NWSFS Picnic & Election Social - June 18th

Posted on behalf Jeanine Swanson / NWSFS Vice-Chair:

NWSFS Election and Picnic Social - Saturday - June 18th, 2011

Please join us Saturday, June 18th, 2011, for the NWSFS Picnic Social at Woodland Park Shelter # 4. The social will begin at 1:00 P.M. and end at dusk, or thereabouts.

There will be a grill available. The club will provide burgers, hot dogs, condiments and buns. Please bring a contribution of munchies, salad, side dish or dessert that will complement the grilled main course. Bring your own beverages. To coordinate contributions you may contact us at info@nwsfs.org

Please RSVP so we know how many burgers and dogs are needed.  NWSFS members are encouraged to attend and non-members in the community are welcome, as always. We hope to see you there.

Election ballots will be accepted until  5 PM.

Logistical Information:

The shelter has a covered table that we use for serving. Grills and water are available under shelter.   There are a couple uncovered tables near the shelter.  Please be prepared for changeable weather. Experienced picnic attendees recommend that you bring a lawn chair, blanket, & sunscreen.  Bathrooms are across the parking lot. The shelter is right next to the parking lot. No stairs are required. Some handicapped parking and plenty of general parking is available. There is a fenced off-leash dog area down the hill. There will likely be toys such as super-soakers™, frisbees™ and other non-pointy toys for the young & the silly!

Directions:

    * I-5 North & I-5 South, take the NE 50th St exit.
    * Turn LEFT if from I-5 Northbound; turn RIGHT if from I-5 Southbound.
    * Continue on NE 50th Westbound.
    * Turn RIGHT at N 50th St and Stone Way N. Stone Way N will turn into Green Lake Way N when you make the turn.
    * Move into the LEFT lane and continue on Green Lake Way N to W Green Lake Way N, which is at the Green Lake Pitch and Putt Golf Course.
    * Turn LEFT onto W Green Lake Way N.
    * Make the first LEFT into the parking lot, and then quickly turn RIGHT to go up the hill.
    * Shelter No4 is immediately on the LEFT hand side of the road at the top of the hill.
    * Look for the NWSFS signs.

NWSFS May Social

Posted on behalf of Jeanine Swanson - NWSFS Vice Chair:

Please join NWSFS for our May Social at the home of Yvonne and Eric Pawtowski on Saturday, May 21^st. The social will begin around 5 PM and continue until around 10 PM, or whenever we get tired.

7100 187th Place SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037

(425) 771-1626

Nominations will be opened at this social for the officers of NWSFS / SFN:  Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer.  If you can not make the social and wish to nominate someone in advance, please contact info@nwsfs.com

This is a potluck, so bring your contribution of a main dish, side dish, munchies, or dessert. BYOB if you want something particular, although some basic beverages will be available. NWSFS members are encouraged to attend, and non-members in the SF/Fannish community are welcome, as always. We hope to see you there.

There will be a grill running.  The Pawtowskis will be cooking some extra sausages and dogs to share.  Anyone who wants to bring stuff to grill is quite welcome.  There is a small hot tub, covered, which may be operational, weather permitting. 

The main television has a VGA input and will likely be used to display photos of interest.  If you have electronic photos to share, from Fannish events, the previous Norwescon, or whatever, please bring them.

Logistics: There is parking on the street near the house.  Parking in the driveway is okay, you don't need to worry about blocking anyone in.  Usually it's not hard to find parking.  The neighborhood has a lot of hills, so be careful. There are three stairs leading to both entrances.  The back door doesn't have stairs, but the path is too narrow for a wheelchair, and possibly more trouble than it's worth. There are no domesticated animals living there. Smoking is outside only, please.

Buses:

Unfortunately, the nearest bus stop is near the intersection of 196th St. and 68th Ave, near Edmonds Community College.  The Community Transit local routes are 112, 114 and 115 west-bound and 114 and 118 east-bound. No commuter lines stop there. Closest transit center/park and ride is Edmonds Community College. (not much farther than the closest stop) Community Transit local routes 112, 118 and 131.  No commuter lines on weekends.  There are closer bus stops, but those buses don't run on weekends.

Directions:

From Northbound I-5:

Take exit 181-A

Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the exit - 44th Ave.

Turn left at the second stoplight - 200th St.

Turn right when the road ends at Edmonds Community College -68th Ave.

Go straight at the stoplight with 196th St.

*** see below

From Southbound I-5:

Take exit 181, go west on 196th St.

