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Fluvanna Review

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Fire
Destroys
Home
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December 18 - 24, 2014 | One Copy Free
Fluvanna
REVIEW
Charges
Dropped
in ATV
Accident
Page 4
18 Years
of Aqua
Hikes
Reviewed
Page 6
Do Odor,
Rates
Impact
Home
Sales?
Page 21
Back to
Nature
at Pleasant Grove page 14
Quote of the week:
Photo of the week
“Doing business in Fluvanna
is easy -the taxes are low,
I don’t have to get a special
business license – it is great
doing business in Fluvanna.”
– Chrisy Bossie, page 12
Smokey Bear poster contest
winner announced
Letters....................................5
Sports in review ................. 16
Puzzles ................................ 18
Classifieds........................... 19
Calendar ............................. 21
Crime log ............................ 22
CIRCULATION AUDIT BY
607 Jefferson- Lake Monticello
F OUNDED
In October, 280 second-graders at
Central Elementary School participated in the poster contest sponsored by the Fluvanna Garden Club,
which was charged with choosing a
winner to be sent to the district contest. Bella Higginbotham was the first
-place winner, with runners-up Anna
Amatok, Chloe Colvin, and Ethan
Richey recognized for their posters as
well. Luvenia Rogers, president of the
Fluvanna Garden Club, presented the
prizes to the winners on the televised
morning announcements at Central
Elementary and stated, “We are very
proud of the fine work of all the second graders to make people aware
of the importance of Smokey Bear’s
message of ‘Only you can prevent
wild fires,’ and Woodsy Owl’s, ‘Give a
hoot, don’t pollute!’”
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A fire Dec. 15 destroyed the home of John
Anderson of 97 Deer Lane in the Cloverdale
area of Fluvanna. No one was injured
“He was cooking bacon on his electric
range,” said Fluvanna Fire Chief Mike Brent,
“and he went in to take a shower. When he
came back out, the top of the electric range
was on fire, and the curtains above the back
of the range were burning. By then the
kitchen was fully involved,” said Brent. “He
basically had time to just get himself out.”
Brent said the Red Cross has been contacted, and added that Anderson, who lived
alone, does have family in the area.
Residents said that the small wooden
house was one of the oldest homes in the
Cloverdale area.
Many gathered had great attachment to
the home. “I have a lot of memories of this
old place – I was raised here,” said Maurice
Brown. “This was our family homeplace,”
he added, shaking his head.
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18, 2014
Cheap shot
Overall, I think Ms. (Christina) Guseman
wrote a balanced story. However, that last
sentence was really a cheap shot. Some
of us can’t move, whether we want to
or not. Shame on you for using a throw
away editorial comment like that.
–Elizabeth Tidwell, Palmyra
Christina Guseman responds: The last
sentence was meant to underscore the
point, made earlier in the article, that Aqua
customers have no recourse other than
moving – an option which, as Ms. Tidwell
points out, is not feasible for many.
Charges dropped in
ATV accident
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Charges have been dropped against
Travis Allen, 19, of Scottsville, who was
in an ATV crash on August 15, 2014 that
killed Kaitlin Aylor, 18, of Madison County.
The two were riding a 2006 Honda
2RX-450R ATV on Rt. 761 around 8:30
p.m. when the vehicle left the road. Both
Allen and Aylor were thrown from the
vehicle when it crashed.
Allen, a 2013 Fluvanna High School
graduate, had been charged with driving
after illegally consuming alcohol and
with failure to appear in court.
In a hearing in Fluvanna County
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to drop the charges.
“We made a motion to ‘nolle pros’
– meaning that the charges would not
be continued at this time,” said Caudill.
“However, the matter is still under investigation by the state police and additional and/or different charges could be
brought in the future.”
Caudill added that the state has one year
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misdemeanor charges, and that there is no
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Allen’s attorney, Graven Craig, declined
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School Board anticipates
next year’s budget
BY CHRISTINA DIMEO GUSEMAN, CORRESPONDENT
The School Board looked ahead to next
year’s budget at its meeting Wednesday night
(Dec. 10), contemplating what effect the state
budget crisis may have on school funding.
Not much information is forthcoming from
state officials, Fluvanna Superintendent Gena
Keller and Finance Director Ed Breslauer told
the Board. But individual state representatives have been telling their constituents that
funding will be lessened, they said.
Next year, in fiscal year 2016 (FY16),
school staff wants to focus the budget on
four areas: salary scales with a step increase for all staff, holding staff harmless
for increases in health insurance, staffing
needs with regard to class sizes and new
teaching positions, and technology replacement and upgrades.
“[FY]16 could be a very interesting year”
due to budget cuts, Breslauer warned. Plus
average daily membership (ADM), a formula
used by the state to determine state funding
levels, is dropping in Fluvanna. “We know
that ADM isn’t going through the roof so
it’s either going to meet our goals or drop
a little,” he said.
The FY15 budget is on track so far this
year, Breslauer told the Board.
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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. - Andy Rooney
I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. - Will Rogers
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Red Eye Country Ham ........................... $9.99 lb.
Boars Head Ovengold Turkey ................ $7.49 lb.
Boars Head Muenster Cheese.............. $4.99 lb.
Homemade Pasta Salad ........................ $4.39 lb.
Sabra Hummus 10 oz. .................................. $2.99
Freshly Baked Sub Rolls 10 oz. .................4/$1.99
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Sugardale Smoked Ham Portions Butt or Shank $2.39 lb.
Fresh Pork Spareribs ........................... $2.49 lb.
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Jimmy Dean Sausage Rolls 1 lb. ........... $3.49
Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles 9.6 oz.. $3.49
Hillshire Little Smokies 13-24 oz. ..............$2.99
Fishin’ Co. Salmon Fillets 28 oz................$7.99
Mam Lucia Bagged Meatballs 30 oz. ......$5.49
Some Lake Monticello residents knew
about the high water and sewer bills
before they bought their homes. But
anyone who moved to the Lake before
2005 has been in for a real surprise.
The following chart details the year
Aqua Virginia made its requests for rate
increases, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) case number for each rate
case, the amount of additional annual
revenue requested by Aqua, the amount
of additional annual revenue the SCC
granted to Aqua at the end of each rate
increase, the rates set by the SCC, the
percentage the increases represented,
and the total amount of a monthly water
and sewer bill for the typical Lake Monticello customer using 3,150 gallons per
month.
The rate increase of 1996 was made by
the Lake Monticello Service Company.
The rates put into effect after that rate
case were Aqua’s initial rates when it
purchased the system in 2003.
Ken Schrad from the SCC provided
three of the case numbers and some
figures, especially those from 1996. The
rest of the information was obtained
from researching the SCC’s website, with
the exception of the percentages, which
were computed from the figures.
