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>>> COMING UP, NORFOLK LEADS THE WAY PUTTING VETERANS TO WORK.
GET A LOOK AT THE NEW AND IMPROVED MacARTHUR MEMORIAL.
>>> AND FROM WARSHIP TO PUBLIC ART.
THE STORY BEHIND THE GIANT PROPELLER IN OCEAN VIEW.
THESE AND MUCH MORE STORIES HEADED YOUR WAY ON NORFOLK NEWS
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>>> WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER EDITION OF NORFOLK NEWS NOW.
I'M LORI CROUCH. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THE CITY OF NORFOLK HAS BEEN HOME TO WORLD WAR II GENERAL
DOUGLASS MacARTHUR'S MEMORIAL SINCE THE '60s.
LAST YEAR, PART OF THE FACILITY WAS DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR
AN EXPANSION AND FACELIFT. RECENTLY, THE NEW BUILDING
OPENED AND IT IS QUITE THE SIGHT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO SEE IT YET, YOU'RE IN LUCK
BECAUSE THE TRIPLE-N HAS. >> OCTOBER 4th, 2011.
THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD MacARTHUR MEMORIAL GIFT SHOP AND
VISITORS CENTER. OCTOBER 13th, 2012.
THE OPENING OF THE NEW ONE. [ APPLAUSE ]
ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER, FOLKS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK
INSIDE THE BRAND-NEW 16,000-SQUARE-FOOT, $6 MILLION
MacARTHUR MEMORIAL VISITORS CENTER.
>> LIKE OTHER SUCCESSFUL CIVIC PROJECTS BEFORE IT, THE VISITORS
CENTER IS A PRODUCT OF A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR FOUNDATION.
>> A FOUNDATION THAT WAS LED BY ARTHUR DIAMONDSTEIN, WHO MANY
CREDIT WITH PUTTING THIS BUILDING HERE, A BUILDING CALLED
THE HOUSE THAT ARTHUR BUILT. >> I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MANY
ORGANIZATIONS. I SPENT SEVEN YEARS AS CHAIRMAN
OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND TO WALK OUT WITH THIS BUILDING IN VIEW
IS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO ME AND ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
>> IT CELEBRATES AMERICAS MILITARY AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO
U.S. ARMY GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, WHO OVERSAW THE U.S.
OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AFTER WORLD WAR II.
>> I WAS WITH HIM IN THE PHILIPPINES, IN FOUR DIFFERENT
BATTLES, GUADALCANAL, BOGASVILLE, THE PHILIPPINES.
>> HE SERVED WITH GENERAL MacARTHUR AND WHAT DOES HE THINK
OF THIS PLACE? >> BEAUTIFUL, VERY NICE, VERY
NICE. >> THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT GENERAL
MacARTHUR WAS ONE OF THE GIANTS OF THE 20th CENTURY.
HIS LARGER THAN LIFE STORY IS CERTAINLY FAMILIAR TO EVERYONE
HERE. A BRILLIANT MILITARY CAREER THAT
SPANNED TWO CENTURIES AND INCLUDED THREE MAJOR WARS.
HIS LINKS TO NORFOLK THROUGH HIS MOTHER, MARY PINGNY HARDIN, AND
HIS DECISION LATE IN LIFE TO DONATE HIS MEMORABILIA AND
PAPERS TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK, GENERAL MacARTHUR MADE IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COUNTRY DURING HIS LONG AND
EXTRAORDINARY CAREER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND THIS
MEMORIAL STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS ENDURING POPULARITY AND
THE HOLD HE CONTINUES TO EXERT ON OUR IMAGINATION.
>> IMAGINATIONS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THAT OF 7-YEAR-OLD
NOAH WHO WAS EXCITED TO SEE AND BE SEEN WITH ARTIFACTS DONATED
BY MacARTHUR HIMSELF. HIS FAVORITE?
>> THE GRENADE, BECAUSE IT BLOWS UP.
