MEGA Mentors recently took Carver Academy students to a Richmond Flying Squirrels’ game to help them learn about the day-to-day management of the team. The students had prime seats behind home plate for the May 29 game against the Bowie Baysox, and they met pitcher Dan Slania. Pictured from left: Nutzy, Keyona Cooper, Slania, Takeya Whitaker and Nutasha.
Following a May 21 public meeting about options the county is considering to extend Nash Road to Route 10, the comments indicate no consensus among residents. Comments that were submitted in person or by email from May 21 to June 4 reveal that 23 people support the project and 25 oppose it. County staffers presented three options to extend Nash Road from Beach Road to Route 10 during a public meeting May 21. Option No. 1, which is the farthest north, has nine supporters, while option 2 has 12 and option 3 has 10 (see map on Page 7). However,…
Robert Terrell began coaching when his son Marty started playing baseball in 1978 and never looked back. Terrell, who goes by “Bob,” was honored May 23 by the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors with the Hall of Fame Lifetime Volunteer award for 40 years of volunteer service to youth sports. A Bellwood native and a graduate of Thomas Dale High School, the 78-year-old Terrell worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation for 40 years, eventually becoming a planning engineer. He and his wife Anne have two children, Marty and Tracy. Terrell’s years of volunteering began with the Hening Athletics Association, where…
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield police once again helped carry the torch for the Special Olympics. Participants raised funds in order to run in the race from Chester Police Station to the Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center near Mimms Drive. The run began Friday, June 8, at 9 a.m. and ended around 11 a.m. It included stops at local sponsors Suntrust and Wawa. The Law Enforcement Torch Run began 36 years ago in Wichita. It has grown into the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics with more than 100,000 law enforcement participants from around the world. This year’s Special Olympics Virginia Summer…
Three Chesterfield County educators recently received the prestigious Golden Apple Award, and five area students were honored with scholarships from the Kappa Foundation of Petersburg Inc. The awards were made June 2 at the Kappa Foundation’s annual scholarship and achievement awards breakfast. The Golden Apple Award was presented to Melloney Johnson, a professional school counselor at Matoaca High School, Regina B. Tyler, director of the TRiO program at Virginia State University, and Iva G. Walton, a teacher at Matoaca High School. The prestigious Golden Apple Award recognizes excellence in leadership, counseling and teaching within an educational environment. The award was…
Francoise Favi, laboratory and research specialist in entomology with Virginia State University’s Agricultural Research Station, has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor offered in recognition of volunteer service. Favi received the award on April 21 during National Volunteer Week. “I am overwhelmed with joy,” Favi said. “This work involved a lot of time outside my regular employment. I am very grateful to VSU and everyone who helped… We have made a great contribution toward U.S. assistance for international development.” Favi received the award for her volunteer work in Bangladesh on a project to grow cassava for industrial…
It was a long time coming, but retired judge Bonnie Davis was able to see her dream come true. Davis – who was a juvenile and domestic relations court judge in Chesterfield for 20 years – got the idea to start a child advocacy center in 1985 while attending a conference as a prosecuting attorney. The dream was realized when Chesterfield opened such a facility Jan. 30 at 12204 Iron Bridge Road. The center serves as a one-stop shop of sorts for children and parents in abusive situations. Having such a center in Chesterfield is more efficient and means that…
CHESTER – Pam Northam, the governor’s wife, came to town last week to help teach some youngsters about the importance of a healthy environment. Organized by the Virginia Conservation Network and National Wildlife Federation, the fun, educational event featured activities that taught important lessons on how water, air, land, and animals are impacted by climate change. Children colored pictures of animals impacted by climate change and listened while a book about the importance of protecting oceans was read. “The earlier we begin teaching our little ones about the importance of caring for their environment, the easier it will be for…
PETERSBURG — Friends of the Lower Appomattox River recently received a one-year $100,000 challenge grant from The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation. The grant will match dollar-for-dollar all new private donations and grants from supporters who contribute to building the Appomattox River Trail section through Patton Park and historic Petersburg. “Whether it’s restoring the river shoreline, providing high quality environmental educational opportunities to thousands of young people, or bringing a world-class riverside trail to our region, everything that FOLAR does is made possible by our supporters,” said Ken Newman, chair of the group’s board of directors. The grant from the Foundation…
Trying to help avert a “summer slide” was the driving force behind last week’s first-ever Summer Reading Palooza. The event, which was organized by three librarians at Carver Middle School, drew students from 13 local schools. Stephanie Stargardt, head librarian at Carver, said the event was organized to get “our feeder pattern schools together … to celebrate literacy and promote our summer reading programs.” Students played games, and three authors donated signed copies of their books, she said. The Chesterfield County Public Library sent two staffers to support the event, Stargardt said. She added that the Chester and Enon libraries…