Nov. 26, 20230249
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Lake Monticello residents Al and Sue Mink just returned from their latest three-month adventure in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The Minks take two trips a year abroad, living in various areas and “nesting” for three months. The places they travel to are not ones that most travelers would...
Nov. 26, 2023073
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
After another successful season the men’s senior Gray Foxes held its annual banquet at the Pub on Nov. 13. The Gray Foxes organization is almost as old as the golf course. A wide variety of awards and individual achievements were announced at the banquet.
There is an eighteen-hole Gray Foxes group...
Nov. 16, 20230573
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Lake Monticello officials are considering asking members to approve a dues increase of around $300 in 2024.
The suggestion came during the first look at the 2024 budget at an open work session held by the Board of Directors on Nov. 1.
“This is a hard-candy Christmas budget, folks,” said...
Nov. 16, 20230449
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
October’s controversy over nearly two dozen books in the Fluvanna County High School library collection has spawned a new body: the Learning Resource Review Committee.
School Board members unanimously approved the formation of the committee at their meeting Wednesday night (Nov. 8).
During the...
Gone but never forgotten: Camp Friendship Founder
Chuck Ackenbom leaves behind a wonderful legacy Charles Raymond Ackenbom of Palmyra, Virginia, age 85, passed peacefully in his sleep surrounded by friends and family on November 8, 2023. Chuck passed knowing that he was loved greatly by his family and that he had made a positive...
Amanda Danielle Tilley Tillman passed into God’s hands on October 14, 2023. She was born on June 1, 1988, her fathers’ birthday. After marriage to her husband Ben, Amanda lived in Fluvanna County for the past 18 years.
She is survived by parents, Bobby and Hazel Tilley, her husband, Ben Tillman, and daughter Aliyana...
Nov. 16, 20230161
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
“You see junk, we see possibilities,” is the motto for Pete's Pick-up. Pete's Pick-Up is not just a service picking up unwanted items and junk, they are redefining junk removal and the future of recycling. They are mission-driven, offering affordable pick-up with a purpose of ensuring...