March 2020


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National Nutrition Month PORTSMOUTH, VA – March is National Nutrition Month and the team at the Virginia Cooperative Extension office in Portsmouth is holding a workshop titled, Season4Health: Manage Sodium Intake Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the New Genesis Worship Center, 3114 Tyre Neck Road. The Virginia Cooperative Extension is a project funded by Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.


Workshop presenters include Crystal Barber, registered dietician and family and consumer sciences agent; Ramon Polk, certified personal trainer; Maurice Thompson, Ground Up Life Chef; and extension volunteers. Workshop participants will get an exercise demonstration, information on new blood pressure guidelines and tips on reading and understanding food nutrition fact labels. The workshop is free but registration is required. Call 757-393-5125 to lock in your reservation. Lunch will be provided. Bring a nutrition facts label from one of your favorite foods and the nutrition experts will explain how to read the labels and show you what all those numbers really mean.


If you are a person with a disability and require any assistive devices, services or


other accommodations to participate in any Portsmouth


Extension activity, call the Portsmouth Extension Office at 757-393-5197 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., at least two weeks prior to the event.


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Celebra� ng Women’s History Month HerStory Unsani� zed!


Explore taboo subjects o� en omi� ed from history. Laugh, grimace and honor our foremothers. Presented by mother- daughter team, Ehrs Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban. Adults 18+.


Saturday, March 7, 2 to 4 p.m. TCC/City Joint-Use Library, 822-7800


Effect The Suffolk Fire Marshal’s Office would like to remind citizens the Virginia Department of Forestry 4:00 p.m. Burn Law will go into effect February 15th and lasts through April 30th. Open burning with a permit is allowed from 4:00 p.m. to midnight only. The Virginia Department of Forestry Burn Law, as described above, also applies to recreational fires. This is an effective tool in the prevention of forest fires. Debris burning continues to be the leading cause of forest fires in Virginia.


This law prohibits burning before 4:00 p.m. Winds usually calm down and the relative humidity levels are on the increase after 4:00 p.m., both of which reduce the potential for a debris fire or any other open air fire to escape your control. Since forest fuels cure during the winter months, the danger of fire is higher in early spring than in summer when the forest and grasses are green with new growth.


In addition to the criminal violations, those who allow a fire to escape are liable for the cost of suppressing the fire as well as any damage caused to other’s property.


The 4:00 p.m. Burning Law is different from the burning bans, which are invoked only during periods of extreme fire danger. The “Summer Burn Ban” will be in effect May 1st through September 30th.


For more information on the Virginia Department of Forestry 4:00 p.m. Burn Law or the “Summer Burn Ban”, contact the Suffolk Fire Marshal’s Office at 757-514-4550, or via email at fireprevbureau@suffolkva.us.


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Virginia Beach Public Library Digital literacy skills are needed to succeed in our present and future workforce. No matter your age or experience level, Virginia Beach Public Library offers free coding and computer classes to enhance your skills. Begin your tech journey with:


HTML for Beginners: Learn the basics of coding, web design, HTML syntax, structure and text editing. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Joint-Use Library: March 5, 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. and April 4, 10 a.m. - noon. Princess Anne Area Library: March 27, 10 a.m. - noon.


Computers for Beginners: Learn the basics of using computers through hands-on activities. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Princess Anne Area Library: March 10, 3 - 5 p.m. and April 29, 2 - 4 p.m. Central Library: April 2, 10 a.m. - noon. Bayside Area Library: April 28, 9 - 11 a.m.


CSS for Beginners: Add colors, fonts and backgrounds to webpages using CSS. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Joint-Use Library: March 12, 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.


Coding With KIBO: Building With Bricks: Make a LEGO Baby Yoda, attach it to a KIBO robot and program KIBO to move! Grades 3-5. Registration is required. Princess Anne Area Library: March 12, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and April 15, 2 - 3 p.m.


Microsoft Word for Beginners: Create and format basic documents. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Princess Anne Area Library: March 18 and April 18, 10 a.m. - noon. Joint-Use Library: April 11, 10 a.m. - noon.


Microsoft Excel: Pivot Charts, Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP: In this advanced course, use charts and pivot tables to organize your data. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Central Library: March 24, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Joint- Use Library: March 26, 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. and April 16, 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.


Register and learn more about VBPL's computer programs at www.VBgov. com/library. The digital world awaits!


Women of Hamilton


Did you know that many women of America’s founding era were infl uen� al in the direc� on of American poli� cs? Learn about them from their own words in readings of their le� ers. Grades 9-12, Adults 18+.


Saturday, March 21, 2 to 4 p.m. Central Library, 385-0150


Visit VBgov.com/library for more info or call the library hos� ng the event.


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