To All Strathmere
and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
In our recent listing of restaurants' opening
dates, we neglected to point out that the "Old Shack" opened
the first weekend in May. Please stop in!
La Fontana Del Mare is now open Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, and both Twisties and Uncle Bill's will be opening this weekend. Also,
the Deauville Inn has now returned to a seven-day schedule.
Here is a nice article on Mildred's
that appeared in the April 9 edition of the Press of Atlantic
City.
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Hopefully, most homeowners who were affected by
Sandy have now had the opportunity to check out their property. If you had flooding in (or under) your home and haven't had the
wiring checked by an electrician, please do so to avoid a fire!
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"Single Stream" Recycling -
Cape May County has installed equipment that will permit all recycling products
to be mixed together by residents. While the Township has not yet revised their
website to reflect this, they have provided the attached pamphlet for
your Strathmere refrigerator. They have begun collecting comingled
recyclables.
You can find info on trash and recycling
collection schedules here.
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The Schiavo Library is holding its annual “Welcome
Summer” Used Book Sale. The dates
are Thursday, May 23 through June 8. The library is open Tuesday through
Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm and located at 801 South Commonwealth Avenue.
They’ve been collecting donations all winter long and have HUNDREDS of books!
There are books for everyone – novels, nonfiction, paperback and children’s
books as well as magazines, CDs and VHS tapes. All books and media are very reasonably priced ($.25 to
$1.00) Everyone is welcome to stop in and shop! For more information please call
the library at (609) 486-6265 or check the website at strathmere
library.org.
A group of Strathmere women is forming to learn and play Mahjong at the Schiavo library, and dates have been chosen for the mahjong group’s first lessons:
Friday: June 14th 9-10am
Monday: June 17th 9-10am
Friday: June 21st 9-10am
The group is meeting at the library before opening hours. They'll take advantage of the “quiet” time to learn this interesting game. If you’d like to join them, call or email the library.
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Found - The dock box we pictured has been restored to its owners.
Still lost - A recycling container identical to this one, and the brown matching lids for both - lost in the March Nor'easter.
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Some residents are interested in starting a “Walking
Group.” It will be open to anyone who would like to walk as a form of
exercise or socialization, and will be a loosely formed group that will meet at
21 Williams Road at 8:15 AM daily, starting Memorial Day weekend. Everyone is
welcome. There are no rules or requirements. The starting date is Saturday, May
25th @ 8:15 AM. Some suggested names are the "Ludlum Steppers" or the "Corson
Crawlers", but the name has not been
finalized...
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Free Flounder Fishing Seminar by Bill "Bucktail Willie"
Shillingford at Whale Creek
Marina this Saturday, May 11th at 9:00AM. There will be free coffee
and donuts and some of the best fishing advice available for all who
attend.
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Postal Hours Changing - We are sorry to report that the USPS has announced it will not honor the wishes of Strathmere residents, and will institute four-hour (only) window service from 12:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday beginning Monday, May 20. Boxes will be available in the mornings, though that day's mail will not be sorted and available until around 1:30. Thanks to those of you who wrote to elected officials attempting to have the Postal Service honor our request for morning hours.
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SURF - The
SURF treasury is quite low but committee members are still seeking information
on anyone who has suffered damage and is in need of some help - especially as
folks open up after the storm. Email: Strathmeresurf@yahoo.com . Donations of cash and
gift cards are welcome and deductible. Checks should be made payable to
Strathmere United Methodist Church, and mailed to SURF, PO Box 49, Strathmere,
NJ 08248
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Remember to follow and "like" the SIA (click the
"Thumbs Up" box ) on Facebook:
You'll get an early look at lots of things going
on in Strathmere!
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Upcoming Events - please mark your
calendars:
SFEC
Surf Fishing Tournament, Friday and Saturday, May 10 and
11
Flounder Seminar at Whale Creek, 9:00am
Saturday, May 10
SFEC Herb Hollinger, Sr Opening Day
Flounder Tournament, Saturday, May 18
Schiavo Library Used Book
Sale, May 23 to June 8
Walking Group begins strutting out from 21
Williams at 8:15, Saturday, May 25
Mahjong begins at the Schiavo Library
at 9:00am, Friday, June 4
Strathmere Fourth of July Parade,
10:30am, Thursday, July 4
SIA Meeting, 8:00pm, Friday, July
12 (time & date tentative)
SIA Meeting, 8:00pm, Friday,
August (time & date tentative)
Nightmare in Strathmere Boat Parade,
6:30pm, Saturday, August 24
Last Day of Flounder Season Sunday,
September 27
Let us know of additions or
corrections!
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Our February 11, 2013 Newsletter on
flood zones and flood insurance has been posted on the new Upper
Township website here (under General
Information... Announcements... Super Storm Sandy). We suggest you make the
website location one of your "favorites" or "bookmarks", as you'll probably want
to refer to it as the BFE / FIRM saga continues to unfold...
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And once again, check out Carol Baker's
wonderful Strathmere History website at http://www.strathmere.net/
The Strathmere Improvement Association includes
all owners in Strathmere and Whale Beach and many visitors. It was founded in
1951 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.
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.
You can contact us by responding to this e-mail
at sia6@comcast.net or by mailing SIA at PO Box 57, Strathmere 08248.
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Thanks very much for your continuing support of
the Strathmere Improvement Association!
Linda Bateman
Elaine Holsomback
Donna Diefenderfer
Rosemarie
Whelan
Ken Weaver
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