School start times could change if several pieces fall into place. The Chesterfield School Board could be swapping elementary and high school start times but it may take some time to implement. After some grappling, CCPS has settled on a plan to swap high school and elementary school start times, shifting the elementary school start time by 25 minutes. As a result, 27 elementary schools will run from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The other 11 and eight middle schools will run from 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. Four middle schools and all high schools will run from 9:30 a.m.…
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While the sale of homes in Chesterfield County is just a bit lower than last year; home prices have plummeted since its peak in July of last year. March 2015 posted 368 homes sold compared with 370 units in March of this year. Both are well below that measured last July (635 or about 18 percent). Sales tend to trend up during the summer as families want to buy and get acclimated before their kids go to school. But the market has been a little tough in recent years. In July of 2014 the high point was 466 sold and…
MAY 4 CHESTER CHOICES BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP – Chester Library. 10:30 a.m. until Noon. “The Reader” by Bernard Schlink will be discussed. No registration required. CHESTERFIELD TRIAD SENIOR DAY – 7:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Victory Tabernacle Church, 11700 Genito Road, Midlothian. The annual Chesterfield Triad Senior Day is an opportunity for residents to visit with local businesses and non-profit organizations who provide services to older adults. This free event also will have musical entertainment provided by Lynne Carnes of the Old Dominion Barn Dance, and a safety awareness program called a Touch of Cane Fu by Vickie Gaffney. Information:…
Interested in learning more about managing your backyard poultry? Plan to attend the four-part Chesterfield Backyard Poultry Dine and Discuss Series. We will have guest speakers and dinner at each session. May 3, will cover nutrition; May 17, will be a discussion on predators; May 31, will be a talk on the health of your flock and on June 14, we will end with a marketing basics talk. Each session will be held at the Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Classroom- 6807 Mimms Loop Chesterfield, To pre-register for all four sessions, the cost is $30; individual sessions are $8. Pre-registration is required…
Michael Balducci, the son of Robert and Wanda Balducci, completes Basic Combat School at Fort Jackson, S.C.
Brennan and LauraBrooke McCarney, both third generation Chester residents competed in the Irish Dance Worlds this April in Brighton England. They are holding the Village News that featured an article on their uncle, Bryan Sheetz, of Hands and Pans. Brennan placed in the top three of his age division and LauraBrooke was the only American to place in the top three in her age division.
The children gathered together on the mat with green, red, yellow and blue squares, some children were giggling; some sat wide-eyed starring at the table with unfamiliar items on it, in at Meadowville Library. The man at the table, Terry Rosvall, a bee keeper, prepared to share some tips on how to “bee-happy.” A strange looking wooden box on the table was a mystery. The bee keeper pulled a drawer out of the mysterious box and said,” Bees like to live in hollow trees, this is a hive and it’s made to look like a hollow tree.” The drawer had…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present four short films highlighting various aspects of Chesterfield history on Saturday, May 7 at the County Museum, 6813 Mimms Loop, in Chesterfield. These films are approximately 15 minutes in length and feature first-person oral histories of local residents involved in Chesterfield’s past in varied and interesting ways. 11 a.m. – Chesterfield Remembers World War II, Service at Home and Abroad. Memories of six Chesterfield WWII veterans. 11:30 a.m. – Chesterfield County Police 100th Anniversary, interview of Major Charles Richter. 12 noon – Firefighting in Chesterfield County. Memories of fire department volunteers.…
The Falling Creek Ironworks Foundation will present its free annual event on Saturday, May 21 at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. This event offers an opportunity to explore the site of America’s first iron furnace, the 1619-22 ironworks on Falling Creek, and to see some of the improvements recently added to the park. Guides will lead tours through the archaeological ruins of the 1619 ironworks. Other activities include exhibits, costumed interpretation, musket militia demonstrations and Native American dancing. There also will be numerous children’s activities including tin pressing, corn husk dolls and candle making. Enjoy period music from Apastador and…
Nick Hackett is passionate about car racing, he has been navigating race cars since he was thirteen.Now, five years later, it continues to be his passion. Hackett is a young entrepreneur who is a skilled master when it comes to remote controlled race cars. “When I was seven,” Hackett said excitedly, “I soloed my first remote controlled nitro-airplane. It was so awesome. My dad was an avid plane flyer and then I got interested.” My brother was also interested in the beginning, Hackett explained, his dad told him if he got A’s and B’s on his report card he would…