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Drivers, START YOUR ENGINES!!!! MARCH 2015 1ST DAY OF SIGNUP IS 8:30 AM By Patrick J. Rooney – CMCA®, AMS®, PCAM® FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 2015 Valentine’s Day is here. It always marks the beginning of the UMBRELLA COMMITTEE NASCAR Auto Racing Season. The Opening Day Event is the MEETINGS celebrated “Daytona 500”. A celebrity is always selected to announce the title of this article with great enthusiasm. I’m sure that GROUNDS some of you will watch with profound interest. 3/09/15, 1:00 p.m. O. P. RESIDENT EVENTS But I want to talk about another race. It is not official or on the 3/20/15, 10:00 a.m. O.P. NASCAR circuit. But it is on the Providence Point circuit apparently. I call the race Providence Point 2 or “PP2” for short. It is not a SAFETY & SECURITY race held on one certain day but every day. You do not want to be 3/03/15, 11:00 a.m. C.B. a PP2 driver. PP2 drivers definitely go faster than 20 miles per hour BUDGET & FINANCE and some even decide to ignore stop signs, cross walks, and appear 3/24/15, 9:30 a.m. C.H. oblivious to pedestrians. Even NASCAR races have cautionary flags for safety. UMBRELLA BOARD MEETING 3/24/15, 1:30 p.m. C.H. It has become clear from a safety standpoint that the Umbrella Association needs to become more pro-active in the enforcement KEY of vehicle operating safety. Many employees and residents at Providence Point are observing poor driving habits on a weekly C.H...... COLLIN HALL basis. T.H...... TOWN HALL Becoming pro-active costs money. This affects assessments. The CLBH...... CLUBHOUSE C.B...... N. COMMUNITY BLDG. Association will have to take a more serious look at systems of M.P....MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM deterrence such as scorned “speed bumps”, to other devices to let F.V...... FOREST VILLAGE driver’s know what speed they are going, to lighted stop signs, etc. O.P…………………OUR PLACE We may have to look at radar enforcement and camera systems. S.C.B.....S. COMMUNITY BLDG. As you can see this is costly. The real question is whether we as a community can afford the possible loss of life or serious injury. VILLAGE BOARD MEETINGS Here are some things to keep in mind. The Umbrella Association can and will fine speeders. The fines start at $75.00 per occurrence. Center …..….3/18/15, 10:00 a.m. C.H. The governing Board of Directors has the authority to ban any driver Forest ………3/17/15, 3:30 p.m. S.C.B. Garden………3/16/15, 10:00 a.m. C.B. from driving on Association owned streets in Providence Point. An Highland…….3/12/14, 10:00 a.m. C.B. owner could even face a foreclosure lawsuit as a last resort if they Hilltop……….3/12/15, 4:00 p.m. CLBH continually break the rules. It is not the intention of the Umbrella Meadow……..3/18/15, 3:00 p.m. C.B. Association to have to take such measures and we expect …3/11/15, 1:30 p.m. C.B. cooperation of driver’s when they are notified of an issue. continued on page 2 I want to report on a recent phenomenon; Providence You too can join us in the pleasure of improving Point Drivers are aware of the law pertaining to use of lives. To find out how, come to one of our Friday cell phones while driving. We have observed owners meetings in Collin Hall. For more information call stopping their vehicle to take a call. This is very good. Barbara Cheatham 391-1772, John Gorow 557- On the other hand, some drivers are deciding to stop in 4626, Ferrin Lauve 427-9060 or Karl Plantinga the middle of a road. This obviously blocks traffic. Please 654-0487. navigate your vehicle to a safe location to pull over before taking a call.

So if you like to drive like Mario Andretti, Danica Patrick PROVIDENCE POINT OFFICES or Dale Earnhart Jr., I suggest you find a race track to meet your needs. If you want to avoid higher 4135-A Providence Point Drive SE assessments and other inconveniences, it is time to bring Issaquah, WA. 98029: PP2 to an end. DON’T BE A PP2 DRIVER!!! Office phone: 392-9483 Office fax: 392-2530 Be safe out there Fans! Pat Rooney ext 22 KIWANIS 100TH ANNIVERSARY Community Manager This year Kiwanis is celebrating its 100th anniversary. [email protected] Kiwanians are especially proud of its improvements in the lives of children and their mothers. Cynthia Wirtz ext 22 Every day 134 newborns die from tetanus. Kiwanis’s Operations Manager worldwide program to reduce iodine deficiency is saving [email protected] the lives of millions of children and their mothers through iodine added to their salt. This is just one the ways Kiwanis Victoria Davenport ext 21 International improves lives worldwide and here at home. Office Coordinator [email protected]

Tim Boone ext 26 Facilities Manager [email protected]

Tim Hudson ext 32 Maintenance Supervisor [email protected]

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2 3 EVERY MONDAY At 1:45 p.m. everyone will meet at the entrance of TH the Pompeii Exhibit for our timed ticket tour of 2:00 MARCH 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 p.m. HAPPY HOUR 5:00 p.m. South Community Building Experience Pompeii before and after the epic erup- Happy Hour every Monday night at the South tion 2,000 years ago. Imagine the moment their Community Building in Forest Village at 5:00 p.m. world vanished and discover the miraculous artifacts Come as you are. Bring something to drink and enjoy unearthed since. Witness the final moments of those your neighbors. This is a great way for people from all entombed in ash – including one of the largest col- villages to get to know each other. lection of body casts ever presented.

