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We are a small family farm that sources its chestnut tree stock from nearby growers.

Our orchard will soon mature and begin producing tasty Nelson County chestnuts like these.

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on the cover Photo credit: Stephanie Gross A woman models a gown designed and sewn by Rose Valentino. Photo taken at Rapunzel’s Coffee and Books in Lovingston. Story starts on page 10.

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thepublishers There’s nothing like walking into one of your favorite coffee shops only to be told there’s no coffee. Or power.

Or internet, thanks to a power-related outage from the ice storm the day before.

It’s a minor Problem of the First World but still a problem, considering just hours ago, downed trees and power lines stranded the writer for an hour or two at the nearest watering hole.

Flanked to my right by a group of Japanese tourists, I flipped open my laptop at the bar to download an adult beverage and a last-minute ad. Surely, I wouldn’t have to order another drink.

I may be a reckless publisher but I am a semi-responsible mom and dinner was still up in the air. Surely, the road and electric crews would be done by now? It’s amazing the fantastic truths you tell yourself at a bar.

As I turned onto the road, a nice burly man in an orange truck turned me around and I immediately realized my error: I should have at least tried to bribe my way through by gifting this fine man a full growler.

So, over the hills and through the woods, back to my house I went, dodging collapsed limbs on a windy gravel backroad. At least I could get

home, unlike my friend who had sent me a selfie wearing her husband’s motorcycle helmet because a large pine had fallen, blocking her driveway.

Nothing, I’ve assured the kids, nothing will prevent a mother or a Santa from making it back home, even in bad weather. Even so, I told Tommy he had better warm up the oven because it suddenly felt like a frozen pizza night.

With the kids tucked in (mommy may or may not have done some eggnog-inspired sloppy yoga with her daughter in the living room), the adults began the holidays a few days early, feasting on peppermint bark amid the sound of a generator threatening to roar.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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By Kay Pfaltz www.basicnecessities.com www.kaypfaltz.com Wine Tasting Terms: Nostalgia I end this year of wine tasting terminology with one final term: nostalgia. But before your mind flits fast down Rueful Road, conjuring images of Lancers and Mateus, let me gently steer it clear, as those aren’t quite what I had in mind.

Rather, the nostalgic feelings a wine can produce, which of course will be different for each person—and can certainly include the beautiful amber nectar that is Mateus.

Some wines are essential to our holiday experiences, whether it’s the obligatory flute of champagne, the big Napa Cabernet or, for me, Chambolle Musigny. What these personal choices do is more than compliment food and make our taste buds rejoice; they connect us to loved ones past and present, to experiences past and present, and satisfy us in ways beyond what the oenophiles say we should taste and smell. I don’t know which special wine will tap into your personal holiday memories, but the following are a few nostalgic Basics favorites.

Marie Kelly opts for big California

Cabernets. Not only are they chewy and dense, but they remind her of her beloved brother John in New York who always brings a couple bottles whenever the family gathers together. St. Supéry Cabernet, Napa 2015- $39.99. Mae Collins Tyree favors a demi-sec Vouvray for pairing with the wide range of dishes we find around the holidays (I heartily agree) and also just because, “It tastes so good!” Clos de Vigneau, Vouvray, $18.99. For red, her choice harks back to time spent recently in Provence with Anne and Frederic Grasset, and nostalgia for a different mentality of being, a slower pace of life, and unrivaled kindness. Château de Ségriès, Côtes du Rhône, 2016 (vintage of the century in the Rhône.) $14.99 Cheryl and Rose hail rich, fruitdriven, velvety California Pinot Noir.

Diora, La Petit Grace, 2016 – from Monterey (the place we all have second homes) this wine is all of the above and more. $28.99 Cheryl also loves Bodega Pico’s Loteta when it comes to value/bang for buck. A rich, smooth blend with lots of big fruit notes. $13.99 Since Despina is nostalgic for

her home country of Greece, she’s including some bottles of Greek wine at her table. Gavalas, Katsano, $29.99 Floral aromas with lemon blossom—exactly the scents you’d expect wafting about Santorini.

Chef David goes traditional with a Premier Cru Chablis for white, Domaine Chantemerle, Fourchaume, $38.99. Nothing quite rivals the flinty mineral notes and complexity of a Premier Cru Chablis. For red, Château de Beaucastel (we’ll all be at David’s for Thanksgiving), in this case, Coudelet de Beaucastel, Côtes du Rhône, 2016. $32.99 Notes of blackberry jam, herbs de Provence, black pepper, leather and plum.

Sallie and Rosie vote for Elena Panteleoni’s mystical Barbera della Stoppa, 2009 $38.99 - Nostalgia perhaps for past trips to Italy, past lives in Italy, whatever the reason, the wine is earthy, yet fruity, bold and unique. Notes of sour cherry and barnyard. And Kristin, who just turned 21, loves Max Ferd Richter Riesling. And who wouldn’t? As Kristin explains, it’s slightly sweet, without being cloying, very clean and pure. You bet. $16.99

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STORY by YVETTE STAFFORD PHOTOGRAPHY by STEPHANIE GROSS

Bryant Jackson’s day job is at Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery but off the clock, he’s the king of the cowboy fast draw, competing as the

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Though he’s not as fast as the speeding bullet that shoots out the barrel of his Taylor & Company .45 Ranch Hand revolver, as his stage name implies, the Kopperhead Kid draws his gun just as quickly as a copperhead can coil back and bite.

