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Wintergreen : Parts of Wintergreen Mountain Without Water Tonight : Updated 11:00 PM EDT

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Updated 11:00 PM EDT
John Taylor from Wintergreen Mountain e-mailed to let us know his water was restored at 10:55 PM

NCL has learned that parts of Wintergreen Mountain and homes there are without water this evening. Workers are trying to repair the problems now. Our Weather Watcher, John Taylor updated us just a little while ago:
Date: January 16, 2008 8:36:01 PM EST

“There is water on the mountain. The snow guns are on full blast. The condos have water. The mountain inn has water.

However the water is shutoff near the intersection of Blue Ridge Drive and Shamokin Springs Trail. I am told that our neighborhood (Chestnut Springs) and the whole Laurel Springs area is shut off.

I just got a call from Nelson County Service Authority from Lovington. There are 4 workers up here now trying to repair things. They hope to get things back on tonight. So The affected area is everything (single family homes) “north” of the golf course (north of Blue Ridge Drive).

Our water was off last night when I got home from Dallas. I called many people and was told they couldn’t dig until today because the other utilities had to mark their lines this morning. A trickle was restored today at 1 pm. Water was back on at 2 pm. I was told only the two streets in the “Chestnut Place” neighborhood were affected.

Around 6 pm tonight we noticed it was off again so I started calling. Turns out tonight, many homes are affected. Not just our one street.”

Appreciate John letting NCL know, we have has some inquiries tonight and wanted everyone to know the status.

NCL

Wintergreen Weather : Wednesday : BRP, AT, Nelson County, VA : Mostly Sunny Wed : WINTER STORM WATCH Thursday Morning : Very Cold Weekend

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Updated 8:25 AM EST

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Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Skiing At Wintergreen
Wintergreen Mountain, Virginia
Snow Mist Wintergreen

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Tuesday’s High/Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 40° / 29°
Tuesday”s High/Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 23° / 15°

Tuesday was a pretty blustery day across Central Virginia and Nelson County. Some snow showers managed to make it over the Blue Ridge just before noon to give folks a glimpse of some snow showers before skies became partly sunny for the remainder of the day. Temps struggled to make it out of the 30’s all day in the valley and finally reached 40° briefly. Upon the mountain the temp never cracked the 25° mark, only reaching a high of 23 degrees after a morning low of 15°.

Wednesday will be a fairly quiet day with slightly warmer readings than yesterday. Overall a day of tranquility before the forecast gets interesting and challenging for the next 36 hours. By now most folks have heard about the possibility of winter weather Thursday. There is a distinct possibility and as I mentioned yesterday these things are very difficult to predict in the mountains. No one, including me, though the brief snow showers would have made it over the BRP Tuesday morning, but they did. It’s nature you know! With all of that being said, I continue to say Thursday’s round of winter time fun bears watching. Temperatures are critical on this, as is the path of a developing low that will scoot up the eastern seaboard. Many models and forecasters are conflicted on this one. The general consensus as of Tuesday night … the timing of the moisture’s arrival and temps won’t be just right so it could be simply rain or turn to rain. That’s below, I think in the mountains, yes Wintergreen, if we get the moisture you’ll have snow above 2000 feet. I am not ready to commit on this one just yet, but I will be updating often Wednesday, as I usually do when we have a potential winter storm developing. Again, I am concerned with icing potential on this system. Temps are teetering on the freezing mark in the valley during the event, so that could mean snow, sleet, and freezing rain at one time or another. Best to keep checking back here, I will be putting up the latest data.


Here’s the best bet that AccuWeather.com forecasters had for frozen precip as of late Tuesday. I will update these Wednesday as well.

Snowfall Preciction Thursday
Thursday Snow Potential via AccuWeather.com

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Thursday Ice Potential

Friday the system begins moving away by noon with gusty northerly winds kicking in. By the weekend get your long johns handy, throw a log on the fire, and cuddle! It’s going to be cold…VERY! Temperatures of 10-15 degrees will be common in the valley at night for the weekend, with 0-5° readings on the mountains. It will never make it above freezing Sunday and just barely Monday in the valley. By Tuesday snow chances work back in the forecast.

