September 17, 2021 

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Traffic Calming, Art Strolling, and Early Voting - All Happening Next Week

Yorktown Art Stroll is September 26 by the River
Join us along Water Street for this event where talented artists showcase their work. The Art Stroll is the perfect opportunity to get a jumpstart on holiday shopping and to show support to local businesses. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 26, a wide variety of artwork – including many one-of-a-kind pieces – will be on display for you to admire and to purchase:  paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, wood work, and so much more. This free event includes a performance by Audio Portrait (acoustical harmony) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is presented by the Yorktown Arts Foundation and York County with support from the York County Arts Commission. For more information on upcoming events, click over to the Visit Yorktown website.

York/Poquoson Extension Offers Exciting Children’s Programs
The 4-H STEM Challenge SPIN Club is four weeks of out-of-this-world fun!  Kids will learn foundational STEM skills while they wrestle with the same questions as today’s top aerospace scientists and engineers. Sessions are:  October 5 – Stellar Optics; October 19 – Cipher Space; November 2 – Astro Adventure; and November 16 – Cosmic Claw.  This club meets from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Poquoson Library.   Children ages 3-5 can register for Al’s Pals, an age-appropriate program that uses puppetry, play, games, role playing, music and more to help children develop positive life skills and learn how to identify and manage feelings. The program begins October 15 and is held Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. through May 2022.  For more information on these and other programs, visit the York/Poquoson Extension Office website.

Next Board of Supervisors Meeting is Tuesday
The meeting begins at 6pm in the Board Room of York Hall but you don’t have to be there in person to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in your local government. Watch live on WYCG-TV (Cox 46, Verizon 38) or live-streamed on the York County website. The scheduled presentations to the Board are the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and a new grant funded bus route in the lower County from WATA. There are no public hearings on the agenda. Visit the Board’s website, for complete meeting agendas along with links to past presentations, weekly correspondence, and Supervisor contact information.
 
 
Additional Notes for the Week…..In person early voting begins today.  For complete voting information, including a sample ballot, visit the Voter Registration website.    Deadline to register for Youth Group Tennis Lessons is September 26.  This program is for ages 5-18 with lessons beginning October 4.  Visit the Parks and Recreation website­­ for more information.

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