“I react to the light.”

The light he’s talking about is a bulb on a crude-looking metal target rigged to a timer. When the bulb flashes, out comes the Kopperhead venom.

“That’s where all my speed is. My hands are fast but you’ve got to be able to react to that light quickly.”

Bryant wasn’t born with a Colt in his hand but somehow the sport found him, he tells me from the patio over at Hill Top, overlooking a hill of blackberry vines that have been picked for the wine he helps make. Though it’s tied to the aesthetic of the Old American West, cowboy fast draw as a sport dates back to the mid 1950’s, the Golden age of television westerns. Drawing your gun quickly from a leather holster made for good television and because of that, actors needed coaches and trainers who were good at teaching that style of gun slinging. An Oklahoma stuntman by the name of Dee Woolem invented the first fast draw timer, holding the first competition in 1954.

Two generations later, 26 year-old Bryant says he is in his third year involved in the sport, and is already making waves among the old timers (let’s just say guys in their 40s and 50s are considered part of the young bunch). They were skeptical, perhaps intimidated, by the young gun, who was hoping to better his time. “Your reaction speed is your reaction speed,” they’d tell him at the practice range. “It is what it is. You can’t get any better.”

But they were talking to a young man who wrestled in high school and if any sport trained him for fast draw, it was wrestling. There was that one time his coach put him in a higher weight class at the last minute, pitting him against a wrestler with years and pounds on his side. At 5 feet 10 inches, Bryant weighed in at a svelte and wiry 142 lb. continued on page 14

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“He was huge. It came down to who had more heart. He had more experience but I wasn’t giving up either.”

They took it to the third round and like a scene out of an old western where two guys are brawling on the ground, one of them just gave up. “[It’s the] same thing in fast draw. I was inexperienced but I’ve got a lot more heart than most people. I put everything I have into it … You can’t blame anyone but yourself.”

So he took that attitude and brought it to his first big competition in July 2016, the Virginia State Championship where he placed 29th in a field of 61. By the time he competed at this year’s World Championship in Fallon, Nevada, he set a new world record for speed, beating the 5-time and current world champ in the Traditional World Champion title, putting him at 17th overall in the world. The time from drawing his pistol to hitting that target?

We’re talking fractions of a second.

The Kopperhead Kid says he shoots a 0.150. “That’s my average reaction to a light.” If he “misses the light,” he slows down to between 0.300 and 0.350 a fraction of a second.

Notorious for gameday rituals, athletes are. A favorite playlist, a lucky shirt. For Bryant, get that boy a bird.

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“The only think I am kinda serious about is eating chicken. I know it sounds weird but I swear, eating chicken is like the best thing to eat before you shoot.

Don’t eat bread, don’t eat carbs. Eat chicken.”

Photo by Anegla Harris

The world of Cowboy Fast Draw is a small one and Bryant Jackson is one of its younger members. He entered his first competition in 2016 and has quickly earned respect from the sport’s elders. Jackson practices often at a range with the Grandview Gunslingers, a club based in Bedford.

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Life isn’t always as simple as eating chicken and shooting fast. Is it ever? Right now, competing in fast draw competitions is a hobby and Bryant’s enjoying it. But he’s also a young man with a wife and dreams of a place roomy enough for a horse or two. The college thing has been a windy road that put him at jeopardy of majoring in Overthinking. At one point he was convinced he wanted to deliver babies, if it weren’t for a career epiphany he had while chatting with a doctor.

“You’ve got to be okay with losing kids,” the doctor told him. “I can’t. I won’t be able to do it.

I’ll turn into a mess.”

Major in History? That sounded promising.

“But I didn’t want to teach history to high school kids.”

He acknowledges overthinking gets you in trouble, paralyzing you at fast draw and at life.

So take a deep breath, and react to the light.

Reacting to the light of this metal target is what Bryant Jackson has trained himself to do, at an average speed of 0.150 seconds.

Cowboy Fast Draw competitors opt for wax bullets instead of lead. Bryant hand loads the rounds he uses.

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Bryant answered a request on Facebook earlier this year seeking part time tasting room help at Hill Top. The owners liked him so much, that job morphed into a steadier gig. Bryant now “does a little bit of everything,” from bottling, to berry picking, to running a weed whacker.

He’s a semester away from finishing his Associate’s in Business Administration but he seems to be hitting the range more often than his books.

The sound of a truck driving up the gravel road to the winery signals the day’s first customer, and an appropriate time for me to hit the save button on this interview. Bryant’s back-andforth on the rocker slows to a stop.

“I love where I’m at, I love what I’m doing. But ultimately, I know it’s not my true calling.”

Spoken like a true cowboy, or maybe a copperhead itching to shed its skin. BRL

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Mountain Homes for Your Outdoor Lifestyle.

HOMES ON THE MOUNTAIN

$289,000

MLS# 582973

MLS# 582320

$315,000

CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES

$99,900

MLS# 583431

990 Shamokin Springs Trail

52 Hidden Spring Lane

257 Timbers Condos

One of the best values on the mountain!