>> FROM THINGS THAT GO BOOM TO THINGS MAKE YOU GO HMM, THE
MacARTHUR MEMORIAL AND VISITORS CENTER HAS SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE, ARTIFACTS BOTH SMALL AND LARGE, AS WELL AS A
BRAND-NEW THEATER AND ALTHOUGH VISITORS PAY NOTHING TO ENTER,
WHAT THEY LEAVE WITH THE PRICELESS.
>> VISITORS LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF PATRIOTISM AND IN SO
DOING, GET A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR HOW BLESSED WE
ARE TO LIVE IN A FREE NATION. AND, OF COURSE, THEY LEARN ABOUT
WAR AND ABOUT WHY IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY IN ORDER TO
DEFEND OUR LIBERTY AND OUR WAY OF LIFE, ABOUT IT'S HORROR AND
ITS ULTIMATE UTILITY. GENERAL MacARTHUR PUT IT THIS
WAY. I HAVE KNOWN WAR AS FEW MEN KNOW
IT, IT'S VERY DESTRUCTIVENESS, ITS USEFULNESS FOR SETTLING
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES. THE VISITORS CENTER WE DEDICATE
TODAY ARE FOR YOUNGER VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO
MARVEL AT THE EXPLOITS OF A MILITARY HERO FROM A DISTANT
ERA, BUT ALWAYS CHANCE TO GAIN A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR WHAT IT
MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN. >> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
MacARTHUR MEMORIAL AND VISITORS CENTER, JUST LOG ON TO
WWW.MacARTHURMEMORIAL.ORG. FOR NORFOLK NEWS NOW, I'M JOHN
LINKA. >>> NORFOLK BECAME THE FIRST
CITY IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE A VIRGINIA VALUES VETERANS BRONZE
CERTIFICATION. THE AWARD CAME LAST MONTH AT THE
VIRGINIA VALUES VETERANS CONFERENCE.
SINCE 2008, 13% OF EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY ARE VETERANS, AND MORE
THAN 70% OF THOSE EMPLOYEES STUCK AROUND AT LEAST A YEAR.
RECENTLY THE CITY ESTABLISHED A COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
AND IS WORKING WITH THE STATE TO DRIVE DOWN VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE QUALITIES OF THE VETERAN TO
SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM IN THE HARSH AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS
OF THE MILITARY CAUSE THEM TO BE SOUGHT AFTER EMPLOYEES OF THE
CIVILIAN SECTOR. WE REALIZE THAT EXHIBIT A HIGH
LEVEL OF TRUST, ARE INNOVATIVE, LOYAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
IT HAS BEEN PROVEN MANY TIMES THAT VETERANS IMPROVE A
COMPANY'S BOTTOM LINE. THROUGH THE VIRGINIA VALUES
VETERANS OR V-3 INITIATIVE, THE COMMONWEALTH HAS TAKEN THE LEAD
IN THE EFFORT TO REDUCE VETERANS' UNEMPLOYMENT AND
NORFOLK IS PROUD TO JOIN IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
OUR SHARED GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY DRIVE DOWN VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT,
BUT LEVERAGE THIS TREMENDOUS AMERICAN TALENT TO ACCELERATE V
AND NORFOLK'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY. >> THE VIRGINIA VALUES VETERANS
CONFERENCE GUIDES PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ON THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY RECRUITS MILITARY
MEN AND WOMEN, BUT ALSO CREATES LIFELONG, HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE
EMPLOYEES TO LEAD BUSINESSES INTO THE FUTURE.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES. THIS IS ALL ABOUT REENERGIZING
THE ECONOMY, RECAPITALIZING THE WORKFORCE WITH THESE GREAT
AMERICANS. >>> CITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO DO
WHAT THEY CAN TO END HOMELESSNESS IN THE MERMAID
CITY. LAST MONTH, THE CITY SPONSORED
ANOTHER SEMI-ANNUAL PROJECT, HOMELESS CONNECT, AT SCOPE.
