April 2012 Scottsville Monthly

MONTHLY
March 16–April 12, 2012 ★ ONE COPY FREE
Scottsville
Your News Source For Scottsville On The James
Cypress Bay Kennel
Breeding
Champions
Scottsville’s Springs
Healing Herbs
Sheridan’s Campaign
You can view Scottsville Monthly online at: fluvannareview.com
You can view Scottsville Monthly online at: fluvannareview.com
Page 4
Community
Lions Club District Governor's Visit,
Blindness Exercise, and New Members
L
ions International District (24C) Govenor Partricia Isacc is shown
with Scottsville Lions President John
Sykes inducting three new members
according to a Lions tradition of having
them
experience
"sightlessness".
Blindfolded in the picture, from left to
right, are Kathy Wildauer, Alessandra
DeBosis, and Bruce Lugn (new members) being inducted by DG Isaac and
local President John Sykes. Sponsor
Ron Smith is on the far right, Laura
Keeton another sponsor (just visible) on
the far left. The Lions focus on restoring sight and hearing by helping to provide glasses and hearing aids for people
who cannot afford them. For information regarding membership or hearing
or sight needs call President John Sykes
at 434-987-5399.
Barnett Real Estate
383 Valley Street, Scottsville ✦ Office: (434) 286-9900 ✦ Fax: (434) 286-9393
www.barnettre.com
161 JEFFAL LANE
$249,900 BUSINESS FOR SALE
BETTER THAN NEW! 4 year old 4BR, 3.5BA ranch
w/full basement featuring a 2-car rear entry
garage, in-law suite, and fantastic screened porch
to enjoy those quiet summer evenings. Very private property on 6.31 acres, only minutes from
Scottsville. Priced to sell! Call Larry Barnett
$23,214
Fantastic, absolutely charming
successful restaurant in the middle of downtown Scottsville.
Delightful interior & outstanding
food. Profit and loss info will be
shared with serious buyers. Call
Larry 434-960-6038
MLS 491865
$189,900
3BR, 2.5BA contemporary style home in Lake
Monticello. Open spacious floor plan w/lots of
natural light. Large LR w/ stone fireplace, elegant marble floor in foyer, and huge MBR w/private balcony. New roof, stainless steel appliances, level wooded backyard w/new fence,
paved driveway, and large 2-car garage.
MLS 492785
$69,900
Vintage 2BR, 1BA cottage on 3+ private
acres of open lawn and mature hardwood
trees. Open floor plan conveys spaciousness.
Property includes 2 storage sheds.
NEW LISTING
SOUTH FORK FARMS LAND
$575,000
Only 10 min. from UVA, 21 AC of extraorSOLD BY LARRY BARNETT
dinary views! Mostly open land, some
$64,900
hardwoods, and 4-board fencing. 15
gal/min well, survey, and 5 BR perc report 3 BR, 2 BA ranch only 4 yrs. old, less than
available. Numerous sites for your dream 3 miles from Scottsville. A fantastic buy
for $64,900.
home. Call Victor
Larry Barnett
434-960-6038
BROKER
LAND
LISTINGS
MLS 496902
$59,900
Affordable 3 BR, 2 BA manufactured home
on 2 acres. Large open level yard.
Includes 2 sheds and a car port. Call
Sarah
Fluvanna
Albemarle
MLS 472998 – 10 ACRES $58,900
MLS 495021–10 AC $169,900
2 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
Sarah Churchill
434-882-2980
REALTOR®
Victor Ray
434-962-2628,
ASSOCIATE BROKER
Don’t
Miss...
Community
“Why The River Bends:
Scottsville and The James”
April 15 through October 2012. Sat. 10.a.m - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The Scottsville Museum opens for the 2012 season on Sunday, April 15, at 2
p.m. The opening program will feature Adam Robinson, our 2011 museum intern,
who was sponsored by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia.
He will discuss and explain his display, “Why the River Bends”. This new exhibit
features several charts, and a 3-D rendering of geological and topographical maps
that trace the development of the horseshoe bend of the James River over millennia. On display are many rock samples from his on-site excursions around the river.
He produced a short, but informative, video presentation available for view.
The previous exhibit, “Where the River Bends: Scottsville and the James.” is still
on display. It includes vintage photographs, and artifacts illustrating town life at different eras, and a timeline bring the history of Scottsville to life.
The public is invited to attend and refreshments are provided. Free.
East Main Street, Scottsville. 434-286-3466. www.avenue.org/smusuem.
◆ Vol. 10 No. 9, March 16–April 12, 2012 ◆
What’s
INSIDE......
Adam Robinson. Photo courtesy of Scottsville Museum.
Scottsville
MONTHLY
Your News Source For Scottsville On The James
Publisher
C. M. Santos
valleyeditor@embarqmail.com
Editor
C.M. Santos
valleyeditor@embarqmail.com
Churches
Area Church Lent Worship
Services and much
more...Page 7
Advertising Director
Judi Price
valleysales@embarqmail.com
Advertising Accounts Manager
Diane Eliason
Graphic Designer
Marilyn Ellinger
History
The watering holes of
Scottsville...pages 8-10
Staff Writers
Ruth Klippstein
Marianne Ramsden
Laurel Greene
Contributors
Sunny Lenz, Debra Thornton
Suzanna Stone, Scottsville Lions Club
Scottsville Library, Scottsville Museum
Email: valleyeditor@embarqmail.com
Photo Submissions:
valleyeditor@embarqmail.com
Calendar
Soup, Chili and Bluegrass,
fish Fry-Reel and much
more...page 111
People
Suzanna Stone clinical
herbalist...page 12
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 59, Palmyra, VA
22963.
Fax: (434) 589-1704
Disclaimer: The Scottsville Monthly does not
endorse or recommend any product or service and is
not responsible for any warranties or claims made by
advertisers in their ads.
General: Scottsville Monthly is published monthly
by Valley Publishing Corp. It is the only paper that
covers Scottsville exclusively. A total of 3,500
copies are circulated throughout greater Scottsville.
One copy is free, additional copies are $1 each
payable in advance to the publisher.
Subscriptions: Copies will be mailed for the
subscription price of $35 per year. Please mail a
check and a note with your name and address to:
Subscriptions Dept., P.O. Box 59, Palmyra, VA
22963.
Submissions, tips, ideas, etc.: The Scottsville
Monthly encourages submissions and tips on items
of interest to Scottsville citizens. However we reserve
the right to edit submissions and cannot guarantee
they will be published. The Scottsville Monthly will
not be responsible for returning submitted materials.
Please include S.A.S.E. if you would like items
returned. Please keep calendar submissions to fifty
words or less, letters to the editor to 300 words or
less and feature stories to 500 words or less. Mail
submissions to: The Scottsville Monthly, P.O. Box
59, Palmyra, VA 22963.
Classified ads: Please send a written or typed
copy of the ad with a $10 check to: Classifieds
Department P.O. Box 59, Palmyra, VA 22963.
You can also email valleyads@embarqmail.com
and pay by credit card. Please specify the category it should appear under. Ads must be 30 words
or less. Sorry, classifieds will not be taken by
phone.
Next advertising deadline: April 4 for April 13 –
May 10 issue.
© Valley Publishing Corp. 2012 All rights reserved.
