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COMMUNITY Craft Show

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Friday, Nov. 10
Bensley Saturday, Nov. 11
5pm-8pm

honors Start your Christmas
9am-2pm

shopping now!
veterans baked goods, jams, jellies & pickles
Lots of handmade crafts,
Come Friday night to get the
best selection
A guest speaker during Bensley's
22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony, Ret. Bermuda Hundred UMC
Army 2nd Lt. James “Jimmy” Boehling THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL JROTC PICTURED WITH RETIRED ARMY 2025 Florence Ave • Chester, VA 23836
We are located at the corner of
gave a detailed account of an April 21, 2ND LT. JAMES "JIMMY" BOEHLING, CENTER, DAVE POTTER, RIGHT, AND One block east of Enon Elementary
Rt. 10 and Florence Ave.
1945 bombing mission he was on where BILLY STUBBS, FAR LEFT. (804) 530-1391 • bermudahundredumc.com
the plane stalled and went down. Boehling STEPHANIE’S
STYLIST WANTED alerted others on the crew, made a split PET GROOMING
decision to grab a parachute, and jumped
out head-first. His face was burned by the
Welcomes Kristin Moloney,
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Do My Hair one side of the parachute. Luckily, while staff. Kristin specializes in
slipstream, and he had forgotten to latch
certified groomer, to our
spiraling downward from 27,000 feet, he
creative grooming, Asian
was able to latch and deploy it. It saved his
fusion grooming and
life, as the plane went down loaded with
handstripping She has 13
years experience and is
Boehling is a Richmond native,
Call for your next bombs, killing the rest of the crew. Red Cross certified. Kristin 11310 Ironbridge Road
graduating from Benedictine High School
will now be grooming on
appointment. They did and in 1942. He attended Virginia Tech for one JIMMY BOEHLING, GUEST SPEAKER, IS weekdays and Saturdays Chester, VA 23831
804-796-7539
year before being drafted into the Army
(804) 318-1236 Air Force. He entered as an aviation cadet PICTURED WITH PLAT FORM GUESTS “I have a new groomer” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch & Dinner Buffet available daily!
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4316 W. Hundred Rd. Airfield in Monroe La. Boehling was then 15800 B Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Happy Hill SC) Full Service & Carry-Out Catering!
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deployed to Germany to fight in World War
in the Village of Chester II and served as a navigator on a B-17. After 804-526-7197
the war, he went on to graduate from the
University of Richmond in 1948. Boehling, CHESTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
went on to a successful career and remained
in Richmond. In fact, Boehling who is now
92, has lived in the same house for 91 years.
Platform speakers during Saturday’s VCU Trombone Choir
event were William "Billy" T. Stubbs,
president Bensley Veterans Association,
John Cogbill Jr., Bermuda District & Friends
Supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle, Rev. Trent
Boyd, pastor of Kingdom Principles
Concert
Ministries, and Jack McHale, the former conducted by Dr. Ross Walter
Bermuda District Supervisor who was
instrumental in getting the WWII memorial
in Bensley Park during his time as with Guest Artist
supervisor. Harry Watters
Thomas Dale High School JROTC
raised the service flags. The Fort Lee Army
Band performed the service songs as well
as the national anthem and "God Bless
America." Just over 100 people attended. Tuesday, November 14
Lunch was served following the ceremony. Trombone
7:00PM
Harry Watters

Presenting a concert of works including Renaissance
to modern jazz tunes

All are welcome ∙ There is no charge for admission

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:30pm
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
RICHMOND BRASS & PERCUSSION CONSORT
OVER 100 GUESTS ENJOYED LUNCH
AT THE BENSLEY COMMUNITY CENTER
FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY.
3424 W Hundred Rd ▪ Chester ▪ 804.748.4636 ▪ chesterpres.org

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