This Saturday, June 25th at Borough Hall. Meet Mayor Hodgson for the “State of the Town Address”. Be there at 9:45 AM.
From The SandPaper- “Francis Hodgson, a member of the Surf City Council for more than four decades, was sworn in as mayor during the reorganization meeting Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. He is taking over from Leonard T. Connors, who was the state’s longest serving mayor at 50 years”.
Then don’t forget about the first day for the Farmer’s Market at the firehouse! Every Monday starting June 27th and continuing until August 29th. 8am to Noon.
The Army Corp of Engineer’s beach surveyor known as “Crab”was spotted on the north end this past week. Beach fill operations look to begin soon. Read all about “The Crab” here.
Surf City Firehouse is a venue for the Lighthouse International Film Festival this weekend. Here’s one of the movies screening Friday night.
In the unique documentary, “Fire and Water,” a surfing community made up of firefighters introduces us to surfing history. Spanning from New York to Hawaii, all of the characters are entwined in this perfectly told tale.
Screening Friday, June 10th. 8:15 pm at the Surf City Firehouse.
Tickets here: www.lighthousefilmfestival.org
For those not here in Surf City on June 5th we were treated to a beautiful rainbow after a thunderstorm moved trough. It was a spectacular site!
Surf City Rainbow
And on a more somber note a fire erupted in Brant Beach completely engulfing a car and home . Link to a video of the fire here. https://youtu.be/NtpJzERf2dA
Surf City Firehouse will host the Country Line Dance #1 on Fri June 3rd at 6:30pm. Get out and kick up some dust!
And there was beautiful weather over the Memorial Day Weekend to kick off the “Unofficial” start of summer. The island was alive with happiness and the ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park was nice.
Veterans Park CeremonyVeterans Park SignFirehouse Line Dance
Our own beloved lifelong Surf City resident artist Cathleen Engleson has been quite busy lately! She is a recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts for Ocean County, a historical artist -Cathleen painted the new Farmer’s Market sign. Design, layout and lettering was done by the talented graphic designer Michele Guerriero of Shore Design. Dave Wright completed the construction and labor intensive paint prep for this 6ft. sign.
Also she has painted a water barrel to catch rainwater. It will be at the firehouse for you to bid on at the Surf City Bazaar and auction in July!
An item of interest is the beach access repairs on the north end of town. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will move forward in Surf City in mid-June, weather permitting, but the accesses damaged by winter storm Jonas will have to be repaired by the town. Full Sandpaper article here.
The island is starting to heat up getting ready for the busy summer ahead. Here are the first few events to look forward to this year.
Pancake Breakfasts at the fire house. Sundays May 29 & July 3 – 8am to noon
Weekly Farmers Market Mondays June 27 to August 29 – 8am to noon
If you’ve never seen the LBI morning beach report from windsurfing instructor and video producer Jack Bushko of Island Surf and Sail this is your big chance! He’s been doing the report for years now! Great way to see the island if you’re missing it.
Click here for a link to one of Jack’s morning reports on facebook.
Surf City is definitely pink these days for breast cancer awareness. Way more than the other towns! It’s quite colorful and fun! Here are some pictures from around town.
And if you’re looking for some more color try Ann Coen’s art gallery this Friday May 13th. Come and view the Island’s prevailing young watercolor artist Jessie Wolf Temple in the opening of her debut exhibit “Sweet Nothings.” For more information in the Sandpaper article click here.
For the third year in a row, Surf City or “Surf Pink” as it has been affectionately referred to, will be teaming up with Meridian Health for their annual Paint the Town Pink campaign. Read further on and you’ll learn about the Surf City Taxpayers Association involvement this year, including the “Pink-est Business Award”.
Paint the Town Pink is a collaborative effort between various communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties to raise awareness of the importance of annual mammography. Many of you have probably seen in past years the pink ribbons lining the Boulevard, the large banner displayed out front of Borough Hall, or the different businesses’ storefronts that have been
decorated pink.
These wonderful pink displays are dual purpose; not only do they add a fun element to the town, but they serve as a visual reminder for women to “think pink,” and by that, we mean to think about their breast health. Unfortunately, statistics show that about 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime and in 2016, an estimated 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S.
Early Detection is The Answer
With that in mind, early detection can be a woman’s best defense against breast cancer. The main goals of the Paint the Town Pink campaign are to promote breast cancer prevention by encouraging women in the community, aged 40 and older, to get their annual mammogram.
The Paint the Town Pink event merges the detection campaign with a fundraising component for Meridian’s pink funds. Each Meridian Hospital has set up a “Pink Fund” to provide free mammography screening to uninsured and underserved women in their respective communities.
More Information is Available (especially how to get a mammogram)
More information on the Paint the Town Pink campaign, as well as information for fundraising events in Surf City and other participating communities, can be found at http://www.paintthetownpink.com .
If you need or a loved one needs a mammogram and do not have the ability to pay for it through insurance, or other means, please contact one of our Centers (listed below) and a representative will walk you through the process. You will need a prescription from a doctor on our medical staff.
scta is Proud to PARTICIPATE in 2 ways
The Surf City Taxpayers Association is joining this great effort in two ways. First, we’re encouraging businesses — as in years past — to “do up their business” in pink.
Surf City 5 & 10 made a pink entranceIsland Realty had this charming pink display of support.Tuckerton Lumber had a great display of “pink beach hardware”.
Leave it to Wink to do up a pink outfit.
Pink-themed window displays, signage, ribbon placements or pink inspired knick-knacks will all the do the trick. At the end of May, a group of SCTA judges will take pictures of each participating business and select one to receive”The Pink-est Business Award”. That business will get promoted and publicized for their creativity and contribution to the spirit of Surf Pink 2016.
For businesses who want more information — and want to get a FREE swag bag of decorating supplies, including your pink bow, and to get your business listed on the PTTP webpage — check out this Facebook post .
Second, a special SCTA Beautification Committee has been formed to select and donate urns and flowers that will decorate the Borough Hall entrance and flowers that will bloom on either side of the entry sidewalk. Hopefully these blooms will be a wonderful “think pink” reminder to all.
We would like to thank Susan Scangarello of Bay Avenue Plant Company of Surf City for her counsel. We so appreciate her time and deep knowledge of plants in helping us select our pink blooms.
And also, a hearty thank you and congratulations to Sarah Roe, who is the driving force behind Surf Pink and our town’s participation in this important initiative.
access the Paint the Town Pink “Pink Fund”
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Jersey Shore Imaging),
Neptune- 732.988.1234
Surf City is in the process of applying for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair the beach accesses at 20th and 21st streets. Assistance through the Federal Control and Coastal Emergency Act won’t be available until sometime next year. Please use extreme caution when trying to navigate these areas.
The new causeway span will be open to Eastbound traffic as the old span will be closed for repair work. As always drive extra careful when crossing the causeway. There will be only one lane each way.
Two events upcoming in Surf City for late April here.
Clothing drive on Saturday, May 21st from 8:30am to 2:30pm at Ethel Jacobsen parking lot will be accepting wearable and used clothing for men, women, and children. Also accepted are linens, small rugs, shoes, belts, handbags, stuffed animals and toys. Please no CDs or DVDs.
Get your tickets for the Country Western Dance and support the Surf City Fire House in this fun event for Fri April 29th. Only $8.00 for close to 4 hours of non stop fun!
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For the third year in a row, Surf City or “Surf Pink” as it has been affectionately referred to, will be teaming up with Meridian Health for their annual Paint the Town Pink campaign. Read further on and you’ll learn about the Surf City Taxpayers Association involvement this year, including the “Pink-est Business Award”.
