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100% Virginia Grown Apples.............................................................. 6 Springhouse Community School: Project Presentations.................... 8 Being Committed to Local Artists...................................................... 10 Floyd Jewelry, Consistent, Courteous, and Personable................... 12 FloydFest 16 Delivers Dreams, Dancing, Community, and Culture............................................... 14 The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival: A Tradition of Celebrating Traditions................................................. 16 Come Check Us Out!........................................................................ 18 The Jacksonville Center gets a New Name...................................... 24 Jax at the Hotel Floyd Receptions.................................................... 26 New Frog in Town............................................................................. 26 Points of Interest............................................................................... 28 Floyd Artist in the Amazon Jungle.................................................... 30 Chantilly Farm Continues to Add Diverse Programming and Amenities.......................................... 32 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival ................................................ 34 Floyd gets Virginia Civil War Trails Sign........................................... 36 Floyd County Humane Society......................................................... 38 Events at Foggy Ridge .................................................................... 40 Terra Floyd Fall Pottery Sale............................................................ 42 How to Make Wrapped Bridal Bouquets .......................................... 44 Floyd Emergency Assistance Program of New River Community Action....................................................... 46 Floyd Artists Promoting work............................................................ 48 Plenty! Farm, Food Bank and more.................................................. 50 “You’re Invited to our Studios”.......................................................... 54

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100% Virginia Grown Apples Why would Floyd’s first winery and one of Virginia’s largest with three decades of growing popularity, multiple annual awards for its wines, direct sales to over 30 states, and retail distribution to seven states want to develop and release a line of ciders? The same reason for their ongoing success with wines, customer demand.

According to the Virginia Wine Marketing office, which is also responsible for tracking closely-related cider, 2016 saw more than 416,750 cases of Virginia cider sold, an increase of more than 52 percent from the previous year.

Winemaker Brian Smyth notes, “Though cider is an entirely new venture for Chateau Morrisette, seeing cider’s increasing popularity and some open tank space in the winery, we decided to try our hand with our own.”

Starting with 100% Virginia grown apples from Wade’s Orchard in Woolwine, Virginia and Silver Creek Orchard in Tyro, Virginia, Smyth and his cellar staff worked with other local businesses to get the venture underway, “Because our grape presses are not suited to apples, we sent the apples we received from our Virginia growers to Murray’s cider in Roanoke to press the apples into juice for us.”

After getting the apples pressed, things felt much more familiar, said Smyth: “After the juice arrived at the winery, we fermented it much like we would a white wine, except with more experimentation, and so at times a little more fun.”

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a winding, but worthwhile road to travel. We decided from the beginning to use all Virginia grown apples and spices that are authentic and familiar. So we brought our freshly pressed juice to our winery in Floyd, Virginia where we fermented humble apple juice into incredible, delicious, hard apple cider.”

The Virginia apple juice blend comprising the Barrel Aged Cider was fermented and aged in a combination of neutral French and American oak barrels. A separate fermentation took place within stainless steel tanks and a portion of this was blended back to increase the apple character. Smyth notes, “The lightly carbonated, semi-dry Barrel Aged cider has a beautiful apple character on the nose along with a faint hint of oak derived characteristics on the palate, and its pure, clean, understated simplicity speaks for itself.”

Satisfied with the cellar’s success with a straightforward, classic semi-dry cider, Smyth recalls that the flavored ciders added a new layer of experimentation, “We started with a chai spiced cider.

Our lab is typically full of complicated equipment and chemicals we use to analyze grapes and wines, and our ingredient list includes grapes, yeast, sugar, and a few other additives we use in tiny amounts, but when we worked on the cider, we brought in an array of spices you might find in your kitchen cabinet such as whole vanilla beans, whole cardamom pods, whole cloves, whole peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, and ginger juice to meticulously trial our own blend of chai until it was everything we hoped it would be.

We then mixed the spice blend into the base cider to create an interesting take on a spiced cider. At this stage, we made a small batch and put the blend to

the ultimate test, our scrupulous wives. They were unequivocally impressed, which gave us the confidence to move forward commercially with our Chai Cider.”

To finish out the trio of trial ciders, Smyth says he and the cellar team wanted to make something original, yet approachable, “We started playing with the idea of adding our own cherry wine to the apple cider and, while we liked it, it wasn’t distinctive. It was too close to the character of the wine, so we went back to the tasting lab again and again, until we nearly threw out the idea altogether.

Then we had a flash of inspiration, what if we could elevate the cherry cider to something more with just a simple, novel use of ginger?

Initial trials were promising, and later trials were more than promising. We fermented in stainless steel tanks, then blended with a portion of our freshly fermented cherry wine still in the tank. Next, we added just enough ginger juice to get the ginger flavor to come through, but without the heat it can bring when used in excess. The final product is full of apple and cherry fruitiness with a touch of ginger on the nose and palate. We moved forward with the idea, and the final Cherry Ginger Cider is something that all of us at the winery are especially proud of.”

Currently, the three ciders from Chateau Morrisette Ciderworks constitute a smallscale, limited release to trial the different flavors exclusively in their tasting room and restaurant before considering scaling up to broader distribution. Smyth emphasizes that the direction of future releases depends entirely on local customer feedback, “If you like these Virginia ciders and want us to keep making them, you have to let us know. If you haven’t tried them yet, come to the winery, try them, and tell us which cider is your favorite.

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Fall and Winter Upcoming Events Sunday Sounds Music Series, Through October 30th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Relax and savor a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the courtyard with free Americana-inspired music, award-winning Chateau Morrisette wines, and majestic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The winery’s eclectic performers include Melissa Mcsherry (September 25), Virginia Blue Band (October 2), Pat Anderson (October 9), Mac Traynham Duo (October 16), Indian Run Stringband (October 30), and more.

Harvest with the Dogs Vineyard Experience September 24th, two sessions The Harvest with the Dogs Vineyard Experience is a fun, half-day, hands-on Chateau Morrisette grape harvesting experience. The event includes a viticulture overview, grape harvest and winemaking sessions, and a gourmet box lunch with wine in the vineyard.

Included in the $70 per person admission fee are a free tasting, souvenir t-shirt and juice pressing. Reservations are required and space is limited.

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All October, All Week: Autumn Lunch During peak foliage season, enjoy the crisp mountain air and rich tapestry of fall colors while savoring an intimate brunch, lunch, or dinner at the Restaurant at Chateau Morrisette.

During October, the restaurant opens for lunch seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday to Sunday. The restaurant’s unique Appalachian-French Fusion menu blends traditional French fare with regional favorites, and fresh, local produce, meats and artisanal cheeses. Reservations are suggested.

Annual Chef’s Dinner, November 12th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

The Restaurant at Chateau Morrisette culinary team presents a sumptuous multicourse menu to accompany the release of the winery’s 2014 Chambourcin and 2014 Cabernet Franc. The Chef’s Dinner menu and pricing will be available October 15.

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting, November 26th, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Join Chateau Morrisette’s traditional Christmas Tree lighting in the winery courtyard. Enjoy festivities, hot drinks, and a picturesque mountain setting.

Black Dog Christmas Weekends, December 3, 4, 10 and 11, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

During the winery’s highly-anticipated Black Dog Christmas Weekends, guests are welcomed with decked halls, complimentary tastings, and up to 30 percent off wines as well as discounts on gift shop items. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season, and hand select special gifts for family, friends, and colleagues.

New Year’s Eve Dinner, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

An annual winery tradition, the New Year’s Eve Dinner is a gourmand’s delight featuring a multi-course meal and wine pairing.

Menu, pricing, and reservations are available beginning December 10.

About Chateau Morrisette Chateau Morrisette is a picturesque day trip from Roanoke, Charlottesville, Blacksburg, Christiansburg, or the Piedmont Triad.

A great weekend away from Washington, D.C., Richmond, Hampton Roads, Raleigh/ Durham, Charlotte, Knoxville or Charleston, W.V. Wine tastings start at $8 per person. For more information, visit www.thedogs.com, call (540) 593-2865, or follow us on Facebook.

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Springhouse Community School: Project Presentations

Project Presentation Night for Springhouse Community School’s (SCS) final semester of the 2015/2016 school year was presented on May 19th to an enthusiastic crowd. Family and community members engaged with students with questions and answers and also, applauded individual presentations which were conducted by the students through demonstrations, oral reports, performances, and slide show presentations.

Located at the Floyd EcoVillage, the project-based learning high school, served 18 students for the 2015-2016 school year and is expecting several more for the 2016-2017 school year.

The leadership team consists of Ezekiel Fugate as Head of School and Jenny Finn as Director of Mentoring. The school employs roughly 10 other staff members.

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in language arts, math, and foreign languages. They have the option to take project-based classes on subjects ranging from leadership to marine science to radical civics. Every Friday, community members visit the school to share their talents or students engage in activities in the community. Experience Week happens twice a year and involves field trip immersion into a field of study.

For the final Project Presentation night, the outer aisles of the Floyd Eco-Village’s Celebration Hall were lined with exhibits and tri-fold table displays focused on art, science, literature, agriculture projects, and more. Several students had just returned from a school trip to Florida where they competed with other high schools in the Horizon Hydrogen Automotive Challenge. The challenge involved racing the hydrogen fuel-cell powered remote control car, they built partly from a kit and partly from scratch, which was on display.

Before the presentation program began, a small crowd gathered to learn more about the fuel-cell car project. Eighth grade student, Andrew Finn, explained how the exhibited hydrolizer machine

extracts hydrogen from water and stores it in hydrogen fuel cells. The fuel cells are attached to the car, like batteries, to power it. Before demonstrating the car in action, Finn pointed out a portable solar charging station, designed by fellow student, Adrian Green, used to charge cell phones, laptops, and the hydrolizer, resulting in zero fossil fuel emissions.

Green, a senior whose family moved from Charlottesville so that he could attend SCS, was one of the stage presenters. During his presentation, he described how he took two college courses on renewable energy and photovoltaics at New River Community College during the school year and worked with mentor, Rick Brown from Solshine Energy Company.

He also designed a photovoltaic system for a student-designed off-grid cottage project.

Student Yeshe Cooley’s presentation was on how she learned to read and speak Japanese with the help of her mentor Taiki Sawabe, a Japanese native and Japanese Outreach Initiative Coordinator at Ferrum College. Cooley, a ninth grader, presented a video in which she walked viewers through a day at school,

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narrating in Japanese. She reported on her progress with plans also to study in Japan for her junior year, which includes raising money through an online GoFundMe page.

Students Alex Hicks and Matthew Dillon presented on how to build a gaming computer from scratch, using spare and donated parts and taking old computers apart. They were supported with their project

by Oscar Brinson, a computer network engineer who has worked for Google and Apple. When asked what was different about a gaming computer, Dillon responded, “It’s an office computer that’s souped up.”

