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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Scottsville PresbyterianChurch
A Christmas Eve service of lessons and carols, ending with a singingof Silent Night, Holy Night under flickering candlelight at midnight, willbe held Christmas eve from 11 p.m. until midnight at the ScottsvillePresbyterian Church. Contact the Rev. Gordon Lindsey at 434-286-4062 for information. website: www.scottsvillepcusa.com
Longest night serviceSt. Anne’s Episcopal Parish will have “A Longest-Night Service”
of evening prayer and candlelight, for our parish family and anyone inour community regardless of church - or non-church - background onWednesday, December 21, at 7 p.m. at Christ Church, 900Glendower Road, Scottsville, VA. St. Anne's Longest-Night Service ofEvening Prayer and Candlelight is offered to those who find the holi-day season difficult. For some, Christmas is a time that has alwaysbeen difficult. For others, it may be Christmas without a beloved fam-ily member. It may be a time of grief and stress from a broken relation-ship, the weariness of ill health, the insecurity of unemployment, orthe struggle with an addiction. If you, or someone you know, yearn forunderstanding and peace in the midst of celebrating and spending, St.Anne's Parish offers God’s word to give light to your darkness.
Scottsville United Methodist Church Services. 158 E. Main Street, Scottsville. 434-286-4736 Sunday, December 18: 11 am A Service of Lessons and Carols Saturday, December 24: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. All are welcomeSunday, December 25: Merry Christmas! Worship with us at 10:30 am. Carols, Scripture and Coffee FellowshipSaturday, December 31: Watch Night Service at 7pm. All are welcomeSunday, January 1, 2012! Joint worship service at 10:30 am with Mt Zion United Methodist Church, Esmont
St. Anne's Episcopal Parish Christmas ServicesDecember 24th Christmas Eve services4 p.m. Lessons and Carols, Christ Church, Glendower Road7 p.m. Live Nativity and Holy Eucharist, St. Stephen’s Church,
Esmont RoadDecember 25th Christmas Day11a.m. Holy Eucharist, Christ Church (spoken service)5 pm "A Quiet Christmas": Candlelight Service of Prayer,Music & Holy Eucharist - Principle Sunday service, Christ Church,
Glendower RoadFor more information, please call the church office at 286-3437 or
check our website www.sae.avenue.org
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PublisherC. M. Santos
EditorC.M. Santos
Advertising DirectorJudi Price
Advertising Accounts ManagerDiane Eliason
Graphic DesignerMarilyn Ellinger
Staff WritersRuth Klippstein
Marianne RamsdenLaurel GreeneHeather Harris
ContributorsWallace Finley Dailey, Curator
of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection,Harvard College Library,
and Dan Gritsko Email: [email protected]
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General: Scottsville Monthly is publishedmonthly by Valley Publishing Corp. It is the onlypaper that covers Scottsville exclusively. A totalof 3,500 copies are circulated throughoutgreater Scottsville. One copy is free, additionalcopies are $1 each payable in advance to thepublisher.
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Scottsville Arts
At the Library
Civil War
Gardening
Sallie Massie takes helm asnew SCAN boardpresident...Page 7
Longstreet Corps re-enactorsgather despite rainy weather...Page 6
Get clucking this January by raising chickens ...page 12
Garden club has theholiday spirit...pages11-15
What’sIINNSSIIDDEE............
A penguin awaits a new homefor Christmas at 4-Paws in Scottsville.
Photo by Marianne Ramsden.
Cover designed by Marilyn Ellinger.
◆ Vol. 10 No. 6, December 16–January 19, 2012 ◆
The Sooner the Better! Deadline for Calendar/Event Items: To make sure your event related items are published, please sendthe information two weeks before the Wednesday deadline of that month’s publication. Next deadline for Scottsville Monthly isJanuary 11th. Email: [email protected]
Scottsville LifePaintings by LenzThe paintings of Sunny Lenz will hang at the Horseshoe Bend Bistro, 330
Valley St. Scottsville until Dec. 18
Book ClubThe Scottsville Book Club has moved its meeting time to the third Friday of
each month from 1 to 2 p.m. Join your neighbors at the December 16 meet-ing in the Scottsville branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to dis-cuss the life and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Light refreshments are provid-ed.New members are welcome.
