Hi Sunnyside and welcome to February! This always feels like a month where I want to hunker down and ride out the winter. The big events of the holiday season are long past and the warmth of spring still feels so far out on the horizon. It’s a good time to find a cozy haunt in the neighborhood and settle in with a good book. Might I recommend one of my favorites, which I read last year, So Far Gone by PNW author Jess Walter? It’s a great (and funny!) story of rediscovering your family in these times that are trying to tear us apart. I think Sunnyside’s own Bar Mame on Hawthorne would be a lovely location for reading, but there are so many great places to hang out in our neighborhood. We all have our nooks.
At the January General Meeting, we focused on this little newsletter you are now reading. I would like to extend a special THANK YOU to all the volunteers who make the Sunnyside News happen and those who donated to keep it going!
The Board will be back at work in February when we will dive into our by-laws to see where we can modernize (like allowing online voting during our annual elections). In the coming months we hope to hear from our local state representative, Rob Nosse, about the legislative short session and to engage with our city councilors about their second crack at the city budget. If you have any issues or concerns you’d like to raise, please reach out to us via email or our Facebook group.
Despite the grey, dark times, there’s a lot to look forward to in Sunnyside in the coming months. Stay tuned for more information and stay warm out there!