Raffle Winners
Normally the winners of the Fort Salonga Association raffle are drawn at the Spring Brunch. Due to COVID last year we had to cancel the event, but not all was lost. During our annual meeting on Dec. 13, Joe Stolfi, our treasure held the drawing. B below are the winners of our 2022 raffle. Congratulations go out to those who won, and we hope that you can be a winner this Spring at our Spring Brunch, which will be held on April 23, 2023 at the same location we've used for years, the Indian Hills Gold and Country Club. We hope you can attend as this will be the first brunch in a couple of years. See you then.
BTW - raffle tickets for 2023 will go out in February, included with the 2023 membership renewal forms.
1st prize $300.00-Geoprge Sucich
2nd prize $200.00-Doud Wohl
3rd prize $100.00- Ronald Stubing
Callahan's Beach Closure
Last fall, during a nor'easter, the steps leading from the parking lot down to the beach were washed out. Since then the Town of Smithtown has closed the beach, as well as the balance of the town park. Fortunately, earlier this year the town granted the Fort Salonga Association special permission to hold our annual Egg Hunt there, utilizing only the parking lot and picnic areas.
As of mid-July the Town of Smithtown still had not put out to bid for necessary repairs and step replacement. This means in effect that our beach and entire park area will be closed at least through the summer months and until further notice (next summer???).
UPDATE 8/9/22: Callahans is a much bigger project than most think – bids are out and its looking to be a $2-3 million dollar job. Town's plan is to have the beach access completed and done by Spring 2023. Without the stairs its been a safety hazard and they have had to worry about teenagers getting injured while trying to climb / scale / jump off the area.
FSA Newsletter returning
Last year the Fort Salonga Board of Directors felt it was time to move into the digital age and announced that we would be curtailing our paper newsletter. To our disappointment, the readership on the website is not what we had hoped for and in June decided to return to mailing the newsletter. The first new addition will be around September 1, 2022 and will be published 3-4 times a year. All households in Fort Salonga (with the exception of those having P.O. Boxes) will receive the newsletter mailings as well as the annual membership renewal / application forms.
