After spending a month paddling down the James River in canoes, one group of high school students will have one heck of a “what I did on my summer vacation” story to share with classmates. Twelve students and four teachers took part in the James River Expedition, which was sponsored by the James River Association. On Thursday, the group landed on the shores of Chuckatuck Creek to spend the night in Suffolk.
When Dr. Philip Thomas asked a friend if opening a practice in Chuckatuck was a good idea, the friend replied, “Only if you want to kill yourself.” “But here I am, 90 years old, and I haven’t killed myself yet,” Thomas said last week. Now, after 60 years of practicing medicine, Thomas has decided to retire.
The Greater Chuckatuck Historical Foundation is finalizing the contents of its book of the area’s history and hopes to have the book ready for purchase by December.