Location: 2987 Lake Monticello Rd., Palmyra
Phone: (434) 591-1000
This is Ch. Cypress Bay's
See Sea Baby (Baby)
Bred by Debbie Thornton
Owned by Debbie Thornton and
Peggy Lange
She won the 2005
Newfoundland Club
of American National
She also won 2006 Best of
Breed at Westminster
Photo by Debra Thornton
Cover designed by Marilyn Ellinger
The Sooner the Better! Deadline for Calendar/Event Items: To make sure your event related items are published, please send the information two weeks before the Wednesday deadline of that month’s publication. Next deadline for Scottsville Monthly is April 4th. Email:
valleyeditor@embarqmail.com Did you know...you can view Scottsville Monthly online by going to fluvannareview.com
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 3
Cover Story
Ch. Cypress Bay's Party On - Portuguese Water dog.
All photos courtesy of Debra Thornton
Ch. Cypress Bay's Stormin Norman.
Breeding Champions at Cypress Bay’s kennels
BY MARIANNE RAMSDEN
CORRESPONDENT
M
any years ago Marv and Debra
Thornton visited Venice and while
enjoying the view and sipping
wine, Debra suggested to Marv they should have
another baby. After all, the older children were
self-sufficient and no longer living at home. The
deal was nixed and Debra, not to be stymied,
surprised him with another kind of baby, a
Newfoundland puppy and started Cypress Bay
Kennels in 1983 when they lived in California.
The dog didn’t turn out to be a show dog
(although he remained a treasured pet) and they
purchased an adult champion female and she
became Cypress Bay's foundation stock. During
this time, the Thornton's moved from California
to Pennsylvania. They were not happy there
and actively started to look for another place further south. They found Scottsville, and like so
many of us, fell in love with the town and its
inhabitants. They purchased land, built a house,
some kennels, fenced in a large area of the property and dug a pond. Cypress Bay Kennel opened
in Scottsville in 2001.
While settling in they decided to add a smaller
breed and were encouraged to try Portuguese
Water Dogs (PWDs) . It was love at first sight and
all four of their “porties” sleep in the Thornton’s
bed at night. Debra says: “They are smart, mischievous and loving dogs.“ They can
open doors and let themselves in or out that way.
See
Once one of them wanted
to play and needed some
playmates. She quietly
Page 5
opened three doors, made
her way to the enclosure
where the Newfoundlands were
frolicking and led all six of them to the pond. They
Champions
Puppy Erika Flores. Abandoned near beach in Acapulco - Rescued
by Animal Care Association of Mexico.
4• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
Cover Story
Naming of the dogs
If you watch dog shows you must have noticed the long, sometimes pretentious names that don’t roll over the tongue easily. How about hanging
out your back door and calling for “Cypress Bay’s Can Do Cassandra” or
“Cypress Bay’s Ziourgang Contessa Tabu?” That is why dog breeders chose
nicknames like “Cassie” or “Tess“. The naming follows a certain path: first
comes the name of the breeder's kennel, then the name of the kennel it
belongs to. After that comes a name chosen by the breeder and that can go
in all directions. This is how you get to “Cypress Bay’s Pouch Cove Chester.”
When he is called he is just plain “Chester.” Debra likes to follow a theme or
use the season when the dog was born, like the one born on March 17 who
was named “Leaping Leprechauns”.
Champions
from
Page 5
continue to frolic in the
not so clean pond until
they were found out. All
10 dogs had to be bathed,
dried and groomed. This
wasn’t as disastrous as
when some visiting dogs
Ch. Pouch Cove Cypress Bay Nicodema - Portuguese
decided to take a bath in
Water Dog.
the pond. Unfortunately,
the pond had recently been drained and all that was left was mud, which didn’t bother the dogs at all. More bathing ensued.
The “Newfies” have their own apartment downstairs, with a living room, family
room, and kitchen. “They don’t do a lot of cooking”, Marv says, “I make most of
the people meals and Debra feeds the dogs.”
Debra is a licensed American Kennel Club judge, which turns out to be no stroll
in the park. You have to be a breeder of good stranding for 15 years, have bred five
litters and have shown five champion dogs. After a written test you are allowed to
judge only your own breed. If things go well you can be assigned
to judge other breeds in your group. In Debra’s case this is the
Working Group. She has now advanced to judging 60 differSee
ent breeds, including the Working Group, Hound Group,
the Miscellaneous Group and Best in Show. She has
judged in many European countries (next trip is to
Page 6
Sweden), in Australia, as well as many of the top shows in
the USA. She is a member of numerous dog-related associa-
Champions
wn!
O
o
t
t
Ren
starting at $78 per month
apitol
heds
.Com
Two Story Multiple Car
Garages Customized for You
Delivered to or Built on Your Site
v
SHEDS
v
GARAGES
v
PLAYHOUSES
v
SWING SETS
Best in Show -Skyline Kennel Club 2005. Debra Thornton breeder, owner and handler.
Newfoundland Club of
America Best of Breed
2005 CH. Cypress
Bay's See Sea Baby.
Do Your Animals Need Shelter
for the Winter?
Visit Us for Your Animal Shelters!
POOL HOUSES Visit a Location Near You or
v
Visit www.CapitolSheds.com
GAZEBOS
v
Ruckersville Location
v
ANIMAL SHELTERS 8824
Seminole Trail * Ruckersville, VA 22968
v
ON-SITE RENTAL
434-964-1901
Create Memories for a Lifetime
in your own backyard!
With over 75 Models to Choose From!
Financing available
Financing Available
Get Pre-Approved
On-Line at
CapitolSheds.com
Start With Trust
Pay to
Order the
Of:
John D.
Custome
123
r
Anytown,Any Street
USA 99999
Capi
One Thous tol Shed
and Nine s
Hundred
Bank
of
B
Memo:
Anytown the People
, State
USA
Storag
Date:
Aug 30,
1001
2011
Fifty
Dollars 1950.00
e Shed
A1234567
89A 1234
John Cust
56789C
omer
1001
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 5
Cover Story
WestminsterDigital - Ch. Cypress
Bay's JL Snazzy Story at Avalon Bey.
Best of Breed Westminster 2012.
Champions
from
Page 5
GCh. Cypress Bay's Don Juan DeMarco #1 Newfoundland Show Dog 2011.
tions. The breeder’s
profit margin is very small.
“It is my passion and it’s a labor of
love”, she says. Naturally, not every litter will produce dogs that meet the
tough criteria of show dog standards,
which is the description of the ideal
specimen of each breed. This doesn’t
mean those dogs are defective in any
way. Those dogs become pets. “I prefer
to breed dogs as pets”, says Debra.
Most breeders chose to breed only pets.
Formerly, Larry L. Miller P.C.
M
MILLER LAW
GROUP, PC
We are a debt relief agency
6 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
Bankruptcy–Business Formations
Business Law–Family Law–Real Estate
NEW ADDRESS
Miller Law Group P.C.
1160 Pepsi Place Suite 341
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 974-9776 • (434) 974-6773 Fax
email: millerlawgrouppc@millerlawgrouppc.com
www.millerlawgrouppc.com
These have the same excellent pedigree
as the champions.
“Of course, adopting a non-pedigree
dog from a shelter is fine, but you really don’t know its complete background,
which could be a drawback. If you want
a dog with even temperament that suits
your family and its life style get a purebred dog”, she says. The buyers are
screened carefully and are asked to
come to the kennel to pick up their
dogs.
