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Vol. 11 No. 7 FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THURSDAY,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013

IN THE COMMUNITY

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Halloween in the Park Colonial Heights families are invited to attend the city’s annual Halloween in the Park on Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flora Hill Park, 300 Richmond Ave. Activities will include: trick or treating, refreshments, free candy, games, a moonwalk, and a haunted house. A costume contest will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, please call 520-9390. This event is for Colonial Heights residents only.

New Colonial Heights courthouse officially opens with tours, ribbon-cutting ceremony and placement of time capsule

Ghosts of Violet Bank’s Past There will be treats and fun for the whole family at Violet Bank Museum on Saturday. From 6 to 8 p.m., Violet Bank will host an historical “review” of the museum’s past from 1815 to 1872. The museum will be lit by candlelight and paranormal researchers will discuss their encounters and research. For the children, activities will include: bobbin-for-apples, pin the tail on the Reb/Yank, Jack-o-lantern bean bag toss, ghost stories and tales. Spooky costumed characters will be on hand, including “Grave Digger.” Violet Bank Museum is located at 303 Virginia Ave. For more information, call 520-9220.

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More than 100 people gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Colonial Heights courthouse on Friday, Oct. 18. The $22 million building is the largest project in terms of size and cost ever undertaken by the city. The first day of court in the new facility will be Monday, Oct. 28, said Colonial Heights Sheriff Todd Wilson.

Tournament bridge

BY PATRICK KANE

Colonial Heights senior adults interested in tournament style bridge are invited to participate in tournament play from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the Colonial Heights Senior Center, located at 157 Roanoke Ave. The cost is $6 each week. For more information, contact Stanley Ford at 233-6517.

Teen Movie Night The Colonial Heights Teen Center will host Teen Movie Night from 5-8 tonight. Movie is voted on by teens for three choices. Voting begins at 4:45 p.m. Movie starts at 5. Popcorn and drinks are served during the event. No computers or video games will be allowed to run. This event is free. The Teen Center is located at 157 Roanoke Ave. For more information, call 5248717.

Basketball clinic City children ages 6-13 who love to shoot hoops are invited to attend a basketball skills clinic from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 16 inside the Colonial Heights High School gymnasium, 3600 Conduit Road. Coach ShaVohn Curley, a former VCU standout, will teach skills and drills to help kids excel at the game. The cost is $20. For more information, call 520-9391.

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“landmark for the community” is nearly ready to serve as the halls of justice for the city. Colonial Heights Mayor C. Scott Davis and Judge Herbert C. Gill Jr. sliced the ribbon on the new $22 million courthouse Friday, Oct. 18. The Colonial Heights courthouse will serve as “the landmark for the community for years to come,” City Manager Thomas Mattis said. “This is the largest single project, from a size and cost perspective,” ever undertaken by the city. More than 100 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and got a first look at the building, including secure areas that normally will only be used by deputies and those waiting to face justice. At 57,000 square feet, the building is roughly double the size of the dated courthouse on Temple Avenue, Mattis said. The modern structure has the latest security features and enough courtrooms to serve current and future demands. Sheriff Todd Wilson said he served as the voice for those who work in the courthouse, day to day, during the planning process. The two-story building has more room for staff, judges, attorneys, those facing trial and the public. “We can begin providing a service that we can be proud of,” Wilson said. Davis applauded the building as a culmination of 15 years of debate and discussion. “Our citizens have been support-

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Deputies listen as City Manager Thomas Mattis speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Colonial Heights courthouse on Friday, Oct. 18. Mattis said the courthouse will serve as a “landmark for the community for years to come.” The new courhouse faces the Boulevard in the southern part of the city. ive and understanding,” Davis said. City leaders also hope for a doubleedged boost to the city economically. The Kroger company last month unveiled plans to pay $2.6 million for the 13-acre lot on Temple Avenue to construct an 87,000square-foot grocery store and fuel center. They have until March 2014 to approve the deal. The $8 million project should bring at least 200 jobs. “It will serve to forward redevelopment in this part of town,” said Mattis in regards to the new courthouse, which

faces the Boulevard and is in the southern part of Colonial Heights. The joviality of the ceremony could not mask that there was no easy — or cheap — road to this point. The city and judges of the 12th circuit quarreled for about a decade before toughing through a deal to completely replace the Temple Avenue courthouse. A major issue was that the old building only had two courtrooms, which was conPlease see COURT, Page 3

- Bruce Hansen, Colonial Heights Public Library director For the past 36 years Bruce Hansen has been library director at Colonial Heights Public Library. He grew up in Yerington, Nev., and served in the Vietnam War. After the military, he went to the University of Florida and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting. He soon realized he was in the wrong job field and went to Florida State University to earn a master’s degree in library science.

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“How did you start working at a library?” “I got my under-

graduate degree in television broadcasting. My senior year of college I realized it was unsuiting to me. I had taken an aptitude test my freshmen year and it suggested that I should consider being a librarian. So I decided to go on to graduate school for library science. My first position was an instructor librarian at Mary Washington College and I eventually ended up as the director [at Colonial Heights Public Library].”

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“As the director, what is your role?” “My role is to

in the human soul.’ I think that there are certain elements of any community that enrich the human experience and the library is one of those places.”

keep the library in tune with the changing world. The world has changed from books to e-books, servers, and routers and has become a network world. There has been more changes in the last 30 years than there’s been in the last 500.”

“What do you think is the impor-

tance of the public library to a community?”

“One of my favorite quotes is, ‘A person should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted

“What was the first book that you read and loved? Why?”

“The Dick and Jane readers. ... Dick and Jane and their dog, Spot, would go out into the world on a sunny day and everybody was nice to everybody. Those books left a tremendous impression on me because that was the world I wanted to be in.”

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Bruce Hansen has been library director at Colonial Heights Public Library for the past 36 years. He is a native of Yerington, Nev.; and a military veteran.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013

 OUR OPINIONS

Pink is reminder to get screened for breast cancer

f you’ve seen a lot of pink this month, the reason is simple. October is designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and groups, businesses, sports leagues and others are wearing or displaying pink as a reminder. It is a reminder of the survivors of breast cancer and a reminder of those loved ones who have succumbed to breast cancer. It is a reminder that the fight against breast cancer is in full gear and there is much we can all do to help. But perhaps most importantly, it is a reminder for women to get screened for breast cancer. Early screening is the best defense to defeat breast cancer. If caught early, breast cancer is very treatable. If not, it can be a deadly disease. One in eight women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In the U.S. today, there are 2.9 million breast cancer survivors, according to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. The foundation says that aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among nearly every racial and ethnic group, including African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latina women. Annually, approximately 290,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States and almost 40,000 women will die, the group says. In Virginia, almost 6,200 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among women each year in Virginia and that more than 1,100 will die of the disease. A key message among health advocates is that every woman is at risk. Nearly 90 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history or known risk factors, according to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. Research suggests that only 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer is related to one of several inherited susceptibility genes. Health officials recommend yearly mammograms starting at age 40 for those at average risk of developing breast cancer. If you are at higher risk, consult your doctors. Experts also say a clinical breast exam by your health care provider should be part of a periodic health exam, about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s, and every year for women 40 and older. And of course try to have a healthier lifestyle that includes exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, limit alcohol consumption and limit postmenopausal hormone use. Remember, when you see pink think about the women who have fought breast cancer and those who are fighting it now. Most importantly, think of pink as a reminder to get early screening.

