Scatchet Head Newsletter A BIG Thank You to our Pool Attendants who helped finish out the pool season for us. Pool Attendants: June Bright, Jimmy Doolittle, Tonya Graff and Hunter Parrick. A Special Thanks to Jerry, our Facilities Superintendent for his expertise, pride in his work and extra efforts in making our facility a beautiful place for us to live. Parking at SHCC Facilities and Driftwood Drive Make sure your guests have parking passes while using the Scatchet Head Community Club Facilities and all of Driftwood Drive. All vehicles must display SHCC decal or guest pass in the front car dash. Parking of vehicles shall be orderly and as not to impede other parked vehicles for ingress or egress. No parking on grass area. Overflow parking is allowed on the North side of Driftwood Drive. No overnight parking of vehicles is allowed except on private property. All vehicles left for 24 hours will be towed at the owner s expense. The speed limit for Driftwood Drive and parking areas is 15 MPH. Page Inside This Issue Page Community Information 1-7 Committees 8 Minutes 9 Calendar 10-11 Classifieds 12 Published by Scatchet Head Community Club, Whidbey Island, Washington. The Newsletter is published monthly. Deadline for the newsletter is the 1st of the month.
Community Information Announcements A Special Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 19th at 10:00 AM to elect New Board Members. The Committee Meeting will follow after the Board Meeting. October Board Meetings The next Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The Committee Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 17th New Times on Thursday morning classes!! at 10:00 A.M. Free Yoga Classes at the Clubhouse!! Every Tuesday at 4-5 PM Thursdays at 9:15-10:15 AM except No Classes on the 3rd Thursdays. Come and join the fun while staying fit. Bring Yoga Mat with you!! Scatchet Head Community Club 3742 Driftwood Drive Clinton WA 98236 360-579-4934 Melanie Evans, Office Manager Jerry McGarry, Superintendent Sandy McCabe, Bookkeeper Email: shcc@whidbey.com Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 1:00-7:00 P.M, Thursday and 1st Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 P.M. Services Phone 360-579-4934 FAX 360-579-4934 Email shcc@whidbey.com Faxes $2 to send, $1 to receive* Copies 10 cents * SHCC *Note: For personal use only Scatchet Head Halloween Party October 31st at 5:30 7:00 pm On Orange Street Volunteers Needed It s almost that time again and we are making plans for the annual Scatchet Head Halloween Party. Mary Beth has once again offers her home on Orange Street for the event, but we need volunteers to organize the party and make it all come together. Please call Mary Beth Schoeler at 579-6684 by October 10th and leave message with your phone number. A planning meeting will be held soon after the 10th. Water District (Water District is separate from Scatchet Head Community Club) Mail Water Bills to: Scatchet Head Water District PO Box 915 Coupeville, WA 98239 579-2515 local or Toll Free 888-241-2503 Water District Meeting 2nd Thursday at 7:00 P.M. Island Co. Animal Control 360-679-7398 Page 2
Community Information Announcements OCTOBER 24TH ANNUAL CHILI FEED AND COOK OFF IT IS TIME TO START FINE TUNING YOUR AWARD WINNING CHILI RECIPES. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND BRING THE FAMILY FOR DINNER AND A FUN NIGHT OUT. ALSO, A PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT PUMPKINS LAST YEAR. ALL THE FUN STARTS AT 6:00 PM 2014 Chili Winners (from left to right) Dorothy Howell -Jones, Melanie Evans, and Dan Saul 2014 Pumpkin Contest Winners: (from left to right) Deanne Tallman and Donna Hooper Page 3
Community Information Event: Arbonne Healthy Living & Beyond Time & Date: 7:00 PM, Tuesday October 20th Location: Scatchet Head Community Center Details: This is an informational demonstration only with no products to sell. NOTE: Please send an email to Johannes at JNMeyling@InfiniteReality.com expressing your interest in attending this Arbonne Event. This event is for people who are interested in achieving and maintaining a healthier, happier and balanced lifestyle. I will be hosting an informational and demonstrational event for Arbonne Healthy Living nutritional products as well as information for Arbonne s complete line of botanically based products. Arbonne s Healthy Living products focus on an organic and anti-inflammatory diet with the Arbonne protein mix being the cornerstone of achieving a healthier, balanced diet. Beyond mere protein, this mix is packed with nutrients and vitamins including the heart healthy nutrient CoQ10 most people with low natural product of CoQ10 would take supplements for seen by many people with cardiovascular issues and who are taking cholesterol reducing medications. Please join me for this