“An association formed to promote the protection and improvement of Lake Koronis” June 2013 Koronis Lake Association Aquatic Update New Board Members ……………………………Pg 2 Annual Meeting Agenda …………………………Pg 3 KLA Financial Summary …………………………Pg 4 KLA By Laws ………………………………………Pg 5 Boat Parade …………………………………………Pg 5 KLA Annual Meeting Minutes …………………Pg 6 Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations ……Pg 7 KLA Bike Ride ………………………………………Pg 8 AIS Inspection Effort Receive Assistance …Pg 8 Aquatic Vegetation Study ………………………pg 9 It Started Out As A Resolution ……… Pg 10-11 Calendar of Upcoming Events ……………… pg 11 Inside this issue… W ith the ice FINALLY melted, it is exciting to see summer activities resume on our beautiful lake! The loons are calling, skiers and board- ers are zipping by our docks, and the fish are biting....what more could we ask for in the middle of summer? Below are a few of the major activities that the KLA Board of Directors have been working on over the past few months: 1) The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) education and boat inspection program is working very well, with inspectors working among our lake accesses for over 50 hours per week. Because the Five-Mile Bridge access is most often used by boaters traveling from other lakes, this location receives more inspection hours than other landings. Our lake monitoring program indicates that Koronis is currently free from Zebra Mussels and Milfoil, two major threats to all lakes in state. 2) The Meeker County Board of Commissions unanimously approved our request for designating a No-Wake Zone for the Meeker County portion of Mud Lake and approximately 1,600 feet west of the Five-Mile Bridge. The lake bottom in this area is loaded with settled phosphorus and “muck”, which is stirred up by speeding boats and boaters “throttling up” when heading west after passing through the narrowing (old Hwy 4 bridge area) near the boat landing. This No-Wake Zone will also help protect the shoreline of lake residents with property located immediately north of the Five-Mile Bridge and between HWY 55 and the lake. The county attorney is now drafting language to proceed with this designation....watch for public hearings regarding this process and request. 3) When KLA budgeted $18,000 for our AIS program last fall, our plan was to cover part/all of this amount through contributions from local agencies. As of this writing, we have received a total of $11,000 toward this budgeted amount. Paynesville Township has contributed $6,000, Meeker County $3,500, City of Paynesville $2,600, and Union Grove Township $1,500. Many thanks go to these organizations for supporting our efforts to keep Koronis clear of invasive species!! 4) Plans for our boat parade and fireworks display are set and ready for you to enjoy. It is not too late to enter your boat in our annual parade. Why not get the entire family involved and “jazz up” your boat and possibly win a cash prize? 5) The numbers for the KLA bike ride around the lake were low due to competition from other Town & Country Days activities. However, President Message on page 2… A Message From The President By Ken Hess
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“An Association formed to promote the protection and improvement of Lake Koronis”
“An association formed to promote the protection and improvement of Lake Koronis”
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June 2013
Koronis Lake Association
Aquatic Update
New Board Members ……………………………Pg 2Annual Meeting Agenda …………………………Pg 3KLA Financial Summary …………………………Pg 4KLA By Laws ………………………………………Pg 5Boat Parade …………………………………………Pg 5
KLA Annual Meeting Minutes …………………Pg 6
Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations ……Pg 7KLA Bike Ride ………………………………………Pg 8AIS Inspection Effort Receive Assistance …Pg 8Aquatic Vegetation Study ………………………pg 9It Started Out As A Resolution ……… Pg 10-11Calendar of Upcoming Events ……………… pg 11
Inside this issue…
PresidentJames Wuertz
Eden Valley-320-453-7541Vice PresidentBob Brauchler
Belgrade-320-254-3636Manager
James BarchengerGlenwood-320-268-3202
ManagerJohn Hanson
Eden Valley-320-453-5398Manager
Gary BerndtBrooten-320-352-2484
AdministratorJosh Reed
Office: 100 Prairie Ave. NBrooten-320-346-2869
Koronis Lake Association BoardBoard of DirectorsKen Hess - PresidentSue Eyre - Vice President Jim Elseth - TreasurerKevin FarnumKaren LangmoPeter Jacobson
With the ice FINALLY melted, it is exciting to see summer activities
resume on our beautiful lake! The loons are calling, skiers and board-ers are zipping by our docks, and the fish are biting....what more could we ask for in the middle of summer?
Below are a few of the major activities that the KLA Board of Directors have been working on over the past few months:
1) The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) education and boat inspection program is working very well, with inspectors working among our lake accesses for over 50 hours per week. Because the Five-Mile Bridge access is most often used by boaters traveling from other lakes, this location receives more inspection hours than other landings. Our lake monitoring program indicates that Koronis is currently free from Zebra Mussels and Milfoil, two
major threats to all lakes in state.2) The Meeker County Board
of Commissions unanimously approved our request for designating a No-Wake Zone for the Meeker County portion of Mud Lake and approximately 1,600 feet west of the Five-Mile Bridge. The lake bottom in this area is loaded with settled phosphorus and “muck”, which is stirred up by speeding boats and boaters “throttling up” when heading west after passing through the narrowing (old Hwy 4 bridge area) near the boat landing. This No-Wake Zone will also help protect the shoreline of lake residents with property located immediately north of the Five-Mile Bridge and between HWY 55 and the lake. The county attorney is now drafting language to proceed with this designation....watch for public hearings regarding this process and request.
3) When KLA budgeted $18,000
for our AIS program last fall, our plan was to cover part/all of this amount through contributions from local agencies. As of this writing, we have received a total of $11,000 toward this budgeted amount. Paynesville Township has contributed $6,000, Meeker County $3,500, City of Paynesville $2,600, and Union Grove Township $1,500. Many thanks go to these organizations for supporting our efforts to keep Koronis clear of invasive species!!
