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>>> COMING UP, THERE’S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO LET CITY LEADERS KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES FOR
NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET; JUSTICE PREVAILS – CITY LEADERS BREAK GROUND ON THE LONG OVERDUE CONSOLIDATED
COURTS COMPLEX; AND, IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT, BUT 2011 MIGHT AS WELL
HAVE BEEN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER AT THE VIRGINIA ZOO!
>> [MUSIC] >> WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY
EDITION OF NORFOLK NEWS NOW. I'M KAREN PARKER-CHESSON WITH
THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THE CITY OF NORFOLK IS ONCE AGAIN ASKING FOR YOUR HELP WITH
A BIG ISSUE. THE TRIPLE-N'S JOHN LINKA IS
HERE TO EXPLAIN. >> AS THE MONTHS BEGIN TO FLOW
BY FOR 2012, WE'RE REMINDED IT'S BUDGET TIME ONCE AGAIN.
>> AH! >> AND IF YOU THINK THIS LOOKS
AND SOUNDS FAMILIAR -- >> TODAY WAS A PERFECT BUDGET
CUT THERE. >> PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ALL THAT
IT IMPLIES. >> STOP PAYING FOR OUTSIDE BOZOS
TO DO OUR STUDIES. >> YOU'RE RIGHT, LAST YEAR THE
CITY OF NORFOLK BEGAN BUDGET COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS GIVING
YOU THE CITIZENS A CHANCE TO HAVE A SAY AS TO HOW YOU THINK
NORFOLK SHOULD SPEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
>> WELL, ANOTHER UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR MEANS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD. >> I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY
POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS OUTREACH
THAT THE COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY THE MANAGER'S OFFICE IS DOING,
TRYING TO BE AVAILABLE, TRYING TO BE ACCESSIBLE, TRYING TO FIND
OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY THINK IS IMPORTANT.
WHAT THE CITY DOES WELL. >> THEY'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB
WITH RECREATION. >> WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.
>> THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE OPEN.
>> SO WE COME OUT WITH A BETTER BUDGET THAT EVERYBODY CAN
SUPPORT. >> DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY,
THE CITY HOSTED FIVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON THE UPCOMING
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013. THEY WERE FOCUSED ON GETTING
RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE FISCAL CHALLENGES FACING NORFOLK
AND ALSO OPENED UP FORUMS FOR COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS.
>> EMPLOYEES HAVE TO BE TRAINED. >> EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING HAS TO
COME TO THE FRONT. >> THIS LARGE TURNOUT WAS, IN
LARGE PART, BECAUSE THE CITY DID LISTEN TO A LOT OF YOUR
SUGGESTIONS FOR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> LAST YEAR, I WAS INVOLVED IN IT AND I KNOW THAT THEY ACTUALLY
TOOK SOME OF OUR IDEAS BECAUSE IN SOME OF THE BROCHURES THAT
HAVE BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY, I SAW SOME OF MY QUOTES.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ASKED FOR THEM TO DO, THEY DID.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSOLIDATION OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, SOME
WASTE WAS FOUND AND IT WAS CUT OUT.
AND IT'S REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE
CITIZENS. >> SO WHAT'S NEW THIS TYPE
AROUND? >> THIS YEAR WE'RE REALLY
TALKING ABOUT THE COST OF SERVICE.
IT'S AMAZING WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF WISE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING SPECTACULAR AND YOU
START TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH IT COSTS FOR SOMETHING, AND IT'S
SIMPLE AS A NEEDLE THAT YOU ONLY USE ONCE.
>> HOW ABOUT THE COST OF PUTTING 26 RECRUITS THROUGH THE FIRE
TRAINING ACADEMY OR THE COST OF A LADDER TRUCK?
OR THE COST OF ONE THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA?