Student Milo Duffy presented on his book, Beautiful Birds of Floyd, that he created using Shutterfly. He showed slides of his book and gave some background into bird identification and habits. “In two years, I’ve photographed 300 different birds around the country and in Mexico,” said Duffy, who is going to a 12 day birding camp in Arizona this summer.

Student Camille Terrill’s presentation on, “Becoming a Musician,” included a performance of Subject to Demolition, a punk-rock band that features Terrell on guitar, Donovan Saunders on drums and Yeshe Cooley on bass guitar and vocals. Mentored by Luke Thomas of the local band Spoonfight, Terrill spoke about choosing the musical genre of punk as a form of activism and to voice injustices.

Student Leah Pierce is pursuing photography and unveiled slides of her photography and her website during her project presentation.

Mentored by local professional photographer, Chelsa Yoder, Pierce said she hopes to have a public exhibit of her photography in the future.

Student Alex Hicks, who was mentored by local book publisher, Warren Lapine, presented on writing a science fiction novel.

And student Isaiah Pickford’s project was on the art techniques of graffiti. With a slide show presentation, he reviewed his process developing stencils, creating a tagline, and painting a mural on a family barn.

Also, there were presentations and exhibits on Persian Food Cooking, the country of Finland, and cloud formations which incorporated history, geography and science.

Note: SCS is accepting applications for students from grades 7 – 12 for the upcoming school year. For more information go to springhousecommunityschool.org or visit them on Facebook.

Colleen Redman currently writes for and provides photography for The Floyd Press newspaper and About HER magazine. Her poetry has most recently in appeared in Artemis Journal and Floyd County Moonshine. She refers to her blog, looseleafnotes.com, as part daily journal, part photo album and part writerís filing cabinet.

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Being Committed to Local Artists From The Country Store across the street, I watched some people working in the retail space below my apartment. It looked as though they were setting up a new shop.

As a very newcomer to the area, everything was a mystery to me in this little town of Floyd. I walked across the street, opened the door to the shop, and introduced myself.

I told the ladies I lived upstairs, and asked if they could use some help because I was looking for a job.

That afternoon, I remember taking a piece of black fabric up to my apartment, ironing out the wrinkles, and bringing it back down to the shop. It was meant to be a backdrop for a jewelry display.

The women wrote down my name and email address and told me they’d be in touch. I told them I was off to China for 6 weeks, but that I’d be back in time for the beginning of the tourist season.

A few weeks later, sitting in my son’s apartment high above Shanghai, I saw Susan Icove’s name in my email inbox. She was offering me a part time job in her gallery.

And here I am six seasons later, telling you this story from the office of Troika Contemporary Crafts.

Turns out, Susan was one of three partners, all artists in different mediums, who in 2009 had opened a smaller gallery in the renovated Station. In the spring of 2011, when I met Susan, she and her partners, Silvie Granatelli and Gibby Waitzkin, had agreed to take the leap and expand their gallery into a larger, brighter space in the front of the building.

Starting out with their own pieces, Silvie’s porcelain pottery and dinnerware, Susan’s playful lamps, and Gibby’s photography and handmade paper work, the partners created a scaffolding from which to build a home for distinctive regional crafts of the highest quality, with a decidedly domestic flavor.

So while you might find pieces to decorate your walls [Ed Barnes’ wood cloisionne or Rick Radman’s metal yard art], or your body [Alice Walker’s silk shawls, or Anne Vaughan’s jewelry], you’ll also find one-of-a-kind tables and mirrors, wooden and ceramic serving bowls, hand blown glass tumblers, hand woven dishtowels, stoneware

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pitchers, wood cutting boards and pizza paddles, and iron skewers, all lending beauty and flair to the kinds of things we need and use every day.

In the early days of Troika, we managers would report lots of compliments our visitors made.

Over the years, “You have a lovely shop” has morphed into very specific comments like: “Umm. It’s smells good in here.” [the soap on the counter] “Love the music. What is it?”

[Radio Swiss Jazz, streamed on ITunes] “The display is marvelous.”

[Annie and Erin are color and texture magicians] “I love the range of work you have, and your choice of items.”

“It feels so good in here. The atmosphere is calming, helps to really see things, and makes it a pleasure to shop.”

“I come in here to get my aesthetic fix.”

It is a lucky alignment of stars and planets that makes Troika what it is today. You may know that even a small enterprise has a lot of moving parts, particularly if the standards are high. The partners have vision, energy, experience, and the willingness to take risks. There’s a lot of shared responsibility and sweat equity that goes into opening the doors, and keeping them open.

The partners’ husbands provide everything from hardware and software support to electrical work, bookkeeping, and accounting. Each of the managers makes unique contributions. One likes display work, another keeping the shelves full and sparkling, another making the numbers, whether dollars or inventory, all line up and add up.

Being committed to local artists, the gallery originally showed about 25 of them. Having filled the space with local work, the partners now travel across the region, continually looking for artists making extraordinary and appealing things, beautifully crafted, and attuned to Troika’s aesthetic. We now show the work of 40 talented people from both Virginia and North Carolina.

Granatelli once described making a visit to a metal artist, finding her in the back yard, dressed in apron and welder’s mask, deeply immersed in her own artistic alchemy.

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In the six years I’ve worked at Troika, I’ve earned a virtual degree in art appreciation, with double minors in the philosophy of craftsmanship and the mechanics of gallery management. I believe I’ve learned more than any of us because I knew the least to begin with. But it’s been a spectacular learning environment.

People who walk through our doors come from down the street, up the hill, and around the world. Many visitors who know galleries, spend a lot of time in them, or have managed them, make a point of telling us that ours is extraordinary. We’ve built a wide circle of customers for whom we’ve become a destination, for themselves, as well as family and friends. Why don’t you stop by and discover for yourself if all of these customers are pulling our legs, being kind, or perhaps responding honestly to the unique and sophisticated collection of arts and crafts we display and sell at Troika Contemporary Crafts.

Hoping to see you soon….

Susan Goranson, one of several TROIKA managers since 2011 203 South Locust St. Floyd Virginia 24091 540-745-8764 troikacrafts@icloud.com Bottle • Silvie Granatelli Floor Lamp • Susan Icove “Taking Off ” • Gibby Waitzkin Necklace • Mary and Lou Ann Table • Brad Warstler Monarch • Alice Walker Bracelet • Agnes Seabass Cutting Boards • Christina Boy

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Floyd Jewelry, Consistent, Courteous, and Personable Floyd Jewelry opened its doors for business in 1994. The consistent, courteous, and personable atmosphere which individuals experience in the store is due to the staff ’s genuine concern for each and every person stopping by, many of whom are simply coming in to say hello.

In the 1950’s, Bruce Sweeney worked hard as a dump truck driver, in addition to taking on different manufacturing positions at thriving furniture manufacturers in Bassett and Martinsville, Virginia. Earning an average of less than $1.00 per hour as a furniture worker, it made it difficult to create long-term plans to start a family. He envisioned creating a brighter future, a future that contained options and opportunities.

Bruce had grown up around his own father’s garage and had an extensive knowledge about automobiles so the decision to branch out on his own and begin selling vehicles was appealing to him. Along with his brother M.L., they founded their own business. Shortly thereafter, his wife, Beulah, and her brother, Grover Akers, joined them. You will find Bruce, his wife, and brother continuing to work at Autoville in Floyd to this day.

When Bruce’s daughter, Sarah Sweeney Sowers, was in high school, she had a desire to work in the medical field. She received her CNA license at a young age and worked at the local nursing home. When she was a junior in high school, her father opened Floyd Jewelry.

The store was managed by her father’s friend,

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Dan Tuttle, in a small building next to her father’s car lot, where Bell’s towing is located today.

Sarah began working at the store on evenings and weekends and started to get a good feel for the aspects of the business. At the time, they were sourcing their inventory from T & P Jewelers in Roanoke as well as attending trade shows. Wanting to learn more, as well as meet with individuals within the large jewelry community, Sarah continued attending trade shows regularly. She literally met thousands of manufacturers. Based on what she felt would be the most appealing merchandise for the clientele in Floyd, she gradually began developing vendor relationships that could supply Floyd Jewelry with excellent quality merchandise that was affordable.

She also began developing a deep passion for vintage jewelry due to its intricate detail and exceptional craftsmanship, rarely seen in traditional jewelry stores.

Today, Floyd Jewelry is one of the few full-service jewelry stores where you will find spectacular estate pieces. Sarah has also established herself as an excellent resource for locating the unique and rare treasures that exist throughout her extensive network of collectors and brokers.

Floyd Jewelry continued to purchase inventory through T & P Jewelers in Roanoke and the relationship flourished. As Sarah continued to gather knowledge about the many intricacies of the jewelry business, the

staff at T & P Jewelers were extremely helpful, taking her under their wings. She has gathered an enormous amount of information through this relationship regarding many aspects of the inner workings of the industry as a whole.

In 1996, an opportunity presented itself for Sarah’s father to obtain the building that was formally Skyline Ford in Floyd. It was at that time the decision was made to relocate her father’s car dealership as well as the jewelry store to that one location. During the same time, Sarah made the decision to assume full ownership of Floyd Jewelry. She took with her that genuine persona within the Sweeney family to help people. The desire to cherish friendships and treat everyone in the same manner you wish to be treated, lifelong traits instilled in her by her mother and father over the course of many years.

In 2002, Maggie Chabot, a well-known local jeweler who handled all of the store’s bench work had to stop working due to health reasons so this intricate part of the business was contracted out to an independent jeweler in Roanoke. Unfortunately, the turnaround time became approximately two weeks. A lifelong friend of Sarah’s, Melissa Cox, had a keen interest in jewelry design and repair so in 2003, she began handling all of the store’s bench work onsite. The added benefit of being able to provide professional goldsmith services at the store has proven to be a valuable resource for the customers that are in need of jewelry repairs in a timely fashion.

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113 E Main St, Floyd VA • (540) 745-2147 Floyd Jewelry remains a frequented destination for many individuals. There are countless repeat customers, some that travel from out of state seeking affordable pricing with one of the most unique inventories of fine jewelry on the East Coast. Sarah’s father, Bruce Sweeney, has had a love of vintage pocket watches for many years as well as antique clocks which date back for many decades. Beulah Sweeney, Sarah’s mother has a passion for rare antique glassware. As a result, you’ll find some unique items which originated from other countries. This simply adds to the store’s overall unique and nostalgic appeal.

Floyd Jewelry is a mainstay in this rural town in Southwest Virginia due to its combination of affordable selections of fine jewelry, vintage treasures, and great courteous service.

