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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY LANCASTER COUNTY ESSEX COUNTY NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA 75¢ Scan this code with your smart phone to read the Northern Neck News in the palm of your hand www.northernnecknews.com Index Follow us on Twitter at www. twitter.com/ NorthernNeck A2 A4 A6 A8 A9 B1 B2 B3 B6 B7 www.northernnecknews.com N ews N orthern N eck N orthern N eck N ews Crime Obituaries Opinion Education Business Sports Calendar Religion Business Dir. Classifieds “Like” us on Facebook and keep up with our daily newsfeed BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHT Reporter Terry McAuliffe took notes as students-in-training at Rappahannock Community College in Kilmarnock worked to save the life of Simon the dummy with advanced resuscitative equipment. Although the Kilmarnock campus has only been open for a year, McAuliffe, an aspiring democratic candidate for the 2013 election of state governor, was impressed with the progress of their work force train- ing program. “What I’ve learned is you folks [in the Northern Neck] know how to do it right,” said McAuliffe. “We could really do so much for our job development, and what you’re doing here with the [college] is spectacu- lar.” STAFF REPORTS On Sunday evening at Shiplight Condos outside Westland Beach, a fight broke out in Apartment 19 between Alicia Bonham and Jonathan Regier. “Maybe I just don’t want to talk about it,” said Regier, his voice filling the room. “Talking about our son is the only way that I feel better,” Bonham replied in tears. Regier stormed out, leaving Bonham in the room crying as she began taking pictures off the wall. And then Director Ashley Zahorian called “scene.” Bonham and Regier had reenacted an argument between Mikela, the daughter of Producer Dr. Ron Herrsche, and her fiancée, Christopher Gouldin, in the movie “You Follow Me Like the Moon.” The pictures taken off the wall were a real-life shrine to Caleb, the son of Gouldin and Mikela. Caleb died before he was born. The story of the film concerns his death and how it affected his parents. Dr. Herrsche, inspired by his daughter and son-in-law’s willing- ness to share their story, said he hopes the movie can bring healing to all mothers who have suffered the loss of their unborn children. The cast and crew of “You Follow Me Like the Moon,” who began filming the week of Oct. 29 last year, returned to Lancaster County on Sunday, Feb. 3. Although they had planned to concentrate on scenes between the two main characters at Shiplight Condos, a surprise opportunity arose for Zahorian and her team at Nate’s Trick Dog Café in Irvington the day before. “The director was eating dinner BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHT Reporter A sharing of viewpoints in a special meeting last Wednesday established that both Essex County and a privately owned business are interested in a shared entryway near a proposed bridge in Tappahannock. On Jan. 30, county officials sat down with represen- tatives from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the owners of June Parker Marina to clear up misunderstandings brought about by a breakdown in communications. During the most recent board of supervisors meeting held Jan. 8, Project Manager Jason Williams said the Parkers had yet to sign a formal agreement regarding a shared entryway that would be built alongside the bridge that VDOT expects to begin building as early as Sept. 10. The bridge will elevate a section of Route 17 outside the marina to ensure the road is a reliable evacuation route in the event of severe storms. Williams’ concern at the time was whether or not the Parkers did not sign the agreement by mid-February, VDOT’s advertised time frame for moving utilities from the project site. If they didn’t, the department would proceed with designs for individual entryways for both the marina and the County. In response, Central District Supervisor Edwin “Bud” Smith said the Parkers were not being properly informed of VDOT’s plans with the entryway, which Nathan “Nate” Parker IV confirmed in a phone inter- view with the Northern Neck News. But the special meeting between the three concerned groups was successful in bringing them into agreement, said Williams. “I think all parties were satisfied with the result of the meeting and felt that communication was going in the right direction,” he said. County Administrator Reese Peck, who attended the meeting on the County’s behalf along with Smith and Greater Tappahannock Supervisor and Chair Stanley Langford, agreed. “There were questions on various design aspects that were clarified and all the parties agreed to the shared entrance approach,” said Peck, who called the shared entryway “the superior design.” Photo by Nicholas Vandeloecht RCC President Dr. Sissy Crowther gave gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliff a tour of the Kilmarnock cam- pus on March 31. Candidate impressed by community’s work Film shares personal journey of grief Photo by Nicholas Vandeloecht Cinematographer Sheila Smith read- ies the camera for a scene in “You Follow Me Like the Moon.” As production ends, filmmaker says story ‘needs to be told’ BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHT Reporter On Monday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that proposes additional economic rights to farmers throughout the state. On Feb. 4, the House voted 77-22 in