Debra has bred over 100 show dog
champions in over 30 years and her
office wall is covered with photographs,
plaques, ribbons, citations and other
accolades she has received from her
many champions.
Debra added another mission to her
busy life. While visiting Acapulco in
2005 she noticed all the stray dogs
roaming the streets fending for themselves. Most had been kept as pets, but
when the drug wars became headline
news the tourist business decreased
enormously. Many could hardly feed
their own families let alone their dogs.
Jobs were lost, hotels and restaurants
closed. Debra urges us to return to the
beaches: “Acapulco’s reputation since
the drug war began, has been maligned.
It’s perfectly safe if you stay away from
certain neighborhoods.” she says. She
helped fund the non-profit “Animal
Care
Association
of
Mexico.”
According to its web site the purpose is
“to assist and reduce the number of
stray, sick or starving dogs.” They are
spayed or neutered, receive inoculations and medications. They are either
placed with new owners or returned to
a place where they can be observed,
medicated and fed. All work is done by
volunteers and all is paid for by generous donors.
To find out more, and to donate,
please contact Debra at 286-9504 or
email her at cypressbaydlt@gmail.com
Naturally, you may also contact her to
adopt an adorable Newfoundland or
smart and loving Portuguese Water dog.
Calendar
Scottsville Churches to Hold
Evening Prayer Services
During Lent
“These Lenten prayer services have become a cherished Lenten tradition here in Scottsville,” says the Rev.
Ellen White, rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Parish.
“They bring the whole community together to renew
our faith during these weeks leading up to Easter.”
The five participating churches are: Antioch Baptist,
Scottsville Baptist, Scottsville United Methodist,
Scottsville Presbyterian, and St. Anne’s Episcopal
Parish. The schedule of worship leaders and supper providers is as follows:
March 20
Ellen White
St. Anne’s Episcopal Parish
March 27
Greg Smith
Antioch Baptist Church
Scottsville Community Lenten Prayer Service
(March 20 - Mar. 27)
This ecumenical weekly prayer service will take place at the Scottsville United
Methodist Church on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m., with a light supper
following. Rev. Ellen will lead the worship service on March 20th with St. Anne's
Parish providing supper.
St. Anne’s Food Pantry
Please help by bringing canned food to church every Sunday, such as, Salmon,
Tuna, Chicken Breast, Spam, Beef Stew, Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Dumpling
Soup, Sirloin Beef Soup, Whole Potatoes, Green Beans, Instant Oatmeal (Regular
Flavor), Apple Sauce, Creamy Peanut Butter, Instant Folger's Coffee, Vanilla
Pudding Mix, Canned Peaches, and Soda Crackers. Copies of the daily devotional
"Forward Day by Day" may be found on the tables at the back of the churches.
Please feel free to pick one up.
St. George Catholic Church in Scottsville
to host St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Speaker
St. George Parish in Scottsville will be hosting a St. Patrick's Day
Dinner on Saturday, March 17th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. The church is located at 7240 Scottsville Rd. (corner of Rt. 20
and Langhorne Rd.) Following a dinner of corned beef and cabbage,
potatoes, Irish soda bread, tea and desserts, the children will be
escorted to the Christian Formation Center to view a film about the
life of St. Patrick, while the Rev. Gordon Lindsey of Scottsville
Presbyterian Church presents a talk about the life and times of St.
Patrick to the youth and adults. Anyone who is interested in attending or learning
more about the dinner should contact the parish office by e-mail at
stgeorge604@juno.com or by calling Ellen Sherwood at (434) 286-4978. There is
no cost for the event, but we must know how many guests to expect so that we can
plan accordingly.
St. Anne's Episcopal Parish contemplative
prayer service
Contemplative Prayer Service: St. Anne's Episcopal Parish in Scottsville will hold
a contemplative prayer service centering on the gift and wonder of creation on
Sunday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m. This monthly service features music (singing and
instrumental), times of quiet, along with spoken word in poetry, prose and scripture.
All are welcome. Location is Christ Church (900 Glendower Rd, Scottsville, VA).
For more information, call the parish office of St. Anne’s Episcopal Parish (434)
286-3437 or visit the website. www.sae.avenue.org.
12
Town of Dillwyn Centennial 1912-20
The Pryor House.
Pryor House
The Harden Store. Drawings by Margaret Pennington with permisson
from Historic Buckingham.
Harden Store
BY MARTHA LOUIS
CORRESPONDENT
O
n the spot where Century 21 now stands, there is a lot of wonderful
history. Long before it was a real estate office, it was Murphy's Market
and way before that it was Harden's Store.
Harden, son of the depot agent , opened a small grocery store in the early days
of Dillwyn. Chewing tobacco, meal , flour, salt, sugar, yard goods, thread, coffee, beans, eggs and live chickens were some of the items for sale. Later the
store became a restaurant operated by Mrs. Ramsey. It burned and days were
spent sifting the ashes for her diamonds. None were found. Mrs. R. E. Newton
ran the restaurant after it was rebuilt and , before the days of school cafeterias ,
served teachers a lunch of a meat and two vegetables for 10 cents. Mrs.
Henderson Taylor ran it still later. Good lunches were served reasonably and pies
of all kinds were on the menu.
BY MARTHA LOUIS
CORRESPONDENT
T
his house is one of the oldest in Dillwyn. It originally was a small cottage
wit a slate roof, weaterboarding and a stone chimney. Mr. Pryor was a
native of Appomattox and a Confederate Veteran.Mrs. Pryor ran what
later became known as the Culbreth Hotel until Mr. W.R. Silvey gave her land and
they managed to build this cottage. Later Mr.and Mrs. Potter live there for some
time. They added rooms to accommodate their growing family and published the
Clarion , a weekly newspaper. Mr. Potter taught the senior class in the Methodist
Sunday School .
Sheriff Jack Snoddy Sr. and his wife Rubie occupied the house next. They reared
their 4 boys here and "Oolie" became sheriff to follow his father's footsteps.
Another son, John R. Snoddy, Jr. became Commonwealth Attorney and then
was appointed Judge.
Mrs. John Apperson next lived in the little cottage . It now had a brick chimney
and improvements to make it a very attractive home. She was know for her beautiful flowers and shrubbery.
The Pryor House is now "The Spa" and home of Melissa Louis.
Thanks to Historic Buckingham's "The Courthouse Burned" Vol II.
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 7
History
Of rivers, wells and springs
BY RUTH KLIPPSTEIN
CORRESPONDENT
Photo courtesy
of Scottsville Museuma.
c.1912-1915, photographer uncredited; in Robert Goldstone's 1953 thesis "Historical Geography of Scottsville, Virginia," Masters thesis, UVa.
W
ater is always important in the siting and
success of either cities and towns or a
house standing alone in woods or fields.
Scottsville needed the James River for commerce and
growth, but while it has used it for drinking water,
Scottsville has needed other sources as well.
“When I was a little child we didn’t have electricity,”
Raymon Thacker has described. “Don’t think we
were poor though. We had running water: three
Don’t
Miss
times a day I ran to the town well.” Immediately to
the west behind the Methodist Church (then further
east on Main Street), the town well could be found
directly in front of the 1835 Tompkins House on
Jackson Street.
