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Board of Trustees
President
Bill Cahill
Surf Writer
Vice President
Rick Sauer
Volume XIV Issue 2
Apr- May 2015
Secretary
Clint Moorehead
Treasurer
John Young
Facilities Chair
Ed Fraser
Architectural Chair
Dave McKay
Community Activities
Debbie Fixel
Office Staff
Office Manager
Nadine Brown
Winter Scheduled Days
Tuesday - Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Summer Scheduled Days
Wednesday - Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Caretaker
Kevin Brown
Caretaker’s Days off
Winter–Sunday and
Colony Surf’s Salt Water Beach
From the Board...
Spring clean-up is coming! Colony Surf Facilities will rent a wood chipper to
be used to chip brush and limbs on the common property as well as for
members who have trimmed brush or trees on their property. Ed Fraser,
Facilities Director, asks that you set your limbs out in a neat pile by the
road in front of your property. The yard debris will then chipped and
recycled onto your property. If anyone is looking for chips to mulch their
garden, this is a good opportunity to turn your yard waste into usable
garden mulch. Chipping unwanted plant and tree material reduces fire
danger from brush pile burning and eliminates smoke generated by burning
brush. Chipping is tentatively planned for some time after Memorial Day.
The plaster around the pool is beginning to deteriorate and it will need to be
repaired in the near future. The Board is researching repair options, such
as a plastic liner that would protect the plaster. Other options include
re-plastering the pool at a significant cost.
Nine members of Colony Surf Club participated in CERT training last month.
This training provided instruction for how to react to disasters until first
responders arrive. The participants said that it was the best training they
have had on first aid, teamwork, and assessing damage in their
neighborhood. They each received a backpack full of disaster-related
rescue equipment. Each person commented that the class contained very
good, comprehensive training.
Neighborhood Watch has acquired FEMA calendars which include signs for
signaling that you need help in a disaster. Pick one up at the Clubhouse
and use it if you need help by placing it in your window the next
time we have a power outage or a problem on the roads.
Summer —Monday and
Tuesday
FEMA recommends that we keep at least a 7 day ration of food on hand in
case of a disaster. We are so remote that we would need a 7 day supply of
food before first responders can get to us.
Please read the attached information from FEMA to understand
what you need to have at hand in case of a disaster.
Facilities Patrol
Larry Swihart
The next meeting of Neighborhood Watch is April 9, Thursday, at 10:30 AM
in the Clubhouse. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Monday
Water Commissioner
Mike Pena
Asst. Commissioner
Lee Erickson
The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 4th at the Clubhouse.
Immediately after the hunt there will be an ice cream social, also held at
the Clubhouse. It should be a lot of fun for everyone. We hope to see
you there!
Members’ News
New Member : Walter Wilson, 31 N Colony Court
IMPORTANT YARD DEBRIS DISPOSAL INFORMATION
The Club will rent a chipper this spring in an effort to eliminate brush pile burning. If you have brush or
tree waste that you would like to have chipped into mulch, you have two options for disposal of the
chips. 1) You can have the chips blown onto your property near the road, OR 2) you may have the chips
removed and recycled by our Facilities department. If you have questions about when the chipper will be
in your division or would like to request recycling of your chips, please contact Ed Fraser, our Facilities
Chair, at [email protected], or call the Clubhouse to leave a message for Ed. He will return your
call.
Do you have any photos or documents about the early days of Colony Surf Club?
Ed Fraser is spearheading a project to collect historical data about Colony Surf in order to produce a book of our
history. If you have old photos, brochures or maps of our development from the early days, please bring it to the
clubhouse to be scanned. Nadine will scan your items and return them to you immediately. THANK YOU!
Facilities Patrol Report
from Larry Swihart
The past two months have been pretty much incident free. Members, please remind your guests that
dogs must be on a leash when not on your property. Also, remind your guests that vehicles are not to
be parked on Colony Surf roadways because they cause a safety hazard for other cars and for
pedestrians.
Larry, 360 229-6260
Welcome New Members!
Please get involved! Ask any questions you have
about the Covenants, By-Laws or Rules.
Obituary
Adriane Myers, former member of
the Board of Trustees, passed away
3/17/15.
