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Comprehensive Guide To

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All Things Floyd

The cover photo is courtesy of William Bell of Bell Gallery & Garden.

It is from taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County.

Floyd, The Friendly Place...........................................................6 Buffalo Mountain Brewing Company - The Way Bill Bryant Came Home........................... 8 & 9 The Rudds Keep a Sweet Tradition Going in Floyd..................10 Elma’s Corners is One Crafter’s Dream, and a Happy Shopping Stop for All................................12 Dogtown Roadhouse Announces a New Addition to the Legendary Building...................................14 The June Bug Center Kicks Off Fall Programming for Children and Teens.....................16 The Bell Gallery: An Artistic Fixture in Downtown Floyd...........18 From Hospital to Heritage...Visit the Historical Society’s Museum to Experience Floyd’s Rich Past............ 20 & 22 Points of Interest ......................................................................24 Directory...................................................................................26 Floyd is Alive with the Sound of Music.....................................28 Spooktacular Gala at Chantilly Farm........................................32 “TRAIL LOVE” – Chantilly Farm Adds Miles of Trails for Residents and Visitors.............. 34 & 36 The Floyd Radio Show: Views From Buffalo Mountain...................................................38 16 Hands and Terra Floyd are Uniting this November for a Craft Studio Tour...........................40 Floyd Grown, Helps Businesses Grow and Succeed...... 42 & 44

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Floyd, The Friendly Place

- To wave or not to wave, this is the question By Ron Campbell Ok so it’s four o’clock in the morning. I have been awakened by the sounds of the night in Floyd. Maybe it was the cat who wants out if she is in, or in if she is out. Or was it the dog who tippy taps outside the bedroom door because there might be raccoons snooping around on the porch and she feels I need to know about it. Or maybe she just heard the horse banging his water bucket around at the barn because he ate too much alfalfa and drank all of his water.

For whatever reason, I’m up and pondering the question of whether or not to wave at the driver of the car coming in my direction. Yep that’s the question of the night.

You might be thinking there are better things to do at four o’clock in the morning, but it’s a thought that has concerned me for fifteen years. At this early hour, though, I think I just might be able to answer this question for new-comers to Floyd…or ‘fer-ners’ as we are sometimes referred to in jest by my neighbor down the road, bless her heart! Yep I’m one of them fer-ners, and I’m ok with this label because the native Floydians seemed to have welcomed me into the fold a bit.

I came to Floyd about fifteen years ago, and the first thing I noticed was that it was a very friendly place. I also noticed that the pace among the Floyd population, in general, was a lot less frantic than what you’d find in cities like Atlanta or New York. Going to town and such, I observed that as I drove around and passed drivers on the road, people most always waved.

This created some problems for my logical mind. It challenged me to decide whether or not to join in on all this waving, and if I did, how to do it at the ooooh so important proper time. Not wanting to be rude, I told myself that I have to get a handle on this or else forever be a “fer ner” (bless her heart).

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When I was young, say nine, we would visit my grandparent’s farm in Darlington Heights, Virginia. Travelling around the countryside there, the people we passed would raise their index finger off the steering wheel and wave as we passed. The first question I asked my dad, as I sat in the front seat with no seat belt, (they weren’t invented yet so don’t be alarmed) was, “do you know those people?” And he would say “nope”. My next question was, “then why did you wave”? The answer that came back was “we just want each other to know that we are friendly”. What a beautiful thing to be taught at such an early age!

Now here is what I know about waving as it pertains to Floyd. It just might help you with your decision to wave or not, and help prevent you from over thinking it.

• First, if you are approaching a driver with his hand on the top of the steering wheel, he is probably going to wave.

• If the sunlight is shining brightly on his steering wheel, and you can see his index finger, you are more apt to time your wave properly.

However, he may not wave because the sun is in his eyes and he can’t see that you have your hand on the top of your steering wheel. Oh well.

• If you are in an old truck, say 1980 or order, and they are in an old truck, they will probably give you the index-finger wave. The

Floyd salute as my neighbor calls it.

• If you are in a new truck, clean and shiny, and they are in an old truck, they may not wave. I think this has something to do with who has the hardest job and who has more free time to wash his truck.

• If you are in an old truck and they are in a new truck, don’t bother to wave, it’s probably a young, full of vinegar, “I’m really cool” kind of guy, heading to pick up his girl.

• If you are in a car, and they are in a truck, don’t waste your time.

• If you are in a truck, and they are in a car, it’s your call.

• If they have a baseball cap with “GJ Ingram” or “CW Harman’s” or “Wills Ridge Hardware” stitched on them, they will absolutely give you an index finger nod.

• And for sure… if you are at the stop sign turning right and they are turning left, and you can see their eyes, they are definitely going to wave. This applies to you turning left as well.

These are my observations. Use them as guidelines. Don’t feel bad if you wave too late.

Don’t be embarrassed if you wave and they don’t. You will both get over it because you probably didn’t really know each other anyway.

And if you really want to feel good, wave but don’t look at them. You will never know if you really hosed it up. So, go ahead and wave… It’s a very friendly place here in these mountains.

Besides, your little buddy buckled in the seat next to you just might ask why.

Ron Campbell is the owner of The Maggie Gallery. The Maggie Gallery features art, gifts, and custom framing. Come by and say hi!

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Buffalo Mountain Brewing Company - The Way Bill Bryant Came Home

by Vickie Holt

When Bill Bryant retired from the Air Force, he faced the question of what to do with the rest of his life. As a teenager, he couldn’t wait to leave Floyd County, so he joined the Air Force after graduating in 1988. Bill had no intention of ever returning to his home town, but life has a funny way of changing your plans. After all, Bill’s family had lived in Floyd County since the late 18th century. There are generations buried in the Floyd County soil, and roots like that have a strong influence on destiny.

Twenty-five years after leaving, Bill returned home to make his future as one of the newest additions to the character and culture of Floyd.

When considering retirement in 2012, Bill and his wife thought about moving to Alaska. They’d spent a lot of time in America’s most northern state, and even had a house there. However, when the couple came home to visit, the family strongly urged Bill to stay. He’d been living in Washington DC at the time, so he went back there to think about it. If he moved back to Floyd, what in the world would he do with himself? He knew he didn’t want to farm but couldn’t think of any other options.

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Lydeana Martin; now Floyd County Economic Development Director. Lydeana helped Bill connect with the students of Pamplin Business School at Virginia Tech.

Always in need of projects for course work, the students created a feasibility study to determine the type of business that would do well in Floyd. At the end of the semester, after all the work had been done, the study revealed that Bill’s best two options were either an organic Tilapia farm, or a microbrewery.

Though Bill had been all over the world and had sampled the best beers the world had to offer, he’d never made beer before.

Going into it, he knew that to make good beer, you need to have tasted good beer, and he’d certainly managed that crucial first requirement. The next step was to try his hand at actually making a batch.

Still in DC, Bill bought some homebrewing equipment and a few recipes. He had fun making those first couple of brews, and really enjoyed the process. After such a great first impression, he jumped in head first! Unlike many others who have gone into the microbrewery business, Bill was never a home-brewer by hobby. His first approach to home-brewing had been as a

starting point for bigger things.

