The Community Beach Party sponsored by the Strathmere Improvement Association (SIA) was a super, successful summer event. A large crowd gathered on the beach where the children played old-fashioned games including Frisbee, horseshoes, bean bag, and ring toss, with all children receiving prizes at each of the events. After the games, the kids participated in a flashlight fiddler crab hunt. The music and sing-a-long added to the early-evening occasion and was provided by Jim Maher, who is a liturgical musician at Our Lady of the Angels in Court House. Maher, who attended Temple University School of Music, also entertains locally in Strathmere and in Rio Grande.
Linda Bateman, president of the Strathmere Improvement Association, commented that “after the success of the Centennial Trolley last year, we realized there are a lot of folks in town who are looking for something to do as a family, and we wanted to come up with an idea to appeal to folks of all ages.” Elaine Holsomback, vice-president of the group who organized the event, remarked that “it’s important to the organization to sponsor family-oriented programs and activities.” She added that “we truly feel that we need to sponsor more activities that bring our community together. Our first Beach Party, centering on family and children, will be a stepping-stone to that goal.”
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Strathmere’s Schiavo Library Lineup
Local Authors’ Night will take place on Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. A fun evening is planned. Enjoy light refreshments as you browse and discuss books with eight of our talented local authors. They will be bringing their fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books to share.
Beach Plum Talk is set for Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. Joe Alvarez, from the Cape May County Beach Plum Association, will talk about the revival of the area’s beach plum plants and how we can help. He will also be bringing along some of the plants. Alvarez is a founding member of the Cape May County Beach Plum Association and a Board member of the Friends of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge.
Visit www.cmcbeachplum.com for complete information about the beach plum, which has been chosen as the “Official Fruit of Cape May County” by the County Freeholders.
Please join in for these programs at the Schiavo Library located at 801 S. Commonwealth Ave. (Ocean Drive) in Strathmere. For further information, call 486-6265 or visit the website at www.strathmerelibrary.org.
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Ocean City’s Free Public Library Event – The Friends and Volunteers of the Library will hold an End-of-Summer Book Sale on Aug. 23 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Books, hard and paperback; children’s books; CDs; and DVDs will be available. The sale will take place in the Atrium of the Library, 17th St. and Simpson Ave. Visit the website at http://fvocfpl.wordpress.com.
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For a complete list of upcoming events in the county go to the Herald calendar, in print and online, at www.capemaycountyherald.com/calendar.
If you would like to make the public aware of happenings in your town, classroom, group, or club, please email me at RWhelan@cmcherald.com.
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