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October 2021
Chess Meetings (Sundays Only)
Parents of school-age students interested in opportunities for learning and playing chess will be glad to know that a new chess club has opened. Attending regularly in person offers live coaching and over-the-board competition, but because the curriculum is meshed with Chesskid.com, a safe place to learn and to play against other kids around the world is available online, at any time, from anywhere. Meetings are 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, at the Island Community House, 6246 Mumford St.,…
Find out more »January 2022
Master Gardener Training Class
The Eastern Shore Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for the 2022 Master Gardener Training Class. The classes will be held in Painter beginning Jan. 12, 2022, and will continue every Wednesday until April 27, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the AREC classroom in Painter. For more information and the application, call 678-7946 ext. 29, go to the website at www.esvmg.com, or email esmgva@gmail.com. The fee is $100 for materials and lectures by local experts. Applications must be received by…
Find out more »Book Club Open to the Public
Educated by Tara Westover is the book chosen for discussion by a great book club open to the public. The book spent 131 plus consecutive weeks on the Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller list in the New York Times. The book is about a young girl's experiences with her family and community in rural Idaho. It also talks about her early adulthood experiences in life as she explores the world. It is worth discussing this shocking tale! The meeting will be on 20th…
Find out more »The Polar Duck Dip
The Polar Duck Dip will be Saturday, Jan. 22, at Camp Occohannock on the Bay. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the dip begins at noon. For more information, go to www.ootbay.org Camp Occohannock, located in Belle Haven, Virginia will host it’s annual fundraiser, the Polar Duck Dip, January 22, 2022. They hope, in order to meet their current budget demands, the Duck Dip will bring in a minimum of $20,000. This would help them successfully operate through 2022 and give…
Find out more »‘Death on the Line’: A Winter Evening with Historical Fiction Author Carol Amorosi
It’s 1763. For 80 years, skirmishes have erupted along the controversial border of Pennsylvania and Maryland. The king sent astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon to resolve the issue using the latest in 18 th - century technology. But native tribes have contested the pair’s survey. The two colonies have contested it. No matter how accurate it is, no one is willing to accept it. Eager to please and desiring a new life in the colonies, Angus Mackay, a…
Find out more »Nurse Familly Partnership Meeting
The Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Community Advisory Board will meet on January 26th at 8:30 a.m. at the Accomack County Health Department and virtually by Google Meet. The CAB is seeking volunteers from our community whether you are advocates for children and families, NFP graduates, representatives from faith-based organizations or community and neighborhood leaders. We thank the community for their recent donations of fuzzy socks for our "Socks for Tots and Mom" drive and seek your continued support of our…
Find out more »Dinner at Oak Grove UMC
The menu will be Chicken Tetrazzini with salad, garlic bread, and dessert. Take out only. Cost will be $10.00. To place orders, call 757-710-4920 or 757-787-1508.
Find out more »February 2022
March 2022
Relay for Life Handbag Bingo
The Relay for Life of Nandua Handbag and Accessories Bingo will be Friday, March 4, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Parksley Volunteer Fire Company. Tickets are $25 in advance and that includes six bingo cards to each of 20 games with a chance to win Michael Kors, Coach, Spartina, Tory Burch, and Kate Spade. $5 blackout game cards will be sold separately at the event for game 21. Prizes range in value from $68 to $528 with the…
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