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Datebook : Lovingston : Meet the candidates forum : September 18th

Yvette Stafford
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The Nelson County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Meet the Candidates Forum” on Tuesday, September 18th, at 7 p.m., at the Nelson Center in Lovingston.

The following candidates have accepted our invitation to participate: Sheriff candidates David Brooks and Mac Bridgwater, Jr.; Supervisor candidates Joe Dan Johnson, Larry Saunders, Mary Kathryn Allen, and Johnny Ponton; 59th House of Delegates candidates Watkins Abbitt, Jr. and either Connie Brennan or a representative of her campaign.

The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to submit questions in writing to be asked by the moderator.

E-mail: (Ehooker03@aol.com) or by phone at 263-5159

Colleen : Tye River Dam removal project

Tommy
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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Tye River
Nelson – Amherst County Line
Colleen, Virginia

Last week work was completed on the removal of the Tye River Dam just east of U.S. 29 at the Amherst / Nelson County Line. The mill dam was owned roughly 100 years ago by the late William Knight Smiley of Lynchburg. Years later it was inherited by his daughter Elizabeth “Bess” Quinn of Charlottesville in the 1950’s In 1969 it was abandoned and badly damaged by Hurricane Camille.

“I’m certain that somewhere Bess is smiling today,” says Rebecca Quinn, daughter of the late Bess Quinn. She, her sister, and two brothers own the dam today.

Track hoe
Above workers clear the Tye River of the old dam that’s plugged it up for nearly a century.

Alan Weaver - VGIF
Alan Weaver of the Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries, points to the construction material used decades ago to build the old dam. “The family that owned it was the Quinn family. So we removed Quinn Dam from the river. The reason for it is to provide fish passage for resident and migratory fish and to restore the stream habitat above the dam. Instead of being shallow and slow moving it will be a natural flowing stream,” says Alan.

rebar
Above ribbons of rebar used to strengthen the old dam are tossed on the banks of the Tye to free up the river.

weaver explains
Off in the distance Alan Weaver explains what’s taking place with the dam removal.

free flowing
Now the river can flow freely as it originally did prior to the dam being built.

To learn more about this and projects like it you can visit The American Rivers website or The Virginia Organizing Project website. Both helped coordinate the dam removal. American Rivers along with USDA’s Natural Resource Conversation Service paid for the work.

You can read more about the restoration project in the September issue of NCL out in late August.

Nellysford : Jerky Goes to the Farmers’ Market

Tommy
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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Nelson Farmers Market
Nellysford, Virginia

You read about him in the publisher’s statement on page 5 of the current issue of Nelson County Life Magazine. This past weekend Jerky decided to show his face in public just to let folks know he’s not ashamed over that little carcass incident last month during the thunderstorm.

Jerky, Bev Keith, Sarah & Yvette
Jerky is quite the dog. Like most of us he enjoys having a cup of coffee and a scone before starting his day.

Milly, Jerky, Yvette
Jerky has become a bit of a social dog due to all of his exposure in the magazine. Here Milly Colella of Nellysford stops to ask Jerky for an autograph.

Jerky kid pet
Knowing that his popularity began long ago as a puppy with kids petting him, he never gets too arrogant. Jerky loves kids and always makes time for a pet or a head scratch.

Jerky in Tent
Though Jerky is very outgoing and much the social dog, he was a bit overwhelmed by all of the attention and folks at this weekend’s market. He just decided to plop right down in the middle of the tent and watch! No thunder and no carcasses!

Monday Weather : Wintergreen & Nelson County, VA : Hot : Isolated Storms

Tommy
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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Photography by Elaine & Henri Weems
For Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Sunrise @ Rodes Farm
Nellysford, Virginia
Rodes Farm Sunrise

What a near perfect weekend we had across Central Virginia and Nelson County. Faithful NCL web readers Henri & Elaine Weems caught the shot above and sent it to us. What a beautiful sunrise with the horse’s silhouette in the foreground. Got to see both of them Saturday night at Veritas’ Starry Nights. Thanks for the great photo!

This week will still be warm, but not the 102.8 degrees we saw last Friday. We’ll see plenty of 90’s this week, but I’ll take that! Very isolated thunderstorms are in the forecast for this afternoon. We’ll have some humidity this week, but again not as bad as last week. A series of cold fronts will move across the area this week, but we’ll pretty much remain dry. They will help keep the temps in the 90’s vs 100’s.

I am keeping an eye on a developing low off the coast of Africa that has been showing continued development. If it holds together it could impact our weather over the next 10 days. Just keeping tabs. NWS computer runs & discussion show it in the Caribbean by next week.

“Models continue to develop the low coming off west CST of Africa and move it
into Caribbean next weekend.”