He quickly bought a barrel pilot system from another brewery in Nelson County and started making barrel batches. He seemed talented even in those early days, never creating what he’d consider a bad batch. And with the beer-making question answered, it came time to find a location.

The current location at 332 Webbs Mill Road represents the third attempt to find a home for Buffalo Mountain Brewing. The first two sites had ultimately been rejected for feasibility considerations and practical needs like water, sewer, electrical needs, logistics, regulations, and cost. But then he saw the Webbs Mill Road house up for sale. As a boy, Bill had milked cows for the previous owners, so he already knew them.

The house had everything he needed, but most importantly, it was the right price.

Bill bought the house in July of 2016. The original thought was to tear it down and build from scratch. After evaluating the structure, however, he decided to renovate.

Using 20,000 feet of timber Bill and his son had logged from the farm, the home was slowly transformed. Every beam, every piece of trim, and even the bar and tables were built by Bill with the help of family

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and friends. The bar is actually made out of wood salvaged from barns Bill tore down on his farmland.

Having spent a lot of time in European pubs and taverns during his Air Force days, Bill wanted to emulate the coziness and hominess he remembered of those taverns for Buffalo Mountain Brewing. He wanted it to be a comfortable place where even the kids could kick back and make themselves at home.

After multiple delays, Buffalo Mountain Brewing finally opened on April 12 of 2018. The event was marked by nothing more extravagant than Bill walking out to the edge of the road and putting up a sandwich board. But even on that day, people drove by, saw the sign, turned around and stopped in.

Buffalo Mountain Brewing has been well-received by both locals and tourists alike. When it comes to the future, however, Bill’s ultimate goal is to remain a home-town tavern. This dream is even engraved into the wood of the brewery’s unique flight boards: “A Place To Gather And Meet With Friends”.

Bill Bryant has no plans to expand or distribute. “I want my beer sold right here,” he tells us. “I’m not doing this to get rich.

I’ll never enter my beer in competition.

I’m doing it because I like people. My blue ribbon is when I hear someone say, ‘this is the best beer I’ve ever had’. What more can you ask for?”

Bill loves when the place is filled with people having a good time and laughing.

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“That’s what it’s about for me,” he says. He also loves how it brings folks together. He’s been told by more than one guest that every time they visit, they see someone they hadn’t seen in a long time. Bill feels the brewery adds to Floyd’s already eclectic mix. If it makes Floyd a more enjoyable place and gives folks a place to drink fresh draft beer, Bill is happy. He has no ambitions other than to “keep it Floyd”.

Though music does happen at Buffalo Mountain Brewing, it’s rarely scheduled.

With so many musicians in town, however, music happens organically. Folks just bring along their instruments to play for the joy of

it. With so many wanting to play, however, a calendar has been created and is available on the Facebook page. You can usually find a jam session, however, on Thursday nights.

Bill calls it “Pickin’ on the Porch” and the most formal thing about it is the tip jar he puts out for the band. Everything is casual, relaxed, and friendly at Buffalo Mountain!

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The Rudds Keep a Sweet Tradition Going in Floyd When Cocoa Mia owners, Jen and Gray Rudd, were leaving the movie “Chocolat” during Christmas of 2000, they could never have envisioned owning a chocolate shop. And, like the characters in that film, they also could not see the winds of change taking them to unexpected places. The first breeze came when walking to the car after the movie. Upon musing about how beautiful the daughter’s name in the film had been, Jen and Gray agreed to change the name they’d already picked out for their unborn daughter. But they had no idea that one day, they’d be creating similar chocolate delicacies in their very own shoppe.

Almost eighteen years later, the Rudds – now a family of four – are continuing the traditions of the sweet shop’s former owner by hand crafting their delicious truffles and chocolate bars in downtown Floyd. They are also adding some new twists of their own, such as chocolate croissants, and stuffing dates with almonds then dipping them in their house chocolates.

They’ve added more beverages, but their signature Hot Chocolate and Mocha Java are as decadent and delicious as ever.

It is truly a family operation.

Formerly from the world of financial planning, Gray has transitioned to Cocoa Mia on a permanent basis.

Jen is a full-time Quality Manager at a diagnostic laboratory, but is often found experimenting at the shop, working with new and exciting flavors in bars and truffles. One such experiment produced the new Avocado Lime popsicle, which is ridiculously good. The two children are even there

on weekends, pitching in with service and helping the team to research and develop new products.

The whole family fell in love with the shop when it was run by the previous owner. When they saw the “for sale” sign go up in early Spring this year, they jumped at the opportunity. With a love of food and chocolate, as well as the science behind both, they embraced the “hand crafted in Floyd” tradition with selections of truffles, bars, and other goodies made in shop.

On Saturday afternoons at Cocoa Mia, customers can also experience what it’s like to be a chocolatier! After choosing from a selection of nuts, dried fruits, and oddball toppings like potato chips, visitors can mix and create their very own bar. “We also carry a unique selection of the finest Artisan chocolate bars from America and around the world,” Jen explains. “We hope everyone will come and enjoy our family’s hospitality, as well as our delicious chocolate and coffee creations.”

The Rudds have lived in the area for over eleven years, and they love the town as much now as when they first arrived. “It is amazing to see the growth and changes over the last decade,” says Gray. “We can’t wait to see what the next ten years brings.” It will be interesting to see where the winds will take the Rudds and their chocolate adventure in the future.

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Elma’s Corners is One Crafter’s Dream, and a Happy Shopping Stop for All A grim thought crossed Elma Spena’s mind one day. “I’m going to be working until the day I die”. She dismissed the notion at first, but then a few days later, she got mad about it. She decided if she was destined to work till the day she died, she’d rather make that journey working for herself. That thought was the seed that eventually bloomed into the dream of Elma’s Corners. About the same time the winds of change were blowing for Elma, she met a woman at a vendor fair who was selling organic cleaning products through a direct sales company. When she researched that company, she found another to sign up with.

Her original thought was to sell the products at the Farmer’s Market, but soon found out that since the products were not locally made, she wasn’t permitted to sell them there.

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sold faster than the cleaning products! By the end of summer, Elma knew there was a store in her future. While regaling friends with talk of her big dreams, she spent the next winter creating jewelry to sell the following summer.

She joined as many events as she could and became part of the Friday Nite Artisan Market.

Early summer of 2016, Elma took another step toward her dream when a local boutique owner agreed to sub-let her space. On August 8 of 2016, Elma’s Corners opened in a 200 square foot space in The Station, where she consigned with other local artisans; filling the store with local, handmade gifts.

In January of 2017, she was able to spread into an adjacent suite; growing her space to 500 square feet and filling it with gifty goodness!

Since then, Elma has been working with local artisans, as well as a wholesale gift company, to pack the store with a wide variety of gift-giving needs. Today, Elma’s Corners offers handmade jewelry, succulents, lucky bamboo, local handmade soap and lotion, local

tinctures and salves, essential oils, perfumes, gemstones, and gently loved clothes. The shop also features locally made Crystal Mountain beeswax candles, as well as Buffalo Mountain Kombucha. Join the Kombucha Klub: buy 10 get one free!

Elma’s Corners also has year-round Christmas trees sparkling with ‘crystal expressions’ ornaments, and her “celebrate window” is always filled with holiday treats.