RD TUESDAY, MARCH 3 In the year 79, Pompeii vanished beneath thick layers PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER of volcanic ash left by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. POMPEII EXHIBIT & But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. IMAX “GREECE:SECRETS OF THE PAST” POMPEII: The Exhibition tells the tale of this city, 10:00 a.m. Last Stop hidden from view and forgotten for centuries until its Start your afternoon by grabbing a bite to eat at the rediscovery over 250 years ago. From garden Center House. The Center House offers a wide variety frescoes and marble statues to helmets and shin of good eats from sub sandwiches to pizza and guards of the day's Gladiators, coins and currency to everything in between. At 12:45 pm everyone will meet religious altars and shrines — all set in their original at the IMAX Theater for the movie Greece: Secrets of surroundings — you will experience daily life in this the Past. bustling Roman city. Then, as the floors shake and the walls rumble, relive the volcano's catastrophic Travel to Greece on a sweeping archaeological trip eruption through an immersive CGI experience, back in time. Whether digging for clues amid the culminating in the reveal of 6 full body casts of twisted ancient sands of Santorini or diving the waters of the human forms, asphyxiated by extreme heat and Aegean Sea where a 2,000-year-old statue of Posei- noxious gases and forever frozen in time. The cost don awaits discovery, Greece: Secrets of the Past of this trip is $31.00 and includes your admission and makes history come alive on the giant screen as entrance to the IMAX Theater, the Pompeii Exhibit never before. and your transportation. Lunch is at your own

At the heart of the film's journey is Dr. Christos Dou- mas, an impassioned Greek archaeologist who, in- spired by his love of Greek culture, is working feverishly to piece together the puzzle of ancient Greece and better understand its influence on life today. Also playing a key role is Doumas' friend and fellow scientist, Dr. George Vougioukalakis, a volcan- ologist studying the devastating explosion on the island of Santorini in 1646 BC, which changed life in the Aegean Sea forever.

4 expense. Signup Day is February 27. You can sign There will be a cash bar with beer and wine up in the activities office on or after this date. available. Tickets for this dinner are $16.00 now on sale in activities. No need to wait for Signup Day. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH FISH & CHOWDER FEED THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH 5:30 p.m. Our Place FADO IRISH PUB Join your friends and neighbors for our monthly fish 5:00 pm. Last Stop feed. This event continues to be popular among the It’s time to get your Irish on! In celebration of St. residents, so if you haven’t gave it a try lately you may Patrick’s Day this month we’re headed to to want to consider it. the famous Irish restaurant, Fadó Irish Pub. Fadó Seattle has been serving the public since November Menu: of 2000, located at the intersection of First and Columbia just blocks away from the historic Pioneer Starter Choices are: Square district, Pike Place Market, and the beautiful Seattle waterfront. Caesar Salad or Matt’s Clam Chowder Their menu goes beyond the typical pub grub with Your entrée choices are: a range of high quality Irish, pub and new tavern favorites all made from scratch. New snack and Baked Cod with Lemon Caper Sauce sharable dishes accompany sandwiches, entree salads, big plates and desserts. A copy of the menu or will be available for viewing in activities or online at www.fadoirishpub.com. The cost of this trip is $6.00 Captain’s Plate for transportation. Continued on page 7. (Popcorn Shrimp, Cod & Clam Strips)