Here are the numbers as of 11:59 PM EDT Sunday night

*NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine : Greenfield / Afton
Sun High: 92.3 degrees @ 3:35 PM
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob
Sun High: 78.6 degrees @ 3:04 PM
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ the foot of Wintergreen Mountain in Beech Grove
Sun High: 92.7 degrees @ 2:48 PM
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Delfosse Vineyard & Winery near Hickory Creek : Faber
Sun High: 91.8 degrees @ 4:40 PM
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Tiger Fuel – Lovingston
Sun High: N/A degrees @ 0:00 PM !{OFFLINE}!
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards : Arrington
Sun High: 91.9 degrees @ 4:24 PM
0.00″ of rain

The current surface map shows a weak frontal boundary working through the area Monday. Widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible with afternoon daytime heating. Most folks will stay dry, but the storms that do fire up have the potential to be strong.
Current-Sat Surface Map

On the National Forecast Map, behind the front high pressure takes control and stays in control of our weather for most of the week. This will provide briefly cooler temperatures on Tuesday before returning to the mid 90’s by Wednesday.
Today’s Forecast Map

Local forecast
*Monday Partly sunny, very widely scattered thunderstorms across 20% of the area in the afternoon..
*High temps in Nellysford, Amherst & Faber 94 degrees.
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Wintergreen, Three Ridges, Devil’s Knob, and Love, Partly sunny. Very widely scattered PM thunderstorms.
Highs top out around 79 degrees.
Winds NNW 5-10 MPH

*Monday night Mostly clear & mild.
*Lows valley around 60 degrees.
*On the mountains overnight low of 61.
*Winds N 3-5 MPH.

Wednesday Hot. Mostly sunny highs in the mid 90’s. Overnight lows, upper 50’s to low 60’s. Slightly cooler mountains. Very minimal chances for rain through next weekend.

Remember when severe weather or news breaks out, come here. We’ll have all of the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson County, Wintergreen, and nearby counties.

Have a great Monday & upcoming week!

Know your Nelson
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Datebook : Arrington : September : Nelson Methodist 2007 Harvest Festival

Tommy
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Nelson United Methodist Church 2007 Harvest Festival
Sat. Sept. 22nd 8am – 2pm
Full breakfast beginning at 8 am
Barbeque Lunch beginning at 11:30 (this sold out last year, it was soooo good! – cooked on premises)
-Entertainment
-Baked Goods/Crafts
-Local Produce and Canned Goods
-Silent Auction and White Elephant
-Kids Corner
-Firewood (call or email to order) minimum donation 70.00
-Homemade ice cream and funnel cakes
-Artisan demonstrations
-Dunking booth

For more info call 4340263-562 or email at nelsonumc@ceva.net

Event held at Nelson United Methodist Church (across from Tye River Elementary School)
5239 Thomas Nelson Highway
Arrington, VA 22922

Friday & Weekend Weather : Wintergreen & Nelson County, VA

Tommy
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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine
Updated for sky cover and temps @ 12:01 PM EDT

Photography by Heidi Crandall
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Hot Chickens!
Roseland, Virginia
Hot chicken

What a rock & roll day Thursday was. We had a little bit of everything. Above, Heidi Crandall of Roseland, who’s been shooting a few pics for us from time to time, sent this one in last night. In her words:

“My children asked how the chickens pant- with their beaks open!!”

Wouldn’t argue with that one a bit Heidi!

Yesterday was certainly a day for the chickens and the humans to pant. Like Wednesday, we broke 100 + in many places. We topped Wednesday’s high here at our office in Greenfield at 102! All of the NCL-Weathernet stations (except obviously Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob at 3500 feet!) topped the century mark on Thursday. (see totals below) Phil D’Ambola of D’Ambolas Restaurant up the road e-mailed in to say he even topped 100 degrees there as well. Not a good day to sit on the deck Phil! Bet this weekend will be a better one though!!

Additionally, as I thought and predicted on Thursday, we saw some severe weather in the area, even a tornado warning to the east in neighboring Albemarle. Late last night up to midnight we heard thunder in many parts of Nelson with lightning lighting up the sky way late.

Today will be a day of transition as we head toward better weather for the weekend. Until the front gets clear of the area we’ll still have chances for scattered storms. Skies will be partly sunny at times. We’ll still have enough sun to make the 90’s again today.

