🌱 Christmas Through the Centuries and 10 more events

Cheers Chester! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Wizard of Oz Performance at Carver Middle School
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Prince George (Away) at Prince George High School
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Prince George (Home) at Thomas Dale High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, temps: high: 39, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 31 degrees.

📸 Around Chester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chester

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education, 11810 Centre St, Chester
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Wizard of Oz Performance
  Carver Middle School , 3800 Cougar Trail , Chester
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Prince George (Away)
  Prince George High School
  7:15 pm

Friday December 12

• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Prince George (Home)
  Thomas Dale High School
  5:45 pm
• Wizard of Oz Performance
  Carver Middle School , 3800 Cougar Trail , Chester
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Prince George (Home)
  Thomas Dale High School
  7:15 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Through the Centuries
  Henricus Historical Park , 251 Henricus Park Rd , Chester
  10:00 am
• Cookie Decorating
  Beulah Recreation Center , 6901 Hopkins Rd , North Chesterfield
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Holiday Greeting Cards
  Beulah Recreation Center , 6901 Hopkins Rd , North Chesterfield
  10:00 am
• HOPEWELL CITY SCHOOL BOARD Meeting
  Hopewell, VA Calendar , School Board Office 103 N. 12th Avenue , Hopewell
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Hopewell (Home)
  Meadowbrook High Richmond, VA 23234
  6:00 pm
• Winter Snowman Wreath Workshop with Cody - The Salty Siren
  The Salty Siren , 700 Jordan Point Rd , Hopewell
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi everyone, please be on the lookout for my lost cat.
  She's and indoor cat and got out tonight it is going to be so cold. Her name is Gracie and she is white with some gray stripes and a little brown/tan… (Nextdoor Hilltop Farms)
• Update: An amazing human, Ms.
  Stacy Burton Whaley, picked up a trap, food, and blanket. I'm now watching for it to go into the trap. If anyone wants to take a shift, please let… (Nextdoor W Hundred)

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Stockroom Associates in Chester. Apply here.
• Colonial Heights Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher - 2025/2026 School Year in Colonial Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

• How much snow did the Petersburg, Tri-Cities area get? (progress-index.com)
• If you have to drive in the snow, there are ways to make it less dangerous (wric.com)

Hopewell

• New vessel to join Hopewell Fire Department fleet after two years without one (wric.com)
• Hopewell Valley cross country enjoys another fine season (communitynews.org)
• Albert Lee Hanchey (theenterprise.net)

Petersburg

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