McCall makes his college call
0By Thomas Dozier Some people come into your life and you just know you will never be able to replace them if they left. Shedrick McCall III, a rising senior at L. C. Bird, knows this all too well. After his recruiting train had left the station with an offer from Old Dominion University, he received two more offers – Norfolk State and Morgan State – it was then he realized he was happy with the first offer he received from the Monarchs and decided to do something about it. On Monday, even though he had to work his summer…
A House of Postcards at the Chester Library
0Spinning a clever twist on a common phrase, the Old Dominion Postcard Club (ODPCC) introduces its unique “House of Postcards” exhibit at the Chester library. Throughout the month of July, library patrons can peruse the club’s colorful postcard displays. The exhibit’s title, evoking the classic house of cards, works on a literal and a figurative level. Hoping to grab library visitors’ attention as they enter, the club members constructed an actual house of postcards, which stands seven feet tall. “As far as we know, it’s the first in the world,” ODPCC president, Mike Uzel, says. Additionally, the club has transformed…
Dogpound After the Fourth
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. We here in the pack, hope you had a great three day weekend…as for me, I don’t know yet. I am typing this ahead of schedule since my play-date book has been pretty full the past four weeks. As I mentioned in my past article, I had the opportunity to attend the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, where we got to stand in lines for hours under a hot sun, and pay $30 for two brats sandwiches and soft drinks…but what are you going to do? Then this…
Despite ‘Doom and Gloom,’ Community Newspapers are Growing Stronger
0From: Editor & Publisher Virginia Press Association By: Sharon Knolle Small, community newspapers across the country are not just surviving, but-in many cases-actually thriving. Many of them have managed to dodge the layoffs and downsizing that larger papers have had to face. Chip Hutcheson, president of the National Newspaper Association (which represents more than 2,100 community newspaper companies), said, “You don’t hear about community papers going out of business. It’s not the doom and gloom that major market papers face. At a recent press association meeting, I met several people who say they started a (small) paper two or…
Turning Point
0“Sometimes to go forward you’ve got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back,” former Scottish soccer player and manager Gordon Strachan once said. “From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.” While there’s much work to be done to reach the ultimate goal, former L. C. Bird baseball standout (Class of 2011) Nick Conner achieved a part of his dream when he made his professional debut on Father’s Day for the short-season Class A Auburn Doubledays, a minor-league affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Conner entered the game in…
Police Present Memorial Scholarship
0The Chesterfield County Police Department announced today that this year’s Craig Rath Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to a Grange Hall Elementary School student. Chesterfield County Police Maj. K.C. Carr and Child Safety Officer Diane Pongallo surprised Ashley Henderson with the award in front of her parents and peers during the school’s fifth-grade celebration, which took place at Cosby High School. Ashley received a $250 check and a letter from Col. Thierry G. Dupuis, along with a certificate in memory of Officer Craig Rath. Ashley is the 17th winner of the scholarship created to honor Rath, who was killed on…
National Night Out Set for August
0Chesterfield County residents are invited to spend an evening outdoors with neighbors and police on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., for National Night Out, an annual event held across the country to strengthen neighborhood and police-community partnerships, while heightening crime- and drug-prevention awareness. The Chesterfield County Police Department recently held a kickoff event for this year’s National Night Out, and is looking for neighborhoods to register their parties this August. Go to chesterfield.gov/nationalnightout to find out how to register a neighborhood party.
Chester’s own fraternity: Gamma Nu
1Unlike Chester’s sister location Ashland, which is home to a number of fraternities, Chester has had only one over its 150-year history. Gamma Nu, a chapter of the Pi Phi fraternity, fit the bill as an active civic organization that won numerous national awards for their charity, activities, and civic work. The Richmond Times-Dispatch, in 1954, published an article that Chester’s Courtney Wells, who was elected national president, helped organize an alumni fraternity to be known as Pi Sigma Phi. “We all pull together toward a common goal,” said one member. From left, Billy Tripp, Hunter Beasley, John Sibley, Herman…