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NCHS Soccer team & coaches get a big Nelson thank you!

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Lake Monacan – Nellysford, VA

What a trip it’s been for this team. Though they barely missed the championship this past weekend in Radford, this group had nothing to hang their head down over.
Governors @ Lake Monacan Club House

The parents of all of the team members put on a spread Sunday night at the Lake Monacan Club house in Stoney Creek to thank the coaches and team for a great year!
Serving line

Below the team gathers for one last cheer with their runner up trophy in the state finals!
Team hug & cheer

Look for plenty more coverage in the July issue of NCL

Nellysford – Birds newest vendors @ Farmers Market

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Photos courtesy Henri & Elaine Weems – Rodes Farm
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007

We first heard about the newest attraction at the Nelson Farmers Market about two weeks ago. That day we’d just quickly dashed into the tent to grab a cup of coffee from Sarah Leake. We noticed the red cones setup out in the grass where the parking is, but never thought this was a reserved parking space!
Cones

Seems that a couple of Killdeer birds have setup their own tent at the Farmers Market. They have become quite the topic of conversation and protection by all of the folks dropping in the Saturday market. Killdeer are smart when it comes to keeping people away from their nest which are usually built right on the ground.
Faking injury
According to Wikipedia:

“These birds will frequently use the “broken-wing act” to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest.”

No question these guys had that act down to a science in the above photo.

Eggs
With the nest built right on the ground out in the open, you can often mistake the eggs for stones.

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Here one of the birds takes turn on the nest. The guys will be the center of attention for several days to come at the Farmers Market. Look for them when you head down next Saturday!

Thanks again to Elaine & Henri for sending the photos our way!

Veritas Winery & Vineyard kicks off Starry Nights

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007

Talk about a beautiful night for the kickoff of Veritas’ Starry Nights series in Afton this past weekend. Lots of people piled into Andrew and Patricia’s place for a great evening of wine and tunes from the live band on stage.

Crowd
Above, the crowd streamed in as the sun went down behind the Blue Ridge.

Band
Here, King Cadillac, played late into the night with their mix of retro Rock ‘n Roll

Fire
Around dark, they threw the match on the woodpile that lit up the night sky!

See more of what you missed at this weekend’s kickoff in our July issue of NCL, and be sure to make plans to be at the next Starry Nights – July 14th.

Nelson County, VA & Wintergreen – Monday Forecast

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Garden Trade Nursery & Garden Shop
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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007
Girl Scout Troop 249
Roseland & Lovingston, Virginia
Girl Scouts Roseland,, VA

Girl Scouts Lovingston, VA

What a great weekend we had across Nelson County and Central Virginia! Up front and first we want to send out kudos again to the Nelson County High Governors, soccer team. These guys did a great job and barely missed being the champs! There’s lots of coverage here by simply scrolling down to our coverage from the weekend. Or just search soccer in the box to your upper left. Yvette was there all weekend and will be putting together some really nice stuff over the coming days!

Above in today’s pictures, Girl Scout Troop 249 from Roseland was out putting in some beautiful plants for folks at the Johnson Senior Center in Roseland and Lovingston. We’ll have lots more on what and why they were planting in our upcoming July issue of NCL.

After a few light showers overnight in Nelson, this week promises to be a milder week than last. We reached temperatures near 100 on Friday, but we won’t see any of that this week, though we’ll warm to near 90 again by the weekend.

On the current surface map below, high pressure to the north and NE brings in low level moisture. A series of upper level low pressure systems march over our area during the next 36 hours keeping chances for scattered afternoon thundershowers in the forecast.
Current-Sat Surface Map

On the National Forecast Map, a low pressure system to our northeast maintains its strength for at least a day or so along with NE high pressure bringing down milder air with low level moisture. This combines to continue chances for scattered thunderstorms in the afternoons through at least Wednesday.
Today’s Forecast Map

*Today Mostly cloudy this morning, with partly cloudy skies in most areas by noon. Scattered thundershowers possible in about 40% of the area by afternoon.
*High temps in Roseland, Lovingston and Shipman 83 degrees.
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Wintergreen, Humpback Rocks, Devil’s Knob, and Montebello, partly cloudy with scattered t-showers late afternoon. Highs top out around 73 degrees. Winds W-5 MPH.

*Tonight scattered thundershowers early then ending with mostly cloudy skies overnight.
*Lows valley 57 degrees.
*On the mountains overnight lows of about 55.
*Winds SE-5 MPH.

*In the extended outlook
Tuesday partly sunny slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. High 80 valley – 74 on mountains.
Wednesday partly cloudy, scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Highs around 80 valley around 75 mountains. Overnight lows generally in the upper 50’s. The remainder of the week looks generally dry with partly to mostly sunny skies by week’s end and temperatures nearing 90 by next Sunday.

We’ll have lots more new stuff posted today, so be sure to check back in, but until then……

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!

Know your Nelson
-T-

Summer Fun for Children and Families at TWNF

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JUNE 18 – 22 WILD! Explorers Summer Day Camp
Five afternoons full of nature fun. New friends, crafts, games, snacks, and scientific experiments in the great outdoors will make learning an exciting way to spend these summer afternoons. Open to those who have just finished the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grades. Our hands-on learning opportunities allow young naturalists to explore new interests. We strive to create an exciting new awareness of the environment through the programs we offer children. Positive nature experiences will lead to lifelong memories and interests in the outdoors.