As Sarah will be quick to tell you, “Whether a customer is purchasing a $10 charm for a bracelet or a $10,000 fine

diamond ring, they receive the exact same attention to detail and personalized customer service that all clients deserve.”

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FloydFest 16 Delivers Dreams, Dancing, Community, and Culture FLOYD, VA — More than 15,000 patrons from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries created an indelible dreamscape atop a Blue Ridge Mountain plateau this July for Across-the-Way Productions’ FloydFest 16~Dreamweavin’. Across 10 stages — one of which was a ‘secret’ art installation — and five days, more than 100 performers provided the backdrop to what can only be described as the magic of community, culture and cool.

The Southeast’s premier summer outdoor music festival took place at its home at Milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, Va. It delivered 120 hours of music, magic and mountains, including outdoor adventure, vibrant and varied vendors, quality craft brews and chews, healing arts, teen and children’s activities, unique art installations, surprise performances including the inaugural “Buffalo Mountain Jam,” an ode to an ailing Gregg Allman.

Patron response to this year’s event was overwhelmingly positive.

“Loved your festival! It was my first time but will not be my last. It was the cleanest and best handled event I have ever attended. I loved Floyd, Virginia,” shared patron, Cynthia Lough.

“Thanks for another wonderful family reunion! It’s like that when we go there ... We have the family that we see all the time, the family that we only see once a year up on that mountain, and the new family members that we haven’t met yet! And we dearly love them all! Thank you everyone for all the hard work you did to make this happen,” patron, Gigi Crouse Mulhauser, said.

The 16th installation of FloydFest received pre-fest accolades from TIME Magazine and Fox News, partly for its community and art culture, and partly for its world-class lineup,

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featuring the following groups: Warren Haynes’ Ashes & Dust; Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers; Leftover Salmon; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Nahko and Medicine for the People; Keller Williams; Femi Kuti & Positive Force; Shakey Graves; Railroad Earth; The Wood Brothers; Elephant Revival; Anders Osborne; Rich Robinson; Greensky Bluegrass; Pimps of Joytime; Bombino; Monophonics; Otis Taylor Band; The Larry Keel Experience; Love Canon; Con Brio; The Legendary Shack Shakers; Head for the Hills; Liz Vice; Los Colognes; Selasee & The Fafa Family; Dave Eggar Trio; Monster Atlantic; Roosterfoot; Blue Mule; Look Homeward; The Midatlantic; Bloodkin; The Steepwater Band; Dead 27s; Mingo Fishtrap; Honey Island Swamp Band; Polyrhythmics; The Congress; The Defibulators; Banditos; Caravan of Thieves; Dead Winter Carpenters; Dustbowl Revival; Keller & The Keels; T Sisters; The Screaming Js; Marley Carroll; Higher Learning; Tigerman WOAH!; These Wild Plains; Little Tybee; The Show Ponies; The Wild Reeds; The Mallett Brothers Band; Cask Mouse; Cactus Attack; The Hanumen; Party Liberation Front; Blind Owl Band; Cabin Creek; Dalton Dash; The Devyl Nellys; Forlorn Strangers; Grand Ole’ Ditch; Mason Via; Moonshine District; Of Company; Rob Nance & The Lost Souls; The Wildmans; Zoe Ravenwood; The Shack Band; Rebekah Todd & The Odyssey; Skribe; The Hip Abduction; Urban Soil; Octopus; Doby; Dale & the ZDubs; FeelFree; Spiral; and the Community High Band.

“This year’s lineup represented what we at ATWP love most, non-hype roots music that delivers soul-wrenching, heart-drenching performances every time,” said Kris Hodges, producer and CEO. “When you strip away

the hype, what’s left is the core or soul of anything. Strip our artists and us down and we’ll show you what we mean ... and have fun, to boot! No roots. No tree. It’s simple.”

Voted ‘Best Outdoor Music Festival,’ FloydFest also offered myriad ticket options for its Outdoor Adventure programs, including its popular On-the-Water Guided Float Trips (kayaking, tubing, canoeing), 5K Trail Race, and Belcher Mountain Beatdown mountain-bike excursion. Emanating from FloydFest’s Outdoor Adventure Headquarters, both ticketed and free outdoor adventure excursions launched daily, including guided hikes on the Moonstomper Hiking Trail, disc golf on the venue’s Innova Disc Golf Course, and mountain-bike trips.

From mixed media to meditation, from capoeira to cape making, from stilt walking to storytelling, from drumming to dance, and from coffee talks to campfire jams as well as wilderness medicine, patrons listened and learned, in between the music and magic, via FloydFest’s robust free workshop and panels.

“Crafting a holistic outdoor event can’t be something you posture; it has to be about pulling together all the elements that combine to create your own ideal outdoor music festival — and for all of us, it’s all these things: music, camping, fun outdoor games and adventure, workshops, children, art, ambiance, great craft beer, etc.. It’s a ‘friendsaround-the-campfire’ sort of thing,” Erika Johnson, co-founder and CFO said.

“One of FloydFest’s most unique characteristics is how the theme changes annually. It really lends to keeping it fresh and relevant,” Johnson said. “Our theory is that if you’re not shaking things up a bit, being exploratory, then you risk becoming complacent; this is true for individuals, for

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businesses, for artists, for events, for everything, really. Dreamweavin’ was about that exploration; it’s about giving credibility to the imagination, about cultivating a willingness to suspend our growing collective cynicism, and to honor our own inner dreamer and the collective potential to dream together.”

FloydFest is proud of its solid annual support from a host of partners, which in 2016 included: Dreaming Creek; Streamline; WROV; Sierra Club; ENO; Ferrum College; Farm To Feet; Sunbelt; Black Feather Furniture; Parkway Brewing Company; Sierra Nevada; Lagunitas; Foothills Brewing; Breckenridge Brewery; Virginia Lottery; Virginia is for Music Lovers; Floyd Rustic; Blue Ridge Country; Osprey; Back Country Ski and Sport; Klean Kanteen; Woodchuck Hard Cider; Buchi; Sticks and Stones; Highland; Peluso Microphone Lab; Inline Vape; Headcount; Spindrift; Clean Energy Advisors; Slackline industries; Innova; and more.

For more information, click on www.floydfest. com, call (888) VA-FESTS, or email info@ floydfest.com. Stay informed via FloydFest’s newsletter at http://floydfest.com/newsletter/, and find FloydFest on Twitter (twitter.com/floydfest), Instagram (instagram.com/floydfestva/), and Facebook (facebook.com/FloydFestVA/).

Thank you for the cool photos, Roger Gupta, Filip Zalewski, Jeda Photography, Autonomous Flight Technologies and Rich Cox.

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The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival:

A Tradition of Celebrating Traditions

What gives the Blue Ridge its character?

For the folklorists at Ferrum College’s Blue Ridge Institute & Museum, it’s our traditions—the mix of customs and artistry as old as the mountains and as new as our 21st century settlers. For 43 years, the heritage and folkways of the region have taken center stage at Ferrum’s Blue Ridge Folklife Festival (BRFF).

Covering much of the campus, the BRFF brings visitors face-to-face with the best of the region’s “real roots” musicians and artisans, plus moonshine tale tellers, teamsters with their draft horses and mules, dog trainers, car builders, tractor and farm machinery buffs, country cooks, and much more.

As the festival’s loyal audience can tell you, this is a one-of-a-kind event and a full day of entertainment. Spectators cheer on the draft horses in feats of pulling strength and precise log skidding. Baying coon hounds compete in treeing contests and water races, and sheep dogs show off their obsessive drive to herd. As they did for the night hunters who used them generations ago, jumping mules vault obstacles from a standing start to via for the state coon mule jumping title.

Everyone knows the Blue Ridge is a music hotbed, and the BRFF’s three music stages showcase dozens of Virginia musicians weaving a regional tapestry of fiddle-andbanjo tunes, old-time bluegrass, moving gospel singing, downhome blues, lovelorn ballads, and sentimental mountain songs. Special 2016 music workshops include a stage full of hot pickers in, “Blue Ridge Guitar Styles,” and a musical trip through, “The Gospel Legacy of L. V. Jones.”

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Exploring the change in rural Virginia life brought about by the internal combustion engine, festival-goers take delight in vintage iron—hundreds of show cars and dozens of tractors and hit-and-miss engines. The power and technology of antique machinery pounds through the festival air with rock crushing, threshing, and baling demonstrations.

Known for traditional crafts rarely found at other events, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival brings together over 50 regional craftspeople demonstrating their heritage hand skills, and many of the artisans sell what they make.

In the festival’s moonshine area, retired bootleggers and revenuers take to the stage to tell tales of their cat-and-mouse adventures, while children find their own adventures in the festival’s program of folk games.

Then, of course, there is the food. From fried apple pies to black pot chicken, it’s all traditional, rural, and prepared on site.

Hamburgers? No. Hot dogs? No. Says festival director Roddy Moore, “We want to highlight the people who are practicing longstanding skills that have been handed down through their families and community ties. These folks are cultural treasures.”

Always on the fourth Saturday in October (October 22nd this year), the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival is a rain-or-shine event that is family-friendly and family-priced. Get all the details at www.blueridgefolklifefestival.org or contact Ferrum College’s Blue Ridge Institute & Museum by email (bri@ferrum.edu) or phone (540-365-4412).

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Bent Mountain Lodge Bed and Breakfast Inc. 9039 Mountain View Drive Copper Hill, VA 24079 540-651-2500 mscmom74@swva.net

Mailing Address P.O. Box 134 Copper Hill, VA 24079 Owned and Operated by Bonnie and Jesse Lawrence

Lodge, Pavilion and Gazebo Suites for weddings & reunions

www.BentMountainLodgeBedandBreakfast.com

Cabin Rental Step back 100 years and enjoy the Mountains as they were when things were uncomplicated.

You can stay in an original wormy chestnut log cabin home and enjoy the comforts of modern convenience in a beautiful mountain setting. The cabin has been beautifully restored and is fully furnished with a full kitchen, two bedrooms and a bath. Relax by the fire at night and settle in comfortably.

1/2 Mile from the Stop Light in Floyd $100 per night $300 per week!

Tue, Thu, Fri 9-6, Wed 9-5, Sat 8-5 Closed Sun & Mon

540-745-5382 2167 Webbs Mill RD • Floyd, VA

Tim Telling

Office: 276-952-6582 • Cell: 540-695-0522

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Chestnut Springs Rd NW, Floyd Virginia 540-745-2345 • 540-250-1993

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For overflow, or for those who prefer a more typical lodging experience, the Floyd EcoVillage is a partner with the Hotel Floyd (located in the heart of the Town of Floyd, 2 miles from the Ecovillage).

