Loose Leaf Notes

The Scrabble Club meets at the Jessie Peterman Library in Floyd every 4th Saturday at 5:00 and the second Saturday at 11:00. More Scrabble posts HERE.  –Wordless Wednesday

– The following first appeared in the February 18, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press   Floyd is home to a high percentage of potters.  They began coming to the county to set up working studios in the mid ‘70s.  Over the years, many of those potters have provided apprenticeship programs and learning opportunities for […]

-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 11, 2016 with a larger spread of  photos. The yearly party that so many look forward to lived up to its reputation again. The 7th annual Mardi Gras Costume Ball, a fundraiser for Blue Mountain School (BMS), took place at Dogtown Roadhouse Saturday night, February […]

-The following first appeared in the winter 2016 issue of About HER, a regional magazine news insert. Since the Floyd Event Center opened its doors a few years ago, it has been host to a high school prom, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, a dance recital, a Mardi Gras Ball, speaking engagements, Earth Day celebrations, corporate […]

– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on January 7, 2016 Springhouse Community School (SHCS) had its first of the year Presentation Night Thursday evening, December 17, 2015, at the Floyd EcoVillage, where the school is located.  The event was open to the public and featured student exhibits, tri-fold table displays and […]

-The following first appeared in a November issue of The Floyd Press The June Bug Center’s debut performance was an original production that involved a carpetbagger, an apple stack cake, a blue flower and a ghost. Billed as “Live Storytelling,” under the name Appalachian S.T.E.A.M. (Story Telling Evokes Appalachian Magic), the production was performed on […]

– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 25, 2015  Sun filled the main hall for a Ceremonial Day of Gratitude at the Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine (BRCCM) on Saturday November 7. The all day event was open and free to the public and included community singing and dancing, guided […]

 – The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 19, 2015.  An Evening with Patrick Holden – a farmer and global voice on sustainable food practices – drew a large crowd at the Floyd EcoVillage last Tuesday night, November 10th. The free event included a beans and rice community dinner, homemade desserts and […]

-The following first appeared in the November 12th Floyd Press but the end of the story got cut off. Here it is in its entirety.  The Floyd chapter of PFLAG (parents, friends and family of lesbians and gays) hosted an Equality Virginia house party at the June Bug Center on a recent Saturday evening.  The […]

-The following first appeared in the fall issue of About HER and the October 29th issue of The Floyd Press Phyllis Beall lives in Paradise. When Floyd County went from using rural farm road numbers to street name addresses, residents were given the opportunity to name their roads. Beall named hers Paradise. “And everyone agrees,” […]

– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 29, 2015 (with the exception of the last two photos. In the nearly four months that Hillsville’s Hardware Bar & Grill has been open, the restaurant has had two ribbon cutting ceremonies, has hosted birthday and retirement parties and has been open for Monday […]

– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on September 3, 2015. There were no performance programs at the Sangita Shakti Ensemble concert hosted by Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF) at the Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine (BRCCM) Saturday August 29th. “I didn’t want you to be distracted, looking to see where […]