The Waynesboro golf course nearly bit the dust a couple years back. It was hemorrhaging money - not enough players or members, and it was on the auction block. Many feared the course would be bulldozed and sold off as residential lots, lost to golf forever. But someone stepped in, bought the property, spent some money in renovations and now the course is once again challenging golfers of all … [Read more...]
Cooking the Perfect Steak
It’s hard to screw up a good steak. Unless you cook it until every drop of juice is gone and it’s as dry as shoe leather or if you serve it so rare that it crawls off your plate before you can kill it with a steak knife, most any steak will be good. And well it should, because steaks come from the choice parts of a steer, generally the loin or rib area. Steaks are one of the first things … [Read more...]
Bah! It’s a Humm-Bug
For Father’s Day I received either what will be one of the neatest backyard birding accessories I own, or it will be relegated to my shed full of unwanted and useless paraphernalia. I hope the former. My daughter, Angelin, knowing my love for birds and extreme fondness for hummingbirds, gave me a genuine Humm-Bug, a hummingbird feeder. Here's what the package says: “No need to buy food! … [Read more...]
Out of This World Music
Mark your calendars for June 18 and enjoy “Music from Around the Wolrd" with the magnificent Charlottesville Municipal Band. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 at the Fluvanna County High School. The admission is free of charge. Enjoy special performances from Rose Bittle on the Clarinet, soloist Dick Orange and Gary Fagan, Guest Conductor For the Young and Young at … [Read more...]
A Big Brookie, A Big Gar
On March 12th, Thomas Garth from Stanardsville, Virginia landed a 5-pound, 15-ounce brook trout from Cub Run in Page County. That’s a big brook trout. Garth caught the trophy-sized trout with a fly rod using a minnow as bait. The fish measured 20 ¼-inches and was officially weighed at Martin’s Grocery in Harrisonburg. After biologist verification and review by the State Record … [Read more...]
Speaking Spanish
Spanish Mackerel action along the Virginia coast is the best in memory. A large class of fish has shown up along the oceanfront and in tidal rips inside the bay. Captains are trolling small spoons like the 00 Drone or a 00 or 01 Clark behind a small planer. Taylor blues are swimming with the mackerel and together keep the anglers busy. Spanish mackerel average between 1- and 3-pounds, but the … [Read more...]
Camping Out
My family never went camping. Mom and Dad were children of The Great Depression and, as such, they really appreciated things like running water, electricity, refrigerators and the like. They had had their fill of “roughing it.” We didn’t own a sleeping bag or a Coleman stove, much less a tent. So I had zero experience camping, but I did like to fish and one day I struck up a conversation with … [Read more...]
The Villa Diner for Breakfast
So, where’s the best place to eat breakfast in Charlottesville? The big fellas, IHOP and Waffle House, are certainly contenders, but many would argue for a local establishment – the Villa Diner, now located on Emmet Street near the old Lord Hardwicke’s location. Once sited near University Hall, the new location is even easier to access, say some of the regular patrons. My wife, Nancy, and her … [Read more...]
Road Trip To Banff, Alberta
By Sherman Shifflett For those who have not been, put this at the top of your bucket list. Consider flying to Vancouver, B.C. and taking the Rocky Mountaineer train thru the Canadian Rockies to Banff, about 2 days. Banff is a beautiful town surrounded by snow-capped peaks. It is located within the Banff National Park. Wildlife is everywhere. It is also a snow-ski mecca. Banff Avenue … [Read more...]
Cheesy Ham and Grits
We were having our good friends Wayne and Elva Ferguson over for a Sunday brunch. Nancy asked that I fix some “Blueberry Stuff”, my version of a Blueberry Cobbler, only with enough butter to clog about 6 feet of arteries. I was going to fix a Quiche Lorraine, but two baked dishes? Maybe not. But how about grits? They go with anything, but I needed a meat of some sort and some eggs. I decided to … [Read more...]
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