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BBVCC OFFICE REMINDERS

BBVCC Bulletin July 2017

BBVCC Bulletin

July 2017

Special points of

interest:

Social Club Breakfast, Saturday, July 1, 8-10.

BBVCC OFFICE OPEN Saturdays 9-1 until

August 26.

ACC - Wednesday, July 5, 7pm.

Golf Meeting, Friday, July 7, 2pm.

Marina Committee,

Tuesday, July 11, 7pm.

BOD Workshop,

Wednesday, July 12, 10am

Roads/Drainage Com-

mittee-Thursday July 8, 10am.

BOD Meeting-Thursday, July 20, 7pm.

Village wide Yard Sale,

Saturday July 29, 9am-2pm.

Office Reminders 1

Mailbox Info 2/3

Mailbox Summary 4

Office Notes 4

Beer Tasting 5

Citations 5

Village Potluck 6

Adult Card Night 6

Morning Coffee 6

Kayak/Canoes Info 6

Classifieds 7

Social Club 8/9

Golf Club 10/11

Yacht Club 12/13

Small Boat Sailing 14

Bridge 15

Bunco 17

Pickleball 18/19

Calendar 20

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The annual Village-wide Yard Sale will

be held on Saturday, July 29 from 9am

to 2pm.

Contact the office to get your name

and address on a list that will be distrib-

uted the day before and the day of the

sale. Please note that the yard sales are

for members and their guests; the

deadline to get your name on the list

will be July 27 by 4pm, and maps of the

yard sales will be available July 28 at

noon.

FIREWORKS: Remember that the

discharge of any and all Fireworks is

Prohibited anywhere in Birch Bay Vil-

lage. There will be Extra Patrol during

the evening of July 4, and any violators

found will be Cited $50.00 (fines will

increase after the 1st Offense). Fire-

works may be shot off below the Mean

High Water Mark along the bay.

For a list of dates that Fireworks may

be discharged and for a list of Legal

Fireworks in Whatcom County visit:

www.co.whatcom.wa.us/pds/build/fire/

fireworks/consumerfireworks.jsp. Just re-

member this is for Whatcom County

only, within Birch Bay Village the dis-

charge of any Fireworks is NOT al-

lowed on any day or time. Thank you!

SECOND HALF DUES: DUE, July

1st. Late fee of 10% owing is applied as

of August 1st. Quarterly payments are

due the first of each quarter (ie. January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, October 1st.

Paying late for monthly or quarterly

dues could result in having your pay-

ment plan terminated.

REMINDER: Pets are to be on a

leash at all times when in BBV, unless

they are on the owners property.

Owners must clean up after their pets,

violators will be cited $50.

Bulletin ads and articles for the August Bul-

letin must be in the BBV office by Friday,

July 21, 2017. Please email to contac-

[email protected]

You can view the Bulletin online at bbvcc.com


MAILBOXES

The following is an at-

tempt to explain the

mailbox project, clarify

its purpose, alleviate

some concerns and con-

fusion, and offer some

alternatives. Please

The cost of repairing

roads, like everything

else, is going up. The

roads in the Village in

many areas are deterio-

rating because of normal

use by residents, delivery

trucks, and increased

traffic volume.

One specific reason for

the road deterioration is

the number of mailboxes

that are placed too far

off of the road, thus

forcing the mail delivery

person to drive off the

edge of the road to place

mail in the mailbox. As a

result, the edges of the

road crumble and, over

time, the damage has and

will spread resulting in

extensive road damage.

Over several years the

Village has had thin layers

of blacktop installed to

repair and extend the life

of our roads. There is a

limit to the number of

layers of blacktop that

can be laid on top of an-

other and that limit has

been reached on many of

our roads. The next

step in the repair pro-

cess is to remove the

road down to the dirt,

and install a new road.

That will eventually cost

the Village residents mil-

lions of dollars. This is a

Village issue because our

roads are “private” and

not maintained by What-

com County or the State

of Washington.

The BBV mailbox project

is an attempt to extend

the life of our roads by

reducing damage.

A survey of mailboxes

was conducted and

about 270 private mail-

boxes throughout the

Village were found to be

placed too far away from

the road edge. The re-

sult is the mail delivery

person must drive off the

edge of the road to de-

liver mail. Some of the

mailboxes are set back as

much as 20 feet, others

only a few inches. Again,

the result is road edge

damage.