One thing opposing parties can agree on is wasting money

ith much of the government inoperable amid a deep partisan divide in Congress, it’s interesting to note that members of the opposing parties still can cooperate in wast-

ing money. As first reported by the Dayton Daily News, the Air Force has continued to order and buy medium-lift C-27J cargo planes at $53.3 million each, with no plans to actually use them. Once each aircraft arrives at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, it is shipped to DavisMonthan Air Force Base in Arizona, to be mothballed in the desert with billions of dollars’ worth of other aircraft — most of which at least had some service life. The C-27J twin-propeller planes are manufactured by Rome, Italy-based Alenia Aermacchi, under a contract with the Air Force that originally was valued at about $2 billion, but was scaled back to the 21 planes that were under production when budget cuts ended their proposed mission. The aircraft were derived from an older Italian design with modern upgrades based on Lockheed-Martin’s workhorse C-130 cargo planes. Despite the Air Force’s doubts, Ohio’s two senators, Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman, fought to preserve the program because the planes were proposed for an Ohio Air National Guard mission that employed about 800 people. When the contrived stalemate in Washington ends, Congress should get to work on legitimate business. A place to start saving money is to allow military professionals determine what they need to fulfill actual missions, rather than to continue basing military procurement on parochial political needs.

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YOUR OPINIONS

Who has the best experience to be Heights commissioner To the Editor:

The Progress-Index had a very nice article on the three candidates running for the commissioner of the revenue position in Colonial Heights — Tammy Ferguson, Bill Feasenmyer and Gayle Braswell. Tammy Ferguson spoke on her 35 years experience in banking and said she had been approached by many to run. Bill Feasenmyer spoke of his 30 years experience in insurance and admitted not having experience in exactly what the commissioner does, but based on his education, community services and good rapport with the City Council and city manager he felt he could serve the city well. Gayle Braswell spoke on her desire to work again for this office as she has 12 years experience in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office. She also spoke of her plans to improve office procedures and to try to implement DMV Select and to approach council about raising tax exemptions for the senior citizens. All the candidates have their own past experiences. The question is who has the most experience and knowledge for the position of commissioner? When I worked in the commissioner’s office, I was told by the current commissioner that it would take many years to learn the entire workings of that office. I have to admit I had no idea all the duties and areas that the office was responsible for. I was a quick learner in a lot of areas, and I enjoyed what I did, but what the commissioner said was true, it would take quite a while to learn it all. My point is, even though you may have experience in banking and insurance, that background doesn’t really have anything to do with the majority of the procedures in that office. The only candidate with actual experience is former Deputy Commissioner Braswell. Do we really have the time for someone to come into this position knowing nothing about that office? Not only is the commissioner retiring, but one of her senior employees having 35 years experience is leaving. This will leave an employee with around six years experience and an employee with about five years experience in that office to train a new commissioner, even though they are still being trained in all aspects of the job. You already have a candidate with the needed experience to come in and continue to run the office. A candidate who is ready to bring the office up to date with newer technology, ready to work on a better relationship with other city offices, ready to address City Council on helping our senior citizens and disabled. I would like to also comment on a letter to the editor in The ProgressIndex Your Opinion section by two employees of the City of Colonial Heights Commissioner of the Revenue’s office, Karen Gwaltney and Judy Newsome. In their letter they spoke of policies and procedures that had changed dramatically in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office in the last decade. I find that hard to believe as things were still being done the same way they were 20 years ago when I worked there in 2007 and 2008. If changes were made they were made in the last five years and I seriously doubt that. Have you noticed any changes? They also remarked that raising tax exemptions for seniors would have to go before council to be approved; that is true. Candidate Braswell stated that would be one of her areas of improvements to be addressed. Gwaltney and

We invite your commentary The Colonial Voice publishes a wide variety of opinions. Send letters to People’s Forum. P.O. Box 71, Petersburg, VA 23804, or e-mail them to lettertoeditor@progress-index. com. Letters should be no longer than 400 words. Letters that are sent via email will receive priority over those sent by mail. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, brevity, accuracy, legality, spelling and grammar. Please include your name, address and a daytime phone number. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication.

Newsome also addressed the extension of office hours, about security issues and other offices having to be open. They didn’t believe that employees would be in agreement to work extended hours without being compensated. Braswell stated in her article about opening on Saturdays, that she would offer a weekday off if an employee worked on a Saturday. There would be no need for extra money for comp time or overtime pay. As for other offices having to be open also, I would think that would be worked out between the office managers in question. Please take the time to vote Nov. 5. I wish all of the candidates much luck in the upcoming election. Vonda Whirley Colonial Heights

Is it extortion or compromise? To the Editor: I have heard enough about federal Republicans (especially the House of Representatives) being accused of “extortion” (by the president, Senate majority leader, etc.) the past few weeks enough to do some research, as I never felt that what was being proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives to the Senate was my idea of extortion. Below I note the legal definition of extortion and the dictionary definition of compromise. Extortion: The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. Compromise: an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. The House says they won’t pass a continuing resolution to increase the debt ceiling without serious changes to Obamacare and/or spending on entitlements by the Senate and president. The Senate and president refuse to discuss, i.e. compromise, on those two issues. Now, consider: which definition fits what the House is proposing — extortion or compromise? There can be no compromise if all parties don’t make concessions, and the Democratic Senate and president simply refuse to make any concession on Obamacare or entitlement spending reductions; that is simply a fact that non-conservative people refuse to accept. If readers of this refuse the legal definition of extortion, then I would say: OK; politics in your world is always based on extortion, since most arm twisting for votes in any elected body is predicated on the simple notion that: a) if you vote for something I like, I’ll vote for something you

like or against something you don’t like. Or b), if you don’t vote for something I don’t like, then I’ll vote for something that you like or against something you don’t like. That folks is the crux of most political actions. The Republicans have said: I’ll give you a clean continuing resolution if you give me Obamacare changes or reduced spending. There is nothing evil or nefarious about it; it is just politics. Always has been that way and always will be in a republic style government such as ours. Note: To those also misinformed, we live in a republic, not a democratic style of government. Democratic style government is every citizen voting on every issue and the majority vote rules; republic government is, we elect someone to vote on our behalf — big difference. Jesse L. Harrup Jr. Colonial Heights

Republican diversity unreported To the Editor: For years, the Virginia Republican Party has been criticized by the media as a Party that shuns diversity and only nominates “old white guys.” Now that there is a black Republican running for lieutenant governor, I don’t see a word in the media about a diversified Republican ticket nor a comment about the Democrat “old white guy ticket.” I do see the more liberal press that deplored the old Republican white guy Party now using their ink to paint the black Republican candidate, E.W. Jackson, as an extremist. For the record, this Republican “extremist” graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Next he graduated from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard he also attended Harvard Divinity School in his “spare time.” Mr. Jackson is a Christian minister, spent time practicing small business law, and serving as a college instructor. He served in the US Marine Corps, has been married to the same woman for 42 years and has three children. Seems to me the Republican “white guys” have picked a good, conservative candidate for lieutenant governor and if the media was impartial, they would be celebrating the fact that Virginia has a minority candidate running for statewide office this year. If he loses, I will be waiting to see if the liberal media cries that Virginians voters are still racists. But I will probably hear that he was too conservative to win. G. A. Pelfrey Colonial Heights

