Lifestyles

Co-owners Dennis Messer (l to r) and Ashby Nuckols with their 2012 Black and Tan Breed Winner Lone Hill Joline. Nuckols has plans on being able to get Joline into the World Hunt.

She ain’t nothing but a hound dog

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:15 pm

She ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, but what a dog! Lone Hill Joline, owned by Ashby Nuckols and Dennis Messer, won the 2012 Black and Tan Purina Breed Winner. Joline participated in 17 casts and won eight, which gave her a total of 400 points to win fourth in the nation. A cast is anywhere from three to four dogs in a group. The hunters draw their cast and

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  • Just kiddin’ around at Weathersfield Farm

    Posted on June 12, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Katy Zobel, one of the Collinses’ granddaughters, inspired goat raising when she wanted to feed one.

    While Katy Zobel was visiting from Denver, she asked her “PapPap” why he didn’t have any goats on his farm. For his young granddaughter’s next visit, Bill Collins borrowed two goats from Circus Farm in Ferncliff so she could pet and feed them. Collins returned those two, but later bought six does, and soon afterwards, a buck. That was six years ago and now over 60 white or multi-hued goats

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  • Louisa historical home pulling up stakes

    Posted on June 6, 2013 at 11:18 am

    Louisa Historical Society President Bernice Kube (l to r) Leslie Jordanger, Craig Jacobs and Maren Smith clean bricks that will be reused when re-building historic Michie House.

    A remarkable piece of Louisa County will soon be renovated and moved to a more appropriate location so that today’s generation can enjoy it for years to come. The Louisa County Historical Society is in the process of transporting an 18th century home called the “Michie House” to a plot of land behind the Sargeant Museum on Fredericksburg Avenue.  Once moved there, the house is set to be repaired and

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Travel

Education

Join a local arts education camp

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:17 pm

It’s that time of year again at the Louisa Arts Center for the annual arts education camps where students have an opportunity to participate in theater, vocal and art training. The first camp, led by Peggy Sadler, the former theater director at Louisa County High School, coaches the performing arts camps. “The best part of coaching Camp Curtain Call is seeing the students from start to end with a better

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  • Helping Ronald McDonald House

    Posted on June 6, 2013 at 11:56 am

    The Trevilians Elementary School Student Council wrapped up an active year of service with a trip to the Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville on May 21. After completing a pop tab drive, nine students and two teachers visited the Charlottesville facility, which provides support for families with children who need extended treatment or specialized care away from home. While on the field trip to drop off the collected tabs, the

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  • Life’s lessons motivate Louisa graduate

    Posted on May 29, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    Amber Baker is all smiles on Friday night after receiving her high school diploma.  She will be attending New York University in the fall after earning a $41,000 annual scholarship.

    It is not uncommon for graduation to be not only a time of celebration, but also of reflection, where students remember more than just the books read and the papers written. A diploma awarded serves as a symbol of all the challenges overcome. For Bumpass resident Amber Baker, a member of Louisa’s graduating class of 2013, there was a lot to remember as she walked across the stage during commencement

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Religion

Church calendar June 13 publicaion

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:16 pm

Saturday, June 15 Living Water Fellowship will hold its second annual youth conference starting at 9 a.m. for participants age 10 through 21. “Purpose Driven, the Winner Within” will show participants how to behave like obedient children and not be controlled by desired.  Mary Grant, workshop facilitator, will guide students through topics including how to dress for an interview, maintaining a Christ-like image, how to build an employment portfolio, how

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  • Church calendar May 23 publication

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    Saturday, May 25 Mt. Gilliam New Site Baptist Church will hold its Family and Friends Fellowship at 11 a.m. The church is located at 3212 Mansfield Rd., Mineral.   The men of Rising Sun Baptist Church will host a community fellowship from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Mineral Fairgrounds featuring local pastors, local singing groups, praise dancers, praise and worship, fellowship, food and fun.   Sunday, May 26

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  • Church calendar May 9 publication

    Posted on May 8, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    Sunday, May 12 Zion Travelers Baptist Church will hold its Mother’s Day celebration at 11 a.m. led by Loretta Strothers. The church is located at 3662 Roundabout Rd., Louisa.   Springfield Baptist Church will hold its annual Mother’s Day Program at 11 a.m. Minister Velvet Coleman, associate minister at Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, Charlottesville, and First Lady of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Columbia, will be the guest speaker.

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Health

Good health habits for men

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:19 am

This year, millions of New Year’s resolutions will be made – and then broken soon after. But there is one resolution that all men should keep: to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting one in six men, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. In addition, heart disease killed 26 percent of the men who died in 2006. And half of the

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  • Ring in the new year with a healthier diet

    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:14 am

    Limiting intake of certain ingredients doesn’t mean food will be tasteless Maintaining a healthy diet is a popular new year’s resolution for many of us, but for the nearly 400,000 Americans with kidney failure, eating right is actually critical to well-being and survival.  Without healthy kidneys, dialysis patients depend on regular treatments to remove waste products from their blood. And for those treatments to be effective, these patients must limit

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  • Louisa rehab facility gets new gym

    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:10 am

    Louisa Health and Rehabilitation Center’s physical, occupational and speech therapists with a combined 53 years of experience are committed to providing comprehensive, individualized treatment programs insuring that patients are returning home safe, functional and at a high level of independence.   The center prides itself on treating the whole person and not just a certain diagnosis as patients recover and thrive in meaningful and purposeful lifestyles.  The renovated gym space

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