demonstrational event to see how easy it is to make these incredibly delicious and healthy protein shakes as well as experience the other products of the Healthy Living & Beyond set. Arbonne is a company that focuses on a green commitment to offer products in nutrition and skin care that are pure, safe, and beneficial as well as sourced from cruelty-free formulas. Product ingredients are botanically based and the company continually seeks greener improvements for the sourcing of those ingredients. More information can be found on the Arbonne website by visiting http://www.johannesmeyling.arbonne.com. There will also be informational brochures at the Scatchet Head community center just before the event. Thank you, Johannes Meyling Page 4
Community Information Recipes from Chef Dan For more recipes, check out Chef Dan s blog at: soupson4-40.blogspot.com SPICY CROCK POT THAI BEEF by CHEF DAN: Serves 6-8 INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons coconut oil, divided 2 pounds round steak, cut into strips 1 onion, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 thumb-size fresh ginger, minced 1 (19 Oz) can Mae Ploy coconut milk 1/3-cup tomato paste 2 tablespoon red curry paste 1 tablespoon EACH fish sauce, oyster sauce, tamarind, curry powder, sumac, and smoked paprika 2 teaspoons EACH sea salt, and lime juice 2 cups EACH broccoli florets, and julienned carrots 1 cup jicama, julienned A bunch fresh cilantro DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat when sizzling. 2. Add the strips of meat and brown on all sides. 3. Spray crock-pot with cooking spray and add browned meat. 4. Wipe out the skillet and add remaining oil, over medium-high heat. 5. Add onions, and ginger and sauté for 4 minutes. 6. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. 7. Add coconut milk and stir continuously to release browned bits in the bottom of the pan. 8. Add tomatoes paste, and next 8 ingredients. 9. Add to the crock-pot over the meat. 10. Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours. 11. Add broccoli, carrots and jicama during the last 30 minutes for high heat and 1 hour for low heat of cooking. 12. Serve with cilantro. BON-APPETITE!! Page 5
Community Information Recipes from Chef Dan SEAFOOD SOFT TOFU STEW HAEMUL SOONDUBU JjIGAE by CHEF DAN: Serves 3 INGREDIENTS FOR YANGNYUM (seasoning or spice) Yields 3 tablespoons 3 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2-teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon oyster sauce 1 teaspoon sumac 1/4-teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon mirin or sake Pinch of black pepper For more recipes, check out Chef Dan s blog at: soupson4-40.blogspot.com INGREDIENTS: 9 clams 9 Penn Cove mussels 9 shrimp 1 bunch of green onions 1(12.3 Oz) silken tofu 4 teaspoons sesame oil 1/2-cup water 1 egg DIRECTIONS: 1. Mix all the Yangnyum ingredients together, enough for 3-4 batches of soondubu Jjige. 2. Heat pot with 3 teaspoons sesame oil over high heat when sizzling. 3. Add 2 tablespoons Yangnyum, and garlic, fry until resembles a paste. 4. Add 1/2-cup water. 5. Add the clams, mussels, and, shrimp. 6. Wait until the waiter starts boiling. 7. Then add the soft tofu. 8. Taste and season if necessary. 9. Let boil 5 minutes. 10. Add a pinch of pepper; crack an egg and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Page 6
Community Information Announcements Are you interested in CERT Classes? November 2015 Classes are as followed: November 6, 2015 at 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM November 7, 2015 at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM November 8, 2015 at 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community. The CERT course is taught by South Whidbey Fire Station 31, 5535 Cameron Rd, Freeland WA. There is ONLY 10 spaces left for course session. CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations, and light search and rescue operations and among others. If enough people are interested, the class can be offered at Scatchet Head to help us build our own emergency response team. We need 20 people to sign up in order to hold a class at Scatchet Head Community Club in the future. Contact: H.L. Rusty Palmer, Fire Chief at (360) 321-1533 or email at chief@swfe.org or/and Jordan Boyer at (360) 579-2545 or email at jr.boyer@yahoo.com Just Some Friendly Reminders Clubhouse and Community Property hours are from 9 AM to 9 PM. (Key cards are on timers 7 days a week to reflect these hours) Clubhouse Reservations: You can reserve either the Clubhouse or the BBQ area, not both. Be sure and plan to pick up the kitchen key ahead of time if you need it. Make sure your guests have parking passes while using the Facilities and Driftwood Drive. Leave the facility as you found it and you will not lose your cleaning/damage deposit. A check list is included with your reservation form. As a member, you are responsible for any damage your guest may do. Maximum number of hours for any reservation is 4 hours. This includes time to clean up. If a party does not conclude with the pre-designated time, Scatchet Head can withhold refunding the deposit. Reservations can not be taken for Memorial Day Weekend, Fourth of July Weekend, nor Labor Day Weekend. Page 7
