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LOCAL Turkey Trot COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The City’s Chamber of Commerce and Recreation Department is gearing up for its 4th Annual Turkey Trot. The city will continue the tradition initiated in 2012 – bringing over 1,000 participants together annually to gratefully celebrate healthy living in the city. Organizers will again be raising funds for scholarships, special school programs, and Chamber of Commerce college scholarships for high school students. The Turkey Trot is a 1 mile fun run/walk and 5K fun run/ walk. The run/walk begins at 9 a.m. at Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Road. Registration fee is $10 with T-Shirt or $25 with hooded sweatshirt Registration is available online. Register by Nov. 7, to be guaranteed a T-shirt or hooded sweatshirt. Same day registration will also be available at the event from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. All those who wear a costume for the event win a prize. For more information on the Turkey Trot, contact Director of Recreation & Parks Craig Skalak, at skalakc@colonialheightsva.gov or call 520-9390.
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‘A life that really mattered’ City mourns loss of community leader
In this 2012 file photo, Roger Green, the executive director of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a chamber meeting. Green passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 64. PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO
CCHASM Thanksgiving Meal program
By Shelby Mertens
CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry is asking for the community’s support for its’ Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package Program. A donation of $15 — through a food store gift card, a bag of Thanksgiving food or cash donation toward gift card or gift package — is requested and greatly welcomed. The gift will provide an area family in need with a Thanksgiving Meal (and lot’s of leftovers). Residents must pre-register with CCHASM prior to receiving a Thanksgiving Meal Package. Donations may be sent to CCHASM at PO Box 1741, Chesterfield, VA 23832. Or, you can make a secure donation through the CCHASM website, www.cchasm.org, or bring grocery items to the Chesterfield County Fairground Exhibition Center Monday Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 17, from noon to 7 p.m.
The City of Colonial Heights and those in the surrounding communities are mourning the loss of Roger Green, the executive director of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce, who passed away around 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. Green had been battling Urachal cancer, a rare form of bladder cancer, for several months. He was 64 years old. “Roger Green was much more than the executive director of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce. He embodied what the Chamber strives to be. Innovative, professional and always caring about the businesses that make up the Chamber. More than the businesses, he truly cared about each and every person he met,” stated Rita Feasenmyer, president of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce. “He was a true inspiration to us all … There are no words to express how much he was respected, loved and will be missed.” Green graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1973. He then earned his master’s in education from Old Dominion University in 1983. In 1999, Green received an educational specialist degree in administration
Christmas Parade applications COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The 63rd Annual Christmas Parade – a longtime Colonial Heights tradition - will occur on Tuesday, Dec. 1, on the Boulevard. Originated in 1953, the nighttime parade is a unique event that draws people from all over the Tri-Cities area. This year’s Christmas Parade theme is “Christmas on the Boulevard.” The deadline to submit an application for the Christmas Parade is Monday, Nov. 2. Applications may be submitted online. Visit www.colonialheightsva.gov/ christmasparade For more information, contact the Recreation & Parks Department at 520-9390.
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from Virginia Tech. Green was a middle school principal in Pulaski County Public Schools from July of 1993 to June of 2000. He then became principal of Colonial Heights Middle School for eight years, from July of 2000 to June of 2008. He had been executive director of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce since 2009. Green was known to be very much involved in the community. He was active in the Kiwanis Club of Colonial Heights and he was an ordained minister. “Roger’s loss is not only a loss for the Chamber of Commerce in Colonial Heights, but to the community,” said Danielle Fitz-Hugh, president and CEO of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. “The entire region will feel his loss.” Fitz-Hugh was a close friend of Green’s for eight years. Fitz-Hugh said they met while Green was chair of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. She said the two neighboring chamber of commerce’s worked together on numerous projects, saying “The work we did together made us both stronger chambers.” Jeffrey Faries, chief of the Colonial Heights Police Department, served
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Veteran Benefits Office opens in Petersburg Satellite office serves veterans and their families who live throughout the Tri-Cities region By Shelby Mertens Staff Writer
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Civitan Club meets at 12 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant, 609 Boulevard. For more information about the club, meetings, or activities, call 804-919-4246. Opinion ..............V2 Things to Do ......V3 Classifieds .........V6
It is with great sadness to share with you that our Executive Director Roger Green passed away on Friday, [Oct. 23] after a courageous battle with cancer. Roger Green was much more than the executive director of the Colonial Heights Chamber. He embodied what the Chamber strives to be, innovative, professional, and caring about Colonial Heights and area businesses, but more importantly, the individuals and the people involved in the Chamber. Roger was not only my friend, but a friend to every chamber member and really anyone he met. We have lost a true gentleman who never saw the bad side of anything, just the good and positive. For the past months, I and every chamber officer and member have shared Robyn, Kathryn, and Zac’s anguish and we all want them to know we will always be grateful for sharing him with us and we will be there for them when called upon. There are no words that can describe how much Roger was respected, loved, and will truly be missed.