Though Elma’s Corners is the store Elma dreamed of, she is not finished yet! Going forward, she’ll be adding more Floyd merchandise, expanding her gemstone offerings, and will be creating succulent terrariums and dish gardens as an alternative to cut flowers. She has also just recently connected with a regional crafter of a unique clothing accessory called the “Ducho”. This wrap is made from vintage, Indian dupatta scarves. No two are alike! The wraps can be worn multiple ways for a variety of looks, while always adding the mystic, elaborate beauty of

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Indian design! Elma’s Corners is the exclusive, Floyd County dealer of these amazing wraps.

In addition to adding new and exciting merchandise, Elma also has her eye on expansion. Though she’s letting the Universe guide her, she’s already taken a new step by developing an online store! But until that online store is ready, you can take advantage of Elma’s specials, starting this Fall: Earring Extravaganza: 5% off of 5, 10% off of 10 Color of the week sale – 10% off of the color of the week on the clothes Visit Elma’s Corners today, located at 203 S. Locust Street in Downtown Floyd; in The Station next to the Farmer’s Market, across from the Floyd Country Store. You can also find her online at www.elmascorners.com and on Facebook at www. facebook.com/elmascorners.

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A view from atop Dogtown Roadhouse’s new addition

Dogtown Roadhouse Announces a New Addition to the Legendary Building Anga Miller first arrived in Floyd after college in 1977 as part of the popular “backto-the-land” movement taking place in Floyd during that era. In 1982, however, she said goodbye and moved south. Sixteen years later in 1998, while on a journey to Vermont, she decided to stop and visit as she passed through. While catching up with old friends, Anga noticed that the old “Shirt Factory” building in downtown Floyd was for sale.

During the visit, Anga remembered how much she’d loved living in Floyd, and so she was ready to jump on board. An offer was made that very weekend, and a few months later, Anga was once again a resident of Floyd. After extensive renovations the building became home for Anga’s own handpainted clothing business, WinterSun, and the building is now also known by locals as “The Wintersun Building”. The renovations included a variety of retail shops and offices, as well as two restaurants and a music hall. Anga says she always wanted to own a music venue, and the building was the perfect choice.

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Dogtown Roadhouse, located in the Wintersun building, began under different ownership, and is now solely owned and operated by Anga and her husband, Ed Erwin. The venue has long been renowned for delicious wood fired pizza and sixteen regional & national craft beers on tap, as well as an extensive menu and full bar service. While eating the world class pizza and drinking cold craft brews, visitors to Dogtown Roadhouse can also enjoy live music each weekend featuring some of the best local and regional acts. And don’t forget to come back around on Sundays to enjoy and take part in Open Mic Night.

Anga and Ed are happy to announce that Dogtown Roadhouse is adding a third floor! To accommodate those folks who prefer the company of friends in a quieter setting, the new third floor will provide a space where guests can chat easily while the crowd downstairs enjoys the music. The room will also be the perfect place to host private catered parties. When finished, the

room will be a beautiful addition, with large glass windows allowing a clear view of the beautiful evening sunset! Out on the balcony, guests can enjoy looking out over downtown Floyd, as well as the park and Amphitheater.

Anga and Ed are very excited about the new addition and are projecting to have it finished very soon. Check out the website for updates on the opening date, along with the weekly specials and full menu options. In the meantime, drop by Dogtown Roadhouse to enjoy the classic wood-fired pizza, the cold draft beer, and amazing music!

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The June Bug Center Kicks Off Fall Programming for Children and Teens This September, The June Bug Center kicked off their after-school programs for the Fall semester! The mission of the Center is to engage, enrich, and inspire the community with performing arts and S.T.E.A.M; which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math!

These opportunities are offered through affordable programs and performances held Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Programs are available for kids in grades three through twelve.

Children and teens attending the Floyd County Public School system may take an activity bus from their school to The June Bug Center on the day of their program.

Program tuitions are based on a sliding scale that is dependent on household income. Discounts and scholarships are provided to those on the free and reduced lunch program.

The June Bug’s After School Programs include: • FloydJAMs is held every Monday.

During this music program, kids in grades three through twelve learn how to play old-time music. Students choose from the Banjo, Fiddle, or Guitar. They are then given two hours of instruction, along with an enrichment activity every week.

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stress from their busy schedule. Come and unwind, connect with friends, and leave feeling restored and ready to take on the rest of the week.

• LEGO Club & Robotics meets every Tuesday. This activity encourages students to engage in both mathematics and engineering, while learning to work together as a team. This program is for children in grades three through seven.

Students will also have the opportunity to learn code, and will be introduced to Mindstorms Robotics.

• Blue Ridge Strings meets every Wednesday. This is The June Bug Center’s second music program, designed for students in grades three through six.

Students learn classical violin instruction through the Suzuki Training method.

Participants will have one hour of instruction and another hour of enrichment activity every week. This program is co-sponsored by Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF).

• Acting Out meets every Thursday.

This is for students in grades three through seven. Students learn theatre history, staging, props, makeup, and much more! Each semester ends with a group production.

• Musical Theatre for Teens is brand new this year and will meet every Thursday.

This is for students in grades seven through twelve. It will include singing, movement, and acting; helping students to become

confident on stage. Each semester ends with a group musical.

• Every Friday, we have Free Movie Fridays! Come enjoy a movie with your friends and munch some yummy popcorn!

In addition to these weekly programs, The June Bug Center is home to many other classes in the Movement Arts Studio.

Classes such as Gymnastics, Aikido, Gentle Dance for Seniors and Individuals with disabilities, Ballet classes, Yoga for adults, and much more! To learn more, call the JBC staff at 540-745-6550.

The June Bug Center also proudly partners with the Floyd Community Theatre Guild, as well as Blue Ridge Story Space. The FCTG puts on five productions a year at The June Bug Center. To learn more information about these shows, visit their website at floydctg.com. Blue Ridge Story Space is for folks who love telling and listening to stories. This event happens every first Saturday of the month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Come catch the Bug! Visit the website at junebugcenter.com, or call 540-745-6550.

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16 comfortably furnished rooms equipped with 1 queen or 2 full beds, private bath, TV with 50+ channels and WIFI. Pet friendly rooms.

The Woodberry Inn Restaurant serves a delicious variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees and desserts.

The full service bar serves a popular assortment of beers, wines, and mixed drinks.

Call or visit our website for current information on our hours and specials.

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The Bell Gallery: An Artistic Fixture in Downtown Floyd Joanne and Bill Bell began making and selling their original creations over thirty-five years ago. To show and sell their work, they traveled to art and crafts shows for many years throughout the eastern United States. In 2001, however, the couple bought an old building in downtown Floyd. A few years later, Joanne and Bill opened the Bell Gallery and Garden.

The Bell Gallery features Bill’s award-winning landscape photography. It also features Joanne’s pressed floral artwork, as well as her handmade jewelry designs. Bill primarily focuses his lens on the ridges and valleys of Virginia and North Carolina. But he also favors the Appalachian

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Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway. He prints his own images and does all the processes of production in his studio.

Joanne makes assorted floral art, suncatchers, wall hangings, mirrors, and in the last few years has concentrated on pressed floral jewelry.

