NORTHWEST LANDING
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
ROA Board of Directors
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Vicki Chittick, President
A P R I L
Howie Stone, Vice President
Robert Hirschman, Treasurer
Mary Ricco, Secretary
Rebecca Wright, Member at Large
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ROA Board of Director On Line Voting
There are three (3) board positions open. You can read the candidate
bios as well as vote on-line at www.nwlandingroa.org on the
homepage under the menu item “e-forms” then “ROA BOD Ballot
2016”. You don’t need a login password to vote on our website.
Please vote for three (3) candidates. An incomplete ballot will be
considered invalid and will not be included in the vote count or the
drawing. That means that you have to vote for the appropriate number
of candidates. If you are voting on-line we can only receive one vote from
one member of the household not from both owners.
Contact Information:
Email the Board Members at:
[email protected]
Email the ROA Staff at:
[email protected]
Location & Office Hours:
1495 Wilmington Dr. Ste 110
DuPont WA 98327
The on-line ballot as well as those who are mailing in the ballot card must
remember that your vote needs to reach our office no later than 5PM
April 15, 2016. After that point the on-line ballot will be inaccessible for
use. Ballots received in the mail after April 15th will not be included in the
vote count or drawing. Your valid vote will enter you into the drawing to
receive your 2016 assessments free (anyone who has already paid will be
refunded).
The candidates running this year are:
Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
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Office Phone: 253.964.1289
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Compliance Corner
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Up Coming Events
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ROA Owned Alleyways
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April Fools Day Origin
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Vicki Chittick
Mary Ricco
Jugal Thakor
Rebecca Wright
ROA Annual Meeting
The ROA Annual Meeting will be held this year on April 20th at the Home
Course Golf Pavilion located at 2300 Hoffman Hill Boulevard. Doors will
open at 6:30PM. The meeting will run from 7:00 to 8:30PM. A light
refreshment will be served in the form of coffee, water and cookies.
Due to limited space, you will need to RSVP to attend the meeting.
Please call the ROA office at 253-964-1289 to reserve your seat.
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The Compliance Corner
The Compliance Corner
Curb Appeal and Your Home
The beginning of spring is a great to time to
nurture your lawn and shrub beds as well as
consider doing exterior maintenance on your
house.
Not Appealing
Appealing
Some Questions: Does your lawn look anemic or yellow in places? Is it light green with lots of bare
spots? Is it full of weeds? Do your planting beds need an overhaul because shrubs and plants need
to be replaced or trimmed? If you have answered yes to some or all of these questions, it means you
have some springtime work to do to get to a beautiful yard with pleasing curb appeal.
Take a close look at your shrub beds, if bushes have died over the winter now is the time to remove
and replace them. It’s also a good time to weed and redefine your shrub bed borders by putting
down fresh bedding product and edging them. Be sure to do some homework online or reach out to
a local nursery and garden center to learn what makes a healthy planting bed base to keep it weed
free and the shrubs and flowers healthy.
The sad changes to your lawn could indicate that the lawn needs renovation or complete
replacement because it has been invaded by weeds, moss or crane fly. Whatever the reason for a
poor looking lawn, one thing is for certain, it is the perfect foundation for inviting more weeds and
moss down the road. The problem is not going to go away until you find out why the lawn is not
appealing to look at. A healthy lawn correctly fertilized will deter weeds and insects so be sure to
treat and feed your lawn now and appropriately throughout the seasons ahead.
Be on the lookout for a compliance notice if you have not removed the mildew on siding, sidewalk,
and fence, as well as moss on the roof. Mildew likes to hide under roof eaves, be sure to look up to
the roof line. Moss and mildew also tends to grow on the north side of your home because that side
usually gets less sun than the rest of the home.
Be sure to repair or replace damaged or rotting fences. If you are going to change the fence style
and/or material at the time of repair, a Property Improvement Request Form submittal is required
before you can begin to reconstruct the fence.
If you are painting and changing your colors, you will need to apply for approval by supplying the
request form along with a sketch of where the colors are going on the house and then attach the
paint “chip” color choices to your request. Keep in mind the Property Improvement Committee meets
the first and third Tuesday’s of the month. You will need to turn your form in to the ROA the Friday
before the scheduled meeting.
