July - Sudden Valley Community Association

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SUDDEN VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

JULY 2006 w w w . s u d d e n v a l l e y . c o m vo l. 32 no. 7 

End of the rainbow 

Su d d e n Valley Vi e wS |COURTESY of NAOMI BUNIS 

It might not be a pot of gold that is located at the end of the rainbow that appeared over the 

Marina on Fri., June 16, but Lake Whatcom is still a beautiful and prized local treasure. 

‘New’ Rec Center filled with fun 

New manager 

creates fun and 

active choices 

Andrea Fortney 

Views Editor 

For the past few months, 

the Recreation Center has been 

filled with energy and action - 

- and ample opportunities for 

fun. 

It’s no longer boring, no 

longer just a place where kids 

go to just sit on the couch and 

watch movies or TV. 

Nor is the pool the only 

fun option for Sudden Valley 

children and teens to get some 

exercise. 

If you haven’t checked 

out the positive changes happening 

at the Sudden Valley’s 

biggest community gathering 

place -- you, and your kids, are 

missing out. 

Like downtown Bellingham, 

the Rec Center is under- 

going a revitalization. 

But while the city’s metamorphosis 

is physical, the Rec 

Center’s changes are recognized 

in the choices of activities 

offered 

Self-esteem building 

activity “Go 

Girl Go,” offered 

to girls ages 8-12, 

still enrolling. $30. 

Sudden Valley 

Survivor Challenge 

Series begins 

July 17 and runs for 

two weeks. 

Show off a unique 

kite on Kite Day, 

July and you might 

win a prize! 

to the community. 

For kids 

and parents 

especially, 

the changes 

offer a welcome 

respite 

from the regular 

summer 

routine. 

C h e c k 

out the ample 

list of 

a c t i v i t i e s 

offered for 

July alone on 

page 8 of this 

issue of The Views, and you’ll 

understand. 

Along with the annual 

swim lessons and swim team 

offered each year, families 

are also encouraged to attend 

a “Kite Day” on July 12 

at the Marina -- a fun day that 

boasts a prize for creativity and 

See RECREATION on page 9 

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Vi e w s f r o m t h e in s i d e 

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Safety stressed for SV’s 

Fourth of July celebration 

Legal fireworks 

allowed only at 

Marina on 4th 

Andrea Fortney 

Views Editor 

They sparkle, crackle, fly 

and explode into the night sky 

with rainbow-hued flames. 

Some make small noises, 

while other create deafening 

booms. 

On July 4, they will be ignited 

in droves by people celebrating 

the nation’s day of 

independence. 

But while fireworks are 

fun, they can also be incredibly 

dangerous and sometimes illegal. 

This year, Sudden Valley 

residents can set off legal 

“Class-C” fireworks -- but only 

after 6 p.m. in a roped-off section 

at the Marina. 

Anyone caught igniting 

fireworks in other areas or outside 

the approved time will be 

fined $200 per occurrence. 

“I’m going to be concerned 

Naomi Bunis 

SVCA Board Secretary 

On June 6, 2006 the SVCA 

Board of Directors met with 

the Whatcom County Council 

for almost two hours to discuss 

concerns within the Sudden 

Valley community. 

This was the first of what 

will be a series of conversations 

with the Council to further an 

ongoing relationship with it. 

The Board addressed issues 

such as the proposed 

traffic flow changes on Cable 

Street and Lake Louise Road 

and the increased presence of 

Whatcom County Sheriffs in 

the Valley. Also discussed was 

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with anyone who sets off fireworks 

outside the designated 

area,” said Dave Ralston, fire 

chief for Whatcom Fire District 

NO illegal fireworks 

allowed. 

Fireworks can be set 

off at Marina only on 

July 4 after 6 p.m. 

Security will patrol 

all Gates before, during 

and after July 4 

in search of violators. 

A $200 fine will be 

incurred for each 

violation. 

See FIREWORKS on page 6 

SVCA Board meetings with 

County Council productive 

Station #2, 

c o v e r i n g 

S u d d e n 

Valley and 

G e n e v a . 

“This is 

going to be 

one of the 

driest 4th 

of July’s 

we’ve ever 

had.” 

As a 

safety prec 

a u t i o n , 

the fire de- 

partment will be on-site at the 

Marina. While the department 

is not sponsoring the event, 

Ralston said its presence will 

serve as a preventative measure 

and provide emergency 

services in the event of injury. 

“Every year we have 

two or three people who get 

burned,” he said. “It’s because 

the possibility of receiving additional 

benefits from the taxes 

paid to the county. 

It was quite clear by the 

end of the meeting that the 

Council is interested in upgrading 

the status of Sudden 

Valley’s relationship with the 

county, as well as continuing 

conversations to bring Sudden 

Valley concerns to their attention. 

Read future issues of The 

Views for updates regarding 

further developments.

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Summer is a prelude to 

upcoming elections 

Make an impact in 

Sudden Valley -- 

Participate on Board 

Lee Langdon 

N & E Committee 

It hardly seems right to bring up 

the subject of “governance” while we 

are all enjoying the long and sunny 

days of a Sudden Valley summer. 

But just as night follows day, so too 

will fall come after our lovely summer. 

Everything changes in the fall -- days 

get incredibly shorter, joggers are fewer 

and wear more layers, children start 

going back to school -- and the Sudden 

Valley elections take place. 

This summer, while you barbecue 

with neighbors or chat while watching 

kids play, you will no doubt say 

something about Sudden Valley. While 

most of us comment on its beauty and 

special qualities, and say things of the 

“I-can’t-believe-I-get-to-live-here!” variety, 

often a gripe or two will edge its 

way in. 

Maybe you gripe to your neighbors 

about the amount of development 

going on. Or about the state of the recreation 

facilities. Maybe you are frustrated 

with the Architecture Control 

Committee. Maybe you are curious 

about the move to become a city. Or 

you are looking 20 years into the future, 

wondering if Sudden Valley will still be 

a special place. 

You might be busy raising your 

family, and think that civic duty is for 

others. You might be beginning your 

retirement, and looking back on long 

meetings and controversy. You might 

be a new resident, looking to meet more 

people, or a long-timer here ready to 

get more active. 

