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Fluvanna Faces: Father David Ssentamu
Jul. 24, 20190427 By Madeline Otten Correspondent What do you do for a living? I am a Catholic priest, but I don’t do it as earning a living in the strictest sense. If it were doing something to earn a living, I would be a psychologist. I therefore serve as a priest in the Catholic Church. Where do you live? I live at Lake...
Sharks fall to Key West 299-330 in final meet
Jul. 24, 20190111 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) hosted the Key West Swim Club at the new Lake Monticello pool Wednesday (July 17). First the meet was threatened by a need to drain and refill the pool. Then, at 4 p.m., it looked like the meet might be canceled as a significant cloudburst moved through Fluvanna...
FAST ends regular season 1-4
Jul. 24, 20190173 Submitted by Amy Williams The Fluvanna Aquatics Sports Team (FAST) met the Louisa Gators for the final dual meet of the Jefferson Swim League summer swim season Wednesday (July 17). Just as swimmers and families were making their way to the pool, a huge thunderstorm rolled through Louisa, bringing with it strong gusts of wind,...
Couple describes Croatian travels
Jul. 24, 2019084 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Despite a bloody civil war that tore Yugoslavia apart, Croatia – which was once part of the former Yugoslavia and its communist regime – now stands with its own identity. Sue and Allan Mink took a three-month sojourn to Croatia from March to June of this year, to discover everything historical and...
Historians recognize Fluvanna’s last smithy
Jul. 23, 20190510 Submitted by Tricia Johnson The Fluvanna Historical Society presented a slate historical plaque to the descendants of Everette E. Black, a Cunningham-area blacksmith, at a June 3 ceremony recognizing the historical importance of the site of Black’s shop. The building is the last known blacksmith shop still in existence in Fluvanna...
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Schools prep for solar power switch
Jul. 17, 20190817 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent The Fluvanna School Board decided to take advantage of the sun and voted unanimously on May 8 to harness solar energy. Soon Sun Tribe Solar will begin putting solar panels on and around the county’s school buildings – at no cost to the schools. Besides no upfront expense, the move is predicted...