October/November 2006
Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation Magazine
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UROLOGY SURGEONS P.C.
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Randall S. Kuntzman, M.D.
DERMATOLOGY
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HEALTH QUEST SURGEONS
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Robert C. Davidson, M.D.
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Read is doing inpatient care at Spectrum Health Kelsey Campus in Lakeview. We are
very proud and pleased to have her join our group at Eastside Family Medical. She is
a great contribution to our community health care. We also welcome Pam Fleming,
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2 • October-November 2006
Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation
10690 Pierce Road
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October-November 2006 • Volume 13, No. 7
Features
Editor
Jim Stilwell – General Manager
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On the Cover
The glow of October’s brilliant, burning
majesty emblazons the beauty of Canadian
Lakes in the fall and ﬁres up our spirits for
the approaching days of winter.
Photo by the late Win Land, a Canadian
Lakes resident who exulted
in nature’s glory all around us. Win had
a great eye for the intrinsic beauty of
Canadian Lakes.
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The GM’s Corner ________________________________ 4
President’s Message ____________________________ 7
Financial News __________________________________ 11
Canadian Lakes Lots for Sale ___________________ 13
Golf News_______________________________________ 18
Safety News ____________________________________ 19
Fishing News __________________________________ 22
Notice of Annual Meeting ______________________ 28
Calendar of Events_____________________________ 29
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4 • October-November 2006
The GM’s Corner
By Jim Stilwell CMCA®, AMS®, General Manager
Wow! It’s already October and the season is gone. Where
did it all go….?
All of the amenities are in great condition and were that way
all summer. Many of our local golfers are saying that they
had never seen the Royal course in such great condition.
In June I saw a loon swimming with two youngsters on the
pond to the left of the number 6 tee box. Every time I
went out there, I saw something new to tease the senses.
Being the hacker that I am I enjoy playing the Pines course
and boy, I loved the sculpted look that long grass created.
It was so tranquil just being on the course with all of the
swooping and diving birds attracted by the long grass insect habitat. As messy as they
are I loved to see the geese families mature and take off on their own. Bill Hull, Kevin Van
Horn and the entire golf maintenance crew are to be commended for the superior job that
they continue to do for us. You can see them out there seven days a week assuring that
this special amenity is prepared for the special members who golf.
The lakes are alive and teeming with myriad size and species of ﬁsh. There is something
for every age and ﬁshing skill level. In fact, my kid caught his ﬁrst Pike this year. What a
thrill it was for him! What do you think about the superior water quality in the lakes this
year? The extra depth has been a real boon to the ﬁshery and has helped to control and
regulate the water temperature. Of course, rains have helped, but what great water clarity!
Thanks to Tom and Joel at Summit Labs for all of the hours they put in on our behalf
helping us to manage our most valuable resource. A special thanks to Norm Zion for doing
a great job with his aquatic herbicides.
Whether it is hiking or biking, golﬁng a round or just sittin’ around, Canadian Lakes has
something for everyone in each and every season. What a great place to rest, recreate,
rejuvenate, or restore your spirit.
Have you seen the renovated locker rooms at the Indoor Pool and Fitness Center? We
have received many positive statements about the quality of this project. Thanks to Hank
King for his superior tile work, and the entire facilities maintenance crew led by Casey
Klumpp for all of the hours that were put in. Two other people who must be singled out are
our new cleaning crew – Claudia Toms and Sandy Lamb. They move from one amenity to
the next keeping the restrooms and spaces clean and ready for the next event. Next time
you see them around give them a “thumbs up” for the great job they are doing!
Jim Crank and his staff at The Mayfair are doing a great job creating the club atmosphere
that our members deserve. After all, we are a private community and we deserve our
private club.
Mickey Rudzis and the Safety Department are doing a yeoman’s job in keeping our
community safe for its members. Whether it is picking up stray dogs, slowing down
speeders or maintaining order at the launch ramp they can be seen everywhere doing
everything. Great job, Mickey!
Of course, I cannot forget my own staff. Lindsey Oyster has made order out of chaos in
the common area docking “system.” Greg Babbitt and the accounting staff are putting
in long hours keeping up with the requirements of this department. Jackie Faris and
Meredith Middell are both jumping in to take up the slack.
I haven’t mentioned everyone by name, but I sure hope I have referred to all by position or
department. For it is the employees – part time or full time, regular or seasonal – who work
behind the scenes that make Canadian Lakes what it is. Great job, ladies and gentlemen!
You all have my thanks.
