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A few of the things that I was excited about were a lot of new members with young families, improved attendance at both breakfast and Bingo, etc. and the longest 4 th of July parade ever.

1 Newsletter VOLUME 2007, ISSUE 1 J ANUARY - FEBRUARY President s Report As 2006 comes to a close, I believe we can look back and reflect on the good things that happened, and learn from the unpleasant things. The good things far out number the unpleasant, it would be difficult to list them all. A few of the things that I was excited about were a lot of new members with young families, improved attendance at both breakfast and Bingo, etc. and the longest 4 th of July parade ever. The unpleasant things that happened over the past year were few. We had a rash of vandalism that should not have happened, and I believe with everyone watching out for his or her neighbor, we can stop that type of behavior. And last but not least, we had a cold snap that caused us to have a lot of frozen water systems throughout the park. These water systems are designed so they will not freeze if they are shut off and drained. If all the members remember to do that, then the systems will not freeze again. One of the greatest improvements during 2006 will be the completion of our computer system. This system will allow us to correctly count days that the members have been in the park, and if they have more than one lot, which lot they are using. That is why it is so important that the members use the correct gate cards when entering and exiting the park. This improved system will allow us to monitor and make sure that everyone is in compliance with the 270- day rule. We will be using a 24 hour clock, which begins at 12:00 noon and ends at 12:00 noon the following day. That means if you want 24 hours out of the park to count as time out, you must leave before 12:00 noon, and not come back before 12:00 noon the next day, to count as a full day out. Sue and I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. We hope to see you at the Christmas Party and New Years Eve Party. Bill Trautman, President The program for the Gate computer should be up and running by January 1st, Which means you will need to make sure and use your key cards when exiting the park. We will be going to a 24 hour clock starting at 12:00 noon. You may contact the office if you have any questions or need more information. Vice-President s Report I ve been on the Road for 4 weeks now and made it to Lake Havasu. I hope to make Yuma by next weekend. I am looking forward to seeing Ron & Mona Page, Tom & Jan and Orma & James while we are there. I know things are running nicely at Gold Bar Nature Trails under the watchful eye of our ever vigilant Park Manager, Bill Moe. I am sure the Board of Directors are doing a fine job also. I shall return next year already to go with an auction on Memorial Day weekend and everything else that my office requires of me. I hope everybody has a Happy Holiday and great New Year. Steve Weeden, Vice-President Members can come into the Park for two hours once a month for the purpose of checking their campsite without it counting as a day in the Park, but ONLY AFTER their 270 days are used up.

2 IMPORTANT NOTICE Starting January 1st 2007, our front gate key card reader will be going to a 24 hour clock. CHECKOUT TIME will be 12:00 NOON. In order to get 24 hours out, you must leave before 12:00 NOON and do not re-enter the park until after 12:00 NOON the next day in order to receive credit for a day out of the park. Park Managers Report Greetings to all the members. I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a great New Year. I am listing a few items of interest I feel that you, the members, need to be aware of. We will be installing new speed bumps going out of the park, so please remember the speed limit is 10 mph when entering or leaving the park. For any member who has not invested in a fire extinguisher for their RV. I highly recommend that you do so now. I would like to thank all With 2006 coming to an end, I am pleased to report another prosperous year at GBNT. During the October BOD meeting, the 2007 budget was approved. Along with the budget approval, a longrange financial plan for an electrical upgrade was also of the volunteers that have helped with the Holiday decorations, the park looks great. I want to especially thank Char Bentley, Rosemary Murphy and all the great volunteers for doing a wonderful job on Activities, you are all great. Thank you to the Irby family for donating a new American Flag to the park. I want to thank the BOD for their approval and support of my requests and ideas to improve the park and make it run more efficiently. The park has purchased a new water tender truck. ByLaws, Rules & Regulations This committee has been busy working on ByLaw updates. They have scheduled a meeting with the BOD, to clarify what needs to be done. Treasurers Report I would like to thank all the members of this committee. They have worked long and hard to try and do this job. approved. Starting in 2007, the dues will be increased $10 per quarter with these additional dollars earmarked for the electrical upgrade. Transfer fees will also be increased to $600 with the additional $500 also earmarked for the electrical upgrade. A separate It will be much easier to water the roads and to fight fires if needed. The winter season is in full swing and the weather has given us a few challenges. I want to thank all the employees for the great jobs that they do, we make a great team. If any of you members need help or have any problems, please contact me, I will do my best to try and help. Again, have a great Holiday Season and I will see you around the park. God Bless You All! Billy Moe, Park Manager From ByLaw, Rules and Regulations we would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. Tammy Morris, Liaison fund will be set up at Merrill Lynch for these monies. This is a 12-year plan and we project the fund will have $175,000 by this time next year. I hope all our members will have a healthy and prosperous year in Dick Engstrom GBNT BOD Treasurer Page 2 Volume 2007, issue 1

