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Shook Selected as King William High School’s AFJROTC

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Jackie Ray Shook of Aylett has been selected as the Air Force JROTC Corps Commander for King William High School’s AFJROTC for the 2012-13 school year. Shook, the son of Deannea and Rob-ert Hughes, is a fourth year JROTC Cadet and senior at King William High School. During his time at King Wil-liam, Shook has served in the Corps Color Guard, Honor Guard, Drill Team, and Cadet Operations Staff. He is a re-cipient of the Air Force Association’s Distinguished Cadet Medal and holds the rank of Cadet Colonel. In addition to his school activities, Shook volun-teers with animal rescue at the Indian Rivers Humane Society. Upon gradua-tion, Shook will enter the US Air Force to pursue a career as a Security and Law Enforcement Specialist. AFJROTC is a King William High School elective program, provided to the young men and women of King William County, whose mission is to “Build Better Citizens for America.” For More Information, Contact: Major Paul Willard, 804-769-2708, ext.625 or pwillard@kwcps.k12.va.us.

wdbj7.comby David SeidelAssignment Manager

12:20 PM EST, November 21, 2012

RICHMOND, Va.

In a tradition dating back hundreds of years, Virginia’s governor today accepted a tax tribute of deer and other Native American works. The tribute was presented by the chiefs of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes.

The tribute was first established in 1677 as part of a treaty between the tribes and the then-royal governor of Virginia. Governor McDonnell’s office says it is the oldest continu-ing nation-to-nation ceremony in the United States.

In this year’s ceremony, Chief Carl Custalow presented the governor and first lady with a piece of pot-tery decorated with fish and turtles, a beaded feathered medicine bag and an eight point buck deer. Chief

Kevin Brown presented them with a drum made by a Pamunkey artisan, a beaded barrette, and a deer.

McDonnell also announced that as soon as next year, there will be a new monument on Capitol grounds - a tribute to Virginia Indians. The Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission recently voted on a de-sign and fundraising has begun for the new monument.

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McDonnell accepts tax tribute of deer and Native American worksThe tradition between Virginia’s governor and two native tribes dates back hundreds of years

On October 17, 2012 The Vir-ginia Animal Control Associa-tion (VACA) held their annual conference in Charlottesville, Virginia and awarded King & Queen County Sheriff’s Offic-es’ Animal Control Officer and Deputy Sheriff Kerri McKen-zie, with the 2012 Animal Con-trol Officer of the Year.

She has been a valuable asset to the King & Queen Sheriff’s Office for the past two years. Building the Animal Control Division from the ground up, McKenzie has been responsible for creating structure, organi-zation, and formalization to a program that was un-evolved

prior to her ar-riving. She took it upon her-self to develop and implement SOP’s for the Division, create and conduct in-terdepartmental and field train-ing programs, and design all of the departments’ forms, paper-work, and logs. She has even revised all of King & Queen

Local animal control ordinanc-es which the Board of Super-visors will be voting on in the coming months. Her proactive approach to the field has been felt throughout the community. Animal Control calls are one of the highest calls for service requests that come through the King & Queen Sheriff’s Office. She handles the calls in stride and keeps going, many times into the late hours of the night. Despite the high call volume and administration duties, she has been cracking down on ani-mal cruelty and neglect.

Since November 2011, she has

executed multiple search war-rants throughout the county and has seized over 200 animals which had been involved in cru-elty and neglectful situations. In all of these animal seizures, the judge saw fit to convict the de-fendant, give ownership of the affected animals to our shelter and order the convicted to pay restitution and fines.

Deputy McKenzie is not just an animal control officer. She is also a Deputy Sheriff and is required to answer emergency calls and respond as needed just like any of our other Deputies. She has been involved in a large number of our Departments search warrants and saturation patrols attempting to locate per-sons of interest.

During the past two years of her service to King & Queen County, she has been voted by her colleagues as Rookie of the Year in 2010 and Sheriff’s Of-fice Employee of the Year in 2012. She has been a catalyst for change and improvement in King & Queen County and it is with great pride and respect that Deputy Kerri McKenzie received 2012 Animal Control Officer of the Year.

K&Q County Sheriff’s Offices’ Animal Control Officer and Deputy Sheriff Kerri McKenzie, Awardded the 2012 Animal Control Officer of the Year.

Testing 21st Century Learning Using 21st

Century ToolsBy Pam Franklin, Second Grade Teacher &

Joy Washington, Media Specialist

For the first time ever, all second grade students at Cool Spring Primary School (CSPS) took their nine-weeks bench-mark assessments online using Interac-tive Achievement. The idea was piloted with two classes last year, and with the addition of a new computer lab at CSPS, all second graders were able to test on-line this year. They eased through the tests demonstrating competency of subjects learned and proficiency with computer skills. This will also help pre-pare them for future testing experienc-es which will all be online.Pictured: A handful of second grade students com-plete their assessment online using lap-tops in the additional computer lab.Photo by Pam Franklin

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Door prize and raffle.

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Posted: November 14

Gov. Bev Perdue is offering an addi-tional $10,000 in reward money for information leading to a conviction in the September slaying of a Univer-sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student, the Governor's Office an-nounced Wednesday.

Faith Danielle Hedgepeth, 19, was found in her bedroom at her off-cam-pus apartment in Chapel Hill on Sept. 7.

Although police have said they do not believe her death was random, they have not publicly identified any sus-pects.

With the governor's reward, the total reward in the case is up to $39,000.

Investigators have released few de-tails in the case and are asking that anyone who thinks they might have information that could help to call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-614-6363 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515.

Hedgepeth's sister said Wednesday that the family is struggling with un-answered questions.

"It is getting harder not knowing what happened, trying to accept what hap-pened," Rolanda Hedgepeth said. "She was beautiful. She didn't deserve it. She had a lot going for her."

Faith Hedgepeth's niece, Paige Evans, said she longs for a break in the case.

"I feel like the longer it drags out, the harder it is going to get," Evans said.

Evans said the holidays will be par-ticularly tough on the family.

"I do not want to put up a Christmas tree. I really do not want to do Thanks-giving, " she said. "I just don't."

