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The Parks Improvements are under construction

2013 NRSPOA Officers, Directors& Committee ChairpersonsGlen Gareau ....................................PresidentFrank Garcia ............................Vice President

Deed Restrictions & LegalsBarbara Brown ......Communications Monitor

Membership & CovenantsMike Ferraro ....................................Treasurer

Finance & BudgetInsurance Liaison

Jeanne Price ....................................SecretaryMary Rose Bressman.........Social Committee

and Co-editor of The SCOOPChuck Romano...... Landscape Maintenance

Special Projects, DredgingSean Fenniman ...... Gov’t & Public RelationsKatie VonAldenbruck..................Nominations

The SCOOP Liaison and Editor

2013 Board meetings will be held at 7 p.m. onthe third Wednesday of the following months:January, February, March, April, May, June,September and October. The AnnualMembership meeting will be on Wednesday,November 20, 2013. All meetings are held atthe First Presbyterian Church on Pine LakeDrive. NRSPOA members may attend withapproval from the Board. Any member in goodstanding (all assessments paid) wishing toaddress the Board should call 692-3939 andleave a message no later than noon on Fridaybefore the next scheduled meeting. Schedulechanges are posted on our web site:www.northrivershoresfl.org. NRSPOA, Inc. doesnot have a physical office, but may be reachedat 692-3939, which is both a voice and faxnumber.

The SCOOP is published six times a year bythe North River Shores Property Owners’Association, Inc. Submissions can be sent toKatie VonAldenbruck at [email protected]

What’s Inside . . .Neighborhood Watch Report ....................2Social Committee ......................................2Community Contributors ..........................3Fishing Report ..........................................4Beautification and Maintenance..............6NRSPOA Scholarships ..............................7All Creatures ..............................................7Save the Date! ..........................Back Cover

Newsletter of the North River Shores Community Volume XXXVIII, No.9 July/August 2013

The Park Improvements Committee has had a busy summer getting plans, quotes,and permits for the construction of the six (6) park improvement projectsapproved by the members last fall. The six (6) park improvement projects are: a

Drinking Fountain at the Duck Pond, a Picnic Pavilion, Fishing Pier, Volleyball Court,Children’s Play Equipment, and Horseshoes in Lake Park on Lake Side Trail.

The first shovel in the ground was that of SteveBiglin, who from the very beginning wascommitted to constructing the horseshoe pits.Steve built the horseshoe pits himself andfinished construction just in time for Father’sDay. Steveand hisf a m i l y

enjoyed Fathers Day playing the first NRShorseshoes match under the shade of the big tree inLake Park. A source close to the family indicatedthat Steve lost the first match to his granddaughter.

The drinking water fountain at the Duck Pond wasnext. The park committee recommended a stainlesssteel model that is handicap accessible and also pro-vides water for our pets. Martin County Utilitiesinstalled the water meter. Chuck Romano and Iwith a little help from Gene VanCuren and RayNelson constructed the concrete foundation for the drinking fountain just before therains from Tropical Storm Chantal arrived. We installed the fountain the followingweekend. Just press and hold the big button on the side above the lower bowl for ourfour legged companions to have a drink. continued on page 5

North River Shores Board on behalf of the entire neighborhood would like to say thank you to Nathan Ritchey,Al Cannon, Christian Fox, Glen Gareau, Dennis VonAldenbruck, Alec and Charlie Ellis and especially

to Suzie DiBartolo for working on a Saturday shoveling mulch and moving playground equipmentfor a wonderful new edition to Lakeside Park!! THANK YOU!

Glen Gareau and Joe Evans installing thenew water fountain at the duck pond.

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THE EYES AND EARS forthe Sheriff 's office. ALLRESIDENTS can help the

Sheriff 's office by being their THEEYES AND EARS. This meansCALL 911 if you see somethingSUSPICIOUS. This also meansthat you should NOT get involvedand should NOT confront any-one. After you CALL 911, theSheriff 's Deputies will followthrough. Martin County residentshave been instrumental in catchingthe Pillowcase Burglars in HobeSound and Palm City because theycalled 911.