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Water Commissioner
Report
Water Commissioner:
Mike Pena (right)
Asst. Commissioner:
Lee Erickson (left)
Well, spring is here and Colony Surf is doing well in all areas related to the water system. We have
enjoyed a mild winter and a warm spring so far, but this warm weather and lack of snow will
catch up with us. We may not experience problems this year, but we probably will next year. The
weather folks are saying we are going to have a long dry summer. Our ability to conserve water during
this time and still keep things green will be tested. Another area of concern is the prediction for high
fire danger this summer. Please start thinking about this dry summer ahead and water
conservation at Colony Surf and at home, wherever that might be. Here are a few suggestions to help
you get started:
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Use a water-efficient showerhead. This can save you up to 750 gallons a month.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you can save up to 150 gallons a month.
Water trees and shrubs, which have deep root systems, longer and less frequently.
Use soaker hoses or trickle irrigation systems for trees and shrubs.
Use mulch around shrubs, flowers, vegetables, and garden plants.
We are still working on meter installation. We have completed Lake Surf Drive, Divisions 4, 5, and 6, Napalikai,
Colony Court, Starlight and Spindrift. As time allows we will begin working on Colony Surf Drive from the
three-way stop at the intersection with Lake Surf Drive to the bottom of the hill. We have 27 more meters to
install to complete the entire development. Once we have installed all the meters, we will try to keep our
unaccountable water under 10%. This will prove to be quite a task for our aging system.
This year we will not be sending the consumer confidence report in your voter pamphlet.
We are going to send the report to you via e-mail. If we do not have an email address for you,
the report will be mailed to you via the Postal Service. There will also be copies of the report available
for pickup at the Clubhouse. The Department of Health is allowing us to send the report by e-mail
starting in 2015. This method will eliminate postage and printing costs.
As always I would like to continue to encourage your comments (good and bad) and any suggestions you may
have. Please send comments and suggestions to 50 North Colony Court, Lilliwaup, WA 98555, E-Mail [email protected] or call 360-877-0339 all concerns will be addressed.
Respectfully, Michael G. Pena, Water Commissioner
911
Help them Help You!
Make your street number address sign with large,
reflective numbers & letters in a very obvious
place so they can easily see it day or night to
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
As instructed by the Sheriff's office, call 911 first,
then call Larry Swihart, our Facilities Patrol Officer
(360 877-6961) and report to Neighborhood Watch.
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FIREWISE NEWS
[email protected], 360-877-6522 Home, 360-430-1750 Cell
Spring has arrived! It’s been such a mild winter. Thankfully we haven’t had to deal with severe storms like other
parts of the country. However, we have
experienced some hard rain and wind at times, so it’s time to clean up our yards.
Because the weather has brought us less moisture this year than in the past, it is likely that we will have a warm, dry
summer. When you start your spring cleanup, please consider not burning your yard debris this year.
The Club is putting together a plan to pick up limbs and yard debris that can be shredded into the Club’s big truck
and taken for recycle. This is good for the environment and for the safety of the community.
If you have a bonfire, be sure to have a charged hose available. If your fire gets out of control it can hurt
the entire community. Have fun but be careful!
Make your spring cleanup a family project! Don't forget to turn in your FIREWISE TIME SHEETS!
We are so fortunate to have a beautiful place like Colony Surf where we can live and play - let's all work together to
keep it that way! Be FIREWISE!
Colony Surf Club Rules
The following rule was adopted by the board of trustees at their March 21st meeting.
NUISANCE LIGHT: Members shall not allow direct light from outdoor lighting fixtures on their lot to be emitted onto the lots of other members
or common areas, such that by the degree of intensity or duration of operation, the light interferes with neighboring members’ peaceful enjoyment of their lot or the common areas, thereby constituting a nuisance. Light emitted from the following is exempt: (1) Fixtures controlled by an
automatic motion detector that remains on for 5 minutes or less per trigger event. (2) PUD owned fixtures installed prior to March 21, 2015. (3)
A single porch light. (4) Holiday lights between Nov. 15th and Jan. 15th. (5) Low intensity walkway or landscape lighting. However, owners are
encouraged to take measures to ameliorate any light trespass from exempted sources, inasmuch as this is feasible.
Enforcement of this rule will not begin until 1/1/16.
*Light Trespass: Light emitted by a light fixture that shines beyond the property on which the light fixture is installed.
*Direct light: Light emanating directly from the light fixture or bulb itself, not light that is reflected off of nearby or distant objects such as buildings, trees, fences, etc.
Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to eliminate light trespass from unshaded or poorly aimed high intensity security lights that come on in the evening
and remain on until dawn. These are most frequently high or low pressure mercury or sodium vapor fixtures mounted on poles, trees or buildings
to illuminate a wide area of property. But poorly aimed or unshielded high wattage floodlights mounted on garages or under eves have the potential to be a nuisance as well if they remain on for long periods.
While a member should and does have the right to illuminate their property as they see fit, this should not infringe upon another member’s right
to NOT illuminate theirs, which is what happens when a light is installed without concern or measures for avoiding light trespass.
Why make a rule?
In most all ways, a rule on light trespass is analogous to a rule on excessive noise. After a certain hour, we ban loud or excessive noises because
it can be offensive to persons not generating the noise, especially as they try to sleep. It is understood that the noise is at a time of day when
quiet is expected, and that above a certain intensity it can become a nuisance if it is heard at a neighbor’s residence. We wouldn’t suggest that
the person bothered by the noise should put in earplugs as a way of mitigating the nuisance.
From the Editor- DO YOU RECEIVE THE PRINTED SURF WRITER?
In our effort to keep printing and mailing costs down for the Surf Writer, we request that if you do not
have a computer and would like to keep receiving the printed version of the Surf Writer,
please contact the Club office at 360 877-5434 to let us know. If we do not hear from you about
continuing to receive your printed version, we will remove your name and address from our mailing list.
Call the same number (360 877-5434) if you would like to be moved to the e-mail list. Some of you don’t
like to read on your computer screens. We understand and suggest you print the emailed copy at home
for later enjoyment. THANK YOU!!!!
The Surf Writer is currently a bimonthly publication. It is published in Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec. The deadline for submissions to each issue is five days before
the beginning of the month of publication and will be mailed by mid-month. All submissions to the Surf Writer may be edited for space, clarity and content
considerations. The "For Sale" section is a free line advertisement for Colony Surf members. The Surf Writer is also prepared in PDF format to be emailed to
members and posted on the web site.
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Activities Report by Debbie Fixel
Everyone had a great time at the St. Patrick’s Day potluck. Our sincere thanks to Ed and Kerry
Fraser for the delicious corned beef and cabbage they prepared. The crowd was thoroughly
entertained by the Leprechaun dress up contest. Winners were Sam McKay for the junior group and John
Young took the prize in the adult group. Congratulations to both of you! Thank you to everyone who
helped with the cleanup. Many hands do indeed make light work. A note for the new members—when
attending our potlucks, please remember to bring a dish to share in addition to bringing your own
dinnerware and a beverage. We’d love to meet you and this is always a great way to get to know your
neighbors!
Our annual Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday, April 4th at 2:00 pm at the clubhouse.
There will be lots of eggs to hunt and we will provide a basket for each child up to 11 years of age.
There will also be an egg toss contest for everyone, with prizes for the winners. Afterward we will have
an ice cream treat fundraiser. The cost is $2.00 for a scoop of ice cream with lots of toppings to
choose from. Children under three are free. The money raised from this event helps to support our
many activities at Colony Surf!
The 2015 Annual Meeting will be held at May 23 at 9:00 am in the clubhouse. This is when the
election of new board members occurs. Please remember to vote by mail or in person and know that
your vote is very important. At noon we will have a hot dog feed that is free to all members! John
and Margie McNeil will be coordinating the car show again this year and we will also have a bake sale.
Please plan on bringing your goodies for the Club to sell! Nadine asks everyone to plan to enter a float
in the annual parade. This is great fun and we will be awarding trophies to the winners!
Finally, Sunday, May 24, is the pancake breakfast. The breakfast will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 am
at the clubhouse. We still need volunteers to help with this fun event. That afternoon we will play
Bingo and there will also be a beer garden. This is another great opportunity to meet your neighbors!
Bingo is an adults only event.
As always, we will keep you posted about any changes or updates as they occur. Plans for the fishing
derby are also underway. Any suggestions or concerns are always welcome and should be directed to
Debbie Fixel, Community Activities, at (360) 490-9940 or (360) 877-5352 or [email protected].
Come join us and have a fun summer!
Winter
Clubhouse Hours
8 AM - 8 PM
7 days a week
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13X11I Issue 3
Weed Wrenches to Pull Scotch Broom
Available for FREE loan from Mason County
WSU Extension office, located at the corner of 4th and
Cedar in Shelton.
