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Lake Monticello Sharks host Key West
Jul. 1, 20210176 Ten and under By Duncan Nixon Correspondent It was a beautiful evening on June 23, when the age ten and under Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) Sharks hosted the ten and under Killer Whale squad from Key West (Charlottesville, not Florida). It was the first meet of the season for the younger Sharks. The Sharks lost its entire...
FAA members learn about modern art
Jul. 1, 20210205 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent This year Fluvanna Art Association began with programs online, provided by a group of docents from world-renowned D.C area museums. Dial-A-Docent has been a saving grace for artists wanting to learn more about art history and art in general. And the programs are free. On Friday, June 18, Nancy...
Bringing back the old country store
Jul. 1, 202101139 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent It’s just a good, old-fashioned country store owned by someone who loves Fork Union: Archie Arnold. Arnold opened the VSI Hardware and Country Store at 4312 James Madison Highway in the middle of the pandemic. “Because we’re just crazy like that,” Arnold joked. The owner of...
Lake deck collapse injures three
Jul. 1, 20210685 By Heather Michon Correspondent A deck collapse at a home in the 400 block of Jefferson Drive on Saturday afternoon (June 26) left three Lake Monticello residents injured, according to Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire & Rescue (LMVF&R). The 10-foot-by-12-foot deck fell 15 feet and initially caused some difficulties for...
Developers discuss proposed housing development in county
Jul. 1, 202101149 By Heather Michon Correspondent Representatives from Southern Development & Construction of Charlottesville held an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday night (June 24) regarding a new housing development currently in the very early planning stages for a 122-acre lot near the intersection of Rt. 53 and Garden Lane in...
Empowered Players still growing after six years
Jun. 24, 20210375 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent When it comes to the arts, schools provide the students the basics but much of the visual and performing arts remain in the shadows of academics and athletics. Community groups that expand the arts through engagement help students to build on what they have already learned in school. Groups like...