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05-1989 Atlantic Beach NewsAtlantic Beach News U-1...na I - #4 Editor: Karen Moore May I Ahoy mates, sorry this edition is a little late, but you know what they say .... better late then never!!! I have been busy preparing the Atlantic Beach Courier (a newsletter for the citizens of Atlantic Beach) and I just haven't had time for you. Sound cruel? Tough. This is, gee whiz, the fourth edition of the Atlantic Beach News, so far I have received a lot of important information f rom: Rose Blanchard, Bose Blanchard, Rose Blanchard and Rose Blanchard. Sometimes I think Rose Blanchard is the only employee the City has. Where is everyone else? Come on guys, where's that team spirit? Where's that drive? Where's my -01% articles from you all?! Do I have to come to each one of you and beat `i t out of you? Do you enjoy this newsletter? Mould you like to see it continue? I can only do so much. if any of you have ideas for columns, please give me a call. Lets show some interest in this thing. On that note, 1'11 put my motherly disposition to rest until I get home, and get on with this edition of the Atlantic Beach News!! New Employees: -Brenda Dockery is our new Building Clerk. Brenda is married to Trey Dockery and they have two children (normal people call them dogs) Bubba and Caesar. Trey is an Ensign in the Navy and is stationed aboard the USS Forrestal. They are originally from Memphis and (get this) Brenda's last name used to be PRESLEY. See any connection between Memphis and Presley? That's right bubble brei ns, Brenda i s Elvis Presley's third cousin. So if you want to come and rub her ARM, you can. She will also be giving out autographs between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:01 a.m. The highlight of Brenda's life is she lives right next door to Karen Moore!!! -Julie Smith is our new Police Records Specialist. Julie is married to John Smith (really) and they live i n Oak Harbor. Julie graduated from Fletcher High in 1982( and is 25 years young). -Ronald Kirtsey is our new Lead Sanitation Worker/Driver. Ronald is, also married and has 5 kids.( Ronald will be 37 the 12th of May.) -Eric Howell is a Temporary Sanitation Worker. Eric is an Atlantic Beach Resident and graduated from Chester High in Chester, Pennsylvania. His date of birth is February 10, 1969. -Earlie King works in our Public Works Department. He is single and lives i n AB. Birthday Kids: Bill Searcy 512 Julie Smith 514 Tim Townsend 516 Butch Garvin 516 Ronald Kirtsey 5112 Bill Bi sbi ng 5113 Kenny Rhone 5116 Randy Beaty 5.130 And Lost But Not Least: Georg Horn 1 (30- I IRIF IIA D'4 Axianiic Lieacn Kers May 1989 Pane 9 Straight to the Top: This is a new column to recognize our employees who have recently been promoted. -Matt Park is now our Life Guard Captain. Matt has worked for the City for 6 years as a Life Guard on our beautiful beaches. Congratulation Matt. Parks & Recreation Department: -Little League Opening Day, April 1st was a big success. The best result of that day, for this dept. was the fact that the Park had been cleaned up very well. Our thanks to the last two teams to play for the day..... -Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30 marked the opening day of the Beaches, The crowd was big, the food was hot and the weather was great. Hope some of you made it down for the parade, Chief's Rew and Thompson were in it!!! -It is getting close to vacation time, troops, DO YOU HAVE YOUR DISNEYWORLD MEMBERSHIP CARD???? If not, go by and see Mousecateer Rose at her mousehouse in the park. The card is a freebie for a fun place, offering you discount admission to the park, car rentals and hotel reservations. If you are unable to get to her mousehouse in the park, ask your supervisor to get in touch with her and maybe she can come to a place convenient to you .... GET IN TOUCH WITH ROSE .... MICKEY AND MINNIE WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD. There is a new attraction, besides the MAGIC KINGDOM and EPCOT CENTER, they now have the Third Wonder of Disneyland, THE DISNEY -MGM STUDIOS THEME PARK. You will see movies and TV productions and_ all the fun stuff that goes on in a Movie Studio. Who knows, maybe a talent scout will see your wonderful talents and YOU COULD BE IN PICTURES!!! So, go get your card ..... Mr. Mrs. Ms. HOLLYWOOD (via Atlantic Beach). -Did you appreciate the fact that Rose informed the press of your kindness to her! If you did not see the article in the new Community News section of the Times Union on Saturday April 1st, Rose mentioned to a certain reporter that - some of the folks in this City had dubbed her RECYCLING CZAR. Rose further explained to him that the remark was a kind and classy way of referring to her as THE TRASH LADY. Can you believe he actually printed that!!!! Now she'll have to brush up on her sign language so she is not so quickly quoted (try and say