Here are the HOT numbers as of 11:59 PM EDT Thursday night

*NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine : Greenfield / Afton
Thurs High: 102.6 degrees @ 4:08 PM
0.04″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob
Thurs High: 87.3 degrees @ 2:15 PM
0.00″ of rain>

*NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ the foot of Wintergreen Mountain in Beech Grove
Thurs High: 102.4 degrees @ 3:48 PM
0.00″ of rain>

*NCL-Delfosse Vineyard & Winery near Hickory Creek : Faber
Thurs High: 101.5 degrees @ 4:27 PM
0.00″ of rain>

*NCL-Tiger Fuel – Lovingston
Thurs High: 101.5 degrees @ 4:01 PM
0.18″ of rain>

The current surface map shows a frontal boundary working through the area today. Scattered thunderstorms.
Current-Sat Surface Map

On the National Forecast Map, behind the front cooler and less humid air works in for the weekend. We can’t rule out some hit & miss thunderstorms today as the front moves through, but conditions will be improving over the next 24 hours.
Today’s Forecast Map

Local forecast
*Friday Early morning fog. Partly sunny, slightly cooler with temps in the 90’s. Widely scattered thunderstorms across 40% of the area early before late afternoon.
*High temps in Roseland, Stoney Creek & Tyro 94 degrees.
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Wintergreen, Three Ridges, Devil’s Knob, and Love, Early morning patchy fog, then partly sunny. Milder with widely scattered thunderstorms.
Highs top out around 82 degrees.
Winds SW in the morning shifting N in the afternoon 4-6 MPH

*Friday night Partly to mostly cloudy & seasonal, early evening scattered showers or a t-storm.
*Lows valley around 63 degrees.
*On the mountains overnight low of 60.
*Winds Light N overnight.

Over the weekend look for sunny skies and temps cooling into the upper 80’s and less humid. Overnight lows, low & mid 60’s. Slightly cooler mountains. Overnight lows at Wintergreen Mountain cooling to around 60 by Sunday night. Daytime mountain highs around 80.

Remember when severe weather or news breaks out, come here. We’ll have all of the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson County, Wintergreen, and nearby counties.

Have a great Weekend!

Know your Nelson
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Tommy
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Breaking – Schuyler : Search underway for fugitive on the Nelson / Albermarle line

Tommy
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Authorities are in the process of looking for a black male in a light green or white shirt and plaid shorts in the Schuyler area of Eastern Nelson on the Albermarle line. Officers had a vehicle stopped that turned out to be stolen. There were two people in the car, one is in custody. The other ran off and remains at large as of this post.

Albemarle authorities are on the way with tracking dogs to assit in the hunt.

If you see someone fitting that description in the area, call the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department. 434-263-7050

More as it unfolds.
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URGENT : Albermarle : TORNADO WARNING until 5:30 PM – Cancelled

Tommy
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
504 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 459 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR CISMONT…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
COBHAM…

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM…TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

Nelson : Severe Weather possible this afternoon

Tommy
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The Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma has our area in the slight risk for severe weather this afternoon.

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0753 AM CDT THU AUG 09 2007

VALID 091300Z – 101200Z

…THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND MID
ATLANTIC STATES…

…OH VALLEY TO MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES…
MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS FEATURES ROUGHLY WEST-EAST ORIENTED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE DELMARVA VICINITY.
PARENT UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE MN/NORTHWEST ONTARIO BORDER EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD TODAY…WHILE A
CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED VORTICITY MAXIMA SPREADS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY…LARGELY COINCIDENT WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW LEVEL
FRONTAL ZONE.

VIA LARGE SCALE ASCENT AND BOUNDARY LAYER DESTABILIZATION…LARGELY
FOCUSED ALONG/NORTH OF THE WEST-EAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY…THIS
CORRIDOR FROM EASTERN IL/INDIANA TO THE DELMARVA WILL LIKELY SEE
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THROUGH MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON.
MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS AND OBSERVED 12Z SOUNDINGS SAMPLE THE VERY
MOIST AIRMASS WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR…WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS INTO THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S F ALONG/SOUTH OF THE FRONT. A MOIST AIRMASS
ALONG WITH AMPLE INSOLATION/HEATING WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF
STRONG INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON…WITH MLCAPES VALUES ON THE ORDER
OF 2500-3000 J/KG. (This means there is lots of eneregy available in the atmosphere to fuel thunderstorms)

ADEQUATE DEEP LAYER/LARGELY UNIDIRECTIONAL WESTERLY FLOW…ENHANCED
BY EARLY MORNING MCV ACROSS IL AND INDIANA AS SAMPLED BY 12Z LINCOLN
IL RAOB AND REGIONAL WSR-88D VWP DATA…AND POTENTIAL FOR FORWARD
PROPAGATION APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED MULTICELL CLUSTERS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS/OCCASIONAL LARGE
HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS…WITH ENHANCED DAMAGING WIND
POTENTIAL OCCURRING WITH ANY BOW-TYPE STRUCTURES THAT DEVELOP.

It’s not a definite but the situation bears watching. I’ll let you know how it shakes out as the days wears on.
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