JTCC nursing alumna wins art award for third time
0Among the soft textures of falling snow and the thick warmth of a winter coat appear piercing eyes, rosy cheeks, and a child’s resolute expression. This is “Brennan,” a pastel on paper created by Patricia Faris and the winner of the 2017 John Tyler Community College Foundation Art Award. Faris, an art student at the college, says she was inspired to paint “Brennan” the moment she saw a photo of the young girl. “The picture was taken by Brennan’s mother during a snow in 2016,” says Faris. “The colors and the expression on Brennan’s face were stunning, and although pastels…
POLICE BLOTTER
0AMHERST RIDGE LP (27xx block) 05/23/2017 12:01 a.m. – Unknown entry. Electronics, money, and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. ARBOR MEADOWS DR (67xx block) 05/28/2017 9:00 p.m. – Vandalism-Residential AUTUMN POINT DR (69xx block) 05/29/2017 7:45 p.m. – Vandalism-Other TOTAL INCIDENTS IN WHICH POLICE WERE INVOLVED —– May 24 to May 30 assaults – 48 larceny – 41 animal cases – 30 traffic – 27 miscellaneous – 24 fraud – 22 vandalism – 20 death investigations – 18 drug offenses…
RECENTLY DECEASED
0Atkins, Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb “Libbie,” 72, of Chesterfield, an Army retiree who served at Fort Lee, wife of Edward Atkins. Blade, Mrs. Elaine May Clark, 78, of Chesterfield, widow of Charles “Joe” Blade. Cason, Mr. Lewis Jr., 56, of Chesterfield. Hansboro, Mr. Jeff, of North Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran. husband of Bertha Hansboro. Johnson, Mr. Marshall Jr., 64, of Chester, companion of Kathy Cotter. Lively, Mr. Anthony Russell “T.J.” Jr., 37, of Chester. Sheek, Mr. John William, 65, of North Chesterfield. Smith, Mrs. Ercelle Kitchen Barnett, 100, of Chesterfield, widow of Raymond O. Barnett Sr. and Hershel C. Smith. Waddill, Mrs. Joyce Overton, 82, of Chester, widow of…
Eighteen Hundred Miles
0We just finished an 1,800-mile, round-trip journey to Florida. We traveled in three vehicles, with most of our time spent on I-95 and I-4. Driving was an experience, though the weather was nice and we experienced no mechanical issues. We saw accidents, a brush fire, traffic backups, road construction, lots of tractor trailers, cars pulled for speeding, and drivers who thought that they owned the road. I am thankful that we arrived home on Saturday and did not have to deal with the heavy traffic that Memorial Day Monday brings. With summer approaching, I wanted to talk about the travel…
Starting seeds and growing more than just plants
0Members of the Woodland Pond Garden Club and Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Center administrators braved the rain recently to reminisce and receive updates on the horticulture program and the Campbell-Cobb Greenhouse. The Chesterfield Life Changing Academy is part of the greenhouse program, and the garden club has been donating to them for 10 years. The greenhouse program started in 2007, under the supervision of the detention center’s then-principal, Brad Peebles. The students in the post-dispositional program, a program Peebles hired Renita Davis-Kelley (Business and Information Technology teacher at the detention center) to run, are responsible for the planting and selling the…
VN Soccer Players of Year Announced
0Boys’ Player of the Year Juan Carlos Escobar, Senior, Meadowbrook As a junior in 2016, Escobar finished the season with 19 goals and Conference 12 Player of the Year honors. Improving upon his junior year would be a challenge, but he did just that. Escobar retained his title this year as 2017 Conference 12 Player of the Year. He played a crucial part in the Monarchs’ goal production and scored 28 times this season while helping his team to 16-2-1 record. Coach Gabriel Hochstetler loves Escobar’s effort to find goals night in and night out. “The biggest thing that stands…
Back to work in the Dogpound
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend…mine was going along pretty well till I got an e-mail from my master …on Memorial Day no less. He said,”Hey, I know it is a holiday but we still have a paper to put out.” Yikes! I have been working my tail off all weekend, and just as I sat down to rest for the day, I get this little love note. I must have done something very wicked in my past life…lol. Anyway, I did work my tail off doing…
Aged but not disengaged: ACCESS CHESTERFIELD OFFERS TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE OVER 60 AND THE DISABLED
0If you are a Chesterfield County resident 60 or older, with a disability, or coming from a low-income household, and you need transportation, then you are eligible for Access Chesterfield. Access Chesterfield is a shared-ride transportation service for Chesterfield residents that services those aforementioned and curb to curb (and door to door if needed) service is provided. Access Chesterfield is the first of its kind for Chesterfield County. According to Sarah Snead, Deputy County Administrator for Human Services, there was a need to provide transportation services to the elderly, the disabled, and those with low income, and Access Chesterfield was…