The well, Thacker says, had an “arrangement of little cups on a belt you cranked to bring up water.”
There was also a rock-surrounded spring with “the
nicest water”—still there, he says—in the woods below
Book signing and speech
at the Scottsville Museum
BY MARIANNE RAMSDEN
CORRESPONDENT
T
he Scottsville Museum is pleased to
invite the public to a book signing on
Monday (April 23) at 7 p.m. The recently published book: "Sheridan's James River Campaign
of 1865 through Central Virginia" will be presented by its author, Richard Nicholas. This is the
story of the Yankee cavalry raid led by Major
General Philip H. Sheridan through Scottsville
and the surrounding area during the last month
of the Civil War. Militarily, it was an insignificant
event against almost no Confederate opposition,
and the result had little, if any, impact on the outcome of the war. But for the town of Scottsville
and the thousands of people up and down the
valley of the James River exposed to Sheridan's
marauding cavalrymen, the raid had an enormous and unforgettable impact on their lives.
This book is an attempt to document the history
of the campaign and to tell the story of some of
those people who were caught in the path of
war.
As a native of the Scottsville area and a retired
geologist, Richard Nicholas writes with a passion
rooted in the experiences of his ancestors who
lived along the James River at the time of
Sheridan's raid. In addition to the usual library
and archival sources of information, he has
incorporated a number of previously unpublished
letters and diaries documenting the first-hand
experiences of individuals who were either witnesses or victims of the raid.
Richard has authored two books in the
Virginia Regimental History Series, and writes a
monthly
column
for
the
AlbemarleCharlottesville Civil War Roundtable newsletter.
In addition, he has published several articles in
the Magazine of Albemarle County History about
both Albemarle and Scottsville history. All proceeds from the Sheridan book are dedicated to
Historic Albemarle, an organization dedicated to
the preservation of the county's heritage.
The book will be available for sale at the event.
8 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY •March 16–April 12, 2012
Mt. Walla, near Ferry and Jackson streets. Gene
Harding describes this spring as
“straight up the hill. As kids, we
played on the hill, running up
See
and down.” It was also
“where the winos met.”
Once, while careening headPage 9
long, he stepped on a napping
“wino, who let out a ‘Woof!’”
Springs
History
We Aim to Please!
Springs
Gene
ran
away all the
from
faster, not
considering
Page 8
that if the man
couldn’t stand he
couldn’t chase him.
Gene says “there used to be lots of
springs in town. On Poplar Spring
Road, up on Driver’s Hill from the
Laundromat, there was “the big one
in town. It was dug out and covered;
water ran out in a four or five inch
pipe.” There the boys learned how
to close the pipe with an ice cream
cup so water would spray out a small
hole. Half-way up the other side of
the hill on Route 6, in Fluvanna,
another spring was used regularly
into the 1950s, until the county put a
sign on all the springs stating that
they were contaminated. “I don’t
know why,” Gene says.
Gene also remembers a prank
Jack Hamner uncovers the late nineteenth
played by local youngsters on a man century horse watering trough on north Valley
who brought his water jugs to fill in a St. Photo by Ruth Klippstein.
kids’ red wagon. One day they
slipped a frog into a jug as the man
went elsewhere in town, leaving the wagon at the Pitts’ groSee
cery store; this caused great consternation and dismay on
his return.
Mayor Thacker didn’t always have an easy time running
Page 10
to and fro with his family’s water. “I would make at least
two trips a day,” he told a gathering at the Library in 1985,
Spring is
!
e
r
e
H
t
s
o
AlmEarly for Best Selection
Shop
on Poly Pieces
Rent
to
Own!
Outdoor Furniture Galore
Chicken Coop
Gazebo
Mini Barns
Play Center
Every type of Building for All Your Outdoor Needs!
Springs
Goochland%URDG6WUHHW5G0DQDNLQ6DERW9$‡
Louisa(DVW0DLQ6WUHHW/RXLVD9$‡
Orange-DPHV0DGLVRQ+LJKZD\2UDQJH9$‡
Ashland:DVKLQJWRQ+LJKZD\$VKODQG9$‡
Thornburg-HII'DYLV+LJKZD\6SRWV\OYDQLD9$‡
THE FLUVANNA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS THE 2011-2012 SEASON
AT
CARYSBROOK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Robert Jospe´:
Drummer,
Saturday March 31 – percussionist and
composer
7:30 p.m.
Fluvanna Local
Talent Show:
Tickets:
★$10 /advance
★ $12 /at the door
Come See Fluvanna’s Local Talent!
A
showcase of local talent selected by local judges from auditions
earlier this year. Come see your friends and neighbors as they
present a variety of entertainment. Experience the excitement of the finale
as the winner of the cash prize is announced.
★ Tickets: ★$10 /advance ★ $12 /at the door
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center
8880 James Madison Highway (Hwy 15)
Fork Union,VA 23055
(434) 842-1333
Saturday April 21 –
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: ★$18 /advance
★ $21 /at the door
★ $10 /Students
Free Spring Concert
The Fluvanna
Community Singers
Saturday, May 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 6– 3:00 p.m.
For Tickets, call (434) 842-1333 ★ Season Tickets $85.00 a $25.00 savings over advanced tickets
Email:FluvannaArtsCouncil@comcast.net • www.fluvannaartscouncil.com
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 9
Springs
History
In the 1860s, Fannie Patterson recalled a “spring under the chestnut trees” (of
“one in the morning and one in the evening….One
course, they are gone, too) “at the foot of the hill straight down in front of the
evening I was returning from the spring with two small
Baptist Church,” where a children’s school was held in the 1860s and ‘70s.
buckets of water when I stubbed my toe and fell with water
“Around that spring was once a lovely place to linger.”
splashing all over me. A distinguished looking gentleman visIn 1934 Susan Hill Dunn remembered back to the late nineteenth century, to
iting the Pitts (across Main Street from Thacker’s home) seated
both the well “by the lane leading up to the Power’s House,” [this is behind the
on the porch began to laugh at my predicament. Oh my! he made me mad. Mad
Methodist Church] where the children would “frolic around a bonfire at Christmas,”
at myself because I was clumsy, mad because I had lost my water, and mad at that
and Foland’s Spring, in the 1880s, “uphill from the school” where children also
old man. My mother consoled me and said that she would go back for more water
gathered. Peter Foland was a merchant and mayor of Scottsville in 1909.
but I eventually went back for another bucket, still smarting….” The next day he
Bill Mason recalls an enclosed spring under the “huge maple trees” on the rubwas told the man was Captain Lamb, a Confederate veteran and friend of Robert E.
ber plant grounds in the late 1940s. Dr. Paul McFarlane, interviewed by Charlie
Lee, who, as curator of the Confederate museum in Richmond, gave the boy a lifeFry in 1987, recalls going to school on the hill behind Victory Hall around 1910.
time pass he has continued to use.
