St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church hosts Harvest on the Hill, the annual Community Fair on Oregon Hill; Sunday, September 27, 2009; Noon-3 p.m.: live music, food, kids games, plus “Green” booths and a one-man show of original watercolors by Anthony Creech celebrating Oregon Hill. More info at 804-648-7980, or www.standrewsec.org.
From Richmond Police press release this morning:
Robbery
9/19/09 4:00 a.m.
700 block of Cumberland Street
A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male.
From the Times Dispatch, September 20, 1887,
Charlie Mann, a ten-year-old boy, residing with his parents at 609 High Street, Oregon Hill, and employed at the Tredegar Iron-Works, yesterday met with an accident which it is thought beyond doubt will prove fatal.
About five o’clock in the afternoon he was at work as usual near the machine with which the iron for horse-shoes is bent, when the belt slipped off the pulley by which the machinery is operated. The consequence was that the machine, weighing about 2,000 pounds, fell back, and striking the boy in the left side, mashed his hipbones in, causing internal injuries of the most serious nature.
The city ambulance was summoned and responded quite promptly, with Dr. Irvine in charge. The unfortunate youth was taken home, and Dr. Trevillian and Dr. Irvine dressed his wounds. Circumstances were such that the family physician could not attend, and for this reason Dr. Trevillian, resident physician at the almshouse, was called in and assisted in the operation. The boy’s arms and legs were also very badly burned. At midnight the unfortunate’s condition was very serious, and it was not expected that he would live till morning.
I will be interested in seeing how the SynerGeo arts program and the upcoming St. Andrew’s Art Show do.
But first, dinner:
Hey everyone! I’m Ashley Sigmon from SynerGeo (the non-profit at 349 S. Laurel) and I wanted to invite you guys to the first Community Dinner of the season this Monday, September 21st. It’ll be in the big room on the first floor of our building and all you need to bring is a covered dish and a smile. Please join us!
Look forward to seeing you there,
-Ashley
Message on Arts Program:
Neighbors-
SynerGeo has been preparing for the start of fall programs. Our after
school art programs begin the week of Sept. 28thMonday Artsplosion! K-2nd grade 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday Artsplosion! 3rd-5th grade 3:30-5:30pm
The program is FREE. We offer a snack, homework assistance, and art
education. This fall We will be focusing on learning about the
traditional arts of China. We will be making paper lanterns, Origami
creatures, kites, learning about brush painting & calligraphy and creating
a “dancing dragon” for our children’s art show December 10th.Please email me if you would like to register your child. Space is
limited to 18 participants per class.Bonnie
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” Not all who wander are lost”Bonnie Hofmeyer
SynerGeo, Inc.
804.648.2287
www.synergeo.org
Ed from Oregon Hill’s Mamma Zu’s will be cooking for Positive Vibe Cafe tomorrow
Join us for
a Special Evening Benefiting Positive Vibe’s Training Program for People with
Disabilities
The Vibe’s Guest Chef Series
Resumes this Sunday, September 20, 2009 featuring
Ed Vasaio of Mamma Zu.
Please Call 804.560.9622 For
Reservations.
Choose From
the Following Special Menu (6pm-8:30pm) or One of Your Vibe Favorites:
Soup:
Homemade Square Pasta in Broth w/ Chicory
Entree:
Homemade Broccoletti & Provolone Sausage and/or Pork Liver Sausage,
Polenta, Porcini Mushrooms
Get Lost MD
(Muscular Dystrophy) Foundation Prepares People with Cognitive or Physical Disabilities
for Paid Employment in the Food Service Industry. We Accomplish Our Mission by Training and
Employing People with Disabilities at Max’s Positive Vibe Cafe.
Cheers!
Join our cause!
Get Lost MD Foundation:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/258581
Around 1 pm on Sunday, there will be a musket volley will be fired as part of a Confederate Memorial dedication ceremony in Hollywood Cemetery. Sorry for the late notice.
And I thought the piano flyer was kinda random…
Just for fun, here’s a photo of some bicycle polo in Holly Street Playground…
Clean Energy Rally tomorrow evening in Monroe Park! There’s more events and movie showings planned…
I heard the Benny-Fit went well, and there are tentative plans to hold it again next year.
Pete’s virtual roadtrip got some international press.
Noticed this on Oregon Hill’s Wikipedia page: “Michael Irgens, a product of oregon hill, is making his name known in production and rapping under the name Mike The Martyr.”
City Council gave Center Stage the the Landmark Theater.
Councilperson Marty Jewell lampooned on Tobacco Avenue.
Don’t forget to make plans to attend the upcoming St. Andrew’s Oregon Hill Art Show (and Community Fair on the following Sunday!).
For Immediate Release
News Release
Richmond Police Recruiting for Citizen AcademySept. 16, 2009
If you have ever wondered what it takes to become a Richmond Police officer or how the Richmond Police Department operates, now is your chance to find out.Richmond Police will offer an eight-week Citizen Police Academy for those interested in learning about the Richmond Police Department’s personnel, goals, community policing strategies and law enforcement-related topics.
There will be seven, two-hour classes held every Thursday, beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. 19. Classes will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Richmond Police Training Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road. The academy concludes the eighth week with a graduation ceremony.
The Citizen Police Academy instruction will cover different areas of the Department provided by expert guest instructors from area law enforcement agencies as well as certified police officers. The courses are diverse and range from the Department’s organizational structure to forensics, criminal investigation, narcotics and firearms.
Anyone who lives or works in Richmond can attend the academy. You must be at least 18 years old with no felony convictions. Misdemeanor convictions will be reviewed and considered by Chief Bryan T. Norwood. The deadline to register for the academy is Tuesday, Sept. 29. Space is limited.
“The best way our citizens can help us help them is for them to learn what we do, how we do it and why we do it,” Chief Norwood said. “That’s the purpose of the citizen academy.”
Persons interested in registering may contact Citizen Police Academy Coordinator GiTonya L. Parker at 646-7648.
I went and saw the new canal bridge plans this afternoon. The new bridge should
be put in place just west of the telephone pole bridge early next year, and the
old bridge will be taken out at that time. Officially the project is called the “North Bank Trail Pedestrian Bridge Replacement”, and what its really about is a new bridge that will cross the historic Kanawha Canal near the Lee Bridge and enable pedestrians to make their way to the James River Park. The flat bridge will be placed so that it can be raised easily later to accommodate canal development and possibly the return of canal boats. The money for this is coming from greenway grants that the neighborhood association previously applied for and won. Anyone can go see the plans for themselves which are in the City’s Parks & Rec office at 808 W. Main (in the Landmark Theater building).
