TCV Staff

TCV Staff

  • Joined: May 26, 2026
  • Articles: 18

Summer Kickoff at the Library Saturday

Summer Kickoff at the Library will be held Saturday, May 30, at Louisa County Library (881 Davis Hwy, Mineral) from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Stop by to celebrate the start of Summer Reading with a reptile exploration from My Three Chambered Heart, the Bookmobile and the local Sheriff’s Office. Pick up your free tote bag and enjoy a sweet treat when you sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge.

Thoughts from the Crossroads – Mt. Vernon

Dear Readers, I made another pilgrimage to an America 250 locale - Mt. Vernon. Famous home to George Washington, the father of our great country. It was a picture perfect weather day, and Rick joined me. We decided to forgo the house tour this visit, since we’d seen the interior several years ago. There were many other things on site to accomplish, and only about five hours in which to do so. With the ideal weather, we chose to focus on the outdoor portions of the estate.

ONGOING EVENTS

Louisa County Parks, Recreation & Tourism hosts pickleball play Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. To view the ongoing pickleball schedule or to register for a pickleball clinic please visit www.LCPRT.info or call our office at (540)-967-4420.

Blessed Assurance – Acting out

Ienjoy having children as part of worship. They bring spontaneity, joy, energy, inquisitiveness and wonder to what’s going on. There are times, however, where they are in an emotional state where they just need to act out. Sometimes life is just a little too much for them and they have a meltdown – sometimes right in the middle of the Sanctuary. While the parents are mortified, all of us who have been parents of young children know that these things will happen, and we rush to comfort the parents once the “event” has passed. Truthbe- told, in our world today it’s not just the children who are acting out – folks who are long beyond their childhood lose their minds and act out in ways that are both visible and harmful.

On & Off Earth – Mushroom season at last

This column took a bit of a veer on May 21st with the news that all of Louisa had moved from severe to extreme with the latest update of the state drought map. Because, at that same moment, I heard the first rain drops of our forecast wet spell begin to fall on my roof. The drops continued all evening and by morning there were 1.5” in my rain gauge.