Fire safety and security
0For all the years that I have been writing this column, my primary task has been to emphasize fire safety. Considering the mass shooting at First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs Texas, I am going to attempt to talk about both. I am thankful for all police officers, but they cannot be everywhere at the instance that they need to be there. It is as important to have a security plan as it is to have a fire escape plan. The issue is to ensure that you are thinking of both, as you develop a comprehensive plan, whether in your home,…
Nominate a principal for R.E.B. Awards
0Do you know a principal who goes above and beyond in their school to provide a positive learning setting for students and staff? Nominate an outstanding principal for the R.E.B.Awards for Distinguished Educational Leadership. These awards recognize principals who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their position to create an exceptional educational environment. One principal from each local school system – those represented will be the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover counties and the city of Richmond, is honored annually. The Community Foundation of Richmond and the R.E.B. Foundation oversee the awards. For nearly 30 years, the two bodies…
Several county teachers receive W!SE Gold Star Teacher award
0Thirty-six Chesterfield County Public Schools Economics and Personal Finance teachers recently received the W!SE Gold Star Teacher Award. That total represents nearly 7 percent of the teachers across the country who received this national recognition. “Financial literacy and education has become an important component to educating our students to be fiscally sound adults,” Chesterfield County School Board Chair Javaid Siddiqi said. “These Gold Star teachers are preparing students to become responsible citizens who are prepared for the independence they gain after high school and college.” To be considered for the Gold Star Teacher Award, a teacher must achieve a 93…
A salute to veterans
0A few hundred braved the cold air during Saturday afternoon’s Veterans Day event, “Saluting Chesterfield County Veterans of all U.S. Wars,” sponsored by the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia held on the lawn of the Historic 1917 Courthouse. A march of veterans, with the walkway lined by soldiers the 266th Quartermaster Battalion from Fort Lee in salute, was led by Master Sgt. John J. Nichols, WWII Buffalo Soldier and member of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association. The military salute was accompanied by the Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary Bravo Company, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade Fort Lee, and Thomas Dale…
Pocahontas State Park completes discovery center project
0Pocahontas State Park opened their new Discovery Center Nov. 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony With more than 1 million visitors and over 6,000 school students visiting the park each year, the Discovery Center will provide the opportunity for visitors to be exposed to areas of the park in new and different ways. Pocahontas State Park received a grant award of $15,000 from the Garden Club of Virginia for the Heritage Center Conversion to Discovery Center Project in early 2017. This award is part of the GCV’s 2020 Centennial Project which supports various projects in Virginia State Parks. The concept…
FOOTBALL RECAPS
0Thomas Dale 50, Franklin County 0 Running backs Chris Tyree, A.J. Chavis, and Elijah Burns led a massive Thomas Dale rush attack, totaling 363 yards as the Knights rolled in the first round of the Region 6 playoffs over Franklin County, 50-0. Thomas Dale totaled an impressive 468 rushing yards in the bout, and the defense pitched a shutout. Special teams fired on all cylinders, too, as Jamarkus Wilson returned a punt for a touchdown to go with a receiving score from John Pierce. Defensively speaking, Zach Jacobs and Dusan Stjepanovic led the way with each eight tackles and two…
Pocahontas State Park completes discovery center project
0Pocahontas State Park opened their new Discovery Center Nov. 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony With more than 1 million visitors and over 6,000 school students visiting the park each year, the Discovery Center will provide the opportunity for visitors to be exposed to areas of the park in new and different ways. Pocahontas State Park received a grant award of $15,000 from the Garden Club of Virginia for the Heritage Center Conversion to Discovery Center Project in early 2017. This award is part of the GCV’s 2020 Centennial Project which supports various projects in Virginia State Parks. The concept…
From grape to wine to bottle: Ashton Creek Vineyard makes ready for the year with mobile bottling company
0Chester’s Ashton Creek Vineyards was busy Friday with customers in the tasting room, folks enjoying lunch with a glass of wine on the patio, and the setup for a wedding. But before the vineyard had opened, the staff had formed an assembly line at the back of a 48-foot truck housed with state-of-the- art bottling machinery parked below the tasting room to bottle up 5,400 bottles of five different wines to be tasted and sold by the winery. This was not the first time the six-year-old vineyard had bottled wines. The previous year, when they opened the tasting room…