2:35 PM EDT
Students have been allowed back in the school and will be boarding buses to go home as normal. Police are still on the scene and will be staying there until all students are off of school grounds.
Earlier post
12:09 PM EDT
NCL has learned authorities are evacuating NCH at this time due to a bomb threat.
More information as we have it.
-T-
Hey Folks–Here’s this week’s schedule:
Wednesday:
Open Jam, 7pm.
Belly Dance class, 6:30pm.
Thursday:
Belly Dance class. Contact Instructor Shaheen Alikhan for details.
434.987.2079.
Friday, June 8: Open Mic Night. 8pm, open to all.
Saturday, June 9: Local legend Eli Cook takes the stage for an evening of
acoustic blues music. Eli’s star is burning bright right now–he’s recently
opened for B.B. King and Johnny Winter. This Saturday, he’ll be bringing us a
rare, special solo performance, showcasing his flawless guitar and signature
vocals. The show starts at 8pm/$5.
www.elicook.com
Rapunzel’s Coffee & Books
www.rapunzelscoffee.com
434-263-6660
10:15 AM EDT
Escapee is still at large, but the search has been called off for now.
9:15 AM EDT
NCL has learned the Virginia State Police along with Augusta Sheriff’s K-9 unit, and Nelson County deputies are looking for a hispanic male in the Afton, I-64, Exit 99 area.
Earlier this morning a trooper stopped the person for excessive speeding on I-64. The person had no ID on him so he was arrested and placed into custody. The trooper is said to have handcuffed the person then placed him in his car. While the trooper was doing an inventory of the car, the person managed to get out of the trooper’s car, roll down an embankment and escape. The last reported sighting was about 8:30 AM on 250 just west of Route 151.
Above, state police meet Tuesday morning near the Afton Post Office while looking for the escapee.
Here a state police chopper skirts the clouds above Afton looking for the man on the run from police.
The man is described as a male hispanic wearing a black hat and a black t shirt. He should still be handcuffed if he hasn’t managed to get them off. If you see anyone fitting this description, call the state police or the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department.
More updates as we have them.
-T-
Previous post from 8:02 AM EDT
A search is underway in Afton area for an escapee who got away from the state police.
He should be handcuffed.
More shortly
Wine Tasting at Ye Olde Dominion Wine Shoppe on June 10, 2007 from 1pm to 5 pm in Occoquan.
Call 703-494-1622 for additional details.
Father’s Day Champagne Brunch on 06.17.07 from 12.00 to 14.30.
Menu by Claudia Gibson.
Wine from DelFosse Winery
Complimentary Wine Glass
A 10% discount on wines purchased at that event.
Reservations are Required
$40 per person. Reserve Now
Attendance is limited so please register early. To view the entire calendar of our exclusive wine events, please check our Exclusive Events Calendar
Summer Solstice Small Plate Dinner on 06.23.07 from 18.30 to 21.30.
Menu by Claudia Gibson.
Wine from DelFosse Winery
Complimentary Wine Glass
A 10% discount on wines purchased at that event.
Reservations are Required
$65 per person. Reserve Now
Attendance is limited so please register early. To view the entire calendar of our exclusive wine events, please check our Exclusive Events Calendar
Also check out our Specials, our New Wine Releases, and our Exclusive Events
Explore our web site to find out about our Wines, and view our growing list of partners where our wines are available and our Partners Map. You can also purchase on-line, send wine as a gift, update your contact information or refer a friend to our web site.
DelFosse Vineyards and Winery is one of the newest wineries in Virginia located less than 30 minutes South of Charlottesville. We are dedicated to the production of high quality premium varietal wines. All of us here are very excited about the releases of our award winning 2005 and upcoming 2006 wines. We hope you will be as pleased with our wines as we are. You are invited to come explore the wines and enjoy the bucolic environment of the winery and our new tasting venue at the Pavillion at the Plaza.
Missing Dog
Munchkin, a female black lab mix has been missing in the Afton area since Friday June 1.
She weighs about 45 lbs and has a white blaze in the fur below her neck.
She was wearing a blue striped collar with rabies tag from Woodworth Animal hospital
Reward offered, please contact Mike Tuso at 456-6483 if you have seen her.