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6 Dinner is at your own expense. Signup Day is Tommy Hilfiger Factory Store, Banana Republic February 27. You can sign up in the activities office Factory Store, Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, on or after this date. Gap Outlet, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Levi's Outlet, Children's Place Outlet, Gymboree Outlet, Victoria's TH Secret, Bath & Body Works, rue21, PacSun, THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Zumiez, and many more. Plus The Outlet Collection ALL VILLAGE SOCIAL HOUR has seven anchors: Rack, Sports 5:00 p.m. Clubhouse Authority, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Sam's Club, You’re invited to join this informal gathering of Marshall's, Burlington Coat Factory and Vision st Providence Point residents on the 1 Thursday of the Quest Sport & Fitness. The cost of this trip is $7.00 month to enjoy the company of friends and the for transportation. Signup Day is February 27. opportunity to meet new ones. New residents are You can sign up in the activities office on or always welcome. after this date. Please bring your own beverage and a snack to share. Remember to wear your nametags. THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH POMPEII EXHIBIT & SEATTLE SYMPHONY “POPS” IMAX “GREECE:SECRETS OF THE PAST” “ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN” 10:00 a.m. Last Stop Same information. See trip description on March 12:45 p.m. Last Stop Celebrate the golden age of Broadway! Steven 3rd. The cost of this trip is $31.00 and includes your Reineke brings the music of Rodgers and admission and entrance to the IMAX Theater, the Hammerstein to life — including selections from Pompeii Exhibit and your transportation. Lunch is Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and more. This at your own expense. Signup Day is February 27. is a season-ticket-holder event. You can sign up in the activities office on or after this date. TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH TH MUCKLESHOOT CASINO / AUBURN OUTLET COLLECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 12 10:00 a.m. Last Stop KIWANIS MARCH MADNESS Muckleshoot Casino offers more than 3,100 video RAFFLE & DINNER gaming machines ranging from Poker machines to 5:30 p.m. Our Place Progressives paying up to the millions! They also The dinner is SOLD OUT. There is a limited feature the largest non-smoking gaming facility in amount of raffle tickets for sale in addition to those Washington State so all non-smokers can finally breathe easy. With the largest selection of game themes all under one roof, your favorite game is never too far away. Experience all that Muckleshoot Casino has to offer with our Preferred Players Club card, a free membership that earns you points each time you play! Win a jackpot? Get invited to our jackpot parties and let us celebrate your winnings one more time!

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If gambling is not your thing; spend the afternoon shopping at The Outlet Collection. The Collection is the largest indoor outlet mall in the Pacific Northwest. Their shopping and entertainment venue is home to over 130 world-class outlets that are regional and national brands. Stores like: Coach Factory Outlet, 7 8 who are attending the dinner. Tickets are 3 for $10. To TH purchase tickets to win some of these fabulous prices SATURDAY, MARCH 14 listed below please contact: SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER “THE COMPARABLES” Joe & Muriel - (425) 427-0076 12:45 p.m. Last Stop Edith Leatham - (425) 557-5407 World premiere. The master storytellers behind Maria Burke – (206) 498-1188 2011’s hit The K of D, an urban legend return with this world premiere play about women behaving Health & Beauty: $179 Paule Attar Salon & Spa, badly. In this pitch black comedy commissioned by Bellevue ~ $50 Shampoo & Style Lydia’s Hair Design Seattle Rep, Bette, Monica and Iris are high-end ~ 2 - $25 Gift Certificates to Bellewood Salon ~ 2- $75 real estate agents whose sales pitches are as hard Gift Baskets Good Health , Sammamish ~ 2-$30 and polished as their nails. When Bette’s reputation Massages, Kim Manus, Bellewood ~ takes a hit, they are faced with a choice—band together to save the agency or fend for themselves. Dining: Coho Café, Issaquah ~ La Casita Mexican Playwright Schellhardt has crafted a neo-feminist Cantina, Sammamish ~ Wildfin ~ Pogacha, Issaquah satire that begs the question: is there more than one ~10- $16 Gift Certificates Northwest Catering Din- way for women to do business. Signup Day is ners~ Cascade Café, Bellewood~ February 27. You can sign up in the activities office on or after this date. Travel & Experiences: 35,000 American Airline Miles ~ 5 Nights, Sun River Resort, Oregon ~ 4-tickets the TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH Air & Space Museum ~ 2-Tickets Village Theater ~ BELLEVUE SQUARE 10:00 a.m. Last Stop Services: 2-Dog groomings $30 - $60, Petco, Is- Don’t miss a chance to ride in the comfort of the saquah ~ $119 Dog Training Classes, Petco, Is- Providence Point Shuttle through busy downtown saquah ~ $50 Alterations, Kimberley’s Tailoring ~ Bellevue. Let us do the driving for you, not to mention the parking! In a cost saving effort we are now just Gifts: $200, $300 & $500 Gift Bags, , running one shuttle. The trip is now departing at Bellevue ~ 2- $250 Sunglasses, Dave’s Optical 10:00 am and pick up will be 2:00 p.m. The cost of Xpress, Sammamish ~ Russel Wilson Special Edition this trip is $4.00 for transportation. Sign up in the Shirt, Opus Bank, Sammamish ~ $150 Gift Basket, activities office anytime. Carousel, Sammamish ~ 2 –Gift Boxes (valued at $220) Chico’s, Issaquah ~ $200 Costco Gift Card ~ TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH GARDEN CLUB PROGRAM & LUNCHEON A special THANK YOU to the following sponsors: JON THRONE OF COUNTRYSIDE FLORAL & GARDEN 10:00 a.m. Collin Hall Platinum Level: ($500 +) Maria Burke, Coldwell Garden Club is marking the beginning of spring by Banker Bain welcoming Jon Throne, owner of Countryside Silver Level: ($50+) John Westerman, Senior Floral, who will present our program and bring Choice Insurance, Joe & Muriel, Karl Plantinga, Edith several samples of his beautiful designs. Jon’s lively Leatham & John Gorow presentation is always enjoyed as a start-the-year- off-right treat. Coffee and treats will be served. Rudy’s Handyman Service After the program join us for lunch at Our Place. On the menu is your choice of:

