Don’t get me wrong. I value education. I plead with my children to do their homework, to think about their future, and to deal with short-term pain (homework) for the sake of long-term gain (happiness through a successful life). But sometimes I...
With a new round of Aqua Virginia rate hikes on the horizon, the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association (LMOA) is moving fast to minimize the impact on area residents. Within 24 hours of learning about Aqua’s proposed 7.4 percent rate increase, the LMOA Board of Directors voted to form an ad hoc committee to organize the community’s...
One day local author Alden Bigelow wrote a short story that dealt with animal cruelty and animal rights. Eventually it developed into his current novel, The Great American Mammal Jamboree.“It just evolved into a novel as my characters and their thoughts grew larger and larger in my mind,” he said. The book is written from the...
Christine Nothnagle, 97, of Fork Union, Va., went to be with our Lord on Sept. 12, 2017. She was born in South Hadley, Mass., on July 25, 1920. She was a nurse during World War II and raised a family of four with her devoted late husband, Oscar Nothnagle. She loved to cook and was dedicated to both her church and family. She is survived...
Staiger seeks Columbia District School Board seat as write-inI’m running for the Fluvanna County School Board as a write-in candidate from the Columbia District because I want to become a voice for encouraging children, and for bringing the schools and the community together. As a Fluvanna native, I graduated from Fluvanna High School...
Linda Staiger’s name won’t be on the ballot for Columbia District School Board, the state electoral board decided Friday (Sept. 8).Staiger said she will be running as a write-in candidate.Her opponent, Andrew Pullen, began looking into specifics of Staiger’s candidacy immediately, he said.Pullen filed a Freedom of Information Act...
Michael Westmoreland first discovered ventriloquism at 10 years old when he received an Emmett Kelly puppet and ventriloquism instructions for Christmas. Jay Johnson from Soap, a television show, inspired Westmoreland to become a ventriloquist. Like many ventriloquists, his goal is to entertain and make people laugh.Ventriloquism evokes...
Extraordinary experienceOn Nov. 7 Fluvanna residents living in the Rivanna voting district (Lake Monticello Fire Station polling location) will have a choice for School Board. Shirley Stewart is, by far, the most qualified candidate to help guide the Fluvanna school system to even greater excellence. Ms. Stewart has exceptional...
