Two months ago I pointed out an issue about dock building and installing new work in front of an older seawall in the canals of Treasure Beach titled " Not all dock builders are created equal". Well, folks my article was too accurate and the job has taken the final turn I warned about last month. After Tropical storm Fay gave us heavy rains in our area. The seawall I spoke about, blew out while Fay drifted away, leaving a lot of rain in Treasure Beach. The damage is now more costly than the property owner expected and so he's now facing the full nightmare he insisted on having. I cannot convey how simple it would have been to avoid the now expensive mess of concrete laying in the canal up against the new pilings and boat lift systems. From our vantage point the wall dropped about 2feet and cracked open spilling dirt into our canal system. From the top to the bottom the wall is now at an angle and "pushing" against the new boat lifts that were installed. Already the owner has met with a dock builder to assess the cost to install a new seawall. Without any more surprises, some of the new work will have to be removed to access the wall and dig up the old wall's remains. The materials from the old seawall will create a cost with the job, and the site will run up over anything like just having a seawall repaired or a new one installed. The old wall could have been saved from this blow out, but again you need to know the truth about your own seawall and its depth into the mud line of the canal.
From my past experience with seawalls, they can run a life span from 20 to 40 years before failure occurs. This depends on the type of material used and job conditions, even weather plays a factor for the life of a good seawall. The specifications for a good seawall today are 50% below the mud line, or that is in layman's terms, half the wall should be below the mud line. For an example if your wall is going to be 8ft for exposure, then there should be 8ft of wall buried below the mud line. Basically there are several types of walls to choose from for holding the dirt back so I'll explain each in some detail.
Lets go with the lowest cost for most builders first, and that is wood. These are popular for several reasons, but mainly the price per foot to install them, a wood wall can run from about $200 per linear foot and up depending on soil condition's and job access. A good wood seawall is said to have about 20 to 25 years of life expected in its design, if its installed correctly. The wood walls to be installed are generally lined with piling, that is 2.5CCA rated poles. A good wooden seawall will have a whaler system at the top and about midway along its exposure, the whaler is a heavy timber you'll see running about mid way up on your exposed wall and then a second one at the top which is capped by a wide board to finish the job and tied back by galvanized rods or stainless steel cables. The tie back is very important but should be maintained by the property owner, if anything begins to show such as bowing or soil dropping down behind the wall. The sinking soil problem is generally the first thing a property owner will see when leaking starts. you can fill in the dirt lost, but the wall will continue to " leak out". The wooden walls have some good points at this level. Working to repair a wooden seawall can be cheaper than other materials used for seawalls and in some cases a section of the wall can be repaired without rebuilding the length of the wall thus saving the property owner the nasty headache of spending a large amount of money to rebuild a failed wall. Generally the piling will out last the rest of the structure and can even be reused for a new wall if all the boards are rotted and leaking soil to the canal. Inspection of the piling before hand is recommended before attempting anything like re-using the old piling for a new wall. Failure in wood walls can vary depending on the original job, so there's no hard fast rule to where or what might be involved in wooden pressure treated seawalls when it reaches the point of failure.
In speaking with some of the local dock and seawall builders I was very unhappy about their opinions when it comes to seawalls. Truth be known from my past experience, they offer the cheapest and fastest repairs, but not always the best. There are several ways to get around the builders, but the only simple way is to insist watching the job site, even more important on commercial rated composite sheets, these are expensive but will offer up to a 50 year warranty. Installed correctly these will out perform any other material, but again like wood, the installation is the key to a good strong wall. If the builder takes short cuts or doesn't get the proper depth, then its possible to have failure with even these walls. The composite type products offer several good construction points, one is that the entire wall only requires a top hold back system tied to the whaler. No piling is required for installation and you'll see these walls used in commercial areas anywhere in Florida. The down side is the dock builder will require the correct equipment to install these, and that may very well be where they try and talk the home owner away from this product, thus the problem begins. These walls by manufacturer's standard require 50% below the mud line. Anyone in Treasure Beach will hit hard coral before reaching 50% in most cases. It takes some heavy equipment to dig out the rock like coral here and thus the expense starts to run up. Its best to have some one on hand to supervise this part to insure the builder is getting it done correctly.
