South Venice Beach Wave

South Venice Beach Wave
OCTOBER 2014
CALENDAR
General Membership Meetings
OCTOBER 20 at 7pm
(Next meeting: November 17)
SVCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OCTOBER 13 at 7pm
SVBET TRUSTEES MEETING
OCTOBER 27 at 7pm
What else is happening?
PARK WATERWAY CLEAN-UP
OCTOBER 4 at 8:00am
(Shamrock Part—meet in front of tennis courts)
FRIENDS OF THE BEACH
OCTOBER 6 at 7:00pm
NOVEMBER 3 at 7:00pm
SOUTH VENICE GARDEN CLUB
OCTOBER 13—Field Trip
NOVEMBER 10—Potluck Lunch
NOVEMBER 15 - Don’t miss this one!
Annual Plant and Rummage Sale
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS
OCTOBER 18 at 9:00am
Location will come by email
The Famous SVCA
Pancake Breakfasts
Every 2nd Saturday Nov. to April
8:00 to 10:00 am
$8.00—all you can eat!
SOUTH VENICE C.E.R.T.
OCTOBER 23 at 7:00pm
Venice Gardens Comm. Center
SOUTH VENICE BOOK CLUB
Meetings resume NOVEMBER 11 at 3:00pm
Every Sunday at the SVCA building
Fellowship Bible Church
Services at 10:00 Bible Study at 11:15
The newsletter of your neighborhood on the Gulf
Hey everyone! Let’s
kick off the season
with a big old Pasta dinner
and some dancing at a . . .
Masquerade
Dinner and Dance
COSTUME CONTEST! BYOB and BYO CD’s
NOTE! This is a changed date!
October 11 dance has been cancelled!
NOVEMBER 8, 2014 6:00 pm
TICKETS $ 8.00 at the office or by phone at 493-0006. Or
contact Harriet Phillips at PRSWS@yahoo.com or 941 497-6434
From the President:
Occasionally, patience is rewarded - sometimes in a big way;
sometimes in a small way. And often, a small way can be bigger than you know.
On September 30th I got an email from Harrison Fox, who has
tirelessly headed up the South Venice Water Quality Task
Force for the past 3+ years. He said that, while checking the
rain gauges at the site of the Siesta Waterway Rehabilitation
Project at the corner of Siesta and Quincy, he “noted three
otter
swimming toward Alligator Creek”.
We’ve got work sessions on the schedule right
This is a big deal, and now—October 25 and November 8. at 1:00 pm.
something we should be Locations will be anproud of as a community. nounced in advance by
My first encounter with email. We’ll do some
Siesta Ditch (before it planting, weeding and
was a ‘Waterway’) was a clean up of trash. The
couple of years ago when county will provide the
Anyone
a group of people got plantings.
wishing
to
join
the
Task
together to muck out the
Force
is
welcome—just
bottom of the ditch - 12”
contact Laraine at larainejansen777@gmail.com.
Water Quality Task Force
(Continued page 2)
SVCA
2014 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
ADMINISTRATOR: Karen Lewis
www.SouthVeniceBeach.org
info@southvenicebeach.org
Graham P. Franks
Long-time
South
Venice
resident
and
passionate
friend of the South
Venice Beach and
Ferry,
Graham
passed away while
at his home in
North Carolina.
A memorial service
is being planned
and will be held at
a future date.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, a donation to the
South Venice Beach Endowment Trust may
be made in Graham's memory.
Mail to 720 Alligator Drive, South Venice, FL
34293.
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New and old residents paying close attention at a recent SVCA General Meeting.
That’s Laraine Jansen at left with new residents Joe and Paquita Holland. At
right, Membership Chair Gail Parker brings the meeting up to date.
President’s Report (continued)
to 18” of decayed, oxygen-robbing vegetation under a layer of neon-green algae, exposing the sandy bottom. Within weeks, crabs, small fish and birds had
returned; today - otter.
Over the next few years, developers have plans to build thousands of new
homes between us and I-75. We, as a community, need to do everything we can
to make sure that South Venice remains a vibrant, attractive community to
homebuyers. This means supporting the Water Quality Task Force as well as the
Friends of the Beach; joining the monthly Neighborhood Cleanup and the Waterway Trail Cleanup. Volunteer for a Committee and
show up at an SVCA meeting.