3 Membership It may be getting a little cold but the membership committee was still busy approving new members. This park is beautiful in the winter too. Welcome to our 7 new members. Orma Giles, Liaison BUDGET 2007 INCOME OTHER INCOME Dues $930, Clothing $ Electricity (Reimbursed) $200, Key Cards $1, Common Area Electric $50, Transfer Fees $10, Interest $2, NSF Fees $ Membership Sales $25, Late Fees $8, Membership Sales Com. $50, Lot Rentals $ Other Income $39, Lot Repair/Maint. $2, TOTAL INCOME $1,296, Violations & Fees $2, Timber Sales $10, EXPENSES Credit Checks $2, Administrative $46, WSP Checks $2, Accounting Fees $14, Legal Fees $8, TOTAL $39, Depreciation $130, Insurance $80, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Wages/Benefits/Taxes $598, Advertising/Sales $3, R/M Bldgs. & Facilities $39, ADT Security $ R/M Equip. & Vehicles $23, AOL Services $ Supplies $25, Bank Charges $ Taxes $125, Board Expenses $ Electricity (Pud) $250, Copier/Lease $12, Utilities (Other) $41, Comp. Network R/M $2, TOTAL EXPENSES $1,381, Dues & Subscriptions $ Educational Classes $2, NET PROFIT/LOSS ($84,820.00) Equipment Rental $ Licenses & Permits $1, Depreciation Adjusment ** $130, Lot R/M $2, Mileage/Travel $ CASH FLOW Newsletter/Postage $3, ** Depreciation is not an actual expense Postage & Delivery $6, Postage Meter/Lease $2, VIOLATIONS Printing $1, Abusive Threatening Satellite Service $ Loud Boisterous Water System Service $ Loud Boisterous Website Connection $ Website Maint. $3, Abusive Threatening Credit Checks $1, Abusive Threatening WSP Checks $2, Loud Boisterous - TOTAL $46, thru $ fine Bar From Park Speeding - Warning Unregistered Guest - $50.00 Fine Unattended Fire - Warning Welcome New Members! October 2006 Diemert, Duane & Tracie 387 Caston, Loran 1177 Preston, Teri 1139 Feinberg, Marilyn 205 Sweeney, Thomas & Mary 272 Fitzwater, Peggy & Dave 989 Morris, Dennis & Hollie 588 Ellis, Randy & Sharon 904 McGibbon, John & Patricia 811 Woodvine, Jeffrey 533 Butchart, Nicholas 962 Krueger, Ronald 694 November 2006 Warner, Darrell & Susan 1058 Luark, Gregory 872 Batman, Kathy 1122 Wilson, Daniel & Andrea 139 Giles, Kerry 987 Luton, Duane & Nicole 312 Sales Rain? What Rain? Buyers coming in again and again! List now! We ll get er done!!!! Terry, Sales Newsletter Page 3

