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Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance ceremony At The Va. War Memorial Saturday

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Navy Cmdr. Jean Marie Sul- livan, commanding officer of the USS Whidbey Island, will be the keynote speaker at the Commonwealth’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St.
The free event is co-hosted by the Richmond Council of the Navy League of the United States and will be held in the war memorial’s Shrine of Memory.
During the ceremony, wreaths will be presented in memory of Virginians who died on Dec. 7, 1941, when the forces of Imperial Japan bombed the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, resulting in the United States entering World War II.
More than 2,400 American were killed and more than 1,100 were wounded during the surprise attack.
The Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center at the memorial will be open for tours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7.
Parking is available at the Virginia Housing Development Authority lot at 601 S. Belvidere St. and at the Afton Chemical Corp. lot at Belvidere and Spring streets.
Details: www.vawarmemorial.org. or (804) 786-2060.

Trees and Upcoming OHNA Meeting

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Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association president Todd Woodson recently sent out some reminders:

On November 30th, we will be planting 10 street trees in the neighborhood. Please join us to help plant these beauties provided by a grant from the Community Roots program at 9:30am at the entrance to St Andrews School at 820 Idlewood Ave. Bring a shovel and jug for water if you can. I’ve included a photo of our new trees below. Thanks for your help on this! This will be the last day Councilman Agelasto will be in office before Stephanie Lynch takes over so lets plant some TREES (we will have professional supervision)!!!.

The OHNA meeting on November 26th will include officer elections for the upcoming year. We will also vote on a motion to donate a remote weather station (up to 250 dollars) to Open High so they can keep meteorological records for Oregon Hill. This will be a great asset to our friends at Open in their science classes in learning about meteorology. We can also chart warming/cooling trends for the neighborhood. Please mark the meeting on your calendar.

Virginia War Memorial Veteran’s Day Celebration

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Tomorrow, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm

From their event page:

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1918, marking the first anniversary of the end of World War I – the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour.

This year, the Virginia War Memorial invites you to join our ceremony, hosted on the War Memorial grounds for the first time in 3 years. We will welcome Keynote Speaker, the Honorable Ralph S. Northam, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as we honor this 101st Anniversary of the original Armistice Day in 1918.

The program will also include the winners of the Middle School and High School 2019 Veterans Day Essay Contest reading their winning essays. Join us for the

Veterans Day is the federally recognized holiday that honors, remembers and thanks all who have served and who are currently serving whereas Memorial Day remembers those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. This event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available in the VHDA parking lot next to the War Memorial.

Important Things To Know For Thursday’s Halloween Parade

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– The Parade is rain or shine
– Procession from Monroe Park begins at 7 PM Sharp
– All the Saints Theater Company strictly prohibits and condemns the use of any fireworks
– All posters (currently displayed on telephone poles) and small posters (will be added to telephone poles Tuesday night), will be promptly removed and recycled after the event by All the Saints Theater Company
– AGAIN, DO NOT BRING FIREWORKS!
-DO NOT LITTER! HELP US KEEP OUR STREETS AND PARKS CLEAN!
-ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE OF YOURSELF AND CONSIDERATE OF THOSE AROUND YOU.

Dress up in a costume, make your own giant puppets or flags, and/or volunteer to assist with the giant puppets, flags, props and more!

Every year a funeral march is part of the parade!

*The 14th Annual Halloween Parade is also “A Funeral March for Life as We Wished It”!

We will mourn the burning amazon rainforest, parade against the break down of our planet, and celebrate all indigenous peoples, people of color, and trans and queer peoples. We will celebrate the death of Immigration & Customs Enforcement because the ICE is melting! We will reign in the aftermath of the ICE storm, in a lush sea of the Amazon, Pollinators, Skeletons, Extinction Rebellion, and much more! This year’s theme is based on the climate crisis and humanity crisis, specifically referencing the fact that scientists say humanity has a 50% chance of making it 81 more years.

Open High Fall Festival This Saturday

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From the FaceBook event page:

Open High’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival will be on October 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to the chili cook-off, there will be a cornhole tournament! We are looking for teams to compete. Students, faculty, school families, alumni, parents, clubs – all teams are welcome. The cost to compete is $5 per student team and all other teams are $10 per team. There will be prizes awarded to the winners. Sign up here to help: https://signup.com/go/CGGdinR

Last year’s event was very good.

OHNA Meeting Reminder

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From email:

Dear Friends and Neighbors

Just a reminder for our meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7 at St Andrews Church. The meeting will include a presentation from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on ways we can help our beloved James River and other waterways in our state and to provide resources.

Also a reminder that on Saturday, November 9th starting at 9:30am, we will be planting 10 trees in neighborhood tree wells and need volunteers to help with the planting and initial watering in. Please let me know if you can help. Many hands make light and enjoyable work!

I will also ask the membership in attendance to authorize the association spending up to $200 for a remote digital weather station unit to donate to the science department at Open High to establish a long term record of meteorological information of the neighborhood in an effort to provide independent and sustainable data on climate change in our neighborhood and to serve the school as an educational tool.

The president of Open High Sophomore class also will make a short address on plans they are making to serve our community and make beneficial improvements.

4th annual Hammers & Ales Party & Fundraiser On October 26th

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Many Oregon Hill residents have utilized the Richmond Community Toolbank over the years.

On the evening of October 26th, it will be hosting its 4th annual Hammers & Ales Party & Fundraiser.

Hammers & Ales is the Richmond Community Toolbank’s yearly opportunity to celebrate the inspiring work of all our community partners. From our volunteers, to our corporate partners, to our member agencies — this is a chance to honor the amazing efforts of our friends all over Richmond.

Learn more at the event website https://www.rvahammersandales.com/

Enjoy incredible live music, delicious food featuring local chefs and of course — great beer! Tickets are $50.
The event will take place at the RVA ToolBank @ 1407 Cummings Drive, Richmond, VA. 23220.