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D EC . 23 – 29, 2010
V OLUME 30, I SSUE 51
Fluvanna
This week in review...
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Security
blankets
Faulknier’s
fresh fruits
Teller of
stories
page 6
page 10
page 20
A Fluco
takedown
Twirling
to the
top
Lunching
with
Santa
page 24
page 25
page 30
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I wanted to comment on the dollar
store being built at Abbey Road and
Rt. 600…Are you kidding? First they
start building a “dollar” store, which
is a bad idea in itself. Then this disgusting structure goes up, which
resembles a warehouse. What were
they thinking? Oh, that's right, $$$.
It's horrible. Bad enough that someone approved the store, but the
architecture is horrendous. Couldn't
they at least make it look the same
as adjacent buildings? By the way,
isn't there an Architectural Review
Board that has to approve before
release for construction. If so, they
were “out to lunch.”
Steven Lobb
Lake Monticello
Offering thanks
Dick and Barbara Haas wish to
thank those who offered services,
support and prayers when Dick
developed pneumonia (acute respiratory distress) in October. Due to
the prompt response by the Lake
Monticello Rescue Squad and the
excellent care provided by the doctors and nurses of Martha Jefferson’s
I.C.U., a life-threatening illness was
reversed.
The staff at the new UVA Care
Facility was instrumental in Dick’s
quick recovery during five weeks of
rehabilitation. The care he received
there was excellent.
Also a grateful thanks to friends in
the Lake Monticello community and
especially the members of Grace and
Glory Lutheran Church for their
prayers and meals and support provided to Barbara while she remained
vigilantly at Dick’s bedside. Words
alone cannot fully express our gratitude.
Richard R. Haas
Palmyra
Thanks Obama
The New Deal
The Great Society
Yes We Can
The social changes brought forth
through tortuous terrain during the
past two years are historic.
Healthcare and the abolition of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t tell” are the tip of
the iceberg.
I am proud to be a Democrat and
thank you Barack Obama.
Deborah Nixon
Palmyra
P.O. Box 8, Rt. 603
Kents Store, VA 23084
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– Friend of Oakland via FluvannaReview.com
Responding to the Dec. 10 story “Lake residents to pay increased dues and
fees in 2011”:
“Why not the golf course? Everyone always wants to get rid of security. Golf
course has been in the red for years. Every time I turn around the golf course
is getting something new.”
– Missthing via FluvannaReview.com
Responding to the Dec. 12 story “County administrator talks frankly about
Fluvanna”:
“What can an outsider do for Fluvanna? Fluvanna is a rural community and
has always been, and most folks (at least the ones that don't live at the lake)
would like to keep it that way. I'm not certain how long your term is, but, I
wouldn't get very comfortable!”
– Barker via FluvannaReview.com
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distress”:
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– Joan, Lake Monticello via FluvannaReview.com
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– Reddcharle via FluvannaReview.com
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Responding to the Dec. 16 story “New restaurant to open in Palmyra”:
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restaurant has better luck than the previous ones.”
– Altojh via FluvannaReview.com
Responding to the Dec. 2 letter “Head of teachers’ association applauds
compensation for pay cuts”:
“Oh yeah the poor poor teachers never make enough money and then they have
to take the whole summer off! What a shame.”
– Wturner008 via FluvannaReview.com
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grant money”:
“Fluvanna meals on wheels needs all our support. they continue to grow and
serve those among us in the most need.”
– Robert Ullenbruch via FluvannaReview.com
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Ashlawn
Grille
New Year’s Eve
Dinner Menu
Seating: 5:00,
7:00 & 9:00 p.m.
Fifth graders make blankets
for children in distress
Students from teacher Dave Johnson’s fifth grade class at
Central Elementary School presented blankets they had made to
Fluvanna Sheriff Ryant Washington and Lake Monticello Police
Chief Tom Boisvert on Tuesday (Dec. 14).
The blankets will be used by officers to give comfort to children
who experience accidents, fires or family trauma.
Lake Monticello Police Chief Tom Boisvert
Hors d'oeuvres
-Chef Selection
Entrée Choices:
-Lobster Dish,
-Duck Breast
with Cherries in demi-glace
-Veal Chops
Salad
-Mesclun Salad
Dessert
-White Bread Pudding
with Grand Marnier Sauce
Call For Reservations
591-1151
Non-residents Welcome!
In the LM Clubhouse.
Please Enter through the Main Gate.
Sheriff Ryant Washington with Dave Johnson’s fifth grade class.
Photos courtesy of Peggy Alexander of the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association
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Fluvanna News Briefs
New restaurant to open in Palmyra
Another new restaurant is scheduled to open in
Fluvanna County. Josh Ball and Jerome Smialek of Lake
Monticello are opening a new eatery at the corner of
Rts. 15 and 33 in Palmyra which will be called – aptly - Two J's Smokehouse. The two plan to open the barbecue restaurant in the building formerly occupied by
Frank’s Seafood and the Hitching Post. They expect it to
be open by mid-January.
Former pre-school worker convicted of
embezzlement
Tracy Lin Shifflet was convicted in Fluvanna County
Circuit Court on Dec. 9 on four counts of embezzlement
and one of money laundering in connection with the
ABC Preschool in Fluvanna County where she worked.
The amount stolen was in excess of $27,000. Shifflet,
through her attorney Michael J. Hallahan II, admitted
that there was sufficient evidence for conviction without admitting her guilt. Circuit Judge John G. Berry
found that the summary of evidence against Shifflet
proffered by Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Francis
Terwilliger was sufficient to warrant conviction. The
commonwealth attorney agreed not to prosecute any
remaining indictments as part of the plea agreement.
She remains free on bail pending sentencing on Feb. 18.
– Joe Ronan
Burglar gets six months in jail
Eighteen-year-old Dakota Lee Davis, who, with
Richard Steven Burns and Tiffani Samyle Mashburn,
went on a burglary and larceny spree in May in the Fork
Union area was convicted of a total of eight charges
involving burglary, larceny and destruction of property
on Dec. 8 in Fluvanna County Circuit Court. After hearing a summary of the evidence submitted by Assistant
Commonwealth Attorney Francis Terwilliger, Circuit
Judge John G. Berry found sufficient evidence of guilt.
In accordance with the terms of the plea agreement,
Davis was sentenced to a six month active jail sentence
with 39 years and six months of prison time suspended. Davis who has been in custody since May will
remain in custody pending the resolution of two
unspecified charges in Buckingham County. Mashburn
received an active sentence of 14 months in October.
Burns will be sentenced on Feb. 18. – Joe Ronan
Land swap between the Lake and
county approved by supervisors
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decided to
accept a land swap with Lake Monticello at the
Wednesday (Dec. 15) meeting. All in attendance voted
for the measure. Joe Chesser was absent. The swap
gives LMOA back the 35 acres it gave to the county at
the organization's inception to build an elementary
school. In the transfer, the county gets 65-plus acres of
land that fronts the Rivanna River. The county hopes to
build a public access trail on the narrow strip of land. –
Ruthann Carr
Middle school PTO to fix bathrooms
Gequetta Murray-Key, president of the Fluvanna
Middle School Parent Teachers Organization, told the
Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors at Wednesday’s
(Dec. 15) meeting that her group, with help from
Lowe's, will be repairing the middle school bathrooms.
Murray-Key said the bathrooms, particularly the
boys' bathrooms, are in terrible shape. She said doors
are missing and they are not clean or functional. The
board – which seemed to know about the problem –
agreed it has been a problem for years. When asked
who was responsible for fixing them, Murray-Key said
she wasn't interested in pointing fingers at anyone, only
to give the students clean, functional bathrooms that
are expected in homes and places of work. The PTO will
be preparing the bathrooms for repair on Dec. 22 and
23 and will be doing the actual repairs on Dec. 26 and
27. Murray-Key said Lowe's is paying for half of the
repairs and the PTO the other half. She asked that anyone who could help to show up on those days. –
Ruthann Carr
Reported first on FluvannaReview.com
Sheriff's Office
Weekly Activity Report
Dec. 12 – 18
Investigations Division
2 New Investigations Generated
within the Division
Types of Investigations
1 Indecent Liberties with a
Minor
1 Disorderly Conduct
0 Investigations Transferred from
Patrol Division
1 Warrants/Arrests
1 Search Warrant
19 Follow-ups
10 General Investigations
4 School Resource Officers
5 Drug Investigations
Judicial Affairs Division
Civil Process
108 Papers Received
115 Papers Served
1 Jury Summons Served
114 Other Served
Court Security
4 Court Days
10 Prisoner Transports
Patrol Division
32
7
7
13
2
1
20
8
10
Ott recognized for service at his last Board of Supervisors meeting
Gene Ott, the outgoing chairman of the
Fluvanna County Board
of
Supervisors,
received a standing ovation Wednesday (Dec.
15) for his seven years
of service to the county.
Ott, who received a
plaque at the meeting
as well as praise for his
work, is resigning from
the board because he'll
be moving into the
Cunningham District
and can no longer represent the Rivanna
District. Last night was
his last board meeting.
Board members will
appoint someone to
represent Rivanna for
the final year of Ott's
term.
