Apr. 4, 20240185
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna County High School’s Learning Resources Review Committee (LRRC) agreed to retain the first three of more than a dozen books being assessed for alleged inappropriate content at its meeting Wednesday evening (March 28).
Books currently under review by the LRRC. The committee hopes to...
Apr. 4, 20240128
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Improvisation is an unscripted spontaneous, think-fast-on-your-feet, surprising, creative theater exercise in ad-libbing. Anyone who has ever done it knows there are hilarious and unexpected moments when creating onstage, comparing it to a high-wire act without a net. Bent Theater has built a...
Apr. 4, 20240134
Contributed by Jamie Rodriguez
High school athletics are many times seen as just a hobby, a way to kill time after school, or a short chapter in students’ lives, but for those teens who find themselves swept up in their athletic careers, they bring a sense of pride, passion, and accomplishment. Nowhere can these feelings manifest...
Mar. 27, 20240742
By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent
Store openings/closings: The Troy Market, which I mentioned closed in the last Did You Know, has been replaced by a restaurant called Royal Cheesesteaks, specializing in authentic Philly cheesesteaks, New York-style pizza, and warm funnel cakes topped with powdered sugar.
Fun fact of the week: You might...
Mar. 27, 20240263
By Harvey SorumCorrespondent
Are you a native of Fluvanna County? If not, what brought you here?
I am not a native of Fork Union or Fluvanna County, though I do consider it home now! I was born and raised in Chesterfield and graduated from Matoaca High School in 2009. After that, I spent a year playing football at the...
Mar. 27, 2024066
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco baseball team trailed the Blue Streaks from Harrisonburg 6-3 going into the bottom of the sixth, on the Ides of March. It was the next to last inning. The Flucos sent ten batters to the plate in the inning, scoring six to take a 9-6 lead, which was the final score.
The Flucos rally started...
Mar. 27, 2024061
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Artist and teacher Leah Olivier spoke to members of the Fluvanna Art Association on March 19 about drawing better by seeing better.
“What you are seeing is not what you think you see,” she said. “Do not filter through your mind what you are seeing.”
Betty Edwards' “Drawing on the Right...
Eileen Beatrice von Hagn Lenherr passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024, at the Laurels of Charlottesville. She was born on August 25, 1927, in New York City, NY.
Eileen was preceded in death by her husbands, William Sebald Lenherr (father of her children), and Frederick Leon Childers. She is survived by her children: Kenneth...