Military Officers Present Scholarships to Graduates
0The Southside Virginia Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America recently awarded 14 high school seniors Roper Memorial Scholarships, worth $1,000 each. The scholarships were made possible through a bequest by the late Mrs. Caroline Roper, who asked that her gift be used in some way to honor the sacrifice, courage, and dedication of members of the Armed Forces in defense of our nation. To fulfill that request, the Southside Virginia Chapter established the Roper Memorial Scholarship for children and grandchildren of currently serving and retired military service members without regard to rank of the person sponsoring the applicant.…
Evan Lester to Hampden-Sydney, Trey Ramsey to VSU
0The local baseball commitments, like a good poker hand, seem to be coming in pairs. And the good news is they are being dealt earlier too. Two outstanding athletes, Thomas Dale’s Evan Lester and L.C. Bird’s Trey Ramsey, announced their respective commitments to the colleges where each one plans to play. Lester, a 5-foot-10, 145-pounder, declared he will continue his playing career at Hampden-Sydney College after his senior season in 2017. When asked why he made his decision as early as before his final year, Lester said, “I had taken a tour about a year back and absolutely loved the…
Griffin Clark: 1995-2016
0By Thomas Dozier Thomas Dale High School and the surrounding community are mourning the loss of former Thomas Dale graduate Griffin Clark, who died following a car crash near his parents’ home over the weekend. Police say the crash happened in Chesterfield County, at the 1900 block of Walthall Creek Drive, around 12:26 a.m. on Monday, July 4. Clark, a former golf standout for the Knights, would have been a rising redshirt-junior at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla. next year. He was a key member of the Lions golf program, as he was with the Knights, and good…
CBC Flying Squirrels Tournament
0When the weather is nice out, what more could you ask for than baseball? This past weekend the Richmond Flying Squirrels held their annual Flying Squirrels Regional Youth Baseball Tournament at Harry G. Daniel Park, and to no surprise, it was a great turn out. Many teams from around the area entered this tournament with the mindset of not only winning, but more importantly, having fun. A couple of special guests decided on joining the action, too. Pitcher Jose Casilla, catcher Eliezer Zambrano, and mascot Nutzy came out to enjoy the day, to socialize with the youngsters, and to cheer…
Chester Mustangs 2016 County Champions
0The nine-and 10-year-olds battled out of the losers’ bracket to win the 2016 Mustang championship on June 29. They lost to Gordon in the second round and battled back to beat them twice in the finals, the score was 6 to 4. This core group of boys also brought home the championship in 2014 in the Pinto division. Bottom left: Ethan Brekke, Gavin Kennedy, Drew Kleski, Chase Swift, Landon Lewis, and Freddy Barber; Top: Aiden Jones, Rylan Fink, Ethan Minter, and Garrison Smith; Back row: assistant coach Tony Minter; head coach John Swift; and assistant coach, Brian Smith.
Bellwood Shetlands’ second undefeated season
0Bellwood Shetlands’ second undefeated seasonBellwood Bulldogs baseball went undefeated for the second year this season. The Shetland players have worked tremendously hard all year and look forward to the Fall 2016 season. Pictured described from left: Bobby Goodman, head coach; Shanon Cooper, team mom; Ronnie Litchfield, coach; Travis Hobson, coach; Michelle Williams, baseball rep; and Gary Brooks, coach. Players top from left: Ian Andrews, Jonatan Blanco, Hunter Litchfield, and Antuhan Escalera. Player’s bottom from left: Logan Taylor, Gavin Williams, Jason Cooper, and Angel Blanco.
Wildlife of the Dogpound
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Well, not so wonderful at this point in time. I finally decided to have my decade (plus) colonoscopy done Monday…so I’m sitting here on Sunday drinking this terrible tasting salt mixture. They want me to drink a gallon of this in five hours. I don’t drink that much water in two days, let alone in five hours! Plus I am not allowed to eat for the next 24 hours…so that kind of puts the crimp in the weekend activities. Then to add insult to injury…when I signed up to…
Green Fingers
0It is teeming with life. Green, topped with splashes of orange and yellow that belong to the bees. Gardeners will appreciate what Chester United Methodist Church members have done with their community garden. A mission project, the garden provides parishioners with some vegetables, but most of the fruit of their labor is distributed to those in need. The Methodist Church distributes the vegetables at Broadwater Apartments, A Place of Miracles Cafe, and last month at the opening gathering of the Little Libraries volunteers. But the vegetables are not free. “We [sell] the vegetables, [it’s]for a nominal cost, $1 per large…