WEEKEND: Not Just Another Cape Charles Sunset
WEEKEND: NOT JUST ANOTHER CAPE CHARLES SUNSET
(May 10, 2014 edition) Just when we had had our fill of sunset photos in the Wave, we received this email from Christine Williams: “Dear Sir: I don’t know if you want this or not, but my husband took this photo last evening. Pretty good for an amateur!” Pretty good indeed — good enough to break our sunset embargo. The photo credit goes to Gary Williams, and judging by the tree, this was shot on Bay Creek property close to Bayshore Concrete.
SATURDAY 5/10: Toy Sale Fundraiser for Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Coalition Against Domestic Violence needs funding badly. Please support the Eastville Town Yard Sale-Toy Sale Fundraiser at The Gallery at Eastville, Courthouse Road, starting 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 5/10: Dan Flynn Returns to the Clam Shack
Dan Flynn will be playing at the Great Machipongo Clam Shack in Nassawadox 7 – 9 p.m. Saturday, May 10. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 5/16: Photo Essay of Modern North Vietnam at ESCC
Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia presents “Photo Essay of Modern North Vietnam,” a free 90-minute seminar, 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the Eastern Shore Community College Lecture Hall, 29300 Lankford Hwy., Melfa.
FRIDAY 5/16: Thelma & Erika Peterson Return to ESO Live
ESO Live! with Thelma & Erika Peterson, 8 p.m. Friday, May 16 — “Originals & Influences.” [Read more…]
COMMENTARY: Setting the Registers to Zero
By KAREN GAY
May 8, 2014
I was an observer at the elections in Cape Charles on Tuesday. My initial job was to make sure that the registers were set to zero. Each voting machine has an electronic counter on the front of it which is incremented as each person casts a vote. Having the registers set to zero at the beginning of an election assures that no candidate obtains a head start in the counting.
I see this initial validation as a metaphor for our collective town future. Those of us in the vocal, but defeated, minority now have an opportunity to do as the election officials did in the early hours of Tuesday morning: Set the registers to zero.
The voices of the majority have spoken. Let’s all start again by showing respect for our democratic process. Let’s give the new Mayor and Council an opportunity to fix things that some see as broken. Things that I feel strongly about are as follows:
— Allowing citizens to speak their minds at the Town Council meetings and having the Council members actually take an interest in what is said.
— Arranging periodic town meetings to obtain citizen feedback for major town projects before the Council has decided on a course of action.
— Being watchful of the money that citizens give to the town to run it.
— Avoiding snap spending decisions.
— Keeping staffing to the minimum possible. [Read more…]
CAPE CHARLES ELECTION RESULTS
May 6, 2014
Unofficial results for Town of Cape Charles May 6 municipal elections:
Total voters – 419
MAYOR
(E) George Proto – 264
Frank Wendell – 149
TOWN COUNCIL
(E) Chris Bannon – 258
(E) Joan Natali – 251
(E) Charles “Sambo” Brown – 238
Lynn Mitchell-Fields – 168
David Gay – 150
Deborah Bender – 129
(E) = Elected
CAPE CHARLES ELECTION EDITION
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WHY I’M RUNING
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– Frank Wendell
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– David Gay
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– Deborah Bender
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– George Proto
- Vote Tuesday, May 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 410 Tazewell Ave.
- Polls open 6 a.m. and close 7 p.m.
- Bring any one of the following ID: Local Voter Registration card, Social Security card, valid Virginia driver’s license, government ID, or ID card with photo issued by employer.