THANK YOUS GO TO: Gary Hawken, David George,Joe Evans and Catherine O'Neill because they have attendedthe COUNTY WIDE Neighborhood Watch CoordinatorsMeetings for me at the Sheriff 's office for at least the past 2years. They, also, have written the reports for the SCOOP.I now am able to attend the meetings. The Meetings are heldon the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and if youwould like to attend a meeting just let me know. LauraPassanesi of the Sheriff 's office is in charge of this CrimePrevention Program.

NOTES FROM THE MAY 9 and JUNE 13 County Meetings:Pillowcase Burglary Alert meetings were held throughoutMartin County in April by Sheriff Snyder. As a result ofSheriff Snyder's meetings, the regular COUNTY WIDENeighborhood Watch Coordinators Meetings attendancetripled and more Neighborhood Watch groups are beingorganized.

Sheriff 's office offers a FREE HOME SECURITY CHECKSURVEY. To schedule a home appointment call LauraPassanesi at (772) 320-4749.

THANK YOU NEW NRS VOLUNTEERS: Ralph Baker,Glen Gareau, Rich Pontynen, Joe Ricchiuti and Katie VonAldenbruck.

More DAY WATCH AND NIGHT WATCH Volunteersare needed. Please call Jerry Felton at 692-2729 for moreinformation.

The SCOOP •Newsletter of the North River Shores Community July/August 2013

North River Shores Tennis Club9 Lighted Clay Courts v Complete Pro Shop v Pool

Organized League Play v Junior Clinics v Summer Sport Camps Group & Private Instruction, USPTA Certified

New Members Welcomewww.northrivershorestennis.com 692-0266 2393 NW Britt Rd.

Neighborhood Watch by Jerry Felton

Social Committee by Mary Rose Bressman

Ihope everyone is having a relaxing summer filled with funtravels and good times with family and friends. Thankyou to everyone who came to the first annual NRSPOA

Summer Kick-Off Party at the spoil island June 1st. Despitesome morning rain, we had perfect weather during the partyand it was definitely one of those days that make you thankfulto live in Stuart, FL. We enjoyed good food, some games, andplenty of time relaxing in beach chairs and exploring thesurrounding areas. It worked out well having residents withboats drive those without so no one was left out. We areplanning to do this again next summer. As the improvementsto Lake Park are completed, I hope you will enjoy the newamenities. If anyone would like to help with the CookieExchange in December or the Snowstorm early next year,please let me know. I am always grateful for helpers!Mary Rose Bressman772-260-6478

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July/August 2013 The SCOOP •Newsletter of the North River Shores Community

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The NRSPOA Board established three gift categories toallow all NRS residents, whether members of theassociation or not, to contribute towards the

maintenance of our beautiful community. These donations arekept in a special fund used exclusively for the upkeep andimprovement of our common areas – parks, entrance sign,plantings and boat ramp. We like to recognize all donors inThe SCOOP.If you wish to help keep North River Shores an attractive

place to live, please make your checks payable to NRSPOA,Inc. and mail to: NRSPOA, Inc., c/o The Rizzolo Group,1958 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952.These are the three gift categories:SILVER STATUS: Non-members who gift an amount

equal to the NRSPOA annual membership fee (currently$165). All NRSPOA members and non-member boat rampusers who have paid their dues are automatically Silver Status.

GOLD STATUS: Any NRS property owner gifting$100 to $199 above the amount of the annual membershipfee

PLATINUM STATUS: Any NRS property ownergifting $200 or more above the amount of the annual fee.

Recognizing Community Contributors— 2013 —

Ralph E. BakerMark BeattyHeidi Dodd

Mark H. & Jennifer A. FeltmanWilliam & Dian Fitzgerald, Sr.

M. Lanning & Jane P. FoxNorman D. Freeman (TR)

Investment Income PropertiesLLC (Tara Apts.)

Robert and Joyce JohnstonWilliam C. Martin

Leonard Joseph Morgan (TR) &Dawn Fay Morgan

Harold E. & Sara S. O’ConnellC. Pfeiffer Trowbridge

Walter N. & Jean E. Zeigler

David Buchholz, Jr. He expressly intended the donation for Beautification.

Bobby Ray Farmer, Jr.



