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The annual Table Rock Homeowners Association meeting is set for January 28, 7 p.m., at Fire Station 41, 2251 S. Howard Street.
The meeting provides an opportunity to gather as neighbors and discuss items of mutual interest or concern.
If you have an agenda item to add, please contact Paul Jenes.
Coyotes can be a threat to cats and small dogs.
Coyotes and foxes have been spotted in the area. These critters, perhaps Table Rock’s wildest neighbors, are looking for the chuck wagon, and they may be checking out your yard.
“Snow brings predators out of the mountains to the lower elevations to search for food,” says Robert Baker, a member of the board for the Table Rock Homeowners Association.
“The important thing is to keep them wild,” says Ken Gruver, Wildlife Services assistant state director for Washington, in a Union-Bulletin article. “Don’t try to feed them. If you see them, run them off, scream at them. Keep them wild.”
The animals rarely pose a threat to people, according to the Animal Humane Society (AHS), but they may target small dogs and cats that are left alone outdoors. Be sure to keep your pets safe so they don’t end up being snacks.
To discourage coyotes or foxes from coming around, the AHS recommends:
For more information about coyotes in Washington State, visit the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Ten people gave feedback, mostly in favor, about the possibility of a neighborhood-wide yard sale for next weekend. The homeowners association board felt the level of response probably was too low this year to do much in the way of promoting the event. However, a private-party ad is being placed that will mention yard sales on July 28 in Table Rock.
You’re invited to a good old-fashioned summer ice cream social. The event, hosted by Cathy Sesser and Carole DeMoss, will be on Sunday, July 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Wolf Fork cul-de-sac.
The hosts will provide ice cream, paper products and ice. You can bring an ice cream topping or dessert to share, your own beverage, lawn chair, blanket or umbrella.
There will be lawn games for all ages.
If you have questions, contact Cathy by phone at 525-0818 or by email. Or contact Carole by email.
On behalf of the neighborhood, the homeowners association would like to thank Cathy and Carole for planning and hosting the event.
Table Rock is a popular destination for a group of skateboarders.
The homeowners association board has checked to see if laws regulate this activity, and the answer at this point is no—skateboarding in the subdivision is legal.
Board members have talked with the skateboarders and told them we’d like to cooperate with them for their safety and the safety of those of us who live in this neighborhood.
They’ve been asked to watch carefully for approaching cars and people walking in the area.
We’ll also need to watch for the skateboarders while driving, biking or walking.
Please contact a board member if problems develop.
The proposed annexation of Table Rock into the city limits fell short earlier this year of the votes needed to pass. But a revised version of the proposal may surface early next year, according to Paul Jenes, president of the Table Rock Homeowners Association.
Jenes recently spoke with Nabiel Shawa, Walla Walla City Manager. Shawa indicated that the city may decide to waive a mandatory water fee for residents who already have their own water in the proposed annexation area.
This could reduce resistance to annexation.