Ball Drop at Bunny Plaza

Attention Citizens,     We will be holding the 5th Annual Ball Drop on New Years Eve at Bunny Plaza.  The festivities start at 8pm.  There will be music, food, and fun!  Bring your friends and ring in in the new year!


Look forward to seeing you there!

Acorn Industries planning to Layoff hundreds

Hello Everyone,
 Buck here reporting on a breaking news story that centers around Acorn Industries.  It seems that Chipmunk E. Moneybags, CEO of Acorn Industries has announced huge layoffs for his prime company Acorn Shipping.  When asked about the decision to cut 15% of his employees (totaling in 550 layoffs) he refused to comment.

Critics are outraged and the latest numbers show that Acorn Shipping has seen a rise in profits over the past six months.  The Shipping company alone is worth over $1.5 million.  Acorn Industries as a whole is the most profitable company in the country of New Pennsyork, raking in over $532 Billion annually.

The citizens of Animal-ville are outraged by the Chipmunks decision, and many employees are in fear of losing their jobs come January 1st.  One employee commented
     "Working here [at Acorn Shipping] is the only way I can put food on the table, I got 5 pups still depending on me to bring them food."

This recent layoff is expected to cause a spike of un-employment rates in the city.  According to our financial department "The rates, Although typically low, only around 2.4% this could cause a rise up to 2.7% in January.  The last time we saw a jump that large was following the tax heights of former mayor, Chuck McWood.  That happened over 5 years ago, and didn't see a reverse until Harriman Bunny took over."

The experts are worried that this spike in the un-employment could lead to panic in the market place.  However only time will tell.

Black Friday Fail

Hey peeps,
You wanna see the puppy coming into my store and being an idiot?  Of course you do!  So here's what happened...the puppy decided to make himself a new vlog entry about his black Friday trip to get some cheap electronics.  What could go wrong you ask?  Just watch this and find out.

- Chipmunk Out

Candy For A Cause Results

Thank you to all of the Animals that participated in this years Candy For A Cause! Thanks to your contributions we were able to raise over $1,500 to help shelter Animals in need!!!!!  We would also like to send out a very special thanks to The Piggy Bank.  With there help our donations became cash to help shelter those animals in need, and to provide them candy treats with there meals! 

Together We Raised:

$2,938.19

Thank you again!
The "Homes for the Homeless Foundation"

Christmas Town Returns

Once again Christmas Town U.S.A. will be opening in Puppy-Land!  Bring your entire family down for fun in our totally-Christmas themed park Saturday's and Sunday's in December!  All members of the family will love the Christmas atmosphere that we create each and every year at Puppy-Land!

 - Every tree in the park will be decorated by local schools!  The guest voted favorite tree will win a prize of $500 for that school!
 - There will be over 40 rides open for everyone to enjoy!
 - Our Carousel Horses are magically transformed into reindeer!
 - We will be running special Christmas Shows, including our famous "Tap your way to Christmas"
 - All of our shops and stalls will be open for business!
 - Don't miss the magical "Christmas in Animal-ville Light Show" where we turn on over 100,000 Christmas lights depicting different scenes throughout our city!  This years theme is "apartment life"

Hours:
Saturday: 4pm - 10pm
Sunday: 4pm - 9pm

Admission:
Adults and Children: $12

So please come to Puppy-Land to help us support local schools, and to enjoy the magic that only Christmas Time can provide!  

*Note: Due to cold temperatures some rides may not be operational.  Unfortunately this includes roller coasters and rides that use hydraulic lift systems.  For your safety if the temperature falls below 45F we must close these rides.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Acorn 101.9

Hello everyone,
This is Buck the Beaver here bringing you the latest updates about the new Acorn 101.9.  The newest member of the Acorn Industries family is a radio station located just on the edge of Animal-ville.  The new station is now officially under the control of Chipmunk E. Moneybags, CEO of Acorn Industries.  The radio community has been abuzz about what the new station will bring and so far the station has failed to impress.

The new station, dubbed Acorn 101.9, has switched from its former decades mix to an Adult Contemporary format.  The ratings have not come in, but most people seem to have switched off the station.  According to listeners the new format is limited, playing a small rotation of music.  In addition most listeners are complaining that their are too many commercials, most of them for Acorn Industries own products and services.