4) Plans for our boat parade and fireworks display are set and ready for you to enjoy. It is not too late to enter your boat in our annual parade. Why not get the entire family involved and “jazz up” your boat and possibly win a cash prize?
5) The numbers for the KLA bike ride around the lake were low due to competition from other Town & Country Days activities. However, President Message on page 2…
A Message From The President By Ken Hess
Page 2 KLA Newsletter June 2013 June 2013 KLA Newsletter Page 11
If you would like to
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contact
Peter Jacobson at
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Thanks for helping promote the protection and
improvement of Lake Koronis
SHARI HEITKEMy name is Shari
Heitke and I was elected to Koronis Lake Association Board of Directors July 2012.
I’ve been a resident of Paynesville since 1976, lake shore owner since 1998, every day I look out at the lake and think how blessed I am to live here.
I am pleased that we have a lake board that is invested in keeping our lake beautiful, and am excited to be part of it. I am most impressed with the projects involving the water shed and lakeshore restoration. Several of the board members have worked hard to support and help fund projects set up with Stearns County Soil & Water, Crow River Joint Powers, and North Fork Crow River Watershed District. I hope to put some of my energy into these areas.
I have been a nurse practitioner serving our area for the past 18 years, now semi-retired, working 4 hours/week seeing residents at the Koronis Manor.
ALEX NAUJOKASMy name is Alex
Naujokas and I am the new secretary for the Koronis Lake Association.
I graduated last May from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in geography. I am currently going back to school to receive my masters in education. I was born and raised on Lake Koronis, and it has always been one of my deepest passions. My hobbies and interests include wakeboarding, boating, fishing, music, and spending time with friends and family.
JIM ELSETH My name is Jim
Elseth and I am the new Treasurer for the KLA Board.
I taught elem. school at Paynesville
for 35 years and retired in 2000. I now work part time at Koronis Ministries as a bookkeeper and have lived by Lake Koronis since 1970.
…Resolution cont. from page 10Is this all that we have been do-
ing towards AIS?No, it isn’t. We have taken a much
broader role in working with oth-er lake associations, counties, and state organizations to influence the legislators and DNR to take aggres-sive financial actions supporting the local activities across the state.
We continue to try to point out how important our natural resources, lakes, are to the people of the state and that they need protection be-fore they are lost to Aquatic Inva-sive Species. You too can help in that regard by writing to your leg-islators and asking for AIS support.
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1) FIREWORKS • SATURDAY, JULY 6TH Your contribution to support the cost of providing this entertain-ing evening is greatly appreciated. Thanks to the Heitke family
for again off ering First Island for the fi reworks display.
2 BOAT PARADE • SATURDAY, JULY 6TH Many thanks to Koronis Ministries for planning this activity.
How about having a family activity and decorate your boat for the parade?
3) ANNUAL MEETING • SATURDAY, JULY 13TH
…President Message from page 1we plan to make this a yearly event so you still have time to get in shape for this ride! Our CPR training went well and everyone who attended will receive certification cards indicating competence in CPR.
Don’t forget to attend our annual meeting at the Paynesville Area Center on Saturday, July
13. The agenda for this meeting is included in this newsletter. For more information regarding other activities on Lake Koronis, check out our website at: www.koronislakeassociation.org
Enjoy the summer at the lake!
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Koronis Lake Association It started out as a resolution at
our 2012 Annual Koronis Lake Association meeting. Yes, it was
there that we became aware and re-ally decided to take some action on the possible entry of Aquatic Inva-sive Species (AIS) entering into the lake. And we have come a long, long way from that resolution. We have had many write ups in the Press, we have seen videos about AIS on channel 8, local TV, and we have de-veloped local programs to help up-hold our resolution.
So where are we today?Today we have an active inspec-
tion program for transient boats, not just coming into Lake Koronis, but also into the North Fork of the Crow River Watershed. We have a total of 5 people performing 40 hours of inspection each, across the watershed with coverage on Grove Lake, Rice Lake, and three launch sites on Koronis. Is it a perfect sys-tem? No, it isn’t, but it is a great start. Will it work to stop the entry of AIS into the lake? Well, that is to be seen in the future. At least we are trying to control our own desti-ny. We are not just standing by and waiting. As a Board, as members of the Lake Association, we are trying to take action, the best that we can, legal, and trying to keep all factors happy.
Could we be more aggressive? Absolutely we could be more ag-
gressive. We could have longer hours and cover all of the launches on each of the three lakes. Maybe that is in the future. It all takes money. It takes devotion and com-mitment to the lakes. It may take a little inconvenience to some. But we have tried to find ways to in-
convenience as few as possible. Particularly, the local people that only go in and out of the lakes in the Watershed and present no risk to the lakes. Yes, risk to the lakes is the key factor we used to decide what action we would take. We tried to determine what activities presented the greatest risk to the lakes and focus our prevention ac-tivities at those points. That’s what determines which launches and what hours we cover with our in-spectors. Our inspectors work both for the Watershed District and for a private organization hired by the Koronis Lake Association. Every week we learn more about trying to understand the risk and set out new schedules to accommodate those learning’s. “We are trying hard to be the last lake(s) standing.”
Who is supporting our efforts?We are getting an amazing
amount of support from many dif-ferent areas. The Koronis Lake Association is funding the largest portion, but we are also getting fi-nancial support from the Paynes-ville Township, Union Grove Town-ship, Meeker County, Grove Lake Association, Rice Lake Association, and Pierz Lake Association. And we hope to find a few more supporting organizations this year to pay for our activities.
Exciting news about next year is that our efforts to save the lake(s) will also be supported by the Paynesville Gala. We are honored and excited to be selected by the Gala committee to be the recipi-ent of the monies generated by the generosity of the community at the 2013 Paynesville Gala.
