Despite having to cancel the Saturday, June 30 Wintergreen Adventure Challenge because of storm-related power outages, athletes braved multiple elevation ascents and obstacles Sunday. NCL Publisher Yvette Stafford was among several hundred crazy souls who tackled the course, which was reminiscent of October’s Tough Mudder event. Though the WAC was 3 miles shorter, the added […]
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We’re doing it again! The first 4 people to email info-at-nelsoncountylife.com with HOSEMEOFF in the subject line will get a free participant pass to the event. But wait! There’s more! The first 10 people to email info-at-nelsoncountylife.com with DIRTYLOOKS in the subject line will get free spectator passes to the event. Challenge participants must be […]
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Update 6.4.12 9:27 PM This week’s winners have been selected and have gotten email confirmations of their wins. Congrats and see you in the mud! Cross this one off your bucket list: The Wintergreen Adventure Challenge on June 30 or July 1, 2012 features 20 obstacles, 7 miles, and more than a mile of extreme […]
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. and Blue Mountain Brewery are bringing back medals awarded to them at this year’s World Beer Cup in San Diego. Devils Backbone is bringing home a Gold for its Vienna Lager in the Vienna-Style Lager category. Blue Mountain is bringing back a Silver in the American-Belgo-Style Ale category for its Blue […]
Update: The victim in Friday’s wreck has been identified and details regarding the accident are emerging. *** Virginia State Police are investigating an accident in Lovingston this afternoon that killed one person. Local rescue units responded to a wreck on US 29 South at the traffic light at the Food Lion shopping center involving two […]
Tommy and I had just wrapped up a business lunch meeting at Basic Necessities in Nellysford when we felt and heard a rumble which lasted for at least 20 seconds. A quick survey on our Facebook feeds showed simultaneous reports of tremors up along the east coast from as far north as New Hampshire. According […]
Nelson County, Virginia Thanks to John Taylor up on Devils Knob for this nice shot of the sun coming up over the Rockfish Valley on a frosty Saturday morning. A pretty widespread killing frost occurred in the valley while it was mild up in the mountains overnight. Listen to Tommy’s Audio Weather for more updated […]
Virginia Beach, Virginia Last weekend, the Wintergreen Technical Rescue Team traveled to Virginia Beach for the annual state competition. “This is the best way for us to know if we are performing proficiently and safely. The judges are the top instructors from all over Virginia,” says Curtis Sheets, Chief of Wintergreen Fire and Rescue here […]
Los Angeles, California For roughly two years fans of The Waltons have not been able to view the highly popular series in reruns. The long running CBS television series was created by Nelson County, Virginia native, Earl Hamner, Jr. who was born and raised in Schuyler. The show was loosely based on his childhood in […]
Greenwood Western Albemarle County, Virginia The weather has been absolutely perfect for this year’s Crozet Music Festival held on Route 250 at the Misty Mountain Campground in Greenwood. Nelson County Life Magazine is a co-sponsor of this year’s festival! The festival continues through Sunday afternoon. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura made the trip down off […]
