Matoaca Woman’s Club scholarship
0Recent Matoaca High School graudate Ashlynn Bowers was awarded the Matoaca Woman’s Club’s Rachel McEwen Scholarship for $1,000. Bowers is pictured at the club’s June 4 picnic at New Hope Baptist Church.
Ivey Memorial UMC and Gettings scholarships awarded
0From left, sponsor Linwood Gettings, Matthew ‘Teddy’ Lipscomb, Rickey Booth, and Pastor Anita May Lucord are pictured above. Benjamin Holt is not pictured. Lipscomb, Booth and Holt each received $1,000 scholarships. Booth was awarded the Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship, which is given to a church member. Booth is majoring in engineering at John Tyler Community College. Lipscomb and Holt each received a Tammy Gettings Memorial Scholarship, created in memory of longtime church member Tammy Gettings. Lipscomb, a recent Dinwiddie High School graduate, will attend Shenandoah University and major in criminal justice. Holt is pursuing a master’s degree in…
Brown and Lohmann tell about travel adventures
0Bill Lohmann and Bob Brown shared their stories and photos with the Chester Lions Club recently. By Carelyn Sheppard Authors Bob Brown and Bill Lohmann entertained the Chester Lions Club recently with photos and stories taken from their books “Back Roads: People Places and Pie from Around Virginia,” “On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places and Pie Around Virginia,” and “Dr. Coptr: The Flying Physician Who Kept His Promise to Tangier Island.” Their stories ranged from humorous to sad and heartwarming to horrid. Brown was reared in Rockbridge County, but came to the Richmond area and was in television…
Bohler enjoys counseling students
0Although she’s only been a school a counselor at Hening Elementary for three years, Amirah Bohler has already been named Teacher of the Year. Bohler said she was surprised to receive the award because it is usually given to teachers. “I feel like it’s a testament to the efforts that I made to get to know a lot of our students and know them by name and not just face, and knowing things about their home life and things that make them tick when they’re at school,” she said. Aside from teaching pre-kindergarten at Primrose School for two years and…
Fowler-Davis gets offers from Liberty, Notre Dame
0Tre Fowler-Davis warms up for Meadowbrook High School’s football team last year. (Twitter) Meadowbrook High School football had a rough season in head coach Chamont Thompson’s first year, but the Monarchs still managed to see athletes such as Paul Davis and Frank Howard go to the next level. Now, they’ve got a budding recruit on their hands in Tre Fowler-Davis. The rising junior recently attracted offers from Liberty and Notre Dame. Fowler-Davis doesn’t have a star rating, and he’s been completely under the radar. Why? He played most of the 2019 season on the junior varsity squad. At 6 feet,…
Pope is VN boys lacrosse Player of the Year
0Jonathan Pope Thomas Dale High School lacrosse has seen steady growth since coach Paul Amos helped start the program in 2013. Having players like Jonathan Pope, who was named the 2019 Village News boys lacrosse Player of the Year, certainly helps the cause. This year, the Knights made their third regional semifinal appearance after a first-round victory over Riverbend. Pope, a senior, who was called “a complete two-way midfielder” by his coach, was a big part of the team’s success in their 9-6 campaign. “He leads by example,” Amos said. “He is one of the toughest kids that I have…
Bravo! Award winners announced
0Capt. Brett MietusCarolyn RuddJane BaskervilleLaChelle WallerRandy RowlettSiegfried Othmer The Chesterfield Education Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2019 Bravo! Awards, recognizing outstanding professional and community achievements of Chesterfield County Public Schools’ alumni. The honorees will be feted at a Nov. 21 gala dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel in Midlothian. This year’s recipients are: •Jane Baskerville, retired instructional specialist for World Languages and English as a Second Language, G.W. Carver High School (Carver College and Career Academy), Class of 1961. Baskerville served the students of Chesterfield County as a foreign language instructor for more than 30 years prior to her…
Recently deceased
0Armstrong, Noel, 84, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Jean Kelly. Baker, Winnifrid, 55, of Chesterfield. Burch, Evelyn Delores Chaffin, 90, of Chester, widow of Grayson Burch Sr. Cozad, Lena Humphreys, 90, of North Chesterfield, widow of Ray Humphreys and William Cozad. Crooks, Timothy O., 67, of Chesterfield, husband of Cynthia Johnson Crooks. Gore, Cassandra, 66, of Chesterfield. Gusti, Jacquelin Mae Harris, 87, of Chesterfield, widow of Charles A. Gusti. Farley, Sylvia Flippen, 89, of Chesterfield, widow of James E. Farley. Hansen, Lane Zakrey, 18, of Chesterfield. Justice, Hans Dieter, 68, of Chesterfield, husband of Kathleen Ann Justice. Lucas, Francis J., 98, of Chester, a World War II veteran, widower…