This past week I spoke with country rep Karen, who was doing an inspection on a seawall. I showed her some issues that are early signs of problems in seawalls, and how a leak might be detected at the top before anything at the bottom shows up. For most of us, a good wooden seawall will fall better in our budget. There are several areas that should concern anyone getting a new wooden seawall. The tie back system, also called the deadmen is very important and must be installed correctly to prevent early failure at the top of the wall. The best way to do this is concrete with reinforce rod, all heavy galvanized products, and a coating brushed or sprayed on before the concrete is poured to insure long life. The tie back rods should be galvanized with a space up to 20ft between the seawall and the deadmen connection buried in the ground. At this point the wall material will make a difference on spacing. The average space per connection should be every 5 to 6 feet, but this can vary depending on soil and height conditions and materials being used for the new wall. Generally if you don't think your builder is doing it right, ask questions, or even insist on getting the job checked before letting the contractor finish it.
L.Panchuk ( Author: The Devil's Magnet ) X zone radio reporter Treasure Beach
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE
I am an ER nurse, (day in and day out!) and this is the best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it on!
Diane K. in AZ
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction).
Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack .... you know,the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies.
Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach..This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta
spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we?
I said aloud to myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!'
I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself 'If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else .... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment.''
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics .. I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the
Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardi ologist was
already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by
side stents t o hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ... which doesn't happen.
My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt befo re. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER -- you're a hazard to others on the road and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovere d that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.
Diane K. in AZ
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction).
Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack .... you know,the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies.
Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach..This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta
spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we?
I said aloud to myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!'
I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself 'If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else .... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment.''
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics .. I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the
Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardi ologist was
already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by
side stents t o hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ... which doesn't happen.
My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt befo re. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER -- you're a hazard to others on the road and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovere d that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.
Don't buy a golf cart just yet!
This month Saint Johns County will be passing into law, regulations for using a golf cart on local roads. But at this time reading over the new law Treasure Beach has been cut out from the deal like most anything our county does. The golf cart idea is another way to reduce traffic on the streets according to our commissioners. Well if you think about it, golf carts travel pretty slow and would hold up most traffic on any road in our area. The new law has several problems for us here in Treasure Beach, so lets go over them. First and for anyone operating a motorized vehicle within the state of Florida you need a driver's licence. This alone means no children can drive just about anything on the street, but we've been living with that law for a long time now, and this will still apply to golf carts too. Its somewhat a feeling that most wives would argue over the definition of children, but yes even drunken men on the golf course should have a drivers licence if they cross a road. The new law removes Treasure Beach for now from having golf carts running around the development because of the speed limits written into the law. So my next point is the new law is for developments that are posted with below 25 mph. Our roads are presently posted at 25mph so this means we are out of golf cart reach for now under the new law. This makes me wonder if Treasure Beach lowered its speed limits to 20 mph zones, would the county lower the golf cart rule to 15mph ? Now the real question comes into mind, should we lower our speed limits within Treasure Beach development ?
On another point, if you've ever encountered a speeding golf cart at night, it can be a sudden meeting with your car or truck. In a way the golf cart deal would allow us all to move about the development quickly without the car, and we could say reach the local store or plaza at our entrance. It appears the new law is for communities that have a golf course, this use for a golf cart would be about the best application. Most are private roads within the secured area and are technically exempt from our local road laws anyway, so the new law doesn't really provide anything. I call on our thoughts here, but did anyone notice some new developments have small garage doors built into the new homes under construction on the island ? Did someone already have this new law in mind when building ? Perhaps the beach will become the new race track for golf carts. You can after all buy four wheel drive golf carts these days. Like each time I think about our canals and the mud down in those trenches for boats, perhaps we should lower our speed limit and grow grass in the 5+mile canals. A NEW GOLF COURSE!