Le t t e r s t o t h e ed i t o r Po L i c y 

The Views welcomes letters to the editor. The deadline for submittal is the 

20th of each month. Letters should be of a reasonable length. All letters must be 

signed and carry a Sudden Valley address or Division and Lot number, as well as 

a daytime phone number. Any property owner in good standing may submit up 

to three letters in each 12-month period. Letters must reflect the viewpoint of the 

author and should not contain personal attacks. Writers are requested to focus on 

the issue and not the individuals involved. Letters are subject to editing only for 

libelous material or statements. 

Su d d e n Valley Vi e wS 

Sudden Valley Community Association 

4 Clubhouse Circle, Bellingham, WA 98229 

 

Administration Offices 734-6430 

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday 

Pro Shop 734-6435 

Golf Maintenance 734-6430, x333 

Maintenance 734-6430, x232 

Recreation 734-6430, x243 

Security Cell Phone 319-8200 

Dispatcher (after 5 p.m.) 715-2490 

MANAGEMENT STAFF 

General Manager Steve Grieser 

Administrative Staff Kitty French, Kira LaRock, 

Rosemary Tate, Sandi Cousins 

Recreation Coordinator Cathy Poole 

Architectural & Land Development Craig Ostrom, Lindsay Brandle 

Maintenance Director Virgil Reed 

Golf Course Superintendent Bryan Newman 

Accounting Manager Jess Rudd 

Security Chief Gordon Johnson 

Golf Director Greg Paul 


Po i n t o f Vi e wS 

Summer ends, fall comes around, 

and each of us realizes that participating 

more fully in Valley life is good for 

us, our families, and our neighbors. We 

are fortunate to be able to govern ourselves 

… but it does take people with 

energy and insight -- and the ability 

to turn potential gripes into positive 

changes -- to keep Sudden Valley the 

special place it is. 

Every year, in November, Sudden 

Valley residents elect members to the 

Board of Directors. During the summer, 

we look for candidates. 

This year, four positions will open 

up. Three positions have terms of three 

years, while the fourth position is for 

one year. If you have even a slight interest 

in being on the Board, please pursue 

it. 

Do not wait to be asked, because 

we do not know enough of the fabulous 

people in the Valley to find you. If you 

would like to explore what being on 

the Board means, give a member of the 

Nominations and Elections Committee 

a call, or simply complete an application 

form, available at Administration, 

and we’ll call you. 

A few dates will help you: 

Deadline for submission: Sept. 6, 2006, 

with a 70-word biography. 

Candidate Forum: Sept. 17, 2006 

500-word experience and vision statement: 

Sept. 21, 2006. 

Election Day: Nov. 4, 2006 

N& E Members to call: 

Scott Thiele 734-0554 

Lee Langdon 738-4010 

Bob Cooper 738-0954 

Le t t e r t o t h e ed i t o r 

Sudden Valley Exploration website up and running 

Dear Editor: 

The Sudden Valley Exploration 

website is up and functional, 

, and includes 

detailed information about 

the financial implications of proposed 

cityhood as well as responses 

to Frequently Asked Questions 

(FAQs). We would like to point Sudden 

Valley residents to that website 

for the best information available at 

this time. 

In response to a concern raised 

about multiple levels of government, 

let me say that those levels 

of government already exist: Federal, 

State, County, and Association. 

Presently the County taxes Sudden 

Valley property owners at the rate 

of $3.475/$1,000 assessed valuation 

and keeps the money. On a $200,000 

AV house, that is $695 annually. 

Under the City form of governance, 

that $3.475/$1,000 AV 

would no longer go to the County, 

but would be remitted back to the 

City of Sudden Valley to be applied 

cL a s s i f i e d s a n d ne w s de a d L i n e s 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

JULY 2006 

directly to city (read residents’) services 

and benefit. The services and 

benefits of the City and the association 

would not overlap. 

Given the rising costs that the 

Sudden Valley Community Association 

faces, we believe it is prudent 

to take the necessary steps to 

re-claim those taxation revenues for 

Sudden Valley. This will continue 

our services and quality of life with 

no greater out of pocket cost to residents. 

Our goal would be to reduce 

Association dues used for expenditures 

the Association presently 

bears and for which the County collects 

the revenues! 

Questions? E-mail us at . 

John Armitstead 

Charles Rendina 

“Pat” Curvin 

Preston Burris 

Mike Morrow 

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but please submit materials in compliance with the guidelines and deadlines. 

The deadline for classified advertising and news items for the August 2006 

issue of The Views is Friday, July 22, at noon. 

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4444. The deadline for display advertising for the August 2006 issue of The Views 

is Thursday, July 21, at 5 p.m. 

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digital photos can be e-mailed as an attachment. Guest columnists are requested 

to include a head-and-shoulders photo. Photos will be returned upon request. 

Editorial cartoons are also accepted. All submissions are subject to editing by The 

Views’ editor. Anything submitted after deadline cannot be guaranteed placement. 

Placement is based on relevance, timeliness, and space availability. 

President, Kalene Drummond; Vice-President, Dan Marantette; Secretary, Naomi Bunis; 

Treasurer, Andy Schwartz. Members: Russ Harlan, Chuck McGroddy, Barbara Audley, 

Roger Bull, Arthur “Mac” Carter, Scott Thiele; N & E Representative: Scott Thiele. 

ACC Representative: Ken Enright. 

Su d d e n Valley Vi e wS is the official publication of the Sudden Valley Community 

Association. Published monthly, it has a circulation of 4,000. 

Publisher: Sudden Valley Community Association 

Editor: Lynden Tribune Print & Publishing Company 

Managing Editor: Andrea Fortney, 360-354-4444, 

Interim Advertising Manager: Mary Jo Lewis, 360-354-4444 

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anyone but the editor.

JULY 2006 


Community Plan helps Board focus on long term goals 

Community 

participation is 

encouraged 

Community Plan Steering 

Committee 

For The Views 

The Board of Directors 

held a meeting with the Community 

Plan Steering Committee 

for a joint work session on 

Thurs., June 15. 

The purpose of this meeting 

was to strengthen the 

Board’s ability to use the Community 

Plan to guide longer- 

Steve Grieser 

SVCA General Manager 

Last November, the SVCA 

Board of Directors recommended 

and the membership 

subsequently approved a special 

assessment to pay the costs 

associated with providing as- 

term strategic decision-making 

for Sudden Valley. 

Historically, strategic 

planning in Sudden Valley has 

always focused on single issues. 

