Decorate for the holidays from the outside in!
0It’s hard to find a simpler, yet more personal way to decorate your home for the holidays than with fresh evergreen trimmings from your yard or garden. “You can use all types of evergreens to make your own swag,” said Augusta County horticulturist Mark Viette, who appears on Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s weekly television show Real Virginia. He recommends using cypress, juniper and fir cuttings. First, check out your evergreens, and cut a long growth from one. “You want a nice, long, flat spray for your swag,” Viette said. “Take time and look for the nice pieces.” He also suggests cutting…
James River dominates Ocean Lakes in State Championship
0In the animal kingdom, dolphins are ranked among the best swimmers. Ocean Lakes, who’s mascot is the Dolphins, just couldn’t handle the Rapids. James River drowned Ocean Lakes 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-16) on Friday, winning the 6A State Championship Friday, their third state championship in the past six years. “It was just an incredible feeling to have put in so much hard work since August and be able to accomplish our goal,” said Conference 3 Player of the Year Kyle Brumbaugh. “We set our expectations high and reached them; it’s a testament to how good a team we had.” The…
Colonials ride Noah’s Arc to State Title
0Colonial Heights coach Mark Lee isn’t always right, but he’s never wrong. Good thing. Under Lee’s guidance and that catchphrase in practice, Colonial Heights boys volleyball team captured the school’s first state championship in any sport since 1986, a span of 29 years. The Colonials defeated Midlothian, 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 25-21) Friday afternoon at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on the campus of VCU. “He is always right,” said senior Stuart Crinkley. “We make a suggestion and he’s always willing to try it, but we’ll end up doing it the way he suggested in the first place. He’s never led…
Henricus sails restoration of Sea Lion
0In 1611, while English ships continued to supply, populate and monetize the Virginia colonies, the trip, which travel 3,000 miles and took over two months was a serious challenge but ships like the Susan Constant and Godspeed aided in the colonization of Virginia. A replica of these types of ships, a British three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, was started in the 1970s and completed in the 1980s. Called the Sea Lion, the replica is now being restored and headed for the Citie of Henicus Historical Park in Chester. The Sea Lion is in harmony with the mission of Henricus to educate…
Rail against trails may fail
0Transportation by foot, bicycle, automobile, public transit are options, which some are available and some are not. We know that most of us can jump in our car and go just about anywhere. Bicycling is exceedingly tougher but is coming around in small pieces; travel by foot is gaining steam through the construction of sidewalks. Some sections of sidewalk have been constructed recently in both Bermuda and Dale districts in Southeastern Chesterfield. Supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle has come a long way in her support of pedestrian right-of-ways and is now pushing for the concrete paths across her district. Supervisor Holland is…
Community Thanksgiving
0On Saturday, Nov. 21, Bermuda Baptist Church, located at 13912 Jefferson Davis Hwy, will be serving a free community Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will be served from 1-3 p.m., and there will also be grocery items given out, to anyone that needs them. Everyone is welcome.
Trash, recycling delay Thanksgiving week
0Recycling and trash collections Monday through Wednesday will be on regular schedule. RED Thursday and RED Friday recyclers will have a one day delay in recycling collection service due to the holiday. Collections will take place on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day. Friday collections will take place on Saturday. Friday trash collection services will take place on Saturday. For more information, please contact the Recycling Hotline at 340-0900 or the Trash Collection Hotline at 425-0500 or visit us at www.cvwma.com
Police seek robbery suspect
0Police are searching for a man who robbed the Raceway at 5600 Jefferson Davis Highway at about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. No one was injured during the incident. Police said the business was not yet open when an employee saw a man outside seeking assistance. When the employee acknowledged the man, he displayed a weapon, threatened the employee and forced his way into the business. Once inside, the suspect took cash. The suspect then fled the store in the direction of the Food Lion at 5702 Jefferson Davis Highway. The suspect is described as a white male, about…