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Veterans, active duty service members and city officials gather at the Oct. 19 grand opening of the state Veteran Benefits Office, located inside the Freedom Support Center, 32 W. Washington St., in Petersburg. SHELBY MERTENS/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO
PETERSBURG — A Veteran Benefits Office, under the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, is now open at the Petersburg Freedom Support Center to provide those who served the country with state and federal benefits. The Petersburg satellite office is the 25th to open across the state. It will service veterans and their families who live not only in Petersburg, but the entire Tri-Cities region. Previously, the
closest Veteran Benefits Office to those in Petersburg was in Richmond or Henrico. “ To d a y m a r k s another milestone in providing accessible services to those who risk their lives for the love of their country,” said Petersburg Mayor Howard Myers at the Oct. 19 grand opening. Thomas J. Herthel, benefits director of the Virginia Departm e n t o f Ve t e r a n Services, said the state is thrilled to open a Veteran Benefits Office in Petersburg. “The fact that we’re here in Petersburg
and here at the Freedom Support Center is frankly truly icing on the cake for us,” Herthel said. “We’ve had a phenomenal partnership with Mayor Myers and Tara Anderson (executive director of the Freedom Support Center) in putting this all together.” T he Depar tment of Veteran Services will work alongside the staff at the Freedom Support Center to give veterans and their families access to benefits and other resources.
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Sharpton delivers a needed message
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he Rev. Al Sharpton came to Petersburg and delivered a powerful message to an African-American congregation— that the community itself must take responsibility for the recent trend of increasing violence. Sharpton pressed about latest gun violence in the nation and in Petersburg during his sermon last month at the historic Gillfield Baptist Church. “I think when we are fighting against those forces that hurt us externally, it is even worse when we do it ourselves. I think that what we have seen in Chicago, Richmond and other places — an increase in gun violence — it, in many ways, devalues us and, in many ways, shows a lack of self love and self appreciation,” he said. “I know times are hard, but times have been harder than this and we were not shooting each other and we must openly and very boldly challenge that.” A reason behind these shootings, Sharpton said, may be because of the lack of education on where young people have come from that ultimately affects how they view the world. Sharpton said this has robbed young people of the wisdom of the ages prior. “American culture has a way of romanticizing and gearing toward the young and discounting the history that the young come from,” he said. “If they don’t know their value was of such that people would give up their life for them to have a better life, then maybe they think they’re worthless because you haven’t told them how worthy they are.” Sharpton, a Baptist minister, civil rights activist and television/radio talk show host, visited the city at the conclusion to Men’s Month at Gillfield Baptist Church. Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., pastor of the church, said the church celebrates the positive men in their community every year who may not get as much attention for their efforts in bettering their city. Lyons added that he and Sharpton have known each other for about 10 years. They both had the same mentor in Brooklyn, N.Y., William Augustus Jones of Bethany Baptist Church in Brooklyn. Sharpton’s message to these men and young people was to always remember the past and never give up on the future. “I wanted them to take away that we are facing some challenges, particularly during the election season, but we should not get weary and we should not be overwhelmed by a lot of the things that we’ve seen in the last year [such as the] cases I’ve been involved with police misconduct and violence . . .. We’ve got to keep going, we’ve [got} to be determined and that history is decided by those that don’t give up, not by those that succumb when things get a little rough,” Sharpton said. Sharpton’s message of responsibility and hope was an apt missive not for just for the Petersburg community but other communities as well. INSPIRATION Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves ... Psalm 100:1-3 Source: The Holy Bible Modern English Version
YOUR VIEW
Luck seeks Colonial Heights Council seat To the citizens of Colonial Heights, On Nov. 3, 2015 the citizens of Colonial Heights will have the opportunity to vote in a special election. This election is being held for one seat on the Colonial Heights City Council. I write to ask that you cast your vote for me, E. "Betsy" Gentry Luck. I served on the Colonial Heights City Council for 12 years, from 2000-2012. I also served on the Colonial Heights School Board for five years (1993-1998). I have served in leadership positions on both boards and have served on various committees including Youth Services, The Historical Commission, Senior Citizens Advisory Board and the Colonial Heights Education Foundation. I represented Colonial Heights at the state level by serving on the Human Development and Education Policy Steering Committee. I am a lifelong resident of Colonial Heights. I recently retired from being an elementary school teacher for 35 years and I would like to serve my community again. If you believe that I have the experience and the commitment to serve as your City Council representative please be sure to cast your vote on November 3rd! Your support is greatly appreciated. Betsy Luck Colonial Heights
