To All Strathmere
and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
Don't forget that we've rescheduled the
Centennial Trolley Rides to September 1 (Saturday of Labor Day
Weekend).
Same format as before: Kids' 20-minute Fun Rides
at 4:00, 4:20 and 4:40; Adult Historical Rides at 5:00, 6:00 and
7:00.
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On August 10, we had a great SIA meeting
First we presented the Bergus Scholarship Awards,
in the form of Commemorative Silver Dollars, to our four Strathmere
Scholars.
Here are John and Matt Pond, and Christopher
("CJ") and Brian Furey, with their certificates.
Priscilla Bergus Lawrence made the presentation,
and spoke of how her parents supported excellence in education...
Next came the drawings for the
raffle.
President Linda Bateman held the "jug" while
Brian drew the winner of the second place prize, two Phillies tickets donated by
Karen Mitchell.
The winner was Tom Scranton!
Then Matt drew the winner of the Centennial
Cruiser Bicycle.
The winner was Kim Hartline, of Whittier Road and
Collegeville, PA, shown here the next day with husband Brian and her new
bike!
We then proceeded with the business meeting. One of
the items covered was a proposed change in the Bylaws to reduce the
number of General Membership Meetings from four times a year to two.
See the attached minutes for the specific wording of the
proposed change. This change will be voted on at the SIA Meeting on September
14.
Following the business meeting, Dave Townsend
gave a fascinating presentation on the history of the Townsend
Family.
Did you know that his family dammed up Mill Creek
'way back in the 1680's, creating Magnolia Lake?
This is the lake on your right after you turn
left onto Route 9 from Sea Isle Boulevard...
Dave has an extremely interesting family
history,
and held the large crowd spellbound...
An excellent meeting!
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This coming Wednesday, August
29, the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company will hold its Second
Annual Barbecue at the Deauville Beach House, from 6 to
9pm.
Tickets ($25 per person) may be obtained from any
Fire Company Member or by calling (609) 780-7083.
A
ticket includes:
Grilled chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked
beans, corn on the cob and live music!
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On Saturday, September 1, from 9
am to 11 am, the SFEC will hold its free KIDS' SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT
at the Prescott Street beach.
The tournament is open to all
children age 17 and under (kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult), so
bring your children and grandchildren! They need to bring their own fishing rod
and tackle (pyramid weights only, please).
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And of course that evening, we will hold the
rescheduled trolley rides.
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"Thumbs Up" box ) on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strathmere-Improvement-Association-SIA/184810134906201
You'll get an early look at lots of things
going on in Strathmere...
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Upcoming Events - mark your
calendars:
**Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company
Annual BBQ, Deauville Beach House, Wednesday, August
29, 6 to 9 pm
**Kids' Surf Fishing Tournament,
Saturday, September 1, 9:00 am
**Rescheduled Centennial Trolley
Tours, sponsored by the SIA, Saturday, September 1; Children,
4, 4:20; 4:40 pm; Adults: 5, 6 and 7 pm
**SIA Meeting Friday, September
14, 8:00 pm
**Last day of Flounder Season, Friday,
September 28
**Services at the Strathmere United Methodist
Church every Sunday to September 30: 9:15 Hymn Sing; 9:30
Service.
Let us know of additions or
corrections!
**And once again, check out Carol Baker's
wonderful Strathmere History website at http://www.strathmere.net/
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Have you paid your SIA Dues for
2012?
The Strathmere Improvement Association includes
all owners in Strathmere and Whale Beach and many visitors. It was founded over
60 years ago as a community organization with the simple objective of making
Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many
accomplishments over the years.
The annual dues are
$10 per adult family member. The dues and the fund raisers
provide for the Fourth of July Parade and our share of the Christmas Party.
We also donate money to help pay for extra State Police protection. This year we
invested in the Centennial Banners and the Historic Trolley
Rides...
NOTE: Since most of you
never formally "signed up" as members, obviously we cannot "force" you to pay
dues, which are really more like (non-deductible) donations anyway.
If you don't pay, we will still keep you on
our newsletter distribution. The only penalty will be that you can't vote in our
(mostly uncontested) elections!
Nevertheless, we really hope you see
enough value in our projects and enjoy the newsletters enough so that you'll
contribute $10 per adult family member.
Thanks!
Please send dues payments to
SIA at PO Box 57, Strathmere, NJ 08248. Remember to tell us
your correct e-mail address!
Also, please let us know if you have comments
or suggestions for the newsletter or for SIA in general, or if you'd like us to
change your e-mail address in our records.
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Celebrate Our Strathmere
Centennial!
1912 - 2012
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Thanks very much for your continuing support of
the Strathmere Improvement Association!
Linda Bateman
Elaine Holsomback
Donna Diefenderfer
Dorothy Addario
Ken Weaver
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