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Too Close
for Comfort
Power Lines
to Run Just Feet
from Home
Feda Morton
Charged with
Election Fraud
Citizens Turn Out for Budget Hearing
APRIL 19 – 25, 2012 • VOLUME 32, ISSUE 16
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only tangible investment we have.” – Jackie Peake – page 12
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19, 2012
Democratic caucus
On April 21 at noon one of the basic
events of American democracy begins–
the Fluvanna County Democratic
Caucus. If you’ve never participated in
active democracy, here’s your chance.
The caucus will be held at the Fluvanna
Library with the door opening at 11am.
To be a delegate you must pre-file by
April 16 at 5 p.m. with koepsellrc@
yahoo.com, but you can attend and
participate in the caucus with no prefiling.
The eight delegates and two
alternates chosen will attend the 5th
Congressional District Convention in
Nelson County on May 19 and then
the State Convention June 2 in Fairfax
County at George Mason University.
The two candidates, John Douglass and
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We hope all Democrats in Fluvanna
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Chandler praised
Nice article about Henry Chandler. We
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a large tree in the middle of our driveway
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Unlike other tree surgeons I have
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participants if you run or walk so all
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As Fluvanna Meals on Wheels enters
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The course is a great course on
paved roads inside of Lake Monticello
community and you can come out
and walk or run any distance. The
race begins and ends at the Turkeysag
Yes, doing nothing costs money, and
lots of it. It is clear if we had partnered
with Louisa for the pipeline, businesses
would be looking seriously at Fluvanna.
Perhaps we could have enticed Walmart
and Sheetz to our side to provide
revenue to pay for that magnificent
structure on Rt. 53. I am glad our
children will be properly educated and
motivated to face the challenges of
the 21st century even if our Board of
Supervisors is not. But will they choose
to live in Fluvanna County? Bring in
water, bring in business and retail, bring
jobs to Fluvanna and make it the jewel
of Central Virginia.
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Comments from fluvannareview.com and Facebook
On a April 12 story about former Fluco and entertainer Chris Daughtry:
I would possibly care that Chris Daughtry was a “hometown hero” if he claimed
us as his home. I’ve heard him, on numerous interviews, say that he is from
NC. Very disappointing. – Brandi
The water at Zion Crossroads....why pay to put it in an area that is already developed....that’s like saying, “let’s develop 29 north”. It’s already done Louisa beat
you to it. Develop an area that’s well travelled in the county like 15. Look at
Hollymead...just a little further away from what was already in charlottesville,
now highly developed on a well travelled route, very successful. – Oldsmobile63
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On an April 12 story about bringing water to Zion Crossroads:
This is an ongoing problem that should have been taken care of years ago. It was
preached at several Board of Supervisors meeting years ago. I know because
I was there and was a speaker on several occassions. The board looked at
me like I was from Mars and totally disregarded everything that was said. Of
course this was a different board then and they only listened to the public because it was required by law to have public hearings. Now, with the economy
being the way it is and the county being in the shape it is in there is simply no
money for anything.
My stand back then and still today is to get the water line in place, bring in the
same types of business that are locating in Louisa (if at all possible) and the tax
revenues realized from those will pay for the water line or a major part of it.
Of course another “fly in the ointment” today is the property tax increase. It is
going to be hard to get businesses to locate in an area where the tax rate is so
high. Especially when the option is there to cross the line and pay less taxes.
If Fluvanna County is to survive, there are going to have to be some changes
made. Infrastructure is going to have to be put in place and business brought
in. The people of the county cannot keep on shouldering the burden without
some kind of help. It is time for a change to come to Fluvanna. –Guest
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If you are tired of being taxed, then help your county by supporting other means
of income in the future. You can’t keep lowering tax rates and being competitive with surrounding counties. Support a meals tax, support local businesses,
support the school system, the fire and rescue, the library, etc... The economy
is tough on EVERYONE, and it’s not just in Fluvanna. Embrace the state of the
art school facilities your children and grandchildren will be enjoying in the
near future. With negativity, nothing is accomplished. If you attend Board of
Supervisor meetings and School Board meetings regularly, you’ll know what is
going on in the local government, not just show up when everything is in the
news and complain you didn’t know. We must pull together as a community
and make up for what has not been taken care of in the past. We enjoyed the
low taxes for many years, but it’s time to move into the 21st century with the
rest of the world and. Ale Fluvanna a place that has services, businesses, and
amenities we need and support, having those locally will cut down on those
trips to Charlottesville and Walmart that so many of you enjoy for shopping,
all they do is support their tax base, leaving our county in the dust. – Support
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On an April 12 story about the budget:
set the tax rate to bring in whats needed...I am tired of hearing the belly aching
about building the new high school, my kids have been out for over 4 years,
and I knew then a new school was needed...it still is, and yes it has to be paid
for, get over it. I remember the complaints years back about buying the Pleasant Grove property and how silly and short sighted those complaints look now.
I know what I pay now in taxes as a dollar amount and if it goes up $50 to $500
a year it is something I will have to deal with. Not because I like it, but because
its needed....Fluvanna is and has been a shoe string operation, saying your going to cut dollars, because it sounds good and satisfies the complainers with
out regard to the most minimal and necessary functions of local government
is irrespo... – Baproudfluco
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On a March 18 Internet story about the budget:
Have your children landed high paying jobs in Fluvanna and brought a benefit
back to the taxpayers who funded the school system costs? Do you think future graduates of the new high school will land better jobs in Fluvanna because they went to a nicer school? – Guest
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Supervisors hear citizens on proposed tax rate, budget
BY KRISTIN SANCKEN
CORRESPONDENT
Data and statistics were presented to the public
about the Fluvanna Capital Improvement Plan (CIP),
the proposed tax rate of 68 cents, and the budget for
fiscal year 2013 during Wednesday’s [April 11) public
hearing.
The CIP projects improvements to facilities and
property owned by Fluvanna County until the year
2017. It will cost an estimated $22.6 million, five
million of which will be paid for in donation and
grants. The largest expenditures include improved
radio equipment for emergency services, upgrades to
Pleasant Grove (including an anticipated swimming
pool in 2016), replacing ambulances, school buses
and patrol cars, and general maintenance like roof
replacements and heating and air-conditioning
updates.
Some citizens opposed the plan.
“When we’re already facing very tight monetary
concerns here at the county. The county CIP shouldn’t
exist, because until we take care of our current
concerns we can’t even talk about spending money
that we don’t have,” said Claudia Thomas.
The board went on to present information on the
proposed tax rate increase from 57 cents to 68 cents
per $100 of assessed real estate value, which would
bring in an extra $4.2 million in county revenue. Of
the 11 cent increase, three cents will go to cover debt
service.
In terms of how it would affect homeowners, a
home worth $100,000 would go from paying $570 in
taxes to $680, an increase of $110.
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Meeting Time:
Thursdays
at 7:30 a.m.
Sherry Esch, of Cunningham, showed up with her
two young daughters in tow, speaking in favor of the
tax rate increase.
“As a parent who is getting ready to invest 13 years
in the education system, I do have a vested interest,”
said Esch. “I could move elsewhere, but I see the value
of the neighborhood and the community.”
The third presentation was on expenditures and
revenue or the county for fiscal year 2013. Almost
60 percent of the county budget is anticipated to go
towards Fluvanna County Public Schools, while 13
percent will likely go toward debt service. A few items
on the chopping block include the Fork Union Senior
Center and any funds going to non-profits like the
Jefferson Area Board of Aging.
Ilene Morris, a resident of Lake Monticello, had
never attended a Board of Supervisors meeting before,
and as a former employee of Fannie Mae and the
World Bank, she questioned the thoroughness of the
board’s financial analysis.
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“I question the revenues, I question the analysis,”
said Morris. “The second wave of foreclosures
seems to be upon us, what if the number of
occupied households continues to go down? I
don’t question the priorities of where the money
is being allocated, but in times of uncertainty
when we don’t know where the housing prices
are going to go or how inflation is going to affect
people’s discretionary income, it seems to me that
a fair amount of conservatism should be in order.”
Finally, board members responded. Don Weaver
and Bob Ullenbruch both stated they would not
vote for a 68-cent tax rate. Joe Chesser and Mozell
Booker indicated that there was no other money
to cut out of the budget to lower the tax rate.
“We’ve been over the budget four times, “said
Chesser. The deciding vote will most likely fall
on Chairman Shaun Kenney, who pragmatically
stated, “There’s a big difference between wishing
things would go away and dealing with them …
the best way to plan for the future is to get the right
things in place. The worst thing we can do is stick
our head in a hole … We’ve got to do something
creative to protect tax payers in the long run.”
The final vote on the budget and tax rate for
fiscal year 2013 will occur at the next Board of
Supervisors Meeting on April 18 at 7 p.m.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ mobile
customer service center, called DMV 2 Go, will return to
offer supplemental services at the Palmyra DMV Select
location on Thursday (April 19). DMV 2 Go will be open
for business from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside the DMV Select
located at 13027 James Madison Highway inside the E.W.
Thomas Grocery Store.
The full service office provides all DMV transactions
including applying for and renewing driver’s licenses and
ID cards. Road and knowledge tests are available, and
applicants may get their pictures taken.
DMV 2 Go complements services already provided by the
Palmyra DMV Select operated by Elizabeth Thomas. The 57
DMV Selects throughout the state provide an alternative to
visiting a full-service DMV customer service center. DMV
Selects are in convenient locations where customers may
otherwise have to drive long distances to get to a customer
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DMV Selects process a number of transactions including
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requests. DMV Selects do not issue driver’s licenses, learner
permits or ID cards, and that’s where DMV 2 Go comes in.
“Our mobile offices supplement the great work DMV
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D. Holcomb. “Previous visits to the Palmyra DMV Select were
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April 19, 2012 | FLUVANNA REVIEW |
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Feda Morton charged with election fraud
BY CARLOS SANTOS
EDITOR
Feda Morton, a Fluvanna County
teacher who ran for the Republican
nomination for the 5th District congressional seat in 2010, has been charged
with election fraud for an incident that
allegedly occured last year, according
to the Virginia State Police.
Morton, 59, of Scottsville, was arrested on the charge on March 22, according to Corinne Geller, a spokeswoman
for the State Police.
Fluvanna County District Court records show that the charge, a felony,
was for making a false statement on
a “vote regist form.” The offense took
place on Aug. 11 of last year, according
to court documents.
At that time, local candidates in Fluvanna County were garnering support
for elections set for November.
Morton was released on her own recognizance.
A preliminary hearing has been set
for May 15, according to court records.
Morton and her lawyer did not respond to repeated requests for comment on this story. Geller also would
not elaborate
on the case.
The investigation began
in January at
the request of
special prosecutor Ronald
Morris,
the
Greene
County Commonwealth’s
Feda Morton
Attorney. Morris asked the
Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal
Investigation’s Appomattox Field Office to look into an allegation of election fraud in Fluvanna County. At the
conclusion of the investigation, Special
Agent S.V. Fielding placed Morton under arrest, according to Geller. Morris
also did not respond to requests for
more information.
Morris was assigned to the case after
Fluvanna County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jeff Haislip asked for a special
prosecutor.
Haislip made the request “for many
reasons,” he said in an email to the
Fluvanna Review. “Among them are
the fact that this situation involved the
election of a constitutional officer who
is a friend and an allegation against the
former chairperson of the Republican
party who is also a friend. I am also
close friends with Feda’s husband. I
did not see how I could make a decision
on whether to prosecute the allegation
without my relationships to some or
all of these people being questioned by
the public. While I would never allow
a decision on whether to prosecute an
alleged offense to be influenced by my
relationship to the parties involved, it is
important that the public see that even
the appearance of impropriety is taken
seriously and avoided.”
The charge of election fraud is a Class
5 felony. Upon conviction for a Class 5
felony, the jury or court may choose
imprisonment for one to 10 years or
jail for up to 12 months and a fine of
up to $2,500, either or both.
