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Presents
The 2ND ANNUAL
CAPE STORY
Virginia Beach Va
INDEPENDENCE PADDLEBOARD RACE
SUN, July 18th, 2010
11:00 AM
The Cape Story by the Sea (CSBTS) Fireworks Event is scheduled for 9:20 PM on Sunday July 4th on our Bay off First Landing State Park. This event is sponsored by CSBTS and ALL OF YOU who donate to this neighborhood event that gives us all a chance to sit on the bay with family and friends and watch the FIREWORKS.
The donations pay for the fireworks, the fire marshal, the permits, the security and has the support of First Landing State Park for placement of fireworks and Fire/Brush Truck provided by East Campus , Joint Exp. Forces.
A Special thank you to ALL of the trucks, muscles and volunteers that get the fireworks over the dune and the shells back from the bay and to the merchants and businesses that Contribute – THANK YOU!!!
The event is approximately $15,000 to cover the costs and CSBTS requests your support to provide this SPECTACULAR STAR SPANGLED EVENT for our neighborhood and neighbors and friends and visitors to our Chesapeake Bay. THANK YOU and please send contributions to CSBTS – PO Box 700 – Virginia Beach, VA 23451. YOU MAKE this event possible.
This year’s parade and brunch will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon) on Sunday July 4th. The parade route will start on Beech at the bike path, proceed down Beech to Poinciana, follow Poinciana to Bayberry, turn left on Bayberry and end in the neighborhood park. All bike riders, floats and marchers need to line up for the parade between 9:30am – 9:45am. Please be careful spilling out onto Shore Drive. If you have to, line your float up in Bloom’s parking lot and we will work you into the parade as it starts moving.
This year’s parade theme will be Patriotic Pets and People. Awards will be given for Most Original, Most Patriotic and Best Theme. Bribing the judges has been discontinued at the suggestion of our lawyers (we really don’t have any lawyers, but if we did I’m sure they’d say this). The parade will be followed by a brunch in the park. There will also be biscuits, doughnuts, fruit and patriotic tunes.
As she has done in years past, an ice cream truck will also be provided courtesy of LYNN HUME, RE/MAX Allegiance.
The annual fireworks show will once again be presented by Zambelli Fireworks Internationale. The display will consist of 700 shells and will be launched around 9:20 pm on Sunday July 4th from the beach at First Landing State park. The rain date will be Monday July 5th at the same time. Please remember – Storage, handling and use of fireworks without a permit from the Fire Marshal’s Office is a violation of City ordinance 12-43.2 and is a Class 1 Misdemeanor. Class 1 Misdemeanors are punishable by up to a $2500 fine and/or 12 months in jail.
The following exceprt was taken from an email sent by Phill Roehrs, City Engineer, in response to a resident’s question on what could be done to improve the appearance of the beach and remove the dirt, debris and plants that were deposited from the sand replenishment project. The main focus of the clean-up will be the areas between Oak and Kendall.
Given the relatively poor appearance of the beach, and our commitment to the community to patrol and police the area until the condition is satisfactory, I am happy to report that PW/Beach Operations will be visiting the area, perhaps as early as today, to prepare the area for further grooming. A tractor will first visit the area to scarify the beach, and will be followed within a few days by a beach groomer to sift the top layer to remove as much deleterious material as possible. I sincerely hope this will help to improve the appearance of the beach, but we stand ready to revisit the site again if this latest attempt does not yield satisfactory results.
For those of you that don’t know what a beach groomer is or how it operates, here is a picture and a link. As of 6/16/10, the beach was scarified and is waiting to be groomed.
The City hired Parsons Brinckerhoff to perform a study of storm water improvements for Cape Story. The following link will take you to the DRAFT of this study.
You will find the suggestions for Cape Story in the “Draft Shore Drive Area Flooding” link on the City’s page. You can also see the proposed improvements on the Cape Henry-Cape Story map link.