Captain Kevin’s Fishing ReportBy Captain Kevin Drennan

We had a mixed bag of fishing the past monthcatching just about everything out there. The dolphinbite has been on and off, but when it turns on, plenty offish are being caught. Sailfish are being caught in verygood numbers in the bait pods near shore. Schools ofcobia have been passing through and are being caughtat the Bull Shark Barge and Sandpile. We had a coupleon the other day and lost the bigger one to a sharkwhich we fought for an hour and a half before breakingit off. We boated king mackerel in fifty-two feet of wateron live threadfins north of the St. Lucie inlet. One wentabout thirty pounds and landed in the smoker. Bottomfishing south of the inlet we had a mixed bag of vermil-lion and lane snapper, some big trigger fish, and messof good sized porgy. We also released a ton of under-sized sea bass, blue runners and almaco jacks. We alsoreleased a few big bonito in eighty feet straight out ofthe inlet. There are schools of tarpon chasing the baitwhich has been in ten to twenty feet of water just off ofthe beach north of the House of Refuge. We are hopingthe cobia run continues for another couple of weeks.More later.

Captain Kevin

Captain Drennan has been a member of the NRSPOAfor over ten years. Call him for inshore or offshorefishing trips at 692-9831.

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This is NRS resident Robert Pope with a nice king caught on my boat.Feel free to call me at 772-285-7626 Captain Kevin Drennan


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The park committee’s play equipment recommendationincluded a swing set with one toddler seat and threestandard swings, a geo-dome, and a set of monkey bars.The play equipment arrived on July 18, 2013. Severalresidents including Bud Woodruff, Chuck Romano, andSuzy DeBartolo helped prepare the site and assemble theequipment.

The Park Improvement committee recommended a “T”shaped fishing pier in the northwest corner of Lake Park.There is an opening there in the vegetation and it’s a spotthe residents have frequently been observed fishing fromthe bank. The building permit for the fishing pier wasapproved by FDEP and Martin County just afterIndependence Day. The Board approved the parkscommittee recommendation and selected Seaside Marineas our contractor to build the fishing pier andconstruction should be starting soon and may even beunderway by the time this issue of The Scoop goes to print.

Seaside Marine will also be installing the pilings to beused as the poles for our grass volleyball court located inthe middle of Lake Park.Seaside Marine was also selectedto build our picnic pavilion in Lake Park. Plans for thepicnic pavilion are in to the Martin County buildingdepartment for approval. We are hoping to completeconstruction of the picnic pavilion by the end ofSeptember. A special Thank You is due to Harry Isabellaof Seaside Marine for giving us such a great price and hav-ing the patience to work with us to construct the pavilionwe wanted. I for one can’t wait to see how it turns out!!Please keep out of the construction areas in Lake Parkwhile we are building these park improvement projects.Your cooperation is greatly appreciated, and I am sure itwill be worth the wait…..

The Parks Improvements are under constructioncontinued from page 1.

Parents and guardians of children who will be five yearsold on or before September 1, 2013 should register theirchild(ren) with the elementary school in their attendancezone. North River Shores is zoned for Felix A. WilliamsElementary.

Registration PacketsFelix A. Williams

can be picked up/dropped offduring the hours of: 7:10 – 4 pm

Address:401 NW Baker Road, Stuart, FL 34994

Phone:772-219-1640

Tours of the SchoolPlease call the school to schedule your visit.

Contact:Mr. Marder - Principal of Felix A. Williams with any concerns or to set up a tour.

His door is always open!!

By Registering early, parents and guardians help the schoolswith their planning for the correct number of classes andteachers. Thank you very much!!

Kindergarten Enrollment for 2013 - 2014 School Year has begun!



Can you believe it? After all these years we finallyput lines on our basketball court. How in theworld could anyone have a legitimate game or

practice foul shots without lines? And after the hugeNBA finals it came to us. We used all NCAAmeasurements, which differ greatly from the NBA.But the NCAA layout is what you’ll see in high schoolsand colleges.

Back in June when the storm, Andrea, past to our West itset off a few thunderstorms in our area. One of thelightening strikes from these Andrea bands struck one ofour Royal Palms in the large triangle at Fork Road andCoconut Point Lane. We figure its age to be about 50years old. It will now have to come down leaving twoRoyals on that triangle. All were planted by thedeveloper back in the 1950’s.

