landmark, and many have always wanted to go in and look around. Now is your chance. Open house 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Sunday, 10 February, hosted by Pam Deihl and her family. Pam Deihl was given the opportunity to buy the building by the "Peck" Humphreys family in January, and she leapt at the opportunity. Peck was the owner of the building's last active occupant - American Products Corporation. The Eubank/Cox/Richard Lee Hotel/Standard Products Corporation/Palmer Building had been standing vacant and neglected for many years and was in need of significant repair just to open the front door. In fact, the door itself need a little TCL which has been done and once again present a striking entry way to Palmer Building visitors.
In 1910, the hotel was rebuilt, but this time with brick. This is the structure that still stands in somewhat modified form today. This 1910 version was the Cox Hotel. Later the hotel was sold and renamed the Richard Lee Hotel. As you tour the newly renovated Palmer Building, you can see Richard Lee Hotel room rate cards and room keys on display dated from 1962.
Pam gave me a tour of the unfinished renovation. Most of the work is being done on the main and second floors with the effort on the third floor mostly restricted to clean up for now. In some ways the third floor was the most interesting as the rooms still were covered with wall paper. Every room was a distinctive pattern. In fact, it looked like someone had a wallpaper book and told the sales clerk, "I'll take one of each."
Pam has had a crew seemingly working around the clock cleaning up the accumulation of debris cause by years of neglect, replacing walls, removing worn out carpet, shining hard wood floors, painting the interior, and much, much more. It’s been no small task. The building is about 8,000 square feet and about 30 total rooms on three floors and a cupola. The second and third floors each had 9 bedrooms with shared bathrooms. The main floor consisted of a lobby, public parlor, kitchen, dinning room, a private (“smooching”) parlor, and the owner’s suite.
The question on everyone's mind is, "what does the cupola look like?" A narrow third floor stair case winds up to the "fourth floor" cupola. As you go up the passage, it gets noticeably warmer as the sun heats up the tiny space at the top of the stair. It's obvious why the building’s signature cupola was used during the winter month in the hotel years as a conservatory for house plants and fruit trees. The sun's warmth even on cold winter days must have kept the temperature quite balmy. Oranges and lemons (said to be as big as grapefruit) were picked from the fruit trees and used to make pies for the hotel guests. It is said, that it was hard work carrying water up the narrow winding stairway to the cupola in the winter to keep the plants moist.
Pam stated she doesn’t have any specific plans for use of the Palmer Building at this time. She may rent it out, sell it, or entertain ideas from the people who visit the building as to potential uses. She is very fond of the old building and very honored that the previous owner wished her to buy it. Now with it in her trust, tended with TLC, and confident that a good use for it will eventually arise, she is opening it up for the community to come and tour. Who knows, maybe the next Holly Ball will gather at the Palmer Building for hor’douvres before moving on to the crowning site.
Thank you, Pam!
By David Mower 31 January 2008 “Quaint”. That’s a term I often hear to describe the shops and the town of Kilmarnock; as in “there are a lot of quaint little stores in Kilmarnock.” The other day I happened to look up the dictionary definition of “quaint” and was surprised to find that the more common application of the term is actually the third definitional usage. Merriam-Webster’s on-line dictionary has this entry for “quaint”:
It’s the perfect place to find all types of unusual foods and unique gifts. The shelves are filled with gourmet foods and kitchen gadgets; freezers full of prepared foods, cold cases loaded with specialty beverages, beers, cheeses, and meats.
Kelsick Gardens, Too, at 79 South Main Street in Kilmarnock is owned by Beth Haskell of Gloucester and locally tended by Chris Winstanley and Marian. Yep, Merriam-Webster would do well to put a picture of Kelsick Gardens next to the definition of “quaint” – as all three usages apply to the Gardens – EXPERT/SKILLED; MARKED BY BEAUTY AND GRACE; UNUSUAL/PLEASINGLY OLD FASHIONED. Come and See.
By David Mower 11 January 2008 Bishop to Visit Local Church. It’s not everyday that a real Bishop comes to Kilmarnock, but on the 20th of January, Reverend James Mauney, Bishop, Virginia Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will come to Living Water Lutheran Church right here in Kilmarnock.
Living Water Lutheran Church as been on fast growth journey moving from the Simonovich’s living room, to the Grace Chapel on South Main Street, to the United Methodist Church on Church Street, to its present rented facility at “church street corner” as the congregation has grown – moving about once a year to larger accommodations. Now the congregation is negotiating for its own facility and property, hence the Bishop’s interest in meeting with his newest congregation. Living Water Lutheran Church is the only ELCA-affiliated congregation on the Northern Neck. Apostle’s Lutheran in Gloucester is the next nearest congregation and is a partner in fostering and supporting the Kilmarnock congregation’s development and growth. Bishop Mauney oversees the Virginia Synod with headquarters in Salem. The Virginia Synod is comprised of 163 congregations (44,074 members) throughout the state of Virginia except the an area of Northern Virginia around metro Washington DC.
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