While elected Constitution officers have no opposition in the November 3 election, other candidates that reach a wider constituency are being opposed. (See last week’s Village News) After losing in this year’s June primary, Sen. Steve Martin will not be on the ticket next month. His seat (11th State Senate district) will be pursued by Republican nominee Amanda Chase and Democratic nominee E. “Wayne” Powell. Senator Rosalyn R. Dance, (11th State Senate district) is running unopposed. Independent Joseph D. Morrissey, dropped out of the race, although his name will continue to be on the ballot. Delegates running for the State…
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When we leave the bosom of education, whether it is university, technical or high school, we enter the real world – employment. Some of us use what we have learned, some of us explore vocations unrelated to our education and some of us slide by not knowing what to do with our employment life. During our career, climbing the ladder in the corporate world or forgoing the gray flannel suit to enter the entrepreneurial world, we reach for the gold ring, stretching to find a pension or gambling that we will make enough green to see ourselves through our golden…
OCTOBER 21 TECHNOLOGY CLASSES – Microsoft PowerPoint Class. Registration is required. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Central Library. COME HOME ALIVE SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM. – Parents of 10th-grade students and others welcomed. 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Presentations are free. L. C. Bird High School, 10301 Courthouse Rd. AMERICAN RED CROSS WEB OF HOPE – Knit/Crochet classes. 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details: Linda Southward, 779-3453. OCTOBER 22 CHESTER PICKLEBALL. Goyne Park. Ecoff Ave. Each Thursday. 9 until 11 a.m. 6 until 8 p.m. Play will be at the tennis courts located behind the baseball field. Questions…
Defense Supply Center Richmond, located in Chesterfield, last week held a groundbreaking ceremony on the campus of the DLA facility which distributes aviation parts. The division will replace Buildings 31 and 32 and include a new center restaurant, according to Chief of Engineering Services Branch Dave Kolmer. The new $87 million, 252,000 square-foot, five-story congressionally-approved building will be the first phase of a three phase development. Kolmer did say that only Phase 1 of the project has been approved. Phases 2 and 3 still have to undergo congressional approval. Phase one will accommodate 875 employees with a scheduled completion date…
Where do you live or work? What do you love about this area? What would make this area even better? Thought provoking questions – and literally “close to home” for the citizens who took the opportunity to provide answers at a workshop designed to receive their help charting the future of their community. On the afternoon of October 13, the Chesterfield Planning Department hosted a workshop at the Bensley Community Center for citizens interested in the Northern Jefferson Davis Corridor Special Area Plan. About 30 citizens attended the workshop and provided input on how to improve their community as a…
The Bike & Trail plan was considered this week by the Chesterfield Planning Commission. There are currently 40 miles of bikeways and trails on the ground today, with an additional eight miles of projects currently underway and 28 miles would be added to the network over the next 10 years (figures according to the draft plan). The Board of Supervisors will be holding a series of community meetings before their public hearing scheduled for November 18 starting at 6:30 p.m. to ascertain that citizen are on board with the project while getting additional input. BIKE, TRAIL MEETING DATES Tuesday, October…
Learn more about the quality of your drinking water and how to care for your well water system. Monday, Oct. 19, 5-7 p.m. Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Chesterfield County Department of Health, is conducting two drinking water clinics so that well owners can assess their drinking water. A meeting is being held in October where participants will pick up sample kits and receive instructions about how to collect a water sample. The cost per kit is $50, which includes a sample analysis test for selected chemical and bacteriological constituents. The meeting will take place at the…
The Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield hosted their 6th Annual Afternoon Tea Party last week at Chester Baptist’s Great Hall in Chester. The beautiful crisp fall Saturday afternoon provided the perfect backdrop for an afternoon of beautiful hats and fellowship for our area ladies. The Tea Party Fundraiser benefits The Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield, a non-profit interfaith organization, that offers free, accompanied transportation, in-home handyman services, and low-cost classes to adults over 50 in Chesterfield and the surrounding communities. More than 150 guests enjoyed tea, delicious traditional teatime fare and wonderful camaraderie. Tony Zevgolis, 2013 Senior Idol, serenaded guests with his…
The staff and residents at the Crossings at Ironbridge are firm supporters of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As a show of support, every Friday the staff and some of their residents wear pink with each donating $2 towards breast cancer research. At the end of the month of October, all proceeds will be donated to the Susan B. Komen Foundation. A staff member made a wreath out of pink ribbon which is displayed during the month October as a show of support for breast cancer awareness.
I have just returned from my last field trip to the pumpkin patch. While I will not miss the itchy, scratchy feeling from the hay, or the multiple trips to the porta johns, it was surely bittersweet. My babies are growing up; gone are the days of field trips to the library, post office, and now the pumpkin patch. The hordes of screaming children racing up and down the rows trying to find that one perfect pumpkin, the dusty, dirty air getting in and on every surface, the sharpie in my back pocket so that I can write each of…