~Painting ~Repairs ~ Power Washing Choose a Sandwich: Haul Away ~ Trash Deli Corned Beef or Chicken Club

Prep Units for Sale Choose a Soup: Split Pea Soup or Garden Patch Vegetable 20 years working in Providence Point Water, Coffee or Tea 425- 761-5631 Cash Wine Bar Available 9 Tickets are $15.00. The lunch reservation sign-up available in Activities. This event sold out quickly will open on February 27th at 8:30am in Collin Hall last year! (where Activities will also be doing sign-ups for March events). After that you may sign up on the THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH Garden Club bulletin board. Our reservations will KIRKLAND “TRELLIS” AT THE HEATHMAN HOTEL close no later than March 13th at 3pm. This program AFTERNOON TEA is open to all residents. 11:45 a.m. Last Stop This afternoon you’ll enjoy an afternoon tea at Trellis, REMINDER: This is also our membership meeting located in downtown Kirkland at the luxury hotel, the for 2015 and ALL residents of Providence Point are Heathman. welcome to join this active group. The annual dues are a true bargain at $20 and the monies support the At Trellis (named one of America’s “Top 10 Farm to beautiful hanging planters that we enjoy in the Table Restaurants”), the menu is crafted around summer months. Please bring cash or your check freshly harvested ingredients from executive chef for $20 to the meeting to pay the dues. Brian Scheehser’s 18-acres of Woodinville farmland as well as hand-raised livestock and freshly caught In addition to joining for the first time or renewing seafood right off the boat. your membership, you may also like to make a donation at this meeting. Feel free to add a donation Afternoon Tea at the Heathman Menu: to your membership check or just bring some cash. All donations are gladly accepted and appreciated Sweet: very much. Madeleines Berry Cream Roulade TH Chocolate Tartlets TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Ginger Puffs with Lemon Cream ST. PATTY’S DAY DINNER BUFFET Chocolate Crinkle Cookie 5:30 p.m. Our Place Butter Cookie All Irish lads, lassies and wannabes are invited to Fruit & Nut Biscotti join your Providence Point friends and neighbors for Chocolate Truffle a St Patty’s Day dinner buffet at Our Place. If you’re Candied Cranberries like a lot of us you enjoy a good corned beef brisket on St Patrick’s Day but don’t want to go through the Savory: effort of preparing it for yourself. Well here’s your Served Open Faced opportunity to enjoy such a feast without the prepa- Curry Chicken & Almond ration or clean up involved. Salmon & Herb Cream Cheese Cucumber Veggies Cups Menu:

Corned Beef & Cabbage with Horsey Sauce

Shepherd’s Pie

Baby Carrots

New Potatoes

Steamed Cabbage

Irish Soda Bread

Blarney Stone Frango Mint Pie

Water, Coffee & Tea

A Cash Bar will be available with wine and beer . Tickets for this event is $17.00 and are now 10 Ham Salad 4280. See you March 22, at 2:00 p.m. and consult Harissa Deviled Eggs Channel 8 for the movie title. Mt. Townsend Triple Cream Tomato Marmalade TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH Scone: PARAMOUNT THEATER Cherry, Apricot “MAMMA MIA” Crème Fraiche 6:15 p.m. Last Stop Blackberry Jam A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip After the tea there will be a short time to browse around down the aisle you'll never forget! Over 45 million some of the shops and galleries before returning back people all around the world have fallen in love with home if the weather permits. The cost of this trip is the characters, the story and the music that make $45.00 and includes your afternoon tea and transpor- Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer tation. Signup Day is February 27. You can sign up Catherine Johnson's sunny, funny tale unfolds on in the activities office on or after this date. a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother's past SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. WINE AND FOOD SOCIETY OF PROVIDENCE POINT The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs “ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING” propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and WITH WINE, DINNER & DANCING TO FOLLOW friendship, and every night everyone's having the 5:00 p.m. Collin Hall time of their lives! The cost of this trip is $68.00 5:30 p.m. Our Place and includes your floor seating and transportation. This gala affair begins at 5:00 p.m. with a short meet- This event is sold out. ing downstairs in Collin Hall. Wine with an assortment of fine cheeses will be served upstairs in “Our Place” TH at 5:30 p.m. A steak dinner will be served starting at WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 6:15 p.m. followed by dancing music provided by the HAPPY HOUR “SPRING TRAINING MENU” ever popular “Vocal Romance” specializing in music 5:30 p.m. Our Place from the 50s, 60s & 70s. You will not (and we repeat Join your friends and neighbors for a celebration not) want to miss hearing and dancing to this classic of the baseball season with an all-inclusive happy group with vocalist Christel Vanderweide-see you hour. Enjoy our ball park menu: there. The cost is $39.95 for tickets. This is a Wine & Jumbo Hot Dogs & Buns &Toppings Food Society Event. Pasta Salad & Fresh Fruit SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND SEATTLE SYMPHONY “7 G” Chips “SIBELIUS” 12:45 p.m. Last Stop Thomas Dausgaard, conductor, Pekka Kuusisto, violin with the Seattle Symphony. This is a season-ticket- holder event.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND AFTERNOON MOVIE 2:00 p.m. Clubhouse This month’s movie will be shown on the large T.V. in the Clubhouse on the 3rd Sunday. Light refreshments will be available and hopefully a brief discussion before or after the film. I would like to hear from you with any suggestions you may have.

