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HCPS to host substitute bus driver job fair

Members of Henrico County Public Schools’ Human Resources and Pupil Transportation will host a job fair Feb. 13 for anyone interested in becoming a substitute bus driver for the school system. Approximately 30 vacancies are available in the substitute pool. The position pays $12.04/hour and would include filling in on an as-needed basis for regular bus drivers who are absent for various reasons. The position is temporary, with a maximum of 30 hours per week. The position does include the potential for transition to full-time, which is based on performance and availability.

Members of the public are invited to attend the job fair, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Henrico Training Center, 7701 East Parham Rd. Interested candidates must be at least 21 years of age, have a high school diploma or equivalent, have a valid Virginia driver’s license (includes obtaining a CDL instructional permit or hold a CDL Class B permit with endorsements in P (Transporting Passengers), S (School Bus) and airbrakes), pass a physical and drug test and have no felony convictions.

Applicants must first complete an application in advance online at http://www.henricojobs.com (Vacancy Number IRC45283). Those who experience difficulty completing the application online or who do not have computer access should contact the Human Resources office at 652-3664 or visit the HR Office at 3820 Nine Mile Rd. and use dedicated computers.


Community

Short Pump Ruritan Club donates $50k to Virginia War Memorial

The Short Pump Ruritan/Civic Association Foundation, Inc. recently presented a check for $50,000 to the Virginia War Memorial Educational Foundation. The donation will be used to finance the production of a new film about the Vietnam War as part of the War Memorial’s award-winning Virginians at War film series. > Read more.

Vintage Home Market set for June 15-16

A longtime Lakeside business owner and his partner are bringing "The Vintage Home Market" to the Richmond International Raceway Complex June 15-16.

Tony Turner has operated a business on Lakeside Avenue for nearly 20 years, beginning with Huckleberries Home & Garden for 10 years in The Hub Shopping Center and followed by Feathernesters across the street in the Lakeside Town Center. > Read more.

Fan Care offers heat relief to seniors

Qualifying senior citizens can receive free relief from summer heat through the 23rd annual Fan Care program, which provides fans and cooling assistance to seniors 60 and older in need.

The program is an initiative of Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging for seniors who meet income eligibility requirements and have a situation that threatens their health. > Read more.

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Entertainment

A community ‘Kaffeehaus’ in Henrico’s Far West End

Born and raised in good old Europe, I am quite familiar with the traditional Austro-Hungarian tradition of the Kaffeehaus, an institution that represents a lifestyle of relaxing and thinking in a familiar environment with coffee, pastry, news, good service, marble tables, subdued sounds like the click-clack of the coffee machine, mugs and plates, conversations among patrons and with staff and a bit of low volume Johann Strauss music.

And so it was a thrill to find a modern version of a Kaffeehaus right here in Henrico County: The Daily Grind, near Short Pump Town Center. > Read more.

Oklahoma tornado victims to benefit from Innsbrook concert

The Innsbrook Foundation will present a special concert June 19 at the Innsbrook Snagajob Pavilion to raise funds benefiting the victims of the Moore and Shawnee communities of Oklahoma.

The Innsbrook After Hours RVA Cares event will feature five bands and a family festival in recognition of the many families devastated by the Oklahoma tornadoes on May 20, which killed 23 people, injured 377 others, and left destroyed and damaged homes affecting 33,000 residents. > Read more.

Food trucks arrive in the West End

West End residents no longer have to pick between fighting the summer mall crowds for a quick bite or breaking the bank to eat at a fine-dining spot because one Richmond group is bringing both to them.

RVA Street Foodies, the organization behind the outdoor food truck courts at the Virginia Historical Society and Hardywood Brewery, debuted its new Henrico food truck court at All Saints Episcopal Church on River Road May 22. > Read more.

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