The Free Lance-Star - Wed Nov 04
Northern Neck Del. Albert C. Pollard Jr. narrowly avoided becoming a victim of a Republican wave that swept through Virginia yesterday.
LETTER TO EDITOR ABOUT THE RIVERS DISTRCT FALL CAMPOREETopix - Mon Oct 05
[Photo of Members of Colonial Beach Boy Scout Troop 258, L2R: 1st Class Scout Logan Sandy (white sweatshirt), Scout Guillermo Canaway (Red Sweatshirt), Scout Ben Anderson and 1st Class Scout Joseph Baker, attending victim of bus accident.] The general public is probably unaware that Saturday, the 26th of September morning Boy Scouts from the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck rescued victims of an accident between an activity bus and a large log loader near the Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department.About 20 youth suffered minor to life-threatening injuries when a bus ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and struck a log loader traveling in the opposite direction. The accident also involved a downed power line, which complicated rescue efforts. A MedEvac helicopter was needed for some of the injured. Fortunately, all of this was planned as part of the 2009 Rivers District Fall Recruitment camporee for the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouts were prepped with wound kits that included compound fractures of arms, legs and jaws, as well as abrasions, lacerations and exposed abdominal organs. About 75 Boy Scouts were organized by patrols to use their first aid skills to rescue the victims and learn triage skills.The hands-on exercise gave the Scouts an opportunity to test their team work, first aid and CPR skills. They got an up-close look at all of the working parts of the helicopter. They saw a man in protective gear get washed down as if he had been working in a hazardous materials zone. Every boy put out a fuel fire using a dry chemical extinguisher. And every boy spent time on the nozzle of a pressurized fire hose.For those who missed this event, ask the boys who were there how they liked it.
Historical markers to tell stories of American Indian tragedies in VirginiaHampton Roads Daily Press - Mon Oct 05
Three state highway markers memorializing painful chapters of conflict between American Indians and colonists in colonial Virginia have been approved by the state Department of Historic Resources.
2nd Annual BSA Rivers District Motorcycle Poker RunTopix - Wed Sep 30
2nd Annual BSA Rivers District Motorcycle Poker RunDATE: Saturday, October 3, 2009DIRECTIONS: Begin at Northumberland County Community Center, Route 609, Browns Store Road in Wicomico Church, VA. Register and get an entry card, Coffee & donuts available.DESCRIPTION:The Rivers District of the Heart of Virginia Council is conducting a Poker Run fundraiser on Saturday, October 3, 2009. This is an event for motorcyclists (bikers). Bikers will ride between five stops where they will draw a card. Bikers who have the best Poker hand at the end of the ride will receive prizes. There will also be door prizes after the run. The entrance fees for the event will benefit the Boy Scouts. Pass the word around to your biker friends.
RCC's MT program has 100 percent success rateThe Southside Sentinel - Urbanna, Va. - Mon Sep 28
Even in the current tough economic times, useful skills are always in demand. A dual-enrollment program in the marine trades, offered to area high school students by Rappahannock Community College at both campuses , has just completed its third year on a high note.
Family farm saved from developmentThe Free Lance-Star - Tue Sep 15
Little is moving in the half-mile of shoreline at Cobham Park Farm near Warsaw on this September morning.
Northern Neck shelter owner hit with $25 fine in dog-napping caseThe Free Lance-Star - Sat Sep 12
A Northern Neck woman has been fined $25 for taking in a deerhound brought to her animal shelter in 2005.
Virginia's E-Press for Sept. 9Http - Wed Sep 09
Legislation Online News Virginia's E-Press for Sept. 9 VPA / September 09, 2009 VPA readies for second Online News workshop in Nov.
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