Bring problems and concerns,
but try to suggest a solution
or two as well. It is in all of
our best interests for each of
us to chip in and invest some
time, some money and some
sweat in this community.
Change takes time, it takes
patience, and it takes effort but in the long run it is, and
will be, worth it - from all of
us. Just ask the otters.
South Venice Waterways pilot program moves
forward with County’s help
By LARAINE JANSEN
On Friday, September 5, volunteers working with Sarasota County staff, completed a critical step in the pilot program that may ultimately restore natural life and
flora to Siesta Waterway. when they hydro-seeded the sloping bank along Siesta
Drive. The County hopes to expand the process to more waterways throughout
South Venice.
Before the seeding began, the group
planted two 100-foot lengths and a
swale along Siesta Drive with native
plants. The day before, County workers
prepared the site with their "chain mixer" which combined mulch and dirt
and other organic material together.
Thanks to all involved -- Rob Wright,
John Ryan, Molly Williams, Ben Quartermaine, and Kelly Westover.
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International Coastal Clean-Up Day at beach and ferry
By LARAINE JANSEN
On Saturday, September 20, 2014, local volunteers joined area Boy Scouts and participated in the International Coastal Cleanup,
sponsored by Keep Sarasota County Beautiful. Throughout the United States, and other countries as well, volunteers cleaned up
their coastal areas.
Most notable in South Venice were the Boy Scouts led by Brett Thomas, Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 26 and Committee for
Venture Crew 26, and a South Venice
resident. Brett was joined by adult leaders Joe Schemenauer, Brian Cronin,
John Carter and Pam Bargdill. Black
Water/Blue Water Tours brought a trailer of kayaks.
The Friends of the Beach made lunch for
the volunteers when they returned from
their cleanup. The Friends of the Beach
rock!!! (More from Cherry on page 4.)
In spite of the rainy weather, eight
scouts, two non-scout youth and five
leaders were joined by six volunteers
from the Friends of the Beach. They
cleaned 2.5 miles of shoreline.
Here is what they found:
In all they collected 493 pounds
of trash to make a total of
1,312 pounds they collected in
their two clean up efforts this
year—in April and September.
Frankly, there are no words to
describe people who litter our
precious water and land. Without these hard working, conscientious volunteers, all that
TRASH would still be floating in the water
and along the endangered mangroves at the
shoreline. In addition, the hazard to the
critters is unconscionable. Thank you to everyone who participated in this important
event.
We don’t inherit the earth from our parents;
we borrow it from our children.
Here’s just some of what was collected
34 plastic containers
11 foam containers
112 bottle caps
15 plastic lids
10 straws
153 plastic bottles
24 glass bottles
84 aluminum cans
10 plastic pieces
2 red solo cups
16 fishing related items
15 yards fishing line
18 yards rope
1 mylar balloon
3 foam packaging
25 plastic containers
11 cigarette lighters
29 pieces of wood
1 telephone pole
95 pieces of foam
80 pieces of glass
661 pieces of plastic
13 shoes/ flip flops
24 tennis/dodge balls
1 battery
1 beach chair
1 door mat
1 roadway reflector
9 articles of clothing
And unidentifiable junk!
What we’re reading
South Venice
Book Club
By GAIL PARKER
Just formed last Spring, the South Venice Book Club now meets monthly
at the Civic Association the Fourth Tuesday of the month from 3:00 pm
to 4:30 pm. We’ve been on hiatus since May, now but we’re ready to get
going for another season! Our first meeting will be Tuesday, November
11 at the SVCA at 3:00pm. We’ll be discussing the book we’re currently
reading—One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper—and choose
titles for our next few months’ reading. Everyone is welcome to join us;
hope to see you there!
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While you were away . .
By CHERRY GIOVINAZZO
FOB Chair and Beach Trust Liaison
Thank you to the eight Friends for pitching in and
providing lunch to our local Boy Scouts who cleaned
up the Ferry area as part of the International
News from:
Coastal Clean Up Day on September 20. (See Laraine Jansen’s report with photos on page XX).
