A few weeks ago, Yvonne and Otis Royster stopped by Little Caesars Pizza to pick-up 12 pizzas for the Bingo Party at McGuire Veterans Hospital. Ms. Royster had six pizzas stacked in hand when passing a car with three teenagers. She was surprised when one of the boys offered to help. She says the young man jumped out of the car and carried the six pizzas to her truck and went back inside to carry the other six pizzas out for her husband. The young man was Anthony Parker. Ms. Royster took to social media to praise Mr. Parker for…
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Sue Patton and Betty Patton visitwith their mother, Susie Elliott, at Tyler’s Retreat almost daily. Mrs. Elliott celebrated her 106th birthday last weekend, August 1. She is the mother of nine children – three of her children have passed away. She is a grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother to many and loved by all. Minnie Susie Elliott was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains in an area called Meadows of Dan, Virginia. She was from a large family. All of her brothers and sisters have passed away. She has a lot of “adopted family” as well as she…
The Chesterfield United U13/ U14 Girls Soccer Team visited Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The girls played three international games and attended three World Cup games. The U13 girls are pictured here at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal where they watched No. 1 Germany defeat No. 3 France in a nail-biter.
Helen Chase formerly of Point Pleasant,West Virginia, celebrated her 100th birthday July 17, at Lucy-Corr Village. In attendance were family members, including two of her great-great grandchildren.
Cosby High School world history and human geography teacher and Chester resident Anne Canipe is continuing her world travels this week as she visits Tokyo and attends the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Her trip to Asia followed her visit to San Francisco and attended a week-long World Project Based Conference in Napa Valley. As Canipe has tagged her trip, her “World History Journey” is made possible by a $12,000 grant she received from R.E.B. Foundation for her excellence in teaching. “In all my years of teaching, I never thought that I would be able to make a…
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…
Ecoff Elementary School recently completed its summer camp, which focused on TRAK’D, providing kids with hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and arts (STEAM). The camp is for pre-k through fifth grade children in Southern Chesterfield. “It was a high energy environment where science was fun and helped children grow confidence in STEM fields of study,” said Dr. LaChelle Waller, TRAK’D founder and executive director. TRAK’D launched in April 2014 and provided its first STEAM camp last month to over 20 elementary kids from southern Chesterfield. The camp used art and focused on one STEAM area each day, teaching…
This summer, Chesterfield County 4-H will be hosting a youth water rocket design competition. This competition will be open to both middle and elementary school students and will culminate in a final rocket launch extravaganza near the end of summer. You will have a month to research, design and build your rocket using basic supplies and a plastic 2 liter bottle. Information can be obtained from Chesterfield County Central Library. Final day to register for the competition is August 5. The competition will be held on August 22. After the competition, you will be able to make changes to your…
Enon Volunteer Fire Department, located on East Hundred Road, has valiantly served not only local Chesterfield residents for 66 years, but also many other jurisdictions as mutual aid including: Henrico and Hopewell. And now, they are upgrading their facilities and planning for the future. The idea for a renovation was not just a whim. “It was the leadership of Enon Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) that decided on this,” said Captain Chris Taylor. “This is something we have been putting together for a few years, and it has taken a lot of time and effort.” Taylor said the plan was decided…
VEPCO Seeking Solar Proposals Dominion Virginia Power, is seeking bids for solar facilities that would be online in 2016 or 2017. The proposals must be for projects located in Virginia. VEPCO announced a location at Bermuda Hundred last year although that site may not be in this bid. Chesterfield Hosts Bronco-11 World Series Chesterfield Baseball Clubs (CBC) will be the hosting team of the Bronco 11U World Series once again this year, which begins this week at Harry Daniel Park. Working Dogs Need Homes Twelve Military Working Dogs have been housed at Greg Meredith’s Mt. Hope Kennels in Chester for…