FluvannaReview.com July 5 – 11, 2012 | One Copy Free JULY 5 – 11, 2012 • VOLUME 32, ISSUE 27 Quote of the week: “Our staff needs to be taken care of and they haven’t been taken care of,” – Steve Nichols – page 10 FOUNDED IN 1979 BY LEN GARDNER THIS WEEK IN REVIEW... www.fl uvannareview.com Publisher/Editor: Carlos Santos carlos@fl uvannareview.com Page 4 Page 6 Page 6 Advertising: Karen Sheff ron sales@fl uvannareview.com Cash mob Citizens get Public tours Accounts Manager: Diane Eliason Ca$h heads to answers on of high school diane@fl uvannareview.com E W Thomas. water to Zion set for July 12 Advertising Designer: Lisa Hurdle Crossroads. and 26. lisa@fl uvannareview.com Mob Web Administrator/Designer: Kathy Zeek kathy@fl uvannareview.com Designer: Marilyn Ellinger Staff Writers: Page Giff ord, Duncan Nixon, Kristin Sancken Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 and Ruthann Carr Photographers: David Stemple, O.T. Holen Speed limit Lake votes for Candid Mailing Address: P.O. 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Lost stock, customer traf- fi c, and cleanup has strained this business Services Saturday (July 7) to help the distressed We offer a wide range of Laser Surgical business. signifi cantly. veterinary services to Anesthesia / Pain The store lost all of his meat, includ- Cash Mobs typically ask participants to Control keep your companions ing deli meats, and ice cream after pow- pledge to spend at least $20 in an estab- Orthopedic Surgery lishment. But any purchases will be appre- feeling their best! Digital Radiology er went out on Friday night (June 29) ciated, regardless of amount. Spend what Advanced Dentistry because of the storm, said owner Beth Laboratory you are able to. 434-842-8387 Thomas. The store didn’t get power back Microchipping All you need do – is RSVP here, so we Mon.-Fri. 8:00am - 6:00pm • Sat. 8:30am-12:00 noon • Sun.Closed Laser Therapy until Sunday morning. can have an idea of how many to tell the 6690 James Madison Hwy, Fork Union, VA Ultrasound Gina Elliott Proulx organized the cash [email protected] • www.ForkUnionVets.com Dietary Counseling merchant to expect. Then show up at EW mob through Facebook. The point of a Thomas at 9:30 a.m. or later – for a bit of cash mob is to spend money at a small grocery shopping. And that’s it. business in need of help. Shoppers are We are Fluvanna...And we hope to see asked to spend around $20 during the you on Saturday, as we try to help some spree. neighbors in a time of need.” This is believed to be Fluvanna’s fi rst Focus on Fluvanna’s Future is a grass- cash mob event. roots movement aimed at improving the “I am overwhelmed and very thankful,” dialogue between citizens and Fluvanna’s said Thomas. “So we not only lost Satur- local government. day business – which is our busiest day Thomas said she knows that if the – but we lost all our meat, our deli meat cash mob descends on the store that she and our ice cream. When it’s 100 degrees will “have tears in my eyes. 220%0% DDISCOUNTISCOUNT SSPECIALPECIAL outside there’s no saving anything.” “I’d better start frying the chicken.” for Friday and Saturday Dinner P 15 Rd. ter Zion Crossroads ex . d Strong winds 250 y n w oi Bring this ad for discount • Offer expires August 31, 2012 H P n o is 3 N fell trees ad otch 64 M Rd s . e 250 Record heat fol- For reservations call 800-277-0844 m a J lowed by storms 2887 Poindexter Road, Zion Crossroads • www.prospecthill.com swept through Flu- vanna Friday night (June 29), with strong winds felling trees and power lines. ARM-STRONG LANDSCAPING, LTD. The storm that “Our Strength is Serving Your Needs” moved from the Midwest to the Mid- Atlantic is called a Book Your Mulch Delivery. derecho, known for its bow-like shape and extremely strong • Lawn Installations winds, according to • Tree & Shrub Angela Fritz, an at- Installation mospheric scientist at Weather Under- • Mulch Sales and ground. Wind gusts Installation from the storm likely reached 70 miles per • Topsoil Sales & hour. Installation Temperatures reached 104 degrees, • Pruning & Trimming beating Fluvanna’s • Mowing 1934 high for June 29 of 101 degrees. • Retaining Walls Saturday’s forecast (Rock, Brick & Block) is also a high of 104 degrees. • Walkway Installation Authorities opened • Leaf Removal two cooling shelters because of the in- The storm damaged Tom and Carol Brown’s • Land Clearing & tense heat, including deck in Lake Monticello. Photo by David Stemple. Stump Grinding Ask the Fork Union Com- munity Center and • General about our the road, and a down tree blocked the MULCH the new high school. Tufton gate of Lake Monticello for sev- Maintenance “Between the record-smashing heat eral hours. SPECIALS and then the incredible derecho storm, No one was injured in Fluvanna, ac- this was a pretty amazing weather cording to Sheriff Ryant Washington. FREE ESTIMATES (434) 589-7800 day,” said Fritz. Only a handful of customers were Rt. 53 from Charlottesville to Pal- Serving Charlottesville & Surrounding Areas CLASS A licensed & insured. without electrical power as of Tuesday myra had six areas where the road was (July 3). – Kristin Sancken vvisitisit uuss aat:t: aarm-stronglandscaping.comrm-stronglandscaping.com reduced to one lane due to branches in 4 | FLUVANNA REVIEW | July 5, 2012 school.