Starting this summer, we can expect to see big changes in the area designated to become the new Waldo Point Harbor Park. The BCDC has signed off on the the final permitting of the WPH Park Lands and Public Pier, and with that given the okay for...
Congratulations are in order. The news is just in that the Charles Van Damme Ferry Project has received approval from the BCDC (San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission) for the project’s addition to the new Waldo Point Harbor (WPH) public pier and park. This is...
Emergency Preparedness made easy The FHA can purchase Emergency Preparedness Survival Back Packs at a great discount, and make them available to members at $10 below the Association’s cost. Three-day Emergency Survival Packs for two, with food, water, first aid, flashlight, emergency blanket and sleeping...
Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union has resumed lending in our community with unique 30-year fixed rate loans for both purchases and refinances (including cash-out refis). This is a chance to lock in a long-term fixed rate when interest rates are expected to rise. The minimum...
We have eight homes lined up for the September 30 FHA Tour, and two tickets have already been sold. We plan to open a total of 15 homes on East and West Piers, A Dock, Issaquah, and Yellow Ferry. When we first set the tour...
The April 1 and 8 CERT training is now fully enrolled, but Emergency Preparedness chair Flo Hoylman promises to accommodate anyone wishing to go on the wait list. To add your name, please email Flo at flohoy@gmail.com. Practice sessions on Saturday April 8 will...
TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE FEBRUARY, 2017 BOARD MEETING: With the dramatic increase in anchor-outs, the FHA is considering taking a stand on the profusion of derelict vessels and illegal moorings...
The geese court, and rose bushes unfurl new leaves on bare canes. Death seems to have left with winter, but that is not so. “Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment,” says Issaquah resident Frank Ostaseski. “She is the secret...
After 15 years of hard work and zealous fundraising, the tall ship Matthew Turner will be launched on April 1 (no, this is not a joke). The square-rigger is a modernized version of the Galilee, the fastest and finest West Coast brigantine of the...
[a purely photographic post]
