www.BBVCC.com 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Music Group . . . . . . . . 2 Social Club . . . . . . . . . . 2,3 Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pizza, ETC . . . . . . . . . . 5 Golf News . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . 7 Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Early Bird Coffee . . . . . . . 5 Adult Poker . . . . . . . . . . 5 FROM THE OFFICE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY for the Board of Directors are accepted from February 15 to March 15. There will be three (3) open positions in June. Due to the current vacant position, one position will be a 2- year term; the other 2 positions are will be 3-year terms. The members with the most votes will take the place of the term endings and run the 3-year terms. CITATION REPORT UPGRADE YOUR MAILBOX You can purchase a new mail- box through the office for $100 which includes installation (see photo; mailbox is tan). Bring $100 to the office and get your name on the sign-up sheet; someone will call you and sched- ule an installation time. Contact the office for questions 360-371-7744. 12 14 13 3687 ILLEGALLY STORED BOAT/ TRAILER COMMON AREA WARNING 12 14 13 3688 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA WARNING 12 19 13 3689 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA 100 12 21 13 4047 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA 50 12 24 13 3693 LOOSE DOG KITIMAT WAY 50 12 29 13 4048 ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE MAKAH ROAD WARNING 1 3 14 4050 ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE QUINAULT ROAD WARNING 1 18 14 4051 ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE KITAMAT ROAD WARNING FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK Welcome to February, already! Time flies. There are still plenty of activities occurring during the winter here in Birch Bay Village. Check out the Club and Group articles and the Calendar to see if any of these activities interest you. Besides Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day there is the added excitement of the Superbowl. Go Hawks!!! There will be a group of members and staff watching and celebrating in the Clubhouse that day (February 2) so stop by and enjoy the merriment. I have analyzed the Denver defense versus the Seattle offense, the Seattle defense versus the Denver offense, the Special Teams, the coaching habits and past history and I can honestly tell you that I know the score of this game before it evens starts (Zero to Zero-before it starts). Hope you all enjoy a nice Seahawk victory. Many other activities are going on daily to partake in, so stop by and enjoy. Ken Hoffer - General Manager
FROM THE OFFICE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY for the Board of Directors are accepted from February 15 to March 15. There will be three (3) open positions in June. Due to the current vacant position, one position will be a 2-year term; the other 2 positions are will be 3-year terms. The members with the most votes will take the place of the term endings and run the 3-year terms.
CITATION REPORT
UPGRADE YOUR MAILBOX You can purchase a new mail-box through the office for $100 which includes installation (see photo; mailbox is tan). Bring $100 to the office and get your name on the sign-up sheet; someone will call you and sched-ule an installation time. Contact the office for questions 360-371-7744.
12 14 13 3687 ILLEGALLY STORED BOAT/
TRAILER COMMON AREA WARNING
12 14 13 3688 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA WARNING
12 19 13 3689 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA 100
12 21 13 4047 ILLEGALLY STORED VEHICLE COMMON AREA 50
FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK Welcome to February, already! Time flies. There are still plenty of activities occurring during the winter here in Birch Bay Village. Check out the Club and Group articles and the Calendar to see if any of these activities interest you. Besides Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day there is the added excitement of the Superbowl. Go Hawks!!!
There will be a group of members and staff watching and celebrating in the Clubhouse that day (February 2) so stop by and enjoy the merriment. I have analyzed the Denver defense versus the Seattle offense, the Seattle defense versus the Denver offense, the Special Teams, the coaching habits and past history and I can honestly tell you that I know the score of this game before it evens starts (Zero to Zero-before it starts). Hope you all enjoy a nice Seahawk victory. Many other activities are going on daily to partake in, so stop by and enjoy.
Ken Hoffer - General Manager
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PRACTICE BRIDGE: Every Wednesday morning from 10:30am to 12:15pm at the Clubhouse. Call Betty Brackett @ 371-5393.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Wednesday afternoons at 12:30pm at the Clubhouse. NEVER PLAYED? TRY IT!!!! It’s a fun 3 hours. Looking forward to seeing you there. Call Shirley @ 371-5288. BRIDGE LUNCHEON: Thursday, February 6th at 11:30am in the BBV Clubhouse. Novices & Newcomers to the Village are welcome. Bring a sandwich. Wine, coffee and dessert will be served. For more information call Sue Knowlton @ 371-5982 PARTY BRIDGE: Thursday, February 20th from 1-4pm. Call Sue to reserve a seat @ 371-5982.
BRIDGE CLUB SOCIAL CLUB Regular Meeting: There will be NO meeting of the Social Club in February. The Social Club officers and many members are absent from BBV in February. Therefore all activities for the month of February will be suspended. Come join us on March 10th at 1 pm at the Clubhouse for our next monthly meeting. We will be planning activities for 2014. If you have any questions regarding the Social Club, please contact Chair, Melanie Shearer at 393-3774.