It's hard to read the White Pages Verizon has just recently sent out a new residential White Pages booklet of phone numbers for Petersburg/Tri-Cities residents. When will they send out super magnifying glasses so that residents will be able to read it? L.E. Wawner Colonial Heights
Take a stand against trade deal The TTP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, an assault on our national sovereignty in the form of an agreement with eleven Pacific Rim nations, has been finalized and is now awaiting Congressional approval. The gist of TPP is that it would bind our country into a regional government that would be the governing body of America, taking precedence over our Constitution. We would be ruled by its dictates and no longer would we have the protection of our God-given rights that our Constitution provides. Some Republicans are sold on it, thinking that it is a good trade deal that would counter Chinese exports. They should know that once TPP is in place, China can be admitted to TPP
and we can do nothing to stop it. Please take a stand against TPP. Sue Long North, Virginia
The minds that make things happen When President Lincoln was assassinated, it took nearly 12 days for the news to travel from North America to Europe. That was the fastest means possible, as messages were passed from overland cables to steamship and back to overland cables. That is until a revolutionary invention: the transatlantic cable. Many brilliant individuals are credited with the invention of the telegraph and the idea of an underground cable running between two continents. But there was one person who took the idea of a transatlantic cable and made it reality. Most of us have never heard of him. His name is Cyrus Field. Now Cyrus Field wasn’t a telegraph engineer or even an inventor. He started out as an errand boy in New York City at the age of 15, and later went into paper manufacturing. He knew little about technology or cables. But one thing Cyrus did understand was possibilities. Cyrus Field was tapped to help with the project because he knew processes, how to secure charters, and how to raise funds. He knew how to make ideas happen. Thanks to Cyrus, in 1866, the first permanent transatlantic cable was successfully laid, reducing the time to send a message from 10 days to a matter of minutes — and changing the trajectory of global communication forever. Each of us can probably recall the inventors that history has labeled the “big idea” people — the Alexander Graham Bells, the Thomas Edisons, the George Washington Carvers, and the Steve Jobs of the world. But there is another group of people affecting innovation in our nation. They are the ones who, like Cyrus Field, are working behind the scenes, figuring out how to make big ideas a reality. They are constantly observing how the world works, and finding ways to bring it closer together, build the future, and move our country forward. We have our own Cyrus Fields in America today. Many of them work in our nation’s manufacturing sector taking the ideas, building them, and bringing them to life. They are the minds that make things happen. Here in the Fourth District, we're fortunate to have a strong manufacturing industry. From Richmond, to Hopewell, to Chesapeake, to Suffolk, factories and plants bustle with new product innovations and development that keep our nation running. The Fourth District is home to everything from well-known
food and beverage producers to packaging producers, to nylon fiber manufacturers, who keep our servicemembers safe. Virginia’s manufacturing industry powers much of the Commonwealth’s economy, employing thousands of individuals. This culture of hard work, creativity, and solution-based leadership is deeply ingrained in our history. It’s in our DNA as a nation. It’s what carries our country through hard times, and drives our manufactures to push forward despite the mountains of federal regulations that often unnecessarily stifle their freedom to create. But just imagine what these minds could achieve if we could lift these burdens from their shoulders. If, instead of being forced to figure out how to navigate bureaucratic red tape handed down by Washington, they could focus on how to make new ideas work. The industry would surely flourish. That’s why I’m working to repeal regulations that cost nearly $2 trillion and stifle the manufacturing industry’s freedom to build and grow. I’m fighting to streamline the permitting process and halt job-killing regulations. I supported key trade legislation to make sure locally based manufacturing companies maintain access to international markets. The federal government should be finding ways to encourage our nation’s manufacturers to do what they do best — making new ideas work — not forcing them into Washington’s clunky way of doing things. We need to take proactive steps to empower bright minds for success in the future. That means supporting the expansion of science, math, engineering, and technology education across the nation. It means creating incentives for universityto-business partnerships to foster concepts like Virginia’s own Commonwealth Center of Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) and promote a new generation of advanced manufacturing jobs. It also means supporting Career Technical Education (CTE) at an earlier age to produce a well-equipped workforce able to answer business’s demand for highly trained employees that will keep us competitive in the global economy. America isn’t powered by politicians behind podiums with powerful rhetoric. It certainly isn’t powered by bureaucrats handing down regulations. America has always been powered by people behind the scenes, working hard, planning for the future, making ideas happen, and putting America to work. It is crucial that we cultivate a culture that respects and rewards those values. To keep this culture strong is to benefit our manufacturing industry
— and to benefit the future of our nation. Congressman Randy Forbes Virginia Fourth District Chesapeake, Va.