Poetry workshop in ScottsvilleSharron Singleton has been leading poetry workshops in Scottsville since
2007 and will offer another six-week session on Saturday mornings from 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning February 11 and ending on March17. The workshop is held in the public library in Scottsville. Thefee for the six weeks is $65. Beginners are welcome. The work-shop will focus on learning the craft of writing poems and will includetime in each session for participants to present their poems and forconstructive feedback.
Please call Sharron at 434-286-7471 if you're interested.There are several openings still available. (Sharron has
poems published in numerous literary journals, has had a chap-book published, "A Thin Thread of Water," and has won sev-eral prizes for her work.)
In the new year....
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ost of us have had that oops!moment, so embarrassingly and fre-quently expressed by our aspiringpoliticians, when we realize that wehave one, two or more people tograce with holiday gifts. Not onlydid we forget, but the money is justabout gone. Where could you find
inexpensive presents at the very last minute?Right here in Scottsville are several excellent places
where you will discover lots of gently used or “like new”things of all kinds for less than $10.
Uptown at the Village Square Shopping Center is “FourPaws” the thrift shop where part of the proceeds aredonated to the Fluvanna County SPCA to benefit our fourlegged friends and some two legged ones also. Clothes forall ages and all sizes, toys and games for the kids, books,movies, beautiful, and unusual, knick-knacks. Best of all,most are priced under $5. “Four Paws” is open Tuesday toSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On the other end of the walkway is “River TownAntiques and Collectables” with close to 75 different busi-nesses under one roof. Here you find anything under $10from cute to beautiful, funny to sentimental, old to reason-ably new. There are sweet dolls, beautiful china, crystal,
and pottery, a pair of bright red slippers with the words“Nice” on one and “Naughty” on the other, lots and lots ofjewelry: charms, rings, bracelets, necklaces and brooches.Not to mention the shelves and shelves of salt shakers, theold linen in pristine condition, and all the jigsaw puzzles.There are many, many great books at great prices. Many
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For unique vintage gifts come to Mama’s Place.
Christmas mugs at 4-Paws.
All photosby Marianne Ramsden
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of the merchants have fantastic discounts of up to 30% off your purchase.To make it more convenient for last minute shoppers “River Town”, which is
usually only open Wednesday through Sunday will stay open every day betweenDec.14 through Dec. 24 , from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Downtown right on Valley street is “Mama’s Place”, which is jam packed withmerchandise including Santas, angels, holiday cups, toys, cookie tins, kitchenware and even stuffed animals. One whole table is dedicated to John Deerememorabilia, and on one wall are dozens of replicas of old signs. “Mama’s
Place” is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6p.m.
Of course, there are many more businesses in Scottsville with gift items under$10 -- our Dollar Stores, hardware store, video store, consignment shop downtown to name a few. The restaurants and most other businesses offer gift cer-tificates. And let’s not forget our local businesses after the holidays and allthrough the year. What is it we say? Use them or lose them!
Let’s go shopping!
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From cozy slippers to many antique dolls Rivertown Antiques has many interesting items for your Christmas list.
For Tickets, call (434) 842-1333 ★ Season Tickets $85.00 a $25.00 savings over advanced ticketsCarysbrook Performing Arts Center8880 James Madison Highway (Hwy 15)Fork Union,VA 23055(434) 842-1333
Email:[email protected] • www.fluvannaartscouncil.com
hy? How? When? The mind of a child is always curious andthe author of ”The Jungle Book”knew this when he wrote JustSo Stories. Discover wild imagination and the fun of Rudyard
Kipling's ”How the Leopard got his spots”,“How the first letter waswritten”and other tales. A group of madcap actors have gathered toout do each other in telling these intriguing stories with lots ofsinging,dancing and laughs.