Traffic Stops
Summonses Issued
Traffic Crashes
Criminal Warrant Service
Attempts
Arrests Made - 0 Felony / 2
Misdemeanor
Mental Health Cases
Civil Paper Service Attempts
- 20 Served
Case Follow-ups Completed
Reports Taken
Types of Incidents
2 Destruction of
Property/Vandalism
4 FR-300 Crash Report
1 Larceny
1 DOA
1 Welfare Check
1 Disturbance
Communications Division
Calls for Service
809 Total Administrative Calls
132 Total 911 Calls
Services Division
4 New Items Taken into Evidence
1 Vehicles Serviced
Types of Services
1 Oil Change/Service
Fluvanna supervisors past and present gathered for Gene Ott's farewell party.
Front: Mozell Booker, Norma Hutner, Cecil Cobb and Don Weaver;
back: Gene Ott, Len Gardner and John Gooch. Photo by David Stemple.
The statistical information provided
in this document reflects a variety of
calls for service between the Sheriff's
Office, other agencies in Fluvanna
County and the general public. Due to
the various ways data is compiled for
statistical analysis, this document will
not reflect the specific data for every call
for service.
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From roadside to retail, Faulknier Produce opens
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
Fluvanna has a new produce store.
Gordon Faulknier and his son
George opened their produce business at what used to be Bagelicious
at Jefferson Centre on Turkysag Trail.
“Within one week of signing the
lease we opened Dec. 2,” said George
Faulknier, who used to work at
Whole Foods in Charlottesville.
“Business has been picking up and is
very good, very promising.”
Stores that specialize in produce
are usually found in urban areas. In
the country it is the roadside farm
stand that one passes set up along
country roads in the summer and
fall. The Faulknier’s had such a stand
but wanted to keep the business
growing, offering produce year
round.
“All our produce comes from all
areas of the U.S. except the pineap-
ples. They come from Costa Rica.
When in season, we buy from local
growers and farmers here in
Fluvanna and surrounding counties
as well as in the Valley. Right now we
are getting a lot of produce from
Florida and California.” The produce
looks fresh and abundant, from zucchini to butternut squash, tomatoes,
citrus fruits, lettuce, cucumbers, and
much more and the prices are very
reasonable.
When asked about organic produce, Faulknier stated, “We do not
have any certified organic farmers
because it costs so much to become
certified through the federal government but many of the farmers we
deal with, particularly those in the
Valley do not know what chemicals
are and have been farming with the
same methods handed down to
them through generations. Some still
use horses and plows.”
Also, featured in the store are preserves, honey, chow chow, salsa,
pickled eggs, Virginia peanuts and
beans.
“These are the primitive beginnings. We are planning to add more
items in the future, including
Virginia country hams and we would
like to add other local meats. We
would like to add bulk items as well.
Next week we’ll have in Christmas
candy and other varieties of candy
too.”
Currently the Faulkniers sell to
restaurants in Charlottesville but the
word is reaching Fluvanna’s local
restaurants and the Asian Cafe and
Lakeside Grille are fast becoming
customers.
Come springtime, they will begin
bringing in local produce and selling
it throughout the summer and fall.
Faulknier is very excited about the
business and looks forward to serving people here in Fluvanna County.
George Faulknier
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Fresh fruit at Faulknier Produce. Photo by Page H. Gifford
Troy man convicted of firearm charges after confrontation at pond
BY JOE RONAN
CORRESPONDENT
A 70-year-old Troy resident was
convicted on Dec. 17 in Fluvanna
County Circuit Court of three
charges of brandishing a firearm
and one charge of reckless handling
of a firearm.
Dexter Lee Blair confronted Gerry
Wayne Fitzgerald Jr. and Sherry
White who were fishing at a pond
near Blair’s home according to
court testimony. The pond was on
property that was once owned by
Blair which had been sold and
developed as a housing subdivision.
Blair had not retained any rights to
the pond.
To support a conviction for brandishing a firearm, the proof must
establish that the firearm was held
in such manner as to reasonable
induce fear of being shot or injured.
The reckless handling must be of a
nature that endangers life, limb or
property of any person
According to testimony from
Fitzgerald and White, Blair
approached them after they had
been fishing for 30 minutes and
advised them that they had to be
residents of the subdivision to fish
there. Fitzgerald testified that Blair
appeared drunk because he “staggered when he walked and was
burping.” The witnesses stated that
Blair lifted his shirt to reveal a 9 mm
handgun. Fitzgerald testified that
Blair removed the gun from his
waistband and waved it in front of
him back and forth and fired two
shots. At this point, Fitzgerald called
the sheriff and White called
Fitzgerald’s father Gerry Wayne
Fitzgerald Sr.
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Mr. Fitzgerald Sr. responded to the
area within minutes of receiving the
telephone call. He advised his son
to get in the car and let the “police
take care of this.” Fitzgerald Sr.
heard several gun shots but did not
see where the gun was aimed.
When Deputy Sheriff Thomas
O’Dea arrived at the scene, he
approached the defendant and
immediately detected a “strong
odor of alcohol” emanating from
the defendant. He observed the
defendant and he appeared agitated. (The conviction for recklessly
handling a firearm was based upon
the evidence of his intoxication
while handling a firearm.) When
O’Dea questioned the defendant, he
was advised that he carried a gun to
the pond for his own protection. He
then advised O’Dea that he may
have pointed the gun “if he did it
was for his own protection.” When
he testified later in the trial, Blair
said that he went to the pond to
“shoot turtles.” The deputy found
ten shell casings that were fired
from the gun retrieved from Blair.
Blair testified that rocks were
thrown at him by Fitzgerald Sr. and
he discharged the handgun as he
retreated to his house. According to
Blair “all shots were fired in the air.”
Judge John G. Berry sentenced
Blair to a 90 day active sentence,
followed by one year of supervised
probation, during which time he
must refrain from the use of alcohol. The 9mm handgun fired by the
defendant was ordered forfeited. If
Blair requires any treatment for
alcohol abuse, he must relinquish
possession of all firearms.
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Fluvanna remembers the best of Christmas past
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD AND KRISTIN SANCKEN
CORRESPONDENTS
Fluvanna Review reporters asked a number of Fluvanna residents to relate
their fondest Christmas memories.
Carol Tracy:
“My fondest memory of
Christmas was when my children were young and the
grandparents all came on
Christmas Eve. I would then
make a trail of wrapped gold
coins leading to the Christmas
tree and the next morning my
children would follow that
trail and be surprised by what
greeted them.”
Sheriff Ryant Washington:
“My favorite part about
Christmas would be that as an
agency we’re able to help others
and donate to food causes to feed
the hungry and we donate to various other organizations as far as
giving towards children who may
be less fortunate. My favorite
part of Christmas is knowing that
we can do that and that I can
help someone else that may be
in a less fortunate situation than
I am. We sometimes take things
for granted knowing that we may
be in a better situation than others. For myself as an individual, I
don’t forget my upbringing, I didn’t always have what I have and
what many other people take for granted as well. If people remember it is a time for being thankful and try to help those who are less
fortunate than we are.”
James Barlow,
principal of Fluvanna
Cyndi Hoffman,
Fluvanna County Library
Director:
“Every year just before
Christmas my family gets
together at my aunt's house
in Maryland, we travel from
all over, California, New York,
North Carolina, Virginia, and
more to meet and make massive amounts of holiday
cookies and candies. We then
have a huge cookie swap.
This year we made over 280
dozen cookies.”
Emily Gordon:
“When I was seven, I found
this beautiful doll under the
tree. She was so beautiful and
realistic.”
Chuck Westrater:
Carolyn Westrater:
“My fondest memory was
getting a puppy when I was
seven.”
“My son’s first Christmas.
He was so amazed by all the
lights on the tree.”
Jeff Suling:
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“Christmas Caroling. We
started caroling when I was
about eleven or twelve and it
was at that same time this girl
we knew, her father had died
of cancer. As we went around
caroling, people gave us
money. The first year we
donated seven dollars to the
cancer fund and eight dollars
the following year. By the
time I left high school, we
raised $500 for the cancer
fund.”
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“I think it’s a fun time when
my kids come home and
we’re just a family. We get
together and enjoy each
other’s company. The smiles
on each other’s faces – it’s a
pleasant thought that we’re
all at home and we’re together. People tend to be in better
spirits at that time. You can
sense a calmness and peacefulness of everyone.”
“Christmas Eve and going to
Mass.”
Cadet Jordan Corrie:
“The year my grandparents
came from Canada to share
Christmas with us.”
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Judith Mickelson,
Esther Kilianski:
Mozell Booker,
director of the Fluvanna
County Historical Society:
“The last time the whole family was together was my fondest
Christmas memory.”
Fluvanna County Board
of Supervisors:
“I recall standing on the
stairwell on Christmas morning with my four sisters, waiting to open our gifts. We had
to have the whole family
present before we could open
our gifts.”
Marivn Moss,
former member of the
Board of Supervisors:
“It was always when my
dad would set up the railroad
but when I was eleven, my
dad got me a bicycle. How he
got it home is another story.”
Curtis Putnam:
“The Christmas that stands
out most in my mind was
when my sister sat on toy airplane. She still talks about it.”
Janis Shaneberger:
“Decorating the tree with
the whole family. We used to
live in this large Victorian
house and we had this enormous tree to decorate. It was
great fun.”
Bill Jones:
“I have so many fond
Christmas memories but
probably the one I remember
best was when I was living in
Greece. I exchanged gifts with
my co-workers and some of
the Greek residents. One of
them gave me an Amphora
[vase]. It gave me a feeling of
Christmas while being far
from home.”
Don Shaneberger:
“I recall my fondest memory was the kids in the
Christmas Pageant in our
church in Pleasant Grove,
New Jersey.”