Call Pat Grover, 360 427-9670 ext. 592
Colony Surf Neighborhood Watch- See Something, Say Something
The Emergency Phone Tree is available on the Colony Surf website in the Members Area
by Teddie Hamby
During the last two weeks of February, 21 people gathered in Hoodsport for CERT training which is
sponsored by FEMA. Nine of those people were from Colony Surf including, Mariah and Ron Sheats, Peg
and Troy Cantrell, Rick Sauer, Larry Swihart, Leah O'Brien and Jim and Teddie Hamby.
The class taught us what to do in case of a disaster until first responders can arrive. Since we live at
the far end of the county, Emergency Management estimates it would be 4-7 days before we
could receive outside help (depending on the type and extent of the disaster).
We received training in search and rescue techniques, basic first aid and many other procedures that can
keep us and our neighbors alive in a disastrous situation.
Thanks to everyone who attended and I encourage others to attend. The next training will be in April in
Union.
Neighborhood Watch meetings have changed to every other month. The next month is April 9th at 10:30
am at the Club House.
PREVENTING BURGLARIES
Criminals strike year round, but, according to police, homeowners tend to get a little careless about
security when spring weather arrives.
Suggestions for a burglar-resistant home:
— Consider a home security system.
— Leave your house key with a neighbor or someone else you trust, not under a flower pot or in an
easy- to-find-spot.
— Don’t announce your vacation plans to the world on Facebook and Twitter.
— Keep lights on inside your home or use timers to turn lights on and off at specific times. Put outdoor
lights in places
where a burglar might hide.
— Keep doors and windows closed and locked, especially when away for any length of time.
— Install deadbolts on exterior doors.
— A piece of wood placed inside your window frame can keep a burglar from sliding the window open
from outside.
— Engrave your driver’s license number on valuables inside the home.
— Putting all your valuables in a safe does little good unless the safe is properly mounted to a wall.
— Have mail and the newspaper stopped if you are away for several days.
— Be aware of what burglars are seeking: jewelry, laptops, iPads, cash and valuable coins.
Colony Surf Colony Surf Pet Rules- Attention all Pet owners!
• Household pets are not permitted to run loose on Colony Surf property. They must be under
leash control at all times except at the Lake, where they may be under voice control. They are
not allowed to wander onto someone else’s property.
• Pet owners must remove all feces deposited by their pets on all properties within Colony
Surf.
• Dogs are not permitted on the Hood Canal Beach Tidelands. They are allowed only on the
grassy area above the beach.
• Aggressive animals will not be tolerated on any Colony Surf property.
• Pets are not allowed in the Clubhouse or Swimming Pool area.
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50 N Colony Court
Lilliwaup, WA 98555
Phone: 360-877-5434
Fax: 360-877-9881
Address label
Web Site
http//:www.colonysurfclub.org
Colony Surf Club Events
Apr-may 2015
Surf Writers
Editor:
Linda Knowlton
Surfwriter@
ColonySurfClub.org or
[email protected]
Production:
Sarah Granberg
Photos: Members
Apr 4th -
easter egg hunt & ice cream social at
Clubhouse - 2 PM
Apr 9th -
Neighborhood Watch Meeting - 10:30 AM,
in the Clubhouse
Apr 18th -
Board Meeting in Clubhouse - 9 AM
May 16 th -
Board Meeting in Clubhouse - 9 am
May 23rd -
Annual Meeting 9 am, elections, hot dog feed
noon, car show, Bake sale, parade 3 pm.
May 24th -
Pancake Breakfast 8-10 AM, Bingo PM,
both at Clubhouse
We hope to see you all there!
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FEMA Recommended
List of Emergency Supplies
Recommended Items to Include in a Basic Emergency Supply Kit:
Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra
batteries for both
Flashlight and extra batteries
First aid kit
Whistle to signal for help
Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
Local maps
Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit:
Prescription medications and glasses
Infant formula and diapers
Pet food and extra water for your pet
Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account
records in a
waterproof, portable container
Cash or traveler’s checks and change
Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information (www.ready.gov)
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person.
Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider
additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.
Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted nine parts water to one part
bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by
using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color
safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
Fire Extinguisher Matches in a waterproof container
Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
Paper and pencil and books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
Let’s All Be Prepared!