You have an excellent slate of ﬁve (5) candidates from which to select three (3) new
members of the Board of Directors. These three, and the six remaining, will shape the
future of the community. Choose wisely, but please - “do choose.” Each and every election
that we hold is important, and it is up to you to select the way it turns out. In the funding
election we had a 53% return which meant that only 27% of the membership determined
the future funding path. I suggest to you that every vote does count… and that your vote
is as important as that of your neighbor. The new Board Members whom you select will
have very large shoes to ﬁll. The outgoing members – Jeff Ratledge, Dee Van Horn, and
Bob Baker – have all been key movers and shakers on the Board. Their corporate wisdom
will be missed by all.
Hey, we always need committee members. Want to join?
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The day dawned bright and sunny,
Nary a cloud was in the sky.
People gathered on Holiday Drive
to celebrate the Fourth of July.
A towering ﬂag unfurled its stripes
As the parade ﬁled down the street.
Musical strains of our national songs
Kept time with a jaunty beat.
Bikes and wagons, strollers and carts
Were draped in red, white and blue.
An array of our country’s colors
Adorned kids, grownups and doggies, too.
The Stars and Stripes were ﬂying high
When a person was heard to chime,
“Did you ever see so many ﬂags
All together at one time?”
And then the parade closed its ranks
On a green circle of grass.
Another tribute to our nation’s freedom
Had come and gone to pass.
We pledged our allegiance to the ﬂag
And prayed for our servicewomen and men.
We honored the veterans in the group.
Thank you, God. Amen.
Many thanks to Elaine and Jerry Bliznik
Whose love of country inspired a dream:
To have a parade on the Fourth of July
In 2001 they created a team.
For ﬁve years they led the parade
With unending dedication.
Then Elaine asked for volunteers
To carry on this most noble tradition.
That’s when Barb and Bill Gowland
Picked up the banner with skill.
Thanks to them in 2006
The parade was bigger and better still.
To those who helped in any way
And are proud of our nation’s glory,
I write this poem in thankfulness
And herein ends my story.
6 • October-November 2006
Photos show patriotic campgrounders in their
Fourth of July parade.
President’s Message
… from Jeff Ratledge
Summer has ended and fall is just around the
corner. Many Canadian Lakers are starting to
pack up and head for warmer winter climates.
Many others over the next couple of months
will follow. I wish each of you safe and warm
travels. For those of us staying around, there
are plenty of activities to keep us all busy.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
the many volunteers of our committees and
especially the volunteers of the Future Funding
Committee who gave so much of their time
and talent in an attempt to bring a feasible way
of funding to the members of this community.
(Yes, the proposal was defeated but not
due to lack of effort or lack of talking to the
community before submitting their proposal.)
My hat’s off to all volunteers who provide a
great service to this great community.
I have often written about the great volunteers in this community
and the constant need for more volunteers to become involved. I still
strongly believe that this is what makes this place so great. Most people
give of their time and talents in a constructive and professional manner.
Their hard work and dedication to this community is recognized by the
overwhelming majority of property owners. With that being said, we also
have those individuals who believe that their opinions are the only right
opinions and their way of volunteering is to send out information that may
have some merit. However, their facts are sometimes wrong. We also
have individuals who believe they know more than anybody else. They
always seem to have the right answers. They may not have good data,
but they know how to handle all of the problems. They see themselves
as being good stewards of the community because they are protecting
us all. However, when asked to run for the Board or join a committee,
their answers are they “do not have time.” They will be the ﬁrst to blame
the Board for anything they disagree with, but never seem to look in the
mirror to see what they are contributing to the community.
This Board, as well as all past and future boards, consists of nine fellow
volunteer property owners. There is no pay, there are no gratuities
and not many “Thank You’s - just nine individuals who care about the
community enough to give of their time. Many people complain about
not trusting the Board but will not get involved enough to ﬁnd out who
we are, why we exist, what laws govern us, court rulings that say we must
enforce the deed restrictions, and so on. It’s just easier to complain and
listen to rumors than to ﬁnd the truth and the facts.
I am quite sure that many examples can be given that would indicate
where the Board has made bad decisions. All of us in our own personal
life can probably say the same. But I truly believe that past, current,
and future Boards will make decisions on information that is gathered,
discussed and decisions made that are thought to be right for Canadian
Lakes. Will mistakes be made in the future? Probably. After all we are
only humans, volunteering our time and doing the best we know how to
do. We are not paid professionals, just caring citizens. Do we intentionally
make mistakes? Never!
Let me encourage each of you to attend meetings, learn what really
goes on and the work that is done. Spend time with the individuals who
give so much of their time trying to make this a great place in which
to live. Know the facts. All corporate information (except personnel
and legeal) is available to all members in good standing. Don’t take the
word of a few individuals trying to make a name for themselves. Do your
homework, get involved, and learn what is fact and what is ﬁction. After
that, you have a right to be critical of the volunteers who try their best to
make Canadian Lakes a great place in which to live.
