Local trio swinging hot bats for VMI
0A duo of Thomas Dale alums and a Cosby graduate have been knocking the cover off the ball for the VMI Keydets. Matthew Pita, a Cosby graduate and Nathan Eaton, a former Knight have put up monster freshman seasons thus far. Pita leads the team with a .371 batting average and is tied second on the team with five home runs to go with 18 RBI. Eaton has hit .328 while playing a solid shortstop. He has added three home runs, 10 RBI and four stolen bases on the year. Collin Fleischer, a Dale graduate and sophomore at VMI has…
Scrappy Knights look for footing in competitive conference
0The Knights (16-5) took a trip to regionals, navigating through an ultra competitive Conference 3 last season on a dramatic home run by First Team All-Conference 3 honoree and catcher Hunter Vay to sink the Rapids of James River. While they fell to Forest Park in 6A South regionals, they’ll be looking to push back to that point despite a younger roster and relatively inexperienced pitching staff. Nathan Eaton, last year’s staff ace and Tommy Barron, the team’s number two pitcher have moved on the next level at VMI and Randolph-Macon respectively. Corey Johnston is also a Keydet and Cody…
Getting Old in the Dogpound
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Well, the good news is that I have completed my tax forms…well…my CPA did them…I have long since gave up trying to do what they call… “any sixth-grader can master.” Really? Not only are they done, I have received both my refunds…state and federal. So now the inflow starts to become the outflow. Poor Betsy… my CRV… now at the grand old age of 220,000 miles and counting… is not doing very well. I had to take her back to the Honda dealership to get the passenger air bag…
Smoking in a Car With Kids Soon May Be Illegal
0By Grant Smith Capital News Service: If the governor adds his signature, Virginians could be fined $100 for smoking in a car in the presence of children. The Senate joined the House by giving final approval to a bill that would make smoking in a motor vehicle with passengers younger than 8 a violation punishable by a civil penalty of $100. The violation would be a secondary offense, meaning it would affect only individuals who have already been pulled over by police for a traffic violation or other offense. The Senate passed House Bill 1348 in a vote of 27-12 on…
The Six Silly Sallies Keep the History of Chester
0They were born in the 1920s. Not just born in ‘20s, they were also all born in their homes right in Chester. None were born in hospitals, all were born in houses right here. The oldest of what is referred to as the “Six Silly Salliess” just had her 95th birthday. Sara Foy Gay Eanes (called Sara Foy) celebrated her birthday with many family and friends around the family home, the Yellow House, located just next to the YMCA on Route 10. “I remember when they paved Jefferson Davis Highway in 1927,” Sara Foy recounts. And, amazingly of the Sallies,…
Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
0The Woman’s Club of Chester will be holding its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon on Saturday, April 9, at 11 a.m., at the Chester Baptist Church located at 4317 School St. This year’s theme is Travel into Spring. A hot lunch will be served, and there will be door prizes and raffles. The beautiful fashions will be provided by Peebles Department Store. Proceeds will be used to support scholarships at three local high schools. Tickets are $20 and available by calling 748-7695. This is an important project for the club and look forward to seeing you at the show.
What’s in Your Attic?
1Things, those old things, an old newspaper, an odd report card or book may not seem important but they could contain windows to the past. These yellowing and fragile pieces offer us a way to see how former generations lived, what they thought about or just how simple their lives must have been. Sometimes local folks will drop by the Village News (VN) office with memories in hand waiting to share their story with everyone. And they can be very interesting stories, though maybe not oral stories, but anecdotes told through age old items. In the 1930s, phone books offered…
Peanuts in Chesterfield County
0The photo above is of an early peanut plant bagging machine in southern Chesterfield. When Africans were brought to North America as slaves, peanuts came with them. Slaves planted peanuts throughout the southern United States (the word goober comes from the Congo name for peanuts – nguba). In the 1700s, peanuts, then called groundnuts or ground peas, were studied by botanists and regarded as an excellent food for pigs. Until 1900 peanuts were not extensively grown, partially because they were regarded as food for the poor, and because growing and harvesting were slow and difficult until labor-saving equipment was invented…