A Simple Test

One easy test to deter-

mine if your mailbox is

too far off of the road is

to see if you can open

your mailbox and re-

trieve your mail from

your car without driving

off of the edge of the

road.

note: This is a BBV

Board of Directors ap-

proved project that was

identified by the Roads

and Drainage Commit-

tee, not the US Postal

Service (USPS). The

Roads and Drainage

Committee is com-

prised of residents that

live in the Village and

volunteer their time.

OVERVIEW

MAILBOX SURVEY


DIY INSTALLATION

OPTIONS

If you cannot or do not

want to spend the effort

to move your mailbox, a

team of volunteers is will-

ing to help move/modify,

or install a new mailbox

for you following US Post

Office Service (USPS)

Guidelines. There is a

cost and you can pick from

the options below that

best fits your situation:

$25 – Move or modify

your mailbox utilizing the

existing post. (Option

viability to be determined

by the volunteer team)

$50 – A new post and

mailbox will be installed.

Includes a metal box,

painted black with a red

flag and house numbers.

$100 – A new “Rubber

Maid” mailbox will be

installed.

Mailbox Cluster - Two

or more mailboxes can

be mounted on one

stand. It is up to the

neighbors to determine

which boxes are to be

included. Costs to build

the stand will be deter-

mined after the number of

mailboxes is determined.

Call the BBV office to ar-

range for an appointment

for more details.

Do it yourself following

USPS mailbox guidelines.

USPS Guidelines state

that mailboxes should be

placed 6" to 8" back from

the edge of roadway.

STOP!!! Before any

mailbox posts can be

moved or installed, a

utility survey must be

conducted.

The survey is necessary to

determine if there are any

power lines, gas lines, TV

cables, sewer lines, etc.

located where the new

post will go. The survey

is free to the resident and

may save a life or charges

to the resident for re-

pairs.

Should you choose to

move the mailbox post

yourself, Please call 811

before you dig. If you

choose to have the volun-

teers do the work, they

will arrange for the sur-

vey.

Where does the

money go?

The collected money

covers the basic cost of

materials – wood, con-

crete, screws/nails, etc.,

all of which are pur-

chased through local

merchants. The costs

to you were determined

to be very close to the

cost of materials. Cost

for mailbox clusters will

be determined based on

the number of mailbox-

es.

How do I get my

mailbox moved by

the volunteers?

Contact the BBV office.

They will collect your

name, address, phone/

email address, and money

before any work will be

scheduled. You will be

contacted by a volunteer

to work out details and let

you know when the work

has been scheduled.

Cont’d on next page.

Before any

mailbox posts can

be moved or in-

stalled, a utility survey

must be conducted.

Call 811

before you

dig.

LOT MOWING:

Mowing is the responsibil-

ity of the lot owner, this

includes the ditch in front

of the lot as well. The

BBVCC will mow lots that

do not contain obstruc-

tions when requested by

the lot owner or when the

lot owner fails to keep

their lot mowed. An an-

nual fee for mowing will be

billed per the BBVCC fee

schedule . ‘Owner will

Maintain’ signs can be

picked up at the BBV of-

fice.

POOL:

Every morning and after-

noon BBV staff checks the

water temperature and

chemicals. If the solar

panels are left on, on a

warm day, the incoming

water can reach tempera-


We want to thank every-

one for complying. The

mailbox project is an effort

to extend the life of our

roads. Time and effort

now will help save money

for all of us in the future.

We welcome your input

so please direct any com-

ments or concerns to the

BBV office.

If your mailbox does not

MAILBOXES SUMMARY

comply with USPS guide-

lines (6” - 8” from edge of

roadway), please make the

appropriate changes on

your own or contact the

BBV office if you wish to

schedule help by August

31, 2017.

Finally, we need volun-

teers to help with this

project. Please contact the

BBV office should you like

to volunteer a few hours

to help. Your time and

effort would be much

appreciated!

Rick Jones, Chairman

Roads and Drainage

Committee, Birch Bay

Village

FROM THE BBV OFFICE

tures of over 100 degrees,

which is not only danger-

ous, but ‘eats’ up chorine.

Therefore, the panels are

shut off, this keeps the

pool water temperature

between 81 and 84 de-

grees.

COMMON AREAS:

Rec areas cannot be re-

served ahead of time, us-

age is on a first come first

served basis, if you would

like to have an event at

one of the parks, you will

have to get there early to

‘save’ it.

There is NO overnight

camping allowed in the

recreational areas. Parking

is not allowed between

midnight and dawn. Quiet

times are between the

hours of 7pm and 7am.

No trespassing is allowed

along the bluff. In the

beach areas, private prop-

erty extends to the mean

high tide line in front of

the beachfront lots, keep

off the private property

of others. Driftwood is

not allowed to be re-

moved from the beach

areas.

