More demanding classes are coming for Chesterfield students
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      Chesterfield students and their parents can expect more rigorous courses in order to graduate from the county school system. School Board members were briefed last Friday on the progress being made by five teams formed shortly after Superintendent Marcus Newsome assumed his new position, which are...
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Going to the circus
     Page Dowdy/Chesterfield Observer Second-grader Diane Dwyer discovers geometric shapes in a dollhouse during a Math and Science Circus recently held at Hening Elementary School.
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Mowing made easy
By Susan Edwards AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TECHNICIAN, VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
      Spring means lots of things to different people: some enjoy the weather, flowers and being outdoors; some see it as a never-ending season of lawn chores. Regardless of your outlook, by now you've probably already dusted off the old lawnmower and gotten to work. But wait! Did you take time to prepa...
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America's Anniversary Gardens are popping up
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      gardens celebrating Volunteers busy preparing containers with America's If you are seeing red, white and blue at neighborhood entrances or historic county locations, you are looking at gardens celebrating America's 400th anniversary. Volunteers and county employees have been busy preparing and...
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Starting over
Association rebuilds after embezzlement
By Lynn Warren CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      The embezzlement conviction of former Chalkley Athletic Association (CAA) President Brenda Osby last month is only a small consolation for its new president, board of directors, parents and the 300 young athletes served by the association.
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New ball fields
      The Miracle League (above) recently broke ground on a new ball field for children with physical handicaps at the L.C. Bird High School Sports Complex. Mike Golden, director of Chesterfield Parks and Recreation Department, Karen Pusey, Miracle League executive director, and Bermuda District Supervi...
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"Rock the Boat"
      More than 5,000 visitors attended "Rock the Boat" at Henricus Historical Park last Saturday to enjoy the park's celebration of America's 400th anniversary and to see the Godspeed. The event continued on Sunday. Members of the Fenchuk and Gray families (above) pose for photos in front of the Godspe...
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