Resolution cont. on page 11…
It Started out as a RESOLUTION! By Kevin Farnum
Annual Meeting AgendaKoronis Lake Association
Saturday, July 13, 2013
8:30 Rolls, Coffee and Registration
9:00 Call to Order - Ken Hess, KLA President
9:05 Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
9:15 Watershed Report
Josh Reed, NFCRWD Administrator
9:30 Paynesville Township Report
9:45 Fireworks/Boat Parade Update -
Diane Rittenhouse
9:55 AIS Education Report - Kevin Farnum
10:10 Baseline Vegetation Study - Karen Langmo
10:20 Community Involvement/Awareness -
Diane Rittenhouse
10:30 Lake Quality Improvement -
Sue Eyre & Ken Hess
10:40 Election of Three Directors
Sue Eyre - has agreed to serve new term
Becky Felling - has agreed to serve new term
Peter Jacobsen -has agreed to serve new term
10:55 Questions/Comments?
11:00 Meeting Adjourned
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Aquatic Invasive Species have become a growing concern across Minnesota. The im-
pact of AIS ranges from reducing recreational opportunities, nega-tively impacting property values and crowding out native species; AIS might change the entire charac-ter of our lake. In response, the Ko-ronis Lake Association Board will be conducting a vegetation study this summer. The KLA board felt that because AIS is a significant is-sue we should be proactive rather reactive in staying on top of this is-sue hence the vegetation study. The study is being conducted to obtain a baseline of what species inhabit the lake’s vegetation community and identifying any aquatic invasive species that might already be pres-ent in Lake Koronis. Going forward the information from the study will help with vegetation management decisions if necessary.
Ben Austing, a graduate student in biology, from St Cloud State Uni-versity will be conducting the study. He will be under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Arriagada, a professor of
biology from SCSU. Dr Arriagada specializes in invasive species. Ben will be using testing guidelines sug-gested by the MDNR. The goals of the study will be:
1) Record all aquatic plant species present in the lake littoral zone(i.e., the littoral zone is part of the lake closest to the shore used for testing.
2) Estimate the maximum depth of rooted vegetation.
3) Estimate percent of littoral zones occupied by rooted vegeta-tion.
4) Develop distribution maps/graphs for the most common spe-cies.
5) Survey for the presence or ab-sence of invasive species(if present distribution maps will be created). Three zebra mussel traps will be placed in strategic areas to specifi-cally monitor/test for their pres-ence.
The survey will be conducted dur-ing the months of June and July. A final report will be produced and results will be communicated in our newsletter.
Aquatic Vegetation StudyBy Karen Langmo
Koronis Lake AssociationFinancial Summary
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Cash and Investments, beginning $57,233.94
Revenue
Member & Fireworks Donations 24,233.00
Interest Income 74.06
Total Revenue $24,307.06
Expenditures
Newsletters, Fundraising, and Postage 1489.71
Meetings 1,938.74
Buoy Maintenance 321.00
Dues 270.00
Boat Parade 150.00
Fireworks Display 6,0000.00
Boat Landing Expense 483.62
Annual Meeting Expense 128.61
Website & Promotion 109.88
Secretarial Expense 539.43
Postage & New Checks 64.00
Lake Management Grant (Rice Lake) 800.00
River Project 4,000.00
Lifeguards - Veterans Park 2,000.00
Total Expenditures $18,294.99
Revenue over Expenditures $6,012.07
Cash and Investments, Ending $63,246.01
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This past year the By-laws of the KLA were updated and now better reflect our pur-
pose and operational practices. The KLA Board has a minimum of 7 directors and a maximum of 11 di-rectors. The length of term of the Officers is a maximum of 2 consecu-tive terms (6 years). No significant changes were made that impact our mission, or your rights as members. The By-laws more clearly explain our actions. Did you know that:
• 10% of the membership must be present at the Annual Meeting or Special Meeting to conduct the business of the Association.
• Board meetings are open to all dues paying members, but they have no voting rights at those meetings.
• Five days prior to a Board meeting, by requesting in writing, e-mail, or delivered in person to one of the Officers, a current dues paying mem-ber may request to be on the Board meeting agenda.
• If a concern/subject can’t be resolved through a Board meeting, any ten, current dues paying members can call a special, full membership meeting by presenting their signatures, the subject matter, and the rational for a special meeting to any Board member.
The entire document is posted on our web site
www.koronislakeassociation.org
Koronis Ministries and Ko-ronis Lake Association will once again sponsor the an-
nual “4th of July” Boat Parade. This year it will take place on
Saturday, July 6 at 1:00 pm. Please pick up a number from the Koronis Ministries office or arrive in the Ko-ronis Ministries Bay by 12:30 to get your number.
The parade will start promptly at 1:00 and will go counter-clockwise around much of the lake, from Ko-ronis Ministries and making ap-pearances by Bug-Bee Hive Resort, Community Park, cutting across to Stone Gate Lodge Resort, past Vet-eran’s Park and finishing at Koronis Ministries, where the winners will be announced.
Judges will be placed strategically around the parade route. We apol-ogize in advance if we miss your home, but we invite you to watch from either of our beautiful public lakeside parks, where you will get a great view of the parade!
Prizes, provided by Koronis Lake Association, will include $75, $50 and $25 worth of Chamber Bucks for first, second and third places re-spectively.
Meeker County Board of Commissioners awarded the Koronis Lake Associa-
tion $3500 this year to help fund Aquatic Invasive Species Inspec-tions at the Lake Koronis Regional Park. Ken Hess and Kevin Farnum, both from the Koronis Lake Asso-ciation (KLA), and Josh Reed, North Fork of the Crow River Watershed (NFCRW), presented the joint plan to provide inbound watercraft inspection on Lake Koronis and throughout the watershed.