Does the GOP need a larger tent? To the Editor: What good is a larger GOP tent if it’s half empty? A larger tent may look nice but if many are compelled to leave, it’s not needed. Our lieutenant governor assumes too much. People who say the GOP needs a larger tent just don’t understand that too much togetherness is togethermess. How about just being for real and stop pandering to that phony mirage called popularity. Why are Lt. Gov. Bill Bollings, Bob Marshall and Karl Rove in the Republican Party if they are not supporting the Republican standard bearers? Who are they trying to impress? Ronald C. Uehara Petersburg

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Book details how woman faced breast cancer while pregnant

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sidered inadequate for daily needs. The decision to buy, and later decision to demolish, the former Colonial Heights Baptist Church also divided city residents. The city bought the church and its 5-acre lot for $3.75 million in October 2005, allowing the Colonial Heights Baptist Church congregation to lease the property until moving to its new location in Chesterfield County in April 2008. In June 2008, City Council voted to demolish the structure and put the property up for sale for commercial redevelopment. That decision resulted in some residents objecting to the razing of the church for commercial redevelopment. The fate of the church was then studied and debated as the city formed two committees — one looking at demolition of the church building and re-use of the property and one looking at re-use of the structure itself. Temporarily leasing the church to Virginia State University was considered in 2009, but the deal fell apart. In February 2010, City Council heard a formal proposal to site a new courthouse on the Boulevard. The church was brought down in March 2011 and the final courthouse design was unveiled in July 2011. In 2012, courthouse exper t John O. Peters complemented the design’s classical cues, including a circular front window, the temple-form design, the octagonal cupola and front columns and portico.

BY VANESSA REMMERS STAFF WRITER

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People walk through the metal detectors inside the new Colonial Heights courthouse following the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18. The $22 million building is the largest project in terms of size and cost ever undertaken by the city. “Your new courthouse is pretty well thought-out,” he said. “You’re picking and choosing from all the elements available to you. All of this stuff is traceable to the Colonial courthouses and to classical temples.” Kenbridge Construction’s work was heralded by a groundbreaking ceremony on May 2, 2012. The building was topped off with a bright copper dome this May, and ever since workers have labored inside and out to ready it. On Friday, Gill waited for a noisy motorcycle to pass before making his remarks, prompting the sheriff to yell, “We’ll take care of that!” to a laugh from the audience. He said it was a monumental occasion. “It took a little while,” said Gill, the lead judge on the circuit. He disagreed with those who find the courthouse ostentatious or oversized. “This courthouse will

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 each Friday from 1-2:30 p.m. 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. CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, in partnership with Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, will present Haunted Lantern Tours on Friday at historic Magnolia Grange House Museum, 10020 Iron Bridge Road. This program is appropriate for adults and children age 8 and older. Refreshments will be served and children’s activities will be presented, weather permitting, along with guided tours presented by costumed interpreters. Admission: Adults $5/children 8-16, $2. Space is limited, pre-registration required through www.chesterfieldhistory.com. Scheduled tours will be at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.

SATURDAY OCTOBER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Stress and Anger Management by Yoga and Meditation is being held 5-6 p.m. each Saturday at 914-A Hardy Ave. For more information, call Dr. J. Upadhyay at 5240589 or 943-8688. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Highway, holds bingo every 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. CHESTER — The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc. car club holds a weekly cruise-in from 5 to 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, at Hardees off Old Stage Road in Chester. Over 150 antique cars, street rods, classics, muscle cars, and custom cars and trucks can be seen. Music from the 1950s and ‘60s from Wolfman John can be heard. Event is free to the public. For more information, call Ricky Williams at 804-526-8865 or visit www.southernknightscruisers.com. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Oldies But Goodies Classic Cruizers Inc., based in Chester, holds a weekly cruise-in in Colonial Heights from 5 to 9 p.m. each Saturday at the parking lot in front of Ashley’s Furniture and Books-A-Million next to

CHESTERFIELD — The doctor had changed her life with one sentence. It took less than a handful of words to make Melody Dillard’s life go from planning her son’s birthday party and putting Christmas away in her Chesterfield home to having breast cancer. And being pregnant. The latter was something that Dillard had been hoping to hear for years. After countless fertility treatments and negative pregnancy tests, the fact that Dillard and her husband,

Rob, had gotten pregnant without medication was, in Dillard’s mind, nothing short of a miracle. Multiple doctors told the then 34-year-old that terminating the pregnancy would improve her chances of survival. She had to choose between her life or her baby’s. “It was kind of like a perfect storm for a woman. Most women want to experience motherhood. Everything that we went through was coming against those hopes and dreams,” Dillard said. The Colonial Heights Please see DILLARD, Page 4

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People check out one of the new courtrooms following the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Colonial Heights courthouse on Friday, Oct. 18. last the citizens of Colonial Heights for generations,” Gill said. After the ribbon was cut, community members toured the offices, cells, courtrooms and other

WEEKLY CALENDAR TODAY OCTOBER

Southpark Mall. This is open to all car and truck enthusiasts that enjoy reminiscing about their antiques, muscle and custom cars, classics, and hot rods. For more information visit the website at www.obgcc.com, or call Bill or Jane Bennett at 307-3425. CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield Employee Association’s Run4Fun 5K will be held on Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. The course is designed for those of all abilities and will begin at the county Administration Building, 9901 Lori Road. Registration is $20 per person and may be completed at Chesterfield.gov.Run4Fun. Walk-up registrations will be accepted on the day of the event for $25. All proceeds will benefit the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother program (www.chesterfield.gov/christmasmother). CHESTERFIELD — The Asian American Society of Central Virginia, in partnership with the Chesterfield Health District, will sponsor the Central Virginia Community Health Fair, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. Services offered include free flu vaccinations for adults and children aged 3 and older (limited quantities available); blood pressure and cholesterol screenings; dental and eye screenings; and blood sugar testing. Experts will be available to offer advice and information on quitting smoking, prenatal health, arthritis, Medicaid and WIC, injury prevention and more. Chesterfield County Police will be on hand from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. as part of the medication takeback program and will be collecting unused and expired medications for safe disposal. Chesterfield County Fairgrounds are located at 10300 Courthouse Road. CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, will offer a 4-hour driving tour of Civil War battle sites that played a major role in the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at Henricus Historical Park. Cost of the tour is $15 and registration is via PayPal at www.chesterfieldhistory.com. Transportation provided. Space is limited. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring snacks and water. For more information, call 804-751-4946. PETERSBURG — The program “Hard Liquor and Women” will take visitors on a walking tour of Civil War era Petersburg on Saturday. During the one-hour walk, participants will follow an 1864 newspaper reporter as he interviews and observes off-duty Civil War soldiers seeking ways to relieve the stress of siege warfare often with the help of some of Petersburg’s less respected civilians. The guided walks are free and begin at the Farmer’s Market parking lot at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. The address for the Farmer’s Market is 9 Old St. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, call 7323531, ext. 200.

SUNDAY OCTOBER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m. each day. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m.

facilities inside. Some secure areas will likely never be open to the general public again. The first day of court in the new facility will be Oct. 28, Wilson said.

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Colonial Heights native Melody Dillard has authored “Threads of Grace: A Survivor’s Journey” based on her battle with breast cancer and strong faith.

Thursday. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 526-1537. PETERSBURG — Pegram’s Company of Virginia Light Artillery, a Civil War living history unit, will demonstrate the firing of a reproduction 12 pounder Napoleon cannon Sunday on the Petersburg Battlefield. The demonstrations will take place behind the Eastern Front Visitor Center from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Between firings the cannoneers will give visitors a chance to participate in a non-firing artillery drill. The Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield is located at 5001 Siege Road. For more information, call 804-732-3531.