“And the nearest water supply was down on Main Street, opposite Blair
Ruth Brooks, growing up in the large Gardner family in Esmont, recalls
[the dentist’s office beside Mink Creek] and the power building
going to the local spring as a daily chore she and her seven sib[behind the current police station]. And we carried water
lings performed. Going with neighboring children meant
Virginia Moore called
up in a bucket. And that was the senior boys’ job.
there could be playing and socializing along the way, but
this time “New Century, New Hope,” in
Every day to carry the bucket and it was rotated
even the littlest one carried a pail, perhaps a small one “Scottsville on the James,” though “plumbing
among the four or five of us.” But the appointed
that had been purchased with molasses in it—maybe
remained in a rather primitive state. There
boy invariably would not come to school that day,
holding a half gallon. “When I was older, I used a galwere few marble tubs– most were movable
except
for him—“I came every day, so I was the
lon size. We had to come through the woods, up the
tin ones filled and emptied by bucket.
sucker.
I
bet
I carried more water up that hill….It was
hill and down the hill.” And imagine how much cooking
Water came from dug wells
our
drinking
water.”
and laundry there was to do at home! The family collected
using windlass and chain.”
rain water in barrels, too; washing was heated on the cook stove
During this time, most likely, a trough dug into a spring off
the other side of this same hill was available for horses that came down
so it was always very hot in the kitchen, summer and winter. School work
Valley Street—or Plank Road as it once was. Jack Hamner was told of this—“It’s
was done by lamp light, the glasses of which the children cleaned. “Sometimes
just word of mouth; I assume it’s true: my daddy told me about it when I was a kid.
now, when things are so convenient, I wonder how did we make it,” Ruth thinks.
There was still water running in it then.” Jack recently dug out about a third of the
The spring, as far as she knows, is still bubbling out of the ground.
trough, braving thick roots, heavy soil, and cars passing close by on Route 20, south
Thomas Cleveland Sadler, who lived near Antioch Church, northeast of town,
from C&S Motors and on the east side. He found miscellaneous bricks, a circa
described early twentieth century home water systems in his “Memories of Bygone
1920s McCormick’s vanilla bottle from Baltimore, and the concrete pad in front of
Days,” in the Local History corner of the library. “There were some wells, but everythe trough, where a horse could stand while drinking. There’s an iron pipe on the
body had a spring right close to the house. They would build a large box, or someuphill side, and water was beginning to fill the trough.
times a small house, right below the spring so that the cool water from the spring
would flow through it. They would keep their milk and butter and anything else in
Virginia Moore called this time “New Century, New Hope,” in “Scottsville on the
James,” though “plumbing remained in a rather primitive state. There were few
it that they wanted to keep cool.”
marble tubs; most were movable tin ones filled and emptied by bucket. Water came
Springs, says Virginia Moore in “Virginia is a State of Mind,” have always been
from dug wells using windlass and chain.”
honored here. Pocahontas’s “real name,” she recounts, was Matoaka, “meaning a
The Scottsville Water, Light and Ice plant began to offer services in 1916. A bill
spring between two hills. By the 19th century they were in high repute medicinalfrom 1919 states that water cost “$2.25 per Quarter in advance, for which 6000
ly and romantically. Thomas Jefferson frequented the Warm Spring in Augusta
gallons may be used for one toilet and one faucet.” If the house has a bath tub as
County….” Closer to home—three miles west of Scottsville, on former State Route
well, the bill would be $4.50 a quarter. The plant was fixture in town; the town bell
622 and just over the Fluvanna line—is Albevanna Springs. “Bottled at the
in the tower was rung at noon by Charlie Lenaham, who also wrote out the bills and
Springs” as their brochure advertised, and sold through a Richmond dealer, the
kept the generator working.
water was touted by satisfied customers as “beneficial for stomach diseases, gout and
Pat Pitt says, “When I was a kid, there was a water tower behind where the jail
affections of the kidneys.” “The phosphoric acid it contains is good as a nerve tonic
was, beside where you go onto the bridge.” In corrugated metal, painted silver, it
and restorative.” “Worth its weight in gold.” “The Albevanna Springs are beautifulhad a concrete base. It pumped water from the river, filter it in the tower—but the
ly located,” wrote a Dr. Dillard; “in one of the best sections of Albemarle, and I can
river wasn’t very clean, it was used for dumping.” Jack Hamner recalls that his parsee no reasons why they should not become very popular as a health resort.”
ents would not let him swim in the James as the sewers emptied directly into it. Ice
In fact, architect D. Wiley Anderson, owner of the house and springs, had just
was made and sold at the plant. Miss Met Powers, on Jackson St., bought ice on
that in mind. As described on the Scottsville Museum website, he “drew up plans
25 separate days of July, 1931, paying $6.81 for it all.
for a resort on the property in 1923, to be called Albevanna Springs, Hotel,
Last month we looked at the failure of downtown hydrants during the disastrous
Sanatarium [sic], Health and Pleasure Resort.” The Great Depression intervened
fires of the mid-1970s. These had been installed in 1966; previously, firefighters ran
and the plans were never developed. But people continued to come to the springs
Scottsville’s two hose reel carts to a fire, or manned a bucket brigade. Virginia
for water; the nearby Wingfield family made it a Saturday ritual. A 1910 picture
Moore calls it the “problem of Scottsville’s wretched water system,” with many peopost card shows the spring with a small house over it. One Albevanna Springs label
ple still “toting drinking water from the old Albevanna Spring.” In 1968 Totier
in Jack Hamner’s collection gives the name “Ponce de Leon Water”; he also has
Creek was dammed and the reservoir created; Albemarle County Service Authority
some of the five gallon bottles used by the Springs.
took on responsibility for Scottsville’s water. It is processed chemically and physically at the Scottsville Water Treatment plant; calcium hypochlorite and fluoride are
added. The Service Authority reports yearly on water quality, with detailed information available on their website. Testing for 2010 showed an “excellent” quality.
Citizen concern helped stop a 2005 plan to pipe water from the James to help
Charlottesville’s shortage.
Lucinda Wheeler remembers the well that served residents of Paulett Village off
Route 20 to the north of town. The water was always “cloudy and dingy” for the 20
years her family lived there; all houses had to take care of their own wastewater. “I
was sick and tired of it, so I was thrilled to move to Scottsville thirty-seven years ago.
The pressure is always good, the water so clear, and we have a wonderful system.”
She remembers Johnny Lan who “used to keep it in operation and did so much for
the town.” Lloyd Barns now runs the treatment plant in Scottsville.
We’ve come a long way from Matoaka, Virginia’s spring between two hills, but
we will always need—and savor—clear, pure water.
from
Page 9
[Thanks to all mentioned here who answered my questions and suggested
new ones, and especially to Jack Hamner, for his extra work and interest in our
history,--rk]
10 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
Calendar
This year’s menu includes fish & chips, coleslaw, corn bread, brownies and a beverage.
The flowering plants decorating the tables will be sold to help our fund raiser.
Meals on Wheels delivers a hot meal to home bound neighbors 5 days a week, 52
weeks a year The nutritious meal and the friendly face of the volunteer who checks
in each weekday often allows our neighbors to continue to live at home. Everyone
who needs a home delivered meal gets one whether or not they can afford to pay...
Most meals are paid for with donations to Meals on Wheels. So, when you pay for
your fish dinner you are really getting a great meal and paying to provide meals to
a neighbor in need.
We hope to see you, your family, and your friends on Friday, March 30, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Scottsville United Methodist Church
for a tasty fish & chip dinner.
Tickets are $10 for Adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the door and carry out is available. Call 434 286-2888 for more information.
