ANNOUNCEMENTS
Three citizens inducted into Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame

A retired teacher, a former U.S. Army chaplain and a retired Army lieutenant colonel have been inducted into the Chesterfield Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame. Phyllis K. Bass, a retired middle school science and history teacher, volunteers nearly 1,500 hours annually to such organizations as the Chesterfield Historical Society, the Women's Club of Chester and the Chester Community Association. Bass has also provided the Shepherd's Center of Chesterfield with leadership and assistance since 2001 and now serves as president of its board of trustees. Dr. William Robert Floyd Jr., a retired U.S. Army chaplain, volunteers as a chaplain with the Chesterfield County Police Department, accompanying officers to deliver messages to the families of crime or accident victims and counseling officers and their families. Floyd recently received the President's Volunteer Service Award from President Bush, and also ministers to military veterans in prison, assisting them with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and providing other counseling needs.

Samuel O. Smith, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former physical plant director at Virginia State University, has provided more than 1,000 hours of volunteer service to youth-oriented programs. Smith founded a tutorial program for eighth graders at Peabody Middle School in Petersburg and works with an after-school program at the Virginia Baptist Children's Home where he established and maintains a computer lab and teaches children about self-esteem. Fourteen other nominees were also recognized. They included John Appleman, Peggy W. Bishop, Bernard W. Camden, Blanche A. Castelow, Jeannette Dufilho, Edgar H. Dye, Linwood S. Matthew, William D. Morrissette, Samuel A. Nixon Sr., John Owen, Richard E. Page, George Reynolds, Clarence E. Steed and Carolyn J. White.

Eighty volunteers were honored as part of the Chesterfield County Police Department's Volunteer Recognition Ceremony held late last month. More than 200 men and women serve as volunteers within the department or for volunteer groups that include the Auxiliary Police, Crime Solvers, chaplains, Motorist Assistance Team, Chesterfield County Police Foundation and Law Enforcement Explorers.

Clarence Steed and Fred Loveless took top honors among volunteers who devoted more than 500 hours of their time from July 2005 through June 30 this year. Steed volunteers at the Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center, and has contributed 1,153 hours of time as a member of the Motorist Assistance Team. Loveless serves with the Crime Prevention Section, and contributed 838 hours of time. To learn more about volunteer opportunities with the police department, contact Carole Maxwell at 674-7006 ext. 115 or e-mail at maxwellc@chesterfield.gov. You may also visit www. chesterfield.gov/PublicSafety/Police/volunt.asp.

Village Bank of Midlothian earned $474,000 or 18 cents per share for the quarter ending Sept. 30 this year compared to $259,000 and 13 cents per share for the corresponding quarter in 2005. It was the highest net income per share in the company's history.

Assistant County Administrator Marilyn Cole has been appointed to the Petersburg Regional Tourism Corporation until June 30, 2009.

Midlothian Minuteman Press will hold a grand opening at its Market Square location (Route 288 and Hull Street Road) on Dec. 1. The new printing business is owned by Rick Alford, a Midlothian native who recently moved back to the area from Las Vegas.

Royal Flush Car Wash & Detail Center has broken ground on its new facility at 10539 Hull Street Road and will open for business next spring.

Taylor Morgan has been awarded a scholarship from the Chesterfield Federal Credit Union. She now attends Christopher Newport University after graduating from Manchester High School.