I hope your laughing at this point, cause those little golf carts do not float. Treasure Beach was built for boating, but no law seems to help us out, so maybe we don't play enough golf here! Well, I'm not running out to buy a golf cart for now. Certainly our only golf cart couple Mandy and Morris found out about our laws within Saint Johns county over golf cart use on the streets or sidewalks for that matter. The start of this new law can be traced back to a development in Saint Augustine, Florida called Nocatee communities. Somehow this caused public hearings to approve a proposal for an ordinance to provide using golf carts within a development. Who has that kind of power ? Well, the Nocatee community was owned by the Davis family that is Winn Dixie. Apparently the bottom line this month for Treasure Beach is we need a nice family to move here that has some large Wal Mart size background to get what we need from the county. In the future of Treasure Beach perhaps we should get the speed limits lowered, and then build a nice small road where the brand new beach walkway is for us all to " drive" our new golf carts to the beach side! Just imagine in front of the Palm's Grill all those carts parked out front of the restaurant. Tourist would be asking where the devil is the golf course in Treasure Beach? We could get a new cart painted blue and white with a flashing light to patrol our streets at night! Down on the beach we could have racing on Saturday nights with golf carts! Cool uh?
My thinking is we need our boats, not golf carts right now, but lets give it some thoughts, perhaps we'll have to install parking lots for golf carts to access our beach entrance. On the good side of all this is our development will not see golf carts going down our roads for now with this new regulation coming into effect. So, don't buy one just yet if you live in Treasure Beach, but drive safe and here's to our new year ! Lets hope its a good one.
LA Panchuk ( Author: The Devil's Magnet ) Reporter for Xzone Radio
Treasure Beach resident
This article is released for full publication as seen fit for Coastal Newspaper or any media use.
On another point, if you've ever encountered a speeding golf cart at night, it can be a sudden meeting with your car or truck. In a way the golf cart deal would allow us all to move about the development quickly without the car, and we could say reach the local store or plaza at our entrance. It appears the new law is for communities that have a golf course, this use for a golf cart would be about the best application. Most are private roads within the secured area and are technically exempt from our local road laws anyway, so the new law doesn't really provide anything. I call on our thoughts here, but did anyone notice some new developments have small garage doors built into the new homes under construction on the island ? Did someone already have this new law in mind when building ? Perhaps the beach will become the new race track for golf carts. You can after all buy four wheel drive golf carts these days. Like each time I think about our canals and the mud down in those trenches for boats, perhaps we should lower our speed limit and grow grass in the 5+mile canals. A NEW GOLF COURSE!
I hope your laughing at this point, cause those little golf carts do not float. Treasure Beach was built for boating, but no law seems to help us out, so maybe we don't play enough golf here! Well, I'm not running out to buy a golf cart for now. Certainly our only golf cart couple Mandy and Morris found out about our laws within Saint Johns county over golf cart use on the streets or sidewalks for that matter. The start of this new law can be traced back to a development in Saint Augustine, Florida called Nocatee communities. Somehow this caused public hearings to approve a proposal for an ordinance to provide using golf carts within a development. Who has that kind of power ? Well, the Nocatee community was owned by the Davis family that is Winn Dixie. Apparently the bottom line this month for Treasure Beach is we need a nice family to move here that has some large Wal Mart size background to get what we need from the county. In the future of Treasure Beach perhaps we should get the speed limits lowered, and then build a nice small road where the brand new beach walkway is for us all to " drive" our new golf carts to the beach side! Just imagine in front of the Palm's Grill all those carts parked out front of the restaurant. Tourist would be asking where the devil is the golf course in Treasure Beach? We could get a new cart painted blue and white with a flashing light to patrol our streets at night! Down on the beach we could have racing on Saturday nights with golf carts! Cool uh?
My thinking is we need our boats, not golf carts right now, but lets give it some thoughts, perhaps we'll have to install parking lots for golf carts to access our beach entrance. On the good side of all this is our development will not see golf carts going down our roads for now with this new regulation coming into effect. So, don't buy one just yet if you live in Treasure Beach, but drive safe and here's to our new year ! Lets hope its a good one.
LA Panchuk ( Author: The Devil's Magnet ) Reporter for Xzone Radio
Treasure Beach resident
This article is released for full publication as seen fit for Coastal Newspaper or any media use.
Jeannie Blaylock’s “M-Line” Project
Tammy Hopper, owner of “WAVES” wishes to thank those that supported efforts to raise money for Jeannie Blaylock’s “M-Line” project for free mammograms. Jeannie is pictured with Tammy and a few members.
The ladies raised over $700.
