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Nelson: Lockn’ Attendee Goes Missing After Apparently Leaving Festival : Located & Safe : 8.31.16

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Photo courtesy of Live For Live Music. Micky Kirby has gone missing after friends from NJ say he was last seen at Lockn' in Nelson County, Virginia on Sunday morning.
Photo courtesy of Live For Live Music. Micky Kirby has gone missing after friends from NJ say they last saw him at Lockn’ in Nelson County, Virginia on Sunday morning.

Nelson County, Virginia
Sparta, New Jersey

Updated: 10:00 AM EDT : 8.31.16
According to this Facebook post (immediately below this paragraph) to our page, Kirby was enroute back to NJ with his mother. We have no independent confirmation as Sparta, NJ Police have not returned any of our calls inquiring about information.

Updated: 9:05 PM EDT:
According to a Facebook post to one of our pages, Kirby was located and given a ride to Charlottesville around 5PM Tuesday afternoon. We are trying to confirm this with friends and / or family.

Original Post from 5:10 PM EDT below:
The website Live For Live Music first reported the story of Micky Kirby going missing after attending the Lockn’ Festival in Nelson County, Virginia over this past weekend.

The story started going viral on Facebook soon afterwards. BRL began trying to confirm the authenticity of the story and was able to reach out to a close friend and co-worker, Michael Tonner and another friend Brendan Peterson in Sparta NJ who attended the festival with Kirby. They last saw their friend Sunday morning at Lockn.

“There have been no official reports of said individual to us,” Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff David Hill told BRL late Tuesday afternoon. Rescue officials we spoke with in Nelson said they’d received no reports either.

BRL contacted Sparta, NJ police around 5:30 PM Tuesday for comment and are awaiting a call back from their detective division.

In interviews with Kirby’s friends, they were told either authorities or family have learned that a VDOT worker saw Kirby walking along US 29 early Tuesday morning and that his debit card was used around 7AM at Shady’s Exxon on US-29 in the Woods Mill area of Nelson County near the intersection of Route 6 River Road and US 29. It’s believed his cell phone was lost.

BRL also received comments from readers of this story just before 6PM Tuesday evening reporting they had seen Kirby walking on US 29 Tuesday morning.

BRL was able to speak to Michael Tonner by telephone just after 4PM Tuesday. That interview is below.
In a followup phone call with Michael around 6:15 PM Tuesday, he said though Kirby had been spotted early Tuesday morning as indicated above, no one has heard from him since.

If anyone has information on Micky Kirby’s whereabouts you are urged to contact local law enforcement or Michael Tonner (616) 329-4894 and Brendan Peterson (973) 459-1888 immediately.

Nelson : Barefoot Bucha Announces Settlement With Gallo Wines : Unique Contest To Crowdsource New Name

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Nelson : Barefoot Bucha Announces Settlement With Gallo Wines : Unique Contest To Crowdsource New Name

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Afton
Nelson County, Virginia

Back in November of 2015 we told you about a dispute between Barefoot Bucha and E. & J. Gallo Winery over the use of the word Barefoot in the naming of their kombucha tea.

Today we received the following information from Conscious Cultures, LLC, the owners of Barefoot Bucha kombucha tea”

Conscious Cultures, LLC, owner of Barefoot Bucha kombucha tea, and E. & J. Gallo Winery, owner of the BAREFOOT wine brand, are pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement in a trademark infringement lawsuit. Gallo filed the federal suit in April 2016 due to concerns that consumers were confused by the similarity of the two names. Under the settlement, Conscious Cultures’ owners Ethan and Kate Zuckerman, while not admitting any wrongdoing, have agreed to change the name of their kombucha tea brand. Says Kate, “We have amicably settled our differences out of court. We are relieved to put this behind us so that we can continue to focus on bringing kombucha drinkers in our area a delicious and healthful beverage using a low waste model.”

The company is now looking towards the future by launching an innovative contest to crowdsource its new name. “During the events of the past year, it has been amazing to feel the outpouring of support from our community,” says co-owner Ethan Zuckerman. “As a small local business, our customers are our greatest asset. We would like to honor that by actively involving them in this crucial moment for the company. We are excited to open this up to our community and trust that a great new identity will emerge. We will all be able to look back and say that we did this together.”

