Be a Census Worker

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Cafeteria, Western Albemarle High School – 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932, Wednesday, February 18, 6:30 p.m. , Second Session at 8:00 PM if needed    Thanks to NBC 29 for the heads up .

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-01

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King Family Vineyards was gorgeous today. Truly a postcard vineyard # Remarkable wind in Crozet this morning. Radio said we have “red flag” conditions for fires. # Heading over to Trailside Coffee. Now office-less, I’ll be spending far more time there. # Wow – mighty …

Crozet Library Meeting – 19 February

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Crozet United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 1156 Crozet Ave, Crozet Please join Crozet Library Steering Committee members and Albemarle County staff for an open house on the conceptual design of the new Crozet library and an update on the Destination Downtown project, including the streetscape and stormwater projects. The public is invited to drop in at any point during the Open House to view the conceptual design and other materials, talk with staff and committee members, and provide feedback.

History of Three Chopt Road

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Waldo discovered ” The Route of the Three Notch’d Road: A Preliminary Report. ” (pdf) Probably originally an Indian and game trail, various sections of which were gradually improved to the status of roads during the 1730’s as the settlers moved into the upper Piedmont. Known first as the Mountain Road, or Mountain Ridge Road, it derived its name Three Notchíd Road from a system of marks it had received by 1742 or 1743.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-08

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RT @CrozetGazette: February Gazette hits stands tomorrow! # If you’re coming from Downtown Crozet to Western in the morning, go Jarmans Gap thru Old Trail. Beat the crazy traffic # What do you do with your kids on days school’s delayed or canceled? # Powered …

Blue Ridge Cohousing gets Some Press

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, Jay Perry, is helping create a 26-unit cohousing multigenerational community At 60, he plans to age in place among friends. “I would rather live in a place where people have the ability to do things for me,” Perry says.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-01

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ABC just called me back and said “no plans for an ABC store in Crozet on the horizon” # VDOT crews were lurking about this morning when Iwent to the gym; when I left, they had lept into action # Anytime Fitness, here I come. …

News From Henley Middle School

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If you have old magazines that you aren’t otherwise recycling, you can drop them off at the Henley library and we will share them with teachers who need them for class projects and our volunteers will take the rest of them to the recycling center. … ***************************************************** Mark Your Calendar January 26, Monday – 7 PM – Meeting to Discuss Proposed Schedule Change – Henley Library January 27, Tuesday – 6:30 PM – School Board Budget Public Hearing February 2, Monday – 7 PM – PATSO Meeting February 13, Friday – Valentine Dance 4:00 – 6:00 PM February 16, Monday – NO SCHOOL (Make-up day #2) February 17, Tuesday – NO SCHOOL (Make-up day #1) February 19, Thursday – Parent Teacher Conferences [ Click here for the 2008-09 school year calendar PDF ] ****************************************************** Links The Henley website Parent Council The School Division website

Comcast, Embarq or Verizon?

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I believe we are paying $137 with comcast for a basic cable package with HD channels and DVR..no movie channels plus high speed internet access. The HD routinely messes up during high peak hours Direct TV is offering a package for $43/month for the first year and then $59.99/mo for the following year.