MAYOR PAUL FRAIM AND CITY MANAGER MARCUS JONES WERE ON
HAND TO MEET, GREET, AND THANK MORE THAN 600 VOLUNTEERS WHO
SPENT THE DAY WORKING WITH HUNDREDS OF NORFOLK'S HOMELESS,
TAKING THEM THROUGH A SMORGASBORD OF SERVICES INSIDE
SCOPE. >> WE'VE GATHERED THIS MORNING
BECAUSE WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE OUR BROTHER'S
KEEPER, THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO END SOMETHING THAT
SOME OF US CALL A NATIONAL DISGRACE, WHICH IS THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE PEOPLE LIVING ON OUR STREETS, THE WEALTHIEST NATION
IN THE WORLD STILL HAS HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE STREETS IN THE
EVENING. >> THE SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL
AND DENTAL CARE, ASSISTANCE OBTAINING SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS,
EDUCATION HELP, VETERAN'S SERVICES, AND HOUSING
ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICES OFFERED AT PROJECT
HOMELESS CONNECT NOT ONLY HELP AREA HOMELESS IN THE SHORT TERM,
BUT THOSE WHO ESTABLISHED A LIFE OFF THE STREETS HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS IN OUR AREA.
SINCE THE LAST PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT IN APRIL, NORFOLK HOUSED
13 FAMILIES THROUGH VARIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMS.
IN THE EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE CITY BEGAN HOSTING PROJECT
HOMELESS CONNECT, THE CITY OF NORFOLK HAS LED THE REGION
GETTING THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OFF THE STREETS.
>> WE WERE THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY BUILD A FACILITY
WITH VIRGINIA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO ACTUALLY HOUSE HOMELESS FOLKS
IN THIS CITY, IN A SINGLE ROOM, AND WE OPENED THAT APARTMENT
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND WE WERE THE FIRST IN THE REGION, WE
HOUSED ABOUT 60-PLUS RESIDENTS AT THAT TIME TO COME OFF THE
STREETS AND HELP THEM. SINCE THEN, OTHER COMMUNITIES
HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED, VIRGINIA BEACH FOR SURE AND PORTSMOUTH.
>> THE GOAL IS THE SAME AT EVERY CONNECT: HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE. WHILE MANY OF THE SERVICES ARE
THE SAME EACH TIME, EVERY EVENT OFFERS SOMETHING A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST. THIS TIME WAS NO EXCEPTION.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD HERE,
SO IF ANYBODY YOU TALK TO NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
OR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY GO
DOWN TO THAT END DOWN THERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A PSYCHIATRIST,
A MENTAL HEALTH, EMERGENCY FOLKS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOLKS.
IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WITH A RED ARMBAND ON, THEY NEED TO GO TO
THE HOUSING TABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HIGHLY
VULNERABLE, HIGHLY AT RISK OF VULNERABILITY ON THE STREETS AND
ARE GETTING PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING APPLICATIONS TODAY.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT OR NORFOLK'S
OFFICE TO END HOMELESS, GIVE THEM A CALL AT 664-4488 OR LOG
ON TO WWW.NORFOLK.GOV/HOMELESSNESS.
>>> JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT WE ESCAPED HURRICANE SEASON WITHOUT
ANY INCIDENTS, SANDY KNOCKED ON NORFOLK'S DOOR THE WEEKEND
BEFORE HALLOWEEN. BILLED AS FRANKENSTORM, SANDY
SWIRLED OFF THE COAST, BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN TO THE
MERMAID CITY. CITY STAFF, WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MOVED INTO ACTION TO OPEN SHELTERS, CLEAN
STORM DRAINS, AND CLOSE FLOOD GATES TO SANDY'S RISING WATERS.
WHILE RESIDENTS HUNKERED DOWN, THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
OPENED TO PROVIDE ROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICE TO
RESIDENTS AND MONITOR THE STORM. PUBLIC WORKS STAFFERS WORKED
SIDE BY SIDE WITH DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER TO TRACK AND
REPORT POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGED TRANSFORMERS.
