Ghazala Hashmi, a candidate for Virginia's lieutenant governor, introdued herself to club members.
Dr. Gary Greenhalgh, who served as director of the National Clearinghouse on Election Administration at both the U.S. General Accounting Office and, later, the Federal Election Commission, gave an interesting presentation on his experience with the voting process.
The Picnic Committee deserves credit for a successful event.
Attendance at the club’s annual summer picnic June 8 at the LOW Community Center was stronger than ever. Dr. Gary Greenhalgh, who served as director of the National Clearinghouse on Election Administration at both the U.S. General Accounting Office and, later, the Federal Election Commission, gave an interesting presentation on his experience with the voting process. Ghazala Hashmi, a candidate for Virginia’s lieutenant governor, attended to introduce herself and ask for our votes. It was a memorable evening, thanks to the work of the club’s Picnic Committee.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 7 election begins on Friday, Sept. 22 at 146 N. Madison Road, Suite 204, in the town of Orange. Voting hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The office will be open on Saturday, Oct 28, and Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4 is the final day of early voting. The office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9, for Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day.
Ballot drop boxes will be available at the Madison Road location and at all regular polling places on election day, Nov. 7.
Following is a complete list of candidates who will appear on ballots in the Lake of the Woods precincts at the LOW Clubhouse and the LOW Community Center:
Member Senate of Virginia 28th District
Bryce E. Reeves — R
Jason A. Ford — D
Elizbeth G. Melson — I
Member House of Delegates 63rd District*
Phillip A. “Phil” Scott — R
Clerk of Court
Melissa G. Morris
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Diana Wheeler O’Connell
S. Page Higginbotham III
Sheriff
Stephen M. LaLuna
Jason C. Smith
Commissioner of Revenue
P. Renee Lloyd Pope
Treasurer
Dawn W. Herndon
Member Board of Supervisors District Five
Anne P. LeHuray
J. Bryan Nicol
Member School Board District Five
Gary D. MacFadden
James E. “Jim” Hopkins
Sandy J. Harrington
Soil and Water Conservation Director Culpeper District
Robert A. Bradford
J. Robert “Bob” Brame III
* Dawn Shelley, a Democrat, is conducting a write-in campaign for the 63rd District House of Delegates seat. She will not appear on the ballot.
Sen. Creigh Deeds and Orange County educator Ernestine Reid will be featured speakers at a fund-raising event at the Lake of the Woods Community Center at 3 p.m. on September 16 to benefit the campaign of Jason Ford, Democratic candidate for the Virginia Senate from District 28, which includes Lake of the Woods.
Sen. Creigh Deeds of Charlottesville, who has served in the state Senate since 2001, is the Democratic nominee for the new 11th District, which includes most of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. He formerly served in the House of Delegates and was his party’s nominee for governor in 2009.
Deeds grew up in Bath County on his grandparents’ farm and attended Bath County High School before graduating from Concord College. He earned a law degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., before being elected Commonwealth’s attorney in Bath County.
If elected, Deeds will be the second highest ranking Democrat in the state Senate.
Ernestine Reid is a award-winning veteran of 38 years as a classroom teacher. In 2016 she received the Orange County Education Foundation’s Lifetime Contribution Award and was honored in 2010 as teacher of the year at Orange Elementary School. The Virginia General Assembly commended her in 2017 for her service as an educator and community leader.
Reid graduated from Wyatt High School in Emporia and attended St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., where she received a B.S. degree in education.
The campaign fundraising event will include refreshments and live musical entertainment by Shree.
Admission, which will benefit the Senate campaign of Jason Ford, will be by levels of donation:
$250 = Champsion
$100 = Patron
$50 = Supporter
$25 = Guest
Reservations must be made in advance. Payments can be made online by clicking the “Pay Now” button below and entering your credit card information or by mailing a check made out to the LOW Democratic Club to P.O. Box 1351, Locust Grove, VA 22508. If you send a check, it must arrive well in advance of the event so that an accurate count of attendees can be made.
If you choose to pay electronically, please select the option at the end of the transaction which adds the cost of the electronic transfer to your donation. This way, the Ford campaign will receive the maximum benefit of your gift.
John Farrell of the Lake of the Woods Fire and Rescue Company will present a program on keeping homes safe from fire and preventable accidents at the Sept. 14 meeting of the LOW Democratic Club.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with a social period in Meeting Room 2 at the LOW Community Center. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The LOW fire and rescue volunteers provide emergency services to homeowners in Lake of the Woods and the surrounding counties of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper.
The public is welcome to attend the presentation, regardless of political association.