“The first time I missed spending Christmas with my family
was heart breaking. My family
was station at Rhein Main Air
Force Base in Germany. We
missed Christmas at home for
three years. A Christmas letter
in a card was our Merry
Christmas to our family and
friends back home.
What did I miss…our traditional Christmas at home was
eating a big breakfast after our
gifts were opened of salmon
cakes, fried oysters, spoon bread, fried apples and fluffy yellow
eggs. Most of Christmas dinner had been cooked on Christmas Eve
except the turkey. The bird was put in the oven before we went to
bed and tended to a few times during the night.
After breakfast, we hit the road visiting all of our family, neighbors and friends. We were good and hungry after our visits and
tasting the homemade fruit wines made by our aunt, a cherished
tradition. Now the family was ready to enjoy the delicious meal I
had cooked with lots of love.
We left Germany for home in December of 1969 and I was bringing home a seven months old new family member born in
Wiesbaden, Germany. My eight-year-old daughter was expecting
her gifts on Christmas. Finding her gifts at the Base Exchange was
not always successful. In the past, I always shopped from the Sears
and Roebuck catalog. I ordered what she wanted and had them
sent to my sister’s house in Washington, D. C.
The excitement was building because we were going home and
celebrating Christmas with family. I remember my husband,
Jerome and my brother-in-law staying up all night putting a dollhouse together. I know some of you remember those days of putting toys together, what fun. My sister had five children and there
were plenty of toys in the living room. My daughter had her few
toys in a chair in the living room. Her cousins had so many toys
that we were not aware existed because there were not TV commercials in Germany promoting these toys. At first, I felt disappointed that she did not have as many toys as her cousins, but it
did not take her long to see her toys and then dive into her
cousin’s toys. The most important thing was being at home with
the family.”
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Coping with grief during the holidays
Photo by O.T. Holen
BY RUTHANN CARR
CORRESPONDENT
The holidays are a time of peace
and for celebrating with family – at
least that’s what commercials tell us.
But for many the holidays bring on
more stress and depression than
comfort and joy. Especially when
grieving a loss.
Trimming the tree or lighting the
menorah are beloved traditions that
may feel hollow when your loved
one is no longer around.
Tonya Wheatley suffered a loss
many can’t comprehend: her 14year-old daughter, Caitlin Conn, died
in a car accident in August of 2009.
“I know I haven’t faced it yet,” said
Wheatley, of Lake Monticello. “I still
hang her stocking. It doesn’t make
(the grief) worse, nor is it comforting.
I don’t know what else to do.”
Counselors and bereavement specialists say there is not one right way
to deal with grief. If following a family tradition feels right, than do it,
said Bradley Howdyshell of Thacker
Brothers Funeral Home in Fluvanna.
And how you feel and what you do
can change as time passes, he said,
“Each year is a bit different,”
Howdyshell said. “You have to look
at it individually. For some, it’s helpful to carry on the traditions. For others it’s more helpful to start new
ones.”
When Mary Collier’s husband,
William, died in August of 2009, she
didn’t want to host Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners as she had in the
past.
“But my kids kept on me so I did it
for them and it was OK,” the 72year-old Charlottesville woman said.
Collier made it through the summer by keeping busy and planting
the vegetable garden that was always
her husband’s job. Church and family also helped.
“I just stay real busy. My daughter
helps me a lot. She gets me to go
shopping and out riding,” Collier
said. “My kids check on me a lot.”
Getting outside of yourself is
advice counselor Rebecca Mayo-Pitts
gives to her grieving clients.
Mayo Pitts listed some ways to
work your way through a difficult
time: volunteer, see a therapist, start
a hobby, take classes at the recreation center, exercise daily, meditate
or pray or try something new like
setting up a Facebook account
A licensed clinical social worker,
Mayo-Pitts also suggested people
create a comfort basket or coping
box. The basket or box is filled with
slips of paper on which a person
writes something he or she can do
immediately that is comforting or
enjoyable. Those things could
include painting fingernails, baking a
cake, writing in a journal, lighting a
candle or going for a walk.
“Most importantly – try to reach
out to others,” she said.
On the Thacker Brothers Funeral
Home website anyone can sign up
for daily e-mail affirmations,
Howdyshell said. Once on the website, click on Grief and Healing to
sign up.
“They usually come in the middle
of the night and many people say it’s
the first thing they look at in the
morning,” he said.
Both Howdyshell and Mayo-Pitts
said a good way for anyone to deal
with hectic holidays is to keep a calendar. Writing things down helps
keep your mind organized. It’s also
important to not fill your days so full
that you don’t have time to relax.
Wheatley said she struggles might-
ily with Christmas shopping. She
sees things she wants to buy her
daughter and realizes anew that
Caitlin is dead.
“If I can find a distraction, I will –
to not deal with the reality of the situation,” Wheatley said. “Some days I
want to put pictures of her all over
the house. Other days I want to take
them all down. It’s like a yo-yo.”
If someone you know is facing the
holidays after a loss – of any kind –
it’s important to reach out to them,
said Mayo-Pitts.
Always be willing to talk. Offer to
spend time with them. Give them a
pat on the shoulder.
“All the things you would want
someone to do for you,” she said.
“Pay attention to how someone is
doing and reach out. It will make a
difference.”
If you suspect someone is struggling, don’t be afraid to ask how
great their sadness is; if they are contemplating suicide, May-Pitts said. It
is silly to think that by asking the
question you are suggesting or sanctioning it, she said.
If someone is suicidal, they need to
talk about it and get help. Region Ten
Community Services Board has a 24hour hotline: 434-972-1800.
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Love Came
Down at
Christmas...
Christmas with a little sadness
BY RUTHANN CARR
CORRESPONDENT
BANKRUPTCY
My mother lost her firstborn son
to crib death two days before
Christmas 1947. She and dad went
Christmas shopping, leaving their
six-week-old with her mother.
When grandma checked him, he
wasn’t breathing. Three years later,
mom’s mother died on Christmas
day. While I was not yet born,
those losses colored her world,
and in turn, mine.
And as I watched my mom live
her life, I learned both what to do
and what not to do when it comes
to grieving.
Mom never got a chance, or the
advice to mourn her losses. After
telling mom that her infant son
was in heaven “because God must
have needed another angel for
Christmas,” the doctor took dad
aside. He told my dad the best
thing he could do for my mom was
to get her pregnant again.
My oldest sister was born 10
months later.
While my mother didn’t dwell
on or talk a lot about her baby’s
death, his presence cast a shadow
over all of us born after him. It
wasn’t until mom was living her
last years in a nursing home that
she really began to delve into her
feelings about losing her first son
by taking a grief recovery class.
I’m grateful that things are different and people recognize you
need time to heal and come to
grips with such a devastating loss.
Mom always threw herself into
the holidays with gusto. She sang
Christmas carols and shopped and
decorated and partied and baked
cookies.
Boy did she bake cookies.
Dozens and dozens that my two
sisters, brother and me helped
decorate. Then she’d hide them in
her special hiding place that none
of us ever found – and not for lack
of trying. When we were all adults,
she proudly showed us her secret
spot – an empty space under the
kitchen counter beside a corner
drawer.
We had a family tradition that I
carried on with my children. Every
Christmas Eve we read Luke’s
account of Christ’s birth, sang
Christmas carols and put the baby
Jesus in the nativity set crib. One
requirement for any nativity set
I’ve ever bought is it had to have a
separate, removable Baby Jesus.
The manger remains empty until
Christmas Eve.
But in the middle of all the festivities was her one day to reflect
on her son’s death. As a child,
every Dec. 23 I noticed mom was
quieter than normal. As I got older,
she said things like: “About this
time I was in confession.” or “It
was right about now that your
father and I drove down the street
and passed the ambulance.”
As I got older and moved away, I
always made sure to call or visit
mom on Dec. 23 to give her the
chance to talk about her grief.
In August 2008, my father died.
My mom’s health was good, but
on Dec. 1, 2008, she suffered a
stroke. I stayed with her until she
died Dec. 20, surrounded by her
remaining children. Somehow I
knew she wouldn’t make it to
Christmas that year without my
dad, the one person who had lived
with her through the devastating
loss of their son.
We had mom’s funeral mass on
Christmas Eve and buried her the
day after Christmas. For me, it’s
just not Christmas without a little
sadness. Thanks mom, for showing me how to handle it gracefully.
Grace and Glory Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
welcomes the Christ child in a family worship
service on Friday, December 24, at 6:00 p.m.
at the Fluvanna County Middle School,
with ceremonial candlelight, carols, chime choir,
communion, and a special Children's Message:
“Swaddled in Love.”
Later, a second service at 11:30 p.m.,
“Under the Stars” at the church property on
Thomas Jefferson Pkwy (Route 53), across from the
Fluvanna County Public Library.
Weather permitting, there will be a bonfire,
caroling, a telling of the Christmas story, and fellowship. We encourage the community to bundle
up, bring a flashlight, and join us for this informal
gathering to celebrate Christ's birth!
The Rev. Ken Albright, Pastor, (434) 531-3551
Church office: (434) 589-2217;
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Forestry Corner
BY JUSTIN BARNES
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
Selecting that perfect
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Historically, Christmas trees were
Once you've chosen your tree, keep
not brought in and decorated until
it in a sheltered, unheated area such as
Christmas Eve and to have a tree up
a porch or garage to protect it from the
before that date was considered bad
wind and sun until you are ready to
luck. Most cultures that celebrate
decorate it. Cut the butt of the tree
Christmas no longer follow that tradidiagonal about one inch above the
tion most likely the cause of modern
original cut-this opens the pores and
commercialization. This being the
aids in the absorption of water. Often
case, now is the time to find that pertimes, the place where you purchase
fect tree!
your tree will give you a fresh cut.