Celebrate forest landowners
As we celebrate National Forest Products Week (Oct. 19-25), we should be proud that the United States is not only the breadbasket of the world, but it's also the planet's No. 1 producer of wood and wood products. That's not a small feat! Because of the efforts and dedication of America's 10 million forest landowners, as well as the companies who help process wood products, our forestland has remained constant at 755 million acres for more than a hundred years. We have 20 percent more trees today than we did on the first Earth Day in 1970, while our population has increased by more than 50 percent. And while our demand for wood products continues to grow, the volume of wood on US forestland has doubled since 1953. This success has required generations of forest landowners who are devoted to the best management and stewardship of their lands in order to sustain their production for the long term. That's one of the reasons why today the volume of annual net timber growth is 36 percent higher than the volume of annual timber removals. It's no accident that private forest landowners plant more than 4 million trees per day — or more than 2.5 billion trees per year. Anyone who has driven through the Southern U.S. is struck by the amount and beauty of its forestland. Just over half of all U.S. forests nationwide are privately owned — in the South, it's 68 percent — accounting for more than 90 percent of the wood harvested in this country. The amount of forested acreage has remained constant despite our growing population and appetite for wood products because our private forests are managed and maintained by families and companies who are dedicated to keeping their property in forest use far into the future. From the earliest days of our country, the entire world has benefited from U.S. wood. Our free and open markets together with a regulatory environment that recognizes the contributions of the private forest landowner allows us to sustain and enjoy our forests indefinitely, not only providing U.S. wood to the world but keeping our forests intact and beautiful while serving as that economic engine. ... Let's recognize the contributions of the millions of private forest landowners and their sustainable practices that ensure that our forests remain national treasures. Randy James Doswell, Va.
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5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND
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1. Oysters and barbecue at Battersea
and a classic British car display. Tickets are $40 and are available only in advance. Tickets on sale through Eventbrite or call 804-732-9882.
and free candy. For more information, call (804) 520-9390.
2. Halloween in the Park
Amy Hontos, who will be taking over ownership of Dance Masters in Colonial Heights, is hosting a Monster Mash on Friday at the studio, located at 123 Pickwick Ave. Free and open to the public. The night begins with a kids party. From 6-7:30 p.m. there will be goodie bags for the kids, a costume contest, dancing, and the kids will learn how to do the
The Battersea Foundation will host “Oysters, Barbecue ... Battersea” on Saturday at Battersea, 1289 Upper Appomattox St., Petersburg. Gates open at noon. Food will be served from 1-3 p.m. The event will include live music
Halloween in the Park will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Flora Hill Park, 300 Richmond Ave., Colonial Heights. Children are invited to wear their costumes and bring a trick or treat bag. This free event will include food and drinks, face painting, children’s games
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with Green in the Kiwanis Club for seven years. Faries first met Green about 15 years ago when he was a principal at the middle school and Faries was just a lieutenant officer. “To students, to teachers, to business leaders and government officials, Roger Green was an integral part of our community and we’re all hurt,” Faries said. Fitz-Hugh said she last saw Green on October 12 and said “He looked great. He sounded wonderful.” Faries said Green was the type of person who always put others before himself. He said whenever he visited Green in the hospital or at his home, Green would often be thinking or praying for others. “He made such a positive impact on the, our, community and was so giving of himself,” Faries said. “He led a life that really mattered.” Green was at home surrounded by friends and family when he died. He is survived by his wife Robyn Green and their two children, Kathryn and Zac Green.
“Connecting our military personnel and their families with the opportunity to receive housing, vital records, sec ure employment, affordable transportation, as well as homeless prevention, and now on-site direct government services, is a monumental achievement at the local and now state level through the use of public and private dollars,” Myers said. Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, praised Petersburg’s efforts toward veterans care. “There is no place in the commonwealth that does more as a city for its veterans than Petersburg, Virginia,” Harvey said. “When you look at all that Petersburg does and the way in which you do it and what happens at this Freedom Support Center, it is just truly extraordinary.” The Freedom Support Center, which opened in August of 2013, is a “one-stop shop” for veterans’ needs, including assistance with disability claims, employment, housing, financial counseling, mental health counseling, health care and college enrollment assistance. The 5,000-sq. ft. facility is
3. Monster Mash Dance
Monster Mash (dance). Afterwards, there will be an adult party with $10 admission, pot luck and costume contests.
4. Bootleg Shakespeare — Macbeth Quill Theatre is presenting the seventh annual Bootleg Shakespeare — Macbeth! one night only, Saturday, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Leslie Cheek Theater, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The production will feature an all star cast of 25
of Richmond’s favorite actors. This year’s theme is 1950/’60s B-Horror movie monsters and groovy greasers. Tickets are free and open to the public. Tickets will be released at 5 p.m. sharp (two tickets per person – first come, first served.) Pre-show entertainment beginning at 5 p.m. at the Best Café. Food and drink available.
5. Yard and bake sale with a side of barbecue Members of the Hopewell Opti-Mrs. Club will be holding
their annual fall yard and bake sale fundraiser on Saturday, at the Hopewell Optimist Club building, 1310 Lynchburg St., (behind the VFW building, at the Circle on 15th Avenue). This event will start at 8 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. There will be a large variety of items available as well as homemade baked goods. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the men of the Hopewell Optimist Club will be sponsoring their annual barbecue sale at the building, offering barbecue by the pound, family packs and plates.
