One of the major fund-raisers for Ducks Unlimited in Central Virginia is coming soon. On November 2, the Annual Jefferson’s Country Dinner is set for King Family Vineyard in Crozet. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and great raffles. The ticket cost is $125 for a couple, or $75 for a single. Katie Schiermeyer has more information at 931-581-5955. … [Read more...]

I’m not sure why, but the last time I tried sighting in my 30:06 rifle in my backyard, the neighbors were quite perturbed. They said it rattled their china cabinets and chipped paint off the ceilings. I’m kidding of course. My back yard is only 150 feet long and you need way more that that to sight in a high powered weapon. But where do you go if you don’t belong to a rifle or hunt club when … [Read more...]

Got a kid, maybe two? Want to take them fishing? Then save this date: September 30, the 18th Annual Youth Fishing Day at Lake Orange. The event is open to any child who can hold a pole, ages 2 up to 16. Fishing is permitted from the shoreline, from your boat or from one of the rental boats available at Lake Orange. Fishing hours are from noon until 4 PM with registration beginning at 11 … [Read more...]

Attention Gun Lovers! The Annual DU/Greentop 80 Gun Raffle is coming soon. Advance tickets are available on line, and once they are gone, they’re gone. According to the folks at DU, tickets are selling fast. The raffle will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 from 8:00 am till 8:00 pm Saturday & 8:00am-4:00pm Sunday at Green Top Sporting Goods at 10150 Lakeridge Pkwy in … [Read more...]

  New laws in Virginia always take effect on July 1. So do game and fish laws. There were several notable changes made to the hunting regulations in our state and they are listed below.   A resident junior bear license (ages 12–15) is now available for $8.50. Blaze pink may now be worn where there is a blaze colored requirement. All areas that had an August or September … [Read more...]

  Remember Gordon Lightfoot? He’s still around and you can see him live on Sunday, August 6 at the Carpenter Theater at Dominion Arts Center in Richmond. Tickets are on sale now. After 50 active years of hit song-making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very … [Read more...]

  Celebrating their Ninety-Fifth Season, the Charlottesville Municipal Band will hold their second summer concert on the Downtown Mall at the historic Paramount. The concert will be Tuesday, June 20, at 7:30, and as always, the admission is free. Below is the scheduled program: The Star Spangled Banner, John Stafford Smith   On the Mall, Edwin Franko … [Read more...]

  Summer is here at last and hopefully the monsoon season is over. It’s time to spend and evening or an afternoon outside, maybe with a good glass of wine and definitely with some good music in the background. And no one does great background music like Jimmy O, who is single handedly on a mission to preserve endangered music – music from folks like The Everly Bothers, Sam Cooke, Neil … [Read more...]

A highly anticipated event is coming to Central Virginia on June 24. It’s the 22nd Annual Purple Martin Field Day to be held on the Wood farm in the Green Springs District of Louisa County – known locally as “The Bird Sanctuary” where the Wood family maintains habitat and nesting assistance for numerous bird species including bluebirds, tree swallows, chickadees, barn owls, kestrel falcons and … [Read more...]