To All
Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
Happy June!
And what a great day in Strathmere to start the month!
SIA Dues are
due! See more at the end of this newsletter.
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You may
recall that we revised the SIA Bylaws to eliminate the June and September
meetings. We only meet twice a year now – 8:00 pm on the second Friday evening
in July and August. Put these dates on your calendar – we think you’ll really
enjoy both!
The first meeting, on July 11 will
include the nomination of officers for 2015. Our speaker will be Fred Dunbar,
author of the Sea Isle Times column, "Financially Speaking". Fred is
President of Planning Directions, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and
Common Cents Planning, Inc. He will be exploring the topic of "Wills and
How to Keep the (Shore) House in the Family."
Our second
meeting. on August 8, will include the election of officers, the Bergus
scholarship awards and "An Evening with Strathmere Artists /
Photographers." Come enjoy our local talent. We have some talent already
lined up, but if anyone wants to exhibit their work, we'll be happy to speak
with you. Please reply to this newsletter.
Also, the SIA
Community Beach Party will be held on August 2, with a rain date of August 9.
Jim Maher, who performed so well last summer, is back by popular demand!
Come enjoy
great music at an evening on the beach with your friends and neighbors. Bring
along your kids for fun games. Pack a cooler, a blanket or your beach chairs!
We’ll try to avoid the lightning storm that made last year so exciting!
Of
course the SIA and the Fire Company will again sponsor the Fourth of July
Parade. Dianne Cappellucci and Karen Mitchell are the chairpersons.
If you are a
New Jersey resident, don’t forget to vote in the Primary Elections this
Tuesday!
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Services have
begun each Sunday at the Strathmere United Methodist Church - 9:15 Hymn Sing;
9:30 Service, until October.
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This Friday,
June 6, is the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
It is also
the 95th birthday for Strathmere’s Duke of Fluke, Herb Hollinger, Sr.! Herb
wasn’t at D-Day because he was busy fighting in the Pacific with the US Navy.
We hope you’ll take time to send Herb a
birthday card for his 95th – P.O. Box 37, Strathmere.
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The Schiavo
Library has begun its FIFTH annual ““Welcome Summer”” Used Book Sale. The dates
are now through June 14. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday from
10:00am to 4:00pm and is 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 www.strathmerelibrary.org
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The ocean
continues to wear away our north end, both at the Township Beach at Seaview and
also the State Park.
Here are a
few pictures taken today.
Here’s hoping
we can make it to the beach replenishment!
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Here are two
interesting articles, one from today’s Press of Atlantic City:
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You can get
trash, recycling and brush collection info, see a video of past meetings, check
your tax bill (and your neighbor’s!) and lots of other good stuff!
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Remember to
follow and "like" the SIA (click the "Thumbs Up" box ) on
Facebook:
Don't forget
to: LIKE! You'll get an early look at
lots of things going on in Strathmere!
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Upcoming
Events - please mark your calendars:
*Schiavo Library Used Book Sale, now through
June 14
*Services at
the Strathmere United Methodist Church every Sunday until October: 9:15 Hymn
Sing; 9:30 Service.
*SFEC
Flounder Tournament, Saturday, June 14
*Jane Shetler
Women's Tournament, Saturday, June 28
*Strathmere
Fourth of July Parade, 10:30am, Friday, July 4
*SIA Meeting,
8:00pm, Friday, July 11
*SFEC Tuna
Classic Tournament, July 12 to August 17
*SIA Meeting,
8:00pm, Friday, August 8
*Nightmare in
Strathmere Boat Parade, 6:30pm, Saturday, August 23
*SFEC Kids’
Surf Tournament, Saturday, August 30, 9:00 to 11:00
*Last Day of
Flounder Season Saturday, September 27
Let us know
of additions or corrections!
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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. At the top of this newsletter we outlined some of our events for 2014.
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
