Church, club replace leaky roof for food bank
0The Chesterfield Food Bank and its five different food programs fed 1,800 people last week. While their focus was on feeding people, two of their partners, Grace Lutheran Church and the Chester Rotary Club, took the weekend to shore up their physical facilities by replacing the roof of their food supply building. “Replacing the roof was so needed,” said Kim Hill, food bank director. “We knew we had a big problem, and it would not make it through another winter without repair. We were at a point where we were bringing buckets in to catch water during a rain storm.”…
Police Blotter
0BAY HILL DR (125xx block) 09/20/2017 3:00 a.m. – Side door entry. Household goods, electronics, and miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BELLWOOD RD (15xx block) 09/20/2017 10:50 a.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose BRIARWOOD DR (44xx block) 09/22/2017 6:45 a.m. – Side window entry. Nothing reported stolen. CALAVETTI CT (54xx block) 09/23/2017 12:00 p.m. – Clothing and jewelry stolen from residence. CAPTAIN DR (128xx block) 09/23/2017 4:30 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose CHANSON RD (55xx block) 09/25/2017 3:30 p.m. – Breaking in shed of residence. Nothing reported stolen. COGBILL RD (49xx block) 09/19/2017 5:00 p.m. – Electronics stolen from school building.…
Recently Deceased
0Beck, Mr. Jack F., 84, of Chesterfield, a U.S. Army veteran, husband of Katholeen Beck. Callahan, Mrs. Barbara Ann, 91, of Chesterfield, widow of Edward John Callahan. Fry, Mrs. Dorothy Rock, 83, of Chesterfield, widow of Kenneth Fry. Godwin, Mr. James Hunter Jr., 74, of South Chesterfield, widower of Sue Godwin. Hall, Mr. Robert Wayne, 62, of Chester. Harvey, Mr. Christopher A. Jr., 30, of Chesterfield. Hummel, Mrs. Sylvia M. Fobia, 90, of Chester, widow of Harold Hummel. Jackson, Miss Phyllis Andrea, 56, of North Chesterfield. Paschall, Mrs. Janet A. Quantrall, 84, of Chester, widow of Roger Paschall. Rader, Mr. James E., of Chesterfield, husband of Janet Rader. Rowland, Mrs.…
Before the cold
0A house fire in central Virginia had a contributing cause of a space heater. There were other things mentioned in this living room fire that led to the occupants being transported due to burns. There are many types of space heaters, some powered by electricity, some fueled by propane or natural gas, others fueled by kerosene. All come with their inherent dangers, therefore it is important to understand proper operation and required maintenance of your respective heater. Any time a space heater will be used, it must be kept at least three feet from all combustibles. A combustible is anything…
Camp Baker receives grant to support services for people with disabilities
0The Greater Richmond ARC’s Camp Baker Services has received a $25,000 grant from the Altria Companies Employee Community Fund to benefit people of all ages who participate in the ARC’s year-round weekend and emergency respite program and residential summer camp. “We are so thankful to Altria and their big-hearted employees for supporting the Greater Richmond ARC and our mission to provide meaningful and therapeutic programs to people with disabilities,” said ARC Annual Fund Director Nita Starr. “Altria has been a great friend to ARC,” she said, noting that since 2002, Altria has donated $273,821 to the organization. About the Greater…
ChesterFest 2017 Dog Show Winners
0Centralia Animal Hospital hosted the 2017 ChesterFest dog show. This year brought more wagging tails to the stage under the big tent and provided lots of entertainment for festival-goers. Following are the winners.
Dale-Dinwiddie recap
0By Louis Harrison Dinwiddie 28, Thomas Dale 0 Defense wins games, which was the case Friday night for Dinwiddie. On a beautiful Friday night, the Thomas Dale Knights traveled to face the undefeated Dinwiddie Generals. With two big teams playing, only one team could come out on top and the Generals did with a win of 28-0. The Generals played hard each quarter on both sides of the ball, showing no stopping. With no scoring in the first quarter, the Generals came out strong in the second quarter and stopped the Knights quickly. On the next possession, junior quarterback…
Dogpound speaks out
0Hello and welcome back to the aggravated world of the Dogpound. We all have our days, and this is just a primer to the rest of this article. I am turning into the Wal-Mart parking lot and there pulling out is a young teen driver…probably barely old enough to drive…she has her window down and she is holding her iPhone halfway out the window…why? Maybe so she could see it better? I don’t know, but she has to make a left hand turn. Have you ever tried to make a turn to the left just using your right hand? Not…