Soup, Chili and Bluegrass at Sharon Baptist
Sharon Baptist Church will host the award winning Blue Grass band, Willow
Branch, on Saturday, March 24 for an evening of soup, chili and bluegrass. Dinner
will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the concert will start at 7:00. There is no ticket charge,
but a love offering will be taken to support the Sharon Fellowship Hall Building
Fund. Come join us for good food, good fellowship and great bluegrass. Sharon is
located at 1620 Sharon Church Road.
Twelfth Annual Meals on Wheels
Fish Fry- Reel
On Friday, March 30, from 5:30-7:30 pm, Scottsville area churches and local
businesses come together at the Scottsville United Methodist Church on Main Street
to serve a traditional fish & chip dinner to benefit Meals on Wheels for our home
bound neighbors. . Friendship, cooperation, and good food are what make our
local fish fry so successful. Everyone who works at the fish Fry is a volunteer. This
community support enables us to give all of our profits to provide meals to our home
bound neighbors.
Scottsville Spring Clean-Up Day
Come join your neighbors on Saturday, March 24th for Scottsville’s Spring-Up
Day, meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Scottsville’s Farmer’s Market pavilion. (Please
remember to bring work gloves.) Rain date is March 31st. For more information,
contact Kim Yoder 286-6596 or Brenda Hyson 286-2892.
Town Council Meetings
Monday, March 19:Town Council Reg. Session, 7:00 p.m. Victory Hall, 2nd floor.
Wednesday, March 21: Enhancement Projects. Oversight Committee, 6:00 p.m.
Victory Hall, 2nd floor.
Monday, April 2: Public Safety Committee 6:00 p.m. Victory Hall, 2nd floor.
Single Day Event
Wednesday, April 4: Enhancement Projects Oversight Committee, 6:00 p.m.
Victory Hall, 2nd floor. Single Day Event
Monday, April 16: Town Council Regular Session, 7:00 p.m. Victory Hall, 2nd
floor. Single Day Event
RIVER HOUSE
INTERIORS
PO BOX 206
358 VALLEY ST.
SCOTTSVILLE, VA 24590-0206
434-286-3627
Hours: Fri. – Sat., 10–5 • Sunday 12–3
Affordable In-Home Design Consultation
• Designer Fabrics
• Custom Bedding
• Window Treatments
• Upholstery
• Rugs
• Furniture
• Lamps & Lighting
• Accessories
• Wallpaper
& the occasional
antique
Annual April
Anniversary Sale !
Everything marked down !
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 11
People
Owlcraft’s wisdom on herbs
By Marianne Ramsden
Correspondent
W
Suzanna Stone making an herbal tincture.
Suzanna Stone with a bunch of herbs.
Did
You
Know...
Suzanna Stone harvesting oat tops in a field. All photos courtesy of Suzanna Stone.
hat is better on a chilly, overcast
and rainy afternoon, than sipping
hot linden tea (with oat grass and
cinnamon) eating homemade scones and discussing
herbal healing with a great friend? Let me know if
you come up with something. Suzanna Stone
served me the tea, and Gypsy, her eldest daughter
(she has three), baked the delicious scones. Some
even had chocolate chips inside!
Driving up to the old farmhouse you know immediately that here lives a family that treasures play,
enjoys gardening, loves outdoor activities and leads
a casual and stress-free life. It’s welcoming and
accepting. Stepping into the rustic kitchen you are
instantly comfortable. It’s a quiet refuge with its
large wooden table, the wide floorboards and rows
and rows of bottles of all sizes, bags full of herbs,
vats of honey and two jugs bubbling with the beginnings of wine and beer. You feel a warmth and happiness exuding everywhere. .
Suzanna Stone is a Clinical Herbalist and has
known about herbs and the possibility of herbal
healing from the time she was very young. She was
raised with an awareness of whole foods and her
mother used a lot of herbal remedies. This was in
1974 before that practice took serious hold in this
country.
For the past eight years Suze has focused on
learning from the plants themselves. She is a graduate of the Three Year Community Herbalist training at Sacred Plant Traditions where she serves as a
guest lecturer. She founded Owlcraft Healing Ways
in Scottsville, where she offers clinical consultations
and classes in plant medicine, traditional ways of
cooking, and drumming. Her passion for the drum
led her to Senegal where she studied traditional
West African drumming and dancing. Her chants
can be found on her CD "Songs From The Spiral".
She has a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth
University and her work has been in Surface Design
magazine and the We 'Moon '08 date book.
In her own words: “As an herbalist, I do not diagnose nor prescribe. I make recommendations for
diet, lifestyle and I work with herbal teas and tinctures or supplements”
After all her consultations and advice she gives
her constant recommendation: “Take a walk. Take
two walks. Nothing strenuous, just get moving.”
She has taught classes in Scottsville demonstrating how to create fermented foods, make wine and
beer, cooking syrups for health and creating herbal
medications for winter ailments. Her recipe for
sauerkraut, fermented beets and carrots can’t be
easier or tastier. The wine is surprisingly good and,
again, easy to make.
This spring she is conducting another one of her
nine-week popular apprenticeship classes on the
farmhouse property. The lectures are mainly held
outdoors where the participants learn how to recognize herbal plants, beneficial weeds, and other possibly healing products that can be found all around
us. All the beneficial properties are studied and their
uses for illness, well-being and health are carefully
noted. Students are taught the correct botanical
names for each plant, discovers where they grow,
and when and how to harvest and store them.
Unfortunately, this class is already filled, but there
will be other opportunities later.
Reluctantly leaving the cozy kitchen full of the
decadent, but very healthy, scones and warmed by
the tea, I vowed to continue attending the classes
and demonstrations Suze offers. Watch for these
classes and demonstrations held right here in
Scottsville.
To find out more about becoming, and
staying healthy and strong, contact
Suzanna at
owlcrafthealingways@gmail.com.
You can view the entire Scottsville Monthly online by going to
12 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
fluvannareview.com
Prices good through March 31, 2012
127 Irish Road (Hwy. 6) • Scottsville • 286-2521
Visit our website: www.wfpaulettace.com
Visa, MasterCard, Discover
and American Express
Honored at participating Ace Stores
March 2012
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • 13
Gardening
Gardening in Central Virginia
By Sunny Lenz
Never gardened? Start small
A good way to start gardening is with one 20 to 25 gallon nursery planting pot.
No need for any power tools, or even a shovel; just a trowel or at least a strong stick.
To begin with a 20-foot by 20-foot piece of ground or even a 10-foot by 10-foot
plot is to start out behind. Working in the heat and humidity of a Virginia summer
is daunting and it might be hard to stick with it long enough to reap any reward.
Invest in one large plastic pot, some gravel, some potting soil, a small number of
seeds, a bit of screen and a tomato cage or five feet of fencing formed into a ring.
This large pot will not be easily moved so place it in a sunny spot. Put 2 to 3inches of gravel in the bottom for drainage. Styrofoam peanuts or even squashed
plastic milk jugs can be used. However, gravel will keep the pot from tipping when
plants get large and tall. Add a circle of screen or landscape cloth to keep soil from
being lost through the gravel. Mix the soil with water in a trashcan to get it thoroughly moist before putting it in the pot. Fill with soil mix to two inches below the
rim. Some dirt can be mixed in for different consistency but at least half should be
potting soil to ensure drainage. Without good drainage, soil becomes sour and seeds
and plants will rot. Some potting soils have time-release fertilizer mixed in. If not,
add some fertilizer or use a water-soluble kind during the season. Water retention
globules are optional. Water the pot until water runs out of the bottom holes. Then
it is ready for planting.
