Newsletter 11 10 11 - High Tides, Halloween, Christmas Party and Strathmere Coolers

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,

In our last newsletter, we warned you of high tides projected for the last week of October. Luckily, we had southwest winds for almost the whole period and no problems with flooding. On the Friday night before Halloween, however, the wind switched to the northeast all night (many of you had snow at home and lost power) and here's what we had on Bayview Saturday morning (a little fuzzy where rain hit the lens):

 
 
After the storm passed up the coast Saturday, the wind came off the land and we had no more flood tides.

Although today (Thursday) is a full moon, particularly high tides are not predicted. However, we'll have a new moon on the day after Thanksgiving, and tides in excess of 5 feet are predicted from Wednesday, 11/23 through Sunday, 11/27. Hopefully, we won't have northeast winds (that) here.


Halloween came the Monday after the pictures above, and we had seven "trick or treaters" in Strathmere.

Pictured are John and Matt Pond, Brian and C.J. Furey, and Casey, Joey and Taylor Coffey.




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The Strathmere Community Christmas Party, sponsored jointly by the SIA and the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company, will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 10 at the firehouse. We'll be asking for the names and ages of children attending so Santa can plan appropriately...



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Speaking of Christmas, we still have a dozen or so of the Strathmere Portable Coolers left that will make wonderful Christmas gifts. The cooler can hold 32 cans (if you can lift that many), is heat sealed and comes with an attached bottle opener and a removable floor board. You can put it under the tree with gifts inside!

Originally $30 apiece, we are putting them on sale for $25 or $22.50 for two or more (so buy two and save $15). See the attached flyer for more information. They'll go fast! Simply "reply" to this newsletter to buy and we'll hold them for you..


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Veterans' Day is tomorrow, November 11. Take time to thank a veteran!






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Upcoming Events:
Strathmere Community Christmas Party, Saturday, December 10, 6 pm




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The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support!
Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary
 

Schiavo Library: November 2011 Newsletter

Schiavo Library: November 2011 Newsletter


Quiet Season Cafe
As a perk for our winter patrons, we are going to have coffee and tea available at our “Quiet Season Café”. Stop in and enjoy a cup as you browse through our daily newspapers, monthly magazines or growing collection of books.

Thursday Movie Matinees:
Again this year, we will offer movies on Thursday afternoons. November will feature the British TV series, Brideshead Revisited, which is based on the Evelyn Waugh novel. Showtime is 1:00-3:00pm – join us!

Quiet Season Raffle:
To celebrate this special time of year, we are having a raffle. Any member who visits the library during the month of November will be automatically entered in a drawing to win a Wawa gift card. Do you feel lucky?

COIL Meeting:
COIL had their October meeting here in the Schiavo Library. COIL is a small group of library directors from area independent libraries. It was the first time any had been to our library and they loved it. They can’t wait to come back next year during the warmer weather.

Fishermen:
A magazine just for you is now available at the Schiavo Library - On the Water: The Angler’s Guide. The September issue features an article on surf fishing and minnow plugs, Jersey Shore Albacore, and lots of other articles of interest to local fishermen.

Note from the Director:
Area book clubs are gearing up for a great year of reading. Remember that our small library may have the book that you’re looking for. Just call us and we can reserve it for you.



Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/

SIA Newsletter 10/21/11 - High Tides Next Week; SFEC Environmental Weekend Pictures

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,
This is a "heads-up" to those of you with property on Bayview Drive or anywhere else in town subject to tidal flooding. The moon and sun will align next week to give us very high morning tides, so please take precautions accordingly.


Mon 10/24 6:08 am 4.7 ft
Tue 10/25 6:58 am 5.0 ft
Wed 10/26 7:48 am 5.4 ft
Thur 10/27 8:37 am 5.5 ft
Fri 10/28 9:28 am 5.5 ft
Sat 10/29 10:19 am 5.4 ft
Sun 10/30 11:13 am 5.1 ft
Mon 10/31 12:10 pm 4.8 ft

When we get a 5.0 foot tide, we have pretty high water in some parts of Bayview. With another five or six inches, we'll have a lot of water - and this is without any wind effects! If we should have a northeast wind for one or more of these days, it could get scary. Be prepared!

