Cape Charles High School Alumni Hold First Reunion
Cape Charles High School reunion organizers Troy Lewis, Yetta Stratton Wilkins, Pamela Brown Upshur, Leah Bowen Forest (Wave photos)
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
July 8, 2013
About 100 Cape Charles High School alumni gathered at Sunset Beach Grill last Saturday.
Organizers Leah Bowen Forest, Pamela Brown Upshur, Yetta Stratton Wilkins, and Troy Lewis said the reunion was the first-ever for students who attended the school in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Students from the oldest class represented , 1970, had waited 43 years.
The youngest class, 1986, graduated 27 years ago.
Leah Bowen Forest said that there have been reunions of classes from the ’50s and ’60s but nothing after that. [Read more…]
WWII Speaker Awes American Legion Post 56
By JOE VACCARO
Special to the Cape Charles Wave
July 8, 2013
Edgar T. Steward began his 38-year naval career in 1942, one year after WW II started, and it was an adventure that took him to the sands of Iwo Jima, to the Battle of Inchon and Pusan in Korea, and finally to the jungles of Viet Nam where he earned the Bronze Star.
During those years, Steward rose from the rank of Seaman Recruit to full Captain and yet still found the time to raise a family and travel the world with his beloved wife Mary Jean and their three sons.
For a man who has the great distinction of having fought in three wars he still maintains a razor sharp sense of humor that brings a smile to anyone near him. Those personal traits were front and center last month when Captain Steward was the guest of honor at his son Dave’s installation as Post Commander of American Legion Post 56 in Cheriton.
Without the use of any prepared material, this 91-year-old patriarch spoke before an awestruck crowd about his travels and the fact how proud he was of his American Legion Commander son. He fondly remembered the time when his son was entering the Navy to start his own career. Steward said his parting words to Dave were, “Just do what they tell you to do and you won’t get into any trouble” — or in other words perform your duties to the best of your ability. [Read more…]
One Last Memory of the 4th of July
Click on image to enlarge. (Wave photo by Sher Horosko)
This is how a spectacular day ended — with a spectacular July 4th fireworks display at the Cape Charles Harbor.
While nothing compares to the live display, a photograph can capture the kaleidoscope effect for longer-term viewing and appreciation.
Of course, you have to snap the shutter at just the right time.
And that’s what photographer Sher Horosko did, capturing a display that, like a unique snowflake, will never be duplicated.
Saturday Night Seafood Extravaganza
Images of the 4th of July — A PERFECT Day!
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
July 5, 2013
Here’s a good news story with photographic proof —
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Cape Charles’s July 4th celebration was PERFECT!
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And yes, the weather helped!
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Wave photographer Sher Horosko documented the perfection in these images.
If reading on Page 1, Click “Read more” to view six more images. [Read more…]
4th of July Events in Cape Charles
Randolph Avenue House Becomes La Mer Design Studio
Tammye Delk Van Clief and Nicolle Isaacs Smith are partners in a new venture: La Mer, offering their expertise in interiors, furnishings, and event planning. (Wave photo by Sarah Golibart)
By SARAH GOLIBART
Cape Charles Wave
July 2, 2013
Referring to themselves affectionately as “Ebb and Flow,” Tammye Delk Van Clief and Nicolle Isaacs Smith contentedly drift about their studio, chatting as they unpack a new shipment from England.
They have named their new design company La Mer, reflecting themselves, the harbor town of Cape Charles, and the fluidity of life.
The big white house at 339 Randolph Avenue is home to their new business: Interiors – Furnishings – Events.
Tammye and Nicolle have given the house a complete facelift, showcasing their skills as interior designers, artists, and buyers of fabulous goods.
Along with the right furniture and decorative pieces, Tammye and Nicolle believe in “transforming a space with colors and lighting.”
The house not only serves as a place to display their fabulous finds (all offered for sale) but as an inspiration to the two veteran interior designers.
A documented structure in the Cape Charles Historic District dating to 1905, the “windswept old house fits exactly what we want to do,” says Tammye.
Rather than a shop, she and Nicolle wanted a studio, — a “work in progress,” where they can “think and put together ideas.” [Read more…]
Richmond Newspaper Spotlights Cape Charles
The Sunday, June 30, RIchmond Times-Dispatch travel section featured a story on Cape Charles, including a bike ride from King’s Creek Marina to the Bay Creek beach shown above. (Photo by Katherine Calos, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
July 1, 2013
Cape Charles locals love reading outsiders’ impressions of our little edge of the world, so when a reporter comes to town and writes a story, the Wave takes notice.
Yesterday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch story by Katherine Calos headlined the Eastern Shore, but the story was mostly about Cape Charles.
Following a time-tested pattern, Calos did venture outside the Town in a trip to Chatham Vineyards, accessed via SouthEast Expedition’s kayak tour.
Readers learn that “Harrison and Joan Wehner bought Chatham Farm in 1979 and spent about 30 years restoring the manor house that dates to about 1818. The three Wehner grandchildren now are growing up with the craft at the next level, with French vinifera grapes and winemaking as a full-time business instead of a hobby.”
And then a little geography: “The Eastern Shore is only a half-hour from Virginia Beach, but the 20-mile-long crossing on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel makes it feel like ‘the world’s largest gated community’,” according to kayak guide Margaret Van Clief.
Speaking of gated communities, reporter Calos biked from one part of Bay Creek to the other: “A bicycle ride earlier that day had been as easy as ice cream. After picking up rental bikes at Kings Creek Marina, we followed a 10-mile loop to the Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course at Bay Creek on the other side of town.
“Along the way we found Brown Dog Ice Cream, where scoops of homemade coconut almond and coffee ice cream would become our reward at the end of the day.”
(Calos neglected, however to reveal the secret for accessing Bay Creek’s gates: Never tell the guard you “just want to look around.” They are instructed to turn wanderers away — especially the week of July 4th. Instead, state a specific destination, such as the Coach House Tavern.) [Read more…]
