Spreading the cheer (12/11/2024) - The Cricket Hill chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, delivered $750 in gift cards to the USO for military families at Fort Eustis. DAR Regent Lynda Lancaster-Loyd, at… …
Design a new garden this winter (12/11/2024) - Unlike me, you probably have completed your holiday shopping, wrapped the presents, and mailed your Christmas cards. No doubt you have decorated the tree and house, and can sit back… …
Community concert (12/11/2024) - Among the performers at Sunday’s Community Christmas Singalong and Concert at Central United Methodist Church in Mathews were William Earl Sadler, in photo below, performing “Mary Did You Know?” and… …Classic Cruisers of York County raising money for charities for 30+ years (12/11/2024) - For more than 30 years, Classic Cruisers of York County has been putting on classic car shows and cruise-ins to raise money for charitable causes. Founded in 1993 to support… …
Stunning scenes (12/4/2024) - Mother Nature is pulling out all the stops as we enter the last month of 2024. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Sarah Creek on Friday morning, when the water… …
English ivy: not easy to remove (12/4/2024) - Today’s column was supposed to be about inspecting trees in winter for damage and decay and what to do if you discover a problem. This is an important topic, but… …
Thanksgiving treats (12/4/2024) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 of Gloucester made deliveries on Nov. 21 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Members delivered 65 bags filled with treats and handmade cards to the veterans in… …
Joyful Hands (12/4/2024) - The Joyful Hands Women’s Group of Severn Church delivered snacks and treats on behalf of the church to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office in appreciation for its service and dedication… …
4 generations (12/4/2024) - The family tradition continued, bringing four generations together to feast on Thanksgiving Day as family members gathered at the Shaffner home at Gloucester Point. Shown here are, seated from left,… …
Two veterans honored as lost Kilmarnock cemetery is rededicated (12/4/2024) - A vibrant flag-waving parade from a small chapel at the crossroads of Mary Ball Highway and Devils Bottom Road in Kilmarnock to a rediscovered cemetery transformed a quiet November Sunday… …In season (11/26/2024) - Leaves, fall scenes, fall flowers dominate—except for a few spring blooms that seem confused. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Thanksgiving arrangement at Grace on Main Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, sent… …
Reflections on gratitude (11/26/2024) - “The World is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; --Little we see in Nature that is ours…” William Wordsworth’s lines seem to… …
Tracking the birds (11/26/2024) - PHOTO BY RANDY SWEET Seventeen volunteers from the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter and the Middle Peninsula Bird Club counted birds and other wildlife at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs on… …
DAR programs (11/26/2024) - Tom Karow delivered a program on female silversmiths at a recent meeting of the Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Karow displayed several silver pieces from his collection… …Mixed up (11/20/2024) - Spring flowers in bloom, and other curiosities. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Mums, irises, the last dahlia and a perfect rose from Linda Dalgety’s yard in Port Haywood. Phyllis… …
Shop for the gardener on your Christmas list (11/20/2024) - On Saturday, Jim and I went to one of the local big box stores to pick up a few household items. It is likely I won’t repeat that mistake anytime… …
Christmas stockings (11/20/2024) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met at Bethany United Methodist Church on Nov. 12, with members bringing items to stuff Christmas stockings. The stockings will… …
Urbanna Holiday Home Tour to be held Dec. 14 (11/20/2024) - This year’s Urbanna Holiday Home Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by Troutman Pepper. This year, the tour is featuring five… …Focus on the beauty… (11/13/2024) - And then, please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rebecca Slater photographed this hawk in her yard. Fall vegetables and salvia from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Cindy Comer sent this photo of… …
Drought resistant planting for next spring (11/13/2024) - In last week’s “Gardening Corner,” I wrote about the ongoing drought conditions on the Middle Peninsula and how to keep our garden plants and trees hydrated during this dry period.… …
Shoebox Mobile to be stationed at Mathews Baptist (11/13/2024) - National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes is Nov. 18-25. “This is the time when we collect shoeboxes that have been filled with gifts for children in need around… …Coloring contest (11/13/2024) - Fifty-two entries were received in the Britt’s Inc. Halloween-themed coloring contest, with the contest running in the Gazette-Journal. Winners by age category were, clockwise from left, Eliza Jane Burgess, 9,… …
DAR wreath-laying ceremony (11/13/2024) - To mark Veterans Day, members of Cricket Hill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed wreaths at two locations in Mathews. DAR placed wreaths at DAR monument on… …All colors (11/6/2024) - Everything seems very bright on these clear, calm days. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Cheryl Battle of Bavon has small sunflowers still in bloom. Looking up through the red… …
Moderate drought conditions (11/6/2024) - Yes, the title of this column is accurate. All of coastal Virginia was designated in Moderate Drought Conditions (D1) as of October 29, 2024 on the U.S. Drought Monitor, produced… …