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Furniture For Sale
A neighbor is posting some great furniture up on Craigslist as part of a moving sale.
Star Wars Day Adaption Event At RACC This Friday
This coming Friday (May the 4th, Star Wars Day), members of the 501st will be teaming up with Richmond Animal Care and Control for a Star Wars themed adoption special.
Adoption fees will be lowered from $100 to $4. If you or anybody you know is considering adopting a new best friend, now is a good time. Should have 5 or 6 costumed members of the 501st at the event (Chewbacca and Lord Vader will be making an appearance).
Prom, May 1965, WBCH
I already shared a link to the Times Dispatch’s photos of this year’s Open High prom, but here is a photo from a prom held at the William Byrd Community House back in 1965. This was posted to a FaceBook group called Oregon Hill Reunion Group. (Ed. note: I will probably be sharing more photos from there in the future for ‘Throwback Thursday’.)
Linda Hester, who contributed the photo, wrote:
In picture top is Hector Martinez, Linda Hester .Bottom left is Butch Neisz and Janie Ho. Bottom right is Beverly Overton and Tommy Clary.Such fun times growing up on the hill and going to the community house for all kinds of activities!!
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting Tonight
From email announcement:
Dear Neighbors
Tonight’s OHNA meeting at 7pm at 236 S Laurel will be kept pretty simple and short. Apologies to anyone that didnt get the message on our rezoning resolution’s delay until May 14. The postponement was a good thing. The meeting was still going on at 11. Kudos to Parker for his cigarette tax proposal. He fought hard for a good cause against a very complacent and snoozy City Council and we are very proud of him for that. There will be important updates tonight as well as our guest Lynne Lancaster from DPW/parking division. We can clear up any permit questions as well as discuss our options for accommodating Open High (and any other institution) that may have special parking needs. Also, we are extending the turn in deadline until the May meeting but please bring any completed petitions! I will also have a few packets of Butterfly Milkweed seeds which I encourage you to plant to help Monarch butterflies on their journey north. Hope to see you at 7!
Meeting Agenda 4/24/2018
7PM Meeting called to order
7:05 RPD Update
7:10 VCU Police Update- Officer Greg Felton
7:15 VCU Update Mr Tito Luna
7:20 Parking Permit discussion with our guest Lynne Lancaster from DPW Parking Division
7:40 Updates on 800 block W Cary
7:50 Updates on Holly Street Playground “Secret Grottoes” reclamation effort.
7:55 Update from Amy Robins, Councilman Agelasto’s office
8:05 New business
8:-) 10 Adjournment.
Times are all approximate
“Little Soldier Saturday” At The Va. War Memorial
The Virginia War Memorial is holding an event Saturday called “Little Soldier Saturday”. It is aimed at children aged 3 to 8.
From the event page:
Spark your child’s love of history at our “Little Soldier Saturday.” This FREE program is tailored to meet the needs of young learners, encourage an appreciation of the past, and inspire creativity. Activities feature songs, stories, crafts, and movement, based around a theme or historic time period.
Parents/caregivers must remain with children at all times.
Free to attend but registration is required.
For questions, please call our education department at 804 786 9700.
Solar Patriotism At VCU This Friday
This community news site has run many editorials and posts in favor of more solar energy.
This Friday there will be a talk and book signing by Erik Curren, author of The Solar Patriot: A Citizen’s Guide to Helping America Win Clean Energy Independence.
From book description:
In the spirit of 1776, The Solar Patriot aims to recruit ordinary citizens as champions for homegrown, all-American clean energy. If you think that solar power should become America’s top energy source, and you’d like to help make it happen, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Even if you don’t have solar panels on your own roof, The Solar Patriot will give you ideas to join the revolution to free America from the tyranny of fossil fuels and make our nation cleaner, safer and more prosperous.
After Erik’s talk, he will join panelists Katharine Bond of Dominion Energy and Aaron Sutch of Solar United Neighbors of Virginia for a discussion of what it will take to get more solar power in Virginia.
The event will take place at 3 pm in the VCU Commons Theater (907 Floyd Ave) and it is free and open to the public.
Open High Prom Fun
The Times Dispatch has published a great group of photos from Open High’s prom. For many neighbors, we see these kids doing the day to day to and from trip to school, so its nice to see them dressed up and cutting loose a bit.
The 700 Club
Neighbors and friends gather on a porch on the 700 block of S. Laurel in this old photograph from William Pickett.
Utility Area Cleanup
This morning a group of volunteers worked to clean invasive plants, brush, debris, and litter from a ‘utility area’ behind Holly Street Playground.
The group consisted of neighbors Stephenie Harrington, Jimmy Blackford, Chris Milk, and some VCU students organized by coordinator Nicole Patterson.
Afterwords, they enjoyed a delicious lunch from Peddler on Pine.
They found hundreds of bottles and cans going back 20 years+ by the labels. They also found a Viewfinder, toy trucks, school chair seats, and a tire.
