April 14, 2023

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Visit Yorktown for the French Market and History Day!

If you love a French affair, join us from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow (4/15) for the Sister Cities French Market. Enjoy music, wine, and featured traditional market products such as fresh-baked bread and pastries, chocolates, macarons, crepes, and authentic beignets. Bet on fantastique items during the silent auction, and watch the Fifes and Drums perform at 10 a.m. Purchase seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers and art from more than 60 vendors coming this week, listed here.

After the market, stick around Historic Yorktown for a little history lesson. April 15 is York County History Day, and at the Watermen’s Museum and York Hall visitors may celebrate the occasion and enjoy musical performances, cannon drills and military demonstrations, a chili cookoff, a folk jam, and a special performance from Sheila Arnold, who will share stories of the Underground Railroad. Click over to the Visit Yorktown website for details.

Yorktown Library Reopening Celebration April 30

Come tour the newly renovated and expanded Yorktown Library from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, and join in the celebration! A Books & More sale is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. and Open Play in the Youth Services Area from 2 to 4 p.m. Outside, families will enjoy oohing and ahhing over the Teeny Tiny Farm! Always a crowd pleaser, these cute and cuddly animals will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. Back indoors, watch demonstrations about all the tools available in the new Yorktown MakerSpace: 3D printers, GlowForge, and Cricut machines. And, the first 90 patrons who complete a survey may choose a prize created on a MakerSpace machine! Live music featuring Hannah Jai, and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream available for purchase.

More Library News . . .

Two displays commemorating the 1781 Surrender at Yorktown were presented to the Library from the Comte de Grasse Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Along with the displays, two $250 donations were given for each branch to purchase books for young readers about the American Revolution. These gifts were made possible by grants from the DAR American 250! Committee and the Celebrate Yorktown Committee of the Yorktown Foundation. Pictured with the display are (left to right): Elizabeth Land, Yorktown Library Manager; Jennifer Carver, DAR Chapter Historian, Past Regent; Kevin Smith, Library Director; and Sarah Sherman-Vanderventer, DAR Chapter Regent.

Drug Take Back, Paper Shredding, & Tire Recycling Next Saturday (4/22)

Representatives from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office are partnering with the Beautification Committee to provide a single-stop where residents may safely dispose of presciption pills and patches and shred up to five boxes of personal papers. Recycle plastic bags and wraps, and donate canned or boxed goods to the local food pantry. It all happens from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Public Works, 105 Service Drive (off Goodwin Neck Road.) That same Saturday (4/22) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Mosquito Control Division is celebrating Earth Day with free Tire Recycling. Households may bring up to five tires to the free dropoff event held at 102 County Drive (just down the road from the Drug Take Back). Tires must be off the rim, and free of mud and concrete. More information is available on the Public Works website.

Safety Town Registration Begins May 1 for Residents

The award-winning pre-kindergarten program returns this summer to teach 5-year-olds important safety skills for school and home. By the end of the week-long program, children are better prepared for the playground, bus, and classroom, and learn important home safety lessons about poisons, dangerous plants, and more. Starting Monday, May 1, York County residents may register their children who must be age 5 by September 30, 2023 (non-residents may sign up May 8). Additional information is available online.

Additional Notes for the Week…4-H Camp registration begins tomorrow (4/15) at 9 a.m. “Meet the Author” event at York Hall Sunday (4/16) from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Details available here. Sheriff’s Office seeking public input! The survey is available online and takes only a few minutes.

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Citizen News Weekly is compiled and published by York County Public Affairs each Friday to share news and events with our citizens and neighbors. This weekly newsletter is placed on our website and delivered directly to your inbox. Questions? Contact Gail Whittaker, Public Information Officer: 757-890-3310 or whittgl@yorkcounty.gov.