The Virginia Code defines election
fraud as “Any willfully false material
statement or entry made by any person
in any statement, form, or report required by this title shall constitute the
crime of election fraud and be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Any preprinted
statement, form, or report shall include
a statement of such unlawful conduct
School board and Board of Supervisors build relationship
BY KRISTIN SANCKEN
CORRESPONDENT
Newest school board member, Carol
Tracy Carr – who replaced Brian Phillips
– was welcomed to her new position
with an unexpectedly uneventful school
board meeting. Usually April school
board meetings are held during the
peak of the budget cycle, and therefore
long and at times contentious. But, in
an effort to attend the subsequently
scheduled Board of Supervisors tax rate
public hearing the school board meeting
was kept short and sweet.
Board chair Camilla Washington said
that deliberate relationship building
between the school board and the board
of supervisors has prevented some of
the ire over budget cuts this year.
“The board [of supervisors] had
learned a lot
about
the
operations
of
our
s c h o o l
division
more
this
year
than
any
other
year. We met
quarterly
to
sit
down with
chairmen
School board member
all
along
Carol Tracy Carr.
this budget
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Washington.
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conversation with the board of
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supervisors throughout the year,” said
board member William Hughes. “Our
board of supervisors clearly needs an
education about what happens in the
county to our schools, we need to push
for that kind of dialogue.”
A few brief discussions were held
about a 10 cent increase in school
lunches next year, education for gifted
children, developing a rate scale for
renting public school facilities, and how
to keep health insurance costs low.
A month from completion
The new high school is only a month
away from its completion date of May
13, 2012. The resulting contract value
was $58.4 million.
“The building is essentially complete,
and the site should be done in July,”
said Jonathan Hirst, clerk of the works
for the new high school. “In two week
we’ll get a delivery of furniture for the
building.”
Last month Hirst reported that some
tiles were deemed “unsatisfactory.”
After contacting the manufacturer,
Johnsonite, the tiles have been replaced.
“The manufacturer acknowledged
that the problem was in their packaging,”
said Hirst. “They’ve also agreed to be
responsible for all labor and moving
costs, it won’t cost us anything.”
In the near future, Superintendent
Gena Keller and the school board will
be conducting formal tours for the new
high school for all present and past
school board and supervisors members.
There’s no word on when the general
public may be allowed to see the inside
of the building.
and the penalty provided in this section.”
Morton has been actively involved
as a leader in Republican politics in
Fluvanna County. She has served as
chairman of the Fluvanna Republican
Committee and is a past 5th District
representative on the Republican Party
of Virginia’s State Central Committee.
She and other Republican contenders
lost out to Chatham lawyer Robert Hurt
as the Republican nominee for the 5th
District race held in 2010. Hurt went on
to win the seat from CongressmanTom
Perriello, a Democrat from Ivy.
No suspects in threat that
led to evacuation
Authorities said they have no
suspects following the discovery of a
threatening message on a bathroom
wall at Fluvanna Middle School on
Tuesday (April 10).
The school was evacuated shortly
after 8:30 a.m. after the message was
found scrawled on the wall in pencil.
The message made “reference to the
school exploding in a specified time
frame,’’ said Lt. David Wells of the
Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office.
“The school made the decision
to evacuate, we responded and,
with school officials, did a threat
assessment,” said Wells. “The
schools at the pointed decided to
return to normal operations. There
are no suspects at this time.”
School authorities sent a letter
home with students relating the
reason behind the evacuation. –
Staff
School board holds moment
of silence for death
The Fluvanna County School
Board opened Wednesday’s meeting
(April 11) with a moment of silence
for Collin Hamshar, a junior at
Fluvanna County High School who
died Monday (April 9).”I want to
extend my sincere condolences to
Collin Hamshar’s family. If there’s
anything we can do to help the
family, I hope they would let us
know,” said school board member
William Hughes.
“It’s been a really stressful few
days for (Principal James) Barlow
… thank you for dealing with a
really, really sensitive situation with
such grace, you and your staff, the
counselors from all of the schools
across the division, there are so
many people who have offered help,
and I just want to say thank you,”
said superintendent Gena Keller.
Lt. David R. Wells of the Fluvanna
County
Sheriff’s
Office
said
Hamshar’s death “appears to be
intentional. The reasons in cases like
this are often difficult to determine.”
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Fluvanna Middle School announced its honor roll
Principal’s List
(Students who earned all A’s)
8th Grade
Cara Boyle
Keegan Campanelli
Brandon Cheung
Aaron Christian
Shannon Clarke
Jonathan Corbin
Kayla Corredera-Wells
Brooklyn Duenas
Mikela Durant
Brandon Hackenberg
Thomas Henley III
Gwyneth Herndon
Abigail Lintecum
Heather Mayes
Mikel Mayo-Pitts
Madalyn Messier
Katie Ruffa
Eleanor Sechler
Rachel Signoretti
Kate Stutz
Nickolas Switzer
Brenna Williams
7th Grade
Nikola Bajs
Emily Baker
Conner Brophy
Skyler Bushman
Susannah Carr
Samson Conti
Liana Coppola
Madeline Dunn
Adam Hackenberg
Tyler Haislip
Natalie Hughes
Nicole Kent
Sophia Kershner
Harrison Lee
Christian Long
Eva McGehee
Matthew Rafaly
Emily Rea
Connor Reilly
Alexander Scalzo
Michael Shiner
Andrew Stevens
David Stuart
Khalia Thomas
Kyle Wheaton
6th Grade
Taylor Brookman
Mark Brumbaugh
Kristen Cabrera
Madison Carel
Casey Clarke
Emily Cristofaro
Payton Day
Melvin Franco
Dionna Gant
Madison Grimsley
Samuel Hagan
Grace Halpin
Fergus Hammond
Michelle Hammond
Kylie Haseltine
Georgia Henderson
Newlin Humphrey
Naomi Jackson
Haley Kennedy
Hailee Kidd
Caden Koslowski
Victoria Luevano
Kathryn Madison
Joseph Mayes Jr.
Esa Mayo-Pitts
Caylyn McNaul
Benjamin Mooney
Christopher Newton
Noah Perry
Jordan Reimers
Thomas Sam
Taylor Shefski
Nicholas Shelden
Abby Sherman
Allison Short
Gage Silverman
Cameron Skeen
Madison Stafford
Peyton Symmers
Jacob Taylor
Mallory Wentz
Jacob Wood
Andrew Wright
Austin Young
A and B Honor Roll
8th Grade
Carter Allbaugh
Michael Apgar
Emma Beadle
Shayna Begley
Shjon Best
Johnna Bland
Ashtin Bowman
Garrad Breeden
Derrick Bright
Wendy Bustillo
Harper Campbell
Raleigh Christian
Melissa Colver
Dorothy Cosner
Asia Daniels
Hunter Davis
Christopher Dean
Alexus DeMers
Patrick Dieter
Haley Dillon
Oliver Dubon
Jadelyn Duenas
Thomas Dunlap
Sarah Edgerton
Alyssa Feagans
Cable Feild
Samuel Fleming
Richard Fletcher
Ellen Gamage
Miranda Goode
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Kamryn Griffin
Colin Grimsley
Andrew Guess
Olivia Haacke
Avery Haislip
Brett Haislip
Mariah Hannan
Brianna Harris
Christian Hoffman
Hannah Holmes
Xavier Jones
Blake Karaca
Annaleise Kennedy
Morgan Kennedy
Andre-A’Bryanna Key
Brittney Koczan
Alexandra LeFon
Marcus Luevano
Taylor Lytton
Tyler Marshall
Justin May
Lindsay McFarlane
Kenneth McIntyre
Rachel Mirsky
Alyson Moore
Hunter Morley
Savannah Nelson
Courtney Ott
Meadow Parrish
Gavin Patrick
Melody Perez
Jordan Persinger
Phaedra Reaves
Trevor Reuschling
Andrew Riddler
Tanner Roth
Avery Sebolt
Autumn Shepherd
Andrew Sherman
Dalton Shiflett
Taijana Simms
Makenna Smith
Caleb Staff
Tyler Stevens
Amber Strainick
Emma Lee Strickland
Ethan Vaughn
Patrick Wade
Samantha Wagley
Nicholas Washington
Sarah Wilson
Derek Windingland
Anthony Zimmerman
7th Grade
Cody Abbott
Meredith Albright
Elle Ball-Smialek
Caroline Ballou
Victoria Belew
Erin Blackburn
Christian Bourne
Julianne Bryant
Ryan Butler
Nathan Carney
Hannah Ciucias
Cyan Coates
Rebecca Crothers
Renee Custer
Garrison Dahl
Colby Deforge
Emily Desgrosiellier
Ian Dillon
Keisha Douglas
Marian Duffau
Logan Edwards
Rebecca Eppard
Hannah Farruggio
Savannah Forren
Madison Garrett
Emily Graves
Shannon Greenspon
Angel Hannah
Autumn Hellms
Kayllee Hellms
Kelsey Holtz
Brendan Houghtaling
Anna Hurdle
Jasmine Jones
Jahmicka King
Cassandra Kingsley
Donald Kirby
Jessica Kirby
Brendan Krett
Michelle Lafferty
Owen Leitzel
Emily Liles
Matasha Martin
Alexis McBride
Victoria McDonald
Wylie Megahan
Morgan Milburn
Hayden Miles
Kayla Mirsky
Trevor Moe
Brooke Morris
Jacob Morris
Nakia Mosley
Daniel Myers
Stephanie Nardone
Pierette Nazari-Valashejerdi
Alexis Nelson
Rebecca Newman
Cherry Oku Nicely
Hunter Nowak
Isabella O’Brien
Delsahn Page
Kaycie Parmly
Shantay Patterson
Chase Payne
Lindsay Price
Savannah Rankin
Jenna Rea
Lydia Reynard
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Lucy Sams
Charles Searcy
DeJure Simms
Jack Stanke
Joseph Staton
Chaise Taylor
Hannah Thomas
Braden Turley
Kiera Via
Antonio Washington
Malik Washington
Abigail Wells
Courtney Wells
Nathaniel Whitby
Jameel Wilson
Brant Wood
6th Grade
Eric Avant
Brennan Baber
Gabriella Barber
Roy Bourne
Noah Branch
Beatrice Brown
Joseph Cambria
Trenton Campbell
Dylan Carrier
Da’Shon Carter
Victoria Carter-Johnston
Kendra Cattanach
Nicholas Chervenak
Shaun Cobb
Elayjah Coleman
Cameron Craft
Lydia Davis
Reanna DeVarennes
Conner Dobbins
Kaleb Dressler
James Easter
John Easter
Devin Feild
David Fitzgerald
Camryn Frederick
Frances Fulton
Conrad Graham
Randall Graves
Marcello Graziano
Brantazia Grooms
Amber Haney
Richard Harry
Libbey Hartung
Samantha Haug
Andrew Heilman
Tykaijah Henderson
Jordan Herring
Rachel Hightman
Niva Hoffman
Benjamin Hughes
Kacey Hughes
Tatum Johnson
Alexis Kesterson
JaLyn King
Latisha King
Chaz Kingrea
Lauren Kirby
Griffin Klauder
Kristen Kowalski
Kailah Lee
Sophia Leichtentritt
Joshua Ludwig
Rachel Many
Jessica Susanne Marks
Jaelyn Marshall
Aneila Martin
Shannon Martin
Heather McGee
Konnor McIntyre
Allison Moneymaker
Matthew Mooney
Laura Moore
Skylar Morris
Seth Nichols
Cameron O’Dell
Trevor ODell
Jason Perez
Austin Porter
Hallie Reese
Veronica Reyes
Cory Richards
Joshua Riddle
Elizabeth Roberts
Dylan Sampson
Abigail Searcy
Madelyn Shiflett
Ethan Solga
Christopher Stone
Melanie Stone
Zackery Stopherd
Jilian Stutz
Thomas Sullivan IV
Mariah Tawney
Jayda Tinsley
Joshua Vernon
Makayla Vest
Brianna Wagner
Donovan Waugh
Allen Weakley
Riley Welling
Sarah Wells
Jayda Woodford
Destiny Wright
Jefferson College of Health Sciences recognizes student
Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke has selected John M. Winstead,
II of Palmyra to the President’s List for superior academic achievement during the
fall semester 2011. He is a junior at Jefferson majoring in emergency services. To be
named to the President’s List a student has to earn a perfect academic average of 4.0.
