BELLA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
SPRING 2015
VOLUME 21 ISSUE 2
Inside this issue:
General Meeting Tuesday May 19 6:30pm
Guest Speaker Jennifer Bond from Clean Energy Works
“Thank You” to generous Neighbors
Where to get ethanol free fuel
Presidential duties
Recipe for the Backyard Gardner
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Bella Vista Neighborhood General Meeting
Tuesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm
Kidz Life building of the Real Life Church at 2202 Bella Vista Road.
Everyone should try to make it to this meeting. Our guest speaker
will be Jessie Bond from Clean Energy Works. CEW is the Northwest
region’s largest non-profit home performance provider helping
homeowners save energy and improve a home’s comfort and value.
She will address several issues important to all homeowners in our
neighborhood and provide additional information regarding Radon,
which was mentioned in the last newsletter. So stop by the
neighborhood meeting and get informed. She will speak at 6:30 at
the beginning of the meeting.
A big Thank You to all of the neighbors that donated to the
Neighborhood Association coffers. Altenhof-Long, Beacock, Behrens, Berggren,
Brookman, Brown, Bussey, Carmody, Cheng, Cramer, Daniel, Dean, Degen,
Dickens, Duckett, Eastes, Elliott, Fasteen, Foltz, Frost, Godshall, Ha, Hall,
Harms, Hawthorne, Higgins, Hollar, Howard, Hunt, Hutchinson, Hysmith, Irwin,
Jankowski, Koba, Langsdorf, Lebedev, Lockwood, Magstadt, Marre, Marshall,
Mathieson, Mohl, Orozco, Perkins, Powell, Reive, Richardson, Rowe, Spanik,
Spolar, Stone, Thistle, Thompson, VanNess, Vegdahl, Veld, Vitek, Wilmoth,
Wormack.
The generosity of those who gave what they could and others who dug deep,
helps the neighborhood to remain strong and stay involved. Thanks again!!!
FUEL FOR THOUGHT - I know that there are more than just a
couple of garages in the neighborhood sheltering a classic car. For those
enthusiasts, keep in mind that there are now two places that I know of where
you can get ethanol-free gasoline. The Country Store at 1804 NW 119th St has
92 octane non-ethanol fuel, and closer to our neighborhood, the 76 station at
16313 SE 1st St.at 164th has it too. Whether it be for that treasured automobile
or any of your yard or marine engines that don’t like ethanol either.
BVNA President Seat is still open!
If you’d like to get more involved with your neighborhood, consider the position
of Neighborhood President! If you might be interested or know of someone
who would be a good candidate, contact Tom Perkins at 360-944-5552 for
more information. Primary duties are as follows:
Calls General Meetings twice a year and Board of Director Meetings
quarterly. Sets agendas and presides at the meetings.
Maintains BVNA roster of residents, addresses, phone & email contact
information.
Liaison with City of Vancouver, Office of Neighborhoods and other
departments.
Recipe for the Backyard Gardner by Cheryl Higgins
Last year I had fun experimenting with my Straw Bale Garden, so much so that
I am doing it again this year. My zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers produced
to the point that I was challenged to harvest and use them fast enough. The
following soup recipe, direct from the Bella Vista Test Kitchen (my house), will
help me with the tomatoes and cucumbers, at least.
Cucumber, Tomato and Avocado Soup:
¼ cup butter
Salt & Pepper
1 cup chopped onions
4 cups chicken broth
¼ cup flour
1 ripe avocado
4 cups peeled, cubed, fresh tomatoes
1 cup heavy cream
4 cups peeled, cubed cucumbers
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onions. Cook, stirring until
wilted. Sprinkle over the flour. Add the tomatoes, stirring with a whisk. Add
the cucumbers, and salt and pepper to taste. When blended, stir in the broth.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
Working in batches, process the soup in a blender or food processor until
smooth and return to the pan. Or you can use an immersion blender in the
cooking pot and save a step.
Heat thoroughly, then add the peeled, seeded and chopped avocado and whisk
rapidly. Stir in the cream, adjust the seasoning, and enjoy. Really yummy with
a little parmesan on top and a crusty baguette.
BELLA VISTA NEWS
Bella Vista Neighborhood Association
PO Box 871145
Vancouver, WA 98687-1145
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