The ladies raised over $700.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Jacquelyn Petersen
Jacquelyn Petersen, 50, of St. Augustine, died March 12, 2008, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Ms Petersen was a native of Albany, Ga., and had resided in St. Augustine for the past six years. Ms. Petersen was a graduate of Albany High School and of the Albany State College, graduating as a nurse. She worked for 25 years in nursing while living in Albany. She also worked at the Ocean Blue and The Point Restaurant on Vilano Beach.
Services: A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 12 noon until 4 p.m. at 212 Puebla Road, St. Augustine.
Survivors: Her fiance, Big Mike, Treasure Beach; daughter, Janice Petersen, Columbus, Ga.; sister, Janet Permar; Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, Charles Strickland, North Carolina, Ray Strickland, Atlanta; nieces, nephews other relatives and friend.
http://staugustine.com/stories/031908/obits_txt01_019.shtml
Services: A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 12 noon until 4 p.m. at 212 Puebla Road, St. Augustine.
Survivors: Her fiance, Big Mike, Treasure Beach; daughter, Janice Petersen, Columbus, Ga.; sister, Janet Permar; Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, Charles Strickland, North Carolina, Ray Strickland, Atlanta; nieces, nephews other relatives and friend.
http://staugustine.com/stories/031908/obits_txt01_019.shtml
Saturday, December 1, 2007
December 2007 Newsletter
Merry Christmas everybody!! And Happy Hanukah, too.
I hope you all will have an enjoyable holiday season finishes up with a welcoming into the New Year 2008. We all have much to be thankful. If you are reading this now you are fortunate to be alive. My wife Taunnie is healing very well and we thank you for all your prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery.
To me the winter season always seems to bring sadness with the passing of someone you knew - like the old fella Bill (we really never got to know his last name) who died on Thanksgiving Day. Bill lived at Costanero and Pizarro. Taunnie and I always stopped to chat with Bill when he was outside. Then there was Barbara O'Connell who passed away in November, as well. We were friends with Jim and Barbara. Actually we met them while singing in our church choir. Barbara had a beautiful soprano voice. The soft angelic sounds she offered gave me goose bumps. Taunnie and I will miss Bill and Barbara.
I hope you noticed our front entrance decorations for 2007 - the Christmas decorations were installed on a Sunday morning by Treasure Beach volunteers Steve and Phyllis Abbott. I would like to thank you both for volunteering to do this job for our community.
Also, have you noticed how our very own Jill Ziebell has designed our planters in front? Looking good Miss Jill!! It looks like you are getting ready to lay down some flagstone to contrast the front wall colors. We are grateful for your time and talent.
The following board members will be installed at our January 4, 2008, meeting at Beachers Lodge. Please make plans to attend this meeting to show your support for their efforts in 2008.
Treasure -- Barbara Warman
Corresponding Secretary -- Rose Larsen
Recording Secretary -- Richard Grubb
Vice President -- Doug Berndt
Vice President -- Paula Murphy
Vice President -- Jim Berrier
Vice President -- Erica Whitley
President -- Charlie Novak
Once again, I would like to thank folks named above for accepting the tasks and duties as officers for TBPOA. I am confident that this body of individuals will work to the best interest of Treasure Beach. I personally look forward to working with these fine people.
Our plate will be full this year with special tasks but we are up to it. The first thing on the list of things to do is our membership letter that will be mailed to every property owner in Treasure Beach - February 2008
We have a planning committee working as I write, to begin repairs to our beach walk. We also have a Treasure Beach Clean up day set for January 2008. We have made plans to accept building materials that you have been wanting to get rid of but did not have the pick up truck to take to the landfill.
Our Canal Committee will be on the job coordinating effort with our county commission and with the help of Mr. Ben Rich our district commissioner. Don't forget to keep him in mind when he runs for a second term.
I will try to steer our tasks toward completion, as long as God grants me the health and sanity to do it.
Neighborhood Watch
Doug Berndt (461-6943) always needs volunteers for the Neighborhood Watch. He is just asking for just one (1) week of your personal time. Look for his column in this edition. Also his time and efforts in the Web Site is substantial. He is hoping that a community member would step forward to take the job of assigning Neighborhood Watch weeks. Please give him a call if you might want to take over this task.
