Jim Dall, secretary of the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, was the guest speaker at the Abingdon Ruritan’s meeting on Monday. He spoke on the process of growing spats to full oysters. Shown above are club member Bob Stifel, Dall, president Antonio Donald, and vice president David Bowles. A new member, Jim Bradbury (below) was welcomed at the meeting. In bottom photo, Graham Blake, an Abingdon Ruritan Club member with 61 years of perfect attendance, displayed his collection of oyster cans that were from all of the oyster companies in Gloucester County dating back over 50 years....
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