Larry Atkins

Farmville Chapter of Ducks Unlimited

Banquet & Auction

Held on Friday, March 9, 2012

Fuqua Lower School

Doors Open at 6 pm

Tickets are $50 per person / $600 corporate

Tickets available at the door or at

State Wide Realty Co.

For those unfamiliar with Ducks Unlimited, this organization is the "world leader in wetland and waterfowl conservation". Their conservation projects are "designed to maximize the amount and quality of migration and wintering waterfowl habitat as well as improve conditions for waterfowl production". Feel free to visit their website and learn more about this great organization!

State Wide Realty Co. is proud to support this organization by sponsoring this event. We enjoy this event every year and hope you will come out and join us in supporting this worthwhile cause!

** All quotes are from the Ducks Unlimited website.

Shop Local: Farmville Christmas Show

This year many people are trying to shop local and support the local economy. I read somewhere that for every dollar spent locally, sixty cents stays within the community.

So with that in mind, stop by this year's 32nd Annual Farmville Christmas Show. There will be over 50 local vendors there with homemade crafts, books and retail items. When I attended last year, they had fun activities for kids and food as well. This is the perfect spot to pick up unique gifts for your family and friends.

Plus the best part, it is a fundraiser to help fund STEPS Centre, that helps the community with job training and employment.

Where: STEPS Centre, 100 Industrial Park Rd. Farmville, VA
When: December 3, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Admission: $3.00 Adults

Farmville Area's Best: Burgers

Lectric Dog and BBQ

707 N Main St. Farmville VA 392-5855

Whenever we have a client come in from out of town to look at a property, one of the questions that we are always asked is "Where is a good place to go for_____". As Realtors we travel quite a bit throughout our area, we are blessed to get to know many of the people and businesses that may go unnoticed by locals or the weekend visitor alike. So with that in mind, our office has come with the "Best of Series" where we will display our humble opinions on the Best of Everything our local area has to offer.

This week we explore the BEST BURGER. While we recognize that there are many good burgers to be found all over the area, we feel one place has raised the bar a little higher and deserves our BEST BURGER AWARD....Lectric Dog and BBQ.

Lectric Dog and BBQ has handmade burgers and garden fresh topping that will leave your mouth watering for more. In addition to their wonderful burgers they have handcut fries and other sides that are made fresh everyday. Plus, their prices are great!

So stop by, give'em a try and don't forget to tell them the gang at State Wide Realty sent ya. Come back and let us know what you think or tell us of another great burger you've found in our local area....we're always looking for the next best thing.

2011 Fuqua Homecoming Parade

My weekend started out with a bang on Friday, Oct. 21st. I had the pleasure of driving Ms. Lindsey Davis, Junior Princess 2011 in the Fuqua Homecoming Parade. The whole school turns out for this fun filled event. Since, Fuqua School is such a big part of what makes Farmville unique, it should be no surprise that many of our State Wide family took part in parade including two of our agents' sons and my beautiful granddaughter. Joyce Eggleston, both a friend and client, ended the parade in her golf cart.

Of course this was only the beginning of the Fuqua Homecoming events for the evening. This was followed up by a delicious dinner at the annual Ruritan Stew. Then the homecoming game, where I never fail to see more than a few familiar faces. Fun was had by all, I can't wait for next year!!

For anyone looking for information on private school education in Farmville area be sure to check out Fuqua School as a possible alternative.

Appomattox Annual Railroad Festival

Saturday, Oct. 8th marked the date of the Annual Railroad Festival held in the streets ofAppomattox, Virginia. Known for good food and great times, the festival attracts thousands of people both young and old each year. This year did not disappoint.

In addition to the fun and games, the local Masonic Lodge decided to add a bit of safety by sponsoring a Virginia Child Identification Program booth. The equipment was borrowed from the FBI. State Wide's Brock Robinson, joined with his fellow local Freemasons to volunteer and operate the system throughout the day.

The whole process took about 10 minutes. The system is set up to help parents get vital information out to law enforcement in case a child goes missing or is lost. Height, weight, family info., DNA, fingerprints and photo ID were all included on a disc that is given to the parents. No information is retained on the system or by the volunteers.

As one volunteer noted, "this is the best insurance you could ever have for a child. God forbid that anything happens to these children, but if something does the parent has the disc that could be given to law enforcement. The police would immediately be able to put the child on the Amber Alert System with the information the disc contains".

The local area Masons were so impressed with the turn out, they plan to provide the program next year. So if you missed out , be sure to stop by next fall.