The idea behind the creation 

of the 

community 

plan was the 

recognition 

by the 2003 

Board that 

longer term, 

complex decisions 

(e.g., 

what to do 

about the camp ground, the 

barns, etc.) were impossible to 

make for two basic reasons: 

signed mailboxes for all Sudden 

Valley property owners. 

The assessment is $35 

per year per lot for four 

years, totaling approximately 

$454,000. 

Through May 2006, $51,859 

of the assessment has been collected. 

Historically, 

strategic planning 

in Sudden Valley 

has always focused 

on single issues. 

• Major decisions are 

always interrelated – they always 

involved other aspects 

of Sudden Valley; and 

• It is difficult to maintaincontinu- 

ity in goals 

and priorities 

from one 

“ a n n u a l ” 

board to anotherwithout 

a LONG 

T E R M 

PLAN. 

The two drivers (project 

inter-relatedness and Board 

continuity) are the primary 

reasons for having a community 

plan for Sudden Valley. 

Over the last three years, 

many members of Sudden 

Valley have contributed to 

the generation of a Long Term 

Plan. It is still a work-in-progress, 

but we now have the beginnings 

of a solid foundation 

for guiding strategic decisionmaking 

about our community’s 

future. 

Our main objective this 

year is to make the plan operational 

and more “user friendly.” 

We intend to generate continuity 

from this Board to next 

Gate 5 mailboxes to be finished in July, under budget 

The installation of the 

mailboxes, including street 

name and address changes, has 

begun and will continue over 

the next three years. Phase 1, 

which includes all of Gate 2, 

has been completed at an average 

cost of $96 per box. 

Based on our experiences 

with Phase 1, we have every 

indication that the total cost of 

the project will come in well 

below budget including contingency. 

Phase 2 includes all of 

Gate 5 in currently under construction. 

Construction should 

be completed in July with the 

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year’s Board so that crucial 

community goals are supported 

and do not need to be reinvented 

each year. The meeting 

took a big step in this direction. 

We will continue this inquiry 

over the next few months. 

This is your community. 

We encourage your participation. 

These meetings are open 

to the community and will be 

announced on Channel 10 and 

the Sudden Valley website, 

. 

If interested in learning 

more about what the Community 

Plan Steering Committee 

is doing, attend the next meeting 

on Wed., July 12 at 10 a.m. 

official changeover to the new 

addresses and mailboxes in 

late August. 

Gate 5 property owners 

will be notified shortly by 

mail with specifics about their 

change of address as well as 

details about when and how 

the changeover will occur.

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Residents must remember to maintain 

yard, building appearance 

Maintenance 

rules apply to 

all in SV 

Gordon Johnson 

Chief of Security 

The sun is shining, it has 

stopped raining, grass is growing 

and flowers are in bloom, 

and more time is spent outside 

in the fresh air. To some residents, 

yard work is therapeutic; 

to others, it is a pain in the 

backside. 

Whatever your take on 

gardening, remember that: 

Sudden Valley residents 

are all subject to a set of rules 

and guidelines pertaining to 

property maintenance and/ 

or upkeep. These are all addressed 

in the Covenants and 

the rules. it is your responsibility 

as a resident to be aware of 

how they apply to you. 

2.1 Each property owner 

shall maintain his/her property 

in clean condition, free of 

trash, unused building materials 

and debris. 

14.11.1 All developed 

property, whether occupied or 

unoccupied, and all improvements 

(buildings, accessory 

structures, fences, etc.), and 

landscaping shall at all times 

be maintained in such a manner 

as to prevent their becoming 

unsightly due, but not limited 

to: deteriorating exterior 

material and finish(es) (siding, 

roofing, decks, paint, etc.), un- 


checked growth of uncommon 

or invasive weeds, accumulation 

of rubbish or improper 

outside storage. 

If you have any questions, 

feel free to contact the Security 

Department at 734-6430, ext. 

222, or the duty cell phone at 

319-8200. 

Se c u r i t y re p o r t 

JULY 2006 

Security statistics and activity for the month of MAY 2006. 

MAY 2006 

MAY TOTALS YEARLY TOTALS 

Agency Assist 

Alarms 

Animal Calls 

Arrests 

Assaults 

Burglaries 

Checks House/Welfare 

Citations 

Citizen Assists 

Domestic Violence 

Evictions 

Fire/Aid Calls 

ID Checks 

Noise Complaints 

Prowlers 

Shots Fired 

Thefts 

Vandalism 

Traffic Stops 

Total Mileage 

31 

3 

36 

0 

0 

3 

28 

41 

102 

1 

0 

8 

5 

15 

3 

1 

3 

10 

26 

5,604 

122 

16 

133 

3 

1 

10 

277 

179 

471 

11 

3 

38 

146 

84 

9 

3 

7 

142 

310 

28,312

JULY 2006 


Summer reading provides long-term benefits 

Encourage kids 

to read during 

the summer 

School children are in the 

thick of their summer vacation, 

and overworked parents 

and kids can be heard breathing 

a huge sigh of relief! Sum- 

Ed u c a t i o n co l u m n 

lo r n a mu r p h y 

mer is a welcome respite from 

homework projects, assignments 

to do or monitor; great 

weather, camp, travel loom 

ahead. 

We all deserve our leisure, 

and some of that time 

can be used to introduce your 

child to some wonderful children’s 

literature. 

Most parents know that 

reading aloud to young children 

reaps many benefits, but 

when children learn to read 

themselves, it often happens 

that parents stop this joint activity 

and leave reading up to 

the child. Jim Trelease, author 

of The Read-Aloud Handbook, 

(Fifth Edition) (the sixth is in 

the works) argues that parents, 

especially fathers, and 

children, reap huge benefits 

from continuing or starting 

reading aloud with children. 

He even has tips on how to 

read aloud to teenagers and 

dealing with the lure of television 

and computer games! 

Trelease points out that 

the majority of children learn 

to read, but as they mature, 

fewer and fewer actually do it 

for pleasure. 

He cites the 1985 report, 

“Becoming a Nation of Readers,” 

which stated: “The single 

most important activity 

for building the knowledge 

required for eventual success 

Bookmobile and Saturday Storytime 

come to Sudden Valley on July 15 

Special summer 

activities offered 

through WCLS 

Kathleen Neece 

Friends of Whatcom County Bookmobile 

Children will enjoy Barbara 

Craigie, our extraordinary 

storyteller guest at the Storyteller 

Saturday on July 15. 

