TO VOTE ON PHOTOS CLICK HERE The Village News Summer Fun Photo Contest is in its second week and has received several entries. More entries will be publish in the July 15 issue and entries may also be seen on the Village News website at www.villagenewsonline.com. The contest will continue through August 26. Send your entries to [email protected]. Be sure to include your name and contact. The photo above was entered and photograph by Katie Etheridge, titled “Rainbow” taken on July 4.
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present a fun, fact-filled program on pirates at the County Museum on Saturday, July 11. “Pirates: Fact or Fiction” will explore the myths and truths surrounding pirate lore in popular culture. According to Ryan O’Hallahan, CHSV docent at the museum who will present the program, “Real pirates such as Henry Morgan, Blackbeard and Edward Low were very different from how fictional pirates like Long John Silver, Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow have been depicted.” He adds, “Our talk will include how pirates lived aboard ship, how they divided their spoils, how they…
To the Editor: Hurrah to Dorothy Jaeckle and Chesterfield Planning Commission for their beautiful James River Industrial Park. I am so happy that they are interested in beautifying the Enon area. I have the privilege of driving Lawing Drive as my route to work several days a week, and so far I am not impressed. The fence surrounding this park is a big eyesore with green and brown plastic on it for “privacy.” The grass has not been completely cut and trimmed since day one, and the “Open House” sign is ready to curl up. The dumpsters have been there…
The Thomas Dale High School Band traveled to Disney World with the Village News in April, and under the direction of their band leaders, Mr. Steve Barton and Mr. David Holley, the musicians got a professional recording experience at the Walt Disney’s UR Instrumental Studio. They were given music in the Disney World recording studio, which rehearsed, recorded and synced two scenes from the animated blockbuster, “Frozen.”
Summer boredom setting in? An important part of a healthy as well as entertaining lifestyle, could include learning more about the great outdoors. Recreational opportunities in state parks are endless and easy to see. An entrance fee of five dollars to Pocahontas State Park can entertain a family all day long with scheduled free activities every hour Wednesday through Sunday. On a recent visit to Pocahontas State Park Nature center, we had the opportunity to meet Griffin, the Corn Snake and learn why a carnivore is named after a vegetable. We also met Larry and Boxie, resident box turtles, and …
World history and human geography teacher Anne Canipe has returned home from San Francisco after a week-long World Project Based Conference in Napa Valley. The R.E.B. recipient’s story was shared in the Village News June 24 issue detailing how she would be using the $12,000 grant she received for her excellence in teaching. The Village News is following Canipe and her travels over the summer through her blog – annecanipe.wordpress.com. Her summer travels will continue August 1, as she travels to Japan and China. Canipe returns to Chester with renewed energy for her classroom this fall following lectures from renowned…
Dating back to last summer, L.C. Bird baseball alum Corey Anderson and his mother Sonya Anderson were not sure if he would be able to take the field this spring due to a herinated disc in his back. The injury likely cost Anderson valuable time to be viewed by college coaches. While the injury brought him down, it has not thwarted the young man. As he plays for the Post 284 Pirates this summer at Shepherd Stadium, he is gunning to walk-on at Old Dominion University in the fall. “He’s a gamer, he’s a gritty, competitive kid,” said Post 284…
The Post 284 Bucs defeated the rival Pirates last Friday in the first game of a double header that was shortened by rain. Grant Boyd (King College), a graduate of Matoaca High School has been swinging a hot bat over the last week. Boyd, along with Colonial Heights’ slugger Zach Stoupa hit home runs to support the Bucs’ cause as they won 3-0. Boyd also unloaded the bases with a double in the game that was called due to rain. Though not an official game, the Bucs led 6-0. Boyd was converted to a full time pitcher during his freshman…
Hello and welcome back to the concerned world of the Dogpound. Max had another bad spell, and I had to take him in to the vet for a full exam. The good news is that he has no cancer or tumors, just a very bad case of arthritis in his hips and his sternum. He was able to do some walking once he was up on all fours, but now that ability has gone and I have to help move him every step of the way. I put a towel under his hips and lift him up while he walks…
Michael Golden, James O’Barr, Phil Ortiz, Dean Haspiel, Danny Fingeroth Also Headline Lineup Of 50+ Comics Creators At Richmond Convention Center Bob Camp (“Ren and Stimpy,” “G.I. Joe”), Mike Grell (“Green Arrow,” “Green Lantern”), Ken Kelly (Kiss Album covers, “He-Man”), Marv Wolfman (“Crisis on Infinite Earths,” “New Teen Titans”), James O’Barr (“The Crow”), Michael Golden (“Daredevil,” “Hulk”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”), Dean Haspiel (“Bored to Death,” “Billy Dogma”), Danny Fingeroth (“Spider-Man,” Writer – “Iron Man”) headline the roster of more than 50 comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Comic Con…