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OCT CHESTERFIELD NEEDLEWORK FRIENDS – 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Chester Library Chester Small Room. Knit, crochet, socialize, and
25 share your techniques with others. All skill levels are welcome.

WED BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Public
Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road, Chesterfield.

OCT 1917 COURTHOUSE CENTENNIAL – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. . A special
event is planned to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the day
26 the cornerstone for the courthouse was laid in 1917. 10011 Iron Bridge
Rd. Contact: Chris Ruth, 768-7498 or ruthc@chesterfield.gov
THU
DALE DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING – 7 p.m. Building
Chesterfield’s Blueprint – FY2019 Budget. Dale District Supervisor
Jim Holland, and Dale District School Board Member, John Erbach.
Meadowbrook High School lecture hall, door No. 8, 4901 Cogbill Rd.

WILLS CLINIC – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meadowdale Library Meadowdale
Meeting Room. Individuals can meet with an attorney to identify their
needs and obtain assistance in drafting the necessary legal documents
COURTESY OF DOMINION POSTCARD CLUB SCOTT KINZIE COLLECTION related to a will. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov.
WWI SOLDIERS BIVOUAC AT DUTCH GAP OCT HAUNTED HENRICUS, JR. THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE
AFTERNOON. – 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children, ages 3-8, can join staff
Soldiers in continue to have the rela- after General Robert E. Lee, a Confederate 27 from our Education Department for stories, a treats tour and a make-
tive safety of home before being shipped Civil War commander. and-take 17th century craft. All children must be accompanied by an
out to Europe and other parts of parts of Brig. Gen. Malcolm Frost said, “Every FRI adult. Henricus Historical Park, 251 Henricus Park Rd. Registration
required by Oct. 26. Call 318-8797. $
Eastern Europe to fight the Germans. The Army installation is named for a soldier
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia put Lenin who holds a place in our military history.” HAUNTED HENRICUS: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
in office and began the Russian scare that He further explained that the historic names - 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Experience an evening of spellbinding accounts
lasted for decades. chosen “represent individuals, not causes and legendary tales as storytellers relive old English and Virginia Indian
The fourth year of the war also or ideologies,” and that it was done “in the legends and folklore. Join us by the fireside and listen to the European
brought the United States into the battle, spirit of reconciliation, not division.” stories that early colonists recounted from their homeland. Tours are not
but not without training. Camp Lee, now After World War I, Camp Lee was appropriate for children under the age of 6. Henricus Historical Park,
Fort Lee, was instrumental in training taken over by the Commonwealth of Vir- 251 Henricus Park Rd. Registration is required. Call 748-1611. $
troops for trench warfare. Today, many ginia and designated as a game preserve.
tunnels remain, but they have been closed Later, portions of the land were incorporat- MAD SCIENCE: SPIN, POP, BOOM – 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
off due to the danger of the public explor- ed into the Petersburg National Battlefield Meadowdale Library Meadowdale Meeting Room
ing the tunnels that were built for training and the Federal Correctional Institution, Use science to defy gravity, create awesome rainbow reactions, dissolve
and used in the field to go from trench to Petersburg. a plastic foam head and create elephant toothpaste! For children in
trench on the battlefield. Camp Lee was still active, as the grades K-5. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov.
The photo above shows part of an 1920 Census showed many soldiers still
exercise to toughen up soldiers as part of stationed there. OCT CATAPULTING PUMPKINS! – 12:30 p.m to 2:30p.m. Ettrick-
their training. In addition, Camp Lee was According to Dr. Kenneth Finlayson, Matoaca Library Ettrick-Matoaca Meeting Room
still under construction. In June 1917, command historian for the Combined 28 Learn about the physics of a catapult while competing in teams building
building began, and within 60 days some Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, SAT a catapult and hurling small pumpkins! Register online at library.
14,000 men were on the installation. “All of the buildings, with the exception chesterfield.gov.
Just 18 days after a state of war with of the White House, were torn down, and
Germany was declared, the first Camp Lee the land was reverted to a state game and HAUNTED HENRICUS: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
was selected as a state mobilization camp, forest preserve. A portion of the land that - 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. See Friday.
and it later became a division training included an extensive network of training
camp. trenches was incorporated into the Peters- OCT MEADOWDALE MEDITATION HOUR – 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
When construction work ended, there burg National Battlefield. Twenty years lat- Meadowdale Library Meadowdale Meeting Room
were accommodations for 60,335 men. er, with war clouds again gathering on the 30 Don’t let Monday get you down. An hour of uninterrupted quiet time
On July 15, 1917, the War Department horizon, Camp Lee would be reconstructed MON and some peace of mind. Space, mats, and ambience provided. No
announced that the camp would be named to begin the second phase of its life as a registration required.
training camp for World War II.
OCT HALLOWEEN - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Trick or Treating
Village News 31 BRIDGE PLAYERS – 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, 13028
Harrowgate Rd. Experience players welcome. Details: (804) 526-0026.
TUE
Publisher: Linda Fausz Managing Editor: Mark Fausz DALE DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING – 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Account Executive: Tyler Fausz Copy Editor: Steven Miles Building Chesterfield’s Blueprint – FY2019 Budget. Dale District
Columnists: Supervisor Jim Holland, and Dale District School Board Member, John
Pete Hypes, Walter Wilson, Gena Lashley Erbach. Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd.
Sports Editor: Josh Mathews Contributing Writers: Melissa Wilfong, Becky Robinette Wright, Danielle Ozbat
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