Barbara’s specialty is folk 

and book-related tales, read in 

an interactive style, and she’ll 

have some animal stories in 

honor of this year’s summer 

reading club theme. Her target 

ages will be 6 to 10 years old, 

but everyone is welcome. 

Please join us just outside 

the Bookmobile in Sudden Valey 

Village on July 15 at 3 p.m. 

There will be a few chairs for 

adults. Children may want to 

bring a pillow or cushion. Children 

under 8 years old must 

be accompanied by an adult. 

Light refreshments will be provided. 

The event will be cancelled 

if it rains. 

For more information, call 

384-3150, ext. 229. 

All ages can celebrate 

summer reading this year with 

activities and a lot of great 

prizes! 

• Paws, Claws Scales 

and Tales is the children’s club 

theme and includes craft kits to 

take home, and weekly prizes. 

• Creature Feature provides 

venues for teens to share 

in reading is reading aloud to 

children,” (Trelease, p. 2). 

Parents may wonder how 

listening to someone else read 

can help a child’s own reading. 

Doesn’t the child need to 

be doing her own reading to 

actually get better at it? 

Briefly, listening to text 

transfers directly to improved 

comprehension when children 

read independently. The 

more we are exposed to text, 

the better is our knowledge of 

word meanings (vocabulary), 

the more we learn about the 

world, and the more familiar 

we become with the kinds 

of sentences that are mainly 

found in books, not in conversation 

or television. Also, 

by choosing books that are exciting 

and well written, both 

parents and children share 

in a pleasurable activity. This 

can improve rapport and also 

“turn on” the child so she/he 

will more willingly start to 

read independently. 

reviews of books, magazines 

and websites, optionally using 

a blog. Weekly prize drawings. 

• Some R Reading Photo 

Contest is open to everyone. 

Wonderful prizes include a 

dinner cruise for two to Victoria. 

More information on these 

and other Whatcom County 

Library events can be found 

at . Or visit 

the Bookmobile in Sudden Valley, 

Tuesdays between 1 and 3 

p.m., and Saturdays from 2 to 

5 p.m. 

What kinds of books 

should we read to our children? 

Some parents wonder 

about the value of reading 

novels/fiction. Wouldn’t it be 

more beneficial to read factual 

books? Trelease argues that 

fiction is more likely to hold a 

child’s interest -- we all love a 

good story, don’t we? 

Fiction provides escape, 

emotional release, and allows 

us a glimpse into the private 

lives of others. It can even provide 

guidance regarding our 

own lives. As Trelease, says, 

literature can educate our 

hearts as well as our brains. 

Another consideration is 

the level of books for reading 

aloud. Most children have a 

“listening level” that is considerably 

above that of their 

reading level. So even if a 

child reads at the second grade 

level, say, chances are she can 

understand fourth grade level 

or higher. This is especially 

true if the parent reader takes 

SVCA Road Blockage Policy 

Sudden Valley residents, guests and 

contractors are all subject to a set of 

rules and guidelines pertaining to road 

blockages. These are all addressed in 

the Covenants and/or the Rules. It 

is your responsibility as a resident or 

contractor to be aware of how they 

apply to you. 

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the time to provide synonyms 

for difficult vocabulary and 

explains some of the puzzling 

concepts as the reading proceeds. 

Which titles are likely to 

appeal to your child? We’ve 

probably all gone into the library 

unsure of what choices to 

make. One of the best aspects 

of The Read-Aloud Handbook 

is its section of over 100 pages 

with fiction titles, abstracts, 

and age levels. 

If you can’t get a hold of 

Trelease’s book, (or want to 

wait until the sixth edition is 

available), his Internet home 

page is packed with current 

information related to children’s 

literacy, and you can 

Google several other web sites 

that will put you in touch with 

many good titles. 

I wish you all a great 

summer with exciting journeys 

that can be taken with 

literature! 

SVCA Parking 

Sudden Valley residents, guests and 

contractors are all subject to a set 

of rules and guidelines pertaining to 

parking. These are all addressed in 

the Covenants and/or the Rules. It 

is your responsibility as a resident or 

contractor to be aware of how they 

apply to you.

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Su d d e n Va l l e y Vi e w S 

Interpret your summer daydreams this season 

Dive into your 

subconscious 

this summer 

Summer should be a lazy 

time for relaxing and dreaming. 

How’s your dream life -- 

had any great dreams lately? 

Dreams are a very important 

and telling piece of our 

physical, emotional and spiritual 

reality -- what is going on 

in your life. 

Your body and your subconscious 

are trying to communicate 

to you on a moment 

by moment basis. Dreams are 

just one of the tools that you 

can use to tap into the vast 

pool of riches that lie just beneath 

the surface of your mind 

and body connection. 

Dreams speak to us in 

symbols. Most of the symbols, 

pictures, or messages 

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THIS PAPER! 

Th e Bo d y Kn o w s 

Ca r o l i n e su T h e r l a n d 

are garbled and make no obvious 

sense. Psychotherapists 

tell us that dreams are the inner 

workings of the subconscious, 

releasing the clutter of 

the mind. But the symbols of 

dreams can be instrumental 

in understanding emotional 

blockages, assisting with 

physical healing or in foretelling 

the future. 

Here’s how to analyze 

a dream. Immediately upon 

waking, make a note of all the 

images in the dream. Write 

down your impressions quickly 

to get a sense of each dream 

sequence. Never mind if they 

are random and undecipherable. 

Usually the symbols in a 

dream are aspects of ourselves 

and they speak to us in a language 

we will hear. Twentyfive 

percent of dreams are said 

to be precognitive or foretelling 

of an event to come. 

You may wake up from 

a dream where you are being 

chased or persecuted. This 

usually represents a part of 

you that is trying to get your 

attention or a part of your personality 

that is attacking you. 

As we clear out the buried 

emotion and cleanse the physical 

body of unwanted toxins, 

we rarely have these kinds of 

dreams. 

A vehicle or car usually 

represents the physical body. 

A bridge or boat can mean the 

passage from one physical or 

emotional place to another. A 

baby in a dream can represent 

the birth of a new project, not 

necessarily a physical birth. 

Water in a dream can refer to 

the subconscious. 

