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South Venice Beach Wave
FEBRUARY 2015
CALENDAR
Membership Meetings
Be sure to stay for coffee and some
pastries after the meeting
FEBRUARY 16 at 7:00pm
Desiree Companion, our County Community Systems Coordinator, will provide an overview of the
new flood maps and any potential impacts on our
area. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
MARCH 16 at 7:00pm
Scheduled guest speaker is Sarasota County
Commissioner Charles Hines
FEBRUARY 9 at 7:00pm
SVCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FEBRUARY 23 at 7:00pm
SVBET TRUSTEES MEETING
Monday, FEBRUARY 2 at 7:00pm at SVCA
FRIENDS OF THE BEACH
Saturday, FEBRUARY 7 at 9:00am
(weather alternate date FEBRUARY 28)
SIESTA WATERWAY PLANTING
Gather at Seminole Drive and Quincy Road
Monday, FEBRUARY 9 at 1:00am
SOUTH VENICE GARDEN CLUB
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 10 at 4:30am
SOUTH VENICE BOOK CLUB
Something new!
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 11 at 7:00pm
Games Night at SVCA
Pancake Breakfast
FEBRUARY 14 8:00am—10:30am
PANCAKES • SCRAMBLED EGGS • SAUSAGE
COFFEE AND JUICE
JUST $6.00 at the door
MORE EVENTS ON PAGE 11
News from your unique neighborhood on the Gulf
From the President
Reach Out! That’s our theme for 2015
This year SVCA will introduce many more activities for
members and we’re starting right away. The first of
what we hope will be a monthly Game Night is on
Wednesday, February 11 (at 7:00pm).
There will also be more opportunities for members to
join committees. Participating on a committee gives
you, the members of SVCA, more of a voice in the
workings and activities of our organization. Some
Elaine Jaffe
committees are dedicated to the building; some to
fund raising; and some aimed at just having fun. And some committees will
do the important and hard work of building and strengthening the SVCA—
they’ll work on membership, publicity, finances. If you have skills in these
areas and are ready to lend a hand, contact the office or the committee
chairs. (Full list and email contacts are listed on Page 4.)
Make this the year you get involved!
This is an opportunity to get to know each other, take advantage of our
Community Center (with its new roof!) and, once again, be an instrumental
voice of South Venice. I look forward to a year of change and participation.
And, I hope you do too!
By the way, the General Meetings
committee is already at work. For
February, they’ve lined up a program with a county official who’ll
bring us up to date on the new FEMA flood maps and the potential
impact on South Venice homeowners. In March County Commissioner
Charles Hines will be our guest.
Stay tuned! I hope to see you there!
Yet another success!
EXPO 2015 featured an
enthusiastic crowd and
28 exhibitors including
our own Beach Trust and
the SVCA. Top left to are
Connie Donovan and Gail
Parker at the SVCA booth
and at right Cherry Giovinazzo with a few beach
enthusiasts showing her
exactly where they live.
News to
share?
Events to
announce?
Photos?
Send them to
The Wave and we’ll try to
include them
Also LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Drop at office or send to:
Maureen Holland, Editor
wave@southvenicebeach.org
2015 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Elaine Jaffe, President
Maureen Holland, 1st VP
Rick Curwood, 2nd VP
Laraine Jansen, Secretary
Walt Ernst, Treasurer
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Kathy Bolam
Gail Parker
Harriet Phillips
Steve Suau
Jeanne White
South Venice Civic Association
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Large turnout at January meeting
The turnout at the January meeting didn’t surprise SVCA ‘old timers’: the issue of
Water & Sewer surfaces every five years
or so here and South Venice residents After the meeting, the SVCA received
have always paid close attention whenev- an email from Mr. Zoeller correcting
two things he said in his presentation:
er the subject comes up.
1) I stated that EWD does not have a
Pat Zoeller, an engineer with the Eng- mandatory connection requirement on
lewood Water District, spoke. After his water. The correct answer is that the
presentation, there were lots of questions enabling act which creates and dewhich he addressed. Everyone indicated a scribes EWD’s authority as a water
district states in Section 4 (13) requires
strong desire to be kept informed.
Before the program, SVCA’s new Board connection to the Utility’s facilities.
President Elaine Jaffe introduced the rest 2) I was not sure of EWD reuse rate
of the 2015 Board and described the areas per 1000 gallons. I stated that I
thought EWD reuse rate was $0.55 per
of responsibility each is undertaking. The
1000 gallons. EWD rates are $0.19 per
Board members are already forming com- 1000 gallons if the water is used from
mittees. Jaffe invited everyone, in fact the EWD pressurized reuse system like
encouraged everyone, to join one of the residential irrigation. If the reuse is
committees.
delivered to a low pressure connection
A number of members stopped in the back like a golf course pond, the reuse rate
is $0.15 per 1000 gallons.
to sign up for committees.
NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING
February 9 meeting: FEMA’s
new flood maps, explained
Be sure to be at the next General Membership meeting on February 9 to learn
how the new federal flood maps will affect your need for and rates of flood insurance. The Sarasota County floodplain coordinator will present the new federal
floodplain maps as they relate to the South Venice community and be available to
answer questions. A brief description of the federal flood insurance program is
provided below for background:
To be eligible for the federal insurance program, cities and counties must adopt
the federal flood maps and regulations for activities in flood prone areas. These
Flood Insurance Rate Maps are published by FEMA. For coastal areas like ours,
they reflect two types of floodThe Venice
ing: 1) floods from the 100year rainfall event and 2) the
Gondolier
100-year hurricane event.
has pledged
These flood maps determine
to donate
the level of new homes must
$15 to the SVCA for every
be elevated.
subscription sold at our office.
The flood maps are also used
to determine requirements for
flood insurance. Rates can also
be affected by whether a community has a proactive approach to managing and mitigating flood damages.
More information can be found at the Herald Tribune:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150114/article/150119866
At the County website
https://www.scgov.net/FloodMaps/Pages/default.aspx
And at FEMA’s own website: floodsmart.gov
Hope too see you there.
WOW!
MARCH MEETING:
Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines will be
our March guest. He spoke at SVCA last Fall; we’re happy to welcome him again!
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Our January 19
meeting filled the
hall. South Venice
residents poured
in for a water
and sewer discussion and Q&A
with a representative of the
Englewood
Water District.
New events coming up!
SVCA Giant
Yard Sale
Let’s have a
Whatever you donate
for the sale equals
$$$$ for the SVCA!
FEBRUARY 28
9:00am to 2:00pm
Yes, it’s short notice. SVCA is holding is first Giant
Yard sale so start cleaning out your closets,
straightening up that garage, taking all the stuff
you don’t need out of the shed—you can drop it
at the Civic Association starting on February 23.
Put your stuff in the back room; if the front
doors are locked, put it by the back door (near
the tennis courts).
Please do NOT bring any clothes with rips, stains
or aroma; NO electronics, TV’s, computers, printers, etc. Small furniture and kitchen appliances –
great! Tools, wonderful!
We’ll also need lots of volunteers to help set it all
up and sell at the Yard Sale. Email SVCAExpo@gmail.com if you can offer some time.
This is something new! And if you like it,
we’ll do one every month
No tickets, no charge!
FEBRUARY 11 at 7:00 pm
What’s your pleasure— Scrabble, Mah Jongg, Bridge, Euchre, Hand & Foot,
Poker, Backgammon, Trivial Pursuit? You can bring your own game board and
cards and you can BYOB. We’ll have soda, water, tea and coffee for sale.
Please RSVP via email to psorce@mail.rit.edu and let us know what game
you’re interested in. That way we can set up the right tables and match up
players if you want. Of course you can still play with your own group.
Hope to see you there!
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Beach Trust News
By JOHN SEMPLE Chairman, Beach Trust
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Martha Neilsen to the Trust. She
replaces Ilse Ahrens whose term has expired, and I’d also like to thank Ilse for
her valuable contributions.
Some changes in the office are also happening. Staci Autodore will be leaving
her position as Trust Administrator and will be replaced by Karen Lewis, who is
coming over from the SVCA. Staci really did raise the Administrator position to a
new level with her innovative ideas and productivity improvements.
Kudos go out to Rick and his volunteer crew—Tom, Jerry, the other Tom, Steve and a mysterious
Ukrainian gentleman— for repairing the launch ramp chain post.
By the way, did you know that since we started offering Lifetime Ferry Passes for $1000, we’ve
sold 45 of them! Douglas and Yvonne Schuler and Carol McAnulty just signed up. Smart move!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
At the recent memorial for my partner Graham Franks, I was overwhelmed with the outpouring of
support and my heart was full after
listening to all your wonderful comments and stories. Graham loved the
beach and it was wonderful to see so
many other supporters of the beach
in attendance. I want to thank those
who made this event so special:
John Rossi for narrating, Karen Lewis
and her helpers for the wonderful
meal, Captain Mac and his wife
Renee (and their boat) for carrying
us to the Gulf so we could send Graham out to sea, and to all the donors
for their contributions to the Trust in
Graham's memory. He would have
enjoyed his ‘send off’ and all the
events in his honor.
