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Lost Pet : Help Me Find My Home : Found In Taylor Creek Road Area

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Morris and Anne Foster dropped us an e-mail about this dog that recently showed up at their home. We don’t have a picture yet, but will post it as soon as we do. Meanshile if anyone knows about this pet, please give Morris or Anne a call.

Here’s what they sent us:

We had a brown and white medium sized dog to show up at our house on Monday (January 6th} looking very emaciated and really shy. She is not letting us get our hands on her to check her blue collar which is very tight. We are feeding her and she is content to stay even though our two dogs are not too pleased! She has a white stripe on her face and a white blaze on her chest and white large front feet. Looks like a mix of hound and maybe setter.. A very sweet dog that seems to be maybe a year old. When we can get a picture of her we will try to send it to you. It may be a local pet and we would love to find her owner. I don’t think she is a hunting dog. Any help would be appreciated. Our phone number is 434 361 1444 and you have our email address

Wintergreen Weather : Sunday : The BRP, AT, & Nelson County, VA : Sunny Early : Showers By Afternoon & Evening

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Updated 9:30 AM EST Sun

Weather Watcher Report from Wintergreen Mountain:

John Taylor wrote:
It’s great to hear the snowmaking guns on overnight. It looks like it was just
enough below freezing to crank up the snowmaking late Saturday night. At 8:30
am Sunday, the guns are still for now on but the thermometer is inching its way
up to the freezing mark.

Viewed from the living room deck, Eagle’s Swoop looks much better today than
yesterday. Sun is shining. Postcard day!

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Sunset Over Devil’s Knob
Wintergreen, Virginia
Sunset 1-11-08

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Saturday’s High Temp at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 58.6° / 28.0° Sun morning low
Saturday’s High Temp at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 50.9° /23.9° Sun morning low

Friday started out cloudy and rainy but ended up beautiful, with a beautiful sunset over Devil’s Knob. With ample sunshine in the afternoon and a warm front through the area afternoon temps here in the Rockfish Valley neared the 70° mark! That’s pretty much over now as colder air is working into the area.

Saturday was fair and sunny with light winds, so another great day. Sunday look for increasing clouds with chances for showers in the afternoon. Earlier we thought there might be a chance for snow by Sunday night. Though I am not totally ruling it out, it looks like the low pressure area that would have made that possible is going to stay out in the Atlantic more than originally thought so out chances have greatly decreased.

By next week there is a chance for snow again around Thursday.

Next week will be considerably colder than the past week.

We continue our Nelson County Virginia music artists promotion this weekend. We’ve been hearing lots from Jan Smith all week long, next week we’ll have Nelson’s very own Lindsey Osborne on tap. Read lots more below and listen as we head out of today’s weather.

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Looking Ahead 12-24 hours

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Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Rockfish Gap, Piney River & Crozet

Sunday: Sunny early then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain afternoon over 50% of the area.
* Highs Valley: 43-46°
*On the mountains: 36-39° (Light snow likely after midnight)
*Winds: E 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Lows valley: 30-33° : Mountains: 28-31° : Winds: E 5-10 MPH

In the extended period: By Monday Partly sunny with highs in the lower 40’s valley a bit cooler mountains with gusty winds. Highs for the remainder of next week generally in the upper 30’s to lower 40’s valley and 30’s mountains. Overnight lows drop to the low & mid 20’s

Rain & or snow renters the forecast again by Thursday with a much more significant storm system. This is one that has the potential to create some real winter weather. I’ll keep you posted!

Jan Smith takes us out for the weekend, with a cut from her latest CD 29 Dances. This one’s called Simple Path to Freedom.

Have a great Weekend!

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jan smith 29 dances
Today’s cut is Simple Path to Freedom from the CD 29 Dances.

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

Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.

On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.

Afton : Blue Mountain Brewery Unveils New Belgian Style Dubbel Ale : Friday 1-11-08

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The hits just keep coming out of Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton. Mandi Taylor e-mailed us on Thursday to tell us about the release of their latest Ale. If you’ve been by there to try any of their locally brewed beers, there’s not a bad one, notta!!