We continue with our look & listen of local Nelson music artists. The rest of this week and weekend we’ll be hearing tracks from singer / songwriter Lindsey Osborne’s collection. Be sure to check out Lindsey’s info below and stay tuned to hear today’s cut as we head out of weather.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Lovingston, Crozet & Covesville

Wednesday: Mostly sunny slightly warmer.
* Highs Valley: 41-44°
*On the mountains: 28-31°
*Winds: NW-5 MPH becoming SE in the afternoon.
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy overnight, wintry mix possible by daylight. Lows valley: 27-30° : Mountains: 19-22° : Winds: S-5 MPH

Thursday: Winter Storm Watch : Snow likely in the morning mixing with rain and snow later in the day over 90% of the area. Freezing rain possible late afternoon. 1 to 3 inches accumulation possible
* Highs Valley: 34-37°
*On the mountains: 30-33° Snow beginning around daylight and continuing throughout the day. 2 to 4 inches accumulation possible
*Winds: E-5 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: 70% Snow, sleet & freezing rain continues valley. Snow mountains. Lows valley: 30-33° : Mountains: 27-30° : Winds: NE-5 MPH

In the extended period: Friday look for a wintry mix early then becoming partly cloudy with gusty WNW winds by afternoon. Highs valley in the mid 40’s – mountains mid 30’s.

By the weekend Saturday, skies are generally partly sunny with highs valley in the upper 30’s and upper 20’s mountains. Overnight lows 10-15° valley, single digits mountains. Sunday afternoon highs remain in the mid 20’s valley and around 15° mountains. Overnight into Monday morning look for a valley low of around 10° and from 0-5° on the mountain.

By MLK on Monday look for highs around 35° down below and around 30° mountains. Snow possible again by Tuesday of next week.

As promised Lindsey Osborne takes us out with, a cut from her latest collection of songs. This one is called Godspeed.

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Know your Nelson.COM

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Today’s cut is Godspeed.

Visit Lindsey’s Homepage by clicking right here to learn more about her.

Catch Nelson native, Lindsey Osborne, at Basic Necessities on Friday January 18th and at Rapunzel’s Coffee and Books on Friday March 28th.

Datebook : Wintergreen : UVa Children’s Hospital & Wintergreen Resort Team Up to Promote Snowsports Safety : 1.19.08

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UVa Children’s Hospital and Wintergreen Resort Team Up to Promote Snowsports Safety
Event to Kick off National Safety Awareness Week

Safe Sliders, a program developed at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, and offered at Wintergreen Resort, will launch for its third ski season on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wintergreen Resort.

The award-winning program raises awareness about skiing and snowboarding safety. Children who visit Wintergreen Resort can look forward to activity books with updated snowsports safety guidelines and reflective zipper pulls to attach to their jackets. The Wintergreen Resort mascot, Ridgeley the Bear, along with a crowd of young skiers and snowboarders will help launch the 2008 Safe Sliders program.

“We’re so excited about launching the program for a third year in a row and helping to bring yet another opportunity for young skiers and riders to develop safe slope practices that can last a lifetime,” said Maria Synan, Project Coordinator, UVA Health System Office of Community Relations, Service and Outreach.

In fact, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that ski helmets could reduce or prevent the effects of 53 percent of head injuries suffered by children younger than 15 while skiing or snowboarding. Nationwide, a quarter of million children are injured annually while participating in winter sports. Thanks to UVa Children’s Hospital and Wintergreen Resort, young skiers can learn to play it safe and have fun in the snow.

“We’re proud to offer this program to our youngest customers who are learning to love winter sports,” said Jay Roberts, Vice President of Mountain Operations at Wintergreen Resort. “If safety is reinforced at a young age, then these lessons will stick with children into adulthood.”

