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Dist. 1 hopefuls Jones, Wittman to speak at picnic

Larry Chowning
By Larry Chowning
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st Dist., foreground, visits Saber Health and Rehabilitation Center in Locust Hill Tuesday, Aug. 2. Head Administrator Joe Hopkins, left, gave Wittman a tour of the facility with lunch. The nursing home is the old Mizpah facility that was one of the oldest nursing homes in the state. (Photo by Larry Chowning)
Herb Jones, right, Democratic candidate for the District 1 U.S. House seat up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election, talks with folks while touring the site of a recent Tappahannock fire that destroyed a city block. (Contributed)

U.S. Rep. Robert Wittman, R-1st Dist., incumbent, and Democratic challenger Herb Jones, will speak at the Northern Neck Chapter 1823 National Active and Retired Federal Employees’ (NARFE) annual fall picnic on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The picnic will begin at noon and be at the Humphreys Shelter (Shelter I) in Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. (The park has a $5 parking fee.)

Current, former and retired federal employees, spouses and survivor annuitants are invited to attend. The chapter will provide sausages, hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages.

Attendees are requested to bring a salad or side dish (last names starting with A-M) or a dessert (last names starting with N–Z).

For information, email narfechp1823@yahoo.com or call 804-529-6415.

Larry Chowning
Larry Chowninghttps://www.ssentinel.com
Larry is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel and author of several books centered around the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay.

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