Reporter: Adam OwensPhotographer: Greg HutchinsonWeb Editors: Kelly Gardner, Bridget Whelan

Governor offers $10K reward in UNC

student’s slaying

CSPS Raises Money for Good KarmaBy Joy Washington, Media Spe-

cialist

During the month of November Cool Spring students brought in their change to “feather” their teachers’ turkey. For every nickel students brought they were able to “purchase” a feather to go on a faculty members’ turkey. The staff member with the most feathers in

each department got the lucky prize of wearing a turkey costume on the day before Thanksgiving. A grand total of $881.07 cents was donated to Good Karma to help families in our community this holiday season. Pictured are Suzi Sherman, Jay Blanton, Elizabeth Longest, Tiffani Nash, Lindsay Nichols, Lisa Woody, Shelly Gibson, and Lisa Thompson.Photo by Joy Washington

Cool Spring Students Participate

in Mock Election

Students at Cool Spring Primary School participated in a mock elec-tion today, casting their votes for president. After students voted they received a “Future Voter” sticker. Students were requested to have memorized their addresses and were asked to wear red, white and blue to represent patriotism.

HHMS Has An Eye For ScienceMs. Phillips seventh grade Life Science students have been studying the levels of organization which occur in living things. Students completed

the study with an activity in which they dissected a cow eye. The dissec-tion illustrated how cells make tissues which make organs. Ms. Phillips states, “These hands-on activities really help students put together the

material previously studied.”

Photo and Story: Mike Embrey,ITRS

HHMS Students Enjoy Algebra with

“MathBots”Story and Photo by Kim Tupponce

Seventh grade advanced math students enrolled in Ms. Jessica Pegram’s Al-gebra I classes at Hamilton-Holmes Middle School recently used graphing calculators and programmable robots in a “MathBots” lesson presented in the classroom by Karen Conway from the Math Science Innovation Center. In this real world math lesson, the stu-dents were instructed to write and enter programs into the graphing calculator using TI-Basic to direct the movement of the car. They were expected to apply the time-distance formula to construct a scatter plot, draw a line of best fit for the data, and then write its equation. By graphing the data, the students could then predict the distance that the robot would travel for a given time. Because of King William County Pub-lic Schools’ involvement in the Math-Science Innovation Center consortium, students and teachers reap the benefits of the MSIC’s state-of-the-art instruc-tional activities and resources. The mission of the MathScience Innovation Center is “to be the innovator, incuba-tor, and advocate of 21st century math and science programs for the Capital region’s educators and students.” Dr. Mark Jones, KWCPS Superintendent, currently leads the MathScience In-novation Center Board as Chairman. More information about the MSIC can be found at http://msinnovation.info/.

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We welcome Letters to the Editor and encourage the communities to use this space to express their opinions and views. All letters must have a name and valid address or e-mail address. And please remember that a letter to the editor

is the writer’s opinion or view, and not that of 360 View! Thank You!

This election was a cut and dry choice as to the direction of this country. Today, there are large and growing segments of our popula-tion that have been given certain privileges and unsustainable social programs by politicians whom they have elected. This very powerful group of elected officials have se-duced and manipulated these vot-ers and will continue to reward them, at taxpayer’s expense, as long as they continue to harness their votes in future elections. Most working Americans are sim-ply a source of income to fund various entitlement programs that were initiated with good intentions by some of these officials, but these entitlements have unfortu-nately spun out of control. The following quote from an un-known author says it all: “We have transformed ourselves into a

system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or suc-ceed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.” Constitutionalists have incurred a setback, but we will continue to emphasize our unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and will also continue to support those who seriously ad-vocate these principles. This will take time to “cleanse” our govern-ment, but with God’s help, we can and will do it!

Daniel GregoryMechanicsville, VA 23116

Dear Republican Congress, As a conservative Republican I am begging you to give president Obama and those who voted for him everything they want. They want higher taxes on the rich and companies. Give it to them.They want higher capital gains taxes that will hurt their invest-ments. Give it to them.They want a system that will make Medicare insolvent by 2024 and Social Security insolvent soon after that. Give it to them.They want policies that will lead to constant double-digit unem-ployment rates for minorities and young people. Give it to them.They want an educational system that entraps the poor in failing schools. Give it to them.They want higher energy prices. Give it to them.They want to spend trillions of dollars fighting global warming while China and India continue to tap oil and coal. Give it to them.They want 20 trillion dollars plus in debt. Give it to them.They want the Obamacare penal-

ties to kick in next year. Give it to them.They want a larger, more powerful Washington DC. Give it to them.They want a more secular society that is increasingly hostile toward religion. Give it to them.They want a more “fair” society run by bureaucrats. Give it to them.They want socialist cronyism. Give it to them.They want to go down the road of Europe. Give it to them. Give it to them and let’s find out once and for all who is right. If we are right, they will have no one to blame but themselves, and maybe we will finally get true change. If we are wrong, then so be it. I will gladly repent of my evil conservative ways and become a socialist … I mean Democrat.

Mrs. Judy J. RichardsonRICHMOND VA 23222

The 2012 Election was stolen by Electronic Voting Fraud occurring in some 30 States. Electronic Vot-ing Machines had been tampered with to secure the required votes. Also, many votes were by ballots. The ballot totals were downloaded into the computer system, and of course, tampered with also.

SCYTL Global Election Vote Counting Company from Spain were gracious enough to accom-modate us, and will be expecting to help us with All of our Elections in the Future.....If we are dumb enough to let them.

Until this cancer is destroyed, our votes will be worthless, andany attempts at democratic reform, or accountability from our Govern-ment will be a complete waste of time.

There IS a way to fix this through the back door. At the Local and State levels, we must propose and pass legislation outlawing any and all electronic voting, and electronic counting and storing of results from ballot counts.

There must be extreme penalties enforced for non-compliance.

This excellent and workable idea will surely be adopted by enough States to ensure accountability and accuracy.

The States that will not participate in Local Autonomy Initiatives will be the same ones that vote for the corrupt globalist agenda anyway.

It is imperative that legislation is passed outlawing Federalization of our Local and State Law Enforce-ment. We know that in the near fu-ture, the Federal Government will manufacture some excuse to de-clare Martial Law in their quest for one world government.

