Jack ‘O’ Lanterns
Also, don’t forget about the parade tonight!
Archive for October 2009
Lost Dachshund
From Craigslist. From Fine Food:
Appreciation for successful OHNA party/social
I would like to express my appreciation to neighbors the Hargers (Shawn, Misty, and their relatives), Kyle Meyer, and Roxanne Schwartz, who were the primary organizers for the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association party/social we had this past Tuesday night. They prepared a great spread. We also had some wonderful donations from area businesses, including 821 [...]
‘Dog Rowe’ 1900
From the October 28, 1900 copy of the Richmond Times Dispatch : Mr. Charles E. Barfoot had David Rowe arrested for stealing his orange-and-white hound pup. The Great Dispenser knows much of human nature, and dreads a dog case. The parties live on Oregon Hill, and Mr. Rowe declared he hadn’t been there long, and [...]
St. Andrew’s Oregon Hill House Warming
From announcement: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is offering basic home energy-saving devices to households on Oregon Hill that want and need assistance in this area. Items include weatherization strips for doors and windows and interior window insulation kits. Windows and doors can account for up to 20% of the air leaks in a house. Reducing [...]
RETHINK AFGHANISTAN program Wed. evening at VCU
There is a free screening of the new documentary film Rethink Afghanistan on Wednesday, October 28, at 7:00 PM in the VCU Student Commons Forum Room (907 Floyd Avenue). Rethink Afghanistan is a documentary about the U.S.’ escalating military involvement in Afghanistan directed by Robert Greenwald and distributed by Brave New Foundation. The film will [...]
Urban Forestry Commission moves forward
Received this notice from neighbor: Does Richmond Need a Citizen Tree Commission? Information about Ordinance 2009-174 Council representative, Chris Hilbert, has introduced an ordinance to establish a citizen tree commission to be called the Urban Forestry Commission, to reflect the broad vision for the group. The purpose is to improve the City’s urban forestry resources [...]
Terrible Accident At Work, 1902
From the Richmond Dispatch, October, 25, 1902, Jack Burgess, who lives on Oregon Hill, in Richmond, suffered a terrible accident at work in the plant of the Richmond Standard Steel, Spike and Iron Company in Manchester yesterday afternoon. He was operating one of the heading spike machines when he slipped and fell and was thrown [...]
It’s Like This, Cat- Calico Cat Found On Laurel Street
A neighbor wanted to let people that he found a calico cat in his yard on the 400 block of S. Laurel St. If it is yours, please call 804 216 1441. Me, I just wanted to reference this young adult book that I remember from my childhood.
