h i n g b a s e - chesterfield county, virginia
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50+ Active Lifestyles 2‐4
Community Recreation 5
Bensley Community Building
6
Ettrick Community Building 6
History 7
Henricus Historical Park 8
Parks 9‐11
This issue
TOUCHING BASE
January 27, 2017 Volume 2, Issue 3
We have job openings.
Check out the current
listing and look for more
opportunities year‐round.
http://www.chesterfield.gov/
Careers/
NRPA EVENT MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
Mark Pinney recently attended the NRPA Event Management School from Jan. 15 – 20, in Oglebay, West Virginia. He attended a variety of sessions ranging from: Sponsorships Sales, Event Budgeting and Management, Building a Successful Volunteer program, Surveys & Evaluations, Merchandise Programs, Food and Beverages Programs, Social Media Ideas and much more. There were 157 delegates at this conference and 97 of them were first‐year students.
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Chesterfield Senior Center
Monthly luncheon , Friday, Jan. 20 at
the Chesterfield Senior Center.
Lunch was provided by Brookdale
Senior Living of Midlothian.
Having a little fun with your friends.
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Chesterfield Senior Center
Zumba Gold gets off to a great start
at the Chesterfield Senior Center.
Friday afternoon Bingo!
Huguenot Road Baptist Church
Watercolor classes are always full...14+ attendees!
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Huguenot Road Baptist Church
The 50+ group learns to make their
own greeting cards.
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COMMUNITY RECREATION
Registration has begun!
Registration for Winter/Spring
programs began Tuesday, Jan. 3. We
expect the courses to reach and in
some cases exceed the minimum
number of students required.
Programs include Babysitting
Workshops, Pediatric CPR & First
Aid, ArtZ muti‐media art, Young
Rembrandts drawing, five different
series of Bricks 4 Kidz S.T. E. M
programs, Chess Workshops and the
Challenge Island S.T.E.A. M.
programs. In addition we are
partnering with Mad Science of
Central Virginia to offer one of
their many hands on science labs.
It has been over 15 years since
we offered this.
Another new partnership has
been forged with JumpStarz. This
organization uses double‐dutch
jump rope instruction to
emphasize fitness, nutrition and
confidence. This past fall we
introduced Capoeira an
Afro‐Brazilian art form that com‐
bines dance, theatre, music, art,
acrobatics and self‐ defense. We
did not have the success we
had hoped for be we have
decided to pick another
location and try it again. Fingers
Crossed!
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BENSLEY COMMUNITY BUILDING
Day Time Fitness
Wednesday Afternoon Pinochle Club
Bensley seniors are determined to
conquer those New Year resolutions!
Our fitness instruction, Rhesa Allen
helps them workout.
The Day Time Fitness program offers
classes for all fitness levels. Classes
meet Monday‐Thursdays.
Aerobics, 9:30‐10 a.m.
Body Toning, 10‐10:30 a.m.
Chair Fitness, 10:45‐11:30 a.m.
Participants are welcome to attend as
many classes as they wish for the low
monthly fee of $25. Details: 275‐5321.
ETTRICK COMMUNITY BUILDING
The Pinochle Club began over 25
years ago with a group of
women who liked to play the
game. The women meet
monthly to play. Doris Ridley is
the only remaining original
member.
Doris Ridley pictured in the blue hat
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HISTORY
Chesterfield Museum Program
Jason Lunze, a third generation
Horologist, presented on Jan. 23 about
Sir Richard Grenville’s flagship.
The lecture was based on
archaeological evidence from the
excavations of the Sea Venture and the
Princess Channel Wreck . The lecture
focused on the 16th century British ship
Tyger that was temporarily stranded
on Ocracoke in 1585. Jason discussed
how to spot British shipwrecks, early
navigation practices and why so many
early colony vessels were lost.
Magnolia Grange Lecture
Time for Stories was held at
the County Museum on Jan.
21. Children listened to stories
about old trees, traced leaves,
and visited the 200‐year old
oak tree outside the muse‐
um. Families also enjoyed
visiting the museum and old
jail after the program. This
program was designed for
preschool aged children and their
parents/guardians.
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HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK
Henricus interpretation staff visits Stratford Hall
Andrew Rowand and members of
the Henricus interpretation staff
recently visited Stratford Hall to
discuss farm animal husbandry and
agricultural methodologies of the
18th century in contrast to those
of the 17th century.
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PARKS
District 4
Improving work space conditions by
cleaning and painting work bay.
District 2
District 2 replenished playground mulch
at these elementary schools: Beulah,
Bellwood, Bensley, Hopkins, Falling
Creek and Hening. Staff are shown
working at Hening.
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PARKS
Trades Crew
Chainsaw Safety Class taught by Rick Bryan and Dave Conner on Friday, Jan. 20. Photos were tak‐en by John West of Buildings and Grounds.
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PARKS
District 1
Matoaca Middle West Campus has new outdoor basketball goals!
*Stay tuned for completed Dodd Trail Earthworks Overlook!
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Chesterfield.gov/parks
www.facebook.com/chesterfieldvaparksrec
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Don’t forget to check out the 2017
Winter/Spring Guide! We s ll have some
openings in our Outdoor Adventures/
Nature Camps.