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Dorothy Catherine Eggar Engler
Dorothy Catherine Eggar Engler, 98, of Lake Monticello, Va., passed away at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born October 27, 1919, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late William George Eggar and Rosella E. (Soloman) Eggar. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Engler,...
Flucos capture Region Title
Jun. 7, 20180211 By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent It was a big week for Coach Joel Gray’s Flying Fluco baseball team. They went 3-0 to capture the Region 3C title. On Memorial Day (May 28) they topped Rustburg High 9-0 in the Region quarterfinals. The next day, in the semifinal and State tournament qualifier, they bested the Spotswood High Blazers...
Fluvanna residents help at Uganda medical clinic
Jun. 7, 20180242 Contributed by Robert Maher Africa – no other continent invokes the imagination, mystery and fascination than Africa. Five of us from all walks of life departed Palmyra in the depths of winter’s bleakness and arrived in Uganda, a country dubbed by Winston Churchill as the Pearl of Africa, during the peak of its summer. Our...
Author Describes Genealogical Journey
Jun. 7, 20180224 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent During a talk on genealogy, Leontyne Clay Peck told residents of Lake Monticello Wednesday evening (May 30) about her genealogical journey, beginning with her father. “I asked him about his relatives, and all he ever told me was ‘they’re all dead.’ ” Her pathway to her heritage began with...
Artist talks about drawing botanicals
Jun. 7, 20180510 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent Tiny little tangled roots, fall leaves dried and curled with bits of faded color, peeling bark, are just a few a few things artist and illustrator Lara Call Gastinger finds in the natural world to draw. Her work is painstakingly meticulous and all done in pen and watercolor. She demonstrated her...