july 2011 clifton beach chatter

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JULY 2011
C LIFTON BEACH
CHATTER
ALL PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN
2010 BY SANDI BAKER.
Get ready for the Clifton Park Parade!
The Clifton Park July fourth neighborhood parade will be on Sunday, July 3rd at 1:00p.m.
Meet on Lake Road in from the Lispisa’s House (17823 Lake Road).
Make sure to sign in at the table and drop off your $5 family donation.
Prizes will be awarded for everything! Best dressed,most patriotic, best float, best decorated bikes,
best dog costume, creative signs or banners! The possibilities are endless. After the parade join us at
the Clifton Club for pizza, ice cream and refreshments. Bring your red, white and blue!
If you have any questions please contact Melissa Metzger at 216-496-6445
AT THE CLIFTON CLUB
THE FIRE ENGINE!
GET YOUR BIKE READY!
Come to a Friday Night Supper with your kids!
Parents, you’ve had your chance now it is tome to let the kids
get social! Come join in the first “Kids Friday Night Supper” on
July 22th at the Clifton Beach House. Bring a new neighbor,
friend, new club member or even an old Club member. It is
time to enjoy our kids and have fun too!
Here are the specifics:
-Bring your own meat for your family to grill
-Bring your own side dish to share (salad, side dish, dessert or
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appetizer)
-Bring you own place setting
-We will supply soft drinks
-We will supply the charcoal and the men to tend to your main
dish.
We will also be showing off the work of BEACH ART CAMP in
and around the Beach House. Come at 6:30 to get things going
and take a look at the art. At 7:30 we’ll eat and then enjoy
s’mores and maybe a kickball game!
Please RSVP to Melissa Metzger at [email protected] or
496-6445.
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Beach Art Camp at Clifton Beach
When: Monday, July 18th thru Friday July 22th
Where: At the playground picnic tables
Time: 12:00 to 2:00
What to bring: so bring a lunch or snack and stay on from
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Beach School if you like.
Cost: $35 per child and this includes materials
What ages?: Ages 5 and up
We will be working as a group on individual projects and I will
have a couple of helpers on hand too!
Come join in the creative fun and see how we can use our
beach and all that it gives us to make some really cool and creative art! Our projects will include: sculpture,
mask molding, and sand paintings. some projects will take more than one day so be prepared to leave your
creations with me until Friday. We will be coordinating the end of Beach Art Camp with the Kids Friday
Night Supper on July 22th. Participants art work will be on display “gallery style” in and around the Beach
House for the evening.
Be sure to come in clothes that can get messy or bring and old shirt or smock.
RSVP to [email protected] or Melissa Metzger at 216-496-6445.
August Friday Night Supper...”Dancing On the Beach”
Friday Night Supper: “Dancing On the Beach”
August 26th (hold that date open!)
Featuring “Tricky Dick & The Cover Ups” Dance Band
Assuming we have good weather, the band will be on the
deck,
facing the water and we will be on the beach, with a bar,
dancing our end of summer hearts away.
7pm till Midnight
More detail to follow in the August Chatter.
Contact [email protected] for additional
information.
Tennis Lessons at Clifton Beach still have room!
It is not too late to sign up for tennis with Coach Kris at Clifton Beach Session II starts July 6 thru
July 22 and III from July 27 to August 18th. All classes still have room.
For the registration for please refer to you June Chatter or you can find the June chatter at
www.cliftonbeach.com. You can also call Courtenay Cottenden at 521-6135 for more information.
Owen Metzger taking a tennis
lesson! by Melissa Metzger
Deer checking out the tennis courts.
from Jean Mazgaj Bjorn
First day at Beach School for the Metzger’s
by Melissa Metzger
Don’t miss all the fun we have planned for July!
BEACH SCHOOL
MON-FRI: 9-NOON
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This July is going to be one to remember!
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Beach School has had a fantastic first month! This next one is going to be even better.