The way to stop them in their tracks, is to recruit enough States to join us with their own Local Autonomy Initiatives. This will make it far more difficult and unlikely for the One World Government movement to be successful in their attempt to conquer us.--

Robert MackayMechanicsville, Va 23111

Needless to say, a GIGANTIC hole was blown in the Constitu-tional Republic as the Founders designed it and for the first time in American History we had 51% of the people look God and/or the Founders directly in the face and knowingly vote for some or all of following:

Socialism over CapitalismGodless Platform over Godly PlatformMore Debt over Less DebtHigher Taxes over Lower TaxesMore Gov’t over Less Gov’tAbortion over LifeUnNatural Marriage over Natural MarriageHigher Energy Prices over Lower Energy Prices

Gov’t Control over FreedomTyranny over Liberty Less Constitutional Adherence vs More Constitutional Adherence Religious Intolerance over Reli-gious LibertyGov’t Control over FreedomGov’t Dependency vs Self-relianceMore Welfare over Less WelfareHigher Unemployment over Low-er Unemployment

Obviously, We have not reached bottom yet. GOD Bless America, we’re going to need it (especially the next generation)! LaToya BrownMechanicsville, VA 23111

All in all, as we look to the future, I think we must certainly be con-cerned for America. One of the big-gest realities with this election is that we did get, I believe, what so many of us prayed for. People like Billy Graham and David Jeremiah and pastors around the country had pleaded to congregations to vote their values. Unfortunately, and sad

to say, I think America did in fact vote their values. I believe the Lord has left us with the desires of our hearts.

Stephen LeeMechanicsville, VA 23116

The event we have just witnessed was far more than a general elec-tion – it was a referendum on the soul of America. Every patriotic, pro-moral American has reason to be deeply concerned and saddened by the outcome. Those of us who intensely prayed and worked for a different result are entitled to a time of grief for our beloved nation and what we have become.

I tremble for our country because I fear the blessings of God that made America great are being withdrawn. For the first time in our history, a plurality of Americans voted for a party platform that intentionally omitted God and advanced many positions that the Bible specifically condemns

We grieve today like we have lost a friend or a close relative. The Amer-ica we knew has changed because the values of many Americans have changed. Millions of Americans looked evil in the eye and adopted it. Abortion, same-sex marriage, and immorality carried the day.

Race and ethnicity overrode values. The America we love is sick and in need of renewal and healing. At the

end of the day, pendulums have a way of swinging from right to left and back again. We will no doubt see and feel the consequences of this election. More children will die. Marriage will come under greater attack. Immorality will be exalted.

Sadly, the country could easily col-lapse under the weight of escalat-ing economic debt. Islam will be emboldened. Our military will be-come weaker. Israel will not have as strong an ally as it needs at this critical time. The world will be-come a more dangerous place.

These are all consequences that fol-low national actions like the ones we have just witnessed. But, we cannot go on grieving. We must arise and remember Whom we serve. God will not be mocked and His justice will not sleep forever!

Walt FitzhughHanover, VA 23069

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012

AYLETT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLHONOR and MERIT ROLL

Mr. Jim Rice, Head of School at Aylett Country Day School, is pleased to announce the names of students in grades four through eight who have shown outstanding academic achievement for the 1st quarter of the 2012-2013 school year.

Students earning Honor Roll status, all A’s, for the 1st quarter are:Grade 4: Emilee Broaddus, Nan Garrett, Laila Gwathmey, Grace Mor-row, and Timmy White

Grade 5: Jaden Ellis, Lily Fischetti, and Channing Pitts

Grade 6: Tyler Garrett, Katie Villanueva, and Catesby Rose Ware

Grade 7: Zoie Browder, Hannah Carson, Kathy Michos, Maria Ogg, and Sara Pierce

Merit Roll (A’s and B’s) students for the 1st quarter are:

Grade 4: Fielding Ball, Madisyn Carson, Cole Christian, Tyler Davis, Emma Gresham, Owen Hodges, Anna Pierce, Grace Pierce, Rebecca Pope, and Chase Waring Grade 5: Regan Allen, Caroline Andrews, Carter Krusz, Delaney Lov-ing, Charlotte Quinlan, Matthew Shackelford, Victoria Tignor, and Josh White

Grade 6: Wade Christian, Mary Lloyd, Tommy Owens, Sammie Pierce, Flannery Pope, Sabina Reed, Lew Rice, and Rebecca Woolums

Grade 7: Anne Lewis Blanton, Kasey Brimmer, Mason Campbell, Fred-die Garrett, and Rachel Garrett

Grade 8: Tri Blanks, Lauren Harter, Kendall Lloyd, Andrew Magrud-er, Alden McKinley, Laura Milstead, Brent Rice, Sophie Santangelo, Lizzie Schmidt, and Karrh Waring

By Chelsey Dulaney | The Daily Tar HeelUpdated: 11/20/12 12:53amMore than an hour in the Durham Clerk of Superior Court’s office, another 45 minutes in the back of a courtroom and a few more minutes waiting for a judge to deliver a deci-sion I’ve been waiting on for more than 60 days.

That afternoon, I — along with The Daily Tar Heel’s Director of Enter-prise Sarah Glen — asked Supe-rior Court Judge Robert Hobgood to unseal a search warrant in the case of slain UNC junior Faith Danielle Hedgepeth.

But after his decision to reseal the warrant, we’ll have to wait 45 more days.

The search warrant was sealed on Sept. 11 — four days af-ter Hedgepeth was found dead in her apartment. The warrant was under a 60-day sealing order, meaning it should have been publicly available on Nov. 10.

This is what led Sarah and I to the Durham County Courthouse on Fri-day, determined to come back with some sort of information about what led to Hedgepeth’s violent end.

We first went to the Clerk of Court’s Office and requested the warrant. Af-ter more than an hour of waiting, we were told that Hobgood had taken the case file, and we might not be able to get the warrant that day.

Somewhere along the way, we agreed to be the witnesses at a wedding. Con-gratulations, Matt and Agatha.

We then waited in Hobgood’s court-room for about an hour to talk to him about the warrant.

After criminal matters wrapped up, he pointed to us and asked us to come forward.

