Thanks to writer Kristen Sanken for her great coverage of the plight of our schools in Fluvanna. In her article on Schools shortfall (Nov. 8) paragraph six, she referred to the FEA, as a “teacher union.” We are not a union, we are part of the...
The italicized information below is from the Hampden-Sydney Facebook page where my son attended college last fall. While he is not there any longer, this incident, I think, underscores the massive hate that I see on Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the media regarding the re-election of the president. No one wants to admit it but I...
John J. Hammond Jr. was reelected as mayor of the tiny river town of Columbia in Fluvanna County with 12 write-in votes. The results of the Nov. 6 election in Columbia were released Tuesday (Nov. 13). The following candidates were also elected to the town council, all by write-in votes: Samuel C. Hancox, 13 votes Bennett Q. Saunders, 12...
Beth Larson Sherk has recently debuted two new children’s books, both short and meaningful. This novelist, playwright, director and theater teacher, currently has her novel, The River’s Bend on Amazon.com. But Sherk views writing children’s books differently and finds it a freeing experience. ...
The biggest excuse people have for not exercising is claiming to lack time to work out. Anytime Fitness addresses this with 24 hour service and by offering state-of-the-art equipment that can be upgraded every three years and with across the board flexible membership packages. ...
Friendship Tennis Academy 10 and under intermediate tennis team finished its six week participation in Charlottesville Area Tennis Team Competition finishing third in the league. Team members Emily Smeds, Billy Ruffa, Tyler Ackenbom, Christopher Blanchard, Carolina and Joseph Gomez practiced hard all season and played six matches against...
The Fluvanna Xtreme travel baseball team ranked in first place in the Virginia 13UAA division for the fall season. The team ranked first among 76 Virginia travel teams in what was its first season as a travel team. The players included Austin Brown, Nate Cantu, Trent Campbell, Josh Carlton, Jacob Critzer, Colby Deforge, Dakota...
The U12 Fluvanna Youth Soccer Association girls’ team won the Skyline U12 bracket. The team upset the first place team on Saturday (Nov. 10) then beat Augusta County on Sunday to take first place. The team is coached by Chris Buck and Tom Beckham. Pam Buck is the team manager. Team members include Mckenzie Wills, Brooke Nazar, Maddie...
The senior mens’ golf program at the Lake Monticello Golf Course is known as the Gray Foxes. This year the Gray Foxes completed their 26th year of play. Seniors 55 years old, and over, play in an eighteen hole format every Thursday morning, and in a nine hole format every Friday morning. Golfers are required to select one format or the...
Fluvanna County High School held a very special event on Oct. 31: a breast cancer charity walk/run to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The student-driven project was supervised by teachers Harriett Parrish and Christine Kreitzman, who are also advisors to the Fluvanna branch of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). ...