Do you have any DVDs to share “Great Moldy Oldies” or Great Cowboy Flicks? Call Bobbie Royalty 392- 11 Dessert cocktails and contemporary comfort food comple- ment a large open wall of windows. The diner is Beer, wine and soft drinks housed in the Greenfire Campus, a new eco-friendly building doing its part to keep Seattle green. Enjoy Tickets are $15.00 and are all-inclusive. Tickets all of the skillet classics like the maple braised pork are now on sale in activities. belly and waffle, our skillet burger with hand cut fries, southern fried chicken and legendary kale WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH caesar right here in Ballard!! BOOK CLUB 7:00 p.m. Winthrop Bldg. The Skillet Dinner has received several accolades The Providence Point Book Club will meet at 7pm for their food, so this should be a great dining on Wednesday, March 25th in the Winthrop Building experience. A copy of the Dine Around Seattle 3 for in Washington Village. We will be discussing The $33 menu will be available for viewing in activities or Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. you may order off their regular menu. The cost of this trip is $6.00 for transportation. Dinner is at your own Summary: After four harrowing years on the expense. Signup Day is February 27. You can Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia sign up in the activities office on or after this date. and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To FAMILY DAY this isolated island, where the supply boat comes Today we encourage residents to invite their families once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving for a morning of fun! Start your morning off with a wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and great pancake breakfast, followed by an Easter Egg one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries Hunt at 11:00 am at the Clubhouse for toddlers and on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying children up to or around 10 years of age. a dead man and a living baby. Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a KIWANIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST “gift from God,” and against Tom’s judgment, they 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Collin Hall claim her as their own and name her Lucy. The Providence Point Kiwanis Club invites everyone to their Annual Pancake Breakfast! The price is only Critical Praise…… $5; with elementary school children $3 and preschool M. L. Stedman’s mesmerizing, beautifully written children free of charge. The menu includes novel seduces us into accommodating Isabel’s deci- pancakes, ham, juice and coffee. This is a good sion to keep the baby and we are swept into a story chance to welcome spring, and get out and visit with about extraordinarily compelling characters seeking family and friends. to find their North Star in a world where there is no right answer, where justice for one person is anoth- Reservations are not required however tickets for the er’s tragic loss. (LitLovers) breakfast can be pre-purchased in the activity office beginning April 1. Don’t forget to invite your young All interested residents are invited to join our grandchildren to stay and join in on the fun at the 6th discussion. Call B. Beyers with any questions (391 Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Clubhouse beginning 5952) at 11:00 a.m.!

THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH DINE AROUND SEATTLE RESIDENT EVENTS SPONSORED “SKILLET DINER, BALLARD” 6TH ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT 4:00 p.m. Last Stop 11:00 a.m. Clubhouse Skillet Diner Ballard is the latest addition to the Skillet Grandparents and Great Grandparents bring your family, located just north of Market Street. It may look grandchildren between the ages of 0 – 10 years old and feel like the original on Capitol Hill, but like any for our 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt little sister it has its own unique features. A 40-foot will begin promptly at 11:00 am. curved bar and a killer patio for enjoying handcrafted

