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JAMESTOWN HOEDOWN: The Association for the

Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) will feature Dr. William Kelso, director of the Jamestown archaeological project at historic Jamestowne at their upcoming 115^th annual meeting. The conference is May 1 at the Williamsburg Hospitality House in Williamsburg starting at 9:30 am. Ten years ago, the APVA created the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project to identify and anlyze any remains from the 1607 fort, settlement, and town site. The discoveries that have been unearthed have helped to change our understanding of our early history. For more information contact APVA Membership Coordinator Tara Olive at (804) 648-1889, or www.apva.org.

NEXT GENERATION GUIDE: The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has published a helpful new guide that is designed to inspire young and mid career professionals to prepare for leadership roles in local government. Titled Preparing the Next Generation - A Guide for Current and Future Local Government Managers, it presents information from interviews, survey research, and best practices identified by a working group from the City Managers Department of the League of California Cities through a partnership with the California City Management Foundation and ICMA. To download a free copy of this text go to the website jobs.icma.org.

WINING TOURS: Get your passport in order and take a tour of Virginia’s Wine Country. The Passport to Virginia Wineries can be found in the 2004 Virginia Wineries and Festival Tour Guide, a free publication available from the Virginia Wine Marketing Office, part of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Passport Program rewards frequent visitors to Virginia wineries with wine related prizes. Passports are stamped at participating wineries and redeemed with fun prizes at either the 25 or 40 visit level. Past prizes included mouse pads, insulated wine totes, T-shirts, and cork screws. The 2004 Virginia Wineries Festival and Tour Guide includes a comprehensive listing of the state’s wineries, directions, hours of operation, maps, and a listing of more than 350 Virginia wine related events taking place in the Commonwealth each year. For more information contact Mary Davis-Barton at (804) 371-7685 or mdavis-baton@vdacs.state.va.us.

BROWN V. BOARD: The Virginia Historical Society is featuring a dramatic exhibit titled The Civil Rights Movement in Virginia. The visitor gets a reality check with displays like separate water fountains for whites and persons of color. It also features wonderful artifacts and objects like school band uniforms, and videotaped interviews with those who were directly affected when the schools closed in localities like Prince Edward County. The Prince Edward Moton High School strike by black students was one of the pivotal cases leading up to the historic Brown v. Board of Education case 1954. The exhibit will run through June 20, 2004, and a $5 admission fee will be charged to nonmembers of the Virginia Historical Society. For more information call Maribeth Cowan at (804) 342-9665.

COUNTY CLEAN UP: Prince William County’s Public Works Operations Center was the site for public tours recently after the facility won the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program for Environmental Enterprise (E2). In order to earn this award, county officials changed several operations to be in compliance with the E2 status. This status implies that the facility is in the early stages of implementing an environmental management system emphasizing pollution prevention. For more information contact Liz Bahrns at (703) 792-6600.

CRIME ONLINE: In Chesapeake citizens can now access expanded crime information on the city’s website at CityOfChesapeake.net. Since visitors are able to see what crimes occurred in the city beats over the previous five days. The public can view the data as a list sorted by police, or view a map with locations of crimes noted. Residents can also track crime trends by viewing reports that cover one or two years. Additionally, photos and descriptions of those wanted in Chesapeake are on the website. For more information contact Mark Cox, Director of Public Relations at (757) 382-6241.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS: The 2004 Virginia Travel Guide honors one of the nation’s most popular and recognized travel slogans - Virginia is for Lovers. The free guide is available by calling (800) 932-5827, or by ordering it from www.Virginia.org. It can also be picked up at any of the ten Virginia Highway Welcome Centers. The comprehensive guide helps visitors and residents alike appreciate that whatever you love in a vacation, you will find in Virginia. According to the state Virginia Tourism Corporation, tourism annually generates more than $14 billion in Virginia, supporting more than 264,000 jobs for Virginians, and more than $1.8 billion in state and local taxes.