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CLPOC Board Candidates
Election ballots for Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation (CLPOC) Board of Directors are being mailed this month (October) to all
property owners in good standing. Vote for only three of the candidates running to ﬁll the seats of Directors Jeﬀ Ratledge, Dee Van Horn and
Bob Baker whose terms of oﬃce expire on December 31, 2006. Newly elected Directors will serve from January 1, 2007 through December
31, 2009. Election results will be announced in November at the CLPOC Annual Meeting.
Curtis Cowles
My wife Jan and I have ﬁve children
and seven grand children. I am an
Army veteran where my job was
Nike Hercules missile maintenance.
I received my degree from the
University of Michigan in Civil
Engineering and completed some
graduate work at MSU.
I worked seven years for a
consulting engineer before starting
my own business as a manufacturer’s
representative for water treatment
equipment; business owner 25
years; registered engineer, State of
Michigan.
Lot owner in 1985; cottage in 1994; full time in 2001. I
served on the ACC Committee and presently serve on the
Facilities and Grounds Committee.
Shawn Johnson
Mr. Johnson graduated from
Chippewa Hills then attended CMU
earning degrees in Mathematics
and Computer Science.
After
graduation he moved to the Lansing
area pursuing a career in software.
Shawn has been involved in large
software systems in many capacities
including project management and
software architecture.
As a key
member of a consulting company
for the past 13 years Mr. Johnson
has had the opportunity to work with
several large companies giving him
a unique view point on a multitude of business processes.
Shawn has been part of this community for 35 years and
moved back permanently a year ago.
Jack Lynch
My family and I began coming to
Canadian Lakes in the 80’s purchasing
a lot in 1988 before buying our
home in 2002. Having just retired
after teaching 33 years, I would like
to be active in the CLPOC.
I was raised in Kalamazoo and have
lived in Chicago since 1974. I served
in Viet-Nam. Active in the Teachers’
Association, I held several leadership
positions. I was a Chair of two
departments managing budgets,
two computer labs, and supervising
other teachers. I was on the school’s Instructional Council,
providing leadership around curricular and technological
development. Lastly, I coached three sports.
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Brent Parsons
Brent and Sharon moved to
Canadian Lakes in July 2000, following
his retirement from Saginaw Public
Schools. Brent retired as Executive
Director of Labor Relations for the
school district’s 2000 employees.
Previously, he worked in personnel
management and taught high school
English and history.
A property owner at Canadian
Lakes since 1994, Brent has served
on various committees including the
Architectural Control Committee,
General Manager Search Committee
and assisted with various social activities. He has served
as an elder in his church, on the Board of United Way of
Saginaw County and on a homeowners’ board in an Arizona
community.
Peter Zeimis
My name is Pete Zeimis and I am
asking for your vote to the board of
directors. Currently retired from GM
where I worked for 30 years, 12 as
a Product Design Group Leader. My
wife and I have been homeowners
here for 14 years. I would like the
opportunity to help in seeing that
our community remains the fun,
enjoyable, and valuable property
that it is now. I feel the best way to
do this is to volunteer some of my
time and hopefully ideas to keep this
a community we can all be proud to call ours.
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Communiqué • 9
Deer
Management
Hunt
… by Bill Hull, Golf Course Superintendent
([email protected])
This fall Canadian Lakes will again be participating in a Deer
Management Hunt in cooperation with the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR). The CLPOC has been granted
antlerless deer management tags for the Pines golf course.
The hunt will take place during the regular muzzleloading
season December 1 - 17 and late archery season December 1
- January 1. All hunters will be required to take only mature
does in an effort to help better manage our deer herd.
The Pines golf course will be divided into ﬁve different hunting
areas. Each of these areas will have a blind and be baited.
The muzzleloading season will be divided into two seasons
which will allow us to accommodate ten hunters. The later
“archery only” season will allow for ﬁve additional hunters.
Successful hunters will be allowed to keep their trophy or
accommodations can be made to donate it to a local food
bank.
The hunt will be open to property owners only, provided
they are able to obtain a hunting license through the State
of Michigan. Interested property owners can pick up an
application at the CLPOC ofﬁce.
Two weeks prior to the opening of the season, applicants will
be randomly drawn to determine their blind assignments and
hunting dates. Successful applicants will then be notiﬁed.
There will be a twenty dollar charge to the successful applicants
to cover the license fee and bait.
Any property owner interested in helping with building and
baiting blinds, or if you have any questions, contact Bill Hull
at 972-8444.
