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W ith hurricane season over, this is such a great time of year here in
beautiful Rio Vista! Thankfully Hurricane Irma took a turn away from us,
Wand the storm surge happened closer to low tide than high tide. Some
residents suffered damage but as a neighborhood we fared pretty well. The extremely
high sustained winds and the lack of power for many days were the worst part for
many of us. Kudos to our Rio Vista Disaster Preparedness Team led by Warren
Sturman and Tom Maus. The team held well attended meetings both pre- and post-
hurricane in Virginia Young Park dispersing Information, coordinating both clean-up
efforts and the availability of medical doctors.
We would like to thank Rio Vista native Fred Stresau for his many years of service
leading the Disaster Preparedness Team until this season. You don't know this, but
among other things, Fred came up with, and implemented, a plan to replace every
street sign in Rio Vista if needed. Those signs would be up right after the damage.
We'd also like to thank the new co-chairs of the Disaster Preparedness Team, Tom Nancy Messing Brand
Maus and Eladio Perez. Vice President, RVCA

Dr. Warren Sturman, long time president of RVCA, has taken a leave of absence from
the RVCA Board to pursue his candidacy for District 4 City Commissioner seat. We
President (on leave)
thank Warren for his service to RVCA and wish him the best in his campaign. Warren Sturman, MD
We held our General Meeting on Monday, November 6th at our neighborhood Rio Secretary
Vista Church, thank you to all of you who joined us. Christina Currie,
secretary@riovistaonline.com
Our annual Rio Vista Holiday Party takes place in Virginia Young Park on Saturday,
Treasurer/Security
December 2 from 6-9pm. This party is open to residents of all ages who live in Rio Mark Snead,
Vista. We will be serving a delicious barbeque style dinner for a nominal charge treasurer@riovistaonline.com
($15/adult, $5/child) and there will be lots of fun things to do. There could even be Disaster Preparedness
a guest appearance by a guy in a red suit screaming in on a fire engine, but you will Tom Maus & Eladio Perez
have to come and see for yourself! We will have a Newcomers table, so please stop Newsletter
by and learn about our neighborhood. Come on out and greet your neighbors, make Michael Orlando, mjopa@aol.com
some new friends and have a good time! If you or your child is looking for Board Member
Community Service Hours, we need help at the Arts & Crafts table, help with the line Bill Bodor, builderbil@aol.com
around the face painters, setting up Friday 4pm and breakdown Sunday 10am. Sign Board Member
up for hourly shifts by emailing secretary@riovistaonline.com. One of our traditions is Sam Koster, cksk2002@aol.com
remembering those less fortunate, so if possible, please bring an unwrapped toy and Board Member
a canned good for our neighborhood to donate. The boxes will be located right when Eladio Perez, eladio2@yahoo.com
you enter at the front table. Please note there is no parking at the park on this Board Member
evening and we ask that there be no political campaigning. Tom Maus, tommaus@gmail.com
The Winterfest Boat Show--the greatest show on H2O, is Saturday, December 9 Counsel to the Board
Charles Tatelbaum,
starting at 6:30pm. The boat parade is spectacular to watch and we will have a cmt@trippscott.com
neighborhood gathering at Abreu Park. As always, people with blankets will be in the
For Membership Information
front section closest to the river, lawn chairs in the next section, and standees behind rvca@riovistaonline.com
them. This part of the New River is so narrow you can see the boats and revelers up
Security Patrol
close. rvcasecurity@riovistaonline.com
On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 7pm, we will be joining the Civic Associations Treasurer
for Harbordale, Lauderdale Harbors and Poinciana Park for a District 4 Commission treasurer@riovistaonline.com
Candidates Night at the Embassy Suites on 17th Street. Your attendance and
participation will be most appreciated. This is a very important event as we will soon

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