Dialysis Center to Close

I received the news yesterday that the UVA Hospital operated dialysis center in Stanley is closing in March. Does this mean that the Valley Health System does not care for patients needing dialysis?

Letters for Danny Presgraves seem to have helped

An article in the Dec 31, 2009 online version of the Norther Virginia Daily explains the 80 some odd letters sent to Judge Glen E. Conrad in support of Danny Presgraves. There were none mention against the former sheriff.

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/12/court-receives-64-letters-filed-in-support-of-ex-sheriff-presgraves.php

Here are the links to the letters:

• http://virginianewslink.com/WHSV/LetterstoJudgeConrad1.pdf
• http://virginianewslink.com/WHSV/LetterstoJudgeConrad2.pdf
• http://virginianewslink.com/WHSV/LetterstoJudgeConrad3.pdf
• http://virginianewslink.com/WHSV/LetterstoJudgeConrad4.pdf
• http://virginianewslink.com/WHSV/LetterstoJudgeConrad5.pdf

The new BoS and a few other things

It is nice to see that Johnny Woodward is keeping the word about not putting the citizens in a serious rut on Project Clover. I still invite the BoS to use the site in addition to whatever they are gonna use to keep the citizens informed on what is going on. Anyone have an idea on the negotiations with Cardman that could change the first payment?

Since Alex Philips has a foothold in Shenandoah with the broadband internet service, I wonder if the County will go for it also. If I am not mistaken, I believe the Alex already supplies broadband internet to the county where DSL and cable cannot reach.

The school board is taking bids for athletic fields for the two new high schools. Anyone have an idea what will happen with the current one in Luray?

The Danny Presgrave saga continues: I read almost every week in the editor section of the paper on peoples opinion on Danny Presgraves. The majority have been negative. The ones that needs to be heard from, the victims, have not spoken. There have been those that spoke on what seems to be the behalf of the victims, but the victims themselves have not come foward. What is interesting though is that Judge Conrad had said, in the Dec. 18th 2009 sentencing, he has read 60 to 70 letters supporting Danny Presgraves and did not mentioned any letters against Danny Presgraves.

Merry Christmas

I would like to wish the readers of this blog and the citizens of Page County Va a Merry Christmas. I am sorry that there have not been a multitude of stories to posts but it is that time of the year when everything is “going out of whack”.. Hopefuly by the first of the 2010 year I will have some help and more interesting stories to post.

Danny Presgraves gets 19 months

Danny Presgraves will be serving jail time. 19 months and then 24 months of supervised probation after release from jail. Plus he wil have to pay $1,000 fine plus restitutions to victims. What victims? He doesn’t have to report to jail til sometime in January 2010.

Choices for Men?

There is tremendous support for women and children in this county that are abused in some shape or form, physical and or mental. Where is the support for the men? A man that is being abused in a relationship will not seek help because one, they be embarrased and two, who do you go to? I do not have the statistics for the county on how many men are abused because this is one subject or news that is not published on a regular basis. How is it that a single parent that is a female can “get” help quicker than a single parent that is a male? I have talked to who are now former Choices board members who were on the board at the time about help for men. What I remember being told at that time was that the subject had been brought up, but nothing at the point had been done.

SCAM ALERT!

Usually, the end of the year brings on all kinds of scams. There is on that going on this year is one from West Bay Aquisitions via National Recovery Services. What is different from the others, this company will report to the credit agency and ruin your credit score, even if you do not owe anything.

Special Use Permits

Listening to SpeakOut this morning, Sharon Baroncelli, a BoS from Shenandoah County was the guest host. J.D. Cave brought up an issue about Kevin Moyer, who wanted to operate a chipping mill in the Stoneyman Area. J.D. said that the Special Use permit was fulll of hoops for Mr. Moyer to operate the mill. He looked at Shenandoah County and they welcomed him there, partly because the welcome new businesses. My question is this. Will this, and if yes how, affect Project Clover? If the county is so desiring, wanting to bring in businesses, will the Planning Commission “ease” up? Will they be biased as to whomever they want to settle here? Wherever a business, such as a chipping mill is in a close proximity of residential area, there are going to be complaints, especially noise complaints. Look at Wrangler, Shenandoah Race Track.

Helmet Law for Scooters

I know Luray has an ordinance on kids under a certain age to wear helmets while bicycle riding, and I cringe when I see adults ride a bicycle without one, but I think there should be on ordinance for those that ride scooters and mopeds to be required to where helmets. The way some of these kids ride a scooter/moped, someone is going to get hurt and its not going to be the car that the scooter hits. A bicycle helmet would suffice.

BoS Work Session with the EDA 12/1/09

If anyone went last night and would like to share what went on, please post it, or contact me and I will post it for you. I am very curious on the EDA updates. I was unable to attend because I am very under the weather and I completely forgot about it too.