Join the Nature Foundation for these upcoming programs
Exploring with the Director
June 21 9:30AM – 2:30PM
$5 members, $8 non-members
Join The Wintergreen Nature Foundation’s Executive Director, Doug Coleman on a five mile hike over Wintergreen’s undeveloped mountain, Crawford’s Knob. Come to understand the commitment to preserving natural spaces inherent in the design of Wintergreen’s founding developers as you enjoy the natural and cultural history of this wild space.
Moderate to Difficult. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Pack a bagged lunch and bring water. Please register by Tuesday at noon. For more information contact Lil Ledford (434)325-7473 or programs@twnf.org
Volunteer Meeting and Stream Ecology
June 28 1pm
Free for TWNF volunteers
Calling all TWNF volunteers (past, present and potential!) Staff members Josh Palumbo and Melissa Hutchinson will introduce you to the many facets of TWNF stream monitoring, from scientific research to youth education. As befits a warm summer day, this is a SOGGY OUTSIDE EVENT and we recommend you wear shoes and clothes that can get we . For more information contact Lil Ledford at (434)325-7473 or programs@twnf.org
Field Studies Institute: New Discoveries
July 7-8 9AM-3PM
$90 members, $105 non-members
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Nelson County and the 400th anniversary of the landing at Jamestown. Both were notable events in our local history, but what about the people who were already here? How did these events impact them?
Start uncovering, literally, the answers to those questions with Professor Carole Nash in two days of hands-on archaeological exploration! This year we’ll survey new areas of the mountain, try our hands at some prehistoric technology (you’ll never call flintknapping primitive again!), and explore likely routes into the mountains. Join us for two days of intimate discovery into the way locals lived before there was Nelson, before there were roads, even before Jamestown! For more information or to register contact Lil Ledford at (434)325-7473 or programs@twnf.org
Garden Trade Nursery & Garden Shop
Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine
Roseland Post Office
Roseland, Virginia
Monday was sure a contrast to Sunday. Though it was great to see the needed rain, I much more enjoyed the sunny Monday. Thanks to lots of high pressure we will get much more sun this week, though we start a little mild until we hit the last part of the week. We didn’t see any real storm activity here on Monday, but did some of you see the lightning to our south last night? Believe it or not, that storm was about 75-100 miles away from Nelson on the NC border.
In the radar shot below (I have it showing cloud tops, that big cell to the way SE of Lynchburg was about 50,000 feet tall. That’s why we were able to see the lightning so well.
On the current surface map below, a cold front is working across our area bringing in cooler drier air.
Current-Sat Surface Map
Below, on the National Forecast Map, with the front moving through, look for pleasant temps and no rain.
Today’s Forecast Map
Today will be mostly sunny. High temps in Roseland, Cub Creek, and Shipman around 80 degrees. On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Wintergreen, Three Ridges, Devil’s Knob, and Montebello, look for partly sunny skies. Highs top out around 70 degrees. Winds W 10-15 MPH. Tonight partly cloudy. Lows valley 49 degrees. On the mountains overnight lows of about 45. Winds light & variable
In the extended outlook look for scattered thunderstorms by Friday into Saturday, but temps will be mild with afternoon highs in the 80’s early on but getting hot into the 90’s by Friday.
Remember when severe weather breaks out, come here. We’ll have all of the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson and nearby counties.
Have a great Tuesday!
Know your Nelson
-T-
Yep, you’ve been seeing the painting going on, the work being done, and it is true. FP, owner of Valleymont Grocery, has reopened the car wash in Nellysford between Basic Necessities and The Blue Ridge Pig.
Katie is so excited! As the sign shows the car wash is open!
Above, Katie’s dad, FP’s father in law, checks out the coin unit in one of the bays. One is open and ready to go, the other will open soon. It’s been sometime since the old car wash was running, but a new coat of paint and some repairs, and it’s about ready to go!
Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine
As mentioned in Monday’s weather post below, Saturday was an excellent day across Nelson County, VA. In the Rockfish Valley lots was taking place.
The day started off with the monthly Rockfish Valley Community Center’s pancake breakfast. This thing is growing like crazy and the food is great! Be sure to make next one in July. It’s always the first Saturday of the month.