April 19, 2012 | FLUVANNA REVIEW |
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Too close for comfort
BY KRISTIN SANCKEN
CORRESPONDENT
Fluvanna residents Bob and Jackie
Peake stand under 50-foot wooden utility poles on their property near Scottsville. The buzz of voltage is audible.
Jackie starts crying.
“We’ve just been living in shock,
this is the only tangible investment
we have,” said Jackie Peake, referring
to their home. “We have no stocks or
bonds. This was going to be our retirement.”
For the last 20 years, the Peakes have
had a 50-foot buffer of trees dividing
their home’s sightline from existing
high-voltage power lines. But within
just a few months, Dominion Power
will cut down those trees and place a
new, upgraded power line 25 feet closer
to their home. The Peakes estimate that
the new line will devalue their two-acre
lot by $150,000.
Dominion is rebuilding and upgrading an existing 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that extends approximately 45 miles from the Dooms Substation
in Augusta County to the Bremo Substation in Fluvanna County. The new steel
power line frames will be 70-feet tall,
41-feet wide, and carry 240 kilovolts
– over twice the voltage of the original line. This will be the first update to
the powerlines since they were built in
1957. According to Dominion, the upgrade will add needed capacity to serve
high growth areas and strengthen the
electrical grid.
The Peakes are an altruistic couple.
Jackie works for Christian Aid Mission
and Bob is a special education teacher
at Fluvanna County High School. They
have raised their three kids in their
home in Scottsville since they moved
to Fluvanna from Lynchburg in 1992.
They were hoping to sell the house and
downsize within the next five years.
The new 75-foot, 230 kilovolt power lines will come within feet of
Jackie and Bob Peake’s home near Scottsville. Photo by Kristin Sancken.
Otis Richerson stands holding the flag marking the Dominion Power
right of way on the dogwood tree he planted in his front yard in 1969.
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Bob is extremely detail oriented,
pouring over files and stacks of paperwork detailing the research they’ve doneon their current situation. In short,
when the Peakes bought their home,
Dominion’s right of way easement was
never disclosed to them.
“We really thought we had the law on
our side because there was nothing in
any of the paperwork that said therewas any kind of right of way like this,”
said Jackie Peake.
Since Virginia is a “buyer beware”
state, the Peakes hired a lawyer and
surveyor to investigate any existing
easements. Neither returned any information about the entire 150 feet of
right of way that Dominion Power (then
Virginia Electric and Power Company)
had bought in 1957 from Continental
Can, who owned the property before
it was turned into the Antioch Estates
subdivision.
“Most people think if they hire a lawyer and a surveyor, that they’re going
to find that stuff,” said Jackie Peake. “It
was such a shock. We found out that
we could not sue the surveyor who
showed absolutely nothing, or the lawyer, because there is a statute of limitations of five years.”
The Peakes are not alone in their
surprise. Otis Richerson, 74, a lifelong
Fluvanna resident and property owner
since 1969, lives near Kidd’s Store.
“I knew about a right of way, but that
was the 100 feet, not the 50 feet that
they’re taking now. I didn’t know that,”
said Richerson.
When Richerson and his wife Ruth,
who died of cancer in 1993, moved to
the property in 1969, they planted a
few white pines, a dogwood and a damson plum that Richerson’s father had
given them. This winter, Dominion told
Richerson all of those trees would have
to come down. Richerson was mad,
and the next day drove into the logging
area to find someone in charge.
“I went in there and they said, ‘who
gave you permission to come in here?’
and I said, ‘who gave you permission
to cut my land down?’” said Richerson.
After some argument, Richersonconvinced the logging crew to leave the
dogwood and damson plum, insisting
they wouldn’t grow tall enough to interfere with the new, taller power lines,
but the white pines came down this
week.
Before crews showed up to measure
the area and put down stakes marking
the un-cleared right of way, Richerson
and the Peakes claim no one from Dominion Power contacted them about
the Dooms-Bremo project.
“They contacted me after I askedthem
what was going on,” said Richerson.
But Carla Picard, the Dominion Power communications manager for the
Before
After
The photo on the left is an aerial photo of the Peakes’ property. The photo on the right is an artist’s rendering of the property after the power lines are erected.
Illustration by Lisa Hurdle.
Dooms-Bremo project, points out that
five letters, starting in March of 2011,
were sent to the 96 residents along the
Fluvanna portion of the right of way.
Three ads informing of open houses
and upgrading of electric facilities were
also published in the Fluvanna Review
over the last year.
“We let them know that survey work
would be going on. There were a series
of letters, a website and an open house
event,” said Picard. Picard also went
onto say that the open house, which
was held on March 31, 2011 at the Fluvanna County Community Center was
sparsely attended with just over a dozen property owners.
Richerson’s neighbor C.J. Morton
– whose family has owned his home
since the 1970s – received the letters,
but ignored them, thinking they were
sent to him by mistake.
“I didn’t pay attention to it because
it was from Dominion and I belong to
[Central Virginia Electrical Coop],” said
Morton. “I didn’t know this big operation was going to be going on.”
Representatives from Dominion
claim that they strive to communicate
with all property owners, but there is
no way to anticipate how property
owners will respond.
“Everyone has different reactions,”
said Picard. “Everybody has a differentlevel of acceptance for this type of
project. We do try to provide constant
contact. We try to be as responsive as
we can.”
While the Peake’s assert the newlines will severely devalue their property, Picard emphasizes that Dominionworks with property owners to reduce
financial impact.
“I do understand the feelings of loss
and what they’re anticipating, and my
hope is that we’ll be able to continue
to work with them on some idea that
they can help make the most of thebuffer that they do have,” said Picard.
“We’re going to be working with them
to maintain and leave their property in
the same condition, or better, as much
as possible.”
Still, the Peakes’ experience has
spurred them to action.
“We want other people to not have to
go through something like this. We just
never would have dreamt that when
you pay a lawyer and you pay to have
it surveyed that you could be in a situation like this,” said Jackie Peake.
In the summer, when Bob is donewith the school year, the Peakes plan to
go and talk to state legislators to make
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The red line marks the transmission line that will cut near the Peakes’ house.
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Author breaks tradition with genre
Skinner majored in political science
and pre-law and got two degrees in five
years. “It was a lot of work but I enjoyed
it.” She decided, similar to the feelings
of her character Franciska, that law was
not for her and chose not to pursue
a career in the field.
And once she shared her stories
with friends and family she began to
gain support for her writing.
“When I saw the box containing
the proofs of my book, I couldn’t
open it. I just sat there for half an hour
and stared at the box. It was a surreal
experience, I couldn’t quite grasp it.”
She was thrilled with her first
book signing at her home, where she
duplicated the picnic scene in chapter
four of her book. Like any good writer,
Skinner did her research on gourmet
food and even on sailing to bring
authenticity to her characters and their
activities
Skinner publishes the book under
Rose Marie Publishing and it can be
found on Amazon.com in the book and
Kindle version.
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
Self-published local author Rose
Skinner, writing under the name
Rose Marie, recently wrote a romance
novel with a twist – it’s a mystery
story too. Most romances center
on the relationship between the
main characters but Skinner’s book,
Reminisce has attempted to depart from
the genre as we know it. Reminisce is
also the first of five books in a series
she calls The Lost Souls. She is already
working on the next book called
Revenge.
Not to give any of the story away, it
centers on Franciska Varga, who leaves
her job at a law firm and her life in
Michigan to embark on a life’s journey
that is as mysterious as the directions
her tarot cards would take her.
Franciska is a down-to-earth and she
doesn’t mince words when it comes to
what she thinks or how she says it. But
she has a gift of foretelling the future
and this gypsy fortune telling also
foreshadows the odd twists and turns
that lead Franciska to see more than
she should while nearly getting herself
and her lover killed.
“It began as a murder mystery
plot,” said Skinner. “I now know
how the series will end with the last
book Revelations.” When asked what
inspired her to write the series, she
credits Stephenie Meyer of the Twilight
series. She viewed the movie when it
came out, testing the waters for her
daughter who was begging to see it.
She then purchased and read book two
of the series.
“Then my daughter got the whole
series of books. It was a massive
amount of reading. Then I looked up
Stephenie Meyer and read more about
her.”
Working full time and taking care of
a family, including a husband and three
children and numerous pets, Skinner
tries to find time to write.
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“The first book took two years to
write. I’m not John Grisham, I can’t do
a page a day. I have to feel it in order to
write,” she said. “Book two has taken a
little longer to get started.”
When asked about the gypsy
influence in her character in the story,
Skinner explained she has gypsy blood
and that both her parents emigrated
from Hungary.
In speaking about why she chose to
write, she explained it was a form of
escapism.
“It was something I could call my
own,” she said. “It was the same
feeling when I finished college and got
my degree. I was the first American
born citizen in my family to make the
dean’s list and get a degree. Writing
and publishing this book was the same
accomplishment. No one could take
that away from me, it was my own
achievement.”
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How to become an environmental hero
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
During an informational session,
The James River Association recently
launched their certification program
called River Hero Homes. The
program is designed to recognize
homeowners who are taking steps
to reduce storm water and pollution
from their property by certifying
them. With so many areas of
Fluvanna County in need of storm
water
management
practices,
particularly Lake Monticello, who
has been struggling with the problem
since near build–out has occurred,
this appears to be a way for county
residents to get involved and help
their environment.
To
become
certified,
the
homeowner should have an existing
or proposed plan for managing storm
water runoff on their property, such
as a rain garden, rain barrels, or
pervious pavement. Simple ideas
that make a home more attractive
and save water and prevent further
erosion of the landscape.
Homeowners must also pledge to
adopt a series of everyday practices
to reduce runoff and water pollution
by following smart yard and garden
maintenance, disposing of pet waste
properly, protecting storm drains,
and practicing smart boat ownership.
Certified homeowners will receive
a garden flag and decal with the River
Hero Home logo on them. They will
also receive a quarterly newsletter,
have access to the River Hero Google
Group, be invited to the annual
River Hero Lawn Party and receive
discounts at select nurseries and
lawn and garden centers.
The site has a wealth of information
on how to participate and get started.
The site has information on BMP’s
(Best Management Practices) a term
often heard today with frequency
and urgency to control runoff. Some
attractive ways to incorporate a BMP
in one’s backyard is with rain gardens
or a vegetative filter strip as well as
native plantings.
Other ways to save on water include
installing rain barrels or cisterns to
capture the runoff from rooftops that
flow into downspouts off the house.
Pervious pavement is another way
to add in curb appeal to the property
but also make it environmentally
friendly. Permeable pavers, concrete
blocks, pervious concrete or asphalt
with a stone reservoir underneath to
hold the water and release it slowly.
The site also features a list of
things homeowners can do to
change their actions and behaviors
regarding lawn, garden and yard care
as well as utilizing good practices for
maintaining one’s boat.
There is also FAQ’s and resources.
For an application and contact
information and to check out the
above ideas, visit The James River
Association at http://www.jrava.org/
what–we–do/river–hero/.
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Needed like a hole in the head
As soon as I sat on the seat, my
stomach tried to head for the exit.
The Voice of Reason never whispered
in my ear once that morning. Not even
a simple, “Hey, maybe you want to
research this first?” Perhaps because
the Voice of Vanity kept drowning
Reason out with her cooing, “Do it!
You’ll both look soooooo cute!”