The winner will receive a year’s worth of kombucha, courtesy of Barefoot Bucha and the winner’s local Whole Foods Market. Says Kate, “Whole Foods customers have embraced the sustainable values of our refillable bottle model and have been an integral part of our company’s growth over the past five years. We’ve also created successful collaboration brews with several of the stores, so partnering for the renaming contest was another great way for our companies to work together.” If the contest winner does not live near a Whole Foods Market in Virginia or Washington, D.C., or Maryland, an alternate prize will be offered.

Barefoot Bucha is encouraging contest applicants to enter any of the following elements: a name, logo art, and/or tagline. Contest entries can be submitted online at: www.barefootbucha.com/namethatbucha. Full contest details are available on the website. The deadline for submissions is Monday, September 12th.

Barefoot Bucha is a family-owned small business that is known for its innovative, sustainable method of getting its product to the market. The company has set up various fountains in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., where customers can get fresh, Certified Organic kombucha on draft. Customers buy a bottle, which they then own, and can refill as many times as they want. Since 2010, Barefoot Bucha drinkers have saved over 400,000 bottles through the company’s refillable bottle model.
For more information, follow Barefoot Bucha on Facebook or visit http://www.barefootbucha.com

Nelson : Grand Opening of Wood Ridge Farm Brewery – September 10th

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Nelson : Grand Opening of Wood Ridge Farm Brewery – September 10th
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Photo : Wood Ridge Farm Brewery

Woods Mills
Nelson County, Virginia

“Wood Ridge Farm Brewery will host a Grand Opening on Saturday, September 10th at 11:00am at its taproom (165 Old Ridge Road, Lovingston, VA 22949). Wood Ridge Farm Brewery is in the Wood’s Mill section of Nelson County near the intersections of Routes 29 and 6.

Although Wood Ridge Farm Brewery is the first farm brewery in Nelson County, it is the fifth brewery in Nelson County. One of Nelson County’ tag lines is “Nelson County – More Breweries than Stoplights”. Wood Ridge Farm has over 300 acres in grain production; all wheat, barley, rye and oats used by the Brewery are malted and roasted on the farm at the Wood’s Mill Malt House. Wood Ridge Farm Brewery is the only brewery in Virginia which grows, malts and roasts 100% of the grains used in its ales and beers. This use of our own, Virginia-grown grain for the beer makes Wood Ridge Farm distinctive in the Virginia (and American) beer scene. The Brewery will also be using some of the Farm’s hops and yeast in its product.

‘Farm-to-table’ has become an important element of the local food movement. We have adapted this to the world of beer, and our motto is ‘From the Dirt to the Glass’. Through regular weekend tours, Brewery staff will show guests the steps taken to produce that tasty liquid in their glass (from the farm fields to the malting house to the brewing vessels to the taproom pints).

The Brewery itself is housed in a distinctive two-story building constructed of lumber from Wood Ridge Farm. There are 12 different types of lumber that make up the floorboards of the first floor alone. The tap house overlooks the Farm with panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. Both the upstairs and downstairs taprooms have remarkable 270-degree views of Nelson County’s scenic beauty. The rocking chairs on the second floor balcony overlooking the fields and will be especially popular on weekend days.
The head brewer is Nicholas Payson, formerly of Winnetou Brauerei of Mount Airy, NC. He was trained in Germany and worked at several breweries in Germany.

We look forward to contribute to the excellence of the Virginia Craft Beer scene and to add to Nelson County’s Brew Ridge Trail”

Via VDOT: LYNCHBURG DISTRICT TRAFFIC ALERT

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Via VDOT: LYNCHBURG DISTRICT TRAFFIC ALERT

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LYNCHBURG DISTRICT TRAFFIC ALERT
August 29- September 2, 2016

LYNCHBURG – Highway work requiring road/lane./structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting. Traffic may be restricted. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.