The Board recognized and ap-preciated the preventive nature of the program. Meeker County has
a task force which has been work-ing on the problem of AIS for sev-eral years as they have several lakes already infested. Discussions from the Board encouraged other orga-nizations to join in and participate financially in helping to STOP the spread of AIS across the State.
At this same meeting KLA re-quested a NO WAKE ZONE to be put in place going under the bridge on HWY 55 and out into Lake Ko-ronis within Meeker County. An ordinance will be written and be presented to the Board for final ap-proval.
Our ride around the lake on June 8th was not well at-tended so we are going to
try it again later in the fall or late summer. There was too much com-petition going on up town for Town and Country Days that day. We are hoping for a good attendance next time.
It would be nice to use our new-ly completed trail more. We have some great prizes to be awarded in our drawing and a treat for every-one coming out to ride. Please look for ads and information as to the upcoming ride when it is decided on. A special thank you for the rid-ers that did come on Sat. It was a beautiful day!
KLA By Laws By Becky Felling
Boat Parade By Mich, Koronis Ministries
Lake Koronis AIS Inspection Effort Receives Financial Assistance from Meeker County By Kevin Farnum
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Rolls and Coffee were served at 8:30 a.m. at the Paynesville Area Center
President Diane Rittenhouse welcomed members to the 41st KLA Annual Meeting. There were approximately 52 members pres-ent. Guest speakers were Josh Reed, North Fork Crow River Wa-tershed District, Bud McMillian, Forest Tent Caterpillar Coordina-tor and Harry Thielen, Paynesville Township. KLA Board members present were Bert Stanley, Karen Langmo, Becky Felling, Sue Eyre, Ken Hess, Peter Jacobson, Kevin Farnum and Secretary Judy Lind-gren. Board member Alan Habben was absent.
Secretary’s Report: Motion made by Bob Pederson and sec-onded by Karen Rowley to ap-prove the July 23, 2011 secretary’s report. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Motion made by Pat Gerlach and second-ed by Sue Warner to approve the 2011 financial report. Motion car-ried.
Forest Tent Caterpillar: Bud McMillian gave an update on the 2012 FTC. This year the town-ship decided not to spray for FTC. In July of 2011 there was no evi-dence of cocoons. After carefully inspecting the trees in the spring of 2012, between the township and the FTC coordinators, the decision was made not to spend approximately $33,000 to spray. Koronis Ministries did spray this year approximately 50 acres and also 25 acres along County Road 181 and Highway 55. There has been a small sighting of FTC this
year. Bud informed the members that time will tell for next year.
North Fork Crow River Wa-tershed District: Josh Reed, NFCRWD Administrator, reported to the membership the various projects that are occurring around the watershed district. Some of the projects that affect Koronis Lake directly are:
Peterson Point: There is ma-jor soil erosion that is affecting the point at this time. The home-owners have contacted various contractors and are still receiving bids.
Koronis Ministries: This proj-ect has been ongoing for the last two years. There is a bank that is located behind the ministries that is washing through the camp and emptying into Koronis Lake. With assistance from KLA and NFCRWD the project should be completed this August 2012.
East End Inlet: After high wa-ter issues in the summer of 2011 there is erosion that was occur-ring at the east end inlet. Contrac-tors have installed natural vegeta-tion and large rocks to discourage this from happening again.
Josh discussed the recent report that was completed by Chris Lun-deen, NFCRWD. Chris has com-piled information from the year 2011 of the trends in water quality on the lake. The completed report is on the Koronis Lake web site.
Josh also reported that this year there has been approximately 13 miles of new buffer strips in-stalled, with 10-12 more miles yet to be completed. Josh answered questions from members of vari-
ous erosion problems that are oc-curring around the lake.
Paynesville Township: Harry Thielen, Paynesville Township Board member, gave an update of the completion of the lake trail. Bids are being accepted to com-plete the trail from Cherrywood Road to Bugbee’s Resort.
Harry answered questions from the members about repairs that need to be done on the Old Lake Road portion of the trail. The trail is washing out. The township is aware of the problem and is look-ing into repairs.
The annual boat inventory on Lake Koronis was taken by Harry on the morning of July 4, 2012.
201232 Sailboats81 Wet Jets185 Pontoons400 Fishing BoatsFireworks and Boat Parade:
Diane reported that the fireworks that were shown over the lake on July 7, 2012 were a success. The boat parade had approximately 20 entries on July 7, 2012
Invasive Species: The members along with the board members watched a short DVD on invasive species and the impact they have on our states lakes. Board mem-ber Kevin Farnum introduced a resolution (attached).
Motion made by Paul Bugbee and seconded by Dick Johnson to adopt the resolution. Motion car-ried.
Kevin explained that the board has approved to develop a sub-committee to address the issue of invasive species on Lake Koronis.
A part of KLA’s strategy to-wards Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) was to find
a way to become involved with County and State efforts towards the prevention of the spread of AIS. We looked for a way to help, and perhaps even influence the direction that was being taken or could be taken to stop the spread of AIS in a broader sense than just our local lake, sort of a “Big Pic-ture Approach”.
We found that two organizations existed in the State that were not just working on this effort, but other important areas designed to preserve and protect our natural water resources in the state. The first organizations were County Coalition of Lake Associations. We found that many lake associations in most of the counties in our state had formed together to form a County Coalition which is recognized by the County
Commissioners, working with them in developing lake and river protection strategies, and providing shore owner perspective on environmental issues of the county. Unfortunately, in our county, Stearns County Coalition of Lake Associations (Stearns County COLA) didn’t exist. (Meeker County COLA was well formed and established. A portion of Lake Koronis is within Meeker County.) So along with several other County Lake Associations, Stearns County COLA was formed. Since then the Articles of Incorporation have been filed, the By-laws have been written, the 401 (c) 3 documents filed, a slate of officers and Board has been elected and the organization is gaining momentum as more Stearns County Lake Associations join. The second organization is actually “one level up”, called the Minnesota Coalition of Lake Association (MN COLA). This
organization has a lobbying group, Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates. MN COLA develops a legislative agenda every year with input from its member County COLA’s and delivers it to the Governor and the Legislators. They stay connected to the actions that are happening in the government for the state as it relates to our lakes and rivers across the state.