She grows, gathers, and presses flowers, ferns, grasses, weeds, and leaves. She then enhances their colors with inks and paints to keep them from fading. She makes her pendants and suncatchers using traditional stained-glass methods with lead-free solder and recycled glass. She embellishes her pieces with semiprecious stones, and makes beaded necklaces

and earrings to match.

The gallery also showcases the works of over one hundred local, regional, and national artists and craftspeople. The gallery displays jewelry, pottery, baskets, woodworking, and many other kinds of original and affordable arts and crafts.

Located just steps from downtown Floyd’s main stoplight. So easy to drop in and visit!

Bell Gallery and Garden 112 N. Locust Street, Floyd, VA 24091 info@bellgalleryandgarden.com bellgalleryandgarden.com 540.745.4494

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From Hospital to Heritage...Visit the Historical Society’s Museum to Experience Floyd’s Rich Past Ridgemont was the first hospital in Floyd, serving those in need at its 217 North Locust Street location from 1913 – 1923. It was built by Lather Hylton as a hospital for Dr. Martin L. Dalton. Dr. Dalton practiced there until about 1923. There was a waiting room on the main floor, along with an operating room and an examining room with an X-ray machine that was state-ofthe-art at the time. Rooms accommodating

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up to nine patients were located upstairs.

The hospital later became the property of Dr. I.E. Epperly. After that, it changed hands to Dr. Silas T. Yeatts. In 1950, a Floyd school teacher named Marie Williams purchased it as her residence. Today, the Floyd County Historical Preservation Trust owns this historic building and has restored it for use as the Floyd County Museum.

The Floyd County Historical Society’s

mission is to preserve Floyd County History, serve as custodian of historical gifts, and provide educational outreach. The Society provides an informative brochure and map for a self-guided walking tour through Floyd. The Floyd Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Virginia Landmarks Register, includes most of the town center as it was established in 1831. A Walking

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C.W. Harman & Son is a family owned Farm and Building Supply business located in rural Floyd, Virginia. For over thirty years, they have offered a wide variety of competitively priced farm products and building materials.

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Trail Brochure covers 1.7 miles and features forty-five historic places. It is available at the Museum, as well as the Visitor Center/ Chamber of Commerce office at 109 East Main Street. The Society provides museum tours for Floyd school classes. It also sponsors a scholarship for high school art students.

The museum has two current exhibits and several that are on-going – such as the moonshine still that was confiscated in 1983 and given to the Historical Society by Court order.

The main exhibit for 2018, “Things Made of Wood” features cabinetmakers of Floyd County and shows examples of their work.

Margaret Smith, born on Piney Creek (current location of Eco Village) has shared furniture from her Smith and Williams

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ancestors. Other cabinetmakers include Ananias Thomas, Rufus and Alden Wood (father-son), Ash Compton, and Winston Spencer. Visitors can also see items from the Quesenberry family, and others. Other items in the “Things Made of Wood” exhibit include farm implements, spinning wheels, and very rare five-string fiddle made by famed craftsman, Arthur Connor. There is even a long rifle made by Matthew Scott.

The second exhibit features items and artifacts from those Floyd County heroes who fought in World War I. The display case preciously holds a purple heart, a United States Service medal, a Virginia World Tour Service medal, and a Mexican Incursion medal that was given to the troops who accompanied General Pershing into Mexico in pursuit of Poncho Villa. The exhibit has

have an incredibly well-preserved leather jerkin, as well as gas masks, a rare collection of uniform patches, and an even rarer signal flag. There is a liberty bond, personal letters, uniforms, many pictures, and many other military items. Museum staff are incredibly knowledgeable, and are happy to provide the tragic and moving histories, details, and stories behind this collection.

Floyd native, Janet Slusher Keith, provides a tour of the Laurel Branch/Topeco area during the Crooked Road Mountains of Music Homecoming, each year. Janet’s tour can be found on our on-cell program at 540585-3070. The Society also hosts five special programs each year, held at the Floyd Center for the Arts. These are open to the public and are offered free of charge.

At 10:00 am, on November 10, 2018 at Floyd Center for The Arts, Floyd native Ricky Cox will present “Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County”. Cox teaches Appalachian Folklore at Radford University. Pictures of some of the 100-plus water-powered mills of the county will be on display, and a driving tour of the mills will be available soon. The January 12, 2019 program will feature Mike Ryan presenting, “Southern Appalachian Chair Making.”

Museum hours are Thursday and Friday, 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm, and Saturday, 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. Private tours can be arranged for school groups, families, clubs and other organizations by calling 540-7453247. Visit us at www.floydhistoricalsociety. org. A new website is under construction and will be on-line soon.

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Points of Interest Bent Mountain Bistro

Floyd County, Virginia AmRhein’s Wine Cellars

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Apple Ridge Farm

Copper Hill

Sinkland Farms

Copper Hill Cakes & Goodies

653

Bent Mountain Lodge

Smith’s Grocery & Hardware

Riner 612 Check

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Check Country Store

The Outpost On the Water in Floyd

Bread Basket

754

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Indian Valley

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Buffalo Mountain Brewing Company

T&E

Ray’s Pine Restaurant Tavern

Great Oaks Country Club

681

Slaughter’s Supermarket

Willis Village Mart

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Mickey G’s

Phoenix Hardwoods

Weeks Automotive

Floyd Yoga Jam

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G.J. Ingram & Son

Wills Ridge Supply

Alum Ridge

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Anahata Education Center

615

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Floyd Center for the Arts

Wildwood Farms General Store C.W. Harman & Son

June Bug Center

Floyd

Ridge Blue ay Parkw

Willis Tuggles Gap Restaurant & Motel

Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage

799

Parkway Grille

Chateau Morrisette Winery

Schoolhouse Fabics

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Little Dress Shop

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Jerry & Connie’s House of Collectibles Blue Ridge Visitor’s Center

Meadows of Dan

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Floyd Jewelry & Autoville

FC Historical Society The Maggie

Green Label Organics Bell Gallery

Floyd Fest Grounds

Woolwine

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Red Rooster Coffee

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Chef’s Choice & Family Style dining available

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Amateur Raido

www.floydamateurradiosociety.org 540-745-7742

Jerry & Connie’s House of Collectibles facebook.com/meadowsofdanantiques 276-952-1095

