IN & AROUND GREENE 6-25

June 27
1999 William Monroe High School Class Reunion. Tentative Date:  June 27. Please sign-up on our class reunion page or call 434-566-4238 for more information. http://www.classcreator.com/Stanardsville-VA-William-Monroe-1999/classindex.

July 4
Stanardsville’s Fourth of July Parade is just around the corner. Interested in participating or volunteering? We meet each Thursday night at 7pm at the Town Hall. This year’s parade will include post-parade festivities, including a fabulous bazaar. If interested in a booth or if you have any questions, please contact Beth Borntrager at 985-6226 or

Stanardsville United Methodist Church is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat homemade BBQ lunch, from 11am-2pm at the church to raise funds to build the next Habitat House here in Greene County. Lunch will consist of homemade BBQ, coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad, dessert and a beverage. The cost of lunch is $8.00 for adults, $4.00 for children from ages 2-6, and free for children under 2 years old.  Tickets are available at the door. Tax deductible donations over the cost of the dinner are always welcome and needed.  Checks can be made payable to “Habitat for Humanity”; designate “Greene Chapter of Habitat” in the memo section of the check to assure the funds stay here in Greene. Come one, come all, come hungry and invite your neighbors and friends to come as well.

The 3rd Annual Barboursville Community Fireworks Show is at 9:30pm. Fireworks display will be held at the Barboursville Community Park.  This third annual event is a free event sponsored by the Barboursville Masonic Lodge in celebration of our country’s independence.  All community members are welcome to attend.  Please bring a chair and come early to enjoy the festivities. Directions: Adjacent to Route 33 in Barboursville, across from the Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department building.  Parking available in the community parking lot with overflow parking at the fire department. 

July 25
MCHS Class of 1999 10 Yr. Reunion Saturday, July 25, 2009, Madison Fire Hall, 7p-1a Live DJ playing hits from today & the 90s. Full Course Meal, Door Prizes, Games, & Slideshow (please submit pics before June). Please sign-up by April 3rd (even if tentative): mailto:mchsclassof1999@gmail.com

August 13
Join the Old Rag Master Naturalists, a chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program (VMN). The chapter is now accepting applications for the 2009 class, set to start Aug. 13. The goal is to produce crops of citizen volunteers to help further understand out natural environment.  The training will be help at the Extension office in Madison County on Thursday s, 9am-12:30pm. and will be delivered in 12 classroom sessions and 4 field trips by professionals in the various fields.  For more information or to receive an application, call Jack Price at 540-987-9166, send an email to

September 13
Fall Softball League:  Greene County’s Ministerial Association will again offer its GCMA Church Fall Youth and Adult Coed Softball League. The season will begin September 13.  Games will be on Sundays starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Youth Center in Ruckersville.  To field a team, there must be 5 women and 5 men, ages 16 and older.  Interested parties may email for more information on the rules of game play or call Amy Wayland ,Stanardsville United Methodist Church, at 434-985-7466 to field a team.

NOTICES
Through the summer, Greene’s Farmer Market, sponsored by the County Ruritans, will be offering fresh produce for sale beginning June 20, 8am-11am. Runs every Saturday during the summer. Farmers and gardeners are urged to bring their produce to the Greene County Technical Education Center parking lot, off U.S. Route 33 west, where they can set up shop at no charge.  Contact Bob Burkholder 434-882-1324.

Nora Gillespie, Director of the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center, will be offering free small business counseling at the EDA office the first Wednesday of every month after the Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast. If people are interested in taking advantage of this service, they should contact the CV SBDC to make an appointment at 434-295-8198 or .

The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District has a educational opportunity available for a motivated Greene County high school or college student to interested in environmental management and conservation. The internship experience will include field learning opportunities in the areas of stormwater management, hydrology, GIS, GPS and natural resource management.  The position is unpaid but includes extensive training opportunities identified in part by the student; travel stipend included.  For more information, contact CSWCD at 540-825-8591.

All Greene County Students, 18 years and under, will be permitted to ride Greene County Transit at half price of our regular fare rate from June 10 thru August 24, 2009. Students may schedule rides within the county from 7am-to 9:30pm each day Monday-Friday, and from 9am-3:30pm on Saturdays on $1.25 with door to door service. Please call 985-5205 to schedule transportation to your favorite sports events, library visits, 4-H events, or whatever your summer interest may be. Please call as early as possible that we may promptly meet your transportation needs.

During the month of June, the Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of peanut butter, jelly, and crackers.  Donations can be dropped off at Social Services at 10009 Spotswood Trail (old Rt. 33) Stanardsville, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Your tax-deductible money donations for the food bank can be mailed to the Woman’s Club of Greene County, PO Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  For more information, contact Nancy at 985-5063.  Thanks to Greene County residents for participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive held by the Post Office in May.

The Food Pantry of Greene, Stanardsville Baptist Church food program, is grateful to all of you who are helping us feed the hungry in Greene. Non-perishables may be dropped off at Stanardsville Baptist Church, 103 Madison Road, left lower side door #6, Tuesday/Thursday from 10am - 1pm.  Send your 501(c)(3)  tax deductible donations to SBC FOOD PANTRY, PO Box 13, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  Call Carroll Sullivan at 962-0135.