A reverse floor plan with living upstairs and bedrooms down to take advantage of the views through Shamokin Gorge. House is a short walk to community pool and playground and not far from major amenities of the Wintergarden Spa.

This charming home is privately located on one of the most beautiful lots in Stoney Creek.

A stream is near the home so you can enjoy its soothing melody from the rear deck. Nice mountain views in the distance. Golf front, but home sits back for ultimate privacy.

Great opportunity to be right on the ski slopes for both winter and summer views. This updated Timbers unit overlooks the slopes and provides direct access to the center of the activities. The perfect retreat for both ski season & enjoying a cool summer season.

$339,000

MLS# 574106

1735 Laurel Springs Drive Peace of mind for today’s fast pace; a private retreat for all seasons! Spacious 5 BR home offers an opportunity for your family to enjoy all that Wintergreen has to offer. Well maintained and updated with multiple decks, screened in porch, and newer roof!

$364,900

MLS# 582168 71 Split Rock Trail

This charming & well-maintained 6 BR mtn. retreat is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac & boasts gorgeous all Cypress paneling that soars up the vaulted ceilings and throughout this home. Spacious, warm, & inviting this home comes turnkey ready for ski season!

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This 3 BR, 2.5 BA home is well maintained and exceptionally constructed, by one of the most respected builders at Wintergreen. It has a very workable design by Steve Hinton at Design Vision. The views are comparable to some of the best on the mountain.

Beautifully renovated 2 BR ski-in ski-out condo on Eagles Swoop ski slope. Nice mountain views over the slope. Very nice, open and bright floor plan. Currently on the Wintergreen Resort rental program. Located in the heart of the Wintergreen Resort Village, close to amenities.

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Beautiful mountain views AND slopeside access! In winter, entertain yourself watching the skiers from your living room, or just walk out and hit the slopes yourself! This villa sits at the highest area of Diamond Hill, offering the best views and easiest walk to the slopes.

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1595 Vistas Condos This condo is a bottom floor end unit with spectacular views. Outstanding day and night views. Ski shuttle stops at front door. Across the street from spa, pools & exercise facilities.

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946 Diamond Hill Condos Beautifully maintained, slope front 2 BR condo.

Gorgeous views of the Rockfish Valley and ski slope. A very desirable location in the resort Village. This unit has not been on the rental program, although would make a wonderful rental if that is what you are looking for.

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Designed by Glenn German & built by Central Virginia Builder’s founder, Charlie Smith; This one of a kind, 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath home has been highly upgraded and designed to capture the play on the 6th tee to green. It has been used as a weekend retreat by current owners to entertain family and friends.

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1577 Vistas Condos This mid-level, end unit affords privacy and spectacular views. Just a short walk to Devils Grill, the Wintergarden Spa, golf, tennis and hiking trails. Ski shuttle to the lower mountain stops in front of complex. Wonderful views of the mountains and valleys below.

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By Dr. Steve Schmitz Afton Family Medicine Dear Dr. Steve, Should I take a multi vitamin daily?

The vitamin and supplement industry in the USA is a very big industry. To tackle the benefits and harms of supplements is far beyond the scope of this little column, but we can try to look closer at the standard adult multivitamin. What follows are some general statements that apply to the regular healthy adult population about taking multivitamins.

The first message is that the primary way we should all get our vitamin needs is through a healthy diet that includes lots of varied vegetables and fruits. The benefits of eating these whole foods far outweigh anything that can be swallowed in a pill. Fiber, vitamins, nutrients, minerals, healthy calories, satisfying the hunger craving, as well as experiencing enjoyable taste all come from eating these natural foods!

But, many people would like to take a multivitamin, seeking health benefits. Generally speaking, there

have not been any good studies that prove great benefit or harm to a healthy adult from taking a multivitamin. Some people, seeing no proven harm, will take a multivitamin thinking, “it may help and it can’t hurt”– which is a reasonable approach. Others will steer clear to avoid a pill that may not really be helpful – also reasonable. Certainly there are health problems that dictate a need for higher doses of certain vitamins.

I would recommend that you follow your doctor’s advice if you have one of those.

So, taking a multivitamin or not really comes down to a personal choice. But, we all would do well to make sure that we are eating healthily first. As Dr. Cole often says, “A lousy diet with vitamins is still a lousy diet”.

Dr. Steve Schmitz is a licensed medical doctor based in Afton. This column is provided as a service to readers of Blue Ridge Life Magazine and it does not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers of this magazine. If you have a question about your personal health, please consult your doctor.

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With gift lists, grocery lists, and guest lists, it just doesn’t seem like the time to ruin the festivities and introduce another to-do list. In reality there is no better time than the holiday season, when family and home may be closest to your heart, to slip in one more check list to protect your home, investment, and the ones you love. Plain and simple, it makes good sense (and cents) to routinely perform and invest in these home maintenance tips.

• Test fire extinguisher pressure gauges. If the pressure is low, recharge or dispose of it and get a new one.

• Test smoke detector sensors and alarms. Batteries should be changed once or twice a year.

•Test carbon monoxide detectors.

Carbon monoxide is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in America. If you have only one detector, place it in a hallway outside

the bedroom mounted 14 inches off the floor to face height on the wall, but never where there is a draft.

• Test auto reverse safety feature on garage door openers. A garage door is often the heaviest and largest moving equipment around the home. Consult the owner’s manual for maintenance and lubrication tips.

