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Hollywood Cemetery Tour On Sunday, Virginia War Memorial Service on Monday
There is a special Memorial Day walking tour scheduled for Hollywood Cemetery for Sunday at 2pm.
Join local historian Jim DuPriest for a unique walking tour of Hollywood Cemetery and learn about the origins of Memorial Day. Begun in 1866, the Ladies’ Hollywood Memorial Association formed to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead buried at Hollywood. Learn about the Confederate soldier’s section, the dead from Gettysburg, Lee’s Lieutenants, and the huge stone pyramid. Please meet inside the front gate, wear comfortable walking shoes and stay hydrated.
Also, this Monday the Virginia War Memorial will have a special ceremony, starting at 10 am.
This ceremony is held to honor all veterans and to remind citizens that we must remain vigilant to protect our freedoms. The 11th District American Legion is a co-host. The guest speaker will be the Commander, Department of Virginia’s American Legion. The ceremony will be held outdoors, and seating will be provided. The event is free, with free parking for our guests.
Teepee In Pleasants Park
The Hell’s Satans may be having their moped rally here tomorrow, but local bicycle club the Cutthroats are headed out of town. ‘Skids’ ( a former Oregon Hill resident of the 300 block of S.Laurel) was setting up a bamboo teepee temporarily in Pleasants Park this morning in preparation for camping this weekend at Bennett airfield in Brooklyn, NY.
Oregon Hill Speaks Up In Favor Of Passenger Rail
At last night’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, residents voted in favor of sending a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board asking them to support funding for Virginia’s passenger trains.
Here is some background on the issue from Virginians For High Speed Rail:
Dear Supporters,
We have launched our latest web-form to ask the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board to support the funding currently in their draft six-year transportation plan to maintain our current Amtrak Northeast Regional Service and future expansion to Norfolk.
This funding is vital to the continued operation of the regional trains that serve Alexandria, Manassas, Burke, Woodbridge, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Ashland, Richmond, Williamsburg, Newport News, Lynchburg, with future stops in Norfolk and eventually Roanoke.
Please help us encourage the CTB to fully fund passenger rail over the next six years!
To view and sign the message go to www.vhsr.com/action/sixyearplan
Sincerely,
Danny Plaugher
Follow us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VAHSR
Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/VHSR
Make a tax-deductible contribution at www.VHSR.com/donate
Its worth noting that OHNA’s support and this current issue are about maintaining and improving our current passenger rail, not necessarily more expensive high speed rail.
More stuff for your calendar….
Byrd House Market tomorrow from 3:30 pm to 7 pm.
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meets tonight at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
Recycling and trash pickup this Wednesday morning.
In addition to the Byrd House Bash, the 4th Precinct MPACT meeting is on Thursday. From announcement:
The 4th Precinct MPACT meeting will be this Thursday, May 26th at 6:30PM at the 4th Police Precinct Headquarters (2219 Chamberlayne Avenue). We hope that you will attend to learn more about neighborhood issues and connect with city administration regarding your concerns. Roslyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, will present an overview of the summer recreation activities planned in the 4th Precinct and across the city.
This will be the last meeting of the MPACT team on the 4th Thursdays. Starting on Thursday, June 16th the MPACT team will combine meeting days and locations with the 4th Precinct CAPS team at Linwood Holton Elementary in the media center. In June, the CAPS meeting will be 6-7PM and the MPACT meeting will be 7-8PM. Citizens and residents are welcome to attend both meetings. CAPS focuses on cross-departmental issues to enforce property maintenance and public safety, while MPACT focuses on the high priority areas for MPACT (potholes, illegal dumping, street lights and more), sharing information between residents and city agencies and general concerns.
For more information about CAPS, please visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/CommunityAssistedPublicSafety/index.aspx
For more information about MPACT, please visit: www.richmondgov.com/mpac
Also,
Just in time for the start of Hurricane Season, Virginia’s Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs May 25-31st, 2011. During this time, purchases of items designated by the Department of Taxation as hurricane preparedness equipment, including batteries, flashlights, bottled water of all types and sizes, cell phone batteries, coolers, portable generators and many other useful items can be purchased with no sales tax added during the week. Portable generators must be priced at $1,000 or less, and other eligible items must be priced at $60 or less for each item. Many retailers will post signs listing all the allowable items so that Virginians can get ready for hurricane season.
For details, including guidelines, frequently asked questions, and a list of eligible purchases, click here.
Remember, Hurricane Seasons starts June 1st, so be prepared! While we do not live on the coast, flooding often hits Central Virginia during this time. To learn more about getting ready for hurricanes and floods, visit www.ReadyVirginia.gov.
Byrd House Bash This Thursday
Event description:
A fun and frolicsome event highlighting 20 spectacular one-of-kind birdhouses designed by a flock of local artists. Flap your wings to live music, sip signature drinks and dig in to yummy eats. Proceeds from the auction of the ‘Byrd’ houses will provide ‘seed money’ for William Byrd Community House programs which provides educational and social services to low-income and under-served communities in the Richmond area.
When: Thursday, May 26, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Crt/Tanaka, 101 W. Commerce Rd. (across the river in Manchester).
Record Sale!
Style may be all over the vinyl, but they did not get this announcement about this Saturday sale:
A not to be missed record sale blowout ranging from the super cheap to the highly collectible and everything in between. Will run from 9am-early afternoon. 310 south Cherry Street in Oregon Hill. Items of interest listed below:
– 20 crates of LPs (Rock, Soul. Jazz, Blues, Country, Punk, Indie, International & more) 50 cents & Up
– 4 boxes of DVDs $3 each
– Over 1000 45s 25 cents each
– Gemini PT-1000 DJ Turntable
– Klipsch Speakers
– Several hundred issues of Downbeat Jazz Magazine (70s-era)
– Over 300 CDs: 25 cents & Up
– Old issues of Ugly Things Magazine (about Garage Rock)
– rare pre-1960 mens’ magazines
– orig. ’77-’83 Star wars figures
– great pop culture related books and mags
– $1 vhs tapes
– Unusual collectibles from the 60s
– Very curious odds & ends not seen elsewhere
Tomorrow Is RVA’s Bike To Work Day
From the Mayor’s office:
Mayor to Join Area Cyclists for 2011 Bike to Work Day
SynerGeo Building/Steinmann Storefront Sold
I erroneously reported it as sold once before, but I just heard from a reliable source that the SynerGeo building at the corner of Albemarle and S. Laurel has in fact sold. SynerGeo staff is selling some of the office furniture right now (call 648-2887 during the daytime ASAP) as they move into the SynerGeo office into Pine Street Baptist Church.
Many Oregon Hill residents are hoping that the new owner will put glass back into the storefront and return the property to its original purpose as a small business.
Drive-Thru Book Drive At Main Library
From the Richmond Public Library Blog:
The Friends of the Richmond Public Library are holding another Drive-Thru Book Drive at the Main Library on Saturday, May 21st from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring your unwanted, gently loved books, DVDs, and CDs (no text books or magazines, please) to help raise money for library services and programs. Your donation is tax-deductible and the drive is conveniently scheduled for any spring cleaning you might need to do! You won’t even have to get out of your car. Just drive by the library’s rear loading dock, which is accesible from 1st Street or from Main Street behind the Library.