May you be surrounding by special friends, family and the many things that you are thankful for. 

The Vuecrest View November 2022 In This Issue: DON’T MISS the Annual Vuecrest Homeowner’s Meeting Join the Board! Call for Candidates MyBellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current Calendar Items: Vuecrest Book Club Meetings (Meeting in Person) Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting (Remote Access Below) Thur, November 3rd, 6:00P Vuecrest Annual Meeting & Budget Ratification Meeting (Remote Access Below-UPDATED NEW Date) Tues, Nov 29th, 6:00P Vuecrest LIFE-Neighbor to Neighbor-Holiday Wishes and Fun Thanksgiving Facts Vuecrest Annual Meeting (Remote Access Below) Once again, technology has made this an easy meeting to attend. No need to take off your comfy shoes, just access the meeting with the link below. Find out what’s happening in the neighborhood, meet your HOA officers and committee chairs, offer-up your great ideas and share the vision for 2023. We need to know what is important to you. Join the Board! Call for Candidates Stand in the Gap, pay it forward, meet your neighbors, and have fun in the process. You’ll be surrounded by HOA veterans who will show you how the structure works and how you can be an advocate for your community. We’re just looking for people who care, no previous experience necessary. The effort involved in these positions is generally 3 hours for our monthly meeting and 2-3 hours per month answering emails, viewing properties, etc. Please contact directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> with your questions and/or willingness to serve. Also, feel free to submit the name of a community member who you feel might be a good candidate who will be contacted to discuss the details of the opportunity. We look forward to working with you! 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 Board Meeting (Remote) Thursday, Nov 3rd at 6:00P This month’s 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 Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84394622078?pwd=S1pzQUMzbm85aVhHdTgySVZWQzhKUT09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84394622078?pwd=S1pzQUMzbm85aVhHdTgySVZWQzhKUT09> Meeting ID: 843 9462 2078 Passcode: 036710 One tap mobile +12532158782,,84394622078#,,,,*036710# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 843 9462 2078 Passcode: 036710 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbveUGfItD <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbveUGfItD> The usual monthly Board Meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month, but may be changed for holidays or Director’s schedules. Please check www.vuecrest.net <http://www.vuecrest.net/> for updates and contact directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> with your questions. Vuecrest Annual Meeting with 2023 Budget Ratification Meeting Immediately Following (NOTICE Updated NEW Date!) Tuesday, Nov 29th, 6P Join Vuecrest Annual Meeting & Budget Radification Meeting; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87036422377?pwd=a0tIMjhXU1lRNWJ0TFBlaHJXVS84QT09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87036422377?pwd=a0tIMjhXU1lRNWJ0TFBlaHJXVS84QT09> Meeting ID: 870 3642 2377 Passcode: 882990 One tap mobile +12532158782,,87036422377#,,,,*882990# US (Tacoma) +17193594580,,87036422377#,,,,*882990# US Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 870 3642 2377 Passcode: 882990 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kckbRSWq8P <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kckbRSWq8P> Vuecrest LIFE (Neighbor to Neighbor Communication) May you be surrounding by special friends, family and the many things that you are thankful for. Here are four fun Thanksgiving Day facts to start conversations around the holiday table... 1. Sarah Josepha Hale is considered the Mother of Thanksgiving A New Hampshire-born woman named Sarah Josepha Hale had grown up regularly celebrating an annual Thanksgiving holiday, and in 1827 published a novel, Northwood: A Tale of New England, that included an entire chapter about the fall tradition, already popular in parts of the nation. A prominent writer and editor, Hale had written the children’s poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” originally known as “Mary’s Lamb,” in 1830 and helped found the American Ladies Magazine, which she used a platform to promote women’s issues. In 1837, she was offered the editorship of Godey’s Lady Book, where she would remain for more than 40 years, shepherding the magazine to a circulation of more than 150,000 by the eve of the Civil War <https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history> and turning it into one of the most influential periodicals in the country. While at Godey’s, Hale often wrote editorials and articles about the holiday and she lobbied state and federal officials to pass legislation creating a fixed, national day of thanks on the last Thursday of November. Her efforts paid off: By 1854, more than 30 states and U.S. territories had a Thanksgiving celebration on the books, but Hale’s vision of a national holiday remained unfulfilled. It wasn't until 1863 that President Lincoln finally declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. Seeing as the President did this in throws of the Civil War, Thanksgiving is considered by some to be an attempt on behalf of the president to bring some peace back to the country. We could use a little of that peace right now. 2. Thanksgiving leftovers led to the first ever TV dinner In 1953, food corporation Swanson overestimated how much turkey would be consumed on Thanksgiving and had to get creative with 260 tons of leftover poultry. Using 5,000 aluminum trays and an assembly line of hand-packers, they created a Thanksgiving-inspired meal with the aforementioned turkey, cornbread dressing, gravy, peas, and sweet potatoes. The dish was sold for a grand total of 98 cents, and in the first full year of production, they sold ten million of them, birthing the prepackaged frozen meal industry. 3. Thanksgiving Day Game Is Born Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0 <https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-thanksgiving-college-football-games-yale-princeton-1876>, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey. By the 1890s, many college and high school teams played on the holiday. But the tradition didn't become a bonafide institution in professional football until 1934, when the Detroit Lions hosted the powerhouse Chicago Bears in a Thanksgiving game broadcast nationally. In March 1934, Lions owner George A. Richards, a Detroit radio executive, headed a group that purchased the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans and moved the team to the Motor City. Eager to boost ticket sales and improve his team's profile in a city dominated by the Tigers, Richards persuaded Chicago Bears owner and coach George Halas to play on Thanksgiving morning. He also persuaded the 94-station NBC Radio Network to broadcast the game nationally. Ticket sales spiked for the game between the 10-1 Lions and 11-0 Bears, who were led by future Hall of Famers Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski. A sellout crowd of roughly 26,000 fans attended the game at the University of Detroit Stadium—the largest crowd at the time to watch professional football in Detroit. Many more tickets could have been sold, and the national radio broadcast—an NFL first—was wildly popular. 4. Female turkeys don’t gobble A female turkey is called a hen and the male turkey is called a gobbler and for a good reason. Only male turkeys make that adorable gobbling sound; hens cluck and make small, chirp-like noises. Each male turkeys use his unique gobbling and strutting skills to attract the ladies. This space is available for your contributions. Please send them to newsletter@vuecrest.net <mailto:newsletter@vuecrest.net>. Pictures encouraged.