Stearns County COLA was formed, and immediately joined MN COLA. Thus, our strategy of influence has been put in place and our local Lake Association is working to help AIS across the State of Minnesota. This is very important to us as we need to relieve the pressure from outside sources that can come at our lake, all with the end goal of preventing infestation in our lake and watershed.
Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations Gains Momentum By Kevin Farnum
Koronis Lake AssociationAnnual Meeting | July 14, 2012
He requested from members that he would like volunteers to work with the board on this commit-tee. A sign-up sheet was passed around for potential volunteers.
Elections: Motion made by Bill Virant and seconded by Bob Ped-erson to accept Ken Hess, Diane Rittenhouse and Bert Stanley to serve a 3 year term on the board. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Pat Flan-ders and seconded by Bill Virant to authorize the board to add an additional board member, making the total 10 directors. Motion car-ried.
Motion made by Karen Langmo
and seconded by Pat Gerlach to accept the nomination of Shari Heitke to serve on the board. Mo-tion carried.
Boat Maintenance: Dave Chris-tensen, Nathe’s Marine, answered questions on proper maintenance of boats. He also informed the members that boat technicians are required to take training pro-grams on the proper cleaning methods to eliminate the spread of invasive species.
Meeting Adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted, Judy Lindgren,
Executive Secretary, KLA
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Rolls and Coffee were served at 8:30 a.m. at the Paynesville Area Center
President Diane Rittenhouse welcomed members to the 41st KLA Annual Meeting. There were approximately 52 members pres-ent. Guest speakers were Josh Reed, North Fork Crow River Wa-tershed District, Bud McMillian, Forest Tent Caterpillar Coordina-tor and Harry Thielen, Paynesville Township. KLA Board members present were Bert Stanley, Karen Langmo, Becky Felling, Sue Eyre, Ken Hess, Peter Jacobson, Kevin Farnum and Secretary Judy Lind-gren. Board member Alan Habben was absent.
Secretary’s Report: Motion made by Bob Pederson and sec-onded by Karen Rowley to ap-prove the July 23, 2011 secretary’s report. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Motion made by Pat Gerlach and second-ed by Sue Warner to approve the 2011 financial report. Motion car-ried.
Forest Tent Caterpillar: Bud McMillian gave an update on the 2012 FTC. This year the town-ship decided not to spray for FTC. In July of 2011 there was no evi-dence of cocoons. After carefully inspecting the trees in the spring of 2012, between the township and the FTC coordinators, the decision was made not to spend approximately $33,000 to spray. Koronis Ministries did spray this year approximately 50 acres and also 25 acres along County Road 181 and Highway 55. There has been a small sighting of FTC this
year. Bud informed the members that time will tell for next year.
North Fork Crow River Wa-tershed District: Josh Reed, NFCRWD Administrator, reported to the membership the various projects that are occurring around the watershed district. Some of the projects that affect Koronis Lake directly are:
Peterson Point: There is ma-jor soil erosion that is affecting the point at this time. The home-owners have contacted various contractors and are still receiving bids.
Koronis Ministries: This proj-ect has been ongoing for the last two years. There is a bank that is located behind the ministries that is washing through the camp and emptying into Koronis Lake. With assistance from KLA and NFCRWD the project should be completed this August 2012.
East End Inlet: After high wa-ter issues in the summer of 2011 there is erosion that was occur-ring at the east end inlet. Contrac-tors have installed natural vegeta-tion and large rocks to discourage this from happening again.
Josh discussed the recent report that was completed by Chris Lun-deen, NFCRWD. Chris has com-piled information from the year 2011 of the trends in water quality on the lake. The completed report is on the Koronis Lake web site.
Josh also reported that this year there has been approximately 13 miles of new buffer strips in-stalled, with 10-12 more miles yet to be completed. Josh answered questions from members of vari-
ous erosion problems that are oc-curring around the lake.
Paynesville Township: Harry Thielen, Paynesville Township Board member, gave an update of the completion of the lake trail. Bids are being accepted to com-plete the trail from Cherrywood Road to Bugbee’s Resort.
Harry answered questions from the members about repairs that need to be done on the Old Lake Road portion of the trail. The trail is washing out. The township is aware of the problem and is look-ing into repairs.
The annual boat inventory on Lake Koronis was taken by Harry on the morning of July 4, 2012.
201232 Sailboats81 Wet Jets185 Pontoons400 Fishing BoatsFireworks and Boat Parade:
Diane reported that the fireworks that were shown over the lake on July 7, 2012 were a success. The boat parade had approximately 20 entries on July 7, 2012
Invasive Species: The members along with the board members watched a short DVD on invasive species and the impact they have on our states lakes. Board mem-ber Kevin Farnum introduced a resolution (attached).
Motion made by Paul Bugbee and seconded by Dick Johnson to adopt the resolution. Motion car-ried.
Kevin explained that the board has approved to develop a sub-committee to address the issue of invasive species on Lake Koronis.
A part of KLA’s strategy to-wards Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) was to find
a way to become involved with County and State efforts towards the prevention of the spread of AIS. We looked for a way to help, and perhaps even influence the direction that was being taken or could be taken to stop the spread of AIS in a broader sense than just our local lake, sort of a “Big Pic-ture Approach”.
