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Millboro Happenings
By Gina Hamilton
¦ The Brown family held its first annual reunion Sept. 6-9 at Camp Accovac. In attendance were: Joyce Brown Lewis and Vernon Lewis of Millboro; Larry and Deborah Brown of Virginia Beach; Danette Dipietro of Stewartstown, Pa.; Rodney Brown of Oakland, Calif.; Lucy Brown and her grandson, Mesiahus, of Sacramento, Calif.; Paulette and Joyce Brown and their grandson, Chase Tucker, of Montgomery, W.Va.; Allandra and Lorraine Alexander of Upper Marlboro, Md.; Carl, Stella and Donnie Brown of Cincinnati, Ohio; Herbert and Renee (Lewis) Cammock of Annapolis, Md.; Kemie Alexander of Upper Marlboro, Md.; April Alexander and her son, Hezekiah, of Clifton Forge; Stewart Alexander and Tara Shifflett, along with their children, Jaylen, Mia, Brianna and Shawn, of Harrisonburg; Justin Alexander of Millboro; Michael Brown, along with his son, Stefan, and Debbie Brinkley of Hot Springs; Alvin Smothers of Hot Springs; Norman Johnson and Norman Jr., along with his wife, of Lynchburg; Tyrone Lewis and Demetres Barnette of Clifton Forge; Ruby Lee of Millboro; Stanley Douglas of Millboro; C.H. Mack of Clifton Forge; Audrey Scott, along with her daughters, Teresa and Yvette, and son-in-law, of Roanoke; Vincent, Marshelle and Xavier Smothers of Millboro; Herbert and Reba Cammock of Hot Springs; and Emma Lewis of Manassas.
¦ Friends and family gathered in remembrance of Kenneth "Bo" Brown, who passed away earlier this year. The weekend was filled with fun, food and laughter. Eddie Hicklin, of Bowman Consulting, met with the family to report his findings during a recent survey of the Brown estate, and Paulette Brown, wife of the late Kenneth Brown, tickled the ivories and sang in the camp chapel on Sunday morning.
¦ The new nature trail across the street from Millboro Elementary School will be dedicated on Saturday, Sept. 29, with a ribbon cutting set for 10 a.m. This project of the local Ruritan club began last spring. It now offers an educational trail for students at the school as well as anyone who wants to enjoy nature close up. The trail became a reality with financial support of individual donors and the Virginia Hot Springs Preservation Trust. A bridge serves as centerpiece of the trail, which will have signs posted with information on the area's trees and plant life. At Saturday's event, people can walk the trail of approximately half a mile. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
¦ Saturday is also the first National Alpaca Farm Day and a local farm, Diamond Triple C Ranch, is participating in the event. The ranch located at 517 Deerfield Road will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to welcome visitors who would like to see the alpacas. Refreshments will be served.
¦ Douthat State Park will be a busy place as well on Saturday. Events begin at 11 a.m. in the Discovery Center with the program Turkey Kapers, which will introduce youth to the world of nature, and turkeys, in a creative way. At 1 p.m. participants can enjoy a stroll on a nature trail to see which wildflowers are in bloom and learn about the park's natural history. A fall foliage canoe tour will be offered at 3 p.m.; a small fee will be charged. Tickets will be available at the park office. A concert rounds out the day's activities at 7 p.m. with Skyla Spencer, the 2001 Golden Music Awards New Female Vocalist of the Year, performing country music. Admission will be charged. For more details, call the park at (540) 862-8100, e-mail douthatinterpreter@dcr.virginia.gov.
¦ For those who have missed Lickety Splits, the restaurant on the corner of Routes 39 and 42 in Millboro Springs, it will be reopened by Len and Trish Foutz on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
¦ Please send items for this column, and photos in jpeg format, via e-mail to hamiltonwriting@hotmail.com, or drop off information and photos in the Recorder envelope posted at the Millboro General Store on Main Street.
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