Come Check Us Out! If you have ever planned an event, you probably understand how stressful the process can be even when everything turns out perfectly. From searching out venues to finalizing a headcount, there are vendors to locate, checklists to create, emails to make, and lots of people to satisfy.

To help you through the research process, we have condensed the many reasons you should host your next event at the Floyd Event Center into the top four: 1. One of a Kind Event/Conference Center Our beautiful year round event/conference center is conveniently located two miles from the heart of Floyd, 21 miles from Christiansburg, and 42 miles from Roanoke in the heart of the New River Valley. This venue is well-suited for meetings, weddings, family reunions, retreats, and camps. The event center features a beautifully rustic timber-framed structure which includes state of the art technology, with a projector, screen and sound system to meet the needs of professional meetings, music, or theatrical events. The commercially certified kitchen may be included in the rental fee or separately rented on an hourly or daily basis by event coordinators, caterers, and/or home chefs with the proper documentation. It has everything needed to make a spectacular meal or retail food product. Our event staff can help coordinate food service, team building, or entertainment for your event or meeting, upon request. Last, but not least, the site offers outdoor components, such as a timberframed pavilion at the top of the pond with an amphitheater for guest seating and garden sites for picture taking.

2. On-Site Organic Farm Adam Bresa, the Floyd EcoVillage Farm Manager is a master of gardening. He currently

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has three and a half acres of mixed vegetables, flowers, and small fruits in cultivation. It is his mission to grow healthy nutrition dense food and for us that means no synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides! Instead, soil balancing and soil re-mineralization are the tools we use. By adopting the use of cover crops, inoculating the soil with beneficial microbes, and composting, we are able to create a healthy ecosystem. Items can be purchased at the farm, at the farmers market in season, downtown Floyd on Saturday morning, or from Good Food Good People, a local Floyd-based CSA, coming in 2017.

Foods and flowers from the Floyd EcoVillage may be provided for events hosted at the Floyd Event Center for a discounted rate. Tours hosted by Adam Bresa may be scheduled as part of a group meeting or retreat.

3. Flexible Accommodations There are three rustic lodging options available on the Floyd EcoVillage site including: three cabins; seven rooms in the completely off the grid, yet still very comfortable Bermed Lodge; and 10 tent campsites at our Creekside Campground. The cabins are open year round and each sleep between 4-7 people and come complete with an equipped kitchen, private bath, Wi-Fi, and a seating area on the porch. The cabins are located at the trailhead and offer fireflies, birds, and deer in lieu of television. The Bermed Lodge offers an array of rooms (all with full baths) including 1 suite, 2 rooms with kitchens, and rooms with bunk beds (great for hosting camps or retreats), a shared seating area, and Wi-Fi throughout.

4. Floyd Community Floyd is home to many people who are creatively stitching together a livelihood. Local farmers, sustainability educators, trail guides, crafts people, musicians, herbalists, yogis and others. These people are often available to share their unique gifts with groups that rent the Floyd Event Center venue. Whatever your interest, there is likely someone who knows something about it in Floyd! This can help create a truly unique event that could not happen anywhere else. In addition to the wealth of knowledge and skills of the people, there are the blessings of this beautiful place that we call home. Floyd County has a wealth of outdoor adventures, unique shops, and music venues.

The Floyd Event Center Event Coordinator, Maggie Hessinger, is available to make sure that all guests to the Floyd Event Center at the Floyd Ecovillage have everything they need for a successful event, no matter how big or small.

For team building retreats or anyone looking to explore Floyd, we have a list of activities and natural sites that will bring you back to Floyd, time and time again.

Come check us out!

Never been to the Floyd Event Center and EcoVillage? Come check us out and enjoy a one of a kind experience. Call us to set up an overnight stay or to book your free site visit at 540-745-4434 or send us an email at floydeventcenter@gmail.com.

Want to do a little more research before booking your event or visit? Check us out online at Floydeventcenter.com. We hope to see you soon!

By Maggie Hessinger, Special Event Planner, FEV

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Joe Blackwell, Realtor®

540-392-7459 joeblackwell@swva.net www.floydland.net Your Hometown Realtor

Matt Gallimore Broker / Auctioneer 102 S. Locust St. Floyd, VA 24091 brlanda@swva.net

 Blue Ridge Land & Auction Co., Inc. Specializing in rural properties in Floyd and the surrounding counties.

Buying - Selling - Auctions - Appraisals - Investment Properties

www.BlueRidgeLandAndAuction.com

(540) 745-2005 or (800) 375-0423

R A K ES T RAW L AWN CARE, INC. MOWING • LANDSCAPING • HARDSCAPES Commercial & Residential

• Lawn Installation • Lawn Care • Pressure Washing • Snow Removal • Leaf Removal • Bush Hogging • Fertilizing Serving the New River Valley • Hauling & the Roanoke • Mulching Valley • Stump Grinding

FREE ESTIMATES

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Floyd Pharmacy

Mon-Fri 9am-7pm Sat 9am-2pm

Ashok Raju (540) 745-2177

709 East Main Street FLOYD VA 24091

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Gift Shop • Toys Kodak Kiosk on premises!

Fast Friendl y H o m eto w n Se r v i ce

Floyd Pharmacy is an independent pharmacy, so Ashok Raju, owner and pharmacist is free to run everyday operations according to standards which are higher than other pharmacies- he and his team strive to offer fast, friendly hometown service, and the best medication possible at the lowest price. They may switch from an overpriced prescription to an affordable therapeutic equivalent, as part of their proper and friendly service to you, to save you money. One of the staff will also deliver your prescription to your home or call your insurance company, if there is a need.

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Confused by Medicare Part D (drug coverage)? Choose Floyd Pharmacy, as they are capable of helping you brave those rocky waters.

You may make an appointment, free of charge, to meet with us and get personalized service. We will help you choose a plan that best suits your individual needs.

It is the aspiration of Floyd Pharmacy to create an environment that is a safe haven for all your prescription needs.

Floyd Pharmacy accepts almost all third party insurances and Medicare Part D programs, Virginia Medicaid and Medicare Part B.

For customer convenience, expanded parking is behind the building.

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Fireplace & Stove Center

540-381-1137

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Come visit our large hearth shop, wood stoves, coal stoves, gas stoves, fireplaces, mantels, gas logs and much more. Wide selection of country and primitive decor.

24 hour emergency service, family owned and operated and serving southwest virginia since 1989, air conditioning, heating, electrical and generator service.

925 Cambria St NE Christiansburg VA

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Spencer’s Body Shop “We Take The Dents Out Of Accidents”

Voted

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7 Annual Awar ds

by Reader ’s Ch oice

Insurance Claims Welcome!

• Complete Collision Repair - Foreign & Domestic • Modern Equipment • Frame machine • Precision Measuring • Professional Refinishing • ASE Certified Technicians

“Superior Quality Workmanship”

Kenny Gardner - Owner -

540-745-5880 Fax: 540-745-5864 • Email: sbsgardners@hotmail.com 404 E. Main, Floyd, VA 24091 (Behind Hardee’s)

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Paints

“Locally Owned & Operated for Over 18 years”

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architectural design • timber frame construction

StreamLine Timberframe

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Inspired • Innovative • Timeless

999 Harvestwood Road Floyd VA 24091

Stop by 999 Harvestwood Road or call 540 230 5505 Steve Arthur • sarthur@streamlinetimberframe.com / StreamlineTimberframe.com ~ /StreamlineTimberframe

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The Jacksonville Center gets a New Name The Jacksonville Center for the Arts is now the Floyd Center for the Arts which to many people, makes a lot of sense. The art center, located in rural Floyd, VA, over the past year and a half, has been reevaluating its name and overall public look. The old dairy barn that was converted into an arts center in the late 90’s was originally named for the town’s previous historic name of Jacksonville. Since the town was renamed Floyd in 1896, it was confusing to outsiders and tourists. The new name and logo is officially being implemented this fall. This fall and winter, the center will be holding many of their long-lived programs and will be offering workshops by new instructors.

The Floyd Center for the Arts’ first major event, after changing to its new name, is the opening reception for “Upcycled” on Saturday, October 8th from 5-7 pm. Artist and entrepreneur, Susan Icove, who is also the center’s Featured Artist of the Year, curated this exhibition of art that is created with reused materials. Nationally-known artists sent their artwork to be on display in the center’s Hayloft Gallery. This event is free and open to the public.

The well-known Halloween Kidsfest will be happening on Sunday, October 23rd from 12-4 pm. Children and parents are encouraged to come to the center to paint pumpkins, learn a new craft, eat some candy, play great games, and have their pictures taken on a spooky set, all for free!

This year, the center will host the 22nd Annual Winterfest event. Winterfest, the center’s very first event which was held in 1995, will be held this year on Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th. Winterfest is a holiday shopping tradition for many local and regional people where artists and craftspeople sell their handmade and original wares, which make great presents.

Everyone looks forward to homemade breads and soups in the café area, the kids make free holiday crafts and have pictures

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taken with Santa, and the silent auction of the Festival of Trees is in full swing. Children even get their own shopping experience in the “Kids Only” store created by Blue Mountain School. There is no admission fee to stop by the center for Winterfest.

Workshops at the center include not only painting and drawing, but more traditional crafts as well. Husband and wife nationally known painters, Tom and Bonnie Jones, will be holding two watercolor painting workshops on October 7-9. International painter David M. Kessler is holding a multiple medium abstract painting workshop November 18-20. Local woodworker and high school teacher, Joe Tersauro, will be teaching how to make dovetail boxes using hand tools and traditional wood working methods November 1-3 and 8-10 during a multiple evening workshop. The center’s newest instructor, Emilio Santini, glass artist and new Blacksburg resident, will be holding two weekend workshops in glass sculpture during October and November.

To learn more about these workshops and other activities at the center, please visit www.JacksonvilleCenter.org or call the center at 540-745-2784 or stop by during normal business hours, Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

Leia Thompson Wood Programming Director The Jacksonville Center for the Arts 220 Parkway Lane South, Suite 1 Floyd, VA 24091 Phone: 540-745-2784 www.JacksonvilleCenter.org

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School House Fabrics A Sewing Paradise

Old school building converted into a “Sewing Paradise”. Three floors of almost all types of fabrics available, craft supplies, yarns and a additional building of upholstery fabrics and supplies. We are located on (Route 8) in the town of Floyd.

Floyd Artists Association Supporting The Best of Regional Art, Jewelry and Pottery with over 17 Members and monthly Guest Artists.

Our hours are Monday-Saturday, 9:00am-5:30pm.