Here are a few guidelines to help
Place the butt end in a container of
you select a perfect tree this
water.
Christmas.
When you bring it into the house,
First, determine where you will dissaw the butt again, squaring off the
play your tree. Be sure to measure the
diagonal cut made earlier. Keep the
space before you go tree shopping.
butt end of the tree in a container of
Determine what height you will need
water the entire time it is in the house.
and whether all four sides must be
Refill the container daily as the tree
suitable for display. Select a tree that is
requires a lot of
the right height
water. A seal of
for the space you
Never leave your home with dried sap will form
have chosen for it.
Don't try to put a
the Christmas tree lights still over the cut stump
in four to six hours
tree into a space
on. The longer the tree
if the water drops
that's too small.
is indoors, the more
below the base of
Cutting large porthe tree, preventing
tions off either
flammable it will become.
the
tree
from
end can alter the
absorbing water
natural taper of
later when the tree stand is refilled. A
the tree. Remember to place the tree
tree will absorb as much as a gallon of
away from fireplaces, radiators, elecwater or more in the first 24 hours and
tric heaters, televisions or any other
one or more quarts a day thereafter.
source of heat.
Water is important because it prevents
Freshness is imperative when selectthe needles from drying and dropping
ing your tree. Run your finger down a
off and the boughs from sagging.
branch – the needles should remain
Water also keeps the tree fragrant.
on the twig. The needles should be
Open flames, such as lighted canresilient, but not brittle, and shiny and
dles, should never be used on or near
green. Shake or bounce the tree on the
the tree.
ground lightly to see that the needles
Never leave your home with the
are firmly attached. If only a few drop
Christmas tree lights still on. The
off, the tree is fresh and with proper
longer the tree is indoors, the more
care should retain its freshness
flammable it will become. Check elecindoors throughout the holiday seatric light cords for fraying and worn
son. Some loss of interior brown neespots that could lead to fires. Do not
dles is normal and will occur over the
overload the electric circuits and avoid
lifetime of the tree.
the use of combustible decorations.
Be sure to choose a tree that meets
Precautions such as these will help
your needs. The limbs should be
preserve the unique beauty and tradistrong enough to hold ornaments and
tion that only a real Christmas tree can
strings of electric lights. The tree
provide.
should have a strong fragrance and
Much of this article came directly
good green color for the species.
from the Virginia Department of
After checking the tree for freshness,
Forestry website. Please go to
cleanness, health and trimmings and
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/mgt/treesbe sure it displays the best qualities for
christmas.htm to find out more!
the species. Following these steps
Happy Holidays!
should ensure a healthy, attractive tree,
but the care of your tree does not stop
Justin Barnes, who graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in
Forest Resources Management, works as a forest technician in Fluvanna and
Goochland counties for the state Department of Forestry.
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Upcoming Events
Christmas at Cunningham
Christmas
Eve
services
at
Cunningham United Methodist Church
will be held Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. (Family
Worship) and 7 p.m. (Traditional
Worship). Both services will include
Holy Communion and candlelight.
3389 Thomas Jefferson Parkway in
Palmyra. Tom Frost, Pastor. 434-5898423, or TEFrost@aol.com
Christmas at Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Troy
will hold Christmas Eve Services on
Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m. with a nursery
and at 11 p.m. with no nursery available. 1784 Richmond Road, 4 miles
east of Zion Cross Roads at Rts. 250
and 600. 434-295-0277. www.beaverdambaptist.org.
Bybee Baptist living nativity
Bybee's Road Baptist Church
Christmas Eve service will be held Dec.
24 at 6 p.m. followed by the Living
Nativity from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. 4989
Bybee's Church Road in Troy. 434-5892824. www.bybeechurch.org.
Christmas at Grace & Glory
Grace & Glory Lutheran Church will
celebrate the birth of Christ at a 6 p.m.
family worship service on Christmas
Eve, Dec. 24, with ceremonial candlelight, carols, chime choir, and a special
children's message. Service held at
Fluvanna Middle School. At 11:30 p.m.,
there will be an informal “Under the
Stars” service at the church property
on Rt. 53, across from the library.
There will be a bonfire, caroling, the
Christmas story, and fellowship.
Bundle up, bring a flashlight. (434)
531-3551,
or
(434)589-2217.
www.graceandglory.org.
Christmas at Lyles Baptist
Lyles Baptist will hold a Christmas
Eve service on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Rt. 601
(Courthouse Road) at Wilmington.
Christmas at St. John’s
St. John's Episcopal Church,
Columbia, will celebrate Christmas Eve
with Holy Eucharist and carols at 7
Dec. 26) lesp.m. Christmas Sunday (D
sons and carols will be at 10:30 a.m.
Washington St., one block North of Rt.
6 in Columbia. 434-806-0008.
Winter holiday camp
The
Parks
and
Recreation
Department will hold a Winter Holiday
Camp
for
ages
5
to
13,
Dec. 27 - 30, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. $35 per
day. 842-3150. Activities include a trip
to Wintergreen, swimming in an
indoor pool, bounce-n-play, craft day.
Festival of the Epiphany
An ecumenical service celebrating
the Festival of the Epiphany will be
held Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at St.
John's
Episcopal
Church,
43
Washington St., Columbia. The chime
choir from Grace and Glory Lutheran
Church will perform, Pastor Ken
Albright of Grace and Glory will deliver the message, with Rev. Richard
Singleton of St. John's presiding. Pastor
Albright 434-531-3551; church office
434- 589-2217.
‘TIS THE
SEASON TO
SAVE
MIGHTILY.
There’s enough
signal and
savings to make
everyone merry.
Library Friends
The next meeting of the Friends of
the Fluvanna County Library will be
held on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.,
at the library. The meeting will cover
the election of new officers for 2011
along with ideas and plans for the
library for 2011. Members and interested public are encouraged to attend.
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Local writer weaves storytelling and local history
He continued to tell about his
inspiration for Whiskey Dream,
based on colorful local characters
who ran stills in their backyards.
The Storytellers is Donald Payne’s
The fantasy is about a farmer on a
third book but his first fiction book.
bright moonlit night who believes he
The brother of former long-time
witnessed or possibly dreamed of
supervisor Tom Payne, he has also
mysterious creatures that live below
written two historical non-fiction
ground in his hay field. Or was it that
short-story books, A Legacy of Rural
he was drinking too much of his own
Virginia I and II.
brew?
“I’m worried about this one, it’s ficHe paints a picture of heart ache
tion. I don’t know if I’ll do another
and sorrow in The Eviction Notice
fiction book. John Grisham said he
and Break in Tradition. The last chapwould never write another non-ficters feature stories about sacrifice in
tion book. It took him so long to do
The Last Gift and A Christmas Angel
the research,’’ said Payne. “I don’t
which relates the tale of two women
think I’ll do another fiction. I did just
who gave special
as much research
gifts, which ultifor this book,” he
mately included
said at a recent
“I’m actually a Grandma
book signing on
Moses type of writer. About their health and
lives
Dec. 15, at the
twenty years ago I became
Raised on a
F l u v a n n a
aware of and concerned
farm, Payne left
Historical Society
for active duty in
at
Maggie’s
about the rapid loss of my
the U.S. Navy in
House.
own family history.”
1966. After being
He discussed
honorably
dissome of the colcharged, he attended college and
orful local characters in his first two
married. In 1974, after college he
books then discussed his current
returned to Fluvanna with his wife
work set in the past.
Shirley and began his conversations
“The Storytellers features stories
with his grandfather Nathan Payne.
titled The Gypsy Drovers, Whiskey
But it was in 1989 that he began
Dream, Murder at the Riverbottom,
recording his family history.
The Eviction Notice, A Break in
“Intrigued by the past and wanting
Tradition, The Last Gift and the
to preserve the family history, I
Christmas Angel. The Gypsy Drovers
began jotting down notes while listells the story of a fifteen year old
tening to my dad tell stories. These
boy who leaves home to become a
interviews evolved into note-taking
drover then is forced into the
visits with Uncle Willie and Aunt Dot
Confederate army against his will.
Payne and numerous other seniors
Murder at the Riverbottom, tells the
in the community,” he said. “I soon
story of a murder that took place in
gathered 100 pages of text, collected
the early 1900’s and told by a granddozens of old photographs and
father on his deathbed,” he said. He
recorded an estimated twenty four
then read from this sample chapter,
hours of audio tape. I wrote on weekwetting the literary palate for more.
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
Don Payne
Photo courtesy of Judith Mickelson and the Fluvanna County Historical Society.
ends, holidays and during vacations
for two years.”
One audience member asked,
“When did you decide you wanted to
be a writer? Was it in elementary
school, high school or college?”
“I’m actually a Grandma Moses
type of writer. About twenty years
ago I became aware of and concerned about the rapid loss of my
own family history. That’s when I
began many hours of research to
save my family’s history and preserve rural history.”
Historical Society member, Bill
Jones asked if he had heard any
ghost stories.