Somehow we ended up at the table for attorneys, stating our names for the court record and asking Hobgood to unseal the warrant.

I told him that we believe the more information we report, the more it encourages people to come forward with information about Hedgepeth’s death.

I told him that because of the lack of information in the case, people are confused and scared — unsure if they too are in danger.

I told him that people haven’t forgot-ten Hedgepeth, and we believe they de-serve to know what’s going on.

After we stated our case, a lawyer from the Durham County Dis-trict Attorney’s Office asked for the warrant to remain sealed, cit-ing the ongoing nature of the investigation.

The lawyer said extensive DNA analysis has yet to be completed, and Chapel Hill police, with the help of the State Bureau of Investigation, is still investigating leads.

In the end, Hobgood ordered that the warrant be sealed for 45 more days.

But come Dec. 31 — once those 45 days have passed — we will once again fight for access to the war-rant, because we think you deserve to know.

Contact the desk editor at city@daily-tarheel.com.

Hedgepeth warrant sealed another 45 days

Contact: Elaine Lidholm, 804.786.7686 On Monday, November 26, at 10 a.m., Rodney Richardson of Mt. Rogers Christ-mas Tree Farm in Whitetop, Virginia will present a 12-foot Fraser fir Christmas tree to First Lady Maureen McDonnell for the Executive Mansion. In addition to the tree, Sherrie and Carlos Taylor of Severt’s Tree Farm in Elk Creek, Virginia will present wreaths for the Mansion. The presentation will take place in front of the Mansion in Capitol Square, downtown Richmond. These Christmas tree farmers won the honor of providing the Mansion decora-tions when the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association (VCTGA) chose their products as Grand Champions in their respective categories. Christmas tree farming is a ma-jor agricultural industry in Virginia with

more than a million trees harvested and sold annually from hundreds of farms throughout the state. Virginia is ranked in the top ten states in number of trees har-vested, total tree acreage and number of operations. For every tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place. Consumers who want to find fresh, local, Virginia Grown Christmas trees in their area should log onto virginiachristmas-trees.org or explore the Virginia Grown Guide to Choose-and-Cut, Fresh-Cut and Live Christmas Trees at VirginiaGrown.com. Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23219

CHRISTMAS COMES TO CAPITOL SQUARE

Having a month dedicated to a single item is a special honor indeed. What is there about Virginia Christmas trees that merits this tribute? The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consum-er Services offers this list of the top ten reasons to celebrate Virginia Christmas trees during December, which is Christ-mas Tree Month: 10. Because of Virginia’s good climate and fertile soil, farmers here can grow a wide variety of Christmas trees includ-ing white and Scotch pines, Norway and Colorado blue spruces as well as Doug-las, Fraser, Concolor and Canaan firs.9. Every year Virginia Christmas tree growers sell approximately one to two million Virginia grown trees with a wholesale value of $20-40 million. With the added value of the foliage for wreaths and garlands, their total contribution to the Virginia economy is up to $50 mil-lion. 8. Real Virginia Christmas trees are a re-newable resource and for every one har-vested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place.7. Virginia Christmas trees contribute to a healthy environment, with each acre of trees providing the daily oxygen require-ments for 18 people.6. Virginia Christmas trees are recyclable and after the holidays their trunks can be ground into mulch; their needles are ex-cellent mulch for acid-loving plants.5. Christmas trees are a valuable and aes-thetically pleasing addition to the land and can be planted on barren slopes and difficult spots where other crops will not grow.4. Christmas trees are environmentally friendly. As they grow, they provide an excellent wildlife habitat and help pre-vent erosion. After use, they enrich the

soil as they decay.3. Locally grown Virginia Christmas trees are the freshest available and will stay beautiful longer than trees brought in from other states.2. When buyers choose real Virginia Grown Christmas trees, their purchases benefit the grower, the environment and the state’s economy as well as those who enjoy the tree’s freshness, fragrance and lasting beauty.1. Selecting, harvesting and decorat-ing real Virginia Grown Christmas trees bring families and friends together to share the joy and good will of the Christ-mas season. For all these reasons and many more, Governor Bob McDonnell has declared December as Christmas Tree Month in Virginia. Here is one of the Governor’s top reasons: Christmas tree farming is part of Virginia’s most economically im-portant industry, agriculture, and buying real Christmas trees from Virginia grow-ers helps them maintain their agricultural operations and helps expand the overall economy of the state. For information about fresh Virginia Grown Christmas trees, the Virginia De-partment of Agriculture and Consumer Services has published the 2012 Virginia Grown Christmas Tree Guide, available by calling 804.225.3663 or by sending a request to VDACS, PO Box 1163, Rich-mond, VA 23218. The information is also available online at VirginiaGrown.com. Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23219804.786.7686

TOP TEN REASONS TO SELECT A VIRGINIA GROWN CHRISTMAS TREE THIS YEAR

Let’s consider the concept of “training” our children to agri-cultural terms. “Are you sow-ing a small crop or a bountiful crop”? The seed is what you are planting in your child’s mind, and most importantly their heart. I often have parents express con-cern over televi-sion shows and their influence over their chil-dren. These same parents seem to suffer defeat at the hands of enter-tainment. Parents still dream of raising respectful, responsible and resourceful chil-dren. However, this does not happen by accident. The televi-sion can be turned off. The com-puter use can be restricted. How much money would you save by getting rid of extra channels that bring trash and compromise into your home? Parenting is a mara-thon, not a sprint. It’s the even-tual outcome that is our goal,

and every day we are making decisions that shape and affect that outcome. Jesus said in John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Upon the

most important fruit that our life can pro-duce is that which is reflected in the lives of our children. Protect their innocence while you can. They will thank you later.