• Test the pressure and temperature relief valve for proper operation. A temperature setting of 120 to 130 can economize utility bills. An operable temperature relief valve (TPR) can prevent a possible explosion by releasing pressure buildup in the water heater.

• Check water purification and water softener filters. Excessive levels of calcium and magnesium in hard water can lead to buildup in water heaters and eventually clog pipes and diminish plumbing efficiency.

• Clean and freshen your drains.

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• Degrease and freshen your garbage disposal. Turn on the disposal and throw in ice cubes made from equal portions of water and vinegar.

• Clean range hood filter. Remove and clean the metal mesh filter that keeps grease from getting into the ductwork. Soak in hot water and liquid dish detergent and rinse clean with hot water.

• Clean appliances. Use an allpurpose, handy dandy cleaner made from 1 teaspoon borax, ½ teaspoon washing or baking soda, 2 teaspoons white vinegar, ¼ teaspoon dishwashing liquid, and 2 cups hot water.

• Remove and clean range burners and keep range top clean as spills occur. Immediately sprinkle food

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• Clean and brighten tile and grout. Try hydrogen peroxide OR a solution of 1 part water and 1 part vinegar along with a new hard toothbrush.

• Clean and replace furnace and air conditioner filters. Filters are cheaper by the dozen. Label each filter by month to serve as your monthly installation reminder.

Once you have made your lists, and checked them twice, pause and just enjoy spending time with your family and friends. Have a safe and happy holiday!

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STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY by YVETTE STAFFORD

If Mattie Lucinda Browning was your mother, Christmas morning meant new shoes and a steaming pot of

OYSTER STEW Meals made by the family matriarch, Mattie Lucinda Browning, are the inspiration behind a forthcoming cookbook compiled by “Miss Lou” Wooten Fitzgerald. They include a treasured oyster stew recipe, a traditional Christmas morning meal. To add this to your Christma list, email grannylou4945@ gmail.com.

Hovering over the stove in her Mrs. Claus apron, Miss Lou (Mary Louise on her birth certificate) is stirring up a Wooten family tradition that begins with the lipid of all lipids.

“I put a stick of butter in the pan and pour the oysters and let them stew until they curl,” she explains from the kitchen of her family’s cabin in Shipman.

We are weeks away from Christmas morning but Miss Lou is already in the spirit. She shows me a picture of her late mother, Mattie Lucinda Browning — the inspiration for a forthcoming family cookbook — in a kitchen wearing an apron with poinsettias on it. Miss Lou stops to pour me a splash — just a splash — of champagne in a green plastic cup. It’s 2 PM and the days have gotten dreadfully shorter in this hollow.

“And then I put salt and pepper, and then ... a pint of heavy cream, and in this pot I put a half a gallon of milk also.” continued on page 26

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Admittedly, oyster stew wasn’t Miss Lou’s favorite growing up — her mother would always have a hot dog for her on stand by — but it’s woven so deeply into her family’s fabric that she had to include it in the collection of recipes she’s publishing, Wooten-Browning Family Cookbook. Certainly not the first person tasked with typing faded cursive recipes into legible print, Miss Lou joins the club of nostalgia-driven baby boomers driven to preserve recipes of the past. Over in the living room, baby brother Mervel is watching the UVa game with a borrowed heart — he became a transplant recipient some years ago. His son and his wife just left the cabin with their young children after an afternoon of chopping trees in the woods. These are the reasons Southern women with gray hair cobble together recipes and stories. continued on page 28

Siblings Mervel and Mary Louise Wooten at the Wooten homeplace in Shipman. The family’s cabin is located not far from the original digs.

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“Something just came over me,” she tells me, as the steam begins to rise off the pot. “I have got to do this or it’ll never get done.”

Sure, she and the other women in the family had tossed around the idea of a cookbook before but that was 30 years ago. Easter dinners are another Wooten family tradition and it was at this year’s gathering that Miss Lou announced her decision to publish the book.

Pretty fitting since Miss Lou was born on Easter, 73 years ago.

The year was 1945 and the Wootens didn’t have electricity or running water in their Craigtown home but they did have Aunt Eva Brown, a midwife and dear friend of Miss Lou’s mother.

“Daddy went to get Aunt Eva and she was waiting on her front porch because she saw the lantern come on and daddy was coming to get her.”

As the story goes, since her oldest sister was already nicknamed “Bunny,” that name was out of the running in spite of the Easter birthday. So her name became Mary Louise. “Don’t know where it came from. But supposedly a lady in Shipman named me.”

Come Christmas, Miss Lou says daddy would bring back a cedar from their property. The kids would always want a big fat one but their house was a small house and so a skinny tree would have to do. But when it came to oysters, daddy — who worked at the American Cyanamid plant in Piney River — always made sure they had plenty.

“Ever since I could remember, [momma] did oyster stew for breakfast and throughout the year, oyster season. I do remember daddy buying them in gallons from the Moon store. You had to order them around Thanksgiving or so to get them. I love them fried but the stew is not my favorite. I’m making it today because it reminds me of my mom and the seven of us kids being all happy for Christmas.”