Amherst County:
Route 29 Bypass @ Route 604 –9/7, delays possible during bridge inspection.
Route 130 over Pedlar River- Bridge work; road closed. Detour to new-construction & existing Rt. 635. Message boards, signs and barriers in use. Est. comp. 11/27/17.
Route 501/130 (Snowden, Hunting Club Rd-existing James River Bridge) –Route 130 bet. Route 501/130 intersection east to Bedford Power Plant restricted to one lane using traffic control devices, signs and signal for roadway construction and bridge approaches. Completion 4/21/17.
Various routes – Plant Mix- Traffic control devices, pilot vehicles and flaggers will assist traffic. Expect delays.

Appomattox County:
Various routes – Surface treatment will take place. Traffic control devices, pilot vehicles and flaggers will assist traffic. Expect delays.

Buckingham County:
Route 20 over Slate River – Speed reduced during bridge replacement. Est. comp. – 12/2017.
Route 622 over Slate River – Bridge inspection on 10/24 may result in delays. Rain date 01/25.
Route 631 (Dillwyn AHQ) – Crews will boom ax. Caution urged.
Route 671 over Slate River – Bridge inspection on 10/24 may result in delays. Rain date 10/25.
Route 720 – Crews will work Rural Rustic project.
Route 769 (Andersonville AHQ) – Crews will perform ditching operations and cut brush at various locations.
Various – Crews will work surfaces, mow and respond to customer concerns.

Campbell County:
Route 460 East to Route 656 – Construction of turn lane may result in delays. Lane closures will be in place. Estimated completion – November 29, 2016.
Route 677 over Opossum Creek –Superstructure replacement Sept. 6-Dec. 13; detour in use.
Route 711 (Rt. 682-626) over Norfolk Southern Rail – Road closed from 7:15 am to 3:45 pm on Sept. 6 & 7, weather permitting for testing. Detour via 682 to 626.

Charlotte County:
Route 40 over Louse Creek – Be alert to equipment entering/exiting road during bridge project.
Various routes– Surface treatment will take place. Traffic control devices, pilot vehicles and flaggers will assist traffic. Expect delays.
Craftons Gate AHQ – Crews will boom ax and install mainline and driveway pipe.
Phenix AHQ – Crews will make shoulder repairs, and trim trees.
Various – Crews will work surfaces, mow and respond to customer requests.

Cumberland County:
Various – Crews will work surfaces, mow and respond to customer requests.

Halifax County:
Route 501 @ Rt. 40 and 632 – Construction of right turn lanes. Est. comp. May 2017.
Route 613 over Branch of Banister River (360-360)– Closed for approximately 14 weeks beginning July 11 for structure replacement. Detour will use Route 360.
Route 716 over Banister River – Road closed to construct bridge & approaches. Detour in place.
Various –Crews will make surface repairs, mow and respond to customer requests.

Lynchburg:
Greenview Drive widening- Utility relocation may result in temporary delays. Traffic will be maintained along Greenview Dr & Airport Rd during construction. Short closures of each leg of Leesville Rd with temp. detours will take place.
Route 29/460 Corridor eastbound/westbound from Concord Turnpike to Candlers Mtn Rd: Speed reduced to 45 mph for construction throughout the corridor.
Route 29/460 (501-29)– Construction traffic entering/exiting roadway. Weather permitting, lane closures will be in place from 9 pm, Friday to 6 am, Sunday, excluding holiday weekends until further notice. Use caution. Est. comp. 11/16/17.
Route 29/460 (Odd Fellows Rd Int. and Odd Fellows Rd.)– Be alert to construction traffic entering/exiting roadway. Temp. lane closures on 460 & Odd Fellows likely. Odd Fellows & Mayflower may be closed during roundabout construction. Use caution. Est. comp. 8/3/18.
Route 460, area of LU campus – LU/English Const. bridge project. Temporary barriers to be set.

Nelson County:
Route 56 over Tye River – Bridge inspection on 9/12 may result in delays.
Route 56 (Rockbridge line to Rt 646)) – Paving starts Aug. 28. Traffic control devices, pilot vehicles and flaggers will assist traffic.
Route 623 over Rockfish River – Bridge inspection on 9/12 may result in delays. Rain date 9/13.
Route 632 over Cove Creek – Bridge inspection on 11/9 may result in delays. Rain date 11/28.
Route 635 over Branch Perry Creek (633-634) –Road will be closed 9/12-10/14 for pipe replacement. Detour using 635, 692, 29, 6, 151 and back to 635.
Route 654 over Rucker’s Run – Bridge inspection on 11/9 may result in delays. Rain date 11/28.
Route 672 (673-724) – Road closed due to flooding damage. Est. reopening – late Nov.
Various routes – Plant mix work will take place. Traffic control devices, pilot vehicles and flaggers will assist traffic. Expect delays.

