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A salute to veterans

By Linda Fausz on November 15, 2017 Celebrations ie vets 4 july

A few hundred braved the cold air during Saturday afternoon’s Veterans Day event, “Saluting Chesterfield County Veterans of all U.S. Wars,” sponsored by the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia held on the lawn of the Historic 1917 Courthouse. A march of veterans, with the walkway lined by soldiers the 266th Quartermaster Battalion from Fort Lee in salute, was led by Master Sgt. John J. Nichols, WWII Buffalo Soldier and member of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association. The military salute was accompanied by the Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary Bravo Company, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade Fort Lee, and Thomas Dale…

Pocahontas State Park completes discovery center project

By Press release on November 15, 2017 Outdoors

Pocahontas State Park opened their new Discovery Center Nov. 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony With more than 1 million visitors and over 6,000 school students visiting the park each year, the Discovery Center will provide the opportunity for visitors to be exposed to areas of the park in new and different ways. Pocahontas State Park received a grant award of $15,000 from the Garden Club of Virginia for the Heritage Center Conversion to Discovery Center Project in early 2017. This award is part of the GCV’s 2020 Centennial Project which supports various projects in Virginia State Parks. The concept…

Pocahontas State Park completes discovery center project

By Press release on November 15, 2017 Outdoors

VN around the world: Traveling in Australia

By VN Staff on November 11, 2017 Around the World

Robert Williamson III, a sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, and graduate of Matoaca HS 2015, has returned from a week of intensive study recently after being chosen as one of two United States delegates for the Australasian Trumpet Academy in Gold Coast, Australia. The academy brought more than a dozen trumpet players from around the world, studying both baroque and modern orchestral repertoire. A week of intensive masterclasses, lessons, and trumpet ensembles culminating a performance at the Griffith University, Queensland Conservatory in Brisbane, Australia. “Australasian Trumpet Academy 2017 in Concert” can be watched on YouTube.

Paint out pollution

By VN Staff on November 11, 2017 Community

Last month, volunteers spent the day working with Art on Wheels and the James River Association, stencil-painting storm drains. The Paint Out Pollution project aims to increase awareness of storm water pollution and celebrate the native plant and animal species that call the James River home. Local artists created stencils that were used to place art on storm drains at the Chester, LaPrade, Meadowdale, and North Courthouse Road libraries. There are a number of different designs between the four locations. The River Otter is located at the Chester Library’s storm drain on Centre Street.

Bensley honors veterans

By VN Staff on November 11, 2017 Community, Events

A guest speaker during Bensley’s 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony, Ret. Army 2nd Lt. James “Jimmy” Boehling gave a detailed account of an April 21, 1945 bombing mission he was on where the plane stalled and went down. Boehling alerted others on the crew, made a split decision to grab a parachute, and jumped out head-first. His face was burned by the slipstream, and he had forgotten to latch one side of the parachute. Luckily, while spiraling downward from 27,000 feet, he was able to latch and deploy it. It saved his life, as the plane went down loaded with…

Christmas Parade CANCELLED

By VN Staff on November 6, 2017 Holiday

The Kiwanis Christmas parade is CANCELLED. This year’s parade theme is “Parade of the Christmas Toys.” Dickie King as our Grand Marshal. West Hundred Road between the Chester YMCA and Harrowgate Road will close starting at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The parade will begin at 2 p.m., and West Hundred Road will re-open after the parade at approximately 4 p.m. Come out and see floats, bands, dancers, and much, much more, including Santa himself. If you would like to participate in the parade, time is running out. The deadline for entries is Dec. 1 and the entry fee for participants is…

Mega site mania magnifies lack of county cooperation

By Mark Fausz on November 1, 2017 Chesterfield Government, Transportation

Crossing Harrowgate Road after parking at Harrowgate Elementary School, that will be torn down as part of the East-West Freeway, those interested in finding out more information than what they were given at four community meetings held by the county, gathered in the sun Saturday on the lawn of Brad Wall. His house, like Harrowgate Elementary could be taken for the proposed freeway. Wall and other residents are not sure exactly how it will affect them. “It’s in my backyard,” said Laurel Rothenberger. “Have they [the board members of the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority] bothered to take the…

Big winnings from big catch

By Press release on October 25, 2017 Outdoors

By Brain Carter Boater Richard Owen of Chester, Virginia, caught a three-day cumulative total of 15 bass weighing 40 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the T-H Marine Fishing League Worldwide Bass Fishing League Regional event on the James River presented by Costa Sunglasses. Owen earned $65,000 for his win, a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard, and an automatic berth into the 2018 BFL All-American Championship. “The win is still sinking in – I can’t believe it,” said Owen, who earned his second career win in bass competition. “The James River is my home waters. I’ve waited…

Recipes support church’s missions

By Danielle Ozbat on October 25, 2017 Charity, Community

Those in search of yummy comfort food were in for a tasty treat Saturday as the Trinity United Methodist Church held their Apple Butter and Brunswick Stew event. Previous years saw the church selling their stew and apple butter on different weekends however this year, they decided to do it all on one day in conjunction with their annual pumpkin patch. Karen Poole, who is known affectionately as the Apple Butter Queen and is the treasurer of the fellowship class at the church, said the apple butter tradition has been in her family for a long time and…

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