AmRhein’s Wine Cellars

www.amrheins.com/fine-wine

540-929-4632

Kesler Contracting & Property Management

Anahata Education Center

www.anahataeducationcenter.com

540-745-5811

Mickey G’s Bistro

www.mickeygsbistro.com

540-745-2208

Apple Ridge Farm

www.appleridge.org

540-982-1322

Nationwide - Dirk Davis

www.nationwide.com

540-745-4127

Artisan Trail

www.floydartisantrail.org

540-745-7333

New Mountain Mercantile of Floyd facebook.com/MercantileofFloyd

540-745-4278

Autoville Auto Repair

540-745-4224

New River Valley Hearing

www.nrvhearing.com

540-745-8327

Bell Gallery and Garden

www.bellgalleryandgarden.com

540-745-4494

Oak Haven Lodge

www.oakhavenlodge.com

540-745-5716

Bent Mountain Bistro

www.bentmountainbistro.com

540-929-8013

Pine Tavern Restaurant

www.thepinetavern.com

540-745-4482

540-651-2500

Phillips Real Estate

www.phillipsrealestateva.com

540-745-3700

Bent Mountain Lodge Bed and Breakfast Inc

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keslercontracting.com

540-381-8500

www.bentmountainlodgebedandbreakfast.com

Phoenix Hardwoods

www.phoenix-hardwoods.com

540-745-7475

Blue Ridge Restaurant

www.floydblueridge.com

540-745-2147

Purple Barn Studios

www.purplebarnstudios.com

412-996-8607

Blue Ridge Yurts

www.blueridgeyurts.com

540-745-7458

Reed’s Garage

540-929-4236

Bread Basket

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540-745-5382

Rorrer Well Drilling

540-745-6448

Buffalo Mountain Getaway

www.buffalomountaingetaway.com

540-789-8335

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C.W. Harman & Son

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540-745-2252

Sinkland Farms

Chantilly Farm

www.chantillyfarm.com

540-808-4984

Slaughters’ Supermarket

540-745-2908

Chateau Morrisette Winery

www.thedogs.com

540-593-3647

Spencers Body Shop

540-745-5880

Chestnut Springs Retreat

540-745-2345

Sticks & Stones Construction

540-763-2003

Citizens

www.citizens.coop

800-941-0426

Streamline Timberframe

www.streamlinetimberframe.com

540-230-5505

Cocoa Mia

facebook.com/cocoamiachocolates

540-695-0224

T & E Small Engine

www.tesmallengine.com

540-745-8383

Country Road Realty

www.CountryRoadRealtyVA.com

276-952-6582

Tee’s Tax Resolution

www.accountantfloydva.com

540-931-0471

D J’s Drive-In

www.djsdrivein.com

540-745-3663

Tuggles Gap Restaurant

www.tugglesgap.biz

540-745-3402

Dogtown Roadhouse

www.dogtownroadhouse.com

540-745-6836

The Maggie

www.themaggiegallery.com

540-745-8000

Elma’s Corners

www.elmascorners.com

540-230-8451

The Schroeder Law Firm, PC

www.schroeder-law.com

540-745-4435

Eye Candy Optical

www.eyecandyfloyd.com

540-808-5123

The Woodshed

540-320-3057

Farm Credit of the Virginias

www.farmcreditofvirginias.com

540-745-2071

Thomas & Wall Real Estate

www.thomaswallre.com

540-745-8973

Floyd Artist Association

www.floydartists.com

540-695-0003

Troika Contemporary Crafts

www.troikacrafts.com

540-745-8764

Floyd Canoe Outpost

www.onthewaterinfloyd.com

540-838-1877

Tuggle’s Gap Restaurant & Motel www.tugglesgap.biz

540-745-3402

Floyd County Historical Society

www. floydhistoricalsociety.org

540-745-3247

Turman Hardwood Flooring

www.turmanhardwoodflooring.com

276-236-9963

Floyd Country Store

www.floydcountrystore.com

540-745-4563

United Country Real Estate

www.edgallimore.com

540-230-9090

Floyd Humane Society

www.floydhumanesociety.org

540-745-7207

Upon the Earth Construction

facebook.com/UponTheEarthServices

540-239-2362

Floyd Jewelry

facebook.com/floydjewelry

540-745-4653

Weeks Automotive

540-745-5678

G.J. Ingram & Son

540-745-3201

Wildwood Farms General Store

540-745-5155

Green Label Organic

www.greenlabelorganic.com

540-745-6161

Willis Village Mart

540-789-7241

Hotel Floyd

www.hotelfloyd.com

540-745-6080

Wills Ridge Supply

www.willsridge.com

540-745-2044

Jacksonville Art Center

www.jacksonvillecenter.org

540-745-2784

Woodberry Inn

www.woodberryinn.com

540-593-2567

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www.soilandenvironmentaltechnology.com 540-381-0309 www.sinklandfarms.com

540-382-4647

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Floyd is Alive with the Sound of Music Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF) provides opportunities for rich classical music, as well as a blend of Classical/Appalachian heritage music, in an affordable and accessible way. We are sponsoring dynamic youth programs, as well as a range of grants and scholarships to support young, promising, area musicians. Some of our programming includes: • The Blue Ridge Strings: a weekly program of Suzuki Violin training for 3rd thru 6th grade students from Floyd County Schools. The program provides instruments, a weekly lesson, an hour of enrichment activity each week, and an opportunity to attend a variety of concerts. Tuition is minimal, with generous scholarship support available. The program is offered in collaboration with the June Bug Center of Floyd.

• On November 10, 2018: A Student Recital, providing a supportive performance venue and a professional accompanist for talented young musicians from the region.

• A Spring Festival Chamber Concert with highly regarded professional musicians, and a young soloist under the direction of David Stewart Wile; VBRMF Artistic Director and Music Director of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Next Spring’s Festival Concert will be held on June 30, 2019 in the beautiful Celebration Hall, Floyd EcoVillage.

• Several collaborations with local Arts organizations, providing a variety of concerts featuring professional ensembles, with special access to families and seniors. This year, VBRMF will collaborate with the Floyd Center for the Arts in offering four concerts at the FCA. • A broad range of grants and scholarships to assist young musicians to pursue their dreams in music. This past year, in addition to primary

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support for the Blue Ridge Strings Program, VBRMF was able to provide seven scholarships and grants to promising young musicians, including two for the Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra Summer Program, two for instrument support, two for prestigious Summer Institutes, and one for college tuition support.

VBRMF is an all-volunteer, local, non-profit affiliate of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. They have strong collaborations with the Floyd Public Schools, Floyd Center for the Arts, and other local organizations.

They welcome additional community and individual involvement and support. To get involved, please contact VBRMF at info@virginiasblueridgemusicfestival. org. They welcome your ideas about what you’d like to see happening with classical music, and especially for supporting young musicians in our area.

We look forward to your participation, your financial support, and to your presence at our concerts. If you are new to VBRMF, please introduce yourself.

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival PO Box 757, Floyd, VA 24091 virginiasblueridgemusicfestival.org info@virginiasblueridgemusicfestival.org facebook.com/VirginiasBlueRidgeMusicFestival

Wildwood Farms General Store

One of the largest daylily gardens in VA!

Unique Gifts, Home & Garden Decor Live Bluegrass Music every Saturday Night 5 minutes from the town of Floyd!

Enjoy A Delicious Meal From Our Kitchen!

Check our website for our complete menu, music schedule, & daylily price list!

M-F:10am-5pm Sat:10am-9pm Sun:12pm-5pm

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also expanding to offer activities like outdoor recreation, hiking, and biking trails. For more information about Chantilly Farm, visit www.

ChantillyFarm.com.

Nominations are now being requested from the general public for the three annual Floyd Chamber awards: The Chamber Business of the Year Award, the Chamber Nonprofit of the Year Award, and the Chamber Business Leader of The Year Award. A fourth award recipient, Chamber Director’s Award, will be chosen by the Chamber Executive Director. Online nominations can be submitted by visiting the Chamber’s website. The Chamber’s Board of Directors will vote to determine the winner from the top five nominees in each category.