We found that two organizations existed in the State that were not just working on this effort, but other important areas designed to preserve and protect our natural water resources in the state. The first organizations were County Coalition of Lake Associations. We found that many lake associations in most of the counties in our state had formed together to form a County Coalition which is recognized by the County
Commissioners, working with them in developing lake and river protection strategies, and providing shore owner perspective on environmental issues of the county. Unfortunately, in our county, Stearns County Coalition of Lake Associations (Stearns County COLA) didn’t exist. (Meeker County COLA was well formed and established. A portion of Lake Koronis is within Meeker County.) So along with several other County Lake Associations, Stearns County COLA was formed. Since then the Articles of Incorporation have been filed, the By-laws have been written, the 401 (c) 3 documents filed, a slate of officers and Board has been elected and the organization is gaining momentum as more Stearns County Lake Associations join. The second organization is actually “one level up”, called the Minnesota Coalition of Lake Association (MN COLA). This
organization has a lobbying group, Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates. MN COLA develops a legislative agenda every year with input from its member County COLA’s and delivers it to the Governor and the Legislators. They stay connected to the actions that are happening in the government for the state as it relates to our lakes and rivers across the state.
Stearns County COLA was formed, and immediately joined MN COLA. Thus, our strategy of influence has been put in place and our local Lake Association is working to help AIS across the State of Minnesota. This is very important to us as we need to relieve the pressure from outside sources that can come at our lake, all with the end goal of preventing infestation in our lake and watershed.
Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations Gains Momentum By Kevin Farnum
Koronis Lake AssociationAnnual Meeting | July 14, 2012
He requested from members that he would like volunteers to work with the board on this commit-tee. A sign-up sheet was passed around for potential volunteers.
Elections: Motion made by Bill Virant and seconded by Bob Ped-erson to accept Ken Hess, Diane Rittenhouse and Bert Stanley to serve a 3 year term on the board. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Pat Flan-ders and seconded by Bill Virant to authorize the board to add an additional board member, making the total 10 directors. Motion car-ried.
Motion made by Karen Langmo
and seconded by Pat Gerlach to accept the nomination of Shari Heitke to serve on the board. Mo-tion carried.
Boat Maintenance: Dave Chris-tensen, Nathe’s Marine, answered questions on proper maintenance of boats. He also informed the members that boat technicians are required to take training pro-grams on the proper cleaning methods to eliminate the spread of invasive species.
Meeting Adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted, Judy Lindgren,
Executive Secretary, KLA
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This past year the By-laws of the KLA were updated and now better reflect our pur-
pose and operational practices. The KLA Board has a minimum of 7 directors and a maximum of 11 di-rectors. The length of term of the Officers is a maximum of 2 consecu-tive terms (6 years). No significant changes were made that impact our mission, or your rights as members. The By-laws more clearly explain our actions. Did you know that:
• 10% of the membership must be present at the Annual Meeting or Special Meeting to conduct the business of the Association.
• Board meetings are open to all dues paying members, but they have no voting rights at those meetings.
• Five days prior to a Board meeting, by requesting in writing, e-mail, or delivered in person to one of the Officers, a current dues paying mem-ber may request to be on the Board meeting agenda.
• If a concern/subject can’t be resolved through a Board meeting, any ten, current dues paying members can call a special, full membership meeting by presenting their signatures, the subject matter, and the rational for a special meeting to any Board member.
The entire document is posted on our web site
www.koronislakeassociation.org
Koronis Ministries and Ko-ronis Lake Association will once again sponsor the an-
nual “4th of July” Boat Parade. This year it will take place on
Saturday, July 6 at 1:00 pm. Please pick up a number from the Koronis Ministries office or arrive in the Ko-ronis Ministries Bay by 12:30 to get your number.
The parade will start promptly at 1:00 and will go counter-clockwise around much of the lake, from Ko-ronis Ministries and making ap-pearances by Bug-Bee Hive Resort, Community Park, cutting across to Stone Gate Lodge Resort, past Vet-eran’s Park and finishing at Koronis Ministries, where the winners will be announced.
Judges will be placed strategically around the parade route. We apol-ogize in advance if we miss your home, but we invite you to watch from either of our beautiful public lakeside parks, where you will get a great view of the parade!
Prizes, provided by Koronis Lake Association, will include $75, $50 and $25 worth of Chamber Bucks for first, second and third places re-spectively.
Meeker County Board of Commissioners awarded the Koronis Lake Associa-
tion $3500 this year to help fund Aquatic Invasive Species Inspec-tions at the Lake Koronis Regional Park. Ken Hess and Kevin Farnum, both from the Koronis Lake Asso-ciation (KLA), and Josh Reed, North Fork of the Crow River Watershed (NFCRW), presented the joint plan to provide inbound watercraft inspection on Lake Koronis and throughout the watershed.
The Board recognized and ap-preciated the preventive nature of the program. Meeker County has
a task force which has been work-ing on the problem of AIS for sev-eral years as they have several lakes already infested. Discussions from the Board encouraged other orga-nizations to join in and participate financially in helping to STOP the spread of AIS across the State.
At this same meeting KLA re-quested a NO WAKE ZONE to be put in place going under the bridge on HWY 55 and out into Lake Ko-ronis within Meeker County. An ordinance will be written and be presented to the Board for final ap-proval.
Our ride around the lake on June 8th was not well at-tended so we are going to
try it again later in the fall or late summer. There was too much com-petition going on up town for Town and Country Days that day. We are hoping for a good attendance next time.
It would be nice to use our new-ly completed trail more. We have some great prizes to be awarded in our drawing and a treat for every-one coming out to ride. Please look for ads and information as to the upcoming ride when it is decided on. A special thank you for the rid-ers that did come on Sat. It was a beautiful day!