Those who display their reflective zipper pulls at participating Wintergreen venues can receive additional prizes and freebies. This event kicks off the start of the National Ski Areas Association National Safety Awareness Week, which is January 19-25, 2008.

Datebook : Wintergreen Winery : Wine & Cheese Pairing : January 19th 2008

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WINTERGREEN, VA – Wintergreen Winery will conduct a Wine and Cheese Pairing on Saturday, January 19th at 6pm. Guests will be presented with a guided informative tasting of each of the winery’s selected wines paired with domestic and imported cheeses. The evening will be hosted and presented by owners/vintners Jeff and Tamara Stone. Limited space is available for this popular after hours event and reservations are necessary. $15 per person includes a souvenir wine glass and generous wine and cheese sampling of eight hand crafted wines paired with over a dozen different cheeses. For reservations or more information, call 434-361-2519 or visit www.WintergreenWinery.com

Wintergreen Winery is surrounded by beautiful mountain views and is located approximately 35 minutes from Charlottesville in the Rockfish Valley of Nelson County near Wintergreen Ski Resort and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The tasting room and gift shop are open daily from 10am until 5pm year round.


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DIRECTIONS:
From Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia:
Interstate 64 West to Exit 107 (Crozet); left on US 250 West six miles to left on Route 151 South; fourteen miles to right on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

From Shenandoah Valley, Virginia:
Interstate 64 East to Exit 99 (Afton); right on US 250 East three miles to right on Route 151 South; fourteen miles to right on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

From the Blue Ridge Parkway:
Exit at Reed’s Gap (MP 13.5) on Route 664 East past Wintergreen Resort; winery entrance five miles on left.

From Lynchburg:
Route 29 North to left on Route 151 North; Follow Route 151 for twenty one miles to left on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

Wintergreen Weather : Tuesday : The BRP, AT, & Nelson County, VA : Snow Showers Then Partly Sunny : Winter Mix Thursday

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Thursday snow PM
Thursday Snow Potential via AccuWeather.com

Ice Potent Thursday
Thursday Ice Potential

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Photography By Yvette Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
View From The Appalachian Trail
Nelson County, Virginia
AT View

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Monday’s High at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 47.8°
Monday”s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 31.5°

Yvette took the shot above this weekend while hiking the AT. There’s a special reason you see the person there with their dog. We’ll tell you more about it in our February issue of NCL….shhhhhh, it’s a secret! Sort of.

Can you believe we were talking about 70° temps last week only to have afternoon highs in the low 30’s on the mountains Monday. That’s pretty much a glimpse into the future for all of us over the coming week. Don’t look for temps to go up very much until at least next week. As a matter of fact, the coming weekend into the holiday next Monday, will bring some of the coldest weather so far this year. We will see a brief journey into the lower 40’s before then, but the deep freeze is on the way by Saturday & Sunday night. That is excellent news for Wintergreen Resort, they have been making loads of snow lately and most of the coming week looks favorable for them as well. Remember you can click on that handy highlighted blue logo above to get the latest slope conditions at anytime.

Speaking of snow, we have a shot at some of the real stuff by Thursday into Friday of this week. This one, like all of them here in Central Virginia is hard to pin down. It is apparent that we’ll have ample moisture to work with, but again depending on the track of the storm, that determines whether we end up with snow and or rain. We could be talking freezing rain even. Phil D’Ambola hates me when I say freezing rain or snow. But says it’s fine on Mondays or Tuesdays! This one is too far out to know for sure, but I will say you should pay attention to this as temperatures are more in line this time than last week. We’ll keep updating you throughout the week. There is the chance for light snow showers over the next day or so on the western slopes of the BRP, but nothing to get excited over.

