Photo courtesy of Todd Hobson : Richard Thomas, who played the lead character of John-Boy, on The Waltons poses with an old Model A Ford this past weekend at Schuyler, Virginia. It was the first time Thomas had been back to the East Nelson town since the early 1970s when the show was airing on CBS.
Schuyler
Nelson County, Virginia
By Tommy Stafford
Todd Hobson was able to give Thomas a ride to Schuyler in his old Model A Ford that was very similar to one used in the TV series. “He was a very nice person who truly seemed to appreciate all of the Virginia hospitality,” Todd told us.
Richard Thomas who played John-Boy on the TV series The Waltons poses in the backseat of a Model A Ford with his wife Georgiana during his visit to Schuyler, Virginia this past weekend – October 22, 2017.Todd Hobson’s Model A Ford parked in front of The Waltons Mountain Museum this past weekend – October 22, 2017.
Thanks Richard for coming back and visiting Nelson. We hope to see you again soon!
Bold Rock Hard Cider Founding Director Brian Shanks stands behind the county of their new Innovation & Barrel Room. The building is being renovated but once was the center of operations for the cider when it first began operations.
“It’s an Innovation / Barrell Room. The unique part of this is it’s the original barn that John and I first built when John and I built when we first decided to do cider here. And so for the first two years of our existence of Bold Rock we did everything out of this barn. And what is now that little entranceway and the toilets were once our office and John and his wife and I sat there for years in the offices and did what we had to do. So in a way it’s sort of a coming of age and back to the past, and revitalize this whole barn. It’s a very interesting place for visitors to come,” Brian tells Marcie.
Above listen to Marcie’s compete interview with Brian Shanks about all of the very neat additions being made at Bold Rock.
Brian and his wife Irene, both natives of New Zealand, show off the new Innovation & Barrel space at Bold Rock Hard Cider in Nellysford, Virginia.
What we want to do here really is concentrate on making some very unique and unusual ciders. We’ve done the hard yards and now we want to have fun producing ciders. We’re looking at the possibility of putting in a small still and doing fortified ciders. It opens up a whole new range and we can keep it separately from our mainstream cider making up in the main cidery. So it’s just a place we can have some fun, experiment, and do things and also return to history. I feel really near when I come and stand here because this is where we started and now we can put some of the most interesting ciders that are going to be available here,” Brian says.
Brian tells us the retail space up front is ready now, but the barrel area in the back won’t be completes for several more weeks with hopes to be making lots of unique ciders there in time for Christmas.”As you can see, we’ve go the front part of it working now. The retail part of it’s working even though the building’s not quite finished on the front. But the rest of it we’re aiming to get cleared out and our equipment, barrels and tanks and have our own little bottling plant here and hopefully a still. That will all be arriving in the first two weeks of November. Hopefully in producing of some interesting things coming out of here in production before Christmas in December.”
In addition to the new Innovation and Barrel Room, Bold Rock held their 2nd Annual Fall Festival this past weekend.
Marcie grabbed lots of shot from that while there chatting with Brian.
Check our all of the photos above from her shoot with Brian and the Fall Festival on our Facebook Page. Click on the image above.
A mid afternoon crash Friday backed up traffic for a considerable length of time along Route 151 at the intersection of Route 6 – River Road. According to witnesses there a tractor trailer and a passenger car collided at the intersection. Some injuries were reported, but the extent of those injuries wasn’t known.
Traffic was backed up on both sides of the accident Friday afternoon – October 20, 2017.The semi being towed from Friday afternoon’s traffic accident at Route 151 and Route 6 – River Road. October 20, 2017
As of late afternoon Friday the accident scene had been cleared.
The last time Richard Thomas of The Waltons was in Schuyler, Virginia was back in the early 1970s when the television series was just becoming a sensation. He slipped in and visited with the mother of the late Earl Hamner, Jr. who created the popular long running television series.
Above, Richard Thomas greets fans from the porch of The Waltons Hamner House. It’s the home where the late Earl Hamner, Jr grew up. His childhood experiences there inspired the creation of the television series.
Fans gather in front of the Waltons Hamner House in Schuyler, Virginia Friday morning as Richard Thomas cuts the ribbon officially dedicating the homeplace of the late Earl Hamner, Jr. – October 20, 2017
“Virginia State Police Trooper C. Wasznicky is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Augusta County. The crash occurred at 12:38 p.m., in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 226 mile marker.
As Roger L. Johnson, 62, of Verona, Va., was driving south on I-81, a cooler fell off of his vehicle. He pulled onto the right shoulder, parked his vehicle, and ran into the southbound lanes to retrieve the item. A southbound tractor-trailer swerved in an attempt to avoid Johnson, who was in the center of the interstate lanes. But when the tractor-trailer swerved to the left, so did Johnson. Johnson was subsequently struck by the tractor-trailer.