Beach fires are allowed

on the beaches provided

they have a maximum

diameter of 2 feet and are

below the mean high wa-

ter line, per WA State

regulations. Fires are not

allowed in logs or other

debris, and smoke from

fires should not create a

nuisance or health hazard

to nearby residents.

DATE: Friday,

July 7.

TIME: 6pm –

9pm.

PLACE: BBV

Clubhouse.

COST: $10 at the

door.

RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4BA4AF2BABFD0-summer

Date Violation MPH Location Citation

Amount

5/13/17 ILLEGALLY

PARKED BOAT/

TRAILER

COMOX LOOP WARNING

5/13/17 SPEEDING 25 QUINAULT ROAD WARNING

5/22/17 SPEEDING 25 SALISH ROAD 75

5/27/17 ILLEGALLY

STORED TRAILER

MARINA TRAILER

PARKING

50

6/4/17 BURNING YARD

WASTE

COWICHAN ROAD 50

6/13/17 ILLEGAL PARKING COWICHAN ROAD WARNING

CITATIONS

BEER TASTING CLUB


Birch Bay Village now has

an official beer club and

our kick-off event will be

a beer tasting party

scheduled for Friday, July

7, 6pm to 9pm.

Sign-up early as space is

limited.

Birch Bay Village has a

small coalition of home

brewers who will be on

hand to share their fa-

vorite brews and answer

questions about the

brewing process.

The outside pavilion will

be open for mingling,

music and dancing.

Bring your guitars or

other instruments to add

to the festivities.

WHAT TO BRING:

Appetizers to share

(think summer and beer).

Appetizers will be served

at 6:30 pm.

One growler or 3 of

your favorite beer brands

to share.

Extra chairs (if you’d

like to sit outside)

We envision having one

or two beer tastings at

the clubhouse per year,

although if interest grows

and there are volunteers

to help, more frequent

tastings would likely en-

sue. We plan to charge a

nominal amount to cov-

er costs, with any collec-

tions in excess of costs

being donated to the

Blaine Food Bank.

Look forward to seeing

you!

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THANK YOU


Come on in to the Clubhouse

Tues and Thurs mornings 8am-

10am.

Join your neighbors for a piping

hot cup of coffee. It’s the way to

great conversation and friendship

for both guys and gals.

We are looking for someone to

take over the Morning Coffee

group. Call the BBV office

and let them know if you

are interested.

MORNING COFFEE ADULT CARD NIGHT

If your kayak/canoe has

gone ‘missing’ contact

Terry, the ‘Marina

Guy’. Any kayak/canoe

that did NOT have a

label filled out, indicat-

ing to whom it be-

longed, was impound-

ed. PLEASE be sure to

fill out the tag so we

know whose vessel

belongs to whom.

favorite dish which

serves more than your

home can handle and

find a great place to

share it! Next month

again, pizza and potluck

hosted by Mary Libby, Natalie Leininger, Bet-

ty Glassman and Rick

and Suzanne Jones.

Call me for more info,

Small crowd…..a few

empty tables, but a

BIG THANK YOU to

all helping hands put-

ting together a fun

nite of pizza, salads,

loads of desserts and the card games. Pot-

luck is always fun with

the many choices of

foods. So make your

Helen Tremaine 371-

2614 or just be there!

Doors open at 5:30,

dinner at 6pm. Coffee

and juice provided.

Your choice what to

bring! It all works out amazingly!

VILLAGE POTLUCK

KAYAK/CANOE OWNERS

Enjoy an evening of card games

for men and women.

Beginners are always welcome.

We meet from 6pm-9pm on

the 2nd & 4th Sundays at the

Clubhouse.

For more information contact

Cliff Mallory 425-248-5992.

July 17, 5:30pm

BBVCC Clubhouse

MUSIC GROUP

Meets Monday July

10 7-9pm.

Singers and instru-

mentalists are wel-

come.

Call Cathy 371-3852

for more information.


CLASSIFIEDS

FOR SALE: 1991 Campion

215 Explore with 225hp and

9.9hp Suzuki engines. Tan-

dem axle Easy Loader trail-

er. $9,000 OBO. 360-319-

2828, 360-371-9906.

MOVING SALE: Satur-

day, July 8, 5481 Tsawwas-

sen Loop. 8:30am to 4:30

pm.

FOR SALE:

80 Windsor wall blocks, $1.

ea. King/queen bed frame

on six rollers, $70. Roller

blades $45. Love seat/sofa

$400.

White wicker chair, $25.