In March, plant lettuce seeds or plants near the edge and put a tomato cage in
the middle. Plant a row of peas – one every 4-inches – at the base of the cage. Water
every other day for a week, then twice a week or whenever the soil is dry three-inches down. If this food can be ‘brought to table’, as Thomas Jefferson would say, discard the spent plant debris and plant a tomato plant in the middle of the cage. Pinch
off the bottom leaves and plant it deep so that only the top three leaves are showing. A basil plant or parsley or cilantro can be added at the edge. This is enough. If
all goes well and the tomato produces, plan to add three more pots next season.
In the next year of gardening, plant one potato in the second pot. This time add
only 5 to 6-inches of soil, place the potato in the middle, add a little fertilizer and
cover with 5-inches of soil. When the potato plant grows to be 5-inches tall, add
more soil, leaving the top leaves and a bit of stem showing. Repeat until the pot is
full. When the plant has finished blooming and begins to turn brown, it is time to
harvest. Plant a cabbage or a broccoli plant in the third pot with some onion sets
around the edge. Put four bush bean seeds in the fourth pot. If
pole beans are used, tie four 5-inch bamboo poles at the top
to form a pyramid for support and stick it into the pot at
least a foot deep. Inspect plants daily and pick
off any insects which might be feeding; very little weeding is needed. As the veggies get eaten,
discard spent plant debris and replant with a fall
vegetable; a few pumpkin seeds planted in
late July for October fruit or a brussel
sprout planted in late August get sweeter when cold weather comes in. Plant a
ring of spinach seeds around the edge.
If any of this ‘comes to table,’ a raised bed
can be planned for the following year. Don’t
discard the pots as they will be forever useful
for flowers along the edge of a patio or drive way.
Flowers susceptible to being eaten by creatures are best planted in pots. Tulips or Asian lilies are particular favorites of squirrels so they are perfect for these pots and will return season after season. Add any variety of annuals
such as wave petunias or lantana or violas, which spill over the sides and fill in when
bulbs are finished. Remove perennial foliage only when it has turned brown. Solar
lights can be stuck in to add some delight to summer nights and comfort during early
winter darkness.
Over time, garden size can be increased according to resources of time and energy but at the end of life’s gardening season, as the perimeters of attendance close
in, it is time to return to pot gardening. When the rake and hoe are in disuse and
the patio is as far outdoors as one can get, use these pots again to plant a few lettuces and a few beans, one tomato and, perhaps, a squash. Success at gardening
will give much satisfaction and a lifetime of good eating.
Sunny Lenz is a professional gardener and landscape painter working in and
around central Virginia.
C L A S S I F I E D A DV E R T I S I N G
SERVICES
TONY'S TREE SERVICE: Tree care
professional. Takedowns, tree removal,
wood chipping, pruning, and much
more. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. Serving the Central Virginia
area. Call Nick at 804-314-2038.
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 434-5892877.
Needed
Scottsville Monthly
ADVERTISING
PERSON
Scottsville Monthly is seeking a talented Account Executive to join our advertising sales
team. If you are a professional self-starter with a passion for advertising and marketing and the
idea of helping local businesses appeals to you, please respond. Must have good communication skills and be detail oriented. Experience in advertising and/or outside sales a plus. We
offer flexible part time hours and generous commission.
Send resumé to: Carlos Santos, publisher
Email: valleyeditor@embarqmail.com
Valley Publishing Corp. • P.O. Box 59 • Palmyra, Va 22963
14 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
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, 434-589-1272.
PREMIUM FIREWOOD for sale, $85
for a pick-up truck load. Please call
Dane or Andrea at Smith Tree
Surgeons. Home 434-589-2689 or Cell
454-872-3814.
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.
BUCKINGHAM HOUSE: House overlooking
the
James
River
in
Buckingham. 2 BR, 1 BA, central air &
heat, wooded lot, deck with water view.
$675. Call 757-627-7001 or email gerrygerard2@gmail.com
FOR SALE
MODULAR HOMES: Why pay more?
We will beat any modular pricing! Deal
direct with the owner. Phone 434-3922211
or
web
www.haleyshomesinc.com
DRIVEWAY STONE: 9-ton Slate
Crush Run $150, Stone $200
(Average). Includes delivery and
spread. Call 434-420-2002.
FOR RENT
EVENTS
LAKE MONTICELLO FIRE & RESCUE BINGO: $1,000 Jackpot every
Thursday. New Progressive Game.
Doors Open at 5:30pm, Early Bird
6:45pm. 10 Slice Road, Palmyra (Off
Rt. 600, near CVS) Questions? Call
434-591-1018.
Scottsville Library
Adult Activities
Spring Events
Sponsored by the Virginia Employment Commission
Job Search Assistance
March 14, 3:00 pm
Every Wednesday afternoon: registration encouraged; walk-ins welcome.
SERVICES PROVIDED:
Toddler Time! Wednesdays,
March 21 - April 18, 10 a.m.
A storytime especially for babies and toddlers
emphasizing simple concepts, patterns, and unconditional acceptance. No registration is required.
Preschool Storytime! Wednesdays,
March 21- April 18, 10:30 a.m..
An independent activity for children ages 3 - 5.
This 30-minute program of books, songs, and flannel
board stories introduces new concepts and ideas,
increases vocabulary, improves listening skills, and
promotes reading readiness. No registration is
required.
*
*
*
*
*
Monday Afternoon Adventures! for 5-10 year olds, 4-4:45 PM
Registration required. Limit 15 participants.
March 26 – Tin-Can-Do Robots. Tin cans, magnets, nuts and bolts will make the
metallic equivalent of a Mr. Potato Head.
April 16 – Prelutsky’s Poetry Wheel. Celebrate National Poetry Month! Spin the
arrow and create a poem from the words and phrases you land on.
Saturday Family Films
March 17, 2:00 PM. Nanny McPhee Returns Rated PG
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green,
who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once
she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green’s children are fighting a war
of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to
leave. Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new
lessons. Bring your pillow! No registration is required.
Career Exploration
Résumé Writing Assistance
Interviewing Skills
Job Skills Development
Other Work/Career Related Services
Scottsville Library Book Club
BLESS ME, ULTIMABLESS ME, ULTIMA by Rudolfo Anaya
THE BIG READ
March 16, 1:00 pm
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New
Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise
wing, Tony will test the bonds that tie him to his people, and discover himself in the
pagan past, in his father's wisdom, and in his mother's Catholicism. And at each life
turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world-and will nurture the birth of
his soul.
Talk to Your Trustee
March 27, 7:00 pm
Brian F. LaFontaine, the Albemarle County Library Trustee
from Scottsville, will be at the Scottsville Library to talk to
patrons. Please come and share your thoughts about the Library.
Brian F.
LaFontaine
SERVICE DIRECTORY
ION
S
I
C
E
PR N
LAW ICE , LLC
RV
SE
C
obb Construction, Inc.
Superior Lawn Care for
Lake Monticello & Surrounding
Areas at an Affordable Price
3535 Carys Creek Rd.
Fork Union, VA 23055
GOT LEAVES?