220 North Locust St. Floyd, VA 24091 (540) 745-4561

203 S. Locust St., downtown Floyd

540-745-7367 www.floydartists.com

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Jax at the Hotel Floyd Receptions Dear Book Lovers: Mark Your Calendar & SAVE THE DATES for local authors who will be presenting at the upcoming “Jax at the Hotel Floyd Receptions” on the following dates: Nov. 11, 2016 - Peggy Shifflett, a retired professor from Radford University who currently lives in Salem, and is the director of the Salem Museum. She has two memoirs, (which take place near here and are about her childhood and the deep poverty in the area, “The Red Flannel Rag” and “The Living Room Bed.” Jan. 13, 2017 - Mike Ryan is a featured author who writes about the history of this area and is also an interpretive ranger at Mabry Mills.

March 10, 2017 - Barbara Pleasant will be featuring her new book, which is supposed to be out by this date.

May 12, 2017 - Ron Campbell who will be featured both as one of the artists, for his “wall art,” and as the author of “Barnaby: The Barn Who Dared to Dream,” a cute children’s book, which comes with a CD, and would make a fun gift for grandkids.

I have already contacted additional authors for the rest of 2017 and I will notify you when we have confirmed dates. Each author’s book(s) will be featured and for sale at the Hotel Floyd, for the two months following their presentation, and at the reception at Book Talk, which are regularly scheduled for the second Friday, every other month, from 5:00-7:00 pm).

The Receptions are open to the public, so bring your book-loving friends and family.

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New Frog in Town Floyd the Frog has joined the Hotel Floyd and invites all visitors to get their picture taken with him. He is a prince of a fellow! He was crafted by Beau Smith of Beautiful Frogs and joined the Hotel Floyd in July, 2016 Located within a short walk to the Floyd Country Store, Hotel Floyd is a 40-themed room and boutique hotel, with free Wi-Fi and a continental breakfast included with overnight stays. We also have available a meeting room with seating for up to 75 people and a board room which seats 12 people. For more info or to make a reservation, please call 540.745.6080 or visit our website at www.hotelfloyd.com.

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TBS

Tee’s Bookkeeping Service

H.E. "Chip" Slate, II P.C. Attorney at Law

Personal & Business Taxes (Tee’s Taxes) - Payroll Taxes - Bookkeeping

We offer a variety of legal services including criminal misdemeanor and serious felony defense, traffic, motor vehicle, DUI, personal injury, civil litigation, family law (divorce and custody both domestic and international), business law, and guardianship / elder law throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Tee’s Bookkeeping Svc. can take care of payroll, gov’t remittances, tax resolution, year end payroll forms, all your monthly transactions, budgets, pay bills and anything related to ongoing financial or admin type tasks.

Let us free you to concentrate on your business!

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Doug Phillips & David Phillips - Floyd’s Rural Property Specialists

Properties of all sizes, up to 600 Acres!

Property Pictured: 22 Acres with 800ft frontage on Indian Creek, a VIrginia stocked trout stream. $185,000

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Points of Interest

Location

Contact Info

Phone

Location

Contact Info

Phone

Mickey G’s Bistro

www.mickeygsbistro.com

(540) 745-2208

Woodberry Inn

www.woodberryinn.com

(540) 593-2567

Dogtown Roadhouse

www.dogtownroadhouse.com (540) 745-6836

Hotel Floyd

www.hotelfloyd.com

(540) 745-6080 (540) 745-5716

Planning a trip to Floyd?

Blue Ridge Restaurant www.floydblueridge.com

(540) 745-2147

Oak Haven Lodge

www.oakhavenlodge.com

Pine Tavern Restaurant www.thepinetavern.com

(540) 745-4482

Floyd Canoe Outpost

www.onthewaterinfloyd.com (540) 838-1877

Floyd Country Store

www.floydcountrystore.com

(540) 745-4563

Car Show

www.chasingsscars.com

(540) 789-7898

Black Water Loft

www.floydbooksandcoffee.com (540) 745-5638

Community Market

www.sustainfloyd.org

(540) 745-7333

Chateau Morrisette

www.thedogs.com

(540) 593-2865

Amateur Raido

www.floydamateurradiosociety.org (540) 745-7742

D J’s Drive-In

www.djsdrivein.com

(540) 745-3663

Artisan Trail

www.floydartisantrail.org

(540) 745-7333

Tuggles Gap Restaurant www.tugglesgap.biz

(540) 745-3402

Artist Association

www.floydartists.com

(540) 695-0003

AmRheinís Wine Cellars www.amrheins.com

(540) 929-4632

Floyd Humane Society www.floydhumanesociety.org (540) 745-7207

Blacksnake Meadery

www.blacksnakemead.com

(540) 834-6172

Jacksonville Art Center www.jacksonvillecenter.org

(540) 745-2784

Monday - Friday 10-5 pm • 540.745.4407

Foggy Ridge Cider

www.foggyridgecider.com

(276) 398-2337

Old Church Gallery

www.oldchurchgallery.com

(540) 745-2979

Villa Appalaccia Winery www.villaappalaccia.com

(540) 358-0357

Tour de Floyd

www.tourdefloyd.org

(540) 745-2800

www.floydchamber.org

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Floyd is as much a state of mind as a place of great scenic beauty.

Floyd County Chamber of Commerce 109 East Main Street • Floyd, VA 24091

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Kids 10 and under eat free Thur from 4-7 dine in kids menu only

BISTR0 & PIZZERIA

FINALLY REAL ITALIAN

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Mon, Wed, Thurs Friday Saturday Sunday

Monday night 2 pizzas $20 Brick oven pizza and calzones Catering on/off premises ABC on/off premise Fresh seafood Gluten free & whole wheat options availible Buffet weekdays 11am - 2:30pm

Fall Winter Hours Hours 11-9 11-8 11-10 11-9 11-10 11-10 12-9 12-8

Chef’s Choice & Family Style dining available

www.MickeyGsBistro.com 540-745-2208

Check out our upcoming events for quality live music!

302 S Locust St, Floyd, VA

540-745-OVEN (6836) dogtownroadhouse@gmail.com www.dogtownroadhouse.com Hours: Thursday: 12pm-10pm, Friday: 12pm-12am, Saturday: 12pm-12am, Sunday: 12pm-10pm • Facebook: Dogtown Roadhouse

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www.newmountainmercantile.net

540-745-4278

114 S Locust St. Floyd, Virginia

Mon & Tues - 11-3 • Wed & Thurs - 11-5 • Friday - 11-6 Saturday - 11-5 • Sunday - 12-3

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Floyd Artist in the Amazon Jungle Patricia Robin Woodruff is a founding member of the Floyd Artist’s Association. Her artwork tends to focus on the metaphysical world and spiritual topics. Last year, she traveled to the Amazon jungle with her daughter, Coriander. They had some amazing experiences there, such as: gaining an understanding of many of the shamanic animals; learning about the natural medicines of the trees, plants, and earth; participating in a night time shamanic ceremony; and learning about the mysterious vessels of the Incas. Patricia Woodruff wrote these experiences into a book, “The Call of the Spectacled Owl; An Artist’s Journey thru the Amazon, History and Spirit (with Travel Tips).”

Here’s an excerpt from the book, about her experience with holding a 10 foot long anaconda: “[The anaconda’s] body is cool and damp from the swamp water and I ignore my arms and t-shirt getting muddy as an inconsequential part of this amazing experience. I can feel his powerful muscles pushing against my grip, his weight dragging me down. Time seems to stop, and I am filled with a deep understanding of why this animal would be the personified spirit of the Amazon River. Matatoro, the spirit guide of the watery subterranean world… the surging sinuous power of kundalini energy moving through the spine… the cosmic anaconda, whose skin patterns are said to hold all the patterns of the Universe, and where magical messages are written that are able to be interpreted by the shamans.”

Their guide in the Amazon jungle was Ashuco, a native of the Yanamono tribe, that live on the banks of the Amazon river. He had gone to school until he was in fourth grade and then he “learned the jungle” from his grandfather. Coriander said, “He knew how to call all the animals in the jungle and what each bird was that flew over us. He even made a grunting noise to call in the caiman [alligator].”

She added, “He put Doctor Doolittle to shame!”

Ashuco knew so much about the native healing plants and trees and was training to become a shaman himself. He not only knew his own native language, but also English,

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Spanish and the Latin names for many trees and animals. He would hold out a piece of bark and explain that a tea made from it would cure ulcers of the stomach and also cancer. Or the thick, sticky resin from the “Ficus insipida”

tree could cure stomach parasites. Patricia was particularly interested in the plants because she had made a study of the ethnobotany of the Appalachian Mountains and was eager to also learn the plant lore and traditional medicines of the Amazon jungle.

Ashuco was training under a master shaman, Leoncio Huarmiyuri Yuimachi. A native of the Rio Yanayacu, Leoncio had over 58 years of experience working with the sacred medicine plant, ayahuasca. Guiding over 1,000+ ceremonies for people from all parts of the globe, he conducted a ritual one evening and an account of that ritual is in the book.

Patricia and Coriander spent one night sleeping in a 40-foot tall tree house in the depths of the jungle. They also canoed thru a swamp with elephant ear palms hanging down and swam in the Amazon river with the pink dolphins. They visited Monkey Island where they were able to hold a sloth and several monkeys, including the seriously endangered woolly monkey. Also, they visited a butterfly research center and went fishing for piranha as well.

Although they spent most of their time in the jungle, Coriander and Patricia Robin Woodruff did get a chance to visit two ancient sites in Lima, Peru. The oldest one, Huaca Pucllana, was over 2,000 years old and was originally built by the ancient Lima culture. The second site, Pachacamac, was built by the Huari culture and was eventually taken over by Incas, who built a Temple to the Sun there.

The Woodruff ’s then visited the world famous Larco Museum, which has over 45,000 pieces of pre-Columbian art on display. Most remarkable is their collection of pottery. Patricia was intrigued by the large amount of pottery vessels just labeled as “offering vessels.” What were they for? If they had contained liquids or foods, where was the scientific analysis of the residues? It seemed like there was more to it so when she got home, she researched the topic and found that there certainly was more!

Many of the vessels have been found to have actually been complex whistles. Acoustical studies have been made on the combination

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of sounds that these vessels produced and it winds up that they create a mind altering experience. They were used by shamans to “call the spirits.”

The shapes of the vessels were certainly related to the types of energy that they wanted to harness and would become more powerful over time.

This concept is similar to the Native American belief of the Iroquois, who understand that a certain object can be imbued with more “orenda” or spiritual energy.

The book, “The Call of the Spectacled Owl” is available at the Floyd Artists Association. It includes 32 black and white line drawings by Patricia Robin Woodruff and a cover photo by Coriander of Coriander Focus Photography.

Patricia Robin Woodruff is an author and artist. Along with her recent book, “The Call of the Spectacled Owl,” she has published, “Strange Tales of Floyd, VA,” a collection of ghost stories, UFO sightings and other Fortean experiences in Floyd. The book is available at The Floyd Artists Association, The Floyd Country Store, noteBooks, and online at Amazon.com.

