Schiavo Library: January 2012 Newsletter

Schiavo Library: January 2012 Newsletter      

Food Bank Collection:
The library will again be a collection point for donations to our area food banks. If you have any non-perishables that you would like to donate, please stop in. Peanut butter is a favorite at the food banks because it can be used by everyone.

Expanding Collections:
We will be adding new shelving this winter to accommodate our expanding collection. We want to thank everyone for the generous donations of books, DVDs and audio books. Isn’t it wonderful to see a library grow?

Thursday Movie Matinees:
All winter we will continue to offer movies on Thursday afternoons. Showtime is 1:00-3:00pm.

A new library in the Neighborhood:
The new branch library has opened in Sea Isle City. It’s a beautiful building in a beautiful setting. We wish them great success in their new location.

A Note from the Director:
I will be on vacation for the month of January. The library will be open with regular hours and ably run by my assistants, Jessica and Melissa and our volunteer , Marion. Remember: if you’re looking for a specific book, call or email the library. We’ll be glad to check the catalog for you.

Our New Display – Pressed Glass:

Our New Sweaters– Thanks, Bruce!

Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/

SIA Newsletter 12 24 2011 - Merry Christmas!

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,


This newsletter reminds us of the movie "Groundhog Day"...
We're writing (again) about replacing the bridge railings, beach replenishment, trash pickup, replacing the bridge railings, beach replenishment, etc., etc......

The work on the bridge continues to progress, although after almost three months of work, you have to wonder if they'll complete it in the five months left until Memorial Day.

It does look nice, though (comparing the old and the new)...

 
 
As mentioned in our last newsletter, the dredge has arrived and has now begun our beach replenishment. Here's the view from ground level...

 
 
 
and here are bird's-eye views, compliments of Ted Kingston:
 

 
 
 
 
Since both Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sunday, the Township has a holiday on each of those Mondays. Normally we would only have trash collection on those Tuesdays, but in response to our inquiry about going three weeks without a recycling pickup, they agreed to send a recycling truck over later in the day on each of those Tuesdays.

Consequently, we will have both trash and recycling picked up on Tuesday, December 27 and Tuesday, January 3.



We continue to have (relatively) mild nights, so we "Strathmorons" are still taking daily outside showers. Although tonight (Christmas Eve) is forecast to go below freezing, it won't be enough to freeze pipes, so it looks like we can continue to shower outside right up to the end of 2011. Lucky us!

To everyone, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Thanks to all for your continuing support of the SIA!

Merry Christmas from the Strathmere website!

Strathmere Christmas Party

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,


Hopefully you made it to the Strathmere Community Christmas Party last Saturday, sponsored by the SIA and our Volunteer Fire Company.
It was a great party, with great food and fun. Here are pictures for your enjoyment (sorry if we missed you):

In addition to Santa, and Santa's elves, Donna and Lyn, above, our thanks to Ed Tettemer and Louise Andress (and anyone we missed).

A special thanks also to the members of the Fire Company for decorating and setting up for the party!


And the next day (Sunday), the dredge arrived!

Thanks to all for your continuing support of the SIA!

Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

Schiavo Library: December 2011 Newsletter

Holiday Hours:
The library will be closed on December 23 and 24, and December 30 and 31. We will be open December 27, 28 and 29th.


Holiday Media:
Need a movie to watch or a CD to get you in the mood for the holidays? We’ve got a great selection of Christmas tapes and DVDs. You’ll find classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street or newer favorites such as Prancer or The Muppet Christmas Carol. And of course we have loads of Christmas books by popular authors such as Mary Higgins Clark and Debbie Macomber. Come in and check out our special holiday offerings.


Legos:
The Legos are back – just in time for the holidays! Bring in your child and let them create! It’s always fun to see imaginations at work!

Thursday Movie Matinees:
All winter we will continue to offer movies on Thursday afternoons. December will feature holiday films such as Elf. Showtime is 1:00-3:00pm – join us!

Quiet Season Raffle:
Well, it wasn’t totally a “quiet season” in November. We had 90 patrons visit the library and quite a few entries for our raffle. The winner is – Meg Geisser. Her prize is a $25 WAWA gift card. Congratulations, Meg!


