BAYLAKE FALL OYSTER ROAST,Saturday,Nov 3rd (4pm-8pm)

Baylake Pines Civic League and

The Leaping Lizard Café

Present

BAYLAKE FALL OYSTER ROAST

Saturday , November 3   from 4 pm to 8 pm

   OYSTERS ** BEER ** WINE ** LIVE MUSIC

Pulled Pork and other Seasonal Fare by

LEAPING LIZARD CAFÉ

$35 until October 22

$40 after October 22

          Proceeds benefit Baylake Pines Civic League,

Foodbank of Southeastern VA and VA Bch Crime Solvers

 

Tickets and Information contacts: 

John Borum                757-363-9132 or 757-289-6348

Kevin Montgomery         757-268-4733

Dell Young                          757-460-2863

                 Also Available at the Leaping Lizard Café

 

    Printing courtesy of Gay Borum of Konica-Minolta

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The OPCL needs your help!

All,

We need some help at your Civic League. We have two opportunities for leadership that need filled. One is the Vice President position and the other is Secretary. There are  only a handful of meetings a year between the Board meeting and our general membership meetings. I think by now you well understand the importance of the Ocean Park Civic League when you look at the great work our leadership has done with issues like Pleasure House Point and the ongoing engagement about the permanent Dredged Transfer Material Station proposed for Crab Creek. These are vitally important issues and much of the work on these issues (and many others) are already done by a small number of people.
So please take a moment and think about how you can help support your Civic League by taking a position of leadership for 2013. If you have any interest, please let Martin Thomas know (our current OPCL President) know by reaching out to him at mthomas2001@gmail.com and he can fill you in on specific responsibilities of each position.
And, I’d be remiss if I didn’t end by saying that we are currently accepting dues payments for OPCL. If you pay now, you get credited for all of 2013. You can pay on-line at www.opcl.org, or send me an email and I’d be happy to send a membership form back to you.
Terry Gearhart
OPCL/Membership
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Free Live Oak trees!!!

September 2012 | 3:56 PM

Tree Deal in Viginia Beach!

Posted to:  Live Oak Tree

Virginia Beach residents, the Friends of Live Oaks have a deal for you!

The friends group will give away 250 live oak trees to residents in October.

These are no puny little seedlings.

The trees are 6 to 7 feet tall and in containers.

All you have to do is go online to www.friendsofliveoaks.org and fill out a request form by October 8.

Or, pick up an order form at any Virginia Beach public library.

Recipients will be notified that week and trees must be picked up at the Lynnhaven River Now Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 13 at Pleasure House Point.

Planting instructions and plastic bags to protect your car will be provided.

Live oaks are the official tree of Virginia Beach and the Friends of Live Oaks aim to “plant, protect, preserve and promote live oaks trees in Virginia Beach.”

The trees are free and by planting one, you can do your part to help.

2012 Ocean Park Fall Festival and Art Show

The 2012 Ocean Park Fall Festival and Art Show is October 6th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Festival is sponsored by and benefits the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad. The event is an effort to bring residents together for a day of fun with the added benefit of raising awareness of issues to the local community and various neighborhoods along Shore Drive.
The Fall Festival will feature an outdoor art show, live entertainment, a craft show inside the Rescue Squad building, children’s activities, a Bounce House, displays of Rescue Squad equipment, and a fully restored vintage Virginia Beach Ambulance.
Located along Shore Drive, the venue includes Rescue One, Lynnhaven Marine and Capt. Max King’s (formerly Browning’s Marine). Local residents are encouraged to walk to the event, however there is parking at Max Kings, Lynnhaven Marine and neighborhood streets.
Three live performances beginning at 10:00 am, featuring entertainment by Stan Howard aka The Sax Man, Joe Maniscalco and Grant Austin Taylor.
The event organizers hope to make this an annual event that raises funds to support the Rescue Squad. This is also an opportunity to chat with members of local groups that volunteer their time to enhance the community. Many of our residents are members of The Shore Drive Community Coalition, Bayfront Advisory Committee, Lynnhaven River Now, Pleasure House Point and the  Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Mark your calendar now that, plan to spend a few hours or  the entire day with free entertainment, discussion of important local issues, and having some fun with your neighbors!
For more information, if you would like to volunteer, or if you want to participate in the art show or craft show, please call 468-1193.

Notice from VB Police regarding thefts from cars

Hopefully many of your saw this post on the OP Civic League Facebook Group Page by Jill, informing us that the police have made an arrest in connection with the break-ins we have been experiencing throughout our area. If you’ve been a victim, or know someone who has, please pass this along. Also included here as an attachment is the recent City Manager newsletter.

Terry Gearhart
OPCL/Membership

Update on thefts. The officer who called me this morning asks that we please try to get the word out around the neighborhood to non-Facebook neighbors. There is such a large quantity of random stuff they got back that people probably think that they have misplaced something and it was stolen out of their cars. Rings, keys, cd’s, all kinds of stuff. If you can describe it, you need to call and tell them you think it was stolen. They’re trying to go through it right now and it’s a big job. They know for sure there are many, many neighbors with things stolen who didn’t report them. Please tell your neighbors. Contact Detective R.J. Olson 385-2729.
Jill Doczi

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Volunteer Help Needed – Registrars for Presidential Election

Hello Dedicated  Election Official,

It is that time  again…Presidential Election Year! For those of you who worked the 2008  election, you are well aware of how critical Election Officials are to ensuring  a successful Election. In an effort to make certain that we have enough Election  Officials for the General and Special Elections on November 6, 2012, we are  asking for your assistance in helping us  recruit approximately 400 to 500 additional  pollworkers! Your support in inviting family, friends, and neighbors to join us  will be greatly appreciated.