360-371-0414.

FOR SALE: Livingston 8’

dingy with davits - $550.

Outboard motors: Yamaha

2-stroke, 4hp - $495. 2009

Mercury 4 stroke, 3.5hp -

$850. 1992 Evinrude long

shaft 2 stroke, 9.9hp - $750.

Office Machines: HP photo

smart print/fax/scan/copy

machine - $75. Lexmark

6500 fax - $75.

All in great working order.

Call Jerry 360-371-7302.

Reasonable offers consid-

ered.

FOR SALE: 28’ 1984 Bay-

liner Contessa Command

Bridge. New Volvo engine,

less than 30 hours. New

refrigerator, toilet, heater &

hot water heater. Sleeps 6.

Sunbrella upholstery. EA

loader 1994 double axle

trailer $17,500.

28’ 1990 Carver Voyager

Fly bridge Sedan, twin Vol-

vo 305 V drives (gas), 3-

burner stove with oven.

Bimini top and bridge cov-

er, possible 13’ Livingston

dingy included. Call for

price.

2001 Dodge 2500 Pickup,

quad cab, short bed, very

clean. Diesel Cummins

engine, 4 wheel drive, elec-

tronic brakes controller

147,000 miles. New tires,

alloy wheels. $14,800.

Super glide 5th wheel

hitch, for short bed truck,

$700.

Portable toilet, Sanipottie,

for RV or boat. New, still

in box. Four (4) West Ma-

rine life jackets (adult), still

in bag, never used, asking

$45. (price tag say $79.

Duo props BC

854824/854832.

Call Pat for more infor-

mation and prices. 360-371-

3610 or 360-510-9448.

Thinking of selling?

Let’s meet and discuss how we can best get

your home ready for sale.

Utilizing my 25 years of residential sales ex-

perience I know what it takes to get your best

price in a timely manner.

Contact me for your real estate evaluation

and a plan to meet your real estate objectives.

Pat Brown Webber

Ten year Village resident 360-510-9448

Regular Meeting: The

Social Club meets at 1 pm

on the 2nd Monday of eve-

ry month at the Club-

house. You are invited to

attend our next meeting

on July 10 at 1pm. An-

nual dues were due in

June 2017 and can still be

paid at the July meeting,

dropped off at the

BBVCC Office or given to

one of the officers. Dues

are $10 for singles/$15 for

families. Be sure to pay

by the end of July to get

your name in the new

Directory. If you have

any questions regarding

the Social Club, please

contact one of the Co-

Chairs, Terry McEachern

at 206-399-2672 or Dor-

othy Hofmann at 389-

0529.

Breakfast: Another

over 100 crowd for the

June Breakfast!! Join

your BBV neighbors for

a hearty breakfast before

tackling those projects.

Breakfast will be served

on July 1 from 8am to

10am at the Clubhouse. A

great breakfast of pan-

cakes, scrambled eggs,

ham, sausage gravy with

biscuits, fruit, sweet rolls,

coffee and tea will be

served. The cost is $5

for adults and $2.50 for

kids 12 and under. As

always, items for the Food

or Clothing Banks are

welcomed.

Clubhouse anytime it is

open for any event. A

good opportunity to

make a donation will be

at the August “Hot Dog

and Music on the Beach”

event. See the August

Bulletin for more details.

Please do not bring

food that has an expi-

ration date prior to

August 2017. The

Blaine Clothing Bank has

a bin next to their entry

Food Bank Donations:

Your Food Bank dona-

tions are such a huge help

to those in need. Please

keep checking your cup-

boards and pantries this

summer for those extra

food items that can be

donated to the communi-

ty food bank to help fami-

lies in our Blaine/Birch

Bay area. Non-

perishable food items can

be dropped off at the

door for clothing dona-

tions so you can drop

donations off at anytime.

There is also a clothing

bin in the BBV Clubhouse.

Donations of clean adult

and children’s clothing are

welcomed.

REGULAR SOCIAL CLUB MEETING & BREAKFAST

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

SOCIAL CLUB EVENTS

Upcoming Event in

August: Hot Dog

Roast and Music on

the Beach. This annual

event will be held in Au-

gust this year. Bring your

friends and family and join

us on August 19 at

6pm at Sand Dollar

Park and help support

the Blaine Food Bank.

All of the details will be

included in the BBVCC

August Bulletin. Welcome Committee:

If you are a new

owner in the

Village and

haven’t been

contacted by the

Welcome Basket

lady, please call

Helen at 371-

2614. We have a

warm welcome

and gift basket for

you full of

goodies and

information on

the Birch Bay/

Blaine area.