And that’s how I found myself
perched in the middle of a kiosk at the
mall with Daughter on my lap waiting
for two women to punch holes in our
heads.
The Voice of Inquisitor entered my
head as the employees prepped the
lobe guns and the number of mall
gawkers surrounding the jewelry cases
multiplied: What if our earlobes start to
drag down to our shoulders like Great
Grandma’s did? What kind of mom
encourages self-mutilation and a form
of cosmetic surgery? What will you do
if Daughter screams in agony? Why did
you wake up this morning and think
that this would be a great way to spend
a Saturday with Daughter?
The Voice of Panic couldn’t take it
anymore: WHAT WERE THINKING?!
THAT’S RIGHT, YOU WEREN’T! YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTER WILL LOSE
THE EARRINGS WITHIN A MONTH,
GET ICKY, OOZY, SNOT-GREEN
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UGLY EARLOBES FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIVES! YOUR POOR JUDGMENT
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YOUR HAIR IN A PONYTAIL AGAIN!
YOU ARE TEACHING YOUR DAUGHTER
TO EMBRACE PEER PRESSURE AND
THAT IT IS OK TO ALTER YOUR BODY
FOR BEAUTY AND CONFORMITY!
Voice of Inquisitor interrupted: Let’s
calm down and back up a minute. Now,
do you remember how we got to this
point?
As I braced myself and Daughter
for the piercing and the potentially
piercing screams that might follow, I
reflected on what brought me to this
place: Guilt, giddiness, and incentives.
Guilt from all those weekends when
I had to study instead of playing with
Daughter; giddiness at my new postgraduate school freedom to spend my
time as I chose without any assignments
hanging over my head; and incentives
to motivate my Daughter to take care of
her things and do her chores i.e. if she
kept her room clean, she’d get more
earrings.
But how did we as a society get to this
point where an estimated 80 percent of
U.S. women have pierced ears? Earrings
and mankind go way back: they appear
in the Bible and adorned soldiers
painted on cave walls in Persia (now
Iran) back around 3000 B.C. (Before
Christ) or about 5000 B.P.P. (Before
Piercing Pagoda). The jewelry has gone
in and out of fashion throughout the
centuries (in during the 17th Century
in Europe, out during the 19th century
when it was cooler to cover ears with
hair and hats, then in again by the
mid-20th century thanks to rebellious
hippies in the 1960s whose ambitious
daughters wore them to the office in
the 1980s to balance out the shoulder
pads in their suit jackets.
Today, it is common to see infants
with pierced ears. The American
Academy of Pediatrics, however,
recommends waiting until your child is
mature enough to handle the care and
responsibility that goes with pierced
ears.
However, the Academy mentions
nothing about whether studs or hoop
rings are appropriate for making your
bed and cleaning your room.
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Blue Ridge celebrates 25 years in business
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
It was buzzing and hopping at
Blue Ridge Builders Supply and
Home Center Saturday (April 14) at
the Jefferson Centre. The company
was celebrating 25 years in business
though the Palmyra store will be
celebrating five years in October of
this year. A steady stream of customers
came in for one thing or another,
chatted with owner Larry Oder, and
had a hot dog.
Oder seemed pleased with the turnout and credits Dianna Campagna, the
branch manager and certified interior
decorator with the success of the
Palmyra store. Campagna had been at
the Greenbrier store in Charlottesville
prior to the opening of this store in
2008.
Co-owners Dale Shumate, Glen
Parsons and Larry Oder, left promising
management careers at Lowe’s to take
a shot at managing a business whose
focus was to go toe-to-toe with the
home improvement giants and big
box stores catering to contractors.
Blue Ridge Building Supply manager Dianna Campagna and owner Larry Oder.
Photo by Page H. Gifford.
In 1987 they opened with 18
employees, including themselves, in
the same 5,000 square foot building
along a rural stretch of Rt. 250 in
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The Madrigals and Jazz Band present joint concert
Aptly named “Mad-Jazz” the Fluvanna County High School choral and instrumental departments will present a joint concert this Saturday (April 21). The school’s
Madrigal choir, which consists of 16 singers and 23 Jazz Band instrumentalists,
will provide an evening of pop and jazz. They are under the direction of Horace
Scruggs and Michael Strickler. The show is designed to challenge the two advanced
music groups by performing an extended set of music. The show starts at 7:30
p.m. in Central Auditorium and there is a $3 general admission charge.
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wasn’t another development around
for miles. Today, like everything else,
it is far from rural, and the Crozet
store has expanded to 42 employees.
They now have three locations,
Crozet, Charlottesville, and Palmyra,
all successful despite the crippling
recession, which hit them hard in
2008 and mostly as a result of the
housing industry.
“Construction in general has been
down and construction has its ups
and downs,” said Oder. “Mostly what
we are seeing is renovation.”
The Charlottesville store is booming
with business which is no surprise but
the Palmyra store is doing well too.
It’s just a different economic area but
we have a niche here,” he said. Oder
himself is a native Fluvannian and
loves the area.
“We sell a lot of paint,” he said.
But paint isn’t all they sell, there is
hardware, some garden items, but
mostly paint and decorating items as
well as flooring and now they have
added plywood, dry wall, moldings
and more to complete renovations or
decorating projects.
He added that often stores will
get complaints but he is surprised
by the many positive letters they
get complimenting the staff and the
stores, particularly Fluvanna and that
makes Oder smile.
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Caralaya Brown, Krystal Soler, Miranda Woodson, Casey Dudley, (middle) Ryan Davis,
Schuyler Hultman, Kaerston Aylor, Emily Lindblad, Chris Callahan, Cole Flemming,
(back) Brian Kenward, Aaron Wissinger, Jacob Davis
April 19, 2012 | FLUVANNA REVIEW |
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Out of Fluvanna – a travel column
ELIZABETH PELLICANE, WWW.VIRGINIA-BEACH-FAMILY-FUN.COM
Once a Marine, always a Marine
at the Marine Corps Museum
You may have seen it looming over your
car’s passenger window as you traveled
north on I-95, about 30 minutes south of
Washington, DC. Absolutely massive, a
conglomeration of white metal and glass,
it looks a bit like the prow of a ship. What
is it? A building site gone rogue?
The truth is more poignant. This
often-overlooked
treasure
is
the
National Museum of the Marine Corps,
a fabulous—and free—sight in Triangle,
Virginia. You might consider it a letter of
thanks to thousands of brave men and
women who have served our country for
nearly 240 years.
The architecture of the Marine Corps
Museum is striking. Walking through
the tunnel-like entrance, you find your
eyes immediately lifted upward as you
step into the huge, three-story, glassenclosed Leatherneck Gallery. This is the
“prow of the ship” you see from I-95,
but it’s not a prow at all. Instead, it is
meant to represent an iconic image most
associated with the Marines: The image
of the men raising the flag over Iwo Jima
during World War II.
Inside,
Marine
aircraft--including
World War II Corsair fighters and an
AV-8B Harrier “jump jet”-- appear to
soar above you, while a few full-scale
recreations (such as Marines jumping on
a helicopter) bring you into the action.
Surrounding the gallery are the
exhibits which fan out around it, cut into
the hill like a bunker. The galleries are
ingeniously designed, winding serpentlike in and out of the hill, and packing a
vast amount of displays, artifacts, minimovies, and sensory experiences into a
relatively small space. Divided into eras—
such as “Defending the New Republic,”
“Global Expeditionary Force,” World War
I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam—the
galleries trace the history of the Marines
from their birth to the rice paddies of
Vietnam.
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This is one museum in which history
buffs will revel. There’s a new lesson, a
new “Ah, now I understand” moment
around every corner, even if you’ve never
known much about the Marines. For
example, you’ll learn:
• The birth of the Marines dates back to
1775, when the Continental Congress
authorized two battalions of Marines
to fight the British.
• According to legend, Captain Samuel
Nicholas began recruiting the first
Marines at Philadelphia’s Tun Tavern.
• The Marines made their first
amphibious landing in the Bahamas in
1776.
• In the early 1800s, President Thomas
Jefferson sent Marines to fight the
Barbary pirates off of North Africa.
• The Marines earned their “First to
Flight” motto by being the first force to
hit the ground in a “hostile situation.”
• Nearly 600,000 Marines served in
World War II; nearly 25,000 died in
that war.
If possible, start your visit to the Marine
Corps Museum with the 15-20 minute
film near the entrance. It’s very moving,
particularly the story of a Marine who
lost both arms in battle, but kept his
command.
One highlight for us was at the Iwo
Jima exhibit, which includes a movie that
simulates how things would have looked
had you been part of the invasion force.
On the day we visited, a veteran of the
Iwo Jima landing was there to share his
experience of that fateful invasion from
February to March, 1945. Going strong
at 85, he’s still a testament to the Marine
Corps motto—“Once a Marine, Always a
Marine.”
The Marine Corps Museum is probably
best for kids ages 7 and up due to some
subject matter, although the Museum is
currently at work on some areas geared
to preschoolers and toddlers. Currently,
they offer a Gallery Hunt for kids ages
The Marine Corp
Museum
in Triangle, Va.
4-10, and a family activity day (featuring
crafts, movies, and puppets) on the
second Saturday of each month.
Older kids will be captivated by
the unexpected—such as a huge tank
looming over you as you turn a corner,
or a life-size diorama of a Marine camp
under siege during the Korean War,
complete with bombing sounds and light
effects.
We easily spent three hours at the
museum. They have an extensive gift
shop where you can buy anything
from books to Marine commemorative
pins, and from Marine-related toys to
camouflage backpacks. You can even
have personalized dog tags made while
you explore the museum.
The museum has two restaurants.
The self-serve Mess Hall offers typical
cafeteria fare like pizza, hamburgers,
soup, and French fries, as well as
healthier options like salads, yogurt,
and pretzels and hummus. If you want
ambience, choose the adjacent Tun
Tavern restaurant, which is modeled after
the original Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.
Or, bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the
museum’s Semper Fi Gillis Memorial
Park, which offers several trails and a
playground.
The National Museum of the Marine
Corps is located off Exit 150A, just off
I-95 in Triangle, Virginia, about a twohour drive from Fluvanna. The museum
is open from 9 am to 5 pm every day
except for Christmas Day. For more
information, go to www.usmcmuseum.
com, or see pictures and my full review
at http://bit.ly/Hkx2QF.
Elizabeth Pellicane is the creator of www.virginiabeachfamilyfun, an online travel
guide for Virginia. She publishes daily travel deals on the Virginia Beach Blog, at www.
virginiabeachfamilyfun.com/virginia-beach-blog.html. She is also the Journalism Adviser and Mass Media teacher at Fluvanna County High School.
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Boys’ lacrosse falls to Eastern View
BY DUNCAN NIXON
CORRESPONDENT
The newly minted Fluvanna high boys’
lacrosse team hosted the Cyclones from Eastern
View High School in Culpeper on Tuesday
(April 10). The Flucos were unable to contain
their opponents and fell by a 9-3 score. It was
their second loss in a row to the Cyclones, who
prevailed in a game at Eastern View on April 2
by a close 5-4 count.
In this game, Eastern View jumped to an early
lead, scoring twice in the first quarter to take
a 2-0 lead that the Flucos would be unable to
surmount. In the second quarter, the Fluco got
on the board after three minutes of play when
sophomore midfielder Lucas Reynard fired in a
shot from a difficult angle on the right side of
the goal. Unfortunately, the Cyclones responded
immediately, winning the ensuing face-off and
taking the ball straight down the field to score,
ten seconds after Reynard’s goal.
With four minutes left in the quarter the
Cyclones scored again to up the score to 4-1,
Then, in the final two minutes of the half,
Eastern View pumped in two more goals to take
a commanding 6-1 lead at the break.
The third quarter started well for the Flucos.