12 We will have 3 age groups for the Hunt. Ages 0-3 will Wars™ and the Power of Costume uncovers the meet on the side lawn, ages 4-6 will meet at the intricate processes and the remarkable artistry of Putting green and the children ages 7-10 will meet on George Lucas, the concept artists, and designers— the hillside. and reveals the powerful connection between character and costume. There will be lots of candy filled eggs with special prize eggs that will be redeemed after the hunt for fun Revisit these now-famous characters through their prizes. There will be one grand prize winner in each most memorable attire, from the menacing black age group. mask of Darth Vader, the gilded suit of C-3PO, and the monk-like robes of Jedi masters Obi-Wan Ken- After the Egg Hunt have your picture taken with the obi and Luke Skywalker to the lavish royal gowns Easter Bunny and enjoy some refreshments. of Queen Amidala and the bikini worn by Princess Leia when enslaved by Jabba the Hutt. We’re asking that you help us by recycling the plastic eggs and returning them after the egg hunt for future In addition to the Star Wars exhibit you have access use. Make sure the children bring a bag or an to the rest of the Museum with lots of wonderful Easter basket to collect their eggs. We hope to see exhibits. Opening March 24 is a newly expanded you there! area with to new features, the Can’t Look Away and Infinite Worlds for you to peruse as well. Need a TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST snack and beverage break? Stop by the Pop Kitch- EMP & SCI FI MUSEUM en and Bar. Plan on spending about three hours so “STAR WARS AND THE POWER OF COSTUME” EXHIBIT you’re able to explore all there is to see. The cost of 12:30 p.m. Last Stop this trip is $30.00 and includes your transportation, By the request of some of our residents we’ve planned Museum Admission and special exhibit entrance. a special trip the EMP & Science Fiction Museum to Signup Day is February 27. You can sign up in view the new exhibit presenting nearly 60 hand- the activities office on or after this date. crafted costumes from the first six blockbuster Star Wars films, Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star

13 SAVE THE DATES!!! SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH MASTER CHORUS EASTSIDE PRESENTS IT’S THE PROVIDENCE POINT BOOK SALE THE GREAT AMERICAN SONG BOOK! COLLIN HALL 2:00 p.m. Kirkland Performance Center Saturday, June 6th 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 350 Kirkland Ave th Revel in an afternoon of smooth, jazzy, romantic, Sunday, June 7 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. unforgettable music by the top craftsmen of the 30s, 40s and 50s, American golden age of song: George The Special Preview for Residents Only will be Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and more; with th held Friday evening, June 5 – 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. special guest artist Mary Jo DuGaw, who recently appeared in Village Theatre’s production of Mary If you’d like to donate your gently used books or DVDs, Poppins. Tickets are $15 available for purchase please bring them to our Library. Sorry, but we cannot in activities or $18 at the door. accept encyclopedias, text books or reference books.

ON YOUR OWN COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH [CERT CLASS] KIWANIS CLUB OF SAMMAMISH PRESENTS The next CERT class will begin on Tuesday, March JUMPIN JIVE TO THRIVE 10, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., being held at Eastside Fire 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Station #82, located at 1851 228th Ave. NE, EX3 Teen & Recreation Center Sammamish, WA. The fee is $35.00. Classes are 2 ½ hours each week for a total of 20 hours. Any 825 228th Ave NE, Sammamish Come enjoy this Community FUN-raiser. Join Kiwan- missed classes can be made up for complete credit. is as they celebrate 100 years of service!! There will be great dance music featuring the Microsoft Jumpin’ {If you are missing a class from a prior CERT training Jive Orchestra, raffles, beer, wine and more! Tickets class, this is a great opportunity to pick it up and are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. To pur- complete your training. Also, if you want to attend chase your tickets online at any class for a refresher – feel free to join at no www.sammamishkiwanis.org additional charge - just bring your manual.}

14 This class is open to all interested residents and is SATURDAYS MARCH 28 – MAY 16TH highly recommended for each and everyone. The RICHARD GEMSON’S LECTURE SERIES program teaches participant responsibility, self THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS sufficiency and creates an awareness of different 10:30 a.m. – Noon types of hazards in all kinds of disasters. It trains N. Community Building/Library individuals to be better prepared to safely respond Join the discussion as we take a look at significant to emergency situations within their home, their news events. Call Richard to register at 427-1237 or village and to assist as needed and capability by email at [email protected]. allows following the guidelines taught in their CERT class. For additional information and registration, FIRST & THIRD FRIDAYS please contact:PAUL BROGAN: 425-394-1445 or APRIL3rd & 17th and MAY 1st & 15th BETTY WILLIAMS: 253-230-0585 PROVIDENCE POINT TREE WALKS Meet 9:00 a.m. at “Our Place” Entry Also, the next CERT class to be held at Providence On 1st and 3rd Fridays, April through October, Point, Collin Hall will begin on Thursday, June 11, meet at the entrance to Our Place at 9:00 a.m. The 2015, at 1:00 p.m. Additional information for the Walks are about an hour and a half. It’s a great June class will be forthcoming in the April and May chance for neighbors to learn about and to enjoy our "To The Point." beautiful wooded landscapes. Helen Bell leads the Walks. She was a member of the Grounds Commit- TH TUESDAYS MARCH 24 – MAY 12 tee for 10 years, tendered advice on plants, fungi, RICHARD GEMSON’S LECTURE SERIES bugs our other animals at a University Extension IMMIGRATION TO THE NEW WORLD Office for 20 years. She worked with 4-H, was a 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. founding member of the Grants Pass Tree Commit- N. Community Building/Library tee and was ’92 Oregon Master Gardener of the Follow the immigration journey from Jamestown Year. She has been a Certified Arborist for 18 years. Colony to Ellis Island. Call Richard to register at 427-1237 or by email at [email protected]. Helen’s phone is 369-9067, or email her at .