Our Web Site:
Have you taken a Gander at the site??? Please do yourself a favor. Look it over. Doug Berndt has done a great job. We are so proud of you Doug. Good Job!! The web site is WWW.TREASURE-BEACH.NET
Community Clean Up:
Our chairman ,George Pascucci, working with Jim Berrier has set a date in January 2008 for the Neighborhood Clean-up that would include construction lumber/materials but not batteries or volatile liquids or propane tanks and no regular trash or lawn trash that is normally picked up at your driveway each week. Look for signs posted thought your community for the date and place.
Last but not least --
Our Christmas Party held at Amici's was very nice and really a lot of fun. No, we failed to get 100 folks to attend; we had about 85 in attendance. Three of our commissioners and their spouse and children, as well as, Col. Art May and his wife of our Sheriff's Department accepted our invitation. I do know that they enjoyed themselves.
The food was very good as usual and so were the desserts. George the D.J. was there to help us dance the night away. Then Evelyn Delaney gathered up volunteers to lead us in song. We also had a great time playing the kazoos to well-known songs of the holidays. Not to forget the duo song presentation by Tom Manuel and Ben Rich singing " Grandma got run over by a beer truck". And let's not forget the wonderful folks from Lighthouse Realty- They are a real "party crowd". It was fun seeing them have fun. You know - Peter Diamond and Karen Lindsey have supported Treasure Beach functions for as long as I can recall. The door prizes of wine ( so lovely packaged ) and the gift certificates for Amici's were absolutely wonderful. Thank you very much.
Oh -- did I forget anyone???? No I did not ...I wanted to give special acknowledgement to:
Evelyn Delaney, Betty Fell and Dot Delaney - may I say thank you for your time and expertise ( in party planning) and your total efforts to make this party a very nice experience.
To those who could not make this affair for one reason or another - I wish you could have attended. You missed out on an enjoyable evening with good food and fun. You missed a chance to sit with and meet your neighbors. You missed a chance to chat with your commissioners and Col. Art May of our Sheriffs Department. Finally, you missed an opportunity to support your very own community and for this I was disappointed.
May you all have a very nice Christmas Season. May your new year be one of good health and happiness .God Bless you all.
Charlie Novak,
President, TBPOA
I hope you all will have an enjoyable holiday season finishes up with a welcoming into the New Year 2008. We all have much to be thankful. If you are reading this now you are fortunate to be alive. My wife Taunnie is healing very well and we thank you for all your prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery.
To me the winter season always seems to bring sadness with the passing of someone you knew - like the old fella Bill (we really never got to know his last name) who died on Thanksgiving Day. Bill lived at Costanero and Pizarro. Taunnie and I always stopped to chat with Bill when he was outside. Then there was Barbara O'Connell who passed away in November, as well. We were friends with Jim and Barbara. Actually we met them while singing in our church choir. Barbara had a beautiful soprano voice. The soft angelic sounds she offered gave me goose bumps. Taunnie and I will miss Bill and Barbara.
I hope you noticed our front entrance decorations for 2007 - the Christmas decorations were installed on a Sunday morning by Treasure Beach volunteers Steve and Phyllis Abbott. I would like to thank you both for volunteering to do this job for our community.
Also, have you noticed how our very own Jill Ziebell has designed our planters in front? Looking good Miss Jill!! It looks like you are getting ready to lay down some flagstone to contrast the front wall colors. We are grateful for your time and talent.
The following board members will be installed at our January 4, 2008, meeting at Beachers Lodge. Please make plans to attend this meeting to show your support for their efforts in 2008.
Treasure -- Barbara Warman
Corresponding Secretary -- Rose Larsen
Recording Secretary -- Richard Grubb
Vice President -- Doug Berndt
Vice President -- Paula Murphy
Vice President -- Jim Berrier
Vice President -- Erica Whitley
President -- Charlie Novak
Once again, I would like to thank folks named above for accepting the tasks and duties as officers for TBPOA. I am confident that this body of individuals will work to the best interest of Treasure Beach. I personally look forward to working with these fine people.