Be sure to come for Carnival Day on July 8th. Also, we will be tie-dying some of the
best t-shirts Beach School has ever seen! And make sure you don’t miss the end of the
month, for Zoo at the Beach! We will be excepting new campers all summer, so come
down any time. If you aren’t already on the mailing list, or have any questions, email
Emily at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!
Random Clifton Beach Photographs...
by Marchello Mellino
by Rhonda Osborn Loje
By Marchello Mellino
by Rhonda Osborn Loje
by Rhonda Osborn Loje
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New Meditation Group at Clifton Beach
Cathie Drumm is starting a meditation group.
Wednesday mornings at Clifton Beach meet at 8:30 am.
• No charge
• No experience necessary.
• Please bring a yoga mat or blanket.
• Neck roll if you have one.
• Wear comfortable clothing
• You must be 18 or over
Dates are July 6th, July 20th, July 27 and August 3rd.
For more information, please contact Cathie Drumm at
440-759-1991 at The Mind Body Sanctuary, 15522
Madison Avenue, Lakewood.
by Marchello Mellino
Tea Dance
A big thanks to all who attended the Tea Dance and to the home owners who
graciously opened their residences for tours. A special thanks to the hard
working committee that made the event so special this year.
Tea Dance Committee: Jerry Hoegner, Rhonda Loje, Connie Mansell,
Tom Feser, Nancy Binder, Wendy Zachary, Shelley Mellino, Margarita Krnevic,
Kevin Brown, Julie Szabo, John Forgetta, Jill O’Brien, Nicolas Young,
Adele Bartlet, Carolyn Seelbach, Terri Borchert and Pat Dobro.
And a standout performer was Julie Szabo who was in charge of ticket sales.
Five days before the event she had emergency surgery and took her laptop
and records to the hospital with her. Now, that is dedication!
Jerry Hoegner
Tea Dance Chairman (and overall great party planner!)
John Pyke (Clifton Park Trustee) and his wife Judy
Our Check In Table: Terri Borchert, Kate McHale, Mary Ann Henderson
Jill and Vince O’Brien
Pam Vine-Gallager, Judy Pyke and Sue Denk
Silent Auction Tent
Letters to the Editor....
As summer is finally here, I would like to bring up a concern
of mine, that as a responsible pet owner,needs to be
addressed.
Several pet owners do not pick up after their dogs. We
know this not only by what is left behind but by several pet
owners not having bags on their walks. With so many new
neighbors having children, this is not only unsanitary and
unhealthy, it is illegal.
Could you please let everyone know that it would be
greatly appreciated if they would pick up after their dogs, no
matter how small and keep our beautiful neighborhood just
that.....
beautiful!
Thank you,
Nanci R. Scott
Where does Clifton
Beach End?
What has come to be our
largest concern about living in
Clifton Park is that our beach
property is next to Clifton
Beach. As I noted in a previous
email with our concerns of
children playing under our cliff.
We also had kids with a sense of
adventure appear in our
backyard. They seem surprised
not to find themselves in a
secret garden, but instead beside
our hostas. I don’t think even
Indiana Jones would try to climb
shale.
We wish that Clifton Beach
would put up a sign noting that
Clifton Beach Ends in wood
similar to the guardhouse
signage. It would be so much
nicer that a metal one by us
saying “no trespassing”
Jean Mazgaj Bjorn
Our First “Traditional Friday Night Supper.....
Kids from Clifton Beach having fun this summer!
Two Clifton Park Teens (Mary Kay Klenkar & Katie Liston
spent the first 10 days of June in Thibodaux, LA working
with 8 classmates construction two residential homes The
relief effors for victim of hurriane Katrina entailed over 50
hours of volunteer working to install a roof on two homes
for Bayou Habitat for Humanity. The weather was ver hot-(105 degree in the shade!) but the students enjoyed every
minute of their experience which included evening tours of
all of the cultural and natural aspects of traditional New
Orleans. The project was part of their school curriculum.
