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January 17, 2007
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Setting boundaries
School board gets first look at Winterpock redistricting
By Donna C. Gregory ASSISTANT EDITOR
Hundreds of elementary students in the western part of the county will be heading to another school this fall. But, the number of students making the move won't be as large as it could be if the Chesterfield School Board approves a boundary change proposed by a committee of mostly parents from Spri... More...
Road costs could stop the Watkins Centre
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

Another $20 million or more of unplanned road improvements at the Watkins Centre could cause the developer to walk away. Zaremba Metropolitan Midlothian Group, LLC may pull out of the project because of higher costs for a flyover and widening the Route 60 bridge over Route 288. More...

Bridging retirement
Card game helps seniors keep mental, social skills sharp
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Money changes hands or master points are sought. Or more often, everyone brings a sandwich and settles in for an afternoon of play. For non-players, bridge is a card game for four people played the world over. It can be played on many levels of complexity and by players of differing levels of exper... More...

 News
•Miller forecasts challenging year
Upon being selected as chairman of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors last week, Dale Supervisor Kelly Miller told his fellow board members there are renewed challenges for the coming year. Matoaca Supervisor who has already announced she will not seek reelection, was elected vice chair. More...
•Sign amendment receives approval
•NEWS BRIEFS
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•Learn the legalities and realities of Beach Week
A workshop on the "Legalities and Realities of Senior Beach Week" will be held Tues., Jan. 30, from 7-8:30 p.m., at Midlothian High School, 401 Charter Colony Drive. Parents of high school juniors and seniors concerned about the dangers of underage drinking and the safety of their children who wan... More...
•ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 Sports
•Lessons in sports
Athletics teaches more than just sportsmanship
Coach Gary Gaines didn't know anything about James River High School until students in Pete Schumacher's Sports In Literature class invited him to speak to their class. The students learned about Gaines, who coaches the Permian High School Panthers in Odessa, Tx., when they read the novel, "Friday... More...
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 Letters/Opinion
•COMMENTARY
King reflects on 2006 as chairman
Now that 2006 has ended, I would like to thank the people of the Bermuda District and Chesterfield County for allowing me to represent them on the Board of Supervisors and as chairman. To be chairman last year was the most trying of times and could even be called scary. More...
•COMMENTARY
•COMMENTARY
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 Family
•Bensley Elementary teachers practice what they teach
School teachers and books go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it was a natural fit for Chesterfield County school teachers to start a book club six years ago. The Bensley Elementary Book Club meets every other month or so at various members' homes. More...
•Real world learning
•Community Services Board achieves CARF re-accreditation
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 Crime Watch
•CRIME WATCH
Potato chip thieves arrested
After midnight last Wednesday, Chesterfield police arrested two men for allegedly stealing potato chips, office equipment and other items from the Utz Potato Chip building in the 7800 block of Midlothian Turnpike. Police report that 21-year-old Jason Darrell Crow of Amelia County and 19-year-old Do... More...
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 Loose Ends
•Loose Ends
Travel arrangements
Everyone I know has made travel arrangements over the Internet. Well, if they haven't, they're not admitting it. It shouldn't be that hard. After all, these airlines and travel agencies want my money, don't they? More...
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