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G.W. Carver scholars, GospelFest announced

By Press release on September 18, 2018 Community, Schools

ABOVE: Imani Quiara Booth and Kennadi Kierra Terry CHESTER – The George Washington Carver Alumni and Friends Association recently announced the winners of two scholarships and announced plans to host a gospel music fundraiser. Imani Quiara Booth, who graduated from L.C. Bird High School, won the $1,500 William Albert “W.A.” Brown Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship pays tribute to Carver High School’s only principal, who served for 22 years. Booth is matriculating at Old Dominion University in the fall. Kennadi Kierra Terry won the $500 Tabula Rasa Incentive Award, which is given to a deserving Carver College and Career Academy graduating senior.…

Lions Club speakers bureau ‘rotates’ in retired NASA engineer

By Press release on September 18, 2018 Clubs, Community

By Carelyn Sheppard Donner Grigsby, a retired engineer from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, explained numerous topics from hurricanes and global warming to space exploration and the universe to the Chester Lions Club recently. He said scientists constantly monitor the heat at certain depths under the African deserts for the earliest warnings and source of hurricanes, like Florence. He encouraged the audience to think in terms of a much larger, or universal, scale. People tend to think only in terms of the time and space immediately surrounding them, he said. He has a much larger view of things, including…

Running for a reason: Husband’s battle with disease gives woman the drive to help

By Ellie Browning on September 18, 2018 Community

ABOVE: Amanda Moody runs at the Thomas Dale High School track. Once a week at the Thomas Dale High School track, one can hear the stomp of Amanda Moody’s tennis shoes as she trains for her next big marathon. Moody has participated in 12 marathons; including three that were dedicated to finding a cure for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Her next race is the New York City Marathon, to be held Nov. 4. “It’s called Team in Training,” Moody said of her volunteer effort. “I told myself that if I’m running, I would want it to be worth something…

ChesterFest coming Saturday: This year’s event slated to be the biggest ever

By Caleb M Soptelean on September 18, 2018 Community

Chesterfield residents will have an entertainment opportunity this weekend as the 18th annual ChesterFest is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22. This year’s event will be the biggest ever, event manager Elliott Fausz said, noting there will be more to see and do than in previous years. Some 200 vendors have signed up for the event, which will be held at the Chester Village Green across the street from the Chester Library. New this year are a musical petting zoo that features instruments from the Thomas Dale High School band and a dog show hosted by…

Solutions for your electronic issues: Tailored Data Solutions

By Linda Fausz on September 12, 2018 Business

Today is nearly impossible to be without an electronic device. Computers began showing up in households 30 to 40 years ago. Today, with most households having tablets, gaming devices and mobile phones, people of nearly all ages are using some type of electronics and accidents happen. Whether a virus took control of your computer, your data was lost, or a screen was cracked, there is a solution. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Tailored Data Solutions can solve your electronic issues. Owner Kevin Moore, with a major in computer science and chemistry, saw a need for a business servicing electronic devices. He…

Experts at creating personalized medicine: Chester’s own Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy

By Linda Fausz on September 12, 2018 Business

Continuing the tradition of a community pharmacy, pharmacists Sonny Currin R.Ph. and Chris Currin R.Ph. like to think that their pharmacy is one of the “best kept secrets in Chester.” Along with filling traditional medications, delivery service and mailing options, offering professional nutritional supplements on the retail side, and specialized packaging including unit dosing for the elderly including hospice, it is a compounding pharmacy. As Virginia’s first nationally accredited compounding pharmacy, Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy has been an industry leader in innovation and quality for over 22 years. Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of creating personalized medications. Rx3 offers…

Husband and wife team is passionate about dentistry

By Linda Fausz on September 12, 2018 Business

For at least 50 years there has been a dental practice at 11701 Chester Road. Drs. Walter Kilbourn and Lawrence Matthews Sr. shared space for their practices at a new office built next to Chester Recreation Center. After their retirement, Walter’s son Mike followed in his footsteps and continued the Kilbourne dental practice. Matthews sold his practice to Reed Prugh who continued the practice of quality family dentistry. Drs. Ben and Liz Dunham took over Kilbourne’s practice two years ago on March 21. Dr. Ben, as he is affectionately called, began practicing dentistry immediately. Liz was still living with the…

Train incidents

By Caleb M Soptelean on September 11, 2018 Community, For the Record

This CSX rail car at the Curtis Street crossing in Chester is related to a grain spill that occurred in the area on or around Aug. 15 due a mechanical failure, according to a CSX representative and media reports. CSX is scrapping the rail car and removing grain on the tracks “as the availability of crews and equipment allows.” No other information was available. In other news, two people in a semi narrowly escaped death Thursday, Sept. 6, when a train ran through an attached trailer that was stopped on the tracks at the Curtis Street railroad crossing. Video of…

Boohoo or yahoo? Parents meet for breakfast on first day of kindergarten

By Danielle Ozbat on September 11, 2018 Back-To-School, Community

Parents of Curtis Elementary kindergarten students celebrate their children’s first day of school last week. Curtis Elementary held its first ever “Boohoo or Yahoo breakfast” for kindergarten parents last Monday. A “Boohoo or yahoo” breakfast describes parents’ reactions to their kindergartners’ first day of school. People had been discussing how to get kindergarten parents connected with other parents, school principal Susan Pereira said, adding that she thought that a “Boohoo or yahoo” breakfast would be a great first introduction to other parents at the school. “We know this is an emotional time for kindergarten parents, whether it’s their first baby…

Feathery friends: Ampthill resident loves painting on feathers

By Caleb M Soptelean on September 11, 2018 Art, Features

ABOVE: Ron Navroski is pictured in his art studio. A love for art is blooming later in life for Ron Navroski. Although the northwest Massachusetts native painted when he was in high school, Navroski didn’t begin painting in earnest until seven years ago. The 58-year-old Ampthill resident said he got the idea to use acrylic paint on feathers from a woman he encountered while driving to Nags Head. The idea “flew,” he said, smiling. “It’s very symbolic,” Navroski said, adding that the woman learned about feather painting at a powwow in Minnesota. “A feather is precious to Native Americans. They…

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