LARGE FIELD VEHICLES WERE STRATEGICALLY PLACED THROUGHOUT
THE CITY TO PREVENT MOTORISTS FROM ENTERING FLOODED ROADWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. MONDAY'S HIGH TIDE BROUGHT MANY
CHALLENGES, INCLUDING SEVERAL HIGH-WATER RESCUES BY NORFOLK
FIRE-RESCUE WITH ASSISTANCE BY THE VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD, 1st
BATTALION, 111th ARTILLERY. THANKFULLY, THE WATER WENT DOWN
QUICKLY AND SANDY SKIRTED BY, LEAVING MINOR DAMAGE IN HER
WAKE. CITY CREWS HELPED RESIDENTS IN
EAST OCEAN VIEW AND WILLOUGHBY DRY OUT FOLLOWING SANDY'S
DELUGE. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND STORM
RECOVERY WAS QUICK AND STEADY. MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT TEAMS HAVE
INSPECTED THE CITY'S 88 PLANNING DISTRICTS, NOTING NO MAJOR
SIDEWALK, CURB, OR ROADWAY DAMAGE.
FIELD RECOVERY TEAMS HAVE PUMPED STANDING WATER OUT OF FLOODED
AREAS, AND TRASH COLLECTION HAS RESUMED AS SCHEDULED.
>>> THE CITY'S COMMUNITY COLLABORATION CENTER IS OPENING
A NEW SATELLITE OFFICE IN THE NORFOLK WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CENTER. THE CCC IS A COLLABORATION AMONG
PROSECUTORS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS, AND CITIZENS, WITH THE
ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORFOLK'S
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CCC IS TASKED WITH HANDLING
DRUG COURT, THE MENTAL HEALTH DOCKET, AND THE OFFENDER
RE-ENTRY DOCKET PROGRAM FOR NORFOLK CIRCUIT COURT.
THE SATELLITE OFFICE WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR CRIME VICTIMS AND
WITNESSES TO MEET WITH PROSECUTORS.
>> THE CCC IS AN EXTENSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. IT'S A PLACE OUTSIDE OF
DOWNTOWN, A PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE ACCESSIBILITY
AND CONNECTIVITY CAN REALLY THRIVE.
CITIZENS CAN PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS HAVE
GREATER ACCESSIBILITY TO PROSECUTORS HERE.
CITIZENS UNSURE OF WHERE TO DIRECT COMMUNITY CONCERNS MAY
COME HERE FOR PROSECUTORS TO FACILITATE CONTACT WITH THE
CORRECT SOURCES OF INFORMATION. >>> ONE OF HAMPTON ROAD'S
FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS IS BACK.
>> IT'S THE DOMINION GARDEN OF LIGHTS.
DOMINION POWER VOLUNTEERS RECENTLY HELPED THE NORFOLK
BOTANICAL GARDEN STAFF STRING ONE MILLION LIGHTS FOR THE
DOMINION HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS EXTRAVAGANZA.
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THE 18th ANNUAL LIGHT SHOW
EXTRAVAGANZA FOR A MAGICAL HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE.
DURING THIS EVENT, THE GARDEN IS TRANSFORMED INTO A WINTER
WONDERLAND WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY A TWO-MILE DRIVE THROUGH A MILLION
SPARKLING LIGHTS BRINGING THE FOUR SEASONS TO LIFE.
DOMINION GARDEN OF LIGHTS RUNS FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
NIGHTLY STARTING THANKSGIVING NIGHT THROUGH DECEMBER 31st.
COME SEE WHAT ALL THE EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT.
>>> 21 NEW SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO WEAR
THE NORFOLK SHERIFF DEPARTMENT'S BADGE.
14 MEN AND SEVEN WOMEN RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE 49th BASIC
ACADEMY RECRUIT CLASS. THE DIVERSE GROUP SPENT 14 WEEKS
TRAINING AND STUDYING SIDE-BY-SIDE.
THE GRADUATES INCLUDE A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, A FORMER LADY
MONARCH BASKETBALL PLAYER, A FORMER NORFOLK STATE
ALL-AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER, THREE SINGLE FATHERS, THE MOTHER
OF FIVE DAUGHTERS, A FORMER BALTIMORE CITY POLICE OFFICER,
AND THE SISTER OF AN NFL PLAYER. ONE-THIRD OF THE RECRUITS ALSO
HAVE BACHELOR'S DEGREES. NORFOLK CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
CHARLES POSTON WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THEIR GRADUATION
CEREMONY. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NORFOLK'S
MINI-MAKER FAIRE IS A MAJOR BUSINESS INNOVATION.