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Country Crock Spread 45 oz. .............................. $2.99
Pillsbury Cookie Chubs 16.5 oz........................... $1.99
Breakstone Sour Cream 16 oz.............................. $1.59
Sorrento Ricotta Cheese 32 oz. ........................... $4.39
Pillsbury Pie Crusts 14.1 oz. ............................ 2/$5.00
PRODUCE SPECIALS
FROZEN SPECIALS $
Sweet Potatoes lb...................................... .49¢
Fresh Collards or Kale lb. .......................... .99¢
Bella Mushrooms 8 oz.............................. $1.79
4 lb. Navel Oranges bag .......................... $3.99
Washington Bartlett Pears lb. ................. $1.19
Ocean Spray Cranberries 12 oz................ $2.29
Gorton’s Grillled Tilapia 9 oz. ........................... 3.99
Hanover Broccoli Florets or Brussel Sprouts 12 oz. 2/$3.00
Sister Schubert Dinner Rolls 15 oz.............. $2.99
Banquet Chicken Nuggets or Tenders 12-15 oz. $1.99
Ore Ida Tator Tots or French Fries 32 oz. ......... $2.99
Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry Cups 10 oz...... $3.29
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GROCERY SPECIALS
Essential Everyday Sugar 4 lb. ....................... $1.99
Essential Everyday Snack Crackers 3 varieties . $1.69
Del Monte Pineapple 20 oz. ........................... .99¢
Chex Mix several flavors 8.75 oz. ...................... 3/$4.00
Bertolli Olive Oil 25.5 oz. ......................... $7.99
Gold Medal Flour all purpose only 5 lb. .............. $1.99
Muellers Elbow Macaroni 16 oz..................... .79¢
Ocean Spray Cranberry Drinks 64 oz. ......... 2/$5.00
Toll House Morsels several varieties 12 oz. ....... $1.99
Peter Pan Peanut Butter 16.3 oz. .................. $1.79
Super Chill Sodas 2 liter ............................... .69¢
Bakers Coconut 14 oz.................................. $2.79
Essential Everyday Chili or Cocktail Sauce 12 oz. . .99¢
Jello Gelatin or Pudding 3 oz. ...................... .89¢
Musselman Applesauce 24 oz. ................... $1.99
Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix 7.3 oz................... 2/$3.00
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Aqua Virginia’s rate increases 1996-2014
Year
1996
Case No.
PUE-1996-00064
Revenue Requested
N/A
Revenue Received
$93,046
Rates
$9.90 water base charge*
$9.90 sewer base charge*
(*billed as $19.80 bimonthly)
$2.94 per kgal** of water use
$2.94 per kgal of sewer use
Percent Increase
N/A
Average Monthly Bill
$38.32
2005
PUE-2005-00080
Phase 1:
Requested an increase to be phased in over two years
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$12 water base charge
$20.49 sewer base charge
$4.07 per kgal of water use
21.2
107.0
38.4
108.2
$64.59
Phase 2:
$743,412
$677,410
$12 water base charge
0
29.3
0
29.9
$76.35
2009
PUE-2009-00059
$3,281,534
$2,134,242
$14.89 water base charge
24.1
11.7
21.1
63.3
$100.89
2011
PUE-2011-00099
$1,468,779
$1,109,201
$16.33 water base charge
9.7
2.4
15.4
9.
$109.14
2014
PUE-2014-00045
$1,707,180
TBD
TBD
Water: 12
Sewer: 6.7
TBD
**Kgal = 1,000 gallons
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Basketball
Fluco girls’ fall to
Albemarle 61-56
BY DUNCAN NIXON, CORRESPONDENT
back into zone deThe Flying Fluco
fenses. The slower
girls’
basketball
pace did not make
team fought tenamuch difference as
ciously on Tuesday
neither team gained
(Dec. 9) against a
much of an advantaller
Albemarle
tage. The Patriots
High squad, but
outscored the Flucos
ultimately
sucby two to take a five
cumbed 61-56.
point lead into the
The boys’ team
final quarter.
lost to Albemarle,
In the fourth
too, by a score of 70
Flucos girls. Photo by Duncan Nixon
quarter, the Flucos
to 49 leaving them
went into a three quarter court pressing
with a 2-1 record so far in the early season.
zone to pick the pace back up. The PatriGirls’ Coach Chad White has two Jefots scored first, but Symmers answered
ferson District All-Conference honorees
with her second three point shot of the
returning, and they led the Flucos in
game to cut the margin to four. Gradualtheir battle against Albemarle. Last year,
ly, Albemarle stretched the lead to eight,
as a junior, guard Kiana Childress was a
but never got the lead into double digits.
first team All-Jefferson District honoree
With two minutes left and the margin
and forward Kate Stutz was second team
at eight, Coach White called a timeall-district as a sophomore.
out. A shot was missed on the inbound
Against the Patriots, Stutz led the
play and Childress, one of the smallest
scoring with 16, while Childress was right
players on the court, grabbed the offenbehind with 14. In the first quarter against
sive rebound, and took it right back up,
Albemarle, the Flucos looked strong.
she was fouled and made the free throw
There was a lot of up and down action
for an old fashion three point play.
and the Flucos closed the quarter with
With one minute left, Stutz made a steal
a 19-18 lead. At that rate, the final score
on an inbound and converted an easy
would have been in the ‘70s, quite high
lay-up to cut the Patriots lead to two. Unforscoring. Leading the Flucos in the quarter
tunately, at this point the Patriots did what
was freshman forward Jemika Johnson
you have to do to win close games, they
who had six points on rebound put backs.
made their free throws. In the final minute
Senior forward Morgan Symmers had five,
they went to the line three times to shoot
including a three point shot off a nice set
one and one. All three times they converted
play on an inbound pass. Stutz had four in
both free throws, not that common in high
quarter and Childress three.
school basketball. As a result, the Flucos fall
Unfortunately for the Flucos the Patriots
to 2-2 and 0-1 in Jefferson District play.
opened the second quarter with a three
After the game Coach White noted
point shot to take a two point lead, and the
that Stutz played very hard, aggressive
Flucos never led again. In this quarter, it was
defense against the Patriots’ top player,
Stutz leading the way for the Flucos with
a substantially bigger forecourt player.
eight of her team’s 13 points. The Flucos
He also noted that Johnson is a promiswere outscored in the quarter by four and
ing freshman who came off the bench
trailed at the half 35-32. Like Johnson in the
to score six in the first period, but who
first quarter, Stutz cashed in repeatedly on
unfortunately got into early foul trouble.
offensive rebounds in the second quarter.
The girls played at home against Orange
The most exciting play for the Flucos was a
County on Dec. 12. They are then on the
steal and coast to coast drive for a basket by
road on Dec. 16 and 19 facing Monticello
junior Autumn Shepard.
and Powhatan. On Dec. 22, the girls will
In the third quarter, the pace of play
be at home, hosting Harrisonburg.
slowed considerably as both teams dropped
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Most people can only dream of their
drawings coming to life, but for 48 local
second graders, those dreams became a
reality last week.
On Dec. 9, a line of second graders filed
into the Central Elementary auditorium.
They took their seats and quietly whispered
and giggled to each other, having no idea
why they had been summoned there. As the
whispering quieted, their art teacher, Debra
Goldie, called for the kids’ attention and
reminded them of the monsters they had
drawn for Halloween a few months prior.
What they didn’t know when they drew
them was that some of the monster drawings would be selected to be sent to Fluvanna County High School to be used for a
special surprise.
Under the direction of art teachers Diane
Greenwood and Michelle Coleman, the
FCHS Crafts and Decorative Arts class and
the Computer Graphics class had worked
together to turn the drawings into 3-D clay
sculptures, complete with packaging that
include each second grader’s name, monster
description, and original drawing. The monsters – many of them named Godzilla – had
“powers” ranging from blue fire to flying and
definitely showed off the creativity of kids.
“I found [the] idea on Pinterest when
looking for project ideas for my students. I
discussed it with Ms. Goldie and Ms. Greenwood to see if it was something that we
could pull off,” said Coleman. “We chose
[which drawings to do] based on what
would work in clay,” she added. The drawings were scanned and distributed to the
high school students who spent weeks
bringing the drawings to life. Using the
top halves of clear, plastic food containers
and pieces of cardboard which had been
printed to look like professional, four-color
Leonard Wishari with his Ender Dragon.
Photo by Erin Edgerton
toy packaging, the art students worked hard
to get them ready for the big moment.
When the surprise was finally revealed to
the kids, they all gasped and covered their
mouths with excitement. Some of the high
school artists came to help pass out the creations to the kids as they were called up one
by one to receive their figures.
“I had no idea what we were going to
the auditorium for,” said second grader Ava
Goodfield. “I had no idea. I was like, huh?”
said second grader Oscar Rivera-DeJesus,
who added that after he saw his monster he
thought, “It’s amazing.”