She is also a contributor to “Floyd Folks: Collective Wisdom from a (One Stoplight) Mountain Community.” The proceeds from this wonderfully uplifting collection of essays go to benefit various Floyd non-profit agencies.

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Chantilly Farm Continues to add Diverse Programming and Amenities Located in central Floyd County, Chantilly Farm has continued to develop an increasingly large portfolio of programming and amenities that not only serve events goers and campers in the region, but also meets the facility rental needs of many groups and individuals in the Floyd community.

Indoor Barn Facility In the year since erecting an indoor event space on the 200 acre property, The Barn at Chantilly Farm has hosted a wide variety of events that have included the annual Second Chance Prom, dozens of weddings and receptions, class reunions, retirement parties, holiday functions, and public concerts.

“Having an indoor space at the farm was a logical next step for our operation,” commented venue owner, David Larsen.

“This has allowed us to not only supplement our existing events, but has provided the community with another affordable option for private or public event rental space in a beautiful location.”

Miss Floyd County Fair Pageant The Miss Floyd County Fair pageant held its inaugural competition at The Barn at Chantilly Farm in late-August and fills a void that has existed in Floyd County for a number of years.

“We’re so excited to be able to offer our youth and young adults an opportunity to participate in a pageant here in the Floyd community,” said pageant organizer, Dee Wallace. “While pageants have existed in Floyd in the past, there haven’t been opportunities in recent years and we’re thrilled to be setting the foundation for an officially sanctioned pageant that is sure to grow.”

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all girls in our community have unique talents, gifts and beauty, and that each and every girl deserves a chance to shine.

Information regarding future pageants will be available by visiting www.floydvafair.com or by calling (540)808-4984, extension #702.

Main Stage Expansion In the spring of 2016, the venue completed a major stage expansion project which created the necessary infrastructure for being able to host larger staged productions and outdoor musical performances.

“The new stage should serve us well in the coming years as we move forward with additional music and non-music related programming at Chantilly,” commented Jason Gallimore, Chantilly Farm’s lead promoter. “It also adds a certain aesthetic to the venue that we didn’t previously have.”

Business of the Year Award The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce awarded Chantilly Farm with the Small Business of the Year award at their annual membership dinner in late 2015. The award is presented to businesses in the Floyd community at the end of each calendar year that excel in both community engagement and exemplary business practices.

“This year’s honoree has not only become a premier special event producer and camping facility that does Floyd County proud, they have supported the community in many ways,” said Joy Gardner of the Floyd County Chamber of Commerce.

Host Venue for Floyd County’s Cross Country Teams Chantilly Farm is now the home site of

the Floyd County High School cross country team’s annual Buffalo Stampede, an October event that draws participating schools from all over Southwestern Virginia.

“The team was actively seeking an appropriate venue for hosting a regional meet, so in donating the venue we hope to be able to assist them in building the foundation for a region-wide event they can be proud of.”

The team’s first Buffalo Stampede in late2015 drew nearly 500 spectators and quickly earned the reputation as one of the most rigorous courses in the area.

New Outdoor Art Installations Floyd County artist, Jayn Avery, was the first to install an outdoor sculpture at Chantilly Farm as part of program being facilitated by the Jacksonville Center for the Arts called, “Art Works for Us.” The program seeks to pair local businesses with local artists in an effort to create more public art displays in the community.

To learn more about camping, rentals, and upcoming events at Chantilly Farm, visit www.chantillyfarm.com or connect on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Chantilly Farm is located at 2697 Franklin Pike in Floyd.

UPCOMING EVENTS: October 12, 2016 - Buffalo Stampede Cross Country Meet October 27, 2016 - Chamber of Commerce Spooktacular Ball November 12, 2016 - Chocolate, Wine and Glamour, Too! May 26 thru May 28, 2017 - 7th Annual Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival

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Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival The Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival exists to: • Broaden our region’s musical richness and make classical music as well as a blend of classical/Appalachian heritage music affordable and available in our community in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

• Provide a wide array of musical offerings, such as house concerts, chamber orchestra, and ensembles, with special emphasis on families and seniors.

• Promote music education, especially to support local young people with an appreciation for music.

• Offer grants and scholarships to support promising area music programs and musicians.

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area schools and arts organizations.

• Provide opportunities for young instrumentalists to study and perform with skilled professional mentors.

• Strengthen the area’s economy.

As an all-volunteer organization, we welcome community and individual involvement and support.

To get involved, please contact us at info@ virginiasblueridgefestival.org. We’d love to hear your ideas about what you’d like to see happening with classical music in our area. We look forward to seeing you at our concerts!

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF), an affiliate of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, supporting, and providing

classical music in the Blue Ridge, primarily Floyd and its surrounding counties. Please see our website at VBRMF.org or see what’s happening on our Facebook page.

2016 Classical Music Youth Concert, October 29, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the Zion Lutheran Church, featuring our county’s most talented youth under one roof!

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Stoneman in Floyd County: “The Yankees are Coming!”

The Floyd County Historical Society is pleased to announce the recently installed Virginia Civil War Trails sign on the front lawn of the Museum at 217 North Locust Street. This sign project has been in the works for several years and was finally brought to fruition by the diligent work of Board member, John Graham, who has experience working with the sign program as he has helped place other signs within Botetourt and Franklin counties.

The sign tells the story of Stoneman’s Raid coming through Floyd County near the end of the War, the killing of Lt. James M. “Mat” Howard, and the surrender of the Town by Capt. Callohill M. Stigleman.

On March 24, 1865, Union General George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and also western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North Carolina Railroad, and the Piedmont Railroad. Beginning in Boone, North Carolina on March 28th, he headed into Virginia on April 2, 1865.

On April 3, 1865, Stoneman sent detachments from Hillsville to attack the lead mines near Wytheville, the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad (depots, bridges, culverts and tracks), and also Lynchburg and Danville “if practicable.” He and his remaining 3,500 men headed for Christiansburg, riding northeast towards Jacksonville (now Floyd), “… along with camp followers, deserters, runaway slaves, thieves, and robbers.”

On April 4, a few of the “home guard” (men too young or too old for regular service and soldiers who were home nursing wounds) fired on them. The Federals fired back, killing Lt. James M. “Mat” Howard. The wife of confederate surgeon Capt. Callohill M. Stigleman warned their son as the raiders neared Jacksonville, saying, “The Yankees are coming!”

Realizing that the situation was hopeless, Capt. Callohill M. Stigleman

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surrendered the town. Many years later, former slave, Wise Headen, recalled that Stigleman, “Waved a stick with a white handkerchief on it.” After accepting the surrender, Stoneman and his staff ate supper at Stigleman’s house (still standing at 406 E. Main Street). Some of the raiders bivouacked nearby while others occupied Jacksonville.

On April 5, Stoneman reached Christiansburg, and then retraced his route through Jacksonville on April 6. Stoneman had accomplished most of his mission by damaging the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad east and west of Christiansburg. Three days later, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, 100 miles east of here.

The Civil War Trails program has installed more than 1,000 interpretive markers at Civil War sites in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Driving tours following major campaigns have been created, and a series of regional brochures are available. Floyd will now be on the Virginia Civil War Trails Map and will benefit from all the publicity and tourism marketing they do. You can find more information about this program at www.virginia.org/civilwartrails/.

The Historical Society will hold a sign dedication in the fall. The guest speaker will be Chris J. Hartley, author of the definitive history, “Stoneman’s Raid 1865”. This book covers the raid through Floyd and Chris did much of the local research to cover this area. The date for the dedication will be determined after coordinating with his schedule.

The Historical Society invites you to stop by and check out the Stoneman’s Raid sign. For more information, contact Gerald Via at gvia@swva.net or (540)529-2229.

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Floyd County Humane Society Our accomplishments in 2015: Thanks to the support of the caring friends of the Floyd County Humane Society (FCHS) we have been able to find “forever homes” for 169 cats and dogs!

We have reduced companion animal overpopulation through our spay/neuter program, giving assistance with 333 spays and neuters in 2015, including 148 feral cats!

We have reduced the number of dogs at the County pound from a high in 2005 of 1,035 with a euthanasia rate of 57% to 188 with only 10.6% euthanized in 2015, one of the lowest in Virginia!

Our sponsorship of two community Rabies Clinics allowed 140 dogs and cats to be vaccinated, thereby preventing the spread of this deadly disease!

Through our partnership with Plenty! Food Bank, 6,786 pounds of pet food has been donated to assist needy families in keeping their pets!

That is 3.4 tons!

Please visit our Website at www.floydhumanesociety.org for ADOPTABLE DOGS & CATS Call FCHS if you have questions: (540)745-7207 or email at floydhumane4@hotmail.com What can you do to help homeless animals?

1. VOLUNTEER! Help at events.

Walk our dogs. Feed our cats. Drive a pet to be spayed/neutered or to another rescue group for adoption.

Work with other volunteers on projects.

2. FOSTER! We always need short- term and long- term foster homes for dogs, cats, and kittens.

Email floydhumane@gmail.com for more information.

3. DONATE! You may donate securely online at www. floydhumanesociety.org.

Make FCHS part of your estate planning.

Sponsor a cat or dog awaiting adoption. Donate goods (food, litter, auction items) or services (display our donation box). Put your talents to work!

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Events at Foggy Ridge October 8 - Apple Harvest Celebration at Foggy Ridge Cider Foggy Ridge celebrates the apple with this special all-day harvest event at our cider house overlooking the orchard.

Sample a variety of unique American Heritage and English cider apples from 1-4 pm. Cost is $10 a person which covers apple samples and cider tasting.

November 19 - Gleaning Self-Guided Tours at Foggy Ridge Cider Stroll the Foggy Ridge Cider orchards with a glass of cider in hand. Take a look at late fall in an apple orchard and pick up the last of the fruit for the year. Selfguided gleaning tour and tasting cost $7 a person. Gleaning means to collect leftover crops from farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested.

Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as a way to support the local farming community.

November 25 & 26 - Thanksgiving Open House at Foggy Ridge Cider Prolong your holiday indulgences with a drive to Foggy Ridge Cider’s late fall orchards. Enjoy seasonal homemade soup paired with the beverage of the season. Start your holiday celebration at Foggy Ridge with gift baskets, boxes, and/or bags which are all available for your most discerning family and friends. $10 covers a sample from Cast Iron Catering and cider tasting from 1-4 pm.

December 17 & 18 - Holiday Season Finale at Foggy Ridge Cider Come celebrate the holiday on our last open weekend of the season. Delight your friends and family with gift baskets, boxes, and bags full of artisan cider and seasonal treats, all designed to please.

