L. C. Bird Basketball Skills Camp 2016 has been scheduled for June 20-24 for girls six through 16. The camp will be held Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Friday. Camp will be held at Lloyd C. Bird High School. Campers should be prepared with a T-shirt, shorts, and basketball shoes. Campers may bring a bag lunch or purchase lunch for $3. Lunch for purchase will include sandwich/pizza, chips/fruit and drink. Along with learning from outstanding coaches and players, will compete and learn, putting their lessons to use in full-court…
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A free concert featuring BreakPoint, host band for the 2016 South Chesterfield Relay for Life, will take place Wednesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at the Chester Presbyterian Church located at the corner of West Hundred and Osborne roads. Local talent will also be featured, as will special guest vocalists Melissa Hetzler Burton of Zachariah Song and Kelly Lee Wachner of Mama – Jauna playing tunes from Coldplay, Zac Brown, Train, Bill Withers, and many more. Donations will be accepted for Chester Presbyterian Church for ministries and missions.
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. A few weeks ago I was able to attend my first ComicCon Convention. No, I am not too old for that stuff, even though most of the attendees were of the younger generation. Just so you know, I still collect a few comic books and I probably have at least 5,000 comic books in my basement. (By the way. Do you know anyone that wants to buy a nice collection?) Anyway, I know the younger generation takes a lot of heat about their attitudes toward those older than them,…
In the early days before career firefighters were employed by local governments, volunteer fire departments formed and became the hub of a community. Not only did volunteers respond to a fire, they organized fund raisers and community events. The auxiliary units organized the events as well as provided food and drinks for firefighters responding to calls. They brought their neighbors together with a mission and a passion to protect their community. Phillips Volunteer Fire Department, Station 13, came about as a result of the passions of area citizens and their concern over the lack of fire protection in the very…
Chester could get a new building at the entrance to Chester Village at the intersection of West Hundred Road and Old West Hundred Road. The proposed building would be called Chester Mini Storage and contain 500 interior storage units. The exterior of the building would look like an office building. The property where the proposed building would be built on is 3.4 acres. A buffer (native trees and bushes) would equal about 50 feet at the rear and west sides and five feet along West Hundred Road. The five feet is proposed due to the wide right of way that…
Who are these guys? Do you know? All we really know is that they were standing outside of Magee’s Pharmacy in Chester. It looks as if they are hanging out just chewing the fat on the sidewalk at the intersection of Old Hundred (Hundred Road then) and Harrowgate roads. New Chester gossip or business discussions; what were they talking about? At the time Hundred Road was a business district just a few blocks long. The businesses there at the time included a hardware store, a post office, and the first library in Chesterfield County including a grocery and of course,…
MAY 18 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FARMERS MARKET OPENS – 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Mimms Loop near School Board Building. AMERICAN RED CROSS KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES – 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details: Vee Hancock, 804-276-2891. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION GOALS & ACCOOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING – 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Room 502, Administration Building, 9901 Lori Rd.The Capital Construction Goals and Accountability Committee was formed to review all plans related to the bond referendum projects and make recommendations to the School Board and the Board of Supervisors. The committee will also review financial documentation related to the projects and seek…
During the White Cane fund raising event on May 6 and 7, the Chester Lions Club met their monetary goal and the members met many wonderful supporters from the community. Many of those generous people are friends of members of the Lions and all are very kind-hearted. There are always citizens who have stories about some earlier personal experience with Lions. The stories are accounts of times when they or a family member or perhaps just a friend were recipients of services provided by a Lions club. Pictured with Ralph Jones is of one of those recipients. When Carol Tillar…
We all fail as parents at one point or another. I am fully convinced that no matter how stable and nurturing of an environment I provide for my two, they will undoubtedly end up needing therapy in their adult years from some slight or trauma that I induced unknowingly. It just seems that is the way it is these days. See, when I was growing up, quite a few of us had “functional dysfunction” households. My husband and I are from “broken homes” and endured many scenarios that my children will never bear witness to; and we work very hard…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present “Planters Day” at historic Magnolia Grange House Museum on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. “Planters Day” will interpret life on the farm in Chesterfield County in the 186os with costumed re-enactors, traditional music, crafts and trades such as a potter, a doctor and a midwife, a carpenter, children’s activities and more. The outdoor event is $3 for adults and $1 for children. Magnolia Grange will be open for tours and refreshments will be available for purchase from Southern Smokin BBQ. Funds raised will benefit restoration efforts to…