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Christmas Homes Tour this year will benefit Eastern Shore- keeper an association the head says is most appropriate, given the envi- onmentally friendly status. Onancock community has truly stepped up to be a lead- in environmental said Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper Executive Director Jay Ford. The homes tour, sponsored the Onancock Business and Civic Association, will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.

ix homes will be open to ticketholders, and several other activities also are taking place i town that day, including a free holiday music festival at istoric Cokesbury Church, hich will feature a Christmas carol sing-along. The Shorekeeper organization presented the Onancock Business and Civic Association with a plan to make the town the first clean water certified town i Virginia they enthusiastically embraced the Ford said. horekeeper in the coming year will be working in the community to lessen the carbon and water footprint of businesses and homes in the Onancock reek watershed. Plans in the works include native plant giveaways, classes, workshops, mar ine debris cleanup and a citizen water quality monitoring program, Ford said. wo locations in particular that will be open during this Christmas homes tour taken this stewardship ethos to heart in a very big he said.

One is the home of Hayden a nd Janet Rochester, who are in the process of renovating a traditional Eastern Shore home in a environmentally conscious manner, be energy efficient GREEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS Onancock homes tour highlights environmental stewardship CAROL VAUGHN TICKET INFORMA TION Tickets for the Onancock Christ- as Homes Tour are $20 and are available in Onancock at the Red Queen Gallery and Marsh Jewelers; i Onley at the Book Bin; in Nassawadox at Northampton Lumber; and in Cape Charles at harmacy and the Cape Charles Coffee House. On Dec. 12, tickets can be purchased at Ker Place or at the Historic Onancock School at 6 College Ave. IMAGE COURTESY OF NANCY STEPHAN Pictured is the Hendrickson House, owned by Onancock Mayor Russell Jones and his wife, Annie. The Market Street residence, which was built in 1900, will be featured on the 16th annual Onancock Christmas Homes Tour Music Festival on Saturday, Dec.

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