I would like to thank the FOB members who donated their personal funds and time to serve a well
deserved LUNCH to our the Scouts. Thanks to Bob
and Donna Pietras, Harriet and Doyle Phillips, Betty
Ann and John Rigg, Rebecca Star and Joan Giovinazzo. By the way, the Troops
ate three to four Hot Dogs each—they sure earned them! We served up 72 Hot
Dogs along with Potato Chips and Cold Water to 27 Scouts. Thanks to all.
Friends of the Beach
WELCOME BACK to our returning members and
homeowners from the North, East and West!
We are proud to report the following WORK DETAILS have been completed over
the summer by the FOB:
NEW PLANT BED NEAR the new FERRY BENCH AREA (below left): Thanks to Luanne Rhoten, President of the SV Garden Club and her husband Bart for their
help with the planting of this new area and installing boulders that were found
nearby. Luanne has deemed our plantings around the Ferry House area all
"Florida Friendly”. Luanne also donated several plants for this area.
MULCHING OVERPARK AREA (right):
Several FOB women completed this
job: thanks to Valerie Kelley, Connie Donovan, Susan Juranek. And a
big thank you to our faithful “H2O
girl" Harriet Phillips for keeping us
hydrated.
CEMENT CURBING AROUND PLANT
BEDS IN FRONT OF FERRY HOUSE
(below left):
The FOB contracted Curb Effects out of Port Charlotte to install decorative cement curbing
entirely around the plant beds in front of the Ferry
House. We also laid down more mulching. The curbing
will help keep the mulch in the flower bed and keep the
bed moist. Please take the time when you are at the
Ferry House and take a look! It’s gorgeous.
STONES PLACED IN THE FRONT OF THE FERRY HOUSE DOORWAY: This area of stones were
donated by Chuck and Merle Yalowitz—thank you guys! The Yalowitz's are new full time
residents who moved here from Tennessee. They say they love living in Paradise. (Chuck was
also the member who built the new BULLETIN
BOARD at the Ferry House.)
"HIT THE BRICKS" BEAUTIFICATION CAMPAIGN (Update): Betty Ann Rigg, Chair of the Campaign reports we have sold nine more Bricks; we
must hold up the order until we have a total of 30
before the Engravers do them. Forms are in a plastic box attached to the chain link fence
in the front of the Ferry House. Another box is on the beach side attached to the Left side
railing. They’re also in the office at the SVCA. Please consider purchasing a brick so we can
keep improving the ferry property. Thanks!
The FOB have more Projects planned for next month; we’ll keep you updated.
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2014/15 Ferry Passes
Annual $95.00
Month $45.00
(available at the office or the ferry)
2014/15 Boat Ramp
Annual $80.00
(available at the office)
SVCA Annual Membership $50.00
GARDEN CLUB
Got news to share?
Events to announce?
Photos?
Clippings
Gardeners: Are
you ready to go?
BY LUANNE RHOTEN, President
The South Venice Garden Club will be
meeting at 12:45pm on Oct 13th to carpool to the Open Studio in
Englewood. The Open Studio is at 380 Old Englewood Rd. FYI - on
their website they list a phone number which they no longer use.
Anyone living near the Open Studio can just meet us there at 1
pm. We will return to the community center for a short business
meeting and refreshments after the tour.
Send them to The Wave
and we’ll try to
include them
And don’t forget that
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
are always welcome.
Our Annual Plant, Rummage and Bake Sale is coming up on Saturday, November 15, from 8am to 12noon at the South Venice Community Center.—SVCA. Donations for the sale can be dropped off
on Friday
November 14 from 2pm to
6pm. Baked items can only be
delivered the morning of the
sale. The 2014 sale drew hundreds of buyers!
SEND TO:
Maureen Holland, Editor
wave@southvenicebeach.org
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gathering. As Karen and I were
walking into the party my fellow
Rotarian introduced me to his guest. Identifying me
as the “hearing guy.” I never heard anyone actually
call me that and I am really ok with that title.
His guest owned up that she needed hearing aids
but when she tried them she could hear herself chew
and it was unpleasant. She even told the other man
about her discomfort. He said she would get used to
it.
Karen heard her and reassured her that no she
doesn’t have to get used to it.
