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Town pool dedication coming up

This group is preparing for groundbreaking and dedication of the Marshall Memorial Pool on May 25 at 11:30 a.m. at Taber Park in Urbanna. New umbrellas, picnic tables and chairs were assembled and installed on Thursday, May 9, by council members, volunteers and town staff. Chairs and tables were donated by Tom and Melinda Bishop and umbrellas and stands by C.P. Anderson Trucking Company. The group includes, seated, from left, Sandra Sturgill, Polly Talbot, Merri Hanson, Pam Simon; and standing, same order, Gaines Talbot, Mike Jolly, Michele and Steve Hutton, Eric Faudree, David and Sandy Hays and Alana Courtney. (Photo by Larry Chowning)

In just over a week, the recently completed Marshall Community Pool in Urbanna’s Taber Park will open with a formal ceremony set for Saturday, May 25, at 11:30 a.m. 

The event caps years of effort by town officials with help  of community members who donated more than $220,000 to help build the pool that cost more than $1.2 million.
A wall is being erected at the pool to recognize donors and there is still time to donate, said Urbanna Town Councilor Sandra Sturgill, who can be reached at sansturgill@gmail.com. Donations are being accepted by Urbanna Beautification Inc.

The following is a list of donors as of this week.

EAGLES 

The Goldsmith Family, Linda Howard Mattingly, Roy Kime, The Bay Companies Inc., Kevin Jones and Megan Kaufmann, Sean Hackney, Marnie Harte, Matthew and Teddy.

PATRONS

John and Bucci Zeugner,  In memory of Helen Winston Pinder, The Montague Family, Reggie Bristow, Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, Thurston Properties LLC, J. Garry Clay, Patricia Marshall and the Debra W. Marshall Trust.

CHARTER MEMBERS

Helen Chandler, William Goldsmith and Mr. and Mrs. John  Anzivino.

JIMMIES & SOOKS

David and Susan Armentrout, Larry and Dee Chowning, Amy Denney, the Eanes Family, Bruce and Susan DeSimone, Holt and Paula Edmunds, Richard Groeger and Ruth Cassidy, Melissa Swenson, Hight Warehouse NC Inc., Anne Bareford Woodard, Russell and Sarah Jane Wyatt, Bruce R. Harte, Marshall’s Drug Store and Tom and Ellen Whitmore.

OSPREY 

Anne Miller, Thomas and Melinda Bishop, Patrick and Patricia Gould, Dan Snead, Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation, George and Sandra Sturgill — In memory of Pat Marshall, Donald and Dorothy Drayer, Sally Gayle Revere, Bruce Murray, Pete and Judith Mansfield — In memory of Pat Marshall, Georgina Miller, Fred and Bettie Lee Gaskins, Bob and Susan Fitch, Phil and Louise Friday, Robert Means, Wendy Shores, Steve and Laura Chapman, Cathy Newcomb, Ron and Michele Joseph, Oleno Boyko — In honor of John and Kristi Anzivino’s 50th anniversary, Alana Courtney, and Anderson Trucking.

SPAT

George DeVries, Edwin and Elizabeth Atkins, Susan Bolls, Marie Butler, Barbara Dileonardi, Shelia Koldenhoven, Linda Parker, Debra and Chris Mitchell, Patricia Prince, James and Kerry Robusto, Lance and Wendy Shores – In memory of Pat Marshall, Lisa Walker, Dennis Wharton, Win Schwab, Beth Justice, Donnie and Connie Walton, Mike and Karen Lowe – In honor of John and Kristi Anzivino’s 50th anniversary, and Patsy Panis – In memory of Pat Marshall.

Tom Chillemi
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Tom Chillemi is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel.