JANUARY 2017

PARKWOOD NEWSLETTER

Happy New Year Everyone! This year we will be working hard to get all of our projects done. We have listed some of what we

will be doing this year and the estimated time to start each project.

We will continue our work throughout the park improving the road drainage issues, expanding

the garden beds and any unplanned maintenance where needed. Let us know if you have any suggestions about areas of the park that need a little

extra attention this 2017!

IMPROVEMENT WHEN

Remodel Gym Spring We will be moving the gym downstairs, adding new

flooring and new equipment!

New Gravel Ongoing Graveling the sides of the roads and parking areas

throughout the park

Bocce Ball Court Shade Early Summer We will be building a shaded area next to the court for

the Bocce Ball players.

New Flooring and Paint in the

Clubhouse

Summer 2016 was a busy year up at the Clubhouse and it is

due for some upgrades!

Straight from the Horses Mouth…

We have been approached by several tenants concerned about recent rumors that are

circulating the community regarding some of Parkwood’s policies. We would like to

address two most frequently asked and also remind you that they are written in the Rules &

Regulations.

“Why do you charge security deposits & can I get mine back?”

As of 2015 Parkwood, like any regular rental property, requires all new tenants to pay

security deposit. This holds tenants accountable to their lease and the Rules and

Regulations. Security deposits are refundable at the end of your lease/when you move out but

we do not refund deposits during the lease term.

“Can I park in my yard?”

No, we don’t allow anyone to park any vehicle in their yard at any time. If someone has been

parking in their yard it is not with park approval. PARKWOOD is a beautiful well maintained

community. Management works hard to maintain the common area facilities. You the tenants

take great pride in maintaining the quality of your homes. Allowing, cars to be parked in yards

would detract from the quality, and could negatively affect your home value.

DATE MENU

Jan. 2 Hearty Potato Soup, chopped green salad,

crusty bread, and Apple dessert

Jan. 9 Beef stew w/veggies, jello salad, wheat

rolls and Pumpkin dessert

Jan. 16 Baked Cod (lemon/herb), coleslaw, roasted

Veggies, rolls and Cherry dessert

Jan. 23 Pork roast, sweet potatoes, spinach

salad, bread and Lemon dessert

Jan. 30

Swedish meatballs w/noodles, jello salad,

green beans, bread and chocolate dessert

FOR INFO… SANDI 253-632-6050 or JOY 360-683-7021

This month while you are out and about, walking your dog, riding your bike or just out for a stroll keep your

eyes open for painted rock art. These rocks can be found in various locations around Parkwood. If you find

the ROCK OF THE MONTH, Please return it to the office and receive your reward. There will be other

painted rocks around the park and if you find one of these you may keep it if you wish, you may move it to

another location or leave it where you found it for others to enjoy. Each month we will post a new rock.

There is only 1 Rule… None of the Parkwood Rock Art will be placed in any resident lots, So if you see

rock art in your neighbors yards please admire it but do not take it. When you come upon the Parkwood

Rock Art and wish to move it please remember that it can not be

place on in a neighbors lot.

We will be having a rock painting day Friday January 27th at 1pm.

Rocks, paints and brushes will be provided all you need to bring is your idea’s. Please remem-ber to sign-up so we have an idea of how much

supplied we will need. There will be a sign-up at the clubhouse. Hope to see you all there. Joy

CAFÉ PARKWOOD UPDATES

We hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. We wish you a happy and

healthy New Year as we enter into 2017. We have had a great year with Café Parkwood and our

deliveries. We appreciate your support at the Clubhouse and hope we are helping, in some way, those

of you who receive deliveries at your home. Please give us a call, if you need a home cooked meal

delivered (on a temporary basis or every Monday). If you would like to join us at Café Parkwood, please

make a reservation by signing up in the clubhouse by Friday evening (for the Monday meal). We are

doing just one sitting through January and February at 4:30 p.m. Hope to see you there.

The Community News...

ROCK OF THE MONTH

Update on our Community Holiday Dinner What a great time friends, fun and food. There was more than enough to eat. The meal was

prepared by Dale, Bethany, Steve, Marsha, Susan, Bob and Joy. For dessert we had homemade pies (I was told there were 10 different kinds) all made by a local young lady who was trying to

earn money so her daughters could have a nice Christmas.

As gifts this year we had 12 theme baskets and 12 asst. gift cards from local stores.

Here is how it worked. As you entered you were given 3 tickets, after putting your name on the tickets you then picked the basket or baskets that you would like to win

and drop your ticket in the bag that went with that basket. A name was drawn from each basket. After all the

baskets where won, we than drew a name from each bag and that person would come up and pick a mitten off the mantel which had a gift card inside.

Now to announce the winners… Gift Baskets were won by:

The Cookie table was also a hit! We received over 16 dozen cookies to share with everyone. So many varieties and so

delicious!

Thank you to all the participated.

