You can still send in your 2014 member dues If you haven’t mailed in your 2014 membership dues, kindly complete and send in the form with your check as soon as you can. You’ll find the form on the last page of this News Brief. NEWS BRIEF Wild and Free animal rescue & rehab group to present at annual meeting & potluck This year’s program features a presentation by the Garrison- based animal rehabilitation organization, Wild and Free. Bob and Char Wrobel will speak about their heroic efforts to rescue injured and orphaned wild animals, and their attempts to release them back into the wild. It will be a fascinating presentation for adults and young people alike. To read more about their work, go to www.wildandfree.org. Mid-summer look back and ahead Steve Frazier, LLPOA President: What a great 4 th of July Weekend on Lone Lake this year! Wow, the Lone Lake Triathlon, the boat parade, boat inspections and great fireworks. Thanks to Matt Van Slooten and the Van Slooten clan for organizing this fun event for Lone Lake. We look forward to getting (Go to page 5) Don’t miss it! July 26: Annual Meeting and Potluck You and your family are invited to this year’s annual community meeting and potluck. We kindly ask that you bring a dish to share that will serve 6-8 people. To ensure a variety of foods, if your last name begins A-H, bring dessert; I-O, bring a salad; P-Z, bring a hot side-dish or casserole. This year LLPOA will be cooking up hotdogs and serving hot sandwiches, too! Beverages are provided. • Saturday, July 26 • Location: Preiner’s storage facility at 30353 Oak Ave. (Co. Hwy 39) • 10:30 a.m. Minnow races start & set -up for Potluck/ 11 a.m. lunch begins followed by the association meeting Come to socialize with neighbors, hear what’s happening on the lake, vote on association business and elect officers. Up for vote is a proposal to raise dues to $25. It’s a time to ask questions and voice your ideas and concerns. The association is always looking for volunteers and has openings on the board - so come and find out what’s happening! No. 5, Vol. 26 www.lonelake.org July 16, 2014 Editor: Jennifer O’Neill, [email protected]www.lonelake.org 1
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You can still send in your 2014 member dues
If you haven’t mailed in your 2014 membership dues, kindly complete and send in the form with your check as soon as you can. You’ll find the form on the last page of this News Brief.
NEWS BRIEF
Wild and Free animal rescue & rehab group to present at annual meeting & potluck
This year’s program features a presentation by the Garrison-based animal rehabilitation organization,
Wild and Free. Bob and Char Wrobel will speak about their heroic efforts to rescue injured and orphaned wild animals, and their attempts to release them back into the wild. It will be a fascinating presentation for adults and young people alike.
To read more about their work, go to www.wildandfree.org.
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Mid-summer look back and ahead Steve Frazier, LLPOA President:
What a great 4th of July Weekend on Lone Lake this year! Wow, the Lone Lake Triathlon, the boat parade, boat inspections and great fireworks. Thanks to Matt Van Slooten and the Van Slooten clan for organizing this fun event for Lone Lake. We look forward to getting (Go to page 5)#
Don’t miss it!!
July 26: Annual Meeting and Potluck
You and your family are invited to this year’s annual community meeting and potluck. We kindly ask that you bring a dish to share that will serve 6-8 people. To ensure a variety of foods, if your last name begins A-H, bring dessert; I-O, bring a salad; P-Z, bring a hot side-dish or casserole. This year LLPOA will be cooking up hotdogs and serving hot sandwiches, too! Beverages are provided.#
• Saturday, July 26 #
• Location: Preiner’s storage facility at 30353 Oak Ave. (Co. Hwy 39)#
• 10:30 a.m. Minnow races start & set-up for Potluck/ 11 a.m. lunch begins followed by the association meeting#
Come to socialize with neighbors, hear what’s happening on the lake, vote on association business and elect officers. Up for vote is a proposal to raise dues to $25. It’s a time to ask questions and voice your ideas and concerns. The association is always looking for volunteers and has openings on the board - so come and find out what’s happening! #
News Briefs LLPOA News Briefs are designed to communicate news and information to LLPOA members in a timely and cost-effective manner. You can also reach us through our website at www.lonelake.org or via Facebook by searching for us at LoneLakePOA.
