Brewmaster, Jason Oliver, Of Devils Backbone Brewing in Beech Grove checks gauges in the brew house.
It’s official, Nelson’s 2nd microbrewery is on the way to opening in a little more than a couple of weeks. Within the past day or so Brewmaster, Jason Oliver, of Devils Backbone Brewing Company, fired up the system making the first of what will be countless batches of custom beers turned out at the brewery / restaurant along the road leading up to Wintergreen Resort. “We’re checking everything and making sure the system is working correctly as we begin brewing,” says Jason.
We have been following the development of Nelson’s next microbrewery first here, and most recently here. The restaurant / brewery has a tentative opening of mid November. DBBC will join ,already established, Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton that’s been in operation now for about a year.
Jason checks on one of the batches currently brewing at Devils Backbone.
Jason checks sugar levels and viscosity of his brew.In addition to brewing, all of the floors have been recently stained. Furniture arrives next week prior to the opening later in November.
If you remember, Dave Makel of Afton-based Airstream restoration company Trailer Buff had this brilliant (?) idea to use a set of industrial sized calipers to measure my growing pregnant belly.
Dave Makel adjusts calipers for front-to-back measurement. Pinch!
To make this study legit, our caliper measurements would include side-to-side and front-to-back. Belly circumference would also be measured, as well as … uh … my weight.
For truly accurate results, you need precision-minded professionals like Dave Makel and George Luzaich.
So, we began taking measurements twice weekly beginning with week 24 of my pregnancy. We continued all the way up to the end of week 39, just 4 days before Adam’s due date.
My name is Adam and I was born on my due date weighing in at 8 lbs, 1oz. Go me!
To dumb it down, the results of this ground breaking study show that when you are pregnant, your belly gets bigger and you gain weight. Now, time to dazzle you with graphs!
Belly to back measurements. Ooohhh.Side to side measurements. Or was it the Dow when those banks were getting bailed out?Circumference measurements. As baby gets bigger, belly gets bigger!Weight measurements. 40 lbs of baby phat.
Okay. No more graphs. For inquiring minds, half of the baby phat is gone after a month thanks in large part to the miracle of birth!
5th Annual Oyster Roast This Weekend at Cardinal Point Winery : Click image above for larger.
November 1, 2008 & November 2, 2008
5th Annual Oyster Roast at Cardinal Point
Live music and plenty of oysters from our friends at Rappahannock River Oyster Co.!
Music:
Saturday: The Guano Boys
Sunday: Jan Smith, 12:00-2:00; Trent Wagler 3:00 to 5:00
Cover Charge:
$8.00* per person in Advance (available for purchase on our Shop page)
$10.00 per person at the door
*$5.00 for Case Club members
(Cover charge includes a wine glass and free wine tasting; it does NOT include wine to fill your glass or oysters).
12 noon to 5pm each day
Photos By Tommy Stafford : Dustin Kennedy, from Virginia Lake Management Company, fights 40+ MPH winds to install the new Skyline Fountain at Stoney Creek in Nellysford, Virginia
David Hall of Nellysford, Virginia was smiling ear to ear Tuesday afternoon as the finishing touches were put on the Skyline Fountain being installed in the first pond as you enter Stoney Creek Golf Course at Wintergreen Resort. The fountain, to be officially unveiled, on November 12th, has been a personal endeavor of David’s over the past several months. A fitting marker as people enter Nellysford, and Stoney Creek. “A lot of golfers will be shooting over the pond. Plus, the metal plaques which cite those who gave donations for the Skyline Fountain will be attached to a marker that day,” said David. He has been the fund raising coordinator securing funds for the fountain. Dustin Kennedy, from Virginia Lake Management Company did the actual fountain installation after resort employees did all of the site and prep work a few days ago.
Two separate spools of electric cable had to be unrolled out to the waiting fountain that attach the pump and lights to electric power.Cable is pulled to a nearby panel to provide electric power.To get the fountain platform out in the pond it had to be pushed in front of a small boat fighting 40 mile per hour winds.After the fountain is anchored in place, it is flipped over with the pump facing down.Cable is unwound in the pond then rowed back to the electrical panel.David Hall, right, watches as the final connections are made and the fountain is turned on.