When asked if she had plans on doing
something like this in future Coleman
replied “Yes. Our challenge is that we have
to have an upper-level class running in the
same semester as a computer graphics
class to make it happen. As long as that is
a constant, we will continue to try to make
it a permanent part of our classes.” This
unique project which Coleman hopes will
be the first of many even made the local
news, showing how important collaboration between schools and grades can be.
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confection covered in white chocolate, is
the top seller for the company. The buttery
Cashew Toffee with White Chocolate has
been in production since the company
began, almost 13 years ago. Peppermint
Bark is a seasonal favorite that’s pleasing to
eyes and taste buds.
According to Jennifer Monges, manager,
“The magazine contacted us in August to tell
us we were being considered for the column
and to request samples for a photo shoot.
When we received copies of the magazine,
we were excited to find our name and products on page 7!”
Red Rocker Candy received this unsolicited national exposure shortly after Sue
Charney was selected as the 2014 Fluvanna
County Business Person of the Year. When
evaluating nominees for Business Person
of the Year, the Fluvanna County Chamber
takes into consideration a number of elements: community involvement, business
acumen of the owner(s), and how the business has impacted the community.
According to Rudy Garcia, a member Fluvanna County Chamber of Commerce and
owner of Retirement Plan Advisers of Virginia, “Our winner has to be the business person
who does well in all of those areas. Sue obviously has done so and in the tough decision
we had to make she came out on top.”
Red Rocker Candy is available at redrockercandy.com and at the factory store at
92B Industrial Way (near Zion Crossroads).
Product samples are available in the factory
store. For the holiday season, the factory
store is open 7 days per week, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., and offers an even broader selection
of items than are available online.
11
Kents Store business goes big time
Local entrepreneur Chrisy Bossie is
gaining a national reputation for her social
media marketing prowess.
Bossie, the brains behind “Earthegy”, an
online jewelry shop based in Kents Store,
has recently been featured in an article
in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), is included in “Facebook Marketing All-in-One for
Dummies” by Jan Zimmerman, and will
appear as a case study in the next edition
of “Social Media Marketing for Dummies” by
the same author.
The attention she gained after the November 27 WSJ article was “intimidating”
according to Bossie, who added that her
email account was soon flooded with messages from business people looking for help
with their own Facebook accounts.
“I also got a huge influx of orders on that
day,” Bossie said. “It was a great time for
the article to come out because it was Black
Friday,” she added with a laugh, “and I got
swamped with orders which was good.”
Bossie is concerned, though, that the
article made it appear as if she is unhappy
that Facebook has changed the reach of
business Facebook pages, making it necessary for businesses to pay to promote their
posts. “I am not unhappy with Facebook at
all – I will continue to spend money with
them because it works for me and my business,” she said.
Bossie described the genesis of Earthegy
this way on her website, “I was having a
glass of sangria one night with a friend and
she started telling me about her “rocks.”
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search, looking for the best quality stones
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Running a cottage industry in rural Fluvanna is a good fit, according to Bossie. “Here
I am, 40 miles from town, doing my thing.
As long as I have a good internet connection, and an excellent post office (and Kents
Store Post Office has served me astronomically well) then I can run my business from
almost anywhere,” she said. “Doing business
in Fluvanna is easy -the taxes are low, I don’t
have to get a special business license – it is
great doing business in Fluvanna.”
There is a down side, however. “My house is
cluttered,” she complained. “There are mailers
under the piano…my workbench is my dining
room table… there are packing supplies in the
spare bedroom. I gave away all of my coats to
Goodwill last year and had shelves put in the
coat closet to organize my stones.”
The irony in the success story of Earthegy
is that Bossie never wanted to be self-employed. “I never wanted to work for myself,”
she said. “I liked knowing every Friday I am
going to get a paycheck, and I liked having
health insurance.” Plus, she admitted, she
never expected to find something that she
likes doing long term by herself. “My interests can change daily. I might be interested
in herb gardening one day and cooking the
next – but my interest in this work has never
changed. I am fascinated by the mythology
behind the stones – the stories,” she said, and
added “Even just the stones themselves, the
colors and shapes – there are just so many
out there that are interesting.” She shrugged
and smiled, “I get to play with pretty rocks all
day. How can you beat that?”
Earthegy can be found at Earthegy.com and
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Making a meadow at Pleasant Grove
Many of the bush-hogged fields of
Pleasant Grove Park will soon be replaced by the wild natural beauty of
meadows.
Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation
Director Jason Smith has been working
with Walter Hussy of Rivanna Master
Naturalists; Will Shaw of the Department of Public Works; and representatives from the Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries, John Thompson of the
Cooperative Extension Service; and the
Department of Forestry to develop a plan
that lets nature take its course.
“We have a perfect opportunity at
Pleasant Grove – the gem of Fluvanna
County – to put this region’s natural
history on display,” said Smith. “We are
trying to perfect what nature gave to
us.” Nature trails will wind through the
meadows and the forests of Pleasant
Grove, giving visitors a chance to experience different habitats and perhaps encounter wildlife.
Part of the plan included planting
borders of wildlife-friendly trees in
hedgerows around the meadows. All of
the hedgerows will connect back to existing forest, giving wildlife an avenue to
travel through and around the meadows.
These trees were purchased with a
$2,250 grant from the Thomas Jefferson
Soil and Water Conservation District,
which was sought and won by the Office
of Public Works under Will Shaw. “The
grants supplied us some native trees and
shrubs that are both food and covering species bordering hedgerows,” said
Shaw. Because of the grant, and the willingness of non-profits and other agencies to work together, Fluvanna County
has not had to contribute money to the
program. In fact, the county may end up
saving money, since the fields will no
(Top) Pleasant Grove meadow saplings are
longer need to be maintained.
planted in protective tubes.
Walter Hussy sees the future when he
(Above) Natural re-seeding will occur.
looks at the newly planted trees, upright
Milkweed, Shaw pointed out, is an
in their protective tubes. “The trees are
especially important wild plant. “Many
chinquapin, hazelnut, eastern red cedar,
of the creatures that we really like are
red oak, and persimmon,” said Hussy.
becoming scarce because of a lack of
“We asked for a variety from the Forestry
habitat,” Shaw explained. “Monarch butDepartment, but this is just the beginterflies, for instance, are dying primarily
ning,” he said. He explained that many
because of a lack of milkweed.”
trees, shrubs, wildflowers and native
Another native creature which has
grasses will be planted in the hedgerows
become scarce in Virginia is the bobnaturally by wildlife or the wind. “Cedars
white quail. This once plentiful little
will come up here pretty quickly, sumac
bird with its charming topknot and diswill come in pretty quickly…some pines
tinctive “Bob-White!” call has dropped
will start to come in. There will be lots
precipitously in numbers over the past
of brambles and lots of blackberries, and
few decades. The cause, it turns out, is
lots of milkweed,” he added, “but it is
an agricultural development that was
going to take time.”
(Above) Walter Hussy of Rivanna Master
Naturalists.
(Right) Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation
Director Jason Smith.
Photos by Tricia Johnson
supposed to revolutionize farming: Kentucky 31 Fescue Grass. This grass, which
became ubiquitous in farms all over the
South during the decades of the 1960s
and 1970s, was prized for its dense structure and cold-hardiness. No one knew
that the grass was literally too dense for
the bobwhite quail to pass through.
“The quail population has catastrophically collapsed,” said Shaw. “One of the
things we will be doing at Pleasant Grove
Park over time is reducing the prominence of fescue, and replacing it with
native grasses and native wildflowers,” he
explained. “We recently spotted our first
two quail at Pleasant Grove,” he added.
Smith has been impressed with
the level of cooperation and support
among non-profits and agencies for this
program. “What it comes down to is community partners like the Rivanna Master
Naturalists, our local extension office,
the Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, the Thomas Jefferson Soil and
Water Conservation District – all working
together to make it happen,” Smith said.