Below are links to  the necessary documents in order to become an Election Official for the City of  Virginia Beach. Original hard copies of the forms are  required and must be notarized (where indicated), signed, and submitted to our  office. The mailing address is P.O. Box 6247 Virginia Beach, VA  23456-0247, or for your convenience you can drop-off the forms and have them  signed by an Assistant Registrar at our main office or either of our satellite  offices located at the Virginia Beach DMVs.  Location information for the DMVs is as follows:

Hilltop  DMV:  1712 Donna Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Buckner  DMV: 3551 Buckner Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453

We thank you for  helping us get the word out!  Please forward  this email to individuals that meet the  qualifications to be an Election Official and  whom you believe will be an asset to our team.

CLICK BELOW FOR  FORMS:

Print out and  complete the Notice of Appointment forms and submit directly to the Voter  Registrar’s Office.

http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/voter-registrar/Documents/20120410-GRD-Fillable_EOProspIntLtBlank%202012_2014.pdf

OR

Please click on the  link below to submit your online interest form and we will mail you a packet of  information:

http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/voter-registrar/eo-information/Pages/default.aspx

Please call Beverly  or Cindy at 385-8683 if you have any questions, or email us at electiontraining@vbgov.com.

Thank  you,

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Donna  Patterson

General  Registrar

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Q: What’s the most civically engaged area in Virginia Beach?

A:  Shore Drive of course!

Look at all the great opportunities the residents of Shore Drive have to learn and become involved in their neighborhood. Please take some time and attend a meeting and fill out a survey.

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday July 19th, 3:30pm to 5:00pm VB Resort and Conference Center

Bayfront Advisory Committee – Special Presentation on Sea Level Rise in Hampton Roads

Bayfront Advisory Committee Meeting

Monday July 30th, 4:00 to 5:30pm Baylake Pines United Methodist Church (Social Hall), 4300 Shore Drive

July 30th meetings

Monday July 30th, 6:00 to 7:30pm Baylake Pines United Methodist Church (Social Hall), 4300 Shore Drive

Pleasure House Point Public Open House – Master Land Use Plan presentation and comment

July 30th meetings

Monday July 30th, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Hall

Shore Drive Community Coalition General Meeting – Special Guest Del. Chris Stolle

July 30th meetings

Online Comment Opportunities

Survey for Master Land Use Plan of Pleasure House Point –A quick 5 question survey.  Make sure to provide additional comments when asked.

Answer the survey at VBGov.com/PleasureHousePoint

Pleasure House Point Master Planning Discussion – Provide ideas, comment on others ideas, identify concerns.  More robust site for detailed comment.

Add your voice at PHP Master Planning Discussion website

Other Items of Interest

Wednesday July 18th through beginning of August – Clean up of Pleasure House Point.

Pleasure House Point Clean Up Notice

Week of July 30th – Aug 3rd – Volunteers needed for State Park Junior Ranger Camp.  Without volunteer support, the Park may have to limit the children’s programs or cancel them all together.  Please take a moment to look at your schedules to see if you have any time to help make Junior Ranger Camp a success.   Contact Kim Y. Miller at Phone: 757-412-2308 Cell: 757-536-0088 if you can help.

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Be Advised of Clean Up Work at Pleasure House Point

Work crews to be onsite starting Wednesday, July 18th

Release Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 · 04:00 pm

Media Contact: Michael T. Moore | mtmoore@VBgov.com | 385-2080

(Virginia Beach, VA) – Beginning Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Landscape Management crews will be onsite at the Pleasure House Point property in Virginia Beach to improve public safety access.

Work to be completed includes the removal of hazardous objects, minor lot grading, bush hogging and tree pruning along Marlin Bay Drive. Community volunteers with Lynnhaven River NOW will also assist with major trash pickup around the property. Clean up work is expected to continue through the beginning of August.

Identified as a top priority for open space acquisition for the past decade, the 118-acre tract known as Pleasure House Point has recently been preserved by the City of Virginia Beach with help from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Located just west of the Lesner Bridge and south of the Chesapeake Bay, Pleasure House Point is 118 acres of water, tidal marsh, sandy shores and maritime forest. The shallow water estuarine environment of the property provides habitat for the iconic Chesapeake Bay blue crab and the Lynnhaven oyster. This high-profile property was once being considered for a large waterfront development, but with the help of the Trust for Public Land, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the surrounding community, the City has recovered one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land on the Lynnhaven River for generations to come.

For more information about clean up work being done at Pleasure House Point, please contact Michael T. Moore in Parks & Natural Areas at 757-385-2080 or mtmoore@VBgov.com.

Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation’s vision is a balanced, sustainable and value-focused system of parks, recreation and public spaces that creates a sense of community.  We are accredited by CAPRA, the certifying agency of the National Recreation and Park Association. For more information, call (757) 385-1100 (TTY: 711 Virginia Relay), visit VBgov.com/parks or sign up our email newsletters at VBgov.com/eNews.

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Chona Santander O’Galvin

Media & Communications Coordinator

Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation

2416 Courthouse Drive | Building 19, Room 204 | Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Phone 757.385.4261 | Fax 757.385.6369 | cogalvin@vbgov.com | VBgov.com/Parks

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