favor of House Bill (HB) 1430S, also known as the Boneta Bill. The proposed law, sponsored by Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) will move to the Virginia Senate for consideration. As introduced, HB 1430 intended to expand the Right to Farm Act to include the commerce of farm- ing in agricultural operations. The proposal also aimed to declare null and void any county ordinance that infringed on farmers’ con- stitutional rights, particularly their freedom of speech and right to assemble. On Jan. 30, a substitute of the bill, 1430S, passed the House’s Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee with a vote of 21-1. The substitute included the commerce of farming in its definition, preventing counties from classify- ing activities such as the sale of art, literature and antiques on the farm as non-agricultural without pro- viding sufficient proof of their irrelevance to farming operations. The revised bill also incorporated a reenactment clause, which would keep 1430S from taking effect until approved by the 2014 General Assembly. Trey Davis of the Virginia Farm Bureau said the reenactment clause gave his agency “a little bit of comfort.” House passes Farm Bill page A3 page A3 page A3 page A5 Lawmakers question whether last minute revisions are constitutional Agreement bridges gap between marina, county Inside: See Tab Inside T he buzz was audible as the audi- ence rose to their feet, flooding the proscenium at closing curtain. The Northern Neck Youth Performing Arts Foundation has just completed their 5th annual production of The Nutcracker at Northumberland High School Auditorium to an enthusiastic house filled with chil- dren and adults from the five counties comprising the Northern Neck who came to see friends and family perform the enchanting ballet. Ten-year-old Jordan Yocum, a 5th grader at Essex Middle School danced the lead roll of Clara, while her father, Joshua Yocum, a physical therapist at Concentra in Richmond, appeared for his second season as the mysterious uncle, Drosselmeyer. Britnie Gray, an eighth grader at Essex Middle School, was the Snow Queen, accompanied by Jim Davis, guest performer from Fredericksburg City Ballet. Senior, Alex Kane, a home schooler from Richmond County partnered both Ana Megel, a St. Margaret’s day student from Lottsburg, and Destinie Gray, an eighth grader at Essex Middle School, for the parts of Little Bo Peep and Coffee, respectively. page A7 Students from the Northern Neck Youth Performing Arts Foundation were met with standing ovations after their recent stellar performance of The Nutcracker Submitted Photos Eleanor Beane, a 14-year-old home schooler from Kilmarnock played the part of the Kissing Doll, while Aniyah Scott and Carlee Slater, both students at Montross Middle School in Westmoreland Co. danced the part of Tea. THE BEST OF THE NORTHERN NECK RESULTS ARE IN!
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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
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ESSEX COUNTY
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BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHTReporter
Terry McAuliffe took notes as students-in-training at Rappahannock Community College in Kilmarnock worked to save the life of Simon the dummy with advanced resuscitative equipment.
Although the Kilmarnock campus has only been open for a year, McAuliffe, an aspiring democratic candidate for the 2013 election of state governor, was impressed with the progress of their work force train-ing program.
“What I’ve learned is you folks [in the Northern Neck] know how to do it right,” said McAuliffe. “We could really do so much for our job development, and what you’re doing here with the [college] is spectacu-lar.”
STAFF REPORTS
On Sunday evening at Shiplight Condos outside Westland Beach, a fight broke out in Apartment 19 between Alicia Bonham and Jonathan Regier.
“Maybe I just don’t want to talk about it,” said Regier, his voice filling the room.
“Talking about our son is the only way that I feel better,” Bonham replied in tears.
Regier stormed out, leaving Bonham in the room crying as she began taking pictures off the wall.
And then Director Ashley Zahorian called “scene.”
Bonham and Regier had reenacted an argument between Mikela, the daughter of Producer Dr. Ron Herrsche, and her fiancée, Christopher Gouldin, in the movie “You Follow Me Like the Moon.”
The pictures taken off the wall were a real-life shrine to Caleb, the son of Gouldin and Mikela. Caleb
died before he was born. The story of the film concerns his death and how it affected his parents.
Dr. Herrsche, inspired by his daughter and son-in-law’s willing-ness to share their story, said he hopes the movie can bring healing to all mothers who have suffered the loss of their unborn children.
The cast and crew of “You Follow Me Like the Moon,” who began filming the week of Oct. 29 last year, returned to Lancaster County on Sunday, Feb. 3.
Although they had planned to concentrate on scenes between the two main characters at Shiplight Condos, a surprise opportunity arose for Zahorian and her team at Nate’s Trick Dog Café in Irvington the day before.
“The director was eating dinner
BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHTReporter
A sharing of viewpoints in a special meeting last Wednesday established that both Essex County and a privately owned business are interested in a shared entryway near a proposed bridge in Tappahannock.