Evil 8° is a Belgian style Dubbel Ale. It is brewed in the Abbey style, following the tradition of the Trappist Monks. It uses imported caramelized Biscuit malt, Goldings hops and a unique strain of brewers’ yeast that actually comes from one of the six remaining Trappist monastery breweries. It comes in at 7.7% alcohol, and has a rounded sweet malt flavor that carries throughout the palate of the beer.

Mandi says it’ll be on tap and in six packs starting Friday! I’m getting mine!

Lovingston : Rapunzel’s Goes Organic

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Rapunzels

Trager Brothers

Rapunzel’s is pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Trager
Brothers Coffee to provide our customers and the community with locally roasted,
Fair Trade certified, organic coffees. Trager Brothers has recently opened up
a roastery right here in Lovingston.
They say, “We serve only Fair Trade Certified coffee and are an OCIA
certified Organic House that is committed to bringing you the highest quality,
freshest, environmentally sound coffee on the market. We believe in sourcing
coffee from farms that are committed to environmental sustainability and fair
wages for farmers and their families. This has led us to a lifetime pursuit
building relationships with like-minded people in the Specialty Coffee Industry and
with farms and collectives throughout the world.”
In addition to using Trager Brothers Coffee for all of our house pours
and espresso drinks, we are now offering a selection of whole bean coffees
(which may be ground upon request) for purchase. We can also order coffee for you
so that you may enjoy your coffee-of-choice within a day or two of when it’s
been roasted.
Stop by and try a cup–you’ll notice the difference!
Visit Trager Brothers at www.tbcroasters.com.

Rapunzel’s Coffee & Books
www.rapunzelscoffee.com
434.263.6660

Wintergreen Weather : Thursday : BRP, AT, & Nelson County, VA : Widespread Rain Developing : Cooler : Snow Sunday Night?

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Skies Over Greenfield
Afton, Virginia
Blue Sky Greenfield

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Wednesday’s High / Low Temp at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 68.4° / °
Wednesday’s High / Low Temp at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 52.5° / °

We enjoyed another mild day across Nelson County and Central Virginia Wednesday. Temperatures tried to make it to 70° once again but just couldn’t pull it out this time, but not by much. Many valley locations hit the mid and upper 60’s.

Thursday will start out pretty quiet, but as the day wears on clouds will increase and rain showers will develop by afternoon. Heavier rain will move in Thursday night into Friday morning before skies become partly cloudy Friday night into Saturday. By Sunday, look for clouds to once again increase with rain moving in by afternoon and evening, mixing with snow possibly. It’s a bit far out to know exactly what will happen, but there is the potential for this to be a significant system if all of the elements come together.

Forecasters with the Sterling office of the NWS make mention of their thinking in the Wednesday evening forecast discussion:

Uncertainty is somewhat higher for sun-Monday due to inconsistencies in
GFS model. Preference is toward 00z European model (ecmwf)/HPC which has shown
Superior performance during the past few months and good consistency
with potential storm late sun into Monday. New 12z European model (ecmwf) still shows a
coastal storm but a track a bit further inland. New 12z European model (ecmwf)
solution if correct would give a decent snow event for the
Appalachians mountains with rain more likely over the major metropolitan
cities. Exact details still to be resolved over the next couple of
days.

Essentially they are talking about the different computer models and what they are projecting. By Friday we’ll have a better handle on what the situation looks like, but right now I’d say it warrants paying attention to. Again this would be Sunday evening into Monday morning at this time.

We continue our Nelson County Virginia music artists promotion this week. Read lots more below and listen as we head out of today’s 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: Greenfield, Nellysford, Lovingston & Arrington

Thursday: Partly sunny early then mostly cloudy with rain showers developing by afternoon. Cooler
* Highs Valley: 46-49°
*On the mountains: 45-48°
*Winds: SE 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Widespread moderate rain likely. Lows valley: 40-43° : Mountains: 39-42° : Winds: S 10-15 MPH

Friday: Cloudy with rain early then partly sunny by afternoon. Warmer.
* Highs Valley: 57-60°
*On the mountains: 49-52°
*Winds: SW 10-15 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 31-34° : Mountains: 28-31° : Winds: W-5 MPH

In the extended period: Weekend Saturday looks partly cloudy with a high near 50° in the valley and mid 40’s mountains. By Saturday night skies become mostly cloudy with lows in the mid 30’s valley and mid 20’s mountains. On Sunday we may start the day with a peek of sun but clouds thicken by noon with rain developing. Rain mixes with, and may change to snow overnight Sunday into Monday. Highs Sunday reach the mid 40’s valley and upper 30’s mountains.