In the previous article about Acorn 101.9, we had discussed some of these very concerns.  It seems so far the the station is a bust, but there are some loyal listeners out there, and there rumors of Acorn 101.9 going to a Christmas mix around Thanksgiving.  According to AVCC corespondent, Kyle Flight, "Historically we see stations that move to Christmas formats do very well over the holidays, however, once January comes he might have to do better."

So only the future will tell if there will be an improvement to Acorn 101.9, but for right now we just have to wait and see.

Episode 3 and beyond

Dear citizens,

Our third episode of Animal-ville has been posted to Youtube!  We would like to thank everyone who has helped to make our part-time Series possible!  However due to new scheduling conflicts with our director and our actors, production has been very slow!  We appreciate your patience as we work hard to bring you more of the crazy animals you crave!

Thank you,
Onyx B. Obsidian for joining our acting team!
And thank you Stephan Squirrel for helping to direct all of our episodes!

Hope to bring you more content soon!
- Robin
    Promotional Staff

Candy For a Cause 2012

Hello citizens,
     I would like to inform all citizens that the 4th Annual "Candy for a Cause" fundraiser will be open all weekend from November 2nd through November 6th.  This year's convention will be held at "The Animal-Ville Community Center" located on 35 Apple Orchard Road, in Animal-Ville.  Throughout the weekend, volunteers will be selling and collecting candy in an effort to raise money for homeless Animals.  All profits from Candy Sales will be donated directly to the "Homes for the Homeless" Organization.  In addition for every pound of candy we receive The Piggy Bank will be donating $1 to the cause!  That's right every pound of unused and unwanted candy will be money to help shelter animals in need.  So please stop by and make a difference in an Animals life today!

Location: 
The Animal-Ville Community Center
35 Apple Orchard Road
Animal-Ville City, 19201 

Hours:
Friday Nov 2nd:  4pm-7pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: 12pm - 4pm
Monday: 3pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 5pm - 8pm

Scream-Fest Returns to Animal-ville

Want to be scared to death while at the premier theme park in Animal-Ville?   Will you be brave enough to walk through the park at night...with only a flashlight??  

     Come down to Puppy Land for the last first annual "Scream-Fest" coming up October 26th, 27th and 28th!  Bring your friends, and family for this one weekend only scream-fest at Puppy Land. Our fully operational theme park will be open each terrifying day and night, featuring all of your favorite rides and attractions.  There will be special shows including a real life murder mystery!  Bring the kids for a fun day, and come back at night for our all new, Puppy-Land Flashlight hours.  The park lights will be turned off and all you will have to see is your very own flashlight.  Watch out for the scary ghosts and monsters living in the park!!!

Park Hours:
Friday: 5pm - 11pm (Flashlight hours)
Saturday:  10am - 5pm (Family Friendly Hours)
                6pm - 12am (Flashlight hours)
Sunday:    11pm - 5pm (Family Friendly Hours)
                6pm - 10pm (Flashlight Hours)

Admission:
  Adults: $25
  Children: $15

*Please note that an operational flashlight is required for flashlight hours.  All guests must provide a flashlight before admittance to the park.  For your convenience we will be selling flashlights and batteries both at the gate and throughout the park.

Annual Signal Test

Attention Citizens:

The city of Animal-ville has completed its installation of disaster alert sirens.  In order to ensure everyone's safety and test the functionality of the system we will be conducting a city wide test of the system on Monday, October 1st at Noon.  This test will run for approximately 5 minutes.  Upon completion of the test the sirens will be continued for use only during emergencies.  Thank you for your cooperation in our efforts to better the city. Again the Alarm siren will go off at

Noon on Monday, October 1st, for apx. 5 minutes!

Thank you for your cooperation
The Turtle
Chief of fire prevention and safety

WANTED: Chipmunk E. Moneybags and The Puppy

Attention Citizens,

We once again need your help in locating Chipmunk E. Moneybags and The Puppy.  They were last scene fleeing The Piggy Bank in a silver sports car.  The suspects in question are wanted for attempted robbery.  The suspects are not believed to armed, but police urge you to contact them rather then take justice into your own hands.  Anyone with information is urged to call the police department.  Please help us find him, our peace and protection depend on it!

Sincerely,
Black Bear

New member to Acorn Industries

Hello Everyone,
This is Buck the Beaver bringing you another important announcement from Acorn Industries.

