Let us not confuse readers
0Letter to the Editor: This is in response to Margaret Davis’ Jan. 13, 2021 letter to the Village News editor. We are concerned Ms. Davis’ comments will confuse Village News readers. Her letter referred to our letter to the editor printed in the Dec. 30, 2020 Village News. In that letter, we did not “suggest” spending the Dominion $10 million at Osborne, a 30-year-old fully developed boat ramp and park on the Henrico side of the James River. Our letter stated our goal was a “ramp downriver for the safety and convenience for the majority of Chesterfield boaters” – a “lagoon type,…
Matoaca girls undefeated, still rolling
0With a 61-16 victory over Petersburg last Wednesday, the Matoaca girls’ basketball program improved to a perfect 8-0 on the year. While that’s impressive in its own right, three variables that could have made it more difficult hasn’t been problems. First off, the Warriors are yet to have missed a game due to COVID-19. That’s enabled them to build rhythm and continue to work together in game situations. Secondly, four seniors who started last year graduated. While that’s a lot of leadership and production, Matoaca has had much of the offensive load carried by Allyson Booth, Kylie Booth, and Lauryn…
Troy Manns gets 200th win, Bird firing on all cylinders
0L.C. Bird basketball is used to success, but Troy Manns has furthered that success more than some have imagined during his time at the school. With a 73-39 victory over Cosby Jan.+ 11, he reached a personal milestone of 200 victories at Bird, at the time trailing the legendary Chuck Tester by 13 wins for the all-time lead in the boys’ program. “It’s a humbling accomplishment that I know I wouldn’t be able to [reach] without my outstanding coaching staff, supportive administration, and a great group of student athletes,” Manns said. “I had no idea about reaching 200 wins so…
From the General Assembly
0By Del. Carrie Coyner Greetings from the General Assembly as we are in the midst of the 2021 session. This is a short session so bills are moving quickly through the legislative process and I am happy to report that my bills have received full bipartisan support and are out of House committees and awaiting action on the House floor or to be heard by the Senate except for HB 2027 awaiting appropriations action. EDUCATION HB2027: Requires no later than the 2024-2025 school year, each reading and mathematics SOL test in grades 3-8 no longer be a high-stakes end of…
Carver teacher shapes landscape at her school
0Erin Woodby became an educator because she finds joy in helping others learn about the world around them and seeing them grow in their knowledge and understanding. Both of Woodby’s parents are educators – her father was a teacher who worked in administration for CCPS, her mother a diabetes educator – and she said they instilled in her a passion for learning at a very young age. Woodby, who is in her 17th year of teaching, is currently the instructional designer at Carver College and Career Academy. She has been at Carver for nine years, and prior to that, she…
Are you killing time
0“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. “ – Albert Camus When I hear the phrase “killing time,” I oftentimes find myself curling my lips in disapproval …Really? …Why would you want to kill time? Difficult life experiences have taught me that time is too precious to “kill.” For this reason, the idiom doesn’t sit well with me. According to Webster’s dictionary “killing time” means “to spend time doing something while one is waiting.” It is thought the expression appeared during the Civil War to describe what soldiers would do in order to detach themselves…
Four different causes
0You may read this like the menu for a potluck dinner, but I want to talk about four very different causes that all resulted in damaging fires. Some of these will sound familiar if you have read any of my past articles. The significant piece about these fires was that they all occurred within a few days of each other. By discussing the various causes, it is my hope that my readers will learn from the mistakes of others. The first fire has the most familiar and leading cause of residential fires in America, unattended cooking. Food left on the…
Police Blotter
0AGINCOURT LN (99xx block) 09/01/2020 8 a.m. – Jewelry, money, and miscellaneous items stolen from residence. ALCOTT RD (25xx block) 01/05/2021 7 p.m. – Vandalism to a residence. ARGENT LN (33xx block) 01/06/2021 8 a.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BAILEYS LN (211xx block) 01/05/2021 12:01 a.m. – Electronics stolen from residence. BASTIAN DR (137xx block) 01/06/2021 10:30 a.m. – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BATTERY DANTZLER CT (125xx block) 01/10/2021 9:55 p.m. – Rear door entry during burglary. Money and miscellaneous items stolen from commercial building. BERMUDA CT (143xx block) 01/03/2021 12:01 a.m. – Vandalism to…