To All Strathmere and Whale
Beach Homeowners and
Visitors,
Come on out to the SIA Beach Party this Saturday
Evening.
On the beach at Sumner Road at 7:30 pm.
Bring a flashlight!
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The Schiavo Library will hold its Five-year Birthday
Celebration (for children),
6:00 to 8:00 pm tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 31.
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The Schiavo Library has proudly announced the
visit of author Susan Hausman.
On Wednesday, August 6 at 11:00 am, Susan will
introduce and sign her newest book, “Split the Difference.”
Set in and around the Main Line of Philadelphia, her second book is
about gambling, drugs, desperation, and women.
Susan is a former book editor from Villanova University. Her first
novel was “Cable’s Image.”
For more information phone
the Schiavo Library at (609) 486-6265 or email the library at info@strathmerelibrary.org.
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On Thursday, August 7, the Library will hold
a FAMILY SCAVENGER HUNT at 7:00 pm (sign up at the
library).
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The SIA August Meeting
will be Friday evening, August 8 at 8:00 pm and feature local artists and
photographers.
We will also hold elections that night. Contact Bob Roland,
Chairman of the Nominating Committee, to nominate someone (or yourself) by
replying to this newsletter.
Please come out!
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The SIA’s fund raiser this year is a $5.00 suncatcher / tree
ornament with a picture, taken by Ted Kingston, of Strathmere’s snowy owl.
If you’d like one (or more - great for Christmas presents), call an
SIA Board member and pick them up. We’ll also have them at the Beach Party and
the August Meeting.
Linda Bateman: 609-970-0157; 14 East Tecumseh Road
Elaine Holsomback: 609-504-8636;
29 E. Sumner Road
Ken Weaver: (609) 263-6846; 212 S. Bayview Drive
Rosemarie Whelan: (609) 263-2507; 33 E. Sherman Road
Donna Diefenderfer: 215-801-5876;
401 S. Bayview Drive
To give you a sense of scale...
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Upper Township’s Green Team, in
conjunction with the Schiavo Library, will sponsor a Canning Program On August
12th, 10:00 am at the Strathmere
Firehouse.
You can learn how to can South Jersey Tomatoes with local
experts Terry Halter Burrell and Michele Bradley, who have been canning for more
than 55 years.
Cost is $20, all equipment will be
provided.
To register, call Christine Rohrman, Rita Schiavo Library
Director, at (609) 486-6265.
Better hurry, there is only room for
8 participants.
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The Mayor is looking for
options on how to handle the erosion problem at Strathmere’s north end, prior to the major beach
replenishment project.
The story is in the
Upper Township Gazette here.
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Mark your calendars for the UTBP Kayak and Stand
Up Paddle (SUP) Board Festival on Saturday, August 16th.
It will begin with a 5K Run / 1 Mile Health Walk at 8:00
am.
The Ocean Kayak / Stand Up Paddle preliminary races
begin at 11:15 am and the finals should conclude around 3:00
pm.
More details as we get closer to the
date.
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Upcoming Events - please mark your calendars:
Schiavo Library Five-year Birthday Celebration, Thursday,
July 31
SIA Family Beach Party, 7:30 pm, Saturday, August
2
Schiavo Library Author Susan Hausman Visit, Wednesday, August
6 at 11:00 am
Schiavo Library Family Scavenger Hunt, 7:00 pm, Thursday,
August 7
SIA Meeting, 8:00 pm, Friday, August
8
Castaway
Lounge, 8:30 pm, Saturday, August 9
Canning Program at the Firehouse, Tuesday, August 12 at 10:00
am
UTBP Kayak / SUP Festival, Saturday, August 16
SFEC Nightmare in Strathmere Boat Parade, 6:30 pm, Saturday,
August 23
SVFC Fund-Raising Barbecue, Thursday, August 28, 6:00
pm
SFEC Kids’ Surf Tournament, Saturday, August 30, 9:00 to
11:00 am
Last Day of Flounder Season Saturday, September
27
Services at the Strathmere United Methodist Church every
Sunday until October: 9:15 Hymn Sing; 9:30 Service.
Let us know of additions or corrections!
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The
Strathmere Improvement Association invites all owners, renters and vacationers
in Strathmere and Whale Beach to join as dues paying members. The SIA
was founded in 1951 as a community organization with the simple objective of
making Strathmere a better place. We work to preserve our town’s “hometown
feeling” and to keep lines of communication open within town, and with local
government.
We
are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years, including
sponsorship of 2012 Centennial activities, taking on a key organizing and
leadership role in Strathmere and Whale Beach relief efforts after Sandy, and
hosting an annual community beach party and concert. Additionally, the July and
August SIA meetings feature programs of interest to vacationers and
homeowners.
Your dues allow us to continue to co-sponsor the Christmas Party and the
Fourth of July Parade, as well as the above mentioned
activities.
Once again, we are keeping annual dues to $10 per adult family
member. When it’s time to vote, SIA by-laws say your dues must be paid in
order to cast a vote. We thank you for your support.
Please send your 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 strathmere1912@gmail.com or by
mailing SIA at PO Box 57.
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Thanks very much for your continuing support of the Strathmere
Improvement Association!
Elaine Holsomback
Donna
Diefenderfer
Rosemarie Whelan
Ken Weaver