New Display:
For the winter, our display case will feature my collection of “Pressed Glass.” I’m very happy to share my collection and had a great time doing the research for the display. I hope you enjoy it!


Audio books:
This year we are going to try to expand our selection of audio books on CD. If you have any that you would like to donate, give us a call or stop in.


Happy Holidays!

Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/

SIA Newsletter 12/1/2011 - Santa Needs Your Help for the Christmas Party!

In this issue: Christmas Party; Food Drive for the Needy; Work Progressing on Bridge; Dredge Still on the Way.

The Strathmere Community Christmas Party, sponsored by the SIA and our Volunteer Fire Company, will be held at 6 pm on Saturday, December 10.

So Santa can complete his list for the party, please let us know the name and age of any child (ten or under) who will be attending, so we can help him with that list!

Santa and his helpers need to get that information from you as soon as possible. Please let us know by replying to this newsletter, emailing Donna Diefenderfer at donnad921@comcast.net  calling Donna at 215-801-5876 (cell) or 609-263-3620 (home); or dropping her a note at PO Box 57 Strathmere, NJ 08248.
Thanks for your help - and we'll see you all on December 10!


As you know, the Holiday Season this year will again be very tough for many who have been adversely affected by the economy.

The Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club is having a food drive this Saturday, with donations going to the Community Food Pantry at the Church of the Resurrection in Marmora. If you can donate, please bring non-perishable food items or make a cash donation (make checks out to COTR - Food Pantry) to the firehouse on December 3 around 4pm. Here is an article on the SFEC website with shopping suggestions and an opinion piece from the Press indicating that writing a check may actually be better than donating food...
While you're at the website check out what big "stripers" look like (Riordans and Last Cast articles) and some great sunrise pictures by Greg Bennett.

 
 
Work on the bridge railings continues to progress. Here workers have removed the railings on the Ocean City side of the toll booth and prepare for the new posts...

Here are some of the new posts, and a comparison of old and new at this stage.

 
 

 
 

The dredge for our beach replenishment has been delayed, but work has progressed on getting the pipes set up.
 The dredge is now passing Cape Hateras and is expected to arrive the week of December 5 and begin pumping sand the week of December 12...
Timing will continue to be weather-dependent...

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For those of us who are "year-rounders", one of our fun things is to see who can be the last to take daily outdoor showers. Since we still haven't had any hard freezes, the 2011 competition continues!

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Don't forget our big Christmas sale on Strathmere portable coolers. We're offering them at $25 each or $22.50 a piece for two or more.

Great gifts - no wrapping required! Just reply to this newsletter and we'll hold them for you.

 
 
Thanks to all for your continuing support! If you never got around to paying your 2011 dues, there is still time to send a check ($10 per adult family member) to SIA at PO Box 57, Strathmere 08248. It's not deductible, but it will be a big help with our projects like the Christmas party and the Fourth of July parade. We don't dun you individually - we just hope you enjoy our work and our newsletters and think $10 is a bargain!.




Thanks to all for your continuing support!
Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

SIA Newsletter 11 18 11 - Obituary for Terry Henes

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
Terry Henes, year-round resident of Vincent Road, passed away on Monday, November 14.
The funeral is at noon tomorrow, Saturday, at the Godfrey Funeral Home in Palermo. Friends may call from 10:00 am until noon.
His obituary (here in today's Press of Atlantic City) is copied below.


TERRENCE PATRICK "TERRY" HENES, 53 - of Strathmere, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

Born in and formerly of Philadelphia, PA, he was a Strathmere resident since 1998. Mr. Henes worked as a Self Employed Salesman for 15 years and was a member of V.F.W. Memorial post #1963, Sea Isle City.
Surviving are his wife, Cindi Henes (nee Reola) of Strathmere, two brothers, James and Robert Henes both of Philadelphia, PA and his beloved dog, Ace along with a large extended loving family. He was the beloved son of the late James and Catherine (nee Convery) Henes, and beloved brother of the late Francis Henes.