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By Greg Babbitt, Controller
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Our ﬁscal year begins April 1st and ends on March 31st. Most
departments are performing at close to or better than budget to
date. There are certain departmental line items that may be over
or under budget at this time for various reasons, but the overall
corporate bottom line appears to be sound. There are expense
areas of concern including fuel costs, energy costs, etc. but we
are watching these closely. Barring any unforeseen circumstances
I would expect the “on-budget” trend to continue and ﬁnish the
ﬁscal year at March 31st, 2007 either on or better than budget.
Note that you can go to the website www.clpoc.org to see the
Corporate Balance Sheet, the All Departments Income and Expense Statements, and the individual department Income and Expense Statements to date for the ﬁscal year that have been posted. Also, I will continue to post subsequent months as well as our
Annual Audit when it becomes available.
Also, in the ﬁrst ﬁve months of the ﬁscal year, there were a number
of items that have been either replaced or improved by using our
Replacement Reserve funds. Some of the items include rerouting
and resurfacing golf cart paths at the Royal, replacing the Lake of
the Clouds dock, updating the indoor pool bathrooms and lobby
area, replacing the indoor pool slide, painting the outdoor pool, replacing the outdoor pool heater and fence, replacing a Safety and
Maintenance vehicle, upgrading the community deﬁbrillators, and
replacing the restaurant steam table, grill/oven, and broiler. We
still have more things
to do this fall, and as
they are completed I
will inform you.
The collection rate
for the 2006 Maintenance and Assessment fees continues
to be on a similar
pace as prior years.
The total collected
percentage rate is approximately 92%. Our
cash position remains
strong and our investment portfolio continues to perform at an
above average level.
Hopefully, you have
found this article
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and informative. If
you should have a
more speciﬁc ﬁnancial question, feel free
to contact me at the
CLPOC ofﬁce.
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Being a “snowbird” doesn’t
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This means that whoever your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is,
and wherever you are, you will still be able to send and receive
through your CenturyTel account.
For those of you who use the computer in a local library, or borrow
someone else’s computer to check e-mail, you can use WebMail. In
the case of CenturyTel simply open the Internet browser and type
webmail.centurytel.net into the address bar. You will be prompted
for your normal username and password and will be able to view,
print, and respond to your CenturyTel e-mail.
Virtually EVERY internet provider has similar capability and service. Call their help desk and I am sure they will walk you through
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Lots for Sale
The CLPOC is accepting sealed bids on the following lots
taken in lieu of foreclosure. These lots are offered, “as is,”
“where is.” The CLPOC makes no representation as to the
suitability of any lot for any purpose. It is the responsibility
of the bidder to perform due diligence necessary to insure
that this property is satisfactory for their intended use.
Description of Lot(s):
(1) Highland Woods #1, Lot #235, Austin Township,
Mecosta County, Michigan
(2) Lost Canyon #1, Lot #329, Austin Township,
Mecosta County, Michigan
This property as well as being listed in the Communiqué
is posted at the CLPOC Office. The minimum acceptable
bid shall be Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) which includes
all fixed costs including Closing Costs, Title Search/
Insurance, Brokerage Fee, Transfer Tax, and CLPOC
handling costs. Prior year property taxes and CLPOC
maintenance/assessment fees are current on all lots.
Current year property taxes and current year maintenance
and assessment fees will be prorated as of the date of
closing. The successful bidder will be issued a Warranty
deed from the CLPOC.
Bids should be mailed to the CLPOC Office at 10690
Pierce Road, Canadian Lakes, MI 49346. The outside
of the envelope should be clearly labeled “Bid Enclosed.”
Bids should include the name, address, and telephone
number of the bidder, the lot number, and the amount
of the bid. All mailed bids will need to be postmarked
by October 25th, 2006. Bids delivered in person will be
accepted at the CLPOC office until Friday, October 27th,
2006 at 4:30 PM.
All bids received in accordance with the published date
parameters will be opened Tuesday, October 31st, 2006,
9:00 AM, at the CLPOC office. The successful bidder
of each lot will be notified and a closing date will be
established.
The CLPOC reserves the right to reject any and all bids
received.
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What started out many years ago as a way to chronicle
our children’s adolescent years and school memories has
now blossomed into a multi-billion dollar business. And the
craft is not only for “stay-at-home” moms anymore. Dads,
college kids, grandparents, educators and teens enjoy the
journaling, embellishing and tracing precious moments in
their lives through scrapbooking.
Here in Canadian Lakes, our group started out as a scrapbooking
club. Within a few months, we learned that several of our members
were also involved in the art of rubber stamping and creating their
own greeting cards. After a couple of workshops and discussing
techniques about the two crafts, we combined them calling ourselves
“Scrappin’ & Stampin’.” We not only meet once a month as a group,
several of us also crop at the Scrappin’ Zone in Big Rapids the ﬁrst
and third Friday of each month. This allows us to network with other
scrappers and have the store readily available should we forget
something at home to complete a page or two.