As you note down each 

image in the dream, ask yourself 

what this could mean in 

your current situation; or find 

a person who is skilled in interpreting 

dreams. I have a 

“dream buddy,” a friend who 

assists me in interpreting my 

dreams, and I with hers. There 

are many useful books to help 

decipher a dream’s message. 

There is no right or wrong 

FIREWORKS: Play safe for yourself and neighbors 

Continued from page 1 

they’re not being safe.” 

Even innocuous favorites 

like sparklers are dangerous 

when not handled properly. A 

favorite of kids, a sparkler burns 

at a sweltering 1,200 degrees. 

“Every year we kind of 

keep our fingers crossed,” said 

Ralston. “It’s been typically 

kids that get more hurt.” 

To play safely, Ralston recommends 

that people not drink 

alcohol; only adults should 

ignite anything; have a clear, 

unobstructed area surrounding 

the fireworks and yourself; 

cover your body, especially 

arms and hands. 

It is also wise to wear 

safety goggles and to keep a 

bucket filled with water handy 

to douse “duds.” 

In general, fireworks purchased 

on tribal land are illegal 

on Whatcom County land. 

Common illegal fireworks 

include (but are not limited to): 

bottle rockets, chasers, M-80s 

and larger, firecrackers and salutes, 

skyrockets, missile-style 

rockets and anything homemade 

or altered. 

Legal fireworks include: 

aerials, sparklers, roman candles, 

fountains, parachutes, helicopters 

and ground spinners. 

“If it doesn’t look safe, 

don’t do it,” said Ralston. “If it 

flies in the air, it’s illegal.” 

Once a firework is lighted, 

put distance between it and 

yourself. 

“These things will explode 

when people are not prepared,” 

Ralston cautioned. 

Firework ignition within 

Bellingham city limits is limited 

to July 4 between 9 a.m. 

and midnight. In Whatcom 

County, people can ignite fire- 

works from 9 a.m. to midnight 

through July 4; on July 5 from 9 

a.m. to 11 p.m. 

If you want to see a show 

but not take the risk, visit the 

Marina on the Fourth and 

JULY 2006 

way to interpret dreams. The 

questions you want to ask 

yourself are, “What does this 

dream mean to me?” and 

“What is the deeper, all wise, 

all knowing part of me trying 

to communicate through this 

dream?” 

Ask for clarity regarding 

an issue in your life to come 

through a dream. Your desire 

is to be strengthened not 

weakened by the experience. 

Focusing on your dreams, 

working with them and integrating 

their messages into 

your life can also hasten the realization 

of your own personal 

‘dreams’ and heart’s desire. 

Caroline Sutherland is the 

author of “The Body Knows – 

How to Tune into Your Body and 

Improve Your Health” and her 

bestselling book “The Body Knows 

Diet – Cracking the weight Loss 

Code.” Visit online at . 

simply spectate. One Valley 

resident, a professional pyrotechnic, 

will choreograph his 

fireworks display to music, 

all the while practicing safety 

first.

JULY 2006 


Valley Arts Group featured artists for July 

Local artists 

inspired by 

nature 

Geoff Peterson 

Photographer 

Geoff Peterson is an engineer 

by profession but has been 

taking pictures for 40 years. 

For many years he took 

mostly black and white photographs 

which he developed 

and printed in his home darkroom. 

However, the advent of 

digital photography has added 

a new dimension to photography 

and ignited his passion for 

working in color. He does his 

own post processing, printing 

and framing. 

Geoff enjoys taking pictures 

of our natural environment 

because he savors the 

beauty, tranquility and timelessness 

of nature. His images 

capture the many moods of 

nature that he feels, and highlight 

the incredible beauty that 

surrounds us every day in Bellingham, 

Washington. 

Geoff’s images are all 

digital and printed on archival 

paper with archival inks that 

are guaranteed by the manufacturer 

to have a lifetime of at 

least 100 years when properly 

mounted and displayed out of 

direct sunlight. 

He was born in Washington 

D.C. and has lived in 

New York, Michigan, Ohio 

and California before moving 

to Bellingham in 2004. He 

lives in Sudden Valley with his 

wife Priscilla who is a sculptor, 

painter and mixed media artist. 

Great Blue Heron 

Photo by Geoff Peterson 

Dan Kennedy 

Painter 

Dan Kennedy is a current 

member of the Valley Arts 

Group in Sudden Valley and 

will be a guest artist on display 

at Le Rendez-Vous Gallery in 

Bellingham during July. 

While he was attending 

college in 1974, the first art 

show to display his work was 

at the Art Guild of Pacifica, Calif. 

They awarded him a second 

place prize. Following graduation 

in 1977, Dan started showing 

his work in local businesses 

and slowly sold a few pieces at 

each show. 

In 1981, Dan moved to 

California’s “gold country,” 

a region in the Sierra Nevada 

Mountains, concentrating on 

landscapes and buildings. His 

work improved greatly, with 

his painting style forming into 

the one he has today. He exhibited 

through the Placer Art 

League while there. 

Returning to the San Francisco 

Bay area in 1982, Dan 

continued to paint landscapes 

on location. Buildings before 

demolition and vacant land 

threatened with development 

were areas of concentration. 

While painting a portrait of 

an old courthouse, Dan met 

and joined POPS, an outdoor 

painting group that paints on 

location weekly, rain or shine. 

Members got access to locations 

off limits to the general 

public. 

His second one-man show 

was in a law office, where he 

sold 15 pieces to one person. 

Cartooning has come nat- 

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Landscape watercolor by Dan Kennedy 

urally for him, and he does cartoons 

for friends, bicycle clubs 

and a cartoon for a trail advocacy 

organization logo. 

Dan primarily works 

with watercolor. His paintings 

can be found in Washington, 

California, Illinois, Michigan, 

Kentucky (where he currently 

has an exhibit) and even as far 

away as Australia. 

While mostly known for 

landscape paintings, Dan also 

does design work, creates 

models and has a background 

in construction. 

For further information 

on commissioning Dan to create 

a house portrait or other 

landscape painting, e-mail inquiries 

to , or check out 

and click on 

“Businesses.” 

Summer Festival of Plays in its 11th season 

The Barn Theatre presents 

its 11th Summer Festival of 

Plays from July 21 through 26! 

Actors ages 6 to 18 will 

play a number of parts for this 

favorite summer family entertainment. 