Anita BlakeMEd, Counselor EducationRehoboth Baptist Fellowship5904 Acquinton Church RoadKing William, VA 23086

The Parent’s Corner

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The True Meaning of the Season - Paying It Forward by A. Kay Oxendine

Every since I have been a child, I have loved the months November and Decem-ber. There is a peace that comes over me when November 1 comes that can not be expressed on paper, but I am going to re-ally try to share it with you.When I was a child, my parents moved away from our tribe in Hollister, NC and made a home in the big city of Richmond, VA. We were never alone, because many uncles, aunts and cousins also came to Richmond, the main reason was for em-ployment opportunities. Many stayed and made Richmond their home, like my parents, and some just came for awhile and then went back home.As a young Native family, we lived in Oregon Hill, on Pine Street to be exact, and Mom worked while Daddy went to school to get his degree in Computers at Smithfield Massey. Times were hard, but somehow, we always made it by in that 3 story row house on Pine Street.One Christmas in particular, when times were extremely hard, we were apparently adopted by another family, to ensure that we were able to have Christmas.I don’t know what all was given to my family - I think I was about 3. But I do remember the older woman, who did not look like a relative and I did not recog-nize her at all, giving me a baby doll. She gave it to me and just stood there looking at me, waiting for a “thank you” of some kind I suppose. Mama poked me and said “Say thank you, baby.” So I whispered a thank you to the strange lady.

This one incident, even though I did not know it at the time, molded my life as a volunteer. When I was old enough, I be-gan to do chores and help my family, not only my immediate family, but neighbors and friends. I did things because they needed to get done - not for a thank you or praise, but just because they needed to get done. As a young adult, I volunteered 10 months out of the year, and in 1987 or so, was nominated for Virginia’s Volunteer of the Year for my over 500 hours of Vol-unteer work. I did this through my work at Virginia Power (used to be VEPCO, then became Dominion).Since that time, I have, along with my children and other family, adopted or as-sisted families during the holiday season each year when we could. Now I realize that this is my way of paying it forward because of one woman’s generosity when I was 3.I have learned a lot since then, and many years, I have given items anonymously - I realized that for a family in need - their request is enough - it is not up to me or anyone else to judge how they got there or what their circumstances were - it is just important to give, without prejudice. I pray that many others do the same this holiday season. When you give of yourself, the rewards are limitless. If kindness has been done to you - pay it forward this holiday sea-son and reap the blessings as they unfold.

TOP TEN REASONS TO SELECT A VIRGINIA GROWN CHRISTMAS TREE THIS YEAR

This school year, King William High School joined the prestigious Gentle-men’s Club (GC) and with that prestige, came a buzz around the school. Many students showed an interest and a de-sire to be members of the club. It is with great excitement that we report 27 stu-dents have joined the King William High School Gentlemen’s Club for the 2012-2013 school year. Once a week, these young men will dress in their khaki pants, blue dress shirts and GC ties. They will receive weekly teachings on: the attributes of gentle-men, self-image, anger management, and responsibility. They will also have the opportunity to display those teachings by working in the school and community. A few upcoming GC events include: vol-unteering for the Habitat for Humanity

in Hanover, VA by build-ing homes; starting a re-cycling proj-ect at the high school; sponsoring an Act! Speak! Build! Week to address the world’s hous-ing crisis by speaking to local govern-ment repre-

sentatives; and visiting a local nursing home once a month. The school facilitator is Mrs. Tara Roane. Volunteers include Pastor Dr. Wilbur Talley and Pastor Sherwood Claude. Pastor Talley has worked with the Gentlemen’s Club since it origination in the county. He continues to provide support to Hamilton Holmes Middle School and now to King William High School. Pastor Sherwood Claude also volunteers at the high school. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 804-769-3434, ext. 604.

Photo Caption:The King William High School 2012-2013 Gentlemen’s ClubPhoto by Michelle D. Yates

The King William High School Gentleman’s Club

The Cavalier Players went to the VHSL Regional Theatre Festival hosted by West Point High School on Saturday, Novem-ber 17, 2012. Under the direction of drama coach Mrs. Pamela Beatty, the Cavalier Players performed in “Nested Doll” writ-ten by Clay McLeod Chapman. Their per-formance earned the cast first place in the Tidewater District and the Region A com-petition. The cast and crew include: Bailey Tyler, Jax Ross, Meghan Greene, Kennedy Deem, Winter Haigler, Laim Wilson, Andie Greene, and Alyssa Ross. In the Tidewater District competition, Kennedy Deem was named Best Actress, Jax Ross was named Best Actor, and Mrs. Pamela Beatty was named District Coach of the Year. Bailey

Tyler won Best Actress in the Region A competition, and Meghan Greene received honorable mention. Mrs. Beatty was named Best Director in the Region A. Congratu-lations to everyone involved with a special thank you to Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Carter. The Cavalier Players will be traveling to the VHSL State Theatre Festival on De-cember 4, 2012 in Charlottesville.

Photo Caption:The Cavalier Players from left to right: Andie Greene, Kennedy Deem, Meghan Greene, Jax Ross, Bailey Tyler, Liam Wil-son and Winter Haigler.

King William High School Cavalier Players Win District and RegionalsBy Michelle D. Yates

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Kitchens are working overtime all across Virginia as eager cooks produce full course meals with all the trimmings, pies, nut breads, cookies and cakes, plus all the other Thanksgiving favorites. In the midst of all this festive activity, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) reminds consumers that the most important in-gredient in any recipe is the application of food safety techniques. Take time to review and implement the following ba-sic food safety methods to help protect guests, family members and loved ones from a foodborne illness this year. Clean – Wash Hands and Surfaces Of-ten: Always wash hands with hot, soapy water before and after handling food. Remember to wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot soapy water after preparing raw meat, poultry and seafood. Separate – Don’t Cross-Contaminate: Prevent bacteria from spreading from food to food or platter to platter, espe-cially for raw meat, poultry and sea-food. If possible, use separate cutting boards for uncooked meat, poultry and wash the boards thoroughly after each use. Do not put cooked or ready to eat food items on a plate that previously held raw food.