NO Movie

Night at the

Clubhouse:

Due to Daylight

Savings Time,

there will be no

movie night until

October 2017.

Have a great

spring and sum-

mer!

Check the July

Bulletin for up-

coming events.

Helping Hands: We

have a wonderful group

of volunteers who are

available to provide tem-

porary assistance to res-

idents in the Village who

are sick, recovering

from surgery or other-

wise need a helping

hand. Some of the short

-term assistance we can

provide include meals,

rides to doctor appoint-

ments and medical treat-

ments, grocery shop-

ping, etc. We also have

a good supply of medical

equipment (bed rails,

crutches, electric scoot-

er, folding wheel chairs,

a transfer wheel chair,

shower chairs, walkers,

and toilet risers, nifty

grabbers, etc.) which is

available on a temporary

basis. There is a folding

wheelchair ramp availa-

ble for short-term loan

to Village residents. If you

or someone you know

needs a "helping hand,"

please call Linda at 206-

276-3713. When borrow-

ing or returning equip-

ment or requesting other

Helping Hand services,

Linda is the one to call.

And thank you for return-

ing it in a sanitized con-

dition.

thanks to Betty and her

“senior boppers” for

putting on such a fun

event.

Rocked & Rolled to

“Roy Orbison”!! The

clubhouse was ‘a jump-

ing’ with lots of lively

Orbison tunes, and a

delicious catered dinner

was provided by “Buck’s

BBQ” of Ferndale. Many

HELPING HANDS

SOCIAL CLUB

STAFHOLT GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER

Bucks,” earned while

playing bingo, to shop for

family and themselves for

small items. Donations

of shopping items for the

residents are always ap-

preciated. Especially

needed right now are

items for men: Large

and extra large shirts,

T-shirts, sweaters, socks

for men are some sug-

gestions. Bright scarves

for women, as well as

women’s apparel are

ideas for the ladies. No

jewelry at this time,

please, as they have lots

to choose from. Chil-

dren’s gifts, especially

books, are also appreci-

ated. If you have further

questions, please con-

tact Melanie at 393-

3774.

Stafholt Good Samari-

tan Center: The Social

Club continues to provide

birthday gifts for the resi-

dents of Stafholt in Blaine

as they have for many

years. The Club members

are also involved in staff-

ing the “Bingo Bucks”

shopping tables for the

residents each month.

This is where the resi-

dents can use their “Bingo


“Bingo Bucks’

earned while

playing bingo are

used by the residents

to shop for small

items for themselves

or for family

members.”

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JUNIOR GOLF - for

youth ages 8-16 years,

lessons on Saturdays, at

2pm. Juniors will learn

golf fundamentals, course

etiquette, course manage-

ment, and rules.

9am Shotgun Check-in by 8:30am Dinner & Auction “Let’s Talk Golf” at the Pro Shop Wednesday, July 12, 5pm. Al’s cooking! Review ESC scoring, and How to go low with your short game. Watch and review short game tech-niques with Ernie Hutchins.

Match Play Flight Play Ends: Sunday,

July 30

Flight Playoffs Start:

Wednesday, August 2

Red, White, and Blue July 1 Saturday, 9am Shotgun Check-in by 8:30am $10 Entry Fee plus Green Fee Fund Raiser July 15,16 Sat, Sun

JULY TOURNAMENTS/EVENTS

with other golfers, and

will have a practice plan

that will help them im-

prove their newly ac-

quired skills.

To find out more about

our Golf Club programs,

email Ernie Hutchins at

[email protected]

for the class overview and

to sign-up.

Classes cover putting,

chipping, pitching, and full

swing with irons, fairway

woods, and driver. Dur-

ing the on-course portion

of each class, we cover

topics such as: golf eti-

quette, course manage-

ment, and the rules of

golf. By the end of the

class, students will be

familiar with playing on a

golf course, how to play

This flexible golf instruc-

tion program consists of

five 90-minute lessons

taught, over a five-week

period, at the practice

area and on the course.

This is an excellent class

for a beginner’s introduc-

tion to golf or for a long

time golfer who has nev-

er been trained on the

fundamentals of the golf

swing.

INTRODUCTION TO GOLF

The BBV Golf Club

promotes an orga-

nized golfing envi-

ronment created in

the spirit of the

game, open to men

and women of all

experience and skill

levels.


current Annual Golf

Pass and the Golf Shop

is closed, you must pay

the $14 day-fee. It’s still

a bargain, so why risk a

fine and/or the embar-

rassment of being

caught not paying?

