From the Hampton Roads Naval Museum

 

(Norfolk, Virginia) – September 5, 2008 - The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is owned and operated by the United States Navy and is located on level two of Nauticus in downtown Norfolk.

 

In preparation for Tropical Storm Hanna, our largest artifact, the Battleship Wisconsin, is currently closed. Also, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum will be closed on Saturday, September 6.

 

The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is scheduled to re-open on Sunday, September 7 at Noon and the USS Wisconsin is also scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. weather permitting.

 

Fall Operating Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 5:00 p.m. (Closed on Mondays). General Info line is 757-444-8971.

From the Tidewater Area Command

 

Hampton Roads, VA (September 5, 2008) – The Salvation Army Tidewater Area Command is in the process of pulling together a team of five (5) mobile-feeding canteen units to be on alert in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hanna, scheduled to affect the Hampton Roads area this Saturday.

The canteens are expected to arrive at The Salvation Army Tidewater Area Command office, located at 5525 Raby Road in Norfolk.

The canteens are being called in from other areas of Virginia since The Salvation Army's local canteen unit is currently serving disaster areas on the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.

From the Lynnhaven Business Association

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August 25, 2008, Virginia Beach, Va. – The Lynnhaven Business Association (LBA) will sponsor a 2008 Mayoral Candidate Debate and luncheon on Thursday,  Sept. 18, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Bonney Road in Virginia Beach from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

All four mayoral candidates, John D. Moss, current Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf, William D. Sessoms and Scott Taylor, will be in attendance to discuss their views on issues facing Virginia Beach and to answer questions in a debate-style format. Joel Rubin, host of WVEC-TV’s “On the Record”, will moderate the program.

Seating is limited and reservations will be accepted no later than Friday, Sept. 12. Individual tickets are $20 for LBA members; $25 for guests. Multiple ticket discounts are also available. Please R.S.V.P. to: programs@lbavb.com. Questions may be directed to www.lbavb.com or 866-640-3489. Check-in will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the luncheon and program from 11:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 

Founded in 1990, the Lynnhaven Business Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, communicating and advocating a positive business environment in the Lynnhaven Parkway area of Virginia Beach. The 100-member organization works collaboratively with other businesses, civic groups and local government, provides numerous networking opportunities for its membership, and makes donations to worthy causes that directly benefit the Virginia Beach community.

 

From the Virginia Air & Space Center: 

The Virginia Air & Space Center also presented a wide variety of educational and entertaining IMAX films in the Riverside 3D IMAX Theater. Audiences enjoyed regular feature IMAX films, such as Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia 3D and Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D, while Hollywood blockbuster films, like Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and The Spiderwick Chronicles, attracted new visitors.

The Virginia Air & Space Center continued to serve the community in 2008 with   Celebrations by the Bay – a community event series that produced several events in Downtown Hampton. Community events included the 2^nd Annual Great Pumpkin Fall Fling, the 2^nd Annual Winter Wonderland Tree Lighting, Saturday Summer Street Fest Series, Romance on the River: Wine, Art & Jazz Festival, Family Fun Fridays, Crabtown Festival, Concert in the Park and the 9^th Annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival. These events drew more than 159,000 people to Downtown Hampton, a 45% increase over the previous year. In addition, Downtown Hampton on Ice, an outdoor ice skating rink, returned for a second year.

The Virginia Air & Space Center is the visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. The Center is located at 600 Settlers Landing Road in downtown Hampton. Take I-64 to exit 267 and follow Settlers Landing Road. The Center will be on your left. 

 

From the Virginia Aquarium

 

Three rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles dubbed “Snap, Crackle and Pop” will be released by the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team with a crowd of onlookers from the Eastern Shore town of Cape Charles August 26, at 11 a.m.

 

After the recent release of rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle Hampton at Cape Charles, Town Manager Joe Vaccaro invited the Stranding Response Team to return and conduct a free educational outreach program for its citizens. This will begin prior to the release at 9:30 a.m. at the Gazebo on Bay Avenue. The Team will give a brief presentation on their mission which is to promote the conservation of marine animal species through stranding response, research, rehabilitation and education. An educational display will also be featured which will include a slideshow, informational banners, dolphin and turtle artifacts, and a flipper bone puzzle made from an actual stranded humpback whale. 

 

Assistant Stranding Coordinator Christina Trapani said, “Once veterinarians gave Snap, Crackle and Pop approval for their release, we agreed that Cape Charles would be the perfect place for them to begin their second chance since the Chesapeake Bay is a critical habitat for these amazing animals.” The public is invited to attend both the release and the outreach program.

 

Snap, Crackle and Pop represent the most endangered of the sea turtle species – the Kemp’s ridleys. These juvenile sea turtles are about the size of dinner plates and range in weight from 6 – 10 pounds. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center located in Brigantine, N.J., initially rescued them from the cooling water intake canal of a local nuclear generator station during the month of July. They all had various cuts and bruises and needed medical attention before being reintroduced into the wild. 

 

After their transfer (July 14) to the Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center, their course of treatment included x-rays, antibiotics, wound cleansing and healthy meals of vitamin supplements, herring, squid and shrimp. Trapani added, “Pop, the smallest ridley, prefers squid tentacles with no heads and from the surface only. Snap chews up and spits out herring and prefers shrimp with the shell removed. Crackle consumes all!”

 

To report a dead or live stranded marine mammal or sea turtle call the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program 24-hour hotline at (757) 437-6159.

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From the VCACA:

 

THE VIRGINIA CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC. BACK-to-SCHOOL PICNIC AT RED WING PARK, VIRGINIA BEACH VA. AUGUST 16TH

Virginia Caribbean-American Cultural Association Inc. (VCACA Inc.), a community-based 501(c)(3) organization, will be organizing a day of fun "Back-to-School" picnic for the community at Red Wing Park, Virginia Beach on August 16th from 1 to 8 pm, focusing on our younger community members. 

Along with games, food, and prizes, we will be giving out necessary school supplies for the upcoming school year to alleviate some of the ever-growing expenses families face every fall.  All community members are welcome and encouraged to attend and/or volunteer for what is sure to be a cool day in the hot summer!

When and Where Saturday 16th August 2008 at the Red Wing Park, Virginia Beach Who Should Attend? The entire family.  We have games for the Kids and old alike can play along.  So bring your beach chairs, picnic blanket and umbrellas and come enjoy the evening.

Admission FREE to all

Contact For further information, visit our Web site at: www.virginiacaribfest.com