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June 13, 2007
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Grannies vs. game sports
Plan will outline future parks, facilities for all ages
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
Not only does the Chesterfield Parks and Recreation Department have to compete with other county departments for funding and resources, there are competing needs within citizen groups the department serves. Last week, the department began gathering citizen input for its new Public Facilities Plan... More...
Dear old dad
Chesterfield dads recall their favorite Father's Day memories
By Sande Snead CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Poor dads. They work hard all day, come home and have to fix stuff and unclog the toilet. They drive the family to the beach every summer, and what recognition do they get in return? When Father's Day rolls around, the family scrambles to get Dad another shirt or a maybe a snazzy new tie. More...

Not quite in session
New schools' openings delayed until November
By Katherine Peters CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After months in limbo, the new Winterpock and Elizabeth Scott elementary schools are now slated to open to students on November 7. Multiple setbacks will prevent them from opening at the start of the school year as planned. More...

 Legal Notices
•Legals
TAKE NOTICE Take notice that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, at a regular meeting on June 27, 2007, commencing at 6:30 p.m., in the Public Meeting Room at Chesterfield Courthouse, Chesterfield, Virginia, will hold a public hearing to consider the enactment, pursuant to... More...
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 News
•Online sexual predator investigation nets nine arrests
A two-month undercover operation by Chesterfield police that targeted Internet sexual predators has resulted in the arrest of nine men who now collectively face 40 charges. Police investigators posed as girls or boys under the age of 18 and chatted online with the suspects between Apr. 2 and June... More...
•NEWS BRIEFS
•Mall manager leaves
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 Calendar
•Calendar
Get the most from your digital camera
In The Spotlight I Got this New Digital Camera…Now What?, Sat., June 16, 10-11:30 a.m., Ettrick Community Bldg., 20400 Laurel Rd. Topics covered include the diff erences between film and digital cameras, selecting and using media cards, getting prints made and camera care. Participants sh... More...
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 Sports
•Registration underway for area's first Miracle League
Registration is currently underway for the region's first Miracle League, which brings the game of baseball to children with disabilities. The league is open to children ages 3-21 with physical and mental disabilities in Chesterfield and surrounding localities. More...
•Line 'em up
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 Letters/Opinion
•LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Educational costs for Henrico County hard to calculate
According to the article, ["Chesterfield per pupil cost exceeds Henrico's" in the Apr. 25 issue], the Chesterfield Observer contacted Henrico County to substantiate Chesterfield County's information. More...
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 Family
•Greenbacks for Greensburg
Midlothian Middle students help Kansas school district ravaged by massive tornado
When Midlothian Middle School teacher Manuel Rios learned that an F-5 tornado had ripped through a town near where he used to teach in Liberal, Kansas, he was naturally drawn into the story. Then, while watching CBS News, Rios heard Darrin Headrick being interviewed, and his heart stopped cold. More...
•American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
•Tabs for Tammy
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 Seniors
•Program helps seniors afford pet sterilization
The Chesterfield County Animal Shelter launched a voucher program to help senior citizens with the cost of spaying or neutering dogs and cats adopted from the shelter on June 1. The Senior Citizen Pet Sterilization program applies to seniors ages 55 and older who adopt a cat or dog from the shelt... More...
•LLI hosts Open House on June 18
•Club helps seniors discover Chesterfield
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 Crime Watch
•CRIME WATCH
Police arrest three juveniles for trespassing
Chesterfield police caught three juveniles, ages 14-17, on June 4 after they entered the W.S. Carnes building in Meadowbrook Plaza from the roof. They were arrested and charged with trespassing. The same building was entered from the roof on May 12, and the interior was vandalized. More...
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 Loose Ends
•Loose Ends
High maintenance?
One word in our language I could do without: maintenance. It used to refer to cars and lawnmowers. Change the oil, sharpen the blades and put in a new air filter. Now it refers to me. I don't need an oil change or my blades sharpened, but I am finding that a lot of my valuable resources are going ... More...
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