>>> PLUS, TIPTOEING THROUGH THE TOMBSTONES FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
>>> AND HOW THE PROPELLER OF A WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT CARRIER
ENDED UP IN AN OCEAN VIEW PARK. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ SPEAKING FRENCH ] >> FOREIGN LANGUAGES!
HA HA HA HA HA! AND FINALLY, BIOLOGY!
WHO AMONG YOU WILL STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
HA HA HA HA HA HA! >> ME.
>> I'LL DO IT. >> ME TOO.
>> SIGN ME UP. >> TAKE ON THE TOUGH CLASSES
NOW. YOU NEED THEM TO PREPARE FOR
COLLEGE. >>> WELCOME BACK TO THE
TRIPLE-N. CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE SOME
THOUGHTS ON THE REGION'S TRANSPORTATION ISSUES,
ESPECIALLY AS YOU MAKE YOUR MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTE.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT.
THE HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION IS
UPDATING THEIR LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE
REGION. NAVIGATING THE FUTURE TO 2040 IS
A PLAN THAT ADDRESSES FUTURE ROAD, TRANSIT, FREIGHT,
PASSENGER RAIL, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN NEEDS WITH QUALITY OF
LIFE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
YOU CAN VOICE YOUR OPINION BY TAKING A BRIEF, FIVE-MINUTE
ONLINE SURVEY. TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, GO TO
WWW.HRTPO.ORG AND CHOOSE THE SURVEY LINK ON THE UPPER RIGHT
SIDE OF THE PAGE. >>> A LOCAL NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION, TEENS WITH A PURPOSE: THE MOVEMENT, WILL SOON
MOVE INTO NEW DIGS AT THE VIVIAN C. MASON ARTS AND
TECHNOLOGY CENTER. THE CENTER IS A CITY-OWNED
RECREATION FACILITY. TWP IS LEASING SPACE IN THE
CENTER TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED LOCATION FOR PROGRAMS GEARED
TOWARDS EMPOWERING LOCAL TEENS IN THE CITY.
THE FACILITY IS ALSO HOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, PARKS,
AND OPEN SPACE'S YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF BOTH UNDER ONE ROOF WILL ALLOW FOR
INCREASED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GROUPS, WHICH MEANS MORE
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL TEENAGERS.
THE VIVIAN C. MASON CENTER IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM
10:00 A.M. FOR 4:00 P.M., BUT OFFICIALS HOPE TO EXPAND THOSE
HOURS SOON TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE TEENS' NEEDS.
BOTH THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU AND TEENS WITH A PURPOSE INVITE
ALL LOCAL TEENS TO STOP BY TO GET INFORMATION ON UPCOMING
EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. >>> LAST MONTH, NORFOLK SCOPE
HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER MINI MAKER FAIRE.
A MAKER FAIRE IS ALL ABOUT CREATIVE MINDS AND INNOVATORS
COMING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE IDEAS OF LEARNING AND DOING.
THE TRIPLE-N'S JOHN LINKA HAS MORE.
>> WE BRING OUT THE AWESOME. >> THAT WAS THE GOAL OF THIS
MAKER FAIRE. >> A MAKER FAIRE IS A SHOWCASE
OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE DO-IT-YOURSELF OR THE
ENTREPRENEUR OR INVENTOR SPIRIT, OKAY?
SO IF YOU LOOK AROUND HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF
INTERESTING THINGS. >> APPARENTLY SOME INTERESTING
PEOPLE. AH, YEAH.
BUT SERIOUSLY, BESIDES THIS GUY, THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON BOTH
OUTSIDE AND THEN DOWN INSIDE THE BOW OF THE SCOPE WITH HUNDREDS
OF FOLKS PRESENTING AND ATTENDING THE FIRST-EVER NORFOLK
MINI MAKER FAIRE. >> IT'S PRETTY NEAT TO SEE ALL
THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
IT'S NOT MAINSTREAM BUT STILL SOMETHING THAT'S ENTERTAINING.
