Normally, the three dozen artists in the Firnew Farm Artists’ Circle travel to Trish Crowe’s Madison County studio to create and discuss their latest works. But last month, the area artists began a plein air art gathering each Thursday at James Madison’s Montpelier. After painting, drawing a…
Many Americans ate hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Most probably didn’t eat as many as Darron Breeden.
Downtown Gordonsville business owners put together a “safe, social distancing-compliant Independence Day celebration,” Friday, July 3. The idea for the event had been in the works long before the coronavirus pandemic shut down not only business activity, but also most July 4 celebrations. Th…
Anyone who has ever spent time around horses knows to expect the unexpected. Gordonsville horse breeder Sarah Warmack got a hefty dose of the unexpected on April 29, 2020 when her Thoroughbred mare, Cricket, delivered twin foals.
The Arts Center In Orange has opened enrollment for the 2020 Kids’ Art Summer Camps this week online.
To those who loudly lament our weeks of quarantine and shutdown, we Christians say this is another of God’s tests for us, as David wrote in the Psalm. And He will bring us through it, just as He has through every pestilence, famine, war, natural disaster and what appeared to be hopeless situ…
Many Americans ate hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Most probably didn’t eat as many as Darron Breeden.
Downtown Gordonsville business owners put together a “safe, social distancing-compliant Independence Day celebration,” Friday, July 3. The idea for the event had been in the works long before the coronavirus pandemic shut down not only business activity, but also most July 4 celebrations. Th…
JULY 11
Orange County Public Schools have announced that this week's summer meals distribution has been moved to Wednesday, July 1. Drive up grab-and-go service will be available at Orange County High School from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Downtown Gordonsville business owners have put together a “safe, social distancing-compliant Independence Day celebration,” Friday, July 3.
Anyone who has ever spent time around horses knows to expect the unexpected. Gordonsville horse breeder Sarah Warmack got a hefty dose of the unexpected on April 29, 2020 when her Thoroughbred mare, Cricket, delivered twin foals.
JUNE 26-28
June 25
As part of its phased reopening, the Orange County Public Library will begin curbside service on Monday, June 8. Library cardholders may order books and other materials online or by phone and pick them up at the branch where their items are on reserve for them.
The Arts Center In Orange has opened enrollment for the 2020 Kids’ Art Summer Camps this week online.
To those who loudly lament our weeks of quarantine and shutdown, we Christians say this is another of God’s tests for us, as David wrote in the Psalm. And He will bring us through it, just as He has through every pestilence, famine, war, natural disaster and what appeared to be hopeless situ…
If you’ve noticed a black Polaris Slingshot zipping past you in Orange, Pat Prate was probably behind the wheel. Prate bought his 2015 model when it was new, around the same time he moved from California to the Town of Orange so he could live near his daughter, a Gordonsville resident. “I wa…
Ray Herndon and his wife, Mary Dennis, have a handsome dog named Mick. A mix of smooth-coated border collie and cattle dog, Mick came to the couple six years ago when his previous owners, a military family, got transferred overseas and couldn’t take him along. Dennis calls Mick “the smartest…
The latest in our series of meditations to help us through these difficult times.
James Madison’s Montpelier is planning to open its grounds, gardens and trails to the public beginning Friday, May 15, if Gov. Ralph Northam proceeds with the first phase of easing restrictions on public gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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