Toss out everything you have been told about artists and their
perfections. Having a critical eye is one thing but in the world of
scrapbooking, anything goes. That’s right, anything goes, almost
anything. Scrapbookers should NEVER use Scotch® tape or Elmer’s–
glue to adhere photographs and embellishments to album pages.
We now have at our disposal scrapper’s tape, two-sided dots, tape
runners as well as acid-free glue. Things have settled down a bit in
the “rules” department as far as what products are acid-free, lignin
free and archival safe. Now embellishments include buttons, ribbon,
decorative tapes, brads, hinges, dried ﬂowers, fabric, leather, eyelets,
metals, snaps, inks and dyes, and just about any other attachment
that you ﬁnd to blend with your photographs and story. As far as
original documents such as birth certiﬁcates, newspaper or magazine
clippings, post cards, kiddie artwork or even old love notes, these
items should ﬁrst be sprayed with an archival mist to keep the items
from yellowing and deterioration.
As with most hobbies, the scrapping supplies can soon add up.
Albums run anywhere from $10 for an 8”x8” size up to $45 for a
fancy 15”x15” album. The embellishments usually come in packages
of a particular theme with many topics to choose from. They can
run anywhere from $.99 up to $6.99 for the most intricate décor.
Many of the eyelets, brads and metal attachments can be purchased
in bulk. With this in mind, split an order with another scrapper to
save money. After all, who would use more than 50 metal snowmen
eyelets or 100 copper-clad brads?
Many in our circle have followed what the specialists have been
saying all along. The two most important steps in scrapbooking
are 1) getting the pictures in the albums and, 2) journal your story
immediately with names, dates, places. This makes it a lot easier
10 or 15 years from now for your family to understand what the
photographs actually show. Sadly enough, there are generations
today who hold old photographs of family but there are no longer
members of that family around to tell their story or identify
contents of a photo.
Journaling is a great way to combat the “who’s who” in any
album but can be a stumbling block for most scrapbookers.
One approach to journaling that may help get the job done
is when you are ready to begin, decide if you are journaling a
“moment” or an “event.”
A Moment page (journaling from the heart) is one that
captures a feeling, realization, quality, relationship or a
glimpse into someone’s spirit. A picture of your grandmother
quilting may stir up all of your warm memories of her care
giving nature. Just sit and write what comes to mind, don’t
spend too much time on the journaling or you will be in
danger of straying too far from your original impulse.
An Event page (journaling from the head) requires more
of your brain than your heart. Here, you simply get the
information down. Use the rule of W’s…Who, What, When,
Where, Why. Captions can be great for event pages. You
can journal block a summary of the event. Examples of these
pages are birthday parties, holidays, family visits, zoo pages,
sporting events, and graduations.
Think back to the days of magnetic photo albums. When
you sat down with friends and narrated your pictures so the
other person would know who was in the pictures, what was
happening and any funny story that went along with them.
That’s really what journaling is all about. It is your way of
preserving that narration with the pictures. Those who read
your journaling can almost hear your voice in it.
If after you’ve purchased the perfect album, sorted years of
photographs, pulled together a theme for these photographs
and decided which embellishments to apply as a ﬁnishing
touch, you still have doubts, turn to Memory Makers or
Creating Keepsakes. These two very helpful magazines
are loaded with ideas to duplicate scrap themes and page
layouts. Copying another’s artwork? Isn’t that illegal you ask?
Not in the world of scrapbooking.
In fact, it is encouraged. Scrapbook stores also offer crop
nights for a nominal fee (around $5-$6). Sessions run for
about six hours and looking over the shoulders of a fellow
cropper can be the best therapy for “scrapper’s block.”
What do we get out of scrapbooking? Not only will you
appreciate a lifetime of memories and leave a legacy for
your children and grandchildren but, in our group we have
found that friendship is our ultimate satisfaction. Bringing
individuals together from varying
backgrounds proves to be
essential for any club to work.
We have a ﬁne network of talent
in Scrappin’ & Stampin’ and are
always seeking newcomers. We
have several levels of expertise
from a few who are still in the
stages of sorting photos and
deciding which theme to use in
their scrapbooks to seasoned
scrappers who have been
putting albums together for ten
years or more. Even those who
have been honing their art for
that long are still amazed at what
is available to the scrapper and
how challenging each topic can
be.
When Margaret May was asked what she enjoyed about
scrapping she said, “When I heard there was going to be
a new scrapbook group starting a few years ago, I thought
wow…what a way to make some friends here in Canadian
Lakes.” She admits that as a newcomer it was easier joining a
club that was new with interest sparking other new neighbors
like herself to join and make friends. “Well I was right, what
a fun time it has been and what good friends I have because
of this group!”