“The support that we have gotten from
our county administrator and the Board
of Supervisors has been really helpful,”
he added.
The hope is that the meadows, with the
new system of trails, will draw more visitors to Pleasant Grove Park. “A meadow
environment supports so many more
species,” said Shaw. “The more wildlife
species there are, the more there is for
people to look at and enjoy.”
“The Virginia state website has Pleasant
Grove Park as part of the Virginia State Bird
and Wildlife Trail – bird and wildlife enthusiasts are going to get on that website
and learn about what Pleasant Grove Park
has to offer. Another new project in the
works is the pollinator garden, located
behind Pleasant Grove House next to the
Community Garden. This garden will be
used to teach visitors the importance of
the pollinators, and how to support them
in their own gardens.
Eventually the trails will loop around
behind the Fluvanna Library, and
connect to family-friendly trails there
that culminate in a special wildlife educational display in the children’s section
of the library.
“The county has done a good job here,”
said Hussy. “As a citizen of the county, I
like what they are doing on the nature
side, too,” he said. “There is a lot already
here, it isn’t expensive –all they have to
do is just let it go,” he said with a smile.
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Fluco sports in review
BY EMILY LESUEUR AND CASSIE HOBBS,
FLUVANNA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Emily and Cassie compiled this information with the
oversight of journalism teacher Elizabeth Pellicane
Swim
After a win last week, the Fluco swim team
dove into practices hoping to continue on
their way to a successful season. In addition
to rigorous pool practices three times a week,
they have also been working hard at “Dry
Land practices,” building up body strength
through early morning workouts in the FCHS
weight room twice a week. Up against the
Charlottesville Black Knights on Dec. 9, the
team prepared to dominate once again. The
girls’ team won this meet with a total score of
100, leaving the Knights in the dust.
The boys’ team wasn’t so lucky, falling
just short of another win by only five
points. Despite the loss, the spirit of the
team stayed high. “I hope to improve my
time in freestyle. I’m on the speed team so
I’m always looking for improvement,” said
senior Hunter Hotz. Both teams travel to
take on Harrisonburg on Dec. 19.
Scholastic Bowl
Being the coach of two teams can be a
difficult task, but Jimmy Small takes it all
in stride. “I coach both the Scholastic Bowl
[also known as Academic Team] and swim
and dive teams, so it makes for an eventful
season. Academic team has their practices
in the morning, and swim practices are in
the afternoon. We try not to schedule swim
meets on Wednesdays, as that is when
Scholastic Bowl has their competitions,”
said Small. “My wife jokingly calls herself
‘the swim widow’ during this prodigiously
busy time of year,” he added.
With early morning practices two times
a week, Small prepares Scholastic Bowl
members for questions they could encounter at meets. “Sometimes Mr. Small gets
questions from the official VHSL questions
list. Sometimes he has us read and name
definitions from the dictionary of cultural
literacy. Sometimes he just makes them
up,” said sophomore Sam Conti, who is in
his first year on the team.
After winning their meet at Monticello,
the team traveled Dec. 10 to Powhatan
where they didn’t do as well as hoped. They
played two matches-- beating Louisa and
losing to Western. (As is customary, the host
team did not play.) The team’s next match is
on Jan. 14 at Charlottesville.
Track
With a number of athletes already qualifying for regionals and conference, the team is
ready to fly by focusing on developing younger
members’ skills. “This year is a rebuilding year
for the team with many athletes on the team
that are new to track and field. They are all
working hard in practice and making good
progress,” said Coach Tom Casto.
On Dec. 13 the team traveled to Woodberry for a meet that included four other
schools. Highlights of the meet for the boys’
team included conference-qualifying marks
by Markyll Bland in triple jump, and Andy
Guess and Jack Rice in the 1600m, and Regional Qualifying marks by Travis Moe in
the 1600m and Matt Jonkman in pole vault.
As for the girls’ team, their standout performances included conference-qualifying
marks by Camryn Frederick in the 3200 m,
Hayley Kline in the 3200 m, Saige Haney in
the 1600m, Matasha Martin in high jump,
and Devon Burger in the 1000 m run.
Kristen Cabrera also qualified for regionals
in the 1000 m run. The team’s next meet is
Dec. 17 at FUMA.
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Boys’ Basketball
Last season, the varsity boys’ basketball
team surprised a lot of people when many
of the predicted starters either suffered season-ending injuries or transferred to other
schools. But even with these setbacks, they
managed to play a competitive and successful season. This year looks to be the same,
especially with the return of Vincent Agee
who is playing point guard.
Varsity has already won two games: one,
a 14-point win against Harrisonburg and
the other, a nine-point win against Amherst.
They have one loss, a game against Albemarle which ended with a 70-49 score in
Albemarle’s favor. “We’re doing well, but we
just need to follow our shots,” said sophomore Shemar Williams. They seemed to
take that advice, coming out victorious in
their match against Waynesboro on Dec. 13
where they won by a score of 48-47.
The varsity girls are doing similarly well.
One game ahead of the boys, the varsity
girls’ team has a 2-2 win/loss record, having
come out victorious against Amherst
and Harrisonburg. Their losses against
Waynesboro and Albemarle, though sad,
did nothing to slow the girls down – if anything, they fueled them, especially the Dec.
9 game against Albemarle which they lost
by the close margin of 61-56. “We’re doing
a lot of things well, but we are still getting
used to playing with each other. Once we get
used to playing together, nothing can stop
us,” said senior captain Kianna Childress.
“We’re taking one game at a time so that
we don’t underestimate any competition,”
added fellow senior Morgan Symmers.
Meanwhile, the junior varsity teams
have been playing with just as much heart
and determination, although not the same
results. Despite their resilience, both the
girls’ and boys’ teams have lost all their
matches this season (with the exception of
the boys’ Dec. 13 win against Waynesboro
by a score of 39-41). But they refuse to let
that define them. “My goals are for the team
to work more as a unit,” said eighth grade
junior varsity player Audrey Antesberger.
Forensics
Forensics did extremely well last week,
having come in second in a tournament
that easily contained a dozen or so teams
and hundreds of people. “It wasn’t what I
expected,” said team member Shjon Best. “I
basically walked into the cafeteria to see it
crammed with finely-dressed people. Only,
it wasn’t hectic because everybody knew
what they were doing. It was just a lot of
people sitting around waiting to perform.”
Even during the competition, everything
was still fairly calm. “Everyone separated to
go to the rooms [where] they were assigned.
There, the different teams sat down and took
turns performing for each other, with a judge
in the room to score them,” Best said.
Fluvanna ended up doing very well in
these performances, with many either
placing in the tournament or qualifying for
another. Jonathan Corbin took first in Extemporaneous Speaking and third in Original Oratory; Zach Dobrin and Blake Karaca
took second in Duo; Savannah Forren and
Savannah Nelson took third in Duo; Erin
Edgerton and Casey Johnson took fourth in
Duo; Kara Kline took fourth in Dramatic Per-
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Tips for a safe and happy
holiday season
The holiday season is a time for celebrations, shopping, and traveling to visit
friends and family. Unfortunately, it can
also be one of the busiest times of year for
local law enforcement.
“Holiday time is wonderful, but it is also a
time when we tend to have more incidents
and accidents and family disputes,” said
Fluvanna Sheriff Eric Hess. He shared a few
simple things to remember that can help
you and your family have a happy – and
safe – holiday.
• Travel Safely. Obey the speed limit and
look out for distracted drivers. Always
have a designated driver if you will be
consuming alcohol.
• Shop Safely. Lock packages in your trunk.
Be mindful of pickpockets. When you go
shopping, do not go alone. Park in a welllit area. When walking through parking
lots, walk with confidence, stay off your
cell phone, be aware of your surroundings, and have your car keys ready.
