car break ins

This is not the first, second or third time I have seen an email from a disgruntled resident. Over and over again I hear about. Talk to any parent though and they will tell you that their child is an angel, but the kids surely belong to someone. If anything happens to your property (no matter how small) residents also need to call the sheriff's department and let them know what has happened.  They usually have a pretty good handle on the kids in the area and the vandelism thats done to vehicles also. They can't "fix it" if they don't know about it. In the meantime maybe people here might watch out for their neighbor's ASSetts. Who knows--maybe one day--just one day those same kids might have something of their's stolen. What goes around-comes around. P.S.   For what it's worth--St. Augustine Shores, St. Augustine South, Sea Grove, Ocean Grove, etc. all have the same problems. Vandelism, cars broken into, etc. knows no boundaries.       I live on Treasure Beach Rd.  we moved here from Arlington in Jacksonville to be in a safe community 2 yrs ago, when we lived in Jaxs. not once did our cars or home get broken into. in the 2 yrs we've lived here it has happened 3 times, twice our cars and once our sheds. I want the parents of the kids breaking into the cars to beware, today I talked to the police and they informed me I could protect my property as I see fit. Today I went and bought 4 shot guns, bullets and birdshot, I figure I'll use the birdshot because its scatters and you don't have to have to have perfect aim, the Mommy's will be digging it out of thier kids for awhile. I don't want to have to live this way, but parents need to step up and be parents, not buddies. please forward this, and if your neighbor doesn't have e-mail, please let them know about me on Treasure Beach rd. I'm the one who is feed-up with their kids.

Replacement Windows

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with that expensive double-pane energy efficient kind, and today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn't paid for them.   Hellloooo,..............Just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I am automatically stupid.                               So, I told him just what his fast talking sales guy had told me last year,                              that in ONE YEAR these windows would pay for themselves!  Helllooooo?????It's been a year! I told him. There was only silence at the other end of the line,                             so I finally just hung up. He never called back. I bet he felt like an idiot.

All Bottom Fishing to be Curtailed

Please read and pass on to anyone who fishes offshore:         http://saltfishing.about.com/b/2010/05/28/all-bottom-fishing-to-be-curtailed.htm

Atlantic Hurricane Season 2009 (Fast Forward Movie from Space)

NASA and NOAA Make a Fast-Forward Movie of Hurricane Season 2009

Picture yourself sitting in space watching 2009's Atlantic Ocean hurricane season in fast-forward. That's what the latest animation from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows viewers. The movie is being made available on-line as both agencies prepare for the 2010 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which begins on June 1 and runs through November 30.

Read on & Watch the video

June 2010 Newsletter

THE PRESIDENT'S DOCK JUNE, 2010 Hello from St. Maarten! No, wait! I'm not on my cruise anymore! I'm having such a difficult time adjusting to being back home….no one makes our bed and cleans our room while we're having breakfast. (Not to mention the cute little towel animals on our bed every night!) No one has entertainment planned for us throughout the day. No one seems to care anymore……. I picked up brochures on how to make those towel animals and fold fancy napkins. My challenge will be to make the towel animals that won't resemble road kill and to see if you can fold papers napkins so they look fancy. However, there are positive things to NOT being on a cruise: We don't have to pray incessantly while we're in our car at home like we had to do while taking a taxi racing around the narrow, hilly, roads on St. Thomas. My husband and I can pass each other going in and out of our bathroom at home instead of having to wait for the other person to get completely out of the bathroom before you can go in. (On a positive note: you can sit on the potty, dry your hair, brush your teeth and put your make up on without having to get up!) You're not tempted to over eat because people aren't putting food and dessert in front of you every night. I'm not bombarded with jewelry and T-shirt shops everywhere I go. My husband did buy 3 T-shirts (supposedly in his size) for only $10.00. However, after I washed them they now fit our 5 year old grandson! Hmmmm! Who would have guessed? The majority of our TV programs at home are in English. You're probably thinking I won't go on another cruise….WRONG! I'd leave again tomorrow if I could. This was our 5th cruise. It is the best vacation value for your money and you can be as active or inactive as your want to be. I highly recommend cruising! If you have a disability…don't worry. The cruise lines are very accommodating to everyone's needs.

Dear Neighbors

Wow! This just in from Charlie Novak, one of our neighbors on Pizarro. Picture was taken by Larry Panchuk on Saturday, March 27th. A Sea Otter who had caught a pretty good size catfish and was eating it on Charlie's floating dock. The fish was gone the next day, all except the head which Charlie said was about the size of his fist.

You may remember a couple of years ago, we also had some manatees visit our canals. I feel so lucky to be able to live in Treasure Beach.

