South Venice Civic

South Venice Beach Wave
DECEMBER 2014
The newsletter of your neighborhood on the Gulf
CALENDAR
December Membership Meeting
DECEMBER 15
POTLUCK DINNER at 6:00pm
MEETING at 7:00pm
SVCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DECEMBER 8 at 7:00pm
SVBET TRUSTEES MEETING
DECEMBER 29 at 7:00pm
Next Pancake Breakfast
JANUARY 10, 2015
(No breakfast in December)
What else is happening?
FRIENDS OF THE BEACH
DECEMBER 1 at 7:00pm at SVCA
VENETIAN WATERWAY CLEANUP
Saturday, DECEMBER 6 at 8:00am
Shamrock Part—meet in front of tennis courts
SOUTH VENICE BOOK CLUB
DECEMBER 9 at 3:00pm at SVCA
SOUTH VENICE GARDEN CLUB
DECEMBER 8 at 12:30pm at SVCA
Annual Holiday Party
SOUTH VENICE C.E.R.T.
Thursday, JANUARY 22 at 7:00pm
No meeting in December
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS
DECEMBER 20 at 8:30am
Location TBA—watch for team email
SIESTA WATERWAY WORKDAY
DECEMBER 13 at 9:00am
JANUARY 10 (time TBA depending on weather)
. . . and at South Venice Yacht Club
DECEMBER 13 at 5:15pm
Christmas Dinner Dance
DECEMBER 31 starts at 7:30pm
New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance
Cooking for the Pancake Breakfast! The first Saturday Pancake Breakfast of the season was on
November 8. Volunteer members Jean Clause,
Jeanne White, John Bowne, Carol Jiga, Martha
Neilsen and Mary Ann George did kitchen duty
and made it look easy.
Dressing for the Masquerade! John Rigg had just
the right hat. Check out more photos inside!
From the President:
December already. As they say down here, you know the
seasons are turning from the changing colors of the license plates rather than the leaves. I’m just grateful that
the onset of winter has lost the sense of urgency that
accompanied it for all those years in northern New England.
This month we will be tackling something which, while
perhaps not urgent, is, I believe, important to the future
of the SVCA - changing the organization from a 501c4
corporation to a 501c3 - which would enable us to solicit and accept taxdeductible contributions, as well as apply for a wide range of grants and other
funds.
In order to do this we need to amend our Bylaws to bring them into compliance
with the guidelines for a 501c3. To accomplish this we turned for assistance to
Wendy Deming, who is the Chief of Staff and Corporate Secretary at the Gulf
Coast Community Foundation. Wendy helped us make the necessary additions
and deletions to our existing bylaws - changes which can be viewed by following
the link at the top of our webEvery Sunday at the SVCA building
site - southvenicebeach.org. If
you would like a printed copy of
Fellowship Bible Church
Services at 10:00
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
are always welcome.
Drop at office or send to:
Maureen Holland, Editor
wave@southvenicebeach.org
2014 SVCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
John Bowne, President
Walter Ernst, 1st VP/Treasurer
Kathy Bolam, 2nd VP
DIRECTORS:
Martha Neilsen
Suellyn Norton
Larry Theis
Jeanne White
South Venice Civic Association
720 Alligator Dr, South Venice FL 34293
Phone: 941-493-0006 FAX: 941-4455685
Office hours: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
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News from:
Friends of the Beach
By CHERRY GIOVINAZZO
FOB Chair and Beach Trust Liaison
The year round resident members of the Friends of the Beach are so very happy to
welcome back all our other members who recently returned to "Paradise": welcome back to the Clauses’, the Esposito’s, the Doty’s, the Neilsen’s, the Coutt’s, Pat
Wellington, the McHenry's and Sandy Tulenko. More will be returning this month
to make us 100% strong again.
We would like to thank all who came to the SVCA’s Masquerade Pasta Dinner. Our
Committee was happy to help with this SVCA fundraiser organized by Harriet Phillips by cooking, serving and
providing the music. To all our
volunteer workers thank you for
a job well done.
This fundraiser would not have
been as successful without contributions from two of our South
Venice
merchants.
Special
thanks go out to Benny, owner
of Bada Bing Italian Restaurant
on US41. Benny and his wife
Fran donated five gallons of
their delicious homemade pasta
sauce. They’ve just recently
started selling this great-tasting
sauce in jars. Benny and Fran
have been supportive of many
of the events that the Friends
have had, by always being happy to help with a donation. So
when you go to Bada Bing (and be sure to go!), take the time to thank Benny or
Fran for their generosity to our Community functions.