On Jan. 30, county officials sat down with represen-tatives from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the owners of June Parker Marina to clear up misunderstandings brought about by a breakdown in communications.
During the most recent board of supervisors meeting held Jan. 8, Project Manager Jason Williams said the Parkers had yet to sign a formal agreement regarding a shared entryway that would be built alongside the bridge that VDOT expects to begin building as early as Sept. 10.
The bridge will elevate a section of Route 17 outside the marina to ensure the road is a reliable evacuation route in the event of severe storms.
Williams’ concern at the time was whether or not the Parkers did not sign the agreement by mid-February, VDOT’s advertised time frame for moving utilities from the project site.
If they didn’t, the department would proceed with designs for individual entryways for both the marina and the County.
In response, Central District Supervisor Edwin “Bud” Smith said the Parkers were not being properly informed of VDOT’s plans with the entryway, which Nathan “Nate” Parker IV confirmed in a phone inter-view with the Northern Neck News.
But the special meeting between the three concerned groups was successful in bringing them into agreement, said Williams.
“I think all parties were satisfied with the result of the meeting and felt that communication was going in the right direction,” he said.
County Administrator Reese Peck, who attended the meeting on the County’s behalf along with Smith and Greater Tappahannock Supervisor and Chair Stanley Langford, agreed.
“There were questions on various design aspects that were clarified and all the parties agreed to the shared entrance approach,” said Peck, who called the shared entryway “the superior design.”
Photo by Nicholas VandeloechtRCC President Dr. Sissy Crowther gave gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliff a tour of the Kilmarnock cam-pus on March 31.
Candidate impressed by community’s work
Film shares personal journey of grief
Photo by Nicholas VandeloechtCinematographer Sheila Smith read-ies the camera for a scene in “You Follow Me Like the Moon.”
As production ends, filmmaker says story ‘needs to be told’
BY NICHOLAS VANDELOECHTReporter
On Monday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that proposes additional economic rights to farmers throughout the state.
On Feb. 4, the House voted 77-22 in favor of House Bill (HB) 1430S, also known as the Boneta Bill. The proposed law, sponsored by Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) will move to the Virginia Senate for consideration.
As introduced, HB 1430 intended to expand the Right to Farm Act to include the commerce of farm-ing in agricultural operations.
The proposal also aimed to declare null and void any county ordinance that infringed on farmers’ con-stitutional rights, particularly their freedom of speech
and right to assemble.On Jan. 30, a substitute of the bill, 1430S, passed
the House’s Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee with a vote of 21-1.
The substitute included the commerce of farming in its definition, preventing counties from classify-ing activities such as the sale of art, literature and antiques on the farm as non-agricultural without pro-viding sufficient proof of their irrelevance to farming operations.
The revised bill also incorporated a reenactment clause, which would keep 1430S from taking effect until approved by the 2014 General Assembly.
Trey Davis of the Virginia Farm Bureau said the reenactment clause gave his agency “a little bit of comfort.”
House passes Farm Bill
page A3
page A3page A3
page A5
Lawmakers question whether last minute revisions are constitutional
Agreement bridges gap between marina, county
I n s i d e :
See Tab Inside
The buzz was audible as the audi-ence rose to their feet, flooding the proscenium at closing curtain.
The Northern Neck Youth Performing Arts Foundation has just completed their 5th annual production of The Nutcracker at Northumberland High School Auditorium to an enthusiastic house filled with chil-dren and adults from the five counties comprising the Northern Neck who came to see friends and family perform the enchanting ballet.
Ten-year-old Jordan Yocum, a 5th grader at Essex Middle School danced the lead roll of Clara, while her father, Joshua Yocum, a physical therapist at Concentra in Richmond, appeared for his second season as the mysterious uncle, Drosselmeyer.
Britnie Gray, an eighth grader at Essex Middle School, was the Snow Queen, accompanied by Jim Davis, guest performer from Fredericksburg City Ballet. Senior, Alex Kane, a home schooler from Richmond County partnered both Ana Megel, a St. Margaret’s day student from Lottsburg, and Destinie Gray, an eighth grader at Essex Middle School, for the parts of Little Bo Peep and Coffee, respectively. page A7
Students from the Northern Neck Youth Performing Arts Foundation were met with standing ovations after their recent stellar performance of The Nutcracker
Submitted Photos
Eleanor Beane, a 14-year-old home schooler from Kilmarnock played the part of the Kissing Doll, while Aniyah Scott and Carlee Slater, both students at Montross Middle School in Westmoreland Co. danced the part of Tea.
THE BEST OF THE NORTHERN NECK RESULTS ARE IN!