They won the opening face-off and freshman
midfielder Jake Mooney streaked down the
middle, and fired a shot into the net with a mere
ten seconds gone in the quarter. However, the
Flucos were not able to hold the upper hand for
long. Eastern View responded with two more
goals in the third period to up their lead to 8-2,
and the outcome was not in doubt as the game
moved to the final quarter.
The fourth quarter was marred by penalties,
and both teams had a man advantage on several
occasions. The Flucos and the Cyclones both
moved the ball well trying to set up scoring
opportunities, but neither side was able to
convert until very late in the quarter. With
a little over a minute left in the game, Fluco
sophomore attacker Matt Fragola made a clever
run past several Cyclone defenders to score
from directly in front of the goal, making the
score 8-3. The Cyclones responded immediately
with their own goal from point blank range, and
the final score was 9-3.
After the game Coach Richard Little reported
that two assists were recorded on the three Fluco
goals. Those assists went to freshman midfielder
Austin Early and junior defenseman Devon
Nicholson. Coach Little also noted that he was
very pleased with the play of junior goaltender
John Marshall, who was credited with 10 saves,
an excellent number in a game where shots are
fired at a very high speed and often are released
from close range. He also noted that he felt that
Matt Fragola played his best game to date.
The Coach was also pleased with the
performance of his face-off players: Early, and
sophomore Bill Farley. Winning face offs in
lacrosse is very important, as the face off occurs
after every goal. Accordingly, a team that wins
most of its face offs has a huge advantage as it
gets possession of the ball far more often than
the opposition. In this game, the Fluco face off
specialists held their own against Eastern View
Freshman Austin Early in the April 10
game against Eastern View
with the possessions on face offs essentially equally
divided.
Coach Little noted that he is pleased with how the
team is playing, in its first year of existence. However,
as he pointed out, this is a very, very young squad.
There are five freshman and six sophomores on the
varsity roster. Not surprisingly, the Eastern View team
was noticeably bigger and stronger than the Flucos.
The Flucos however, showed good team speed, and
some good pass work, especially in the man advantage
situations. As these young players progress their skill
levels will certainly develop and strong team will
hopefully be the result. The team has only played four
varsity games, and Coach Little noted that his team
has been working hard in practice, but is “still getting
adjusted to the speed of actual game play.”
The Flucos host Jefferson District rival Charlottesville
High on April 17, and then play four consecutive road
games. They return home to host Albemarle High
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home game against Monticello High on May 11.
Garcia gets 100th win
Girls’ varsity soccer coach Tara Garcia got her
100th career win April 12 when the team defeated
Louisa 8-0.
Freshman Zack Kent. Photos by Fluvanna Sports Photography, www.fluvannaphotos.com
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Fluco sports in review
BY RANDI HUTCHISON AND COLBY GOODSON,
FLUVANNA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Randi and Colby compiled this information with the
oversight of journalism teacher Elizabeth Pellicane
Baseball
After their trip to Florida to participate
in a tournament the Flucos started district
play as they traveled to take on the Black
Knights of Charlottesville on April 9. The
game was a pitching battle the entire evening, as shown by the final score of 3-2.
The Flucos took a hard loss. “We had a
bad game against Charlottesville, but we
are still going to go out and practice hard
and prepare for our game Friday against
Western,” said senior Sam Turner.
That April 11 game was well worth the
$5 admission for its nonstop action. The
Lions of Louisa came to Fluvanna to take
on the Flucos, and after the top of the
6th inning were winning 9-4. The Flucos
came back and won the game 10-9 after a
six run 6th. The game was a nail-biter to
the very end, but the win gives the Flucos
their first district victory of the year.
The season is young and the Flucos are
on their way to having a successful season. From the senior leadership to the
youth, the Flucos are well-rounded in
every aspect. If they continue to improve
and play their game then they will be a
hard team to beat. “We are doing pretty
good so far this year, but we still need to
get better and make sure we don’t make
mental mistakes,” said senior Brock Harris. With the talent, determination, and
willingness to get better, who knows just
how good these boys can be by the end of
the season?
Softball
Domination is defined as “control, power, or authority over others or another,”
and this is exactly what the Lady Flucos
did this week as they won two games,
both by slaughter rule. The first contest
came April 9 as they traveled to Charlottesville to take on the Black Knights. This
game was more like a practice for the Flucos, as they dominated the Knights with a
final score of 21-3. We all played well and
had a good game against Charlottesville.
Everyone did their jobs and we had no
weak spots,” said senior Alex Fields.
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When a Double A program plays a Triple A program, the usual outcome is an
easy victory for the Triple A program.
The Flucos must have missed that memo.
Fields pitched a complete game with six
strikeouts as the Flucos dominated the Albemarle Patriots in a 14-1 victory on April
11. “We have had two really good games
this week. Now we have to get ready and
beat Louisa on Friday,” said junior Kassy
Noraas.
Even a great team has an off-game and
this is what happened to the Flucos April
13 when they took a tough loss against the
Louisa Lions. The Lions made the short
trip to Fluvanna and defeated the Flucos
17-2. The team will put this behind them
as they continue to practice and get better, and the girls will get another chance
to tame the Lions on May 1.
Girls’ lacrosse
There are always growing pains when
you add a new athletic program, so it is
not a surprise that the Lady Flucos have
not started the season as well as they had
hoped. The team took on Eastern View
on April 10 and had a tough loss of 21-10.
However, these hardships have not affected the Flucos’ morale, as they still go out
every day to improve their game. Their
love for the game was expressed best by
junior Meghan Graham: “Lax is life.”
The team traveled to Charlottesville
this week to take on the Black Knights
and start district play. “We are getting better every practice and Ms. [Jenny] Payne
is a great coach who has helped me from
the beginning,” said first-year player Alica
Guard.
Boys’ lacrosse
As with the girls’ team, this is the first
official season for boys’ lacrosse as an official school sport. Like the girls, the boys
have not started their season as they’d
hoped. They hosted Eastern View April
10 in a tough 9-3 loss. Although they have
had close games this year, luck has just
not been on their side so far. However, the
boys are dedicated to improving as the
season goes along. “This is my first year
playing lacrosse and I have enjoyed the
time learning the game and perfecting it,”
said senior Nathaniel Coleman.
With only three seniors this season,
the team is mostly comprised of underclassmen. “We’re young [but] we’re in the
building process. In the next few years we
will be a really good program,” said freshman Austin Early. Despite their overall
youth and relative inexperience, the
team’s passion for improvement will be
a big factor in the future of the Jefferson
District championship.
Tennis
Western has always been a big competitor for the Flucos. But when the girls did
not back down during their game April 11
they proved that they were just as skilled
as their foes. Even though the score was
0-9, all of the Lady Flucos agreed that
they gave it their all. They even had several close calls making the Western girls
nervous. Early in the week, on April 9, the
girls’ tennis team showed its stuff by beating Charlottesville 5-4.
As for the boys’ team, they also played
Western on April 11, and lost 0-9. Like the
girls, they lost to Charlottesville on April
9. Despite the Flucos’ best efforts, the
Black Knights remained one step ahead,
with a final score of 4-5. “Fluvanna is
so much more fun than Western. We do
back flips even if we lose,” said junior Jake
Buonomo.
Track
Having the girls’ cross country team
and indoor track team win districts this
year has put high expectations on the
girls’ outdoor track team. So far, the girls
still have been rising to the challenge —
despite a very young team — proving
themselves for the future. “We want to
keep up the district champ thing. So far,
we’re doing pretty good,” said junior Erin
Morris.
On April 11 they had their third meet
of the season, facing Monticello, Western,
and Charlottesville. The boys’ team also
had a successful win over Western and
Monticello, but Charlottesville raced by
them, winning first overall. Still, the team
was thrilled to beat arch-rival Western.
Chance Parmly finished first in pole vault,
Nate Szarmach won first place in discus
throw and second in shot put, and Devin
Goode achieved second in discus throw
and third in shot put.
In other events, the 4x800 meter relay
team blew the competition away, winning
first place. Other highlights: Bryan Kenward placed fourth in the high jump, first
in the 110 meter hurdles, and second in
the 300 meter hurdles; DreShawn Burton
placed second in the 110 meter hurdles;
Chris Markham finished third in the one
mile; David Cox finished the 400 meter
hurdles with a second place win; and Travis Moe successfully finished the two mile
in second place.
At its April 14 meet, the girls’ team finished sixth out of 26 teams. Greer Brown
finished fourth in the long jump, third in
the high jump, and third in the 100 meters hurdles, while Terra Foster finished
sixth in discus throw. Hannah Meador
beat all competitors for first in pole vault,
while Maddy Kline earned fifth place in
the 300 meter hurdles. Finally, the girls’
4x100 meter relay got fifth place and the
4x400 meter relay placed fourth.
Soccer
On April 12, the girls’ soccer team had
one of their proudest moments so far this
season when they won over Louisa 8-0 by
the slaughter rule. It was the 100th win
for head Coach Tara Garcia. “Garcia has
always been such an inspiration and motivator throughout the four years that I
have been playing varsity. This represents
her amazing coaching skills,” said senior
Michaela Critzer. Meanwhile, the junior
varsity girls beat Louisa 5-1, giving them
a 4-2-0.
The boys’ teams were just as successful. Junior varsity boys also beat Louisa
5-1, while varsity beat Louisa 4-0, despite
questionable calls made by the referees.
On April 9 the varsity boys overtook
Charlottesville 3-0, proving that they deserve a sort in the Jefferson District. Sadly,
the other teams – junior varsity boys, junior varsity girls, and varsity girls – fell to
the Knights, all with close losses.
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is fortunate to have
amazing volunteers who
provide foster care or
temporary homes to the
dogs and cats that come
into our shelter,” said
Fluvanna SPCA Director,
Tricia Johnson. She adds
that not every animal
will end up in a foster
home, but some do.
“These
wonderful
people give those dogs,
cats, puppies, and kittens
the care they need until
they are ready to be
adopted. The need for
animal fosters is great,
especially now, during
kitten season, and we
urge anyone who is
Megan the cat needs a home.
interested in helping to
get in touch with us.”
begins to accept people and believe they
According to Johnson,
are safe.
volunteers will foster litters of puppies
“Our animal behaviorist oversees
or kittens until they are old enough to be
this
portion of our foster program and
adopted, usually around eight weeks old.
provides
the fosterer with instructions
It does require commitment since these
and
support
as the animal’s behavior
foster situations can last from one to
is
modifi
ed.
This
foster work enables
eight weeks. Volunteers who in the past
animals
which
might
otherwise be
have fostered will testify that they would
deemed un-adoptable to eventually find
do it all again and many have. The only
their forever homes,” Johnson said.
drawback is becoming attached.
Johnson added, “All Fluvanna SPCA
“Sometimes these puppies and kittens
fosters
are given specific guidelines
have a mother who is fostered with them,
and
the
necessary training to do their
and sometimes they are orphaned,” said
work.
Fluvanna
SPCA staff is available to
Johnson. “Caring for these youngsters is
provide
assistance
at any time. We have
great fun and very rewarding; however, it
veterinarians
and
an
animal behaviorist
is also labor and time-intensive, and takes
who work with us to plan our foster
a lot of dedication. The benefit to the
policies and to give information and
animals, though, is enormous. They are
assistance on a case-by-case basis.”
not only provided a safe place to grow,
“When we speak with potential
but they are well-socialized and ready to
fosterers,
the most common concern is
move into an adopter’s home when the
about
giving
the dog or cat up when it is
time comes.”
time
to
do
so.
People believe it will just
Some volunteers foster cats or dogs
hurt
too
much
to
let go of a creature they
that are ill or are recovering from surgery.
have loved and cared for. It can be painful
These are usually short-term fosters,
to let go, but it is so rewarding to know
sometimes for a just a few days; normally
that this animal is going to a “forever
a couple of weeks at the most although
home,” a new family that will treasure
there are occasionally animals that need
him and give him a great life,” explains
to be fostered for months to fully recover
Johnson. “When you choose to be an
from illness or surgery. Volunteers
animal fosterer, you have a positive, lifewho choose to foster cats, including
changing impact on many, many animals.