Guests tour the new state Veteran Benefits Office at the Petersburg Freedom Support Center during the grand opening on Oct. 19. SHELBY MERTENS/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO
located at 32 W. Washington St. It is one of two Freedom Support Centers in Virginia, with the first center located at Fort Monroe. The center is headed in partnership by the city and the Flite Foundation. “This Freedom Support Center has become a staple in our community, providing services and resources to our veterans and military population,” Myers said. “The center, opening just two short years ago, has serviced thousands of veterans
and active duty men and women throughout the region.” Harvey said Petersburg is “setting the standard for Virginia” in its model to serve veterans. For more information about the Freedom Support Center or the Veterans Benefits Office, call the Center at (804) 451-0205.
Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, praised Petersburg’s efforts to increase veteran services at the Oct. 19 grand opening of the state Veteran Benefits Office at the Freedom Support Center.
— Shelby Mertens may be reached at 804-7225154 or smertens@ progress-index.com
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY DINWIDDIE — Al-Anon Family Groups for family and friends of alcoholics meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Friday at Kenwood United Methodist Church, 25200 Ritchie Ave., Petersburg. For more information, call 733-7395. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit the Post 284 website, http://mysite.verizon.net/ legion284 or call 526-5656. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Recovery Support program meets 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Friday in the conference room at the Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Groups meet for 90 minutes and offer a structured group process designed to encourage, support and empower. All diagnosis welcome. For more information, contact Gina at 804-605-5010 or towritegina@yahoo.com. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Friday at 10 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also also held at 5:30 p.m. each Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.
SATURDAY CHESTER — The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc. car club will host its final weekly “CruiseIn” for the season from 5 to 9
p.m., weather permitting, at Hardee’s on Route 10 and Old Stage Road. Over 100 antique cars, street rods, classics, muscle cars, and custom cars can be seen. Music from the 1950s and ‘60s from Wolfman John can be heard. Fun for the entire family and it is free to see. For more information, call Ricky Williams at 804-526-8865 or visit www.southernknightscruisers.com. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Highway, holds bingo each Saturday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 7. There are six to eight chances to win $500 or more. Food is available. For directions or questions about this event, call 748-4896 and ask for Tom Gore. For information about VFW membership or other activities, call Tom Ferguson, 748-4896.
SUNDAY COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose.com or call 526-1537. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.
MONDAY COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The “Colonial Square Dancers,” a nonprofit organization, meets from 7-9 p.m. each Monday at the Colonial Heights High School cafeteria on Conduit Road. Square dancers and visitors are
welcome. For more information, call 804-720-2340. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Monday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit http://mysite. verizon.net/legion284 or call 526-5656. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Monday at 10 a.m at Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.
TUESDAY CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield County Senior Advocate and Lucy Corr Village invite anyone who is caring for an adult with physical or cognitive deterioration to attend Caregiver Connection, a monthly support group that helps address caregivers’ needs and concerns. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 4 to 5:15 p.m., in the Friendship Room at Lucy Corr Village Assisted Living, 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 804-768-7878 or 706-5657. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and
more information, 452-1959. CHESTER — The Chester Civitan Club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Masonic Lodge, 411 Dodomead St. For more information on the club, meetings, or activities, call 804-796-4921.
WEDNESDAY COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Jessie J. Mayes Tri-Cities Chapter of the 555th Parachute Infantry Association Inc will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Piccadilly Restaurant, Southpark Mall. Prior Airborne experience is not a prerequisite for membership or attending. For more information, call 861-0945. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 485 meets each Wednesday morning at Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Weighins begin at 8:15 a.m. and the meetings start at 9. For more information, call Evelyn at 748-2607. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Optimist Club of Colonial Heights, 916 Meridan Ave., holds bingo every Wednesday evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early bird games start at 6:45 and regular games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions or details, call 526-0689. Money raised supports youth projects in the community. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.
THURSDAY COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Colonial Heights meets at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpark Boulevard, each Thursday at 7 a.m. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Thursday. Doors open 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Food is available for nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose.com or call 804-526-1537. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Intimidators Quilt Club holds their monthly meetings at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Colonial Heights Public Library. For information, call Caddie, 5263909, or Dink, 804-520-8224. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — New caregiver support groups meet the first and third Thursdays at 5 p.m. at Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, 831 Ellerslie Ave. Dinner provided if you RSVP no later than the morning of the group meeting. For more information, call 804-526-2359. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959. COLONIAL HEIGHTS – The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club meets each Thursday. On Nov. 5, the club will meet at 1:15 p.m. at the Community Building, 157 Roanoke Avenue. The club will show the second half of the film, “Colonial Heights Memories,” a history of Colonial Heights. The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club is sponsored by the City of Colonial Heights Department of Recreation and Parks. Any resident of Colonial Heights, 50 years of age or older, is invited to join meetings. For more information, call Rusty Sirles at 520-1652.