To obtain a Property Improvement Request Form – visit our website at www.nwlandingroa.org,
select Documents, then Choose A Category, click on the drop down arrow, select and print off the
appropriate Property Improvement Request form for your project. Make sure you fill out the form
completely before submitting it to the ROA office.
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Upcoming Events
Springtime Bingo
Friday, May 13th, 7PM
The Home Course, 2300 Hoffman Hill Blvd
You asked, we listened! Our quarterly bingo nights
have been a huge success! Join us Friday, May 13th,
to yell “bingo” for seasonal prizes! We will be playing
for springtime baskets and flowers for the backyard!
Please call the ROA office today to RSVP at
253- 964-1289. Reservations will not be taken after May 10th.
Citywide Yard Sale
Saturday, May 14th
8AM – 3PM
It's time! Join your friends and neighbors for our semi-annual yard
sale! We will cover all of the advertising. Please watch for ads in our
local papers and surrounding cities!
As a courtesy to your neighbors, please be sure to remove all yard
sale signs upon completion of the sale. Goodwill donation trailers will
be located at Chloe Clark from noon until 5PM. Friends of the Library
will also be collecting gently used books at this location.
ROA Owned Alleyways
It’s that time of year when our children will be out playing on the nice sunny
days of spring. We want to remind our owners who have garage entrances
that are accessible by the ROA owned alleyways to be very careful when
coming and going from your garages. We have, unfortunately, found that
children like to ride their bikes, skateboard and scooters in the alleyways as
well.
With that said, we appeal to the parents of these children, please DO NOT
encourage your children to play in these areas. We have noticed some
parents like to place “children playing” warning signs near their driveways on the alleyway. This
gives the parent and children the false sense of safety and encourages the use of alleyways as a
place to play but is a highly dangerous practice. Help the ROA keep your children safe and
encourage them to play only at parks or their yard in areas away from traffic.
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Where Did April Fool’s Day Come From?
April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins
are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from
the adoption of Europe turning to the use of the Gregorian Calendar.
New Year's Day Moves
Ancient cultures, including those of the Romans and Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1st.
It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st). In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated
March 25th, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a
new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New
Year's Day to be celebrated January 1st. That year, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New
Year's day to January 1st. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new
date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st. Other people began to
make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to trick them into believing
something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.
Problems With This Explanation
There are at least two difficulties with this explanation. The first is that it doesn't fully account for the spread of
April Fools' Day to other European countries. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by England until 1752,
for example, but April Fools' Day was already well established there by that point. The second is that we have
no direct historical evidence for this explanation, only conjecture, and that conjecture appears to have been
made more recently.
Constantine and Kugel
Another explanation of the origins of April Fools' Day was provided by Joseph Boskin, a professor of history at
Boston University. He explained that the practice began during the reign of Constantine, when a group of court
jesters and fools told the Roman emperor that they could do a better job of running the empire. Constantine,
amused, allowed a jester named Kugel to be king for one day. Kugel passed an edict calling for absurdity on
that day, and the custom became an annual event.
"In a way," explained Professor Boskin, "it was a very serious day. In those times fools were really wise men. It
was the role of jesters to put things in perspective with humor."
This explanation was brought to the public's attention in an Associated Press article printed by many
newspapers in 1983. There was only one catch: Boskin made the whole thing up. It took a couple of weeks for
the AP to realize that they'd been victims of an April Fools' joke themselves.
Spring Fever
It is worth noting that many different cultures have had days of foolishness around the start of April, give or take
a couple of weeks. The Romans had a festival named Hilaria on March 25th, rejoicing in the resurrection of
Attis. The Hindu calendar has Holi, and the Jewish calendar has Purim. Perhaps there's something about the
time of year, with its turn from winter to spring, that lends itself to lighthearted celebrations.
Observances Around the World
April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's
errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks; and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.
The French call April 1st Poisson d'Avril, or "April Fish." French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on
the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered.
source: www.infoplease.com
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