The Vuecrest View April 2022 In This Issue: Bring Your Basket to the Annual Vuecrest Easter Egg Hunt The Big Spring Trim Safety Alert New Director Appointed Community Right-of-Ways Closed During April Condolences MyBellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current NEW Community Interest-Neighbor to Neighbor Communications Calendar Items: Vuecrest Book Club Meetings (NOW Meeting IN PERSON!) Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting REMOTE ACCESS Info Below Thursday, April 7th at 6:00P Vuecrest Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9th at 10-11:30A Bring Your Basket to the Annual Vuecrest Easter Egg Hunt Big anticipation always awaits the Saturday, April 9th Vuecrest neighborhood egg hunt which will be held on the Wittman lawn of 9805 Belfair Road. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. sharp with an egg hunt for the 5 and under age group. This will be followed by ages 6-10 and then 11 and up. They’ll be special prizes for those who find a Golden Egg! Please remember that children are not required for you to enjoy the festivities. Just watching the children hunt for eggs will guarantee a smile. There will be coffee and pastries available for the adults. Make sure to put it on your calendar! We hope you’ll join us! Would you like to lend a hand and/or be involved in the Egg Hunt? Volunteers will be needed several days before to help fill the plastic eggs, as well as assistance on event day to help with table and beverage set-up. Please contact neda.perrina@rsir.com <mailto:neda.perrina@rsir.com>. if you have some free time. Just an hour would make a big difference! The Big Spring Trim-What to Trim NOW Time to tame our vegetation, clear out overgrowth, and protect our valuable Vuecrest views. Everything from summer-flowering shrubs to evergreens can be tackled this month. Prune once lighter-colored new growth appears, which gives time for cuts to heal and new buds to form. Use thinning cuts back to the main stem to tame overgrown shrubs; for heading cuts, prune back to a branch that has needles or leaves on it so new growth can sprout. Safety Alert Just last month there were two cars stolen from our area. One within Vuecrest and one at the LUX Apartments at 1000 100th Ave NE. Please be proactive. It may be the right time to install a video monitoring system at your home. I personally have a system that alerts us to any movement and records any action on our property. May we also suggest cameras with night vision and motion lighting. City living will always have its good sides and bad. New Director Appointed Carlos DeTorres has been appointed by our President, Chris Bodiford, as a new Vuecrest director to fill a vacant chair. He resides in Vuecrest with his wife Carol and two boys who attend Bellevue High. We are very grateful that he has agreed to shoulder this responsibility and take on a leadership role within our community. Welcome, Carlos! Community Right-of-Ways Closed During April Our Landscape Chair, Mark Mecham, arranged for all three ROWs to be aeriated and reseeded on March 26th. In addition to overseeding, they used peat moss to help germination. They should be looking much better in a couple weeks. We would greatly appreciate the neighborhood not using these three ROWs for the next month. Our landscape company has marked each end of the ROWs. Condolences With heaviness of heart, I must report the passing of our neighbor, Judith White. She was one of our recent Directors and died on March 20, 2022 from lung cancer. Always spunky, alert, and engaging, we will miss her light. Please find more information below in the Neighbor to Neighbor Communication Section. MyBellevue City Service App MyBellevue is a mobile app that makes it possible for people to request services and access city news, jobs and social media easily with their smart phones and other portable devices. Here’s a link to get you there… https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue <https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue> Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure that your homeowner contact information, tenant information, and/or property management information is always up to date. Your information is not shared or distributed to any third party and is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Here’s how to update your information…Go to http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us <http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us>, Input your information, and click Submit. CALENDAR ITEMS: Vuecrest Book Club (Meeting IN PERSON) Vuecrest has its own Book Club and all residents are welcome to attend. We meet once a month at 7PM, usually on the first Monday at various members’ homes. It is a very relaxed atmosphere with light refreshments served. Feel free to join us to chat, laugh, nibble and meet new friends. Newcomers are always welcome whether or not you’ve had a chance to read the book! Email Mara Pitkethly dtpit@UW.edu <mailto:dtpit@UW.edu> for details. Monthly Remote Board Meeting Thursday, April 7th at 6:00P This board meeting will be held remotely. To join the meeting use the link or dial-in information below. Everyone is welcome to join. Please let the Directors know at least three days in advance if you will be bringing any items for discussion so they may be included in the agenda. Join Vuecrest Monthly Board Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85842757464?pwd=QVJ0SWc2ZGZYSndwc1hDNVU0YndXUT09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85842757464?pwd=QVJ0SWc2ZGZYSndwc1hDNVU0YndXUT09> Meeting ID: 858 4275 7464 Passcode: 289596 One tap mobile +12532158782,,85842757464#,,,,*289596# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 858 4275 7464 Passcode: 289596 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdyiEEOdZY <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdyiEEOdZY> Community Interest Neighbor to Neighbor Communications Judith White’s Memorial To honor and celebrate Judith’s life there will be an Open House on April 10th, 3pm - 7pm at the Taylor home: 9841 Vineyard Crest. Please message through Lynnee Taylor’s Facebook page to RSVP. You’ll find a picture and more information about Judith on Lynnee’s feed. Neighborhood Garage Sale April 30th and May 1st 9A-3P Each Day Spring cleaning has begun! Join some of your neighbors planning to have individual old-fashioned garage sales on Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st. The more the merrier! Make sure all displayed items are cleaned up outside your home by 5:00P on May 1st. This is a great way to be together, individually! If you’d like to lend a hand to assist a neighbor with set up/clean up, or you need help yourself please reach out to Li Wong, issaquah@hotmaill.com <mailto:issaquah@hotmaill.com> or 425.557.6688.