Cook – Cook to Proper Temperatures: It’s difficult to tell if a roast is cooked thoroughly just by looking at its color. Rely on a meat thermometer to make certain meats of all sizes and cuts are heated to a high enough temperature to kill harmful bacteria that cause food-borne illness. Cook beef, lamb, veal steaks, ribs, roasts and pork chops to an internal temperature of at least 145° F. Ground meats – whether beef, pork roasts, veal or lamb – as well as egg dishes should be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 160° F. Cook whole turkeys, turkey breasts, ground turkey, whole chickens, stuffing, cas-seroles and leftovers to an internal tem-perature of at least 165° F. Chill – Refrigerate Promptly: Perish-ables for a feast require ample refrig-eration space before, during and after the party. Make certain there’s room in the refrigerator and freezer to store perishables before the party and for any remaining leftovers afterwards. For buffets and party spreads it’s essential to keep cold foods cold by nesting in bowls of ice. Replenish the ice on a routine basis or return perishable foods to the refrigerator within two hours of exposure at room temperature. Leftovers – When in Doubt, Throw it Out: Don’t allow leftovers to stack up after the big Thanksgiving dinner. Put

perishable leftovers in the refrigerator as soon as you finish eating. Items pre-pared in large pans or casseroles should be refrigerated in small flat containers to ensure cooling to 40° F or below as quickly as possible. Leave space be-tween containers inside the refrigerator to allow cold air to circulate and pre-serve the leftovers. As a general rule, when in doubt, throw it out. When Thanksgiving Day is over and you’re thinking ahead to other holiday meals, remember that the key ingredi-ent is food safety. For more information about food safety, preparation and han-dling, visit VDACS’ website at vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/index.shtml, or visit the Gateway to Government Food Safety online at foodsafety.gov. ADDITIONAL FOOD SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS · Thinking of sending food as a gift this holiday season? Sending a basket of local cheeses and meats is a mean-ingful gift for long-distant relatives and friends. When sending food such as meat or cheese, always notify the recipi-ent before the gift arrives. Upon arrival, the recipient needs to open the package immediately to determine if the food requires refrigeration, and if the food is still chilled at the proper temperature.

· Turkeys, hams and roasts are typical fare at many holiday feasts. Cooks who don’t prepare these items often may need a reminder on how to properly prepare and handle these larger pieces of meat. Frozen turkeys require a much longer time to thaw than the standard-size poultry pieces and cuts of meat served year-round. It’s impor-tant to thaw a turkey completely before cooking to ensure that the meat will cook evenly and thoroughly. To check a turkey for doneness, use a meat ther-mometer and insert it into the inner thigh area near the breast of the turkey away from the bone. When the internal temperature reaches at least 165° F the turkey is done. · Baking cookies and making egg-nog are traditional holiday activities. However, consuming uncooked foods made with raw eggs is a health risk, and this includes cookie dough and eggnog. Resist temptation to lick the beaters or sample the raw cookie dough, and wait until after the cookies have been properly baked. For those who can’t re-sist the taste and texture of raw cookie dough, commercial dough made with pasteurized eggs is an alternative. Pas-teurization heats eggs to a high enough temperature to sufficiently kill bacteria. If eggnog is on the menu, use a sterile egg substitute instead of raw eggs, or a

I’m sure I’m not the only ag communi-cator to write about turkeys at Thanks-giving, but this year, I have a unique spin. Virginia is supplying the tom tur-key that will be the National Thanks-giving Turkey of the United States. This is so official that he even has his own seal. You can see photos on our Flickr set at flickr.com/photos/vdacs/sets/72157631945574460/show/. This does not mean he will replace the bald eagle as the national bird. It means that on November 21, the day before Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama will pardon him for the inherent turkey traits that normally would have led to his demise at this time of year. Rather than being eaten for the holiday, he will retire to the exclusive, all-male club of pardoned turkeys on George Washing-ton’s Mount Vernon estate. I understand that when they live the pampered life of a pardoned turkey, these turkeys often live several years. Turkeys are very important to us in Virginia, and not just at Thanksgiv-ing. They are our fourth highest ranked agricultural commodity with annual cash receipts of nearly $314 million in 2011. When you combine turkeys with broilers and eggs, poultry contributes more than a billion dollars a year in cash receipts. My home county, Rocking-ham County, boasts large gateways at the north and south ends of Route 11 with larger than life bronze statues of turkeys. For many years, Rockingham County was the number one turkey-pro-ducing city or county in the world. Both Rockingham and neighboring Augusta County currently are on the list of the Top 10 Turkey-Producing Counties in the United States. As other governors have done, Governor Bob McDonnell declared June 2012 as Virginia Turkey Lovers Month to coincide with the national ob-servance. Among the reasons he gave for the proclamation were these:

· The delicious taste, versatility, high quality, nutritional value and cook-ing ease of turkey make it Virginia’s fourth highest ranking agricultural product with $285 million in cash re-ceipts in 2010.· Virginia ranks fifth in the Unit-ed States in turkey production, with 17 million turkeys being raised in the Commonwealth in 2010. (2011 figures were not available at the time the proc-lamation was issued.)· Many experts credit the settlers of Virginia’s Jamestown with celebrating the first Thanksgiving as their version of England’s ancient Harvest Home Festival; and· Turkey is a nutrient-rich, low-fat, high-protein food that is naturally low in sodium; a 3-ounce serving of roasted, skinless turkey breast contains 26 grams of protein, 45 milligrams of sodium, 1 gram of fat (no saturated fat) and only 120 calories. Perhaps in next year’s procla-mation we will suggest that the Gover-nor add this line: The turkey has more strangely-named parts of its anatomy than almost any other bird or animal: the caruncle - a red-pink fleshy growth on the head and upper neck of the tur-key; the snood - a long, red, fleshy growth from the base of the beak that hangs down over the beak; the wattle - a bright red appendage at the neck; and the beard - a black lock of hair found on the chest of the male turkey. Here are some other amazing facts and tidbits about turkeys. Accord-ing to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, the U.S. reported 8,284 farms with tur-key sales. Turkeys don’t really have ears like ours, but they have very good hearing. And here’s one for your next trivia game: turkeys have 3,500 feathers at maturity. Each year on Thanksgiving Day alone, Americans consume roughly 700 million pounds of turkey. In 1970, fifty percent of all turkey consumed was dur-ing the holidays, now just 29 per cent of