★ Tickets: ★ Children $5 ★ Adults $10 ★
THE FLUVANNA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS THE 2011-2012 SEASON
AT CARYSBROOK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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Sunday, January 22 – 7:30 p.m.1:00 p.m. FREE ActingWorkshop–Open to all ages3:00 p.m. Featured Performance
Big Ray & The Cool KatsSaturday February 25 – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ★$25 /advance ★ $28 /at the door
Fluvanna Local Talent Show: Come See Fluvanna’s Local Talent!Saturday March 31 – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ★$10 /advance ★ $12 /at the door
Robert Jospe´: Drummer, percussionist and composerSaturday April 21 – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ★$18 /advance ★ $21 /at the door ★ $10 /Students
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The Fluvanna Community SingersSaturday, May 5 – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6– 3:00 p.m.
Barter Theatre Players”Just So Stories” Adaptedfrom Rudyard Kipling By Will Bighan
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Scottsville Elementary Student Artwork on DisplayPlease stop by Bruce Park and see the artwork being displayed by Scottsville
Elementary School students. Thanks to the students for sharing their artworkwith the town!
Holiday ShowThe James River Arts Council (JRAC) Photographers are presenting a spe-
cial Holiday Show from 3-5 pm. on Sunday, December 18. River TownAntiques, in the mall, just North of Scottsville on Route 6 (Irish Rd). Public invit-ed. Photographers Exhibiting; Edna Anderson, Pete Hellman, Chris Hogger,Richard Singleton, Hella Viola and Don Whipple.
Holiday Open House at Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery2800 Berry Hill Road, Nellysford, VA 22958Saturday, December 17, 11 a.m.-5: p.m.Sunday, December 18, 11 a.m.-5: p.m.Celebrate the Holiday Season at Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery. Taste "True
to the Fruit" wines & historical honey meads paired with samples of food. Finda unique gift for someone special from our gift shop or wine selection. Freelogo glass with wine purchase. 10% discount on Christmas items in shop.
Phone: (434) 361-1266 • Website: www.hilltopberrywine.com
Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas at Wintergreen ResortWintergreen Resort11 Grassy Ridge Rd, Wintergreen, VA 22958Friday, December 23,- Saturday, December 31Celebrate the most magical time of the year at Wintergreen Resort
with Santa on the slopes, holiday workshops, games, story timewith Mrs. Claus and New Year’s Eve Phone: (800) 266-2444
BrigadingTogether
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The Longstreet Corps re-enactors gath-ered at Chester over the weekend ofDecember 10th to set up a winter encamp-ment. Fortunately the group missed bythree days 36 hours of constant downpour,and straw bedding kept the intrepidcampers off the wet ground. The group"Brigade together" about a dozen time dur-ing a year, no matter what the weather.
Civil War Re-enactors
Tommy Esarey, 28th Virginia Company C, standsbefore authentic and typical A frame tents.
Waverly Adcock, a private in the West Augusta Guard of5thVirginia Infantry lights up a pipe around the campfire.
Valley Pike Fife and Drum (right) Matt O'Driscoll, and (ctr)Hunter Desper, are joined by an unidentified musician and
keep spirits up with historical martial tunes.
Curtis Kyer, Dave Seidel, andBryan Hull of the Liberty Hall
Volunteers along with Capt. TerryShelton of the 1st Kentucky look
like they are having a jolly time - infact they were plotting to take and
occupy Chester, not the firstinvading army to do so.
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Sallie Massie takes helm of arts and nature centerBY LAUREL GREENE
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Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature (SCAN) is ringingin 2012 with a new board president. Sallie Massie is takingover the helm and is excited about all the activities planned forthe upcoming year.
“We are delighted with the potential of building community partnerships. This yearwe formed a partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and High MeadowsVineyard Inn to organize and present The Fourth Annual Festival of Lights. Our long-time partnership with the West End Academy of Dance from Richmond is bringingthe second act of the Nutcracker to Victory Hall again this year. The program is onDecember 17 at 2 p.m. This is such a wonderful tradition for the whole family tousher in the holiday,” Sallie said.