Special thanks also to Detwiler’s Farmers Market. This family has always helped
the FOB. They contributed all the apples for our Apple Crisp dessert. So please,
when you visit the market (if you haven’t been there, you’re missing something!),
seek out one of the sons, Henry, who is store manager and also their produce manager Armando and thank them.
By the way, we would like you to
know that the leftovers from the
Pasta Dinner were not wasted. We
donated it all to the South County
Food Pantry on South Tamiami
Frank Crabtree and Judy Azulay
Trail in Venice to support their
efforts feeding the homeless. We
Barbara Shaw
recently received a letter from Rosie Schroeder at the Food Pantry,
William and Marie Olsen
thanking us for our generosity.
Welcome to our
newest SVCA members
Continued on page 4
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Carol McAnulty
Now is the time to
RENEW YOUR SVCA
MEMBERSHIP FOR
November pancake breakfast
Suellyn Norton, Gail Parker
and Kathy Bolan collected
the money and did
whatever else needed
doing.
2015
It’s time to renew!
You should have received yours by now. We
have an exciting year planned for our members. Be a part of your unique community and
have fun doing it! Joining is easy:
1. DOWNLOAD the form at southvenicebeach.org
and mail it into the office with your check or credit card information.
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 between 9am and 1pm.
You should know that: membership fees are the
engine that keeps the SVCA going. Supplemental
revenue from rentals and fund raisers is very important, but it’s your membership that keeps the
lights on. And just as importantly, your membership is your commitment to community.
Your family Membership is
still only $50.00
2015 Ferry and Boat Ramp
Renewals are in the mail. If you buy your 2015
Annual Ferry pass now, it can be used immediately upon purchase; boat ramp keys become valid
January 1, 2015. Buy yours by mail, in person or
on the phone. Ferry passes can also be purchased
from the Captain at the Ferry House.
Ferry Annual $110
Ferry Monthly $55
Boat Ramp Annual $80
New SVCA members Mike and
Carolyn Radduck just moved
here from Illinois.
What we’re reading
South Venice
Book Club
By Gail Parker, Chair
The Book Club had our first meeting of this season on Tuesday,
November 11 and chose the next book for discussion: it is Orphan Train by Kristina Baker Kline. It’s a story of friendship and
second chances, of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected
friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding
out who we are.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 9 at 3:00pm at the Community Center, when we’ll be discussing and deciding on what
books we want to read over the coming five months.
This meeting will be our holiday celebration as well, and some
members are bringing treats to share. Feel free to do so as
well! We welcome any SVCA members who would like to join
our group. We have good discussions and always like to hear
new voices and opinions.
If you’d like any more information, feel free to contact me any
time at gaprk5@aol.com..
Born To Dance!
Line Dancing Classes
Friday mornings at 10:00 am
Begins November 7, 2014
These are one hour classes and there is a $5.00 charge per
class (or sign up for four classes for $16). You can dance your
own favorites - includes waltz, fox trot, rhumba, cha cha,
swing, tango, country and contemporary!
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President’s Message (continued from Page One)
the proposed amendments, contact Karen at the office and she will print
one to either pick up or have mailed to you.
At the December General Meeting we would like to vote on the amended
bylaws so that the 501c3 process can proceed smoothly into the new year,
leading to what I and the other Board members, as well as many other
residents and members, believe will be a period of growth and financial
stability for your Civic Association.
To entice you to the meeting, we will be having a Holiday Potluck before
the meeting. Two members have offered to not only donate, but also prepare, a ham and a turkey for the dinner, so bring on your best appetizers,
sides, and desserts. We need you there for this vote.
Going forward into the new year, we will meet in January with representatives of the Englewood Water District to discuss their plans to expand sewer service into the portion of South Venice south of Colonial Rd. which falls
within their District and in February will hold a meeting with local FEMA
reps to discuss the newest revised flood maps. Also in January is the 2015
Business Expo, our showcase of not only local businesses, but of South
Venice itself. If you are a business owner or know of any businesses who
should be included, contact Elaine Jaffe.