Welcome Spring! Is anyone still complaining about the weather? Our Vermont visitors left on March 31st to return home. I hope they will return next year. The early mornings at the beginning of April were so pleasant for walking (without a jacket!) and working out in the yard. It's a good time to be planting a garden if you haven't done it already. About a week ago (March 26th) I planted a cherry tomato plant in a patio planter. It is growing nicely so far and in about 60 days (if all goes well) I look forward to harvesting my crop. In our backyard, the weeds were the first thing to green up. Especially the dandelions. Did you know that if you harvest the plants early enough (while they are still small and before the flowers have fully bloomed) you can cook up some wonderful greens for dinner? Not sure how she did this, but my Mom had a lot of success cooking the greens just the way I like them. If you're a little bit curious, just google "dandelion greens" and there are lots of resources to help you make sure you know what you're doing before you try it. Did you also know that dollar weeds are edible? I recommend you do more research before delving into the possibilities. Here is a good resource for more info on dollar weeds and a couple of recipes too! http://bradford.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/CuttingEdgeSeptember09.pdf

If you want to know more about landscaping, gardening, flowers, weeds, etc. visit http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/

Treasure Beach and Anastacia island threatened !

Treasure Beach basin threats !    On my desk this month is a copy for a new classification for the waterway in this area. Most of us might not know about it, but the environmental protection agency is looking at us. YEAH, wake up!  There is a proposal to designate portions of the Matanzas River basin as OUTSTANDING FLORIDA WATERS. Ok, in short, this would mean, NO BOATS, NO DREDGING ...ever! and lots of restrictions. The proposal would also see us all on sewer, making the present septic tanks used on the island illegal. The meetings already in progress threaten our way of life. The list of restrictions goes on to include that every home on Anastasia Island would have to be on city sewer. Plus restrictions to beach access and that's just the top of the iceberg. For more information about this new deal, you can contact Janet Klemm in Tallahassee at (850) 245 8427.   The first meeting for this workshop is open to the public in Palm Coast. Nice uh ? So, someone in Tallahassee and a workshop in Palm Coast ?? to restrict waterways near and around Treasure Beach ??? Yes! and by people that do not live in the area. The proposal would in many ways affect everyone on the island, and our economy. More about this next month as the information comes in.  I'm still in shock over this proposal myself.   Treasure Beach suffered a hard blow this past month with the loss of a young fellow.   Our thoughts and hearts go out to the family of Robert Richard this month. I first personally met Robert when he worked at Palms Grill restaurant at the entrance to Treasure Beach. A large smiling face, with a gentle sense of humor, Robert was always fun to chat with about Treasure Beach or motorcycles. I nicknamed Robert, " Chef Robert", as his cooking was awesome on weekends at the local diners. Last year Robert called on me several times about mechanical problems he'd run into with his pickup truck or motorcycle, asking for assistance or advice, he was fun to work with. Due to his friendly personality, I'd run over and do my best to assist him at his Majorca street home. Robert left us suddenly at age 29 with a massive heart attack here in Treasure Beach. Most of Roberts friends including me were shocked by this loss. From what I understand Robert had never shown any health troubles before. I know from speaking with local friends we are all still trying to deal with this one.   Gentleman's agreement, yes within our canals was a basic word of mouth agreement over docks. No, not the hard fixed to your seawall docks, but the floating docks. More than 20 years ago at a meeting with the Treasure Beach Association, it was said, that each home owner would offset the floating dock across from the other owners. Basically, if your floating dock was to the right or left of your property then the guy across the canal would put his opposite to keep the center open for larger boat traffic. In effect this sounds great until you drive around the canals and see if this old agreement was kept up. Answer is simply NOT A CHANCE!  I did some inspection and it looks more like a circus of how big, and how much float can we get out there. Most seem to be directly across from the other in each canal. This just shows why we end up with county restrictions, and laws over us. Leaving it up to the home owners the floating docks are just another example of things needing control. No we don't all have to get the same size or style but so much for gentleman's agreements. While we are on that topic I watched several floating docks fall apart last month in these canals. Did the owners jump to repair or remove the mess? NOT A CHANCE. Instead, the dock was left to rot and dismantle into the canal. Another great example of why we end up with laws to restrict us. Seawalls are still a sour deal here, but I keep watching the ones grow out at an alarming rate getting ready to hit the canal with dirt. Seeing the county was informed and now nothing done by the owner or the county means just another big load of dirt will end up in our canals. Will the county help out ? NOT A CHANCE!   Life here on the canals is great, so wake up and clean up.   L.A. Panchuk ( Author: The Devil's Magnet ) Reporter: Xzone radio   Treasure Beach     Release. I hearby release this for publication to The Saint Augustine Record, to be used in anyway they see fit. / LP