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GLOUCESTER––Registration for fall Dragon Run paddle trips opens Sept. 1 at 9 a.m. The paddle trips are conducted by Friends of Dragon Run (FODR) in the spring, summer, and fall, weather permitting. Sign up at DragonRun.org. This year’s fall paddle season on Dragon Run will begin on Oct. 19 and...

MIDDLESEX––Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club (CBCC), 1834 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield, will host the 2023 Golf Croquet Nationals Sept. 18-24. The CBCC and the United States Croquet Association (USCA) “have worked hard to make the 2023 Golf Croquet Nationals the most affordable national croquet tournament in a long time,” said CBCC...

LANCASTER—The 28th Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, in support of local Hospice programs, will be held September 29 through October 1. Always an enjoyable local event—with perhaps over 100 beautiful sailboats—this will be hosted by the Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC) in Irvington, said committee member Tom Wicks. Registration is open...

NORTHUMBERLAND—The Wicomico Parish Episcopal Church annual Market Day, celebrating community, charity and fun, will be held from 8 a.m.-noon October 7 on the church grounds, 5191 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Although this is only the parish’s 17th Market Day anniversary, the tradition dates back centuries, reported publicity...

MIDDLESEX–The annual Urbanna Founders Day on Saturday, Aug. 5, will feature a reenactment debate between “Patrick Henry” (Richard Schumann) and “Thomas Jefferson” (Kurt Benjamin Smith) on the separation of church and state. The debate is set for 11 a.m. at Urbanna Baptist Church at 121 Watling St. in Urbanna. Schumann...

LANCASTER—It’s time to go fishing for a cause. Registration is now open for the 15th annual Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Fishing Tournament on August 19. Proceeds benefit Lancaster County Little League and Dream Fields, 1385 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock. Some $5,400 in cash prizes will be awarded, including a $2,500 first prize,...

MIDDLESEX––One of the oldest volunteer rescue squads on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) will present the “Rescue Regatta” fundraiser, on Saturday, Aug. 19, in Deltaville. The one-day regatta will feature a pursuit-style race. This is a race for money, not class racing. The purpose of the...

LANCASTER - The Steamboat Era Museum is getting ready to celebrate the 12th annual Irvington Crab Festival from 4-8 p.m. September 16. The festival is held in the Carousel Physical Therapy tent on the Irvington Town Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington. The crab festival is the museum’s largest fundraising...

Beginning at 9:15 p.m. on July 4, fireworks will light up the sky over the York River in an annual community tradition. YORK–The best places to view the show are along the Yorktown waterfront and at the Victory Monument on Main Street. Due to the expected crowd, there are...

Tickets are on sale for the annual Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Festival grand prize drawing. Festival president Cody Smith shows the prize—a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 4X4—on display at the KVFD Firehouse, 71 School Street, Kilmarnock. The winning ticket will be drawn on the final night of the festival, which...