Since I will not be returning to the Board next year, I want to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Board members for their continued willingness to work together to make this little corner of Florida a better place - a
place we all are proud to call home. I know that next year’s Board will continue in this spirit, working with all of us to improve our community.
I also want to thank the Trustees of the SVBET for their willingness to work
with us toward our common goals, Karen and Staci in the SVCA and SVBET
offices for their help, patience and understanding, everyone who has volunteered or contributed in any way to our activities over the past year and,
of course, all of you - the members - we wouldn’t be here without you.
News from the Friends of
the Beach
(continued from page 2)
Have you noticed the new 40 foot flagpole on the
beach? That was a donation from Venice auctioneer
Neal Van De Ree and our thanks go to him! A volunteer crew, including several FOB’s, moved it from
Tamiami Trail to the Ferry House, then took it across
and installed it on the beach. Once it was up, the
FOB’s provided a nice big flag. It can be seen from the
Ferry house and it looks just beautiful. It serves as a
constant reminder to pray for and thank all our military personnel serving all over the world keeping our
country safe. Thanks to all of you who helped in making this another job well done.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank a special
person known to us as Mr. Anonymous, or "The
Phantom”. He has always been ready, willing and
Thanks to the generosity of Neal Van De Ree, a new flagpole flies at able to help in whatever needs to be done for our
the beach. But first It had to be moved from its location up on US41 Beach community. This person is a longtime resident
who cares deeply about the future of our Paradise
and transported to Lemon Bay Drive—safely! Thanks to South Ven- and has quietly completed many fixes and repairs to
ice native, and Sarasota County Sheriff, Tom Knight for providing an the Ferry, the Ferry house, and the Beach. He doesn’t
escort for the big trip and to the patient Deputy who stayed with the ask for any recognition. But ‘The Phantom’ deserves a
work crew consisting big Thank You from all of us for his continued silent
of the ‘usual suspects’: support.
Van, Tommy, Captain A recent example: recently, we had an emergency
Mac, Rick, and the situation with the new Ferry and it had to be moved;
no time could be wasted. It was ‘The Phantom’ who
“Phantom on a Bike”.
found a nearby secure area to anchor our crippled
new Ferry, where it stayed secured until BeachCat
could haul it back to their yard for all the necessary
repairs. So it’s time to say thanks to ‘The Phantom’.
The flag is flying once again
We’d like you to know that you are appreciated by all
at South Venice Beach.
of us. Kudos Mr. Anonymous!
Donated flagpole installed at
the beach last month
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
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Getting the hall ready for the Masquerade party: Cherry Giovinazzo, Harriet Phillips, Sue Rundle, Sue Fearen and Rose Esposito
Hats off to the kitchen crew for the dinner/dance!
At left are Ben and Fran Ossola, Betty Ann Rigg, Roger
Magistralli, Sandy Tulenko, Cherry and Karen Lewis.
Below, at right, are Harry Potter fans Bart and LuAnn Rhohan but who’s that behind the mask??
The entrance left no doubt - if you were in costume,
you had arrived at the right place!
Left: Chuck and Valerie Kelley
Below: Tommy Lee, Doyle
Phillips and Sandy Tulenko.
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Top 40 Professionals 2014
Speaking Q+A
All about community:
Reaching Out
Blair Post HAS, BC-HIS, ACA
Board Certi�ied Hearing Instrument Sciences
American Conference of Audioprosthology
At a recent presentation I had
a common question from the
start, “How do I get my husband
to get a hearing test?”
I wish I had a simple answer. The only answer I
have really come up with is to drag him in. If you
need to use a cave man club and drag him by the
hair…well, he may not have hair so that won’t work.
Seriously, I haven’t heard one answer that works
for all couples.
I’ve had wives who complained and nagged
enough that their husbands came in voluntarily.
Well, the husband thought it was their idea but had
the wife not nagged and complained the husband
probably would not have come in to see us.
I’ve had wives who started being more social
and leaving their husbands out of the social loop
since they were tired of repeating what everyone
said and every joke told during their social night
out.
I don’t recommend either. Being married myself
and watching my parents struggle with being
happily married, since my mom, MaryEllen, had a
severe hearing loss, I understand.
My goal is to reduce the frustrations that occur
between a couple, when the frustration is a hearing
loss. Helping to heal relationships has been one of
the most rewarding aspects of my career. I didn’t
know when I entered this industry that this was
part of the results when couples seek out solutions.