Our plate will be full this year with special tasks but we are up to it. The first thing on the list of things to do is our membership letter that will be mailed to every property owner in Treasure Beach - February 2008
We have a planning committee working as I write, to begin repairs to our beach walk. We also have a Treasure Beach Clean up day set for January 2008. We have made plans to accept building materials that you have been wanting to get rid of but did not have the pick up truck to take to the landfill.
Our Canal Committee will be on the job coordinating effort with our county commission and with the help of Mr. Ben Rich our district commissioner. Don't forget to keep him in mind when he runs for a second term.
I will try to steer our tasks toward completion, as long as God grants me the health and sanity to do it.
Neighborhood Watch
Doug Berndt (461-6943) always needs volunteers for the Neighborhood Watch. He is just asking for just one (1) week of your personal time. Look for his column in this edition. Also his time and efforts in the Web Site is substantial. He is hoping that a community member would step forward to take the job of assigning Neighborhood Watch weeks. Please give him a call if you might want to take over this task.
Our Web Site:
Have you taken a Gander at the site??? Please do yourself a favor. Look it over. Doug Berndt has done a great job. We are so proud of you Doug. Good Job!! The web site is WWW.TREASURE-BEACH.NET
Community Clean Up:
Our chairman ,George Pascucci, working with Jim Berrier has set a date in January 2008 for the Neighborhood Clean-up that would include construction lumber/materials but not batteries or volatile liquids or propane tanks and no regular trash or lawn trash that is normally picked up at your driveway each week. Look for signs posted thought your community for the date and place.
Last but not least --
Our Christmas Party held at Amici's was very nice and really a lot of fun. No, we failed to get 100 folks to attend; we had about 85 in attendance. Three of our commissioners and their spouse and children, as well as, Col. Art May and his wife of our Sheriff's Department accepted our invitation. I do know that they enjoyed themselves.
The food was very good as usual and so were the desserts. George the D.J. was there to help us dance the night away. Then Evelyn Delaney gathered up volunteers to lead us in song. We also had a great time playing the kazoos to well-known songs of the holidays. Not to forget the duo song presentation by Tom Manuel and Ben Rich singing " Grandma got run over by a beer truck". And let's not forget the wonderful folks from Lighthouse Realty- They are a real "party crowd". It was fun seeing them have fun. You know - Peter Diamond and Karen Lindsey have supported Treasure Beach functions for as long as I can recall. The door prizes of wine ( so lovely packaged ) and the gift certificates for Amici's were absolutely wonderful. Thank you very much.
Oh -- did I forget anyone???? No I did not ...I wanted to give special acknowledgement to:
Evelyn Delaney, Betty Fell and Dot Delaney - may I say thank you for your time and expertise ( in party planning) and your total efforts to make this party a very nice experience.
To those who could not make this affair for one reason or another - I wish you could have attended. You missed out on an enjoyable evening with good food and fun. You missed a chance to sit with and meet your neighbors. You missed a chance to chat with your commissioners and Col. Art May of our Sheriffs Department. Finally, you missed an opportunity to support your very own community and for this I was disappointed.
May you all have a very nice Christmas Season. May your new year be one of good health and happiness .God Bless you all.
Charlie Novak,
President, TBPOA
Thursday, November 1, 2007
November 2007 Newsletter
Gosh the time just jumped up and bit me. I am writing at the very last moments approaching our newsletter deadline.
I must regret any losses sustained to our residents property because of all the rain we have received. I know that a few of your bulkheads have failed. If our canal committee has helped you in some fashion, I am pleased.
Our November meeting will be a potluck meeting that begins at 6:00 P.M. It is scheduled for Friday November 9th (the 2nd Friday of the month).
The theme will be "Thanksgiving". TBPOA will purchase the turkey and drinks. You might want to bring roast beef, ham or shrimp along with salads and various veggies.
Also, desserts of all kinds will never be turned away.
The nominating committee will present the nominees for the Board of Directors for 2008 and accept nominations from the floor. After which a vote will take place to select the officers.
A drawing for 2 tickets for the Treasure Beach Christmas Party will be held. Tickets were sold at the last community meeting and will be sold at the November meeting. Spend $5 bucks and take a chance on winning $ 75.00 worth of tickets.
I just spoke to Rose Larsen and she said that our lunch bunch will be held at the Palms Grille at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday November 14th we will give you an up-date regarding the menu later.