Previous award recipients are not eligible.

2017 winners:

Spooktacular Gala at Chantilly Farm on Thursday, October 25th The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Spooktacular Gala at Chantilly Farm on Thursday, October 25th. The event is open to the public, with no admission charge. This Halloweenthemed, early evening event will include spooky storytelling, face-painting, and local performances that celebrate Halloween. Guests are encouraged to embrace the Halloween theme by coming in costume and participating in the costume contest. A changing room will be provided. Participating Chamber member wineries will offer wine tastings, along with a cash bar. Free refreshments will be provided, and guests can also enter a drawing for a large gift basket filled with items from participating Chamber members.

Held in the special-event barn at Chantilly Farm, this event will also showcase Chamber member businesses and organizations during the first part of the evening. “Along with our participating member businesses, we want

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our guests to really have fun at this event,” says Chamber Executive Director, John McEnhill. “The barn at Chantilly Farm is a wonderful facility for special events. With the fall colors in the background, the setting will be fantastic.”

Event host, Chantilly Farm, is the presenting sponsor. Chantilly Farm is a 200acre campground and special-events venue that hosts some of Floyd’s largest events! The annual Bluegrass and BBQ Festival, Floyd Auto Fair, Floyd Livestock and County Fair, Cirque du Floyd, Mountain Sweetness, Floyd Energy Fair, Buses at Chantilly, and many others are held at Chantilly Farm. The venue’s indoor barn facility also serves the community as a rental space for events such as weddings, reunions, concerts, and retreats.

Just a short, six-mile drive from Downtown Floyd – and just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway – the campground at Chantilly Farm serves both tent and RV campers. Chantilly is

Business of the Year: On The Water In Floyd Nonprofit Of the Year: New River Community Action Business Leader of The Year: Lydeana Martin The award recipients will be announced at the Floyd County Chamber of Commerce’s 29th Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner on Monday, November 19th. This popular event will again be held at the Floyd EcoVillage, and will feature a silent auction social hour starting at 6:00 pm Final bidding will end when dinner is served at 7:00 pm. The silent auction serves as a fundraiser for the annual Chamber College Scholarship, as well as the Chamber/Visitor Center operations. before the dinner buffet opens, there will be a cash bar offering wine and beer, along with other limited liquor choices.

Details are available on the Chamber website at FloydChamber.org and the Chamber’s Facebook page: @FloydChamber.

Floyd County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 109 East Main Street, Floyd, VA 24091 Office 540-745-4407 www.floydchamber.org

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“TRAIL LOVE” – Chantilly Farm Adds Miles of Trails for Residents and Visitors There is no doubt that the beautiful mountains of Floyd County are the perfect setting for an abundance of outdoor recreation activities. With acres of slopes, flat areas, and mountain views, Chantilly Farm Events Venue & Campground have added to their offerings for the visiting public.

In cooperation with cycling guru and outdoor enthusiast, Paul Sullivan, a network of multi-use trails has been opened up for use not only by the local community, but also for guests who travel here from all over the world.

On his Cycle Floyd Facebook page, Paul recently posted, “The trails at Chantilly Farm are running really good right now, perfect for that after work or lunchtime ride / run / walk.

The new Cairn Trail is great for biking either up or down. [They] are a fantastic recreation resource to have for both residents and guests to Floyd County…”

To add to this, Paul tells us, “Floyd County is blessed with many great hiking trails; like the Buffalo, and Rock Castle Gorge. But none of these great trails are multi use and they do not allow bicycles. This leaves off-road bicyclists with nowhere to ride unless they drive out of the county, or ride on the public roads.”

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as some of the existing trails, and knew the potential the acreage offered for creating a self-contained, multi-use trail system. With the help of trail- building professional and landscape architect, Tony McGee, the Tilly’s Trace & Tilly’s Wynd trail was laid out. Now two years old, this trail goes through a steep, wooded hillside to the Flat Top. The team made sure to keep the slope of the trail to a minimum so it would be fun to ride or walk for all ability levels. They also created switchback turns to

gain the elevation gradually.

Paul learned a lot from Tony about the science of trail building; how to create both fun and sustainable trails that work with the topography of the land, while minimizing erosion and trail maintenance.

Last winter’s major project was the layout and construction of the new Cairn Trail. The Cairn Trail ascends to the top of the major wooded ridge on Chantilly Farm property. There were already several nice, flat, easy trails on the

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top, but there was no existing, bike-friendly route to reach them. Paul did his best with the topography of the hill to create a trail that winds its way up instead of going straight. It took many times hiking through the woods to nail down the best route, but then the trail bed was constructed using a mini excavator machine. A bench cut trail was built that has several major switchbacks to ascend a total of two-hundred vertical feet in about three quarters of a mile. It was also built so that riders never experienced anything steeper than a 10% grade. All that planning and work made for a trail that is both good for riding a mountain bike, or for an easy hike or jog to the ridge top.

The big payoff for Paul, however, was when he took his friend, and that friend’s eight-year old son, on a Chantilly Farm mountain bike ride a few months later. There was a look of joy on the child’s face as he descended the new Cairn Trail after doing the Chanterelle Loop on top of the ridge. Paul also has a young daughter, and is thrilled there is somewhere close by where he can take her to share his love of riding bicycles in the woods.

But things are just getting started. Paul tells us there is potential for at least double what is there now. Once Chantilly has a few more miles open, there is even talk of looking into the start of a high school mountain bike team. The sport is huge in Virginia, and there are local races happening all the time.

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country roads that are great for cycling; both paved and unpaved. There are events every year that both start and finish at Chantilly Farm; The Tour de Floyd in the spring features some of the best paved roads in the county on the classic 100K course. The Tour de Dirt in the fall is an “any road” ride which explores a different route every year; focusing on the best unpaved routes in the county. But these roads are not for kids, and really only for experienced cyclists with proper equipment and skills, and the fitness to take on the many hills found everywhere you go

in Floyd County.

Tour de Floyd takes place in mid-May and is organized by Floyd resident, Paul Lacrosse.

Tour de Floyd is a scenic 62-mile ride that encompasses a 5,300 feet climb in elevation and showcases some of Floyd County’s most gorgeous landscapes along the Blue Ridge Parkway. As all skill levels are encouraged to participate, a shorter option is available for less experienced riders. The ride begins and ends at Chantilly Farm on Franklin Pike.

Tour de Dirt takes place the first weekend of November. This single-day event takes off from Chantilly Farm and travels a course along Floyd County’s dirt-surface backroads.

Mountain bikers from a multi-state region participate in this annual event. The full 100K+ course heads south from Chantilly Farm and circumnavigates Buffalo Mountain. Shorter distance courses of 12-50 miles are also enjoyed on this day.

Chantilly Farm is a family-friendly place with easy parking, clean bathrooms, wonderful trails, and great events going on all the time!

For more information about Tour de Floyd, visit tourdefloyd.org For more information about the Chantilly Farm trails, or for more information about Tour de Dirt, visit chantillyfarm.com.

