As most of you know we sent out a Neighborhood Alert because of bear sightings on the north end of 136th Ave. E. and just above us in Heather Hills. No pictures of the bear yet.
Valarie Okazaki wrote to say that because of the bear sightings in the Neighborhood she is hesitant about going on her morning walk. She did some research and found this: http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/bears-a-humans/119-how-dangerous-are-black-bears.html
Valley view – 4 Sep 2015 – Mt. Rainier in the background.
At 1345hrs on 30 Aug 2015 a group of people were observed spread across 136th Ave. E. in the blind curve. Photos were retrieved from the Neighborhood cameras. The truck towing the “Trikes” was a blue Toyota Tacoma license number D52956K. The Sheriff’s Office has been notified and supplied with pictures which show that these people reached the bottom of Jennifer Ct. E.. Fortunately no one was coming around the curve to meet these people. They left our Neighborhood at 1425hrs. Several of them were wearing GoPro cameras (about $400+ each).
Carol Silvernail reported this to me and asked that it be posted in the Blog. Dav Eide and I appreciate people reporting things like this so that we can post them.
Fort Knox mailboxes are made in Grant’s Pass, Oregon and several of us in the neighborhood have them. I mention that because on Sunday morning (Aug 2) as we were driving up Military towards 122nd we noticed a lot of trash on the side of the road. When we came back a few hours later it was still there so we stopped. It was stolen mail. Most of it was junk but there were a few unopened official looking pieces and lots of envelopes that had been opened. The addresses of the stolen mail were from 81st Ave in Spanaway. There was also a traffic ticket issued July 28th to a girl from Bonney Lake driving without insurance. I called the Pierce County Sheriff non-emergency number this morning and within a few hours a sheriff stopped by and picked up what I had found. The Sheriff’s non-emergency number is 798-4721.
I also noticed a lot of other litter on Military, going up to 122nd. Maybe when the weather cools down we can clean up along the road.
A friend of mine is towing gliders for the Civil Air Patrol glider program at Epharata Municipal Airport. This program teaches Civil Air Patrol Cadets to fly gliders. These are some of the pictures he sent to me.
Ron Caron asked me to remind everyone that it is getting to be the time of year when leaves and debris will collect in the gutters. This means that during periods of heavy rain, roads may flood unless the drains are kept clear. It takes only a few moments to clear gutters during pleasant weather, but it is a nasty job when the rain is coming down.
Sunset over Puget Sound – 17 July 2015
Kirk POSTED the following alert: Recently in Seattle a burglar confronted by a doggy door sized for a small dog used a piece of wire to unlock the deadbolt and enter a residence. Moral of the story from Kirk’s perspective is – Pet Doors are not safe unless they are locked when you are not at home or are asleep. When Kirk asked me to review his BLOG I was reminded about my own Doggy Door which is similar is size to the one shown in the URL below:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Thief-uses-doggy-door-to-burglarize-Seattle-home-313107481.html
This story serves to remind us all of the unintended security vulnerabilities we can introduce to our own residences from the best of our intentions.
It is almost the 4th of July and we have not had any rain to speak of in weeks. Things are very dry folks. That means when people set off fireworks, their chances of starting a wildfire are very good.
It would be a good idea this 4th if people in our Neighborhood kept a hose ready in case a stray spark landed near their house.
Recently we had an incidence of vandalism in the Neighborhood. The brave vandal came around at 30 minutes after midnight and made a second pass through the Neighborhood at 38 minutes past midnight. He cruised down 136th turned down 117th toured 138th, then up to 136th, right to Jennifer Court back up to 136th, down to 138th then back up and out of the Neighborhood. According to several people who looked at the pictures he was driving a mid 1990s two door, dark Honda Civic. He was wearing a hoodie and what looks like basketball shorts. His photograph is below, showing his skinny legs and beard. If anyone has seen him please give Dav or me a call or e-mail us. This vandalism was reported to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
Thanks to all of you who gave me input for this post.
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