It helped that the seven Wooten kids were a humble bunch and didn’t expect an avalanche of gifts on Christmas morning. With the oyster stew heating

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on the cook stove, the kids would rise early and usually each get a new outfit to wear along with a pair of shoes. The shoes — cowboy boots were Miss Lou’s favorite — would be sitting outside of the box and in that shoe box, Santa would leave treats for the kids. “We would get an orange and a banana and some grapes and a candy cane, a little bit of hard candy like Christmas candy, and that’s what we got in that shoebox. Momma was famous for counting, making sure everybody got the same amount. No one got any more or less than the other.”

The stew is ready and there are just enough snowman bowls to pass around. After ripping open a crinkling sack of Food Lion oyster crackers, we pause for Mervel to say the blessing.

Breaking slightly from tradition, Miss Lou forgets about the hot dogs and instead dives in with a spoon, lifting the hot stew to her lips. “I do like the oyster crackers once they’re soggy,” Mrs. Claus giggles, proving once again that a stick of butter makes things better. BRL

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STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY by YVETTE STAFFORD

THE WOOD THAT WARMS YOU Many of the neatly stacked racks of firewood at Wintergreen Resort’s condos come courtesy of these men and their muscles.

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The sun is trying to catch up to the pace of Addison Johnston, who is ahead of the game with two men and two cups of coffee. There’s fire inside a wood stove he keeps near the shed — rusty from sitting outside in the elements — and it’s beginning to glow, like the mountains waking up to the west.

“Why do I get up?” Addison says, repeating the question I just asked him. The yellow sun is beginning to rise and the hills are turning pink.

“First of all it’s the grace of God. That’s why I get up and look at this beautiful view every morning and thank the Lord for giving me another day here on Earth. It means everything.”

One of his guys, a young man in a black hoodie, throws another log into the outside stove. But first, more coffee.

“You put what you want,” Addison tells me in the kitchen, as he plugs up a white plastic kettle. It’s been years since I’d seen a can of Maxwell House and I tell Addison I’ve forgotten the ratio for instant coffee. “Two small ones depending on how strong you want it,” handing me a spoon. “I put a little bit more in mine but that will make it pretty strong right there.”

Two and stir, wish a dash of hazelnut creamer.

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“Let me check on my wife, see if she needs anything.” Norma drives a school bus but not today. She threw out her back playing with a grandkid which means someone else is driving her route this morning.

Apparently she’s doing okay because Addison comes back.

“Want a honey bun or donut stick?”

It’s a bit early for that, I tell him. Plus, his guys are waiting and the sun is catching up. So we take a few more sips and one more look at that killer view he’s got. Addison clears his throat and gets a little religious.

“It gives me the ability to work and the ethic that He gives me each day.

Even though I get mad and cuss and carry on at times — I’m a sinner — but God’s first. I don’t care. God’s first.”

God, Norma, Maxwell House and his work crew, in that order.

Addison fires up the mill, a large blue behemoth of steel responsible for the piles upon piles of chopped firewood behind him. Tip, Addison’s beagle, respects the power of this machine and keeps a safe distance. The girl can bark but the mill can roar.

A log is fed down a chute before a chainsaw blade is lowered, severing it clean, sawdust shooting out the side towards the ground like fireworks.

Addison feeds and chops, bearded John from Buckingham splits the logs, and Dakota in the hoodie feeds the smaller pieces up a conveyor that then drop into a pile below. Today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday, the day before guests begin checking into their condos at Wintergreen Resort because after all, leaf peeper season is peaking. The view from Addison’s perch is nothing short of majestic, an early Christmas gift.

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“Campbells Mountain and the Parkway, to the right,” he shows me, his arm outstretched like a guide. “Your house is over here. The way the bird flies, not far away at all. That’s big The Priest, that’s little The Priest, Three Ridges, and Big Piney over here.”

All in all, Addison and his family – immediate and extended – are sitting on roughly 150 acres, their story predating that of the Resort’s. In 1969, a big chunk of land, known as The Big Survey, was purchased by investors and within a few years, developers began carving out plans for a ski resort. By 1975, Wintergreen was operating eight slopes and three chair lifts off that mountain. As skiers and tourists started streaming into the Rockfish Valley, on the other side of the ridge — a world away — Addison and Norma were coming of age.

“I was 15 she was 13. We come from my parent’s house up here and we were looking at the mountain and she says, ‘I’d love to have me a house up here one day.’”

Up here where the views remain largely untouched, a farm house sitting at the bottom of this panoramic Blue Ridge bowl. One side of Addison’s property line abuts a pumpkin patch. The site of their future home was covered in brush, but for youngsters in love, it was perfect.. “[Norma] is 54 now so 20 years later … it came true.”

As you can judge the age of a tree by its rings, you can judge the wear and tear on a man by his hands. I catch a few cracks but Addison is gesticulating so fast I ignore them. He started making money working for a building contractor in Charlottesville. “I was just pushing a shovel and I started climbing the ladder,” he says, motioning that career ladder climb, which looks much like a bear scrambling up a tree.

Or a young dad chasing kids. They’re all grown now and Addison’s free to focus on the rush of firewood season. After he had struck out on his own, and knowing he’d be delivering wood all over that Resort, Norma got him something better than a pack of business cards.