• Be aware of children. When driving through
residential areas, be on the lookout for
children who may be playing with new
toys – riding a new bike, for instance – and
who might ride or run out into the street.
• Use Social Media safely. Do not post vacation plans on line. Thieves will know that
you are away, and that your home and
property are easy pickings. Even posting
that you are eating dinner out can give a
criminal all the information he needs to
break into your home.
• Practice patience. Many people have
family staying with them over the holidays or will gather with their families to
celebrate. Unfortunately, families do not
always get along. Count to 10, and try to
appreciate time spent together.
• Be careful with your trash. Don’t put boxes
that expensive items like electronics came
in out by the curb for the trash collectors.
Fold the boxes inside out so the labels do
not show, or cut them down into a size that
will fit into trash bags. Don’t advertise to
criminals what is inside your home!
Lastly, Sheriff Hess urges us to look out for
our family, friends, and neighbors. “Folks that
are alone and folks that lost spouses or siblings
or children – those people tend to be a little depressed over the holidays,” said Hess. “Spending a little extra time with family or neighbors
in those situations is a compassionate thing to
do. It is important to take good care of them.”
Hess said Fluvanna deputies and the state
police will be on the roads over the holiday
season, working to keep residents safe. There
will be sobriety checkpoints, and officers
will be stopping speeders, those who are not
wearing seat belts, and distracted drivers.
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(with FREE PHOTO) and in the next two printed issues of the Fluvanna
Review. Deadline for print ads is MONDAY BY NOON.
All real estate advertised in the Fluvanna Review is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national
origin…” The Virginia Fair Housing Law also makes it illegal to discriminate because of elderliness (age 55 and over). The
Fluvanna Review will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All real estate
advertised in this paper is available on an equal opportunity basis.
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seven minutes from I-64, Fluvanna County. Call (434)
531-0671 or (434) 589-3074
EVENTS
MONTICELLO FIRE & RESCUE* BINGO*: $1,000
Jackpot every Thursday. Progressive Game. Doors
Open at 5:30 p.m., Early Bird 6:45 p.m. Location:
10 Slice Road, Palmyra, VA (off Rt. 600, near CVS).
Questions? Call (434) 591-1018
FOR RENT:
OFFICE SPACE: Separate building/ office cottage for
rent with private entrance. Approx. 400 square feet.
Located at: Haden Place, 6440 Thomas Jefferson
Pkwy., Palmyra, VA 22963. Phone (434) 589-1670
CENTURY 21 MONTICELLO PROPERTIES: $1,200
– 9 Fairwood Drive home has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths
with sunroom located in Lake Monticello. $1,200 –
2142 Venable Road has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths in newly
renovated farmhouse in Fluvanna County. Contact Rachel
at (434) 981-5173 or Rachel.c21rentals@gmail.com
FOR SALE
OAK TABLE & KITCHEN TABLE, ETC: 1 Oak Table with
leaf-extender for extra seating, has 4 chairs with decorative
carving. 1 Green and White tile-top Kitchen table. 1 round
coffee table (B/W). Mechanic Wrench set (11 piece), variety
of collectables, pictures/glassware. Vintage cast iron well
pump. If interested call Walt: (434) 589-2970
DRIVEWAY STONE: 9-ton Slate Crush Run $150.
Stone $200. (Average). Granite stone available up to
12 ton loads. Includes delivery and spread. Call (434)
420-2002
HELP WANTED
F/T & P/T FOR OPHTHALMIC TEC/OPTICAL SALES:
Energetic team player for Drs. Weiss’ Optometric office.
Strong Computer experience needed. Electric Health
Records and/or Optical Experience a significant plus. EOE.
Fax resume to (434) 591-0111 or phone: (434) 591-0262
OFFICE ASSISTANT: Chips, Inc. (Troy, VA) is seeking
office help with filing of accounts payable and accounts
receivable; managing the truck scales; interfacing
with truck drivers for product pick-ups; answering
phones; and execution of other office tasks as they
arise. Knowledge of Windows 7, Microsoft Office, and
computer proficiency is highly desired. Fax resumes to
(434) 589-2426 or send digitally to: chipsinc2424@
Gmail.com. Please NO WALK-INS.
REAL ESTATE
BUILDING ACREAGE: Owner financing available.
Large and small lots, from 2 acres to 25 acres. Mostly
level land, with wooded and open acreage. Five to
Free Consultation!
Contact Edee
BUILDING LOTS – Building Lots Liquidation,
LOVIN’RIDGE SUB., Route 659, Columbia, 2+ Acres
each, paved road, no restrictions, Modular & Prefab
Homes OK. Construction services available. From
$15K, owner financing. Call (434) 531-0671
MOVE-IN READY: Cozy oasis: 2 levels, 2 BR, 1 ½
baths, walk out patio. Pet perfect! Brazilian chestnut
wood floors! Kitchen updated, great storage, full W/D.
Near downtown, 29N, to UVA. Assigned Parking, pool.
Backs to lush, common area. Close to Pen Park W/
golf, tennis, sports fields, fitness/bike/nature trails.
Great UVA Alum crash pad! HM warranty! Realtor/
Owner asking $154,900. Call (434) 906-3100.
SERVICES
BAYBERRY CUSTOM FRAMING: We carry Fluco
scrapbooking paper, books, plus art supplies. For your
convenience, our hours are by appointment only. NEW
LOCATION: 1187 Shiloh Church Road, Palmyra, off
Haden Martin Road. (434) 996-1354
GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST: Do you need a logo,
brochure, flyer, postcards or newsletters? Custom art
or designs – but either don’t know how or don’t have
the time? I can provide you with quality graphic design
and artwork quickly and affordable. Let me do the
work for you so you can concentrate on your business.
Call Lynn Stayton-Eurell @ (434) 906-2524. Please
visit http://www.staytoneurellgraphics.net
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
INSIDE/OUT PAINTING PLUS: Interior/Exterior
Painting, 2500 PSA Powerwashing, renovation and
restoration. Locally owned/operated for 25 + years.
Lake resident since 1995. Fluvanna County Chamber
of Commerce member since 2001. Call (434) 9061898, or email: info@insideoutpaintingplus.net. To
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JANE’S
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surrounding counties. THOROUGH, Dependable,
Trustworthy, Friendly. Excellent References. Flexible
to suit your needs, very affordable! FULLY INSURED.
Member BBB. Call (434) 589-2195.
PET CARE SERVICES: Keeping pets in their own
home is an alternative to boarding. Serving Lake
Monticello since 1991. Bonded & Insured. Member
Pet Sitters International. Call Teresa Bowyer at (434)
589-5331 or email: 4petcare@comcast.net
Professional Personal Property Liquidation
Wishing you all a Merry and
Happy Holiday Season
from Beverly
and Staff!
SPECIAL NOTICES
KNITTING GROUP FORMED: A knitting group , with
varying skill levels, has formed in Palmyra and meets
each Wednesday evening. If you are interested in joining
us send an email to: midvalefarm@hotmail.com
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS: Monticello Country
Realtors supports local businesses. See our
“Featured Business of the Week” on page 9. www.
monticellorealtors.com (434) 589-3539
WANTED
BUSH-HOGGING: Bush-hogging needed for 10 +
plus+ acres in the Kents Store area. Phone (434)
589-3418.
FREELANCE GRAPHIC ARTIST for Fluvanna County
business. Fill-in work for staff vacation and special
supplement work. Proficient in Mac-based. Adobe
CS, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat. Quark express a
plus. Editorial and advertising experience a plus. Send
portfolio link and resume to: lynn@fluvannareview.com
FSPCA SPONSORS NEEDED for next year: 2015.