“There are stories about ghost
sightings in the county. At a farm
near Beaver Dam Baptist Church, the
remains of a woman’s skeleton was
found in the well and there have
been numerous stories told about
sightings at the Oakland School and
Lake Monticello…There is also a
story of a young girl who was killed
in a carriage accident on a road
where the dam runs along Route
618,” said Payne.
Payne encouraged everyone to
record their family history. He also
added that he has been accepted as
one of the writers who will be speaking at the next Festival of the Book in
Charlottesville in March.
For more information on the
books, the author and where to
purchase the books, visit Don
Payne’s website at www.legacyvirginia.com. Books can be purchased
at Barnes & Noble, The Fluvanna
County Historical Society in
Palmyra, The Virginia Shop in
Charlottesville, Michie Tavern Mill
Store,
and
the
Charlottesville/Albemarle
Historical Society in Charlottesville
or directly from the author.
Flucos spare holiday spirit by adopting families for Christmas
BY JAKE DOMENIC, FLUVANNA COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Christmas is a time for caring,
and there is no better way to care
than by providing the lives of a family with their holiday wishes. At
Fluvanna County High School, a
number of teachers – including
Martha Holt, Lori Hoffman, and
Sherry Doane – have “adopted a
family” for the holidays. The
school’s BETA Club is also supporting a family.
Through June Wilson, the head of
the Department of Social Services,
these teachers and classes were
each given an underprivileged family to supply gifts for. Along with
the first names of the families, the
teachers were given a list of items
that the family needed or had asked
for. Items range from the necessities, such as clothes, as well as toys
like Playstation 2 games and bikes.
“It’s always good to give back,” said
FCHS senior Desiree Hill. Giving
back is what adopting a family is all
about.
Senior Jordan Hite took delight in
purchasing a tiny pair of sneakers
to meet one family member’s
request, while several students
pitched in to buy a bike to meet
another request. Meanwhile, the
teachers collected spare change to
build up enough money for more
gifts. “This allows us to give a WalMart gift card for them to get their
holiday dinner needs,” said Mrs.
Hoffman. Mrs. Holt did the same to
pay for a Food Lion Gift Card.
On Dec. 13, students were supposed to stay after school for the
ceremonial wrapping of the presents to be given to the families.
“Every year, kids agree to stay after
school to wrap presents,” said Mrs.
Holt. “We have snacks and drinks
and
have
a
good
time.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature cancelled that party this year…but
thankfully, not the gift delivery!”
Helping out a family in need is
the kind of warm-hearted action
that can easily make one a better
person. Next year when the holiday season rolls around, hopefully
even more people will be determined to get into the holiday spirit
and give to those who need it most.
As Mrs. Holt said, “We just want to
promote community pride.”
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Timo race raises $4,000 for volunteer fire and rescue
CONTRIBUTED BY ANGELL HUSTED
Two checks, each for $2,000, were presented
Friday (Dec. 17) to Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire
& Rescue and the Palmyra Volunteer Fire
Company by Angell Husted, founder and director
of Timo's Memorial 5K.
The event is held each year in memory of
Husted's 17-year old son, Timo Husted Wright,
Fluvanna County High School's 2001 valedictorian
and a cross country runner who was killed in a Rt.
53 automobile accident. Since 2005, when this
special event was established, Timo's Memorial 5K
fund has donated over $26,000 to local fire and
rescue units.
“Please help spread the word and encourage
your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to
support this fun and exciting run and/or walk
event,” said Husted. “My brilliant, talented and
kind son Timo's last afternoon on this earth was
spent joyfully running cross country through the
woods of Pleasant Grove and then practicing handsprings on the grass next to Haden House. Sharing
that passion for the joy of movement and love of
life continue to help heal my broken heart. I
believe with all my body, mind, heart and soul that
helping to bring all ages of this wonderful
Fluvanna community together for the benefit of
fire & rescue makes Timo smile- radiating his
beautiful, bright spirit further and wider with each
passing year.”
Angell Husted presents donations raised at the Timo 5K race to members of the Lake Monticello
Volunteer Fire and Rescue and the Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department. Photo by David Stemple.
Husted expressed her gratitude for the continuing generous community support and creative
fundraising. In addition to registration fees for
Timo's 5K, she also sells bouquets of roses each
Mother's Day in front of the Golden China Express,
where Timo was headed for his after-school job
the afternoon he died. This fall also saw the 3rd Art
Exhibit and Silent Auction for Fire & Rescue.
Preparations are already underway for the 7th
Annual Timo Husted Wright Memorial 5K to be
held Saturday, June 18 at Fluvanna County's
Pleasant Grove. Registration at the Pole Barn starts
at 7:30 with The Circle of Prayer at 8:50. The trumpet-start sounds promptly at 9 a.m.
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Going the distance Lady Flucos dive right in
BY AESIA TOLIVER, FLUVANNA COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Now that the fall season is over, it
is time for winter. For most, that
means cuddling up to a nice fire
with hot coca in hand. But for the
runners at FCHS it’s time to throw
on layers of Under Armor and hit
the track.
With many of the all-state runners having graduated, the team
has been introduced to many newcomers. “I think we have a lot of talent in the freshman class. Our distance runners will be strong and I
know the young sprinters are eager
to step up to the plate,” said junior
all-regional runner Emily Farina.
Another asset to the team was the
allowance of a more flexible schedule for the winter dual sport athletes. In previous seasons, they had
to choose their top sport, and that
one held priority over other sports.
Now track coach Rose Brogan has
allowed more lee-way for those
winter dual sport athletes, permitting all-state runners Morgan
Reynard and Melissa Messier to
participate.
“I’m really glad both Connie
Banton (swim coach) and Coach
Brogan are being flexible with the
schedule because I really missed
running indoor track since I had to
choose my priority sport,” Reynard
said. Messier added, “The new flexibility with winter sports is awesome; it’s really made my senior
year great by allowing me to be
involved in everything I love.”
Preparation for the indoor season
began back in the summer and fall
with strengthening practices hosted
by track coach Steven Szarmach.
“Off season is like marinating the
chicken, because in season is when
you’re really cooking!” said
Szarmach about the pre-season
training. Casey Dudley, a pre-season trainee and thrower, added,
“After lifting during pre-season I
was able to max out thirty pounds
more than when I started and was
able to throw with a lot more
power.”
With all the changes and additions in this year’s track program,
there is no doubt that the athletes
are well-prepared and will dominate this season. The first qualifying meet for the indoor track season was Dec. 8 at Fork Union
Military Academy. For the girls,
Aesia Toliver qualified for districts
in the 55 meter dash taking 3rd
overall, Ethel Baber and Casey
Dudley qualified for Districts in the
shot put. Melissa Messier, and Greer
Brown qualified for Regionals in
the triple jump, and Brown took
first overall. Freshman Hannah
Meador qualified for States in the
pole vault with a height of 10’, and
took first place overall.
For the boys, Bryan Kenward
qualified for districts in 55m hurdles. Devin Good qualified for
Districts in shot put and took first
overall. Ben Casto qualified for districts in the 3200m run. Yaya
Anderson and Jordan Green qualified for regional’s in long jump. The
team also qualified for regionals
with its 4x400, 4x200, and 4x800.
Both teams also participated in
the Wally Gilbert Invitational on
Dec. 11, with the girls’ team placing
second overall and the boys’ team
placing seventh out of 22 teams.
Now enjoying a well-deserved winter break, the Flucos look to bounce
back from the holidays with a bang
as their season heats up, with
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Splash! The Fluco girls’ swim
team dove head first into a win
against Monticello in their first swim
meet of the 2010-2011 season on
Dec. 7. The girls came out with a
bang and many achieved state qualifying times.
The state qualifying times consisted of the 200 medley relay of
Chelsea Tomko, Morgan Reynard,
Riley Scalzo, and Yvonne Smith, and
also the 200 freestyle relay of Sierra
Durham, Riley Scalzo, Yvonne
Smith, and Chelsea Tomko. The
individual event qualifiers were
Tomko in the 200 meter IM and 100
butterfly, Scalzo in the 50 meter
freestyle, and Reynard in the 100
meter breastroke. “This year is going
to be really great because a lot of us
already have our state cuts and are
doing better than we were at the
beginning of the season last year,”
said Tomko.
The team has been working hard
preparing for their upcoming meets.
Practices are held at the Fork Union
swimming pool and tart promptly at
6 p.m. Rounded up by the captains,
the team stretches and does a brief
warm-up session. The captains play
a big role in leading the team
through practice, since there are so
many girls on the team. “It’s a good
opportunity to be captain as a junior
because it teaches me lessons for
being a better captain next year,”
said junior Sierra Durham. The team
is then divided up into groups, ranging from the beginners to the really
experienced swimmers. Technique,
turns, and stamina are worked on
during practice and then at the end
of practices, the team is brought
together and usually works on starts
and sprints.
While the girl’s team consists of
many returning veterans, there are
many underclassmen who are
expected to contribute a great deal to
the team this year. “Even though we
lost talented seniors from last year,
the freshman are really strong this
year and will help out the team just
as much, if not more,” said senior
captain Jennifer Csapo. Freshmen
such as Alena Billingsly, Jordan
Benson, Alyssa McIver, Alena Casto,
and Hannah Corbin are expected to
bring many great races and times to
the team as the season progresses.
The team also had a meet on Dec.
9 against Louisa, Orange, and
Greene. They blasted the competition out of the water, making them
victorious over almost half of the
district so far this season. The next
meet is Jan. 5 (weather permitting),
with a diving meet on Jan. 11.