Thank you all and know you have my
heartfelt appreciation. Ilse Ahrens
Friends of the Beach
A message from Cherry Giovinazzo
It is with a heavy heart that the Friends
of the Beach have had to say goodbye
to one of our own, John Rigg. Along
with his wife Betty Ann, he was
among the original members in 2012.
John was always interested in finding
ways to make our Beach Community
a better place to experience the
‘paradise’ it has become.
He served on the committee for the new ferry and was
instrumental in getting the fund-raising for the ferry
started.
Also, John served as Treasurer of the South Venice Civic
Association in 2006.
The memorial for John was on the beach with many in
attendance— family, friends and many from the clubs he
was a loyal member of.
Our own Doyle Phillips shared spiritual blessings and
spoke of John. He will be greatly missed.
Rest peacefully friend.
Ferry & Boat Ramp Fees
2015 ramp keys and
ferry passes are
available by mail,
in person or by
phone.
Thank you also to Bruce Martin who
installed Graham’s memorial plaque
on the boardwalk.
Every time I stand before a
beautiful beach, its waves
seem to whisper to me: If
you choose the simple things
and find joy in nature’s
simple treasures, life and
living need not be so hard.
Psyche Roxas-Mendoza
Ferry passes can also be purchased at the
Ferry House from the Captain
WHY VOLUNTEER
AT THE SVCA?
Because, along with your
neighbors, you’ll make a
difference, meet new
people and have some
fun doing it!
You don’t need to take
charge — just lend a hand
and help get it done! Just
drop an email and put
‘SVCA’ in the subject line.
SVCA 2015 COMMITTEES
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Steve Suau
ssuau@comcast.net
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Rick Curwood
ricksreddog2@comcast.net
MEETING PROGRAMS
Laraine Jansen
larainejansen777@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP
Gail Parker
gaprk5@aol.com
FUND RAISING / RENTALS
Elaine Jaffe
elajaf@gmail.com
PROMOTIONS / PUBLICITY
Maureen Holland
maureenholland@comcast.net
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Elaine Jaffe
elajaf@gmail.com
POT LUCK/PASTA DINNERS
Harriet Doyle Phillip
prsfws@yahoo.com
PANCAKE BREAKFASTS
Jeanne White
bincontrol@verizon.net
HOSPITALITY
Harriet Doyle Phillips
Got your License
Plate yet?
Boat Ramp Key:
Annual fee $80
Ferry Pass:
Annual $110 Monthly $55
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Just $10
In the office
Sold out last year
so don’t wait to
get your tickets!
Coming back to the SVCA in March!
Venice’s favorite ‘piano man’ from T.J. Carney’s with his exuberant Irish songs
Do a jig or sing along because it’s time for
The Wearin’ o’ the Green!
DINNER & CASH BAR (Corned Beef/Cabbage, Veggie Lasagna or Shepherd’s Pie)
Friday March 13, 2015
6:00 pm $20 per person
(includes dinner, dessert, coffee)
Tickets available January 10 at SVCA (Tues, Thurs
and Sat 9-1pm) or from Board members
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Reaching Out
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By Laraine Jansen
The Venetian Waterway Park cleanup crew found the park in
excellent condition on Saturday, January 3. Cleaning up that day
were: Walt Ernst, Carol Jiga, Ilona Wilson, Carol McAulty, and
Gerald and Carol Brathol. They picked up a few aluminum cans,
cigarette butts, and scraps of paper. As a reward for their cleaning task, they saw dolphins in the Intracoastal.
Volunteers for the Beautiful Neighborhood cleanup on January
17, concentrated on Alligator Drive again. Carol McAulty and
Gerald & Carol Brathol walked from the SVCA building towards
the Habitat for Humanity building. Laurie Hartman, Carol Jiga,
and Ilona Wilson started at the Habitat for Humanity building
and walked to Tamiami Trail. Altogether they filled 10 large bags
with trash. WOW!
Laurie found a charger cable and she and Ilona each found a
dollar bill. In addition, a woman they met during the cleanup
was interested in joining.
The South Venice Water Quality Task Force volunteers were
disappointed on Saturday, January 10. There were over 70
plants ready to be put into
the ground. However, it was If you would like to be on the
too cold to replant, accord- email reminder list for this proing to Master Gardener Lu- ject or any of the cleanups in
Anne Rhoten, South Venice South Venice, you can email
Garden Club president. It
LaraineJansen777@gmail.com
was below 50 degrees that
or call her at 941-223-6996.
morning and the plants may
not have survived the shock
of replanting. Thank you, LuAnne, for your expertise. The
planting work session has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 7, with an alternate date of February 28, in case it is too cold
on the seventh.
