If you’ve never tried an Asian pear, you are in for a treat. Come by to sample one and you will be a believer! 9AM to 5PM. Music by Dave Miller & Friends.www.saundersbrothers.com
Event Date: Saturday 4th of September 2010 09:00 AM
Location/Address: 2717 Tye Brook Hwy.,Piney River,VA, 22964
Contact Telephone Please call 434-277-5455 for more information
Art Exhibit thru September 30, 2010
“Expressions in Color” by Michael Donegan
North Branch Art Teacher, Michael Donegan, graduated from Mary Baldwin College with a B.A. in Art. Michael teaches art to all of the students at North Branch in preK-8th grade and has been an artist-in residence at Churchville Elementary School. He also entertains a variety of ongoing musical adventures. Michael enjoys sharing his lifelong love of art and stories with children. In addition to teaching art, Michael is teaching humanities to 5th and 6th graders at North Branch.
In his spare time, Michael can be found playing guitar, skateboarding, or creating graphic art for a variety of organizations through his company, DoneganDesign. Michael and his wife, Tonya Ridings, have two sons. Niall graduated from North Branch in 2009 and is a sophomore at Nelson County High School. Ian is in 6th grade at North Branch School. The family lives in Afton, Virginia.
Event Date: Monday 9th of August 2010 12:00 PM
Location/Address: Nelson Memorial Library
Contact Telephone Please call 434 263-5904 for more information
August 28, 10am to noon. $25 per person, limited class size. Learn the basics of building and operation of a Chicken Tractor.
Event Date: Saturday 28th of August 2010 10:00 AM
Location/Address: Edible Landscaping, 361 Spirit Ridge Ln, Afton VA 22920
Contact Telephone Please call 434-361-9134 for more information
Roseland/Beech Grove
Nelson County, Virginia
Updated @ 2:30 PM
Congrats to Jennifer Fitzgerald of Arrington! She picked up a pair of tickets to the BRTMF on August 21st!
Be watching for our next giveaway later this week on Friday!
Congrats again to Jennifer!
Earlier Post
It’s just days away! The 2nd annual Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival is back again this year! Bigger and better! Gates for the 2010 BRTMF will open at 12 noon. Click here for general info.
Nelson County Life is giving away tickets to this year’s festival! We’ll be giving away a pair today! To try for your chance, simply head on over to Tommy’s Audio Weather, listen to the weathercast and you’ll get instructions on how to try for you free pair of tickets today! – We’ll be giving away more, so be watching for the next announcement. That’s a $60.00 deal for the lucky winner!
This year’s lineup is an exciting one. Click here for the entire list!
In addition there will be some of the best beer around from four award winning breweries from right here in Nelson and the area, including hard cider too! See the lineup by clicking here!
We’ll be telling you much more as we get closer to the festival, just under two weeks to go!
But remember, to get you chance at a free pair of tickets today, listen to Tommy’s Audio Weather by clicking here!
Good luck!
Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival on the web: http://brewridgetrailmusicfestival.com/
The Official Brew Ridge Trail on the web: http://brewridgetrail.com/
Tom Perriello (D) will hold a Town Hall Meeting for Nelson County early Monday morning, August 9, 2010 at the Nelson Center in Lovingston.
The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30AM and end at 9:30AM.
For a full list of his Town Hall Meetings scheduled throughout the 5th District, visit his website: http://perriello.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25§iontree=6,25&itemid=620
Event Date: Monday 9th of August 2010 07:30 AM
Location/Address: 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, VA 22949
Contact Telephone Please call (434) 293-9631 for more information
Come by North Branch School to meet teachers and other families with preschoolers. The preschool program gives students ages 3 & 4 the opportunity to play and learn with other children in a classroom environment designed by experienced, caring teachers. They explore a variety of topics through stories, hands-on activities, art, games, and music. Time outside playing and learning about nature provides the opportunity to develop social skills in a group setting.
Event Date: Monday 23rd of August 2010 09:30 AM
Location/Address: North Branch School/221 Mickens Road, Afton, VA
Contact Telephone Please call 540-456-8450 for more information
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
We’ve been telling you about the progress of a new addition to Nelson’s booming wine, beer, and spirit’s industry. Virginia Distillery Company, just north of Lovingston is now on the fast track of construction.
In July, crews began pouring concrete for the 24,000 square foot facility.
VDC will eventually be distilling both single and double malt whiskeys at its facility just north of Lovingston.
Keep looking for more updates!
Virginia Distillery Company on the web: http://www.vadistillery.com/
Iyengar (hatha) yoga class led by Shaaron Honeycutt in a beautiful and spacious facility, right in “downtown” Nellysford at the Tuckahoe Club House.
This week classes on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7 & 8. Class begins at 9 a.m. and runs through to 10:30 a.m.
This is a multi-level class, for both beginners and those with experience. Check it out!