Editor: Jennifer O’Neill, Produced by the Lone Lake Property Owners Association. Email: [email protected]
Independence Day at Lone
A dozen people took part in the 2014 4th of July Triathlon and enjoyed a beautiful day. Mark your
calendars for the 14th Annual Lone Lake Triathlon next year—7/4/2015, at 8:30am. Everyone is welcome to join this fun event. Teams are encouraged!
Enthusiam and patriotic bunting won the day for winners of the Best Dock - Larry and Deana Mashuga on Lot 49.
The Sanford and Decker families, Lot 123, took the top prize for their colorful pontoon.
This year’s Best Runabout prize in the Lone Lake 4th of July Boat parade was awarded to the Moberg family boat, which hails from Lot 86.
Readers Respond….
In our June 28 News Brief, we asked readers to share their tips for protecting their gardens from hungry wildlife. Maureen Sanford wrote: Irish Spring soap placed in cheese cloth and tied to stakes around the plants you don’t want eaten works wonders! I cut the soap into thirds or fourths the long way. Must be replaced yearly. Bev Napurski added: Irish Spring grated along the perimeter of her gardens keeps the deer out her raspberries, too.!
From Friday, July 4th at 7 a..m. until Sunday night at 7 p.m., boaters who entered Lone Lake at the public launch heard the same message: to protect the lake from invasive species, boaters must “clean, drain and dry” their watercraft and recreational equipment. During the 3-day holiday period, LLPOA volunteers and friends conducted 114 inspections of incoming and outgoing watercraft, versus 52 last year, a 119% increase. #
Watercraft entering the lake were last in 23 different lakes (Minnesota and Wisconsin) versus 14 last year. There were four watercraft last on Mille Lacs before accessing Lone Lake. Mille Lacs is one of the local lakes where close inspection critical because Mille Lacs is infested with zebra mussels, and they can be transported easily via lake water. #
Minnesota currently has 175 water bodies infested with zebra mussels.#
“Every new infestation is extremely serious,” said Ann Pierce, DNR section manager for Ecological and Water Resources. “This means that it’s important for people to take responsibility, follow the laws, and protect the remaining more than 10,000 Minnesota waters. It’s still well worth the effort to protect the uncontaminated water bodies.”#
Please contact Linda Szymanski at 612.600.4511 or via email at [email protected] to become a volunteer, or to learn how you and your guests can prevent the AIS spread into Lone Lake. #
July 4th weekend - inspectors provided 100% coverage
After his boat was declared “in compliance” by DNR-certified volunteer boat inspectors Steve and Karen Frazier, Aitkin County Deputy Sheriff Ben Hallfrisch launched his watercraft on Lone Lake to conduct checks on Lone Lake boats and personal water craft. He reported no violations on the lake during his visit.
To keep Lone Lake safe from the spread of invasive species remember to “Clean-Drain-Dry”:
Clean—inspect closely and remove all plants, animals, and mud (it is the law)
Drain—drain spaces or items that can hold water (it is the law)
Dry—dry boats for five days or more before launching in other waters (recommended)
more people involved next year in the swim-bike and run mini-triathlon. Photos on page 2.!