So many volunteers have transformed the Siesta Waterway from
a dead, stinking, trash-filled ditch to the pristine, clear running
Siesta workers: Harrison Fox, Robert Mendelson, Steve Suau,
Marion Mendelson, Ate Hunik, Joe Blais
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waterway it is today. It is now full
of critters including fish, frogs,
birds, otters, and the resident
hawk that oversees the workers.
As you can see, this project has
taken the hard work of dedicated
volunteers, many, many of our
residents and others who care
about the environment. A joyful
thank you to all our volunteers.
Listed here are all he volunteers who’ve participated since the
SVCA adopted the Siesta Waterway through the Sarasota
Adopt-A-Spot program in June 2013, complied from the sign-in
sheets at the work sessions:
Ilona Wilson
Kathleen & Bruce Martin
Don Jansen
Lynn & Harrison Fox
Cheryl Cook
North Port City Council
Carol Brathol
Stephen Brown
Marion & Robert Mendelson
ReAnna Montwheler and her
kids & parent volunteers
Julia Nagel
Laurie Hartman
James McFadden
Steve Suau
John Bowne
Nancy Morgan
Joe Knowles
Ate Hunik
Rick Eaton
Jean White
Elaine Jaffe
LuAnne Rhoten
Joe Blais
Lemon Bay League President
John Ryan
Sarasota County Staff
Hartley Haines
Harry Bishop
Scott Grier
Sarah Calabrese
Jacob Frantz
Sally Hagan
Ernesto Lasso de la Vega
videographer & Rita Maiss
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By Lu-Anne Rhoten, Club President
Next time you are at the SV Community
Center, take a look at the new-looking
South Venice circle sign! Meryl Norton has
totally refurbished the historic metal sign.
He took it to his metal shop at his home in
Englewood and corrected what time and
weather had damaged.
He recreated the decorative metal pieces
that had rusted away, sanded the whole sign, and painted it
with weather resistant paint. The South Venice Garden Club
reimbursed Meryl for materials but he donated all the labor.
This is the second time the South Venice Garden Club has rescued the sign. The first
time was in the 1990s
when it was relocated to
the Community Center.
Later, the club also donated and installed the
brickwork around the
sign. The club mission is
beautification of our
community, and the sign
can now be called beautiful.
Our next meeting is February 9 at 1:00pm, when
we will be learning
about Butterfly Gardening. Restless Natives Nursery owner Chris
Parisi will be discussing how we can support our butterflies by
the plants we use in our gardens. Hopefully she will have starts
and/or seeds of native milkweeds for sale. We will also be taking
a group photo of our members, so in honor of Valentines Day
we are asking all our members to wear red or pink for the photo. Hope to see you there!
What we’re reading
South Venice
Book Club
By Gail Parker, Chair
gaprk5@aol.com
The club met at the Civic Association on January 13 and our next
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10 at 4:30pm. This is
a change from our previous meeting time of 3:00pm and may
become the regular time. I’ll keep you posted. Anyone interested
in joining us is welcome at our meetings or you can contact me
directly.
At our February meeting we’ll discuss the club’s current book,
Tall Grass by Sandra Dallas. Next on the reading list is Leavning
Time by Jodi Picoult which we’ll talk about in March.
Join us! You’ll be most welcome.
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South Venice Real Estate News
BY KELLEY ANN AYERS
The Venice real estate market is on fire! The baby boomers are
retiring, they are here and they are buying! Well priced listings
are selling very quickly. Last week I listed one on Osage and we
sold it at full price in less than 24 hours! Since the inventory has
stayed at low levels for some time now and the demand has
increased, it has turned into a Seller’s Market. Currently in South
Venice there are just 74 homes for sale in MLS; compared to
2006 & 2007 there were over 300 homes for sale in our neighborhood. When you consider there are 8000+ homes in our neighborhood, 74 is a very small amount! Now is a good
time to sell!
South Venice is also getting a Face-Lift as a result of the baby-boomers retiring! Most of
them are buying second homes and they want a nice property. Some of them enjoy the
fixer-uppers, which also helps the neighborhood and our local economy. Lots of new
roofs, painting, gorgeous yards, some very nice transformations around South Venice. So if
you have any new neighbors make sure to say hello and welcome them!
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Useful Phone
Numbers
County Sheriff
(non-emergency) 941-951-5800
FPL Emergency
800-468-8243
Verizon Emergency 800-483-1000
Code Enforcement 941-861-3280
Waste Managem’t 941-493-4100
Solid Waste Pick-up 941-861-6758
FEMA Emergency 800-621-3362
Frank Cinemas
941-408-0011
Venice Theatre
941-488-1115
SVCA / SVBET
941-493-0006
Up on the roof . . .