Expect cider, holiday snacks, and music of the season on Saturday from 11 am.-5 pm. and on Sunday from 12-5 pm.

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Six Young Potters Terra Floyd formed as a result of 6 young potters - 6 individuals connected through place and supporting one another in their shared goals of sustaining individual craft businesses and cultivating an appreciation of craft in the community - finding their way to Floyd.

Josh Manning, Wendy Wrenn Werstlein, Hona Knudsen, Andrea Denniston, Seth Guzovsky and Sarah McCarthy are each inspired by their unique histories and a shared passion for clay and the life of a studio potter.

This October will be the 2nd annual Terra Floyd pottery sale. The sale will be located at Poor Farm Pottery from Friday October 21rd to Sunday October 23th. Each member offers a distinct color palette, form and touch to a pot. When the wares of these five potters present together, what is created is not only a wide selection of ceramic objects, but a dialogue between the makers, their place, and the high quality of work for which this area is known. Joining Terra Floyd will be Black Sheep Family Farm , also located in Floyd VA for some regional dishes. There will be dishes made from seasonal produce and information about the farm available. What better way to enjoy local food on a crisp fall evening than in your new plate, bowl, and mug.

The five members of Terra Floyd are all students of ceramic history, living and breathing within the handmade clay medium. They infuse their work with a diverse range of history, education, and experiences. These influences and inspirations reveal themselves in the varied aesthetics of their work, each creating pots that are packed with rich surface treatments, a myriad of forms, and a sense that, when the day is done, the collective all belong around the kitchen table sharing stories, food and the passion for their shared craft.

Explore and enjoy the work of the Terra Floyd potters at our annual fall sale being held October 21st-23rd.

Friday, Oct. 21st, 2pm - 7pm Saturday, Oct. 22th, 10am - 5pm Sunday, Oct. 23th, 12pm - 4pm Location: Poor Farm Pottery 1405 Poor Farm Rd. SE, Floyd, VA 24091 For show updates & announcements find us on Facebook search - TerraFloyd 42

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How to Make Wrapped Bridal Bouquets I love weddings and flowers. I’m also a longtime student and teacher of visual symbols in art, interior design, and sacred settings. So it may come as no surprise that I think every bride should have flowers. Though an elopement may have few guests or even none at all, to the couple, it’s a big moment and needs to be honored accordingly. A wedding is real life, but elevated, and by adding flowers into the picture, we honor and bless the event. Flowers symbolize love, marriage, and abundance. They honor those attributes that we call our “feminine:” love, beauty, compassion, creativity, nurturing, and creation of a welcoming and peaceful home. As weddings celebrate these important aspects in our lives and in the life of a relationship, it only makes sense to include at least one visual symbol that represents them in a wedding, and flowers do exactly that.

For most weddings I officiate, a professional florist is doing the floral design. Several years ago, I began creating wrapped bridal bouquets, primarily for elopement weddings in my own venues, and coordinating the bridal bouquet with other interior floral arrangements.

Making a bridal bouquet is like making banana bread. Once you know the basic recipe, you can take it in all kinds of different directions by varying your ingredients. In this article, I’m going to share the basic recipe with a few illustrations, so you can see how your choice of flowers, greens, and wrapping materials can change the look of your finished design.

Begin by considering the palette of your wedding and its overall style and formality level.

The example you see here are all on the relatively informal side, because of the nature of the event.

For small, intimate gatherings, a more natural look makes more sense.

Even for larger weddings in Southwestern Virginia venues, the rustic, natural look for wedding florals and décor is very popular. You might think of the look of “natural” bouquet versus a highly stylized formal one as analogous to the difference between the look of an English country garden and a formal garden at a Renaissance palace. The first is deliberately and thoughtfully created to appear as if it sprung spontaneously from the soil. The second makes the structure itself the primary design element.

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If a formal look is what you want, the look is easily achieved by building your bouquet from the inside out, in clearly differentiated concentric circles. For a more natural look, mix and mingle your various blooms and greens as though you are building a visually pleasing tossed salad!

Before you begin, have your supplies set out and ready to go. Besides the flowers, you’ll need a clear glass vase shallowly filled with water, scissors, two wide rubber bands (like the ones that come with fresh broccoli or asparagus), and wrapping supplies. The supplies may include one or more of the following: burlap ribbon, satin ribbon, lace or fabric strips, yarn, twine, and floral pins.

Build your bouquet on a nice, open counter space, so that you have plenty of room. When you’ve assembled your flowers into a loose bouquet, turn it over and also hold it up and look at it from various angles to make sure it looks good all the way around. Now, secure the stems with rubber bands a couple inches apart. Then begin wrapping with ribbon, slightly overlapping with each time you circle the stems. If you are using burlap ribbon for your first layer, cut the ribbon, turn the edge under, and neatly secure with a line of floral pins.

A simple and lovely way to finish a burlap ribbon wrapping is with a satin bow, as in Susan’s bouquet. Another nice finish for a burlap base is raffia, as in Jamie’s bouquet. For Lucia’s bouquet, I used a strip of blue lace which I cut from lace yardage. After securing the lace, I finished it with a blue mohair yarn overwrap and simple bow. I wrapped Amber’s and Janie’s bouquets in ribbon with a lovely and very subtle metallic shimmer.

Tracy’s palette was natural with tan, browns, green, and blue. So for hers, I included trailing ivy with the ferns and flowers. To wrap her bouquet, I crisscrossed wrappings. These included natural yarns and batik that I ripped into a continuous strip, as I would if I were preparing a skein for weaving a rug.

Why wrap? First and foremost, it looks pretty! Secondly, it makes the bouquet easy and comfortable to hold in the hand. A practical concern as well is that a well-wrapped bouquet protects the bride’s hands from thorns. I often use a combination of alstromerias (a type of lily which comes in a wonderful assortment of colors) and roses (the flower of love). When using roses, make sure to wrap the bouquet well. I wrap ribbon from top to bottom and then back up to the top.

With thin ribbon or fabric strip overwraps, leave enough end that you can tie it securely, then slip the ends down underneath so they don’t show.

When you’re finished wrapping, cut the stems evenly, but make sure to leave plenty of space between your wrap and the stem bottoms. Save till right before the wedding in a clear glass vase filled shallowly with water. In this way, you can ensure that the wrapping will stay dry. At wedding time, remove the bouquet, dry the stems with some paper towels, and, if you desire a shorter stem base, cut them cleanly and evenly with scissors.

You’re all set!

Rev. Kanta Bosniak, is an author, artist, and minister. She is the Director of the Kanta Bosniak Folk Art Gallery, a by-appointment-only art gallery, bookstore, and small wedding venue in Floyd.

She officiates custom weddings, baptisms, baby blessings, and memorials throughout the region.

Contact her at art4spirit@yahoo. com and (540) 577-8854.

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Floyd Emergency Assistance Program of New River Community Action The Floyd Emergency Assistance Program is designed to provide temporary assistance for individuals and families in Floyd County who are experiencing a financial crisis beyond their control. Services address a variety of basic needs including food, rent, utilities, prescriptions, and gasoline to travel to doctors’ appointments.

According to Glenda Vest, NRCA Community Services Programs Director, 14 percent of the population of Floyd County lived in poverty in 2015, above Virginia’s 11.8 percentage in 2015.

Vest stated, “Many residents in poverty lack sufficient funds each month to meet their basic needs. When very low-income families can purchase food, they are often forced to buy lowcost food that is filling, but not healthy.” NRCA Emergency Assistance and Food Pantry usage in Floyd increased from 1,027 individuals during July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 to 1,226 individuals during July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

The entire household’s income is considered for eligibility and must not total more than 200% of federal poverty income guidelines. To receive assistance, the household must have exhausted their own personal resources and accessed other forms of assistance, such as the Department of Social Services Heating Assistance or Crisis Program, etc. when available.

Rent/Mortgage: A partial payment may be made and the household may be required to pay the remainder of the payment. If the household is unable to pay a portion of the bill, the landlord must sign a paper stating they are willing to accept a partial payment; the assistance must allow the household to remain on the property for at least an additional 30 days. Housing counseling is available. Referral will be made for funds to prevent homelessness or house those who are already homeless (note: waiting list is ranked according to most needy).

Utilities: Assistance from NRCA requires a termination notice or the utility must have been disconnected. For heating fuel assistance, the household’s fuel tank must be out of fuel or approximately 10% remaining. Assistance with wood to heat is provided by volunteers and is available on a limited basis.

Medical: Assistance is considered on a caseby-case basis. Payments are not allowed for narcotics or controlled substances. Referrals for hearing aids or glasses are made to a community partner.

Gasoline: People needing transportation for medical access are referred to other resources before approving for gasoline payment. Gasoline payments are limited to doctor’s appointments, homeless shelter, job interviews, or before first paycheck is received. The client must have verification of hire date, interview, or doctor’s appointment.

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Food: Households may receive food monthly from the local food pantry.

Floyd County Back Pack Program: Children who receive free or reduced-cost meals at all Floyd County Schools are eligible to apply for the Floyd County Back Pack Program. Food is

child-friendly, easily consumed, and discreetly distributed. Funds for the program are raised at the annual Empty Bowls Event.

Floyd Emergency Assistance is a program of New River Community Action. Each year, New River Community Action serves over 12,000 individuals in the New River Valley through a variety of programs: AMERICORPS provides long-term opportunities for service to help communities address their toughest challenges while members earn support for college or job training.

CHILDREN’S HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP provides access to primary

health care to pregnant women and families with children birth to age six. Parent education and support for family goals is provided through home visiting case management services.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND FOOD PANTRIES provides assistance for utilities, heating fuel, health needs, rent or mortgage plus access and referral to other organizations.

Food pantries are available for those in need.

FLOYD BACKPACK PROGRAM provides weekend food for eligible students during the school year.

HEAD START provides comprehensive developmental services to eligible pre-school children and their families. Family focused services emphasize education, nutrition, parent engagement, social services, and preventative health care.

HOMELESS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS prevent and alleviate homelessness in the New River Valley by providing temporary financial assistance, counseling and education that can support clients in obtaining and maintaining stable housing.

OUTREACH AND REFERRAL assists individuals and families to access other services including mental health and substance abuse treatment, employment and training opportunities, legal aid, and home weatherization.

TO OUR HOUSE partners with faith-based and community organizations to provide temporary shelter for homeless men during winter months.

VA CARES provides ex-offenders job readiness training, job search, career development, human relations, and selfawareness training, and ongoing support services to transition back into society.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE provides individuals and families assistance with free tax preparation for potential increase in annual income resulting from earned income and child care tax credits.

We rely heavily on the community to maintain and strengthen our programs. Our Floyd Emergency Assistance Program is in need of funds, especially with cold weather approaching. New River Community Action welcomes your support to help us meet the increasing need. Donations may be mailed to New River Community Action, 323 Floyd Hwy S, Floyd, VA 24141.

