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BRMC 2012 Cavalcade of Music Fund Raiser
Posted March 6, 2012 at 7:19 PMWe have a great show lined up for the Cavalcade of Music on Sunday, April 29. With the early notification that we sent out, some may be tempted to put it aside for later response, and then forget. Why not do it now, and assure your support for this, our only charity fund-raiser of each year. Better still -- sell some tickets to your friends and/or extended family. They will be glad you thought of them.
Valentine's Day event on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Posted February 1, 2013 at 12:28 AMJoin us for a Very Special Valentine's Day event on Sunday, February 17, 2013 !!
Enjoy a special evening of Fine Dining at the elegant Brandermill Woods Club House. The evening begins at 6:00 with a welcome Open Bar Cocktail Reception featuring a full selection of spirits and wine, with butler served Mini Quiche and bar snacks. Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.
Please note that the cost per person listed following the choices of entree is all inclusive -- the reception, the dinner and unlimited beverages throughout the evening == including beer, wines and spirits (scotch, vodka, gin, rum, etc.) soft drinks, the entertainment, door prizes, taxes and the gratuity.
Dinner begins with: Baby Spinach Salad with glazed pecans & Manderins pre-set Raspberry Vinaigrette)
Your entree and dessert choices are:
- Surf & Turf Lobster Tail & 4oz. Filet Mignon -- $66 per person
- 6oz Petite Filet Mignon Bearnaise -- $56 per person
- Baked Salmon Filet & mustard/dill sauce -- $52 per person
- Chicken "Oscars" -- $50 per person
Each entree is served with rice pilaf and California blend vegetables.
For dessert: your choice of Carrot Cake or German Chocolate Cake.
Following dinner, we visualize being in a "supper club" and welcome popular & talented vocalist -- Joe LaLuna -- offering our favorite selections -- the soothing strains of some oldies -- and some not so old.
Note that tables will accommodate 6 or 8 persons. Therefore, we suggest that when making your reservations please indicate with whom you wish to be seated, otherwise we will randomly assign seating.
Reservations will be accepted on a first paid basis and must include each person's selection of entree and dessert. Reservations must be received before Monday February 11.
We also encourage you to invite relatives, friends and neighbors to join us. Simply add their names, entree & dessert selections to the reservation form.
Complete and mail the reservation form, with your check(s) payable to BRMC, to
Bill LaLonde 14207 Chimney House Road, Midlothian, VA 23112
------------- Print & cut -- or provide info on separate sheet ------------
Name ____________________ Entree _____________ Dessert ____________ $ _________
Check(s) Total: $ _________
May 3, 2012 Meeting
Posted March 16, 2012 at 10:29 AMMonica Hughes. the Executive Director of the Chesterfield Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI), will be the speaker for the May meeting of BRMC.
LLI, is now in its ninth year of meeting that thirst for knowledge and the challenges of seniors through daytime college level courses, lectures, events and other activities. LLI is about intellectual curiosity and the joy of learning for learning’s sake: all goals of seniors not ready for an inactive and stoic retirement and who are looking forward to a future with challenges and opportunities for personal growth.
Guided tour of the National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Posted January 14, 2013 at 10:13 AMThe BRMC has arranged a special guided tour of the National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.
The date is Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
This popular event will fill up quickly, so early reservations are encouraged.
Paid reservervations must be received by March 1, 2013.
Contact Bal Dighe for details: 804-639-6960.
National Monuments, April 18
Posted March 15, 2013 at 1:34 PMBRMC Social Committee Vice-chair Bal Dighe has done it again !!
He has arranged a wonderful day-tour of two National Monuments, with transportation by luxury motorcoach at just $35.00 per person, including taxes and gratuity,--- provided we have a minimum of 40 persons, and we can accommodate up to 56.
The monuments are....
Appomattox Courthouse National Park, which is comprised of many historical structures plus several reconstructed buildings. The village itself is the site of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending the four year civil war. We will see documents and the many artifacts of that tragic event, including the pencil used by General Lee for additions and corrections to the treaty.
The D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. That town suffered the highest per-capita casualties in the nation. The National D-Day memorial honors the allied forces that fought in the invasion of Normandy France on June 6, 1944. The English garden, a haunting tableau of the invasion, and the victory plaza pay homage to the brave forces and sacrifices of our fallen heroes.