Okay, the two gentlemen below aren’t The Drifters crooning from the radio in
1962. They’re the guys from Sarty’s Roofing and the roof they’re on is the SVCA
building. Over the course of two weeks in January, our ageing (and occasionally
leaking) roof was finally replaced. When next you drive by, take a look!
CALENDAR
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Saturday, FEBRUARY 14 at 8:00am
VENETIAN WATERWAY CLEANUP
Gather at Shamrock Park near tennis courts
Saturday, FEBRUARY 21 at 8:30am
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS
Location will be announced by email
Thursday, FEBRUARY 26 at 7:00pm
SOUTH VENICE C.E.R.T
Meet at Venice Gardens Community Center
Saturday, FEBRUARY 28 at 9 am-2 pm
SVCA GIANT YARD SALE!
Meet at Venice Gardens Community Center
LINE DANCING CLASSES AT SVCA!
Members pay only $3.00 per class
(Non-members $4.00 per hour)
Fridays 10:00am
Forgot to renew your
membership?
Oh no!
Check it out: More activities around town
CAITLIN SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER at 2350 Scenic Drive (off Shamrock) not
only has a café and afternoon dances, but they also offer a wide variety of services including Medicare Patient Counseling, There are regular exercise classes
like aerobics, yoga, Silver Sneakers, balance and movement training and tai chi.
There’s also duplicate bridge, pinochle, life writing, woodcarving, bingo, art instruction, and mahjong, You may want to check it out!
SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES: The libraries on the island and at Woodmere offer many public programs including computer classes, speakers, and
discussions on a variety of topics
Every Sunday at the SVCA building
from gardening to financial planning.
There are story times for children,
Fellowship Bible Church
free movies and event master garServices at 10:00 Bible Study at 11:15
dening classes!
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Don’t worry. It’s never too late.
And remember, your SVCA
membership is still only $50 for
a household!
1. DOWNLOAD THE FORM at
southvenicebeach.org and mail
it into the office with your check
or credit card info.
2. JOIN BY PHONE—call the office
at 941-493-0006 and renew
with a credit card.
3. STOP BY—drop in during office
hours, Tuesday, Thursday or
Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm.
South Venice Civic Association
720 Alligator Drive
South Venice Beach, FL 34293
PRESRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
MANASOTA FL
PERMIT #898
CURRENT RESIDENT OR
Voted Best Real Estate Agent
REMax Hall of Fame Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
A proven performer and a
professional, dedicated, full time
real estate agent.
TO LIST or SELL, CALL:
Gae
Stewart
GRI, CRS
Call for a
Brochure
www.AllAroundBus.com
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License # ST37558
Direct: 941-488-6262
Email: GaeStew@aol.com
Alliance Group
1314 East Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
941-488-9393
Group Pickups Available
Call for Details
Casino Trips
Sightseeing Tours
Dining & Entertainment Outings
Every Wed., Thu., & Sun.
HARD ROCK
$20 per person
Every Mon., Tues., & Sat.
IMMOKALEE
$20 per person
Overnight Casino
East Coast Overnight - $99 ppdo, $129 single
Included: Immokalee, Isle of Capri, Coconut Creek, Gulf
Stream and one night accomdations with continental
breakfast at La Quinta, free play and food vouchers.
Feb 2-3, Feb 9-10, Mar 9-10, Mar 23-24
Biloxi Special $199 ppdo - Staying at Beau Rivage
Day trips to Boomtown, IP, Palace and Golden Nugget
$80 in free play, 2 breakfast, 1 lunch
Feb 2-5, Feb 9-12, Mar 2-5, Mar 16-19
Overnight Trips
Day Trips
2/4 Mrs. Tea’s Garden Tea $65
2/5 Dali/Picasso $79
2/6 JC Cruise $69
2/9 IKEA $25
2/11 Sanibel/Shell Museum $77
2/12 Solomon’s Castle $49
2/13 Raymond James Art/Glass $75
2/16 Busch Gardens $109
2/18 Painting w/Twist $83
2/20 Ybor/Columbia $89
2/21 Annie/Cheesecake $125
CALL FOR MORE DATES!
Feb 23-27 Myrtle Beach$625 ppdo
Mar 10-13 Savannah $699 ppdo
April 8-14 Washington, DC $1,299 ppdo
May 3-8 Asheville $999 ppdo
May 31- Jun 2 Key West $399 ppdo
Pick up @ Venice Albertson’s