Raymond P. Gott, Jr., 81, of Lake Monticello died peacefully Friday, August 31, 2018 at home. Ray is survived by his wife Joan, sons Kevin, of Oxnard, Ca. and Christopher, of Dublin, Ca. and sisters Sandy Gilliam, of Orlean, Va. and Judy Carter, of Scottsville, Va. There will be no public services.
Aug. 30, 20180282By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Many children who grow up to become artists or art teachers began at an early age. They were never without a pencil or crayon in their hand. Fluvanna Middle School art teacher Margie Kritzer was one of them.
“I’ve been drawing as long as I can remember,” said Kritzer. “As a child, I thought...
Aug. 30, 20180224By Ron Smith, Correspondent
Even though Scottsville’s history dates from more than 10,000 years ago with the Monacan Indians who lived in the area, the town of Scott’s Landing was not founded until 1744 when it was designated Albemarle County’s first “county seat.”
Although the county seat and its first courthouse were...
Aug. 30, 20180148By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
The Fluvanna Rotary Club is spearheading an effort to make it easier to identify children in case of an emergency.
A joint project with the sheriff’s office, the commonwealth’s attorney’s office, and the schools, EZ Child ID System will provide the materials and equipment necessary to...
Aug. 30, 20180124By Eric Paddock, Correspondent
For three days on the second weekend in September, Somerset will take a step back in time.
It will be a time when the wheezing and chugging of steam engines, the staccato of old gasoline engines and old farm equipment — some more than 100 years old — fills the air.
Sept. 7- 9 will be punctuated...
Aug. 30, 20180115By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
For many of the Fluvanna Art Association members who attended the last in Troy Weidenheimer’s series on learning the basics of watercolor, watercolor truly lived up its reputation for being one of the most difficult mediums to master. He apologized to the group for what he called “throwing them...