MONDAY OCTOBER

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 the Post 284 Web site, http://mysite. verizon.net/legion284 or call 526-5656.

TUESDAY OCTOBER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Quilter’s group program meets every Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. at the Senior Center, 157 Roanoke Avenue. We have tables for your workspace. Bring with you your fabric and sewing notions, sewing machine, extension cord and work in progress. For more information call 804-520-9220. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Public Library is offering its fall story time sessions on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. through Dec. 4. Each session includes stories, music, lots of movement and a craft. This is a family story hour, and all ages are welcome. No registration is necessary. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. For more information, call Chantal Emerson at 804-520-9384.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — DivorceCare divorce recovery seminar and support meets at Colonial Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights at 6:45 p.m. each Wednesday. The group is designed to be “open” so that a person can begin coming any week. Childcare is provided. The church is located at 17201 Jeff Davis Hwy. DivorceCare features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics. For information, call 526-0424. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 485 meets each Wednesday morning at Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Weigh-ins begin at 8:15 a.m. and the meetings start at 9. For 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 5260689. Monies raised support youth projects in the community. CHESTERFIELD — Chesterﬁeld County

Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center hosts a free, ongoing support group for survivors of domestic and sexual violence from 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays. New members are welcome to join at any time. For information or to enroll, call 706-1281. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Public Library is offering its fall story time sessions on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. through Dec. 4. Each session includes stories, music, lots of movement and a craft. This is a family story hour, and all ages are welcome. No registration is necessary. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. For more information, call Chantal Emerson at 804-520-9384.

THURSDAY OCTOBER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 4 p.m. each day. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 526-1537. CHESTER — The Chester Village Sunshine Club meets at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at Chester Village Clubhouse, 11701 Chester Village Drive. This is for seniors 62 and older. Coffee and refreshments are provided. CHESTER — Commonwealth Power Sports presents every type of Bike Night 6-8 p.m. each Thursday at Steel Horse Bar & Grill, 1920 W. Hundred Road. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Colonial Heights meets at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpark Boulevard, each Thursday at 7 a.m. HOPEWELL — St. Joseph Catholic School holds bingo every Thursday at AHEPA Hall, 810 W. Poythress St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m. Food is available for nominal fee. For more information, call St. Joseph School at 732-3931. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club will hold its regular meeting and bingo at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday. Any resident of Colonial Heights, age 50 and older, is invited to join this club. The club is sponsored by the Colonial Heights Recreation and Parks Department. For more information, call 526-3497. PETERSBURG — The City of Petersburg Department of Museums and Visitor Services will sponsor the annual “Historic All Hallows Eve” event at Blandford Cemetery, Thursday, from 6 p.m. until the ﬁnal tour at 8:40 p.m. The focus of the evening’s hour-long guided walking tours will be the history of the cemetery and the accounts of some of the city’s most interesting permanent residents. Reservations and ticket purchases must be made in advance at the Blandford Church Reception Center, 111 Rochelle Lane. Admission for the tour is $7 per person. For more information, call 804-733-2396.

Calendar listings

The Colonial Voice will publish a listing of events in the community each week. The goal is to highlight the nonproﬁt, social, fraternal or self-help groups in the region. The deadline for submitting items is at noon Monday for the Friday newspaper. Submit calendar items to newsroom@progressindex. com or to The Progress-Index, 15 Franklin St., Petersburg, VA 23803.

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Neighborhood leaf removal service Removal begins Nov. 4 The City of Colonial Heights Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that convenient leaf removal services will be provided in city neighborhoods again this year. Each fall, residents collect and stockpile loose leaves along city streets, which city crews remove and make available to local recycling businesses. During the 2012/13 season, city crews collected approximately 3,290 cubic yards of leaves.

Year-round service option Bagged leaves are collected year-round and may be placed at the curbside on regular trash collection days. The limit per collection day is 30 bags, each weighing no more than 50 pounds.

Neighborhood service areas This year leaf removal operations will occur in three main service areas, each consisting of three to

four neighborhoods. Figure 1 shows the service areas and schedules. Signs will be installed on adjacent thoroughfares to let residents know in advance when service is scheduled in their area. Please note that the time for service in each area is subject to change depending on inclement weather conditions and other events beyond the city’s control.

Scheduled time of service Leaves will be collected and removed during the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Nov. 4, and ending Jan. 24, 2014.

Preparing leaves for city collection Residents are asked to place leaves along street frontages and roadsides one week before service is scheduled to begin in their neighborhood. No leaves will be removed except during regularly scheduled times. Leaves that are not placed before regularly scheduled removal times will be removed during the next regularly scheduled

service in the area. City c r e w s c a n n o t r e m o ve leaves from private property.

Avoid mixing leaves with other debris Residents are asked to keep leaf piles free of tree branches, lumber, steel, rock, concrete or other debris. Hard objects mixed with leaves are hazardous and may damage leaf vacuum equipment causing unnecessary time and expense to repair or replace.

Neighborhood parking during leaf removal service Residents can assist city leaf removal operations by keeping parked vehicles clear of leaf piles. The use of of fstreet parking is encouraged wherever available. “No Parking” signs may be used to restrict parking on neighborhood streets while city crews remove leaf piles. To avoid damaging personal property, city crews will not rake leaf piles out from under or between parked cars.

CONTRIBUTED MAP

A leaf schedule map was provided by the Colonial Heights Department of Public Works. Leaves will be collected and removed during the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Nov. 4, and ending Jan. 24, 2014. For more information about this convenient neighborhood service, contact the Public Works Department at 520-9372.

DILLARD

“Sometimes, trials are just a part of life. And sometimes, trials are a result of the choices we make. ... It’s a choice to trust [God]. ... We can’t control what we go through, but we do have a choice in how we go through it.”

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native wasn’t about to give up on her dream of becoming the mother of two. Dillard decided to simultaneously start chemotherapy and embrace her role as an expectant mother. The treatments were scheduled to begin just after the first trimester. On May 1, 2001, Dillard, her husband and her son made a stop before heading to the Massey Cancer Center in Richmond for Dillard’s first round of chemotherapy treatment. They went to the perinatologist, where they learned that 11 years of prayer had been answered. They were to have a little girl. “Little did I know, this baby would be the light at the end of a dark tunnel. What started out as a hindrance in my battle with cancer soon became my main defense. Hope. I now had someone else to consider in this battle; someone else fighting with me,” Dillard wrote in her self-published book, “Threads of Grace.” The baby remained a source of strength as Dillard began to find strands of hair in the sink, and finally handed over a razor for her husband to cut off her hair completely. Losing her hair came several months after a mastectomy of her left breast. Dillard describes her husband cutting off her hair as she sat on the guest room toilet with bulging belly and one breast as one of the most intimate moments of their marriage. Even though she cringed then, Dillard now looks on the times where she would allow her 5-year-old son to pour water over her head to watch it bead and roll off during bath time as a blessing. “Sometimes we look at trials and disappointments as the glass half empty. But if we never experience a trial or a disappointment, how are we going to experience the miracle,” Dillard said. Her experience opened her eyes to the trials of others, she said. “Most of the time I was so focused on myself that I never noticed the woman at the grocery store wearing a scarf. Such a small detail about someone else never caught my attention ... until I became that woman wearing a scarf,” Dillard wrote in her book. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer in

part of life. And sometimes, trials are a result of the choices we make.” After putting her full faith in God during her trial with breast cancer, Dillard said she was able to receive God’s blessings. “It’s a choice to trust him. It’s our choice to turn to him. And we can’t control what we go through, but we do have a choice in how we go through it,” Dillard said. Dillard’s book is available on Amazon and at the Rainbow Parable Christian store in Colonial Heights. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the book will go to benefit the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Organization. More information can be found at her website at www. livingbyhisdesign.com.