“My wife got me this jacket years ago,” he said, pointing to the patch, embroidered with his name. “She said, ‘You need people to know you.’” continued on page 35

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A VDOT dump truck in its former life, Addison Johnston’s orange Mack truck hauls tons of wood up and down the mountains this time of year. In order to efficiently move firewood up several flights of stairs, Addison welded together a bracket with a pulley capable of pulling a load to the top. For more info, call 434-485-4068.

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Delivery Day If people didn’t know this man then, they know him now. Hauling loads of seasoned wood in the trademark orange dump truck — a VDOT hand-me-down — Addison is unmistakable. He and his guys are parked outside Dobie condos on a Thursday morning, the calm before the Friday guest check-in storm.

“Work smarter, not harder,” Addison preaches, as he shows me a rig he’s welded together. Working hard would be running up arm loads of firewood up several flights of stairs to the racks that sit outside the condo doors. Working smarter means running up to the top with a pulley and lowering a canvas wood hauler to the ground, where his crew can fill it.

Filling this row of condos takes not quite an hour before Addison hops back into the truck to park outside another building. It’s when he takes his gloves off to tear into a ziplock bag of leftover Halloween candy (I took an Almond Joy) that I notice his hands. Worn to the nubs, some of them are. Half of his fingers are taped up.

“It’s been tough. Yes it has.” showing them to me only because I asked.

“I didn’t bandage them up [yesterday] morning but they crack open so bad, Yvette, they bleed on the ends and stuff. You can see where they healed and re-cracked. It’s tough.”

But no one ever told Addison it would be easy. In some ways, he and Norma — who is thankfully on the mend — are still clearing brush off the hillside worlds away from this ski resort. But if anyone can warm a home and the keep the coals burning, it’s the man in the big orange dump truck that gets up before the sun does. BRL

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COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Start: Dec. 1, 2018 8:30 am End: Dec. 1, 2018 10:30 am Venue: Rockfish Valley Community Center Contact: 434-361-0100 Address: 190 Rockfish Lane, Afton, VA, 22920 (NELSON)

NELSON COUNTY CHRISTMAS PARADE Start: Dec. 8, 2018 3:00 pm End: Dec. 8, 2018 7:00 pm Venue: Village of Lovingston Address: Corner of Main and Front Streets (NELSON)

WREATHS AND CHRISTMAS TREES Start: Dec. 1, 2018 9:00 am End: Dec. 1, 2018 5:00 pm Venue: Saunders Brothers Farm Market Contact: 434-277-5455 Address: 2717 Tye Brook Highway, Piney River, VA, 22964 (NELSON) 2018 CONCEALED DARKNESS RELEASE PARTY AND PIG ROAST Start: Dec. 1, 2018 10:00 am End: Dec. 1, 2018 8:00 pm Venue: Blue Mountain Barrel House Contact: 434-263-4002 Address: 495 Cooperative Way, Arrington, VA, 22922 (NELSON)

DECEMBER 2 SUNDAY NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA – HOLIDAY JUBILEE CONCERT Start: Dec. 2, 2018 4:00 pm End: Dec. 2, 2018 6:00 pm Venue: Rockfish Valley Community Center Contact: www.nelsoncco.org Address: 190 Rockfish Lane, Afton, VA, 22920 (NELSON) HOLIDAY WREATHS AND DECOR WORKSHOP #2 Start: Dec. 2, 2018 2:00 pm End: Dec. 2, 2018 4:30 pm Venue: Pharsalia Contact: 434-277-5231 Address: 2333 Pharsalia Road, Tyro,VA, 22976 (NELSON)

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DECEMBER 31 MONDAY NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION Start: Dec. 31, 2018 5:00 pm End: Jan. 1, 2018 12:00 am Venue: Wintergreen Resort Contact: 434-325-2200 Address: 39 Wintergreen Drive, Roseland, VA 22967 (NELSON)

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HOLIDAY WREATHS AND DECOR WORKSHOP #2 Start: Dec. 2, 2018 2:00 pm End: Dec. 2, 2018 4:30 pm Venue: Pharsalia Contact: 434-277-5231 Address: 2333 Pharsalia Road, Tyro,VA, 22976 (NELSON)

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VIRGINIA DISTILLERY COMPANY’S 3RD ANNIVERSARY Start: Dec. 8, 2018 11:00 am End: Dec. 8, 2018 6:00 pm Venue: Virginia Distillery Company Contact: 434-285-2900 Address: 299 Eades Lane, Lovingston, VA, 22949 (NELSON)

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businessdirectory Accounting ROGERS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 434-361-9650 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy Nellysford, VA NELSON COUNTY Call today to schedule your complimentary “get-acquainted” meeting with one of our CPAs. Specializing in quality tax and accounting services for individuals, small businesses, trusts and estates.

Visit www.R-CPA.net for additional information.

Breweries BLUE MOUNTAIN BARREL HOUSE 434-263-4002 495 Cooperative Way, Arrington, VA NELSON COUNTY Come visit us at the Barrel House brewery and tasting room and discover where tradition meets innovation.

Our tasting room is open Sunday-Thursday, 12PM-8PM, Friday 12PM-9PM, & Saturday, 12PM-8PM. You can enjoy a tasting flight of our available beer selections, relax with a full glass of one of our fine ales or lagers, and take a complementary tour after your purchase if you’d like to learn about our special brewing process.

