1,000 children’s picture books
0A campaign to raise money for children’s books for local libraries is underway. Friends of the Chesterfield Public Library call this the “signature” part of the association’s 50th anniversary celebration. “There is the need for the county’s public libraries to replenish the high-in-demand but very worn collections,” said Kathryn Helen Geranios, campaign chairman. “During 2020, picture books have become the second most in-demand for the Chesterfield County Public Library systemwide,” she said. “The dedicated librarians are attempting to accommodate the requests from ten library branches; this task is especially demanding during Covid-12 with some public libraries still closed to the…
Acceptance: The gift that gives back
0This past year our dog Charlie Blue turned 3. As I think back to when he was a puppy, I remember feeling a combination of hopefulness and excitement. My ultimate goal was to train him to be a therapy dog. I wanted to share him with patients at local hospitals and nursing homes so they could experience the joy and peace I felt when petting him. It took a year and a half, a few biting incidents and a handful of trainers to accept the fact that he wasn’t therapy dog material. Sadly, he has a strong temperament coupled with…
Basketball underway, COVID protocols in place
0Skyhawks, Lady Warriors start 3-0 After a layoff and delayed start from COVID-19. Currently, about 70 percent of the teams in the state are playing high school basketball, with more to start later. The regional tournaments will begin around Feb. 8. Some teams in the area and state have had positive tests. In such a case, the team must have a 14-day quarantine, but is allowed to reschedule their games (up to 4 per week for CCPS schools) before the start of regional tournaments. Both the L.C. Bird boys and Matoaca girls started their seasons with a flourish, going 3-0.…
Stockings for Seniors
0A big 4-H thanks from the 4-H Business Bunch and Cloverbud Clubs The 4-H would like to thank everyone who helped to make and fill Christmas Stockings for Seniors. The 4-H Business Bunch and Cloverbud Club members have been making Christmas stockings for several years in partnership with the Chesterfield County Council on Aging. This year, Always Best Care Senior Services assisted the Council on Aging in filling and delivering the stockings to seniors. A donation of 42 stockings were donated to 42 seniors in the county. Fifty Christmas cards were handmade by 4-H members to include in the stockings.…
A COVID report
0I have not said anything about COVID in quite some time. Fortunately, our decision to meet outside during the summer and fall allowed our church to meet without issue. When the temperatures dropped, we moved back inside. Everything went well, with an occasional hiccup. We, as a family and congregation, made it through Thanksgiving with no issues. We have had an outbreak of COVID within our church family, resulting in the decision to shut down our in-person gatherings for the first three Sundays of January. We really did not know what we were dealing with at the point that we…
Police Blotter
0ALCOTT RD (27xx block) 12/20/2020 12:01 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from parking lot. ARBOR LAKE DR (67xx block) 12/13/2020 4:30 p.m. – Clothing stolen from residence. BARRISTER RD (61xx block) 12/12/2020 8 a.m. – Jewelry and money stolen from vehicle. BATTERY DANTZLER CT (125xx block) 12/26/2020 11:10 p.m. – Rear door entry during burglary. Money and miscellaneous items stolen from commercial building. BENSLEY PARK BLVD (75xx block) 11/23/2020 8 a.m. – Clothing, electronics, and household goods stolen from residence. BERMUDA HUNDRED RD (8xx block) 12/12/2020 2 a.m. – Vandalism to a business. BERMUDA HUNDRED RD (9xx block) 12/11/2020 7:40…
Recently Deceased
0CHAPPELL, Phillip Melvin Jr., 76, of Chesterfield, widower of Jean Lewis Chappell. DAVIS, James Warren Sr., 70, of Chesterfield, husband of Gail Driskill Davis. ELLIOTT, Joe Albert, 79, of N. Chesterfield, husband of Ellen S. Elliott. HALEY, Patricia Elvinia Crostic, 83, of Chesterfield. JOHNSON, Jane Phillips, 96, of Chester, widow of Robert Allen Johnson (Bob). MADISON, Gaye, 84, of Chesterfield, widow of Edward Madison. OSBORNE, Lisa Gaye, 60, of N. Chesterfield, widow of Roderick Charles Brown.OLIVER, Lois Pease, 98, widow of Ralph W. Oliver. WILLIAMS, Joan Ileane Stockdale, 83, of Chesterfield, wife of John “Jack” Williams.
Rest of the trip
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As I covered in my last article, my trip to North Carolina resulted in an unplanned overnight stay without food or baggage. After that rough start, you would think things would settle down, but as you know from reading the Dogpound all of these years, that seldom happens. I finally got my tired body home and found the house a bit on the chilly side. I bumped up the thermostat a few degrees and went on about my business of unpacking and getting my life back to normal. I…