Go straight for a while, the seventh light will be Hwy 99.  Cross

Hwy99.  Turn right at the second stoplight after 99, this is 68th Ave.

***

There will be a 4-way stop in front of a fire station.

Go straight; the road's name will change to Blue Ridge Drive.

Turn left at 185th Pl. (the first road on your left) The road will make a sharp left turn, and its name changes to 70th Avenue.

Turn right at the stop sign onto 187th Pl. SW The street takes a sharp right turn at the bottom of the hill and becomes 71st Avenue.

Our house is on the left side of this corner.

Gray with white trim.

Upcoming Events:  

May 5^th, MFR  – Join us at one of Yvonne, Eric, & Daniel Pawtowski’s restaurants, Buca Di Beppo.

(Lynnwood

May 21^st  – Social and Nominations for NWSFS officers at Yvonne & Eric’s home.

June 18th – Social and Elections for NWSFS officers at Woodland Park (shelter #4)

July 6^th MFR - Join us at one of Judy’s favorite restaurants, Bob’s Burgers & Brew. (Marysville)

July 8^th – 10^th – Excursion to Crater Lake, Oregon

July 16^th – Chili Cook off social at Shawn & Kat’s home.

Aug MFR – Join us at one of William’s favorite restaurant.  Date and location TBD.

Aug 15^th  -  Road trip to Worldcon in Reno. The train leaves Seattle Monday, August 15^th.  Worldcon begins Wednesday, August 17^th.

Aug 20^th – Social at Chris McDonell’s home for console gaming.

Sept MFR - Join us at one of Barry’s favorite restaurants, Dorky’s Arcade (Tacoma). Date TBD

Sept 17^th  – Sci–Fi cocktail party social at Barry & Paula Currey’s home. 

Oct  MFR – Join us at one of Shawn & Kat’s favorite restaurants, Lombardi’s Cucina (Issaquah). Date TBD

Oct Social  – Mad Scientist Social at Mike Ormes’ home.   Date TBD

Nov 19^th – Social at Katharine Bond’s home

NWSFS Election Notice

From Greg Paddock, chair of elections committee this year....thanks Greg...and thanks to everyone to participated....the picnic was dry, but overcast and little cool....I don't think the squirt guns were taking out of the crate.....but fun was had by all. 

__________________
Michael Citrak

www.nwsfs.org

  

Elections were closed at 5 pm on Saturday the 19th.  There were 26 mailed ballots received before the picnic; 2 did not have any name or membership number on the envelope and were not counted.  21 ballots were handed in at the picnic (one I misplaced until after the counting, so the totals for the winners is 1 higher than announced at the time).  The count was:

Chair: 39 for Michael Citrak, 1 for None Of The Above, 1 for Zephod Beeblebrox, 3 for Doug Booze, and 1 for Eric Pawtowski.

Vice Chair: 41 for Jeanine Swanson, 1 for Slartibartfast, 1 for Lisa Woodings, 1 for Yvonne Pawtowski, and 1 for Katrina Marier.

Treasurer: 38 for Bill Boyde, 1 for Opus, 1 for None Of The Above, 1 for Arthur Dent, 1 for Daniel Pawtowski, 2 for Dick O'Shea, and 1 for Doug Booze.

Thanks to Peggy Larreau, Lisa Woodings, and Linda Deneroff for help counting.

NWSFS elections and picnic

This year's election ballots have been mailed, and include directions to this years Picnic.   If you did not receive your ballot, and think you should have, then please contact me so we can figure out why.

Any way here are the details on the picnic, were the ballots will be counted:

NWSFS Election and Picnic Social - Saturday - June 19th, 2010

Please join us Saturday, June 19th, 2010, for an Election and Picnic Social at Woodland Park Shelter No4, tables # 46 – 50. The social will begin at 1 P.M. and end at 7 P.M. Ballots will be accepted until 5 P.M.

There will be a grill available. The club will provide burgers, hot dogs, condiments and buns. Please bring a contribution of munchies, salad, side dish or dessert that will complement the grilled main course. Bring your own beverages. To coordinate contributions you may contact Shawn Marier email ( smarier@gmail.com). Also, we’d love an R.S.V.P. so we can plan the amount of food.  NWSFS members are encouraged to attend and non-members in the community are welcome, as always. We hope to see you there.

Logistical Information:
The shelter has covered tables. Bringing your own lawn chair or blanket guarantees you won’t be sitting on the ground. Grills and water are available. Bathrooms are across the parking lot. The shelter is right next to the parking lot. No stairs are required. Some handicapped parking and plenty of general parking is available. There is a fenced off-leash dog area down the hill. There will be some fooling around with super-soakers™, frisbees™ and other non-pointy toys for the young & the silly!