Consider sponsoring our “Pet of the Week” ad in the
Fluvanna Review. Your name and/or business name will
appear as sponsor under our photo for the Pet of the
Week. You may also have a special person named or
event remembered. Call Edee at the Fluvanna Review
(434) 207-0221 or email edee@fluvannareview.com
Highlight your
business here!
See you at our next sales in Jan. 2015!!
Beverly Smith • 434-960-4865
For an appointment, to receive automatic
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FLUVANNA
SOCIAL SERVICES
IS SEEKING A
HUMAN SERVICES
ASSISTANT III
Candidate must be reliable and demonstrate excellent customer service. Must
possess the following skills; organizational, time management, computer,
communication, mathematical, and writing. Duties include but are not limited
to: handling of confidential information,
data entry, processing applications,
scheduling appointments, record management, and receptionist duties. High
School diploma or equivalency required.
Salary $25,904. All state applications
must be submitted online at http://
jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/. Deadline is
12/19/14. EOE/AA Employer.
HIGH QUALITY
PRODUCTS AT
LOW PRICES
Service Directory
For information including special rates
and deadlines, call Lisa Hurdle
at 434-591-1000 ext. 29.
Hours: 7 am-11 pm • 589-5538
264 Turkeysag Trl # A • www.foodlion.com
THIS WEEK’S PET
Tomas accidentally got caught in a trap that had
been set out for skunks. He had already been
neutered so we think he belonged to somebody
at one time. Tomas can be shy at first but given
the chance he opens up and shows that he can
become a wonderful addition to any home. He
loves head butting, butt rubs, is up-to-date on
his vaccines and tested negative for feline leukemia and feline AIDS.
Fluvanna SPCA
5239 Union Mills Road, Troy, VA (434)
591-0123 • http://www.fspca.org
Tomas
S PONSORED
BY
A SBESTCO
Nursery Associate (Temporary). [Position #597] Monticello seeks Nursery Associates to work at
the Center for Historic Plants at our Tufton Farm location. Applicants must have flexibility in their
schedule, to include some weekends. Qualified candidates will have experience with horticultural
techniques including transplanting and watering of nursery stock as well as basic maintenance of
our display gardens. Working outside in all weather conditions, transporting nursery stock, and
lifting upwards of 50 lbs. are essential functions of this position. This is a temporary position that
runs from February to June. Please apply by January 5th.
To apply send a cover letter and resume OR application to resumes@monticello.org (preferred), by
fax to 434.984.4846, or by mail to Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., ATTN: Dawn Ritterband,
P.O. Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902. To see a complete list of open positions at the Foundation, or to download an application visit our website: http://www.monticello.org/site/about/jobs.
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
FOR COUNTY OF FLUVANNA
Community Calendar
Troop 138 Christmas trees
Boy Scout Troop 138 will be selling Christmas trees from
now through Dec. 21 at Fluvanna Ace Hardware. The
hours are weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.
Fraser firs, Canaan firs and pines. Locally grown trees.
All proceeds benefit Scouting programs!
Christmas tree donation
Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Fluvanna County
will meet on the days hereafter listed for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities,
including errors in acreage. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board
will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE, OR AFFIRM such real assessments.
Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his/her agent must overcome
a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must provide substantial evidence that the assessment of the property is not uniform with the assessments
of other similar properties or that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value.
Appointments will be scheduled every fifteen (15) minutes to minimize waiting.
To appear before the Board of Equalization, please call (434) 591-1903, between 9:00
A.M.and 4:00 P.M.. Meetings of the Board to hear objections will be held at the Board of
Equalization Building (signs will be posted for directions to the building.)
The Dates and Times are:
February 18, 21
February 26
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
(Additional dates and times will be scheduled if necessary and advertised.)
By order of the Fluvanna County Board of Equalization
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE
12 Riverside Drive, Palmyra, VA 22963
By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated April 24, 2007,
and recorded in Deed Book 726, Page 705 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for Fluvanna, VA, securing a loan which was originally $213,200.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at on the front
steps of the Fluvanna Circuit Court located at 72 Main Street. on
January 14, 2015 at 12:00 PM
improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of Lot 220, Phase Six - Riverside,
Lake Monticello Subdivision, on plat thereof of record in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
of Fluvanna County, Virginia, in Deed Book 83, page 226., and as more fully described in the
aforesaid Deed of Trust.
TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements,
rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $20,000.00, or 10% of the sale price, whichever is
lower, in cash or cashier’s check payable to the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE will be required at
the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the
Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default
by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including
water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to
settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been
advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of
settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller’s attorneys at settlement, a fee of $445.00 for
review of the settlement documents.
Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required
to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the
conclusion of bidding.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosenberg & Associates, LLC
(Attorney for Commonwealth Trustees, LLC)
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com
Monticello Mulch is donating $5 to Fluvanna schools
for every tree that is sold now through Dec. 20. The
money collected will be split equally between Central
and West Central Elementary, Carysbrook Elementary,
and Fluvanna Middle School. There will also be a donation box if customers would like to match the company’s
donation to benefit the schools.
GriefShare
A grief support seminar will be held beginning Thurs-
days, now through Jan. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Griefshare will meet for 13 Thursdays at Calvary Chapel Fluvanna located in its new church building off Rt. 53. Visit
griefshare.org for more information. Contact Darlene @
434-989-4889 or by email at pfocusonlife@yahoo.com,
to sign up for this seminar. Workbook cost is $16.
People’s award
The Fluvanna Art Association will be having our annual
People’s Choice Award Art Show at the Fluvanna County
Library from now through Jan. 2.
Calvary schools
Calvary Chapel Fluvanna now offers two services every
Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery and Sunday
school for children through middle school are available.
Location: 2772 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. Look for the small
sign and gravel road across from the orchard. Call 434589-3575 or visit: www.CCFluvanna.com for more info.
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF FLUVANNA
IN RE: TOWN OF COLUMBIA
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REFERENDUM
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Case No. 14CL203
ORDER
It appearing to the Court that the Town Council for the Town of Columbia,
by counsel, has engaged in the statutory process for annulling and repealing the town’s
charter in accordance with Va. Code §§ 15.2-3700 – 15.2-3712, and it further appearing that the Town Council is requesting that the Court issue an order in accordance
with Va. Code § 15.2-3704 and § 24.2-684 requiring a referendum be held pursuant to
Va. Code § 15.2-3704 in the Town of Columbia on the question of whether the charter
of the Town of Columbia shall be annulled and repealed;
It is, therefore, ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that at a special
election to be held on March 17, 2015, a Tuesday that is (i) at least eighty-one days
following the entry of this order, (ii) not within the fifty-five days preceding a general
or primary election and (iii) not a primary election day, the election officials of the
County of Fluvanna shall open the polls and take the sense of the qualified voters of
the Town of Columbia on the following question to be printed on the ballot:
“Shall the charter for the Town of Columbia be annulled and repealed?”
The Clerk of the Court shall cause notice of the referendum to be published once a
week for four (4) consecutive weeks prior to the election in The Central Virginian
and The Fluvanna Review, both newspapers having general circulation in Fluvanna
County and the Town of Columbia, and a copy of the notice shall be posted during the
same time on the door of the Fluvanna County Circuit Court.
The Clerk of this Court shall send a copy of this Order to the State Board of
Elections and to the Secretary of the Electoral Board of the County of Fluvanna.
The election shall be held and the results shall be certified as provided in Va.
Code § 24.2-684 and § 15.2-3704-3705. The endorsement of the County Attorney for
the County of Fluvanna is set forth below for the purpose of indicating the County’s
acquiescence in the administration of the election pursuant to Va. Code § 24.2-601
and the acknowledgment of proof of service and publication of the required notices
pursuant to Va. Code § 15.2-3703.