>> IT HELPS TO KNOW -- WE CAN STAY IN THE ROOM AND THERE'S
BODIES THAT WILL BE IN THE CAMERA, SO IF THEY'RE DOWN
UNCONSCIOUS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE.
>> YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND YOU SEE THIS LARGE AMOUNT OF
MONEY AND YOU'RE LIKE, COME ON. YOU ADD UP HOW MANY FIREMEN AND
YOU DIVIDE IT, AND YOU'RE LIKE, THEY'RE MUST BE MAKING A
QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS EACH, BUT WHEN YOU SEE HOW MUCH THE
EQUIPMENT ACTUALLY COSTS AND WHAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY
ON, THEN YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING.
>> THE POINT OF ALL THIS IS TO HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT
IT TAKES TO FINANCE A CITY AND TO KEEP BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF NORFOLK AND YOU, THE RESIDENT.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRUST AND I
THINK WE'RE DOING IT. I THINK THE STAFF AND THE
MANAGER AND COUNCIL ARE ALL WORKING HARD TO, YOU KNOW, IN A
TIME WHEN MAYBE GOVERNMENTS AT ALL LEVELS ARE NOT TOO TRUSTED,
TO TRY TO RESTORE SOME OF THAT CONFIDENCE.
>> FOR NORFOLK NEWS NOW, I'M JOHN LINKA.
>> IF YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FORUMS, YOU
STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE YOUR INPUT.
JUST LOG ON TO NORFOLK.GOV, CLICK ON BUILD A BUCKET, AND
THEN CLICK ON OPEN TOWN HALL. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUDGET
PROCESS. >>> CITY LEADERS HELPED
OFFICIALLY KICK OFF THE LONG-AWAITED CONSOLIDATED COURTS
COMPLEX PROJECT WITH A GROUNDBREAKING LAST MONTH.
[ APPLAUSE ] THE NEW COURTHOUSE REFLECTS
YEARS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT CLERKS,
JUDGES, AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION. >> NEW COURTHOUSE AS MAJOR
PUBLIC INVESTMENT. IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT CIVIC
BUILDING THAT WILL OCCUPY HIGHLY VISIBLE DOWN TO -- HIGHLY
VISIBLE LOCATIONS. S SO THE DESIGN NEEDS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DOWNTOWN LANDSCAPE.
AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT. THIS COURTHOUSE NEEDS TO LOOK,
NEEDS TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE, NEEDS TO SAY THIS IS
WHERE JUSTICE IN THIS CITY IS ADMINISTERED FAIRLY.
>> AT NEARLY 50 AND 40 YEARS OLD RESPECTIVELY, THE EXISTING
GENERAL DISTRICT COURTS AND THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC COURT
BUILDINGS ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NO LONGER MEET THE NEEDS OF
TODAY'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM. >> WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE ART
COURTHOUSE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. WE'LL HAVE THE BEST COURTHOUSE
IN THE COMMONWEALTH, THE PLACE WHERE EVERY ONE OF US THAT ARE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH,
WHETHER IT'S FOR JURY DUTY, TRAFFIC COURT, JURORS,
LITIGANTS, OURSELVES, THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY SPECIAL
PLACE. >> AS THE NAME IMPLIES, THE
CONSOLIDATED COURTS COMPLEX BRINGS THE THREE COURTS UNDER
ONE ROOF, WHICH WILL IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHILE VASTLY
IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF ALL DURING THEIR DAY IN COURT.
>> I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL THE JUDGES OF OUR CITY WHEN I SAY
THAT THIS BUILDING REPRESENTS NOT ONLY A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT BY THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS, BUT IT ALSO REPRESENTS
A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF
NORFOLK. THIS COURTHOUSE HAS BEEN
DESIGNED IN A WAY TO BRING MEANING TO THE TERM "EQUAL
JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW." AS IT WILL ALLOW GREATER
OFFICIALSLY IN COURT ADMINISTRATION, IMPROVE ACCESS
TO THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY FOR ALL THOSE
WHO USE OUR COURTHOUSE. >> THE NEW 315,000-SQUARE-FOOT
BUILDING FEATURES 21 COURTROOMS, THREE SHELL SPACES FOR FUTURE
COURTROOMS, JURY DELIBERATION ROOMS, CLERKS' OFFICES, AND
PUBLIC SPACE. THE PROJECT, THOUGH MANDATED BY
THE STATE, IS NOT FUNDED WITH STATE DOLLARS.
