Club membership dues for the 2024 calendar year are being collected now. Your annual dues cover the administrative costs of the club, finance special events and allow the club to make generous donations to local and state Democratic candidates.
Payments can be made online by clicking the “Pay Now” button below or by sending a check made out to the LOW Democratic Club to P.O. Box 1351, Locust Grove, VA 22508. Checks may also be delivered to the club treasurer in person at club meetings and events.
The Lake of the Woods Democratic Club’s 2023 holiday luncheon will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, December 1, in The Irish Pub at the Old House Winery, 18351 Corkys Lane, Culpeper, Va.
The cost is $29 per person, which includes a choice of entrees, dessert and coffee. A cash bar will be available at the venue.
Guest speaker for the occasion will be Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder (Ret.), author of “The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line.”
Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder (Ret.)
Eder served as the Deputy Chief of the United States Army Reserve and Deputy Chief of United States Army Public Affairs, prior to be appointed Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command (redesignated as the 76th Operational Reserve Command in 2013) in October 2009. She retired from the army in 2013.
She is a native of Grove City, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.
Reservations for the luncheon must be made by November 22. Payments can be made online by clicking the button below or by sending a check made out to the LOW Democratic Club to P.O. Box 1351, Locust Grove, VA 22508.
Review the attached menu at the link below and email your choice of meals to Valerie Smallwood at VSmallwoodFNP@gmail.com by November 22.
Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and international affairs and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, will speak on the effects of disinformation on the electoral process at the Lake of the Woods Community Center on Saturday, November 18.
The event is sponsored by the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club, and is open to all without regard to political affiliation. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in Marion Pronk Hall at the LOW Community Center. Light refreshments will be available.
Farnsworth’s most recent book is about the use of disinformation in politics.
Dr. Farnsworth is a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and is the author or co-author of eight books and many articles in scholarly and popular publications.
One of the few political scientists who focus on Virginia politics, Dr. Farnsworth’s research has direct policy implications for both politicians and the news media. He handles hundreds of media contacts a year on local, state and international matters, and appears in or on such outlets as C-SPAN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, National Public Radio and PBS News Hour.
He holds a Ph.D. degree and a master’s degree from Georgetown University and bachelor’s degrees from both the University of Missouri and Dartmouth College.
An enthusiastic crowd gave a rousing reception to Sen. Creigh Deeds and educator Ernestine Reid, featured speakers at a fund-raising event at the Lake of the Woods Community Center on Sept. 16. Donations at the event benefitted the campaign of Jason Ford, candidate for the Virginia Senate from District 28, which includes Lake of the Woods. Sandy Harrington, a non-partisan candidate for the Orange County School Board also spoke at the event.
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.
