Aug. 22, 20190700By Barbara Wimble
Correspondent
After attending the July meeting of the Dolley Madison Quilters Guild, I took out the flannel patchwork quilt I inherited from my Mennonite grandmother that I had stored for years in my cedar chest. (I am changing where I store my quilt because Guild members have informed me that cedar is bad for...
Aug. 22, 20190234By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Erik A. Otto's book “Detonation,” a dystopian novel reflecting society's worship of technology and chronic innovation is flagged with warning signs in reality. Many authors of this genre have expressed similar concerns, including George Orwell in his classic “1984” or...
Aug. 22, 20190134By Patrick Healy
Correspondent
Perhaps you have heard of the dog lover's prayer:
"Dear Lord, please make me into the person my dog thinks I am."
As with other forms of self-improvement, this prayer functions best at the personal level; ever reminding us to, in mom's words, "Be nice," Beyond the personal, small communities often...
Joan Rainey, 70, of Palmyra, Virginia, passed away in her home on Friday, August 9th, 2019. She was born in Hampton, Virginia on June 11th, 1949 to Ruby A. and Albert Gerald (Jerry) Rainey. In 1963 she moved with her family to Williamsburg, Virginia. Joan graduated from York High School in 1967. During her senior year she served as...
Aug. 19, 20190549Lake Monticello’s Tufton Pond is off-limits to pets and people after blue-green algae was spotted in the water, according to a press release issued today (Aug. 19) by the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association.
The algae can be harmful to people and animals.
“The LMOA Maintenance Team has been monitoring some signs of...
Aug. 17, 20190725By Heather Michon, correspondent
Members of the Monacan Indian Nation and their supporters appeared before the James River Water Authority on Tuesday (Aug 13) to protest a planned water pumping station atop what they believe to be the site of the historic settlement of Rassawek.
Many of the speakers made it clear they are ready to...
Aug. 14, 20190376Image of Harold Owen Richardson needed for memorial
Submitted by Janna Hoehn
Eight years ago my husband and I made our first trip to Washington, D.C. Because Vietnam was the war that was going on while I was in high school, the first memorial on my list was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Even though I never knew anyone killed...
Aug. 14, 20190406Publisher’s note
I’ll be taking over as editor of the Fluvanna Review starting with our Aug. 22 paper. Christina Dimeo, who has been the editor since August 2016, will be leaving to attend law school. We wish her well.
She started as a reporter for the paper in March of 2013. She broke numerous stories and won many awards but...