To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and
Visitors,
Next Monday, February 16, we celebrate Presidents’ Day.
Since it is a Township Holiday, there will be no trash or
recycling
collected.
Trash will be collected on Tuesday, February 17. Please hold your
recycling until February
23.
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Our
Strathmere Fire Commission elections will be held on Saturday, February 21,
2015, from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Voting
Location: Second Floor, Strathmere Firehouse. There
are two, three-year-term
commissioner positions to be voted on, and two candidates:
Donna
Diefenderfer (incumbent) and Steve Nickelsberg (incumbent)
Also
to be voted on is the 2015 annual Fire District taxation budget
of $79,045, as outlined in detail here.
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Here’s a “blast from the past” that you may enjoy.
The La Fontana de Mare Restaurant is remodeling, and when they took
off the siding they exposed the service garage that Harlan Wittkamp added to the
building right after WW II.
Pretty neat! In the late 1940’s, this building was our post office,
a soda fountain and a service station.
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The Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club will
hold their annual Winter Social on March 7 at the Lobster Loft
in Sea Isle City.
More information, including how to purchase tickets, is available
on their website here.
You don’t have to be a member to come to the Social, but why not
join?
Some of us don’t even fish – yet we’re members because it’s so much
fun!
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As we reported earlier, the beach replenishment project will begin
in April at the Point (Corson’s Inlet State Park).
It is expected that they will work south and complete the Whale
Beach portion by Memorial Day, before progressing on to Townsend’s Inlet.
Beaches will be closed 1000 feet at a time, and work will continue
24 hours a day.
The Township plans on a public meeting to discuss the replenishment
project, but no date has been set.
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This Saturday will be the 21st annual Polar Bear
Plunge, in Sea Isle City. High temperature that day is forecast at 30
degrees. Gazette article here.
The next day, Sunday, will be the annual 7th annual Run /
Walk for Autism. High temperature that day is forecast at 18
degrees! Gazette article here.
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The Schiavo Library has been closed since the
beginning of February, and will reopen on February 17.
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The Ocean Drive Bridge over Townsend’s Inlet will remain closed
until April 30th,
2015.
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Finally, if you follow us
on Facebook, you’ve seen lots of Greg Bennett’s great sunset
pictures.
Upcoming Events - please mark your calendars:
**Schiavo Library Reopens, Tuesday, February
17
**Fire Commission Elections, Saturday, February 21, 2 pm
to 9 pm at the Firehouse
**SFEC Winter Social, Saturday, March 7, 6:00 pm to 10 pm
at the Lobster Loft
Let us know of additions or corrections!
Thanks very
much for your continuing support of the Strathmere Improvement
Association!
Linda Bateman
Elaine Holsomback
Donna
Diefenderfer
Rosemarie Whelan
Ken Weaver