THE COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO COST $120 MILLION.
>>> THE AMTRAK VIRGINIA EXTENSION OF SERVICE TO AND FROM
NORFOLK IS COMING SOONER THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.
LAST MONTH, GOVERNOR BOB McDONNELL ANNOUNCED THE SERVICE
WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY DECEMBER 31st OF THIS YEAR.
THAT'S 10 MONTHS AHEAD OF THE PREVIOUS PROJECTED START.
THE ROUND-TRIP TRAIN WILL BRING INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE
TO NORFOLK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1977.
IT WILL LINK NORFOLK WITH A SINGLE-SEAT RIDE TO RICHMOND,
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND CITIES AS FAR NORTH AS BOSTON.
THE NORFOLK TRAIN MARKS THE THIRD SERVICE EXPANSION LAUNCHED
UNDER THE AMTRAK VIRGINIA PARTNERSHIP, WHICH HAS
INTRODUCED SERVICE TO RICHMOND AND LYNCHBURG SINCE OCTOBER
2009. THE GOVERNOR EXPECTS THE NEW
RAIL SERVICE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO TRAVELERS
MOVING BETWEEN SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST CONGESTED REGIONS.
>>> WHAT CAN YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS DO TO IMPROVE WHERE
YOU LIVE? IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, THE CITY OF
NORFOLK WANTS TO HELP TURN IT INTO A REALITY AND PUTTING THEIR
MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. THE BLOCK-BY-BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
WILL PROVIDE MATCHING GRANTS TO 15 NEIGHBORHOODS TO HELP MAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS. UP TO $2,500 WILL BE AWARDED
THROUGH A FORMAL AND COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
CIVIC LEAGUES AND RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE CITY MAY APPLY.
CIVIC LEAGUES REPRESENTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS MUST ENDORSE ALL
APPLICATIONS. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT
WWW.NORFOLK.GOV/ NEIGHBORS BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS
OR CALL THE BUREAU OF COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AT 664-6770.
THE DEADLINE FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS IS MARCH 15TH.
>>> EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NORFOLK STUDENTS DROPPING OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL ARE SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF SUCCESS.
EARLY FIGURES SHOW THERE ARE 32% FEWER DROPOUTS SO FAR FOR THE
CLASS OF 2012 COMPARED TO 2011. IN REAL NUMBERS, THAT TRANSLATES
TO 130 STUDENTS. FOUR OF NORFOLK'S FIVE PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOLS MISSED FULL ACCREDITATION THIS YEAR IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE OF A NEW STATE GRADUATION AND COMPLETION INDEX.
NORVIEW WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE ACCREDITATION.
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE ISSUE, THE SCHOOLS' PRINCIPALS HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR TEAMS TO IDENTIFY AND WORK WITH
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS BEING AT-RISK FOR DROPPING
OUT. GRADUATION COACHES AT ALL FIVE
SCHOOLS ARE HELPING STUDENTS STAY ON TRACK AND REMAIN IN
SCHOOL. THEY ARE ALSO SUPPORTING
ANTITRUANCY EFFORTS FOR YOUNGER SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>>> KEEPING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN NORFOLK IS THE GOAL OF A NEW
EFFORT UNDERWAY BY THE GREATER NORFOLK CORPORATION.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF BRAIN DRAIN, THE SITUATION IN WHICH
THOSE WITH A PARTICULAR SKILLSET LEAVE ONE PLACE AND TAKE THEIR
SKILLS TO ANOTHER. WELL, THE CITY OF NORFOLK IS
LOOKING TO CREATE BRAIN GAIN. IN A FAST-PACED, KNOWLEDGE-BASED
ECONOMY, ATTRACTING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND PROFESSIONALS
IS CRITICAL FOR CITIES TO PROSPER.