Many people have called to ﬁnd out how to get started in
scrapbooking. Be careful about getting bit by the scrapping
bug! A trip to the scrapbook store can be overwhelming and
you may walk in the ﬁrst time and walk right back out. You
may ﬁnd some of the same items available at Hobby Lobby,
Wal-Mart or Meijer at a discounted price. There are so many
products available and many new items introduced every
month.
Start by sorting your photographs into subjects or themes.
Some people do complete albums depicting their children’s
lives from birth to age 20. These books can become too large
and separating pages later can prove to be quite a task. Don’t
dig around for your son’s ﬁrst haircut photo now that he’s in
the Navy. Start with more recent events and work back. And
don’t feel that you have to place all 15 snapshots from your
granddaughter’s recital on one album page.
In time you will be more selective about which photos are
important and shooting at just the right angle. Take more
unrehearsed or posed pictures. They generally tell the best
story. Working with the little ones in particular can pose quite
a challenge as they move around very quickly. That’s where
the digital camera comes in. That “delete” or “trash” button
is very handy.
A couple of our members have developed theme albums,
Christmas (maybe 10 years of their family at the holidays),
Birthdays (celebrations from a child’s birthday to a relative’s
surprise 50th). How you approach your creativity is purely up
to you.
Don’t get bogged down in details and perfection when
starting out or you will get discouraged. Let the artist in you
bloom. Work with a buddy if you ﬁnd it helpful and for further
inspiration, join our Scrappin’ & Stampin’ club. We meet the
ﬁrst Monday of the month, 2 p.m. at the Alpine Haus. We
work hard but we have a lot of fun too! – by Phyllis Gross
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Golf News
2006 Golf Season
in Review
… by Dennis Wolfe, Head Golf Professional
“Thank you” to all of our golfers for your support during the 2006
season. Here are some numbers to paint a picture of our activity
from April through October.
We provided 9 different golf league activities which include over
650 participants each week. We conducted 22 tournaments for
our members (17 of these are also open to guests). We also
hosted 9 Charity/Corporate Outings on Wednesdays. When you
put all of this together with our open play, you get nearly 50,000
rounds of golf.
Our Golf Maintenance Department deserves a huge “thank you”
for their efforts this past season. They provided us with solid
playing conditions year after year. We have a crew that takes a lot
of pride in their work, and many of these staff members are your
neighbors. Next time you see one of these individuals, let them
know you appreciate their efforts.
Every year we are eager to improve our golf facilities. This year
we were able to renovate the cart paths on the Royal course on
holes #15 - #18. We also will be renovating some bunkers this fall.
The Pines took on a new look this past season. We changed the
mowing pattern to conserve on fuel, machine usage and redirect
man hours to other areas. In the spring, when we marked off the
designated areas, it was hard to imagine what “Mother Nature”
would produce. The aesthetic changes were great. After the
grow-in was complete, we did alter mowing patterns in key areas.
This new-found look is here to stay.
We all have ideas and opinions on what we would like to see
improved. Golf Maintenance/Golf Operations and the Golf
Committee have spent countless hours discussing this topic. It all
boils down to having the necessary resources (money) to address
these needs.
We do provide some competitive opportunities for our players
each season, and it would be appropriate to acknowledge our
champions for the 2006 season. All of these individuals are ﬁrsttime winners of their respective event:
Men’s Club Champion:
Women’s Club Champion:
Jr. Club Champion:
Men’s Match Play Champion:
Women’s Match Play Champion:
Men’s Invitational Gross Winners:
Men’s Invitational Net Winners:
John Richmond
Deb Coleman
Joey Hinds
Bill Ballard
Bobbie Persh
Jay Miller / Jim Foerster
Tom Chesnut / Kevin Crawley
On the lighter side of things, we would like to congratulate our
“Hole-In-One Club” winners (to date) - Bev Brack, Larry Klein, Bobbi
Skovgard and Diane Sutherland. These players will be splitting a
prize of over $1,000.00. Not bad for a $5.00 investment. We did
have several golfers score an “Ace” who were not members of the
“HIO Club.”
Note: Save $5.00 for next year because “you never know when
your next shot is going in!”
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Fall Golf Course
Maintenance
Activities
… by Bill Hull
Fall is one of the busiest times of the year for the golf
maintenance staff. Most of the seasonal staff is gone and
there are plenty of things to do to prepare the courses
for winter. Here is a brief summary of the major projects
going on.
Aeriﬁcation to greens, tees and fairways is probably the
least appreciated but most important cultural practice
we do on the courses. The need to relieve compaction,
remove thatch, improve drainage and modify the soil
proﬁle with sand is crucial to maintain quality turf.
