Reminder…Mark Your Calendar!!
The 1st Annual Ocean Park Art Show
Next Saturday – October 8th*
3829 Shore Drive at Browning’s Marine!
10:00 am to 5:00 PM
Free and Open to the Public
Local Artists, many from Ocean Park, will display and sell Jewelry, Paintings and Photographs, Ocean Park Ornaments, Mermaids & Funky Art and more. Several artists will display art that features the Ocean Park area! There are a few artists spaces still available – Call Maryanne at 470-6202 for more info
*Rain date is Sunday Oct 9th

Click the link below for a PDF copy of the 2011 budget:

OPCL 2011 Budget

Click the link below for information on a meeting regarding Lynnhaven River dredging.

Beaches and Waterways Advisory

Click the link below for more information and a printable version of the flier.

Adopt-A-Thon_July302011

Click the link below to see Anne Kane’s pictures of the 2011 4th of July parade in Ocean Park:

July 4th parade 2011

Marina Shores Boat Slips and Proposed
Dredge Spoils Site

Sign the Petition if you oppose it

The rhetoric is heating up over the
proposal by the owner of Marina Shores to add 45 boat slips.
Originally, this was coupled with a plan by the City to install a
permanent dredge spoils transfer site nearby. (For the original
proposal, visit www.sdcc.info
and type “Boat slips” in the Search block.)

Since the original proposal, the two
issues have been separated, but both are being contested by many
residents of the neighborhoods of Cape Henry Shores, Cape Story by
the Sea and Broad Bay Island. For a full airing of the reasons for
their opposition, visit www.longcreekwetlands.com.
If you oppose the transfer site being expanded for dredging of
outlying tributaries, or bulkheading for boat slips, you can sign the
petition. Be aware, of course, that Maple Street is already a spoils
site for dredging Long Creek, just as the Boat Ramp location was a
spoils site for dredging the Inlet.

It is also possible that a permanent
dredge spoils transfer station is again being considered at the
Lynnhaven Boat Ramp, in spite of the objections of fishing and
boating enthusiasts, environmentalists, commuters, residents and
taxpayers, which had derailed the proposal a couple of years ago.

Virginia  Boating Safety Education Classroom Course

Monday  May 9 AND Wednesday May 11…you must attend BOTH days

6pm til 9pm

Who needs a  Boater Education?

In 2007,  the Virginia General Assembly enacted a law to establish a boating safety  education compliance requirement. This requirement will be phased in over the  next several years and by 2016, all  operators of PWCs (Personal  Watercraft such as jet skis, Sea Doos, Wave Runners) and operators of Motorboats  with a 10 hp or greater motor, will be required to have a boating safety  education course completion card on board when operating a PWC or Motorboat. As  of July 1,  2010, operators of PWCs 35 years and younger must  show proof that they have completed a boating safety course. On July 2,  2011, operators of PWCs 50 and younger and  operators of motorboats 20 and younger must show proof that they have completed  a boating safety course.

Course  Description

This  course is recommended for motivated students age 12 and older with good reading  and comprehension skills who want to learn more about the fundamentals of safe  and responsible boating. Course materials are on a 6th grade reading level.

Course  is sponsored by United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 83, Virginia  Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF). Subjects covered are Choosing  the Right Boat, Boat Hulls, Motors, Legal Requirements, Navigation Rules,  Cruising, Docking, Anchoring, Knots, Accidents, Alcohol Consumption, Fire on  Board, Weather, Trailering, Water Sports, and Personal Watercraft.

A  typical Boater Education course lasts 6-8 hours with exam time depending on the  class location and instructor. (Monday  night and Wednesday night). THERE IS A  TEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!

Course  is free, but registration is required. Each graduate earns a wallet card showing  successful completion of the class and is registered with the DGIF Education  Division in Richmond. This course is approved by the National Association of  State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the United States Coast  Guard. Instructors are certified by the DGIF. Most major insurance companies  endorse the course and allow insurance premium discounts to graduates. This  course meets the requirements of the new Virginia Boating Safety Laws.

For  information and to register, contact Cookie at 385-2914 or douglas.duggan@vbcert.net.

Please  let your friends and family know about this class. We have room for 200 people  to attend.

Douglas  Duggan

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VB  Amatuer Radio Club (VBARC) (ARES/RACES)

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Assistant  to VBCERT Cookie Ketcham

VBCERT  Trainer – Med OPS Speciality

VBCERT  Foundation Director

Teen  CERT Trainer

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Traffic/Crowd  Control Certified

Advanced  SkyWarn Member

Search  and Rescue Certified – VBEMS

cell 757-416-8782

5241  Johnstown Lane

Virginia  Beach VA 23464

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Click the link below for this version of the City Page. These documents are easy to read and very informative.

VA Beach City Page – March 2011