Baked Potato Bar and Bingo Night: A fun night was had by all attending the dinner and Bingo night. Many thanks to Carol, Terry, Linda and many helpers for a delicious gourmet potato bar and the Bingo games with fun prizes. The Mr. Po-tato Head creations were very enter-taining!
Social Club Breakfast: There will be NO Saturday breakfast in February. The next Saturday Breakfast will be served on March 1st from 8:00 am to 10:00 am for the usual breakfast of biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, ham, pancakes, fruit, sweet rolls, juice, hot chocolate, coffee and tea. The cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for kids 12 and under. As always, please bring a few items for the Food Bank for those in need. Movie Night at the Clubhouse: There will be NO movie night in February. Movie night will resume in March so watch the March Bulletin for details. Bunco: There will be NO Bunco in February! This fun game will, hopefully, resume in March and details will be contained in the BBVCC March Bulletin. UPCOMING EVENTS IN March and April 2014: Saint Patrick’s Dinner and Music: Get ready to cele-brate with a traditional dinner and music on March 15th at the Clubhouse. All the details will be in the March Bulletin. Deadline for reservations is March 11th at $12 per person. Be sure to call Melanie at 393-3774 if you would like to attend. Free Plant Exchange: Think Spring Already!! The Annual FREE plant exchange will be held on April 26th
MUSIC GROUP Music Group's Irish Sessions March 8th
Mark your calendars now for our fourth annual Irish Ses-sions, to be held at the BBV “Pubhouse” Saturday, March 8. Enjoy an evening with friends, free snacks and entertainment, and bring along your favorite drinks to celebrate St. Pat's Day.
Festivities begin at 6:00pm with an hour of singing traditional Irish tunes, followed by a half-hour of vocal and solo instrumentals while you enjoy some snacks and visit with friends. The
sing-along resumes at 7:30pm with some great pub tunes and tales, both old and new. The Pubhouse closes at 9:30pm. All are welcome to attend this free event, hosted by your BBV Monday Night Music Group and sponsored by Mike Kent of Windermere Real Estate. See the insert in the March bulletin for further details. Questions? Call Cathy at 371-3852.
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SOCIAL CLUB CONT’D at the Clubhouse. While working in the garden and yard, please save the extra bulbs and plants you may have and bring them to the plant exchange to share with your friends and neighbors. Times and other details will be in the March Bulletin. Indoor and outdoor plants are wel-come. Welcome Committee: If you are a new owner in the Village and haven’t been contacted by the Welcome Bas-ket lady, please call Judy Lackey at 371-3387. We have a warm welcome, gift basket full of goodies and local infor-mation we would like to deliver to you. The supply of small gifts for the Welcome Baskets is depleted. Dona-tions of items like small candles, generic lotions, note cards or note pads, fancy pens, etc. are welcome. Please contact Judy for more information on items needed for the Welcome Baskets. Helping Hands: We have a good group of volunteers who are available to provide temporary assistance to those in the Village who are sick, recovering from surgery or otherwise need help. We also have a good supply of medical equipment such as crutches, electric scooter, wheel chairs, shower chairs, walkers, and toilet risers, etc. There is a folding wheel chair ramp available for short-term loan. If you or someone you know needs a "helping hand," please call Sheryl Jensen at 371-3505. Please re-member to call Sheryl when borrowing or returning all equipment. And thank you for returning it in a sanitized condition. Food Bank Donations: The need for Food Bank dona-tions is ongoing to help the Blaine and Birch Bay com-munities. Please check your cupboards and pantries for those extra food items that could be donated to the com-munity food bank. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the Clubhouse any time it is open for any event. Please do not bring food that has an expira-tion date prior to February 2014.