To sign up for any of these activities please call 434-325-7473 or go online to www.twnf.org.

Time: 1-4pm daily; Cost: $110 members, $120 non-members

JUNE 30 Summer Jubilee
Celebrate summer with The Wintergreen Nature Foundation as we transform Trillium House into a family carnival of nature crafts, snacks and games, open from 10am to 1pm. Barefoot Puppets will present Trickster Tales to entertain and enlighten the whole family at 11am. At 1pm, hit the trails for fun games and activities that explore the world of plants and animals that share our mountain. For more information call Melissa at (434)325-7473.
(Time: 10am-3pm; Costs vary for each activity).

JULY 1 River Ride
Take a journey on the beautiful James River. Parent-child teams will learn the basics of canoeing on this gentle stretch of the river and discover the teamwork it takes to stay the right course. Along the way, we’ll break for a shoreline picnic and take a look at some of the plants and animals that make the river their home. For more information call Melissa at (434)325-7473.
(Time: 9am-5pm; Cost: $55 member pairs, $65 nonmember pairs)

Police search waters last week in Schuyler area – reader question

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NCL got this e-mail tonight asking about this:

kenny wrote:
recently police and dive teams were searching the schuyler area for some unknown
reason .some say a body of a missing person was found but majority of us dont
know what is going on . i live almost at the quarry and im just as confused

Essentially Kenny here’s what we know, which is very little. However, this may involve the search for a man who went missing from the Schuyler area a few years back. No one ever was able to find the person. Our sources tell us the dive teams were possibly there in connection with that case. This was the state authorities as we understand it. If anyone in the area in Schuyler knows more e-mail us either through the website or info-at-nelsoncountylife.com

Thanks for the inquiry.
-T-

NCHS Soccer Championship Final (VHSL Spring Jubilee)

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What a weekend. The Radford Bobcats were tough. Very tough. 1-0 Radford was the final score. Congrats to both teams as reaching the finals is itself an accomplishment. For Nelson, it is a historic one.

Photography by Yvette Stafford
Copyright 2007 – Nelson County Life Magazine

Here’s a sampling:

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Nelson’s Justin Crandall and Radford’s Jason Ryan chase after a shot.

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Nelson’s Koda Kerl heads a shot from a Radford kick.

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Nelson forward Anthony Daniels charges after a ball.

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Nelson’s Koda Kerl blocks a shot from going to a Bobcat.

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The final score.

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Game over.

-YS

8:00 PM 6-9-07 – Nelson High just couldn’t pull out the final win against Radford

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They played a great game, but in the end it wasn’t quite enough. NCH lost this evening against Radford in the finals by a score of 1-0. But they played a great game and have done an outstanding job all the way there!

We’ll have much more and many pics on Sunday. Yvette is on her way in from Radford now.
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NCHS Soccer Semis (VHSL Spring Jubilee)

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Nelson’s 5-0 win over Matthews means the Governors are playing for the championship against Radford Saturday. Gametime’s 6pm. If you weren’t here, here’s what you missed:

Photography by Yvette Stafford
Copyright 2007 – Nelson County Life Magazine

Avery save
Governors Goalie Avery Makel blocks a kick from a Matthews player.

Cheering
Proud parents Martha and David Makel cheer on the team. Martha says the green shirt she’s wearing is a lucky one. Will she wear it on Saturday? We’ll see …

Spirit
Atlee Goodling, Frank Battle and Mike Tabbony lead the cheering section.

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Daniel Eggleston goes for a ball.

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Lupe Zarate and John Merkel intercept a pass to Matthews.

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Carter Eggleston sprints for a shot.

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Game over. Nelson beats Matthews 5-0.

More pics after Saturday’s game …

-YS

Breaking 4:00 PM EDT – Sports Nelson – WINS!!!! against Matthews in soccer in Radford !

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Updated final score for Friday’s game 4:00 PM – Yvette just called to say that last goal Anthony Daniels scored earlier held them out front and they won with the 5-0 score! On Saturday they will face off with Radford in the finals for the soccer championship.

Yvette will have a complete wrap of today’s game later this evening complete with pics and more details! She’ll be there at tomorrow’s game as well for the finals.

Check back often! And kudos to Nelson County High – Great Job!
-T-

Updated 3:20 PM Yvette says from the sidelines in Radford that Anthony Daniels of NCH just scored number 5! It’s now Nelson in the lead against Matthews 5-0!!! More…shortly

Updated: 2:55 PM Yvette just checked in – Cody Mower of Nelson County just did it again – scored another goal to now make it 4-0 with Nelson in the lead!!!!

Update: 2:43 PM Cody Mower of NCH just scored another goal for Nelson!!!!!!!!! It’s now 3-0 with Nelson in the lead

At 2:38 PM Yvette called me from the game in Radofrd. She’s on the sidelines and Nelson is now up by 2-0. Anthony Daniels of NHS just scored the most recent goal. More shortly! This is a great start!

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