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CLASSROOM AID
Bank of McKenney goes pink By Alex Trihias Staff Writer
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OLONIAL HEIGHTS — On Friday, Oct. 23, the Bank of McKenney, 3115 Boulevard, hosted a fundraiser for breast cancer in observance of Pink Week. Employees at the bank challenged each other to recruit friends, family, and customers to donate $10 and get a pink hair extension or get a streak of hair spraypainted pink. The bank decorated its interior with pink streamers and served pizza and cupcakes to customers. A man whose wife is in remission for breast cancer has his head and mustache spray-painted pink during a fundraiser at Bank of McKenney in Colonial Heights on Oct. 23. ALEX TRIHIAS/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS
Bags of school supplies are ready to be picked up by teachers at South Elementary School in Prince George County. The Fort Lee Federal Credit Union donated 1,500 bags of school supplies to area elementary school teachers. Five localities benefitted from the donation, including Colonial Heights. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Credit union supplies teacher appreciation gifts Teachers benefit when Fort Lee Federal Credit Union donates 1,200 supply bags to area elementary school From Contributed Report
A woman whose mother died of breast cancer in her 50s gets a pink extension in her hair.
A representative from the VCU Massey Cancer Center has the ends of her hair spray-painted pink.
ABOE: Paula Williams, an employee at the Bank of McKenney, gets a pink mohawk spray-painted into her hair. RIGHT: Jill DeLeo, right, senior advertising executive at The Progress-Index, gets a pink extension in her hair during a fundraiser at the Bank of McKenney in Colonial Heights on Oct. 23.
PRINCE GEORGE — While educational expenses can be a financial burden for parents and students, school faculty members often feel the pinch as well. Teachers frequently spend their own funds to purchase additional office and classroom supplies in preparation for the start of school each year. To help answer this need, Fort Lee Federal Credit Union donated $5,000 in office and school supplies to approximately 1,200 elementary school teachers across the area. Twenty elementary schools in Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Petersburg and Prince George were recipients of mini teacher supply bags containing a variety of items including: pens, pencils, dry erase markers, tape, glue sticks, sticky notes, rulers and more. Bags were delivered to schools in late August, prior to the start of the school year. Fort Lee Federal Credit Union CEO, Patsy Stuard, explained, “This effort was two-fold: we wanted to provide a few items to
help complete their supply list, but we also wanted to express our appreciation for all that teachers do. They are, in fact, the guides that help direct tomorrow’s leaders.” The credit union is an avid supporter of education, and provides financial literacy training upon request. For more information, contact Amanda Wilson at amanda.wilson@fortleecu. org . Fort Lee Federal Credit Union is a communitychartered credit union headquartered in Prince George. Since 1952, the credit union has provided affordable financial services to the community through checking, savings and loan products to assist the local membership with their financial service needs. Fort Lee Federal Credit Union serves employees of Fort Lee as well as the following cities and counties: Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Sussex. For more information on services or membership, visit www.fortleecu.org .
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Calvary Baptist Church Address: 17001 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-0981. Christ Community Church Address: Meets at Lakeview Elementary School, 401 Taswell Ave. For more information or directions, call 520-6200, or www.christcommunitychurchva. org. Cameron Avenue Church of Christ Address: 601 Cameron Avenue. For more information, call 526-5286. Celebration of Life Church Celebration of Life Church of God meets at 123 Pickwick Ave. in Colonial Heights. For more information please call 221-2915. Chesterfield Community Church Address: Meets at Greenwood Presbyterian Church, 7110 Woodpecker Road. For more information, call 796-1040 or visitccc4jc2007@aol.com. Colonial Christian Address: 295 Dunlop Farms Blvd. For more information, call 520-4988 or visit www.colonialchristianchurch.com. Colonial Heights Baptist Address: 17201 Jeff Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-0424 or visit www.chbaptist. com. CH Nazarene Church Address: 601 East Ellerslie Avenue. For more information, call 526-6920.