Golfers

Spring showers make

the course more prone

to damage, so please

keep motor carts on the

Non-golfers

The golf course may seem

empty and inviting but it

remains in use for golfing

only.

So, please, no walking, bik-

ing, playing, etc. on the

course; don’t risk being

injured or causing inad-

vertent damage to the

course.

Honor the ‘honor box’

If you don’t have a valid/

concrete pathways as

much as possible, keep

hand carts off tee boxes

and greens, and repair

fairway and green divots

that you and others make

to keep the course

healthy and in good play-

ing condition for those

who follow. And respect

private property at all

times. Thank you!

See you on the tee at

BBV!!!

SPRING REMINDERS FOR ALL

Don’t forget to take

advantage of the

Golf Course Annu-

al Memberships for

Singles, Doubles,

Family Members

18 & Under, and

10-game Golf Pass-

es, available at the

BBV office.

mailto:[email protected]

Join the BBV Golf Club

– Meet other village golf-

ers, new and experienced,

and enjoy our beautiful

golf course. Clubs include

the Ladies’ Club, Men’s

Club, Friday Night Cou-

ples, Scramble Club and

additional golf events and

activities. If you are new

to golf, we offer classes

and clinics.

Ladies’ Club – Open to

BBV Residents or Spon-

sored non-residents with

a GHIN handicap index.

Men’s Club - Open to

BBV Residents or Spon-

sored non-residents with

a GHIN handicap index.

Friday Night Couples –

Open to BBV Residents,

with or without a GHIN

handicap. This group is all

about FUN!

Scramble Club – Open

to BBV residents, new

golfers, those taking les-

sons, or golfers without a

GHIN handicap who want

to play in a scramble for-

mat.

Clinics – Golf Improve-

ment fundamentals for

short game, full swing, and

fairway wood and driver.

Fundamentals, tips, and

how to practice.

Adult Clinics - Fridays 10

-11am

Junior Clinics – Fridays 2

-3pm

SPRING GOLF ACTIVITIES


“Respect Private

Property at all

times! It is NOT

OK, to walk onto

the private prop-

erty of Villagers

who own homes

along the golf

course.”

BBV Golf mem-

bership fee is only

$5 US and in-

cludes access to

‘Clinics” group

lessons from

March through

August.

GOLF PROJECTS/

Our new practice area is shaping up. Next,

tons of sand will be spread, and seeding will

begin.

Steve Brand, our course superintendent,

building the layout of the green and bunker.

More than a dozen Golf Club members

joined Steve to spread the base layer for

the green.

Music Night at the Pro Shop: Music at The Gazebos is open to all Vil-

lage residents and guests. Double Trouble plays frequently and is often

joined by other musicians, with Al on the Grill.


Next Bridge Meeting Thursday July 11, 6:30pm. 8225 Chilliwack Road.

2017 BRIDGE Debbie Brown

Marsha Murkowski

Gaye Sawicki

Virginia Pace

Nikki Ranard

Lake

Dawn Groves from the

Fairhaven Community

Boat Center. Dawn

was delightful and full of

amazing stories. She

was full of life and made

all of us want to get out

on the water tomor-

row.

wear, safety equipment

and supplies that are

best to have. Denise

pointed the 31 members

attending to multiple

resources in the com-

munity, where to pur-

chase equipment and

who and what to use as

resources for learning.

Guest Speakers

Rick Whitaker spoke

about the boat he made

to row in Thunderbird

Human Powered boats

June 8,

Presenter Denise Dibb-

Thompson spoke about all

the things needed to be

smart when out on the

water in small human pow-

ered boats. Clothes to

BOATING EDUCATION REPORT FOR JUNE

Save the date - BBVYC

Crab Fest Fundraiser. -

Saturday, August 26, at the

Clubhouse. Open to vil-

lage residents. Tickets are

required and will go on

sale August 1, 2017.

BBVYC Members - $20.

Non-members - $30.

Salmon Derby - Al Oak-

ley: September 15, 16, 17

at Roche Harbor.

Bridge to Ganges –

August 11-16, Friday thru

Wednesday. Please make

moorage reservation as

soon as possible. Con-

tact David/Gaye Sawicki

or Scott/Debbie Brown.

Waterside Wednes-

days start in June at Sand

Dollar Park – Lead Laura

Marshall. July 19, August

16, September 13.

BBVYC COMING EVENTS - JULY - OCTOBER


REMINDERS TO ALL MEMBERS

teers are needed for eve-

ry event we plan as a

club. You are the club,

and you make the differ-

ence. Don’t be shy!