His Funeral Service will be offered Saturday at 12 o'clock noon from The Godfrey Funeral Home of Palermo, 644 South Shore Road, Palermo, NJ where friends may call from 10 o'clock until the time of service. Burial will be private. To email condolences, visit http://www.godfreyfuneralhome.com/  (609-390-9699)

SIA Newsletter 11 15 11 - Santa Needs Info on Kids Coming to the Christmas Party; The Dredge Is Coming This Week!

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,


Christmas Party: In our last newsletter, we told you the date (December 10) of the Strathmere Community Christmas Party and warned you that we would be asking for the names and ages of children ten and under who will be attending.
Since it's only a little more than three weeks away, it turns out that Santa and his helpers need to get that information from you as soon as possible. Please let us know by replying to this newsletter, emailing Donna Diefenderfer at donnad921@comcast.net  calling Donna at 215-801-5876 (cell) or 609-263-3620 (home); or dropping her a note at PO Box 57 Strathmere, NJ 08248.

An article in this morning's Press of Atlantic City indicates that the dredge to do our beach fill should get here from Texas by the end of this week. Read the article here.

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The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support!

Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

Newsletter 11 10 11 - High Tides, Halloween, Christmas Party and Strathmere Coolers

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,

In our last newsletter, we warned you of high tides projected for the last week of October. Luckily, we had southwest winds for almost the whole period and no problems with flooding. On the Friday night before Halloween, however, the wind switched to the northeast all night (many of you had snow at home and lost power) and here's what we had on Bayview Saturday morning (a little fuzzy where rain hit the lens):

 
 
After the storm passed up the coast Saturday, the wind came off the land and we had no more flood tides.

Although today (Thursday) is a full moon, particularly high tides are not predicted. However, we'll have a new moon on the day after Thanksgiving, and tides in excess of 5 feet are predicted from Wednesday, 11/23 through Sunday, 11/27. Hopefully, we won't have northeast winds (that) here.


Halloween came the Monday after the pictures above, and we had seven "trick or treaters" in Strathmere.

Pictured are John and Matt Pond, Brian and C.J. Furey, and Casey, Joey and Taylor Coffey.




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The Strathmere Community Christmas Party, sponsored jointly by the SIA and the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company, will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 10 at the firehouse. We'll be asking for the names and ages of children attending so Santa can plan appropriately...



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Speaking of Christmas, we still have a dozen or so of the Strathmere Portable Coolers left that will make wonderful Christmas gifts. The cooler can hold 32 cans (if you can lift that many), is heat sealed and comes with an attached bottle opener and a removable floor board. You can put it under the tree with gifts inside!

Originally $30 apiece, we are putting them on sale for $25 or $22.50 for two or more (so buy two and save $15). See the attached flyer for more information. They'll go fast! Simply "reply" to this newsletter to buy and we'll hold them for you..


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Veterans' Day is tomorrow, November 11. Take time to thank a veteran!






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Upcoming Events:
Strathmere Community Christmas Party, Saturday, December 10, 6 pm




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The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support!
Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary
 

Schiavo Library: November 2011 Newsletter

Schiavo Library: November 2011 Newsletter


Quiet Season Cafe
As a perk for our winter patrons, we are going to have coffee and tea available at our “Quiet Season Café”. Stop in and enjoy a cup as you browse through our daily newspapers, monthly magazines or growing collection of books.

Thursday Movie Matinees:
Again this year, we will offer movies on Thursday afternoons. November will feature the British TV series, Brideshead Revisited, which is based on the Evelyn Waugh novel. Showtime is 1:00-3:00pm – join us!

Quiet Season Raffle:
To celebrate this special time of year, we are having a raffle. Any member who visits the library during the month of November will be automatically entered in a drawing to win a Wawa gift card. Do you feel lucky?

COIL Meeting:
COIL had their October meeting here in the Schiavo Library. COIL is a small group of library directors from area independent libraries. It was the first time any had been to our library and they loved it. They can’t wait to come back next year during the warmer weather.

Fishermen:
A magazine just for you is now available at the Schiavo Library - On the Water: The Angler’s Guide. The September issue features an article on surf fishing and minnow plugs, Jersey Shore Albacore, and lots of other articles of interest to local fishermen.

