Login Subscribe Get News Updates Print Edition
Flip Edition
2008-10-15 digital edition
 News Archive Profile
October 15, 2008  RSS feed
Dirty dancing at Clover Hill High
Parents may think a chaperoned dance at their teen's high school is an appropriate event for their kids to attend. That's probably true in most cases, but perhaps they also might be shocked at the attire and behavior of some teens at some of the dances. More...
Schools making do with less
Budget cuts totaling 20 percent likely
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR

School teachers and principals are used to doing more with less. Unfortunately, their bottom lines could become even slimmer this year. Superintendent Marcus Newsome has informed all principals to prepare for a 20 percent reduction in their school operating budgets due to possible cuts in state and local funding. More...

Students stride to breast cancer cure
By Joan Tupponce CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hong Lan Le's diagnosis of breast cancer in 2000 came as a complete shock. "I was by myself at the doctor when I got the news," she recalled. "I froze." Le had no reason to think she would have the disease. To the best of her knowledge, she had no family history of breast cancer. More...

 News
• article has image Salaries to remain secret
Brandermill to keep compensation from board
The Brandermill Community Association (BCA) Board of Directors voted last week to keep the compensation of its staff secret - even from the board that is charged with approving the community's $2.4 million budget. President Joel Bradner knows the salary of Community Manager Jane Pritz but not of the other 20-some employees. More...
• article has image Collision made wall come tumbling down at residence
• article has image County asks again for Meadowville funding
>> Click here for all stories
 Family
• article has image Change is always on the menu in school cafeterias
Have you "done lunch" with your children lately? Remember school lunches - meat loaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, hot dogs with greasy fries. Didn't each day of the week seem to have a menu of its own? Maybe there was spaghetti every Monday, pizza on Wednesdays and fish sticks on Fridays? More...
• Christmas Mother fundraiser scheduled
• Disability Awareness fair scheduled
>> Click here for all stories
 Seniors
• Senior Center fall programs
The Chesterfield Senior Center, in partnership with the county's Parks and Recreation Department, offers a variety of programs to enhance the well-being of adults 50 years old and older. The center is located in the Church of Our Savior at 4000 Stigall Drive. For more information on any of the following programs, or to register, call Catie Horne at 767-6295. More...
• Advocate for older and disabled adults
• Seminar targeting fraud against seniors
>> Click here for all stories
 Crime Watch
• No easy listening for this stereo's owner
Two robbers had to face the music earlier this month when they attempted to hold up another man working on his car's stereo. The two strangers approached the victim as he was inside his vehicle repairing the equipment at about 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Opinions
• New shopping centers are redundant
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, When I saw that the headline story in the Oct. 1 edition of the Chesterfield Observer was about the new Westchester Commons mall at Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike and the new Hancock Village on Hull Street Road across from More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Calendar
• Improve brain function and quality of life
In the Spotlight Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle, Wed., Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Midlothian Library, 521 Coalfield Road. Learn to improve how the brain works and make lifestyle changes to extend quality of life. Presented by the Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter. Refreshments will be served. No registration is required. Part of the Get in the Know series for adults ages 55 and older. Sponsored by the Friends of Chesterfield County Public Library and Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, call 717-6381. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Sports
• article has image James River Girls Volleyball aims for state tournament
The coach is a stand-up comedian who plans to move to Los Angeles in February to pursue his dream of making it "big." One of the team's best players is a 6-foot, 1-inch freshman from Anaheim, Calif., who relocated to the county after her father took a job with a bakery. Then there's all the homegrown talent on James River's team. More...
• article has image Midlothian Youth Soccer League's new Lexus of Richmond field dedication
• article has image High-flying offense helps Cavaliers light up scoreboard
>> Click here for all stories