Please contact a bridge

member to volunteer.

Social Committee,

Birch Bay Village

Yacht Club Mem-

bership – BBVYC

New Members are

welcome to join.

Come see what we

have to offer. New membership is

$75.00 per property unit.

Membership forms

are at Birch Bay

Village office or

can be accessed at:

http://

www.bbvyc.org/

documents/

BBVYC_2017_Me

mbership_Applicat

ion.pdf

Presenter: Denise Dibb-Thompson

Volunteer for a

Committee:

Without dedicated

volunteers for each

Committee and event,

our activities might

not run as smoothly

or be as much fun.

Remember, volun-

Cruising Committee,

Regatta Committee,

Life Savers Committee,

Education Committee,

Crab Fest Committee,

Salmon Derby Commit-

tee,

Waterside Wednesday.

Commodore’s Ball -

Saturday, October 7, at

Bellwood Acres. “A

Grand Affair” 1920’s semi

-formal. Period dress

suggested but not manda-

tory. More details to

come, however note the

date change.

http://www.bbvyc.org/documents/BBVYC_2017_Membership_Application.pdf






Seventy BBVYC mem-

bers and guest joined

attended Wednesday

at Sand Dollar beach

for an evening of

Hamburgers, sides and

talk. The rain let up

and there was no

wind so we were

comfortable without

jackets. Everyone

seem to stay around a

bit later than usual

visiting.

We hope to have a

Hawaiian Luau in Au-

gust.

bor and experienced a

“gale warning” The

planned events for that

day were canceled.

Last day of the trip was

to Friday Harbor. Each

time the cruisers arrive, at Friday Harbor there

are new things to see an

enjoy.

Great trip enjoyed by

all.

SAN JUAN CRUISE - MAY 20 2017


According to Agnes

Doutre, “If you didn’t

go on the San Juan Is-

land cruise you missed

a good one and you

were missed too.”

The cruise started at Deer Harbor on Orcas

Island. Doutre’s, Rack-

ley’s, Murkowski’s,

Carpenter’s, Stipkala,

Hickey, Kelly, Brand,

and Mortensen had a

great evening of dock-

tails and home pressed

hamburgers. A few of

the men went up to

Mt. Constitution the

next day.

From there the jour-

neyed to Roche Har-

FIRST WATERSIDE WEDNESDAY JUNE 14, 2017


DINGY SAILING IN BBV

clear and much warmer

than the bay. As profi-

ciency increases we will

begin launching at the

marina and sail in small

groups in the bay.

carryover directly to

our larger cruising

boats, performance and

safety will be greatly

enhanced – plus one

can have a load of fun

learning them.

THE GROUP IS GROWING

Call or text me at 850-

865-7979 for info or

just stop by and visit

when you see us

“rigging up” or sailing.

Expect to see us at

either at Kwan Lake or

by the marina ramp.

We are having a blast

so come and share in

the fun,

Bill Rackley

Fleet Captain/Dingy

Club

We have been sailing on

Lake Kwan where public

access across from

Sanddollar Park allows

easy access and launch-

ing. The lake has plenty

of depth and the water is

The Sun is now out and

temperatures are

warming. Our group has

slowly grown to 7 boats

with more expected.

There are now 4 lasers,

a Sunfish, a Force 5, and

a sloop in the village.

NO MEMBERSHIP FEES

Last winter, it was an-

nounced that a club was

forming to promote

small boat dingy sailing,

knowledge, and boat

handling skills. As these

as these small boat skills

within driving distance in

the $500-850 price

range. No need for a

more expensive boat …

they don’t sail any bet-

ter anyway. If you would

like help in finding a

boat, someone to give a

second opinion for one

you found, or just need

help transporting a boat

here just contact me

and we will assist at no

charge. We will also,

help you learn to rig and

sail it.

No fees, no member-

ships required, and

there is nothing to sign.

Just get your own boat

and come join the fun.

The type of boat doesn’t

matter. Of course, the

higher performance

boats previously men-

tioned are more desira-

ble as they will allow

one to sail with the

group and better partici-

pate in drills and games.

There are about 10 used

boats available for sale

HAVE A DAY

A MONTH TO

SPARE?

Submit a letter of

interest to serve on

a BBV commit-

tee: the ACC,

Marina, Golf,

Security and

Roads & Drain-

age committees all

have openings.


call Ruth Lees 360-510-

7173 or 371-0308.

