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, Foster Fuels has been fueling the energy needs of families and businesses all across Virginia. Our exceptional service and value set us apart. We are proud to announce the expansion of our services to the following areas:
• ALBEMARLE
• NELSON COUNTY
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TED HUGHES: MAN OF MANY TALENTS by LYNN COFFEY
I had already retired from the Backroads before meeting Ted and his wife Jane or I would have surely written a feature article about them in the paper. But it was my pleasure to interview them for my new book, Appalachian Heart, and share the wealth of talent Ted has when it comes to restoring early horse drawn vehicles and everything in between. He is one of those people who have the God-given gift of being able to fix and fabricate most anything he sets his mind to. Ted was one of three children born to Lewis and Pauline Hughes and was raised up in the hamlet of Massies Mill. He remembers all the local businesses and proprietors from the 1930s on and loaned wonderful vintage photographs of the village during its heyday, for the new book. The Hughes began their unique business called the Chalk Level Carriage and Buggy Works after Ted retired from his job at VDOT and Jane retired from Contel Telephone Company. His first formal repair
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Blue Ridge LIFE
OCTOBER 2013