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School to Start Aug. 17 with hybrid schedule
Jul. 16, 20200699 School Board meeting held July 8 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent Students who decide to attend school in person will be there two days per week. That’s the plan Fluvanna School Superintendent Chuck Winkler presented to the School Board Wednesday (July 8). Winker said it is the best he can do to serve the learning and safety...
Day care center opening
Jul. 16, 20200206 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent It was a lovely day to welcome one of Fluvanna’s newest businesses: the Learning Ladder Academy. A number of supporters gathered Thursday (July 9) at the new day care at 3739 Lake Monticello Road for a ribbon-cutting/ open house to help owner Pandora Trent celebrate. “This has been a dream come...
Local jazz singer talks about music and life
Jul. 16, 20200255 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Since she was four Clare Donahue knew she wanted to sing and would often harmonize with television commercials. But it was “Lady Sings the Blues” Billie Holiday that influenced her the most. Holiday's “Strange Fruit” was recently resurrected to illustrate the current climate in today's society....
Fluvanna residents weigh in on monuments
Jul. 9, 20200372 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent In grand, military splendor, General Robert E. Lee sits on his bronze horse in Richmond, bearing a regal attitude fitting a once-revered general and a symbol of Confederate glory. Now the Lee statue is covered in graffiti. Now he stands as a societal statement on race relations in America. Samuel...Knut Olsen
Knut F. Olsen, Palmyra, Va. died peacefully in the arms of his daughter Ann-Louise and son-in-law Joe Fisher Sunday morning, 6/28/2020 after struggling with anemia and a weakened heart valve after open-heart surgery many years ago. Born in Horton, Norway on 7 April, 1930 to a large family, Knut grew up under Nazi occupation until he...
Annuals and Perennials: What Makes Your Garden Smile?
Jul. 9, 20200215 By Pat Wilson Correspondent The slogan took on a new meaning as Pat Willis spoke to green-thumb enthusiasts on a Saturday in March. Her topic was Annuals and Perennials: What Makes Your Garden Smile. The retired landscaper and master gardener led the Backyard Gardening Seminar as part of the programs sponsored by Louisa Extension...
Supervisors Meet Ahead of Summer Break
Jul. 9, 20200141 By Heather Michon Correspondent The Board of Supervisors held its first and last meeting of July, focusing on a variety of housekeeping issues ahead of a summer break. Over an approximately three-hour meeting split into two session separated by a closed meeting, the supervisors: Approved a compensation agreement for County...