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Address: 211 Lynchburg Avenue. For more information, call 526-0929 or visit http://www.colonialheightspres.org. Community Christian Fellowship Address: Meets at Matoaca Middle School, West campus. For more information, call 526-8260 or visit www.ccfnet1.org. Covenant Christian Address: 542 South Park Blvd. For more information, call 526-0634. Faith Baptist Address: 1226 W. Roslyn Road. For more information call 526-8189 or visit mysite.verizon.net/ FBC316/. Faith and Hope Outreach Center Address: 101 Highland Avenue. For more information, call 526-3667. Fellowship Baptist Church Address: 21000 Chesterfield Avenue, Ettrick. For more information call 526-6184 or 590-2277. Highland Methodist Address: 125 E. Westover Avenue. For more information, call 526-3870. Immanuel Baptist Address: 620 Lafayette Avenue. For more information, call 526-3276 or www.ibc4family.com. Ivey Memorial U.M. Church Address: 17120 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-1350. Life Church
Address: 16801 Harrowgate Road. For info on Sunday services and other Life changing ministries and activities go to www.visitlifechurch. org, or e-mail wanda@ visitlifechurch.org or call 526-7000. Lifeline Fellowship Church Services are held at Salem Church Elementary School, 9600 Salem Church Road, in Chesterfield. For more information, call 804-839-3136. Lyons Avenue Bible Church Address: 516 Lyons Avenue. For more information, call 520-7813. Lutheran Church of our Redeemer Address: 1769 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg. For more information, call 732-8567 between 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Mount Calvary Baptist Church Address: 19600 Halloway Avenue, Matoaca. For more information, call 590-2094. Mount Pleasant Baptist Address: 3110 Greenwood Avenue. For more information, call 526-0816. Oaklawn Baptist Address: 7925 Hickory Road, Chesterfield. For more information, call 804-526-5649. Power Over Power Deliverance Ministries Address: Meets at Comfort Suites hotel, Colonial Heights (near Southpark shopping mall).
For more information, call 757-968-6532. Prayer Vigil Ministry The Tri-Cities Prayer Vigil Ministry has a prayer line open for prayer requests seven days a week including holidays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The number to call is 804-895-6910. Prince of Peace Outreach Center Address: 107 Pickwick Avenue. For more information or transportation, call Overseer Walter J. Mason at 834-2356. St. Ann Catholic Church
Address: 17111 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-2548. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Address: The corner of Ellerslie Avenue and Old Town Drive. For more information, call 526-1790. Swift Creek Baptist Church Address: 18510 Branders Bridge Road. For more information, call 520-1211. The Lord's Church Baptist Address: 20905 Third
Ave., Ettrick. For more information, call 520-5133. Walthall Baptist Church Address: 14001 Woods Edge Road. For more information, call 530-8011. Wesley Methodist Address: 3701 Conduit Road. For more information, call 526-3700 or visit www.wesley.col-hts.org. Woodlawn Baptist Church Address: 3116 Woodlawn Avenue. For more information, call 526-2179 or 541-3514.
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WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR
Flying through memories Rare World War II B-17 bomber plane flies in Chesterfield By Shelby Mertens Staff Writer
CHESTERFIELD — Over 70 years ago, Robert Blueford was a bomber pilot during World War II in his early 20s. Many decades later, the now 96-year-old relived his memories on board a vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress with fellow veterans and their families. Every year the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour brings restored World War II aircrafts — such as the rare B-17, the B-24 Liberator and the North American P-51 Mustang — to areas where veterans and the public can tour and even go on board for a flight. Blueford, a native of Richmond, served three years during the war as the lead pilot of the B-24 Liberator in England. Blueford said after his flight on Friday, Oct. 16, that it was an interesting experience that brought up old memories. “It’s my first trip in a 17,” he said. “While we were there in the aircraft, there was a little bit of feelings.” The tour was started 26 years ago for the 50th anniversary of the war and travels to over 100 cities across 34 states. The planes were available at the Chesterfield Airport Oct. 17-18. When asked about the difference between the B-17 and the B-24, Blueford said, “I think they both maneuvered like one another,” although there’s traditionally competition between pilots of the two planes. But it wasn’t Blueford’s first time up in a World War II plane since his old war days. The veteran said he flew in a B-24 a few years ago, too. Blueford’s close friend Charles Bryan tagged along with him on the fl i g h t . T h e tw o m e t through the Virginia Historical Society where Bryan worked for 20 years. “He’s my hero,” Bryan said. “Being with him really made it special because I knew that it meant a lot to him, and I can imagine this guy as a 24-year-old bomber
pilot and I kept thinking about what it must have been like for him — that it was a thrill.” The chance to ride in real World War II era planes with the veterans who fought in them is an experience like no other, according to Ryan Keough of the Wings of Freedom Tour. “A lot of time, veterans, when you get them on these airplanes, it kind of brings back a lot of (their) youth, and the stories they tell would never be told around a dinner table," he said. "But when you get the airplane in context, the airplane almost becomes a catalyst for the stories,” he said. There are only six B-17 planes flying in the world today, counting the one in which Blueford flew. T h e B -17 a i r c r a f t , owned by the Collings Foundation, was named “Nine-O-Nine” after a famous plane with the same name. The real “Nine-O-Nine” was used by the 91st Bomb Group, 323rd Squadron, who completed 140 missions without any deaths or damage to the plane. The “Nine- O -Nine" was built in 1945 and never made it to the battlegrounds. However, the plane did become of service in the civilian world once the war was over. “It had a previous life as a fire bomber airplane, so it actually dropped borate water on forest fires through the 1960s because after World War II, most of the B-17s were scrapped, so there were only a handful that were used by civilian operators,” Keough said. “They were reconfigured as firefighting airplanes and that’s the reason it survived to this day.” “Nine- O -Nine” was named after the last three digits of the number painted on the tail of the famous plane, “231909.” The plane flew in missions that took place over occupied France, Belgium, Holland and later Germany, Keough said. The plane was thought to be lucky. “The crew members would come back intact — they wouldn’t come back hurt — and the airplane
Inside the B-17, everyone sits on the floor, as American soldiers did during World War II. SHELBY MERTENS/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS
A bird’s-eye view of Chesterfield County while flying in a B-17 bomber plane from World War II.