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Floyd Virginia Fall and Winter Happenings 2018 Located atop the magnificent Blue Ridge Plateau in southwestern Virginia, Floyd is a haven of natural beauty; renowned for its hospitality and for its vibrant culture of music, arts, local foods and wines, and outdoor recreation. Claiming nearly forty miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Fall season is an incredible time to visit Floyd and view the seasonal colors. For more information about the items listed below, as well as other events, visit online at VisitFloydVA.com, or call the Visitor Center at 540-745-4407.

SAMPLING OF MAJOR EVENTS: Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7 Floyd Arts & Craft Festival at Floyd High School Friday, October 26 A Place Called Home at Dogtown Roadhouse Friday, November 2 Stone Canyon concert at Floyd Center for the Arts Saturday, November 3 Tour de Dirt, off road bicycle event, Chantilly Farm Saturday, November 10 Winemaker’s Dinner at Chateau Morrisette Winery

Road, has free bluegrass music every Saturday night throughout the year, and Sunday Music Jams every first and third Sunday afternoons Dogtown Roadhouse features music Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, downtown Floyd Sunday Sounds at Chateau Morrisette Winery – Free music on Sunday afternoons in the courtyard through October Floyd Farmers Market – Saturdays through November, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm at the downtown Community Market

FLOYD RADIO SHOW The first Saturday of the month, September through May. Live from The Floyd Country Store, in the heart of downtown Floyd, Virginia! The Floyd Country Store presents a new variety show every month. With a series of guest hosts, the crew performs original radio plays, comedy bits, ads, jingles, music, and more. Each show features the finest old-time musical acts, from storytelling banjo players, to flatpicking guitarists, to harddriving string bands.

Saturday, December 1 Strange Rootz LIVE at Dogtown Roadhouse

Special Concerts, dances and workshops at the Floyd Country Store (samplings – see website for all) October 13 Bill and The Belles CD Release Concert October 24 Dan Tyminski Live

(sold out – waiting list only) October 27 Old-Time Dance with

The Whitetop Mountain Band October 27 Flatfoot Dance Workshop with Martha Spencer November 3 Guitar Workshop with Trevor McKenzie November 10 Music of Our Mountains One Day Workshop November 29 Missy Raines Live December 8 Flatt Lonesome Live

Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2 Winterfest Craft & Holiday event, Floyd Center for the Arts

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Sunday, December 2 Floyd Christmas Parade

Fall is a perfect time to check out Floyd’s new Floyd County Bike Guide and Map; available in print at the Floyd Visitor Center and on-line at VisitFloydVA.com.

Saturday, November 10 Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Floyd Historical Society Friday through Sunday, November 23-25 16 Hands Arts Tour Thanksgiving weekend Christmas tree farms open for holiday trees and wreaths

For more Holiday happenings, go to VisitFloydVA.com for additional Holiday activities!

WEEKLY Music is happening in both the town and county every Thursday through Sunday (Thursdays through October only) Hotel Floyd Music in the Mountains series: Free. Thursdays from 6:00 -8:00 pm. Continues through October Floyd Country Store: Friday Night Jamboree. Saturday afternoons - American Afternoon Music, 12:00 noon till 3:00 pm.

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CRUSH FRIDAY Come early for weekend specials! Throughout 2018, arrive in Floyd Thursday or Friday by noon, and get a Crush Friday passport with specials from participating businesses, as well as discount Thursday night lodging.

For more information, visit www.VisitFloydVA.com. You can also call the Floyd Visitor Center at 540-745-4407 or send an email to info@visitfloydva.com. If you’re in town, however, you can drop by the Visitor Center Offices at 109 E. Main Street in Downtown Floyd. The Center is open and staffed 7 days a week.

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The Floyd Radio Show: Views From Buffalo Mountain It’s the first Saturday of the month, and although there’s a crisp and cool night outside, indoors at the Floyd Country Store is alive with activity and a brewing sense of anticipation.

The floor is filled with rows of chairs all the way up to the stage, and folks move quickly from the dwindling ice cream line to grab their seats. The few last-minute guests purchase their tickets at the front counter and grab seats at the back just as the house lights flash—the show is about to begin!

As the room becomes quiet and the lights go down completely, Floyd Country Store owner, Dylan Locke, walks down the aisle. Onstage, he announces that the show will start with a traditional joke then hands the microphone to a young girl. “What is the difference between a poorly-dressed man on a bicycle and a welldressed man on a unicycle?” She asks like seasoned pro. “Attire!” The audience chuckles, or groans, then Dylan reaches up to turn on the light box that displays “On The Air.” The Floyd Radio Show has begun!

Even though most folks might already know who’s lined up to perform on the Floyd Radio Show, and even though everyone knows it’s always an entertaining evening, no one’s still ever quite sure what to expect. That’s true for both the audience and the performers. The evening’s three musical acts have been upstairs, reading through scripts they’d never seen before; dividing up parts for skits, interviews and stories.

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stage and the host approaches the microphone with script in hand. As the band breaks into a familiar fiddle tune, the host announces the evening’s guests. Cheerful applause erupts from the audience after the name of each artist and sponsor has been read. The fiddle tune draws to a close, and the Radio Show gets into full swing.

The microphones are quickly moved around while some of the musicians leave the stage.

With papers in hand instead of instruments, an advertisement is read by one of the two who remained. “Introducing the new Jasper Jenkins Banjo Helpline!” This line starts off a comedic phone conversation skit about how best to destroy a banjo.

A singer/songwriter is next to take the stage. Many folks know the name but haven’t seen a performance. Maybe it was because they didn’t want to commit to a full show. Or maybe they just didn’t have the opportunity.

No matter which, they are here now…just as entranced as everyone else by the artist’s skill and powerful voice.

As the hour goes by, there is music from all three acts, a comedic skit, a jingle about a new Peluso microphone, and a historical piece delivered by a local Floydian about the days of wagons and home-made entertainment.

To everyone’s surprise, the time flies quickly by, and as it must, the first set comes to a close.

Before it ends, however, the host takes time for an interview. “How long has your family passed on this music? Tell us about this whirlwind project that you are involved in!”

The room is inspired. After just a few quick questions, the audience can go home with more knowledge about the artist than from any fulllength concert. And with the last words of that interview, the first hour comes to an end.

The lights come up for intermission. The crowd rushes the dessert counter for a piece of key lime pie or a lemon bar before the next set. Most everyone seems to know each other, and they take the opportunity to catch up; discussing favorite acts and the latest news before heading back to their seats.

The second half of the show flies by. There is more music from each group and a comedic radio drama about a Floyd beat-reporter who solves a crime at the school’s career fair with the help of a local middle-school student. The evening wraps up with all the musicians on stage to play a final tune together. Another Floyd Radio Show comes to a close. No matter whether witnessed in person at the Floyd Country Store, or heard live online, it brings together the best parts of community through music, storytelling, and humor.

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Ellen Shankin

Brad Warstler

Josh Copus

Donna Polseno

16 Hands and Terra Floyd are Uniting this November for a Craft Studio Tour On Thanksgiving weekend, 16 Hands will join forces with Terra Floyd to create an expanded craft tour that invites visitors to explore the tucked away corners of Floyd County, Virginia. This self-guided tour is not only a blending two compelling artist collectives, but is a special edition of two well-established tours that already feature prominent, professional artists.

It will include high quality handmade ceramics, furniture, textiles, food, drink and an opportunity to meet the artists.