If you are the spouse getting frustrated
repeating everything, or tired of translating
everything, or feel like you’re their personal ears,
get them to come in and see me. I will let you know
if it really is selective hearing or a hearing loss that
can be addressed with hearing aids.
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One of the goals of the South Venice Water Quality Task Force has been to reach
out to other communities and talk about
our Siesta Waterway Project and to encourage them to pursue environmental
projects in their neighborhoods.
On November 13, I spoke at the South
Gate Community Center about our Siesta
Waterway efforts. It was a group of about 20 people. South Gate
sits north of Bee Ridge and east of Rt. 41 in Sarasota. Phillippi
Creek runs through the subdivision, and the residents have issues with the creek and other waterways.
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all of South Venice is our
waterway we are working on
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to participate. At that point I
we clean up the waterrealized that all the people
who were in attendance at the
ways it benefits us all.
South Gate Community Center
lived along Phillippi Creek. Then I thought about the group of
dedicated volunteers at our waterway. Very few, if any, live
along the Siesta Waterway. In fact, we have had volunteers who
don’t even live in South Venice. It never occurred to me that
anyone would not want to volunteer for our work if they didn’t
live along the waterway.
Our volunteers know that all of South Venice is our neighborhood and when we clean up the waterways it benefits the whole
area. When I told this story at the General Membership Meeting
on November 17, Sally Hagan reminded us that when we live
here in Southwest Florida, we ALL live on the water.
The Waterway volunteers are a hard working group who work in
the heat and humidity and never complain. We are so lucky to
have them in our neighborhood and our civic association.
Beautiful Neighborhoods
The next Beautiful Neighborhood Project cleanup is on Saturday,
December 20 at 8:30 a.m. The location isn’t finalized so watch
for the team email for that information.
In October and November, we cleaned up Alligator Drive from
the SVCA building right all the way up to Route 41!
Remember to bring large trash bags. In October, in the stretch of
road from the SVCA building to the Habitat for Humanity building, the trash buddies filled up their bags.
Thanks to everyone who volunteers for this project.
Wishing a very Happy New Year to all our SVCA
members and neighbors. May 2015 be a good year
for South Venice Beach!
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SVCA EXPO 2015
Some useful phone numbers
County Sheriff
(non-emergency)
FPL Emergency
Verizon Emergency
Code Enforcement
Waste Management
Solid Waste Pick-up
FEMA Emergency
Frank Cinemas
Venice Theatre
SVCA / SVBET Offices
Saturday, JANUARY 24, 2015, 9:00am to 3:00pm
941-951-5800
800-468-8243
800-483-1000
941-861-3280
941-493-4100
941-861-6758
800-621- 3362
941-408-0011
941-488-1115
941-493-0006
Be there! Don’t miss the fun!
PARKING IS FREE. FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
Our South Venice EXPO attracts local businesses, services
and medical companies as exhibitors. It’s an excellent opportunity for you to meet and ask questions face to face. And a
special added perk that’s always popular—every Exhibitor
offers a Raffle Prize.
If you know a potential
exhibitor, contact me by
email at
Thank you again
to our EXPO 2014
business sponsors
SVCAExpo@gmail.com
or by phone at
941-244-0111
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Exit King Realty
First Physicians Group
Sarasota Memorial Urgent Care
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any paperwork. So save the
Date and I’ll see you there!
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Clippings
By Lu-Anne Rhoten
If you missed the South Venice
Garden Club Plant, Rummage,
Bake and Craft sale on Nov 15 you
always have next year. Native,
edible and Florida Friendly plants
were offered as well a delicious
baked goods, garden and beach
related crafts and a myriad of rummage treasures. The
garden club will donate those leftover plants that are
appropriate, to the Siesta Waterway re-vegetation
project, and the leftover rummage was picked up by
Giving Hope thrift store. The club wants to thank all
our volunteers, both members and nonmembers who
helped make this event a success.
Jay Kirsch and Carolynne Johnson in the foreground, Audrey Towsley in
the middle ground all organizing plants and Jeannine Emond way in the
back working on the rummage
On Dec 8th at 12:30pm with the serving of Hors d’oeuvres, our annual Holiday party will commence. This is a
prepaid
catered
event, so contact
our treasuer Dorothy
Nehls to make your
reservation; they’re Roy Towsley helping with the set
due by December 1. up on Friday
We will have a poinsettia giveaway as in past years and will install the newly
elected Garden Club 2015 officers.