Debbie Howe, Helena Arouca and Lisa
Most of our fosters are ready to jump right
McCormick are very special and giving
back in as soon as an animal they have
people at the shelter.
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“These are fosters who do not mind
to wait a bit and then foster for us again
giving medications or treating wounds;
later. These wonderful, generous people
these fosters receive a great deal of
that have the satisfaction of knowing they
support from the FSPCA and our volunteer
have made an immeasurable difference
veterinarians; staff is available around the
in the life of the dog or cat they have
clock to help with any situation which
cared for. What a gift.”
might arise,” adds Johnson.
For more information about the
Other fosters, such as Joyce and Jim
Fluvanna
SPCA’s foster program, contact
McCullough, who often foster, have taken
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shelter
at director@fspca.org or (434)
in shy animals and attempt to work with
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out
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Whether in sun or snow, Stiver has your forecast
BY AMANDA HELFRICH AND
CIERRA ANDERSON, FLUVANNA COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL MASS MEDIA STUDENTS
Fortune teller or meteorologist?
Meteorologists don’t predict the future,
only what the future weather will be. And
while he may have a green screen rather
than a crystal ball, NBC29 meteorologist
Clayton Stiver knows all about telling
people what the weather will be.
“I love to talk about the weather,” Stiver
recently told Elizabeth Pellicane’s Mass
Media class at FCHS. Stiver is living proof
that loving what you do is the best way
to excel in something. Nicknamed the
“Weather Boy” in elementary school, and
later “Accustiver,” Stiver’s curiosity for
weather began in the second grade when
he gave his classmates daily weather
forecasts. He also credits playing in many
different bands in school for getting him
used to being in front of large groups.
Stiver grew up in east-central
Pennsylvania and attended Penn State.
When he first started in television
meteorology he made little or no money
by doing internships in Philadelphia
and Charleston, IL. Stiver’s internship
in Charleston, IL, involved doing live
weathercasts for a PBS station, Monday
to Friday at 5 pm. From this internship he
put together many resume videos of his
best footage and sent them to TV stations
all across the country.
NBC29 meteorologist Clayton Stiver will Elizabeth Pellicane’s Mass Media class. Photo contributed by Elizabeth Pellicane.
“Out of 100 resume tapes, I only got
two phone calls. One was NBC29,” he
said.
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FCHS student Carrie Brownell said
Stiver’s forecasts are “enthusiastic and
helpful, because he doesn’t use big
words like some other meteorologists
do.” Although Stiver said he loves his job,
he doesn’t like the idea of make-up. But
when you’re live in front of thousands
of people, he said, your appearance is
important. NBC29 is a small-market
station without makeup artists, so the
meteorologists and anchors do their own
makeup.
As for how he prepares for what he’ll
say on the air, Stiver said it’s different for
meteorologists than for news anchors.
While the anchors have scripts to read off,
meteorologists have a basic idea of what
to say, but then just wing it when they’re
on the air. To create a forecast, Stiver uses
13 computers for maps, data collection,
and analysis. It takes him three hours to
get ready for a three-minute weathercast:
two hours on final analysis and one hour
to do final touches on what will appear
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on the “green screen.” Meteorologists
use bright green screens that project
computer images, so they can visually
show the viewers the different maps and
satellite images.
What’s next for Stiver? After five years
as the NBC29 weekend meteorologist, he
is continuing to send out resume tapes.
Most meteorologists want to climb the
ladder of news stations, with New York
City being the top station. Stiver’s longterm goal is to go to a station up north so
he can indulge in his passion for winter
sports. In fact, he said he wouldn’t move
to Florida for work, even if someone paid
him a million dollars.
Some people cringe and hide during
storms, but Clayton Stiver enjoys them.
What began as a childhood dream has
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Saturday April 21, launch from Milton
Shadwell, lunch at Crofton and pull out
at Palmyra. Day two – Sunday April 22,
launch from Palmyra, lunch along the
way and pull out at the confluence with
the James River at Columbia. Register
at www.rivannariver.org or call Deana
Winslow at 434-825-9082 or Robbi
Savage at 434-985-1802.
Spring art show
The Fluvanna Art Association will kick
off its spring show with a reception to
meet the artists on April 21 from 1 to
3 p.m. at the Fluvanna County Library.
The show will be on display until May 24.
FluvannaArt.com, 589-6466.
Galilee anniversary
The Galilee Baptist Church Usher
Ministry will host an anniversary
celebration on Sunday, April 22 at 3
p.m. The guest preacher, Rev. Robert
Strothers of Thessalonia Baptist Church,
Fork Union will be accompanied by his
Choir and Usher Board. 434 589-8817.
Book signing
The Scottsville Museum will hold a
book signing on Monday, April 23 at 7
p.m. Sheridan’s James River Campaign
of 1865 through Central Virginia will be
presented by its author, Richard Nicholas.
Medicare help
JABA’s health insurance counseling
program,VICAP, will hold a free “Getting
Started in Medicare” workshop on
Wednesday, April 25 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
on at the Fluvanna Library. To register,
call JABA at (434) 817-5222.
Walkathon
The Cadets Against Cancer and Coach
Arritt’s Walkathon will be held April 28
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fork Union
Military Academy outdoor track. Contact
Bev Hanlin, 434-842-4211 or hanlinb@
fuma.org.
Bybee yard sale
Bybee’s Road Baptist Church will hold
a yard sale on Saturday April 28 from
7 a.m. to noon. The sale will benefit
upcoming mission trips. 4989 Bybee’s
Church Road in Troy. 434-589-8529
www.bybeechurch.org.
Spring carnival
Beulah Baptist Church will hold a
spring carnival on Saturday, April 28
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bounce houses,
carnival games, and food. 1633 Kents
Store Way in Kents Store. Contact Jennifer
Cullinan at 804–457–4130.
Caleb’s Faith Car Show
Fun on the Farm
The second annual Caleb’s Faith
Car Show will be held April 28 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9422 Seminole
Trail in Ruckersville in Greene County,
across from Lowes. Proceeds go toward
a scholarship fund in Caleb Smith’s
memory. It is for English and music majors
and is available to Fluvanna students.
www.calebsfaith15.com, calebsfaith15@
yahoo.com, 540-672-9162.
A “Fun on the Farm” event will be held
on Saturday May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Akarion Farm at 319 Shiloh Church
Road in Palmyra. Activities will include
face-painting, pony rides, yard sales,
bake sales, kid games/prizes.
Computer center opens
Providing Resources to Inspire, Develop
and Empower (PRIDE) Inc. will hold an
open house April 28 from 12-2 p.m. at
their Computer Technology and Learning
Center (CTLC) located at New Fork Baptist
Church in Palmyra. The center will offer
free basic computer courses, workforce
training, internet access and options
for senior citizens. The first course will
be Introduction to Basic Computing on
Tuesday, May 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. and the
second course will be Introduction to
MS Office Word 2010 on Tuesday, May 8
from 7 to 8 p.m. Contact Barbara Cary at
434-842-3095.
ARC dance
A Kents Store ARC dance will be held
Saturday April 28 from 8:30 p.m. to
11:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per person.
Music by Southern Crossroads.
BBQ competition class
A class designed to prepare participants
to compete in barbecue competitions
including the Fluvanna County Chamber
of Commerce’s BBQ, Bands and Brews
event in June will be held May 2 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove
Pole Barn. $175 per person, $250
per
couple.
bbqconnectionllc.com/
bbqcookingclasses.html
Cinco de Mayo ag day
Layz S Ranch will hold a Cinco de Mayo
Ag Day on Saturday May 5 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the ranch, 2253 Thomas
Jefferson Parkway, 1/10th mile west of the
new high school. Free. Demonstrations
include goat milking, portable saw mill,
calf roping, high tunnel and greenhouse
tours, horse shoeing, farm equipment
and animals. Activities include planting,
face painting, hay rides, and pony rides;
guess weight of pig and width of horns
for prizes. Food by Two J’s Smokehouse.
www.layzsranch.com.
Flutterwheels
The Fluvanna Flutterwheels will have
Tim Marriner calling the square dance on
May 5 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Fluvanna
County High School, 3717 Central Plains
Road in Palmyra.
Hospice training
Training for Hospice of the Piedmont
volunteers will be held May 7, 9, 14, 16
and 21 from 5:30 – 9 p.m. at 675 Peter
Jefferson Parkway in Charlottesville. Call
434-817-6917 or 434-817-6912.
A Bloomin’ Bazaar
There will be a bazaar to benefit Lake
Monticello Fire and Rescue on Saturday
May 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lake
Monticello Fire and Rescue building at 10
Slice Road. Vendors will feature outdoor
furniture, plants, folk art, collectibles,
jewelry and accessories. There will also
be wine tastings by local vineyards and
a light lunch. Admission $3, children 10
and under free. 804-347–9966.
Relay for Life golf
The Martha Jefferson Medical Group
team for the Relay for Life in Fluvanna
will hold a golf tournament at Spring
Creek Golf Club on May 28 at 9:30 a.m.
$125 includes 18 holes of golf with a cart,
lunch and an awards banquet. Register by
May 18. Contact Deanna Barbeau at 540832-1724 or deanna.barbeau@mjh.org.
Stop by Spring Creek Family Medicine
or Palmyra Medical associates for prize
drawing opportunities.
Cancer awareness
Martha Jefferson’s Spring Creek &
Palmyra Practices is teaming up with the
2012 Relay for Life to promote cancer
awareness. A basket raffle will be held.
Go to www.relayforlife.org/fluvanna.
Send your Fluvanna happenings to carlos@fluvannareview.com.
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Summer Camp Counselors
Fluvanna County Parks & Recreation has openings for summer camp counselors. Camps operate from May 21 through
July 31. The position is responsible for implementing the
summer camp program by actively engaging with camp participants on a daily basis. Schedule will vary between 20-40 hours/week. Salary $10.00/hr
Candidates must be at least 19 years of age with a valid driver’s license and a
clean driving record. Prior camp counseling experience preferred. Must be
able to work outdoors for up to 10 hours at a time.
Must be available to attend a twenty hour orientation the week of May 14 18. To apply mail a completed Fluvanna County application by April 30 to:
Fluvanna County Human Resources, PO Box 540, Palmyra, VA 22963. We
are unable to accept e-mail applications. Interviews will be conducted the
week of May 7. EOE
Director of Planning and Development
The County of Fluvanna, VA is seeking a full-time Director of Planning
and Development. Duties include: developing and implementing department policies & procedures, zoning ordinances and the Comprehensive
Plan, leading and developing Planning staff, and advising the Planning
Commission and Board of Supervisors.
To succeed in this role, the ideal candidate will bring several years of progressively responsible experience in local government planning; excellent leadership, teambuilding,
organization, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills; computer proficiency; a bachelor’s degree in a planning related field is preferred. A combination of experience and education will be considered. Salary beginning at $62,649 plus benefits, DOQ.
Submit a County application, resume, cover letter, and references by 5:00 p.m., April 27,
2012 to jobs@co.fluvanna.va.us
Applications are available at the county website, www.co.fluvanna.va.us. EOE
Director of Public Works
The County of Fluvanna, VA is seeking a full-time Director of Public Works. Duties include: planning, organizing and directing the County public works and engineering functions, operations and
staff of the department. To succeed in this role, the ideal candidate will bring several years of progressively responsible experience in local government operations; water and wastewater treatment
operations; supervising a large staff; excellent leadership, teambuilding, organization, interpersonal
and verbal/written communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office or equivalent is required.
Bachelor’s degree in a civil engineering related field is preferred. A combination of experience and
education will be considered. Salary beginning at $62,649 plus benefits, DOQ.
