Senter named to int’l board
0At its annual meeting earlier this month, the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association elected Chesterfield County Fire & EMS Chief Edward “Loy” Senter Jr. to its 2019-2020 board. Senter was elected by his association peers to serve as an alternate board member. He has been an active member in the association for more than 14 years. Over the next six years, he will advance through the association’s officer positions and serve a one-year term as president of the organization. The Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association brings together fire chiefs from large metropolitan fire departments to share information and focus on major issues…
Recently deceased
0Agosto, Victor Jr., 54, of Chesterfield, husband of Tonya Agosto. Anderson, George Bradley III, 71, of Chesterfield, a U.S. Air Force veteran, husband of Juanita Dempsey Anderson. Austin, Carolyn Faye, 78, of Chesterfield, widow of Garland E. Austin Sr. Bailey, Benjamin Howard, 88, of Chester, widower of Jacqueline Kerr Vaughan Bailey. Bennett, Michael Scott, 51, of Chesterfield, husband of Terri Marie Bennett. Carter, Delores Marie “Dee,” 69, of Chesterfield. Fleming, Karen Studifin, 59, of Chesterfield, wife of William Fleming III. Johnson, Lessie Pauline “Polly” Clark, 77, of Chesterfield. Jones, Glenn Stephen, 69, of Chesterfield. Jones, Karen Bartlett, 35, of Chesterfield, wife of Ayoub Farmawi. Kimmey, Madaline Mae Childress, 91, of Chesterfield.…
Don’t do it
0With July 4 coming, it is important to discuss how we can and cannot celebrate the holiday. The Fireworks Regulations page of the Chesterfield County website states: “The sale, possession, and use of fireworks by anyone other than a licensed and permitted fireworks professional is prohibited by the Chesterfield County Fire Prevention Code.” Section 5602.1 of the Fire Prevention Code defines fireworks in this way: “Fireworks shall mean any firecracker, torpedo, skyrocket, or other substance or object, of whatever form or construction, that contains explosive or inflammable compound or substance, and is intended, or commonly known, as fireworks and which…
VN in the Caymans
0Cathy and John Kirkland recently visited Grand Cayman Island. They enjoyed snorkeling and reading the Village News in the shade of a palm tree.
Nosbisch gets architectural award
0Chester resident Kate R. Nosbisch was recently recognized with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. She is pictured above receiving the award from the organization’s president, David L. Hoffman. He commended each of this year’s 12 recipients for their commitment to architectural regulation and NCARB’s mission to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare.
Celebrating the Fourth
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful of the Dogpound where we are celebrating the red, white and blue. We have reached the halfway point of the year, and we have everything to celebrate. I know the news is full of this complaint and that finger pointing, but we have to put that all in perspective. We are blessed to live in the greatest country in the world, and 90 percent of the world’s population would give their eye teeth to have half of what we enjoy every day. So turn off the news, go out and celebrate our Independence…
Arts center on the way
0A rendering of the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts.’Crews’ of those who worked on the arts center took turns breaking ground. “What a beautiful day!” With those words, Chesterfield County supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle may have summed up the feelings and thoughts of those who attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts on Monday morning. The light at the end of the tunnel was evident on the bright sunny day for a project that met with delay after delay over the past 20-plus years since an idea was formed by Larry and Dottie Armstrong, whom…
Amin named Chester’s ‘Businessperson of the Year’
0P.C. Amin, on right, is pictured with Jim Daniels. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) P.C. Amin was honored as the Chester Business Association’s Businessperson of the Year last week. In receiving the Snead-Stebbins Award for his efforts to promote business in the Chester area, Amin gave the area high praise. Amin, who immigrated to the U.S. from India, said locals have not given him any problems in his almost 50 years in Chester. “Whatever I have done, I could not have done without my wife (Purnima),” he said. Amin initially worked as an engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation. “He…