The Doldrums are here, where is Winter
0While we haven’t quite experienced the bitter cold of winters past, twilight still appears much too soon, the trees are barren, and the world lacks color. Cardinals dot the branches of my naked trees and give me little bursts of joy, but alas, winter is still here. We may be having 70-degree days, my windows may be flung wide open in the dead of January, but try as I might; the doldrums have appeared. I get this way every winter, and truly wish that I could hibernate. Those that know me well probably wish that I would. I become melancholic,…
Police Blotter
0ALCOTT RD (25xx block) 01/05/2016 7:50 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose ALFALFA LN (24xx block) 12/31/2015 11:00 p.m. – Firearms stolen from residence. ARBOR MEADOWS DR (67xx block) 12/31/2015 11:24 p.m. – Weapons Violations-Illegal Possession AVALON HEIGHTS RD (27xx block) 01/06/2016 10:30 a.m. – Attempt entry through front door. At this time nothing reported stolen. BEN FRY DR (127xx block) 01/05/2016 2:00 a.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle BERKLEY DAVIS TR (68xx block) 12/16/2015 12:01 a.m. – Miscellaneous property stolen from residence. BERMUDA TRIANGLE RD (125xx block) 12/17/2015 2:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous property stolen from residence. BROADWATER WY (149xx block) 01/03/2016 10:20…
Crime of the Week
0The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to identify and locate a shoplifting suspect in this week’s Crime of the Week. Just after 10 a.m. on Dec. 11, a black male entered the Walmart in Chattanooga Plaza and immediately went to the electronics department. The man placed four 10-inch RCA tablets into a Walmart shopping bag, placed the shopping bag into a cart and walked out of the store without paying for the devices. Then, just after 11 a.m. on Dec. 16, the same man followed the same pattern of behavior, walking out with six additional RCA…
Recently Deceased
0Abbott, Ms. Frances Pope, 86, of Chester. Bailey, Mrs. Shirley Chappell, 79, of North Chesterfield, wife of Curtis Lynn Bailey. Beane, Ms. Claudine Gant, 72, of Chesterfield. Bombace, Mrs. Anne Gnaffo, 94, of North Chesterfield, widow of Joseph Anthony Bombace. Brooks, Ms. Robinett Pittman, 46, of North Chesterfield. Brown, Mr. Lucius Morris, 85, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran, husband of Winifred Hawkins Brown. Burgess, Mrs. Gladys Nell, 89, of Chesterfield, widow of Burdette Burgess. Childress, Mr. Frank Gilbert Jr., 83, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran, widower of Joyce Blick Childress. Freed, Mr. Stanley D., 81, of Chester, husband of Joyce Lee Freed. Goodpasture, Mrs. Mary N.,…
What’s Important?
0I was watching television on New Year’s Eve, when I was quite disturbed by the message of a commercial that came on. The setting was a group of men drinking at a bar. When the one man got ready to leave, he contacted a designated driver. He left with his designated driver. The overarching statement was, “with more cops out there, why take a chance on getting a DUI?” This commercial was sponsored by “safety” organizations in Virginia and this was the message? I thought that it was a good commercial, right up to that statement. In my opinion, the…
Girone and Ramsey receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
0Joan C. Girone and Lane B. Ramsey were recognized with Lifetime Achievement Awards from Chesterfield County during the county’s Investiture of Elected Officials last month. Joan Girone, an outspoken advocate for regional cooperation, marked a milestone for Chesterfield County when, in 1976, she became the first woman to serve on the Board of Supervisors. She would serve three terms before retiring from the board in 1987, having served as vice chairman from 1976 through 1980. A commercial real estate agent who has resided in the Bon Air community since 1965, Mrs. Girone continues her decades-long service to the county and…
Lecture Focuses on Wartime Experiences of Civil War Women
0The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present a lecture at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 30 at the County Museum, 6813 Mimms Loop, in Chesterfield. Ryan O’Hallahan, Chesterfield County Museum staff member and graduate history student at Virginia Commonwealth University, will discuss the experiences of women during the Civil War. Topics will include: women in camp during the war, women spies, nursing and how the war changed women’s roles in the workplace during and after the war. Pictured above, Sarah Dandridge Cooke Duval was typical of untold numbers of Southerners who embarked on frenzied attempts to escape the…
Second Annual Youth Essay Contest Announced
0The Woman’s Club of Chester invites all youth, 12 through 14 years of age, to submit an original 250-word essay on the subject “What It Means To Me To Be An American Citizen.” The essay should include the feelings and beliefs of the writer. Essays will be judged on content, originally and presentation (typed and neat). On a separate cover sheet, provide the writer’s contact information to include full name, mailing address and telephone number. Send the typed essay along with the signed cover sheet to The Woman’s Club of Chester, P.O. Box 3074, Chester, VA 23831, Attention Citizenship Committee.…