Submit a County application, resume, cover letter, and references by 5:00 p.m., April 27, 2012 to
jobs@co.fluvanna.va.us
Applications are available at the county website, www.co.fluvanna.va.us. EOE
Human Resources Manager
The County of Fluvanna, VA is seeking a full-time Human Resources Manager to provide full service
human resources support to approximately 200 employees. This position is responsible for the following functions: benefits, compensation, employee relations, performance management, staffing,
compliance and HRIS. Successful candidates will have an excellent understanding of Human Resources best practice; strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills (verbal and written). Proficiency in Microsoft Office or equivalent is required. A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum
of five years multifunctional HR Generalist experience is desired. Master’s degree and/or certification in Human Resources preferred. A combination of experience and education will be considered.
Salary beginning at $42,931 plus benefits DOQ.
Submit a County application, resume, cover letter, and references by 5:00 p.m., April 27, 2012 to
jobs@co.fluvanna.va.us
Applications are available at the county website, www.co.fluvanna.va.us. EOE
Director of Finance
The County of Fluvanna, VA is accepting applications for the position of Director of Finance. The
preferred applicant will have a thorough understanding of fund accounting methods, payroll, and
budget preparation; be able to speak effectively and maintain excellent working relationships with
other County departments and agencies.
Minimum education and experience will include completion of the core curriculum for a bachelor’s
degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field (Masters preferred) and five
years of supervisory experience in government finance; or an equivalent combination of training
and experience. A combination of experience and education will be considered. Salary beginning at
$62,649 plus benefits, DOQ.
Submit a County application, resume, cover letter, and references by 5:00 p.m., April 27, 2012 to
jobs@co.fluvanna.va.us
Applications are available at the county website, www.co.fluvanna.va.us. EOE
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Answer to
last week’s Sudoku
REPORTER WANTED
Professional Personal
Property Liquidation
Saturday, April 21, 2012,
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, 1-4 p.m.
Monday Bargains!
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Fluvanna Review is
seeking a talented parttime reporter to help cover
Fluvanna County news.
Must have an instinct for
news. Must write well.
Must be able to meet deadlines. Send resumé and
clips or a writing sample to
carlos@fluvannareview.com.
No phone calls please.
CASE MANAGER (ID/MH FLUVANNA)
This position provides case management services to individuals of all ages with intellectual
disabilities, mental illness and emotional disturbance. The incumbent will provide ongoing
assessment of service needs, coordin tion of services among providers, development of service
plans, as well as ongoing monitoring of needs and advocacy, consultation and education for
consumers, families and the community. Applicants must possess QMHP
qualifications for consideration. $36,651.41 annually.
CLINICIAN, OUTPATIENT (SA/MH, FLUVANNA)
Park View at South Pantops
210 South Pantops Drive,
Apt. 401,
Charlottesville, VA 22911
This position provides outpatient assessment and ongoing counseling services to adults and
adolescents with mental health as well as substance abuse disorders. Incumbent is expected to
provide anger management classes, develop and present substance abuse education and treatment for individuals referred for a 15-hour treatment program by James River ASAP, as well
as provide individual, couple, family and group counseling and acupuncture. Master’s Degree
required and must be licensed or license eligible. Valid VA driver’s license and acceptable driving record required. Annual Salary: $40,468.78 annually.
Directions: From 250 Bypass, south on Riverbend Dr. (Opposite Rt. 20 N., Stony Pt.
Rd.) to 1st left on S. Pantops Dr. for 3/10 mi.
Apt. bldg. on right.
INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATOR-PRN
A boutique-like setting in this apartment features costume jewelry, vintage clothing , floral sofa, vintage decorative plates, blueand
white pottery reproductions, unique lamps
and occasional tables, vintage library/sofa
table, triple French Provincial dresser w/
mirror, double bed, art work, china, beautiful collectibles & more!
Delilah’s
Hair Designs
Open: Mon., Tues., Fri: 9 to 5
Thurs: 9 to 8; Sat: 9 to 3
Call for an Appointment
589-4579
Beverly Smith • 434-960-4865
www.estatesalesunlimited.net
Located off Route 53 on 618
This position provides facilitation of service planning for child- specific, family driven multidisciplinary teams through a collaboration with Fluvanna CSA and the Fluvanna FAPT team.
Incumbent will facilitate the multidisciplinary team’s identification of child/family strengths,
development of service plans, as well as coordinate and monitor service provision including
transition/discharge planning, follow up and quality assurance. This position communicates
with many entities including CSA/FAPT, public school system, social services, juvenile court
system, mental health providers and special education professionals. This position requires
significant self-direction and sound judgment in interagency and clinical matters. Master’s Degree and license or license-eligible status required. $19.46 hourly.
Visit our website for more info! www.regionten.org
or call 434-972-1898
We value diversity in the workplace EOE Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Fluvanna County Planning Commission will conduct a
public hearing pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 15.2-2204 on
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., in the Circuit Court
Room at the Fluvanna County Courts Building in Palmyra, Virginia to consider
the following items:
CPA 12:01, Fluvanna County – Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment –
Amend the Vision chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, along with any other associated changes to the plan as a result of the additions. The existing text within
the Vision chapter will be replaced with new text and illustrations prepared by the
Board of Supervisors. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan adjusts the vision statement in order to better reflect the adopted goals of the Board
of Supervisors and elaborate on the meaning of the County’s vision statement.
The amendment is generally consistent with other chapters of the Comprehensive
Plan.
ZMP 12:01, Southern Land Holdings, LLC – B-C with amended proffers –
An ordinance to amend the proffers associated with ZMP 01:01 of the Fluvanna
County Zoning Map with respect to 1.43 acres of Tax Map 18B, Section 5, Parcel
1 to allow commercial greenhouses to the uses permitted by-right within the B-C,
Business, Convenience District. The affected property is located on the north
side of Route 618 (Lake Monticello Road) approximately 1,000 feet west of its
intersection with Route 600 (South Boston Road). The property is located in the
Palmyra Election District and is within the Rivanna Community Planning Area.
Copies of the complete text of the above ordinances and associated plans are
available for public review at the Office of the Fluvanna County Administrator
during normal business hours. The public is invited to attend these hearings at
which persons affected may appear and present their views. Questions or comments may be directed to Planning & Community Development Department, at
(434) 591-1910.
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real
estate
REAL
ESTATE
HOUSE & 31.2 ACRES on Rt 605, Shannon
Hill Road. 5BR, 2BA, 2 porches, 2 garages,
corn house, barn, and room for 50’ right of way
from the main road. Can build 3 more houses &
doesn’t need to be zoned. $175,000. Call 434589-5573.
LAKE MONTICELLO WATERVIEW BUILDING
LOT: 85 Laguna Road. Level .488 acre with
hardwoods. 95 feet of road frontage broadening to 162 feet where it abuts a wooded reserve.
Walk to Beach 3. Convenient to Slice and Turkeysag Gates. $76,000. Owner financing. 860553-6172.
events
EVENTS
FLUVANNA RELAY FOR LIFE FUND RAISER:
“Mother’s Day Cabaret” dance on Saturday, May
12, 2012, from 7 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Fork
Union Community Center with door prizes, appetizers and snacks, and music by Harvey Hack.
$10 donation per person, must be 21 or older,
and must HAVE ticket at the door. For more info,
434-978-7423 or 434-842-6457. www.relayforlife.org/fluvanna..
help
wanted
HELP
WANTED
CLEANERS NEEDED: Local business seeking experienced cleaners to work twice a week,
some weekend and evening hours required. Total weekly hours between 10-12. Please call for
more information, 434-589-6100.
DRIVERS: Dedicated Runs! Consistent Freight,
Top Pay, Weekly Home-Time & More! Werner
Enterprises. Call 1-800-397-2324.
LINE COOK: The Dogwood Restaurant at Lake
Monticello is looking for a line cook. Must be
hard working, organized and a team player. Pay
rate will be determined based upon experience.
Need to be able to work a flexible schedule to
include days, nights and weekends. Apply in
person at Dogwood or call Mike Hartling at 434966-4711.
NANNY NEEDED ASAP Lake Monticello: Need
long-term, caring, & dependable NANNY for 3
year old. Two (2) evenings a week (5pm-9pm)
and two (2) Saturdays a month (9am-6pm).
Some cooking. Please call for interview 540580-0770.
PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR: Highly qualified
candidate needed to lead our growing practice’s
management team. Practice Administrator is responsible for leading and directing the Practice,
in concert with board guidance/direction. Oversees all aspects of business and clinical operations, including patient care, physician and staff
employment, strategic planning, marketing, information management, risk management, and
financial management and performance. Position summary and candidate requirements available online at www.cvilleheart.com (Quick Links
tab). Salary $65-$90K DOE and we offer a generous benefit package. Email cover letter and
resume to jobs@cvilleheart.com.
REPORTER WANTED: The Fluvanna Review
is seeking a talented part-time reporter to help
cover Fluvanna County news. Must have an in-
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stinct for news. Must write well. Must be able
to meet deadlines. Send resumé and clips or a
writing sample to carlos@fluvannareview.com.
No phone calls please.
SERVICES
services
ABC PRESCHOOL CELEBRATION! We are
offering a 20% promotion through August 10,
2012 for all new students at our 64 Toby Way
location in Palmyra. Stop by between 8:30-1:30
or 2:30-5:30 to meet our staff and view our educational programs. Call 434-589-2738 for SPECIAL PRICES and more information.
AERUS - ELECTROLUX: Authorized sales,
service, and supplies for the Original Electrolux
since 1924. Tom Sutterfield, your local representative. H: 804-556-3836, C: 804-405-4046, Toll
Free: 866-343-0909.
BELLY-BLASTING SPRING SHAPE-UP at ANGELL’S FITNESS! 8 fun, safe, effective classes,
AM & PM, M-F. Special 8-week session: April
23-June 15. Registration: www.angellsfitnessanddance.com and in wall boxes outside Studio: 7 Centre Court, Lake Monticello.
BAYBERRY CUSTOM FRAMING: We carry Fluvanna H.S. Scrapbooking paper, books, plus art
supplies. Our hours are Wed, Thurs, Fri 10-4 and
Sat 9-1. New Fluco paper has been ordered, so
come on in and see us! 739 C Lake Monticello
Road. 434-591-0918.
CAREGIVER: working for reputable company
specializing in Senior Citizens, looking for clients
of my own. Trained in basic personal care and
can cook, clean, take you shopping/to doctor’s
appointments, etc. Call Christy 434-589-6356.
CERTIFIED INTERIOR DECORATOR, Dianna
Campagna. Need home decorating & remodeling ideas? Dianna can help you create a space
to enjoy on any budget. 15 years of experience.
Call Blue Ridge Building Supply & Home Center
at 434-589-2877.
GRAVITY’S EDGE: Computer repair, networking, training, data recovery. Free pick-up and
drop-off (subject to location). Complete PC Care
Optimization Package $99.95. Call 434-5896600.
SANDS PC SERVICE: Convert your pictures
& digital images to a DVD movie with music
background. Save those old photos to disk so
you will always have them. Perfect gift, for the
person who has everything. SandS PC Service
Center 106 Crofton Plaza, www.sandspc.com
589-1272.
WRITING & EDITING: The Details Company offers writing, editing and proofreading services
for your next project. Manuscripts, memoirs,
resumes, menus, articles, flyers, and more. Call
Laurie at 434-962-8339.
for
saleSALE
FOR
BUSINESS FOR SALE: Gift & Thrift business.
Included: shelving units, 2 clothes racks, 2 metal display baskets, glass counter, cash register,
oak wood display unit. Inventory: beanie babies,
stuffed animals, porcelain dolls, parts & pieces,
cloth dolls & doll furniture, kitchenware, flowers
& greenery. New & used clothes, craft, sewing &
knitting supplies, and much more. $9950. Call
434-842-2208.
DRIVEWAY STONE: 9-ton Slate Crush Run
$150, Stone $200 (Average). Includes delivery
and spread. Call 434-420-2002.