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The Strathmere Fishing & Environmental Club (SFEC) designates October as their Environmental Month, and they hold special programs to provide education on and help for the environment. On Saturday, October 8, they sponsored a dune grass planting event in the morning and a presentation on ospreys in the afternoon. Both were very well attended, including many SIA members.
Here's a picture of folks having fun (really!) planting some 2500 dune grass seedlings:

 

Many more pictures of the dune grass planting are available on the SFEC website -  http://www.strathmerefishing.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166:dune2011&catid=3:meetings

 

 

That afternoon, Ben Wurtz of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ gave a fascinating presentation at the Firehouse on "The Osprey Project"

 

 
 
Again, many more pictures of the presentation may be found on the SFEC website here - http://www.strathmerefishing.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167:osprey&catid=3:meetings
 


Our thanks to the SFEC for these outstanding events, and especially to Carol Ferguson and Dick Omrod, who took care of organizing them!

Remember that almost all of our previous Newsletters can be seen here: SIA Newsletters. Make it one of your "favorites" or "tabs"...


Upcoming Events:
*Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. Please put it on your calendar and VOTE!
*Strathmere Community Christmas Party, probably Saturday, December 10 - date to be announced



Our sincere thanks to everyone who has made their dues payment. Remember, it's just $10 per adult family member, and you can send it to SIA at PO Box 57 in Strathmere.
The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support

Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

Schiavo Library: October 2011Newsletter

Schiavo Library: October 2011Newsletter      

So…. How did the summer go?
We had a great summer. Library use was up – we had 1688 patrons as compared to 1369 last year and we even had to close the library for 2 days during Hurricane Irene. Computer use was up and our programs were a hit, especially The Wetlands Program, Megan’s Craft Night, our new LEGO Club for kids and our summer children’s reading program.


September Used Book Sale:
Our fall book sale was again a success. We made $465.25 and had an additional 235 people visit the library to shop at the book sale. It’s amazing how many people are still around in September. Thanks to everyone for their wonderful donations. We use or recycle everything. The few books left over from the sale will go to the local prison (paperbacks only), local thrift shops & other book collecting organizations.



Online Catalogue:
We are having difficulty setting up online access to our catalogue. So if you would like to know if we have a specific book, please call the library (609) 486-6265 or email us at info@strathmerelibrary.org  We promise to promptly look it up for you. We do have many of the books that are currently being discussed in book groups.


Our Summer Favorites:
These were checked out most often this summer:

Nonfiction: Unbroken and Our Perfect Storm.
Fiction: Caleb’s Crossing, Room and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.
Children’s: See Inside Pirate Ships and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Young Adult: Soul Surfer
DVD: The King’s Speech and Great New Jersey Coastal Storms



Note from the Director:
Some people call it the “off” season or the “shoulder” season. Here it’s the “quiet” season and it lasts all winter. So, please take a drive to the shore, stop in and say hello.



Christine Rohrman, Library Director
http://www.strathmerelibrary.org/

SIA Newsletter 10\3\11 (2) - Environmental Weekend - But Delayed Trash and Recycling

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,


The Strathmere Fishing & Environmental Club is extending an invitation to all Strathmere residents and visitors to participate in:

The planting of 2500 dune grass seedlings on Saturday, October 8. Meet at 11:00 AM at Sherman Road & the beach.
In past years, SIA members have sometimes outnumbered SFEC members in participation, for which the SFEC is extremely grateful (some of us, of course, are members of both).

