Mountainside Petting Farm December events:
Enjoy complimentary s’mores over a camp fire the first 3 week-ends in
December 12pm-4pm.
Santa will appear at the petting farm again this year on Sat & Sun, Dec 20
& 21 from 12pm-4pm. Your little ones will receive a special treat from
Santa. Lunch bags available with a grilled hot dog, chips and a drink, $4.
Standard $5 admission applies to all events.
www.Mountainsidepettingfarm.com
More info call: 434-361-0203
Wintergreen Resort – Nelson County, Virginia
Alonzo Taylor is proud to be back on American soil this Veteran’s Day. Most folks in Nelson and Wintergreen know him as one of the friendly and familiar faces of Wintergreen Police Department. But Alonzo has spent his fair share of time thousands of miles away in Iraq as part of the military.
Afton – Nelson County, Virginia
By Tommy Stafford
At a time when most schools across the nation seem to be curtailing patriotic ceremonies, not Rockfish River Elementary (RRES) in Afton, Virginia. For years they have put on their annual program to honor veterans of past and present battles. “It’s important for youngsters to meet these men and women, and to hear their stories,” Nita Hughes, principal at RRES told me as the ceremony was about to begin.
The faculty, staff, and students of Rockfish River Elementary School invite ALL
veterans to join us and be honored at our Veterans’ Day program. For more
info., call 434-361-1791.
Wintergreen Resort – Nellysford – Nelson County, Virginia
The day was absolutely perfect, though a tad chilly, for the 1st Annual Nelson County High School Band Golf Tournament. Sindri Linen, manager of Stoney Creek Bar & Grill at Wintergreen Resort, coordinated this year’s event. “We are so excited with the turnout. We had over 60 entries for our very first tournament, how wonderful,” Sindri says. The tournament took place on the Stoney Creek Golf Course at the resort.
Money raised from the tournament will help band boosters with expenses for the band including a trip next year to Florida.
Afton – Nelson County, Virginia
Another Elegant Evening of Jazz is in the history books. As with those in the past, the 2008 event had folks swaying into the night with jazz favorites, great food, and fantastic wines and beer from Blue Mountain Brewery and Nelson area wineries.
This is one of the larger fundraisers for the Rockfish Valley Community Center.
Wintergreen Mountain – Nelson County, Virginia
With just a hint of winter in the air, people enjoyed a casual ride and stroll on the mountain at Wintergreen as part of Wintergreen Resort’s Holiday Home & Wine Tour 2008. It’s the inaugural event. Folks on the tour were treated to Blue Ridge Mountain views providing a stunning backdrop to five beautifully decorated homes, including the grand finale at the nine-bedroom Blue Ridge Getaway.
Interior designers and artists from the region transformed each home with a holiday flair, based on creative themes indicative of the resort. The festivities culminate in the final home with tastings of Nelson County wines, appetizers and holiday music.
Included as part of the tour is a tasting of wines from Nelson County and a commemorative wine glass.
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
What a way to end the season! The NCHS Governors beat the Dan River Wildcats in their last game of the year. The final score according to both our Paul Purpura at the game, and the WDBJ-7 website was 29-21 Nelson. But we do notice on the NCHS site they are showing a score of 35-34 in OT. Not sure what’s up there, but they still won either way. Congrats!
Paul tells us it was also senior night at the game. “The seniors on the football team, as well as those in the band got to walk onto the field and receive special recognition for their achievements, as well as tell those in the audience what college they were attending and what they were going to major in,” Paul says.
You can see a lot more of the area football scores by checking out WDBJ’s Friday Football Extra Scoreboard here.
Visit HoboJac’s Web page by clicking here.
Click here for Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company – Nelson County, Virginia
More about HoboJac:
Hobo*Jac was born from two guys’ love of music and being in the right place at the right time. Beginning at open mic nite John Howard aka…Hojo and Jacob Allen aka…Bojac found that similar music interests and the love to play live could only blossom with time. Months went by and both were growing musically so the next direction was to come together as Hobo*Jac. Playing shows at the local Ski Resort has graduated to local venues with a small following. Being local to the Blue Ridge Mountains has helped develop a Folk Rock style that fits well with the pickin’ and footstompin’ that has permeated the Shenandoah Valley for generations. With a handful of original material and an eclectic mix of covers Hobo*Jac is still an infant but is growing daily
