It has been almost eight years since American Mobile Home Park, on Jefferson Davis Highway, was closed to make way for a large retail and multi-family development. The massive project could be returning. Before the project started in 2008, the primary property owner, Trollingwood Land LLC, died as the economy went south and money dried up. Now the project is back. Moore’s Lake Apartments, LLC is in the site-plan stage, which is the last step before a building permit and the residential portion will be the first to be built. Three buildings are proposed for the rear of the property…
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In partnership with Richmond’s Quill Theater, Henricus Historical Park will host Shakespeare at Henricus on the evening of Saturday, April 16. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) will be held at the outdoor site of the Citie of Henricus. After the theatre, guests will be treated to a period dinner, followed by music and dancing inside the Colonial buildings. Tickets are $75. Space is limited and reservations are required, call (804) 748-1131 by April 6 to reserve a spot today. For more information, please visit Henricus.org.
Toward the end of World War II, captured German soldiers were housed behind what is now DSCR. Unlike the treatment that American POWs got in Germany, POWs held here were treated fairly. According to DSCR history, “In 1943, a 2,000 capacity prisoner of war camp was built on a 50-acre parcel adjacent to the depot. German POWs built the camp which held 1,200 German prisoners, with 130 military policemen guarding the camp.” Prisoners worked outside the camp but were paid for their work, though they received scrip that could be used only at the camp canteen. Quite a few POWs…
MARCH 16 AMERICAN RED CROSS WEB OF HOPE KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES – 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details: Vee Hancock, 804-276-2891. ANCESTRY.COM – Get Started at CCPL – 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. – Central Library. Learn how to trace your family tree using U. S. Census records, city directories and records from military service, marriages, births and deaths. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE – 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. This program, CATCH Healthy Habits, pairs teams of adults, ages 50-plus, with kids in grades K-5. Classes meet once a week for 8-weeks starting…
Sandra Bungarden went to Orlando, Florida to visit her son, Will Bungarden. He is a 2010 graduate of Thomas Dale High and 2014 of JMU. He works for Disney in Public Relations and was happy to see a familiar Village News issue.
Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) is hosting its annual Spring River Clean-up Day on March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Come out and help restore healthy shorelines by removing litter, debris, and trash from local lands along the Appomattox River at sites in Colonial Heights, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Prince George waterways. FOLAR site captains will be at each site from 9 a.m. to 12 noon to provide guidance and trash bags. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves if you have them. Appomattox River Regional Park, 800 FOLAR Trail, Prince George, VA 23860 -…
March 19 Easter Celebration 10:30 a.m. until Noon Chester Baptist Church 4317 School St. 3-5th grade Crafts, Snacks, games, egg hunt, meet the Easter Bunny Easter Egg Hunt 10 a.m. until Noon Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church 2025 Florence Ave. Bring a basket for your eggs March 20 Palm Sunday Festival 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Chester Presbyterian Church 3424 W. Hundred Rd. Egg hunt, games, obstacle course, petty zoo, face painting, prizes Free Concert A Journey of Hope 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Chester United Methodist Church 12132 Percival St. March 22 Free Concert A Journey of Hope 7…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present a lecture at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday,March 19 at the County Museum, 6813 Mimms Loop, in Chesterfield. Guest presenter is Lamar Banister, living history “edutainer.” Banister’s costumed program covers the period of history between 1875 and 1917 including the Gilded Age; a time of dramatic change from the final Native American conflict to major technological and industrial developments into the Age of Flight. Banister uses costumes depicting a rich robber baron, an immigrant/union worker and a circuit-riding lawman taming the Wild West- all while accentuating stops along the way through music…
Second Baptist Church Men’s Fellowship is holding an education forum featuring guest speaker University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher. The discussion will be focused on the challenges and opportunities America’s educational systems are facing. The forum is open to the public and will be held Saturday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dr. Crutcher is a national leader in higher education, an accomplished institutional administrator and a distinguished classical musician and Professor of Music. Before taking the helm at the University of Richmond on last year, Crutcher was President of Wheaton College in Massachusetts from 2004 to…
They were born in the 1920s. Not just born in ‘20s, they were also all born in their homes right in Chester. None were born in hospitals, all were born in houses right here. The oldest of what is referred to as the “Six Silly Salliess” just had her 95th birthday. Sara Foy Gay Eanes (called Sara Foy) celebrated her birthday with many family and friends around the family home, the Yellow House, located just next to the YMCA on Route 10. “I remember when they paved Jefferson Davis Highway in 1927,” Sara Foy recounts. And, amazingly of the Sallies,…