Curtain is 7 p.m. FriJuly 

21 and 22; 2 p.m. July 23; and 

7 p.m. July 24, 25 and 26. All 

shows will be at Gate 2 in the 

Sudden Valley Dance Barn. 

Tickets $10 (adults) and $7 

(17 and under) at the door and 

in advance at Village Books 

and Piper Music. 

The festival will feature 

Sonheim’s Into the Woods, 

a musical collage that interweaves 

a number of folk 

tales including Jack and the 

Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little 

Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel; 

an interpretation of Norton 

Juster’s The Phantom Toll 

Booth, a hilarious play filled 

with symbolism and satire 

that even children understand; 

and scenes from Shakespeare’s 

fanciful A Midsummer Night’s 

Dream. 

The actors’ work culminates 

in six performances. The 

young actors learn many theatre 

terms, key acting skills, 

stage diction and movement, 

reacting and interacting, and 

vocal production in preparation 

for the shows. 

Attend the Opening Night 

celebration -- a picnic barbecue 

at 5 p.m., Friday, July 21. 

Call 671-5970 or 756-9916 

by July 13 for reservations ($5 

per person).

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Re c R e a t i o n 

Get moving in July with one of many activities 

Swim Lessons and Swim 

Team 

Swim lessons and Swim 

Team have started, for more 

information please contact the 

Rec Center at 312-5177. 

Tennis Anyone? 

If you are interested in 

meeting other tennis players, 

come out to the Rec Center 

Tennis Courts on Tuesdays and 

Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays 

at 5 p.m. All abilities are 

welcome. For more information 

contact Sue or Chuck at 

671-2354. 

July 4th Celebration 

Join us for a 4th of July 

Celebration in the Recreation 

Corridor from noon to 5 p.m. 

There will be tons of fun things 

to do for the entire family -- 

dunk tank, party bouncer, snocones, 

cotton candy, BBQ, ice 

cream, smoothies, hoop shoot, 

cake walk, fishing from prizes, 

roller ball, 50/50 raffle, family 

shipbuilding contest, water 

balloon toss, face painting, and 

much more. 

July 6 -- Teen Volleyball 

Night 

6 p.m., for teens ages 13- 

19; you must have purchased 

the use fee or a day pass to 

participate. Grab your friends 

and come on down for a night 

of fun -- set-serve-spike! Concessions 

will be available for 

purchase. 

July 12 -- Kite Day 

This is an event for everyone, 

bring your kite down to 

the Marina at 4 p.m. and show 

us what you’ve got. There will 

be prizes for the most unique 

kites. 

July 13 -- American Red Cross 

Babysitters Training 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space is 

limited so call the Rec Center 

at 312-5177 to reserve a spot 

now. The cost is $50 per child. 

Children will learn basic first 

aid, feeding and diapering 

techniques, and how to interview 

for a babysitting job. The 

Rec Center will keep the names 

and telephone numbers of 

those who take the course and 

give them out to families looking 

for babysitters. 

July 17 through July 28 -- Sudden 

Valley Survivor Challenge 

Series 

Do you have what it takes 

to outplay, outwit and outlast? 

If you do, join us at the Rec 

Center Monday through Friday 

at 12:30 p.m. to find out. 

This activity is for kids ages 7- 

12, you must have purchased 

the use fee or a day pass to participate. 

July 31 through August 3 -- 

Sudden Valley Soccer Camp 

Soccer skills will be developed 

through drills, small-sided 

games, and mini-world cup 

tournament in an atmosphere 

that encourages fun, fairness, 

and team spirit! Classes are 

grouped according to age and 

ability level. The camp is for 

boys and girls ages 6-14. The 

cost is $65 with use fee/ $75 

without use fee, cost includes 

a T-shirt and ball. To register, 

fill out the registration form 

(available on the Sudden Valley 

website, the Admin Building, 

or at the Rec Center) and 

bring the completed form to 

the Rec Center. For more information 

please contact the Rec 

Center at 312-5177 

Upcoming Events: 

Adult Volleyball Night 

Teen Pool Party 

PJ Movie Night (kids ages 

8-12) 

Crazy Cooking Class 

(Tuesdays and Thursdays 

in August) 

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Su d d e n Valley Vi e wS |CATHY POOLE 

The pool had been open barely a week and it was already 

filled with kids trying to escape the early summer heat.

JULY 2006 

If you have followed 

this column for the past few 

months, you should be safely 

UV protected, well hydrated 

and ready for summer. So now 

what? 

Lazing in the sun and reading 

sound good to you? Not all 

summer reading needs to be 

fluff. I like to use summertime’s 

easy-going schedule to tackle 

books requiring a little more 

time or patience. Some of these 

are heavy enough to double as 

an anchor, so use caution when 

going near the lake or the pool. 

Don’t be scared away either. 

These books are very interesting, 

and some are best 

digested in small doses. This 

translates perfectly into my 

favorite summer reading pattern; 

read a little, take a nap, 

read some more. 

•Healing with Whole 

Foods; Oriental traditions 

and modern nutrition, by Paul 

Pitchford 1993, North Atlantic 

Press. This is a solid introduction 

to the qualities of food 

from an oriental medicine perspective. 

I don’t agree with the 

author 100 percent, but it is a 

good starting point for anyone 

who is not familiar with the 

“energetic” qualities of food 

and spices. This is not the book 

for that perfect BBQ recipe, but 


Intriguing summer reading options explored 

Spend some 

summer hours 

learning 

He a l t H y CH o i C e s 

ed w a r d P. la y t o n 

Li c e n s e d Ac u p u n c t u r i s t 

still worthwhile. 

• Job’s Body, by Deane Juhan, 

Station Hill, 1987. This is 

a fantastic book that explains 

about the body and body 

work in an informative, thorough 

and accessible way. We 

all know the “hip bone is connected 

to the thigh bone,” but 

where do the skin and muscles 

fit in? Fascia? No, it’s not a political 

party. If you want to find 

out how we pick anything up, 

let alone stay upright, pick up 

this book. 

• How can you not love a 

book titled, The End of Stress 

As We Know It? Written by 

Bruce McEwen in 2002, it is a 

succinct essay about how to 

deal with our daily stressors. 

• Medicine in the 20th century 

has made astounding advances, 

but medicine was not 

invented in the 20th century. 