Don’t forget we continue with our look & listen to local Nelson music artists. All of this week we’ll be hearing tracks from singer / songwriter Lindsey Osborne’s collection. Be sure to check out Lindsey’s info below and stay tuned to hear today’s cut as we head out of weather.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: AT, Wintergreen, Tyro, & Colleen

Tuesday: Partly sunny & cold.
* Highs Valley: 38-41°
*On the mountains: 24-27°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH with occasional gusts to 25 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy early, then partly cloudy. Lows valley: 21-24° : Mountains: 17-20° : Winds: W 5-10 MPH

Wednesday: Sunny & slight warmer.
* Highs Valley: 46-49°
*On the mountains: 37-40°
*Winds: W-5 MPH becoming S in the afternoon
*OVERNIGHT: Partly cloudy early, then mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 27-30° : Mountains: 26-29° : Winds: L & V

In the extended period: Thursday through Sunday Look for mostly cloudy skies Thursday with rain & snow developing by afternoon, temps in the mid 30’s valley & mountains. By Thursday night rain & snow continue with lows nearly stationary around 35° valley and mountains. On Friday skies remain cloudy with highs in the mid 40’s valley and around 40° mountains. Snow showers continue on mountains for part of Friday.

By the weekend skies are generally partly sunny with highs valley in the low 40’s Saturday and only upper 20’s by Sunday – mountains mid 20’s – overnight lows teens in the valley and single digits on the mountains.

By MLK on Monday look for highs around 35° down below and around 30° mountains.

As promised Lindsey Osborne takes us out with, a cut from her latest collection of songs. This one is called Colorful Life.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Know your Nelson.COM

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Today’s cut is Colorful Life.

Visit Lindsey’s Homepage by clicking right here to learn more about her.

Catch Nelson native, Lindsey Osborne, at Basic Necessities on Friday January 18th and at Rapunzel’s Coffee and Books on Friday March 28th.

Cover Story : January : Molly Brown : The Making of an Athlete

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The Making of an Athlete
Story by Yvette Stafford
Photography by Tommy Stafford
Wintergreen Mountain, Virginia

Download a pdf version of the entire story and pictures by clicking here or on the cover photo above in this post.

16-year-old Molly Brown admits to spending a good part of her life on the sidelines.

“I have memories of the kids playing kickball on the playground and I would be the nerdy girl on the corner reading.”

Born with cerebral palsy, a crippling disease that limited her ability to play sports with her fellow classmates, Molly had no idea she was an athlete.

“It didn’t really register with me,” she says, her long hair damp from several runs on the slopes at Wintergreen. “I mean I’ve always known that I like speed, I like thrill, I like going fast. I’m the girl that
likes all the huge roller coasters at the amusement parks and wants to go as high as she can and fast as she can anywhere.”

About five years ago, Molly’s orthopedic surgeon suggested she take up adaptive skiing as a means of staying fit. If she could strap herself to 15 to 20 pounds of adaptive ski equipment, and allow her
body to slide down hill, then perhaps the slippery slopes in Molly’s life wouldn’t be so hard to tackle.

“I walk with a kind of crouched, awkward gait which results in really lowered stamina and a fair amount of knee pain. So being able to ski sitting down allows me to avoid all that and still participate in a
sport.”

“This is a downhill leveling of the playing field,” says Michael Zuckerman, Executive Director of Wintergreen Adaptive Skiing. “They don’t have great difficulty sliding down a hill with snow on it.”

“There’s this feeling,” Molly explains, “especially when you’re little and your self esteem is low and everything centers around ‘The kids can do this and I can’t’, there’s this feeling of complete helplessness
like you’re an outcast. It’s really easy when you’re disabled to feel broken, like something doesn’t work or doesn’t function. In coming to this program I got two things simultaneously: both a real sense that my
body did work and I did have control over it and I could develop it and there’s so much power in that.”

Michael, who has seen Molly develop as a student into a junior instructor, says the sport is therapeutic.

“So Molly, she could never compete with her peers in soccer or in basketball, [but] she will be, if she’s not already, a much better skier than all of her able-bodied
friends.”

As Molly knows, anyone born with a disability has to work harder at achieving and maintaining a high
fitness level. To do that, Molly hits the gym. Hard.

