Fourth of July

Construction on the beach is progressing. Even though part of the beach is out of commission, the usual three rules for July 4 apply:

• Fireworks only on the beach; no fireworks within the community.
• No alcohol on the beach on July 4.
• Clean up after yourself, either after you are finished with your fireworks or on Saturday morning.

Signs will be placed reminding residents and their visitors about the rules.

Please be careful on the beach and avoid the construction areas; some of the most sensitive areas may be roped off. Supervise children closely. You are responsible for the actions of your family and your guests.

Limiting fireworks to the beach, restricting alcohol and cleaning up are designed for individual and community safety.

Continue your weekend celebration on Friday, July 5, at Tahuya Day. Festivities start at 10 a.m. Tahuya Day is great fun for the whole family.

Have a great Fourth of July weekend!

Tom Horn Retires!

You are all invited to congraulate Tom on his retirement on Sunday June 22, 2008 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Belfair State Park. Sally & family are planning a SURPRISE retirement picnic. Please bring your favorite pot luck dish and spend time with Tom wishing him the best in his retirement. Casual of course, no planned program. Just time together with Tom! Hope you can make it.

Beach Progresses!

This week's progress:

• New sprinkler lines were installed


• Work on the wall in front of the junipers (on the beach side) progressed


• The light pole was moved to the right end of the junipers (as you face the beach from the road)


• A row of landscaping blocks was placed in front of the junipers on the road side


• Dirt was filled in behind the blocks and leveled on the parking area in front of junipers


• Fill dirt was moved in behind wall being constructed on the beach
  More to come:

• We are planning to relocate the shower that used to be on the light pole to a new location near the beach house


• Pave a circular drive entry and exit near the boat ramp (& maybe in front of mail boxes)


• Add a decorative island with some sort of scrubs or trees and perhaps a new Shorehill sign near the road across from Gayle and Ron's house


• Add gravel in front of Junipers (on the road side)


• Add some type of stepping stones on the left side of junipers where you enter beach area

Of course all progress is contingient upon having sufficient funds available. We will be providing a financial report of the project thus far to you in the near future and give you an estimation of remaining funding needs to complete the project.

Should you have questions or suggestions you may send them to Gayle at gaylerobbins@juno.com

Piling Breaks Away

Adding to our already full project list, the latest Shorehill event is the breaking away of one of our pilings. As you can see in the picture, one of the pilings to the right of the pier broke away during our latest bought of wind and waves. It is now laying near the boat dock, next to the finger pier it supports. Ron contacted Mason County and a pile driver on North Shore Road to gather information on repair costs etc. We will keep you aprised as we learn more about process and costs.

More Progress on the Beach

Every week brings a little more progress on rebuilding the beach. In addition to what you see here, conversations with the PUD to move the light pole away from the boat launch turnaround have started.