While Jennifer Hancock is still the interim President of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association, there were some leadership decisions made at this past Tuesday’s OHNA meeting. Kyle Meyer is the new vice president. Debbie Anderson is the new secretary. Todd Woodson is still Treasurer. OHNA has a new committee dealing with VCU gym membership. Barbara Carter is the new contact person with VCU and she is now the go to person for any questions or concerns about the VCU gym. Her email is barbara.carter86 at yahoo.com

More detailed meeting minutes may get posted later.

From SynerGeo :

As with most non-profits, it’s been a challenging year finding the resources to keep the wheels turning at SynerGeo. Please help us to continue building community and providing a safe, fun place for kids to get creative in Oregon Hill. This winter / spring, we’ve got two great options for supporting Synergeo and supporting yourselves at the same time:

Place an order with us for homemade brunswick stew. It’s perfect soup weather! We’ll be cooking up a delicious batch of this classic stew for $7 a quart, and it will be available for pickup (or if you know somebody here, delivery!) on February 27th after 12:30pm. Contact Bonnie [bonniehofmeyer at synergeo.org] or call us [804-648-2287] to pre-order.

Buy some plants from us for your spring garden. Your yard will thank us, and we will thank you for giving back to your community. Our online shop has something for all your gardening needs, including gorgeous flowers, fruits and vegetables. Each plant you order will arrive in the mail, ready to plant, at the appropriate planting time! Note: if you’d rather order by cash or check, you can contact Bonnie [bonniehofmeyer at synergeo.org].
Thank you so much for your generosity — your good works help us to do ours.

Since Verizon has still not made FiOS available in Oregon Hill, some residents are hoping that Google’s new internet initiative may be able to help. Will Verizon respond to more potential competition? Oregon Hill is not the only neighborhood wondering. Stay tuned.

As promised, Shawn Jones has put the first issue of a zine devoted to Oregon Hill. Its a b/w photocopied affair that’s called ‘Oregon Hill Cats’. In it are features on Oregon Hill history, activist profiles, the story of the Flying Brick library, photos, and poetry. While some of the articles have appeared before elsewhere, it still gives a good compiled view of the neighborhood that hopefully many will appreciate. Its in limited release right now, so you may need to ask around to get your eyeballs on a copy, but surely WBCH, SynerGeo, and Flying Brick will have one.