that 5 times fast). Anyone want to join Rose in Sign Language class?? NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Come on Rose, didn't Adelaide teach you anything about keeping your mouth closed and your ears open?? -Rose wants to thank her great crew, "AB" (which I hear does not stand for Atlantic Beach), and Cynthia (the ever patient after hours Trash Lady). They have worked so hard in trying to get the Parks looking good and ready for the summer rush. They are really doing a great job, as usual. Atlantic Beach Nems May 1989 Page 3 From the "Hey, it's a Small World department: -After my last edition where I talked about being from Cincinnati, Bill Searcy from the Buccaneer Plant rushed by City Hall to inform me he grew up in Cincinnati, also!! Is it a small world or what!! - I f any of you have a "Hey, it's a small world" story, please bring it by City Hall and I'll include it in the newsletter. -Lets all sing... It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, it's a small, small world!! Now don't you feel great?? -Speaking of Bill Searcy, have you seen him partying on the Annabell Lee? Bill does commercials on the side and one of them has recently been seen on Channel 30. It's an ad for the Riverboat Cruise Lines and Bill is dancing and swinging and having a good old time. Hey Bill, can you dirty dance?? - Public Works News: -Don Ford, Director of Public Works( and an all around great guy) called me today to inform me that our great Atlantic Beach and Buccaneer crew completed the interconnection between Oak Harbor and Buccaneer. Mr. Ford stated the crew worked all day Thursday and Friday April 21-22 and most of the morning on Monday, April 24 to complete the job. "Having our crew perform the work instead of hiring someone to do it saved the City around $8,000." stated Mr. Ford. The crew consisted of: Harry McNally, Kenny Rhone, Chris Walker, Ralph Horne(Snapper), Bill Searcy, Rusty Hobbs, Frank Sisario, Tracy Dufek, Rick Hayes and Scott Fischer. Thanks guys for a job well done. -Speaking of Rick Hayes and Ralph "Snapper" Horne, they were reading water meters in the Selva Linkside subdivision on Tuesday April 18 around 2:30 p.m. when they heard a loud crashing noise and a person moaning. They immediately rushed into the house they heard the noise coming from and found a man lying on the ground with his head split open. Apparently the man was in the unfinished home taping drywall and fell off the scaffolding. Rick stated the man, in his early 60's, split his head open from the crown to the top of his left eye. Rick ran outside to their truck and radioed Theresa Blanchard at Public Works. Theresa radioed the police station and help was soon on the way. The two stayed with. the man until Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. I think this was a brave thing these two individuals did and I think they should be recognized for it. This was definitely above and beyond the call of duty. - Mack Stanford would like to thank all his co-workers at Public Mork for all the help and support they showed him after the loss of his beloved sister. Animal Control Department: - HQ (Headquarters to us rookies) received a call from some of the youngsters who fish in the creek at Howell park. They had snagged a Atlantic Beach liens May 1989 Page 4 Animal Control (Cont.): huge alligator -snapping turtle and they needed BeeJay's assistance to remove the hook. She hollered for help and a "Snapper" answered... yes, Ralph Horne, aka Snapper, and his Supervisor Kenny Rhone, Distribution Division Chief at Public Works, answered her plea. A ketch all pole was put around the carapace (?) of the turtle to restrain the old feller. He was full of scars and algae and had a piece missing from his beak. (Note: turtles do not have teeth; only sharp beaks with which to tear their food). With the aid of Snapper holding the pole, BeeJay carefully made the turtle snap onto a piece of metal and then removed the hook with a pair of pliers. Kenny suggested they put the turtle into the waste water treatment plant pond where there are plenty of fish and lots of algae for the turtle to feed upon. The big clunker slid down the side of the pond at the sewer plant and swam merrily off into the dark waters. -Recently the Fire Department offered a CPR short course and Beejay signed up for it. First time for everything, I say!! There were five City employees plus the dog catcher. I guess they were in there to help people in distress; Beejay was there in case an animal needed resuscitation. It was an interesting two hours of instruction by D. Ponsell, director of training for SOS Technologies from whom the City leases oxygen units. Mr. Ponsell told the story of how "Rescuci Anne" came into being._ It seems that a year_.ago, a Dr. Asmund Laerdal designed or invented this realistic training dummy because his 17 year old daughter had drowned in Norway and no one knew what to