‘Freshwater Frank’ Gets Surprise 60th Birthday Party
March 11, 2013
“Freshwater Frank” Russell, Cape Charles’ beloved musician, at his surprise birthday party, with Frank Wendell. (Wave photos)
“Pottsy” and Jenny Potts hosted Frankie’s party in their backyard Saturday night.
REPRINT: Northampton PSA Tries Again
March 9, 2013
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following report on the Northampton Public Service Authority is reprinted by permission from SHORE LINE, published by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore. Whenever possible, the WAVE reprints articles from other sources concerning Cape Charles.)
After failing to attract grant funding for either an Exmore/Nassawadox project or a Cheriton-area project, the Northampton Public Service Authority (PSA) is proposing a smaller wastewater system for commercial areas around Cheriton and Cape Charles.
But a July, 2012, survey of area commercial property owners to gauge interest yielded a “poor response,” PSA Chair Bob Panek told the Northampton Supervisors in January.
Follow-up meetings in the fall of 2012 with 64 owners of 85 mostly vacant parcels yielded a “thin response” of five “yes,” four “no” and one “maybe” when asked about commercial sewage treatment, but the Fairview Mobile Home Park has expressed interest in connecting with any wastewater system in the area.
There is still no grant money available for a primarily commercial sewage treatment project. PSA proposals to the Supervisors for generating loans to construct a $1.5–$2 million system for commercial users in the Cheriton, Rt.13, Rt. 184 and Bayside Road area included:
- A PSA loan with a County “moral obligation bond” guarantee;
- A Special Tax District could be created in which the users would be taxed to fund the debt service over 20 years;
- A county-wide tax rate increase on real estate to repay the construction loan; or
- “Blending” the above funding options.
Construction costs and debt service would most likely be in addition to user hook-up fees and monthly fees for the costs of treatment at the Cape Charles treatment plant and operation and maintenance. [Read more…]
THURSDAY 3/14: Young Artists Show at Stage Door Gallery
The Stage Door Gallery will hold the opening reception for THE YOUNG ARTISTS SHOW beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at 301 Mason Avenue in Cape Charles. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 3/16: Tribute to Titanic at Arts Enter
Saturday, March 16, Arts Enter will pay tribute to Titanic with a day of food, film and friends. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 3/16: March Madness Art Sale at Stage Door Gallery
The Stage Door Gallery will have the opening of MARCH MADNESS beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at 301 Mason Avenue in Cape Charles. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 3/23: (CANCELED) Romeo and Juliet Opera at Palace Theatre
(CANCELED) Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m., an evening with Romeo and Juliet. [Read more…]
Catherine Kellam, 93, Caterer and Cookbook Author
March 6, 2013
Catherine Lavinia Kellam, 93, wife of the late William Matthews Kellam, Sr., and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Tuesday, March 5, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Cheriton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Patricia Money officiating. Interment will follow in Cape Charles Cemetery.
A native of Exmore, Mrs. Kellam was the daughter of the late Harry Rosser Kellam and the late Ida Lois Killmon Kellam. She was a member of Cheriton United Methodist Church, member and past Worthy Matron of Northampton Chapter #2 Order of the Eastern Star, and will be remembered for the many weddings she catered and as author of a local cookbook, Kitty Caters. [Read more…]
LETTER:
Group Seeks to Preserve Cape Charles Colored School
Rosenwald School at November 19, 2011, dedication of historical marker (ESVA.net photo)
March 6, 2013
DEAR EDITOR,
There are no front yard signs in support of “the other Old School Cape Charles.” However, there is definitely an effort gaining momentum to preserve the history of another Cape Charles former public school building.
This movement has been characterized not by spirited debate and public hearings, but by the same quiet dignity and determination that led to the creation in 1928 of the Cape Charles Colored School.
The school is situated just over the hump from the Historic District to the Bay Creek golf community. It is an unassuming red brick building. Spray paint evidences its brief history as an eel processing plant. The modest structure belies the storied and important history of the school. [Read more…]
