Announcements

New court surfaces for Ettrick Park

By Danielle Ozbat on August 9, 2017 Announcements, Community

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Ettrick Park last Tuesday to unveil their newly renovated basketball and tennis courts. The unveiling was held in conjunction with 34th annual National Night Out celebration, an event that brings police and residents together in support of crime prevention. Stuart Connock Jr., Director of Planning and Construction Services Division, said construction on the basketball and tennis courts began less than three months before. “We started in May with the renovation and essentially we took everything down, took the tennis courts down to dirt and the basketball courts down to dirt, and rebuilt everything…

Kelly to serve as interim police chief

By Press release on August 9, 2017 Announcements, Community, Police

Kelly to serve as interim police chief Col. Thierry G. Dupuis announced that following h is retirement on Sept. 1, 2017, Lt. Col. Daniel W. Kelly will serve as interim chief of police. Kelly’s appointment will be effective Sept. 1, 2017, and will continue until the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors appoints a new chief of police.

Friends of the library

By Press release on August 9, 2017 Announcements

Friends of the library The Friends of Chester Library will have a meeting on Thursday, August 17, at 7 p.m. in the small meeting room at the library to elect a new leader for the Friends branch. Current members and any person interested in joining the Friends are welcome to attend. Only a paid Friends member will be allowed to vote. For more information call Jan Rusbasan, 712-0970, or Mike Uzel, 720-0937, or [email protected].

Joe and Mary Carroll Jordan 50th Anniversary Celebration

By Press release on August 9, 2017 Announcements, Community

Last weekend, Joe and Mary Carroll Jordan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a great gathering of family members and friends. They were married on Aug.10, 1967, at Good Counsel Catholic Church in Little Rock, Ark. Mary Carroll’s uncle, the Rev. Thomas Keller, officiated at the wedding. In December 1967, they moved to Chesterfield, where Joe was to begin teaching mathematics in January 1968 at the new John Tyler Community College. He taught there until May 2014, when he retired after 45 1/2 years of teaching. He had the privilege of teaching math for 36 years with his brother Ed,…

Summer camps at Henricus

By VN Staff on June 8, 2017 Announcements, Outdoors

Henricus Historical Park offers a variety of camps throughout the summer for children who enjoy the outdoors and history. Camp Pocahontas, held on June 26 to 30 and again on July 10 to 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for campers ages six through ten years old, explore the environment and life of Pocahontas and the culture of the Powhatan people through demonstrations, activities, and arts and crafts. In our recreated Powhatan settlement of Arrohateck, hands-on activities will include cooking; farming; hunting; house and canoe building; fish net weaving; and making of pottery, arrows, and tools. Make-and-take crafts are…

New regional rail station comment period ending

By Mark Fausz on May 18, 2017 Announcements, Community

Four locations are now being considered for the Tri-Cities Multimodal Station, a project to consider the construction of a new regional rail station in the Tri-Cities, which includes the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George. The existing Petersburg Station in Ettrick currently hosts Amtrak passenger rail service, however additional investment is required to attract and accommodate increased ridership, improve accessibility to the local and regional transportation network, improve ADA accessibility, and provide capacity to support future high-speed rail service. The Crater Planning District Commission in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration…

Pocahontas State Park receives grant from Garden Club of Virginia

By Mark Fausz on May 18, 2017 Announcements, Charity, Community

Pocahontas State Park received a grant award of $15,000 from the Garden Club of Virginia for the Heritage Center Conversion to Discovery Center Project. This award is part of the association’s 2020 Centennial Project, which supports various projects in Virginia State Parks. The park’s project to convert the Heritage Center to a Discovery Center began in March and will be completed in the late summer. With approximately 1.15 million visitors and over 6,000 school students visiting the park each year, a Discovery Center will provide the opportunity for visitors to be exposed to areas of the park in ways they…

Duo win 2017 Senior Idol contest

By Linda Fausz on May 18, 2017 Announcements, Community, Entertainment, Events

Steve Harris of Chester and L.T. Holmes of Prince George sang “Me and Mrs. Jones” – a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul – and their performance led the judges for the 7th Annual Senior Idol competition to award them the top prize. Decked out in matching outfits, the duos velvety sound and suave style put on a phenomenal show, but they did have some tough competition at last Saturday’s event sponsored by The Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield. Jo Ann Spain of Chesterfield, dressed as a nightclub performer, placed second with…

L. C. Bird history teacher named C-Span Teacher Fellow

By VN Staff on May 18, 2017 Announcements, Community, People, Schools

WASHINGTON – C-SPAN recently announced that Joseph Stoll has been named one of three recipients of C-SPAN’s 2017 Teacher Fellowship Program. Stoll teaches U.S. History and U.S. Government to high school students at L.C. Bird in Chesterfield. He is an AP U.S. exam reader, and he teaches a U.S. History course at Reynolds Community College in Richmond. Now in its 24th year, C-SPAN’s Fellowship Program invites teachers nationwide to apply for an opportunity to collaborate with the network in their Washington headquarters. Fellows will spend f our weeks during the summer developing new educational resources with C-SPAN’s Education Relations team…

Carver Middle’s crazy challenge re-scheduled

By Press release on May 18, 2017 Activities, Announcements, Community, Schools

Carver Middle’s crazy challenge re-scheduled Carver Middle School’s seventh grade has rescheduled their “2nd Annual I’d Rather be Crazy Than Lazy Challenge” to Thursday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is free for everyone and is for all ages. The event will consist of various minute-to-win-it activities along with 30-second exercise stations with an element of “Crazy” included. They invite everyone to come out and join the fun.

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