Looking out for Mother Earth
      Last month's Earth Day and Arbor Day celebrations prompted several schools to participate in Earth-friendly activities. Beulah Elementary kindergarten teacher Jenny Reasoner (left), released butterflies her students raised in their classroom as part of the school's Earth Day celebration.
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Animal shelter offers $30 enticement to boost adoptions
By Katherine Houstoun CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      If the kids have been pestering you for a family pet, now may be the best time to give in to them. Not only is summer vacation impending - and hopefully the kids' schedules clearing - but the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter is offering a deal for the month of May: $30 sterilization vouchers w...
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Meadowbrook Class of 1968 plans 40-year reunion
      Meadowbrook High School's Class of 1968 will hold its 40-year class reunion on Sept. 13 at Meadowbrook Country Club, 3700 Cogbill Rd. For details, contact Betty Abbott at pebblebeachlady@verizon.net or call 639- 9182.
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A history of Bon Air
Weekend parade and festival celebrate dual anniversaries
By Diane Dallmeyer CHESTERFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
      Today, if one were to go to the intersection of Buford and Rockaway roads in northwestern Chesterfield, he would be at the center of what was in the late 1870s a wonderful Victorian resort village. The city of Richmond was thriving at the turn of the 20th century, and suburbs began to develop in a...
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A fiery 60 years
Bon Air Volunteer Fire Department commemorates decades of service
By Becky Robinette Wright CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      In a blend of old and new, memories will be shared, old friends will unite, and the community will meet their local heroes when the Bon Air Volunteer Fire Department celebrates its 60th anniversary this weekend. John Honaker is sure to be one of the longtime members in attendance.
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Prom horror stories
By Caroline Gecker CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      For high school students across the country, prom is the most highly anticipated event of the year. Juniors and seniors spend countless hours and tons of money making certain that their night is a perfect and memorable occasion. However, sometimes prom night is unforgettable for all the wrong reas...
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Bailey Bridge band camp
      Bailey Bridge Middle School Band Boosters will host a camp this summer open to all rising seventh through 12th-grade county band students. The camp will be held at Manchester High School on July 28-Aug. 8 from 8 a.m.-noon. Cost is $120 per student, and includes a souvenir water bottle and t-shirt.
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Around and around and around the rink they go
      Chalkley Elementary School students recently gathered at Skate-A-Way for a Skate Night fundraiser. From top: Third-grader Virginia Williams catches her balance; fourth-grader Cody Edwards shows off his moves; students collapse on the floor after doing the hokie-pokie; Ethan Harris takes a break; R...
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The Pleasure of Life
Gravity, change and the Rolling Stones
Chuck Hansen
      NOTHING is more predictable than change. And NOTHING seems to take us so consistently by surprise. "Can you believe how cold it is today? Man, it is so cold! Can you believe it?" How many times in December, January and February do I find myself saying that in a conversation - and I really mean ...
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Is it trash or treasure?
      Have you ever wondered if the teapot Aunt Margaret left you is merely a dust collector, or could it help pay for that boat you've had your eye on? Find out at the Chester Antique Evaluation Roadshow on Sat., May 10, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Chester Christian Church, 4330 Curtis St.
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County chamber seeks volunteers for this year's Celebration of the Vine
      The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce is looking to build on the outstanding success of last year's Celebration of the Vine with this year's festival scheduled for June 28. Fifteen Virginia wineries have already reserved a spot at the festival. Along with the wineries, food, crafts and music will b...
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