Also in June, we installed a message board at the Southend of the duck pond. This will allow for communica-tion, updates, articles of interest, maps and features. Theinstallation wasn’t easy. It took the brains and manpowerof Bud Woodruff and Lenny Morgan to dig the holes, mixthe concrete and set it perfectly. Since we’re talking aboutthe duck pond, you probably noticed the newly installeddrinking fountain. The PIC, Parks ImprovementCommittee, comprised of three community members andtwo Board members, felt one of the improvements to thispark should be a drinking fountain with a pet bowl at thebottom and a hose bib for plant watering during the dryseason.. And since we already have two picnic tables andthree benches at this location, the PIC felt the additionof the message board and drinking fountain would createa mini park within a park. The area gets regular use fromwalkers, runners and families. These enhancements willmake it more of a neighborhood stopping point. A lot ofpreplanning and coordination with the County for theinstallation of a water meter took several months andmany man hours for a good cause.

The PIC is planning to make several major improvementsto our largest park on Lake Side Trail. More about thatand the PIC in the October Scoop.

S u p p o r t Y o u r L o c a l A d v e r t i s e rThe North River Shores Property Owner’s Association

(NRSPOA) is very fortunate to have a number of local businessesthat think it is a good business decision to advertise their servicesin The SCOOP. The SCOOP is mailed bi-monthly to about 500NRS property owners (NRSPOA members and non-members).

The Board of the NRSPOA does not wish to make a profit fromadvertising placed in The SCOOP. We are simply hoping to offsetcosts of paper, printing and postage. All the work required todesign, layout, edit and publish The SCOOP is donated FREE by afew of your neighbors who are NRSPOA members.

Also, please patronize our advertisers. Many of them are ourneighbors too. Their advertising dollars significantly reduce thecosts associated with publishing The SCOOP. When you buy theirproducts, please remember to tell them you did so because yousaw their ad in The SCOOP.

Beautification & MaintenanceBy Chuck Romano

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF STUARTLiving Water for the Treasure Coast

Worship Time: 10 a.m.Loving nursery care provided.

Monthly Book Club - Spiritual ClassicsFourth Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

Come enjoy our Chancel & Hand-bell Choirs

1715 NW Pine Lake Drive, Stuart, FL 34994772-692-0500 www.StuartPres.org



Winners of the NRSPOA ScholarshipsNRSPOA Scholarship Committee received six well qualifiedscholarship applicants to review this year. We awarded three$500 to these students, all Jensen Beach High School graduates.

Emily Duckworth will be attendingUniv. of Miami. She has played onJBHS Volleyball and Soccer teamsand club teams in off season. Amember of JBHS Jubilate Choirand various community volunteeractivities have kept Emily busy.

Barbara Engel will be attending Fla.State Univ. Her volunteer activitieswere with school clubs and RescueAdoption Inc. (volunteer coordinator).

Laura Robertson will also be attend-ing Fla. State Univ. Volunteer activi-ties were through Key Club andNatl. Honor Soc. Other communityvolunteering was with FirstPresbyterian Church and variouscommunity groups.

It is always a pleasure to read scholarship applications andessays. All of our applicants are amazing kids and we wishthem all the best of luck in the next phase of their lives andfuture endeavors. Great job!

All Creatures Animal Hospital

All Creatures Animal Hospital, owned by NRSPOAboard member Mary Rose Bressman and her husbandRich Bressman, has moved 0.7 miles north on Kanner

Highway to 5885 S. Kanner Highway. The phone number andoffice hours will remain the same: (772) 283-0101, Mondaythru Saturday 8 am- 6 pm. Their underwater treadmill is openfor use and is recommended for dogs needing neurologic ororthropedic rehabilitation, as well as to help treat commonconditions like arthritis and obesity. They have a separatequiet room for cat boarderswho will enjoy their spa-cious new cat condos. AllCreatures now has increasedcapacity for boarding dogsin this modern and cleanfacility. Of course they stillprovide your pets wonderfulgrooming, dentals, surgery,and treatment in the full-service medical hospital.All North River Shores residents are invited to the OpenHouse and pet adoption weekend August 24-25 from noon to5 pm both days.


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