Contact Katie Bennett at 745-2102 for more information about New River Community Action services and giving opportunities or visit www.newrivercommunityaction.org.

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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.

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Artists Promoting work

The Floyd Artists Association is a grassroots group of local artists who have their gallery in the center of Floyd. Sixteen skilled artists from Floyd and the surrounding area, show their artwork in “The Station” across from the Floyd Country Store. We’d like to introduce you to two of our artists, Ruth Lefko and Jenny Traynham.

Artist Ruth Lefko is a former elementary school teacher who taught for 37 years. Her Uncle John Trott was an accomplished artist and gave her a lifelong interest in art. When she retired, she began to focus on developing those latent art skills by taking lots of classes and creating her own paintings. She loves taking courses that challenge her and teach her new skills.

She and her husband live in a beautiful rural setting in nearby Christiansburg. Ruth takes inspiration from her surroundings, watching the seasonal changes over acres of rolling pasture. The rich colors of her paintings reflect the beauty of nature that surrounds her. Ruth says, “Painting is just plain fun! It really is quite thrilling to take photos or memories and transform them into paintings.”

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Ruth Lefko is not only a member of the Floyd Artist Association, but the Blacksburg Regional Art Association as well. She serves on the board of directors for the Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for which she manages six museum off-site galleries in local businesses.

She is also on the board of directors for the Montgomery Museum.

She has had several paintings entered and placed in local juried art shows. Ruth recently had a solo show in the Glencoe Museum and Gallery in Radford, VA, which features contemporary Appalachian artists.

The first place that you may have heard of Jenny Traynham is in the musical duet of Mac & Jenny, often playing at the Floyd Country Store, the Floyd Radio Show, and at music events around the United States. They have performed locally for many years as well as offering music classes. Jenny and her husband fell in love with Floyd and have a farm here, where her husband crafts cabinets and custom banjos.

But Jenny’s creativity led her to take art classes with Karen Sewell at the Floyd Artists Association. She took off like a shot! Her colorful paintings of sweet barnyard animals were a huge hit and she joined the gallery as a full member this year. She also loves to garden. This love of plants shows through in her delicate paintings of local flowers. The great outdoors views in Floyd gets Jenny outside and painting “plein air.” This gives a colorful freshness to her work as she paints the beautiful landscapes around Floyd and the Blue Ridge area. She says, “It sure has been a rewarding journey creating art!”

Ruth Lefko

Jenny Traynham

One of her other rewards of working with the other artists at the Floyd Artists Association is that she discovered a common interest in knitting with founding member, Gretchen St. Lawrence. Jenny can now list among her accomplishments the ability to knit socks, thanks to Gretchen. In fact, they can often be found knitting together in the gallery, so stop on by!

Gallery Hours: Monday and Tuesday 11 am - 5 pm Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm Thursday 11am - 5 pm Friday 11 am - 8 pm Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Sunday 12 noon - 4 pm This fall, they plan on organizing a Paint Night for folks to enjoy a leisurely evening in an artistically supportive atmosphere delving into the world of art. For more information on creating a painting with these great teachers, check with the Floyd Artists Association at 203 S. Locust St. Floyd, VA or at www.FloydArtists. com.

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Plenty! Farm, Food Bank and more...

Over the last year, Plenty! has spent time learning to run without its co-founders, Karen Day and McCabe Coolidge, who retired last fall as the directors of the charity organization following years of dedication to serving the Floyd County community. Their passion brought together numerous neighbors throughout the county to feed each other through food and friendship. Now that they have migrated to Florida to start the next chapter of their life, the legacy they leave behind continues to grow in feeding hungry neighbors.

Growth has come in many ways for Plenty! this year. We have been very fortunate to have so many great friends and neighbors help us feed our neighbors. Each month during this past summer, volunteers have contributed over 500 hours working programs, like our food bank, community lunch, Portable Produce, and the farm. Whether it’s stocking shelves, pulling weeds or preparing a meal, neighbors from all over Floyd County are supporting Plenty! every day to make sure there is a place for a family to receive good, healthy food.

Plenty! would not be able to achieve what it does without the volunteers, they are the most important resource in the organization.

Plenty! has also grown in food over the summer. Thankfully, we have had a productive growing season at the farm with tomatoes,

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squash, and potatoes. The Plenty! Farm has brought in over 5,100 pounds of fresh, healthy vegetables since the start of the year. When combined with the produce we receive from all the neighboring farms and home gardeners in Floyd County, who also bring in their extras every day, we have had a building full of incredible produce for all our hungry neighbors. Plenty! is also lucky to have such great friends like the two local grocery stores, Slaughters’ Supermarket and Food Lion. Between these two stores, we have received over 25,100 pounds of food. The tremendous generosity of our neighbors and local businesses is overwhelming and we are honored to have a partnership with them.

While we have received so much from our friends, sadly the number of families using Plenty!’s food programs has also increased.

In the last year, our Fresh Food Bank has seen close to a 40% increase in patrons. Almost a week doesn’t go by when someone calls to see if we can deliver food to them because they are homebound and can’t drive. Our stockroom of canned and dry goods empties much more quickly than it had in the past. This increase of need has begun to outpace our increase of food. It has become a challenge to identify new sources of food to meet the needs of our different programs.

There are ways we can meet this challenge as

a community. Plenty! is an open organization which all are welcomed to join. Regardless of your age or background, you can help at Plenty!. A person can come in say on Monday morning and help bag produce. You can bring your kids to the farm and help plant the next crop. If you know your way around the kitchen, maybe you can help fix our next Community Lunch. Or if not, you can help us wash the dishes afterward. It also takes money to keep an organization like ours going and a financial donation would be extremely helpful for us to succeed in our mission.

If you are interested and would like to see the farm and organization, Plenty! will be holding its 2nd Annual Harvest Festival on October 23rd between the hours of 1 and 4 pm. There will be great music, great food, and great neighbors. We will have a pumpkin patch and bounce house for the kids, and a raffle for some great food prizes. All are invited to come out and join us in the celebration. The event is free to all. You can find out more information about this event and also Plenty! at our website www.plentylocal.org and/or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/plentylocal.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS A Little Monkey Business.......................... 37 Always and Forever................................... 45 Anahata Education Center......................... 17 Autoville Auto Repair................................ 41 Beaver Creek Fencing................................ 41 Bells Gallery and Garden .......................... 17 Bent Mountain Lodge Bed & Breakfast.... 17 Bethesda “House of Mercy”...................... 47 Bishop Homes............................................ 51 Blue Ridge Heating & Air......................... 21 Blue Ridge Land & Auction...................... 19 Blue Ridge Restaurant............................... 13 Blue Ridge Yurts........................................ 40 Bread Basket.............................................. 17 Brill Designs.............................................. 49 Buffalo Mountain Getaway........................ 21 Chateau Morrisette..................................... 35 Chestnut Springs Retreat............................ 17 Citizens Telephone..................................... 53 County Road Realty................................... 17 C. W. Harman & Son................................. 41 Dalton Auto Restoration.............................. 5 DJ’s Drive In................................................ 5 Dog Town Roadhouse....................... 11 & 29 El Charro Mexican Grill ........................... 52 Electric Systems......................................... 43 Farm Credit - Steve Bowman.................... 20 Farmers Supply................................. 25 & 51 Ferrum College.......................................... 56

Finders Keepers Antique Store.................... 5 Floyd Artists Association........................... 25 Floyd Country Store................................... 47 Floyd Jewelry............................................. 43 Floyd Music School..................................... 5 Floyd Pharmacy......................................... 20 Fork Mountain Surveying & Mapping...... 35 G.J. Ingram & Son....................................... 4 Green Label Organic.................................... 2 Griffith Lumber Co, Inc............................. 33 Healing Tree Wellness Center...................... 5 Heathers of Floyd....................................... 39 Hotel Floyd............................................... 45 James W. Shortt & Associates P.C............. 39 Joe Blackwell, Realtor............................... 19 Kanta Bosiak.............................................. 47 Kesler Contracting & Property Management.31 Little Dress Shop........................................ 33 Living Light & River Studio...................... 39 McHale Arborscape................................... 38 McNeil Real Estate.................................... 39 Mickey G’s................................................. 29 Nationwide - Dirk Davis............................ 52 New Mountain Merchantile....................... 29 NRV Hearing.............................................. 23 Ocampo Lawn Care & Landscaping.......... 37 Pheonix Hardwoods................................... 13 Phillips Real Estate........................... 13 & 27 Rakestraw Lawn Care ............................... 19

Republic of Floyd Emporium.................... 43 Robs Roofing Repair.................................. 49 Ron Campbell Art & Framing.................... 33 Rorrer Welling Drilling.............................. 22 Schoolhouse Fabrics.................................. 25 Schroeder Law Firm.................................. 31 Seacret........................................................ 49 SETEC....................................................... 39 note to self: Sinkland Farms............................................

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Garden Center & Christmas Shoppe..... 45 Spencers Body Shop.................................. 22 Sticks & Stones Construction.................... 53 Streamline Timberworks............................ 23 T & E Engine............................................. 45 Tee’s Bookkeeping Service........................ 27 Tinbenders.................................................. 45 Troika Contemporary Crafts...................... 43 Tuggles Gap............................................... 39 Union Bank................................................ 19 Upon the Earth Services............................. 40 Whitlocks Garage....................................... 13 Wildwood Farms........................................ 38 Wills Ridge Supply Inc.............................. 55 Willis Village Mart..................................... 33 Wintersun................................................... 29 Woodberry Inn........................................... 47 Woodshed................................................... 11 Part of On Your Side® Rewards

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“You’re Invited to our Studios” In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains there is an enclave of craftsmen who have solidified deep friendships as well as a network of creative, technical, and professional support over the past 25 years. Drawn to the area by it’s beauty and tranquility, with much determination, they established working studios, vital careers and a way of life.

From the beginning they shared many common goals and apprehensions, offering each other feedback, assistance and courage. In the fall of 1998 this commonality blossomed into a formalized association called 16 Hands. They recognized a shared desire to deepen the relationship with the people who appreciate their work by inviting them into their studios.

Over the years many of them attempted this in individual ways, hosting sales independent of one another and on different dates. It became apparent that by joining resources they could offer a broader more enjoyable experience to a greater number of people by creating a tour of all the studios on the same weekend.

So, the 16 Hands Studio Tours came about, offered twice yearly: the fourth weekend in November and the first weekend in May.In the spring of 2000, each craftsmen opened their doors to welcome visitors year round. If you are interested in viewing their work, other than at tour time, e-mail us for a brochure about studio hours and other details. www.16hands.com 54

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