To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and
Visitors,
The SFEC Kids’ Surf Fishing
Tournament was held on the Saturday of Labor Day
weekend.
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The Schiavo Library is currently holding their
fifth annual end of summer book
sale.
More details are available here.
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On Labor Day, Twisties honored Joan
DiFiore by placing a plaque on the building, identifying the place of
her birth.
Family and friends gathered to toast Joan on
the
occasion
(plaque can be seen under the light
fixture).
Joan was born on the other side of that wall,
when her aunt and uncle, Gert and Howard Charleston, owned the tavern they
built.
On September 8, 9 and 10, the tidal effect of
the full moon combined with brisk northeast winds to create flood
tides.
Here
is a video showing the effect of the flood tides on the
Point.
While there has been considerable “vertical
erosion” of the State Park, the steel wall seems to have stopped any further
“lateral erosion”, as the video
shows.
A contractor for the beach replenishment
project (34th Street in OC to Townsend’s Inlet) has not yet been
selected.
Bids are due back on October 3, and it will
probably take at least a month for the Corps to finalize and announce a
winner.
The contractor will then need a month or so to
mobilize and bring a dredge or dredges here, so the project will
probably start in the first half of December.
The contractor will determine the
order of the beaches to be replenished.
Because of both the condition of the State
Park and
the environmental
timing restrictions (nesting birds) that are
unique to
Strathmere,
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If you enjoy
airplanes, you’ll enjoy the two shows in Ocean City this weekend.
There’s a “ground
show” at the airport on Saturday, and an “Aerobatic
Air Show” just off the 11th Street Boardwalk beginning at 1:00 pm on
Sunday.
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The Citizens
for Strathmere and Whale Beach have announced a Town
Meeting to be held at the Firehouse at 11:00 am on Saturday, October
11.
Coastal
Engineer Doug Gaffney and Mayor Rich Palombo will be
speakers.
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On September 5, the
Strathmere Community said farewell to Herb Hollinger, Sr. at
the Avalon Links Restaurant. Over 200 folks
attended. The “Celebration of
Life” was both moving and classy.The planners and
speakers did themselves (and Herb Sr.) proud!
Upcoming
Events - please mark your calendars:
SFEC
Meeting, Firehouse, Saturday, September 20, 5:00 pm
Last Day
of Flounder Season Saturday, September 27
CFSWB
Town Meeting, Firehouse, October 11, 11:00 am
SFEC
Meeting, Firehouse, Saturday, October 11, 4:00 pm
Strathmere
Christmas Party, Saturday, December 13, 6:00 pm
Services
at the Strathmere United Methodist Church every Sunday until September
28: 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.