NCPRD Annual Egg Hunt
Boys & Girls ages 10 & under.
Join us at 9:30 for crafts & activities. The HUNT begins promptly at 10 am. Bring a basket or bag per child.
Archive for April, 2011
Blue Mountain Brewery Releases New Afton Amber! Yum!
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia The folks over at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton just keep turning out the new brews. Just in time for Easter Weekend Taylor Smack, co-founder and brewmaster at BMB, has released Afton Amber. Here’s what Taylor has to say about it: A classic East-Coast amber ale, with attention to balance and [...]
In Spite Of Last Weekend’s Flooding Rains RFL Team Keeps Going!
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Remember those torrential rains last weekend? Yea, us too! But one group of people didn’t let that stop them from completing a very important cause. And our NCL East Nelson Photographer, Victoria Mininger, braved the storms too grabbing these shots from the second annual 5K Run / Walk benefiting Relay For [...]
All Levels Yoga
Join us for All Levels Yoga, 6:15-7:15 pm at the Rockfish Valley Community Center. Visit the Guerrilla Yoga Project at www.gypcville.com for more details. By donation. All are welcome!
Those Funny Purple Boxes In Nelson County Trees
ShareNelson County, Virginia Traveling around Nelson County over the past few days? You have probably seen those funny purple boxes hanging up in the trees. Some people thought they were kites, others markers for a party, but nope, they are insect traps! “That is my understanding. But they are also attractive to the state insect, [...]
Drop Location To Help Family Flooded Out At Route 250 & 151
ShareAfton Nelson/Albemarle County, VA Last weekend we showed you how the torrential floods from severe storms forced a family from their home at the intersection of Route 151 & 250. Within minutes water rushing down from Afton Mountain surrounded the house with water going at least 1/3rd of the way up to the roof line. [...]
After The Storm – Beautiful Skies
ShareNelson County, Virginia After a Saturday full of flooding and tornadoes, it was nice to see clear blue skies. NCL Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, captured it perfectly Sunday after all of the storms had moved well east into the Atlantic. Tweet This Post
The Day After Floods Hit Nelson County
ShareNelson County, Virginia One day after 5 to 7 inches of rain poured off of the mountains in Western Nelson County, some roads either remain closed or damaged from intense flooding that hit Saturday afternoon. Nelson County Life followed the story minute by minute in pictures as it unfolded in this original breaking post. Tommy [...]
Heavy Rains Prompt Flood Rescue, Blocks Roads : Update 1:00 PM (Sunday)
ShareIntense rains that began Saturday morning ad rescue crews busy in the afternoon as homeowners and motorists are coped with rising flash flood waters. The intersection of Routes 250 and 151 in the Albemarle County side of Afton was the scene of a Rockfish Valley Fire Dept. rescue of a family trapped in their house [...]
Potential For Severe Weather Increases Saturday Afternoon
ShareNelson County, Virginia Dynamics continue to develop for the potential of a severe weather outbreak Saturday afternoon across Central Virginia, including Wintergreen and Nelson County. Though we won’t have the customary daytime heating due to cloud cover, vigorous winds will aid in the development of possible severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes during the afternoon and [...]