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YACHT CLUB We hit the ground running in January with two great events. First up was our Post Holiday Blues Movie Night on January 9th. Thirty-one people showed up to watch “Captain Ron”! Tom and I love this movie and it had the desired effect on the crowd – it helped chase away those Post Holiday Blues. I want to give Pat Simp-son a big “Thank You” for organizing this fun evening for us. On January 15th we held the second seminar in our 2014 Yacht Club Education Series. A representative from the US Coast Guard talked to us about Hypothermia Is-sues and Emergency Contact Procedures with the Coast Guard. After this presentation two representa-tives from Customs & Border Protection (CBP) gave us a very informative lecture on Customs Clearing, Nexus & Immigration and patiently answered many questions from the audience. We ended the evening by raffling off a handheld air horn and two emergency whistles. Turn-out for this seminar was huge – 48 people attended in-cluding 12 non-members! As we’ve scheduled some of our education events during the non-boating season, we’ve heard from several of our “snowbird” members a request to videotape the educa-tion sessions. In response to your requests, we experi-mented by taping our January 15th event. Our intent is to put a link onto our BBVYC website then send out the link. Our members would then be able to view the ses-sion at their convenience. Stay tuned for more infor-mation! UPCOMING FEBRUARY EVENTS: Sat., February 8th, 10am – Yacht Club Annual Mem-
bership Brunch ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBER BOATERS WHO RESIDE OR OWN PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE: Please join us at the Clubhouse for our Annual Membership Brunch. Our wonderful Yacht Club Social Events Committee is plan-ning a mouth-watering brunch for you to enjoy while hearing all about the great cruising, education and social events that we have planned for the year. If you are not currently a member of our Yacht Club but own a boat and are interested in cruising, we invite you to attend this complimentary brunch event. You’ll get a chance to meet our members and fill out a membership application if you would like to join the club. Our initiation fee is $25
YACHT CLUB CONT’D plus a $25 annual membership fee. Members will have the opportunity to renew their mem-bership at the brunch as well. In order to renew, please complete the membership renewal application form (which was attached to the Membership Brunch invita-tion email) and bring it with you along with $25 cash or check. Members that aren’t able to join us for brunch or are out of town for the winter can mail their renewal to the address listed on the bottom of the renewal applica-tion. Please pay your renewal dues by February 15th to avoid a late fee. Doing so will also ensure that you’re included in the 2014 Yacht Club roster. If you have any questions about dues or the renewal process, please con-tact Priscilla Wallis. For food planning purposes, we ask that you RSVP no later than Saturday, February 1st if you plan to join us for brunch. Please email your RSVP to [email protected] or call me at 360-224-2260. Wed., February 19th, 7pm – Yacht Club Education Series Seminar: What Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Can Do For You – An Overview Jerry Martin, Division Chief of Medical Services Whatcom County Fire District 7 will do a presentation on the EMS capabil-ities/services in our area. Some of the topics covered will be stroke, heart attack and fall prevention awareness. There will also be a discussion of the new CPR and De-fibrillation techniques and tools to determine interest in an offsite class at a later date. Please note: The Feb. 22nd workshop listed on the 2014 Yacht Club Events Calendar is cancelled. As stated above, at the February 19th meeting we will discuss the possibility of an offsite class at a later date.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING MARCH EVENTS:
Wed., March 19th, 7pm – 2014 Yacht Club Edu-cation Series Seminar, “ Boat Electrical Systems & Stray Current/Galvanic Corrosion”
Sat., March 29th, 5pm – Spring General Meeting I’ll be sending out more information on these events soon. Dawn Baker - Commodore
Mike Kent, ABR Real Estate Professional Business: (360) 527-8901 Fax: (360) 371-8660 Email: [email protected]
WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE At Birch Bay Square ● I-5 Exit 270
8105 Birch Bay Square Street Windermere Real Estate/Whatcom, Inc.
We had 45 people at our Janu-ary pizza feed. And we had a large variety of pizzas to eat! Several stayed to play cards. Our next get-together will be
Monday, February 17th at the clubhouse. Social time will be at 5:30 pm with dinner at 6pm. We are planning to have a potato bar. The potatoes and toppings will be provided by several volunteers. So please just bring a salad or dessert to share. Coffee and lemon aid will be provided as usual. Bring other drinks as you wish. After dinner, we will set up tables for games for those who wish to play. Or you can continue visiting with friends and neighbors. No reservations are necessary. Questions? Please call me at 933-4438 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. -Judy Sulllivan
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Come on in to the Clubhouse Tues & Thurs morning from 8am-10am; join your neighbors for a piping hot cup of coffee. It’s the way to great conversa-tion and friendship for both guys and gals. Information call Mick Bride 371-2929.
EARLY BIRD COFFEE
ADULT POKER NIGHT Enjoy an evening of Texas Hold'em, or some fun card games - our group does both. Beginners are always welcome. We meet at the Clubhouse from 6pm-9pm, on the 2nd and 4th Sunday. Contact Cliff Mallory if questions 425-248-5992.
Hello my name is Gavin MacArthur and I am a high school student
looking for odd jobs to make some extra money.