TO THAT END, THE CITY OF NORFOLK HAS PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER
NORFOLK CORPORATION, AN ORGANIZATION OF 125 BUSINESS
LEADERS, TO LAUNCH THE BRAIN GAIN SURVEY.
THE SURVEY ASKS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THEIR
PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA AND WHAT WOULD MAKE
IT A BETTER, MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE.
THE FEEDBACK WILL DRIVE A COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE
THE CITY'S AND THE REGION'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. CHECK OUT THE BRAIN GAIN SURVEY
ONLINE AT GENERATIONNORFOLK.COM. >>> TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN
RELATIVELY MILD FOR MOST OF THIS WINTER, BUT THE OFFICE TO END
HOMELESSNESS HAS STILL BEEN HARD AT WORK TRYING TO GET IN FRONT
OF MOTHER NATURE. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO HELP
NORFOLK'S HOMELESS GET TO SECURE SHELTER IN EXTREME WEATHER.
DURING THE OUTREACH PROCESS, STAFF MEET MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE
OUTSIDE WHO DON'T APPROPRIATE COLD-WEATHER CLOTHING.
YOU TOO CAN HELP THE HOMELESS BY COLLECTING NEW ITEMS FOR WINTER
KITS. >> WE DO INTENSIVE OUTREACH
DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ITEMS
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO WE CAN MAKE SURE AT POINTS OF ACCESS, FOLK ARE
REFERRING THE GOODS THEY NEED JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH
SOME OF THESE HARD TIMES AND THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON.
>> A TYPICAL KIT WILL CONTAIN PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, WASH
CLOTHS, RAIN PONCHO, SNACKS THAT ARE JUST MEANT TO SUSTAIN THEM
AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NEW CLEAN PAIR OF SOCKS,
HAT, GLOVES, SCARF, AND A NESTING BAG TO TOTE IT ALL?
>> THE BIG NEED RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, IS FOR GLOVES, HATS AND
SOCKS. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS ARE PROTECTING THEMSELVES AGAINST THE ELEMENTS AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THAT THEY HAVE THE BASIC NEEDS THEY REALLY REQUIRE
JUST TO BE MOBILE AND TO GET AROUND THE CITY, TO ACCESS
SERVICES. >> TO GET A COMPLETE LIST OF
NEEDED ITEMS, CONTACT THE OFFICE TO END HOMELESSNESS AT 664-4488.
YOU CAN DROP OFF ALL ITEMS AT CITY HALL SUITE 401.
>>> WELL WE COME BACK, CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND COURAGE
OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., PLUS A NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
ABOARD THE WISCONSIN. AND THE TRAIL OF THE TIGER LEADS
TO A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FORT VIRGINIA ZOO.
STAY WITH US. >>> TRAVEL, HOW IS IT GOING.
>> GUYS, THIS IS MY COUSIN ROB FROM MICHIGAN.
HE'S A TEENAGER. >> HEY, WHAT UP, ROBB?
>> TOTALLY. ALL RIGHT.
>> OH, HEY, YOU WANT TO SLOW DOWN?
>> NO. >> REALLY?
HUH. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL
ANIMAL IS. A HORSE.
>> A HORSE? >> YEAH.
BEAUTIFUL MANE, UNBELIEVABLE MUSCLE TONE, WHEN IT RUNS, IT
LOOKS LIKE POETRY IN MOTION. IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ON
EARTH. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU FEED A
HORSE, ITS LIPS WILL TICKLE YOUR HAND JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IT MAKES ME GIGGLE SOMETIMES. >> I DON'T KNOW.