Acorn Industries has announced their plans to purchase 101.9 from the failing BTR company.  This announcement has come out early this morning, when Chipmunk E. Moneybags bought the radio station for $1.92 million.  When questioned on why the he purchased the radio station Mr. Moneybags responded, "I always wanted my own station to play my favorite music.  Plus this is a great opportunity to expand Acorn Industries."

Critics on the message boards are concerned that the chipmunk will destroy the station, and simply use it to promote his own business.  These concerns are not just talk, back in 2009 the chipmunk had taken over the advertising company, BigBobsBillboards, and used it to plaster his ads all over the city.  According to our Public Relations expert, Theodore Felts  "Buying that company was a good investment for Acorn Industries. He was able to find a company that was struggling and pay a one time fee to own all their space.  If he was to rent those monthly, he would be spending much more."

The future of our beloved radio station is still up for debate.  Although he made the purchase on the station he must still clear everything with the AVCC and we don't expect to see any real changes until early November.

New Blogger Hired

The staff at Animal-Ville Blogs is happy to announce the replacement writer for the Cities official blog.  Some of you may have noticed a long time frame with little postings, but rest assured that sparse postings will be in the past.

Your new blogger
Buck the Beaver

Too much spamming

Dear editors of Animal-Ville Blog,
    I would like to formally complain about the excessive amount of spamming, and advertising on this blog site.  I understand that this was a free blog intended to strengthen the community and inspire communication among the residents.  However, I feel recently there has been far too many posts promoting businesses and a lack of important content.
    I would sincerely appreciate if you could either hire a blogger, or someone to review the posts and take down those that are spam.  If there continues to be this much spam I am afraid I, and many other citizens, will simply turn away from here.

Thank you,
Ginger

Acorn Casino

Hey there,

It's the Chipmunk here, welcoming you to come see the remodeled Acorn Casino!  That's right folks, the remodel is all over, and the place looks great!  If you want to come on down and beat the heat, there is no better place than Acorn Casino!  Located at 791 Acorn Ave. OPEN 24 HOURS!

Anyone who comes in to the casino with a copy of this ad will get 10 free acorns worth of chips, usable at all of our tables.

- Chipmunk E. Moneybags

Chef Needed

Attention all Chef's,

I am in need of a morning shift chef to cook breakfast, and lunch here at Puppy's Place.  I am looking to open the restaurant at 6AM, so the hours would be from 5AM - 2PM, Monday-Saturday.  If you are a good cook and willing to work, please submit your resume via e-mail to PuppysPlace@avmail.com.  Compensation is good, and will be increased based on experience.  There is also a benefits package available with minimal costs, paid time off, and retirement plans available.  If you would like to apply, or need further information, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you in advance for your time and effort, and good luck
- Onyx

Acorn Amusment Park

Hey everyone,

   Looking for some thrills this summer?  Then get your furry little behinds to Acorn Amusement Park!  We will be opening gates in 2 weeks!  Located right on Acorn Ave, we have fun for the whole family.  Including our newest coaster, DEATH-The Ride!  For full schedule and ticket information, visit our website at www.AcornAmusments.com/2012. 

See you at the Park!
- Chipmunk E. Moneybags

Chipmunk Charlie's

Hey peeps,

I want to invite you all to come to Chipmunk Charlies!  A new place to eat and get the best food in town.  Come on down to Chipmunk Charlies located at 45 Acorn Ave. We are open from 11am to 10pm 7 days a week! 

- Chipmunk E. Moneybags

Casting Call

Attention Animals,
   We are holding an open casting call for the next episode of Animal-ville Adventures.  The roll is for a college aged Animal who is from an up-scale family.  Please come prepared with your head shot, list of experience, and a reading appropriate to the part mentioned above.

Arrive at the Animal-Ville Theatre now located at 25 Sycamore Street, in downtown Animal-Ville.  Auditions start at 9 AM, on Wednesday April 25th.

    Hope to see you there, and good luck!

Stephan Squirrel

Bunny Convention Sucess

Harriman Bunny's reaction to the convention? "This year's bunny convention was a huge success."  According to the mayor, this years convention brought in an estimated 2.3 million acorns of business during the week and half it ran.  This year's convention saw numbers higher than ever before, with over 3,500 bunnies gathering in the city to prepare for Easter Sunday. 

Thank you to all the bunnies who came and made Easter special.  And we hope to see even more of you next year.
- Mayoral Secretary Ginger