Sallie is a natural choice for SCAN because of her deep feelings about Scottsville. Herfamily has been here for seven generations and her inherent love of the town and folkruns as deep as her family roots. She is affiliated with various organizations and civicgroups. Sallie has a lot of ideas to make the public more aware of what SCAN has tooffer Scottsville and surrounding communities.
Sallie was asked to serve on SCAN’s board of directors in July of 2011. “It is my goalto change the perception people have of the activities offered at Victory Hall Theater bySCAN”, says Sallie. “We have a jewel right here in Scottsville and everyone needs tobe informed and supportive of all the activities and events that take place in our wonder-ful little town. “
Victory Hall Theater is the home of SCAN’s activities. The theater has undergonemany exciting changes in its appearance over the past year. A new stage has beenerected, a new heating and air system was installed and a real “green room” hasbeen created for actors and entertainers. A fund drive several years ago resulted inSCAN purchasing comfortable chairs for the audience.
“It is my mission to increase awareness and attendance for the exciting events inthe upcoming year” Sallie said. “We have something to offer people of all ages andinterest… historical lectures, plays, musicals, jam sessions, dance classes, and familymovies. A drive to Charlottesville is not necessary for entertainment; with VictoryHall your entertainment destination is Valley Street.
“During 2011 the theater hosted two productions by Scottsville’s own talentedwriter and director, Langden Mason. “Plaza Suite” and “The Long Hot Summer”were well attended and enjoyed by all. Kirkwood the Magician (aka Bobby Spencer)was joined by his magical friends for his 65th year in magic with two sellout shows.
“We are fortunate to have such talent in our small town, and I know that SCAN’sBoard of Directors is excited to continue working with and providing opportunities foreveryone of all ages to explore their own special talents,” Sallie stated. “The eventscommittee is busy scheduling acts and events that will please every age. I am excitedto help make 2012 an even bigger success than this year. So, stay tuned.”
Sallie Massie as Agnes Stewart in Langden Mason's production of "The Long, HotSummer" at Victory Hall Theater in September, 2011. Sallie loves to sing and is thrilled to bea part of the Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature as well, as being able to sing in Langden's
productions. Victory Hall Theater cannot go wrong with these two talented Scottsvillians. Photo by Nancy Gill
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Pine Knot Retreat near Keene. Photo from the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library. 560.52 1906-073
n Scottsville and the surrounding area, in the mid-19th century, calling “Christmas gift!” was abeloved custom. When two people met, the firstto say “Christmas gift!” would win a present fromthe other, a coin or similar small token.Grandparents, parents, husbands—and, in ante-bellum days, slaveholders—were expected to lose
this game, and children were always the winners. ThomasJefferson describes his grandson calling “Christmas gift!” in1809.
Susan Hill Dunn, in her c.1934 typescript of memoriesfrom 1860s Scottsville, says. “At Christmas-time there wasa race to reach [friends’] houses and catch them with
“Christmas gift” first, a custom borrowed from [slaves]who flocked into the house on Christmas morning toclaim their gifts.”
“For us, there was no giving attached to it, onlythe race to be first. And it was a race; we were up
long before day, and as soon as we dressed, [we]raced up the hill [unless our friends] ran
down first.”
Dunn, born into the prominent James Christian Hill fam-ily (he was wounded in the Civil War), tells of growing up inReconstruction-era Scottsville, making do and making theirown fun, including the noisy merry-making of the hol-iday. The old (and much reviled by the EnglishPuritans) customs of misrule, wassailing, and mum-ming—all sorts of “fooleries”—gradually declinedduring the nineteenth century, but were alive inScottsville when Dunn was a girl.
“We had a way of drying bladders at hogkilling time, and when blown up and burstthey’d make a most astounding noise.Whoever was first at Christmas burst thebladders on the front porch and this was thebeginning of a noisy fracas. The boys wouldcollect boxes and scrap lumber Christmas eveand pile it with kerosene to make it burn.My brother Jim was the leading spirit in ourfun….”