all turkey consumed is during the holi-days as more turkey is eaten year-round. Thus the reason for June as Turkey Lov-ers Month. If you want recipes for the other 364 days a year, go to eatturkey.com and search for turkey recipes. Here are some that got my interest: orange and maple roasted turkey, turkey sausage stuffed acorn squash, Caribbean turkey burgers with honey pineapple chutney, lemon garlic kabobs, apple roasted turkey ten-derloin with cider pan sauce and tur-key salsa soup. At another site, I found a recipe for turkey mulligatawny soup with coriander. Since I generally make it a rule not to cook anything I can’t pro-nounce, I think I’ll forego the soup and try the ultimate T-Day leftovers sand-wich. Here’s the recipe: eatturkey.com/recipe/recipe.cgi/2/12476/. Two turkeys, the National Tur-key and a companion, left Rockingham County on November 19. The Broad-way High School band played and their mascot, the Gobblers, bid a tearful fare-well to these turkey friends. So many dignitaries were on site it looked like the last weeks of the presidential elec-tion campaign all over again. Before they got to November 19, the turkeys went through an ex-tensive selection process and training regimen. Some of the original flock of 40 birds were chosen as P.R. Turkeys. They traveled to events such as the State Fair of Virginia to represent the flock. Once they left their farm, they could not return for biosecurity reasons. If by chance one of them picked up a bird dis-ease, they could spread it to the entire flock back home, so instead, they went to petting zoos and other places not in-volved in the food supply chain. Their training included weight lifting, aerobics, posture, public speak-ing and diction. Okay, I’m kidding here, but they did have to be acclimated to people. A turkey that is afraid of crowds is not a successful candidate for a P.R. turkey. Neither is one that jumps at the

slightest sound or panics at the flash of a camera. So all 40 turkeys became almost pets as they interacted with hu-mans for several months. The two turkeys that left Rock-ingham County on November 19 were the best of the best from this special flock. In appearance, they had no peers. In temperament, they were engaging, curious and comfortable around people of high rank. They will have to pass the security check, and with any luck, will not poop at inappropriate times while at the White House. (This is the hardest trait to train for.) As I see it in my admittedly over active imagination, after spend-ing the night at a deluxe hotel in Wash-ington, DC for a night of pampering, they will travel via special limousine with a heavy police escort. (Either that or a trained guard dog.) One will re-main in the limo while the other struts his turkey self down the red carpet to the President of the United States. One balk, one flinch, one wrongfully aimed peck and he’s out of there and the com-panion turkey now takes on the role of THE National Thanksgiving Turkey of the United States. I confess I have learned a lot about what it takes to make a suitable candidate for the National Turkey. But one thing was not news to me. To pro-duce the best turkeys in the nation, you need a thriving poultry industry, dedi-cated farmers, efficient marketing chan-nels and superb transportation systems. I am proud to say that Virginia has them all. Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23219804.786.7686

A TURKEY OF A THANKSGIVINGBy Matthew J. Lohr, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)

FOOD SAFETY IS THE KEY INGREDIENT FOR THANKSGIVING FOOD PREPARATIONS

FAMILY LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH has re-located to, 7283 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy, Aylett, VA, (the old Holladay House Furniture Bldg.) on Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. We want to invite you to our exciting wor-ship experience. Children will enjoy Kid-zLife worship and KidZoo. COME JOIN US! For more information, contact: Gus Agostino (804) 769-2534 www.visitfami-lylife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hope Alive Family Church invites the LA-DIES to a Wednesday morning fellowship with discussion, sharing and encourage-ment: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” Times are Wednesdays from 10 - 11:30AM. Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tap-pahanock Hwy. in Aylett for more informa-tion contact the church @ 804-769-7299 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. Regular service times are 10:30 Sunday mornings with Back to Basics bible study at 9:30. hopeALIVE Kids have Breakfast and a movie at 9:30 and Superkid Acad-emy beginning at 10:30. hopeALIVE kids presents the uncompromised, life-changing Word of God to children in fun and age ap-propriate ways. Hope to see you there!Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tappahannock Hwy. in Aylett. For more information contact the church @ 804-769-8872 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CORINTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 9153

Dabney’s Mill Rd., Manquin, VA 23106Minister: Sonny Claiborne, (804) 746-2762 Monday - Choir Practice, 6:30 pmWednesday- Bible Study, 7:30-8:30 pmSunday School - 10 am, Sunday Corpo-rate Prayer - 10:15 am, Sunday Worship Service - 11 am, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharon Baptist Church invites you to join us for worship. We are located at 901 Sha-ron Road across from King William High School. Sunday mornings start with cof-fee & doughnuts at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am. Our Morning Worship Service starts at 10:30 am. Nursery pro-vided. We have a Sunday Evening Bible Study & Children’s Activities at 6 pm. Ad-ditional Bible Studies at 10 am on Tuesdays and at 7 pm on Wednesdays. Youth (7th – 12th graders) meet at 7 pm on Wednes-days. Church office hours are 9 am to 3 pm Monday – Thursday. Call the church at 769-2320 for more information.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Indian View Baptist Church invites every-one to their Sunday services - each Sunday at 11:00 AM. Join us this Sunday and ev-ery Sunday. 13349 King William Road, King William, VA 23086, (804) 350-1555.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Millers Tav-ern holds services at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. Nursery and Sunday School are available during the 10:00 service, which is accompanied by the choir and or-gan and followed by a coffee hour. All are

welcome. Corinth Christian Church, located at 9153 Dabney’s Mill Road, Man-quin, VA 23106 (about 8 miles off Rt. 360), would like to invite you to its Sun-day School at 10 am, Cor-porate Prayer at 10:15 am,

Worship Service at 11 am, Choir Practice on Monday nights at 6:30 pm and Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A new ministry has opened its doors at the old Dyson Store in Dowsell. ROCsolid Outreach Center has opened a THRIFT STORE. This ministry helps many in need. Donations are welcome. Pastors Lonnie and Dana Brawley invite to browse the selection of clothes, shoes, house wares, electronics and furniture. Open Monday-Saturday 10 am - 6 PM. Call 804 317 7415 if you need donations picked up.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CALLING ALL YOUTH! Coming to Ay-lett is Hope Alive’s Pit Stop Youth Group. We welcome all youth 13-17, grades 6-12 to join us for a fun-filled pursuit of the things of God. Regular Wednesday Pit Stop services are at 7pm in the church fel-lowship room. Join the Facebook page at Pit Stop Youth or contact via e-mail hope-alivepitstop@gmail.comLADIES please join us from 10:00 to 11:30 am Wednesday mornings for ongoing fel-lowship with discussion, sharing and en-couragement: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” REGULAR SERVICE times and hope-

