The parents of a missing Coast Guard aviator from Virginia aren’t giving up hope that their son survived a collision with a Marine Corps helicopter. Adam Bryant, 28, of Crewe is among the nine people missing at sea after Thursday’s crash off the Southern California coast, the Coast Guard said. Bryant was co-pilot of the Coast Guard C-130.

CREWE Members of Crewe Christian Church, Disciples of Christ learned much about themselves after church leaders passed out money last fall and challenged the congregation to make it grow. The lessons were no less so for members of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Clarksville, which had undertaken a similar effort a few months earlier.

Drew Scholes felt guilt and anxiety during the first Sunday in November when church leaders at Crewe Christian Church Disciples of Christ passed out $20 to each person in attendance. He and others were challenged to take the money—$760 in all—grow it and return it yesterday. While Scholes donates time and money to causes, he felt guilty over not tithing.

Petersburg The Walnut Hill Elementary School PTA is hosting a Real Men Can Cook chili cook-off today at 6:30 p.m. at Walnut Hill, 300 South Blvd. Admission is $5 or five canned goods. For more information, contact (804) 350-8301. Chesterfield The Southern Economic Development Council has named Garrett Hart as its newest honorary life member. Hart serves