— Melody Dillard, breast cancer survivor PATRICK KANE/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

Melody Dillard’s book is available on Amazon and at the Rainbow Parable Christian book store in Colonial Heights. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Organization. their lifetime. It is the second leading cause of death by cancer among women, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. E ve n t u a l l y, D i l l a r d replaced the scarfs and bandannas with a wig as her delivery day approached. The pregnancy continued smoothly, with Dillard never missing a meal. “I saw him [God] work in amazing ways. We started out facing this completely impossible situation. ... We saw him come through,” Dillard said. “I never had one minute of nausea. It was like I was in this bubble and he protected me.” On Sept. 20, 2001, Gracelyn Avery was born healthy at 6 pounds 9 ounces. Both mother and daughter were survivors. “She was born and she was perfect and of course, the doctors had said there could be complications and there could be some defects ... but she was fine. She was fine,” Dillard said. Twelve years later, there is still a chance that Dillard’s cancer could return. Dillard, who runs her own interior design business, said she is at peace. In January 2012, Dillard decided to put her experience into words in order to

let people see what God can do if people simply surrender to him. Her book is structured as a metaphor for the tapestry that God has created for her. “Though tattered and thread bare in places, I see, at

least in part, the beautiful tapestry He created for me,” the book reads. It took Dillard many years to realize this. When she was a teenager and young adult, Dillard said she did not lead a Christian life, despite having grown up in a Christian household. Straying from her beliefs by partying,

drinking and choosing to have a physical relationship with her future husband led to heartbreak in the early years of their marriage. “As a little girl, I thought I would grow up, I’ll get married and have kids. But of course, life doesn’t always go that way, “ Dillard said. “Sometimes, trials are just a

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ENGAGEMENT

Justin Lee Arcenia and Kelsey Brooke Hartle Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Hartle of Dinwiddie are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey Brooke Hartle, to Justin Lee Arcenia, son of Desmond Arcenia and Stacy Simpkins of Colonial Heights. Kelsey was bor n and raised in Dinwiddie, where she graduated with Honors from Dinwiddie High School. After graduation, Kelsey attended Virginia State University and will graduate with Honors in

May 2014 with a degree in Elementary Education to pursue her teaching career. During her first year of college, Kelsey met Justin, a 2008 graduate of Colonial Heights High School. Justin pursued his dream in law enforcement and graduated from the Chesterfield County Basic Academy as a police officer this past September. A November 2013 wedding is planned at the Union Train Station in Old Towne Petersburg.

BIRTH

Grayson Lyle Ambrose Charles and Wanda Helmer of Colonial Heights are proud to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Grayson Lyle Ambrose, born on Oct. 3, 2013, at Henrico Doctors Hospital. Grayson entered this world at 12:29 p.m. weighing 9 pounds, 8.5 ounces and 21 inches long. Parents, Kelly and Matt Ambrose of Dunnsville, Va., extend their thanks to friends and family for the well wishes and support over the last nine months.

IN MEMORY JAMES K. BEAZLEY JR.

James Keith Beazley Jr., 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late James Keith Beazley Sr. and Marian Nussey Beazley. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church where he served as trustee, the Colonial Heights City Council from 1978 to 1990, the Colonial Heights Historical Society, a past president of the Colonial Heights Jaycees, and a Boy Scout leader. He was currently working as the director of industry services for Virginia ReadyMixed Concrete Association. He is survived by: his wife, Brenda H. Beazley; a son, James K. Beazley III and wife, Kelly of Richmond; a daughter, Marian Elizabeth Moody and husband, Steven of Colonial Heights; two grandsons, James Keith Beazley IV and Dawson Clarke Moody; an aunt, Vernelle N. Curtis of Chester; cousins, Daphne Curtis, Marian Perkinson, and Clarence E. Curtis III; other relatives and friends. A funeral service was held

at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Wesley United Methodist Church, 3701 Conduit Road, Colonial Heights, with the Rev. Raymond McGarr officiating. Interment followed in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. The family received friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Memorial contributions may be made to Bon Secours Richmond Healthcare Foundation, Cancer Care Fund, 7229 Forest Ave., Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23226 or Wesley United Methodist Church. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall. com.

JEANIA A. MEADE

Jeania Ann Meade, 44, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at her residence. She was born Nov. 29, 1968, to the late Edward Cyrus and Karen Trent Lyon. Mrs. Meade is survived by: her husband, David Allen Meade Sr.; two sons, David Allen Meade Jr. and wife, Rebecca Ashlyn of Petersburg and Brandon Scott Meade of Colonial Heights; two grandchildren, Robert Eli Meade and Mason Grey Meade; sister, Karen Mechelle Fletcher and hus-

Delegate attends bond rating meetings in New York City RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell led a team of legislative leaders and administration officials for key meetings earlier this month in New York City with the three m a j o r bond rating firms Moody’s I nve s t o r Service, Fitch’s RatCOX ings, and Standard and Poor’s. The purpose of the day’s meetings was to exchange views on Virginia’s fiscally responsible policies, practices, and legislation that has earned the state triple AAA ratings from all three agencies. Virginia is one of only eight states to earn the highest rating from all three agencies. Delegate Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, was one of the principle participants as vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and House majority leader. “These annual meetings, held the last four years during the McDonnell administration, have been a key factor in assuring Virginia

maintains our highest bond ratings in these uncertain times,” Cox said. “The triple AAA bond ratings attest to Virginia’s sound fiscal management and assures we get the lowest possible bond interest rates for our bonds used to finance capital projects like new mental health and higher education facilities, and other needed public buildings. Cheaper borrowing translates into less money paid in interest and more dollars that can be used to meet other core functions of government without tax increases.” At the meetings, McDonnell led off the discussions noting some strong economic numbers. Virginia has had four straight budget surpluses totaling nearly $2 billion, future liability in the state pension system was reduced by $9 billion, and the Rainy Day Fund is on a pace to exceed $1 billion by the end of FY 2016, the thirdlargest balance in the history of the Fund. The governor also stressed the state’s fiscal position has encouraged private-sector job creation and put Virginia in a very strong economic position moving forward.

Cox has served on the House Appropriations Committee since 2000 and emphasized the critical role the H o u s e h a s p l aye d i n strengthening the Commonwealth’s fiscal position. “I am very pleased to see the strong stance we have taken in the House on responsible spending measures that focus on meeting our obligations for core functions of government to include secondary and higher education, public safety, health services, and transportation,” Cox said. “We have also focused on economic development and job growth while keeping taxes low.” he added. “Over the last three plus years, we have supported polices that have helped create more than 167,000 new jobs, with some 90 percent of the jobs in the private sector. Virginia’s unemployment rate has gone down from 7.4 percent in February 2010 to 5.8 percent today, the lowest in the Southeast, much lower than our neighboring states and third lowest east of the Mississippi.” Cox also felt the firms were impressed that Virginia was planning ahead in

Graduation rate for students improves District with highest rates is Colonial Heights Area school districts are seeing improvement in their graduation and completion index, a state measure that some school leaders are saying is as important, or more important, than another measure of high school success: ontime graduation. The graduation and completion index is a number determined through a point system which looks at the number of students who earn state recognized diplomas and GEDs. It also looks at the number of students still making progress on a diploma after the four-year mark, certificates of completion and dropouts. The district in the region with the highest graduation and completion index and the highest on-time graduation rate is Colonial Heights. Based on state numbers, 91.1 percent of band, Joe of Dinwiddie; brother, Edward C. Lyon Jr. of Colonial Heights; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Lakemont Baptist Church, 1510 Prince George St., Petersburg, Mrs. Kitty Hoyle officiating. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall. com.

