There will be a Shadow Brook Board Meeting on January 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.  As with all our meetings during the pandemic, it will be a ‘Zoom” meeting online.

Board Meetings are meetings that are held about 10 times a year.  While Homeowners Meetings, like the one held in November, are geared towards providing the Homeowners with important information, the Board Meetings are primarily for the Board to discuss activities of the various components of Shadow Brook and vote on certain expenditures and such.  However, at Board Meetings, as with all non-special meetings, Homeowners are certainly welcome to attend.

Here is the Agenda for the January 12 meeting:

Shadow Brook Board Meeting Agenda Jan 12 2021

The Zoom Meeting invite is as follows:

Help small businesses and you don’t have to cook on Wednesday!!

We appreciate the feedback from neighbors that they enjoyed our Food Truck Wednesdays and having a break from cooking!.  So mark your calendars for the second Wednesdays of the month, January 13 and February 10, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm.  More dates will be added if the interest continues. The food trucks will be parked by the pool on Orangebrick Way.

Unless indicated, the trucks are able to accept online orders and payment. They are all in compliance with the Santa Clara County Public Health Social Distance Protocol Home Page – Social Distancing Protocol Search.

We are all concerned about COVID-19 safety. So please do your part by:

1. Pre-ordering and pre-paying using the links below.  This will minimize contact time and speed up service,
2. Wear your masks
3. Maintain 6+ feet distance while waiting in line.  We will have the sidewalks marked off but hope the waits will not be too long. If the sidewalk isn’t marked off, use your best judgement to maintain 6+ feet distance.

January 13 Food Trucks

Crepe ‘Em Coming:  If you made any New Year’s resolution about your diet, here’s a truck with fresh homemade taste.  Check out their savory and sweet crepes.  So many options – have fun making your choice!

To order from Crepe ‘Em Coming click here  and then:

1. Select desired items from the menu
2. When finished selecting items, in the Shopping Cart popup window, at the bottom, select “Change” and select Shadow Brook Swim Club as your pickup location and click “Done”
3. Then click “Checkout” (this should be active by Monday January 11)
4. Fill out your Name and Number and click “Next”
5. Select desired time to pick up your order (be sure to show up on time since the items are freshly made)
6. Fill out payment information, review, and submit order
7. Come to the Pick-Up window at the Food Truck when you are ready to pick up your food and let them know your name and they will hand you your food.
8. If you have problems, call Crepe ‘Em Coming at 1-208-404-4758

Falafel Fresh:  If you love falafels, you need to try this truck.  Chef Ibrahim says he makes the best falafels and invites you to tell him if anyone else makes it better.   Have you had zaatar or curious about it?  Then add a  mana or two to your order.  Chef Ibrahim orders his from Lebanon  because he says they have the best herbs. The gyros and shawarmas are also delicious. If you used to go to the Sunday Farmer’s Market at the Via Valiente/old PW Shopping Center, you may remember their booth before they started their food truck.   And yes, their sons were 2013 and 2017 Leland Grads!

To order from Falafel Fresh click here  and then  when the locations of Falafel Fresh come up, click on the 1079 Shadow Brook Drive address, then click on “See Menu”.  Then select the items you want, add to cart and when completed go to the checkout and pay.

February 10: 

Lemongrass Lane:  If you have never tasted lemongrass before, this is a wonderful opportunity to try some delicious Cambodian dishes.  Lemongrass has a distinctive and nice lemon/lemon-mint aroma that is often used in Southeast Asian cuisine.  Don’t miss this opportunity to try something new or again as we don’t have any Cambodian restaurants in Almaden Valley.  And don’t forget to add some really delicious eggrolls to your order.

Falafel Fresh: Chef Ibrahim says he makes the best falafels and invites you to tell him if anyone else makes it better.  So far, from first hand reports that we have heard, our neighbors agree with him.  Have you had zaatar or curious about it?  Then add a mana or two to your order.  Chef Ibrahim orders his from Lebanon, because he says they have the best herbs.  The gyros, shawarmas and French fries are also delicious.  As are his desserts.

Grillzillas, The Dudes Sandwich Makers:  Calling all burger lovers! Grillzillas is coming back again.  If you haven’t tried them yet, you are missing out on their big, juicy burgers.  And jus FYI: Their onion rings are DA Bomb!

On this Veterans Day of 2020 take some time to thank our Shadow Brook Veterans.

In honor of our Shadow Brook Veterans for Veterans Day 2020

Henry Blankenheim – U.S. Army & U.S. Air Force 1960-1988 (active duty and reserves) Retired as Lieutenant Colonel in 1988 .  He served together with his identical twin brother Hans for a total of 29 years

Edward Bradley – U.S. Navy 1950- 1954 – (Korean War)

Dale Chapman – U.S. Army 1969-1971 – Technical Liaison Team Leader in the Defense Communications Planning Group and Electronic Engineer (Vietnam War)

Stephen Ferree – U.S. Air Force 1967-1971 – Air Intelligence (Vietnam War)

Dodie Gaines – U.S. Army 1967-1969 – 101^st Airborne Division (Vietnam War)

Scott Kimmel – U.S. Navy 1986-1992 – Port Security Harbor Defense

Richard Kohl – U.S. Army 1964-1966 – Combat Engineers (Vietnam War)

KC Monroe – U.S. Marine 1953-1956 – Sargeant (Korean War)

