To All Strathmere
and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
Our Beach Patrol is hosting the
Tri-Resorts (Strathmere, Sea Isle City and Wildwood) Lifeguard
Races tomorrow night (Monday).
If you're in town, come to the Prescott Road
Beach and enjoy the races!
They begin at 6:15 pm - lots of fun to watch!!
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Our SIA July Meeting was held
on Friday evening.
We had a great crowd to hear Herb Hollinger
and other speakers talk about Sandy recovery strategies and prevention measures
for future storms.
In addition to Herb, our speakers were Bryan Coons, of BZB's Handyman
Service,
Dan Barry of Northstar Restoration Services
and Mike Minchelli of Citizens
Public Adjusters.
All were extremely interesting and contributed greatly to our
knowledge.
Here are Mike, Herb, Dan and Bryan.
We held the drawing for the Phillies tickets;
Bob Whitelaw and Andy Field were our winners.
Following the meeting folks enjoyed the wine and cheese and
had a chance to ask further questions of our speakers.
A very enjoyable evening. Our second 2013 Meeting will be held
on Friday evening, August 9.
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If you haven't paid your 2013 SIA dues yet,
we ask you to please do so.
Info on dues is at the end of this
newsletter.
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The SIA continues to sell neat new Strathmere
caps ($15) and visors ($10).
They are available at 212 Bayview Drive. Get
several - for yourself and for gifts!
Also, the SIA Yard sale will
be held at the Firehouse this Saturday morning, July 20 at 8 am. Plan to rent a
table - then shop 'til you drop!.
The Strathmere Fishing and
Environmental Club is currently holding their Tuna
Classic, for fishermen who like to venture out into the
Atlantic.
Details here.
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Guess we'll be seeing more of this. House
movers have raised this home (condominiums) at Commonwealth and
Seacliff.
Some of us remember when this was "Brownie's"
house - Merrit Othello Brown was a Coast Guardsman and then Strathmere's
"Constable"...
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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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The CFSWB Auction previously
scheduled for July 27 has been canceled for this year.
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Mark your calendar for
Saturday evening, August 3. The SIA is planning a
Strathmere Community Beach Bash (games and music) for
all.
It will be held on the beach between Sumner and
Tecumseh from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Old-fashioned children's games (bring a
flashlight for the ghost crab hunt) with prizes for the kids!
Music and sing-along by Jim
Maher
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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:
Lifeguard Tri-Resort Races at Prescott Beach,
6:15, Monday July 15
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 for MS,
6:00pm, Monday, July 22
CFSWB Auction at the Firehouse, Saturday, July
27 (Canceled)
SIA Community Beach Bash, Saturday
Evening, August 3
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 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.
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.
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 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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