January 20 AMERICAN RED CROSS KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES – 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details, Linda Southward, 779-3453. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FORUM – The school board wants to hear from community members as the search begins for the next superintendent. 7 p.m. – Carver Middle School for the Bermuda District and 7 p.m. – Meadowbrook High School for the Dale District. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING – 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Room 502, Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building, 9901 Lori Rd.This Committee serves as a point of regular contact between the…
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Winter Schedule for the Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield Adventures in Learning Programs is here. There are tons of courses to choose from. Take any or all for only $25. Choose from: iPad 101, Tai Chi (Beginner to Advance Classes), Scotland-A Travelogue Through the Highlands, Bible Study, Easy Flower Painting, Beginner Yoga, Friends from our Past, Writing Life’s Memoirs, Watercolors, Creative Coloring for Adults, Potpourri (Literatures and Words), Short Story Book Club, Civil War History, Fun Games to Play, Folk Music Nostalgia Club, Let’s Talk Politics, Quilting and Machine Embroidery, Needlepoint, Knitting & Crocheting, Line Dancing, Charleston Post Card History Tour, Hollywood Films: The Coen Brothers Part…
The only way to access the Brown and Williamson Conservation Area in Enon, a site donated by the tobacco company to Chesterfield County, is by a Parks and Recreation tour. Parks and Recs is offering a trek, Saturday, Jan. 26, according to Mark Battista, naturalist for the County. The tour will start at the vernal pool along the southern border, Drop down into a big hollow and follow the stream. Next, it will ascend to the bluff to view the James River and follow the bluff its entire length to the start. This hike will travel almost the entire boundary…
Sheila Leckie visited the Town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada last month. Her love and concern for the extinction of polar bears had drawn her to the town and the Village News tagged along. Churchill is one of the few human settlements where you can come face to face with the mighty polar bear from unique tundra vehicles that let you travel in comfort and safety over the snowy terrain.
Re-establishing itself in 2009 after a three –year hiatus from its Courthouse location, Howlett’s Restaurant & Tavern customers were overjoyed to once again take pleasure in their famous signature dish – Prime Rib, prepared nightly with Howlett’s special rub, slow cooked overnight, which is why it is so tender, and their specialty recipe for the crab cake. Howlett’s Restaurant & Tavern is located in the new urban development, the Chester Village Green – Festival Park. Owned by Joe and Brooke Helbling, it serves an American-influence menu offering daily lunch and dinner specials. Along with their famous signature dishes, other favorites…
An effort to build a dog park in Chester started last summer. The project, spearheaded by the Chester Community Association (CCA), will be a facility where dog owners can take their favorite canine for exercise and safe play with other dogs. The CCA has worked through several steps including developing a relationship with the Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department, getting initial approval from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) and contributing the first $5,000 to the effort. “This new dog park in Chester will be an excellent addition and asset to our community,” said Sean Eichert, vice president…
Latin music filled the air with festivity, children giggled and smiled in a long line that snaked around the room at L.C. Bird High School. They excitedly waited for the three kings to arrive at the “El Juguetazo” or “Three Kings Day” event last Saturday. The volunteers were smiling too, as they busily readied the toys donated by businesses and caring individuals to be handed out. Three Kings Day is celebrated by many in the Hispanic communities in remembrance of the Three Wise Men who traveled to the nativity bearing gifts. The gifts at the event are given to children…
JANUARY 13 JEFFERSON DAVIS ASSOCIATION JANUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the BizWorks, 2545 Bellwood Rd. Guest speaker will be: Chris Lane, Guardians – Chris and Stacy Lane’s work alongside those living in trailer courts and motels along the Jeff Davis . This is a catered lunch – $10. RSVP to: [email protected] HOW DO I GET MY GED? – Meadowdale Library. 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. Join CCPS Adult Continuing Education teachers to learn more about the GED process. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron…
Once located on a knoll where the Chester Walgreen’s now stands, the Shepherd House, once the queen of Chester’s houses, was possibly the largest home of its time period in Chester. Built by T.S. Shepherd, circa 1900-10, the house remained in the hands of the Shepherd family – although in later years it had been divided into apartments – until the early 1960s when it was razed to make way for the Chester Post Office. In 2002 the post office was torn down and its operations were moved to its current location.
Belcher’s Trophies and Swift Creek Mill Theatre were among five businesses that were recognized during Chesterfield County’s Investiture Ceremony last month. The Rooted in Business program also recognized Crab Louie’s Seafood Tavern, Metro Richmond Zoo and The Boathouse. Garrett Hart, director, Economic Development, recognized the businesses during the ceremony. Each business had representatives in the audience and were recognized as Hart read their story. “Belcher’s Trophies epitomizes the spirit of small business,” he said. “Kitty Belcher founded the business in her home in 1984. Today, her husband, Wendell “Tiny” Belcher, and their son, Tyler Belcher, continue Kitty’s business legacy in…