KLA By Laws By Becky Felling
Boat Parade By Mich, Koronis Ministries
Lake Koronis AIS Inspection Effort Receives Financial Assistance from Meeker County By Kevin Farnum
Aquatic Invasive Species have become a growing concern across Minnesota. The im-
pact of AIS ranges from reducing recreational opportunities, nega-tively impacting property values and crowding out native species; AIS might change the entire charac-ter of our lake. In response, the Ko-ronis Lake Association Board will be conducting a vegetation study this summer. The KLA board felt that because AIS is a significant is-sue we should be proactive rather reactive in staying on top of this is-sue hence the vegetation study. The study is being conducted to obtain a baseline of what species inhabit the lake’s vegetation community and identifying any aquatic invasive species that might already be pres-ent in Lake Koronis. Going forward the information from the study will help with vegetation management decisions if necessary.
Ben Austing, a graduate student in biology, from St Cloud State Uni-versity will be conducting the study. He will be under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Arriagada, a professor of
biology from SCSU. Dr Arriagada specializes in invasive species. Ben will be using testing guidelines sug-gested by the MDNR. The goals of the study will be:
1) Record all aquatic plant species present in the lake littoral zone(i.e., the littoral zone is part of the lake closest to the shore used for testing.
2) Estimate the maximum depth of rooted vegetation.
3) Estimate percent of littoral zones occupied by rooted vegeta-tion.
4) Develop distribution maps/graphs for the most common spe-cies.
5) Survey for the presence or ab-sence of invasive species(if present distribution maps will be created). Three zebra mussel traps will be placed in strategic areas to specifi-cally monitor/test for their pres-ence.
The survey will be conducted dur-ing the months of June and July. A final report will be produced and results will be communicated in our newsletter.
Aquatic Vegetation StudyBy Karen Langmo
Koronis Lake AssociationFinancial Summary
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Cash and Investments, beginning $57,233.94
Revenue
Member & Fireworks Donations 24,233.00
Interest Income 74.06
Total Revenue $24,307.06
Expenditures
Newsletters, Fundraising, and Postage 1489.71
Meetings 1,938.74
Buoy Maintenance 321.00
Dues 270.00
Boat Parade 150.00
Fireworks Display 6,0000.00
Boat Landing Expense 483.62
Annual Meeting Expense 128.61
Website & Promotion 109.88
Secretarial Expense 539.43
Postage & New Checks 64.00
Lake Management Grant (Rice Lake) 800.00
River Project 4,000.00
Lifeguards - Veterans Park 2,000.00
Total Expenditures $18,294.99
Revenue over Expenditures $6,012.07
Cash and Investments, Ending $63,246.01
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Koronis Lake Association It started out as a resolution at
our 2012 Annual Koronis Lake Association meeting. Yes, it was
there that we became aware and re-ally decided to take some action on the possible entry of Aquatic Inva-sive Species (AIS) entering into the lake. And we have come a long, long way from that resolution. We have had many write ups in the Press, we have seen videos about AIS on channel 8, local TV, and we have de-veloped local programs to help up-hold our resolution.
So where are we today?Today we have an active inspec-
tion program for transient boats, not just coming into Lake Koronis, but also into the North Fork of the Crow River Watershed. We have a total of 5 people performing 40 hours of inspection each, across the watershed with coverage on Grove Lake, Rice Lake, and three launch sites on Koronis. Is it a perfect sys-tem? No, it isn’t, but it is a great start. Will it work to stop the entry of AIS into the lake? Well, that is to be seen in the future. At least we are trying to control our own desti-ny. We are not just standing by and waiting. As a Board, as members of the Lake Association, we are trying to take action, the best that we can, legal, and trying to keep all factors happy.
Could we be more aggressive? Absolutely we could be more ag-
gressive. We could have longer hours and cover all of the launches on each of the three lakes. Maybe that is in the future. It all takes money. It takes devotion and com-mitment to the lakes. It may take a little inconvenience to some. But we have tried to find ways to in-
convenience as few as possible. Particularly, the local people that only go in and out of the lakes in the Watershed and present no risk to the lakes. Yes, risk to the lakes is the key factor we used to decide what action we would take. We tried to determine what activities presented the greatest risk to the lakes and focus our prevention ac-tivities at those points. That’s what determines which launches and what hours we cover with our in-spectors. Our inspectors work both for the Watershed District and for a private organization hired by the Koronis Lake Association. Every week we learn more about trying to understand the risk and set out new schedules to accommodate those learning’s. “We are trying hard to be the last lake(s) standing.”
Who is supporting our efforts?We are getting an amazing
amount of support from many dif-ferent areas. The Koronis Lake Association is funding the largest portion, but we are also getting fi-nancial support from the Paynes-ville Township, Union Grove Town-ship, Meeker County, Grove Lake Association, Rice Lake Association, and Pierz Lake Association. And we hope to find a few more supporting organizations this year to pay for our activities.
Exciting news about next year is that our efforts to save the lake(s) will also be supported by the Paynesville Gala. We are honored and excited to be selected by the Gala committee to be the recipi-ent of the monies generated by the generosity of the community at the 2013 Paynesville Gala.
Resolution cont. on page 11…
It Started out as a RESOLUTION! By Kevin Farnum
Annual Meeting AgendaKoronis Lake Association
Saturday, July 13, 2013
8:30 Rolls, Coffee and Registration
9:00 Call to Order - Ken Hess, KLA President
9:05 Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
9:15 Watershed Report
Josh Reed, NFCRWD Administrator
9:30 Paynesville Township Report
9:45 Fireworks/Boat Parade Update -
Diane Rittenhouse
9:55 AIS Education Report - Kevin Farnum
10:10 Baseline Vegetation Study - Karen Langmo
10:20 Community Involvement/Awareness -
Diane Rittenhouse
10:30 Lake Quality Improvement -
Sue Eyre & Ken Hess
10:40 Election of Three Directors
Sue Eyre - has agreed to serve new term
Becky Felling - has agreed to serve new term
Peter Jacobsen -has agreed to serve new term
10:55 Questions/Comments?
11:00 Meeting Adjourned
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SHARI HEITKEMy name is Shari
Heitke and I was elected to Koronis Lake Association Board of Directors July 2012.