PETRA QUINN

Petra Quinn, 60, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. She served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1979 as a personnel sergeant and later owned The Packaging Store in Colonial Heights. Petra is survived by: her sisters, Peggi Quinn, Patricia Josker; brothers, James Quinn Jr., John Quinn; and her cousin, Lorraine Quinn.

Colonial Heights High School students graduated within four years. The graduation and completion index was 95 percent for the 2012-2013 academic year. Petersburg High School for 2012-2013 had a graduation and completion index of 84 percent and an ontime graduation rate of 80.1 percent. Prince George High School, for the most recent academic year, had an ontime graduation rate of 84.3 percent of students and a graduation and completion index of 88 — above the state benchmark of 85 percent. For the 2012-2013 school year and accreditation rankings, Hopewell High School had a graduation and completion index of 87 percent. The school has a four-year, on-time graduation rate of 78.8 percent. Dinwiddie County High School has seen its graduation and completion index improve every year over the past three years. The most recent figure for the 2012-2013 school year was 89 percent. For the same year, The family received friends on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the U.S. Army Women’s Museum at Fort Lee, where she was a founding director and treasurer. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Petra Quinn to the Friends of the Ar my Women’s Museum Association, P.O. Box 1027, Prince George, VA 23875.

these uncertain times with the nation’s budget and fiscal policies. “I think our establishment of the FACT Fund (Federal Action Contingency Trust) in 2010 was very well received,” Cox said. “This fund is earmarked to help Virginia to adjust to sudden and unplanned Washington spending cuts particularly for the military.” Virginia has 19 military bases, the Pentagon, some 840,000 veterans and 172,500 federal employees. Virginia is also the top defense procurement state in the country. This is the fourth yearly meeting Cox has attended and he was also very upbeat about the results. “I believe these meetings are very important.” he said. “We not only get to tell our story but the firms provide good feedback for us to consider.” Cox has been in the General Assembly since 1990 and represents Colonial Heights and southern/western Chesterfield County. He is a retired high school teacher, a baseball coach, and church leader. He and his wife Julie have four sons.

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82.4 percent of students in Dinwiddie County graduated on-time, or within four years, earning a board-recognized diploma. William Clark, Dinwiddie County Public Schools superintendent, said both the graduation and completion index and the on-time graduation rate are important numbers. “It’s important that they graduate,” Clark said, regardless of the time it takes for students to graduate. In 2013, 96,167 students statewide, or 89.1 percent, earned a Board of Education-approved diploma within four years, according to recently released state numbers. “Every one-point improvement in the state graduation rate represents another 1,000 young men and women who have earned diplomas, and are able to pursue postsecondary and career opportunities that otherwise would be off limits,” Patricia I. Wright, superintendent of public instruction, said in a press release.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Wesley United Methodist Church will hold its bazaar from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the church, located at 3701 Conduit Road. There will be a silent auction, bake sale, refinished antique furniture, antiques and collectables, stained glass lamps, Christmas wreaths and arrangements and gift baskets. Also, a pancake breakfast will be hosted from 7 to 10 a.m. and barbecue Boston butts will be sold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

‘ATOD House of Horrors’ COLONIAL HEIGHTS — In observation of National Red Ribbon We e k , t h e C o a l i t i o n Against Alcohol, Nicotine & Drugs Under-Age Use will host an “ATOD House of Horrors” event to raise awareness of the negative consequences associated with under-age alcohol, tobacco & other drug (ATOD) use. The event will take place Wednesday, Please see BRIEFLY, Page 6

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SPORTS

CHURCH DIRECTORY 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

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.

Girls field hockey: Colonial Heights vs. Prince George on Monday, Oct. 21

LIFELINE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

Services are held at Salem Church Elementary School , Address: 601 Cameron Avenue. For more informa- 9600 Salem Church Road, in Chesterfield. For more infortion, call 526-5286. mation, call 804-839-3136.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE CHURCH

LYONS AVENUE BIBLE CHURCH

CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH

CHURCH OF OUR REDEEMER

Celebration of Life Address: 516 Lyons AveChurch of God meets at 123 Pickwick Ave. in Colonial nue. For more information, Heights. For more informa- call 520-7813. tion please call 221-2915. LUTHERAN

Address: Meets at Virginia Baptist Children’s Home, 6900 Hickory Road. For more information, call 796-1040 or visitccc4jc2007@aol.com.

COLONIAL CHRISTIAN

Address: 1769 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg. For more information, call 7328567 between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday-Friday.

MOUNT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Address: 295 Dunlop Address: 19600 Halloway Far ms Blvd. For more Avenue, Matoaca. For more information, call 520-4988 or information, call 590-2094. visit www.colonialchrisMOUNT tianchurch.com.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS BAPTIST

PLEASANT BAPTIST

Address: 3110 Greenwood Avenue. For more informaAddress: 17201 Jeff Davis tion, call 526-0816. Highway. For more inforOAKLAWN mation, call 526-0424 or visit www.chbaptist.com.

CH NAZARENE CHURCH

BAPTIST

Address: 7925 Hickory Road, Chesterfield. For more information, call 804Address: 601 East Eller- 526-5649. slie Avenue. For more inforPRAYER VIGIL mation, 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

MINISTRY

The Tri-Cities Prayer Vigil Ministry has a prayer l i n e o p e n fo r p r aye r requests seven days a week including holidays from 7 p.m. to midnight. Local number is 804-425-6370, 804-861-2609 and toll-free long distance 1-(800) 4433155. Someone is always available to take calls.

PRINCE OF PEACE OUTREACH CENTER

Address: Meets at Matoaca Middle School, West campus. For more informaAddress: 107 Pickwick tion, call 526-8260 or visit Avenue. For more informawww.ccfnet1.org. tion or transportation, call COVENANT Overseer Walter J. Mason at 834-2356.

CHRISTIAN

Address: 542 South Park Blvd. For more information, call 526-0634.

FAITH BAPTIST

ST. ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Address: 17111 Jefferson Address: 1226 W. Roslyn Davis Highway. For more Road. For more information call 526-8189 or visit information, call 526-2548. mysite.verizon.net/ ST. MICHAEL’S FBC316/.

FAITH AND HOPE OUTREACH CENTER

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Address: The corner of Ellerslie Avenue and Old Address: 101 Highland Town Drive. For more inforAvenue. For more informa- mation, call 526-1790. tion, call 526-3667.

FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

SWIFT CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

HIGHLAND METHODIST

WALTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH

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Address: 21000 ChesterAddress: 18510 Branders field Avenue, Ettrick. For more information call 526- Bridge Road. For more information, call 520-1211. 6184 or 590-2277.

Address: 14001 Woods Address: 125 E. Westover Avenue. For more informa- Edge Road. For more information, call 530-8011. tion, call 526-3870.

Address: 3701 Conduit Address: 620 Lafayette Avenue. For more informa- Road. For more information, call 526-3276 or www. tion, call 526-3700 or visit www.wesley.col-hts.org. ibc4family.com.

WOODLAWN IVEY MEMORIAL U.M. CHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH

Address: 3116 Woodlawn Address: 17120 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more Avenue. For more informainformation, call 526- 1350. tion, call 526-2179 or 541-3514.