Monday, the rain snow mix continues early with highs in the lower 40’s valley a bit cooler mountains.

Jan Smith again takes us out, with a cut from her latest CD 29 Dances. This one is called True Love.

Have a great Thursday!

Know your Nelson.COM

jan smith 29 dances
Today’s cut is True Love from the CD 29 Dances.

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

Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.

On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.

Wintergreen Weather : Wednesday : The Blue Ridge Parkway, AT & Nelson County, VA : AM Showers End : Breezy & Mild : Colder Weekend

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Skies at Pharsalia
Tyro, Virginia
Pharsalia Sky

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Tuesday’s High / Low Temp at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 73.8° / 58.6° – Rainfall through 9 AM – .06″
Tuesday’s High / Low Temp at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 68.9° / 51.4° – Rainfall through 9 AM – 0.00″

Tuesday was another nice day for the record books in Virginia. Mild temperatures again reaching the 70’s gave the thermostats and the pocketbook a break. By late afternoon winds began kicking up and continued through last night. Look for breezy conditions again today. Overnight Tuesday into this morning showers were scattered about the area, even a clap of thunder here and there. As I mentioned yesterday, lots of severe weather in the country’s mid-section. Back in Memphis where I once did on air television weather, tornado warnings were popping like firecrackers Tuesday afternoon. There was lots of widespread damage, but no major injuries in TN, tough a woman died in Arkansas before the storms moved across the Mississippi River. As the severe weather headed east, it lost much of it’s punch heading toward Virginia.

Wednesday will be another fairly mild day, though temps will be in the 60’s vs 70’s for afternoon highs. We’ll continue to see gusty winds on occasion to near 30 MPH. A better chance of rain is in the forecast Thursday and Thursday night. That one looks to be a pretty good rain maker. By the second half of the weekend on Sunday evening the forecast gets a little interesting. We could see snow and rain mixing, continuing into Monday. All in all the temperatures are headed back downward over the next few days, but no extremely cold weather on the horizon just yet.

Don’t forget we continue our local music artists promotion today. Read lots more below and listen as we head out of today’s weather.

The National Current Surface Map via wunderground

Over the next 24 hours

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: Tyro, Shipman, Avon & Nellysford

Wednesday: Partly sunny early morning with lingering showers, then mostly sunny & breezy. Mild.
* Highs Valley: 63-66°
*On the mountains: 53-56°
*Winds: SW 10-20 with gusts to 30 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly clear & cooler. Lows valley: 33-36° : Mountains: 29-32° Winds becoming L & V.

Thursday: Partly cloudy early morning then cloudy with showers developing afternoon, cooler.
* Highs Valley: 46-49°
*On the mountains: 42-45°
*Winds: SE-5 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Rain likely. Lows valley: 40-43° : Mountains: 38-41° Winds: S 10-15 MPH

In the extended period: Friday Rain showers early morning then mostly cloudy. Temps in the upper 50’s valley – near 50° mountains. Weekend Saturday partly sunny with high near 50° valley, and mid 40’s mountains. – Sunday, becoming cloudy with rain – rain changing to snow or mixing with rain Sunday night.

Monday, the rain snow mix continues with highs in the mid 40’s

Jan Smith again takes us out, with a cut from her latest CD 29 Dances. This one is called All Around This Town.

Have a great Wednesday!

Know your Nelson.COM

jan smith 29 dances
Today’s cut is All Around This Town from the CD 29 Dances.

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

Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.

On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.

Wintergreen Weather : Tuesday : Including The BRP, AT, & Nelson County, VA : Continued Warm, Breezy : Rain by Nightfall : Snow by Sunday?

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Yvette does, Stevie Nicks, guest weather today!

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For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Sunset at Nellysford
Nellysford, Virginia
strober moon sunset

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Tuesday’s High Temp at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 73.8°
Tuesday’s High Temp at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 68.9°

What an early peek at Spring we had Monday! Check out those high temps for the valley and mountains yesterday. Mid 70’s down below and mid 60’s on the mountains! While we were dealing with nice warm temps here in Central Virginia, much of the Midwest & Central US were dealing with tornadoes and severe weather.

