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Aviation pioneer and author to talk to Topping aero group
Mary Bush Shipko, aviation pioneer and author, will present “Women and Aviation in the 20th Century,” an exciting and fun look at women’s aviation history from the beginning, including highlights from each decade. The Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Virginia Aeronautical...
Local Rescue Squad depends on community support
‘We make a life by what we give.’
— Winston Churchill
An opportunity exists today to improve your life and at the same time improve the lives of others — volunteer with the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) or its...
This year’s Best of the Rivah contest could be best yet
A record number of votes were cast and the winners have been revealed in the 2023 Best of the Rivah contest. The winners were announced in the August edition of The Rivah Visitor’s Guide, now on newsstands throughout the...
Topping author announces publication of debut novel
Helen Montague Foster of Topping, a retired physician and poet with lifelong connections to Middlesex County, reports that her debut World War II novel, “The Silent Hen,” already available in paperback for purchase online, will be released in hardcover and...
Protect your dogs and cats from summer heat dangers
by Cate Ogden, Middlesex Pet Friends for Life -
As we welcome August, Middlesex Pet Friends for Life (MPFL) wants to remind Middlesex County pet owners to keep their pets safe in the extraordinarily high temperatures we’ve been experiencing. It...
Explorer and Luna off to Urbanna for Aug. 5 Founders Day
I’m not sure how many of you are really aware of all the ways the volunteers and staff at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) are getting out the word of Middlesex County and its heritage but, just this coming...
MC Rotary installs new officers
On July 18, the Middlesex County Rotary Club installed new officers for the 2023-2024 Rotary Year. They include, from left, Treasurer Barry Coffman, Area Governor Stephen Gahan, President Martha Heric and Secretary Jim Knupp. Middlesex Rotary meets at 8...
Middlesex boasts beautiful amber waves of grain
Grasses like wheat, rye, barley, corn and the rest gave mankind the ability to control food.
Agriculture sparked civilizations. Nomads no longer had to hunt and gather food. If the crops grew well enough they could stay in one place...
Fun abounds at Saturday’s market at Deltaville Maritime Museum
The Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) Holly Point Market runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. this Saturday and there’ll be vendors in the arbors, live music in the open pavilion, donation-only admission to DMM, workboat tours on the pier, model trains in...
Join Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry Saturday in Mathews
Join Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry on Saturday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m. The annual Sounds of Summer show will be at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30...
