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That was then ... Wrexham Hall Weekly Calendar

SEPT BUSINESS BEFORE HOURS: GRANT WRITING FOR
6 NONPROFITS – 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Meadowdale Library Meadowdale
Meeting Room. Is your nonprofit group interested in learning more
about the major components that comprise a grant, from how to identify
WED about grant writing? In this one-hour session, participants will learn
an appropriate opportunity to how to build a budget.
CHESTER CHOICES BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP – 10:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. Chester Library Chester Combined Room A & B. “Cannery
Row” by John Steinbeck will be discussed. No registration required.

SEPT BLUEGRASS JAM SESSSION – 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Brighter Living
Assisted Living Facility, 5301 Plaza Drive, Hopewell. Bring your voice,
8 talent and love to share. They will celebrate the kick-off of football for
the residents. Bring your favorite football or fall appetizer, dessert, or
FRI finger foods to share with the residents and our community. Come and
share the joy of the season. Details: call Barbara at (804) 943-3957

SEPT JAMES RIVER REGIONAL CLEANUP – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Falling
Creek Ironworks, Falling Creek Reservoir, and Dutch Gap Landing.
9 Visit www.jrac-va.org to sign up. For more information, call 748-

1567 or e-mail info@jrac-va.org.
SAT
CHESTER FARMERS MARKET – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Chester
STAIRS BEING REMOVED FROM FRUIT HILL AND ADDED TO WREXHAM IN 1960. (TOP) A Village Green.
VIEW FROM THE AIR OF WREXHAM, 196OS.
This notable intersection of Iron was moved and installed at Wrexham. WOOD FARMERS MARKET – Woods United Methodist Church – 8
Bridge and Centralia roads is known for That stairway is one of the places a.m. to noon. 7200 Hickory Rd.
the location of it cattycorner pharmacies that is known as the “the Lady in Red” is RIVER STREET MARKET – 8 a.m. to noon. 30 River Street, Old
junk food joints, banks and the shopping purported to have been seen. Town Petersburg (next to the Farmer’s Market building) Petersburg’s
center with the latest victim of the The little window to the right of Produce and Arts Market.
Martin’s closings. the stairs is where I saw “something”
At one time the northeast corner of disappear one night, said Dick Hague
that intersection was home to Wrexham who grew up in the house and supplied
before they paved paradise and put up a the photos above. SEPT RALLY DAY - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Chester Presbyterian Church. Corner of
parking lot. The beautiful one-piece panels from Osborne and West Hundred roads. Find out what they are doing on the
In the mid-1980s, the home, which Fruit Hill were installed in the drawing 10 corner.
some say dates back to 1770, was moved room. The stairway is visible through SUN
to its current location on Old Wrexham the wall. Notice all the new lumber in
Road, and it is currently an event the construction. The Fruit Hill stairs SEPT LUNCHTIME JAM SESSION – Noon to 1:30 p.m. Chester Library
destination. were one step shorter than Wrexham’s, Chester Combined Room A & B. Beginner-friendly, informal jam
Two additions were made, one in so a nasty step down into the addition 12 session, focused on old-time music. Bring your instrument and play
1950 and the other in 1960. The latter resulted. along. (This is a practice session for musicians, not a concert. All
years "Fruit Hill," an old house off Hague said that once he left TUES musicians welcome.)
Branders Bridge Road, was purchased Wrexham he missed cutting grass,
and dismantled, and parts were “This was one great place to have CCPL CHESS CLUB – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Meadowdale Library.Learn to
play the beautiful game of chess in a relaxed, stress-free environment.
incorporated into "Wrexham" in a grown up in, didn't miss cutting at all Join the club and meet others who enjoy the game. All ages are
renovation. The old stairwell at Fruit Hill after I left,” he said. welcome.

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