Directions:

• I-5 North & I-5 South, take the NE 50th St exit.
• Turn LEFT if from I-5 Northbound; turn RIGHT if from I-5 Southbound.
• Continue on NE 50th Westbound.
• Turn RIGHT at N 50th St and Stone Way N. Stone Way N will turn into Green Lake Way N when you make the turn.
• Move into the LEFT lane and continue on Green Lake Way N to W Green Lake Way N, which is at the Green Lake Pitch and Putt Golf Course.
• Turn LEFT onto W Green Lake Way N.
• Make the first LEFT into the parking lot, and then quickly turn RIGHT to go up the hill.
• Shelter No4 is immediately on the LEFT hand side of the road at the top of the hill.
• Look for the NWSFS signs.

2009 SFN / NWSFS Election Results

The counting of the ballots for the 2009 SFN / NWSFS Election took place today at a SFN / NWSFS Business Meeting at the Overlake Round Table Pizza in Bellevue WA.

41 ballots were received either via mail, or handed in at the June NWSFS Picnic or today's meeting. Of those ballots, 7 were invalid due to not having any identification, either member number and/or name on them. Below are the election results based on the remaining 34 valid ballots, with the vote tallies listed below the winner for each position:

2009 SFN / NWSFS Chair - Michael Citrak:

Michael Citrak - 32 votes received
Doug Booze - 1 write in vote received
Eric Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received


2009 SFN / NWSFS Vice Chair - Shawn Marier:

Shawn Marier - 24 votes received
Michael Ormes - 9 write in votes received
Daniel Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received


2009 SFN / NWSFS Treasurer - Bill Boyde:

Bill Boyde - 33 votes received
Yvonne Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received


Cherie Playter received a write in vote for Vice Chair, and Doug Booze also received a write in vote for Treasurer, but unfortunately those ballots were not valid due to the lack of a member number and/or name on the ballot envelope as required.

It was also interesting to note that long time write in favorite "My Left Foot" did not receive any votes this year, but Frankenstein received a write in vote for Chair and Thumbalina received a write in vote for Vice Chair. Unfortunately (or fortunately) neither person or creature is a member of NWSFS, and the ballot was invalid due to a lack of ID.

Congratulations to Michael Citrak, Shawn Marier, and Bill Boyde, and many thanks to all who participated in this years elections.

Cheers,

Jim Cox
2009 SFN / NWSFS Elections.

2009 SFN / NWSFS Elections Update - 05/30/2009

Ballots for the 2009 SFN / NWSFS Elections were mailed on Wednesday, May 27th, and many of you should have received your ballots by now.

Information for the June Picnic Social is now available at:

http://nwsfs.org/socials/socials.htm

Copies of other election documents can be found at: http://nwsfs.org/news/news.htm

If you are a member of record and you do not receive your ballot by June 6th then please contact me.

Also, please be sure to write your name and/or membership number of the upper left hand corner of the return envelope. We have already received three envelopes where this was not done.

You may also hand in your ballots at the NWSFS Picnic / Social on June 13th. The social will begin at 1 P.M. and end at 7 P.M. Ballots will be accepted until 7 P.M. Due to scheduling requirements of the NWSFS bilaws, the actual counting of the ballots will take place the following Saturday during a special business meeting of the officers and board at the Overlake Round Table Pizza in Bellevue WA from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. All interested parties are invited to attend

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the picnic, and again please contact me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Jim Cox
Ballots for the 2009 SFN / NWSFS Elections Chairmain

Nominations for upcoming SFN/NWSFS elections.

Next weekend (Saturday, May 23, 2009) is the SFN/NWSFS Nomination Social at the home of Yvonne and Eric Pawtowski in Lynnwood. If you are considering running for one of the three SFN/NWSFS Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer) and would like to nominate yourself, or nominate someone else for one of those positions, but are unable to attend then please mail your nomination the address below:

Jim Cox
15600 NE 8th ST. STE B1 #995
Bellevue, WA. 98008-3958
Attn: SFN/NWSFS Elections

Please insure that your nomination is received no later than Friday May 22nd. If you are nominating yourself then please include your candidate statement with your nomination.

All nominations that are mailed in will be addressed at the social, and must be seconded by a party present at the social. Please reference this URL for further details about the social: http://nwsfs.org/socials/socials.htm

Thank you,

Jim Cox
2009 SFN/NWSFS Elections Chair