When wearing a new technology level or hearing
aids for the �irst time, your brain can be startled by
sounds it hasn't heard for a long time (birds
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times during their lifestyle. And as we can see, eating
is one of my favorite lifestyle moments.
It really saddened me that a business owner didn’t
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your best lifestyle.
I’ve met people who love playing bridge, �ishing,
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Each of these activities has a very different priority
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Report of the Nominating Committee
Per the SVCA by-laws, in September Board President John
Bowne appointed Board member Jeanne White to chair this
year’s Nominating Committee; Laraine Jansen and Steve Suau
made up the rest of the Committee.
The September issue of The Wave had invited willing SVCA
members to put their names forward to the committee. Jeanne
is proud to announce that quite a few did and we now can present a full 11-member slate for the 2015 Board of Directors. If
there are no further nominations, this slate—again according
to our by-laws—will be declared ‘elected’. They are:
Kathy Bolam
Walt Ernst
Elaine Jaffe
Martha Neilsen
Harriet Phillips
Jeanne White
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The by-laws lay out rules for submitting more names for nomination following publication of this list in the October Wave:
Nomination by Petition. Additional names of candidates for directors can be nominated by petition bearing the signatures of at least five (5) voting members
of the SVCA. Such petition shall be filed with the chairman of the nominating committee within ten (10)
days after mailing of the South Venice Beach Wave.
The determination of the nominating committee as to
form and timing of the petition(s) shall be final.
If further nominations are submitted, an expanded slate will be
published in the November issue of The Wave:
Names of additional qualified candidates shall be arranged on a ballot in alphabetical order. The new slate
of candidates will be published in the November issue
of the South Venice Beach Wave with instructions to
vote for the total number of seats. The deadline to
receive ballots will be November 30. The board at its
December meeting will tally the votes and declare the
candidates with the greatest number ELECTED.
Interested parties may contact Committee Chair Jeanne White
at bincontrol@verizon.net or at 941-497-5906.
Useful local numbers:
County Sheriff (non-emergency)
941-951-5800
FPL Emergency
800-483-1000
County Code Enforcement
941-861-3280
Waste Management
941-493-4100
Solid Waste Pick-up
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Movies: Frank Cinemas
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Venice Theatre
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 941-861-5000
FEMA Emergency 800-621- 3362 TTY: 800-427-5593
SVCA Office
941-493-0006
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Monthly meetings with interesting speakers
Garden Club • Book Club
Pot luck dinners and meetings
Socials and entertainments • Pancake breakfasts
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South Venice
The original SVCA
building in 1957
A glimpse into our history
A South Venice history:
“Our Little Corner of Florida”
In 1990, long time South Venice resident Vida
Davis Hoffacker self-published a history of the
area titled “Our Little Corner of Florida”. It’s full
of delightful reminiscences by those ‘who were
there’ in the earliest days of South Venice, stories
of the early families and of what life was like .
Here are a few excerpts from the book:
1955—Early settlers decided they needed to devise some form of self government. On New
Years’ Eve a group met at the Suncoast Trailer
Motel. (At the time, there were only 125 permanent year-round families in South Venice.) In January 1956, 120 residents met at the Englewood
Women’s Club and reviewed proposed by-laws
after which they voted to create the South Venice Civic Association and immediately elected its
first Board of Governors. All agreed that their
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first priority was obtaining a ‘community house’. And indeed they
did it, with donations and sweat equity; the SVCA building was
dedicated in December of 1959.
1967– The new ferry, the Miss South Venice, arrived and it was
placed at G&G’s Garage on the Trail for all to see. It was built at
the Venice Airport by a former Navy Commander who as then
president of the SVCA and G’s husband whom, you recall, was in
the metal fabrication business. Gene salvages parts from the circus RR cars and made the ferry seats. A 6 HP engine was installed
and the boat boarding ramp was built by the Navy Commander in
his back yard. He built it well.
1972- the SVCA banded together and defeated a developer’s plan
to construct a condominium project along Alligator Creek.
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Weddings • Company Parties • Birthdays
Club Meetings • Exhibitions
Prospective buyers visiting one of the first model homes in
South Venice in 1952.
