Author Archives: Strawberry Hill HOA Officers

Pickleball is a game that was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, by three neighbors, Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum, to entertain their bored children. They used a badminton net, table tennis paddles, and a wiffle ball to create the game. In 2022, pickleball became the official state sport of Washington! WithContinue reading “Pickle ball in the park”

Entrance clean up day is tomorrow, Saturday May 6th, and we’re starting at 10 AM. Thanks to Melanie Schmidt for organizing and providing donuts! Meet at the neighborhood entrance to volunteer. Clean up areas: We are providing large trash bags and buckets. If you have small trash bags to bring, please do so…that might beContinue reading “Reminder and details: Clean up day”

Melanie Schmidt has organized a community clean up event for our neighborhood on Saturday, May 6th. Please consider joining your neighbors as we walk and tidy our streets of litter, branches, and other rubbish. Gloves and trash bags provided. Mark your calendar, and thanks Melanie for coordinating this!

Do you ever think, “One person’s vote doesn’t matter?” Tonight it did! We were just one house short of a quorum at our membership meeting! Fortunately, we didn’t have any major issues to vote on, and we will continue functioning with the existing budget although it hasn’t been officially approved by the membership. Meeting minutesContinue reading “Meeting minutes: Jan 23, 2023”

We have a general membership meeting on Monday, January 23rd at 7:00 PM at 7966 Cabrini (the Keene home). The board of directors met this evening and prepared an agenda for the meeting. Last meeting, we voted to include a fourth board member and to check on the approval process with our legal counsel. ThatContinue reading “Upcoming meeting reminder: Jan 23”

Based on feedback from homeowners at the last meeting, the officers undertook ordering and installing new signage at the neighborhood park. We used a local small business, Ace Signs in Bremerton, and Jim Cole volunteered to install the new signs. They are aluminum and should last a very long time looking great! We also installedContinue reading “Signs at the Park”

The 2023 dues notices were mailed out on December 14, 2022. If you did not receive yours, make sure to let the officers know. Email us at officers@strawberryhillhoa.org. Make check payable to SHHOA, and mail to: PO Box 456, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Do not send cash! Payment must be by personal check, money orderContinue reading “2023 Dues Notices”

Anyone is welcome to join our annual Thanksgiving day activities! 9:00 AM • Turkey Trot • Meet at the main park entrance near Providence Ct to walk or jog the loop with neighbors. Pets, wagons, and strollers welcome. 9:45 AM • Touch Football • Continue the fun by joining a friendly game of football. AllContinue reading “Thanksgiving Day Activities”

Last night at the membership meeting, we approved pursuing removal of the invasive, noxious plant scotch broom from the park common area. Neighbors new to the plant may not be aware of its potential to become a nuisance. Don’t be fooled by the seasonal yellow flowers! If you see this plant on your property, yourContinue reading “Scotch broom: a noxious plant”

We were thrilled to welcome 19 neighbors (16 homes represented) to our fall membership meeting. View our meeting minutes here. View the treasurer’s report here. The big update is that we have new by-laws. You can read, download, and print them here. If you need a paper copy delivered to you, request one from officers@strawberryhillhoa.org.Continue reading “10.17.22 Meeting Minutes”