Virginia Credit Union will offer two free seminars on money matters at the Hull Street Library, 1400 Hull Street Road, in Richmond, July 22 and 23.

* A seminar, “Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft,” will be held on July 22 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  The seminar offers practical steps to minimize risk and what to do should you ever become a victim of identity theft. The presenter will be Rex Hodgson, membership development representative for Virginia Credit Union.

* A second seminar, “Making the Most of Your Money for Teens,” will be held July 23 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Participants will learn to stretch their dollars and keep track of their spending. The seminar is designed especially for teens. Parents are welcome to attend. The seminar will be led by Cherry Hedges, financial education director for Virginia Credit Union.

To register for either event, please visit www.vacu.org/education/seminars.asp or call (804) 323-6800.

As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, Virginia Credit Union is owned by its 188,000 members. With the sole purpose of helping people achieve greater success, Virginia Credit Union has made a major commitment to financial education in the community, offering free workshops and financial information at schools, libraries and workplaces.

Councilman Doug Conner, 9th District Representative will host  a meeting to organize and discuss community development, to make Southside a better place to better place to live, work, learn, play, visit, and raise a family.

Invited attendees include representatives and leaders from:  Beaufont Hills Civic Association, Broad Rock Merchant’s Association, Midlothian Business Association, Chesterfield Square Tenants Association, Endicott Community Association, Fawnbrook Neighborhood Association, Hollendale Subdivision Civic Association, McGuire Manor Civic Association, South Central Roundtable, Swansboro Business Association, Swanson Woods Association, Town & Country Seniors Association, Warwick Road Neighborhood Watch, Westover South and Woods, Worthington Farms Civic Association

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

3:00PM – 4:30PM

Richmond Police Second Precinct

177 E. Belt Blvd

Richmond, VA 23224

For more information, please contact Doug Conner at 804-363-3443 or email eli.wong@richmondgov.com

You are invited to participate in the Annual Southwood Cleanup Day!

When:  June 19, 2009 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Where: 4606 Southwood Parkway, Apt. A (Click the link for a map)

Please join us for  lots of fun and some work at the Communities at Southwood located off Southwood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23224.

You’ll enjoy being with friends while you help your community spruce up for the summer! In addition to cleaning, we need your help with creating a community garden for residents, holding a cookout for volunteers, and starting other projects. Come join us and bring the whole family along. See you there!

Schedule of Events: 2:00 p.m. Check in at Community Resource Center

4606 Southwood Parkway, Apt. A

2:15 p.m. Cleanup Begins!!!

4:00 p.m. Cookout in the Boys & Girls Club Parking Lot

1200 Southwood Parkway

5:00 p.m. End of event

Serving our youth and community together:

City Coalition Southwood Subcommittee

Virginia Attorney General’s GRIP Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond

Communities at Southwood

Bring Your Energy and Willingness to Work Hard, and Willingness to Have Fun!

9th District Councilman Doug Conner will be hosting the 2009 Civic Association Workshop on Saturday, May 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Southside Baptist Christian School located at 5515 Bryce Lane, Richmond, VA.

Topics:

• Establishing Civic and Neighborhood Watch Associations
• Finance Department Billing
• Parks and Recreation Plans
• Police, Community, and Schools Updates

For more information contact: Councilman Doug Conner 804.233.8288 or Clean City Commissioner Thomas Barnes 804.869.0215

Apologies to our readers who tried to read this article earlier. There was a technical error with the web browsers used to produce the article. Here is the article:

About 200 people attended the 8th District meeting at the Satellite restaurant at 4000 Jefferson-Davis Hwy on Tuesday. Councilwoman Reva Trammell thanked the crowd and invited people to write their concerns on forms distributed through the crowd. She then introduced Sheriff C.T. Woody who is running for re-election against Major Antionette Irving from the Henrico Sheriff’s office. City Council President Kathy Graziano was also in attendance.

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From the Times-Dispatch:

Police are investigating a shooting this morning in South Richmond that left one man seriously injured.

