Cooperative Living March/April 2019 - 6

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WRITE US!
JANUARY ISSUE'S KIDS' KORNER,
LEGISLATIVE GUIDE, STOOD OUT
TO READER
I am writing to compliment you regarding
your January Cooperative Living magazine.
As I was reading through the magazine,
two things really stood out to me. The first
was the Kids' Korner column, by Anne
Dellinger, titled " Becoming a Can-Do Kid. "
When I was a young girl, I was a Girl
Scout. We worked to get badges, which
taught us to perform many of the tasks on
the checklists mentioned. What we did not
achieve in Scouts, we had the opportunity
to experience in Home Economics. I am
glad to see that children still have ways to
learn these important skills.
The second thing that really stood out to
me was the 2019 Virginia Legislative Guide.
What a wonderful resource for citizens to
use to participate in our democracy!
Hopefully, your subscribers will use the
contact information to express their
concerns and opinions regarding issues
occurring in our state and our country.
Well done!
- Tracy Anne Kohut
Cape Charles
READER SAYS, 'KEEP UP THE
GOOD WORK!'
Regarding the Viewpoint column in the
February 2019 magazine, " Paper Power "
... thank you so much for continuing to
print this wonderful, heartwarming
magazine! We have been with Northern
Virginia Electric Cooperative for almost 20
years and have enjoyed it every issue.
Keep up the good work!
- Carol Floyd
Gainesville
ADDITIONAL MILFORD
BUSINESSES NOTED
The Crossroads feature on Milford in
Caroline County in the January issue was
WhatzIt?
Each issue, we will publish a photo of a familiar
but unidentified object. You are invited to make
your best guess and submit it in writing, along
with your name, address and phone number.
Either mail to Whatzit?, c/o Cooperative Living,
P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, VA 23058-2340 or
guess online at co-opliving.com under
" Contests. " The deadline for this month's
entries is March 20, 2019. Correct entries will
be placed in a drawing and the winner
announced in the June 2019 issue.
The winner will receive a check for $25. n
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very well done. However, there
are several businesses on
Richmond Turnpike that have
served me since I moved to
Caroline County in 1951 that I
think should be mentioned.
G & G Farm Service, at the
intersection of Richmond
Turnpike and Antioch Road,
opened in 1957, was a branch of Southern
States Cooperative, and has served the
agricultural needs of the community ever
since. Still operated by members of the
Gravatt Family, they are now an outlet for
Ace Hardware, but focus on agriculture
with greenhouses and small engine repair.
Across Richmond Turnpike from G & G
Farm Service is Caroline Animal Hospital.
This was opened in 1990 by Dr. Deborah
Grissom. Today, she and two other
veterinarians plus their supportive staff
offer boarding and complete medical and
surgical care for pets.
G. H. Watts Construction, a family-based
company, located at 17485 Richmond
Turnpike has been in business for 40 years.
They construct stick-built and log homes,
do renovations, ICF and concrete work.
They serve 10 counties surrounding
Caroline in addition to Beaverdam,
Tappahannock and Fredericksburg.
The bank mentioned in the article must
have been Milford State Bank. In 1921 it
became a branch of Union Bank and Trust
located three miles away in Bowling Green.
In 1933 it was closed and business was
directed from Milford to the main office in
Bowling Green. Today Union Bank and
Trust is one of the largest banks in Virginia.
- Barbara W. Beale
Bowling Green
TRY KITTY LITTER NEXT TIME
YOU'RE STUCK
Regarding Margo Oxendine's " Winter
Weather Prep List " in her January
We want to hear from you - comments, opinions,
suggestions. Your letter must be signed and legible.
We reserve the right to edit for grammar, style and
length, with a 250-word maximum for acceptance.
Write: MAILBAG, P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, VA 230582340;
or email mailbag@co-opliving.com. Please include
your name and city/town of residence, with Mailbag as
the subject. You can also go to co-opliving.com and
click on " Mailbag " in the menu bar to submit a letter.
Rural Living column, if one uses kitty
litter, instead of the salt mentioned, it
would give you the grit needed for
traction, without salting the soil, making
it only " dirt. "
- Judy Smarr
Via email
MARINE `rank` AND
REFERENCE CLARIFIED
Just read Dining with Dan's terrific
article, " Lunchbox 22, " about United
States Marine Chris Sousa. It was a heartwarming
article and I enjoyed it.
However, there is something I felt needed
to be pointed out in regards to this Marine.
A Marine is NEVER called a " soldier " ... we
are always " Marines " !!! Plus, the Marine
Corps does NOT have the `rank` of SFC
(sergeant first class ― that is for the
Army). He may have been a sergeant, staff
sergeant, gunnery sergeant or first/master
sergeant, but he was NOT an SFC.
Just wanted to give you a heads up
about that! Please note that this
" discrepancy " does not detract from the
wonderful article you provided all of your
readers about this heroic Marine. Thank
you, and Semper fi!!
- Sharon W. Bartley,
Former SSgt, USMC
Via email
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
Hallmark may not make Earth Day
cards, but your local community may well
have an Earth Day event.
Most of these are free and chock full of
The January
WHATZIT was
weathered wood.
Allen Andreatch
of Chincoteague
Island was our
$25 winner.
 DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
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