Experience Petersburg

Week of April 19, 2015 - Vol. 1 Issue 36

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Happy National Animal Care & Control Week!

PAC&C needs your help! Assist AC&C by making a donation of dog food and treats. Go visit them at 1600 Johnson Road.

Happy National Telecommunicators Week to our great Petersburg dispatchers! Thank you for all you do.

Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day! Please save the date for the 3rd Annual Petersburg Earth Day for Kids Foundation Tournament at Dogwood Trace Golf Course, 3108 Homestead Drive, Petersburg VA 23805.

The Earth Day event will start at 9:30 a.m. with guest speakers, then the planting of a dogwood tree with Petersburg City Public School children at 10:30 a.m.

Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive Makes a Stop in Petersburg

The City of Petersburg and Petersburg Area Regional Tourism (PART) are thrilled to announce that the very historic Norfolk & Western (N &W) Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive will be bringing visitors to Old Towne Petersburg on Saturday, June 13, and again on Sunday, June 14. On each of those days the train will bring 850 passengers to see and experience historic Old Towne and enjoy lunch in one of the wonderful restaurants here. Additionally, there will be hundreds of train enthusiasts who will also come to Old Towne on each of those days to see and get a picture of the Class J 611 locomotive. Click here to read the full announcement.

Attention City of Petersburg Utility Billing Customers:
Over the last year, the City of Petersburg has been actively working with Johnson Control, Inc. to install and provide new water meters for all of our residents. The meters give a more accurate reading through the new automated meter reading system.

With this new advanced technology, the new system operates with a new billing schedule. Previously your usage was billed on a bi-monthly schedule. For example, for November and December usage, you were billed in February.

With the new monthly (30 day) billing schedule, you will begin to receive a bill each month to reflect 30 days of water usage.

CUSTOMER A: If you current April bill has a due date of May 13, 2015 your first monthly bill due date will be July 14, 2015 to reflect the usage of May 1 – 31, 2015.

CUSTOMER B: If your current April bill has a due date of May 15, 2015, your May bill due date will be June 17, 2015. This bill reflects the water usage of April 1 – 30, 2015.

All residents will be on the monthly billing schedule with the July 14, 2015 bill that reflects water usage of May 1 -31, 2015. Please see the below schedule or CLICK HERE to view electronically, to reflect these new changes.

For any questions, please contact the Utility Billing office at (804)733-2349.

Marshmallow Team Building for Men and Boys

Members of the Alpha Phi (E) Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated presented the Marshmallow Team Building Experiment for the male students at the following PPLS After School Sites; First Baptist Church, A.P. Community Center and the Weed & Seed Safe Haven.

The male students were given ten minutes to build the tallest and sturdiest structure, using toothpicks and marshmallows. Each group participated in a discussion prior to the 10 minutes allotted for the experiment in order to devise a plan.

Petersburg Parks & Leisure Services would like the THANK the Men of Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated for spending time with young men in the Petersburg Community.

Petersburg Animal Care & Control

Come meet Elsie! Donate dog food and treats if you can as well!

PACC hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m., Friday from Noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Appointments are also available by calling (804) 732-3654.

Petersburg Public Library
Petersburg Public Library is proud to present a FREE! Making College Affordable Informative Session. Ms. Sylvia Blizzard, the Associate Director of Customer Service for Virginia State University will be the presenting speaker.

Visit the library at 201 W. Washington Street or www.ppls.org for more info or call (804) 733-2387. “Like” Petersburg Public Library on Facebook.

Juneteenth Festival 2015
is Sunday, June 21 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Pocahontas Island. The City of Petersburg's Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts and Tourism is looking for high qualityproducts merchandise , either handmade or unique and beautiful. Artisans and crafts people are highly encouraged to apply. Food booth (delete) vendors to provide a diverse menu of other high-quality food and beverage options.

Those who include vegetarian fare will be given priority. All vendor application are due to our office by May 31, 2015; Please also remember that all vendors must be registered and current with the City of Petersburg Commissioner of Revenue. Food vendors will also need a permit from the Virginia department of Health. Please call 804-733-2430 or email mfanfan@petersburg-va.org.

Petersburg "Week of Wonder" History Camp
The City of Petersburg, Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts and Tourism, will sponsor a two week long history camp, “Week of Wonder” (WOW), from June 22 – 26, and from June 29 – July 2, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thirty Petersburg area children (rising fifth and sixth grade) will spend the two weeks learning about Petersburg’s rich and diverse history, culture, and architecture. The cost of the camp is $50. Applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Click here for more information.

Petersburg Farmer's Market

Tomorrow is Saturday! Join the City's Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to Noon! The market is on Joseph Jenkins Roberts Street under the Martin Luther King Bridge.

On Saturday, April 18 will have 13 producers. There will be tomato plants, herbs, cut flowers, potted plants and shrubs, early produce, meats, quail, duck, chicken eggs(brown & white) in addition goose eggs, whoopee pies, blueberry muffins, assorted cakes and cookies, and canned goods.

For additional information, please call (804) 733-2352.

I AM PETERSBURG tshirts, caps, car magnets, stickers and more are available for purchase at the Old Towne Visitor Center (19 Bollingbrook St.), the Siege Museum (15 W. Bank St.) and Blandford Center (111 Rochelle Lane). If you know of other I AM PETERSBURG product items, please email
petersburgpio@
petersburg-va.org. Let's keep the creative output coming!
Click here for more color options, file types and the complete style guide.

City of Petersburg Bid Opportunities

Interested in submitting television content, please email Petersburg PIO@petersburg-va.org for more information.

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Upcoming Petersburg
Calendar Events

Garden Week
April 18 - 25
(April 21, Petersburg)

City Council
April 21

Earth Day
April 22

Lower Appomattox RiverFest
April 25

Ward 7 Meeting
April 27

Ward 6 Meeting
April 28

Friday for the Arts
May 8

Summer Fair Announcement
May 13

National Pet Adoption Weekend
May 16 - 17

Juneteenth Festival
June 21

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