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FLUVANNA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Fluco 5K raises $500 for cancer center
The volume of donations and
charity work usually rises during
the holidays, but for many
Fluvanna County High School students, doing charity work is a
part of their usual routine.
With the help of many
local
sponsors,
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Student
Government
Association (SGA) was able
to host the fifth annual
Fluco 5K the first week in
November. Over thirty runners
came out in hopes of raising
money for the Martha Jefferson
Cancer Center. Each runner paid
the initial fee of $25 to enter the
race. When the race was over, Ben
Casto had taken first place with a
time of 18:45. Thanks to all the
runners and sponsors,
SGA was able to donate
$500 to the Cancer Center.
Recently, SGA leaders
went to the Cancer Center
and presented them with
the $500 check. “It was significant this year because we actually
visited them and they showed us
where our money was going,” said
Ausrine Bilyte. As usual, the center
was overjoyed with the donation.
SGA hopes to donate even more at
next year’s Fluco 5K.
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Fluco wrestlers drub Charlottesville, but fall to Orange
BY DUNCAN NIXON
CORRESPONDENT
On Wednesday December 15, the Fluvanna County
High School wrestling team hosted Jefferson District
rivals Charlottesville and Orange County. In a three
way meet in which each team faced off against both
of its District opponents, the Fluco squad scored a
decisive 60-18 win over the Black Knights, but came
up short against the Hornets, losing 48-28.
This was the Flucos only home meet of the year.
So, although it is still early in the season, the Flucos
honored their senior wrestlers with the traditional
Senior Night. The seniors on this year’s squad are:
veteran wrestlers Codi Wiersma, and Christian
Chirico, and first time wrestlers Keyon Golden and
Marcus Kim. Each senior was introduced to the
crowd and escorted in by parent(s), sibling or friend.
The meet opened with the Flucos wrestling against
the Charlottesville Black Knights. The match began at
a middle weight class based on a random selection of
the starting weight class by the officials. The Black
Knights won the first two matches of the meet, but
the Flucos then went on a amazing tear, winning
every other match, but the final one.
Senior Christian Chirico who was Jefferson District
champion in his weight class last year, started the
Fluco winning streak. Wrestling in the 160 pound
class, he dominated his opponent throughout the
match to score an easy 11-3 win. This win gave
Chirico a career record for the Flucos of 99-36. Codi
Wiersma was next up for the Flucos and he won by
forfeit, as the Charlottesville team chose not to send
a wrestler out to face him. Following Weirsma was
junior Logan Walls wrestling in the 189 pound class.
Walls made quick work of his opponent scoring a pin
Matt Valentine prepares to
take down a Black Knight.
Codi Wiersma pinned his opponent during the Flucos’ match against Charlottesville on Dec. 15.
Photos by Fluvanna Sports Photography. fluvannaphotos.com
in 34 seconds. Junior Ben Lacey was next on the mat
for the Flucos, competing in the 215 pound class.
Lacey almost equaled Walls, he recorded a pin in only
39 seconds. Wrestling in the heavyweight class for
the Flucos was junior Darien Carrington. In a very
tough and competitive match that lasted to the final
period, Carrington was able to put his opponent on
Christian Chirico on his way to his 100th victory.
his back and record a pin in a time of 5:05. This victory gave the Flucos a comfortable 28-12 lead in the
match.
With the higher weight class matches completed,
the match switched back to the low weights, were the
action is often extremely fast. Wrestling in the 103
pound class, sophomore Justin Zimmerman did not
disappoint, as he exhibited extraordinary speed, in a
dominating performance that resulted in victory by
technical fall, with the score in the match at 20-4.
Next on the mat at 112 pounds was sophomore Skye
Wiersma. He showed some sophisticated moves and
made quick work of his opponent, recording a pin in
48 seconds. At 119 pounds, sophomore Jake
Mahaffey decisioned his opponent 7-3. At 125, sophomore Nick Valentine scored a pin in 4:48. Then Jed
Harris, another sophomore took the mat for the
Flucos. He too recorded a pin, in 1:27. The final
points of the match for the Flucos were recorded by
sophomore Daniel Hager wrestling at 145. He pinned
his Black Knight opponent in a quick 1:12.
In their second match of the night, the Flucos ran
into a much tougher opponent, as the Hornets from
Orange County dominated the middle weights to
score a fairly easy win. Wrestlers who won for the
Flucos were: Justin Zimmerman and Skye Wiersma at
103 and 112 respectively, Christian Chirico at 160,
Logan Walls at 189, Ben Lacey at 215 and Darrian
Carrington at heavyweight. Wiersma, Lacey and
Carrington all pinned their opponents, while the others won by decision. Chirico’s win was a landmark.
He has now scored 100 victories in his Fluco career.
Coach Craig Conner’s squad now has a 5-5 record,
with a number dual matches and tournaments still
on the schedule. The team is young and seems to be
promising. Only four of the 27 wrestlers on the roster at the beginning of the year were seniors, and a
number of the teams’ top performers are under classman. The loss of two year state champion Will
Crawford to graduation has to have hurt, but it
appears that the Flucos will continue to field a strong
team.
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Fluvanna County
High School
Sports Schedule
Boys’ Basketball
JV: 3-2 overall (1-1 District)
Varisty: 5-0 overall (2-0 District)
Upcoming Games:
Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Bash (Varsity)
Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Bash (Varsity)
Fluvanna twirling
team excelling in
competition
Girls’ Basketball
JV: 3-2 overall (2-0 District)
Varisty: 0-5 overall (0-2 District)
Upcoming Games:
Dec. 27, time to be determined
Bash away at William Monroe
Dec. 28, time to be determined
Bash away at William Monroe
Front row: Laci Norcross, Laurel Williams, Kayla Birch;
back row: Mallory Berry, Emily Bledsoe, Megan Ludwig,
Ashlee Schwertfeger, Abby Searcy, Elizabeth Woods
Wrestling
CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTY SCHWERTFEGER
Upcoming Events:
Dec. 30, time to be announced
Away at Marion Duals
Swimming
Home swim meets are at FUMA
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 11, 6 p.m.
Away at FUMA
Indoor Track
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 7, time to be announced
Away at FUMA
Megan Ludwig, Lauren Horn, Mallory Berry
and Ashlee Schwertfeger
The Fluvanna High Steppers Twirling Team, coached by Christy
Schwertfeger of Palmyra, placed first in their category at the Gordonsville
Veteran's Day Parade.
The twirling team has also performed at the Central Elementary School
Fall Festival, the 2010 Epilepsy Stroll in Charlottesville, the Carysbrook
Christmas celebration sponsored by Fluvanna County Parks and
Recreation, and they were the proud escorts of Santa at the Barracks Road
Christmas parade in Charlottesville.
Four girls from the team recently attended their first twirling competition in Fredericksburg. The girls competed in solo twirling events, as well
as 2-baton events. Each girl placed in the top five in nearly all events and
brought home several medals each. The girls' next competition will be in
Richmond in January.
Horses and students celebrate holiday at Oakland School
CONTRIBUTED BY
AMANDA BABER
Students and horses dressed
in holiday fashion paraded on
the grounds of Oakland School
Tuesday (Dec. 14) during the
equine friends for all that they
year.
do throughout the
Horseback riding is an important component of the Oakland
program. It helps students with
learning differences to learn
responsibility, build self-esteem
and increase self-confidence.
boarding and day school's 21st
annual Horse Holiday.
Students adorned a special
holiday tree with carrots and
apples for the horses to enjoy.
The Horse Holiday is a tradition that serves as a way for
students to give thanks to their
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Master Gardeners looking for a few green thumbs
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
The Virginia Master Gardeners
Association had a regional board
meeting on Dec.11 to discuss projects and recruit new members. The
Virginia Master Gardeners have several units throughout the state that
work with county cooperative extensions. Here in Fluvanna County,
Connie Dumbrowski is the unit president who works closely with John
Thompson of the local Fluvanna
County Cooperative Extension.
Master Gardeners Programs are in
all fifty states and Canada. The onset
of rapid urban growth in many areas
of the U.S., combined with increased
interest in the environment and gardening, has prompted ever-increasing numbers of homeowners to ask
county extension agents questions.
In 1972, an extension office agent
in the State of Washington reasoned
that well-trained volunteers could
respond to many of the everyday
homeowner’s questions, freeing him
and his colleagues for more technical
and
difficult
problems.
Volunteers, including Extension
Homemakers and 4-H leaders, had
always been a part of the Extension
Service but never in the area of
homeowner horticulture. With this
in mind, the extension agent selected, trained and certified volunteers
as Master Gardeners.
According to a 2009 Master
Gardener survey, there are nearly
95,000 active Extension Master
Gardeners, who provide approximately 5,000,000 volunteer service
hours of per year to their communities. Once volunteers are accepted
into a master gardener program,
they are trained by cooperative
extension, university, and local
industry staff in subjects such as taxonomy, plant pathology, entomology,
as well as the growing cultural
requirements of nuisance wildlife
management and integrated pest
management.
The Virginia Master Gardener program is made up of volunteers and
has an education partnership with
the Virginia Cooperative Extension
and is dedicated to working with the
community to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable
landscape management. Volunteers
educate, promote, inform and work
with communities, community leaders, and individuals, presenting programs on all aspects of horticulture
while protecting and enhancing the
environment.
