Parks and recreation group endorses buying more land
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) has unanimously endorsed an updated Parks and Recreation Master Plan that calls for 1,563 acres of new parkland by 2020.
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Early to ride
Parents/school system compromise on predawn bus pick-up times for specialty center students
By Richard Foster CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Sometimes you can fight City Hall - or at least the school system - and win. A coalition of Chesterfield parents did just that this semester. A few days before school began, Linda Meyerhoffer was shocked to find out the school bus pick-up time had been switched to 6 a.m.
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Elizabeth Scott Elementary will finally be in session
      Elizabeth Scott Elementary students will soon move to their new school. Families were notified earlier this week that the school will open on Jan. 29. There will be no classes for Elizabeth Scott students on Jan. 28, so classrooms at the new school can be prepared for them. Workers will begin movi...
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Providing comfort and joy
     Monacan High School's in-school detention coordinator, Betty Holland (left), and Red Cross Club sponsor, Patsy Headley, toss donated stuffed animals into a box in the school's office. The stuffed animals will be given to children affected by local disasters.
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How to care for those holiday plants and flowers
By Susan Edwards CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
      Have you ever seen a poinsettia for sale in June? Here in the states, this plant is almost synonymous with Christmas, serving as a decoration for mantles and sideboards each December. With its colorful red bracts against vibrant green foliage, Euphorbia pulcherrima can't help but stir up some holi...
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Library opens new exhibit
      Chester Library will hold an opening reception for the exhibit, "Through Our Eyes," on Sat., Jan. 5, from 3-4:30 p.m., in the Maud Hurt Meeting Room.
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Wrapping up the holidays
     Midlothian High School Spirit Club member Chelsea Heintschel offers tape to Andrew Moehling (left) and Andrew Flitcraft (right) as they wrap presents for four needy families the club adopted this holiday season.
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