>> I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS, IF YOU DON'T SLOW DOWN,
I'M GOING TO BITE INTO YOUR HEAD LIKE AN APPLE.
AND THANKS, GUYS, FOR LISTENING TO MY HORSE STORY.
I COULD TALK ABOUT PONIES ALL DAY LONG.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE TRIPLE-N.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION! THAT'S THE RECORD-SETTING
ATTENDANCE RECORDED FOR THE VIRGINIA ZOO IN 2011.
SPURRED BY THE GRAND OPENING OF THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED "ASIA:
TRAIL OF THE TIGER" EXHIBIT, TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE
CALENDAR YEAR WAS NEARLY 506,000.
THAT IS UP FROM 410,000 THE YEAR BEFORE.
>> SO IT'S A REMARKABLE MILESTONE, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT,
ESPECIALLY IN THE ZOO BUSINESS, BUT IT REALLY REASSURES ALL OF
US THAT WE'VE DELIVERED SOMETHING HERE AT THE VIRGINIA
ZOO THAT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT HAS BEEN PROFOUND WITH SO MANY
PEOPLE IN THE REGION. NOT ONLY IS THERE MORE TO SEE AT
THE ZOO, LIKE THE TAPERS BEHIND ME AND ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS
THAT CAME WITH THE OPENING OF ASIA THIS PAST SPRING, BUT
THERE'S SO MANY MORE THINGS TO DO HERE.
MORE EXCITING EVENTS FOR OUR MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY, BUT LOTS OF
GREAT FUN THINGS TO DO. >> BUT THE ZOO IS NOT PLANNING
TO REST ON ITS LAURELS FOR LONG. GOALS FOR 2012 INCLUDE
FUNDRAISING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL AND
ANIMAL WELLNESS CAMPUS AND BRINGING SOME NEW ANIMALS TO THE
ZOO. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE
VIRGINIA ZOO IN A WHILE, YOU'RE MISSING OUT AN EXPANSIVE
WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE UNIQUE TO THE REGION.
>>> NORFOLK POLICE AND RESIDENTS OF LAMBERT'S POINT RECENTLY
BANDED TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY WALK FOR SAFETY.
THE IDEA BEHIND THE WALK IS TO ACTIVELY SHOW CRIMINALS A UNITED
FRONT BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND POLICE, AND SEND THE MESSAGE
THAT CRIME WON'T BE TOLERATED. RESIDENTS WALKED FROM THE BANK
OF AMERICA PARKING LOT AT 38th AND BOWDEN FERRY ROAD TO THE
LAMBERT'S POINT RECREATION CENTER.
>>> NAUTICUS HAS LAUNCHED A UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
CONNECTED TO THE BATTLESHIP "WISCONSIN."
"RESTORE BB-64" IS AN ADOPT-A-SPACE GROUP VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE IN RESTORING
AND MAINTAINING THE BATTLESHIP. >> A GENERAL CLEANING, PAINTING,
SCRUBBING WITH THE MILITARY GROUP CALLED BRIGHT WORK,
CLEANING BRASS, JUST OVERALL MAINTENANCE AND THEN THE
RESTORATION PART INVOLVES PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE
SHIP TO LIFE. >> NAUTICUS PROVIDES ALL
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS. VOLUNTEER GROUPS ARE WELCOME TO
RESEARCH THEIR SPACE IN ORDER TO HELP WITH VISITOR
INTERPRETATION. NAUTICUS IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
FROM MILITARY COMMANDS, CIVIC LEAGUES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS,
CHURCHES, LOCAL SERVICE GROUPS, AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.
VOLUNTEERS MUST BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD.
EACH GROUP OF FIVE WILL DESIGNATE THEIR TEAM SUPERVISOR.
>> WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE NAVAL COMMUNITY INVOLVED, BUT
ALSO, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE SMALLER
GROUPS WHO, AGAIN, JUST HAVE THAT PASSION TO SEE THEIR
BATTLESHIP, THE BATTLESHIP "WISCONSIN" BELONGS TO THE CITY
OF NORFOLK AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO
COME AND BE A PART OF IT. >> INTERESTED GROUPS MUST
COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW.
VISIT WWW.NAUTICUS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CONTACT JULI
MANSFIELD AT 664-1043. >>> YOU'VE HEARD US PROMOTE
"GOOD TIMES" MAGAZINE AS YOUR ONE-STOP SOURCE FOR YOUR
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NORFOLK, BUT DID YOU KNOW IT IS
THE PLACE TO TURN FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THERAPEUTIC
RECREATION TOO? THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CAN HELP
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO GET WELL, LIVE
WELL, AND STAY WELL. THERAPEUTIC RECREATION HELPS
PEOPLE WITH TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENTS, HEALTH CONDITIONS,
AND DISABILITIES INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCE THEIR
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND COGNITIVE WELL-BEING.
IT CAN ALSO IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES, BUILD CONFIDENCE,
EASE FEARS, IMPROVE PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND MANAGE STRESS.
MOST THERAPEUTIC RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE AT THE
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER ON EVANS STREET.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THERAPEUTIC AND OTHER
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, CALL RECREATION, PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES AT 441-2400 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THERAPY PUTS OR
ANYTHING ABOUT RECREATION IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
>>> GETTING AROUND JUST GOT A LITTLE EASIER FOR FOUR NORFOLK
MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS. THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION,
PARKS, AND OPEN SPACES' AFTER THE BELL PROGRAM HELD AN ESSAY
CONTEST FOR ATB PARTICIPANTS AT LAFAYETTE-WINONA AND BLAIR
MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE "MY BIKE AND ME" ESSAY
CONTEST CHALLENGED STUDENTS TO CREATE A MAKE-BELIEVE WORLD
FEATURING THE STUDENT AND HIS OR HER BIKE COMPANION.
THE WINNERS WON... A BIKE, OF COURSE.
THE WELL-CONDITIONED BIKES WERE DONATED BY THE OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT. WINNERS FROM LAFAYETTE-WINONA
WERE EIGHTH-GRADER DEIONJALEI MILLER FOR HER STORY ABOUT A
SPACE BIKE RACE AND SEVENTH-GRADER EBONY DETER FOR
HER CHILLING TALE OF A TWO-WHEELED ESCAPE FROM A CHAIN
SAW-WIELDING ENEMY. THE BLAIR WINNERS WERE
SEVENTH-GRADER CHRISTOPHER GONSALVES FOR HIS FANTASY TALE
ABOUT A SELF-MAINTAING BIKE AND EIGHTH-GRADER BRIACHANNA WHITE'S
STORY ABOUT A WORLD WHERE CARS, BIKES, AND PEOPLE INTERACT
TOGETHER. THE ATB AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS
OF A UNIQUE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT POPULATION.
BY NURTURING THEIR DEVELOPMENT, STUDENTS BETTER ACHIEVE THEIR
POTENTIAL WHILE BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
CARING ADULTS. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
AT LAKE TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, BLAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND
LAFAYETTE-WINONA MIDDLE SCHOOL. >>> TEAM NORFOLK BOXING HEADED
BY COACH GLORIA PEEK STARTED THE FEW YEAR OFF WITH THREE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. LAST MONTH THE REGIONAL BOXINGS
CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, AND
THREE NORFOLK YOUTHS WON IN THEIR AGE AND WEIGHT CLASSES.
THE CHAMPIONS ARE TION DAVIS, LA SHAWN DAVIS AND NICK SULLIVAN.
ALL THREE REGIONAL BOXING TEAM WINNERS WILL ADVANCE TO THE
NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.
>>> COUNCILMAN PAUL RIDDICK LED A CEREMONY AND MARCH TO HONOR
THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
JR. ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DR. KING'S 83rd BIRTHDAY.