Scottsville’s Christmas traditionsBY RUTH KLIPPSTEINCORRESPONDENT
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“Gifts,” Susan Dunn concludes,“had a small place in my recollectionof Christmas. I expect they were ascanty lot compared with the bounti-ful gifts that Santa leaves with thechildren of today, but value had nomeaning for us and I am sure we werea contented and happy as any chil-dren ever were.”
In nearby Palmyra, Eva TerrellLandford remembers, around 1886,“Christmas was a delight to us. Ilooked forward to it from one year tothe next, which seemed then to beendless. How well I rememberstockings hung in a row on the man-
telpiece. They were filled with prac-tically the same kind of things eachyear. In the toes would be an apple,an orange, a handful of sugar plums(we called them raisins), a few nuts,some candy and one toy. OneChristmas I got a lovely china headeddoll. She had black hair painted on,and blue eyes. I loved her dearly andnamed her Lelia. We couldn’t havebeen happier than we were then.”(Jane R. Berkley, Fluvanna CountyHistorical Society, in an undated“Saber,” Fork Union MilitaryAcademy.)
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The fireplace interior of Pine Knot, near Keene. Photo from the TheodoreRoosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library. 560.52 1906-075
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A circa 1909 photoWilliam Burgess took of hischildren, George, William,and Laurence, accompanyingthis article, shows the boysplaying with their Christmasgifts spread around them: awagon, wooden toys, a doll,and prominently, a teddy bear,introduced to the Americanpublic in 1903.
President TheodoreRoosevelt, whom we stillremember in all our teddybears, came to Scottsville dur-ing three Christmas seasons,1905, 1907, and 1908. Thefamily came by train fromWashington to North Garden,then proceeded by carriagethe ten miles to Pine Knot,Roosevelts’ rustic retreat in thewoods near Glendower Church(now 711 Coles Rolling Road,formerly Rt. 712). EdithRoosevelt had purchased thisbasic house, built by a friend, William Wilmer of nearby PlainDealing, as a farm worker’s cottage. She had it altered toaccommodate the family, adding a porch and two end chim-neys, and creating three small bedrooms on the second floor.Eventually the Roosevelts owned 90 acres surrounded PineKnot, including the spring from which they got water. Therewas no plumbing in the house. Theodore Roosevelt loved it,calling it “A perfectly delightful little place.”
But the president was a busy man. Described by JohnRandolph Phillips in “Of Town and the River” as “a Republican,sure, but welcome, just the same. Not a conventionalRepublican, but a Republican with almost the shape and mark-ing of a Democrat,” Roosevelt hammered out the treaty for thePanama Canal, being sure the United States had control, inNovember 1903; a treaty with Cuba in December of that year;activity in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela in the winterof 1904 and 1905; and mediated peace between Russia andJapan in the same years, for which he was awarded the NobelPeace Prize on December 10, 1906. Then the youngest pres-ident in our history, he brought what the EncyclopediaBritannica calls a “new life style” to the White House—alongwith his six children--and to the office of president, where he
often sidestepped the conserva-tive Republican-dominatedHouse and Senate by issuingexecutive orders in a wide rangeof interests.