Pittsylvania County:
Route 29 S over Norfolk-Southern RR –Bridge replacement. Rt. 29/803 connection temp. relocated. Southbound traffic detoured to northbound lane. Est. comp. 6/20/17.
Route 29 @ 29 Bus ramp, north – Gretna – Sept. 1, ramps closed overnight for milling & paving.
Route 29 North ramps to Rt 41 – Aug. 30 & 31, ramps closed overnight for milling and paving.
Route58 & ramps (58 to 29 North)– Aug. 28/ 29, ramps closed overnight for milling and paving.
Route 685 (40-670)- Lanes closed for bridge work. Estimated completion Sept. 23, 2016.
Route 755, Gretna area – Crews will work on Rural Rustic project.
Route 792 (Rt 671 – 665) over Stinking Creek – Closed 8/15-9/9 for culvert replacement. Detour via 671, 670 and 665.
Route 792 (Rt 671 – 665) over W.F. Stinking Creek – Closed 9/12-10/7 for culvert replacement. Detour via 671, 670 and 665.
Route 834 (Rt 703-837) over Pudding Creek – Closed 8/8-9/30 for superstructure replacement. Detour via 703, 838 and 718. Also, crews will cut and remove rock in curve.
Route 968 (Rt. 726 – 970) over Sandy Creek – Closed 5/23-9/30 for structure replacement. Detour via 726, 58 and 970, back to 968.
Brosville AHQ – Crews will ditch.
Gretna and Mt. Airy AHQ – Crews will boom ax.
Gretna and Rondo AHQ – Crews will clean debris.
Kentuck AHQ – Crews will make shoulder repairs.
Mt. Airy AHQ – Crews will make pipe repairs.
Various –Crews will work surfaces, boom ax, mow and respond to customers. Plant mix work continues.

Prince Edward County:
Route 619 over Saylers Creek – Crews will construct bridge and approaches. Comp. 11/2016. Road closed; detour in place.
Route 628 – Crews will work Rural Rustic project.
Various – Crews will work surfaces, cut brush, mow and respond to customer requests.

District-wide activities:
Guardrail maintenance – Crews will do guardrail maintenance.
Pavement markings –Pavement markings will be eradicated/restored at various locations Caution is urged.

Virginia Craft Brewers Festival 2016 : (With Video)

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Virginia Craft Brewers Festival 2016 : (With Video)

Roseland
Nelson County, Virginia
More than 70 breweries descended upon the grounds at Devils Backbone Basecamp Brewpub & Meadows in Nelson County this past weekend to take part in the 5th annual Virginia Craft Brewers Festival.

It was a perfect Saturday for the event with the weather cooperating!

See you next year!

Nelson: Annual Commemoration On Hurricane Camille To Be Held Saturday – August. 20th

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Nelson: Annual Commemoration On Hurricane Camille To Be Held Saturday – August. 20th


Arrington
Nelson County, Virginia

“Davis Creek suffered mightily during Hurricane Camille in 1969. Fifty-two people died on the creek, mostly from landslides caused by the more than 27 inches of rain that fell in a five hour period. The Historical Society’s annual commemoration on Camille will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20 beginning at 2 p.m. at Nelson United Methodist Church. It will focus on the Davis Creek community with speakers who lived through it and photos of the people who lost their lives as well as the damage caused by Camille.”

Nelson : Route 635 (Greenfield Road) To Close For Repairs Beginning September 12

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Nelson : Route 635 (Greenfield Road) To Close For Repairs Beginning September 12

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RT. 635 WILL CLOSE FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT SEPT. 12
Motorists will be detoured during closure

LYNCHBURG —Route 635 (Greenfield Road) over a branch of Perry Creek in Nelson County will be closed beginning Sept. 12, while a VDOT crew replaces pipe. Weather permitting, the road is expected to reopen to traffic Oct. 14.