GUTTERS FULL?
CUSTOM HOME
BUILDER
Call now and schedule your
leave removal or to have
your gutters cleaned.
Free estimates.
Cecil L. Cobb
434-842-3953
Mobile: 434-962-4626
Monthly, weekly, or one time service
Locally owned & operated ¥ Fully Insured
434-989-9247
www.precisionlawnservice.webs.com
Smith’s Tree
Surgeons
“QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON”
Robert Evans
Owner • Master Plumber
Licensed & Insured
Topping • Pruning • Cabling
Brush Chipping • Stump
Removal
Professional Take Downs
Firewood • Free Estimates
FULLY
INSURED
REASONABLE
RATES
434-589-3461
Cell:434-962-1378
vpsystems@embarqmail.com
Dane Smith
(434) 589-2689 (434) 872-3814
Palmyra, VA 22963
March 16–April 12, 2012• SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY• 15
UNDER CONTRACT
GENTLE GIANTS FARM, A 42 ACRE HISTORIC
HORSE FARM PRICE NEARLY $100 K BELOW TAX
ASSESSMENT. THE MAIN HOUSE IS ACTUALLY
BUILT OVER THE ORIGINAL 1850 LOG CABIN.
BRIERY CREEK RUNS THROUGH THE PROPERTY
AND IT IS BORDERED BY HARDWARE RIVER.
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL 16 ACRES ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY
.HOUSE HAS 1943 SF WITH GARAGE. ASKING
$299,900. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR. 434-286-2022
OR CELL 434-981-3343. MLS # 490527
PRICE REDUCED!
UNDER CONTRACT
TOWN OF ORANGE. CHARMING HOME WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
ORANGE. LARGE ROOMS WITH HIGH CEILINGS.
LARGE WORKSHOP/GARAGE IN BACK YARD/THIS IS
A FANNIEMAE FORECLOSURE AMD APPROVED FOR
HOMEPATH MORTGAGE FINANCING. PRICE AT
$86,000. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR. 434-286-2022
OR CELL 981-3343. MLS # 495224.
PRICE REDUCED!
UNDER CONTRACT
PRICE REDUCED!
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
4 BR, 1152 SF, RANCH ON 2 ACRES, IN KENT STORE
AREA OF FLUVANNA NEAR FERN CLIFF OFF OF I
64/250.GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST TIME BUYER OR
INVESTOR. GREAT BUY AT $73,900. CALL JUNE WARD
SEAY 434-286-2022 OR CELL 434-981-9038. MLS #
494316.
25 MINUTES TO CHARLOTTESVILLE. 4 BR, 2 BATH,
LARGE HOME. NICE WOODED LOT. A MUST TO
SEE/ PRICE AT $219,900. A FANNIEMAE FORECLOSURE. SEE AND MAKE OFFER. CALL A.
SCOTT WARD JR 434-286-2022 OR 434-981-3343.
TWO BR, 2 BA, CONDO IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. LARGE LIVING ROOM
AND DINING ROOM.PURCHASE WITH
AS LITTLE AS 3% DOWN. PRICE TO
SELL AT $76,500 CALL A. SCOTT
WARD, JR 434-2862022. CELL 434981-3343. MLS # 495222.
TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLE.4 BR, 2 BATH
HOME IN STONY POINT S/D SOME
TIMES CALL PAULETTE TOWN. HAS
SEPARATE LOT NEXT DOOR THAT IS
INCLUDED. ASKING $202,000. CALL
A. SCOTT WARD, JR. 434-286-2022 OR
434-981-3343. MLS # 493647,
3 BR, 2 BATH 1288 SF HOME 3 MILES
OUT OF SCOTTSVILLE OFF RT 20.
SOLD AS-IS. NEEDS SOME WORK.
$69,900. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR,
434-286-2022 OR CELL 434-981-0636.
MLS # 494638.
LARGE 3 BR, 2 BATH HOME ON 2.4 ACRES FLUVANNA COUNTY. 2 CAR GARAGE PARTIALLY FINISHED BASEMENT. REAR DECK AND PATIO. MASTER
SUIT INCLUDES JETTED GARDEN TUB. PRICED TO
SELL AT $239,000. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR
434-286-2022 OR CELL 434-981-3343. MLS #
494770.
LARGE LOG HOME, 4600 FIN SF, 5 BR, 4.5
BATHS, BASEMENT, THREE CAR GARAGE AND
ALSO A 1 CAR GARAGE W/WORKSHOP IN BASEMENT. DECKS AND PORCHES ON 5.48 ACRES.
GREAT LOCATION MINUTES TO 29 N. CLOSE TO
NATIONAL GROUNDS INTEL CENTER. THIS IS A
MUST SEE PROPERTY. ASKING $359,900.
CALL JUNE WARD SEAY AT 434-286-2022 OR
CELL 434-981-9038. MLS # 494263.
NEW LISTING!
SOLD!
Office: 434-286-2022
Toll Free: 800-818-1693
Fax: 434-286-3554
ascottward@aol.com
www.scottward.com
NEW LISTING!
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS FROM THIS MODERN
DESIGNED ROUND HOUSE WITH FULL
BASEMENT. LOCATED IN ORANGE COUNTY. ON 1.35 PRIVATE ACRES. EASY COMMUNTE TO NGIC. PRICED TO SELL AT
$240,000. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR 434286-2022 OR CELL 434-981-3342. MLS #
495516.
SOLD!
1480 SF, 4 BR HOME IN FORK UNION.
PRICED THOUSANDS BELOW TAX
ASSESSMENT. PRICED TO SELL AT
$84,000. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR 434286-2022 OR CELL 434-981-3343. MLS #
494266.
2000 SF RANCH LOCATED IN CAMELOT SUBDIVISION OFF OF 29 NORTH. CLOSE TO
NATIONAL GROUNDS INTEL CENTER. BUY
FOR $122,400. CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR 434286-2022 OR 434-981-3343. MLS # 494354.
960 SF, 3 BR, 1 BA, HOME
ON 2 ACRES FLUVANNA
COUNTY SHORES ROAD.
ASKING $79,900. CALL A.
SCOTT WARD, JR. 434286-2022 OR CELL 434981-3343. MLS # 493923.
LARGE COLONIAL 3 BR, 2.5
BATH HOME IN FORK UNION
ON 4.00 ACRES. HAS 2 CAR
ATTACHED GARAGE, BUILT IN
2007. ASKING $176,500. CALL
A. SCOTT WARD, JR 434-9813343 OR 434-286-2022. MLS #
493822.
SCOTTSVILLE 'S
SOLD!
HOME AND 7 PRIVATE ACRES. GOOD
LOCATION, CLOSE TO TOWN. ROOM FOR
HORSES. RENOVATED KITCHEN. A MUST
SEE HOMEPLACE. PRICE AT $229,500.
CALL A. SCOTT WARD, JR 434-286-2022 OR
CELL 434-981-3343 MLS # 495514.
OLDEST LOCALLY OWNED
SCOTT & FRANKIE WARD,
BROKERS/OWNER
16 • SCOTTSVILLE MONTHLY • March 16–April 12, 2012
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
A. SCOTT WARD, JR,
REALTOR,
JUNE WARD SEAY,
ASSOC. BROKER