Lake Country Visitor & Newcomer Guide 2009 - (Page 57) $200,000 Main Street Pavilion, designed for weddings and community gatherings. “We’ll grow because our people love their town and won’t let it die,” says Bonnie L. Hoffmann, the former executive director of the Chase City Chamber of Commerce. “We’ll keep our Main Street shops and restaurants full, continue to use our Main Street Pavilion for events and activities, and we’ll keep looking for ways to became bigger and better.” Chase City also focuses on education with its Estes Community Center, built inside what was once a Roses Department Store. This place partners with nearby Southside Virginia Community College to offer educational courses. “We train people who don’t have jobs,” says the center’s director, Bonnie Gilliam. “And we train people who don’t have skills. The main thing? We train people for the workforce.” 57 Come Dock With Us! Chase City is home to the 30,000-square-foot Estes Community Center, with its state-of-the-art nursing lab. The town is dedicated to education and training future generations for the workforce. www.akdockservice.com PHOTO COURTESY SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA CC A&K Dock Service offers a full line of High quality Wood, Galvanized, and Aluminum floating docks. We also offer Jet Ski ports, Boat Lifts, Ladders, Floats and Hardware Supplies for the do it yourselfers. We can help you customize your floating dock to meet your individual needs. We are a US Army Corps of Engineers approved dock builder serving the Buggs Island/ Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston area. Let us build you a high quality dock today with customer service that is second to none. 103 Russell ST., Clarksville, VA 23927 (434)374-2560 Visitor & Newcomer Guide http://www.karin-kuhn.net http://www.akdockservice.com
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