For her book, Davis not only unearthed old timers’ stories, she
also gathered recipes that were truly local in character. Among
them were recipes for:
Poached Shark
Cooked Cabbage Palm
Sea Grape Jelly
Cracked Conch Salad
Grouper Fingers
Mullet Gizzards
Served Mangos and Guava
Crabmeat Pie
Don’t forget
SVCA MEMBER RATES
FULL DAY: full hall $360 or half hall $240
HALF DAY: full hall $200 or half hall $120
!
NON-MEMBER RATES
FULL DAY: full hall $450 or half hall $300
HALF DAY: full hall $250 or half hall $150
Taxes and deposits apply
For more information or to reserve a date,
call or email SVCA Administrator Karen Lewis
info@southvenicebeach.org
ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Son, you’re all grown up now.
You owe me two hundred and
fourteen thousand dollars.
When all else fails, duct tape and
shopping carts offer solutions.
Home Sales:
AUGUST 15, 2014 through SEPTEMBER 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.
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Have fun around town
Born To Dance!
NEW—Coming to the SVCA
NOVEMBER 8—6:00 pm
Masquerade dinner/dance
Line Dancing Classes
South Venice Civic Association
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!
NOVEMBER 8—8 to 10 am
SVCA’s Famous Pancake
Breakfast
South Venice Civic Association
OCTOBER 17 and 18
You don't stop laughing when you grow old, you
grow old when you stop laughing.
Downtown Parade
and festival
There is no distinctly Native American criminal
class . . . save Congress.
— Mark Twain
― George Bernard Shaw
Venice Sun Fiesta
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great
ones to public office.
— Aesop
At the South Venice Yacht Club
OCTOBER 11—5:15pm
Fall Dinner Dance
OCTOBER 25—5:15pm
Halloween Dinner Dance
Is your
MEMBERSHIP CURRENT?
It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
OCTOBER 13—8:00 pm
Final Oldies Concert
Venice Theatre
Enjoy all the harmonies
of your favorites from the
50’s and 60’s with Lotela Gold
You may like . . .
The Venice Public Library offers a wide
selection of programs throughout the season.
Here are just a few:
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 am
Technology with Todd
Thursdays at 10:00 am
Master Gardening Clinic
Thursdays at 6:00 pm
Movies you may have missed!
Check the library’s own website for more Venice events
1. Just go to southvenicebeach.org and download the
membership form, and mail it into the office with your
check.
2. Call Karen
at 941-4930006 to renew with a
credit card.
3. Drop in
during office
hours, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday
from 9am to
1pm.
Library system: suncat.co.sarasota.fl.us/
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South Venice Civic Association
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South Venice Beach, FL 34293
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Direct: 941-488-6262
Email: GaeStew@aol.com
Alliance Group
1314 East Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
941-488-9393
Group Pickups Available
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Casino Trips
Sightseeing Tours
Dining & Entertainment Outings
Every Sun. & Thurs.
HARD ROCK
$20 per person
Every Tues. & Sat.
IMMOKALEE
$20 per person
Day Trips
9/30 Capone’s $64
10/02 Those Were the Days $75
10/11 Autumn Art Festival $33
10/15 Lavender and Lace $49
10/18 Oktoberfest $30
10/23 St Johns River Cruise $79
10/25 1890s Festival $49
10/31 Ybor Ghost Tour $59
11/01 Better Late…$65
11/04 Johns Pass $69
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Overnight Casino
East Coast Overnight - $79 ppdo, $109 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.
Oct 13-14, Nov 26-27, Dec 24-25
Biloxi, MS - The Beau Rivage - Special $199 ppdo
4 casinos- $80 free play, 1 lunch- 2 breakfast buffets
Day trips to Boomtown, IP, Palace and Golden Nugget
Oct 27-30, Nov 17-20, Dec 8-11
Overnight Trips
St. Augustine - Oct 29-31 & Jan 19-21 - $399 ppdo
Key West - Nov 26-28 - $469 ppdo
Nashville at Christmas - Dec 3-7 - $959 ppdo
Smokey Mountain Christmas - Dec 23-27 - $759 ppdo
Key West Extended Stay - Jan 26-29 - $649 ppdo
Pick up @ Venice Albertson’s