Did the family feel an escapefrom the press of national andinternational affairs when theycame to Pine Knot afterChristmas in Washington? Didthey nail stockings on the man-tle, open more presents, or didthey just relax and enjoy thewoods? Roosevelt showed hisaffection to his children,Theodore, Kermit, Edith,Archie, Quentin, as well as Alice,from his first marriage, andindulged and encouraged theirhigh spirits. The Miller Centerwebsite on the AmericanPresident says “for TR, his fami-ly was like having his own privatecircus….He taught the boys tobox and the girls to run,” toldghost stories and tales of his own
cowboy life out West.It’s easy to imagine these activities at Pine Knot, lit by the fire
or candles. Electricity had came to the White House Christmasin 1895, when Grover Cleveland had the president’s tree deco-rated with electric lights, but there were no such amenities inrural southern Albemarle County. One can imagine someevergreen boughs and locally-collected mistletoe, but no decora-tions would have been mass-produced. The Christmas tree,brought into prominence in England and America by theGerman influence of Prince Albert, would have been left behindin Washington. Commercial Christmas cards had been popu-lar since the 1840s in America, and new carols we still lovewere being written and sung in the 1860s and 70s. In 1904The Landlord’s Game, a predecessor of Monopoly, was popu-lar, possibly interesting the trust-busting president; in 1907 apopular toy was Meccano; and in 1908, the last year theRoosevelts were at Pine Knot during the holidays, it wasPlasticine.
As the effect of Charles Dickens’ 1843 “Christmas Carol”was growing and influencing the way the holiday was under-stood and celebrated, America was giving a new image to SantaClaus. Thomas Nast, a political cartoonist of the Civil War
The wood stove in the kitchen of Pine Knot, 1905-1909.Pine Knot was the retreat of Theodore Roosevelt and his family
during his second administration and his first full term as president.Photo from the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College
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period, who invented theDemocratic donkey andRepublican elephant, usedmemories of his nativeGermany to create a kindly,fat, jolly gift-bringer with awide black belt and furs. Theimage has stuck, thoughSouthern children might havewondered why Nast depictedSanta Claus, draped in theFederal Stars and Stripes,bringing Christmas cheer toUnion troops only.
Louise Clack addressedthis problem in her 1869 chil-dren’s book “General Leeand Santa Claus.” She hasLee tell four unreconstructedRebel girls who ask him why they haven’t seen Santa in four years that he sentSanta to sell all the gifts in Baltimore and use the money to buy medicine forsick and wounded Confederate soldiers; “it will be all right with the children,”Lee tells them he promised.
Nast’s work, at least in the North, associated Christmas with family reunions,a yearning for loved ones, and gave it a sentimental cast that is still current.This attitude seems to be appropriate for the Teddy Roosevelt who wrote in1904 to his second child, “I tell you, Kermit, it was such a comfort tofeel…when affairs looked doubtful, that no matter how things came out the real-ly important thing was the lovely life I had with Mother and you children, andthat compared to this home life everything else was of very small importancefrom the standpoint of happiness.” Some of this home life, lived at Pine Knot,now owned by Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation, surely encompassed a lot ofChristmas cheer.
[Look on the Scottsville Museum and Pine Knot websites for more infor-mation about Pine Knot, and plan to visit when possible.]
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I expect they were a scanty lot
compared with the bountiful gifts that Santa leaves
with the childrenof today,but value had no meaning for us
and I am sure we were a contented and happy as any children
ever were.”Susan Hill Dunn
irginia has long been known for its beau-tiful landscapes. From Monticello toColonial Williamsburg, Maymont to
Mount Vernon, the gardens of the Commonwealthare a testimony to the artistry and creativity of its res-idents.
It should come as no surprise that there is anabundance of gardening enthusiasts right here inScottsville. However, until recently, there was a lackof creative outlets for people to show off their greenthumbs. This need for a new horticulture club is whatbrought together the Horseshoe Bend Gardeners.
Named after the curve in the James River, theHorseshoe Bend Gardeners are comprised of allwomen, many of whom already knew each otherfrom St. George's Catholic Church. Their club's mis-sion statement is simple and honest: “Enjoy andencourage gardening and friendship”.
Leslie Cushnie, one of the club organizers,explained, “It's really low-key. Everybody is so busywith their own places. It's really just for friends to gettogether. We all love gardening and it'd be a nice wayto share ideas.”
Deborah Shgade works on a holly branch.Nancy Arllen adds greenery to a round
styrofoam ball to create her topiary.