THE EVENT STARTED AT THE GARDEN OF PRAYER CHURCH AND ENDED AT
THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL.
THE TRIPLE-N WAS THERE. >> MARCHING AND CELEBRATING
OF -- IN CELEBRATION OF DR. KING'S LEGACY, CELEBRATION
OF HIS BIRTHDAY, AND TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO HELP ADVANCE
THIS. >> WE SHALL OVERCOME SOME DAY.
>> PLEASE SHARE OUR HISTORY WITH OUR CHILDREN.
NOT TO MAKE THEM JEALOUS, BUT TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE CONDITIONS
OF AMERICA DURING THOSE DARK DAYS AND THE SACRIFICE THAT
COUNTLESS BLACKS AND WHITES TO GIVE US THE AMERICA THAT WE KNOW
TODAY. >> TODAY, HERE IN NORFOLK AND
ACROSS THE NATION, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER THE LIFE
AND LEGACY OF ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT SONS, DR. MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. [ APPLAUSE ]
WE HONOR DR. KING ON THIS SPECIAL DAY FOR HIS COURAGE AND
HIS MESSAGE OF HOPE. \M WE SHALL OVERCOME \M
\M WE SHALL OVERCOME ONE DAY \M \M OH, DEEP IN OUR HEARTS \M
>> DR. KING INSPIRED US TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE A
DAY WHEN PEOPLE OF EVERY RACE AND EVERY FAITH WOULD COME
TOGETHER IN A COLOR-BLIND AND BU TI FIDE AMERICA.
REFLECTING ABOUT DR. KING AND HIS LIFE, WE ARE REMINDED OF THE
POWER AND THE CLARITY OF HIS VISION, A VISION GROUNDED BY HIS
FAITH IN THE TRIUMPH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE, FAITH
IN OUR COUNTRY'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES, AND FAITH IN THE
ULTIMATE GOODNESS OF HIS FELLOW AMERICANS.
>> WE WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE DREAM OF
YESTERDAY AND TRANSFER IT TO THE ISSUES OF TODAY.
SOMEONE AT A BREAKFAST, A KEYNOTE SPEAKER THIS MORNING
SAID, SHE ASKED THE QUESTION IF WE WANT TO BE JUDGED BY THE
CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER, ARE WE HAPPY WITH THE CONTENT OF OUR
CHARACTER? IF WE WANT TO BE JUDGED BY THE
CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER, THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR CHARACTER SO
THAT OUR JUDGMENT WOULD PRODUCE A GOOD REPORT.
>> DR. KING ALSO SAID THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE REMEMBERED
ONLY FOR HIS NOBLE PEACE PRIZE. RAERK HE WANTED TO BE REMEMBERED
AS A DRUM MAJOR, A DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE, A MARCH FOR THE
AMERICAN DREAM, AND SO TODAY WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO MARCH IN
THIS BAND, TO HELP OUR CHILDREN REALIZE THAT THERE IS MORE HOPE
IN THE WORLD THAN HATE, MORE OPPORTUNITY THAN OPPRESSION, AND
MORE LOVE THAN LOSS. AND FOR OUR DAYS TO COME, LET US
REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE A GREAT LEADER, A GREAT DIGNITARY, AND A
GREAT MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU CAN SEE FULL COVERAGE OF
THIS YEAR'S MARCH RIGHT HERE ON TV-48 AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING
FEBRUARY. CHECK OUR AIR SCHEDULE AT
NORFOLK.GOV/TV48 OR WATCH FOR IT ON THE STATION CRAWL.
>>> WELL, THAT WRAPS UP THE FEBRUARY EDITION OF NORFOLK NEWS
NOW ON THE TRIPLE-N. I'M KAREN PARKER-CHESSON, AND
FROM THE STAFF OF NORFOLK'S NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK TV-48, WE
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