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©2011 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photos By Hayley Osborne : Rita Mae Brown (left) Master Fox Hunter with ORFHC looks on as Judy Parish of Massies Mill Episcopal Church performs the annual blessing of the hounds this past Sunday morning during the opening hunt at Oak Ridge.

Fall Means Opening For Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club

[ 0 ] November 7, 2011

ShareArrington Nelson County, Virginia Temps were a crisp 30 or so degrees when Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club kicked off its 2011 opening hunt. The annual event usually gets its start around the first week of November. Our Valley Photographer, Hayley Osborne was along for the day to grab these shots! Hayley has been a [...]

©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photos By Hayley Osborne : An annual tradition, the blessing of the hounds on opening day this past weekend at Oak Ridge. November 7, 2010

Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club – Opening Hunt 2010

[ 0 ] November 8, 2010

ShareOak Ridge Estate / Arrington Nelson County, Virginia Each fall the rolling hills at Oak Ridge Estate come alive with an annual tradition. This past weekend (November 7, 2010) The Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club held their opening hunt. A tradition that spans decades and decades here in Central Virginia. According to the ORFHC website: [...]

Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Despite a rainy Sunday morning, Rita Mae Brown, Master of Foxhounds - Huntsman, talks to riders just before the start this past weekend. Click any photos to enlarge.

Oak Ridge Hunt Kicked Off Sunday In Spite Of Soggy Start : 11.2.09

[ 2 ] November 2, 2009

ShareArrington Nelson County, Virginia It was a cool and damp start for the 2009 Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club’s (ORFHC) opening hunt held this past weekend at Oak Ridge Estate. The club has been in around since 1887 when it was originally founded in Lynchburg. It was moved to Oak Ridge in 1910 and Rita [...]

©2009 NCL Magazine : Photos By Paul Purpura : Pete Osborne with The Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club speaks from the poteum Saturday night at the Rita Mae Brown Mystery skit.

Mystery Benefit For Oak Ridge Fox Hounds : 5.11.09

[ 0 ] May 11, 2009

ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Folks with The Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club got together this past weekend for a mystery event to support the hounds. “Inspector”, Kathy Johnson was on hand to help solve the mystery in the skit held Saturday night at The Rockfish Valley Volunteer Fire Department. The Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club [...]

Small Lives is a book including Nelson County Almost Home Pets up for adoption. Local photographer, Ben Hernandez, joined with Montana pro-photographer, Elizabeth Stone, to create the book. Click any image for larger view.

Small Lives Book To Benefit Nelson Humane Society Goes On Sale : 5.6.09

[ 1 ] May 6, 2009

ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Many of you have seen Ben Hernandez’s beautiful photography right here on our NCL Web edition or in the printed magazine. Ben is a graduate of the prestigious Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. That’s where Ben met, Elizabeth Stone who teaches at the school. Elizabeth has a love [...]

Rita Mae Brown and the Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club Murder Mystery Dinner : May 9th 2009

Rita Mae Brown and the Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club Murder Mystery Dinner : May 9th 2009

[ 0 ] April 14, 2009

ShareYOU ARE INVITED TO HELP SUPPORT OUR HOUNDS THROUGH AN EVENING OF DINNER, MYSTERY AND FUN PRESENTED BY THE WAYNE THEATER ALLIANCE AND “INSPECTOR” KATHY JOHNSON SATURDAY, MAY 9TH 2009 AT SEVEN P.M. AT THE ROCKFISH GAP FIRE DEPARTMENT – ROUTE 151 IN AFTON Event Date: Saturday 9th of May 2009 08:00 PM Location/Address: Rockfish [...]