Robert Murua – U.S. Marine Corp 2003-2007

Bill Reynolds — U.S. Naval Reserves 1963-1971

Robert A. Schulenberg – U. S. Air Force 1948-1952 – B29 Tail Gunner

Matt Tenczar – U.S. Air Force 1988-1993 (1^st Gulf War) – AMMO Troup

Rose Whitefield* – U.S. Navy 1969-1993 CDR (Ret.) Navy Nurse Corps

Jim Zucchero – U.S. Air Force  1976-1980

Bob Zoller – U.S. Air Force 1956 – 1960 – Pilot

*More information about Retired Commander Rose Whitefield:

Fun fact #1: I was commissioned an officer in the US Navy while still a Canadian citizen. I painted my car, a ’64 VW Bug, like a Canadian flag: white with a big red maple leaf front and back. Because my car (Buggsy) had an officer decal on her front bumper, the enlisted personnel who manned the gates to all military installations had to salute my Canadian flag as I drove through the gate.:-) We had a lot of fun with that!

Fun Fact #2: LTCOL  Henry Blankenheim (Air Force-Ret.) and I retired at the same rank (three gold stripes on our sleeves), but Henry’s Date of Service is three months ahead of mine. So, if we were in uniform and met on the street, I’d be the one to initiate the salute since Henry is senior to me in rank.

She served our country almost five years on active duty at Oakland Regional Medical Center, then 19 years in the Navy Reserves, often providing medical support & training to Marine units. Lotsa interesting stories to tell! She used the GI bill to get both my bachelor and master’s degrees.

If we have missed any veterans please send their information to Splasher@nullShadowBrook.org and we will include them.

All of your neighbors and friends in Shadow Brook thank you for your service!

Unfortunately, due to our dwindling supply of lifeguards, there will be times where we will not have lifeguards for the evening and weekend swim sessions.  Because of the possibility of no lifeguards during these times, from Saturday, November 7, 2020 until the close of the season, no swimmer under the age of 18 will be permitted without a parent or legal guardian in attendance to supervise.  A new waiver will have to be signed acknowledging “No Lifeguards On Duty”.

We apologize for an inconvenience to our younger swimmers, however the logistics are not working out.  The only other option would have been to close the pool for the season immediately.

As we start heading into the Holiday season we have several things going on in Shadow Brook.

Our Fall Homeowners Meeting will take place on Sunday November 8 at 4:00 p.m.  As with all meetings lately it will be a Zoom meeting and all Homeowners are invited to join in.  So put this on your calendar and join in.

Shadow Brook Board Meeting 110820 Agenda

Following is the Zoom invite:

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Wednesday night food truck event last week. The food trucks did well and appreciated your support!

Some neighbors have asked that we continue to organize more food truck events so we are scheduling trucks for the second Wednesday of the month in December (12/9), January (01/13) and February (02/10); 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm. So mark your calendars and check shadowbrook.org as we get closer to these dates for details.

Wednesday Night Social – Food Trucks

Our first Wednesday Night Social Food Truck event on October 14 was a great success and the trucks did very well.  The food trucks really appreciated your support.  Thus we are anxious to have another Food Truck event before Winter and Standard Time return.  Come out for our final Food Truck event of the year on Wednesday October 28.  We have four wonderful Food Trucks coming to Shadow Brook for this event.

They are all in compliance with the Santa Clara County Public Health Social Distance Protocol Home Page – Social Distancing Protocol Search

The year 2020 certainly has been different and in keeping with CDC guidelines and being safe, Halloween will also be different.  We recommend rather than going door to door Trick-Or-Treating that you lay pre-wrapped treats on a table in your driveway.  And Trick-or-Treaters should not ring doorbells or knock on doors.  Any house participating will have a table setup in the driveway.  Happy Halloween!

More information at Shadow Brook’s COVID-Safe Halloween.

This is the third year of the Shadow Brook tradition of placing a Charlie Brown neighborhood holiday tree in front yards all around Shadow Brook.  We had more than 100 trees ordered and put in place last year and looking to add more homes to the tradition this year.

Also, the Red Bow Brigade, now in its fifth year, is looking for volunteers to help place large Red Bows throughout Shadow Brook.

For more information and your tree order form check out Red Bow Brigade and Holiday Trees and light up the neighborhood.  We all need a festive holiday season this year!

For all you social media users out there you can now find Shadow Brook HOA and Swim Club on the popular platforms.  Check out the right hand side bar on any of the Shadow Brook web pages and you will see the icons for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Click on an icon and you will be immediately taken to the Shadow Brook page.

We will endeavor to use these sites to provide you with the latest information about Shadow Brook, pool information, social events and more.  This is in addition to what you will always find on your up to date website.

The fastest source of the latest information will be your email.  If you have not been receiving your Shadow Brook email and want to make sure you are on our email list then you are welcome to add your email via the Email Sign Up page.

Be sure to check out Shadow Brook on your favorite social media sites as follows:

	Facebook – this Facebook group is only open to Shadow Brook members and associate members.  Thus you will have to sign up for this group.
	Twitter – sign up to follow SJShadowbrook.  This can be seen by anyone who follows us and is not restricted to members and associates.
	Instagram – great place to share photos of your favorite Shadow Brook events.  It is open to anyone who follows Shadow Brook.