Our community extends condolences to our neighbors in River Bend who have lost a pet to the cougar.

This recent sad news about a cougar taking pets in River Bend (and possibly at other homes as well) reminds us again that we live in an area of large wild animals. We should be mindful that this area has been home to such animals far longer than it has been our home and that they have adapted to our presence.

The State has an excellent website with lots of practical and interesting information. Please take the time to be an informed resident. The page for cougar awareness is http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/cougars.html. Using a reliable source of information is the best way to learn about this situation.
There is a similar page on the State’s website regarding living with bears, http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bears.html.

Please keep in mind the new law about not attracting these animals to your yard. A portion of this new law is posted here.

These are some beautiful hand crafted decorations that were hung in one of the maple trees in our park. We appreciate the people who took the time to share them with us. Thank you for the joy you gave (and thank you for not lighting candles in the tree.)

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We need six people to help rebuild the wood bridge in the park. The work will take place on the second weekend of September. That will be Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9. We do need enough volunteers for both days, but if one day or part of a day is what you are able to share please offer your help for that day. You will be a welcome addition to the project.

Volunteers may contact me, Ellen Smith, at netrecce@juno.com or the office at wildrim@wildernessrim.org.

Those volunteers who have been doing the work to prepare for building the bridge realize that most of us cannot commit to an entire weekend for any project. So their request is that if you have a few hours or even an hour, especially on Saturday, please come and help. If you have tools (shovels, hammers, wheel barrows) and can bring them that would be great. The most valuable contribution is any time you can give our community to create a safe new foot bridge in our park.

Rumor has it that my friend Donna can get enough people together to provide sustenance for the workers. It has become a sort “If you build it we will feed you” kind of thing.

So, free work, free food, good people to work beside, and a safe new bridge for the children and the rest of us… who could ask for a better time? Did I say free food?

Several meetings are coming up this fall!

• Saturday, October 27, 1:00 – 4:00 PM: Halloween party!
• November 6, 7:30 PM: Special Events Committee (Chalet) – please come and help plan the Christmas party!
• November 7, 6:00 PM: Committee Meeting (Chalet)
• November 14, 7:00 PM: Board Meeting (Chalet)

Call Encompass now!

Encompass offers:

Hot meals and snacks; Family activities; Field trips; Parent education; Health screenings; Support services; Bus transportation; Job training.
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We’d like to invite the homeowners to join us on a committee which may interest you.
This is Your Neighborhood, help make it a wonderful place to live!
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August 3rd-5th
9am-3pm
Homeowners:
The WRA Special Events committee will post Bright Yellow 11×17 signs around town directing people to the sales. Within the Rim, homeowners are responsible for putting up their own signs directing people to your sale. We have bright orange arrows that you can use or you can make your own sign. Arrows can be picked up at the Chalet Wed (8/1/12) between 6-7:30 pm or you can get them off the bulletin boards starting on Thursday, they will be in a ziplock bag. Make sure to take an arrow for each turn off the main road plus one to mark your house.
ALL SIGNS NEED TO BE REMOVED Sunday night by 8pm please.

Eastside Fire & Rescue is accepting applications for Volunteer Firefighters in the Wilderness Rim area.
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Dear Wilderness Rim residents,

With the recent heavy snow and forecasted warmer weather and rain, it is setting us up for potential flooding in your neighborhood as soon as this weekend. If you are part of the neighborhood group that volunteered to help out your neighbors who are impacted by the flooding, now would be a good time to see if they need help with sandbagging, moving items to a higher floor, or anything else.
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