do to save her. The face of Rescuci Anne is the "death mask" of Dr. Laerdal's daughter. Rescuci Anne wears a blue blazer with a red zipper and has blond hair. -Mr. Ponsell also told the class that the wind velocity in our wind tubes is 200 -plus miles per hour every time we. sneeze! What a statistic... but did you know that every time you sneeze, you close your eyes? Try sneezing and keeping your eyes open. It ain't easy, folks. City Manager's Department: The City Commission at their regular meeting Monday, March 27, 1989 took the following actions: -Received a presentation from John Holman, Jr., of Video Productions regarding the possiblility of televising City commission meetings for showing on the public access chanriel of cable television, -Heard from the delegation of Atlantic Beach firefighters on a number of items relative to safety equipment and benefits. -Adopted a Resolution welcoming the newest member of the United States Naval Fleet, the USS Phi l l i ppi ne Sea, to the Mayport Naval Station. -Named and dedicated as a right-of-way Poinsettia Court. antic City Managers Report (cont): -Heard Mayor Gulliford suggest the City set up a special telephone line called a Recycling Hotline for the purpose of answering questions regarding the upcoming recycling program. The City Commission at its regular meeting Monday, April 10, 1969 took the following actions: -On recommendation of the Awards Committee awarded a contract to Starling Construction of Jacksonville for $6,300 for a new basketballcourt at Donner Park. -On recommendation of the Awards Committee rejected all bids -for a 14 yard dump truck and authorized the redrawing of specfications to provide for a 7 to 6 yard dump body. -Heard the City Manager report a reimbursement to the City of Atlantic Beach in the amount of $153,94.3_ .46 as its share for excess arbitrage ort the Florida League of Cities Loan Fund. -Waived the bidding requirements to allow for the purchase of a used `1984 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup truck in the amount of $4,950.00 for use by Public Safety. Police Department: -Anyone 'rho is interested in getting on a fitness program should call Lieutenant Jiro Christman at the- police station. As I see it, there is quite a few 1 of us who need to make the call!!! -Chief Thompson and his men have been very busy this last month catching bad guys. Keep up the good work guys. There is no truth to the rumor: -Due to the fact that my supplier of this column is really busy, there will be no "truth to the rumor" article this month!! Sorry. It is true that: -A citizen called City Hall and wanted to know why Ills garbage smelled so bad!!! -Last month's newsletter was really boring. Fire House Mews: The only news out of the Fire House is that Chief Walter Rew has now lost over 40 pounds!!! I think he deserves `a big pat on the back. He's looking great and said he feels great. 'He- told me he walks 4 miles a day. Anyone interested in joining the Atlantic Beach Bowling Team can sign up ei ther at Publ i c Works or Ci ty Hal 1. 1 f you need anymore information, call Theresa or Robin at P.W. Also, it's that time of year when men become boys and girls could care less!!! It's sign up time for the Atlantic Beach Softball Team. We had such a great time last year playing softball, that we have decided to start the team up again. So let's, show our spirit and our great Atlantic Beach Hers May 1989 Page ° 6 dedication to the City ........ Oh heck, lets cut through thi s BS, j ust si gn up f or the team, we'll have a great time. You can contact me, Karen Moore, at City Hall or Theresa Blanchard at PW or Rose Blanchard at Parks and Recreation if you've got the guts to play with the big dawgs. This year, if we have enough signed up, we're gonna try and have a cook out after the big game. Sound like fun? There may even be some rootBEER. (GET IT?) Speaking of Beer (Root of course) Rose Blanchard, my trustee supplier of interesting information EVERY MONTH gave me the following list (which by the way, I want to go on record to say that I do not believe the list is funny at all!!) to publish in the newsletter. Hope you find it funny and amusing!! WHY BEER IS BETTER THAN WOMEN: - 1. You can enjoy a beer all month long. 2. Beer stains wash out. 3. You don't have to wi ne and di ne beer. 4. Your beer will always wait patiently for you in the car while you play softball. 5. When your beer goes flat you toss it out. - 6. Beer is never late. 7. Hangovers go away. S. A beer doesn't get jealous when you grab another beer. 9. Beer tables come off without a fight. 10. When you go to a bar you know you can always pick up a beer. 11. After you've had a beer the bottle is still worth 10c. 12. A beer won't get upset if you come home with beer on your breath. 13. Beer never has a headache. 14. Censored 15. You can have more than one beer a night and not feel guiity. 16. Censored 17. You can share a beer with your friends. 