Larue qualifies for state tournament
0Justin LaRue of Matoaca High’s golf team qualified for the state tournament as an individual by firing rounds of 75 and 74 in Region 5B play. He joined Charlie Kennedy (Mills Godwin) and Zach Valdez (Manchester) as individual qualifiers. Deep Run and Douglas Freeman qualified as teams.
DAR helps at food bank
0Members of the Chesterfield chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently donated to the Chesterfield Food Bank. Since adopting the food bank as a service project last year, members have volunteered twice a month. Pictured from left are Betty Waltman, Peggy Lawrie, Shelby Chandler, Linda King, Janet DeOrio, Cathy Cheely and Enid Henderson, who volunteered Oct. 10 as part of the organization’s National Day of Service celebrating the organization’s founding on Oct. 11, 1890.
Groundbreaking
0A groundbreaking for the new $24.57 million Ettrick Elementary School was was held Monday, Oct. 7. Oyster Point Construction Co. of Newport News was awarded the contract. The total budget for the project is $27.1 million, including an estimated additional cost of $1 million for an expanded gymnasium. The school – which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2021 – and Reams Elementary are the last two of 11 schools to either be renovated or replaced as a result of the $304 million bond referendum that voters approved in 2013.
County, land trust announce sale of rehabilitated house
0Recently, Chesterfield County and Maggie Walker Community Land Trust celebrated the rehabilitation and sale of the first residence to an income-eligible home buyer as part of their partnership. Habitat for Humanity helped rehabilitate the home. Last year, the land trust was awarded $500,000 of Community Development Block Grant funding from Chesterfield County. The terms of the grant stipulate that the land trust retains ownership of the land and leases that land to a homeowner. The single-family house at 5616 S. Melbeck Road was purchased in December 2018 by the land trust for $170,000. The house – which was built in…
Supervisors Q &A: Why are you running and why should you be elected?
0Jim HollandJim IngleKevin CarrollMurti KhanShajuan MasonTammy Ridout Beginning this week and running each week through Oct. 30, the Village News will run an answer from a question posed to six Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors candidates. Jim Ingle, Bermuda (R) Chesterfield County is one of the best places to work, live, and raise a family in the commonwealth. As such, we should be represented by servant leaders who understand that our county’s continued excellence will be dependent upon a true focus on local quality-of-life issues like education, public safety, job growth and economic development. With over 25 years of business…
Bringing horses and humans together
0Brown gets a playful rub from Sara Babb. (Dianne Merryman) When Chesterfield resident Sara Babb discovered she could intertwine her career in social work and counseling with her love of horses, she jumped at the chance to combine both of her passions. So she started a nonprofit: emPOWER Equine Assisted Services. The program uses horses as part of a team to help people find understanding, solutions and empowerment in their daily lives. Each session tells a story about how the client is feeling and what is influencing his or her behavior. Influences may be recent or an expression of a…
Two-vehicle crash
0A crash involving a blue Hyundai Elantra and a black Toyota Corolla took place at 2:09 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, on Iron Bridge Road near Starbucks and Beach Road. A man driving the Elantra was transported to a hospital, according to witness Melissa Griffin. A man driving the Corolla and his daughter were uninjured, Griffin said. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo)
VSU hosting Ginger and Turmeric Field Day Oct. 24
0It’s been in the news for years. Ginger has been hailed a panacea for whatever ails you, from nausea, muscle soreness, inflammation and arthritis to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and even the common cold. But a new finding from Virginia State University has proven the polyphenols and antioxidants—the good stuff—contained in ginger are significantly higher in young, or “baby” ginger. In fact, VSU research confirms immature ginger contains about twice as many polyphenols and has two to three times more antioxidation activity than the mature ginger found in most grocery stores. That means if you’re eating ginger for its health benefits,…