Nov. 29, 2023075
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The first annual Waggin Winter Wonderland dog walk sponsored by the Rivanna Lions Club will take place on Dec. 9, (rain date Dec. 10) at the Rail Trail in the Palmyra Village during the Arts Festival.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. There will also be a costume contest, prizes, and treat bags, and...
Nov. 26, 20230423
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Dogs running off-leash at Pleasant Grove and other county properties has resulted in several biting incidents in recent years and has led some residents to tell park officials they feel unsafe on trails and playing fields.
“This has been getting progressively worse since Covid,” Parks & Rec...
Nov. 26, 20230284
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, 2023095
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, 20230655
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, 20230564
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...