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PAUL ROBERTS BARTSCH

A tribute to Paul R. Bartsch

By Linda Fausz on May 11, 2017 Announcements, Community, People

Members of St. John’s Episcopal Church on Richmond Street lost their beloved music director, Paul Roberts Bartsch, suddenly in December. Still feeling the loss, a committee was formed to bring his works to life. “A Musical Tribute to the Life and Musical Works of Paul R. Bartsch” will be held at St. John’s on Sunday, May 21 at 4 p.m. The tribute will take place in the nave of the church, with a recep tion to follow in the Parish Hall. Ben Miller will serve as musical director. “St. John’s was greatly blessed when Paul became the director of music…

THE LASHLEY'S STRAW BALE GARDEN

Mixing Bowl- Straw bale garden

By Press release on May 11, 2017 Commentary, Features, Mixing Bowl, Outdoors

Spring is in full swing, and along with allergies it brings us longer days, warmer temperatures, and the perfect time to plant for summer. The Lashley family has always been ambitious when it comes to gardening (notice I did not say successful). We plant at least 12 tomato plants every year, along with cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, herbs, cantaloupes, watermelons, and strawberries. We love the thought of growing our own food, and we are big on canning. Unfortunately, last year was a huge disappointment. Our tomatoes were scraggly at best, producing just enough for our family to eat. The cucumbers were…

Community meeting set to share draft of Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan

By Press release on May 11, 2017 Chesterfield Government, Development, Events, Planning & Zoning

The Chesterfield County Planning Department will host a meeting May 10, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., for citizens to learn about the Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan and comment on the draft of the plan. The workshop-style meeting, to be held at the Bensley Community Building, 2900 Drewry’s Bluff Road, will offer stations on major parts of the plan. Area residents are invited to learn more about the plan and offer their thoughts. County planners will be on hand to answer questions. The special area plan covers the stretch of land along U.S. Route 1, between the James River…

Celebrating 30 years

By Mark Fausz on May 11, 2017 Announcements, Community

Brock’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant & Catering is celebrating 30 years in business Friday. The date was May 12, 1987. Charlie and Doris Brock and their two sons, Jimmy and Timmy, opened their doors at the Water Tower Shopping Center. They stayed at that location for 13 years before moving across the parking lot, and remodeling a former bank building, where they have been for 17 years. They continue with their family traditions, recipes, and reputation for good service and quality food. Jimmy and Timmy became the second generation to run the restaurant and catering business when their parents retired 18 years…

Local Tai Chi students celebrate World Tai Chi Day

By Press release on May 11, 2017 Announcements, Church Events, Community

Nearly 50 students gathered at Grace Lutheran Church to celebrate World Tai Chi Day. The annual April event is open to the general public. It begins in the earliest time zones of Samoa at 10 a.m., with celebrations in eighty nations and several hundred cities all the way through the final events in the last time zones of Hawaii almost an entire day later. The day helps in achieving tai chi goals including: educate the world about emerging medical research revealing health benefits that tai chi offers; educate about the increasing use of these ancient traditional Chinese medicine modalities in…

Carver Middle’s “crazy” challenge scheduled

By Press release on May 11, 2017 Activities, Announcements, Community, Schools, Uncategorized

Carver Middle’s “crazy” challenge scheduled Carver Middle School’s seventh grade is hosting their “2nd Annual I’d Rather Be Crazy Than Lazy Challenge” on Thursday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is free to everyone and is for all ages. The event will consist of various “Minute-To-Win-It” activities along with 30-second exercise stations with an element of “crazy” included. They invite everyone to come out and join the fun.

TDHS Class of ’67 seeking memorabilia

By Press release on May 11, 2017 Community, Schools

The Thomas Dale High School Class of ’67 is seeking pictures of the high school and Thomas Dale items to borrow for their 50th anniversary being held Sept. 9-10 If you have something you can lend for the weekend, call Randy Rule at 540-520-6692.

FERDINAND MEYER V.

A little nip just for medicinal purposes

By Mark Fausz on May 4, 2017 Community, History

Ferdinand Meyer V. President, Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, www.peachridgeglass.com, found this example of a bottle which would have contained “Winfree’s Aromatic Stomach Bitters” Henry N. Winfree (H. N. Winfree is embossed on the Chester bottles), born 1853, is our most likely suspect. It is well known in the Chester area that the Winfree or Yellow House was almost dead center of the Chester Station conflict during the Civil War. There is to this day a bullet lodged in the siding of the house and a name carved on a window inside. Relic hunters have searched for everything from buttons…

$42,000 WAS DONATED TO THE CHESTERFIELD FOOD BANK LAST WEEK. HUNDREDS FILLED THE ROOM AS THE CHECK WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

FOOD BANK RECEIVES BIG CHECK FROM WOMAN’S CLUB

By VN Staff on May 4, 2017 Charity, Community, Features

BY MELISSA BROCKWELL The Junior Federated Women’s Club of Chester is honored to support the Chesterfield Food Bank in Chester. The Chesterfield Food Bank is a nonprofit organization committed to serving individuals including children, the elderly, and families in need of help through weekly distributions serving over 450 families each week. This year, the Junior Federated Women’s Club of Chester held its 2nd Annual Mary’s Charity Ball, Boots and Bling honoring their club’s past presidentMary Schindel and her legacy. With the help of many sponsors and individuals the Junior Federated Women’s Club of Chester presented the Chesterfield Food Bank with…

JENNIFER MILLER-TAYLOR WORKS WITH ONE OF HER KINDERGARTNERS DURING HER CLASS AT BENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TERRIFIC TEACHERS Miller-Taylor taps into kids’ imagination

By Mark Fausz on May 4, 2017 Community, Schools

Bensley’s Miller-Taylor brings out imagination in students The imagination runs wild thinking about how a kindergarten class might be to manage, much less teach. You may think it would be like herding cats. But it takes the right teacher, and many kindergarten teachers enjoy working with the clean slate that is the kindergarten mind. The structure is much different in kindergarten. Just as we saw with some of the other teachers in this series, teachers blend new ideas into the traditional curriculum. Jen Miller-Taylor keeps her class of five-and-six-year-olds moving from station to station working on projects that can be…

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