To All Strathmere
and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
The Parade is one week from
today! Register at the Firehouse and get to your street to be judged
before the parade begins!
The SIA will be selling neat new caps ($!5)
and visors ($10) at the firehouse before the parade. Get several - for yourself
and for gifts!
You can pay your SIA Dues there
too!
If you have anything for bulk trash, put it out
this Sunday. Bulk trash collection is Monday, July
1.
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The SIA July Meeting will be held at
8:00 pm on Friday, July 12. Mark your calendar!
Herb Hollinger will lead a
lineup of great speakers and we'll also draw the winners of those Phillies
tickets.
Please come out, but you don't have to be
there to win the tickets - you must have paid your dues!
See the end of this newsletter for more
information on SIA dues.
Also, the SIA Yard sale will be held at the
Firehouse on Saturday, July 20 at 8 am. Plan to rent a table - then shop 'til
you drop!.
This Saturday, the Strathmere Fishing
and Environmental Club will hold their Annual Flounder
Tournament. Details here.
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On June 17, FEMA released new flood maps for
Atlantic, Hudson, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, significantly reducing the areas
included in the "V" zone.
There is no date set for the release of new Cape May County maps, but
expect them in late July or early August.
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The “Walking Group” has started. It is open to
anyone who likes to walk as a form of exercise or socialization, and is a
loosely formed group that meets at 21 Williams Road at 8:15 AM daily. All are
welcome.
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The Schiavo
Library celebrated its fourth anniversary on June
26!
They had over 9300 visitors in the first three years, and will reward
their 10.000th visitor with a gift certificate to Mildred's! You could be the
one!
They have cupcakes for all visitors during this anniversary
week.
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On July 18, 2013 the Schiavo
Library will be hosting a Wetlands Institute program “Traveling
Turtles.”
The program is sponsored jointly
by the Library and the Strathmere Fishing and Environmental
Club.
It will take place at 6:00pm in
the library’s parking lot. This will be followed by a terrapin release at the
boat ramp. This is a wonderful program for the whole family and all are welcome
to attend. It was a huge hit last year!
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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 add to your
calendars:
**SFEC
Flounder Tournament, Saturday, June
29
**Bulk Trash Pickup, Monday, July
1
**Strathmere Fourth of July Parade,
Registration: 9:30; Judging: 10:00; Parade Starts: 10:30am, Thursday, July
4
**SIA Meeting, 8:00pm, Friday, July
12
**SFEC
Tuna Classic, July 13 to August 17
**Traveling Turtles Program and Release,
6:00pm, Thursday, July 18
**SIA Yardsale at the Firehouse, 8:00am,
Saturday, July 20
**Lifeguard Six-Mile Bay Race, 6:00pm,
Monday, July 22
**CFSWB Auction at the Firehouse, 7:00pm,
Saturday, July 27
**SIA Meeting, 8:00pm, Friday, August
9
**Lifeguard Kayak Festival, Saturday,
August 10
**Nightmare in Strathmere Boat Parade,
6:30pm, Saturday, August 24
**Kids' Surf Fishing Tournament, Saturday
Morning, August 31
**Last Day of Flounder Season Sunday,
September 27
**Services at the Strathmere United Methodist
Church every Sunday to September 29: 9:15 Hymn Sing;
9:30 Service.
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/
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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.
The SIA is keeping the annual dues
at $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 conducted a number of Centennial events last year, and also donated
money to help pay for extra State Police protection, and to residents affected
by Sandy.
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.
You can contact us by responding to this e-mail
at sia6@comcast.net or by mailing SIA at PO
Box 57.
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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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