“I like free weights a lot so I lift a lot of free weights. Chest press, bicep curls, anything with the
triceps. I also do sit ups and push ups and any kind of cardio that I can manage too just to stay fit because the lower you can keep your body fat the less you have to lift. So I ride a stationery bike. Sometimes I swim,” Molly says matter-of-factly.

“She doesn’t have a disability in this sport,” Michael says as he watches her grab lunch before
gearing up for another run. “She can be as good as she wants to be.”

Wintergreen Weather : Monday 1-14-08 : BRP, AT & Nelson County, VA : Lingering Showers AM : Partly Sunny PM : Storm By Week’s End?

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Photography By Ann Strober
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Sunset Over Wintergreen
Nellysford, Virginia
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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Sunday’s High at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 50.2°
Sunday’s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 35.4°

Before we head off into the weather, want to say thanks to Ann Strober for the beautiful sunset picture she sent over the weekend. Ann always sends us really nice photos. Ann, we always appreciate them!

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Nelson’s own, Lindsey Osborne.

We also continue with our look & listen to local Nelson music artists. All of this week we’ll be hearing tracks from singer / songwriter Lindsey Osborne’s collection. Yep, that would be the sister of NCL Photographer, Hayley Osborne! Be sure to check out Lindsey’s info below and stay tuned to hear today’s cut as we head out of weather.

A potent storm system has been working it’s way up the eastern seaboard over the past day. It brought light rain and some light snow showers to parts of Virginia, but gave the NE U.S. a big shot of winter weather. Originally last week it looked as though the storm would give Central Virginia some significant snow, but the low pressure area responsible for the big snows to our north didn’t get close enough to really dramatically affect our area.

Look for skies to become partly sunny as Monday wears on, but winds will pickup as well, sometime gusting to near 30 MPH from the west. There will be some upslope snow showers to the west through Tuesday with a stronger winter storm system possible by week’s end. Temperatures will be generally in the 40’s for valley highs this week and 30’s on the mountains. By next weekend we head into the deep freeze in a big way. Overnight lows will be in teens and single digits!

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Arrington, Schuyler, Greenwood, & Roseland

Monday: Showers and any light snow ending. Becoming partly sunny by afternoon, windy.
* Highs Valley: 43-46°
*On the mountains: 31-34°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH with occasional gusts to 25-30 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows valley: 24-27° : Mountains: 18-21° : Winds: W 10-15 MPH

Tuesday: Continue partly sunny and very cool.
* Highs Valley: 42-45°
*On the mountains: 30-33°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy early then partly cloudy. Lows valley: 24-27° : Mountains: 17-20° : Winds: W 5-10 MPH

In the extended period: Wednesday through Sunday Look for mostly sunny skies Wednesday with temps in the mid 40’s valley and low 30’s mountains. By Thursday cloudy skies prevail with rain showers and highs valley in the lower 40’s – mountains upper 30’s with a rain snow mix. Rain and snow chances continue through Friday night with highs around 40° and lows upper 20’s. Mountains low 30’s for highs and upper 20’s overnight lows.

By the weekend skies are generally partly sunny with highs valley in the low & mid 30’s – mountains mid 20’s – overnight lows teens valley and single digits mountains.

As promised Lindsey Osborne takes us out with, a cut from her latest collection of songs. This one is called Virginia Song.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Know your Nelson.COM

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Today’s cut is Virginia Song.

Visit Lindsey’s Homepage by clicking right here to learn more about her.

Catch Nelson native, Lindsey Osborne, at Basic Necessities on Friday January 18th and at Rapunzel’s Coffee and Books on Friday March 28th.

Update : Nellysford : The Dogwood Restaurant Near Opening

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The Dogwood Nears Opening
Nellysford, Virginia
Dogwood sign

We’ve been telling you here and here about the anticipated opening Nellysford’s newest restaurant called The Dogwood. For well over a year and a half restaurant owners, Dennis and Kathy Hunt have been trying to get the restaurant open in the old Rockfish Garden Center. An untimely death by one of the business partners set the progress of the restaurant back considerably. Then difficulty in getting refrigeration units in place continued the saga. In November of 2007 they thought the doors would soon open, only to be delayed again.