Note that the entrance fee for Appomattox is just $3 or is free for those who hold Golden Passport (senior citizen) passes. Since many of our members are holders of this passport, they are entitled free entry with two more persons.
Similarly, the D-Day Memorial waives the small entry fee for Veterans. Thus, the prudent option is to have each person handle their own entry.
The details are:
- Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013
- Leave Market Square @ 9:30 a.m.
- Arrive Appomattox Courthouse @ 11:00 a.m.
- Leave Appomattox @1:00 p.m.
- Lunch stop @1:15 at The Porterhouse Restaurant in Lynchburg, were each person can order his/her own meal from the menu and pay accordingly.
- Depart Lynchburg @2:00 p.m.
- Arrive and tour the D-Day Memorial @ 2:30.
- Depart Bedford @ 4:30 p.m.
- Arrive Market Square @ 6:30 p.m.
- Paid reservations are required for this special offering, and must be received before Monday, April 1st. If we do not have the minimum 40 paid reservations BEFORE that date, the tour will need to be cancelled and your checks returned/cancelled.
Send your checks, payable to BRMC, at $35. per person, to:
6112 Duck Cove Road Midlothian, VA 23112
Questions? Please call Bal at 804.639.6960
March 5, 2026 Meeting
Posted February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PMBrett Burkhart, developer of The Lake, is the scheduled speaker for the March 5 meeting of the club.
February 5 Meeting CANCELLED
Posted January 28, 2026 at 9:51 AMDue to issues with the Brandermill Church parking, we have cancelled this Thursday's breakfast meeting. The breakfast meeting will be held on March 5th
Republican Sturtevant expects taxes to rise under new state leadership
Posted December 12, 2025 at 11:36 AMBy Greg Pearson
Republican State Senator Glen Sturtevant predicts taxes will increase with Democrats in full control of both houses of the legislature and Democrat Governor-elect Abigale Spanberger being sworn in on January 17. Currently, Democrats hold a 64-36 majority in the House of Delegates and a narrow lead of 21-19 in State Senate.
Speaking at the January meeting of the Brandermill Region Men’s Club (BRMC), the 12th District Republican estimated Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin used 400 vetoes during his four years in office, often to hold the line on proposed Democratic spending — the most vetoes ever, he said. Former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe, serving four years starting in 2014, held the previous veto record of “about 115,” according to Sturtevant.
With the Democrats in full control of state leadership, the Republican senator expects legislation to institute paid family leave to pass using higher taxes on employers and employees to pay for it. Such a benefit will create the opportunity for waste, fraud and abuse, Sturtevant predicted. Youngkin had vetoed a previous paid family leave bill. The senator also anticipates higher state spending on Medicaid.
Sturtevant plans on introducing a bill that will cause data centers to pay higher energy costs for those providers’ use. He called so many data centers being built in Northern Virginia “a data center alley.” Data centers are facilities that store, process and manage digital energy, and those businesses are expanding rapidly nationwide. Chesterfield County is considering three sites. Sturtevant said data centers “also use a lot of water.”
In comments to the 34 members and guests at the BRMC meeting, Sturtevant was also critical of his party’s messaging during the 2025 election period. He reported that state Republicans expected incumbent Jayson Miyares to be re-elected as attorney general, hoped that candidate John Reid might be elected lieutenant governor, but expected Winsom Earle-Sears to be defeated as the gubernatorial candidate. The Democrats swept all three statewide races by margins of 7%, 11% and 15% respectively.
Affordability was the central issue in the November election, and Republicans “didn’t have a message or answer,” he commented in response to one BRMC member’s query. “You can’t dispute what people are feeling,” he explained.
Sturtevant said he has spoken with Chesterfield County leaders regarding the increasing amount of multi-family housing comprised of townhouses, condos and apartments. “It’s too much,” he said, and was concerned about their impact on traffic congestion and classroom sizes. What is needed is more single-family housing at varying selling prices like Brandermill has, he commented.
The Republican also expressed concern at Virginia’s ability to provide energy to its growing population. He supports small modular reactors, whose approval and construction process is shorter and more-timely than building large nuclear facilities.
