Max’s Journey
1Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound where we continue the storyline that we started last week. As a reminder, in case you missed the last issue, I had to put my best buddy, Max, to sleep after 14 plus years. It was the best thing for him. Just after Christmas, Max was fully weaned and I was able to bring him back to his new home. Max immediately demonstrated that he was a very smart dog. Since I was working during the day, I decided to get a baby play pen (I know, a little…
Photo Contest
0TO VOTE ON PHOTOS CLICK HERE The Village News Summer Fun Photo Contest is in its third week and has received several entries. More entries will be publish in the July 22 issue and entries may also be seen on the Village News website at www.villagenewsonline.com. The contest will continue through August 26. Send your entries to [email protected]. Be sure to include your name and contact. All entries must be original photos.
100 and counting
0Turning 100 is just another day for May Youngblood Kerwin. Her bright eyes and jubilent smile reflect the attitude she carries with her every day. She does not want to miss anything in life and most importantly she wants to see her family happy and healthy. “I don’t think much about it,” she said about turning 100 years old. “The only time I do think about it is when I hurt.” Kerwin suffers from arthritis and pseudo gout, and, after having a heart attack nearly 10 years ago, she is taking 15 pills a day. “I really need that medical…
News Briefs
0VSU Skyline Change A new 175-ft tall 2-million gallon water storage tank for Virginia State University (VSU) and Chesterfield County at the VSU Randolph Farm is nearing completion. The tank was recently painted with VSU logos on the ground and was raised into position. Traffic Increase near Amazon Fullfillment Motorists should expect increased traffic in the area of Enon Church Road and Meadowville Technology Parkway through Friday, July 17. Police said the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Meadowville Technology Parkway will temporarily increase its workforce this week. National Night Out Aug. 4 During the 32nd Annual National Night Out, which…
Remembering ancestors or hatred in the present
0Confederate events and philosophies are covered in several areas of the paper this week. Some columns, letters and articles revolve around agreement or disagreement about how history should be remembered today. Sunday was a great day for a car ride in the country so my daughter Marly, her husband and toddler, Linda and I rode Route 6 in Goochland with a particular destination. We traveled to the nice little town of Goochland to see a historic house on the river. The house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is for sale and Marly, Brandon and O’siris…
Calendar: July 15-21, 2015
0July 15 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FARMERS MARKET – 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Chesterfield County Government Complex on Mimms Loop. ANCESTRY.COM – GET STARTED AT CCPL – Discover the world’s largest online family history resource. Learn how to trace your family tree using U.S. Census records, city directories, and marriage, birth, death and military service records. Basic computer skills are required. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior to the date of each class. Central LIbrary. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. July 16 CHESTER PICKLEBALL. Goyne Park. Ecoff Ave. Each Thursday. 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Play will be at…
Division or Misunderstanding
0Almost 150 trucks and cars displaying Confederate battle, American and “Don’t Tread” on Me flags paraded from Matoaca to Dinwiddie and through Petersburg and Hopewell west on Route 10, ending in Chester. The entourage turned heads and prompted car horns and a couple of thrown shoes and bottles until it concluded at the CiCi’s Pizza on Jefferson Davis Highway in Bermuda Crossroads Shopping Center where the celebratory group gathered to talk about the Flag Run and to discuss the politics of the recent concerns about the Civil War flag. Both sides of the controversial topic have boiled over since Dylann…
Neighbors oppose special events venue
0Virginia Arandall is concerned that a bed and breakfast and special events venue could be approved in her neighborhood. But she is not alone. Other residents in her neighborhood, off Hopkins Road in the in Meadowbrook area, are also concerned. Residents of the Windy Oaks Lane/Sunbeam Road neighborhood are supportive of the owners of the Edgewood House winning historic designation and the use of the house as a bed and breakfast, but it is the special events operation the group of neighbors opposes. “We’re not so upset about the concept, it’s just the special events part that they are trying…