For a very broad, scholarly 

view of medicine in the 

ancient world, read The Healing 

Hand, by Guido Majno, 

MD. Harvard University Press, 

1975. If you are interested in 

history and don’t mind a few 

footnotes, get this book. If you 

are home-schooling your children, 

you can find really great 

information in this book. Egyptian 

mummies, Mesopotamian 

herbal medicine, and Vedic 

snakebite cures are just a few 

of the topics covered. 

• Not all of the books on 

this list were printed LM (last 

millennia). The Omnivores Dilemma, 

by Michael Pollan is 

current, topical, and even better, 

at the library! It’s a fascinating 

look at food, how it gets to 

us, what it is, and what it makes 

us. While you’re waiting for 

your name to come up on the 

RECREATION: ‘Survivor’ challenges, family events planned 

Continued from page 1 

kites, and teens ages 13-19 

have an opportunity to gather 

together for a night of competitive 

volleyball on July 6. 

Many of the new activities 

scheduled lately are a result 

of hard work and brainstorming 

by Cathy Poole, recreation 

manager, and her staff. 

Poole, who stepped into 

her position at the end of March 

after serving as the children’s 

program director for Royal 

Caribbean Cruise Lines, has 

dedicated the past few months 

to creating fun, exciting and 

active options to keep people 

entertained and busy. 

For the summer, her focus 

has been on creating active and 

structured options for kids in 

the Valley. 

“Kids today just aren’t as 

physically active as they should 

be,” Poole said. “It’s important 

to expose them to other things 

outside of school.” 

So far, many of Poole’s 

ideas have been extremely successful. 

The “Wacky Science Workshop,” 

offered last month, 

gave kids the opportunity to 

make funky slime and practice 

science in a fun format, was 

a huge hit with kids. Crafty 

gatherings that enabled kids 

to create unique Mother’s and 

Father’s Day gift was a fun 

family event. 

Right now, Poole is working 

on gathering enough girls 

ages 8-12 together for a six to 

eight week-long summer program 

called “Go Girl Go.” 

Sponsored by the Women’s 

Sports Foundation, “Go 

Girl Go” is a motivational program 

for girls. 

“It’s designed to get girls 

active and to build some selfesteem,” 

said Poole. 

The program includes discussion 

sessions and physical 

activities and will meet three 

times a week. It costs $30, and 

all materials for the program 

are included. 

This month the Rec Center 

is also offering the “Sudden 

Valley Survivor Challenge Series” 

for kids ages 7-12, starting 

Monday, July 17 and lasting for 

two weeks. 

It’s a fun, non-elimination 

activity for kids to strengthen 

their teamwork and problemsolving 

skills while expending 

some energy as well. 

The kids will be divided 

into three teams and face a different 

challenge each day, with 

activities including obstacle 

courses, trivia games, scavenger 

hunts and physical games 

like tag and capture the flag. 

Poole also has eyes focused 

on the future. 

She sees a need for activi- 

ties for young children, ages 2- 

6, hopes to start an after-school 

program this fall and desires 

to implement a Sudden Valley 

summer day camp next year. 

Poole wants to create adult 

activities as well, as a way to 

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waiting list, look into any other 

book by him that you can; he 

is a fine writer with some great 

stories to tell. 

Does all this sound like 

too much work and no play? 

Well, it’s not really, but if you 

want some “brain candy” 

what could be better than a 

good old fashioned vampire 

novel. The Anita Blake series 

by Laurell Hamilton fills the 

bill perfectly. These stories are 

filled with gun-slinging Christian 

vampire slayers, werewolves, 

a whole menagerie of 

beasties, and of course, sexy 

vampires. 

Enjoy your summer! 

This column is a joint effort 

between Drs. Jean McFadden 

Layton, a naturopathic physician, 

and Edward P. Layton, a licensed 

acupuncturist. For more information 

or to contact, visit . 

get people out of their homes 

and into the community. Her 

ideas right now include a casino 

night, scrapbooking class, 

adult volleyball night and a 

community garden -- but suggestions 

are welcome.

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Jimie Gregory 

Valley Arts Group 

Trish Harding is an artist 

who has a supportive and fun 

approach with students. She 

will present her workshop in 

Sudden Valley on July 29 at the 

Adult Center. Students may 

paint in any medium. 

Trish is a Whatcom County 

native (Lummi Island and 

Ferndale schools), and a graduate 

of the San Francisco Academy 

of Art College. For the last 

five years she has centered her 

teaching and painting at her 

StudioUFO on Bay Street. 

I have dropped on her 

life drawing studios several 

times and found them rewarding 

and enjoyable. Her goal is 

to support and to encourage 

art students of all levels. She 

is fluent in many media and 

thoroughly grounded in the 

principles of art. She told me 

that it is so satisfying to see the 

students she has worked with 

over time producing better and 

better art. 

The July 29 workshop 

gives you a chance to enjoy this 

outstanding teacher. 

Trish’s paintings of the 

Georgia Pacific plant can be 

viewed at the Allied Arts Gallery 

show this month. A reception 

will be held during the 

downtown gallery walk on 

Friday, July 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. 

Her painting is also the poster 

art for all downtown gallery 

walks in 2006. 

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3 p.m./Adult Center 

Hosted by the 

Communications 

Committee 

Workshop offered 

to artists of all 

levels, media 


8 a.m. Aerobics 

10 a.m. Beginner’s Bridge 

6:30-8 p.m. Yoga 

7 p.m., Valley Arts Group 

6 p.m. Communications 


8:30 a.m. Aerobics 


6 p.m. LW Kiwanis 




5 p.m. Scrapbook Club 



12:30 p.m. Bridge 

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9 a.m. ACC meeting 

6 p.m. Poker Players 

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CeleBrAtIon 

12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

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(see page 8 for details) 

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Summer rental available 

June 1st. Large, sunny, 

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Sunny, clean house in quiet 

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Fo R sa l e 

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2003 Bayliner 21’ Classic 

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Local delivery required. 

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Book your cruise, vacation 

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Enroll now for fall classes 

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Theater. Openings for Pre- 

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Intermediate/Advanced 

Class. Please call 220-4911 

for further information. 

Dog Training 

Does your dog pay attention 

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call? Walk without pulling? 

Learn how to train your dog 

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SUDDEN VALLEY 

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WE NEED RENTALS! 

We have applicants on file, so give us a call. 

UNFURNISHED HOUSES: 

17 Little Strawberry Lane: 

2 bedroom, 1 bath. 

