ANNOUNCEMENTS
Delegate Sam Nixon is rated most business-friendly by Virginia group

Delegate Sam Nixon (R-27th District) has been ranked as the most business-friendly in the House of Delegates by the Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education.

The Chesterfield Republican shepherded the Communication Tax Simplification Act through the General Assembly last year. The bill was a high priority for Virginia businesses, particularly those in the suburbs and beyond.

"Virginia has worked diligently to earn its number one [ranking] for business from Forbes [magazine], and I'm pleased to do my part," Nixon said.

Tom Burnett has opened Bon Air Mortgage Company in Midlothian. For more information, visit www.bonairmortgageco.com or call 272-7773.

Entrée Vous, a make-and-take kitchen, has opened at 13920 Hull Street Road for those who want to make their own meals or order meals and have Entrée Vous do all the work. The company touts that in about two hours, customers have nearly a month's worth of dinner entrees for about $3 per serving without kitchen cleanup. Owner Leigh-Anne Zwick can be contacted at 639-2299 or www.entreevous.com.

Mark Pendleton has been promoted to eastern regional architectural manager of JELD-WEN, a leading manufacturer of windows and doors. The Midlothian resident joined JELD-WEN in 1992 as a territory sales manager.

Sheehy Ford will donate at least $10,000 on Feb. 6 to Meals on Wheels at the Sheehy Ford dealership located on Midlothian Turnpike.

Scott Strauss of Sheehy Ford will present the check in a ceremony at 11 a.m.

The Chris Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established to honor a local drummer who passed away suddenly last October. The scholarship is open to all Chesterfield County Public High School senior drummers and percussionists who plan to attend college to pursue a career in music and demonstrate financial need. Williams was a former member of the Meadowbrook High School band. For more information, contact Patrick Porter at 690-1617 or jpporter22@ yahoo.com.

Amanda Troidle, an eighth grader at Matoaca Middle School, will attend the National Young Leaders State Conference in northern Virginia next month. The four-day conference is designed to inspire a select group of rising eighth and ninth grade students to leadership roles within their communities.