TDHS Theatre serving up pancake breakfast in the Emerald City
0The cast of Thomas Dale Theatre Department’s “The Wiz” invites the community for a delicious trip down the Yellow Brick Road. Treat the whole family on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. to a pancake breakfast in the Emerald City, followed by trickor treating, games, crafts, and other fun activities along the Yellow Brick Road. Meet Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, and even the man behind the curtain himself by watching “The Wiz” during a preview performance of the musical that is opening on Nov. 17. Kids and parents are encouraged to come wearing…
CHESTER KIWANIS CHRISTMAS PARADE, A FUN COMMUNITY EVENT FOR EVERYONE
0Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. This year’s parade theme is “Christmas Movies.” The parade will take place Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. It will begin at the Chester YMCA and end at Harrowgate Road. Entrants that wish to compete for trophies should express their group’s idea of the theme. The deadline for entries is Dec. 1. The entry fee for participants is $40 if postmarked by Nov. 1. Entries postmarked after Nov. 1 require a $50 application fee. Applications and parade information can be…
Trump-tastrophe
0Idon’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. I’m tired of debates, Twitter, the media, and this election. I will turn 35 on Election Day this year. In the past I have worked the polls, happily handing out information to those seeking it and enjoying being a part of our democracy. I will not be doing that this year. I will go and cast my vote hoping that there will not be any ugliness at the polls. I will go holding my breath, that I will not see any of the behavior that has been so prevalent over the past six…
Christmas Mother is honored to give back to the community
0By Danielle Ozbat Christmas Mothers from past and present gathered at the historic Magnolia Grange museum house last Tuesday to announce Deborah Koller as this year’s Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother. Koller – who holds a bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree in microbiology and a doctorate in molecular genetics – has been with the Christmas Mother committee for four years and is honored to be chosen. “It’s an honor, a little humbling [and] I just hope I can serve the organization well,” Koller said. “We sort of work as the interface … between the organization and the public, letting…
Police Blotter
0Summary of reported offenses – OCT 6 – Oct 11 larceny 51, assaults 40, miscellaneous 19, traffic 17, animal cases 17, vandalisms 14, death investigations 14, burglary 13, fraud 13, injury 10, drug offenses 6, weapons 4, trespassing 3, robbery 3 Locations MEADOWDALE BLVD (33xx block) 10/05/2016 11:15 a.m. – Front door entry. Nothing reported stolen. MINEOLA DR (36xx block)10/05/2016 9:00 a.m. – Attached garage entered. Nothing reported stolen. TURNAWAY LN (66xx block) 10/05/2016 12:20 a.m. – Injury-Accidental – Heroin Overdose JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY (123xx block) 10/05/2016 6:00 a.m. – Injury-Accidental – Heroin Overdose W HUNDRED RD (23xx block) 10/05/2016 8:30 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Heroin Overdose HALLOWAY AVE (202xx block) 10/04/2016 6:00 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose APPLEFORD CT…
840 miles from home
0M y wife and I are finishing up a trip to Gloucester, Mass., and Bar Harbor, Maine. We will start for home tomorrow. Choices of travel could be plane, train, boat, bus or automobile; our choice is pickup truck. This being the case, the fastest route will take 12 hours 40 minutes, per Google Maps. The only problem with this route is I-95, which includes a ride around Boston and a skirting of New York City. This was no fun coming north, so we are considering a more western track south, meeting up with I-81. This will mean an additional…
County Among Nation’s Top 3 Percent of Fire Protection Systems
0Chesterfield County’s fire protection system now ranks among the top 3 percent nationwide following a recent evaluation by the Insurance Services Office. The Public Protection Classification rating assigned by the ISO improved from a Class 3/9 to a Class 2/2Y. The county’s fire protection system previously ranked among the nation’s top 10 percent. The new rating will take effect Dec. 1, 2016, and could mean potentially lower insurance costs for property owners. The Insurance Services Office is an independent organization that serves insurance companies across the U.S. by providing helpful information about risk. An important area scored by the ISO…
Letter to the Editor:
0To the Editor: Regarding November 8, I reject the recent letter you printed which suggested Trump as the safer choice. Ignoring his recent sexual harassment accusations, Trump has made policy proposals that are nonsensical. He has a long history of portraying climate change as a hoax, and being actively hostile towards renewable energy. He also proposes deep tax cuts for all American taxpayers, including billionaires such as himself. This would deepen our national debt from the current 19 trillion to around 24 trillion within ten years. Hillary Cinton offers moderate, sensible, long term policies in both these areas. We need…