15 $25.00, cash or check only, you are allowed up to REGISTER EARLY 8 boxes, plastic bags, or paper bags. No 3-ring binders or newspapers will be accepted. ST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Confidential Disposal will be providing door-to-door HOSTED BY MEADOW VILLAGE pick-up service, so you won’t have to haul those ALL VILLAGE SPRINGTIME LUNCHEON heavy boxes or bags yourself. 12 Noon Our Place It’s Spring! Come celebrate with us as we serve you Please call Victoria at the Property Management your choice from a two-entrée menu, which includes Office to arrange for a pick-up by Tuesday, April a salad and dessert. Following lunch, lighthearted 21st. Her phone number is 425-392-9483 x 21 or piano entertainment will be provided. she can be reached by email at [email protected] . MENU: THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD Rolls & Butter LA CONNER OVERNIGHT TULIPS, CRACKED CRAB CRUISE & COUNTRY INN Pacific Northwest Salad 9:00 a.m. Last Stop Queen Double: $166 pp, Queen Single: $236 pp Chilled Poached Salmon King Double: $177 pp, King Single: $257 pp (White wine poached salmon, chilled and served with For those who like to spend a little extra time in La creamy sauce verte) Conner we’re once again offering an overnight Or opportunity to do just that. California Chicken (Grilled chicken breast atop cheddar cheese sauce Your day will begin with a relaxing drive to La with bacon, tomato and avocado garnish) Conner on the Providence Point bus. Upon arrival Lemon Cream Cake you’ll have time to grab a bite to eat in downtown La Conner before re-boarding the bus to tour some of Coffee, Tea and Sparkling Cider the more impressive tulip farms along with some of the smaller ones. After that we’ll head to the Country Cash Bar with beer and wine Inn to drop the luggage then it’s off to the boat dock by the Channel Lodge where you’ll board the Viking Tickets are $18.00 and are available for purchase in Star for a three hour sunset dinner cruise featuring activities. San Juan Cruise’s Signature Crack Crab Dinner.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH After the cruise it’s back to the Country Inn to put CONFIDENTIAL DATA SHREDDING DAY your feet up and enjoy the newly remodeled rooms. 8:00 a.m. – Noon And as always there is a continental breakfast By Appointment Only included in the morning before departure. You can Confidential Disposal is returning to Providence Point sign up for this trip now in activities. on Friday, April 24th, from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. For . THURSDAY, MAY 7TH PARAMOUNT THEATER “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” 11:45 a.m. Last Stop Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, The Phantom of the Opera, will come to a city near you as part of a brand new North American Tour. Hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before,” this production boasts many exciting special effects including the show’s legendary chandelier, new scenic and lighting 16 designs, new staging and choreography. The beloved If you want the details, come to the General Mem- story and thrilling score will be performed by a cast and bership Meeting on March 21st.. This will sell orchestra of 52, making this Phantom one of the largest FAST, so don’t miss out. Last year everyone productions now on tour. The cost of this trip is $95.00 loved it! and includes your floor seating and transportation. Tickets are on sale now in activities. KIWANIS BOX There is a pick-up box in the mailroom in Collin Hall. Please drop off non-perishable food items WINE, FOOD AND FRIENDS and good clean clothing for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. Please make sure all of your Our January event, Italian Rhapsody, was an amaz- items are in bags. This organization serves ing success! If you judged solely by the fact that approximately 3,000 individuals each month. EVERYONE was dancing, you would know this. But Please help the Kiwanis Club keep their box in then there was the wonderful food and all the positive Collin Hall full of food and clothing for the feedback. We owe a very big THANK YOU to Pat King, needy. For more information call Floyd Morrow at who has once again out done himself in organizing this event. 837-0466. In March, we have the General Membership Meet- Keep up to date with Providence Point Kiwanis ing. It will be held Saturday March 21st in Collin by visiting their new website at : Hall, starting at 5 p.m. Happy hour is upstairs in www.providencepointkiwanis.org Our Place at 5:45, then dinner at 6:30. These onsite events are always a lot of fun! The meeting itself is GIFT OF SIGHT designed to be very interactive and will give everyone Used glasses are needed for distributing to Third the opportunity to ask questions, make suggestions World countries. Place your unbroken glasses and voice opinions. That is what this group is all about with case, if possible, in the Kiwanis S.O.S. --- combining all our ideas to create interesting and collection box. You’ll find it in the area next to entertaining events that everyone can enjoy. We will Activities, near the Food and Clothing Bank items. also be voting on 3 board positions. If you have a Thank you! member