Neighborhood Watch
Doug Berndt (461-6943) always needs volunteers for the Neighborhood Watch. He is just asking for just one (1) week of your personal time. Look for his column in this edition.
Regarding the Canals:
Right now it is a "work in progress" as we wait for the county commissioners to award a Marine Engineering Company to determine the health and well being of the canals. Doug Martin (our canal chairman will keep us advised. I am very up beat about our progress thanks to the leadership of Doug Martin.
Membership:
Our 2007 Board of Directors has unanimously agreed to pursue a membership campaign for 2008. Chairperson Erika Whitley is working diligently to gather the official county mailing addresses of Treasure Beach Property Owners.
Purpose: TBPOA will to send a letter asking that you join as a member of the association. The letter will explain what the association does for you as property owners and why we need you on the membership roles as members in good standing.
Regarding the Ocean boardwalk:
We have discussed a work party to repair/replace the walkway to the beach. We will be asking for volunteers to help us out soon. George Pascucci is our chairman who volunteered to organize a team meeting to discuss plans for this project. We may meet at the Palms Grille on a Friday (to be selected) after 6:00 P.M.We will be asking for your time and talent in the near future. Please say yes when you are asked to help.
Slate of Officers for 2008:
Treasurer -- Barbara Warman
Recording Secretary -- Richard Grubb
Corresponding Secretary -- Rose Larsen
4th Vice President -- Doug Berndt
3rd Vice President -- Paula Murphy
2nd Vice President -- James Berrier
1st Vice President -- Erika Whitley
President -- Charlie Novak
If you would like to run for any of the above duties please submit your name to Taunnie Novak (Nominating Chairperson) anytime before the beginning of our meeting on Friday November 9,2007. Taunnie's phone number is 471-1579 and her email is cnovak6@bellsouth.net
Our Web Site:
Our very own Douglas Berndt has agreed to begin the process of up-dating our Web Site.
If successful, we may have our site up and running before Christmas??? We will then have a monthly up-date of Treasure Beach News accessible anywhere in the world, free classified ads to members in good standing and we will be selling advertising space to folks who want to advertise their business on our site (there will be a discount to members in good standing). The advertising banners sold will be a way to offset the cost of maintaining our site. Once this site is up and running we will be adding another web-master to assist Doug Berndt.
Treasure Beach Christmas Party:
We have signed a contract with Amicis' Restaurant for our Annual Christmas Party. The event will take place on Saturday December 1,2007 at 6:00 P.M.
We received so many great complements from those who attended last year that we decided to do it again. Evelyn Delaney, Betty Fell and Dot Delaney are kicking in again this year to decorate and coordinate this event. Contact Evelyn Delaney about tickets. Make your reservation soon. It's not that far away.
For Sale Announcements:
My offer still stands - I will take an email from those who wish to sell or give away items they do not want until our Web Site is up and running. I will take your requests and broadcast to our Treasure Beach residents. For those who are on my email broadcast system this service is free. I just want to give a value added item for Treasure Beach. My e - mail address is CNOVAK6@BELLSOUTH.NET
Community Clean Up:
We have a chairman (George Pascucci) who is looking into a Neighborhood Clean-up that would include construction lumber/materials but not batteries or volatile liquids or propane tanks. We hope to get this set-up after January of 2008.
Our Newsletter /Publication:
We are so appreciate the time and talent of Doug and Sheila Martin (our newsletter editors) for making our newsletter so successful. I believe that we have a distribution of nearly 7,500 households in southern St Johns County. I can recall that only 2 = years ago we had only 5 or 6 pages. Today the newsletter distributed contains nearly 40 pages.
Respectfully Submitted,
Charlie Novak
President TBPOA
I must regret any losses sustained to our residents property because of all the rain we have received. I know that a few of your bulkheads have failed. If our canal committee has helped you in some fashion, I am pleased.
Our November meeting will be a potluck meeting that begins at 6:00 P.M. It is scheduled for Friday November 9th (the 2nd Friday of the month).
The theme will be "Thanksgiving". TBPOA will purchase the turkey and drinks. You might want to bring roast beef, ham or shrimp along with salads and various veggies.