Robert Blueford, a 96-year-old veteran who was a bomber pilot during World War II, flew on a vintage B-17 plane at the Chesterfield Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour in mid-October.
wouldn’t get damaged, so it kind of became a lucky ship,” Keough said. The Collings Foundation’s B-17 was restored in 1986 and the P-51 in 2004. These vintage planes are expensive to maintain, Keough said, with the B-17 costing $5,000 an hour and the
P-51 at $4,000 an hour. The tour is supported through donations. The Wings of Freedom Tour was created because living World War II history used to be hard to come by for the average folks. “At the time there was no World War II
said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Rick is one of many examples of Long & Foster’s highly-trained professionals who go to great lengths to best serve clients Tetterton seeking the total homeownership experience.” A real estate professional for 19 years, Tetterton is an active member of the Southside Virginia Association of Realtors and the Virginia Association of Realtors. Tetterton has consistently proven to be a high achiever since he entered the real estate field, and has frequently been cited as a top real estate producer. Tetterton is a member of Long & Foster’s coveted Director’s Club for producing more than $2 million in settled sales volume in 2014. According to a statement released by the company, Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. is the
largest family-owned residential real estate company in the United States. The company is part of The Long & Foster Companies, which also includes Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Long & Foster Insurance and Long & Foster Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate is the exclusive affiliate for Christie’s International Real Estate throughout select parts of the MidAtlantic and Northeast, and it is a founding affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a prestigious global network of real estate professionals that includes the Luxury Portfolio International division. Long & Foster Real Estate has over 200 offices, stretching from Raleigh, N.C., to Princeton, N. J., and from Charles Town, W.Va., to the Atlantic Ocean, and it represents more than 11,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, plus the District of Columbia.
This B-17 was never used in combat but was named “Nine-O-Nine” after another famous B-17 that never sustained damage or losses of life in 104 missions during World War II.
The pilot of the B-17 bomber plane of the Wings of Freedom Tour looks down at Chesterfield County.
memorial at the national level, and there were very few museums that offered these kinds of aircrafts and this kind of history,” Keough said. “There’s hundreds of thousands of veterans of World War II and many more families and the fact that those folks would never get a chance to see these
airplanes up close and personal was one of our goals, to bring this tour out to allow folks to see these in their backyards basically.” — Shelby Mertens may be reached at 804-7225154 or smertens@ progress-index.com
BRIEFLY ITEMS
Craft show and bazaar
HOPEWELL — The GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Hopewell will be presenting its' 51st annual "Home for the Holidays Craft Show and Bazaar" at the Hopewell Community Center, 100 W. City Point Road, on Saturday, Nov. 14. The club is still accepting applications for vendors offering handmade arts and crafts, antiques and collectibles, and other items. For an application or additional information, contact Sheila at jwchopewell@msn.com or call 804-720-4999.
Story time COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colon i a l He i g h t s P u b l i c Library is offering its 2015 fall storytime sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. through December 9. Each session includes stories, music, lots of
movement and a craft. According to a statement released by the library, "story hours are a wonderful way for children to gain important prereading skills, learn to socialize with other children, and to begin a lifelong love of books and reading. This is a family story hour, and all ages are welcome. No registrat i o n i s n e c e s s a r y. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. For more information, call Chantal Emerson at 804-520-9384.
Top closer in September for Long & Foster COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Rick Tetterton, a sales associate with Long & Foster Real Estate, has been named top closer for September 2015 for Long & Foster’s Tri-Cities Southpark office, located at 601 Southpark Blvd. “ We a r e p r o u d t o announce Rick Tetterton as this month’s top closer,”
For more information, Schilke. visit LongandFoster.com. He is a 2015 graduate of Colonial Heights High School.
Shilke completes Army Reserve basic training
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Army Reserve Pvt. Austin J. Schilke has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Schilke is the son of Keith and Tammy Schilke of Colonial Heights, and brother of Brandon
Suarez completes Army basic training
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Army Pvt. Joseph Suarez has graduated from basic combat training at For t Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Suarez is the son of Michele J. Snyder of Colonial Heights.
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