All photos byHeather Harris
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Garden Clubs offer more than dirtBY HEATHER HARRIS
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Backyard poultry raising is one of the fastest growing hobbies in America, with good rea-son! Chickens are inexpensive, fun and easy to care for. Raised without a rooster (notnecessary for egg production) they are quiet - and perhaps best of all, they produce fresh,organic (if you choose) eggs for most of their lives. So, want to know how to join the henparty?
Come to the Scottsville Branch Library on January 14 at 4 p.m. sharp for a45 minute talk and question and answer period by Guinevere Higgins.
Guinevere Higgins is co-founder of Blue Ridge Backyard Harvest, which provides design,installation, maintenance and consultations for edible gardens of all sizes. She has workedin organic landscape design and environmental philanthropy, taught ecology and sustain-able agriculture, and run a small organic farm. Higgins is a founding member of theCharlottesville League of Urban Chicken Keepers (CLUCK). Her talk will focus on gettingstarted with chickens--coop requirements, breed types, necessary supplies, and predatorprevention, with lots of time for Q&A. Sponsored by Friends of the Scottsville Library.
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Raisingchickens
BY LAUREL GREENE
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A member of the Fluvanna County Master Gardeners, Cushnie stays busywith Thistle Gate, the vineyard she established in 2006. Her interest in gar-dening can be traced back to her days at Virginia Tech, where she majored inforestry. She even designed the landscaping around her home, including a“friendship garden”, pergola, and fish pond.
Nancy Arllen, another club organizer, is on her way to becoming a MasterGardener as well. She is looking forward to sharing tips and gaining inspirationfrom friends. “I love the plants and the people. It's just fun to blend the agri-culture, the creativity, and the beauty of it. Everybody can be a resource foreverybody else. It's a unique system,” Arllen said.
Officially, there is no club president, but a few of the women have stepped
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forward to serve as temporary leaders until the group has gotten on its feet. “Wedon't even call ourselves 'presidents'. We'll share leadership the first season... justso we'll have someone to organize the things,” said Cushnie.
The club plans to have monthly meetings at each other's houses. There will beworkshops, plant swaps, and a variety of other activities. Several field trips arein the works for next year, including visits to Richmond's Louis Ginter Gardens,Edible Landscapes, and Longwood Gardens.
With such a wide range of interests among the members, they are welcome toshare their knowledge with the rest of the group. Sarah Donnelly, one of theHorseshoe Bend Gardeners, may be doing a presentation about Canadian wild-
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Styrofoam balls and cones are used to make live Christmas arrangements.
Nancy Bruce punches a whole in her Styrofoam ball.
All photos by Heather Harris
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flowers. Two of the ladies have taken on beekeeping as ahobby, so there is likely to be a showcase on that. NancyBruce, club member and owner of High Meadows Inn, willbe having her fellow gardeners help with the Inn's annualherb festival.
After struggling to find a garden club, Bruce is thrilledto now be a part of the Horseshoe Bend Gardeners. Shejoked that she tried to bribe her way into one of the otherclubs. Though her attempts were unsuccessful, she wasglad to have had the opportunity to make new acquain-tances. “They're so lovely. It was nice to meet every-body,” Bruce said.
While there are no club dues, if one of their expectedguest speakers requires payment, the members will con-tribute what they can to help pay the bill. “We decided wedidn't want to have dues,” Cushnie said. “We wanted it
really relaxed.” In January, the club is hoping tohave a speaker from the Chesapeake WildlifeFederation do a discussion about native grassesand wildflower meadows.
The ladies gathered at High Meadows Inn onNov. 30 to make boxwood topiaries. Usingwooden dowels as “stems”, clippings from liveboxwoods were stuck into Styrofoam forms tocreate unique evergreen bushes for the holidayseason.
The Horseshoe Bend Gardeners are off to aproductive start and they're eager to furtherexplore the fascinating world of horticulture.Arllen said, “I love gardening. Give me dirt... andthere are going to be people who want to putseeds in it.” Karen DeGiorgis works with greenery.
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Happy New Year 2012
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Merry Christmas Happy New Year!and
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