The christening celebration of The Skyline Fountain is Wednesday November 12th 2008 from 11 AM to 1PM. It’s the first pond on the right as you enter Stoney Creek in Nellysford, Virginia.
Friends and Fans, Andy Waldeck will be performing this coming Saturday November 1st @ Rapunzels Coffee and Books in Lovingston ,VA. http://www.rapunzelscoffee.com/
A rare opportunity to hear the songwriter in his element.
Please join us Show starts @ 8:00
This afternoon we got the following e-mail from Harry Mitchell, Media Affairs for Verizon in Virginia:
From: “Mitchell, Harry J.
Date: October 27, 2008 4:43:48 PM EDT
To: “Tommy Stafford”
Subject: RE: BPL – Verizon Halts activation to IBEC-3
Tommy:
The following captures where we are at this point:
Verizon has worked with broadband-over-powerline providers, including IBEC, to provide connection with them at network interfaces for which there are published IEEE connection standards. In this case, a different network interface has been proposed that we have not worked with before and for which there are no published standards for protecting the telecommunications network from damage possible from direct connection to a power grid. We are evaluating the technology the customer wants to apply, but we have an obligation to protect our network, our employees and others in close proximity from any damaging voltage or current.
I’ve reached out to my Wireless counterpart on your other question.
Thanks,
Harry
*****
Harry J Mitchell
Verizon Communications
Director-Field Media Relations, Mid-Atlantic/South-Central Regions
The additional reference Mr. Mitchell makes about our question is on the wireless side and is not connected with the current situation on BPL. NCL has been told by several property owners that Verizon Wireless has told them, that plans to expand their digital wireless network into Nelson County have been stopped, and they are scrapping plans to build such a network here. However, with the recent proposed merger of Alltel into Verizon Wireless, that would give the company a presence in selected Nelson locations. No official details of abandoning the plan have been released but numerous property owners, some that were already having site work done, tell NCL that’s the word they got from Verizon and / or it’s contractors. That type of system would have given customers another broadband choice using their wireless network for internet.
Deadline for Absentee Voting:
By mail: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 5:00PM
In Person: Saturday, November 1st, 2008 at 5:00PM
Polling places open at 6:00AM and close at 7:00PM on Election Day.
The following are the polling places in Nelson County:
Rockfish precinct: Rockfish Valley Fire Department Bldg.
Lovingston precinct: Lovingston Fire Department Bldg.
Schuyler precinct: Walton’s Mountain Museum
Shipman precinct: Shipman Civic Center/American Legion Bldg.
Gladstone precinct: Gladstone Rescue Squad Bldg.
Roseland precinct: Roseland Rescue Squad Bldg.
Montebello precinct: Montebello Fire Department Bldg.
Faber precinct: Faber Rescue Squad Bldg.
Nellysford precinct: Tuckahoe School Bldg.
Absentee Precinct: Jury room/Courthouse
You will not be allowed inside the polling location wearing any campaign buttons, shirts, hats, slogans of any kind. They will either have to be removed or covered up in order to enter the polling place!!!
Total Registered to vote in Nelson County: 10, 722
Total Voting absentee through Monday, October 27, 2008: 692
For more information call the Registrar’s Office: 434-263-4068
Fax number: 434-263-8601
Photos By Paul Purpura : First Snow Flurries of the season on Wintergreen Mountain, Virginia
Photography By Paul Purpura
Snowflakes? Yep, sure enough! You have to look really, really hard, but throughout early afternoon Monday, a band of light snow flurries has been moving over the Blue Ridge Parkway and Wintergreen Mountain. There was a very light dusting on the decks and walkways headed into the condos there. Obviously this is not anything to write home over, but a certainty that winter is on the horizon! Thanks Paul for the shots!
By Tommy Stafford : Old Rockfish Post Office : Rockfish, Virginia
Colder weather continues to move into Virginia Monday as a mainly dry cold front works through the area. Clouds are prevalent east of the Blue Ridge with breezy northwesterly winds and very cool, almost cold temps. Light snow flurries may be seen along the BRP as mountain temperatures from the low to upper 30’s have been common as the work week started Monday morning. Sprinkles in the valley, as the front passes. Look for the cool weather to continue through mid-week. By Halloween temperatures moderate in the mid 60’s
