April 30, 2021 Volume 6, Issue 17

Bensley Recreation Center 2

Stonebridge Recreation Center

3

Sports Tourism 4-5

50+ Active Lifestyles 6

History 7-8

Parks Operations 8-9

This issue

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZED

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARKS AND

RECREATION DEPARTMENT At the April 28 meeting, the Board of Su-pervisors recognized the 50th anniversary of the Parks and Recreation Department. Former directors and a long-serving PRAC member were in attendance for the presentation of a resolution. Former direc-tor Phil Hester (1978-86) watched the meeting from his home in California.

Left to right: Pete Stith, past director; Bob Terrell, original and still serving PRAC member; Dr. James Worsley, Deputy County Administrator and past director; Mike Golden, past director; Bob Smet, current Director of Parks and Recrea-tion.

Left to right: Stan Thorne, Assistant Director of Parks; Dr. James Worsley, Mike Golden, Bob Smet, Bob Terrell,

and Pete Stith.

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BENSLEY RECREATION CENTER

Pocahontas State Park Junior Ranger Series “Park Ranger Party”

Bensley Recreation Center held their eighth and final Junior Park Ranger session, “Park Ranger Par-ty” in person at Bensley Park on Monday, April 26. The participants learned about nature, pretended to be raccoons, played hide and go seek, and learned about animals that live in the woods. At the end of the session, all participants were rewarded with their Junior Park Ranger certificate, goodie bags, and received their park ranger patch.

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STONEBRIDGE RECREATION CENTER

Crafting with Paper is a new class taught by Mindi Webster. Mindi is an avid paper crafter and long-time rubber stamper, who creates cards, treats and gifts through a series of classes. Each class focuses on a season/holiday but can be tailored for any gift giving season. These ladies had a great time relaxing and creating paper crafts.

Crafting with Paper

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SPORTS TOURISM

River City Sportsplex and Horner Park were abuzz with soccer action over the past week-end as Club Champions League visited for their fourth of five scheduled events this year, the 2021 Adidas Festival. This event brought in championship level teams from within CCL competing in league play or in friendlies against teams not in the CCL. There were 203 teams in age groups ranging from U-11 to U-19 participating in the event. CCL has member clubs in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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SPORTS TOURISM

River City Sportsplex continues to garner national attention as it was selected as one of the Top Ten Ultimate Soccer and Lacrosse Venues for 2021. Thirty-three facilities were a part of the fan favorite competition that was conducted through social media as “fans” voted by liking, sharing and commenting to spread the word for their favorite venue. Thank you for your support in solidifying our spot in the Top 10!! The Top 10 can be found at https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=58498&i=702227&p=14

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Virtual Longevity University Series

Virtual Longevity University Series wrapped up on Tuesday, April 27, with a session on Social Connect-edness with 15 registered. Dr. Jay White, with the Longevity Project for a Greater Richmond, led the discussion for our seniors on how important it is to stay connected with others. He emphasized the need to take care of our mental health as much as our physical health during this COVID pandem-ic. The summer series will kick off on May 25 with a session on how to “Disrupt Ageism”.

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HISTORY

On Sunday, April 25, the Chester-field Historical Society held their Quarterly Meeting at Historic Trini-ty Church. The speaker was John Pagano, Historical Interpreter Su-pervisor at Henricus Historical Park. John discussed the Battle of Ware Bottom Church, which was a significant engagement during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign in 1864 and discussed the impact this church played as a witness to three distinct wars from 1709-1864.

Historical Society Quarterly Meeting

Mowing season is in full swing!

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HISTORY

This past week, repairs to a section of the floor in the research library at Historic Trinity Church were made by the General Services De-partment carpentry shop. A sec-tion of the floor had deteriorated from damage caused by termites. After assessing the damaged floor, a section was replaced and car-peted to stabilize the area. The carpentry shop, led by Mark West, and work completed by Michael Corbitt, Michael Herring, Daniel Coates, and Edward Humphries allowed the Historical Society to relocate their vertical file cabinets and map case.

Trinity Church Repairs

PARKS OPERATIONS

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Parks maintenance staff member Larry Mallory is painting soccer lines at Providence Middle School .

PARKS OPERATIONS

Backstop replacement at Robious Sports Complex is underway.

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Thursday, May 6 Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting - virtual

Tuesday, May 25 Drive-in Trivia - 50th anniversary event, Stonebridge Recreation Center

Saturday, May 29 Memorial Day at Henricus, Henricus Historical Park

Summer Program Guide is available online only.

www.chesterfield.gov/programguide

Details on events can be found at www.chesterfield.gov/parks