Jul. 7, 20220182Lake Monticello swim team hosts Glenmore Country Club Squad
By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
It was a mob scene at the Lake Monticello pool on June 29. Lake Monticello Swim Team (The Sharks) Head Coach Maria Arroyo said that there are 184 Sharks this year, the most ever. The visitors from nearby Glenmore also had a large contingent of...
Jul. 7, 20220236Contributed by Dana Carico
Ahead of the many weekend Fourth of July celebrations at Lake Monticello, the Sharks kicked off their home opener with a large crowd on June 29. The Sharks welcomed the Glenmore Tornadoes to "The Shark Tank" with a festive red, white, and blue theme and a lot of excitement.
Lake Monticello Owners Association...
Jul. 7, 20220222Contributed by Judy Fish
The Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire & Rescue Auxiliary raised more than $9,500 at the 43rd Annual Lake Monticello Fire & Rescue Golf Tournament June 18, said tourney chair Carole Lissy. She said 112 golfers pre-registered to play at the Lake Monticello Golf Course on that beautiful Saturday, enjoying...
Jun. 30, 20220196Contributed by Karen Miller
Lake Monticello Sharks swam against Farmington Country Club on Thursday, June 23, for their 1st scored meet of the season. The storms that rolled through our area on Wednesday, June 22, caused all Jefferson Swim League teams to postpone their Wednesday meets to Thursday. This can often cause a lot of...
Jun. 30, 2022096By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Gray Foxes at the Lake Monticello golf course play a nine-hole competition every Friday morning. The eighteen-hole Gray Foxes play every Thursday morning. On June 24, the nine-hole competition was Captain’s Choice with three-man teams, with the stipulation that each player’s drive had to be used...
Jun. 30, 20220268By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Rotary Club of Fluvanna County recently completed work on a new information kiosk at the Disc Golf course at Pleasant Grove.
The kiosk was designed by Jan Pavlacka and Kornel Krechoweckyj, members of the Fluvanna Leadership Alumni Group (FLAG), who previously installed a similar kiosk in Palmyra...
Jun. 30, 20220218Contributed by Evelyn Edson, president
Scottsville Museum
Looking for a quiet and beautiful place to walk? Check out Scheier Natural Area in Fluvanna County just off Long Acre Road. This property of 100 acres is mostly wooded and includes a branch of Cunningham Creek. The three miles of trails are well-marked: red (which...
Jun. 30, 20220750By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Beauty pageants have been around since 1921 and started in Atlantic City. The reason behind the idea was to lure and keep summer tourists in town past Labor Day, hence the Miss America pageant. All of them centered around one theme, highlighting a young woman's physical attributes. Nowadays, most are...