Committees Arch & Plats Purpose: To discuss any new building construction applications in Scatchet Head and any complaints received about violations of the SHCC covenants. Topics discussed at last meeting: Discussed: 60 day notices were sent out to 6 Covenant Violations. 3 out of 6 Property Owners responded to the office with their game plan. 1 has been cleared. Next Meeting s Agenda: Update on the 6 Covenant Violations. Delivery receipts are not returned after 30 days. Chair: TBD/Co-Chair: TBD Facilities Purpose: To help maintain and improve our facilities which keeps our property values strong and our assessments at lower rates. Topics discussed at last meeting: Discussed: AED defibrillator for the Clubhouse. Discussed Rain Barrels in front of the pool area. Next Meeting s Agenda: Preparation for Spring Planting. Discussion on another Rain Barrel in front of Clubhouse. Pool Operations for longer season. Chair: George Orren 425-466-5600/Co-Chair: Mark Gmerek 360-579-2534 Roads & Bluffs Purpose: Maintaining the Roads & Bluffs Topics Discussed at last meeting: Reserve Study is scheduled to begin on September 10, 2015 by Jeff Sandal and Associates. FEMA Flood Zone Re-mapping. Next Meeting s Agenda: Update on the Reserve Study done on September 10, 2015 Discuss cutting back blackberries with Gabelein Brothers Company Chair: TBD, Co-Chair: Kevin Smith 814-932-3847 Next Committee Meetings to be held on September 19 at 10:00 A.M in the Clubhouse. Page 8
Directory of Board Members (Please be considerate with use of these phone numbers and emails. ) Eric Cooper President ecooper4812@yahoo.com 425-387-8668 George Orren Vice President, Facilities Chair george.orren@gmail.com 425-466-5600 Larry Lowary Secretary orcas15@whidbey.net 360-579-2172 August Board Meeting Minutes were not approved. No Quorum Met Neal Clark Treasurer nhclark@gmail.com 360-579-1325 Mark Gmerek Facilities Co-Chair 360-821-9250 seahawks@whidbey.com Kevin Smith Roads & Bluffs Co-Chair kmsmith2309@gmail.com 814-932-3847 Minutes Page 9
Email If you change your e-mail address - please let the office know, so you can continue to receive the newsletter electronically. September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 6 7 Labor Day Last Day for Pool to be open 1 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 PM Newsletter Ideas What would you like to see in the community newsletter? Please share your ideas by emailing at shcc@whidbey.com 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 Water District 7:00 PM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Independence Day Special Board/ Committee MTG 10 AM Calendar of Events 20 21 22 23 First Day of Autumn 24 25 26 WSCAI Class Office Closed 27 28 29 Office Closed 30 Page 10
Newsletter Ideas The Office will be posting the next calendar month in the newsletter with upcoming events. Please provide feedback to shcc@whidbey.com This calendar does not reflect SHCC Booking Reservations. Please call or email the office to make your Clubhouse Reservations. Email at shcc@whidbey.com or/and Phone at 360-579-4934. October 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 5 6 7 8 Water District 7:00 PM 1 2 3 Board Meeting 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Independence Day Committee MTG 10 AM Calendar of Events 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Chili Cook-Off 6:00 PM 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Party Orange Street 5:30 7:00 PM Page 11
For Sale & Wanted * If your ad is not in this edition of the newsletter it is because it was not renewed. Your ad can easily be reinstated. We will need your name, address, phone number along with notice of which ad you want put back in the paper. Ads run for 6 months and must be renewed thereafter by contacting the office. If you would like your ad removed please contact the office via e-mail shcc@whidbey.com or phone 579-4934. Wanted Tennis Players!! Singles or Doubles. Steven Kaiser Southside Plumbing LLC Office 360 579 2526/ Cell 360 914 1332 Can t get your car in the garage? Put that stuff in our garages. 5 x 7 to 12 x 24 garages available. 10% off 1st months rent with this ad. I am new to the Scatchet Head Community Area. I would like to get a group going here in Scatchet Head to play some tennis games. Come on out and have some fun. Give me a call. Rochelle Whelan (206) 802-8810 Classifieds and Fun Things Page 12