4 Administration Annual Report REMINDER It s that time again to WINTERIZE STANDPIPES If you are not staying here Two down and one to go. Where did this year go? I don t know if it went so fast because the snow stayed longer, hot weather and the rains came earlier, or we just had a very busy year. I have been working with the By-law and Rules & Regulations committee this year to update the By-laws. Plans are in the works to hold workshops, so we can present the updates to the membership, and let the members have input for the changes. If everything goes according to plan, in September of 2007, we will be able to vote on the new Bylaws. I hope everyone will plan on attending these workshops. The Employee Handbook has been updated and approved by the BOD. The Sales procedure and forms have been updated and approved by the BOD. There have been several changes made to Section VII, Rules and Regulations. I am still working on Administrative Policy 34. Hopefully I will be able to upgrade it this year. I would like to thank all the members who helped make this Park as enjoyable as it was this year. Thank you to Bill Moe and his crew for all the hard work they have done to improve the looks of the park and getting rid of the D. D. D. trees. Tammy Morris Yearly Report 2006 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU in the winter you need to: 1. Shut the standpipe all the way off. (handle in the down position) 2. Remove hoses, splitters, or anything attached to hose bibs, (faucet) from I would like to thank everyone who helped me work on Don Hoffman s (Mailbox) new covered deck and ramp. They put in a lot of hard work and long hours to make sure Don would have a nice comfy place and an easy walk to his trailer. These people volunteered all their time and energy: Steve Weeden, John Snell, Ron, Danny, and Kendrick Page, Ray Becker, Teresa and Andy Anderson, Joe Morris, Jerry Crozier, Bill Trautman, Bill Moe, Dick Morris. Carol Snell and Tammy Morris for bringing us lunch. Stop in and say HI to Don and look at his new digs. Thanks again to everyone for all their hard work. And all the side walk superintendents Ha Ha Don has been a member for many years and has done many volunteer projects for the park. This was just a small way we could say thank you to him for all his hard work in past years.. Gene Morris Houdini the standpipe. 3. Open Hose bibs to Administration allow hydrant to drain. 4. Make sure to turn off your hot water tank so it won t burn up. Welcome to our new BOD members Char, Orma and Steve. It seems the BOD just keeps getting better and better with each election. For those who missed the Thanksgiving dinner, you really missed a great feast. Thanks to Al, Sherri and all the volunteers who made it possible. The first of the year is rapidly approaching, so now may be the time to start planning for next year. Please make sure if you have more than one membership to notify the office of your primary membership. If you have multiple cards, have the office staff check them, so you know which ones belong to what membership. When you use your cards make sure you key out on the same one you keyed in on. You might want to keep a calendar at your membership to mark on it the days you are in and out. We finally got our new water truck. It is a big shiny red one. It will make watering the roads easier. The updated By Laws and Rules and Regulations will be ready in January. They will be available at the office. Hopefully everyone will grab a copy and read them. From my family to yours have a Happy, Healthy and Safe holiday season. Tammy Morris Page 4 Volume 2007, issue 1

Kitty Korner Dear Gold Bar Nature Trails; On behalf of all the cats that are able

I appreciate your generosity and concern for all of the feral cats in our

With your help we have provided care for over 6,000 cats this year alone.

The feral cats have been moving around the park looking for food & warmth.

Thanks to those of you who have donated and those who feed the cats.

Happy Holidays from Sue & Orma PLEASE REMEMBER MSA s MSA to rescind proposal #3 as

MSA to raise the dues $10 per quarter AND raise the transfer fee from $100 to $600.

This will go into effect January 1, 2007.

5 Kitty Korner Dear Gold Bar Nature Trails; On behalf of all the cats that are able to receive surgery because of generous donors such as your organization, Thank You! I appreciate your generosity and concern for all of the feral cats in our community. With your help we have provided care for over 6,000 cats this year alone. Thank You! Julie White, Feral Cat spay/neuter project. The feral cats have been moving around the park looking for food & warmth. We have several people feeding them but we can still use help with food or money. Thanks to those of you who have donated and those who feed the cats. If you see a stray, please let the office know. Happy Holidays from Sue & Orma PLEASE REMEMBER MSA s MSA to rescind proposal #3 as it is illegal and in violation of our CUP and also the state WAC s and RCW s. MSA to raise the dues $10 per quarter AND raise the transfer fee from $100 to $600. MSA to accept the 2007 budget as presented. This will go into effect January 1, MSA to approve the GBNT VOLUNTEER REFERRAL form. MSA to appoint Larry Myers #742/745 to the Violations committee. If you are not in the park you need to shut off your standpipes and open the valves so they can drain. We ve had to replace several standpipes from the last freeze we had. WIND STORM December 15th 2006 Newsletter Page 5

January 2007 Schedule of Events December 31 - New Years Eve Adult Dance @ ACH 8:00 PM January 1 - New Years Day Bring your leftovers to the Adult Clubhouse & watch football January 14 - A trip to

6 January 2007 Schedule of Events December 31 - New Years Eve Adult ACH 8:00 PM January 1 - New Years Day Bring your leftovers to the Adult Clubhouse & watch football January 14 - A trip to Leavenworth (if interest is shown) February 4 - Souper Bowl Party February 10 - Prime Rib Dinner and Karaoke Saturday 6 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 13 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 10:00am Workshops ALL WELCOME 20 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 27 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 10:00am Open BOD Meeting 12:30ish Lunch Sunday 7 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 14 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 21 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 28 8:30-10:00am Breakfast Obituaries Roy Weaver suddenly passed away Sunday, December 10th in Yuma, AZ. He became a member of GBNT in 1976 and sold their membership this year. He was an ex-king County Police Officer before he retired. He loved GBNT and was always willing to help where he could, he was a great hamburger chef and was called on to help often in the past. He leaves behind his wife Peggy, 3 children, several grandchildren, and many friends. He will be missed by all who knew him. CLASSIFIED For Sale: Lot #618 American Loop - Secluded 2005 Woodland Park, 40 Park Model 3 Covered Slide-Outs, Fireplace, Sleeps Six Queen Beds Cherry Cabinets & Trim, Platinum Fixtures throughout Vaulted Ceiling, 3 Skylights, Washer/Dyer Hook-Ups, Covered Deck, New Shed, Must See!!! Please call Daryl or Jan LET S MAKE MUSIC Bring your instruments, bring your voices; singers, instrumentalists, hummers, spoon players, hand clappers, toe tappers. All who enjoy making melody are encouraged to join the fun. The MUSIC CLUB will get under way January 13th at 3:30 pm at the Adult Club House. Let s put our ideas and dreams together and jam. Can t wait to see you there! For more information contact Janet CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS of the Texas Hold-em game 1st Place Gene Morris Houdini and 2nd & 3rd Jerry & Char Bentley Thank You Joann Martin for putting it together Page 6 Volume 2007, issue 1