Also, desserts of all kinds will never be turned away.
The nominating committee will present the nominees for the Board of Directors for 2008 and accept nominations from the floor. After which a vote will take place to select the officers.
A drawing for 2 tickets for the Treasure Beach Christmas Party will be held. Tickets were sold at the last community meeting and will be sold at the November meeting. Spend $5 bucks and take a chance on winning $ 75.00 worth of tickets.
I just spoke to Rose Larsen and she said that our lunch bunch will be held at the Palms Grille at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday November 14th we will give you an up-date regarding the menu later.
Neighborhood Watch
Doug Berndt (461-6943) always needs volunteers for the Neighborhood Watch. He is just asking for just one (1) week of your personal time. Look for his column in this edition.
Regarding the Canals:
Right now it is a "work in progress" as we wait for the county commissioners to award a Marine Engineering Company to determine the health and well being of the canals. Doug Martin (our canal chairman will keep us advised. I am very up beat about our progress thanks to the leadership of Doug Martin.
Membership:
Our 2007 Board of Directors has unanimously agreed to pursue a membership campaign for 2008. Chairperson Erika Whitley is working diligently to gather the official county mailing addresses of Treasure Beach Property Owners.
Purpose: TBPOA will to send a letter asking that you join as a member of the association. The letter will explain what the association does for you as property owners and why we need you on the membership roles as members in good standing.
Regarding the Ocean boardwalk:
We have discussed a work party to repair/replace the walkway to the beach. We will be asking for volunteers to help us out soon. George Pascucci is our chairman who volunteered to organize a team meeting to discuss plans for this project. We may meet at the Palms Grille on a Friday (to be selected) after 6:00 P.M.We will be asking for your time and talent in the near future. Please say yes when you are asked to help.
Slate of Officers for 2008:
Treasurer -- Barbara Warman
Recording Secretary -- Richard Grubb
Corresponding Secretary -- Rose Larsen
4th Vice President -- Doug Berndt
3rd Vice President -- Paula Murphy
2nd Vice President -- James Berrier
1st Vice President -- Erika Whitley
President -- Charlie Novak
If you would like to run for any of the above duties please submit your name to Taunnie Novak (Nominating Chairperson) anytime before the beginning of our meeting on Friday November 9,2007. Taunnie's phone number is 471-1579 and her email is cnovak6@bellsouth.net
Our Web Site:
Our very own Douglas Berndt has agreed to begin the process of up-dating our Web Site.
If successful, we may have our site up and running before Christmas??? We will then have a monthly up-date of Treasure Beach News accessible anywhere in the world, free classified ads to members in good standing and we will be selling advertising space to folks who want to advertise their business on our site (there will be a discount to members in good standing). The advertising banners sold will be a way to offset the cost of maintaining our site. Once this site is up and running we will be adding another web-master to assist Doug Berndt.
Treasure Beach Christmas Party:
We have signed a contract with Amicis' Restaurant for our Annual Christmas Party. The event will take place on Saturday December 1,2007 at 6:00 P.M.
We received so many great complements from those who attended last year that we decided to do it again. Evelyn Delaney, Betty Fell and Dot Delaney are kicking in again this year to decorate and coordinate this event. Contact Evelyn Delaney about tickets. Make your reservation soon. It's not that far away.
For Sale Announcements:
My offer still stands - I will take an email from those who wish to sell or give away items they do not want until our Web Site is up and running. I will take your requests and broadcast to our Treasure Beach residents. For those who are on my email broadcast system this service is free. I just want to give a value added item for Treasure Beach. My e - mail address is CNOVAK6@BELLSOUTH.NET
Community Clean Up:
We have a chairman (George Pascucci) who is looking into a Neighborhood Clean-up that would include construction lumber/materials but not batteries or volatile liquids or propane tanks. We hope to get this set-up after January of 2008.
Our Newsletter /Publication:
We are so appreciate the time and talent of Doug and Sheila Martin (our newsletter editors) for making our newsletter so successful. I believe that we have a distribution of nearly 7,500 households in southern St Johns County. I can recall that only 2 = years ago we had only 5 or 6 pages. Today the newsletter distributed contains nearly 40 pages.
Respectfully Submitted,
Charlie Novak
President TBPOA
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