PHOTO PUZZLE: 16”x20” 320-piece puzzle
with any photo. Order on-line at www.mightypuzzle.com. Only $29.95 each. Enter code
SPRING12 for instant $5 discount, free shipping. Send photo to john@mightypuzzle.com.
PREMIUM FIREWOOD for sale, $85 for a pickup truck load. Please call Dane or Andrea at
Smith Tree Surgeons. Home 434-589-2689 or
Cell 454-872-3814.
REMOVABLE WALL PHOTOS: Any photo
printed on removable wall-tex media. Great for
sports, family & kid photos. 24” wide by up to
6-ft. high. Approximately $8/sq. ft. Email info &
image to john@mightypuzzle.com for quote and
resizing, or call 434-987-0002.
SNORKIEPOO PUP: 10 weeks old. Solid Black.
Non-shedding, highly intelligent. Will grow to be
less than 10lbs. $300. Call Peggy at 434-9622762.
HEALING MEMORY BEARS are a treasure to
have and to hold. They are made from a piece
of your loved one’s clothing. For information call
434-589-8201.
for
rentRENT
FOR
DIXIE/FORK UNION RENTAL: Beautiful 5 bedroom, 4 bath on 4.5 acres in Dixie/Fork Union.
3900 square feet, master bedroom, large eatin kitchen, formal dining-room. $1595/month,
lease purchase possible. Call 434-979-5530 or
434-242-8534.
LAKE MONTICELLO HOUSE: Walk to Beach
4. Split-BR ranch, 3 BR, 2 BA, garage, fenced
backyard, clean & comfy. Available 3/26. Pets
considered w/deposit. $1,200/month + deposit.
Call Keith Smith 434-531-0795, Realtor, Century
21 Monticello Properties.
OFFICES FOR RENT starting at $200 in Crofton
Plaza. Call Jo Ann Sears, First Virginia Homes,
for information at 434-960-5121.
PALMYRA/FORK UNION TOWNHOUSES:
$850/month, 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhome.
DSL available, central air and heat, W/D, dishwasher, pet friendly. Available 3/31/11. Call Arthur 434-979-5530 or 434-242-8534.
wanted
WANTED
FSPCA SPONSORS NEEDED for our “Pet of the
Week” ad in the Fluvanna Review. Your name
and/or business name will be printed in the ad
as sponsor. Call Diane at the Fluvanna Review,
434-591-1000, Ext 21.
OLD COINS: I BUY OLD COINS. 434-466-7968.
yard
saleSALE
YARD
YARD SALE: 9 Old Homestead Circle, Lake
Monticello, Saturday, 4/21/12 at 9 a.m. Dressers,
tables, lots of kitchen items, pictures, household
items, priced to sell! Moving to a small house.
No early sales!
Free
FREE
FREE PUPPIES to good home. Six months old.
German Shepard hound mix. Shots up to date,
next shots free. Please call 434-953-3981 or
434-842-1550.
THIS WEEK’S PET
MULCH DELIVERED: Pickup truck load (2-1/2
cubic yards). OTHER SERVICES: Yardwork, firewood, handyman work, dump runs (metal). Call
434-589-6356.
ONLINE CLASSES: iLearnVirginia offers middle
and high school level courses, including all core
subjects, Honors and AP classes. In-person tutoring and support. We serve homeschool, private and public school students. Lake residents,
certified teachers. Call 434-962-2839, and visit
us at www.ilearnvirginia.com.
RRP PAINTING: Residential & Small Commercial jobs. Spring Special: 12’x12’x8’, walls
only, $200.00. 12’x20’x8’, walls only, $225.00.
Customer furnishes paint, prep work extra. Licensed/Insured. Call 540-967-2577.
SPRING METAL BUILDINGS CLEARANCE:
Thousands off factory direct pricing, discount
shipping available. Available sizes include
24x20, 20x30, & more!! Limited availability. Call
today 877-280-7456.
Eli
Someone found me on the side of
the road with a badly broken leg
and brought me to the FSPCA.
They had my leg fixed and now
I am ready for a home. I am a
little quiet around new people
but would be great for a family
with children. Won’t you come
visit me? I’m a Labrador Retriever Mix SPCA, 5239 Union Mills
Road, Troy, VA (434) 591-0123.
S PONSORED
BY
A SBESTCO
Blessing
the animals
CONTRIBUTED BY CINDY BROWN
The ceremony known as the blessing of the animals has existed for centuries, its origin being the St. Francis
Feast Day in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who was famous for his love of all
the animals and critters of his world.
Catholics, Episcopalians, and United
Methodists most commonly hold blessing of the animals ceremonies on or
around Oct. 4, near the date of Francis’
death on Oct 3, 1226, although the actual date of local ceremonies has seen
varied adaptations over the years.
Locally, the Palmyra United Methodist Church chose April 14 for its day of
blessing. The Rev. Dr. Sandra Benton
Plasters (or Pastor Sandi to many) invited all members of the Fluvanna community to join in the special ceremony
to bless our non-human family members. Whatever you and your pet’s religious affiliation, all were welcomed
to participate in the brief service to ask
for God’s blessing for our pets and to
thank him for the gift of their companionship.
In our world, there are always those
who question why events such as this
exist. You have to love a press release
that a United Methodist pastor in Ari-
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The Rev. Dr. Sandra Benton of Palmyra United Methodist Church blessed a pet.
Photo by Don Shotwell.
zona used hoping to promote his plans
for the rite with the animals. “Blessing to welcome all crawlers”, said the
headline. The event, he said, will bring
“…animals from hamsters to horses for
this once-a-year blessing. We welcome
anyone who brings their wagging,
squirming, wriggling, fluttering array
of beloved creatures (two-legged, four-
legged, no-legged, winged and finned)
for a blessing…, however, no blessings
will be given to any critter that bites the
pastor!!”
The event on Saturday was a success
and our pets, including a pet fish, were
warmly recognized in the kingdom of
God.
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The Haden farm near Bybee.
Barn Lady reminisces about Fluvanna barn
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
It was Helen Gowen who suggested
Phyllis Campbell Whitley do a story
on the barns of Fluvanna – one in
particular.
Whitley said it was a whim that soon
became a passion and led to a book
titled Barns of Summers County – West
Virginia Heritage.
Historian Whitley reaches beyond
the conventional idea of barns as a
simple structure, delving farther into
the past to talk about the stories behind
these antiquated, weathered structures,
some still standing against time.
Though much of the book centers
around Summers County in West
Virginia, where Whitley was born and
spent summers on the family farm, she
still recalls one special barn in Fluvanna
County. Though they have lived in
Spotsylvania since 1977, Whitley and
her husband, A. C., have a cottage on
the Greenbrier River just a few yards
from where she was born.
Why write a book about barns?
The idea to photograph the barns
in Summers County began the fall
of 2008. Deep in my mind I had the
thought of a “picture book” to share
with others.
I believe it was at that moment I knew
it was meant for me to chronicle stories
and publish a book about the “Barns of
Summers County”. The photographs
are important but the people and
their stories behind the buildings was
something that needed to be told.
When my grandparent’s barn was
demolished a few years ago, I felt the
need to capture pictures of the older
barns in the area and publish them as
a photo journal. Visiting with people
in the area quickly led me to believe
there were more than photographs that
needed to be captured and documented.
I knew I wanted a book about the barns
built in the county before 1950, with
stories about the barns, the people and
the life in one small county in southern
West Virginia. I felt the photographs
were important but the people and
their stories behind their buildings
were also something that begged to
be told. I passionately believe that
the heritage, the culture, and more
importantly, the people who created
the barns are treasures that must be
preserved for future generations. Over
240 barns built before 1950 have
been photographed and documented.
Approximately 35 people have donated
photographs and stories of barns that
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are no longer standing for inclusion in
the book. I press onward.
What is the connection to Fluvanna?
Many local people will remember
my husband, A. C. Whitley, who grew
up in Palmyra. He is the son of the
late Dr. and Mrs. Ayer C. Whitley. His
father was the local doctor for many
years and many people today can boast
that Dr. Whitley brought them into this
world. They were close friends with
Asa and Lettie Haden, now deceased,
who lived on a farm at Bybee, where
A.C. would play there while growing
up. That was his only connection with
barns until four years ago when we
began our mission, that was somewhat
like an old fashioned “barn raisin,” not
to raise the sides of a building, but to
help raise awareness of the importance
of preservation of our barns and the
history of the people whose lives were
intertwined with barns. A.C.and I were
very close to the Haden’s and after
his parents passed away they sort of
“adopted” us. Lettie was like a mother
to me.
Any photos of the barns on the Haden
property?
I have a copy of a painting I did a
number of years ago of one of the
barns on the Haden property though
I understand the barn may not be
standing now and a photo I have not
previously shared with anyone for
publication.
How did you and A.C. go about photographing these barns and documenting the stories? A. C. and I developed a plan to visit
every road in the county and locate
every barn built before 1950. We
thought we would find 50–75 barns
that fit this criteria. The roads were
often narrow and steep. A.C. quickly
saw that I needed a jeep if we planned
to cover all the roads, all 657 miles
(including 200 miles that were no
longer maintained). He surprised
me with a jeep for the job and did
much of the driving. He spent time
talking with the owners to learn and
document the stories about farming
while I photographed the barns. The
people were pleased to be included and
shared many stories that are included
in the book. I soon became known in
the area as “The Barn Lady of Summers
County,” a nickname that became
a badge of pride. After almost three
years we found over 250 barns built
during the time frame we had set and
decided it was time to stop or a book
would never materialize. A.C. says, “We
didn’t get them all, but I do not think
we missed many.”
How did you go about getting the book
published?
I designed a web site, www.
barnsofsummerscounty.com
and
began getting the word out. Newspapers
and magazines began publicizing
the project. Wayne Dementi of
Dementi Milestones Publishing, Inc. in
Richmond. agreed to publish the book.
Mr. Dementi was quick to understand
the vision I had for the book, and my
determination that it be printed in the
USA. Jostens, a well known printing
firm, was contacted and they signed
on to print the book at their Tennessee
plant. With design for the book set,
I documented over 230 stories to
accompany each photograph in the
book. A. C. researched and verified
information provided by the people
during the visits, and he became
the proof reader, while providing moral
support for the project.
Any last thoughts?
It is a beautiful book. It is a book for
the ages, a record of the heritage of a
part of our great country; something
for future generations. If you love old
barns, history and/or West Virginia you
will love and treasure this book.
Proceeds from the sale of the books
go to the Summers County, West
Virginia Public Library.
Mr. FCHS: The Fluvanna County High School Beta Club sponsored the 2012 Mr. FCHS which was held in the Central Elementary auditorium on April 14. Proceeds from
the event went to support Relay For Life. Senior Ben Lacy won Mr. Congeniality. Freshman Austen Billingsley was the overall winner of the event. Photo by David Stemple.
FSPCA annual 5K
another success
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
Kristen Minnis was thrilled with the turnout for
Saturday’s (April 14) event at the Lake Monticello
Golf Course.
“We netted over $3,000 from the event and had
112 participants,” said Minnis.
No one could have asked for a more beautiful
morning as the crowd gathered for take-off down
Bunker Boulevard and beyond into the golf course.
Those who were running had a goal to win in their
category and those who just like to walk did so for a
good cause.
The winners were:
Top male overall
Top male age 19 and below
Top male age 20-29
Top male age 30-39
Top male age 40-49
Top male age 50-59
Top male age 60+
Top female overall
Top female age 19 and below
Top female age 20-29
Top female age 30-39
Top female age 40-49
Top female age 50-59
Top female age 60+
Dan Kicza
Isaac Babbitt
Forrest Garrison
Dan Kicza
William Campbell
Richard Young
Richard O’Hare
Hayley Finch
Natalie Raab
Hayley Finch
Heather DeVault
Janice Raab
Robyn Lane
Mary McFadyen
Overall female winner
Hayley Finch. Photo by
David Stemple.
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