Monthly Archives: July 2009

Positions Available At William Byrd Community House

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Early Childhood Lead Teacher (1): To direct and promote a
developmentally appropriate group experience for children 3-5 that
promotes their cognitive, social emotional and physical growth.

BS in Early Childhood required – plus three years experience working
with 3-5 year old children and their families; must possess VA driver’s
license and experience driving a passenger van or mini bus

Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (1): Assist Lead Teacher in providing
a developmentally appropriate early childhood group experience to 3-5
year olds and their families.

CDA with 3rd or 4th year college currently enrolled in BA or BS early
childhood education degree program; Must possess VA drivers license and
experience driving passenger van or mini bus.

Early Childhood Teacher Extended Day (1): To implement and provide a
developmentally appropriate preschool group experience to 3-5 year olds.

CDA or AA in Early Childhood with 3rd or 4th year college currently
enrolled in BA or BS early childhood education degree program; Must
possess VA drivers license and experience driving passenger van or min
bus

After school Child Care Worker (2): To implement and provide appropriate
after school care to 5 – 12 year olds.

Associates degree required in child development, elementary education,
social sciences or recreation and 3 years experience working with groups
of elementary children; must possess VA driver’s license/ CDL preferred
and experience driving a bus or passenger van.

After school Child Care Worker (1): To implement and provide appropriate
after school care to 5 – 12 year olds.

Associates degree required in child development, elementary education,
social sciences or recreation and 3 years experience working with groups
of elementary children.

After school Child Care Worker/ Coordinator (1): To implement and
provide appropriate after school care to 5 – 12 year olds.

Associates degree required in child development, elementary education,
social sciences or recreation and 3 years experience working with groups
of elementary children; must possess VA driver’s license/ CDL preferred
and experience driving a bus or passenger van

To apply for these positions please e-mail your cover letter and resume
to Shelia Givens by 5:00 pm August 10, 2009 sgivens@wbch.org

Councilperson Jewell’s “Rippin'” Fundraiser

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Word on the street is that, following the passing of the Downtown Master Plan, 5th District Councilperson Marty Jewell will be holding a fundraising party this Wednesday, hosted by the Ripp family.

Some background here, here, and here.

Hopefully the Downtown Master Plan will be one topic of discussion at tonight’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting.

July Smallpox Scare of 1905

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From the newspaper archives of the Times Dispatch:

Two guards were yesterday ordered to patrol that section of the City south of Spring Street and east of Belvidere Street, where citizens have been exposed to the disease.

Dr. W.T. Oppenheimer, President of the Board of Health, and Mayor McCarthy held a conference yesterday morning and decided that it was imperative to have the guards placed on the infected section of Oregon Hill to see that no one entered the houses that were quarantined.

At the risk of being alarmist, history does tend to repeat itself, and citizens should be prepared.

Trash Problem on Idlewood

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From this past Tuesday

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From this past Saturday

From this past Saturday

Despite multiple communications over the past year with the City’s Public Works and Community Development, as well as letters to the property owner, this trash pile remains a sore spot. Its right along the sidewalk and its one of the first things people see when they enter into the neighborhood from the west. Visitors to the Tuesday Byrd House Market often have to walk around it. Despite City Code violations, the trash cans are hardly ever taken away from the street back to the residents’ yards. Really, one easy solution would be to create a trash containment area along the alley which goes north behind the residences just a few yards away, and make sure residents use it. City trash trucks are supposed to be picking up from the back alleys in the neighborhood. The owner of these row houses which face the 200 block of S. Cherry, is a man named Hugh Edmunds. He continues to rent to VCU students while he lives over in the Windsor Farms neighborhood.

There have also been multiple noise complaints about these houses over the past few years, with at least one being on the Richmond police CAPS list. Sadly, some of the longtime residents on the 300 block of S. Cherry have moved away in part to the ongoing nuisances.

Years ago, I used to attend parties at 238 S. Cherry when Mike Gangloff lived there. Mike ran his own record label, Radioactive Rat, from that house. Sometimes he would even have bands play there. He made a point of warning neighbors a few days before and making sure the loudness was over before midnight. Then we would QUIETLY hang out while enjoying a few of Mike’s excellent homebrew pumpkin ales.

Franklin St between Laurel and Belvidere will be partially closed Thursday

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DPU TRAFFIC ALERT
Franklin Street between Pine & Belvidere Streets
 
RICHMOND, VA— Beginning Thursday, July 23, 2009 through Friday, July 24, 2009 at 7 a.m. the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will be lining a sewer main along Franklin Street from E Pine Street to the intersection with Belvidere Street.

During construction the right and left lanes of Franklin will need to be closed from approximately Laurel to Belvidere, leaving the center lane available for traffic. The right southbound lane of Belvidere Street will also be closed from Grace Street to beyond the intersection of Franklin and Belvidere streets.

Motorists should follow all posted detour signs. Motorists are asked to proceed with caution around the construction area.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities provides natural gas, water, wastewater and stormwater services to more than 500,000 residential and commercial customers in the metropolitan region. DPU also operates electric street lighting utility, which maintains more than 37,000 streetlights throughout the City. For more information, call DPU’s Customer Care Center at 644-3000 or visit DPU’s Web site at www.richmondgov.com/dpu.