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Prince George’s Whitney Clements (14) chases Colonial Colonial Heights’ Angel Gingerich (15) lines up her shot Heights’ Katelyn Foster (1) during Monday afternoon’s during Monday afternoon’s matchup hosting Prince George. The Colonial Heights team lost 6-0 to Prince George. matchup at Colonial Heights High School.

Prep sports schedule FRIDAY, Oct. 25 Football Colonial Heights at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m. MONDAY, Oct. 28 Field Hockey Colonial Heights in VHSL Class 3A East Conference 25 tournament (at Poquoson High School), TBA TUESDAY, Oct. 29

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Prince George’s Alexis Harrell (13) and Whitney Clements (14) box in Colonial Heights’ Mikayla McCann (5) during Monday afternoon’s matchup at CHHS. Prince George won 6-0.

Boys Volleyball Colonial Heights at Prince George, 5:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball Colonial Heights at Prince George, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 Cross Country Colonial Heights in VHSL Class 3A East Conference 25 tournament (at Parker Park, South Hill), 2 p.m. Boys Volleyball Colonial Heights at Petersburg, 5:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball Colonial Heights at Petersburg, 7:15 p.m. FRIDAY, Nov. 1 Football Prince George at Colonial Heights, 7 p.m.

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Oct. 30, from 5-7 p.m. at the Colonial Heights Community Center located at 157 Roanoke Ave. The event will include food, activities and information about preventing under-aged ATOD use in the community. The event is free of charge and open to youth in the Tri-Cities area ages middle to high school. For more information, call 863-1689 ext 3193.

Help CCHASM provide holiday meals for needy residents The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry (CCHASM) will once again be holding its Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package Program to help area residents who nor-

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Prince George’s Meaghan Elliot (9) and Colonial Heights’ Casey Ridpath (2) battle for the ball during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Colonial Heights High School. Prince George claimed a decisive 6-0 victory over Colonial Heights on Monday.

mally would not be able to afford a holiday meal with their family. The CCHASM package includes a $15 gift card to purchase a turkey; as well as a bag of Thanksgiving food (valued at approximately $25). Cash donations toward a gift card or gift package will provide an area family in need with a Thanksgiving meal and leftovers. In 2012 CCHASM was able to provide Thanksgiving Meal Gift Packages and a $15 gift card to 2,331 families (8,474 adults and children). CCHASM’s goal this year is to reach 2,500 families through its two distributions. The first distribution will be on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Hopewell VFW on Lynchburg Street, for residents living in Hopewell and Prince George. The second distribution will take place at the Ches-

terfield County Fairgrounds Exhibition Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, and will be for residents living in Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, and Dinwiddie. Residents must pre-register with CCHASM prior to receiving a Thanksgiving Meal Package. Tax deductible donations will be greatly welcome to help area residents and may be sent to CCHASM at PO Box 1741, Chesterfield, VA 23832. Or, sent in through PayPal or credit card on CCHASM’s secure website at www.cchasm.org CCHASM has been serving area residents for over 25 years. The Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package Program is its largest program. For more information, call 7963715, ext. 1 or 2.

Historic Point of Rocks event CHESTERFIELD —

The county’s newest Civil War park, Historic Point of Rocks, will host a Living History Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This special event will focus on the Civil War’s medical stories, with reenactors portraying surgeons, soldiers and even Clara Barton, who served as superintendent of nursing at the Point of Rocks Hospital. Activities include: • Clara Barton performances: noon and 2 p.m. • Artillery demonstrations: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • Civil War medicine demonstrations: All day in the Strachan House • Point of Rocks tours: throughout the day The park is located at 1011 Point of Rocks Road. For more information and directions, go to VisitChesterfieldVA.com.

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The Colonial Voice, Friday, October 25, 2013

October 25, 2013

526-5872 • 526-9637 (fax) • 201 Temple Ave. • Suite E. Colonial Heights, VA • www.colonialheightschamber.com

preciation Breakfast for Colonial Heights City School teachers and staff. We p have a Business Seminar scheduled for November 6 in our community library, h entitled Engagement Marketing – Develop Distinction for Your Company. If en you Welcome to each of you from our Colonial Heights y are managing or leading a business it promises to be a valuable time, so I encourage you to attend. Chamber of Commerce. I trust that each of you is enPlease support as many of our activities as possible. Come and make conjoying a productive fall and are looking forward to the nections that can benefit your business and that will help us support each other holidays ahead of us. The Chamber always stays busy planning new activities, assisting with new business grand to improve our community. As always, please contact the Chamber Office if we can be of service in any openings and ribbon cuttings and in preparing for our way to you or your business. We are at your service and are ready to do all events. Judy Tyree we can to be helpful. We also appreciate your ideas for making our Chamber There are several activities already on our calendar of Commerce an even more relevant and productive member of our business and we are planning more, so make sure you stay connected and are engaged. Use our website at www.colonialheightschamber.com community. I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event or monthly lunch meetto stay informed and if you desire to be on our email list, email Roger.Green@ ing. Thank you for your continued support of the Colonial Heights Chamber colonialheightschamber.com to make that request. In the next few months, of Commerce. there will be networking opportunities, monthly membership luncheons, our Second Annual Colonial Heights Turkey Trot, and our annual Teacher Ap-

Letter From the Chamber President

Door Prize Winners

Come to a monthly luncheon and membership meeting and go away with a nice door prize. These were given by one of our members:

The Retreat Salon and Spa

Wear a Costume to the Colonial Heights Turkey Trot. You can register online at www.colonialheightschamber.com. Just click on the Turkey.

Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cuttings

VOTE NOV. 5, 2013

TAMMYFOSTERFERGUSON for

COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE “Because you Count”

Escape Salon: Escape Salon is open for Business. They are located on Orange Avenue in Colonial Heights, just off the Boulevard Business Corridor. Stop by and meet owner Kathy Harrell.

804.931.1600 • tffergie@gmail.com Authorized by Tammy Foster Ferguson

We would like to Welcome our newest additions to the Lundie Insurance Team:

Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening at Green Auto Sales will be November 1. Contact the Chamber office at 804 526 5872 for more information

Herman Overby • Brandon Botts & Barbara Lucy

MAIN OFFICE: 1021 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 Phone: (804) 520-4467 | Fax: (804) 520-9739

Engagement Marketing- Develop Distinction for Your Company Matt Davidson, Owner, Logo Dynamics, Inc. (a promotional products agency) Local Expert, Central Virginia Constant Contact

Toll Free: (877) 358-6343 I www.Lundielnsurance.com

The Law Offices of Cravens & Noll, P.C. • Free Intial Consults • Payment Plans • ‘‘We’ll be your lawyers for life” Colonial C l i l Heights: H i h 524-0100 524 0100

Colonial Plumbing & Heating We are here to keep your home comfortable for your family.