The SFEC Environmental Committee had considered planting dune grass in Whale Beach this year, but the upcoming beach replenishment project (which could start in late November but is more likely to start in December) is expected to go all the way up to the dunes in Whale Beach, so Sherman Road was chosen as a more practical alternative.



And to attend:
A presentation by Ben Wurst on "The Osprey"
Also Saturday, October 8th, 4:00 PM at the firehouse - Open to All
Ben started his career in 2004 where he found a passion for working with ospreys at the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program. For the past seven years, during the summer, he has surveyed hundreds of nests, banded many young, and installed over 100 nest platforms. In this presentation he will discuss the history of the project, life history of the osprey, recovery efforts, and current monitoring methods. Both children and adults will find it very interesting. There will be snacks and refreshments following the presentation.


Here are pix from last year of the dune grass planting and the Firehouse presentation. Come on out!

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***We're not sure we can do any good with this, because our target audience likely does not read our newsletters, but....
In mid-September, a cyclist took a young girl's pink bicycle from the side of a home in the 700 block of Commonwealth Avenue, and left an inferior man's bike with a flat tire.
We're hoping that the owner of the bike with the flat tire only needed temporary transportation and will now kindly return the pink one. The distraught young girl would be extremely grateful.
If you have any information regarding this incident, kindly reply to this message and we'll do what we can to reunite girl and bicycle. sia6@comcast.net

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***Monday, October 10 is celebrated by some as Columbus Day, and as a non-summer Holiday Monday in Strathmere, that means there will be no trash or recycling pickups. Trash will be picked up on Tuesday, October 11, but you will have to hold recycling until Monday, October 17.

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***Remember that almost all of our previous Newsletters can be seen here: SIA Newsletters. Make it one of your "favorites" or "tabs"...

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Upcoming Events:

***Dune Grass Planting, Saturday, October 8, 11:00 am at Sherman Road and the beach

***SFEC Environmental Presentation, "The Osprey", Saturday, October 8, 4:00 pm (open to all at the Firehouse)

***No trash or recycling pickups Monday, October 10; trash will be October 11; recycling October 17

***Strathmere Community Christmas Party, probably December 10 - date to be announced

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Did you make your 2011 SIA dues payment yet? Our sincere thanks to everyone who has. Remember, it's just $10 per adult family member, and you can send it to SIA at PO Box 57 in Strathmere.

The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners and many visitors to Strathmere and Whale Beach. It was founded over 50 years ago as a community organization with the objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

Thanks to all for your continuing support!

Butch Vandegrift - President
Linda Bateman -Vice-President
Donna Diefenderfer - Treasurer
Dorothy Addario - Recording Secretary
Ken Weaver - Corresponding Secretary

SIA Newsletter 10\3\11 - Obituary for Eileen Bamford

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,


Eileen Bamford, Ted's wife, passed away Friday morning.

Many people in Strathmere and Whale Beach knew Eileen for her contributions of delicious pineapple upside-down cakes for many occasions such as our Christmas parties or when someone was recovering from an illness. She will be sadly and especially missed by the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company, where she was a consistent supporter and also contributed to Super Bowl gatherings, spaghetti dinners, and various elections.

The funeral is Wednesday morning, and her obituary ( here in today's Press of Atlantic City) is copied below. The family has requested donations in her name to the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company.


EILEEN T. BAMFORD
BAMFORD, EILEEN T. 90 - of Strathmere, formerly of East Falls, PA, passed away peacefully at home on September 30, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Ted, children Ted (Diane) and Dawn (Tony) Valeo, grandchildren Robert (Christie), Jennifer (Rob) Mason, Ted (Amy) and Caitlin, Courtney and Emily Valeo and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call on Wednesday after 9:30am in St. Joseph's Church, 44th and Landis Ave, Sea Isle City, NJ 08243. Funeral mass will be at 11am. Interment Cape May County Veteran's Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the
Strathmere Volunteer Fire Co. Memorial Fund
5 S. Commonwealth Ave.
Strathmere, NJ 08248.


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