>> SO WHAT EXACTLY WAS HERE? SOME PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR
HANDS TO CREATE. >> WE MAKE THINGS OUT OF METAL,
BLACKSMITHING. I MADE A PIE BOTTLE OPENER.
>> OTHERS ARE USING MACHINES TO CREATE.
>> WE GOT A GENTLEMAN OVER HERE WHO HAND BUILT AN ELECTRIC CAR.
>> I'M SITTING IN A FACTORY 5 RACING KIT CAR.
>> IT DIDN'T COME FROM DETROIT, OKAY?
THERE'S A WHOLE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT WAITING FOR
DETROIT. THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY $50,000
FOR AN ELECTRIC CAR. >> WE'VE GOT THIS ONE SET FOR
THE MAX AT ABOUT 150-MILE RANGE. WE CAN COULD ZERO TO 60 IN 7.1
SECONDS. AND THERE'S THIS CALLED THE
CENTURY FURRY THAT USES CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
IT PULLS UP TO POSSIBLY 5Gs. >> LUCKY FOR ME, THERE WAS NO
YAKKING OF MY BREAKFAST, AND LUCKY FOR YOU, THERE WAS PACKING
OF COMPUTERS, THAT IS. >> WE USE THE TERM PACKER IN A
POSITIVE WAY. A HACKER IS SOMEBODY WHO LOOKS
AT SOMETHING AND SAYS WHAT ELSE CAN I DO WITH THIS?
I MAY NOT USE IT FOR WHAT IT WAS INTENDED, BUT WHAT ELSE CAN IT
DO? >> AND THAT WAS THE INTENTION OF
THIS MAKER FAIRE. A CELEBRATION OF DOING,
LEARNING, AND BEING DIFFERENT. >> ITS OKAY TO THINK OUT OF THE
BOX. IF SOMETHING ISN'T OUT THERE,
YOU CAN JUST CREATE IT YOURSELF. >> NOT ABOUT JUST MAKING YOUR
LIFE EASY. IT'S ABOUT MAKING IT INTERESTING
AND KEEPING YOUR MIND WORKING ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE DAY YOU
DIE. >> TO LEARN MORE, LOG ON TO
MAKERFAIRENORFOLK.COM. FOR NORFOLK NEWS NOW, I'M JOHN
LINKA. >>> MAYOR PAUL FRAIM AND OTHER
LOCAL LEADERS AND DIGNITARIES WERE ON HAND LAST MONTH TO HELP
UNVEIL A NEW LANDMARK SCULPTURE FOR THE D'ART CENTER.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE! CUT THAT RIBBON!
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THE 14-FOOT STEEL SCULPTURE
WAS CONCEIVED AND BUILT BY NORFOLK ARTIST RODNEY CARROLL.
>> WE WANTED A PIECE THAT WOULD FIT IN THIS SPACE, WOULDN'T
BLOCK THE PEDESTRIAN EGRESS COMING IN.
IT WAS FOREMOST TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SIGNAGE, ICONIC,
RECOGNITION OF THE D'ART CENTER, SO WHEN YOU CAME BY, YOU KNEW IT
WAS AN ART CENTER. AND THE TITLE OF THE PIECE IS
CALLED ENCORE, I CHOSE LIKE A FRENCH DERIVATIVE WORD, LIKE THE
D'ART CENTER, THE WAY THEY HAVE THAT GOING, SO I WANTED TO
COORDINATE WITH THAT, BUT ALSO THE IDEA THAT THERE'S A CYCLEAL
ENERGY THAT GOES ON WITH CREATING WORKS OF ART,
PERFORMING WORKS OF ART, A PLACE LIKE THE D'ART CENTER THAT GIVES
A HOME FOR THAT TO HELP, ENCOURAGES IT THROUGH COMMUNITY
EDUCATION, AND IT CYCLES BACK AGAIN.
THERE'S A PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION OF THE WORK AND IT
GOES ON AGAIN AND I'M SAYING LET IT KEEP GOING ON.