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ELK MOUNTAIN CONTRACTING, LLC 540-241-9075 221 Old Tyro Lane, Tyro, VA AUGUSTA COUNTY

MARLO G. ALLEN, ASSOCIATE BROKER 434-996-3525 Nellysford, VA NELSON COUNTY

Elk Mountain Contracting has been building custom log cabins and barns for 14 years.

Using stonework and reclaimed materials to compliment your project allows us to provide a historic appeal to your structure. Services Provided: Reclaimed building materials, Custom log cabins and barns, Chinking, Stonework, General Construction, Cabin and barn restorations.

When buying or selling real estate in Nelson County or Wintergreen, you can count on “That Girl” to get you results!

Besides being a family business partner at Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery of Nellysford, I am also a recognized and trusted name in real estate throughout Nelson County and Wintergreen.

R.M. GANTT CONSTRUCTION 434-316-0090 www.RMGantt.com NELSON COUNTY

MOUNTAIN AREA REALTY 434-361-2440 2788 Rockfish Valley Hwy, Nellysford, VA NELSON COUNTY

R.M. Gantt Construction is a family owned business which has served the Central Virginia area since 1992. We concentrate on higher end residential construction by providing our team of professionals, consisting of our well trained and specialized Framers, Millwork Specialists, Project Managers, Estimators, and Interior Designers.

We offer a turn key project.

Mountain Area Realty offers full real estate services for Nelson County, Wintergreen Resort, Stoney Creek, and surrounding areas. Call our office 7 days a week for immediate professional service from one of our experienced agents.

SENTARA MARTHA JEFFERSON AFTON FAMILY MEDICINE 540-456-6710 10950 Rockfish Valley Hwy Afton, VA

Blue Mountain Brewery is open 7 days a week bringing the revolution of real hand-crafted American beer to our corner of the world. Eight to ten Blue Mountain drafts available at all times, local foods for lunch and dinner, local wines & family friendly.

Family Medical Physician’s office specializing in preventive care, acute care,chronic illness care, pediatric and newborn care, women’s health, sports medicine, and geriatric medicine. All ages are welcome.

Resorts & Recreation WINTERGREEN MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY PROPERTIES 434-361-1490 725 Beech Grove Rd, Roseland, VA 22967 NELSON COUNTY Wintergreen Mountain and Valley Properties is proud to serve the Wintergreen mountain area as well as the Stoney Creek and Nelson County areas.

We are committed to providing excellent customer service to suit all of your real estate needs. We pride ourselves in trust, market leadership, and cutting-edge marketing to best serve you. Give us a call today!

Plan a visit to Wild Wolf, an award winning brewery, sports bar and farm to fork restaurant nestled in Virginia’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains along the Brew Ridge Trail. Come enjoy 13 beers on tap; be sure to bring Fido and the kids!

For private event inquiries contact kaitlin@wildwolfbeer.com

WINTERGREEN RESORT 855-245-5011 39 Mountain Inn Loop Wintergreen, VA NELSON COUNTY Wintergreen Resort is a four-season mountain retreat on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Championship golf; seasonal skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing; an award-winning tennis program; a full-service, destination spa; indoor and outdoor pools; miles of marked hiking trails; 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space; charming lodging; and a variety of enticing dining options.

Visitor Centers

Music WILD WOLF BREWING COMPANY 434-361-0088 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy Nellysford, VA NELSON COUNTY

CovesvilleStoreAntiques.com Rt. 29 south of Charlottesville

VeronaAntiques.com Rt. 11 north of Staunton

Medical BLUE MOUNTAIN BREWERY 540-456-8020 9519 Critzers Shop Rd Afton, VA NELSON COUNTY

TuckahoeAntiques.com Rt. 151 Near Wintergreen

BLUE STAR MUSIC 434-263-6746 177 Main St. P.O. Box 493 Lovingston, VA NELSON COUNTY 434-277-9209 2nd Stage, Amherst, VA AMHERST COUNTY

WINTERGREEN REAL ESTATE 434-361-0500 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, VA and 3079 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford, VA 22958 NELSON COUNTY

NELSON COUNTY’S FAVORITE SINCE 1988 Musical instruments, service, repairs, rentals and supplies. Lessons: all styles and levels of guitar, including advanced jazz, banjo, bass, vocals, keyboard, drums, beginning mandolin, dobro and accordion. Mon. Wed. Thurs. 12-8 bluestarmusicva.com

The official real estate office of Wintergreen Resort. Contact us for sales and purchases of lots, homes and condos in Stoney Creek and on the mountain.

NELSON COUNTY TOURISM 434-263-7315 8519 Thomas Nelson Hwy Lovingston, VA NELSON COUNTY Experience the Sunrise Side of the Blue Ridge. From our mountains to the mighty James River. Wear yourself out at our wineries, breweries, cidery, and eateries. Then hit the sack in a cozy cabin or bed & breakfast.