(804) 526-8415

Service that’s Revolutionary! www.colonialplumbing.com 114 Charlotte Ave., Colonial Heights

Wednesday, November 6 4:00-5:30 p.m. Colonial Heights Public Library • 1000 Yacht Basin Drive • Colonial Heights * How are you different than anyone else who does what you do? * What is the public’s perception of your business? * The Internet-How to use it effectively to grow your business * What is Your definition of business? Is it adequate for today’s consumer? * What role should customer service have in your business? * What is your next step to get the message out about your business? What is Constant Contact? * A way to manage e-mail messages and produce professional looking newsletters that gets your business noticed * A way to survey your prospects and clients to find new ways to meet their needs * A way to organize meetings that “showcase” your business * A way to offer “deals” to reward your clients and encourage them to be your added sales staff * A way to get noticed by search engines like Google

OTE BILL

FEASENMYER Commissioner of the Revenue City of Colonial Heights

Who is Matt Davidson? “Matt Davidson understands that the right e-mail marketing campaign coupled with social media can serve as a strong engine of any company’s marketing strategy. Matt is able to cut through the noise and present solutions that business owners can implement immediately. In his newsletter, Matt provides his readers with insights to better understand their customers’ needs and provide targeted value to them. Whether you are a novice or a veteran of social media and e-mail marketing, Matt can help you take your campaigns to the next level.” - Angela Edwards, Castle Thunder Technologies, Richmond “I attended Matt’s Constant Contact presentation a while ago. Received some very sound small business marketing tips and good takeaways. His documents are excellent. Highly recommend his work to any business owner seeking new clients.” - Daulton West, President, ASocialMediaChampion4U

Your ote insures

• Highest of Integrity • Commitment • Dedication • Honesty • Optimism

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804-337-8753 Authorized By Bill Feasenmyer

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Mission Statement

The mission m of the Colonial Heights Chamber o ommerce is to unite business and profesp of Commerce sional individuals to enhance, promote, serve, and strengthen the business and educational environment. The Chamber strives to advance the Colonial Heights region by educating, energizing, and connecting a diverse group of leaders to serve the community.

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2013-2014 Officers of the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce

PRESIDENT PRESIDEN

JUDY TYREE Riverside PACE 1st VICE PRESIDENT

JOSHUA ATCHLEY Navy Federal Credit Union 2nd VICE PRESIDENT

RITA FEASENMYER EVB Mortgage TREASURER

JANICE LOGUE Taylor Long Properties

TED WILLIAMS Colonial Heights Soccer Association

JOSHUA ATCHLEY Navy Federal Credit Union;

ROGER M. GREEN Chamber of Commerce

STEVE PERRY Stephen Perry,CPA

2013 – 2014 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

CHRIS RIGGS Riggs and Company Investment Management

C. SCOTT DAVIS Mayor THOMAS MATTIS City Manager

JENNIFER CHURCH Union First Market Bank

PAMELA A. WAITKUS Waitkus Counseling Group

PAST PRESIDENT

TOY NEWCOMB Dunlop House Assisted Living

DR. JOSEPH COX Superintendent of Schools, Colonial Heights

BRIAN RADFORD Southside Regional Medical Center

GEORGE SCHANZENBACHER Director of Planning

SHERRI CROWDER Bank of McKenney

JEFF FARIES Chief of Police

PAM COMSTOCK Gilbert C. Martin Co.

A. G. MOORE Chief, Fire and EMS

RITA FEASENMYER EVB Mortgage

TODD WILSON Sheriff

KATHI HALL Sherwood Title Company

NEIL KUCHINSKY, Legal Council

SUSIE BRIDGEMAN Swift Creek Woman’s Club

HONORARY MEMBERS

TANNER COLLINS REDC Community Capital Group

CHRIS KOLLMAN LAMESE K. ESSEY DR. JAMES McNEER

STEPHEN F. PERRY Stephen F. Perry, CPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ROGER M. GREEN

2013 – 2014 BOARD MEMBERS MARK WAITKUS All N 1 Services TAMMY FERGUSON Swift Creek Woman’s Club RANDY WHELAN B&H Lawn Services JENNIFER CHURCH Union First Market Bank JUDY TYREE Riverside PACE

STEPHANIE STABLES VCB

Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce 2013 Calendar UPDATES AVAILABLE AT www.colonialheightschamber.com OCTOBER 26 Halloween on the Porch Mod VinTique 206

Chesterfield Ave. 10 a.m – 6 p.m. 29 Ribbon Cutting at Biscuits and Jam, 16801 Jefferson Davis Hwy. 8:00 a.m.

Lyons Avenue Bible Church Pastor Donald Grover 504-0656 • 520-7813 merhoo@verizon.net 516 Lyons Avenue Colonial Heights

Dunn Right Properties, LLC We have 1 bedroom efﬁciency units and 1 to 4 Bedroom Houses available for rent in Colonial Heights and South Chesterﬁeld.

804-526-1214

NOVEMBER 1 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

Green Auto 4:00 p.m. On the Boulevard 5 Colonial Heights Teacher and Staff Appreciation Breakfast 8:00 CHHS 6 Business Seminar – Colonial Heights Public Library 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 Engagement Marketing – Develop Distinction for Your Company 12 Meet State Legislators Sponsored by ARC SOJ John Tyler CC. 6-8 p.m. 19 Board Meeting – Location TBA 11:30 a.m. Check www.colonialheightschamber.com

28 Colonial Heights Turkey Trot – 9:00 a.m. DECEMBER

19 Chamber Open House 1:00 – 4:00 P.M.

ANNUAL DINNER AT FORT LEE MARCH 20, 2014 CHECK FOR NEW CALENDAR EVENTS LIKE RIBBON CUTTINGS, GRAND OPENINGS, BUSINESS SEMINARS ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW COLONIAL HEIGHTSCHAMBER.COM GET ON OUR EMAIL LIST TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CHAMBER. EMAIL Roger.Green@colonialheightschamber.com

Welcome New Members

The Colonial He Heights eights Chamber of Commerce Welcomes those recently joining our Chamber. em mber – it is Good Business to Do Business with Chamber Members! Remember A Division of Summit Healthcare

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2033 Boulevard • Colonial Heights I 3935 S. Crater Road • Petersburg

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James River Cardiology 2801 Boulevard Suite D Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 520 1764 FAX: 866 781 3220 bmadison@jamesrivercardiology.com www.jamesrivercardiology.com Srikanth Mahavadi, DPM, PC 3611 Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 722 0467 FAX: 804 557 3464 Srikanth_Mahavadi@yahoo.com Massage Envy 1909 Southpark Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 526 7777 FAX: 804 526 7770 joliver@massageenvy.com www.massageenvy.com/clinics/VA/ Colonial-Heights-South-Park.aspx

Side Street Gallery 127 Pickwick Avenue Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 243 0338 Midas 1400 Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 520 2206 FAX: 804 520 2204 Psmith1234@aol.com www.MidasRichmond.com Biscuits N Jam 16801 Jefferson Davis Highway Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 479 3115 MP, Bounce with Me 3107 Boulevard, Suite 12 A Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 894 8216 Mpbouncewithme@yahoo.com

Home-Makers Furniture 1042 Temple Avenue Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 722 3201 FAX: 804 722 3204 Homemakersfurniture3@gmail.com Bryant and Stratton College 8141 Hull Street North Chesterfield, VA 23235 804 745 2444 FAX: 804 745 6884 jrkochheiser@bryantstratton.edu Green Auto Sales 2550 Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA 23834 804 835 9561 lgreen@greenautosalesva.com www.greenautosalesva.com

MAKE EXPERIENCE COUNT IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS!!! ELECT

GAYLE BRASWELL

As your next Commissioner of Revenue on November 5th She worked 12 years as your Deputy Commissioner of Revenue and is the only Candidate with Experience! Paid for and authorized by Gayle Braswell

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The Colonial Voice, Friday, October 25, 2013 EQUAL HOUSING NOTICE

Education

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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia's policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing be-cause of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap. All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia's fair housing laws which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violated fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530; toll free call (888)551-3247. For the hearing impaired, call (804) 367-9753.

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