This past Saturday the sign for the restaurant went up along Route 151 through Nellysford, and we have been told that as soon as the health department gives them the final inspection and green light, the door will open! It should be a matter of days.

We”ll keep you posted!

Update : Reader Checks Out Range Of New AT&T Wireless Site in Stoney Creek

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2007
New AT&T Wireless Site Behind the Wintergreen Fire Department
Nellysford, Virginia
Cell tower

We’ve been telling you about AT&T Wireless’ installation of a new cellular / wireless tower in Stoney Creek late last year. Though no official confirmation of them making the site live has been announced, several users that have AT&T Wireless plans let us know the service has been working for the past several days. Great news for folks who have been wanting better cell coverage in the valley. Now the bad news…. It’s not very good so far.

Bruce Flight of Richmond who has a home in Stoney Creek, dropped us this e-mail Sunday with his observations:

As I was driving back to Richmond after the long Christmas holiday, I was more then excited to see my cell phone pop on when I approached the Wintergreen Fire & Rescue station, so I couldn’t wait to get back this weekend and enjoy the use of my cell phone.

NOT… while the AT&T cellular service and tower maybe a good thing for the folks at Wintergreen Fire & Rescue, in my opinion; it’s a complete bust for the faithful paying regular subscribers of AT&T cellular service. The bottom line is the service is poor at best unless you are fortunate enough to have built on a hill or live/drink at Stoney Creek Bar & Grill.

Here’s my non-scientific assessment of the service:
-Driving out of Stoney Creek on 151 East – loss of service between the Baptist church and the antique store.
-Driving out of Stoney Creek on 151 West – loss of service at Basic Necessities/Valleymont.
-Driving within Stoney Creek:
-Stoney Creek West – loss of service between Wood Nettle Lane and Creekside Close
-Stoney Creek East – loss of service between bike path and Logan Place and pick’s up a little when you climb the hill between Tuckahoe #2 and #3.
-Monocan Drive – loss of service between Hunter Point and Hidden Springs Lane

I also wanted to see if I had service while walking my beloved dog around the bike path on Lake Monocan. Just in case I drop due to “the big one”, I wanted to know whether I could count on my cell or my good old Lassie four legged friend – needless to say I’m in trouble but here you go:

-Starting from the Lakeside entrance on Lakeside Close – very weak signal as I walk around the backside of the townhomes facing Lake Monocan.
-No service pass the dam and by Lake Monocan’s beach & picnic area.
-No service on Hidden Springs Lane.
-Service begins to pick-up as I cross Hunters Point between Monocan #2 and #1
-Service continues well until the path turns left by the fire pond towards Stoney Creek East and becomes weak or no service.
-Little or no service from bath path on Stoney Creek East to Lakeside again.

That’s my non-scientific research!
Regards,
Bruce.

Thanks for your observations Bruce! And anyone else that has noticed any coverages let us know, would be nice to compare.

We haven’t gotten any official word fro AT&T Wireless as to whether the poor coverage might be that they are just in a test phase with improved quality later. We’re going to check on it and let you know!

NCL

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Datebook : Afton : Wintergreen Wine Club Meets : January 21, 2008

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File Photo By Paul Purpura
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Wintergreen Wine Club
Nelson County, Virginia
Wine Club

The Wintergreen Wine Club will have their January Wine Dinner at D’Ambola’s
Restaurant on Monday, January 21. The dinner will feature five Italian wines
from three different regions of Italy. The meal will include a Minestra, Wild
Mushroom Risotto, Grilled Lamb Chops with a Mediterranean dry rub and
Asparagus. Dessert will feature a Sicilian style ice cream, toroni, and
Minature cannoli.

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