We’ve been getting several nice comments about our addition of local music artists to our site last week. Jan Smith is currently our featured artist for the week. Here’s two of the most recent comments we got yesterday:

At: 12:31 PM EST Susan Viemeister of Garden Trade wrote:
“NCL website: I LOVE the new music on your web audio! Fabulous idea. And
we are fans of Jan’s too. Great work.”

At 6:44 PM EST Greg Heuer wrote:
“Thanks for all you do for us. Jan’s music is wonderful. I’m going download the album from iTunes. What a bargain! [gh]”

Appreciate the nice comments and we love Jan as well, she’s a great singer!

Tuesday will be another nice one folks! Look for temperature back in the 70’s once again. The only difference Tuesday will be increasingly gusty winds throughout the afternoon. By evening Tuesday some of the winds gusts will be kicking up to 25-30 MPH with gusts to near 40 overnight. Over the next several days our chances for rain will increase as well. We start off Tuesday night with rain continuing into Wednesday morning. A much better organized system make a run at us Thursday afternoon into Friday. By the weekend we are still looking at chances for snow by Sunday. That’s several days out, but we’ll continue to see how it develops. Temperatures begin to drop to seasonal normals by the weekend as well with overnight lows in the mid 20’s.

The National Current Surface Map via wunderground

Over the next 24 hours

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: The Rockfish Airpark, Love, Massies Mill and Schuyler.

Tuesday: Patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny & very warm. Increasing winds by afternoon.
* Highs Valley: 74-77°
*On the mountains: 63-66°
*Winds: SW-5 MPH increasing to 15-25 MPH between 1PM & 6PM
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers developing across 50% of the area. Lows valley: 50-53° : Mountains: 47-50° Winds gusting SW 35-40 MPH late night.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy early morning with lingering showers, then mostly sunny afternoon. Continued breezy & mild.
* Highs Valley: 60-63°
*On the mountains: 51-54°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH with gusts near 40 MPH in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly clear early evening then partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows valley: 33-36° : Mountains: 29-32° Winds: Becoming L & V

In the extended period: Thursday Cloudy and cooler with rain showers developing & continuing into Thursday night. Temps in the upper 40’s valley – mid 40’s mountains. Friday, rain continues through afternoon, highs mid 50’s valley & upper 40’s mountains.

Chances for rain and snow enter the forecast again by Sunday evening. Temps generally cooling to the 40’s for highs and mid 20’s for overnight lows by weekend.

Jan Smith again takes us out, with a cut from her latest CD 29 Dances. This one is called Half The Treasure.

Have a great Tuesday!

Know your Nelson.COM

jan smith 29 dances
Today’s cut is Half The Treasure from the CD 29 Dances.

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

Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.

On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.

CVEC Names Wood as New CEO and President

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Gary Wood

Press Release from CVEC

Lovingston, Va.
January 6, 2008

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative recently announced that its Board of Directors has named Gary E. Wood to serve as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Wood assumed the top position on January 2 with the retirement of outgoing CEO, Howard Scarboro.
A long term employee at CVEC, Wood began his career in 1987 as an electrical engineer, was selected as the Planning Engineering Manager in 1991 and was promoted to Vice President of Engineering and Operations in 1999. Wood most recently served as the CVEC Senior Vice President, overseeing all functions related to wholesale energy purchases, distribution system engineering and operations management.
Wood received strong votes of confidence from both Scarboro and the CVEC directors. “Gary Wood was the first person that I hired after I arrived at CVEC and it was one of my best decisions, Gary brings a triple play of talents to the Cooperative’s table, with training and experience in three key areas; technology, business and leadership,” said Scarboro. “Gary has initiated or participated in many of the advancements occurring at CVEC since his arrival.”
Past-chairman, K.M. Beasley, Jr. of Buckingham County summarized the sentiment of the CVEC Directors, stating “Since that summer of 1991, Mr. Wood had key roles in virtually every aspect of the Cooperative’s success story.”
Wood commented on the expansion of his responsibilities: “I am honored to have been selected for this leadership position and I am dedicated to continuing the CVEC traditions of hard work and innovative practices in order to deliver the best energy value to the cooperative members. With the excellent Board of Directors and a staff of dedicated, highly-skilled employees, CVEC will work to build on the many successes it achieved during Mr. Scarboro’s tenure.”
Wood also announced additional promotions at CVEC. “I am pleased to name Bruce Maurhoff as the new Vice President for Engineering and Operations, while Joseph Key will move into the position of Engineering Manager. Both are outstanding employees and will play important roles in the Cooperative’s success in their new positions. CVEC is fortunate to have this depth of talent available within its ranks.”
About Gary E. Wood – Wood is a licensed professional engineer with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University. A native of Nelson County, he has served on the Nelson County School Board and is a past chairman of the Nelson County Board of Supervisors. Gary Wood and his wife, Deborah Harvey, continue to reside in Nelson County with their two children, Christopher and Katherine.
ABOUT CVEC – Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric distribution utility serving more that 33,000 locations in the rural portions of 14 Virginia counties. With a long practice of innovation and independent thinking, CVEC has consistently provided reliable service at affordable rates.

