Use your imagination throw some bling in your garden
1I have a new item for your garden this year “bling.” Bling is generally defined as a flashy object worn by people. We have all seen bling, and some of you reading this even have bling in your closet! Besides the belts and the jewelry, what about the reading glasses that go with nothing but just look cool? Bland landscapes across central Virginia need excitement, and here are a few ideas that can make your corner of the world just a bit brighter. Decorative garden stakes give options for breaking up bland walls and fences. Garden stakes can resemble realistic…
Mobile Library is on a roll
0Falling Creek Middle School built a beautiful mobile library that will be placed on the grounds between Falling Creek Elementary School and Falling Creek Middle School so that families may have more access to books. Lowe’s donated a sturdy wagon that constitutes the base of the library. Cliff Jones, technology education teacher at Falling Creek Middle School, designed and created the structure to look like an old school house. Mr. Jones and his students took on the project and made their mobile library come to life. The library has six opening doors revealing to the selection of books and is…
Police Blotter
0ABBEYDALE DR (131xx block) 05/15/2016 2:00 a.m. – Rape-Forcible BASS ST (207xx block) 05/04/2016 12:00 p.m. – Rear window entry. BENSLEY COMMONS BLVD (27xx block) 05/18/2016 9:15 a.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle BRAMBLETON RD (62xxblock)05/13/2016 7:00 a.m. – Trespassing (Including Prowler)-Residential BRIMLEY PL (47xx block) 05/14/2016 3:00 a.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle CEDAR CLIFF RD (49xx block) 05/15/2016 9:30 p.m. – Attached garage entered. Firearms, money, and miscellaneous items stolen. CHESTER RD (98xx block) 05/16/2016 9:55 a.m. – Weapons Violations-Brandishing a Weapon CLEAR SPRINGS CR ((17xx block) 05/15/2016 3:00 p.m. – Vandalism-Residential COLLEGE PARK AVE (73xx block) 05/14/2016 1:10…
Crime of the Week
0Crime Solvers is asking for your help to solve a grand larceny out of Colonial Heights. At approximately noon on May 15, two males entered the Slip-In Shell in the 400 block of Southpark Boulevard. One of the men approached the counter to distract the clerk while the other man went into the business’ back office. The man stole a large sum of cash from the office and walked back toward the counter. The men then immediately left the store, entered a newer-model, silver Mercedes-Benz and drove toward the Interstate 95 north ramp. The first suspect is described as a…
A Friend to All
0On May 16, our fire service family lost a man who was a friend to every person that he met. Retired firefighter George Decker was just that person. George worked on A-shift at Stations 14, 3, 8, and 12 for the majority of his career. George was a humble, humorous, and hard-working guy. To look at George, you would not expect to find that he was college educated; he could also figure numbers in his head faster than anyone I knew. He was also a good carpenter. After his death, many firefighters began to post memories of George on Facebook.…
Recently Deceased
0BRANKLEY, Mr. Henry Otha, 86, of Chesterfield, a Marine Corps veteran, husband of Agnes Toombs Brankley. BUTTS, Mrs. Ruth A. Hunley, 79, of North Chesterfield, widow of the Rev. Joseph Ellis Butts III. COOPER, Mr. Gary A., 81, of North Chesterfield, widower of Nancy Lee Cooper. GIBBS, Mr. Leo Joseph “Joe,” 66, of Chesterfield, husband of Anne Gibbs. DUFFEE, Mr. Judson Yates Jr., 69, of North Chesterfield, husband of Nancy Drewery Duffee. EDSON, Mrs. Dorothy Dawson, 87, of Chesterfield, widow of Scott Edson. HAASE, Mr. Duncan G. “D.G.,” 71, of North Chesterfield, a Vietnam War Army veteran, husband of Doreen A. Haase. HERMSEN, Mr. Paul Roger, 67, of…
Henricus Foundation Receives Stewardship Grant for $10,000 Grant for Educational Fund
0The Henricus Foundation announced last week that it has been awarded a $10,000 environmental stewardship grant from The Dominion Foundation – the charitable arm of Dominion Resources – for educational programs that include study of the James River watershed at Henricus Historical Park. “Our unparalleled education programs are designed to ignite a passion for history, heritage, and [the] culture [s] of both the Virginia Indians and of the newly arrived English settlers,” Executive Director Charlie Grant stated. “We educate thousands of children every year, and without the financial support of our community partners, we would not be able to accomplish…
Falling Creek Ironworks Day
1BENSLEY, Va. – The beat of a Native American drum calling to dancers filled the air, and buckskinned clothed dancers along with a youth in silk regalia and shawl mesmerized the onlooking crowd with their dances Colonial style music and singers transported one in thought to another era in time as historical interpreters provided education and entertainment, it was Sunday and the Falling Creek Ironworks annual event had begun. Mother Nature decided to make an appearance with rain showers off and on but the spirit and fun of the event was not dampened. Archibald Cary – who started an ironworks…