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Walking distance to the Shopping Center, Medical Center, Banks, and Restaurants. Cable TV, Internet, Phone Service,Lawn Maintenance, and Snow Removal included. 1 year lease but shorter leases available. Contact for details. Posted By: Sarah Holman 22958 - Nellysford/Wintergreen 434-531-2124 $1600 Level lot in Stoney Creek This 1.48 acre lot on Monocan Dr. in Stoney Creek is level with a roughed in driveway. The underbrush was removed last year and there are lots of nice rocks for foundation or walls. There is a current soil study with approval for a septic system. Lake Monocan is nearby and the lot is bordered on one side by a pretty creek. Posted By: Richard Bell 22958 - Nellysford/Wintergreen 434.960.2332 $55,000 Wintergreen Ski Chalet Lovely 3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms (king, 2 twins in 2 rooms). Living room with gas fireplace, new washer and dryer. Located on quiet area of mountain. Fully furnished, including

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kitchen items. Large deck, parking for several cars. Includes guest passes for access to spa/ lake/ pools. Will consider short term/ winter rental. Posted By: Mary Fedorochko 22958 - Nellysford/ Wintergreen 703-451-9969 $1000/ per month plus utilities Nelson County Home for Rent with Mountain Views 3-4 bedroom; 2 full bath, hardwood floors, open fireplace, screen porch, no appliances provided, large yard oil furnace heating system/heating oil included in rent, 45 minute drive to Lynchburg, 60 minute drive to Charlottesville Posted By: Ruth Saunders 22976 - Tyro 434-277-5865 $1000/mo Country Home with VIEWS!! 3 Bedroom; 2 bath; kitchen; 2400 sq ft; washer & dryer hook ups; gazebo with large deck; basement; one car garage & storage, Coy fish pond; paved driveways; VIEWS!!!

Posted By: DIane Harvey 22920 - Afton 434-906-2136 $1500/mo Wintergreen Two Bedroom, Two Bath Two BR, two Bath condo, close to Spa and Nature Foundation. Fully furnished. Utilities and basic cable provided. Internet not

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provided, but is available. Posted By: Erlene Hendrix 22958 - Nellysford/ Wintergreen 757-377-1209 $875 monthly, off-season rate

FREE Player Piano Antique Conklin player piano. Partially restored – all key pneumatics have been resurfaced, all key air hoses have been replaced with plastic lines. Main vacuum pump and pneumatic motor need re-covering. Posted By: Ray Van Wagner 22967 - Roseland/Lowesville/Massies Mill 434-277-1010 $0

FURNITURE Double Bed w/mattress, box spring and some bedding Double bed with wood headboard/ footboard, mattress, box spring and some bedding. Bought new several years ago and used in a guest bedroom. Posted By: Susan Marks 22958 - Nellysford/ Wintergreen 540-894-7798 $125 negotiable Free-Standing Table/Deck Umbrella Free-Standing Table/Deck Umbrella, 8 ft. span, includes heavy granite stability block, some discoloration due to being stored while damp, 2 years old. Posted By: Susan Marks 22958 - Nellysford/Wintergreen 540-894-7798 $75 negotiable

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Insured and bonded pet sitter I’vebeen pet sitting for over 11 years. I’ve had my own business since 2013. I am available in the winter green area having just moved from Richmond Virginia. I’m available for a multiple visits which are $20 per visit including walking, feeding, keeping company, sticking to your routine. I also am available for pet sitting/housesitting Which provides comfort and familiarity to your pets while you are away!. I’m insured and bonded to provide you with peace of mind.Posted By: Amanda Propst 22958 - Nellysford/ Wintergreen 540-220-1516 $20-60

Beer Bottles – Grolsch Style These are about 28 oz bottles with ceramic tops secured with wire type fasteners. I have about 45 total. Posted By:Ray Van Wagner 22967 - Roseland/ Lowesville/Massies Mill 4342771010 $1/each

JOBS Experienced Artisan Baker 2 years of experience in a High volume artisan bread bakery, must be able to work alone or in a team. Graveyard shift, must be available holidays and weekends, dependable transportation. Posted By: Nancy Hellerman 22920 - Afton 434-3272906 $TBA

MUSIC Huss & Dalton Guitars 1) TDM, Sinker Mahogany b/s, Sunburst Red Spruce top serial #3801 2) O-SP, Rosewood b/s, Sunburst Spruce top serial #3993 Posted By: James Felock 24477 - Stuarts Draft 540-712-7810 $2000/EA

SOLD! - Queen Mattress & Frame (Kingsdown) The queen mattress is 60 in x 79 in and it includes a solid metal frame. From a non-smoking family. In good condition. Posted By: Mike Mollica 22958 - Nellysford/Wintergreen $75 Hot tub (Softub) Model: Resort 300 Great Condition; limited use, Capacity: 5-6 people, 7 jets, led colored lights; Standard 110 voltage outlet; less than 100 lbs when empty; 300 gallons water when filled to capacity. Posted By: Kimberly Hornsby 22958 - Nellysford/Wintergreen757-870-1204 $2500 (negotiable) Vari-Kennel, extra large extra large, airline approved for dog 70-90 lbs.; chrome has rust, but could easily be painted or replaced, otherwise in excellent condition; used once to ship a dog. Posted By: Susan Gardner 24581 Norwood 434-996-7028 $75

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BECERRA LAWNCARE Now taking appointments for Chipping and Leaf Removal Contact: Carlos Becerra

434-962-3266 Firewood • Debris Cleanup • Wood Chipper Mowing • Weed Eating • Pruning/Weeding Tree Trimming • Planting/Fertilizing • Mulching Spraying Weeds • Raking Leaves • Much, much more ...

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