1. Cold Nights – Judy Seay 7. Movie Night for 2 #1 – Oni Morseman

2. Emergency – Betsy Page 8. Ghirardelli Santa Pot – Suzy Wing

3. Mystery Box – Sharon Morseman 9. Snowman Tower – Nancy Barker

4. Wine for 2 – Katie Yeager 10. Seahawks – Pat Phillips

5. Movie Night for 2 #2 – Sandy Simmons 11. Dried Fruit/Nut Tray – Linda Conkle

6. Games – Marge Stedtmiller 12. Ghirardelli Gold Sled – Nancy Townsend

Gift Cards were won by:

Safeway – Marsha Weedon and Patti Toth

Sunny Farm – Betty Marshall, Arlene Rayniak, Bob Cole and Betty Barnard

Westside Pizza – George Dawson and Pete Decroupet

Wal-mart – Sharron Empens and Chung He Scharschmidt

Subway – Ted Caron and Susan Stinard

To The Gibson Family,

We want to say Thank you for providing the Holiday Dinner held up at the Club House. We try not to miss this yearly event. Our Parkwood Team Dale, Bethany and Steve along with the help of a few of our friends and

neighbors did a fantastic job. It may have been a part of their job, but we could tell that it was planned, organized and carried thru with the caring and love from their hearts. The food was great (better than any cater could do) and so much of it. The club house is decorated so beautifully. My favorite part was waiting to see it your name would be drawn to win one of the many baskets or gift cards. The day was just prefect being filled with positive

energy, seeing our old friends and neighbors and getting to know our neighbors. We are looking forward to future activities that are being planned for our community in 2017. Jon you can be very proud of Our Parkwood Team.

Thank you again.

This time of year we hear the children's story of 'The

Grinch Who Stole Christmas', so well characterizing

people who are preoccupied with spreading hate and

discontent. But then we see the holiday efforts of the

dozens of residents in Parkwood who all year are

engaged in spreading smiles and happiness. The

Christmas dinner and party was one obvious result,

supported financially and administratively by

Parkwood management, with the great turkey dinner,

desserts, cookies for everyone and over two dozen

door prizes. Notable were the decorations, hand made

greeting card boxes holding candies, and the hand

made mini-stockings with the gift card prizes, thanks to

Joy Barrett our delightful coordinator and master of

ceremonies. Sixty or so residents chose to attend this

one more great occasion to socialize with our

neighbors. Thank you all who volunteered to create

this event. We just love living in Parkwood!

-Patti and Dennis Toth

If you have any suggestions for

next years celebration let us

know!

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Book Group in Parkwood! Do you love to read and share in discussions about books with others?

Would you be interested in joining a monthly Book Group meeting at

our Clubhouse? Book Group formats are varied but usually the group

decides ahead of time on a book, everyone reads that book, then all

come together to discuss (with snacks or dessert???).

If you're interested, please email or call or drop by, Katie Yeager,

200 Marjory, yeagermin@msn.com, 360-531-3981.

Parkwood’s Newest Home!

You may have noticed all the preparations for the removal of the home at 181 Parkwood Blvd. In a continual effort to improve the community we have teamed with Pacific Coast Homes to provide a brand new Palm Harbor home. With an open floor plan this home features two bedrooms, a study, two bathrooms including a fully tiled shower, a covered

porch, a gorgeous coffered ceiling and stunning tall windows allowing for light to pour into the home. Open

house to be announced after the completion of the home and landscaping in February.

Come check it out! Flyers available at the office. Offered at $168,000

Contact Pacific Coast Homes at 360-504-3123

STARTING IN FEBRUARY

New Tai Chi Class For Seniors

at the Parkwood Clubhouse.

The benefits of Tai Chi for seniors

are incredible. Improve your

balance, strength, stamina,

flexibility and so much more!

This new class will be taught by our

very own resident Michael Siegel

who has over 50 years of

professional experience in the

physical therapy field.

Tai Chi will be held every

Thursday at 11am.

Image a likeness of actual home and subject to change

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

YOGA 10am

2 3 4 5 6 7

Double Deck

Pinochle 12pm

8

YOGA 10am

9 10 11 12 13

ERT 10am

14

Double Deck

Pinochle 12pm

15

YOGA 10am

16 17 18 19 20 21

Double Deck

Pinochle 12pm

22

YOGA 10am

23 24 25 26 27 28

Double Deck

Pinochle 12pm

29

YOGA 10am

30 31

Duck

Discussion

9:30am

Pinochle 1pm

Double Deck

Pinochle 5pm

Duck

Discussion

9:30am

Pinochle 1pm

Double Deck

Pinochle 5pm

Duck

Discussion

9:30am

Pinochle 1pm

Double Deck

Pinochle 5pm

Duck

Discussion

9:30am

Pinochle 1pm

Double Deck

Pinochle 5pm

Mahjong

1pm

Poker 1pm

Mahjong

1pm

Poker 1pm

Mahjong

1pm

Poker 1pm

Mahjong

1pm

Poker 1pm

Canasta

11:30AM

Poker

6pm

Canasta

11:30 AM

Poker

6pm

Canasta

11:30AM

Poker

6pm

Canasta

11:30 AM

Poker

6pm

Canasta

11:30 AM

Poker

6pm

Café

Parkwood

4:30 PM

Café

Parkwood

4:30 PM

Café

Parkwood

4:30 PM

Café

Parkwood

4:30 PM

Café

Parkwood

4:30 PM

Acrylic

Painting

11 am

Acrylic

Painting

11 am

Acrylic

Painting

11 am

Rock

Painting

1PM

RESERVED

2-8 PM

HIKING CLUB

1-4 PM

OFFICE

CLOSED

RESERVED

2-4 PM

CANASTA

1:30 PM

CANASTA

1:30 PM

CANASTA

1:30 PM