Note from the Director:
Area book clubs are gearing up for a great year of reading. Remember that our small library may have the book that you’re looking for. Just call us and we can reserve it for you.



Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/

SIA Newsletter 10/21/11 - High Tides Next Week; SFEC Environmental Weekend Pictures

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
This is a "heads-up" to those of you with property on Bayview Drive or anywhere else in town subject to tidal flooding. The moon and sun will align next week to give us very high morning tides, so please take precautions accordingly.


Mon 10/24 6:08 am 4.7 ft
Tue 10/25 6:58 am 5.0 ft
Wed 10/26 7:48 am 5.4 ft
Thur 10/27 8:37 am 5.5 ft
Fri 10/28 9:28 am 5.5 ft
Sat 10/29 10:19 am 5.4 ft
Sun 10/30 11:13 am 5.1 ft
Mon 10/31 12:10 pm 4.8 ft

When we get a 5.0 foot tide, we have pretty high water in some parts of Bayview. With another five or six inches, we'll have a lot of water - and this is without any wind effects! If we should have a northeast wind for one or more of these days, it could get scary. Be prepared!

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The Strathmere Fishing & Environmental Club (SFEC) designates October as their Environmental Month, and they hold special programs to provide education on and help for the environment. On Saturday, October 8, they sponsored a dune grass planting event in the morning and a presentation on ospreys in the afternoon. Both were very well attended, including many SIA members.
Here's a picture of folks having fun (really!) planting some 2500 dune grass seedlings:

 

Many more pictures of the dune grass planting are available on the SFEC website -  http://www.strathmerefishing.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166:dune2011&catid=3:meetings

 

 

That afternoon, Ben Wurtz of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ gave a fascinating presentation at the Firehouse on "The Osprey Project"

 

 
 
Again, many more pictures of the presentation may be found on the SFEC website here - http://www.strathmerefishing.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167:osprey&catid=3:meetings
 


Our thanks to the SFEC for these outstanding events, and especially to Carol Ferguson and Dick Omrod, who took care of organizing them!

Remember that almost all of our previous Newsletters can be seen here: SIA Newsletters. Make it one of your "favorites" or "tabs"...


Upcoming Events:
*Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. Please put it on your calendar and VOTE!
*Strathmere Community Christmas Party, probably Saturday, December 10 - date to be announced



Our sincere thanks to everyone who has made their dues payment. Remember, it's just $10 per adult family member, and you can send it to SIA at PO Box 57 in Strathmere.
The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support

Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

Schiavo Library: October 2011Newsletter

Schiavo Library: October 2011Newsletter      

So…. How did the summer go?
We had a great summer. Library use was up – we had 1688 patrons as compared to 1369 last year and we even had to close the library for 2 days during Hurricane Irene. Computer use was up and our programs were a hit, especially The Wetlands Program, Megan’s Craft Night, our new LEGO Club for kids and our summer children’s reading program.


September Used Book Sale:
Our fall book sale was again a success. We made $465.25 and had an additional 235 people visit the library to shop at the book sale. It’s amazing how many people are still around in September. Thanks to everyone for their wonderful donations. We use or recycle everything. The few books left over from the sale will go to the local prison (paperbacks only), local thrift shops & other book collecting organizations.



Online Catalogue:
We are having difficulty setting up online access to our catalogue. So if you would like to know if we have a specific book, please call the library (609) 486-6265 or email us at info@strathmerelibrary.org  We promise to promptly look it up for you. We do have many of the books that are currently being discussed in book groups.


Our Summer Favorites:
These were checked out most often this summer:

Nonfiction: Unbroken and Our Perfect Storm.
Fiction: Caleb’s Crossing, Room and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.
Children’s: See Inside Pirate Ships and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Young Adult: Soul Surfer
DVD: The King’s Speech and Great New Jersey Coastal Storms



Note from the Director:
Some people call it the “off” season or the “shoulder” season. Here it’s the “quiet” season and it lasts all winter. So, please take a drive to the shore, stop in and say hello.



Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/