Winter chemical applications are also important to help
the turf survive the winter. A snow mold fungicide is
applied to all the courses to help reduce the damage that
can be caused by speciﬁc fungi that grow beneath the
snow cover. Although many turf areas can be damaged
by these fungi, the damage will appear more prevalent on
turf maintained at lower mowing heights.
One of the most labor intensive tasks we are challenged
with each fall is leaf removal and course clean up. Over
the years as more homes are built on the courses we
have shifted from simply blowing leaves to mulching
and vacuuming leaf debris. This process is more time
consuming and labor intensive.
Winterizing of our three irrigation systems is an important
aspect of maintaining the most valuable asset we have as
a golf course. The systems are drained and inspected,
and needed repairs or maintenance will be done at this
time. This work will insure a smooth operating irrigation
system for the coming season.
This fall our crew will also be working on a course
improvement project. The two sand bunkers on the #8
green at the Highland course are to be remodeled. Both
bunkers will be reshaped and contoured with new sand
installed. This will improve the playability of this hole
dramatically and will hopefully be the ﬁrst of many future
bunker improvements.
Besides the items mentioned above there are many
other happenings going on. We will be starting on
winter equipment maintenance. Many of our mowers
are beginning their tenth year in service and without the
seasonal overhauls we would not be able to rely on them
to get the job done. Tree pruning is always needed and
as trees grow our courses get smaller and tighter. Cutting
back some growth and
removing select trees is
important to playability
and, in some cases, turf
health.
If you have any comments
or concerns regarding golf
course maintenance or
general turf management
feel free to contact Bill Hull
or Kevin Van Horn at 972 8444.
Safety News
… by Mickey Rudzis,
Corporate and Community Safety Director
([email protected])
Winter Watch
All snowbirds and anyone leaving on vacation, please remember to complete a vacation form available in the
CLPOC main ofﬁce. New this year is an attachment that
will be taken to the sheriff’s ofﬁce. It will be used by county
ofﬁcers in performing security checks in addition to those by
our Safety Department.
Red Light Alert
A red light should be placed in a front window and any
drapes or curtains should be left open enough so that if the
light goes on it is visible when ofﬁcers or members of Mobile
Watch or Safety drive by. If you have any questions about
the red light system, call the Safety Department Monday
through Friday during regular business hours, 972-8555.
ORVs Revisited
With winter coming, it’s time to talk about ORVs again. An
off-road vehicle (ORV) is deﬁned as any motor vehicle that
can be operated cross-country, over land, snow and/or other
natural terrain without the beneﬁt of a road or trail. ORV’s
shall not be operated in or on a CLPOC park, golf course,
beach or common area. Within the Canadian Lakes community, ORV’s may only be operated on the shoulder of
the road. Also, be aware that snowmobiles are permitted
in some sub-divisions and not in others. It is recommended
that members check their deed restrictions to assure compliance when operating an ORV. Guests are not allowed to
operate snowmobiles inside Canadian Lakes; if you happen to have friends who bring their snowmobiles along while
visiting you, request them to use the snowmobile trail by
Stanwood and not to operate their machines within our community.
Ice Shanties
Ice shanties placed on any Canadian Lakes water area must
comply with the Department of Natural Resources rules. All
shanties being left on a lake shall have the owner’s name
and address permanently ﬁxed on the shanty itself, not on
a board or other attachable material. Ice shanties must be
removed from any lake in Mecosta County by midnight of
March 15th each year. In addition, a shanty must be removed if ice conditions become unsafe, regardless of the
date. After the existence of such conditions and/or March
15th, a shanty must be removed at the end of each day’s
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Since June 1, 2006, the Safety Department along with the Architectural
Control Committee (A.C.C.) and Campground staff have been issuing
a new Notice of Violation citation to Canadian Lakes property owners
who are in violation of the Corporation Rules. Most of the citations
written pertain to failure to display Canadian Lakes stickers on vehicles.
In some instances, it appears that they may also be for individuals who
are not displaying a guest pass. Property owners are responsible
for their guests. Be sure to secure a guest pass for display in guest
vehicles. Other frequent citations pertain to dog violations.
The Rules Violation Committee meets once a month to review these
citations and make recommendations to the Board of Directors
regarding penalties. The Committee takes these citations seriously as
should any property owner receiving one. Violators may be subject to
ﬁnes when they do not take care of the violation.
The current rules book which was updated during 2006 includes the
schedule of possible penalties. The penalties range from a warning up
to and including a $1,000 ﬁne and/or Civil Suit for Injunctive Relief.
The rules also incorporate the plat restrictions for each sub-division.
A copy of the updated rule book can be obtained from the CLPOC
ofﬁce free of charge.
