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South Bay Community Association Update

by Gil Skinner, President, SBCA Board of Directors

Difficult to believe it is May already. Definitely time to put in your application to be a new Board member for SBCA. Recently, I was spending some time at the Bay Club Lounge talking with Dan Quail. Dan was SBCA Treasurer during my first and second years as SBCA president when we had a special assessment to redo the exterior of the Club. What a great guy to be treasurer at that time. He watched the money like a hawk watches a bunny in the middle of an open field. No chance any money was going to get away from its allotted destination! I mention this because Dan asked about candidates for the upcoming Board. He shook his head as we discussed 600 lots with one to two people per lot and the difficulty to fill seven Board positions. Dan equated it to the military. You step up and do your two to four years and then get to really retire. We need more Dan Quails—sense of duty, fulfilling the duty, and moving on. In the spirit of Dan, I hope to see your letter of intent coming soon.

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by Gil Skinner, President, SBCA Board of Directors

March was a great month at the SBCA. We had another great Pancake Breakfast with the number of attendees continuing upwards. We also had a new event celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and we finished our crime prevention series. A TV has been installed in the pool area, and this opens a wide variety of video-guided exercise classes for our members. Watch for additional details on programs and use of this new amenity. Great job on this by the entire Health and Fitness Committee which includes Dean Rosenthal, John Sweet, Barb Sweet, Jeanette Hanson, Maureen Black, Randy Edwards, and Peggy Ponto. In addition, we have added a new dust extractor to the wood shop continuing our improvement efforts to provide a clean and healthy environment for our members. Thank you, Rob York, for spearheading this effort.

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by Gil Skinner, President, SBCA Board of Directors

In the January 9, 2023, Washington Post, was an article, “Want to be healthier? Hang out with your friends,” written by Teddy Amenabar. Great reading and a powerful message about friendship. In the article the point is made, backed by research, that friends are even more important than exercise in maintaining good health and a long life. As I read the article over, it seemed to be almost a rallying cry for the SBCA. We are an association of homeowners, but more importantly we are a great community of caring people. These last couple of years have tested us all, and I know friends pulled me through some dark times. The SBCA, through our many activities, gives you many chances to find new friends (discussed in the article, as well) and to reinforce ties with old friends. Come and join us in the various activities at the Bay Club and you will find friendship and people who really care about each other beyond just belonging to an association. Here are some activities to consider:

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South Bay Community Association Update

by Gil Skinner, President, SBCA Board of Directors

Big month and more exciting things on the way.

The SBCA and the LMC have formed a small subset group of members from both organizations to meet and hopefully help build our sense of community. In that regard, the SBCA invited LMC members to our Friday night social on October 14. We had approximately 100 people attend and about 30 were from LMC. Great fun for all and we are looking to increase these kinds of activities.

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Oh my, lots going on and where to start. The SBCA and the LMC have both selected a couple of members to get together to talk about enhancing the rela- tionship between the two associations. We have already discussed mutual use of contractors and getting more for our HOA dollar for the benefit of our members. By the time you read this, we will also have had our first joint Friday social in a long while! As of this writing we have almost 100 people from the two clubs who are getting together at the Bay Club on October 14. We are also looking at one big joint event for spring/summer of 2023. A small start but hopefully we will continue to find ways to add to member experiences while minimizing or reducing cost.

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by Gil Skinner, President, SBCA Board of Directors

The SBCA Board has its seventh member, Randy Edwards. He was appointed in August to fill the remaining open seat on the Board. If you remember, at the annual meeting in July we had seven write-in candidates for the last open seat with one vote each. Five of the seven write-in candidates withdrew from consideration. We selected one of the remaining two by lot to fill the position, but that person resigned due to time commitments. We then appointed the last write-in candidate, Randy, in August to fill that seat on the Board. Randy is a fine addition to the Board and brings many notable skills and experiences. He is a soon-to-be retired Captain of the Seattle Fire Department, and we welcome him to the Board.

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