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PFC Hannah Marie Schultz, 18, of North Chesterfield, graduated from the United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on April 3. PFC Schultz successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD Parris Island as one of 47 recruits in Training Platoon Oscar 4010. Following 10 days home on leave she reported to Camp LeJeune for one month at Military Combat Training then Military Occupation Specialty School in Meridian, Mississippi for Aircraft Maintenance Administration Specialist. PFC Schultz’ Permanent Duty Station after MOS is Marine Corp Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. She will be…

Holly Lynn Love of Chesterfield, Va., is one of six winners of the Dominion Memorial Scholarship Program. Holly, daughter of Joe and Sally Love, will receive up to $5,000 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarship is renewable for an additional three years. Now in its eighth year, the scholarship fund was established in memory of Matthew Gwaltney, Rachael Hill and Nicole White – students with close ties to Dominion who were killed in the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. The scholarships are awarded to children or grandchildren of Dominion employees and retirees. Holly is…

Ted Salmon, who will be inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame, graduated in 1968 from Meadowbrook High School, where he captained both the football and basketball teams and was selected as the school’s athlete of the year as a senior. Salmon, director of student activities at Cosby High, is one of seven people to be inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame this fall. Sponsored jointly by the Virginia High School League and the Virginia High School Coaches Association, the Hall of Fame preserves the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in…

Proud grandmother and Chester resident Nancy B. Woolridge recently celebrated the accomplishments of her two grandsons. Woolridge’s grandsons Bob and Jack Krudewig were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on June 6. Bob completed the requirements in August 2012 and Jack completed the requirements in June 2014, but they opted to celebrate the achievement together. Both are members of Boy Scout Troop 613, sponsored by First Lutheran Church in Longview, TX. Bob attends Tarleton University in Stephensville, TX. Jack will attend the University of Colorado, Boulder in the fall.

Nearly 50 youth archers, ages 8-20, participated in the Junior Olympic Archer Development Club (JOAD) Summer Kick-Off Tournament held recently sponsored by Chesterfield Golden Arrow Archers (CGAA). James Hagen Jessee came in first in the Basic Compound Bowman Male division with a total score of 391 points. Several members of his family attended the tournament, including his brother Eric Christopher, who was very proud of his brother’s accomplishment but also very happy himself as he was celebrating his 13th birthday. James is the son of Eric C. and Jennifer Harrington Jessee; grandson of Linda and Clyde Jessee; great grandson of…

Would you like to have a picture you have taken featured in our paper? And maybe win a cash prize for it? The Village News would like to invite you to enter the Summer Fun Photo Contest. Grab your camera or smartphone, and see if you can snap a winning photo. There will be four categories: people, landscapes, animals and plants. Everyone within the Village News readership is welcome to participate, except for Village News employees and their family members. The contest will run for eight weeks, beginning July 1 and ending August 26. There is no fee to enter. …

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