Please join us to celebrate this exciting merging of our two communities.

This event is the fruit of a deep connection that has existed for many years between the members of 16 Hands and the Terra Floyd artists.

16 Hands includes Donna Polseno.

Donna moved here with her husband in the mid-seventies, after attending graduate school at Rhode Island School of Design. They established a pottery studio in a small rented house. Potter, Ellen Shankin and woodworker, Brad Warstler arrived in the late seventies from Alfred. Silvie Granatelli was a classmate of Donna’s at Kansas City Art Institute.

After teaching for a while at Berea College, she also relocated to Floyd. Josh Copus started making pottery in Floyd as a high school student and studied pottery at Warren Wilson College. Benjie Osborne grew up in Floyd and returned several years ago after having established a career as a woodworker.

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Benjie Osborne

Silvie Granatelli

Manning, a native of the area, returned here after graduate school at West Virginia University. Hona Knudsen was drawn to Floyd from West Virginia University for an apprenticeship with Donna Polseno and Rick Hensley.

Seth Guzovsky found Floyd after he apprenticed with Mark Hewitt in North Carolina. Sarah McCarthy is a self-taught potter who gained her foundation in ceramics from many potters at Arrowmont School.

Andrea Denniston apprenticed with Silvie Granatelli and returned to Floyd after graduate studies at Syracuse.

These artists have a long history of mentorship and friendship with each other, and are looking forward to creating this large event. The Studio Tour will highlight the incredible breadth of artistic talent that resides all over Floyd County.

The 16 Hands Studio Tour formed more than twenty years ago with a group of potters and a woodworker who had already been friends for a long time. They had all moved to Floyd at a young age and have remained close. As the years passed, they all supported one another and were like a family as they establish homes, studios, careers, and families of their own.

Terra Floyd started with six young potters who connected and supported one another through the shared goals of sustaining their individual craft businesses and further cultivating the appreciation of craft in the community of Floyd.

For more information about 16 hands, its members, and their arts, visit online at www.16hands.com. To learn more about Terra Floyd, visit www.terrafloyd.com.

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Floyd Grown, Helps Businesses Grow and Succeed Tall rows of corn, cattle grazing along rolling hills, cool mountain streams, and lush forests are all part of the natural allure of Floyd County. But there’s so much more here than meets the eye. Beyond produce and livestock, farmers and many others make their living from the land by growing, harvesting, processing, and selling a remarkable range of items. They produce local beverages, pickled products, and natural items such as herbal remedies and soap. Trees provide the wood for local artisans to craft wood jewelry and specialty furniture. In return for the bounty and the livelihoods the land provides, the farmers and artisans of Floyd care for it, ensuring that farmlands and forests will be there for future generations to do the same.

“Farming is not only a major economic force in Floyd County, it also defines the landscape and helps shape the character of those who live and work on the farm,” says Jon Beegle; Chairman of the Floyd County Economic Development Authority.

“Farmers are the ultimate problem-solvers and scientists. There’s a reason that employers like to hire people off the farm!

But many farmers are determined to stay on the land; using their creative abilities to develop innovative solutions and products to make a living.”

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a desire to grow. For some, like Adam Fisher, this meant establishing a website for his Burgeoning Farm. Adam focuses on perennial agriculture, wild-foraged foods, and specialty fermented items like ramps (a wild-growing onion). For others, like Thistle Hill Botanticals, it meant upgrading their website to enable e-commerce, as well as advertising on social media to sell their natural soaps and lotions.

“We are really encouraging our growers and makers to have e-commerce websites, so that our products are still available to visitors after they’ve returned home from Floyd,” says Pat Sharkey; Floyd County Tourism Director.

Jason Tueller makes hand-crafted wallmounted easels from local wood. For

Jason, the Floyd Grown program provided support in creating a professional logo and marketing material. For others like Buffalo Mountain Kombucha, the funding provided nutritional testing and new labels. Buffalo Mountain Kombucha makes fermented beverages, some of which feature locally grown basil.

Entrepreneurs participating in Floyd Grown appreciate the prizes that can be won, but some of the value taken away from the experience is intangible. Leslie Slusher, co-owner of Fields Edge Farm, LLC, was awarded a mini-grant for expansion. “The grant helped us finish the refrigerated storage areas,” said Leslie, “but more importantly gave us the confidence to hire a full-time manager. This has put us

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several years ahead of what I was anticipating our schedule on the farm to be. We have been able to increase our cultivated acres and production, which helped us develop more markets.”

For many businesses, elevating a profile through publicity and media outreach has been invaluable. WVTF Public Radio in Roanoke aired a series about three Floyd Grown winners.

Greenwood Wizards literally grows wedding rings and other types of rings in trees. “It was an honor to have the spirit of our work captured by Robbie Harris with WVTF,” said Dawn Shiner, co-owner of the business. To hear the aired segment, visit http://www.wvtf.org/post/greenwoodwizard-grows-rings-trees.

Floyd Grown also offers a number of resources to help businesses; starting with a map of commercial kitchen spaces available for lease. The map can be can be viewed by visiting https://goo.gl/FbmiGy. They provide an Asset Inventory, an Agri-tourism Business Checklist, a Floyd County Agritourism brochure, and a study for a potential Floyd Online Storefront that would provide a central place for Floyd County businesses to sell online. The Floyd Grown project also produced a new Floyd logo that will be used by both the Tourism and Economic Development offices. For more information on any of these, visit yesfloydva.org.

“Ultimately, we are here to support local business growth, from our newest entrepreneurs to our largest employers. We try to be as innovative as our businesses in the kinds of support we provide,” said Lydeana Martin; Floyd County Community and Economic Development Director. “We encourage people to reach out and see if we can help.”

The Floyd County Economic Development Authority offers the Floyd 5 & 10 Small Business Loan program, the Floyd C4 Business Development series for start-ups, the Floyd Growth Wheel program to help established businesses grow, the Floyd Innovation Center with leasable flex space and meeting space, land, and an upcoming shell building to work with larger businesses. The County is also supporting a new workforce training program called Accessing Community College Education, in which most new high school graduates can receive a tuition-free education for up to two years.

Floyd County Economic Development Authority Lydeana Martin • 540-745-9300 lmartin@floydcovaorg • yesfloydva.org.

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Floyd Artists Association............................ 17 Floyd County Economic Development Authority.................. 43 Floyd County Historical Society................. 15 Floyd Jewelry.................................. 1, 4, & 25 Franklin County’s Fourth Annual Artisan Studio & Harvest Tour....... 13 G.J. Ingram & Son...................................... 37 Green Label Organic..................................... 2 Hotel Floyd........................................ 33 & 45 Jerry & Connie’s House of Collectibles.......11 Kesler Contracting & Property Management..................... 31 Mickey G’s...................................... 1, 4, & 25 Nationwide...................................................11 New Mountain Mercantile of Floyd............. 7 New River Valley Hearing.......................... 39 Phillips Real Estate..................................... 23 Phoenix Hardwoods........................ 1, 4, & 29 Purple Barn Studios.................................... 27 Ray’s Restaurant......................................... 25 Reed’s Garage............................................. 19 Rorrer Well Drilling.................................... 43

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