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Why Do you Love Crozet? Part 1

I’m working on a story entitled “What do you love about Crozet?” and it’s coming, but I got detoured by Patricia’s thoughtful comment on the facebook post. (bolding mine)

We are at an interesting time in Crozet; my goal with this post and the next (and really, with many of the posts here) is to highlight our community, focus on it, and not lose sight of what makes Crozet such a special to live.

There was a page somewhere on here and someone said about the new building going up behind the old post office, “It’s about time for Crozet to get a classy business!” That burnt me, that’s belittling Sal’s Pizza, Crozet Hardware, IGA, Fisher Auto Parts, Crozet Barber Shop,…some of our longtime businesses.

They are part of what makes up Crozet. They are very classy people and businesses! They are part of the reason why people wanted to move here, small town community, their hospitality (how we were raised to be). How often do, not all, but many of the new comers speak to the middle to lower class people here? Not often enough! I’m very out going, know many people, old and new, in Crozet because of where I work.

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Triathlon & Duathlon at the Crozet YMCA July 16th , 2016

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Charlottesville, VA – Charlottesville Multisports is looking forward to kicking off the 6th annual Jefferson Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon. It will be held for the first time at the Crozet YMCA on Saturday, July 16th – 8-11:30am. The triathlon will consist of a 350 meter pool swim, 11mile bike and 3mile run, and the land lovers duathlon will consist of a 1mile run, 11mile bike, 3mile run.

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IPA Jamberee at Starr Hill 25 June 2016 – Benefiting Crozet Park!

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via email: (bolding mine)

  • Please join the fun on Saturday, June 25th from 1-7PM for Starr Hill Brewery’s IPA JAMBEEREE at Hangar Park across from the Starr Hill Tap Room. Proceeds from every ticket sold and all t-shirt sales will be donated to Claudius Crozet Park’s “Play Crozet” capital campaign. This initiative will fund the building of a new pond-side amphitheater at Crozet Park.  Buy a shirt here.
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West Glen Stream Crossing Passes at Albemarle County PC

I couldn’t make it to the Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting on 21 June, but luckily, Neil Williamson with the Free Enterprise Forum did. And he tweeted the meeting.

tl;dr:  Much discussion, two one recusal (More), two absences, stream crossing passed 3-1.

Update: Tim Dodson with Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story.

Click through to read the tweets.

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When Are the Crozet Fireworks (in 2016)?

When Are the Crozet Fireworks Being Done? is one of the more common questions asked. “How can I donate to the Crozet fireworks?” is one of the more common questions that ought to be asked.

  • The Crozet Fireworks are being held on 2 July, 2016
  • You can donate to the Crozet Fireworks fund here.
  • And … volunteers are needed!
  • Pro tip: walk or ride bikes to the parade and the fireworks – you’ll find navigation much, much easier.

Crozet Fireworks 2 July 2016

From the CCA site: (click through to read the whole thing)

It all starts with the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) parade at 5:00 PM at Crozet Elementary School and goes down Crozet Avenue through downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park.  The Parade Grand Marshals are Rick and Pete Maupin and we hope that the Richmond Shriners’ ACCA Mini-Patrol cars are one of the many entries in the parade.

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It takes a village to have a community celebration. Your help for just an hour or two on Saturday, July 2 will make a big difference to the success of the Crozet Independence Day Celebration. Sign-up to help with the Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) next Saturday, July 2, between 5PM to 10PM. There are a variety of tasks and time slots. Most of the time slots are only an hour – so there’s lots of ways to help and still enjoy the event.

To sign up to help and volunteer, go here.

When you sign-up it will ask for your name, email and, optionally phone number. No one else can see your email and phone. We promise we won’t share it. It’s helpful for us to have it if something happens and we need to let you know about a last minute change.

We urge church groups, civic and neighborhood associations to sign-up. Crozet Trails Crew already has volunteered to staff one spot the whole evening! Let’s see which group can have the most volunteers!

With your help, we can make this Crozet Independence Day celebration the best ever!

 

Update 28 June 2016

Crozet fireworks map - 2016

 

Download postcard with fireworks traffic information

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Interested in the Crozet Cycling Club?

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. ~ Ernest Hemingway

You may have seen us on the road, and hopefully you saw the great story in last month’s Crozet Gazette.

If you’re interested in riding with the Crozet Cycling Club (we have 3 segments of the club now!), come out to Pro Re Nata this Friday, 24 June between 7 and 9. (the facebook event is here) We’re calling this a non-spandex social.  Already ride? Cool. Thinking about starting to ride? Come on down.

6am. Good fun. #crozetcycling #crozet

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If you’re out on local scenic roads at the crack of day, you’re likely to see a posse of Crozet cyclists trailing slipstreams, winding like wind down the roads.

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“This area’s hard to beat. It’s gorgeous. We stop to take pictures,” said Duncan. “We take time to appreciate where we are. Morning commuters know us because of our headlight power. We stick together as a group. We’re extremely conscientious about safety and sharing the road. We live here and we don’t want to piss off our neighbors.

At the moment, we have 3 groups of riders –

  • Wednesday morning at 6am – and usually every other morning as well)
  • The 9:30 Club  – who meet Fridays at 7:15 at Mudhouse during the summer
  • The Easy Riders – meet at Crozet Mudhouse on Mondays and Thursdays. ** see the end of this post for more information on the Easy Riders

* one request – if you do request to be a member of one of the google groups, please also email me and let me know a little about who you are and how long you’ve been riding; the google groups are private groups, and we like to know with whom we’re communicating (our email threads tend to be comical from time to time, too).

I’m always happy to answer questions, or talk about the different groups, and which one may be the best fit for you. Call/email/text me anytime and 434-242-7140.

We are now discussing holding clinics for those of us – beginners and not-so-beginners – to learn to be better skilled and safer riders. I truly love and am humbled by the growth and evolution of this group.

If you’re interested in riding with the Crozet Cycling Club, come out to Pro Re Nata this Friday, 24 June between 7 and 9. (the facebook event is here) We’re calling this a non-spandex social. 

 

 

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