An example at this meeting was
given by Sarah Dickinson who made
a presentation on the Emerald Ash
Borer Monitoring and Management
Training Modules for the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The online course features the identification, monitoring, and management of this invasive wood boring
pest native to Asia. Discovered in
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trees. This is just one of the online
courses offered by VMG for the master gardener.
Master Gardener’s goals are to further their skill of gardening, gaining
new knowledge they can then share
with others and improve their communities. Here in Fluvanna County,
there are opportunities for those
who love gardening to help, including using special talents and skills
such as photography or writing to
benefit the programs. Volunteers can
also provide information at the
Fluvanna Farmer’s Market, help
manage the community plot at
Pleasant Grove, man the County
Extension Help Desk or grow vegetables for the MACAA food bank.
Connie Dubrowski, president of the
Fluvanna Master Gardeners.
Photo by Page H. Gifford
Fluvanna Master Gardener, Janice
Hall, discussed some of the projects
in the county VMG has been involved
with during the year.
“This year, the Master Gardeners
grew over 900 lbs. of fresh vegetables in our community garden,
Plant-a-Row at Pleasant Grove and
all of it was delivered to MACAA.”
“Master Gardeners also helped to
educate third graders from Central
Elementary in the "kitchen gardening" techniques of the 19th century
at the Holland Page Place. The
Holland Page Place is a post Civil War
log cabin built by John Benjamin
Page in 1865. The property includes
both farmland and woods surrounding the cabin,” she said.
“The Master Gardeners also work
year-round with special needs children at Central Elementary on a variety of gardening projects in The
Children’s Garden, demonstrating
where food comes from.”
They also discussed a future recycling program. The program would
recycle plastic containers from nurseries.
A Master Gardener’s training class
will begin Feb. 2 and is held from 9
a.m.-noon in the meeting room of
the Fluvanna County Public Library.
Class size is limited. Future Master
Gardeners receive 50 hours of class
room and field instruction on subjects, including:
• Annuals and Perennials
• Composting
• Trees and shrubs
• Pests and diseases
• Lawns
• Vegetables
Upon completion of the classroom
training, students then become a
Master Gardener intern. The internship requires fifty hours of volunteer
work, assisting with horticulture programs, community education, protecting the environment and referring questions to the appropriate
agencies. The next step -- once the
internship is completed -- is to win
the title of Master Gardener, sharing
knowledge at community events and
fairs, maintaining demonstration
gardens, answering questions at
plant clinics and teaching horticulture to beginning gardeners and
youth.
For those who become Master
Gardeners, there are further opportunities to learn and grow by sharing
information with fellow Master
Gardeners, attending lectures and
training sessions.
“We are still seeking interested students,” said Hall
For more information regarding
fees and schedule, visit www.fluvannamg.org, the Master Gardener
Training Committee Recruiter at
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Rotarians continue their holiday spirit of giving
CONTRIBUTED BY ROBERT MAYFIELD
ROTARIAN PRESIDENT
Since the holiday season is fast approaching us, it
is sometimes easy to lose sight of what needs to be
done on our “to do” lists. Between shopping, cooking,
and visiting family, it seems like there's not enough
time to do anything. There is something, though, that
should make it to the top of everyone's priorities this
year: volunteering. Charitable donations and volunteer work are scarcer now than they have been in
recent years because of the economic downturn—
but this can be changed with a little more effort.
Especially during this time of the year, giving back to
the community can help fulfill the holiday spirit that
you may have been lacking.
This year the Rotary Club of Fluvanna County contacted social services to help 11 Fluvanna County
children and 10 seniors to celebrate their holiday season. The Rotarians donated their time and money to
shop for these 21 individuals. Some interesting items
we shopped for were: Hungry Hungry Hypo game, I
Carly sheets, Pogo stick, and Legos.
While there are many people who do try to find
time to volunteer, there are always a good percentage
of people who find excuses to not participate. A
deciding factor can be whether or not you can afford
to donate or participate in charitable events, so finding somewhere close to home is a good start. In the
Fluvanna County area, there are hundreds of oppor-
Members of the Rotary Club of Fluvanna County helped children and seniors celebrate the holiday season.
Photo courtesy of Robert Mayfield.
tunities to give back. Some of the obvious charities
like The Salvation Army, Goodwill, and The United
Way are easy starting positions. Any amount of
money or time, no matter how small, is greatly
appreciated and ultimately goes towards bettering
the lives of those who are less fortunate in the Central
Virginia community.
While you're decorating your home or spending
time with your family this holiday season, remember
those who are less fortunate and try to do your part
in helping out. Volunteering is not only good for our
community during these cold winter months—it can
give you a sense of satisfaction all year-round.
4-H clubs focus on head, heart, hands and health
BY JOE RONAN
CORRESPONDENT
There are 59 registered 4-H volunteers in Fluvanna County who provide
support for the eight separate clubs
that comprise its 4-H family.
The 4-H Junior Naturalist Club is
administered by two volunteers and
any parents who can devote some
time. According to Elizabeth Rinaca,
the Naturalist Club is dedicated to
“learning about thing beneficial to the
environment.” This is a new club.
According to Mrs. Rinaca, “It is not an
achievement based club. The group is
small and spends 50 to 75% of their
time outdoors.”
On organized nature hikes, the club
members identify trees and plants,
classify insects and learn what to do
when you encounter a wild animal.
They learn what is beneficial to the
soil, such as how to make their own
compost and how to establish the correct pH for plants to grow and flourish. Mrs. Rinaca and Ida Swenson, the
other volunteer, hope to develop additional community projects that will
promote the goals of the club.
The enthusiasm of the members of
the Team Leaders Club cannot be
overstated. At least six members contributed to the information gathered
for this story. These are teen volunteers who plan and carry out methods
of providing younger 4-H participants
with learning opportunities. There are
25 enrolled members in the team
leaders club. Kimberly Mayo, extension agent for 4-H youth development
oversees and provides mentoring for
the members. This past summer 22 of
these members acted as counselors at
a camp for 91 young campers who
spent a week enjoying instruction in
swimming, archery, performing arts
and riflery. In addition to the fun
aspects the campers learn life skills,
which essentially includes “how to get
along without mom and dad,” according to Mayo. The campers are expected to make their bed and get to class
on time without adult prompting and
other activities that come under the
heading of “maturity training.” Team
leaders attend an annual 4-H congress
which emphasizes team building. At
the conclusion of the congress, the
group comes home with a community service project to work on during
the year. When not interacting with
the youth of the community, members are busy taking classes and planning activities for the following year. It
should also be mentioned that several
adult volunteers act oversee the work
of the teens at the camp.
The Livestock Club consists of children who raise animals. During the
year the participants chart the growth
and weight gain of the animal. They
also keep records on the costs associated with raising the animals. On Old
Farm Day the animals are weighed by
John Thompson the extension agent
for Fluvanna County. Later in the day
the animals are sold at auction.
According to Thompson, “the participants hope to sell at above market
price which will help to finance the
project for the following year. This
teaches the participants how farming
actually works.”
The Fluvanna Explorers Club participated in Old Farm Day with a table
which had two adult volunteers
throughout the day who worked at
shifts of 1 1/2 hours each. The
Explorers Club consists of boys and
girls between the ages of five and 13.
The members explore the outdoors by
exploring rivers, trees, insects and the
habitat of many animals. They also
learn about the impact to the environment of the subjects of their exploration. Volunteer Rhonda White and
her daughter Victoria explained the
other activities of this club. “The club
maintains a plot at the community
garden; they have plant landscape
flowers at the new library and the
sheriff’s department. They visit nursing homes, deliver greeting cards and
chat with the residents. They also
learn about survival skills of animals
and how they can be adapted to
humans.”
Volunteer Julie Walters described
the activities of the Horse N Around
Club. This group of youth from ages
nine to 19 receives education and participates in all aspects of hippology.
According to Walters “the participants
learn all aspects of raising and training horses. They learn about feeding,
grooming and the costs associated
with raising horses. The members
share a mutual love of horses.” The
members learn all aspects of horse
judging. According to Walters, whose
two daughters participate in the activities of the club, many of the club
members graduate to careers involving horsemanship education.
The Llamaling Club was established
two years ago and invites membership of boys and girls between the
ages of eight and 16. This club provides hands on education in the raising and training of Llamas. Currently
this group, which was founded by
Paige McGrath who owns the Lower
Sherwood farm in Albemarle County,
consists of seven members. McGrath
has been raising Llamas since 1986.
McGrath describes the Llama as
“recreational livestock” which means
they are not slaughtered for meat.
According to McGrath, “the Llama is a
versatile animal”. In addition to learning about grooming and caring for the
Llama, the participants learn about
their agility and there uses as pack
animals.
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Property Transfers
Property transfer deeds are provided by the Fluvanna County Circuit
Court.
11/08/10
•Liberty Homes, Inc. to Simonin,
Timothy J. ET AL; 40 Ironhound
Court, Troy, VA; Lot 16, Mountain
Meadows Sub.; $70,000.
11/09/10
•Tanner, Gary to Magda, John A.
and Ethel L.; 3120 Venable Road,
Kents Store, VA 23084; 1.45
Acres, St. Rt. 601 Columbia Mag.
Dist.; $100,000.
Fluvanna Parks & Recreation Director Dwight Godwin and Santa
pick the winning doorprize. Photo by Page H. Gifford
Seniors lunch with Santa
BY PAGE H. GIFFORD
CORRESPONDENT
For a second year in a row, the
annual senior Christmas luncheon
was well attended. A few familiar
faces in the crowd included Windy
Payne and County Supervisor Mozell
Booker enjoying the luncheon sponsored by Fluvanna Parks and
Recreation.
