Ringing the bell for the Christmas Mother program
0ABOVE: Bonnie Inge Bell By coincidence, the reception for 2018’s Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother was the same day as her birthday, Oct. 9. Bonnie Inge Bell, whose career has been dedicated to social work, focused the attention on caring for others. “The Christmas Mother Committee exists to ensure that, in our communities, no family is without food, no child is without toys, books and clothing, and no elder is forgotten as we celebrate the holidays,” she said. “This is a true example of local community helping local community.” “It’s the most simple and straightforward way for a neighbor to help…
Chester wedding venue recommended for approval
0ABOVE: The Rev. Cecelia LePage A small-venue wedding chapel received a unanimous approval recommendation from the Chesterfield County Planning Commission last week. The Rev. Cecelia LePage and Stephen Louderback requested a conditional use permit for their residential property at 9903 Hustings Court, which is located east of Iron Bridge Road between Krause and Centralia roads in the Courthouse Green South subdivision. Someone filed a complaint about the home-based business in March. Planning staff said that The Little Wedding Garden has been operating since January 2017. During the Oct. 16 meeting, LePage said she came home after marrying a friend in…
EDA gets update on arts center
0ABOVE: Architect Scott Pryor speaks to the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority. The Chesterfield Economic Development Authority received an update on the Chesterfield Center for the Arts last week. Project director, Mike Laing of ECI Development Services of Richmond, and project architect, Scott Pryor, of DLR Group of Washington, D.C., spoke before the EDA board at its Oct. 18 meeting. Laing said a construction start date is planned for the spring with a completion date tentatively set for the fall of 2020. Pryor presented renderings of the 352-seat arts center to the board, and called it “the last piece of the puzzle…
Remembering David Creasy: An iconic member of fire and rescue
0Longtime Chesterfield firefighter David Creasy died Oct. 15 after a four-year battle with cancer. Creasy served the community for 50 years. He joined the fire service in 1968 as a volunteer with the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department. In 1971, he went to work for the Richmond Bureau of Fire and was assigned to Truck Company No. 3. Creasy left Richmond in 1974 for a career position with the Chesterfield Fire Department. During his 28-year career with Chesterfield Fire and EMS, he worked in nearly every aspect of the department. He retired in 2001 as a senior battalion chief and fire…
Childrey, Miles vie for commonwealth’s attorney
0ABOVE: John Childrey makes a point. Chesterfield County voters will choose a new commonwealth’s attorney on Nov. 6. Republican John Childrey and Democrat Scott Miles squared off in a debate Oct. 17 at First Baptist Church, 6201 Iron Bridge Road. Childrey touted his 20 years of experience with the Chesterfield commonwealth attorney’s office. In his closing statement, he criticized Miles for wanting to lead a department for which he had never previously even applied for a job. “I applaud his compassion, but he sounds more like a defense attorney arguing for a client,” Childrey said. Miles, who lives in the…
MBK product Amos torches Villanova, JMU moves to 5-2
0ABOVE: Kick/punt return specialist D’Angelo Amos electrified the JMU faithful on Saturday with two punt returns against Villanova. “Why did they kick it to him again?” was a popular question during the third quarter of James Madison’s 37-0 victory over Villanova on Saturday. Why were so many people asking? Well, Meadowbrook High alum D’Angelo Amos torched the Wildcats’ special teams unit for two punt return touchdowns. The first came with 7:46 left in the third quarter, an 89-yard play, and the second came with just 5:36 left in the third for 81 yards. “It wasn’t too much that I did on…
Knights wash over Tide, Matoaca gets first win
0ABOVE: Matoaca’s Nick Lanier stiff arms a Colonial Heights defender. Thomas Dale 28, Petersburg 24 In the end, it was defense, a signature of the Thomas Dale High School football program, that won out. Defenders converged on Petersburg quarterback Meziah Scott, stopping him a yard short of a score to give Thomas Dale the ball back with just seven seconds left. The performance proved Thomas Dale to be gutsy in the clutch, but proved that the Crimson Tide sports one of its best teams in recent memory. The four-point margin was the closest between these two teams since 2010, when the…
Around the house
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Of late, it has been pretty quiet around the homestead, which is kind of nice for a change, but it also makes it a bit difficult to find things to write about. I did kind of sprain my left leg carrying several big bags of dirt down to the pond where I put in some new grass seed. I did not notice it at the time, but the next day my foot felt all bruised, and since this affected the way I was walking, it created a cramp in…