Avalon and Stone Harbor Weekly Update March 29, 2018

EASTER WEEKEND brings an Easter Egg Hunt to Avalon on Saturday, March 31^st at 10am on the 8^th Street recreation field. If Easter Brunch is more your style, check out Bobby Dee’s Rock’n Chair, The Reeds at Shelter Haven, The Yacht Club of Stone Harbor, or The Avalon Links, all of which are offering brunch options.

THE AVALON LIBRARY offers a variety of benefits—including the Philadelphia Inquirer. With a library card members can access current and back issues of the The Philadelphia Inquirer. To access The Inquirer visit http://www.avalonfreelibrary.org/ To obtain a library card residents and property owners must provide proof of residency or property ownership. Summer visitors may obtain a library card by providing identification and a local address. To obtain a library card visit http://www.avalonfreelibrary.org/library-info/obtaining-a-library-card.aspx

HOUSE PORTRAITS by Lisa Cunningham are a great way to capture the essence of your shore home! Not only do Lisa’s portraits make a great keepsake, they’re wonderful conversation starters when entertaining guests or clients. They also make a fantastic gift! Visit Lisa’s website for more samples of her work: https://www.lisacunninghamfineart.com/house-and-business-portraits.html

BULKHEAD HEIGHTS were discussed at a recent Stone Harbor Council meeting. Rising sea levels and the potential for flooding are behind the discussion. According to data presented by Lenore Tedesco of The Wetlands Institute, only about thirty percent of the borough’s bulkheads meet the current required height of 6.2 feet. Changing the height requirement to 8 feet was discussed, an increase of almost 2 feet. But bulkheads have a long lifespan and are replaced infrequently, meaning it could take decades before all bulkheads reach that level.

SIGNS OF SPRING: More shops and restaurants are reopening for the season, including Marie Nicole’s Grill, Stone Harbor Bar & Grill, and Spiaggetta. Chilly temperatures and recent snow have made the month of March feel more like a lion than a lamb, but each weekend more property owners are returning to the Island, as the weather gradually warms up.

THE AVALON/STONE HARBOR UPDATE will return the week of April 9^th.

HAPPY EASTER!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Magic Show with Joe Fischer, Avalon Elementary School, 10-11AM, Friday, March 30
Wetlands Institute Covered Dish Supper, guest speaker to share knowledge in the field of environmental science & biology, admission fee & covered dish to share, 6-8PM, Friday, March 30
Turtle Fest, pancake breakfast, arts & crafts, search for turtle hatchlings, live animal presentations, visit www.wetlandsinstitute.org for info, 9AM-3PM, Wetlands Institute, Saturday, March 31
Avalon’s Easter Egg Hunt, 8^th through 12^th Street ball fields, 10AM, Saturday, March 31
Tree-to-Tree Adventure Park Night Climb at the Cape May County Zoo, aerial obstacle course, http://treetotreecapemay.com for info, Saturday, March 31
Never Break the Chain, songs of Fleetwood Mac, Harbor Square Theater, 8:30 PM, Saturday, March 31
Genealogy Workshop, register at 609-967-7155, Avalon Public Library, 1-3PM, Friday, April 6
Screening of a slideshow of 150+ photos of early Avalon, Avalon History Center at 215-39^th Street, 1-2PM, Saturday, April 7
Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents the Al Harrison Dixieland Band, VFW Post #386, 419 Congress Street, Cape May, proceeds benefit the ‘Food Bank of Southern Jersey’, 2-4PM, Sunday, April 8
Drop in Tech Workshop for Windows Computers & Android Smart Phones, help with questions regarding phones, software or apps, Avalon Free Public Library, 10-11:30AM, Saturday, April 14
Stone Harbor Job Fair, Coffee Talk at 299-97^th Street, 10AM-2PM, Saturday, April 14
Avalon Dune Grass Planting & Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweep, Volunteers Needed, Avalon Community Hall, 8:30AM, Saturday, April 21
Cape May County Zoo Earth Day Celebration, 5K Earth Day Race & 1 Mile Fun Run, music, story time, inflatable obstacle course & slide, visit www.cmczoo.comfor details, 8:30AM-4PM, Saturday April 21
Creative Writing, tips & feedback on memoirs, short stories, articles & books, register at 609-967-7155, Avalon Free Public Library, 10AM-Noon Saturday, April 21
Ocean Drive Marathon, www.odmarathon.org for details, 9AM, Sunday, April 22
Avalon Garden Club Arbor Day Celebration, 37^th & Dune Drive, 10:30AM, Friday, April 27
Stone Harbor’s Spring Tide Festival, artisans, sea-faring family friendly activities, food, live music, beer & wine garden, more, Stone Harbor’s downtown shopping area, 11AM-5PM, Saturday, May 5
Avalon Garden Club Plant & Bake Sale, Avalon’s Community Hall, 10AM-4PM on Saturday, May 5 & 10AM–3PM on Sunday, May 6