I’ve been a resident of Paynesville since 1976, lake shore owner since 1998, every day I look out at the lake and think how blessed I am to live here.
I am pleased that we have a lake board that is invested in keeping our lake beautiful, and am excited to be part of it. I am most impressed with the projects involving the water shed and lakeshore restoration. Several of the board members have worked hard to support and help fund projects set up with Stearns County Soil & Water, Crow River Joint Powers, and North Fork Crow River Watershed District. I hope to put some of my energy into these areas.
I have been a nurse practitioner serving our area for the past 18 years, now semi-retired, working 4 hours/week seeing residents at the Koronis Manor.
ALEX NAUJOKASMy name is Alex
Naujokas and I am the new secretary for the Koronis Lake Association.
I graduated last May from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in geography. I am currently going back to school to receive my masters in education. I was born and raised on Lake Koronis, and it has always been one of my deepest passions. My hobbies and interests include wakeboarding, boating, fishing, music, and spending time with friends and family.
JIM ELSETH My name is Jim
Elseth and I am the new Treasurer for the KLA Board.
I taught elem. school at Paynesville
for 35 years and retired in 2000. I now work part time at Koronis Ministries as a bookkeeper and have lived by Lake Koronis since 1970.
…Resolution cont. from page 10Is this all that we have been do-
ing towards AIS?No, it isn’t. We have taken a much
broader role in working with oth-er lake associations, counties, and state organizations to influence the legislators and DNR to take aggres-sive financial actions supporting the local activities across the state.
We continue to try to point out how important our natural resources, lakes, are to the people of the state and that they need protection be-fore they are lost to Aquatic Inva-sive Species. You too can help in that regard by writing to your leg-islators and asking for AIS support.
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1) FIREWORKS • SATURDAY, JULY 6TH Your contribution to support the cost of providing this entertain-ing evening is greatly appreciated. Thanks to the Heitke family
for again off ering First Island for the fi reworks display.
2 BOAT PARADE • SATURDAY, JULY 6TH Many thanks to Koronis Ministries for planning this activity.
How about having a family activity and decorate your boat for the parade?
3) ANNUAL MEETING • SATURDAY, JULY 13TH
…President Message from page 1we plan to make this a yearly event so you still have time to get in shape for this ride! Our CPR training went well and everyone who attended will receive certification cards indicating competence in CPR.
Don’t forget to attend our annual meeting at the Paynesville Area Center on Saturday, July
13. The agenda for this meeting is included in this newsletter. For more information regarding other activities on Lake Koronis, check out our website at: www.koronislakeassociation.org
Enjoy the summer at the lake!
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New Board Members ……………………………Pg 2Annual Meeting Agenda …………………………Pg 3KLA Financial Summary …………………………Pg 4KLA By Laws ………………………………………Pg 5Boat Parade …………………………………………Pg 5
KLA Annual Meeting Minutes …………………Pg 6
Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations ……Pg 7KLA Bike Ride ………………………………………Pg 8AIS Inspection Effort Receive Assistance …Pg 8Aquatic Vegetation Study ………………………pg 9It Started Out As A Resolution ……… Pg 10-11Calendar of Upcoming Events ……………… pg 11
Inside this issue…
PresidentJames Wuertz
Eden Valley-320-453-7541Vice PresidentBob Brauchler
Belgrade-320-254-3636Manager
James BarchengerGlenwood-320-268-3202
ManagerJohn Hanson
Eden Valley-320-453-5398Manager
Gary BerndtBrooten-320-352-2484
AdministratorJosh Reed
Office: 100 Prairie Ave. NBrooten-320-346-2869
Koronis Lake Association BoardBoard of DirectorsKen Hess - PresidentSue Eyre - Vice President Jim Elseth - TreasurerKevin FarnumKaren LangmoPeter Jacobson
With the ice FINALLY melted, it is exciting to see summer activities
resume on our beautiful lake! The loons are calling, skiers and board-ers are zipping by our docks, and the fish are biting....what more could we ask for in the middle of summer?
Below are a few of the major activities that the KLA Board of Directors have been working on over the past few months:
1) The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) education and boat inspection program is working very well, with inspectors working among our lake accesses for over 50 hours per week. Because the Five-Mile Bridge access is most often used by boaters traveling from other lakes, this location receives more inspection hours than other landings. Our lake monitoring program indicates that Koronis is currently free from Zebra Mussels and Milfoil, two
major threats to all lakes in state.2) The Meeker County Board
of Commissions unanimously approved our request for designating a No-Wake Zone for the Meeker County portion of Mud Lake and approximately 1,600 feet west of the Five-Mile Bridge. The lake bottom in this area is loaded with settled phosphorus and “muck”, which is stirred up by speeding boats and boaters “throttling up” when heading west after passing through the narrowing (old Hwy 4 bridge area) near the boat landing. This No-Wake Zone will also help protect the shoreline of lake residents with property located immediately north of the Five-Mile Bridge and between HWY 55 and the lake. The county attorney is now drafting language to proceed with this designation....watch for public hearings regarding this process and request.
3) When KLA budgeted $18,000
for our AIS program last fall, our plan was to cover part/all of this amount through contributions from local agencies. As of this writing, we have received a total of $11,000 toward this budgeted amount. Paynesville Township has contributed $6,000, Meeker County $3,500, City of Paynesville $2,600, and Union Grove Township $1,500. Many thanks go to these organizations for supporting our efforts to keep Koronis clear of invasive species!!
4) Plans for our boat parade and fireworks display are set and ready for you to enjoy. It is not too late to enter your boat in our annual parade. Why not get the entire family involved and “jazz up” your boat and possibly win a cash prize?
5) The numbers for the KLA bike ride around the lake were low due to competition from other Town & Country Days activities. However, President Message on page 2…
