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Strauss recognized for 60 years of service
Aug. 20, 20200172 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent It was in June of 1960 when Larry Strauss graduated from high school and was about to begin his first semester at New York City Community College. He needed a worthwhile yet rewarding activity that summer and signed up as a volunteer at the Brooklyn Red Cross Chapter office. After basic and instructor...
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Supervisors return to face COVID-19 issues
Aug. 13, 20200302 By Heather Michon Correspondent The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors returned from a month-long break on Wednesday (Aug 5) to tackle many of the same COVID-19 related issues they were debating before the hiatus. The difference is, now they have more federal money to put towards relief. With the release of a fresh tranche of CARES...
FAA hosts first online workshop
Aug. 13, 20200106 Page H. Gifford Correspondent The Fluvanna Art Association hosted its first online workshop on July 17 led by artist Amy Shawley Paquette. The workshop titled “Amazing Acrylic Surfaces” explored the different mediums applied to substrates (canvas, paper, or board). When it looked as if the coronavirus had wiped out the FAA's...
Glen Burnie; an oasis of native plants
Aug. 13, 20200506 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Gardening has always been challenging in the Piedmont region of Virginia with its tough clay soil, dry, hot summers, and critters and bugs nibbling away at the landscape. But in the heart of Palmyra, Virginia, Glen Burnie is an example of gardening at its best. The secret is one master gardeners have...Richard Rees
Richard Rees, a 68-year-old resident of Palmyra, Virginia, died on July 18. The cause of his death was organ failure related to osteogenesis imperfecta For the last 41 years, he was a Virginia resident. He lived first in the Great Falls area from 1979 until 2012, and then moved to Lake Monticello, Palmyra, on the outskirts of...