If you are interested please call 360-220-4622. Thank you
GOLF NEWS Plan to play? Time to pay! – It’s a new year and the golfing at BBV is already good and getting better. There are several convenient ways to pay to play golf here—annual passes, 10-round play cards, per-round green fees, and an after-hours “Honest Box” day fee. Yet, in spite of the good and fair value available to residents and guests, some choose to avoid paying our modest course fees, there is a possible $50 fine and loss of privileges for any-one caught playing without paying. Is it really worth the risk? BBV Golf Club extends “charter member” deadline; still open to all – The new BBV Golf Club continues to expand its membership even during this “snow bird” sea-son. No surprise there…it is open to golfers, non-golfers, spouses and friends and the cost is only $5.00 (US) per person. And, now, everyone who joins before the first Annual Spring Meeting on May 9, 2014 will be a Charter Member and eligible for special acknowledge-ment. But don’t wait too long or you will miss out on ap-pearing in the 2014 BBV Golf Club Membership Roster, which will list the Club’s members, the dates of 2014 Club activities and more. Please give or mail the follow-ing information on each person and the $5.00/person fee to Ron Bogen (Treasurer), 8119 Comox Rd., Blaine, WA 98230: Name and complete address Home and cell phone numbers Email address; and, if you have it… GHIN Membership # (required only for some golf
events) Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Questions? Contact any of the following BBV Golf Club officers: Bob Simpson (President; 360-371-2636; [email protected]); Jim Macmillan (Vice-president; 360-371-2933; [email protected]); Anne Brown (Secretary; 360-392-0887; [email protected]); and Ron Bogen (Treasurer; 360-371-7350; [email protected]) for more information.
Winter golf activities continue – Don’t put away the “sticks” just yet! For those who did not flee the Village for warmer digs, we were blessed with a magnificent Jan-uary. There’s still plenty of fun golf and other activities to enjoy:
GOLF NEWS The “Monday Money Group” plays each Monday (weather permitting) at 11:00 AM; $10 entry fee with pay-outs for low-net individual, low-net team, skins and greenies The BBV Men’s Club still plays informally on Thurs-days at 11:00 AM (weather permitting) Winter reminders for all Non-golfers: The golf course may seem empty and inviting but we are still out there. Many new and less-experienced golfers “come out of the woodwork” at this time of the year to challenge the course and Mother Na-ture. So, please no walking, biking, playing, etc., on the course; don’t risk being injured or causing unintended damage to the course. Honor the Honor Box – If you don’t have a valid current Annual Golf Pass, and the Golf Shop is closed, you must pay the $10 day-fee. Day tags and pay envelops are available on the front wall below the locked Honor Box. It’s a bargain and not worth the risk of a fine and/or the embarrassment of being caught not paying. Golfers: The course is more prone to damage during the winter, so please: keep motor carts on concrete paths as much as possible; keep hand carts off tee boxes and greens; carry sand and fix fairway divots that you and others make; repair divots you find on green; and, when frost is present, do not start play until it melts. Help keep our golf course healthy and in good playing condition. And, please, respect private property at all times. Thank you! See you on the tee at BBV
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FOR RENT: 3br. 2 Ba.-Lg. wrap around deck w/ great views--Mt. Baker/ Marina. All new(w/i 2 yrs) Appliances. 2450 sq Ft --All glass, dbl pain windows & doors on 2nd fl. Yard w/ fruit trees, grapes, rhubarb & blueberries. Pvt Hot-tub in the yard. Open floor plan. For info. call: Dave 360-927-4139 or Laurie 360-588-2286 FOR SALE: NEW, folding exercise peddler w/digital display; by DRIVE Medical. Deluxe version. $60. obo. 371-0414 FOR SALE: Ovation 386T Acoustic Electric Guitar - $295 Beautiful Ovation Model 386T, Pinnacle Series, acoustic electric guitar, with Ovation hard shell case. Tra-ditional Ovation round back. Excellent condition, sounds great. For pictures, see our craigslist ad: http://tinyurl.com/bbv-ovation. For more info, call 360-933-1057. MOVING-IN SALE: Large dining table w/ 3 leaves– 4 chairs, lovely Mary Engelbreit collection, 2 rocking chairs, hide-a-bed couch, lamp, small end tables, beanie baby collection (large & small), pictures, washing machine - good condition, queen mattress. To see, please call 778-3424 or 927-5784 FOR SALE: 2 office chairs $35 ea, 2 drawer filing cabi-net $20, 1 lrg bedroom lamp $65, 1 tall tri light $60, beau-tiful square pine coffee table $85, large pine dining room table with 2 leafs, 6 chairs with new sail boat coverings, Matching credenza to table for dining room Both $1695 (together), Service for 8 old country rose dishes, crystal, and various cups and saucers. Make offer All must go. 360-305-4013 FOR SALE: Motorhome - #1 Rated Lazy Daze Class C – 2000 26.5 ft. mid bath model - 85k miles - 1 owner -never towed - new brakes - 4 new tires – 4kw Generator, 200 w solar and more – see pix at www.gorts.com/daisy - $25000 - Call Rich at 371-3852
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