CHESTER – An 18-wheeler parked in front of Trinity United Methodist Church had a fire-brigade line of folks unloading pumpkins from New Mexico last Thursday in preparation for the 17th year of the Trinity Pumpkin Patch. Sales of the pumpkins have begun and will be through Oct. 31. Trinity United Methodist Church has partnered with Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers every year to supply a variety of pumpkins and gourds. Pumpkin Patch is located on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and provides employment opportunities for Native Americans. The staff and management is 100 percent Navajo. During harvest, they hire Pueblo, both…
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By Danielle Ozbat People of different ages and sizes braved the heat Saturday morning and ventured out to Fall Field Day at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors were able to tour the 1,329-acre island refuge, its native plants and animals, and the energy-efficient facilities of The James River Ecology School. The wildlife refuge offered a myriad of activities including an Audubon guided tour, wetland canoe trips, a butterfly exploration hike, and a self-guided nature trail. One of the Presquile visitors making use of the nature trail was Scott Nesta. Nesta, who was there with with his family, found out about field…
By Linda Fausz Driving down Bermuda Hundred Road, whether you work at Philip Morris Park 500 or on your way to visit Presquile Island, you cannot help but catch sight of an impressive solar energy site on property owned by Philip Morris USA. The solar energy facility is not owned by Philip Morris, but is a long-term lease partnership with Dominion Virginia Power and Dominion’s Solar Partnership Program. Dominion Virginia Power and Philip Morris USA invited media to tour the large-scale ground-mounted solar panel system that is now producing two megawatts-AC (2,000 KW) of energy at peak output, enough to…
By Danielle Ozbat BizWorks celebrated its fifteenth year of supporting and mentoring small businesses at its first homecoming event last Thursday. The nonprofit small business incubator – businesses incubate for three years, with the option to stay longer – was created by the Jefferson Davis Association in 2001 and uses a Business Builder program to address the uncertainty of entrepreneurship. BizWorks’ mission is to help develop new and emerging businesses that contribute to Chesterfield’s economic vitality and foster relationships with the community. “Over the years we worked with about 75, 80 members and the good part about is that the…
Remember When… The Perdue-Thompson house The landscape on West Hundred Road changed 18 years ago when Thomas Dale High School began an extensive renovation and expansion. With the expansion of the school’s footprint, a neighboring property with a house was purchased. The house, known as the Perdue-Thompson House, sat off the road behind Curtis Elementary School and was owned by Robert Johnson. He dismantled the home and moved it to another location. During the dismantling, a brick was found embedded in the chimney, one that provided the date of the house1815, along with the initials FWD. William and James Perdue…
SEPTEMBER 28 – BOARD OF SUPERVISON MEETING – 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd. Sessions typically begin at 3 p.m., break at 5 p.m. for dinner, and then resume at 6:30 p.m. SEPTEMBER 29 – SAFETALK WORKSHOP – 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Central Library. Central Library Central Meeting Room. This program helps participants learn to identify people who may have thoughts of suicide and connect them with life-saving resources. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov. SEPTEMBER 30 – FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT – 6:30 p.m. concessions open. Double feature. “Despicable Me” and Minions.” First movie begins at…
Vacationing in Avon and Cape Hatteras, N. C., with family last month, friends Kate Stanko, Jordan Clark, Brianna Brannon, and Madison Clark carried the Village News with them to tour the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras.
Friends of the Chesterfield County Public Library will hold their Fall Book Sale at Central Library, 9501 Lori Rd., starting Thursday, Sept. 29 at noon; Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. Sale ends Saturday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. Memberships available during sale: $5 Student (high school), $15 Individual, $25 Family, and $50 Benefactor. No electronic scanning allowed. Credit cards now accepted with $10 minimum purchase.
The department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, will offer two distinctive Civil War guided tours. Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. there will be a Howlett Line guided driving tour. Learn about a larger ring of earthen fortifications that made up a line of defenses known as the Howlett Line. Constructed in late May 1864, after the Battle of Ware Bottom Church, this defensive position would prevent Federal troops from launching any further operations to capture Petersburg and keep the Army of the James entrenched at Bermuda Hundred. This…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, in cooperation with the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, presents an open house for Pleasant View School during Eppington Heritage Day. Pleasant View School is an early 20th century African-American schoolhouse. In 1924, the Chesterfield County School Board purchased two acres of land to construct a new school for blacks. Pleasant View School was built with the financial support of the African-American community. It opened in 1930 and closed in 1947. Now owned by the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation, the school features desks, blackboards, church pews, piano and other items…