ALIVEKids Superkid Academy are Sun-day mornings at 10:30am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Ha-nover Courthouse. We are a friendly, fam-ily-oriented Episcopal church a few miles from King William County, at the intersec-tion of Rts. 301 and 54 (537-5516). The doors are open to our King William neigh-bors, and we’d love to have you visit and worship with us. Our Sunday schedule is: 8 AM, Holy Communion; 9:15, Christian education for adults and children; 10:30, Holy Communion. Refreshments and fel-lowship follow both services. On the sec-ond Sunday each month we have a Second Sunday Luncheon, free and open to all, where we sit down and catch up with one another. We have a special ministry to chil-dren, love to have babies in church, and welcome all persons of any sort to our wor-ship services and parish life.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Epworth United Methodist Church, locat-ed at the corner of Route 30 and Epworth Road in King William County, invites you to worship with them. Church service be-gins at 9:00 am followed by a time of re-freshments and Sunday School classes for all ages begins at 10:30 am. There are reg-ular bible study groups and youth groups available. For further information please contact Pastor Bill Walker at 769-1949 or visit our web site at www.EpworthUM-CAylett.org.

These Churches Welcome You to Their Places

Indian Rivers Humane Society meets on the second Thursday of each month at the King William Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and we welcome new volunteers to our group! Please contact (804) 885-3109 for directions or additional informa-tion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Blue Grass Jam 2nd Monday in each month 7pm-until Open to the Public King William Tire & Auto Rt. 360 in Manquin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~VFW Post 83561658 VFW RoadWest Point, VABINGOEvery Thursday niteDoors open 5:20 p.m.Early Bird 7:20More info 804-241-9795~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Participation in the KING WILLIAM T.E.A. PARTY (Taxed Enough Al-ready) is open to all citizens of good will. No sign up, no dues, no obligation. KWTP is an all-volunteer, grass-roots group of citizens who believe in hon-oring the US Constitution, limiting the size and power of government at all levels, cutting spending, and reducing taxes. Find us on Facebook and www.kwteaparty.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

UPCOMING POW-WOWS

University of Maryland’s 8th Annual Powwow, Saturday, December 8, 2012, from 10:0am - 6:00pm, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, UM College Park, 20742 POC: Dottie Chiquelo chicodh@umd.edu. Grand Entry at 11:00am.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Testifying Toastmasters, Eastern Hanover’s only OPEN Toastmaster club, has changed its meeting times to the 2nd and 4th THURSDAY of every month. Still at 630-800 pm at Hanover Nazarene Church. If you seek better com-munication skills and more confidence in a safe environment, come out to the Testifying Toastmasters! Contact Sandy Sanders, Membership/PR VP at eesjresquire@netscape.net or 804.779.3057 . Testifying Toastmas-ters is a outreach service of Hanover Nazarene Church to the Mechanicsville community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Republican Party of King and Queen County cordially invites you to attend its Christmas gathering on Tuesday, December 4th, at the Woman’s Club building in King and Queen, located on Rt. 14, at Courthouse Green. Dinner will be prepared by members of the Woman’s Club and served at 6:30 PM, followed by fun and games, and the special entertainment of Cecky Ropelewski. Cost of dinner is $15.00 each. We look forward to seeing you and ask that you please call for reservations - Roberta @769-1856; Bill @ 512-1688, or Barbara @ 785-4060. Thank you.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grace Temple MinistriesWednesday Bible Study 7:00p.m at KWFR Community Hall in Aylett Va. Subjects include, What is the Gospel? What is true Repentance and Faith to-ward God through Jesus Christ? What is the Church of The Living God? The apostle’s doctrine including the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Scriptural role of men and women in the local Church. Biblical truth concern-ing marriage, divorce and re-marriage. Contact Reverend Dennis Lee Dabney at 804 633-1261 or scripturalrestoration7@hotmail.com. Thanks for your prayers in advance.

Please send your community and church announcements to: Editor@360view.us. We are happy to let our readers know of the services you offer and what is happening in your communities. You can also mail them to: 360 View Newspaper, PO Box 824, Aylett, VA 23009.

KWHS Inducts National Honor Society Members

King William High School's National Honor Society is proud to announce that on November 7, 2012 nineteen new members

were inducted into the King William High School National Honor Society.

Photo and Story: Lisa Lipscomb

KWHS Friends of Rachel Club visits AESDuring National Red Ribbon Week in October, members of the King Wil-liam High School Friends of Rachel Club visited with 5th grade students at Acquinton Elementary School. The purpose of the visit was to support the Red Ribbon Week message of staying Drug and Alcohol Free. The high school students delivered a classroom lesson in each 5th grade classroom about making good choices and sticking with their decision, despite possible peer pressure to change their minds. Mrs. Pitts, school counselor at AES, and Mrs. Perry, school counselor at KWHS and sponsor of the FOR Club, felt this collaboration met the needs of all students involved. The FOR Club members were able to show the elementary students ways to be kind to others and true to themselves, while the AES students benefited from hear-ing this very important message delivered to them by positive role models. Thank you to all of the 5th grade teachers for welcoming the FOR Club students into your classroom.

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Good Karma Food Drive

“3rd Annual Fill-A-Box”

Non-Perishable Food Drive

“What goes around comes Around”

Join Us! Help those in need by donating non-perishable, healthy food items to the “Fill-A-Box” Drive.Our goal is to fill 200 boxes for those in need in King William County for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Please join our volunteers, area businesses and local social service departments.

Drop Off Locations: Twin Rivers Realty; Guardian Angels Daycare; Woody’s Garage, Inc.; Boyle Dentistry; Dr. Germane Orthodontics; King William Circuit Court; EVB –Central Garage; 360 Hardware; Breath of Fresh Air; King William Parks & Recreation Office

Collection Dates: September 15, 2012 – December 15, 2012

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Contact: Lisa Woody – (804) 994-8742Email: goodkarmaorg@gmail.com