Rent $900 Deposit $900 

16 Louise View Ct: 3 

bedroom, 2 bath, private 

setting 


58 Marigold: 3 bedroom, 2 

bath, great view, 2-car garage. 


14 Fairway Lane: 4 bedroom, 

2.5 bath, 2-car garage 


940 Nevada: 4 bedroom, 

2.5 bath. 



BUYING OR SELLING YOUR PROPERTY IN 

BELLINGHAM, COME TO OUR BELLINGHAM OFFICE @ 

1200 Lakeway Dr. Ste 1 

Bellingham, WA 98229 

SUNNY CREEK SIDE HOME 

High quality, well designed floor plan, slate entry, 

vaulted ceilings, beautiful slate and maple gas 

fireplace. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, open kitchen with 

maple cabinets and pantry. Large bonus room over 

garage. Low maintenance yard and very private 

deck. $299,000 

Judy at Sun-Mark Properties 360-733-3700 

or FAX: 360-647-6028 

UNFURNISHED CONDOS: 

Center Condo #43: Studio on 

golf course, all appliances, new 

carpet and paint 


360-650-1010 360-733-3700 

www.sunmarkproperties.com 

Eleanor Reimer 

Associate Broker 

Heather Sherk 

Realtor 

ONE LEVEL LIVING 

3 year old Sudden Valley rambler. Great floor 

plan makes for exceptional single level living 

in this 3 bed, 2 bath Sudden Valley charmer. 

$269,950 

FURNISHED CONDOS: 

Center Condo #26: Loft on golf 

course. 


John Kelleher 

Realtor 

Judy Fox 

Realtor 

Come on in and enjoy 

a cup of coffee 

and the view from 

our lakeside office. 

GATE 1 PRIVATE SETTING 

3 Bdrm, 3 bath w/ possible 4th bedroom. 

Family room w/ fireplace, vaulted ceilings, 

natural gas. Great master with double vanity. 

$299,950 

VIEW, VIEW, VIEW 

Immaculate 2BD, 1BA condo. Electric, forced 

air heat, free-standing wood stove, dual pane 

windows. Carport, 2 storage units, private deck & 

patio. $245,000 

BUYING OR SELLING YOUR PROPERTY IN SUDDEN 

VALLEY , COME TO OUR SUDDEN VALLEY OFFICE @ 

1850 Lake Whatcom Blvd. 

Bellingham, WA 98229 

Open 7 Days a Week 

Looking for answers 

to your home buying questions? 

Check with our professionals for buying, selling! 

SUNNY LOCATION 

Well maintained 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath with bright 

open floor plan. Large country kitchen w/ eating 

area. Sunken family room off kitchen. Extensive 

trex deck reinforced to hot tub. Professional 

landscaping. $289,900 

NEW LAKE VIEW CUSTOM HOME 

4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,350 sq. ft. custom features 

include granite, hardwoods, stainless, ceramic tile & 

more. Private lot backs up to greenbelt & features 

lake views from most rooms. $369,900 

Larry Hendrick 

Broker 

Residential . Commercial . Refinance 

FABULOUS VIEW 

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has been 

completely updated from outside paint and 

roof to new vinyl windows. Inside is completely 

updated. Master bedroom & bath on lower 

floor complete with large tub, shower and 

large walk-in closet. $275,000 

SPACIOUS & CONTEMPORARY 

Fabulous updated Ridgefield condo in Sudden 

Valley. Approx. 1400 sq.ft. w/ 3BD, 2BA. 

New everything from flooring to countertops to 

appliances. Kitchen looks brand new and has 

been opened up to allow better flow through living 

area. Skylights add light for a more open feeling. 

Garage converted into bonus room w/ golf cart 

storage. $224,900 

Call Us: Bellingham Office: (360) 650-1050 

Sudden Valley Office: (360) 733-4109 

www.glaciermortgage.com 

Beverly Thompson 

Realtor 

REALTOR OF THE MONTH 

email: sunmarkproperties@msn.com 

Steve Kelly 

Realtor 

Conventional . VA . Bankruptcy . Low Credit Score 

Self Employed, No Income Verification Program 

Fixed and Adjustable Rate Loans Available 

Linda Allen 

Realtor 

On-Site Property Management: 

Judy Fox 360-733-3700 

BEST VIEW IN GLENHAVEN 

Home looks out over Reed Lake with a great 

territorial view of the Twin Sisters mountains. 

Family room could be 3rd bdrm. Large view deck 

across the back of the house. Low maintenance 

yard. $219,900 

NEW SUDDEN VALLEY HOME 

4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,250 sq. ft. home featuring 

master on main. Custom upgrades include 

granite, hardwoods, stainless & ceramic tile. 

Very close to Gate 3. $339,900 

Katharine Carey 

Realtor 

JULY 2006 

Lorne Haakonson 

Broker 

Benny Ho 

Realtor 

CUL-DE-SAC PRIVACY 

Fabulous find in burgeoning Gate 5 location. 

Private, lightly sloped, buildable lot on cul-de-sac. 

Area of brand new homes planned. ULID paid 

in full. Enjoy all ameneties Sudden Valley has to 

offer. Don’t miss this excellent lot and build the 

first house on the cul-de-sac. $69,000 

PENDING 

BRIGHT, SUNNY LOCATION 

This home is immaculate inside & out. Very 

tasetfully decorated w/extensive use of hardwood 

flooring, vaulted ceiling in master, master bath 

w/shower and jetted tub, formal dining room 

plus breakfast nook off kitchen, family room 

w/propane gas fireplace and built-ins. Nicely 

landscaped double lot approx. 1/3 acre. Garden 

shed. $330,000 

LAKE AND MT VIEW 

Located in Gate 1, close to Scofield Park. Has a 

wonderful view of Lake Whatcom and Stewart 

Mountains. Natural Gas is available. Buyer to 

assume ULID. $159,900 

CONDOS, CONDOS, CONDOS 

FABULOUS VIEW CONDO 

Best view condo in Sudden Valley with view of 

lake, mountains and golf course. Unit in move-in 

condition. Private pool close by. Unit located on 

dead-end street. $310,000 

*Pre Licensing 

*Correspondence Course *Continuing 

Education for Realtors 

360-676-4050 

1200 Lakeway Dr. 

Bellingham, WA 98229

July - Sudden Valley Community Association

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