December 2014

ISLE OF PALMS C IVIC ASSOCIATION

HOLIDAY DINNER

HELP SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12

Doors open 6:00 PM

Dinner served at 6:30 PM

Menu: Roast Turkey & Baked Ham

Bring a salad, side dish or dessert to share.

Free soda and water. BYO adult beverages.

MARK THE DATE

MONTHLY POTLUCK/MIXER

SCHEDULE

All Mixers are held at the Treasure Island Community Center

( 1 Park Place at corner of 106th Ave, behind Walgreen’s)

Free Parking. Doors open at 6 PM. Dinner starts at 6:30 PM.

DECEMBER 12/12 Friday

JANUARY 1/27 Tuesday

FEBRUARY 2/24 Tuesday

MARCH 3/24 Tuesday

APRIL 4/28 Tuesday

MAY 5/26 Tuesday

CHRISTMAS EVE

TIMETABLE

6 PM

Light your

Luminaries

6 - 8 PM

Starting at 9th St.

and making his way

toward 1st St.,

Santa and his elves will toss candy

to children, who are at curbside with

their parents, when he rides past.

Beautification Award The November Beautification Award goes to:

Michael Molinario 11465 5th St E

The December Beautification Award goes to:

Joe & Johanna Klink 810 115th Ave.

While working as a nurse at All Children’s Hospital, Johanna found time to personally do all of the landscaping and landscape lighting, and then paint the house.

To nominate a household, please call Donna Alben at 363-6045.

Deck the Halls...and your house and yard

A “Best Holiday Decoration Award” will be presented in January, in addition to the “Beautification Award.”

There were some terrific displays last year. Will you be the one to outshine them this year?

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Docks, Boat Lifts, Decks

Lift Repairs

422-9184 Island Marine Construction Inc C-8463

Free Boat lift inspection

Islandmarineconstructioninc@gmail.com

Isle of Palms Civic Association

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Visit the City’s website

www.mytreasureisland.org

for information about City

services and events in and

around Treasure Island.

Crime Report:

Did you know that most of our Police public information and services is now Digital? If you have a computer,

e-notepad or smart-phone, please point your desktop or mobile browsers to:

mytreasureisland.org/departments/police

There you will find such useful information as: police department news, local lost & found, weekly

police blotter, homewatch program, and the ability to sign up for First Call notification services for local

emergencies.

As always, please keep an eye out for any suspicious activity in our neighborhood and report to our

local Police.

Do you have news or photos you think your neighbors

would like to know about? Then, please exercise your

journalistic and photographic skills and submit an

article or photo essay for review and possible

publication in the monthly newsletter. It must not have

the appearance of an advertisement promoting any indi-

vidual, service or product for personal or

corporate gain.

Send you submissions to:

Mike Molinario

m_molinario@msn.com

(727) 329-1573 - cell

REQUEST FOR ARTICLES OF

GENERAL INTEREST OR

BENEFIT TO OUR

COMMUNITY

Treasure Island Holiday Boat Parade

Saturday, December 20, 6:20 - 8 PM

Boats, decorated in brilliant and creative light displays, parade around Boca Ciega Bay, starting at The Club at

Treasure Island and ending at John's Pass. If you (or your good friends) live on the even-numbered side of 115th Ave or

the odd-numbered side of 9th St E, you already know the best place from which to watch the parade. The best public

places to watch the parade are the TI Causeway Bridge or at John’s Pass. Or, if you bring one unwrapped new toy to

the Recreation Department at City Hall by Friday, December 19th you will receive a family pass to watch the

parade from The Club, where you can enjoy free entertainment and refreshments poolside. (And, get to see Santa.)

Expires 12/31/2014

Annual Isle of Palms Spaghetti Dinner

Tuesday,

February 24

6 - 9 PM

Tickets:

only $10.00

Lots more event information including the menu,

entertainment, and how you can get your tickets,

coming in next month’s newsletter.

This is our most popular event of the year. You

definitely won’t want to miss this.

SUGGESTION: Even if you won’t be at your Isle of Palms home on Christmas Eve, be sure to get your Luminary Kit

anyway, and make arrangements with a neighbor to set them up and take them down for you. lf you live on a corner

you’ll get 2 kits, if you ask. The visual effect is much more dramatic when the luminaries completely line the streets.

Did you ever wonder...What exactly are “reindeer games?”

PUZZLE TIME

*Solutions will be published in next month’s newsletter.

Membership Application ($10 Annual Fee)

Name:

___________________________________________

Address:

___________________________________________

Telephone:

___________________________________________

E-mail:

___________________________________________

All homeowners, seasonal residents of three months or more, and renters of Isle of Palms are welcome to join the Isle of Palms Civic Association and attend meetings.

With a membership in the Isle of Palms Civic Association you will receive a membership directory and a Christmas candle kit for the neighborhood luminary display on Christmas Eve.

Please send your $10 check or money order for annual dues payable to: IOP Civic Association c/o Deanne Groves, 11340 7th St E, Treasure Island

Officers:

President Roger Rainwater 363-1717 VP & Membership Carol Lee 360-9181 Secretary Nancy Bostock 215-4006 Treasurer Deanne Groves 368-6800

District Directors:

District 1: Mary Pender 412-5398 District 2: Toni Hawkins 360-9024 District 3: Millie Fant 367-1301

Other Contacts:

Beautification Donna Alben 363-6045 Neighborhood Watch Stephen Mealy 744-0631 Sunshine Dorothy Rainwater 363-1717 Hospitality Carla Smith 360-4789 Chaplain Lois Nelson 360-9070 Newsletter Mike Molinario 349-1573

ASSOCIATION BOARD 2014/15

Your contact information

is safe with us!

We won’t publish or share your e-mail address

in print or electronically unless you request that

we do so. And, we promise to use it only to

send brief but important or time-sensitive

information/reminders not more than once or

twice per month.

No spam.

Annual Island-wide

YARD SALE

MARCH 7, 2015

It’s never too early to start planning for this

blockbuster event. Last year’s sale was a

huge success and this year’s promises to be

even better. Look for more information and

registration forms in both the January and

February newsletters.

Sunshine

If you know of anyone on IOP experiencing an illness or bereavement...or celebrating a happy occasion, please share that information with Dorothy Rainwater at 363-1717, and she’ll send them a card from all of us in the Isle of Palms Civic Association.

Speak up and brighten someone’s day!

PLEASE SUPPORT

OUR ADVERTISERS

OUR NEW ADVERTISERS Christmas Luminaries:

An Isle of Palms Holiday Tradition

The photo above, taken many years ago, is of “Christmas

Luminaries on the Isle of Palms.” The holiday luminary

tradition was such a big deal here, that the photo graced

travel postcards that were sold in stores. Now, you have

the opportunity to continue to build on that tradition.

Civic Association volunteers will be distributing Luminary

Kits (candles and bags) to all residents of the Isle of Palms

who pay their annual association membership fee of just

$10 per household. You have several opportunities to pay

your membership and pick up your kit:

A Candle Table will be setup at Triangle Park

(just beyond the bridge as you enter Isle of Palms)

Saturday & Sunday Dec. 6 & 7 10 AM - 2 PM

Dec. 13 & 14

Fri, Sat & Sun Dec. 19, 20 & 21

-AND-

At the Holiday Dinner

Friday Dec. 12 6 - 9 PM

Note: TOYS FOR TOTS will be collecting your donation

of NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS at the Candle Table.

SPREAD JOY...GIVE GENEROUSLY!