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New Membership or Renewal!

Joining ABSR or renewing your membership is quick and easy.  Join or renew online or download a membership form located on the sidebar of this webpage. If you have questions or need help, please call Nancy Nichols at nichols-nancy@comcast.com.


2025 Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the 2025 ABSR Annual Meeting. This year's meeting will be held on September 6th at 9AM at Joe and Freddy's. Seating is limited, please register using the link below.

Click Here to Register

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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events Around Town
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The September Issue is Available

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The printed version will be mailed soon to members who have opted in for the service.

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VOLUNTEERS


We need volunteers to help us with events! Please email ABSR at  absrorg@gmail.com to join the team.

Do you have kids in Beverly Shores?



Check out our new group for the younger members of our community - Kids of Beverly Shores (KOBS).


If interested check out our Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/kidsofbeverlyshores/ or Email Annaliese atannaliese.mcsweeney@gmail.com and Jennifer at jenriederer@yahoo.com. 


Beverly Shores Volunteer Fire Department

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The BSVFD constructed and installed 230 reflective signs! A big thanks to the team for all their hard work!


For those of you who missed out on the program and would like a sign, please download the DIY instructions using the link below.


Reflective Sign DIY Instructions




BSVFD Pre-Planning Visits

At a recent town council meeting Firefighter Jay Hennessey presented “2024 Town of Beverly Shores Fire Pre-Planning.” The purpose of the presentation was to explain how the Fire Department is trying to prepare to save lives and reduce injuries in case of fire. 

The Shores Fire Department is offering free, in-home fire pre-planning for all residents. A Beverly Shores Volunteer Firefighter will come to your home to determine the best Fire Department access to your home in case of a fire and obtain other key information including the number of residents and pets, the location of the kitchen and bedrooms; and where the utilities enter the home. 

To participate in fire pre-planning for your home, residents should call Hennessey at (505) 287-0059.

Click the image below to download the Fire Department presentation.









                Community Forums           

Are you starting a home project and need a recommendation for a tradesperson? Do you need help moving, babysitting or landscaping? Tap into the collective experience of the community with the ABSR Community Forums.

Take a look at the full list of forum topics or add your own.   You can even elect to receive email notifications when new messages are posted.  Click here if you would like help getting started.

Here are a few of our most popular forums:
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Beverly Shores is the world’s 7th

International Dark Sky Community


 
Click on image above to go to actual brochure

Click Here for the Beverly Shores Dark Sky Community Webpage
    
WGN TV Features Beverly Shores
  
 
NPR Radio Story on Dark Sky
 
 
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Nature Depends Upon Their Admonishing Smile


“But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.  One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.”

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson could not have imagined, back in 1836 when he wrote those words, that there actually would be a future when the stars could not come out. Now we know that all the creatures of Nature need the starry sky for their existence. The following article explains that much more is at stake than our esthetic riches when the stars become invisible. 


Click Here to Read the Article




Completed 2025 ABSR Events


 

ABSR Records Presents

Summerfest 2025

– That’s so 70’s! What’s Old is New Again! -

Saturday July 26

The Best Party on the South Shore Rolls on Again!


EXCITEMENT!

o   The Parade line up and decoration for bikes and kids at 1:30 at Four Corners

o   Parade Steps Off at 2:00PM

o   Final Judging and Prizes awarded after the Parade

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 FOOD!

  •  The Cafe opens at 2:30, serving up
  • Pulled Pork Sandwiches!
  •  Sausages (both meaty and veggie)!
  •  Hot dogs for the kids!
  • Salads and other light fare provided by the Dunes Women’s Club!
  •  Tamales and corn on the cob provided by the Police Action League!
  •  Desserts provided by the Lithuanian Club!

 

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE

·         Stay Hydrated! We may end up having an oil embargo, but that is no reason to go thirsty!

  • The Studio 54 Bar will be serving up soft drinks, beer, and wine.
  •  Lake Brothers will be offering up Lemonade


·         The range of entertainment will span the 70’s!

  •  The Main Stage will present the biggest names in resident and regional stars!
  •  Warm up your pipes! You are the star! We are bringing Karaoke to Summerfest for the afternoon on our Star Seach Stage!
  • Disco DJ from the Party People!
  • The Acorn theater will help sponsor Expo 76 to dance the night away!



This is your party. Make it what want! There will be Whip Inflation Now Buttons! You have three different Presidents to dress up as! OMG!

There will be Mrs. Ropers! So come on out on the 26th! It will be sure to be a groovy time!

 

 


 

 



 

 

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NECKTIE

Walk & Run

2025

 

Saturday, June 14

8 AM

 

Celebrate Father’s Day weekend with us!

 

www.NecktieRun.com

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2025 Beverly Shores Garden and Art Walk


Sunday, July 13, 2025


Garden Play – Inside and Out

 

 

This year we invite you to step beyond gates and doorways to enjoy our gardens inside and out. Each stop on this year’s tour will feature unique perspectives and features created by nature and the homeowners. You will be able to view some gardens from inside the houses.


Plein air artists will be painting onsite and some paintings will be available for sale.


Tickets are available only in advance at www.absr.org for $20. You may use your ticket to enter the drawing for an original painting by a local artist. Check in between 10am – noon for wristbands (required for transportation and entry to the gardens), maps and brochures of the locations.


Register here: 2025 Garden and Art Walk - 7/13/2025

 

Parking is limited. We encourage guests to use bicycles and golf carts, or ride the shuttle bus. In addition, guests must be able to manage stairs at some houses.

 


All proceeds from this event benefit the gardens maintained by Association of Beverly Shores Residents and Environmental Restoration Group.

 

  


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In The Water

In honor of Earth Month, documentary film maker and Indiana Environmental Reporter journalist Beth Edwards has graciously agreed to share the link to "In the Water," her film chronicling the impact of coal ash on our neighbors in the Town of PInes. Click on the link to view at your convenience, and watch for a panel discussion on this appearing in April on Indiana Public Media's station WFYI's health news initiative "Side Effects."


FYI - Local

              

Northwest Community Action Corporation (NWICA), a community-minded not-for-profit, is the largest combined Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Agency in Indiana. They help to eliminate barriers to independence through a variety of services and advanced regional knowledge. 

 

2-1-1 is a free community service. Call them for information or to seek help in a crisis 24 hours a day, every day. Simply dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-826-7871 or

Click Here to go to their Website                                                       



Michigan City - Michigan City Farmer’s Market.   You’ll find locally grown produce, local cheeses, proteins, baked items, and foods from local artisans.  Vendors are required to produce all their own items to ensure they are providing fresh, local, and healthy food options.   Wednesday Market:   June 15 - September 28 (4pm-8pm) Saturday Market:   April 30 - October 30 (8am-1pm)    Location:  8th & Washington Street, Michigan City, IN

 

 

Chesterton - Chesterton’s European Market.   The European Market provides a strong tradition of quality shopping, live entertainment and a festive community experience. The artists, chefs, merchants and farmers travel from across Indiana, Michigan and Illinois to offer visitors an extraordinary collection of products and services.  The Market is every Saturday from the beginning of May through the end of October from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.   Location:  Broadway and Third Street, next to Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterton, IN.   

 

 

Porter County – The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 400 West 550 South, will open for the season March 28, to give Porter County residents a location to drop off and recycle yard waste from their spring yard cleanups.  (3/7/16)            Click Here to Go to News Article 

 

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Photos of Interest:
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Summerfest 2021



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Garden and Art Walk 2019
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If you have photos that you would like to be considered for Photos of Interest, please submit them to John Blackburn at johnblackburn.chicago@gmail.com


ABSR Strategic Planning 2021

  
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