18. Censored 19. Censored 20. Beer doesn't demand equality. 21. You can have a beer in public. 22. Censored 23. A frigid beer is a good beer. 24. Censored Come on Rose, are you trying to .get me in trouble again????? 40 040 Ad .,. .,f .,. •f ..r This just into the newsdesk from Cub Reporter Brenda Dockery....... Flash, what Public Works Director can't wait until he gets through the checkout line at Publix before he starts to eat his frozen yogurt? Details and a full report next month!!! A few months ago, the City Commission was exploring the possibility of building a world class swim center here in Atlantic Beach. What they didn't realize at the time, and I just thought ITS Atlantic Beach Nems May 1989 Page 7 of, was we already have a facility for a world class swim center right here under our noses!!! If any of you have ever been over to the sewer plant, you probably have noticed the retention pond next to the plant. This pond is used for holding water that has been "purified before it is released into the St. Johns River. Well, my brilliant and and sometimes demented mind stumbled (along with s little push from our equally_ demented minded City Clerk) across some ideas for the pond; and if any of you have any ideas for it, please let us know and we'll include it in the next edition. Below are our ideas for the retention pond: 1. Stretch swimming lane ropes across it and call it the Atlantic Beach World Class Swim Center. 2. Have the First Annual Atlantic Beach Bass and Fishing Tournement. 3. Put sand around the edge, set up beach chairs_ and a hot dog stand and charge admission to Atlantic Beach's Country Club. 4. Turn it into a Jacuzzi for our tired employees. 5. Teach synchronized swimming lessons for people interested in joining the olympics. Remember, if any of you have any ideas, please give me a call at City Hall. (Hey that rhymes) 40K OK 40K 40< 4&C OK 40K 400C +wK +OK 'WAV -)"r 3AF "dr o'�-,wrW ),w -�,w 1wk,00C 400C 4p< MOK 45-C 40K -OK m< 1-ff %AV "W ),w " -,,r -�,w "W Mickey's Trivia Courner: And now for all of you intellectuals, the following questions come to us from ........ you guessed it, Rose Blanchard. Q. Goofy wasn't always Goofy. Do you remember his original comic strip name? Q. How many teeth does Dopey have? If you can correctly answer the above questions, stop by Rose's trailer in Russell Parr and pick up your FREE Valuable prize. 0 111111111 111111111 111111111 35 0-0 3S oo for sWIle bV Owuler: New Llama 9mm guff, only fired once, two clips, call Brenda in the Building Department at 249-2395 or 241-8323 after ,5:00. r-r—Jr-r Mechanic Tips from Mike & Terri* (or Terry & Mike): 'Car Care Tips- -Most Important: Change the ail and lube every 5,000 to 6,000 miles; air filter and breather element as needed. -Tune up your car every 15,000 miles replacing plugs, cap and rotor if needed. Z� 1 -Car Care Tips" (Cont.): -Something a lot of people forget is transmission and fuel filters! Replace these important parts every 15,000 to 20,000 miles. -Before going on any lengthy trip, check ALL FLU I DSH -rte hope these safety tips help your car last long and ensure happy and safe trips. Happy motoring!!! -From your "Red Shirt" Pals at the City Yard. Mike & Terry (or Terry & Mike) pineapple Delight (From Theresa Blanchard at RW) 1 large package of Lemon Jello 1 can crushed pineapple -drained 1 container Cool Whip 1 i2 cup black wal nuts, chopped -Use pineapple juice to make jello -croft set. Add crushed pineapple & Cool Whip -firm set. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts just before serving with a plain cookie., -Perf act wag to a Cool -Day- From the Editor: Last month we asked for your comments on our newsletter. As of this writing, we have received only two. They were favorable comments but I was hoping to hear from more of you. Please get in touch with Maureen or. myself with your comments. If you really like the newsletter, we'd like to know, if you don't like it, let us know that also, we're strong, we can take it. "In the Words of a great man- -you cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. -You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. -You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. -You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. -You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. -You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatreds. -You cannot establish security on borrowed money. -You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. -You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and . should do for themselves. -Abraham Lincoln Wel p, it's that time again, time to close this edition, but remember, want to hear from you!! If you want this newsletter to continue, help me out guys!!!! The big bosses have already warned me, if I don't get more from the employees, they'll pull the plug on the Atlantic Beach News!!!