Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound where things just continue to spin out of control. First off, before I forget, Happy Mother’s Day… Belated, but I finally remembered, and I was doing so great staying current with the holidays. Anyway, last week I was telling the story of the missing bolt and how I was kind of feeling off-center the whole week; well, things just continue to drop and I do mean “literally” drop. I was eating some Fritos last night and I suddenly felt this hard thing in my mouth. A crown had broken…
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Think nearly 150 years ago and it is May in the little Village of Chester. A fierce battle is raging outside a little yellow house known simply then as the Winfree House. The woman who lives there approaches Colonel William Fowler of the Union troops with a fierce glare in her eyes, walked to the lane fence and, in a tone of voice indicating she was both angry and excited, ordered him to take the guns away; and tells him to leave. The sound and blasts from the cannon are breaking the glass panes in the windows of her home.…
Long-time Chester resident, Elton Rutherford Beverly died after a brief illness at CJW hospital on April 29, with his wife by his side. In the late 1970s Elton Rutherford Beverly was not only a fan of the arts, but especially the performing arts. He was active with the John Rolfe Players, a local theatre group, based in Chester. He recently contributed funds to the building of the Chesterfield Center for the Arts and purchased a seat that is inscribed JRP Member & Actor. He was an avid supporter of the Chesterfield Center for the Arts and served on its board…
School start times could change if several pieces fall into place. The Chesterfield School Board could be swapping elementary and high school start times but it may take some time to implement. After some grappling, CCPS has settled on a plan to swap high school and elementary school start times, shifting the elementary school start time by 25 minutes. As a result, 27 elementary schools will run from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The other 11 and eight middle schools will run from 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. Four middle schools and all high schools will run from 9:30 a.m.…
While the sale of homes in Chesterfield County is just a bit lower than last year; home prices have plummeted since its peak in July of last year. March 2015 posted 368 homes sold compared with 370 units in March of this year. Both are well below that measured last July (635 or about 18 percent). Sales tend to trend up during the summer as families want to buy and get acclimated before their kids go to school. But the market has been a little tough in recent years. In July of 2014 the high point was 466 sold and…
MAY 4 CHESTER CHOICES BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP – Chester Library. 10:30 a.m. until Noon. “The Reader” by Bernard Schlink will be discussed. No registration required. CHESTERFIELD TRIAD SENIOR DAY – 7:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Victory Tabernacle Church, 11700 Genito Road, Midlothian. The annual Chesterfield Triad Senior Day is an opportunity for residents to visit with local businesses and non-profit organizations who provide services to older adults. This free event also will have musical entertainment provided by Lynne Carnes of the Old Dominion Barn Dance, and a safety awareness program called a Touch of Cane Fu by Vickie Gaffney. Information:…
To the Editor: The letter from Mr. L. J. McCoy, Jr., President of the Chesterfield NAACP, contained a very interesting comment. He asked: “Why would any political party wish to continually reject an individual because he or she made a mistake in the past?” Being only a college graduate, I thought I understood the meaning of the word “mistake.” Referring the matter to Webster in order to reacquaint myself with the definition of the word, I read the following: “a wrong action proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention. There was no mention of the punishment associated with such…
To the Editor: L.J. McCoy’s letter of last week applauded Gov. McAuliffe’s recent executive order restoring voting rights to convicted felons. I agree. However, the executive order also includes the right to serve on a jury, run for public office, and serve as a notary. I can’t imagine any grieving parent or crime victim wanting to see a convicted rapist or murderer seated as a member of a jury for their case. In fact, worse case, I can see a convicted felon using jury duty as an opportunity to “screw” the system that incarcerated them. Cheryl Fox
It is Teacher Appreciation Week, and as usual I waited until the last minute to put anything together for these wonderful people. I have desperately tried for years to make cute, creative, Pinterest inspired gifts for the teachers in our life, and it stresses me out every time. As of last year, I gave up. I will buy a gift card and give you some candy, and have my children write a note about why they love you so much. That is truly about all I can handle. I try to show my appreciation through-out the year, by teaching my…
Interested in learning more about managing your backyard poultry? Plan to attend the four-part Chesterfield Backyard Poultry Dine and Discuss Series. We will have guest speakers and dinner at each session. May 3, will cover nutrition; May 17, will be a discussion on predators; May 31, will be a talk on the health of your flock and on June 14, we will end with a marketing basics talk. Each session will be held at the Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Classroom- 6807 Mimms Loop Chesterfield, To pre-register for all four sessions, the cost is $30; individual sessions are $8. Pre-registration is required…