in mind that would be great on the board, please contact our nominations committee chairs, Pat RACQUET CLUB NEWS Kings (392-2669). Janet Eder (369-2213) or Wendy Even though our tennis and pickleball playing Lucas (557-8370). officially starts in May, you are encouraged to find a team to play with when weather permits. We Current members: renewal dues ($20.00) are due actually had a few pickleball games the last week by February 28th and can be left in the Wine and Food in January! Box in the mail room by the Activities Office, or you can give your checks or money orders to Janet Eder (369- When you get enough to play, please remember 2213) or Geniece Gregory (360-0978) or email at to check the calendar in the mailbox at the court [email protected] and write your name and time down. Remember here at Providence Point, pickleball and tennis is Want to join this group? Submit your name to Janet an opportunity for exercise, fun and socializing. Eder (369-2213). You will not regret it! See you on the court. Questions? Call Gary Gray (509) 859-3176. Here’s a little teaser: Keep the dates; Thursday, April 30th and Friday, May LIBRARY DISPLAY CASE 1st open for our Walla Walla spring release wine tasting Donna Hart, our Display Case Coordinator needs tour. your help. We will visit eight unique wineries for wine tastings, enjoy four meals, and spend the night in Walla Walla. Do you have a special collection you would like to It will include movies as usual to and from on our tour share with the community? You can be a part of bus and a Krispy Crème to start us off. Flyers will be sent to members soon with more specifics and pricing. a multi-person themed display or if your collection Call Pat King at 425-392-2669 if you need more infor- is large enough to occupy the case, you can do a mation. solo Display. Call Donna Hart at 392-0945 if you’re interested in participating. 17 KNIT OR CROCHET FOR MARIANWOOD’S KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKING GROUP PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Are you a knitter? Do you have any needlework Help create Prayer Shawls for residents and projects you enjoy? Did you know we have a group patients of Marianwood. Recipients and their that meets every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the families deeply appreciate this expression of love Clubhouse? This is a chance to work together and and care. For more information, or to donate Lion socialize on a weekly basis. If you have any Brand “Homespun” yarn, contact Marianwood questions about the group just drop by the Auxiliary member Pauline Jennings, a Providence clubhouse. For more information contact Beverly Point resident, at 392-4194, or Chaplain David Gish at 557-8553. Gehrig at Marianwood. QUILTERS GROUP THE ISSAQUAH WOMEN’S CLUB We welcome experienced or new members. We The Issaquah Women’s Club is a local group of have everything you will need. Quilts go to the Linus women who have joined forces in the spirit of Project for children hospitalized or in need of friendship and service. Several of your Providence comfort. We meet every Wednesday at 9:30 am in Point neighbors are members. We meet monthly, the North Community Building (Library we have a book group and a lunch bunch, we Craftroom)For more information please contact donate to local charities, and we fund college Mildred Morrow at 837-0466. scholarships for Issaquah area girls. BRIDGE If you are interested in joining us, please contact Bridge, every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the me, Louise Demetrescu (Highland Village), at Community Building. Drop-ins welcome. Questions? [email protected], or our Call Ginny Johnson at 313-9359 Membership Chair Patti Anderson at 425-391- 2309, or visit our website at BRIDGE FOR FUN www.issaquahwomensclub.org. We look forward Meets every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Multi- to meeting you! purpose Room. This group is for anyone who is interested in brushing up on your game or may have PEO GROUP just finished a beginning bridge class. Everyone is All active and inactive PEO’s are invited to join our welcome. group here at Providence Point. We meet monthly for coffee and conversation. For more information DUPLICATE BRIDGE and to join call Alice Warm at 313-9132 Meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. In the N. Community Building For more information contact AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY Glenn Buckholt, 391-7780 or Mary Lou Standerfer, WOMEN has an active branch in Issaquah. For 837-1466. more information call Billie at 425-836-8817 or Mary at 425-557-2108.

JOIN THE BELLEPOINT CHORUS! Science studies have proven that singing is beneficial to both physical and emotional health. Old and new members join us at the first rehearsal on September 18, at 2:00 p.m. At Bellewood on the third floor. For more information please call Nayna McLennan at 837-0933. No auditions.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month. Place: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front Street South, Issaquah. Group facilator: Suzanna Eller, MSW. For further information: email [email protected].

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