The postcard on the top, as it says, depicts West Hundred Road going east just before crossing Chester Road in 1970. Not really that long ago in Fausz years. The photo features an Esso station at left where the Chester pocket park is today. The Esso in the picture was owned and operated by Aubrey Lindsey, Sr. Catty-corner to the gas station on the right is Hines Food Center with ivy about to engulf the building. The picture on the bottom is a little different compared to the one on the top. Sure the gas station is gone and Sibley’s BBQ…
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In 1901, after exhibiting signs of memory loss, delusions, and temporary fugue states, Auguste Deter was admitted to a mental institution. While there, she was examined by German psychiatrist Aloysius Alzheimer, and after her death in 1906, Alzheimer eventually diagnosed Deter as having pre-senile dementia. Four years later, it became known as Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and it is responsible for 60 to 80 percent of cases of dementia. More than 5.4 million struggle with the disease, and symptoms include memory loss, mood swings, behavioral issues, disorientation, loss of…
The Hopewell Lions Club will hold their annual Bland Music Scholarship Competition March 26, 2 p.m. at Powers Memorial Baptist Church in Hopewell. There will be two divisions: vocal and instrumental. Prizes the local level will be $100 for first place winners and $50 for second place winners. First place winners in each division will compete at the District Contest, date and location to be announced soon. Prizes will also be awarded at district levels. District winners will compete in the State Contest, which will be held during the State Lions Convention, date and location to be announced. Top prize…
This year’s top speller in Chesterfield County Public Schools is Mary Grace Walsh, an eighth-grade student at Robious Middle. She won the countywide spelling bee Feb. 8, topping a field of 18 Chesterfield students. The spelling bee runner-up is Kamryn Plowden, a seventh-grade student at Midlothian Middle. The spelling bee lasted nine rounds, and it featured 13 students from middle schools and five from elementary schools. Mary Grace correctly spelled semolina to win the competition, and she will represent Chesterfield County Public Schools in the regional spelling bee March 11 at the Library of Virginia. The winner of the regional…
Fort Lee is celebrating their centennial this year and in keeping with the theme of military history is Chester’s own Bebe Alexander. The 94-year-old Chester resident donated her father’s WWI uniform (and letters he wrote to her mother) to Fort Lee’s PXtra, and it will be on display for a year. Alexander has previously donated her father’s letters to the Virginia Museum. Her family has a long military history: in addition to her father’s service in WWI, her grandfather fought in the Civil War, her husband in WWII, and her grandson in Operation Enduring Freedom. Alexander is a Gold Star…
Bessie Hicks, circa 1904, holds her son and daughter, possibly waiting for her husband to get home from a hard day’s work at the Matoaca Mill or getting ready to go to work at the sweat shop herself. The Matoaca Mill spun cotton into cloth using newly invented machines. The mill was built close to the Appomattox River because it needed a good supply of water to power its weaving machines with water-wheels. To encourage workers to work at a mill, some mill owners built houses for them. In this way, new villages and towns developed. Many became known as…
FORT LEE, Va. – Fort Lee commemorates its centennial in 2017 with a variety of activities that honor both its rich history and the lineage of troops, family members, and civilians who contributed to a century of support to the nation. Celebration plans in July include a community concert at the annual Fourth at the Fort celebration, a time capsule ceremony, the unveiling of a commemorative print, museum exhibit openings, and a documentary premiere. “For 100 years, Camp/Fort Lee has provided world-class training to the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams,…
A mural of Howard L. Baugh in the Chesterfield County Airport, painted by Maggie O’Leary, is a token of honor for this member of the Tuskegee Airman, those who served bravely and boldly in World War II. Baugh passed away Aug. 23, 2008, but his legacy lives on. The decorated soldier was born in Petersburg, graduated from Virginia State College (now VSU), and later in his life resided in Chesterfield. Baugh earned many honors during his dedicated career including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Outstanding…
Budget Meetings underway CHESTERFIELD — To continue engaging citizens about the budget process, Chesterfield County will host community meetings among the county’s magisterial districts. The meetings are part of the county’s “Blueprint Chesterfield” initiative, which began last summer as a way for citizens to learn about the budget process and help the county define priorities moving forward. Come hear what citizens have told us are their priorities, and help us continue building Chesterfield’s Blueprint says the press release. Community meeting schedule: · Feb. 13 at 2:30 p.m.: Dale District, Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Boulevard – passed · Feb. 13 at…
In a historic first for the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the world of the traditional classical symphony orchestra will merge with the modem combination of electric guitars, bass, vocals, and rhythm sets as the Chester-based variety band, Outside the Wire, joins with the 55-member Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in its 5th annual Cabaret event on Saturday, Feb. 18. This collaboration was the brainchild of PSO member Larry Lyles. Since 2014, he has been the music director for Chester-based Trigate Productions, partnering with company president and producer Lee McDowell and his son, program director Brandon McDowell. With the creation of Trigate’s most recent…