Please R.S.V.P. (phone 434.981.5553 or e-mail: shaaronh@gmail.com and leave a contact #)- Minimum of 3 people required by 8 a.m. of the day of class. Will call if there’s NO class…. otherwise we’re on. Bring any yoga props you may have, including a yoga mat (but if you don’t have anything, c’mon anyway… there’s some for you to borrow).
Event Date: Saturday 7th of August 2010 09:00 AM
Location/Address: Tuckahoe Club House in Stoney Creek Street: 2nd left as you turn into Stoney Creek from Rt 151 – entrance on right side
Contact Telephone Please call 434.981.5553 for more information
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Present: Mr. Bennett Saunders, Mr. Alphonso Taylor, Mr. Erwin Berry and Mr. Greg Kelly (Staff: Ms. Maureen Kelley)
Absent: Ms. Emily Pelton and Mr. Natt Hall
RESIGNATION: Ms. Kelley reported that Mr. Steve Crandall has resigned from the Authority to avoid any conflict of interest from a pending transaction with the Colleen Business Park. She noted that the Board of Supervisors will advertise the vacancy and make an appointment.
BOND ISSUE: Mr. Joshua Bond, representing Turman Tye River, LLC, presented an application for Authority financing to help establish a dry kiln lumber facility in the former Taylor-Ramsey building in Arrington. The business has purchased the building and is renovating it to accommodate their business. Mr. Bond noted that they will employ 14 to start and plan to employ 30 in 5 years. He said that Turman Tye River plans to be in operation by October and will be purchasing lumber, logs and sawdust from local sawmills within a 100-mile radius. The company makes hardwood flooring, compressed sawdust pellets for heating stoves and log homes and expects to process 80,000 board feet per month to start.
Turman Tye River, LLC’s application estimates the cost of the facility at $3.2 million and requests financing through the EDA not to exceed $1.3 million. The financing will be used for the purchase of the land, buildings, equipment, new buildings and equipment.
The EDA’s bond attorney, Mr. Dan Siegel, reviewed the Inducement Resolution, noting that this is just a first step in the process to issue revenue bonds. The agreement includes a $1,000 application fee and an annual fee equal to 1/8th of 1% of the outstanding principal balance (or approximately $1,250/year on $1 million). Mr. Siegel noted that although the company has already purchased the building and land, federal tax rules allow the application to retroactively include purchases/expenditures for 60 days.
After review, members voted unanimously to adopt the Inducement Resolution. The next step in the process is a public hearing on the issuance and final documents following Turman Tye River’s securing financing. Members agreed to work with the company representatives to identify and secure any local, state and federal tax breaks or assistance.
Note: Bond financing through the EDA allows qualified applicants to secure interest-free financing. It does not hold the EDA or county liable for the repayment of loans nor does it include monies from the county or EDA itself. The EDA simply serves as the conduit for the interest-free financing.
Meeting adjourned.
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 575
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE
MARYLAND
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.
HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES EAST OF PATUXENT
RIVER MARYLAND. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 574…
DISCUSSION…THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE/INTENSITY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A SURFACE COLD
FRONT AS STRONG SURFACE HEATING CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE THE
BOUNDARY LAYER. MLCAPE HAS NOW INCREASED TO NEAR 3000 J/KG OVER
MUCH OF VA…IN AN ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED MULTICELL
CLUSTERS/LINE SEGMENTS ON THE SRN FRINGE OF THE STRONGER MIDLEVEL
WLY FLOW. GIVEN THE MODERATE-STRONG INSTABILITY AND STEEP LOW-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES…DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS
THROUGH LATE EVENING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 575
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 575 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ACCOMACK ALBEMARLE ALLEGHANY
AMELIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX
ARLINGTON AUGUSTA BATH
BEDFORD BLAND BOTETOURT
BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL
CAROLINE CARROLL CHARLES CITY
CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD CLARKE
CRAIG CULPEPER CUMBERLAND
DINWIDDIE ESSEX FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FLOYD FLUVANNA
FRANKLIN FREDERICK GILES
GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GRAYSON
GREENE GREENSVILLE HALIFAX
HANOVER HENRICO HENRY
HIGHLAND ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY
KING AND QUEEN KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM
LANCASTER LOUDOUN LOUISA
LUNENBURG MADISON MATHEWS
MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX MONTGOMERY
NELSON NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY ORANGE
PAGE PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE
PRINCE WILLIAM PULASKI RAPPAHANNOCK
RICHMOND ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE
ROCKINGHAM SHENANDOAH SMYTH
SOUTHAMPTON SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD
SURRY SUSSEX TAZEWELL
WARREN WESTMORELAND WYTHE
YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA BEDFORD BUENA VISTA
CHARLOTTESVILLE CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS
COVINGTON DANVILLE EMPORIA
FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH FRANKLIN
FREDERICKSBURG GALAX HAMPTON
HARRISONBURG HOPEWELL LEXINGTON
LYNCHBURG MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK
MARTINSVILLE NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK
PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH
RADFORD RICHMOND ROANOKE
SALEM STAUNTON SUFFOLK
VIRGINIA BEACH WAYNESBORO WILLIAMSBURG
WINCHESTER