Sturtevant said he knows Delegate Leslie Mehta, the Democrat who assumes her House of Delegate’s seat on January 14 representing the 73rd District after defeating incumbent and Republican Mark Early last November. “I have met her and get along with her very well,” he added.
The BRMC first asked Mehta to speak at the Club’s January meeting but when she delayed in accepting, Sturtevant was asked to preview the upcoming General Assembly session to the BRMC membership. The Club has asked Mehta to provide a wrap up of the GA session at its April 2 meeting.
BRMC Holiday Dinner
Posted November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PMDate: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Location: Harbor Point Clubhouse
Happy Hour: 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Entertainment: 5:15PM – 6:00PM
Dinner: 6:00PM – 7:30PM
DINNER MENU
The main entrée, beef tenderloin, will be prepared by renowned Chef and Raconteur, Graham Henderson.
Each member is asked to bring a dish to share: side dish/salad or dessert. You will have your choice of quality wine, beer, soda, water, coffee and tea.
RESERVATION FORM
County planner updates status on Genito Road development
Posted December 23, 2025 at 9:35 AMBy Greg Pearson
Assistant Planning Director Steve Donohoe with Chesterfield County provided a PowerPoint presentation to 52 members and guests of the Brandermill Region Men’s Club on December 4th concerning the planned development on Genito Road from the Waterford Shopping Center to just east of the former Southside Speedway.
Townes at Waterford
The ten-acre site was approved for rezoning for 125 townhomes from I-1 to residential multifamily by the county board last month. It is located on Waterford Lake Drive in the Waterford Office Park and wholly within the Brandermill community. Residents will be paying monthly assessments to the Brandermill Community Association and will be eligible to use Brandermill amenities, including the community’s three pools. With the zoning approved, the heavily treed acreage has been transferred to the DR Horton, which will build the residential community.
Ice Arenas
The 8.5-acre site is located in the southwest quadrant of the interchange of Route 288 and the Powhite Parkway. Street access will be off Tredegar Lake Parkway. It will be named The Ice Box with two skating rinks, and the site does not require rezoning. The Ice Box will be built in two phases and designed for open skating, skating lessons and hockey practice, games and tournaments at both rinks. The popularity of youth hockey teams and the accompanying tournaments is growing rapidly, making hockey team practice sessions difficult to schedule on the existing facilities.
The Lake
Donohoe called the water park “a very ambitious project.” Under construction in the northwest quadrant of the crossing of Route 288 and Genito Road, access to the project is hampered by the lack of direct access to Genito from 288. County officials have said they are talking to VDOT management about waiving restrictions to provide that access in both directions. For safety reasons, VDOT policy restricts interchanges to high speed, divided highways from being within one mile of each other. The 288 intersection with the Powhite Parkway is to the north of Genito.
The Lake zoning calls for 700+ multifamily residences, 100,000 square feet of office space, one or possibly two hotels and 150,000 square feet of entertainment uses, including an amphitheater and outdoor surf facility. Developer Brett Burkhart has pledged 200+ events annually, when completed.
But the project has stalled. A November 25th headline in Richmond BizSense read: “The Lake Project in Chesterfield hit with a lawsuit and liens.” The story in the online publication went on to report: “The developer of the massive lake-anchored project near Brandermill says he’s still bullish on the endeavor despite claims of unpaid work from contractors and a commercial brokerage, and construction having slowed in recent months.”
Asked about the Lake project, Donohoe said, “The county is working with developer to get it moving.”
XL Sports
The county board approved rezoning of 10.9 acres for the business to build two privately-owned soccer fields and the necessary parking last April. The site is located at 2300 Oak Lake Boulevard adjacent to the company’s existing facility. The business park is off Genito next to the former Southside Speedway.
Southside Speedway
Donohoe said he had nothing to report regarding the former speedway since the owners have not submitted any plans to the county. In recent months, a portion of the wooden fence around the site has been taken down, and it appears that at least some of the seating inside has also been dismantled.
Hamlet at Falling Creek
The Middleburg Companies has begun marketing its residential mix of 365 rental and owner-occupied, single-family homes in the development that backs up to Falling Creek. The development also includes some single-family lots for sale. The Hamlet is located on the north side of Genito Road just east of the Oak Lake Business Park. The acreage fronting Genito is zoned for 35,000 square feet of commercial development.