>> THE SOARING ELEMENTS OF THE SCULPTURE REPRESENT THE ARTISTIC
EXPLORATION THAT IS AT WORK IN THE CENTER'S GALLERIES,
CLASSROOMS, AND ARTIST STUDIOS. >> ALL GREAT CITIES HAVE PUBLIC
ART. PUBLIC ART HAS THE POWER TO
ENERGIZE OUR PUBLIC SPACES, TO CHALLENGE OUR THINKING AND
TRANCE FORM THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLACE.
IT CAN SHARPEN OUR AWARENESS, QUESTION OUR ASSUMPTION,
TRANSFORM LANDSCAPES AND EXPRESS OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND IT'S
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN DIVERSE CORE CITIES LIKE NORFOLK WHERE
WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PULLING AT US, LOTS OF
DIFFERENT AGENDAS, LOTS OF DIFFERENT ISSUES.
THE ONE THING WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AROUND IS BEAUTY.
ART LENDS THAT SENSE OF BEAUTY TO A COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN ALL
AGREE UPON. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU
LIVE, WHAT YOU DO, ART IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE.
>>> SHE ONCE PERFORMED IN SERVICE TO HER COUNTRY, NOW THE
PROPELLER FROM THE USS INTREPID WILL TAKE A TURN AS PUBLIC ART.
THE 26,000-POUND PROPELLER WAS MOVED FROM WARTSILA DEFENSE IN
CHESAPEAKE TO ITS NEW HOME IN OCEAN VIEW, NEXT TO SARAH
CONSTANT PARK. WARTSILA DEFENSE REFURBISHED,
REPAIRED, POLISHED, AND STORED THE INTREPID'S PROPELLER, AND
MEMBERS OF NORFOLK'S PUBLIC ART PROGRAM BUILT THE BASE FOR IT AT
THE PARK. IT JOINS AN AMERICAN FLAG AND A
CANNON ALREADY INSTALLED AT THE SITE.
THE USS INTREPID, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIGHTING I, WAS COMMISSIONED
IN AUGUST OF 1943. DURING WORLD WAR II, THE ESSEX
CLASS CARRIER SAW ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER.
IN HER POST-WAR YEARS, THE INTREPID SERVED AS A RECOVERY
SHIP FOR THE GEMINI AND MERCURY SPACE PROGRAMS.
AFTER 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, SHE WAS RETIRED AND
CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM. THE INTREPID HAS BEEN MOORED IN
NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1982. >>> THE FRIENDS OF NORFOLK'S
HISTORIC CEMETERIES TEAMED UP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
RECREATION, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE TO HOST A 5K RUN/WALK TO
SUPPORT PRESERVATION EFFORTS. THE FROM HERE TO ETERNITY:
SPIRITED 5K RUN/WALK TOOK PLACE AT ELMWOOD AND WEST POINT
CEMETERIES A WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
MONEY RAISED FROM THE EVENT GOES TO SUPPORT PRESERVATION EFFORTS
AT THE CITY'S EIGHT HISTORIC CEMETERIES.
THE CEMETERIES COVER MORE THAN 350 ACRES IN THE CITY, AND IN
THEY ARE THE FINAL RESTING PLACES OF SOME OF NORFOLK'S MOST
PROMINENT CITIZENS, AND ALSO HOUSE MANY HISTORICAL,
ARCHITECTURAL, AND ARTISTIC TREASURES.
THE CEMETERY GROUNDS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, BUT
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO INDIVIDUAL MARKERS ARE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FAMILIES. WHEN FAMILIES CAN'T BE REACHED
OR THE REPAIRS ARE TOO COSTLY, FRIENDS OF NORFOLK'S HISTORIC
CEMETERIES STEP IN TO HELP WITH FUNDING.
>>> THAT WRAPS UP THE NOVEMBER EDITION OF NORFOLK NEWS NOW ON
THE TRIPLE-N. THANKS FOR WATCHING NORFOLK'S
NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK FOR ALL THINGS NORFOLK.
I'M LORI CROUCH WITH THE NORFOLK CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR CITY, AND CELEBRATE LIFE DAILY.
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