Katie and Mary Kay are sophmores at The Montesori High
School at University Circle.
from Carrie Klenkar
Owen Metzger doing some weeding at the
playground at Clifton Beach.
Lily Metzger performed in her second year
performance with the Dance Center at
Magnificat performing arts center.
A little this and that....
Our daughter, Cat Walleck, is in "War Horse" at Lincoln Center on
Broadway - last week it won 5 Tony awards, including Best Play and Best
Direction. I've included a photo of her in the show, plus a head shot..she
plays a young Frenchwoman whose farm is taken over by Nazis during
WW 1. The gentleman is the photo is named Peter Hermann, who plays
a"sympathetic"Nazi soldier - he's also married to Mariska Hargitay in real
life... Cat grew up here, went to Harvard for undergrad and the
American"Conservatory"Theater for her M.F.A.
from Sarah and Rob de Swart
Can you find this in Clifton Park?
Hermit Club Alley Party "The Last Night of the Proms" with
concertmaster Priscilla Eva and Clifton Club guests Lynne and David
Della Donna.
From the Clifton Club.....
July 2011
Dear friends and neighbors:
Well, Mother Nature has not been kind to us as we have finally completed Phase 1 of our back yard revitalization.
The irrigation system is working beautifully, the sod looks great and it will only be another week or two before
members and their guests will be able to fully utilize the back yard. We have also added two new pedestals with urns
and floral arrangements in front of the back yard gates and will be adding some more plantings around the patio.
Next up on our list of improvements will be some exterior painting and new carpeting in the pub dining room.
While the June Sunset Wine Tasting was moved from the beach to the Pub due to weather conditions, it was still a
great success with approximately 30 members and guests in attendance.
For July, we have an excellent line up of events in store for you:
Friday, July 8th we will hold another sunset wine tasting from 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (call the day of the event for picnic
table locations);
Sunday, July 17th we will be hosting another Front Porch Concert & Cookout from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; and
Saturday, July 23rd, we’ll have the blowout event of the summer, our second annual Island Hopping Party. This year we
invite Clifton Park residents who are not yet members of the Clifton Club to join in the fun. The party is sure to be
a great time and a great way to get together with friends and neighbors in the middle of the summer. Call the Club
for more details and to make reservations, 521-3051. Park guests may pay by cash or check at the door.
See the enclosed flyer for the details of each event.
Please make your reservations at least a week in advance for all events so our kitchen staff can place their orders
accordingly and so that the remaining staff is fully prepared to provide excellent service to you and your guests. We
truly dislike cancelling events but we have to make our decisions based on the reservations we have in place at least
4-5 days prior to the event.
We hope you are taking advantage of our arrangements with Avon Oaks. If you have any questions or feedback about
Avon Oaks, please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].
Best wishes for a wonderful summer,
John M. Winters, CCM
General Manager/COO
Upcoming Special Club Events
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Call The Day Of Event
For Picnic Table Locations
To RSVP Call: 216-521-3051
Or Make Your Reservation Online At: www.cliftonclub.com
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5:00 – 7:30 PM
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Bee Clean Car Wash at Detroit
and Riverside Dr. wants to be a
good neighbor. If your car has a
Clifton Beach sticker we are
offering a car detailing package for
$99.00. With the sticker your
second car will be $79.00 for the
same detailing package. What a
deal! Also if you have a sticker
you can buy the ALL THE BUZZ
(their best wash package) for
$8.00 instead of $10.00. Now
that’s a GOOD NEIGHBOR. This
deal expires September 31, 2011.
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Garage Sale!
The Facaros Family on 1331 Arlington Road is planning a garage sale on
Saturday, July 9th. The time will be 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The will be selling alot of baby items, kids toys (tons of power rangers and
ninja turtles!), furniture, tv’s misc. household items, kids clothes and shoes, kids
bikes and tricycles.
Heather Facaros