Capt. Will Smith said the victim, who was shot near the base of the skull, was taken to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Smith said officers received a call at 3:05 a.m. for a man down in a rooming house in the 2200 block of Dinwiddie Avenue, just east of Jefferson Davis Highway.

Smith said it was uncertain whether the victim, a 32-year-old man who was found by his roommates, had been shot at the house or somewhere else.

Police were working to establish a motive and suspect information, Smith said.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

A unique effort is being made by Richmondmom.com to award a thousand dollars in prizes to teachers who are nominated and then voted for as the teacher of the year by the public. Generally, teachers of the year are nominated by their peers within schools, but this group is an independent agency with their own sponsors and donors. Click on the link above to go to the site and nominate your favorite teacher, but you better hurry as there are only two weeks to make a nomination!

From the Richmond Public Schools website:

Huguenot High School will present an evening of instrumental and vocal music June 4 as the school holds its annual spring concert, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The concert, free and open to the public, will feature performances by the Huguenot concert band, choir, guitar ensemble, orchestra and jazz band. For more information, contact Chris Moseley at 320-7967. Huguenot High School is located at 7945 Forest Hill Ave.

Thanks to Silver Persinger and Councilman Doug Conner for passing this link to a video recording of a report on swine flu from  the Richmond City Health, human Services, and Education committee.

Stay healthy!

Thanks to James Mercante at the Richmond Police Department of Public Affairs for the following information:

The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s help in locating the driver who hit a child and left the scene in the 5800 block of Thorndale Lane yesterday.

At approximately 5:50 p.m. a black Jeep Cherokee struck an 11-year-old child who had entered the roadway after visiting an ice cream truck. The side-view mirror of the Jeep struck the child in the head causing non-life threatening injuries.

The Department would like anyone with information about the vehicle or the driver to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.

The Department would also like to remind drivers to be extra cautious this time of year when operating vehicles near playgrounds, ice cream trucks or other areas where children are present.

From Richmond Public Schools:

On May 28 at 7 p.m. the Fine Arts Department of George Wythe High School will hold its Spring Extravaganza in the school’s auditorium. The evening will feature a student art exhibit and performances by the school’s jazz and concert bands, inspirational dance troupe, choirs and drama department. The performance is free and open to the public. George Wythe High School is located at 4314 Crutchfield Street. For more information, call 780-5037.

I know if you’re like me, you’re fed up with potholes and bumpy roads. Every morning I travel down Belt Blvd. and sway around the road like a drunk in order to avoid the damage done to it recently. I believe the pipes that were installed were gas pipes. However, that doesn’t make my ride more enjoyable. It’s even worse when I ride my motorcycle or when other drivers nearly side-swipe me to avoid the patches on the road as well. Well have faith Virginians, the Times-Dispatch has the following information from the Department of Public Works:

Q:Since the construction of the new GRTC building, they have dug many holes on Belt Boulevard and left the road in terrible condition between Hull Street and Midlothian Turnpike. — A reader.

Answer: Resurfacing improvements at this location are scheduled to begin in the fall, said Jemila M. Woodson of the Department of Public Works. Crews will mill and pave Belt Boulevard between Hull Street and Midlothian Turnpike.

From Ms. Judy Fahl:

The next Richmond Crusade for Voters meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19,2009 at 7:00 P.M. at  the  Letters Carrier Building,  2416  Chamberlayne Avenue . We will conduct the very important business of selecting a nominee for the Democratic Primary for the race for Governor, Lt. Governor, 69th House District, and Sheriff.

From the Richmond Public Schools website:

The Student Council of Huguenot High School has planned an afternoon full of beautification projects for the exterior of their school on May 18 as part of ‘The National Great American Cleanup’. Aptly titled “Extreme Makeover Curb Appeal Edition,” the project is a partnership with the Richmond Department of Public Works in conjunction with National Public Works Week.
The program will begin at 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. with teams of students, staff and parents sprucing up the landscape of the district high school. Volunteers are invited to participate in this cleanup effort.
To volunteer or for more information, contact Wanda Wilder, Student Council Sponsor, at 320-7967.