Bazaars and more offer unique shopping opportunities
      It's that time of the year again - time to start thinking about what to give those on your holiday gift-giving list.
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At home in Chesterfield
     HGTV star Mark Montano visited with (from left) 4-year-olds Aidan Kai Foster, Seth Willis, Owen Yates and other children at the St. Francis Family Care Center earlier this month. Montano was in the area for the opening of a new home furnishings store.
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Calling Manchester class of 1987
      The Manchester class of 1987 will gather together on Dec. 1 at the Sheraton Park South from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. for its 20th High School Reunion. Class members are asked to register for the reunion at http://classreport.org/usa/ va/midlothian/mhs/1987. Details are available on the Web site or contact S...
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"Agriculture in the Classroom Institute" for teachers scheduled at VSU
      Cooperative Extension at Virginia State University, in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture, will conduct an Agriculture in the Classroom Institute for elementary and middle school instructors. A staff development opportunity, one session will be held for elementary school...
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Getting rid of the germs
     Bon Air Elementary School kindergarten teacher Shannon Majeski watches as Jose Milian practices proper hand-washing. School nurses gave students a lesson in the right way to wash their hands last week.
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Bottled water is nothing new in Chesterfield County
By Diane Dallmeyer CHESTERFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
      The longer I work in the office of the Chesterfield Historical Society, the more I realize that it's true: there's nothing new under the sun! Centuries ago, right here in Chesterfield, people were murdering one another, families underwent tragedies, young women had babies out of wedlock and waywar...
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Veteran's Day tribute
     Fifth grade students Casey St.Clair (l) and Major Webb interviewed Salem Elementary facility coordinator Buddy Holder during a Veteran's Day assembly about his service to the country. Holder served eight years in the Marines and was stationed much of that time in Vietnam.
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Turning Chinese
Guest teachers teach language and culture
By Joan Tupponce CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Yan Li will always remember her sophomore year in China when Debbie, a new foreign teacher, walked into her classroom. Li, who teaches Chinese at J. B. Watkins Elementary, is part of the Chinese Guest Teacher Program, a partnership between the College Board and Hanban, China's Office of Chinese La...
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