On the heels of the Lone Lake Triathlon came the Annual 4th of July Boat Parade with Bob and Roberta Kosloski acting as the LLPOA judges and photographers. The winners (see page 2) will receive their traveling trophies at the annual meeting.#
It was wonderful to have a full slate of AIS boat inspectors for the 4th of July weekend. That was possible only because a group of DNR-certified lake volunteers took time from their busy weekends, and because we hired a boat inspector for July 4th from our AIS Fund. My wife Karen and I were on duty on Saturday night and did many inspections including Aitkin County Sheriff Deputy Ben Hallfrisch‘s vehicle and boat. He complimented Lone Lake on our AIS boat inspection program and reported that everyone on the lake cooperated and had complied with regulations. We thank Linda Szymanski, our boat inspection coordinator, for keeping us aware of the AIS threat and organizing our boat inspectors.#
I look forward to the annual meeting coming up on Sat., July 26th. It’ll feature minnow races for kids, prizes, great food and a wonderful program by the Wild and Free animal rescue and rehab group. Also there will a discussion and vote on a proposed dues increase from $15 to $25. It has been over 20 years since we raised dues. With increased costs of professional memberships, websites, water testing analysis, postage, paid inspectors for high traffic times when no volunteers are available, and plain inflation -- the increase is necessary. We will also elect three officers to the LLPOA board. #
Further out, the board has nearly completed a revised Lake Management Plan and will be working with the membership to set four-year goals at next spring’s Future of Lone Lake Planning Session. High water and its effect on the lake are being followed carefully and the board is working to determine what other measures are necessary to help protect our beautiful lake. We want your ideas and involvement to truly make this a meaningful lake community-wide plan. So, please watch for notices about the planning session to be held next spring.#
Finally, the 2014-15 lake membership rosters will be delivered to paid memberships on Labor Day weekend. Thanks for your support and we’ll talk again later, Steve Frazier, LLPOA president. #
Just for your safety….
Stand-up paddleboards are a blast! There have been many on the lake recently.
Here’s a word to the wise from one boater: if a boater is traveling into the sun, particularly in the evening hours, seeing a paddleboarder becomes particularly difficult due to their narrow profile. While a paddleboarder has the right-of-way, if hit by a boat going 30 mph, that won’t make much difference to one. To boaters: be aware of the narrow profile of paddleboaders. Wear a brimmed hat and/or sunglasses to improve your vision in the sun. Like the bumper sticker says for motorcycles: Start Seeing Paddleboarders.
To paddleboarders: wear bright clothes, carry a whistle, perhaps stay closer into shore where there may be less, or at least, slower boat activity.
The U.S. Coast Guard has published tips for this emerging water activity. Check it out: http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/top-10-tips-for-stand-up-paddleboarding/
Let’s keep Lone a safe and fun lake for all.
— Do you have thoughts on this topic? Or any others about the recreational use of the lake? Please share them with us via email at [email protected].
2014 LLPOA Membership Form !Please fill out this form completely so that we can verify our records and include it with a $15 check, payable to the LLPOA. The membership form and dues may be mailed to the LLPOA, P.O. Box 10, Aitkin, MN 56431. Your check will serve as your receipt. Dues run from January 1st to December 31st. Thank you. !Check if you have already confirmed and/or updated your contact information for the Lone Lake Roster. !
I am/ we are making an additional Tax Deductible Donation of ___________ to be used for the Aquatic Invasive Species Education, Prevention and Treatment Fund. !I am/ we are willing to work a three hour shift at the Public Access to inspect for Eurasian Water Milfoil and Exotics to protect the beauty of Lone Lake on ___Opening of Fishing Weekend, ___Memorial Day weekend, ___4th of July Weekend, ___Labor Day Weekend. (We will contact you to pick a shift!) !_____ I cannot do the inspection but am willing to donate $45 to hire someone to do my shift. !I/we would like to get more involved in the LLPOA. Please check areas of interest (hours listed are
beside each area are an estimated total for the year): ! ___ Serve on LLPOA Board ___ Lake Management Plan Team (5 hrs.) ___ Water Quality Team (5 Hours) ___ Lake Monitoring Team (10 Hours)___
___Invasive Species Team (5 Hours) ___ Water Surface Use Team (5 Hours) ___ Land Use & Zoning Team (5 Hours) ___ Public Access Team (5 Hours) ___ Birdhouse Kit Team (3 Hours) ___ Aquatic Vegetation Team (5 Hours) ___ Fisheries Team (5 Hours) ___ Loon Nest Team (5 Hours) ___ Wildlife Management Team (5 Hours) ___ History Team (5 Hours)
___ Short Term Special Project/Event (3 Hours) ___ Membership Drive Team (3 Hours) ___ Boat Inspection (3 Hours) ___ Fall Road Cleanup (2 Hours) ___ Sing with the Lone Lake Singers (5 Hours) ___ Other_______________________ !
Share your ideas, suggestions and concerns with any member of the LLPOA board by writing to [email protected] or calling Steve Frazier, LLPOA president. !
