We have some good speakers lined up for our fall meetings.  Please come out and meet the candidates running for the Delegate seat.  You can ask them questions and talk with them personally before you vote in November. 

The Civic League Board has written a letter to Sentara Health Care to officially oppose the closure of Bayside Hospital.  Sentara is asking to move their “beds” to the new Princess Anne facility.  They say the emergency room and out patient facility will remain open as they are currently.  A copy of this letter will be given out at the September meeting.

We still need a civic league newsletter editor and advertising manager.  If you have any interest in these positions, please contact Clera Hall (473-8258) or myself (499-7987).

Happy Fall, 

September 27th    7:00 pm       PMES       Note:  This is the 4th Thursday
     Speakers: 
     1.  Master Police Officer Leta Krieger
     2. Joe Bouchard, Democratic Candidate for Delegate

October 15th          7:00 pm      PMES
     Speaker:       Chris Stolle, Republican Candidate for Delegate

November 15th       7:00 pm
     Holiday Party at Ferry Plantation House

     Some of the most popular activities included the Dunk Tank where the Marlins Swim Team Coaches “served time”  as targets of the “Dunk the Criminal” game.  They were all good sports and we bet getting dunked was a great way to cool off from the heat!  “Dan the Friendly Dragon” from the Cinema Café was a big hit with the kids giving away free movie tickets all evening.  The Clowns from Jubilee Jesters sure added lots of fun for the children as well.  Probably the “best sport” of the evening award should go to Mayor Meyera Oberndorf who sported a big red “clown nose” as she read the Official Clown Week Proclamation!

     We were delighted to be able to present a TRIBUTE to our own LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS presenting them with “Certificates of Thanks and Appreciation.”  To our excellent relationships with the Police, Fire and EMS personnel that serve our community this experience has added a new dimension… the strengthening of neighborhood spirit and a stronger partnership to generate support for and participation in local anticrime and emergency preparedness programs. 

Special Thanks go to:

• Mayor Meyera Oberndorf and Vice Mayor Louis Jones for being the Grand Marshalls of our Motorcade and for speaking so eloquently about our community and in support of our Local First Responders
• US Senator Jim Webb and US Congresswoman Thelma Drake for sending their representatives with greetings and messages of support for our Local First Responders
• Cub Scout Pack 475 for Presenting the Colors and Leading us in the “Pledge of Allegiance” Ceremony
• Leslie Fenter & Sid Sward for leading us in Singing “God Bless America”
• The Salvation Army Band for providing music to set the tone of the evening prior to and during the Motorcade
• The Virginia Beach Police Dept., Fire Dept. and Emergency Medical Services Dept. for providing city vehicles for our Motorcade and the Police Helicopter for the flyover
• John Walker of Cinema Café for providing the services of “Dan the Friendly Dragon”
• Jubilee Jesters for providing the Clowns free of charge
• The Marlins Swim Team Coaches for “Serving Time” in the Dunk Tank
• The 75 Sponsors that contributed cash, food, beverages, gift cards, gift certificates, prizes and services that helped make the evening a memorable event… please support these Sponsors… they have earned our business
• The NNO Committee Members and other Volunteers that worked so hard to make the evening the success that it was 
• Thanks to YOU… everyone who participated… your enthusiastic response was heartwarming and made the effort worthwhile.  Consider volunteering to help make NNO 2008 another fun event!

Just a friendly reminder to everyone, that the 2008 Civic League dues are now being accepted to support the upkeep of our neighborhood.  We cannot do this without everyone’s participation. Please do your part and show your support by contributing only $10 for the year to your community (checks should be made out to the Civic League of Pembroke Meadows) and sent to: 
     Civic League of Pembroke Meadows, Inc.
     Attn:  Clera Hall, Treasurer
     P.O. Box 68052
     Virginia Beach, VA   23471

If you would like to add a few extra dollars to your dues, the extra contributions will be used to continue funding the lighting cost of our entrance way into our neighborhood. 

Any newsletter item may be submitted to me via e-mail  at jim.hal@cox.net or drop a copy by my house at 4301 St Martin Court.  If we are not home just leave your article in the bench seat on the porch.  Any color in pictures or print will be converted to black and white as color printing increases the cost on the newsletter production. 

Volunteers are needed to walk the route and assist in spacing of our ghosts and goblins, assure safety at intersections, serve refreshments and pour juice at the park.  Can YOU help?  We can also use help decorating the park prior to the event.   Donations of cash, juice and cookies can be made and will be greatly appreciated.

October lunch on October 24, Wednesday at Val's in Pembroke Meadows Shopping Center.

Any further information, call Jeanette Willenbrink at 497-0700

$10.00 Donation (per person) at the door, $5.00 for members.  Children under the age of 16 must be under adult supervision.  Death shadowed life in the nineteenth century and mourning customs played a vital role in daily activities.  Come and hear the echos of lives lived and lost on the Plantation.  Tours by lantern's light to rooms on all three floors.  New this year, take an eerie walk through Ferry Plantation Houses's back garden "alive" with spirits of the night.  Also present, for Book Signings, the authors of "Ghosts, Witches and Weird Tales of Virginia Beach".

This year saw a slight increase in team athlete numbers due in large part to our successful 2006 season. The Marlins team had four coaches again this year with our neighborhood’s very own Michael Zmuda as the head coach with Paul Brown, Emily Quinn and Cliff Cutchins as the assistant coaching staff. Our intern coaches this year were Evan Wrenn and Austin Baraki.

The feat of swimming undefeated (we tied the Little Neck team in a night meet called for inclement weather and were victorious in the others) through the regular 5 week season and the Divisional meet in the Dolphin Division of the Virginia Beach Swim League last occurred for our team in 1986. We were proud to bring the trophy back home to our pool’s display case. 

The Tommy Horvatic team spirit award, voted on by team members, was presented by Mr. Tom Horvatic at our annual party to Austin Baraki. Austin went “over the hill” this year and has already left the area to attend (and swim for) the College of William and Mary.  The Marlins team also had other long term swimmers go “over the hill” including Katie Harris, Brittany Bowman, Evan Wrenn, and Laura Barry. Of those, only Katie Harris is one of our neighborhood children. 

Katie has been an active team member breaking many individual team records since she was 4 years old. At the party, we also learned that Katie had never missed a single meet and swam well enough each season to be in both the Divisional and All Star meet each of her seasons with the Marlins. Way to go, Katie! Your team will miss your skills and sportsmanship.

I encourage each of you to take a minute to congratulate our athletes for their hard work this season. How will you know them? Well, they will be wearing special edition team shirts purchased by the team to recognize their winning season. Thanks also to this year’s new team representatives – Tara Orem Hoover (a former team member, coach, and current team parent), Tricia and Brian Rogerson, and Jane Orem (a former team rep with 13 years of prior service). 

Lastly and on behalf of the team, thank you to each of you – our neighbors. We know our Saturday meets begin early and disrupt traffic and parking. We appreciate your patience and support for the athletes, the pool and the team.

Take at look at "Shop & Swap", a special section of the Pembroke Meadows Civic League web site. 

Pembroke Meadows, Pembroke Shores and Pembroke Shores Townhomes Civic League members may post up to three classified ads per year in the Newsletter, such as items For Sale, Garage & Yard Sale notices, Bazaar schedules and any ad for non-commercial  products or events will be posted on the web site for 30 days.  Inclusion is subject to space limitations and suitability.