Photos Courtesy of Steve Southworth – Wintergreen Police : Back in Novemeber of 2015 this RV was fully engulfed in flames near the entrance to Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County, Virginia. They owners of the RV finally made it back to their home country of Germany 8 months later after the fire. The sent a big thank you to WFD
“There were a few tense moments Tuesday afternoon when an RV caught fire on Route 664 near the entrance to Wintergreen Resort. Wintergreen Fire & Rescue responded to the blaze and got it under control pretty quickly, but the whole mess snarled traffic going up and down the mountain until the scene was cleared. Wintergreen Fore & Rescue Chief Curtis Sheets said no one was hurt in the incident.”
Today Chief Sheets forwarded a letter the owners of the RV sent to him thanking WFD for their quick response and help.
Click on the image above to enlarge the letter to read.
Nelson County, Virginia
Strong thunderstorms that moved across the area late in the day Wednesday caused some power outages. At 6:27 PM around 1137 reported outages were being reported via the CVEC outage app. Up from 811 earlier in the afternoon.
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) announced a rural broadband initiative designed to incentivize qualified entities to deliver world class service throughout its 14-county electric distribution territory. As outlined in the just released Request for Information (RFI), the Cooperative is seeking to “partner with a proven, committed entity or consortium of entities to make affordable Gigabit-class broadband available to all CVEC members…”
Specifically, the Cooperative has offered to waive annual pole attachment fees, that totaled $1.2 million in 2016 with expected increases over time, in exchange for the deployment of a fiber based broadband network that provides a minimum of 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) download speed with no cap on data usage to any of the 36,000 CVEC member service locations.
CVEC President and CEO Gary Wood explained the Cooperative’s motivation, “Without affordable, reliable broadband communication services, rural residents are being shut off from advancements in technology that would provide jobs, better education, and a higher quality of life. When CVEC was first formed in 1937, the members came together to share the cost to extend distribution lines and make central station electric service available to every home. Now, the members are willing to join together to offer this incentive.”
Wood compared the lack of rural broadband to a time when nine out of ten farms in Virginia lacked electricity, “Fifty years after Richmond residents first began to enjoy electric service, their country cousins were still using fire to heat and light their homes, cook food, and wash and iron clothes. The formation of member-owned electric cooperatives effectively resolved the basic disparities in economic opportunity and in quality of life. Today, the Cooperative will do all that it can to recruit a working partner in order to close the digital divide, for the benefit of our members-owners and our rural communities.”
In addition to targeting universal service for its members, CVEC envisions contracting for broadband connectivity to its offices, electric substations, and down line equipment to enhance control and reliability of the 4,500 mile electric distribution system. Interested broadband providers may view the Request for Information at www.mycvec.com and should submit a letter of intent to respond to the RFI by September 2, 2016.
Headquartered in Lovingston, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric-distribution utility serving 36,000 meters in 14 counties across central Virginia with an expressed mission of: “Improving the quality of your life in a quietly impressive way.”
When we stopped in to drop off our check to Stu Mills on Monday afternoon, he was busy at his computer reviewing a spreadsheet and going through a stack of checks people in the community had sent. “The response has been overwhelming. It’s very heartening to see the generosity,” Stu said.
BRL presented a check for $1000 to help raise the funds necessary to complete a windows project at RVCC.
Stu is asking anyone that still has pledged money to please send it in by August 1st. He went on to say that he’s confident they will have more than enough to match the Perry Foundation Grant of $20,000. On or before the first of the month.
Via NWS : The areas highlighted in orange are under a heat advisory from 12 noon until 8 PM Tuesday evening – July 26, 2016
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
310 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LOVINGSTON…CHARLOTTESVILLE…ORANGE…
GORDONSVILLE…FREDERICKSBURG
310 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 105 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 90S… AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
* IMPACTS…RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR-
CONDITIONING OR THOSE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK… THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY – CALL 911.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016
…VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON…
.ANOTHER SULTRY DAY CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THESE HOT
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…APPOMATTOX…SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
325 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTH CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 105 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.
* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES…HIGH
HUMIDITY AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
444 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
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036>040-050>057-501-502-505-506-WVZ052-053-251645-
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
FREDERICK VA-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
EASTERN LOUDOUN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…
BALLENGER CREEK…ELDERSBURG…WESTMINSTER…REISTERSTOWN…
COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…BOWIE…SUITLAND-SILVER HILL…
CLINTON…COLLEGE PARK…GREENBELT…LAUREL…CAMP SPRINGS…
GLEN BURNIE…ANNAPOLIS…SEVERN…SOUTH GATE…SEVERNA PARK…
ARNOLD…ODENTON…ST. CHARLES…WALDORF…LEXINGTON PARK…
CALIFORNIA…CHESAPEAKE BEACH…HUNTINGTOWN…DUNKIRK…
NORTH BEACH…LUSBY…PRINCE FREDERICK…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…
BETHESDA…ROCKVILLE…GAITHERSBURG…SILVER SPRING…LISBON…
COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…ABERDEEN…
WINCHESTER…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…DAHLGREN…WARRENTON…
TURNBULL…PURCELLVILLE…LEESBURG…ASHBURN…STERLING…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…SHEPHERDSTOWN
444 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 TO
100…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.
* IMPACTS…RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR-
CONDITIONING OR THOSE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK… THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY – CALL 911.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
408 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
…VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY…
.AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105
DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
VAZ046-047-058-059-251615-
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0001.160725T1600Z-160726T0000Z/
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…APPOMATTOX…SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
408 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTH CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 105 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES…HIGH
HUMIDITY AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING
THIS AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
Temps hovered in the lower 80s with a very sticky humid feel in the air as the Corkscrew Racing Full Nelson 5K started this past Saturday morning at Blue Mountain Barrel House in Arrington. In spite of the muggy weather there was a great turnout including our own Yvette Stafford, Publisher of BRL. Blue Ridge Life Magazine has been an official sponsor or the race series since it’s beginning.
Before everything kicked off, it waa already so hot, a cold Full Nelson was in order!
After the race, BRL Publisher Yvette Stafford thought 86° was more than hot enough for a Full Nelson.
Hop fields wait off in the distance as a runner preps for the race.
Pam & Lina Greenwood of Afton braved the heat with their daughter to finish the Full Nelson 5K.
Getting ready for the race.
With temps hovering in the lower 80s and a heat index in the lower 90s, it was a tough run.
File : The exterior of RVCC in this older archived photo.
Afton / Greenfield
Nelson County, Virginia
In an email prepared for individuals who have pledged contributions in the campaign to send back the Dominion Foundation grant proceeds, Stu Mills, the Executive Director of the Rockfish Valley Community Center, announced the following:
“We are very pleased to report that RVCC has today returned the $20,000 that the Dominion Foundation had granted to us for our Green Initiative project. The check went out in this morning’s mail …
“… We would ask that you fulfill your pledge at your earliest convenience. We would like to have the funds in hand by August 1st in order that we may notify the Perry Foundation that we have fulfilled our obligation of matching their very generous challenge grant in the amount of $21,317. The sooner we have the donations in hand to show them, the sooner we will have access to these funds as well, and the sooner we will be able to start replacing the 61 windows in the main building, and having our idle geothermal heating/cooling system re-ducted and operational once again.”
Checks can be made out to RVCC with “Green Initiative” on the memo line. Credit Card payments are also accepted at the RVCC office, at the Treasure Chest ,or on the organization’s website at http://rockfishvalleycommunitycenter.memberlodge.com/donations
As a proud supporter of RVCC since we first began publishing our magazine in 2005 – then called Nelson County Life – Blue Ridge Life is eager to honor its pledge and will soon deliver a check to Mr. Mills in the amount of $1000.00.
See everyone this weekend at the Central Virginia Blues – Blues Society Festival this Saturday at 4PM.
Someday – 4-4:30
Bluzonia – 4:45-5:15
Kiz Carter & Juke Jackson – 5:30-6:10
Parker and Gray – 625-7:05
Jon Spear Band – 7:20-8:20
Dave Chappell – 8:35-10PM
File : The exterior of RVCC in this older archived photo.
Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
In a meeting held Tuesday evening – July 19, 2016 at the Rockfish Valley Community Center in Afton, the board voted unanimously on motion to return a Dominion Foundation grant that was received earlier this year. As we first told you in these earlier stories, considerable resistance was met when word of the grant surfaced. Many objected to taking the money since the same family of companies is also pursuing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline through Nelson County.
According to the board a total of $28,737.00 in pledges was raised outside of the grant. Some of those were specifically directed at the green initiative project, but more than enough was been pledged to cover the windows program matching grant.
The board plans to notify Dominion Foundation tomorrow of its decision to return the grant.
