Congratulations on VPA awardsTo editor Christina Dimeo,What a wonderful sweep of the awards you and your colleague, Ms. Lisa Hurdle, made in this year’s press awards! It is just great to see your skillful reporting rewarded. Your energy as a...
Lake resident Sonia Erickson has been collecting Easter eggs for nearly 47 years.A tree in Erickson’s front yard is decorated with Easter eggs. The front of the house is adorned with wreaths made out of Easter eggs. Inside is an Easter egg wonderland with displays of hundreds of eggs given by friends and family and collected from all...
A light drizzle was falling on Monday evening (April 3) when the Fluco girls’ soccer team kicked off at home against Louisa High. Ten minutes into the game the drizzle turned into a steady soaking downpour that continued for over an hour. Despite the rain, which surely would have stopped a softball or baseball game, the teams played...
Kids these days.Close to 1,000 Fluvanna County High School (FCHS) students spent Friday (March 31) spreading mulch, packaging meals, cutting up plastic bags for mats for the homeless, helping residents with building projects, and more.It was the second year for Hands On Fluvanna – a day of giving planned by the Student Government...
There were many surprises at the 42nd annual Fluvanna Art Association (FAA) judged show on Saturday, March 25.Artists that one might have expected to win this year didn’t. As with all judged or juried shows in the art world, the judge decides on a winner based on criteria of what is strong and worthy of recognition. But it is still a...
LaVere A. “Larry” Shultz, 87, of Lake Monticello, Va., passed away after a brief illness at Martha Jefferson Hospital on March 27, 2017. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 55 years, Marjorie M. (Black) Shultz, on September 29, 2011.Larry was born in Sharon, Conn., but raised in Sturgis, Mich., by his parents...
James Hiddleston, son of James and Mary Hiddleston, was born Aug. 1, 1940, in Glasgow, Scotland, and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 24, 2017.He lived a full life. He married Rena Campbell in 1963 and they moved to South Africa, where they lived for four years. They came back to Scotland in 1967 and lived...
House fire victims thank communityThis is a thank you note from the Elliott family to the Lake Monticello and Fluvanna County community. After a devastating house fire on Feb. 21, the community helped us so much.Unfortunately, I did not get names of those who so generously came to our aid. Your kindness and concern lifted our spirits...