7 February 2007 Saturday 3 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 10 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 10:00am Workshops ALL WELCOME Prime Rib Dinner & Karaoke Sunday 4 8:30-10:00am Breakfast Souper Bowl Party 11 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 17 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 18 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 24 8:30-10:00am Breakfast 10:00am Open BOD Meeting 12:30ish Lunch 25 8:30-10:00am Breakfast Activities HAPPY NEW YEAR GBNT friends and family! Thank you for all the support I have been receiving. People have been volunteering all over the park. We have seen grand and wonderful things happening. The Holiday Craft Fair held in November saw many terrific items made by our members. In fact, we would like to have another fair this summer. Let me know if you are interested. The Thanksgiving Dinner was a huge success and around 250 people were served. A big hug of thanks to Al and Sherri Fisher and Bill and Sue Trautman for all their hard work! Also, thank Judy Graham when you see her for the festive decorations in the clubhouse. The New Year is often about new beginnings; a new weight loss plan or a new vow to quit something. How about this year we all make a resolution to add something to our lives, giving of ourselves to GBNT. Enclosed in this very newsletter is your first step, a brand new Volunteer Referral form. All you have to do is fill it out and return it. You can send it to the office, drop it at the office or hand it to a member of BOD. My hope is that with at least one person from each membership volunteering that the workload is split enough that volunteering is both easy and FUN. Imagine all the new friends you ll meet! Speaking of fun! Even though it is cold outside, things are still happening in the park. Check out the calendar in the newsletter for upcoming events. Posters are located all over the park announcing activities. A new announcement board is going up in the Adult Club House, events and volunteer needs will be posted every month. Events in the works: December 16 th - 5:00pm Potluck followed by a Christmas Party at 6:00pm with Santa December 31 st - New Years Eve Party, Tickets $10.00, sign up in the office January 1 st - Bring your leftovers to the Adult Club House and watch football. January 14 th - A trip to Leavenworth (if interest is shown); contact Char Bentley if you are interested. February 4 th - Come to the Adult Club House for a Souper Bowl Party. February 10 th - A Prime Rib Dinner and Karaoke are planned. $15.00 per person. Sign up in office CALENDAR ALERT!! Keep your Memorial Day Weekend open to come to the park. We are hosting the 1 st Annual GBNT Olympics. Jerry Bentley (my adorable husband) is putting together an awesome weekend. A torch run through the park, opening ceremonies at the ballpark and events throughout the entire weekend. The weekend culminates in a fabulous medal ceremony on Memorial Day. Contact Jerry if you want to help plan Again, thank you to everyone who has helped with activities in any way. You are appreciated! As always, if you have any questions or a ravishing desire to volunteer, call. Char Bentley Activates Liaison Newsletter Page 7

8 Gold Bar Nature Trails PO Box May Creek Road Gold Bar, WA Phone: Fax: Security: Sales: We re on the web gbnt.org GBNT Board of Directors Name Position Phone Term Bill Trautman President #476 Steve Weeden Vice-President #324 Linda McCullough Secretary # 85 Dick Engstrom Treasurer #1135 Orma Giles Membership #987 Broken Wing Dan Hanley Violations # 653 Facilities, Safety & Security Tamra Morris Administration #322 Bylaws Char Bentley Activities #1198 Lyle Baker Bingo # 1011 Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Permit No. 7 GBNT Community Club Gold Bar, WA Time Dated Material

Newsletter. on throughout the park on the electrical upgrade project. From my understanding

Newsletter. on throughout the park on the electrical upgrade project. From my understanding January ~ February Newsletter Volume 2016, Issue 1 President s Message I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. The park has a lovely quietness to it this time of year and is a good place to just