Toys and Games of the Past: A Family Fun Event
0CHESTERFIELD – The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will host an Old World toys and games event at the County Museum on Saturday, August 27, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Toys and Games of the Past invites both young and old to have fun and learn about traditional children’s playthings such as Jacob’s ladder, knucklebones and quoits. Test your skill with the cup and ball, attempt to knock over all nine pins in a game of “skittles,” and find out why the tenth pin was added to make it the forerunner of our bowling game today. No batteries required!…
“Back to School” Events in Local Churches
0CHESTER – St. John’s Episcopal Church, 12201 Richmond St., will have a “Blessing of the Backpacks” August 21during the 10:00 a.m. service. The bags will be blessed in the midst of special prayers for a safe and fruitful school year. Second Baptist Church, 5100 W. Hundred Rd, will have a Back To School “Support For Success” to give out school supplies, discuss driver safety, provide student tips on how to be a good student, August 27, Noon – 2 pm. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St., is gathering school supplies to distribute at Harrowgate Elementary School. A backpack ministry is…
St. Augustine Festival packs in the fun
0NORTH CHESTERFIELD – Hundreds of excited visitors streamed into the St. Augustine Catholic Church Festival during the four-day event last weekend. Squeals of delight could be heard from excited children as they spotted the pony rides, games, and other midway rides such as the Sizzler and a Ferris wheel. The adults seemed to be smiling as brightly as the children. Adriana Ambrose found her favorite ride right away. Sitting proudly on a brown and white pony, holding snuggly to the saddle, Ambrose rode like an expert while the owner carefully walked the pony around giving her an experience to cherish. “I…
Eagle Scout candidate designs and constructs a 9/11 Memorial
0CHESTER – The blazing sun and extreme heat did not delay Boy Scouts from Troop 2837 based at Chester Baptist Church, working on a construction project for a fellow member and his Eagle Scout project at the Enon Fire Training Station. A team of 12 Scouts and seven adults, working under extreme conditions, followed the directions of Scout Joseph Short, last Friday and Saturday to construct a 9/11 Memorial for the Chesterfield County Fire Department. This was a major undertaking for boys 10 and up. The center piece is a 4 foot by 5 foot, 500-pound section of steel from…
There’s No Place Like Home
0Nineteen young performers showed our community that they can come home again. These actors and singers, current and former students of the Chester Performing Arts Studio (CPAS), came back for a special camp reunion. This two-week celebration culminated with a performance of “High School Musical, Jr.” held July 22 at Thomas Dale High School. The teenagers began planning this event while attending last summer’s camp session. Many of them have gone on to become strong contributors to such programs as Thomas Dale’s Specialty Center for the Visual and Performing Arts and the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and…
Home People Introducing Moss-Sponsored Flaherty Racing Spec Miata
0Halfway through the 2016 competition season, the father-son team of Greg and Matthew Flaherty are successfully campaigning their Moss-sponsored Miata as Flaherty Racing. These men are neighbors to Moss’ Petersburg facility, and Moss is excited to have a racer so close to our East Coast home. Greg is a former late model stock car and drag racer, but son Matthew decided he wanted to race on road courses. Once they got connected with NASA (National Auto Sports Assoc.) they saw a perfect opportunity to get into Spec Miata racing. Currently, Matthew has worked his way up to HPDE (High Performance…
Football Preview: Meadowbrook
0Meadowbrook, under the direction of Bill Bowles, had long been a consistent winner and contender, bringing home a state championship in 2006. After several successful years under Troy Taylor, former Amelia coach Adam Tiller took the reins in 2015. The result was another 5A South playoff berth that ended at the hands of top-seeded team and eventual state champs Highland Springs. The Monarchs were 2-4 six games into the season. After a tough loss to Hopewell, emotions were boiling. That could have been the point where the wheels came off, but Meadowbrook made a 3-1 rally to finish the regular…
Football Preview: Matoaca
0First year head coach D.L. Johnson entered his first season with a goal of achieving a .500 record. His team outperformed that goal, finishing the regular season 7-3 and earning a playoff berth in an ultra-competitive 5A South. While they fell to then three-time defending state champions L.C. Bird in the postseason, the Warriors brought back excitement in the program. They scored three quality victories, defeating Thomas Dale, Dinwiddie and Cosby on a Hail Mary from quarterback Justin Ford to wide out Terrence Whitfield. “Beating Thomas Dale was a big win for the program,” explained Johnson. “But winning the Cosby…