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Monday, April 4, 2016
Teacher Gazette -- April 2016: Wooden vs. metal ships
Saturday, April 2, 2016
C3VS Annual Cruise with a Jamestown Gathering of V-Dub Clubs, Saturday, 16 Apr 16
The time has come again to join the
Peninsula Volkswagen Club (PVWC)
as we meet up with the
Central Virginia Vintage Volkswagen Club (C3V)
during their
Our Annual Cruise to Jamestown
on Saturday, 16 Apr 16.
The PVWC members and others plan to meet at the
Patriot Square Shopping Center
at the corner of
Route 17 and Fort Eustis Blvd
at 9:30 am on Saturday, 16 April.
From there, on or about 10:00,
we will cruise up the Colonial Parkway to meet the
C3VS club in Jamestown.
After a small gathering, we will take the
Jamestown-Scotland ferry across the James River.
We will regroup a few miles up the road at the church in front
of the Surry House Restaurant.
Afterwards, we will have a nice cruise, approx 19 miles, to
the Virginia Diner to have lunch, hang out,
and talk about the V-Dubs for a while.
(As with last year, the C3VS club has made plans for us to have lunch at a
great restaurant!!!)
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Please pass Warren or me your estimated head count
of vehicles and people by Thursday, 6pm.
We will coordinate with the C3V club for any
additional arrangements for lunch if needed.
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If you have questions....please don't hesitate to contact us.
For those looking for something to do,
on an expected beautiful weekend,
and not go too far...this will be a great gathering!
For those I missed, please pass it on!
If you missed last year...YOU missed a great event!
Rufus
(757) 254-8320
Warren
(757) 303-2177
PS...You can also contact us and view photos from last year's ferry cruise
on FACEBOOK.
Topic: Peninsula Volkswagen Club (PVWC)
For additional details on this and other events, come to the
Peninsula Volkswagen Club (PVWC)
Meeting at 7 pm, Sunday, 3 Apr 16
at
Jefferson Diner
12838 Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA
<http://www.urbanspoon.com/zip/35/23608/Hampton-Roads-restaurants.html>
23608
(757) 874-3663
(757) 874-1630
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-Diner/684629241557034?ref=stream
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For those near Richmond, attached is a copy of C3V's message from Jayson
Eastwood:
Friday, April 1, 2016
Daily Press: Our Vital Military Partnership
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| Friend –
Daily Press By Congressman J. Randy Forbes March 31, 2016 One of the many things that makes Hampton Roads unique is its relationship with the military. With approximately 82,000 military personnel, 43,600 civilian employees of the Department of Defense and thousands more civilians performing more than $8 billion in DoD contracts, Hampton Roads is an epicenter of U.S. military activity. While all branches of the military play a significant role in the region, the Navy has the strongest presence. Naval Station Norfolk is the world's largest naval base and homeport for a large portion of our fleet — with four of nine carrier strike groups, three of nine amphibious ready groups, and more than a third of the Navy's cruisers and destroyers based in the region. There are several reasons all that firepower is amassed here in Virginia. First, Hampton Roads is home to one of the best natural harbors on the East Coast. It never freezes, is relatively sheltered, has a deep channel, and there are no bridges to prevent Navy ships from entering and exiting. Hampton Roads also has a unique strategic asset in its maritime industry, which boasts shipyards capable of building any class of ship and about one-fifth of the entire nation's shipbuilders, according to the Census Bureau. Hampton Roads is where everything comes together: ships from the piers and dry docks, sailors fresh from training at Dam Neck Annex, aviators and aircraft from Naval Air Station Oceana and ammunition from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. All these ingredients are combined in training areas off the VA Capes, where our forces undergo complex exercises to build skill and unit cohesion before deploying. Hampton Roads is home to a lot of our military's brains, as well as its brawn. Norfolk is home to a number of Navy headquarters overseeing the fleet and its future development, as well as the only NATO headquarters on U.S. soil. Across the water, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base is responsible for thinking about the future of air warfare, while Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis is where the Army is designing/building its future force. Throughout the region, modeling and simulation centers create virtual worlds where our warfighters can train and try out new tactics. And in one nondescript brick building on Norfolk naval base, the military is operating a Joint Information Operations Range, a virtual space in which U.S. government cyber warriors can safely practice waging cyber warfare without effecting civilian networks. With all this activity, it's not surprising 45 percent of Hampton Roads' economy is supported by federal spending — mostly defense related — while 36 percent of jobs in the area are supported by the military. In fact, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission argued DoD spending is more important to the region than the automobile industry is to Detroit. The military creates economic growth and many well-paying jobs. But it can also render the region vulnerable to changes in defense policies and spending. That's why, when the Navy proposed moving a carrier from Norfolk to Florida and economists calculated approximately 11,000 jobs and $600 million in economic activity were at stake, I led the charge to block the relocation, and led efforts blocking the administration's plan to delay an aircraft carrier refueling. That's why I work to diversify our region's economy by strengthening ports, shipping, warehousing, tourism, space and transportation — industries critical to our region's growth. As chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, I fight every day to provide our military with the cutting-edge capabilities they need and to champion the critical defense industrial base that supports our military. Last but not least, the military is important to residents of Hampton Roads because thousands of service members and veterans call this area home. When we flip on the news and hear about helicopter crashes, furloughs or long waits at the VA, often it is affecting people we know. When we think about military issues, we see faces. It's a neighbor who kisses his children goodbye before another deployment, not knowing if he will see them again. It's a daughter who raised her hand in service to her country at the age of 22. It's a family legacy stretching two, three, four generations deep. It's an empty chair at the table. It's the reason why I serve. Virginia truly is the home of the brave. As residents of this unique region, it's our job to partner together, work alongside each other, and elect leaders who are committed to supporting our servicemembers, strengthening our economy and protecting national security. Because Virginia doesn't just rely on a strong military — a strong military relies on Virginia. | |
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