ENTER: Judge Susan L. Whitlock
DATE:11/20/14
I ASK FOR THIS:
Jessica F. Phillips (VSB #65953)
Royer, Caramanis & McDonough, PLC
200-C Garrett Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 260-8767 (telephone)
(434) 710-4061 (facsimile)
jphillips@rcmplc.com
Counsel for the Town of Columbia
Frederick W. Payne (VSB #14185)
County Attorney
County of Fluvanna
Fork Union Baptist nativity
Fork Union Baptist Church and the Fluvanna Farm Bureau
Women’s Committee will present a live nativity on Dec. 19
and 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church located at 4745
James Madison Hwy in Fork Union. Canned food items for
FUBC food pantry will be appreciated. Activities and refreshments available inside.
trips scheduled. An application form, reference forms and
a tentative schedule are posted on the Rivanna Master
Naturalist website at http://www.vmn-rivanna.org/. For
more information, email Chapter president Marilyn Smith
at dgmlsmith@mac.com.
Blood drive
Bybee’s Road Baptist Church will hold a Christmas Cantata
“Mary Did You Know?” at 10 a.m. on Sunday Dec. 14. Live
Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 20, and Sunday, Dec. 21, from
6 to 8 p.m. Christmas Eve service Dec. 24 at 5:30 pm
with Live Nativity for a short time immediately following.
Health Nutz Fitness and Aquatic Center is sponsoring a
Virginia Blood Services Blood Drive on Wednesday, Jan.
14 from 1-6 p.m. in the Aerobics Room. Call or stop by the
gym to sign up. All donors will receive a free t-shirt. Please
bring a valid ID or VBS donor card at registration. For more
information, call 434-589-6100. Walk-ins are welcome.
Health Nutz is located at 109 Crofton Place.
Statue unveiled
Square dancing
Bybee Baptist events
Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 4309 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy in
Palmyra is having an unveiling of Our Lady of Guadalupe
statue dedicated to the unborn. This event to take place
on Sunday, Dec. 21, following the 11 a.m. mass. All are
welcome.
Aqua impacts Lake
home sales
Fluvanna Flutterwheels will be square dancing with Mainstream and Plus Tips during the evening of Jan. 3 from
7:30 to 10:00 p.m. at Fluvanna High School. The caller
will be Larry Winegard. For more information call Janice @
434-286-2585 or Warren @ 434-981-1747.
Christmas Eve at Palmyra
United Methodist
Palmyra United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas
Eve Candlelight Communion Service at 7 p.m. Bring
those household visitors with you as we come together
around singing, praying, reading scripture and Communion. The celebrants will be the Rev. George Gorman,
pastor, and the Rev. Judy Debres. The church is located
in the historic town of Palmyra at 258 Palmyra Way
(across from the Treasurer’s office). 434-222-7293.
Calvary services
Calvary Chapel will hold two services Christmas Eve, Dec.
24 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. for worship, fellowship, and a
message from God’s Word. www.ccfluvanna.com
Beulah Baptist service
Beulah Baptist Church in Kents Store (1633 Kents Store
Way) will hold its annual Christmas Eve Service on Dec.
24 at 7 p.m.
Master naturalists training
The Rivanna Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists
is pleased to announce that the 2015 Basic Training will
begin Feb. 10 at the Ivy Creek Natural Area. This year’s
class will be on Tuesday evenings with some Saturday field
Fluvanna County
Planning
Commission
Monday, December 22, 2014,
at 7:00 p.m.
The Fluvanna County Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the
Circuit Court Room in the Courts Building
at the Fluvanna County Courts Building
in Palmyra, Virginia. There are no public
hearings scheduled for this meeting. The
public is invited to attend.
Route 15 at Route 53, Fluvanna County
Construction of Roundabout
Design Public Hearing
Thursday, January 15, 2015, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Inclement weather date: Thursday, January 22
Fluvanna County Public Library
214 Commons Boulevard, Palmyra, VA 22963
Find out about a proposed project to reconstruct the existing T-intersection of Route 15
(James Madison Highway) and Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) in Palmyra as a
roundabout.
Review the proposed project plans and the National Environmental Policy Act
documentation at the public hearing or at VDOTʼs Culpeper District Office located at 1601
Orange Road, Culpeper, VA 22701, 540-829-7500 or 1-800-367-7623. Please call ahead
to ensure the availability of personnel to answer your questions.
Property impact information, relocation assistance policies and tentative construction
schedules are available for your review at the above address and will be available at the
public hearing.
In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part
800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed project on properties
listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is provided in the
environmental documentation.
Does Aqua Virginia have an impact on
home buyers and sellers at Lake Monticello?
Three local real estate agents think so.
Aqua’s sewer treatment plant on Rt. 600
and at least one sewer lift station on Jefferson Drive near Glen Burnie Road sometimes
have significant odor issues. Though Aqua is
in the middle of fixing the sewer lift station
and will test two new odor-mitigating technologies this winter and next summer, the
smell has persisted in the Lake Monticello
community for quite some time.
Does the odor affect home sales? “It
depends on which direction the wind is
blowing,” said Jay Hurdle of RE/MAX Realty
Specialists, “plus time of year and other
factors.” Years ago Hurdle was the buyer representative for a property across the street
from the sewer lift station near Glen Burnie
Road. When his client bought the house “we
didn’t notice any stench coming from that
pump station,” he said.
Hurdle said he discovered that his buyer
wanted to turn around and sell a few years
later. “That property has probably had three
owners in the last 12 years or so,” he said.
Now Hurdle always tells his clients about
the areas where the odor is most prevalent.
“I don’t have to tell them, but I do,” he said,
“because I’m working for them.”
Hurdle referenced an “obvious” difference
between the rebounding of property values
in Charlottesville and Albemarle and those
in Lake Monticello. “Our properties are not
appreciating quite as robustly as Charlottesville and Albemarle,” he said, “and I really
think part of that has to do with the exorbitant water rates.
“I always mention the water and sewer
rates to clients,” Hurdle continued, “especially when I’m with brand new people who
are just exploring the possibility of moving
to Lake Monticello.” And sure enough, he
said, some of them tell him, “Well, we’ll just
scratch Lake Monticello off our list.”
Patsy Strong of Strong Team Realtors
offered a different perspective. “Our buyer’s
agent didn’t feel that they had lost any sales
because of the water issue,” she said. “But I
see as a seller’s agent lots of people moving
from the Lake because of the water rates.”
Sure, buyers are sometimes “shocked” by
the water and sewer rates, Strong said, “but
that isn’t the determining factor in whether
they buy the house or not. But sellers – a
lot of them are on fixed incomes, and they
are watching it very carefully, and they are
making the decision to leave the Lake based
on water rates.” Some of them move out
into Fluvanna County, she said, while others
move back home.
Vicki Wilson of Monticello Country Realtors agreed that when her clients request
utility bills, some of them are “concerned”
about the water and sewer bills. “It has an
impact for a lot of families, young and old,”
she said. “It’s an outrageous cost. It is huge.
Yes, they’ll tell me on the phone they don’t
want to look at Lake Monticello and one of
the main concerns is the water bills. They’d
rather live in Fluvanna County and not at the
Lake because of the water.”
Wilson explained that people only have
so much to spend on monthly payments,
and when they realize their water bill will
be as high as it is, they end up with less to
spend on a monthly mortgage payment.
But Wilson also pointed out the benefits of
having a water and sewer system. “We don’t
have to deal with septic,” she said, “and it’s
probably a better thing for the community
that we don’t have septic close to the lake.”
Regardless of the water bills Wilson,
Strong and Hurdle emphasized that people
are still buying at the Lake because of all
the other amenities it has to offer. “I’ve lived
here for 18 years and raised my kids here,”
Wilson said. “It is a wonderful place to live.
Our homeowners’ association fees are lower
than in Northern Virginia or anywhere else.”
