April 25, 2009Volume 2, Issue 3

Alabama Hill

Special Interest Articles:

• Neighbor Profile – The Conley’s• Highland HeightsPark Update

Individual Highlights:

Facebook pageCity InfoAHA Membership Form

Association

Newsletter

Next Quarterly Meeting – May 5

Park Talk

by Richard Maneval

On the north side of Derby Pond, which lieswithin Whatcom Falls Parks and is a section ofWhatcom Creek, the Bellingham ParksDepartment Trail Crew has been hard at work.They have resurfaced the existing trail and areplanning to continue the work toward creating asafe and wide trail so residents can pass oneanother and not have to walk through standingwater and mud.This area over the years has also gone througha great deal of erosion and the trail has becomevery heavily used. At one time between the trailand Derby Pond the embankment was wideenough to have a picnic table and additionalstanding room for fishing. Derby has also beena very popular location for kids to fish.In fact its posted as a kids only fishing pond, butof course many people do not take

notice ofthis. The fishing season starts Saturday, April

The keynote speaker at the nextAlabama Hill NeighborhoodAssociation quarterly meeting, May5

at 7 pm in the Bloedel-DonovanPark Pavilion, will be Johnathan Shilk,City Park’s Landscape Architect. Mr.Shilk will be on hand to present somepreliminary park improvementconcept drawings, and is veryinterested in receiving comments onthese designs and any additionalideas from the neighborhood. Thisis our chance to comment on thedesign and let the City know exactlywhat we like/dislike about the plan.We believe it is very important tohave as many neighbors attendthis next quarterly meeting aspossible to show the City that theneighborhood wants to see this

25th and ends Saturday, October 31stthis year.This year before opening day theWhatcom Falls Trout Hatchery will beplanting 300 fish. Just before Mother’sDay Sunday, May 10th they will beplanting additional fish. If the past yearsare any indication there will probably bea very large number of kids and ofcourse those adults who do not read thesign.DO NOT FEED THE DUCKS!! Breadand birdseed do not have the nutritionalvalue to keep native birds healthy. Theyhave additives which are not part of thenatural diet and can cause the ducks tobecome sick, less resistant to diseaseand less able to escape predators, suchas dogs. Read more about this at ….

http://www.liveducks.com/bread.html

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project succeed. Our show of strongattendance and support could help keepthis project funded if the City has to makeadditional budget cuts in the future.

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Please feel free to contact me with anyquestions or to discuss the topics covered inthe meeting at greater detail. Hope to seeeveryone at the next AHA meeting.

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Brian Walker, AHA – NW AreaRepresentative3205 Maryland Place360.671.8258b.wa7ker@hotmail.com

Chairman:

Doug Bestle734-2272

Vice Chair:

Monem Salam419-4148

Secretary:

Larry Nicholas647-2315

Treasurer:

Jim McLeod734-5127

Past Chairman:

Richard Maneval671-9559

MNAC Rep:

Jimmy Kelsey715-3053

AHA Area A (NW) Rep

Brian Walker671-8258

AHA Area B (NE) Rep

Michael Eisenberg734-3615

AHA Area C (SW) Rep

Dean Haskins733-2800

AHA Area D (SE) Rep

Nancy Allen922-0256

Next AHA QtlyMeeting is TuesMay 5

, 7 PM

Bloedel-Donovan

Pavilion

Alabama Hill Association

In a small saucepan combine:

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2 sticks butter

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1 cup water

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3 heaping tablespoons cocoa powderCook over medium heat until melted and well mixed.Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl measure:

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2 cups flour

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2 cups sugar

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2 teaspoons baking soda

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1 teaspoon saltStir the dry ingredients to mix and add chocolate mixture.Mix well by hand. Add:

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2 beaten eggs

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½ cup milk

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2 teaspoons vanillaMix well by hand. Pour into greased jelly roll pan (approx.11” by 17”) and bake for 25-30 minutes at 375º or until atoothpick comes out clean.

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FrostingIn same small saucepan (no need to wash it) combine:

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1 stick butter

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6 tablespoons milk

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3 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder.Cook over very low heat until well mixed – do not let it boil!Put one box of powdered sugar in a bowl, add the chocolatemixture and mix well by hand. Add:

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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½ - 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)Mix well by hand and spread over cake while it is still slightlywarm. Be prepared for compliments!

Fudge Brownie Cake

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provided by Nancy Allen

This cake is easy to make and a real crowd-pleaser. Servesmany (cut brownie-size pieces) and yet the left-over’sfreeze well. Rich, but worth it for a special occasion!

April Recipe April Recipe April Recipe April Recipe

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We all love our dogs, but of course they are ourresponsibility, especially when it comes to their waste,also know has dog poop! For a number of years andalong our trails and throughout our parks are what arecalled Dog Trees. These trees have black plastic bagswithin them, and are provided by the Public WorksDepartment. Environmental Resources Section, KymFedale is the contact person - her number is 778-7970.The bags need to be disposed in a waste container, notleft on the ground for someone else to pick up and they dohave any special quality about them, they are a plasticbag!

Now taking local ads in our newsletter $200 for the Annual issue (approx 1200)$40 for all other issues (approx 250) Business card size

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MNAC News

Meeting held 4/15/09 – Jimmy Kelsey, our Rep

City+ Beat

RECYCLE RESOURCES….

To recycle in WA state go to:http://1800recycle.wa.gov/info.html

the county web site is at:http://co.whatcom.wa.us/publicworks/ solidwaste/index.jsp local recycle centers for electronics:https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/recycle/search_results.aspx?ctyID=37,&wasteID=37,&serviceID=2&typeID=r&catgID=11&cn=The Planning Department providesweekly updates on permits andapplications. Go tohttp://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf

There is a lot of informative video onBTV10 off of the city website. Lookfor the IN-FILL TOOL KIT MEETINGshowing on Thursdays @ PM on Ch10 as well. Visithttp://www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/index.aspx

Dean Haskins has set up aFacebook page for ourAssociation. It’s named “AlabamaHill Neighborhood Association”http://www.facebook.com