Above, how can you refuse a breakfast like this. These two gals know good food when they see it…taste it rather!
Above, long before you get the food on the table they have to whip it up in the kitchen. Al Stacey, owner of Gaia Homes in Nellysford, fixes some yummy bacon on its way out to the serviing line.
Not to be outdone by the bacon, these folks were making up the pancakes right before they headed out the door with them. We had blueberry ones, they’re good, real good!
Ruritan Park Yard Sale
And just around the corner at Rockfish Ruritan Park they were holding a big yard sale.
There we all kinds of items on sale, lots of them!
Yep, that’s Yvette headed out with her bargain, a lamp for the foyer. Just in time the other one we had just broke. A great find!
And anytime there’s a Ruritan or RVCC function you know Junior Thompson will be there!
Nelson Farmers Market
Nellysford
And of course if it’s Saturday in the summer, The Nelson Farmers Market is in full swing. Have you driven by there lately, it is packed! And there is fresh produce coming in weekly now, so the pickin is good!
It’s official, the farmers market cow has her offical new name, Nelly May! I am not sure if Victor noticed or not, but he sure did play some great music!
Garden Trade Nursery & Garden Shop
Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine
Children playiing with rabbits @ The Nelson Farmers Market
Nellysford, Virginia
Half of the weekend was great. Saturday was sunny and beautiful. Above you can see how much fun these kids had petting rabbits at the market. We’ll have lots more of this weekend’s happenings later today. Be sure to check back in. By Sunday the remnents of old tropical storm Barry gave Nelson and Central Virginia a well deserved day of a nice slow soaking rainfall. We’ll still see some lingering clouds early today as the low pressure system, formerly Barry, pulls away to the NE and up the eastern seaboard. Some stray light showers may stick around this morning and we may see some scatered thunderstorms this afternoon / evening.
Rainfall amounts were not heavy across the area, but we did get a good soaking at most places. Here at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine we picked up about .60″ of rain before midnight last night. At NCL-Tiger Fuel in Lovingston they reported .61 inches of rain on Sunday. Upon the Devil’s Knob Mountain at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation they reported .71″ of rain just before midnight Sunday evening. This is an incomplete report from TWNF since they were offline a big part of Sunday morning until their computer was rebooted. They probably had more like 1.50″ of rain from the look of other gauges nearby. NCL-Delfosse Winery just off of Hickory Creek in Faber only showed .04″ in the gauge. I just don’t think that’s right. Something must be blocking their gauge. Because…Just up Route 29 about 5 miles at affiliate station The Covesville Store, they had 1.18″ in the gauge, so I am pretty sure there is something going on with the Delfosse gauge. If not, they totally missed out on the rain! Generally speaking everyone topped out with afternoon highs around 70 degrees except on the mountain where they reached a high of 60 degrees. You can see other area rainfalll totals by visiting The Automated Flood
Warning System for Nelson.
On the current surface map below, the low pulls NE and most of the rain with it. A trough (weak disturbance) will be in the area by tonight in advance of a front making it’s way toward us. That will allow for the development of some scattered storms if we get enough sunshine peaking out.
Current-Sat Surface Map
Below, on the National Forecast Map, old Barry scoots up the coast and leaves us. We’ll still have a battle getting the sun started early on, but we’ll see some before day’s end.
Today’s Forecast Map
Today look for clouds and spotty showers this morning with partly sunny skies by afternoon. Temps will be warmer today with some scattered afternoon thunderstorms possible. High temps in Nellysford, Cub Creek, and Arrington 84-86 degrees. On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Wintergreen, Three Ridges, Devil’s Knob, and Montebello, look for partly sunny skies with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Highs top out around 75 degrees. Winds will be SW 10-15 MPH. Tonight widely scattered thunderstorms with mostly cloudy skies. Lows valley around 63 degrees. On the mountains overnight lows of about 57. Winds SW 5-10 MPH
Tuesday partly sunny. High 83. On the mountains look for afternoon highs around 74. The rest of the week looks partly to mostly sunny with temps in the 80’s reaching the lower 90’s by next weekend.
Remember when severe weather breaks out, come here. We’ll have all of the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson and nearby counties.
Have a great Monday!
Know your Nelson
-T-