Shirley Hoffman checking the
merchandise tables.
The club meets on the second Monday at 1:00pm at the community center. People for Trees will
be presenting a talk on the best trees for our area and may have examples for sale at the next
regular meeting on Jan 12, 2015. Hope to see you there.
LEFT: Rosemary Erstad and the craft table. BOTTOM LEFT: Lu-Anne assisting Bob and
Camille Thinnes with plant selection. BOTTOM RIGHT: Suellyn Norton, Rose Spadaccini
and Jeannine Emond working the Baked Goods table
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Home Sales:
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 to OCTOBER 15, 2014
Our thanks to former SVCA President Kelley Ann Ayers at EXIT King Realty who provides this list to The Wave
every month to keep us up to date about the real estate activity and trends right here in South Venice.
There’s always something happening at the SVCA—something for you!
 Monthly meetings with interesting speakers
 Garden Club • Book Club  Pot luck dinners and meetings
 Dances, socials, live bands • Pancake breakfasts
Together, we work to make South Venice Beach a community to be proud of!
Beautiful Neighborhoods Initiative • Water Quality
Task Force • Siesta Waterway Clean-up • Shamrock Park Clean-up • Community Emergency Response Team • International Coastal Cleanup
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Siesta Waterway Update
On October 25 and November 8, dedicated volunteers met at the Siesta Waterway
and spent several hours working along the waterway, removing weeds from among
the beautiful wild flowers that are taking hold.
The volunteers were: Harrison Fox, Don Jansen, Iona Wilson, Lynn Fox, Stephen
Brown, Marion Mendelson, Robert Mendelson, Laraine Jansen. As always, trash was
picked up. There is always trash, although the amount is smaller than it used to be.
Also in November, Stephen Brown and Harrison Fox spent time in the waterway pulling out invasive plants to
improve the
flow of water.
The
South
Venice Water LEFT: At the last clean up on November 8,
from left are Stephen Brown, Marion
Quality Task
Mendelson,
Harrison Fox, and Ilona WilForce is planson. Present but not pictured, Lynn Fox.
ning a December work session on Saturday the 13th. We realize December is a busy
month. However, if you can spare a couple of hours in the
morning (9:00-11:00) please do. It will also be a ‘planning
session’ as we prepare for the work going forward.
The next workday will be January 10, and we’ll be planting
One of the early work parties at Siesta Waterway almost a year ago. the plants donated by the South Venice Garden Club, as
We were still finding tires back then. Today we’re planting flowers! well as by WQTF members. Lu-Anne Rhoten, a master
From left to right, Harrison Fox, Robert Mendelson, Steve Suau, gardener from the South Venice Garden Club, will help us
Marion Mendelson, Ate Hunik, and Joe Blais
select the proper place for the plants. We will decide the
time of the planting session based on the temperature
that morning. It will probably start at either 9:00 or 10:00. You will receive an email about a week before the session with the exact time. This incredible program is ongoing. If you would like to volunteer please email or call Laraine at LaraineJansen777@gmail.com or just phone her at 941-223-6996.
Sarasota County honors South Venice Water
Quality Task Force
On Wednesday, November 12, the South Venice Water Quality Task Force was presented
with an award from Keep Sarasota County
Beautiful at their awards dinner held at the
Circus Arts Conservatory Sailor Circus Arena in
Sarasota. The Adoption Award was for the
Water Quality Task Force’s work at the Siesta
Waterway.
Attending
the awards
ceremony were: Elaine Jaffe, Harrison and Lynn Fox, Carol Jiga, Ilona Wilson, Robert and Marion Mendelson, Don and Laraine Jansen and Rob Wright, the Sarasota County staff member
who has been pivotal in the success of the program.
The WQTF has adopted the Siesta Waterway through the Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
Adopt- A-Spot program. Since August 2013 (when the waterway was adopted by the WQTF),
volunteers have logged 254.50 hours working on the waterway. Almost 400 volunteer hours
were logged before the Adopt-A-Spot program. Most are labor hours, however many are volunteer administrative hours. Not included in those numbers are hundreds of hours spent by
volunteers in meetings at the SVCA and with Sarasota County staff. Approximately 60 individuals have volunteered to work at the Siesta Waterway since 2011. Thank you all.
And by the way, the Award will soon be on the wall in the SVCA office. Look for it!
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