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Volunteers with the Angel Food Ministry at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church near Callao unload a recent shipment delivered using a new forklift. Jean Harper photo
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Angel Food Ministry growing by leaps and food bundles
By Jean Harper
When the Angel Food Ministry started in April this year at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Callao, the program had 13 participants the first month and 39 the next.
The program has grown over the summer like weeds in an August garden and on Saturday, July 26 there were 220 participants.
Norm Borders, leader of the the Angel Food Ministry said people have come from all over the Northern Neck and even outside of it. They are pretty much divided between the counties, with 35 percent from Northumberland and Lancaster counties, 20 percent from Westmoreland and the balance from Richmond County and other, outside areas.
When the program first began the church....
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Angel Food Ministry growing by leaps and food bundles
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7/30/2008 3:34:28 PM
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When the Angel Food Ministry started in April this year at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Callao, the program had 13 participants the first month and 39 the next.
The program has grown over the summer like weeds in an August garden and on Saturday, July 26 there were 220...
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Heat wave sends students packing
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6/12/2008 10:29:56 PM
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Due to weather forecasts calling for temperatures above 100 degrees for the first part of the week, area schools were forced to send students home early for the last three days of school.
Northumberland County officials made the call on Monday after...
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Broken bones result from pressure explosion
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5/28/2008 12:00:22 AM
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Gary Wayne Oliver, of Kilmarnock, was transported by Life-Evac to MCV Thursday, May 15 after a propane tank he was filling for Omega Protein exploded.
Oliver works for Noblett, Inc.
The 100-pound tank he was filling, used for...
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NHS PAES students open greenhouses for plant sales April 15
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4/11/2008 10:23:16 AM
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Northumberland High School’s PAES Program, overlooked by Teacher Tammy Wilkins, will open its greenhouses for plant sales on Tuesday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you are looking to add a little color to your...
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LOCAL NEWS
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Incidents did not occur at event
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7/30/2008 3:45:11 PM
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She’s attended parties there before and Tisha Powell said that she’d go again to the bike and car show held in a pasture off Mt. Olive Road.
"It was a very well organized, well planned event," she said. Although she now lives in Mollusk, Powell said she’s from...
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Northumberland marine research center nixed by VIMS
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5/28/2008 12:07:30 AM
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Northumberland County’s economic development commission may have had a great idea, but it’s dead in the water now.
The commission had proposed the creation of a marine research center dedicated to finding out what could be done within the Chesapeake...
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Northumberland to review language for dog kennel operators
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3/13/2008 10:40:58 PM
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Northumberland County is taking matters into its own hands when it comes to dog kennel owners.
Annual unannounced visits by county officials to the kennels will be made to ensure owners comply with the terms of their conditional use permits (CUP),...
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Creating a legacy
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3/5/2008 12:16:47 PM
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Karla Pinkard has seen more of the political process in action than people twice her age.
Pinkard was chosen to serve as one of the pages for the House of Delegates in Richmond,...
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Heathsville man dies as result of accident
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2/22/2008 11:13:14 AM
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Melvin M. Smith, 75, of Heathsville died Sunday afternoon as a result of his injuries sustained by a single vehicle accident.
Smith was traveling eastbound on Rt. 360 in Heathsville on February 17 at around 12 p.m. in his 1990 Dodge...
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AREA NEWS
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Warner visits Northern Neck to learn about aquaculture
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7/30/2008 3:55:27 PM
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Former governor Mark Warner who is running for election to the United States Senate made a swing through the Northern Neck Saturday to learn more about the emerging oyster aquaculture industry.
Warner met Ryan and Travis Croxton, who own the Rappahannock River...
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Local history could expand into museum
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2/15/2008 10:00:53 AM
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A new museum for Northumberland County may grow out of the Black History exhibit on display this month at the Northumberland Library. The exhibit is part of Frank Wood's collection, said to be the largest private collection of Black History documents in the United States.
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County Happenings
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2/1/2008 5:27:12 PM
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Teen dance planned at Mid-County Rescue Squad
A dance for folks ages 11 through 17 years of age will take place this Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. at the Mid County Volunteer Rescue Squad...
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SPORTS
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Northumberland Outdoors
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7/30/2008 4:02:34 PM
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Play the blues
Northumberland County anglers are enjoying a repeat of last summer’s seasonal arrival of feisty bluefish in the 4 to 5 pound range. For more than a month before, smaller snapper blues in one to two pound sizes have been caught across...
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Golfing gals gather
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6/12/2008 10:38:43 PM
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After the Wednesday golf games at Quinton Oaks Golf Course, members of the Quinton Oaks Ladies’ Golf Association (QOLGA) are busy figuring up their scores.
There is much talk about chips and...
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Indians head into district playoffs as number one seed
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5/27/2008 11:54:04 PM
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Northumberland topped long time district rival Lancaster here on Wednesday and then stumbled Friday in a rescheduled match at W&L, 2-2. Despite the late season tie, the Indians finished at 7-0-1 within the Northern Neck district. They earned the regular season district...
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