P. O. Box 247 · Lovingston, VA 22949 · 800-FOR-CVEC · 434-263-8336 · Fax: 434-263-8339 · www.forcvec.com

Datebook : Wintergreen Nature Foundation : January Events

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Wintergreen Nature Foundation
WNF

Friday, January 11 6PM
Dinner Theater: The Wonders of Where
Each year the Nature Foundation chooses one place as their adventure destination. As always we will have the best naturalists, birders and interesting instructors lead us through these pristine natural areas. In 2008 TWNF will lead two amazing trips to Nova Scotia and Costa Rica. Join Liz Salas for all of the details of these two excursions. Cost: $5 members, $10 non-members. TWNF will provide coffee, wine and dessert. Bring a covered dish to share. Please register by noon Wednesday, January 9 by calling 434-325-8169.

Wednesday, January 16 10 AM
Mysterious Ruins on Humpback Mountain
Explore ruins in our own backyard. In this installment of Highland Hikes Tom Marker will lead you to the Northrup T-28 wreckage on Humpback Mountain. Moderate to Difficult. Carry water, hiking poles and wear sturdy footwear. Cost: $3 members, $5 non-members. Please register by noon Tuesday, January 15 by calling 434-325-8169.

Looking Ahead
Thursday, February 21 8AM
Hummingbirds, Orchids, and the US Botanic Gardens
Do you enjoy watching hummingbirds in your garden? Do you wish you had more hovering over your flowers? Join us for a lunchtime talk at the US Botanic Gardens led by Bill Hilton, Jr., Executive Director of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History on Gardening for Hummingbirds. We’ll follow the talk with a tour through the new orchid exhibit and a late lunch. Cost is $30 for Nature Foundation members and $35 for non-members. Bring money for lunch. Note: Early Registration is required to attend this talk, please register by noon, January 15 by calling 434-325-8169.

Afton : New : Vineyard Coffee House Opens @ 151 & Chapel Hollow Road

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
New Vineyard Coffee House
Afton, Virginia

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Above, Mendi Goodwin shows the special of the day at her newly opened Vineyard Coffee House inside Flying Fox

“I wanted a latti or a cappuccino every now and then so I decided to open up the place!” That’s how Mendi Goodwin says she ultimately came up with the idea to place a coffee house inside the Flying Fox tasting room during the typically slower months of the year when many minds are on skiing. Not to worry, you can still buy wine, but Mendi approached owners Rich and Lynn Evans about opening the coffee house as an extension of Flying Fox. Up until recently many folks remember Mendi from the tasting room at Veritas Winery, She had been there for quite sometime prior to opening the coffee house. Her husband is still one of the chef’s at Veritas, so coming up with a few easy soup and sandwich ideas to compliment the coffee were a natural.

“We’re doing a lunch special of the day, so everyday might be something different. Anything from a Frito Chili Pie to a panini,” adds Mendi. In addition to the light lunch menu, Mendi is doing breakfast burritos and muffins too. “You’ve got Ashley’s, you’ve got Graves, they do really great breakfast sandwiches on biscuits and buns, but no one is doing a breakfast burrito,” says Mendi. They are serving three different kinds, bacon, mexican sausage, or a veggie burrito.

You can get your order to go, or sit down in front of the fire and enjoy!

Mendi says they will be open Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 3PM.

Stop by and see her!

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