Remembering George Rice

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From the newspaper archives of the Times Dispatch:

July 22, 1905, Page 2, Image 2

GEORGE RICE DROWNED
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Was Bathing In The Canal Near Hollywood – Body Recovered
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George Rice, the thirteen-year-old son of Dick Rice, of Oregon Hill, was drowned in the Canal, near Hollywood Cemetery while in bathing yesterday morning.

The body was recovered by Pat Woods, who dived for it.

Silver Petitions City Council On Behalf Of Bicyclists

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Candidate Silver Persinger is at it again. In his own words:

I created this petition to Richmond City Council. A friend was recently stopped by police for not having a light on her bicycle and fined $100. Sign this petition to reduce the fine and pass it along to your friends. If several hundred people sign it, we may have a shot.

Click here to sign the following petition.

Petition to Reduce Fine for Riding a Bicycle without a Light in Richmond, Virginia

We, the undersigned, request that Richmond City Council reduce the fine for bicyclists who ride a bicycle at night without lights from $100 to $15.

Whereas, bicycle riding is a healthy form of transportation that is good for rider and the environment; the City Council should value and encourage the contribution that bicyclists make to reducing the impact of transportation to the city and the environment.

Whereas, bicycles are predominately ridden with young people, students, and the low income; a $100 fine presents a financial hardship for the majority of bicycle riders. On July 24, 2009 the Federal Minimum Wage was raised to $7.25. A $100 fine represents over 13.5 hours of labor at minimum wage, or over a third of an employee’s weekly wages.

Whereas, most bicycles are equipped with reflectors, the bicycles are visible at night by reflecting the headlights of oncoming automobiles.

We object to the $100 fine and request the City Council to create an ordinance which would reduce the fine to $15.

LUHT Agenda- It Matters

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Often, the resolutions that come before City Council have their basis in one of the committees that meet before City Council. One of the most important of those Council committees is the Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Committee, which usually meets monthly on a Tuesday afternoon (for example, July 21, at 3 pm in Council chanbers at City Hall).

Here are a few items from the agenda for the upcoming LUHT Committee meeting that may be of interest to Oregon Hill residents and Richmond citizens in general:

Presentation(s)

Monroe Park Improvements Planned by Monroe Park Advisory Council – Larry Miller,
Project Management Analyst, Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

Central VA Waste Management Authority (CVWMA)Presentation – Kim Hynes, Executive
Director, CVWMA

Papers for Consideration

Public Works

4. Ord. No. 2009-138 (Patron: Mr. Hilbert) – To amend *** the Code *** for the
purpose of establishing procedures and guidelines for the maintenance and removal of
trees on City-owned property and to establish an Urban Forestry Commission.

free summer Youth Basketball Camp

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From the City:

Media Advisory
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, 17 July 2009

Councilman Jewell invites families to sign up for free summer Youth Basketball Camp

Free camp for boys and girls, ages 9-13

WHAT Councilman Marty Jewell, Central 5th District, Richmond City Council, invites families to sign up for the Champions Youth Developmental Basketball Camp being held the last week in July.

This week-long camp is free for youth (boys and girls) ages 9-13, and openings are available on a first-come, first served basis.

Participants will receive free breakfast and lunch, basketballs expert instruction, t-shirts, school supplies and awards. Each camp will include 100 students. This will be the camps third year in Richmond.

WHEN/ Richmond Camp to be held: MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 – FRIDAY 31, 2009
WHERE 8:00 A.M. – NOON – Armstrong High School; 2300 Cool Lane

Petersburg Camp to be held: MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 – THURSDAY 30, 2009 – 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. – Petersburg High School; 3101Johnson Road

REGISTRATION CONTACT
Pre-registration is required and interested families should contact Dr. Leon Wright Bey, Camp Director, at 804.536.6394.

WHO For more information, please contact Mike Pearson, President/Founder, Friends Helping Friends, at 804. 405.4472, or 405.4472, or
Dr. Leon Wright Bey, Camp Director, at 804.536.6394.

BACKGROUND
Champions Youth Developmental Basketball Camp (CDBC) began in Petersburg in 2005 and focuses on holistic skills development, including: Basketball, Academic, Life and Leadership (BALL). CDBC is produced by the nonprofit organization, Friends Helping Friends, Petersburg Department of Parks and Leisure Services, and through the leadership of Director Tami Yerby, and Camp Director Dr. Leon Wright Bey of Virginia State University, who previously served as Virginia State University’s (VSU) Women’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director.

In addition to the support provided by a variety of sponsors, key to the success of these camps is the help of numerous high school and collegiate basketball coaches; current/former athletes, educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, who serve as clinicians, motivational speakers, and support staff.

Assistance in bringing this camp to Richmond included, but was not limited to, support from Richmond City Councilman Marty Jewell, Central 5th District; Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation; Randy Ashe, Athletic Director, Richmond City Public Schools’ Armstrong High School (AHS); Darryl Watts, AHS Head Coach for Boy’s Basketball; and former local high school and Virginia State University Head Football Coach, Lou Anderson. Support for this year’s camp is also being provided by Richmond City Councilwoman Betty Squire, East End 7th District.

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