County utilizing mobile playground unit
0Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation recently used a $30,000 grant to purchase a mobile playground unit. The unit was delivered Aug. 5 and was used the next day during National Night Out at Bensley Park. The play space grant was provided by the National Recreation and Park Association and The Walt Disney Co. This investment supports NRPA’s and Disney’s combined goal of providing one million kids and families with greater access to play. Agencies with the most innovative and impactful project ideas were chosen to receive grants to build their projects. “We are very excited to receive this funding,” Chesterfield…
New medley relay records
0The Woodland Pond swim team recently set new league medley relay records. The new 200-meter time is 2.00.34 and the 200-yard time is 1.46.10. From left, Ryan Polino, Campbell Garrett, Trey Gardiner and Kate Stanko. Polino does backstroke, Garrett the breaststroke, Gardiner the butterfly and Stanko the freestyle.
Legionella bacteria discovered in Chesterfield County
0The Chesterfield Health District is investigating an increase in the number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease. Since May 1, there have been 11 confirmed cases among older adults and persons with medical conditions. Legionella bacteria has been found at the U.S. Defense Supply Center, Falling Creek Middle School, Reynolds Metal Co., Johnston-Willis Hospital, Ice Zone and two schools in the Midlothian area, Midlothian Middle and Greenfield Elementary, according to the Chesterfield County Department of Health. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by Legionella bacteria, which naturally occurs in lakes and streams. Legionella can become a health…
Candlewood Suites coming near I-295
0It looks as if a Candlewood Suites hotel is coming to eastern Chesterfield County. A site plan for a 90-room, five-story hotel was approved by the county Planning Department on April 25. The plan calls for a 54,545-square-foot building at 572 E. Hundred Road, next to a Wawa convenience store and near a Hyatt Place hotel and Jalapenos, Chen’s and Taco Bell restaurants, west of Interstate 295. The owner of the 5.1-acre property – 572 Hospitality LLC of Glen Allen – plans 90 parking spaces and 1,024 feet of sidewalk. Shailen Patel is the contact person for the company. Another…
60th wedding anniversary
0Dale and Earl “Wimpy” Knapp will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 17. The couple have lived in Chesterfield since the early 1960s. Their children are: Debbie Bragg, Susan Knapp and Cliff Knapp.
Varsity football schedules 2019
0Thomas Dale 8/30 vs. Cosby 9/6 at L.C. Bird 9/13 at Hermitage 9/20 BYE WEEK 9/27 vs. Petersburg 10/4 at Hopewell 10/11 vs. Meadowbrook 10/18 vs. Prince George 10/25 at Matoaca 11/1 vs. Granby (Senior Night) 11/8 at Dinwiddie Matoaca 8/30 BYE WEEK 9/6 at Powhatan (7:30 p.m.) 9/13 at Varina 9/20 vs. J.R. Tucker 9/27 at Meadowbrook 10/4 vs. Prince George 10/11 at Dinwiddie 10/18 at Colonial Heights 10/25 vs. Thomas Dale 11/1 at Petersburg 11/8 vs. Hopewell (Senior Night) Meadowbrook 8/29 vs. Henrico 9/6 at Varina 9/13 at Highland Springs 9/20 BYE WEEK 9/27 vs. Matoaca 10/4 at…
Ettrick cruises past Dinwiddie, captures BIB crown
0Caymon Wilkinson takes off his helmet following a first-inning grand slam Saturday night. The team poses with their individual and team trophies following the championship. In its first season as a new organization, Chesterfield Youth Baseball produced a champion at the Hopewell Optimist Club tournament. They followed it up by winning the 62nd annual Boys Invitational Baseball tournament (11- and 12-year-olds) in convincing fashion Saturday night, beating Dinwiddie National 16-0 in a game called after four innings. “It’s an excellent group of kids who have all put in hard work to play at the high level they play at,” coach…
Recently deceased
0ABOULHOSN, Nidal Jamil, 60, of North Chester, husband of Donia Aboulhosn. BARHAM, Carroll D., 71, of Chester. BARRETT, Evelyn Williams, 77, of Chesterfield, widow of Roy Barrett. BENNETT, Thomas E., 87, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Muriel R. Bennett. BELLFLOWER, Helen Augusta, 96, of Chester, widow of Horace Bellflower. CALL, Donna L., 66, of North Chesterfield. DANIELS, Georgia Crawford, 82, of Chester. DAVIS, Annabelle B., 81, of Chesterfield, wife of Durwood Howard Davis Sr. GEROLD, William, 90, of Chesterfield, husband of Bobbie Gerold. GUILMART, Richard Alvin, 72, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran, husband of Linda Sings Guilmart. JAKUBEC, John Joseph, 78, of North Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran,…