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Holiday Lights voting Make sure to vote for your favorite holiday decorations! We’ll announce the winner again this year at our summer membership meeting. This is the only award that is voted on by the community, so get your vote submitted by December 31. You will need to know the address of the house youContinue reading “Winter Updates 2025”

2. Becoming the first recognized Firewise community in all of Kitsap County! This year, we had 10% of homes participating. Trace from Kitsap County Fire and the Firewise committee chair, Pam Darland, are hoping to double this number of homes in 2026.  Great news: one of the perks of being a Firewise community, if youContinue reading “We’re thankful for…”

Our annual Thanksgiving Day activities are open for all neighbors to participate. 🏃‍♂️ 9:30 AM • Walkers, joggers, strollers, wagons, dogs, and bikes welcome as we circle the Cabrini loop together. Sometimes there are cookies and cocoa provided for walkers by friendly neighbors so don’t miss this opportunity to stretch your legs and socialize. 🏈Continue reading “Thanksgiving Day Activities”

Two updates for our neighbors from the committee chair and KCFR liaison. Update from Pam Darland Fantastic news! Thanks to the neighbors who have taken part in the exterior home safety evaluations, all who contributed by collecting data on yard waste material removal, and all who have been contributing by doing simple yard clean-up, roofContinue reading “FireWise Program Meeting”

Memo from Pam Darland, Committee Chair The goal of this project is to create an environment where our homes could survive a fire in our neighborhood despite the beautiful forest environment and to work together to create that safe environment. Trace Richard, Community Risk Reduction Specialist with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue, is available toContinue reading “Firewise Program Update”

At our July board meeting, the board approved investing just under half of our reserve fund into a CD through Kitsap Bank so we could earn maximum interest on our savings. Today Mary, treasurer, and Becky, president, had an appointment with our banking advisor to open the account for a ten month CD at 4%.Continue reading “Investing Wisely”

We had average attendance at our 2025 membership meeting, with 18 families represented. We only had one plate of leftover tacos, and the side dishes were enjoyed by all. Many homeowners stayed for the Firewise presentation, and the weather was perfect for gathering outside. What a great evening! The minutes from this meeting are availableContinue reading “Annual Meeting Minutes 2025”

Reminder: Our annual membership meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 21, at 6:00 PM in the park. Come at 5:30 with a side dish and chair for tacos and mingling with your neighbors! Meeting agenda: Following the official close of the membership meeting, we will welcome Trace from Kitsap County Fire and Rescue, who willContinue reading “Annual Meeting 2025”

🚒 Update 1: Firewise Presentation Trace Richards from Kitsap County Fire and Rescue hosted a Zoom meeting earlier this month for neighbors to learn more about fire safety and the Firewise program. Attendance was low at the live meeting, so we requested a recording of the content for anyone interested to view. Trace will alsoContinue reading “Summer Updates 2025”

Thanks so much to Pam Darland for organizing the Firewise Community Night for our neighborhood. Our informational meeting has been set for Thursday, June 5th at 7:30 pm via Zoom, hosted by Trace Richard, Community Risk Reduction Specialist for Kitsap County Fire and Rescue. This event is specific to Strawberry Hill HOA. You received aContinue reading “Firewise Community Night”