The road will be closed from the intersection of Route 633 (Taylor Creek Road) to the intersection with Route 634 (Spring Valley Road). Traffic will detour around the closure using Route 635 (Craigs Store Road) in Albemarle County, to Route 692 (Plank Road), to Route 29 South (Monacan Trail), back into Nelson County, to Route 6 (River Road), Route 151 (Rockfish Valley Highway) and, again, back to Route 635 (Greenfield Road).

This structure carries approximately 540 vehicles per day, according to a 2015 traffic count. Signs and other traffic control devices will be in place to notify the public of the closure and detour route.

The Fenton Inn Near Wintergreen Opens – We’ve Got The Pics!

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The Fenton Inn Near Wintergreen Opens – We’ve Got The Pics!
©2016 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photo By Tommy Stafford : Will Fenton (L and owner of The Fenton Inn) strolls down the cobblestone street in the courtyard of his newly opened inn just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Wednesday - August 17, 2016
©2016 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photo By Tommy Stafford : Will Fenton (L and owner of The Fenton Inn) strolls down the cobblestone street in the courtyard of his newly opened inn just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Wednesday – August 17, 2016

Near Wintergreen
Route 664 Close To Reeds Gap
Nelson County, Virginia

After more than 3 years of work Will and Lilia Fenton’s dream of opening The Fenton Inn has come true. This past Wednesday evening the couple held an open house at the inn that is reminiscent of a “Stylish European Village.” The village style inn features an onsite bakery, gift store, meeting room, gym, spa room and more.

Photo Courtesy of Dima Holmes - Wintergreen Real Estate Company : Will Fenton (left) shows Ben Holmes of Nellysford one of the spectacular views looking toward the mountains from one of the bedrooms. Wednesday - August 17, 2006
Photo Courtesy of Dima Holmes – Wintergreen Real Estate Company : Will Fenton (left) shows Ben Holmes of Nellysford one of the spectacular views looking toward the mountains from one of the bedrooms. Wednesday – August 17, 2006

An open house was held Wednesday evening of this week to give folks in the area a firsthand look at the finished product.

It’s truly amazing!

Check out more of the photos from our tour in our gallery below.

For more information on The Fenton Inn visit their website by clicking here.

Well done Will and Lilia! Congrats!

Have An Event You Want To Get The Word Out About? Here’s How!

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Have An Event You Want To Get The Word Out About? Here’s How!

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Central Virginia Blue Ridge

For over a decade (make that a dozen years next year!) we’ve been highlighting events across the area in our calendar section. And, we make it mighty easy too!

Just visit our online events calendar here, to see all of the current and upcoming events across the area. You don’t have to be just in Nelson, because we know county lines and geographical boundaries aren’t where people stop!

Want to submit an event, click here.

Many of the ones entered end up in our printed edition of Blue Ridge Life Magazine!

That’s 11,000+ copies and 4 to 5 times that online!

Enjoy!

Nelson : Wintergreen Performing Arts : Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival 2016 (Video)

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Nelson : Wintergreen Performing Arts : Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival 2016 (Video)
©2016 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : Members of the Whitetop Mountain Band on stage at the 11th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival at Wintergreen Resort, Virginia.
©2016 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : Members of the Whitetop Mountain Band on stage at the 11th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival at Wintergreen Resort, Virginia.

Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, Virginia
It was an afternoon of clapping, foot stomping, and singing at the 11th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival held at Wintergreen Resort this past Saturday. Wintergreen Performing Arts holds the event each August.


Above, Martha Spencer with Whitetop Mountain Band clogs across the stage at the 2016 Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival at Wintergreen Resort, Virginia on Saturday – August 13, 2016

Blue Ridge Life Publisher Tommy Stafford was back as the emcee of the event. This marked his 10th year on stage introducing the musicians.


Above on of the many jam sessions held throughout the day in a nearby tent. It gave local musicians, amateurs and pros alike, the chance to play in a laid back atmosphere.

It was a great day with lots of sun and fun!

See you next year in 2017!

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