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Rotary Club gives
gifts to needy
• Wine Reception
• Four-Course Gourmet Dinner
• Live Entertainment
• Dancing
• Cash Bar
• Midnight Appetizers
• Champagne Toast
Fluvanna Rotary Club with gifts for children and seniors. Photo courtesy of Robert Mayfield
For the past five years Fluvanna Rotary
Club has been helping social services
with those children and seniors that may
not get any holiday gifts. This year they
were given a list of 18 individuals that requested various items such as clothing,
LEGOs, board games, trucks, cars, DVDs,
Mickey Mouse slippers, pajamas, Hello
Kitty, Baby dolls, and bed comforters.
The Fluvanna Rotary Club membership donates time and money to various
organizations in Fluvanna such as a high
school scholarship, food bank, SPCA,
adult education, Meals on Wheels, Habitat
for Humanity, medical, winter coats,
shoes and backpacks for school children.
The object of Rotary is to “encourage
and foster the ideal of service as a basis
of worthy enterprise.” The statement
then lists four areas by which this “ideal
of service” is fostered: “through the development of acquaintance as the opportunity for service; the promotion of
high ethical standards in business and
professions; through service in one’s
personal, business and community life;
and the advancement of international
understanding, goodwill and peace.
The Fluvanna Rotary Club meets
every Wednesday morning at 7:30 at
Ashlawn Grille.
Fluvanna Crime Log
Offense
Date/Time Address
Simple Assault
Intimidation
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
Driving Under the Influence
All Other Offenses
All Other Offenses
All Other Offenses
All Other Offenses
Theft From Building
Theft From Building
Drug/Narcotic Violations
Trespass of Real Property
Wire Fraud
12/13 9:00 p.m.
12/7 1:00 a.m.
12/11 10:00 a.m.
12/7 12:00 a.m.
12/7 8:32 p.m.
12/10 2:28 p.m.
12/11 4:00 p.m.
12/12 8:30 p.m.
12/13 6:54 p.m.
12/12 11:31 p.m.
12/7 12:29 a.m.
12/9 8:30 a.m.
12/9 4:00 p.m.
12/12 11:31 p.m.
12/8 8:43 p.m.
12/10 7:16 a.m.
12/8 8:48 p.m.
12/7 1:00 a.m.
12/11 7:09 p.m.
80 block of Riverside Dr.
850 block of Jefferson Dr.
Apple Tree Rd.
1600 block of Oliver Creek Rd.
4640 block of Kidds Dairy Rd.
3200 block of Cedar Lane Rd.
2300 block of Stage Junction Rd.
120 block of Spring Meadow Ln.
Troy Rd./Ghost Dance Ln.
Wounded Knee Ln./Troy Rd.
560 block of Glebe Ln.
3300 block of Central Plains Rd.
West River Rd./Haden Martin Rd.
Wounded Knee Ln./Troy Rd.
Glenfield Ln.
21680 block of James Madison Hwy.
20 block of Abby Rd.
850 block of Jefferson Dr.
540 block of Lake Monticello Rd.
Total Offenses: 19
Sports from page 16
formance; Shjon Best took fifth in Dramatic
Performance; Julianne Bryant and Dominique Smith qualified for states in Duo Performance; Morgan Van Ornum qualified for
states in Original Oratory; and Caitlyn Taylor
qualified for states in Oral Interpretation.
Wrestling
Wrestlers had a hard time last week.
Their Dec. 10 competition against FUMA
and William Monroe yielded no team win,
while their tournament in Harrisonburg
Dec. 12-13 was even more difficult. “All
I can say is [the tournament] was really
hard,” said Donny Wilson. “Dalton Wensel
and I both got third, Raejion White got
second, and the rest of us didn’t place.”
“The tournament was a really hard one
[but] I feel like we all can learn from the
mistakes that we made,” said White.
White also added that it was the teams
that made this tournament hard, particularly JP McCaskey, a school from Pennsylvania.
“It was our first two-day tournament,” said
White. “We’ll do better next time.” Their
next competition is Dec. 20 at Stuarts Draft.
Kids and cops have a wonderful day
Each child was accompanied by an officer,
who helped them find the toys they wanted,
and helped them keep track of how much
money they could spend. Many children purchased a toy for themselves, but were also
careful to make purchases for their siblings.
It was obvious that the event meant as
much to the adults as it did to the children.
Deputy Lacorie Steppe is motivated by a
desire to serve his community. “I love kids,”
Steppe said. “I love to give back and help
the community. I want to show the kids that
we are here to help.”
“I do this pretty much every year,” said
Master Deputy Keith Ayers. “I like giving back
to the kids. They are sometimes afraid of the
police,” Ayers explained, “and we are trying
to teach them that we are here to help.”
Fluvanna deputy Lacorie Steppe helped kids enjoy Christmas. Photo by Tricia Johnson
Four Fluvanna children, along with four
off-duty members of the Fluvanna sheriff’s
office and Sheriff Eric Hess, joined children
and members of law enforcement from
Nelson and Albemarle counties to make
Christmas wishes come true.
Sue Davies, principal of Central Elementary,
has been coordinating “Kids and Cops Holiday
Shop” for seven years. “It is very rewarding,”
said Davies. “It is a wonderful way for our children to get to know the law enforcement officers, and for the officers to get to know the
children, in a casual atmosphere.”
“I work very closely with the Toy Lift
Foundation. How many children we can
serve every year depends on how much
money is raised,” Davies explained. “People
who want to donate to the cause can make
donations to the Toy Lift Foundation, and
designate the donation to go to Kids and
Cops Holiday Shop.”
In a private dining room at the Wood
Grill Buffet in Charlottesville, the children
shared a table with their local law enforcement officers, and talked about the toys
they were going to buy. “The Wood Grill
Buffet actually donates these lunches for
the children and the officers,” said Davies,
who added that the children and the officers really connect over lunch.
After lunch, the group went out to the
parking lot, where police cars were examined and lights and sirens were demonstrated. Then came the highlight of the event – a
shopping spree at Toys R Us sponsored by
the Toy Lift Foundation.
Deputy Karen Chambers smiled at the
little girl in her care. “I have a passion for
children – I want to make sure they do well.
I love being with kids,” she added, “and I
want to be sure they get what they deserve.”
“A love for the kids is why I do it,” said
Deputy B. J. Henson. “We volunteer for this,
and it is a great experience. I look forward
to it every year,” she added.
“I have repeat officers that come back
every year,” confirmed Davies. “I have
ones that sign up a year ahead of time. The
sheriff has been with me several years too,”
she said, “even before he was sheriff.”
“It is just a wonderful day,” said Davies
with a smile.
To donate or for more information, visit
http://toylift.org/donations.htm
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hardwood
floors, oak cabinetry,
gas range, vented gas
log fireplace, covered front porch, wonderful screened back porch,
luxurious yard surrounded by hardwoods for privacy. Laundry w/utility sink, cabinets. Attached 2 car garage w/pull down attic storage,
shelving system, paved drive. New exterior storage shed and more!
$229,000 • Call Lisa 434-531-0064
Carl Heimlich • 434-989-2274
cheimlich@americanequity.com
9 Fairwood – Lake Monticello!
Wonderful one level
home with hardwood
floors, open floor
plan, split bedroom
design, wood burning fp, vaulted ceilings, Florida room,
spacious bedrooms,
no stairs (except the
stairs on the back deck), available immediately. No smoking.
$1,200 • Call Rachel 434-981-5173
2142 Venable – Kent Store!
N l renovatedd 4
Newly
bedroom farmhouse
with bonus room on
2nd level. Freshly
painted, new floors,
new insulation, new
windows, new HVAC
units. Home on 25
acres, and tenants will
have access to a carport and 1 additional outbuilding. Washer and
dryer are provided “as is”. Pet with owner approval and pet deposit.
No Smoking. Renter’s insurance required. Tenant responsible for gutter cleaning, yard maintenance, HVAC filter changes.
$1,200 • Call Rachel 434-981-5173
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