Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church will be holding a sit-down Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Rise Against Hunger on Friday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. A limited number of tickets, for $10 each, are available by contacting the church office at (804) 526-1350 Monday-Thursday from 8am-1pm. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit an upcoming Rise Against Hunger meal packaging event April 25. Ivey Memorial UMC is located at 17120 Jefferson Davis Hwy., South Chesterfield. Their web site is www.iveymemorial.org.
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The McNeely family: Mike, Michelle, Taylor and Caleb.
Competitive spirit nets them success Family isn’t just an important thing. For some, it’s everything. It’s certainly proved that way for the McNeelys. The family got its start when basketball standout Michelle, who was raised in Colonial Heights, moved away to Louisville, and then back to the area. That’s when she met Mike McNeely, who was a football player at Colonial Heights known for his dashing mullet. It was love at first sight. They finished their degrees by way of Richard Bland and VCU and soon, there were children – Taylor and Caleb – on the way. The family now…
Domestic Relations Court Judge Jayne Pemberton
A replacement for the retired Circuit Court judge T.J. Hauler was the subject of a recent meeting of Chesterfield County’s legislative delegation. Sen. Joe Morrissey said Saturday that three senators and four delegates agreed on the appointment of current Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Jayne Pemberton to fill the vacancy. Domestic Relations Court Judge Jayne Pemberton Morrissey said the delegation included himself, fellow Sens. Amanda Chase and Ghazala Hashmi and Reps. Kirk Cox, Carrie Coyner, Lee Ware and Roxann Robinson. He noted that the group considered 14 applicants and settled on Pemberton. She will need an affirmative vote of…
Julie Seyfarth
Julie A.C. Seyfarth, a deputy county attorney with the Chesterfield Attorney’s Office, was recently named a 2020 Influential Woman of Law by the Virginia Lawyers Weekly publication. Julie Seyfarth The awards program honors women attorneys and judges across the state for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system, along with their continued commitment to their communities and profession. This is Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s second year hosting the awards program. Of the 33 other women selected by the publication, Seyfarth – a University of Richmond Law School alumna – is the first county or city attorney in the state…
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced significant rollbacks to the Clean Water Act, removing federal protections from innumerable streams and wetlands that filter pollution, provide drinking water, and protect our communities from flooding. Since the Clean Water Act passed with bipartisan support in 1972, it has provided the framework for states, localities, and citizens to clean up streams, lakes, and rivers throughout Virginia and across the nation – and to keep them healthy. The protections of the Clean Water Act have allowed the James River to change from one of the Nation’s most polluted rivers to a cherished centerpiece of…
Rugby team members at Sportable are glad to have the opportunity to play sports in equipment adapted to their abilities. Left to right: Front: Ryan Estrada, Josh Sloan, Josh Burch, Josh Smith, Mandy Marchiano, Rachel Powell, Grace Swanner. Coaches in back: Kyle Hitzelberg, Rachel Lovell, Becky Russell, Trevor Cheatam.
Josh Sloan doesn’t take anything for granted. He focuses on what he can do, not what he can’t do. He is an active sports participant, and he rarely sits on the sidelines unless he is encouraging someone else. He played football growing up and broadened his sporting activities to include mountain biking and snowboarding when he lived in Colorado. He is just as active today as he was six years ago, even after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the armpits down. “I was involved in a bus accident in Ecuador where I was an English teacher,” Sloan…
Jim Daniels with wife Robin after the Investiture ceremony in December, where he received Chesterfield County's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Last month, James Vernon Daniels, known to most as Jim, received the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors. This award, doled out only once every four years, “is given to people who have dedicated themselves to serving the county,” Daniels said. Daniels, who “was very surprised to be singled out,” said he realized what an honor the award is after recognizing “other recipients, whose names are etched in bricks in the sidewalk in front of the Old Courthouse. Most of them are dead! I said I’m too young for a ‘lifetime’ award!” Jim Daniels with wife…
WEDNESDAY, JAN 29 PINOCHLE/MEXICAN TRAIN/EUCHRE CARD GROUPS – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bensley Recreation Center, 2900 Drewrys Bluff Road. Free. To register call (804) 768-7904. MAKERSPACE OPEN HOURS – 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Library MakerSpace. The MakerSpace in Central Library has open hours each week. No appointment is necessary to visit during these times – anyone can drop in to work on projects and explore the space. AL-ANON MEETING – 8 p.m. Ivey Memorial UMC, 17120 Jeff Davis Hwy. FRIDAY, JAN 31 SCHOOL’S OUT! WINTERTIME ART KART – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Meadowdale Library, Meadowdale Meeting…
The Friends of Pocahontas State Park raised $210,000 to expand parking at the Swift Creek Trailhead. The fund-raiser was among the group’s biggest achievements of 2019, one they celebrated Jan. 14 by ceremoniously presenting a check to Pocahontas State Park Manager Nate Clark. “It’s an honor to accept this donation from the Friends of Pocahontas State Park,” said Clark. “My sincerest appreciation goes out to the Friends of Pocahontas, RVAMore, ASR Racing, Henry Lovin of Lee’s Chicken, RVA Eligible Cyclist by Scott Terbush, Robyn Browne of Poca Go, Molly’s Bicycle Shop, Take Aim Cycling, Felix Garcia, Jay Paul Insurance, UPS,…
“Ready. Set. Go Bryce!” team: Katie Sloan, Bryce Conner and Carol Ray.
“Ready. Set. Go Bryce!” team: Katie Sloan, Bryce Conner and Carol Ray. Katie Sloan used life experiences to write her first book Katie Sloan has always loved working with children. After graduating from Longwood University in 1975, she began work as a kindergarten teacher in Chesterfield. “I recognized the vast differences in school readiness within the children in my classroom,” she said. “Many were ready to learn, some needed much encouragement to participate in group activities, others needed help communicating their needs and others needed help socializing with others.” These observations sparked Sloan’s interest in child development. She began reading about the development…