While riding her bike in the Outer Banks, Brenda Andrs came across a quaint sign that read “Chester, VAa. 130 MI. pointing northwest towards her hometown. Submit your vacation photos by sending it to [email protected].
Browsing: Around the World
Ronnie Wallace and Brenda Andrs enjoyed their stay in Yorktown. Brenda enjoys catching up on the latest Village News while sunbathing. They have such fond memories here, as this is where they married in 2011.
Chester residents Jerry Chambliss, Brenda Andrs and Cindy Harrison took a break at the Urbanna Oyster Festival, which was Nov. 1-2, to catch up on some local news. A great time was had by all.
The Peel family — Samantha, Doug, Kelsey, and Michelle — recently enjoyed a bike tour of Florence, Italy. They paused to pose with the newspaper in front of the Famous Duomo, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Cathy and John Kirkland recently visited Grand Cayman Island. They enjoyed snorkeling and reading the Village News in the shade of a palm tree.
Matoaca High School student Hannah Riggs, on left, and Carver Middle School student Emma Shepperson enjoyed spending spring break in New York City catching ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Puffs’ while touring the city.
The Village News traveled to Orlando and visited the Disney Hollywood Studios Jan. 5. From left, Sally and Cliff Noe, Bryan and Mary Schiano and Kathy Peebles, all of Chester. They were celebrating Bryan’s 60th birthday.
Wyatt Gordon in Indonesia. When I sat down across from Wyatt Gordon at a local Panera, he had been home from Germany for less than 36 hours after living abroad for the last 14 months. Despite a long and exhausting journey, jet lag and having met me only once before, he greeted me like an old friend with a tight, warm hug. We found a quiet booth near the back of the restaurant, and it wasn’t long before I felt like Gordon and I had been friends for a long, long time. I quickly understood the genuine nature behind his…
ABOVE: Brenda Andrs and Ronnie Wallace enjoyed their annual vacation at The Villages in Florida recently. Their relatives were delighted to have them an extra week due to Hurricane Florence making travel difficult. They enjoyed reading the Village News between golf games. From left, Ronnie Wallace, Brenda Andrs, Celia Craft and Bill Craft.
Robert Williamson III, a sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, and graduate of Matoaca HS 2015, has returned from a week of intensive study recently after being chosen as one of two United States delegates for the Australasian Trumpet Academy in Gold Coast, Australia. The academy brought more than a dozen trumpet players from around the world, studying both baroque and modern orchestral repertoire. A week of intensive masterclasses, lessons, and trumpet ensembles culminating a performance at the Griffith University, Queensland Conservatory in Brisbane, Australia. “Australasian Trumpet Academy 2017 in Concert” can be watched on YouTube.