APRIL 13 SAFETY IN THE GARDEN: How not to Hurt Yourself – 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Central Library. Now that spring is finally here and you are working in your gardens, learn some tips that will help keep you safe from one of Chesterfield County’s Master Gardeners. Space is limited, Register online at http://goo.gl/forms/OErm5gkGu1, call the Extension Office at 751-4401 or email [email protected]. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING – 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOOD FAIR – 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tickets and registration at foodfair.eventbrite.com APRIL 14 KINDGERGARTEN…
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Have stink bugs invaded your garden, backyard and house? Chesterfield produce did not birth these pesky little insects. About five years ago the brown marmorated stink bug migrated into Northern Virginia and began damaging the apple crop and other produce. Now the little vermin has migrated south causing problems right here in Chesterfield. New research is under way at Virginia Tech and a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center in Maryland to lure away the invasive pest by imitating the chemical pheromone it generates when eating. “Adult stink bugs spend the winter under stones or boards, under ground cover or…
Rob Hankins, right, president of Beach Community Grange presented Robert Steele, director at Camp Baker, with two checks totaling $2200 from the Beach Community Grange No. 958. The money was raised at a recent Longaberger Basket Bingo held to benefit Camp Baker by the Grange. Greater Richmond ARC’s Camp Baker is a full-service, handicap-equipped retreat located on 22 wooded acres on Beach Road near Chesterfield Courthouse. Camp Baker has been serving individuals with special needs since 1929 when it was a respite for undernourished children known as W.W. Baker Summer Camp. In 1957, ownership was transferred to Chesterfield County under…
Columbia Gas of Virginia has provided a $5,000 grant to the Chesterfield Food Bank in helping reduce the number of neighbors in our home town who go hungry each and every day. “The number of people in our community who are food-insecure continues to be a great challenge,” said Brent Archer, Columbia Gas of Virginia’s President. “We hope that this contribution will help provide the needed meals for children, families and seniors so they can live in dignity and without hunger.” In the past five years, Columbia Gas of Virginia and the NiSource Foundation have provided more than $1.7 million…
The Haven for Hope Committee at First Baptist Church Centralia is sponsoring a musical for the community. “Celebrating the Pioneers of Gospel Music,” will be held at the church on Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m., featuring First Baptist Church Centralia Mass Choir in concert. The concert is free. Dinners will be available for $10 between the hours of 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. Wilson E.B. Shannon, serves as Pastor at First Baptist Church Centralia, located 2920 Kingsdale Rd., N. Chesterfield. Call 804-275-0407 for more information.
The 41st Annual Fort Clifton Arts & Crafts Festival will be held May 7 and 8 at Berberich Park – site of Fort Clifton in Colonial Heights located behind Tussing, Elementary – 5501 Conduit Rd. The Fort Clifton Festival began in May of 1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration and has now become an annual event held on Mother’s Day weekend. The festival will feature 100 arts and crafts exhibitors, Civil War encampment, exhibitors and demonstrations, activities for children to include pony rides and petting zoo, as well as live musical entertainment by Cedar Creek and The Johns. Festival…
Madison and Jordan Clark visiting their 97-year-old great-great Aunt Edith in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Meaghan and Emily Priddy visited Disney World in March with family.
“No Signal,” an intriguing, collaborative photography exhibit by R. Jehrad Gholson, Jr., former Matoaca high school football standout and his family, will be on display at Petersburg Public Library through April 30, 2016. The exhibit may be viewed during Library hours: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The Library is located at 201 W. Washington St., Petersburg. For more information, visit the Library’s website at www.ppls.org. After suffering a traumatic brain injury from a severe helmet-to-helmet blow to the head during a regular season game on the Matoaca High…
Put your inner scientist to the test. Use your imagination. Get inventive. Watch robots at work. Try out your artistic talents. Learn a new skill. Experience high-tech learning spaces. Hit the dance floor. Explore in-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, math and health care (STEM-H). Do all of this and more at John Tyler Community College’s eleventh annual Fool for Art Festival on Saturday, April 16. The festival will take place at the College’s Midlothian Campus (800 Charter Colony Parkway) from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is free. The day will be packed with family fun, including arts and…