FOLAR meets goal of $100,000 challenge grant for river trail
0The Friends of the Lower Appomattox River had a year-long campaign to receive a $100,000 matching grant from The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation of Richmond reach its goal last month, thanks to the generosity of the many supporters who donated a total of $105,000 to the effort. The funds are targeted at improving the Appomattox River Trail through Petersburg Patton Park and the Historic Petersburg area, which is a central section of FOLAR’s ongoing 20-plus mile long, multi-million-dollar Appomattox River Trail improvement campaign. The success of the fundraising effort means that FOLAR receives the matching funds. “We are so grateful…
Buccaneers nab No. 2 seed
0Catcher Andrew Roach gives thumbs up after a meeting with pitcher Kyle Chernault at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights on July 18. (Josh Mathews photo) The American Legion Post 284 Buccaneers started the 2019 season on a tear, winning six of their first eight games. They head into postseason play this week with a record of 8-5. Last week, the Bucs went 2-1. After losing to Powhatan Dirt Sox 14-4 on Tuesday, July 16, they rebounded with a 13-1 win over Lakeside/Richmond on Thursday and an 8-7 win Sunday over Mechanicsville. Thursday’s game was the first of a scheduled doubleheader,…
Coastal Plain League coming back to Tri-Cities
0The Coastal Plain League is no stranger to the Tri-Cities. Once in Petersburg, there will soon be an expansion team just down the road in Colonial Heights. Now in its 23rd season, the league has 26 franchises playing on the East Coast in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The league features college players who play in the summer to stay sharp, and has produced 1,650 professional players and 124 Major Leaguers, according to a CPL press release. Two notable alumni are 2011 American League MVP Goochland native and Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and 2017 National League Championship…
Chesterfield softball team wins state championship, falls in Southeast tourney
0Front row, from left, Aubrey Trinite and Aaliyah Myers; middle, Maggie LaMattina, Kammie Walter, Olivia Kelly, Isabella Viruet, Savannah Wright, Kristyn Niles, Abigail Conwell, Aislin Bossler, Sophia Messick, Erika Fiege and Kaylee Millner; back, coach Steve Myers, manager Bill Fiege and coach Kyle Millner. The Chesterfield Little League 8-10 year old softball team fell short of making the final of a regional tournament in Clarksville, Tenn., this past weekend despite a 2-1 record in pool play. Over the weekend, Chesterfield defeated West Virginia 8-2 and Georgia 4-3, but lost to eventual champion Unicoi, Tenn., 4-3. The journey to the tournament…
Very blessed
0By guest author David Thompson One year ago, I was blessed with modern medicine and God’s grace to have a successful quadruple bypass. The story that I have been asked to share is: yes, cholesterol levels can lead to coronary artery disease, but heredity is considered one of the greatest factors. My doctors pointed out that coronary artery disease does not just hit older people, it can happen to young, in-shape athletes. I met two such athletes in my cardiac rehab. One was 32, and the other was 36. The 32-year old was of Indian descent. He was a tennis…
Recently deceased
0Ackerman, Jayleigh Noelle, 2, of Chester. Allen, Anne King, 90, of Chesterfield. Allen, Josephine Ferguson, 81, of Chester, widow of Luther G. Allen. Bobbitt, Dorothy Carter, 93, of Chesterfield. Booker, Angela Naomi, 22, of Chester. Camp, Billy Joe, 76, of Chesterfield. Cobaugh, Mildred I., 85, of Chesterfield, widow of Donald Cobaugh Sr. Cottrell, David Fred, of North Chesterfield, an Army veteran. Dial, Benjamin Franklin, 86, of Chesterfield, husband of Janice Dial. Klich, Jerry, 81, of North Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Thelma Klich. Mearns, Linda Lee, 77, of Chesterfield, wife of Don Mearns. Medlin, Forest, 91, of North Chesterfield, husband of Pauline Medlin. Mills, Janette L., 84, of Chesterfield, wife of James…
USA
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. It’s hard to believe that we are almost through the month of July. I have to admit that I was never a big soccer fan. Where I grew up, we had the basic sports: baseball, football, basketball and track. Soccer was something for the big city folks to do. However, I watched the women’s World Cup lately. I have gained respect for soccer. One observation though, there are a lot of “headers,” and some have real heat behind them (not counting the occasional head-on-head collisions), and yet there does…
Marching Knights perform in Disney parade
0The Thomas Dale High School Marching Knights traveled to Orlando during spring break in March. Students visited the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Universal Studios. The highlight of the trip was marching in the evening parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on March 29. The band explored backstage and performed on a half-mile parade route traveling right past the castle at the center of the park. The group was led by their director, Sarah Klinger, and one of their associate directors, Madeline Barker. Front row, from left, Martha Tyler, Kimberly Diaz, Gavin Walker, Barker, back, Klinger, Wyatt Walker, Taylor Johnston and…