The tractor-trailer driver immediately pulled off onto the left shoulder and stopped at the scene.
Johnson died at the scene.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
Via NWS : A Frost Advisory is in effect for most of the area from 1AM until 9AM Wednesday. Sme areas west of the BRP are under a freeze warning.
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
219 PM EDT Tue Oct 17 2017
District of Columbia-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-
Northern Baltimore-Prince Georges-Charles-St. Marys-
Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Frederick VA-Page-
Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-
Culpeper-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-
Including the cities of Washington, Hagerstown, Frederick,
Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown,
Cockeysville, Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park,
Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, St. Charles, Waldorf,
Lexington Park, California, Cumberland, Germantown, Damascus,
Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon,
Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, Winchester, Luray,
Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Lovingston,
Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Orange, Gordonsville,
Culpeper, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair,
Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean,
Franconia, Arlington, Alexandria, Falmouth, Fredericksburg,
Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling,
Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town, Shepherdstown,
and Moorefield
219 PM EDT Tue Oct 17 2017
…FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY…
* TEMPERATURES…Dropping into the mid 30s by dawn, especially
away from larger bodies of water and urban areas.
* IMPACTS…A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is
expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left
uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Via NWS: The areas in light blue are under a frost advisory from 2AM to 9AM Tuesday.
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
616 PM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Madison-
Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-
Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-
Jefferson-Hardy-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-
Including the cities of Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger Creek,
Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Frostburg,
Cumberland, Germantown, Damascus, Lisbon, Jarrettsville,
Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg,
Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray,
Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Madison,
Washington, Orange, Gordonsville, Culpeper, Warrenton, Turnbull,
Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Romney, Paw Paw,
Martinsburg, Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Elk Garden,
Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville,
and Fort Ashby
616 PM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017
…FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY…
* TEMPERATURES…Dropping into the mid 30s by dawn, especially
in the valleys.
* IMPACTS…A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is
expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left
uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Photo courtesy of Donna Toms : Three cars collided early Monday morning at the top of Afton Mountain on Route 250 where it meets I-64. Troopers were working to clear the scene as of 9AM. October 16, 2017
Afton Mountain
Route 250 at I-64 Entrance Ramp
As we first pushed in this tweet below:
Motorists report significant car accident with 3 cars involved. Top of Afton Mtn on 250 where you get on 64. Expect delays. Take alternate.
Photo courtesy of Wintergreen Fire & Rescue : A firefighter scales the roof of a home on Devil’s Bend off of Wintergreen Drive early Saturday morning – October 14, 2017. The home was fully ablaze on their arrival.
Wintergreen
Nelson County, Virginia
By Tommy Stafford
A faulty fireplace most likely caused a morning house fire on Devil’s Bend at Wintergreen Saturday morning. WFD Chief Curtis Sheets speculates that was the cause. “It was occupied, but no injuries,” Chief Sheets tells BRL.
To see additional photos from Saturday’s fire, click on the WFD FB post above.
Though the home received significant damage around the chimney area, Chief Sheets said it was mostly likely salvageable.
Copy via our media partners at CBS-19 Charlottesville
“BC-US–Natural Gas Pipelines,1st Ld-Writethru
US regulators OK Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley pipelines
Eds: Rewrites with more details. Will be updated.
By SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A divided panel of federal regulators granted approvals Friday evening for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipelines, major East Coast projects.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s authorization had been widely expected by both supporters and opponents of the pipelines. The certificates granted by the commission came with dozens of conditions, and other necessary permits for both projects are still pending.
Both pipelines would start in West Virginia, carrying gas from the Appalachian basin to U.S. markets.
The $3.5 billion, 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline would run south from northern West Virginia through the center of the state, cross into Virginia west of Roanoke, and then cut southeast to a point north of Danville. EQT Midstream Partners will operate the pipeline and own a significant interest in the joint venture with other energy companies.
The 600-mile, approximately $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline would start in north-central West Virginia, cross Virginia and bend through eastern North Carolina. Its lead developer is Dominion Energy.
The pipelines have been widely supported by business and political leaders, who say the projects will lower energy costs and boost economic development. But opponents, including environmental groups and landowners, say the projects will infringe on property rights, damage pristine areas and commit the region to fossil fuels just when global warming makes it essential to invest in renewable energy instead.
The approvals mean the pipeline developers will have the authority to use eminent domain to acquire land if they can’t reach an agreement with a landowner.
One of the three commissioners, Cheryl LaFleur, dissented, writing that she couldn’t conclude either project was in the public interest.
That determination was “heavily influenced by similarities in their respective routes, impact, and timing,” she wrote.
“Given the environmental impacts and possible superior alternatives, approving these two pipeline projects on this record is not a decision I can support,” wrote LaFleur, an appointee of President Barack Obama.”
