Get in the holiday spirit with hot Mill Hill Apple mulled wine, unique gift shopping, warm hospitality, a festive setting and good cheer! Enjoy our complimentary wine tasting including a sip of our decadent Raspberry dessert wine with a bite of Noel french chocolate truffles. Taste some of the delicious gourmet food items we have available in our shop. Just arrived: Edwards boneless petite Virginia hams in gift boxes…serve or give a Southern tradition! Please note that the winery will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Open for our “Get in the Spirit” Holiday Open House from 10am until 5pm each day: Friday November 27th, Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th.
Event Date: Friday 27th of November 2009 10:00 AM
Location/Address: 462 Winery Lane (off Route 664 – Beech Grove Road)
Contact Telephone Please call 434.361.2519 for more information
Nelson County, Virginia
Today and this evening most folks are well on their way to relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday. The remainder of the week looks a bit unsettled with better weather on deck by the weekend, though overnight temps will be colder by Saturday & Sunday night, particularly in the mountains. Thanksgiving Eve looks to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of drizzle throughout the day with some patchy fog forming.
Thanksgiving Day looks to be mostly cloudy with a chance for showers in the afternoon, with snow showers overnight into Friday, most likely mountains. By the weekend sunshine moves back in the forecast on Saturday and Sunday with cold overnight lows in the upper 20’s mountains and around freezing valley.
Rain is back in the forecast by early next week as November ends and December begins.
The stories had all been written and everyone knew their parts. But the ancient clans, sitting in their stone circles, heard rumblings and the spirit’s dream was troubled. A new dark power had emerged to challenge the Lord of the Dance. The little spirit travels through time and space to help the Lord of the Dance protect his mythical people. On an incredible adventure, they encounter Love, Desire, and Danger.
Event Date: Tuesday 27th of April 2010 07:30 PM
Location/Address: John Paul Jones Arena
Contact Telephone Please call (434) 243-4960 for more information
The “King of Country” is back! 17x CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee George Strait will kick off his arena tour early next year and this time, he’s bringing along one very special lady – Reba McEntire.
The superstar acts performed together for the first time in many years for a sold-out crowd at the Cowboy’s Stadium inaugural event in Dallas. Selling out in less than an hour, fans and critics proclaimed the show one hot ticket! The concert was hailed by the Dallas Morning News as “an extravaganza” that “showcased Strait at the pinnacle of his musical game” and Ft. Worth Star Telegram wrote “Reba McEntire’s performance was a breathtaking master’s class in effortless brilliance.”
With 57 number one hits, 33 multi-platinum albums and countless sold-out shows year after year, Strait who holds the record for the most CMA wins and a record 17 CMA Entertainer of the Year nominations, is known for giving fans exactly what they want and expect. This year will be no exception.
Event Date: Saturday 30th of January 2010 07:00 PM
Location/Address: John Paul Jones Arena
Contact Telephone Please call (434) 243-4960 for more information
Diner Coffee desert and music w/ Koda Kerl. “With his mastery of a wide repertoire of selections from both the classic rock and folk genres, Kerl’s singing and guitar accompaniment forms a perfect backdrop…” -Alleghany Journal
Event Date: Friday 27th of November 2009 07:00 PM
Location/Address: 80 Mosby’s Run, Nellysford, VA
Contact Telephone Please call 434-361-2324 for more information
Publicity Photo : Nelson County Social Services: Left to Right Back Row: Judy, Tucker, Supervisor; Jeff Tomlin, NWTF; Beverly Kanary, Social Worker; Holly Dineen, Eligibility Worker Front Row: Michael Kohl, Director Social Services; Stephanie Tyree, Eligibility Worker; Sarah Hawrysko, Social Worker; Jenny Underwood, Eligibility Worker
Nelson/Amherst County, Virginia
The Amherst Nelson County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation partners with Amherst County Social Services and Nelson County Social Services.
This year NWTF distributed 40 turkeys to each locality in order to assist families in need. “The need for assistance is much greater this year due to rising unemployment and the poor economy,” says Pam Nowell, Amherst County Coordinator for Holiday Services
Amherst County Social Services: Left to Right: Allen Cash, NWTF; Pam Nowell, Coordinator Amherst Social Services; Jeff Tomlin, NWTF; Art Ross; Social Worker
Turkey Hunters Care is an outreach program of the National Wild Turkey Federation, that began in 2001. The program is about brightening the holidays for others. NWTF chapters across the country provide frozen domestic turkeys to less fortunate families in their communities. Since it’s inception, chapters across the nation have donated 90,800 turkeys to those in need. In Virginia alone, there are over 60 local chapters.
Often, it doesn’t take much to reach out with a helping hand and brighten someone’s darkest times. Turkey Hunters Care is about reaching out that hand.
The National Wild Turkey Federation is a non-profit conservation and hunting organization that along with it’s volunteers, partners and sponsors, has worked for the conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of our hunting heritage. When the NWTF was established in 1973, in Fredricksburg, VA., there were only 1.3 million turkeys. Today that number stands at more than seven million birds throughout North America and hunting seasons have been established in 49 U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico.
“In these unsure and difficult times, the need for mankind to help one another is great. Turkey Hunters Care and the NWTF are doing just that by providing a community service while shedding a positive light on the hunting community,” says Jeff Tomlin with NWTF.
North Branch School is one of only five schools in the Commonwealth to receive the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ Virginia Naturally School Recognition Award for all ten years the program has been in effect. Schools receiving this recognition have demonstrated exemplary efforts to promote good stewardship of Virginia’s natural resources. Virginia Naturally Schools must meet specific requirements, which increase with each successive year a school achieves this recognition. To celebrate this milestone, on November 20 North Branch School was awarded a sign acknowledging their achievement.
In their application for the 2008-2009 school year, North Branch School outlined the units of study about nature and the service efforts that all of the students, preschool – 8th grade, enjoy. Projects for the 2008-2009 year included, planting and harvesting the school’s gardens, feeding, identifying, and graphing sightings of birds, wildflower walks with the Wintergreen Nature Foundation, building mini-greenhouses, maintaining the school’s nature trail and outdoor classroom, geology lessons with a field trip to Grand Caverns, and stream monitoring as part of the Chesapeake Bay Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience. In May, North Branch’s middle school students spent several days on the Chesapeake Bay, learning about the Bay’s habitat and ecosystems through the programs of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Local groups, such as the Blue Ridge Sierra Club, RiverFest of Waynesboro, and the Wintergreen Nature Foundation helped to underwrite this hands-on field study.
Last school year was a time of education in green building for North Branch students and staff as they observed the construction of the school’s new annex. This building, opened in September 2009, is insulated with natural cotton fiber insulation and integrates radiant floor heating and south-facing passive solar elements. Sun tubes bring natural light into the north-facing rooms.
For more information about the Virginia Naturally Recognition Program, visit the Virginia Naturally website: www.VaNaturally.com For more information about the environmental stewardship efforts of North Branch School, please call 540-456-8450 or email the school at: info@north-branch-school.org
November 29th, Sunday at 2pm, listen to the mellow guitar sounds of Gary Randal while having brunch or lunch! Award winning brews and fresh handcrafted cocktails too.
Event Date: Sunday 29nd of November 2009 02:00 PM
Location/Address: crossroads Rt 151 & Rt 664- Nelson County
Contact Telephone Please call 443.361.1001-www.dbbrewingcompany.com for more information
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