This year was a little different. In
an effort to reach a more diverse
group of seniors in the county and
not centering everything on the Fork
Union Community Center or near
Lake Monticello, the luncheon was
held at the Palmyra Firehouse.
“We do this to recognize seniors
and celebrate their contributions to
their community,” said Leisure
Programs
Assistant
Carolyn
Richardson.
Before lunch, area seniors were
treated to a medley of Christmas
Carols by the JABA seniors and a few
games. A member of the Persimmon
Tree Players read The Night Before
Christmas before Santa arrived to
spread holiday cheer by handing out
candy canes and having his picture
taken with seniors. Santa also was on
hand as FCPR Director Dwight
Godwin drew names for the door
prizes.
“We really would like to have
sponsors for this program next year,”
said Richardson. Part of the goal of
FCPR is to keep costs down and
make recreation affordable for
everyone by partnering with other
sponsors for events and activities.
Anyone or any business interested
in sponsoring this event or another
event is encouraged to contact FCPR
at 842-3150.
Dr. Douglas Weiss &
Dr. Victoria Molnar Weiss
OPTOMETRISTS
Our FORK UNION OFFICE, will now
be located in the building behind Dr. Lanford's office.
2781 West Bottom Road - off Route 15
(across from Dollar General)
Please call for an appointment or information. 842-3364
Providing Comprehensive Eye Care
Serving Fluvanna County for 12 years
We are also available at Lake Monticello as always 591-0262
11/10/10
•Hardweak, LLC to Sadler,
Matthew Charles & Kelly; 26952
Mountian Laurel Road, 10.05
Acres; $229,000.
•Ballif Investments, LLC to The
Broadway Group, LLC; 132
Holmes Avenue NE, Huntsville,
Alabama 35801, 1.331 Acres,
$413,500.
•NVR, Inc. to Polly, Catherine F.;
88 Robins Court, Lot 61, Phase 3,
Sycamore Square; $226,915.
11/12/10
•Professional Foreclosure, Corp.
to Federal National Mortage
Ass.; PO Box 650043, Dallas, TX
75265-0043; Lot 158, Phase 6,
Lake Monticello (Mason/Hanna)
$164,278.88. Deed to foreclose
75265-0043; Lot 272, Phase 5,
Lake
Monticello
(Gresko)
$211,061. Deed to foreclose.
75265-0043; Lot 82, Phase 9,
Lake Monticello (Elam) $211,061.
Deed to foreclose.
•White, Charles C. and Pearl T.
to Harris, Leon L. Sr.; 194 Little
Mountain Road, 4.000 Acres Fork
Union Mag. Dist.; $25,000.
•Woodson, Patricia M. P. ET AL
to TBF., LLF; 54 Rolling Road
South, Scottsville, VA 24590; 3.489
Acres, Cunningham Mag. Dist.;
$6,978.
•Kidd, Gay Johnson to Smith,
Darren F. ET AL; 39 Lafayette
Drive; Lot 560, Phase Five Lake
Monticello, $215,900.
•Gooch, John Y.; III & Andileen C.
to Johnson, Kathleen W.; 244
Kathys Lane, Troy, VA 22974; 4.411
Acres; $15,400.
•Bank of Hampton Roads to
Tighe, Michael J.; 74 Blue Bell
Lane, Palmyra, VA, Lots 5 & 13;
$52,000.
11/15/10
•Wittstadt Title & Escrow, Sub.
to US Bank National Association,
PO Box 65250; Salt Lake City, UT
84115; Lot 7 Rivanna Woods,
$352,767.52 Deed to foreclose.
•US Bank National Association
to Steward, Alan G. & Holly A.;
PO Box 29, New Canton, VA
23123; Lot 7, Rivanna Woods;
$279,900.
•White, Samuel I. PC Sub TR ET
AL to Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp; 5000 Plano
Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010; Lot
236, Phase 8, Lake Monticello,
$215,142.
•Fannie Mae ET AL to Verga,
John F.; TR; 15 Barrett St.; Lot
377, Phase 4 Lake Monticello,
$157,500.
•Fannie Mae AKA Federal
National Mortgage to Maywalt,
Timothy E. & Mary; 22 Club Lane,
Lot 190 Phase 1, Lake
•Scopelliti, Ralph D. & Jessica to
Devane, Shaun M.; 27 Lafayette
Drive; Lot 413, Phase 5, Lake
CLASSIFIEDS & LEGAL NOTICES
Help Wanted
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WANTED
HVAC MAINTENANCE & SERVICE
TECHNICIAN and HVAC INSTALLER &
ASSISTANT Needed. Good Driving
Record and Previous Experience is a
Must. Great Pay. Basic Tools Needed.
Fax Resume to 434-589-4937 or email
at info@starliteheatingandair.com.
P/T ANIMAL CARE WORKER is needed in an animal sanctuary in Fluvanna
County. Duties include feeding & medicating cats & dogs and cleaning their
living areas. Tasks are physical in nature.
25-30 hrs/wk including one weekend
day. Call 434-842-2404 for an interview.
TEACHER NEEDED: Zion Christian
Children’s Center Preschool seeks qualified Teacher for academic preschool.
Successful applicant will hold relevant
degree with experience and passion for
teaching. Part-time position. Send cover
letters, resumes to zionccc@embarqmail.com
Services
SERVICES
BUSHHOG FOR HIRE: EXPERIENCED,
WILL TRAVEL. Track loader mounted
bushhog, heavy brush, 6" trees, fields,
etc. Snow removal, driveway repair
(gravel), reasonable rates. Call for estimates and rates 434-906-7298.
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 434-589-6600.
HOME ADDITIONS & REMODELING:
DAK Construction class A and TREX
PRO contractor, specializing in hardwood and composite decking, screen
porches, remodeling, additions, and
home improvements. Call 434-5916003.
SANDS PC SERVICE: Upgrade, Repair,
or Replace? Doesn't cost anything to
ask. Free Estimates on all repairs or
projects. Stop in and Say Hello. SandS
PC Service Center, 106 Crofton Plaza,
Palmyra. info@sandspc.com 434589-1272. www.sandspc.com.
For
Sale
FOR
SALE
FIREWOOD for sale. $80 a load. Call
434-589-6356.
FIREWOOD FUNDRAISER: Supporting
youth and other programs, the men at
are selling a pickup of seasoned hardwood delivered for $75.00. Call 434923-0494.
MODULAR HOMES: Why pay more?
We will beat any modular pricing! Deal
direct with the owner. Phone 434-3922211 or web www.haleyshomesinc.com
PREMIUM FIREWOOD for sale, $90 for
a heaping pick-up load. Call Dane or
Andrea at Smith Tree Surgeons 434589-2689.
Parting Shot
STEEL ARCH BUILDINGS: SAVE
THOUSANDS! End of the year clearance. Repos, canceled orders, more.
Will hold for spring delivery. Display discounts also! Call 1-866-352-0469.
For
Rent
FOR
RENT
KESWICK COTTAGE: Two bedroom
cottage located in Keswick, VA near
Zion Crossroads and Pantops available
now for rent! Only $699-$725 a month.
Call Bryan today at 434-977-1959 or
visit www.livewithmsc.com EHO
Merry Christmas and a
Happy Holiday
Season to All!
OFFICES FOR RENT starting at $200 in
Crofton Plaza. Call Jo Ann Sears, First
Virginia Homes, for information at 434960-5121.
Beverly and Staff
Next Sale - Jan. 8th-10th, 2011
Charlottesville, VA.
WOODSLODGE COTTAGE: Two bedroom cottage located in Keswick, VA
near Zion Crossroads and Pantops
available now for rent! Only $725 a
month. Call Bryan today at 434-9771959 or visit www.livewithmsc.com EHO
Remember: For premier service, call
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Our services include:
• Organizing, displaying & pricing entire
household contents
• Watching for & notifying client of discover
of memorabilia, valuables & monies
• Coordinating service personnel & inspections, as needed (plumber, pool service, etc.)
• Leaving premises clean & move-in ready
for new occupants. This includes baths,
appliances, attics, basements, garages
—the entire house.
Wanted
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THIS WEEK’S PET
Kimball
Kimball is a sweet guy who will probably
need a special home able to handle his
specific needs. He is a perfectly normal
dog, except that he has a slight balance
problem that causes him to tilt his head
way to one side. He uses his vision
and his feeling of the ground to
compensate and is able to act almost
completely normal. However, when he
has trouble seeing or gets disoriented,
he may fall down occassionaly. If you're
able to give Kimball the special care he
needs, you could save his life!
Fluvanna SPCA, 5239 Union Mills Rd. Troy, VA
(434) 591-0123.
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join our sales team. We will provide all leads. Must have
good communication skills and be detail oriented. Experience in
advertising and/or outside sales a plus. Generous commission.
Dollar General store to open in early 2011
Workers are moving ahead to complete a Dollar General store in the
Sycamore Square shopping center across from Lake Monticello's Slice Gate.
County Planning Director Darren Coffey said the store should be
completed during the first quarter of 2011. This week workers are
laying brick as the exterior walls of the store. Photo by Lisa Hurdle
Fluvanna
REVIEW
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290 JEFFERSON DRIVE
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MLS 475942 $162,900
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434-989-9246
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Walk to
Main Beach
MLS 480390 $159,900
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