Please read the report and send any comments you may have to Phill Rheors, the City Engineer in charge of the project. His email is PRoehrs@vbgov.com
Also, please include Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association President, Empsy Munden on any emails you may send to the City. That way we can help follow up on responses. Empsy’s email is emunden@aol.com
There are many online resources available which can help you to become better prepared for the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1-November 30. Check out some of the following sites below for information and recources on hurricane preparedness:
For a complete list of emergency preparedness items that fall under the hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday week, go to www.ready.virginia.gov/ Thanks everyone,
Jolynn Turner Emergency Planner Virginia Beach Dept. of Public Health 4452 Corporation Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Office: 757-518-2784 Mobile: 757-438-0381 Fax: 757-518-1393CAPE STORY BY THE SEA MONTHLY CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING
VIRGINIA BEACH RESORT HOTEL 2800 Shore Drive Monday June 14, 2010 at 7:30pm
I. Call to Order Introduction of guests
II. Minutes May 2010 Meeting
III. Treasurers Report
IV. Officers Reports
V. Committee Reports
VI. Unfinished Business
V. New Business
VIII. Adjourn
-2010- Membership dues $10 per family per calendar year.
Please make checks payable to Cape Story Civic Association Mail form and $10 to:
CSBTS Civic Association, PO Box 700, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
Name(s):__________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________
Phone:______________________
Email:______________________________ for CSBTS Email List
I am interested in participating in:
Spring Fling:______ Fireworks Committee _______CSBTS website:_____ 4th of July parade/brunch:____ Oyster Roast:_______
Teen Event:____ Newsletter/columnist:___ Park Beautification:______ Other:_______
To Receive Neighborhood Watch email add your Email address:____________________
Neighborhood Watch is a Separate Email address
Comments: CSBTS Email list is generated from your membership application, so Please print READABLE Email address to be used for the 2010 CSBTS email
Similar to last year, we had to postpone the event one week due to weather. But we had sunny skies on a Memorial Day weekend and a wonderful event that drew about 80 children and parents for the festivities. Jared from Astro DJs kept the party shaking with cool tunes and special events. DeeDee from Bobby the Clown Agency made great balloon animals and painted unique designs on many smiling faces. All enjoyed hamburgers, hotdogs, and chips courtesy of the Civic Association. Snow cones and popcorn where graciously provided by LYNN HUME, RE/MAX Allegiance. Yummy desserts were also brought and shared by neighbors. Kids of all ages had an out of this world time on the moonwalk, while others competed in various games to try to win gift certificates to AMC theatres. The kids even managed to beat the adults in a tug-o-war match.
Event winners were:
Additional Spring Fling Thank You!!!
Thanks to Patrick Slyer and Andy Baan for cooking up the burgers and dogs. A special thanks goes to the few that support the many, Shirley Drye, Empsy Munden, Don Lawson, Brian Harrell, Gary Forrest and Jenifer Solomon for set-up, serving and clean-up. And another big thank you to this year’s coordinator, Todd Solomon, for putting together a terrific event.
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS on our Cape Story Shutter Fly Page. Go to the Neighborhood Photos Tab on our Menu Bar.
Party by the Bay … You’re invited!
Sertoma by the Bay, a local women’s group affiliated with the internationally recognized service group founded in 1912 (www.Sertoma.org), invites you to support local charities the fun way at
The Sertoma by the Bay Summer Sizzler
Saturday, June 12, 2010 – 12:30 to 6:00 p.m.
First Landing State Park Amphitheater & Gazebo
Live music by Strictly Business (http://www.thebizz1.com/) & CHS teen Louis Smith (www.RiffCurrent.com)
A donation of $45 includes unlimited access to a catered buffet by Moe’s SW Grill and beverages from the bar tended by club volunteers. You must be 21 to attend.
For tickets and info, contact Linda Hennessy at 343-3117 or lkhennessy@cox.net. Tickets are also available at Moe’s.
I. Call to Order – Introduction of guests
II. Minutes April & March 2010 Meetings
III. Treasurers Report
IV. Officers Reports
V. Committee Reports
Pictures available on www.capestory.org – send your pictures to post links at web site
VI. Unfinished Business
V. New Business
VIII. Adjourn