Pressure defense, high energy nets Skyhawks success
0Jaden Watkins For L.C. Bird High’s girls basketball, it’s been more of the same this year – success in the face of whatever circumstances arise. Led in part by sisters Kielle and Kiyah Shaw’s defensive prowess, the Skyhawks have jumped out to a 7-1 start despite playing without last year’s leading scorer, Mya Coleman, who is lost for the season, and Kameron Brown, another important offensive player. “We don’t have a secret that we live by at Bird. Everyone asks what our secret is,” head coach Chevette Waller said. “The girls buy into what we do. They know that defense…
Village News visits Dollywood
0Val and Bethany Yurachek recently vacationed to Gatlinburg, Tenn., where they stopped in at nearby Dollywood with the Village News.
Credit union names new CEO
0CHESTERFIELD – Argent Federal Credit Union recently hired Jamie Asciolla as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. Asciolla has more than 20 years of experience in the credit union industry. His last job was at 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union in Yorktown, where he was the chief operating officer since 2012. Asciolla has a bachelor of arts degree from Rutgers University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Maryland. He replaces Rose Baggerly, who worked with the credit union for the past 40 years. Based in Chester, Argent was founded in 1956. Initially serving…
Sad faces
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As I mentioned in my last article, I did some traveling by plane to visit my daughters over the holidays. As you know, you are not allowed to board the plane when you want to; you must follow a very precise process which starts with a loading number that is assigned to your ticket. The flight I was on had nine levels, of which 1-5 were considered “special” loading. This generally represents first class, military, silver class members, etc. Then they get to the final numbers 6 to 9.…
SIDS
0SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Every year, many infants die in this way. I am not going to provide any clinical aspects or findings of this syndrome. My intent is to write about this in a way that helps to educate about this syndrome. Although it can occur at any time, the highest incidence seems to be in winter. The bottom line is that a seemingly normal child is put down for a nap and never wakes up. Some would say, you lay them on their back, you lay them on their stomach, you lay them on their…
Recently deceased
0Brown, Mr. Michael K., 57, of Chesterfield. Brown, Mr. Timothy B., 72, of Chesterfield, husband of Mary Lou Brown. Dunfee, Mrs. Susan Ann Jensen, 67, of Chester, wife of Rick Dunfee. Earley, Mr. John R. Sr., 72, of Chesterfield, husband of Carol H. Earley. Farmer, Mrs. Peggy Ann Hodges, 77, of Chesterfield, widow of Robert Gene Farmer Sr. Fielding, Mr. Scott Simpson, 46, of Chester, husband of Lori Anderson Fielding. Hammond, Mr. Joseph C., 56, of North Chesterfield. Hancock, Mrs. Betty King, 74, of South Chesterfield, wife of Noah Dwight Hancock. Hannon, Mr. Ronald Maynard, 74, of Chester, husband of Linda L. Hannon. Harris, Mr. Eugene Clay, 71, of North…
El Juguetazo
0Toys were distributed to area children Saturday, Jan. 5 at L.C. Bird High School for El Juguetazo, or ‘the little toy,’ an annual event held in conjunction with Three Kings Day. The event commemorates the arrival of wise men bearing gifts for the child Jesus. The event was started in Chester 15 years ago, event organizer Juan Santacoloma said.
Police investigating bank robbery
0Chesterfield police are investigating a robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank at 5630 Hopkins Road. Police said a woman entered the bank just before 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, and provided a note to a bank teller demanding money. The woman obtained a small amount of money and fled on foot. She never displayed a weapon, and there were no reported injuries at the bank. During the police response to the scene, it was learned that the suspect may have discarded some of the money just inside Richmond city limits in the 100 block of German School Road. Police recovered…