PRACTICE BRIDGE:

Practice Bridge will be

held July 15 for the

month of July. Call Gwen

for more information at

371-3965.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE:

every Wednesday 12:00-

BRIDGE CLUB

BRIDGE LUNCHEON:

Thursday, July 6, at

11:30am in the BBV

Clubhouse. Novices &

Newcomers to the Vil-

lage are welcome.

Please bring a salad to

share. Wine, coffee and

dessert will be served.

Men and ladies welcome.

For reservations please

Certificate of Achieve-

ment. Angie's daughter

took photos to memo-

rialize this happy mo-

ment.

Angie is a long stand-

ing, valuable participant

in BBV's Bridge group

and is always happy to

help any newcomers to

the game of Bridge. If

you see Angie around

the Village, be sure to

congratulate her on

this prestigious accom-

plishment.

BBV resident &

Bridge player, Angie Bai-

ley was honored in the

June 2017 issue of The

ACBL's (American

Contract Bridge

League) Bridge Bulletin.

Angie has earned/

reached Life Masters

status under the terms

of the ACBL rules. Don

Hubert discovered her

achievement while read-

ing his copy of the June

Bridge Bulletin and could

not let this honor go

without some recogni-

tion! Don took his copy

of the Bridge Bulletin to

Angie's home for

a surprise visit where

he asked for her auto-

graph. Angie also re-

ceived an official ACBL

AMERCIAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LIFE MASTER

4pm. Come early, we

start play promptly at

12:30. Bring a partner

or we can assign some-

one to play with you.

Call Jim Pearson 360-

220-1254 or

Jackie Carlstrom 360-

371-5984 to reserve

your spot.


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.

Driveways & Decks

Free Estimates

Call Terry @

371-0896

BBVCC Resident

“Window Washing” “Pressure Washing”

Maple Springs, LLC. Serving Birch Bay

Pressure Washing

Vehicle, RV & boat detailing

360 927-1435

[email protected]



CELEBRATE *JULY*

BUNCO

Just Come on Down to the

BBV Clubhouse, Friday July

28 at 7:30 to play Bunco.

Never Played? - No Problem!

For only $5 will buy you an

exciting evening that includes:

A simple dice game with

changing partners.

A great way to meet your

new neighbors.

A social and snack time at

halftime of play.

All $$$ handed out to win-

ners at the end of play.

Bring a snack to share, a

neighbor, family or friend—(if

you wish).

Questions/information—

CALL to RESERVE your spot

at the table.

Gordon & Dixie Reimer 360-

371-7959

Tom & Janet Wright 360-371-

8089

Colleen Russell 707-839-

8844.

We’ll leave the

LIGHTS on for YOU!

Available any time of day for: Dog walking, Housework

Babysitting, Gardening/Weeding. Please Call:

Chelsea Fowler 360-440-5079


Hello Village People,

Looks like the weather

is finally going to coop-

erate with our Pickle-

ball schedule! We have

two courts available for

play, and anticipate the two courts on the ten-

nis court will have a

separating fence in the

next two weeks.

These will require

checking out a porta-

ble net from the Golf

Pro Shop. Our dedi-

cated court will have

repair scheduled to

start the third week of July, and hopefully will

be available for play

sometime in August.

JULY PICKLEBALL NEWS

Potato Salad and Ice

Cream. This is no

cost to all Village Pick-

leball Club members,

$7 for guest members,

and $7 for any other

guests. Any Village resident signing up to

be a member of the

Pickleball Club will

also get the meal at no

Pickleball Club

Board:

John Schaefer,

Barbara Farns-

worth,

Jan Boykin, Bob

Brooks

Pickleball is the fastest

growing sport in the

US and rapidly gaining

players around the

world. It is not gen-

der or age specific,

and is gentle on the

muscles and joints.

We have Beginner

PICKLEBALL

classes on Thursdays at

10 AM, and also at 10

AM on the first and

third Sundays. Only $7

to join the Club, and a

free lunch at our Club

Picnic. To join, email

John Schaefer,

([email protected]

m) Bob Brooks,

([email protected]

m) Barb Farnsworth,

(barb.farnsworth@com

cast.net) or Jan Boykin

([email protected])

PICKLEBALL PICNIC

Our Pickleball Club

Picnic and Play day

will start at 12 noon

on Saturday, July 8 at

the Village Club-

house. On the menu

is Burgers, Hot Dogs,

Veggie Burgers, etc.

prepared by Chef Al

Koch at the Pro

Shop, Baked Beans,

cost. For food prep-

aration purposes,

please advise John

Schaefer

(jschaefer37@yahoo.

com) by July 4th of

your intent to attend. Following the meal,

play will commence

on the four courts.

Come and join us!










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