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Local greenhouse built for new school program
May. 20, 20210132 By Madeline Otten Correspondent Lafayette School of Troy joined forces with the Building Goodness Foundation, the Darden Board Fellows, and the Blue Ridge Bank on Saturday, May 1, and created a new space of learning - a greenhouse - for the school’s students. This greenhouse will allow students to immerse themselves in the...Mae Smith
Mae grew up during the Great Depression in the suburbs of Philadelphia; ultimately calling Virginia home. Although she had a great appreciation for the finer things in life, she also took great pride in her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Simple but elegant was her ideal. Mae was earnest, hard-working and determined in everything she...
Dance returns to Carysbrook
May. 13, 20210338 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent It has been over ten years since The Fluvanna Arts Council featured dance performances at Carysbrook Performing Arts Center and this included one night of modern dance and Irish steppers with musical groups like Iona. Whether dance will ever draw crowds or become a staple of Carysbrook's future...
Fluco boys soccer falls to Orange County 3-2
May. 13, 20210165 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent It was a closely contested game, played on the Flucos home field, on May 6. Unfortunately, although Coach Earl Gibson’s squad controlled the final minutes, they were unable to convert a tying goal. As a result, the Orange County Hornets came away with a 3-2 victory. The Flucos struck first, early...
Meet Peter Gretz, new school superintendent
May. 13, 202101009 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent The Fluvanna County School Board didn’t let a little bad weather stall their announcement Tuesday (May 4) of Peter Gretz as the new superintendent. As an emergency generator powered the administration building, Chair Perrie Johnson (Fork Union) and Charles Rittenhouse (Cunningham) waited for fellow...Barbara Ellen Totaro
August 4, 1933 – May 5, 2021 Barbara Ellen Totaro, 87, of Lake Monticello, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Forney, Texas on August 4, 1933, she was predeceased by her parents Michael William Dennehy and Catherine Ann Adams. Barbara devoted her life to...Carl Tippenreiter
Carl Tippenreiter,92, passed away peacefully in his home in Lake Monticello, Virginia on February 10, 2021. Due to COVID-19, we were forced to postpone his funeral Mass until now. A funeral mass will be held at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Palmyra, Virginia on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 10 a.m....