Category: Communications

September 2023 Happy Hour

  • When: Thursday, September 21, 2023
  • Where: The Cabana, located at 1510 Jamestown Rd
  • Time: 4-6 PM

Bring an appetizer or dessert to share and your choice of beverage.   We will provide plates, cups, napkins and cutlery.  Spouses, friends and neighbors are welcome so if you know of someone who didn’t get this email and wants to come, please forward it to them.  

If you have a lawn game that you would like to bring and share, it would be welcome and appreciated!  

Please RSVP so we can be sure to have enough plates and cups.  

RSVP to information@sunlandnorth.org

Picnic table and benches are available for outside and inside use.  However, bring your lawn chair if you prefer to sit in something other than a bench.

Happy hour brownies
Happy hour brownies
Enjoying the summer
Enjoying the summer
Disappearing dessert
Disappearing dessert
Lawn chairs and picnic tables
Lawn chairs and picnic tables
A tasty bounty
A tasty bounty

January 2023 Newsletter

The January 2023 newsletter is now available. Our editor, Kathy Gross, not only put together the content from a number of collaborators, but also created the web version of the newsletter, in addition to paper copies for those without Internet services. You can find the January newsletter at https://sunlandnorthownersassociation.com/newsletters/sunland-north-newsletter-january-2023/

November 9, 2022 Board meeting

Agenda for the November 9, 2022 Board meeting for Sunland North (Sunland Division 17)

2:30 p.m. The Gathering Place -135 Fairway Drive

2:30 p.m. Call to Order and Verification of Quorum

2:35 p.m. Approval of Agenda

2:40 p.m. Review and Approval of October 2022 Board Minutes

3:00 p.m. Old Business

3:15 p.m. New Business

3:45 p.m. Officer Reports

President Update – Gerry Hatler
Secretary Update – Shirley Legg
Treasurer Update – Betty Gwaltney
Vice President – Lawrence Charters
Board Member-at-Large- Warren Husman

4:00 p.m. Committee Reports

Architectural Control – Eric Mahnerd and Mark Anderson
Insurance – Susan Hamman
Developed Landscape-Tom Steffen
Exterior Maintenance – Mike Johnson
Natural Habitat- Susan Miller
Communications and Outreach

4:15 p.m. Owner Comments

2022 Sunland North Holiday Party

Division 17 Holiday Party

Date: Thursday, December 8th

Time: 5:00 pm No Host Cocktails; 6:00 pm Dinner

Place: 7 Cedars Casino

The flyer that was distributed announcing the December 8th Holiday Party, as well as the October 2022 Newsletter, incorrectly stated that the 8th is a Wednesday.  Please make note that December 8 is actually a Thursday. 

Sorry for the confusion.

For more information, please write to: information@sunlandnorth.org

 

Join us for the last 2022 Sunland North Happy Hour September 29

When:             Thursday, September 29, 2022

Where:            The Cabana, located at 1510 Jamestown Rd

Time:              4-6 PM

Bring an appetizer or dessert to share and your choice of beverage.  Sue Purdy and I will provide  plates, cups, napkins, and cutlery.  Spouses, friends, and neighbors are welcome so if you know of someone who didn’t get this email and wants to come, please forward it to them. 

Please RSVP so we can be sure to have enough plates and cups.  RSVP to Lisa Parise at information@sunlandnorth.org

Bring your lawn chair if you prefer to sit outside (weather permitting). 

COVID information – Please follow CDC regulations. Clallam County recommends masking in indoor settings, especially for those unvaccinated or when the vaccination status of others is unknown. Masking is recommended for high-risk groups.

Clallam County is currently seeing a Moderate rate of COVID-19 infections. https://www.clallam.net/coronavirus/

Results of Annual Membership Meeting, September 14, 2022

Results of Annual Membership Meeting, September 14, 2022

Formal minutes will be submitted for approval at the next Board meeting on October 12, 2022. The following election results were received and approved by the Board at the annual Membership Meeting on September 14, 2022.

  • Quorum: 87 members, both in person and via signed quorum statement.
  • 2023 Budget: 88 members voted to accept the budget, 3 voted to reject it.
  • Financial Records Review: 89 voted for a Financial Records Review, 9 voted for a full audit.

Candidate votes for election to two-year terms on the Board of Directors, three vacancies.

  • Warren Husman: 92
  • Betty Gwaltney: 95
  • Lawrence Charters: 94
  • Write-ins: 0

Photos of the meeting can be found on the website. [See below] A video presented at the meeting is also available.

New Board Organizational Meeting

The outgoing 2021-2022 Board met with members of the incoming 2022-2023 Board on September 21. The organizational meeting was used to elect Board officers and assign duties. Mike Johnson and Warren Husman were not present. Board President Hatler met with Husman after the meeting and briefed him on the Board assignments.

The Board elected officers from among their members:

    • Gerry Hatler was continued as President.
    • Lawrence Charters assumed the position of Vice President. He will serve as Board liaison for the Developed Landscaping Committee and Natural Habitat Committee, and chair of the Grievance Committee. He will continue the additional duties as manager of the sunlandnorth.org communications accounts and the sunlandnorthownersassociation.com website.
    • Shirley Legg assumed the position of Secretary. She will also serve as the Board liaison for the Communication and Outreach Committee.
    • Betty Gwaltney was continued as Treasurer. She will also serve as the Board liaison for the Insurance Committee.
    • Warren Husman was elected as Member-At-Large. He will also serve as the Board liaison for the Unit Exterior Maintenance Committee and the Architectural Control Committee.

These positions will be reviewed and receive a formal vote by the Board at the next scheduled Board meeting on Wednesday, October 12.

Photos from the Annual Membership Meeting

President Gerry Hatler brings the Annual Member Meeting to order.
President Gerry Hatler brings the Annual Member Meeting to order.
President Gerry Hatler listens while Board Secretary Lawrence Charters works on notes for minutes.
President Gerry Hatler listens while Board Secretary Lawrence Charters works on notes for minutes.
Mike Johnson Discusses Exterior Maintenance Challenges
Mike Johnson Discusses Exterior Maintenance Challenges
Board Secretary Lawrence Charters discusses volunteer contributions for the year.
Board Secretary Lawrence Charters discusses volunteer contributions for the year.

Photos by Barbara Brooner.

Sunland North Kudos

A reminder that the Sunland North Annual Membership Meeting will be next Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
 
In addition to voting to approve the budget, elect new Board members, and other administrative details, the Annual Meeting is a chance to review what has been done over the past year, and recognize accomplishments. You can help.
 
At the bottom of this message is a form you can download, fill out, and mail in to the Secretary (the address is at the bottom of the card), or you could save yourself a stamp and envelope and go here:
 
 
to send in a kudo online.
 
A recent example:
 
Michael Bresnahan has been watering the baby trees through August and now into September. He and Bill Bombadier have been tending the babies near the traffic circle, including weed-whacking between the deer fences.
Sunland North Kudos