As the pre-diabetes rate continues to rise, few Chester residents know that they are at risk. The Chester Family YMCA is encouraging local residents to learn their risks for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and to take preventive steps to potentially reduce their chances of developing the disease. New statistics for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that one in four Americans (86 million people) have pre-diabetes, up from 79 million in 2010. Pre-diabetes is a condition in which a person’s blood glucose is elevated, but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. Only 10 percent of those with prediabetes…
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The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) announced the winners of its Marketing Contest, which highlights the entries judged top 10 for the nation’s best community bank marketing campaigns. Bank of McKenney, a local community bank, was featured on this list. “Bank of McKenney is pleased to be named to ICBA’s Marketing Contest list for our Mobile Banking campaign,” said Stacy Chisholm, Creative Director for Bank of McKenney “It is an honor for us to be recognized by ICBA for our strategic marketing efforts. We work hard to ensure that our brand is consistent with our community bank’s message, which…
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a sufficient blood supply throughout the holiday season. A Blood Drive will take place November 21 at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chester YMCA at 3011 W. Hundred Road. A seasonal decline in donations often occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day when donors get busy with family gatherings and travel. However, patients do not get a holiday vacation from needing lifesaving transfusions. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
A monument to God that stands proudly on a hill off Centralia Road is now considered an historic landmark. A Virginia Historical Highway Marker was dedicated last Saturday with most of the First Baptist Church (Centralia) congregation on hand to celebrate its unveiling. First Baptist Centralia was born out of the Freedmen of the Salem Baptist Church in 1867, who received support from their Mother Church to found their own Church that started in a brush arbor on Centralia Road on donated land. After growing their congregation, in the early 20th century, what had become known as Salem African Baptist…
Keynote speaker, at the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Bensley Park, Captain William G. Haneke, USA (Ret.), brings a message of hope to wounded veterans and their families. His message is one of life-or-death survival in a war zone. His story is one of paying it forward. On Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m., Bensley resident, Billy Stubbs, advocate for veterans and initiator of the Bensley Park Veterans Day Ceremony, and the WWII Memorial located in Bensley Park will introduce Captain Haneke, a decorated Vietnam veteran. He is also a patient advocate and co-founder and board member for The Families…
For the holidays and as a way to raise funds for the club’s vision projects, the Chester Lions Club members have delicious Virginia Peanuts from Plantation Peanuts in Wakefield available for the holidays. “The club recently began offering these tasty treats as an inducement to encourage people to increase and continue their generous donations to the club,” said Lion Carelyn Sheppard, committee chair. “All monies collected from the peanut sales go first to pay for the peanuts and then to the vision (eye exams and glasses) and hearing (aids) needs of the citizenry of the community who have need of…
Three Chesterfield County seniors, Louise Coleman, Brucie East and Mary Jones, have been inducted into the Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame, a program established in 1983 to recognize seniors who make a difference in their communities. Coleman, East and Jones were recognized last week during a ceremony at the Chesterfield County Government Complex. Eleven Chesterfield County seniors were nominated this year for the Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame for their valuable contributions to the community, collectively totaling 52,513 hours. All of the nominees were at least 60 years old, reside in Chesterfield County and began their volunteer work after turning…
Deputy Fire Chief Mark D. Sacra will retire from the Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department on December 1, 2015. Deputy Chief Sacra graduated from Recruit School No.10 in November, 1979, and has faithfully served the county for over 36 years. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1984, Lieutenant in 1987, Captain in 1990, Battalion Chief in 2001 and then Deputy Chief in 2007 where he was assigned to oversee the Emergency Operations Division. Sacra has served in various roles throughout his career including company officer, shift leader, recruit school coordinator, and division commander. He…
This year’s Chester Christmas parade theme, “All I Want for Christmas Is…” will include the former Green Bay Packers fullback, Super Bowl XXXI champion and Thomas Dale graduate William “Boogie” Henderson as our Grand Marshal. This year’s event will take place Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 pm. The parade will begin at the Chester YMCA and end at Harrowgate Road. Come out and see Boogie, floats, bands, dancers, and much, much more, including Santa himself! Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Through-truck and Amazon traffic issues in Enon will be discussed during a follow-up traffic community meeting taking place at Elizabeth Davis Middle School, 601 Corvus Court off Bermuda Orchard Ln. Dorothy Jaeckle, Bermuda District Supervisor is holding the meeting on Thursday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. Speakers will include: Dale Patton, Bermuda Planning Commissioner; Jesse Smith, Director, Transportation Department and Kevin Smith, Major, Police Department.