Record Date
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Friday, September 29, 2006 has been set as the Record Date for the
purpose of determining members of record in good standing and entitled
to notice and to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Members to be held
on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Any person otherwise eligible for
membership with respect to a particular lot or condominium unit for which
any fees or assessments against such lot or condominium unit are not
more than thirty (30) days in arrears shall be considered a member in
good standing. A member is not in good standing if Maintenance Fees
or Assessments are outstanding from previous ownership of the lot(s) or
condominium unit(s) owned by the member.
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Boat & Dock Removal
From Common Areas
Since fall is upon us please keep in mind that
all boats must be removed from the water on
or before December 1. Also remember that
any boat or dock that has been removed and/
or stored on any CLPOC common area also
must be removed by December 1. The CLPOC
may remove any boat or dock remaining on
the common areas after December 1 and
charge the owner for the costs of removal. The
CLPOC reserves the right to remove any dock
remaining in the water that is deemed in poor
condition. Thank you for your cooperation in
this matter.
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Why Volunteer?
by Marshal Henry, CLA President
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Right Side Up
with A&A Builders
Siding
Windows
Roofing
When people think of Canadian Lakes, what comes to mind? To many
individuals it is the amenities that our community offers.
Our full-time and part-time residents enjoy golf, boating, ﬁshing,
swimming, walking, running, biking, tennis, social events and relaxing.
In addition, some members who do not live here full time like the
fact that it is an easy drive from southern Michigan or parts of Illinois,
Indiana or Ohio. For many of us these are the basic reasons why we
enjoy our great community.
Once you are here you begin to realize what is really important to the
vitality of Canadian Lakes – the people. It may be the general manager
and all the employees, or the many full- and part-time residents who
volunteer their time to make this a better place in which to live, relax
and play.
This is why I have volunteered my time through the years as a member
of the Canadian Lakes Association (CLA). I have learned that people
make the difference – not big government or bureaucracy, but the
individual citizens who contribute their time, skills, labor and sometimes
money to help their community on a speciﬁc project, or to enable other
people to have a better life.
There are speciﬁc beneﬁts to volunteering other than what I stated
above. For one thing, volunteering makes you feel good about what
you are able to accomplish. When you pitch in and help, you get a
chance to meet other Canadian Lakers from different areas. I found
this to be a nice beneﬁt when we were weekenders for many years.
The more you are involved and the more people you begin to know,
the better connected you become within Canadian Lakes, which makes
this community something that you personally care about.
I hope if you have volunteered in the past that you continue to keep
up the good work. If you haven’t yet had a chance to get involved,
then I hope you can do so this year. We all need each other to make
Canadian Lakes THE PLACE TO BE in the 21st century.
Canadian Lakes Endowed
Scholarship to beneﬁt needbased students
The Ferris Foundation, along with board directors Ken Reuther and
Kevin O’Brien, and members of the Canadian Lakes community are
establishing a Canadian Lakes Endowed Scholarship for Mecosta
County.
The need-based scholarship will beneﬁt students from Mecosta County
who have a ﬁnancial aid need after all possible family contributions
and other grants or loans are subtracted from the cost of attending
the University.
“This is a scholarship that is speciﬁcally designed to beneﬁt students
who need help paying for their college education,” Reuther said. “The
emphasis is on helping students in Mecosta County.”
Endowed scholarships for need-based ﬁnancial aid are critical, Reuther
added, noting only 5 percent of the $8.1 million of scholarship money
awarded during the 2004-05 academic year at Ferris State University
was need-based.
For more information or to make a gift to the Canadian Lakes Endowed
Scholarship for Mecosta County, please contact the Ferris Foundation
at (231) 591-2365 or [email protected]. Details about establishing
scholarships or endowments may be obtained from the Advancement
Ofﬁce at (231) 591-3825.
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Fishing News
Young Anglers Contest
On Saturday, July 1, 2006, 117 young anglers aged 2 to 16 entered
the 5th Annual Young Anglers Contest.
They ﬁshed from 8 to 11 am and then brought their ﬁsh to the
weigh-in to compete for prizes.
The winners in each age group, “Most Total Weight” or “Longest
Single Fish” were:
Age 2 to 4:
Caitlin Fokken
Emily Martin
Mattie Martin
Nicole Olivieri
Age 9 to 12:
Julia Henderson
Tyler Kobylas
Chene Frontiera
Travis Hooker
Age 5 to 8:
Molly Killingbeck
Aja Flagg
Courtney Rogalski
John Hopkins
Age 13 to 16:
Craig Henderson
Lisa Frontiera
Andrea Frontiera
Tatyona Roberts
Each of these winners received a Zebco rod and reel combination
donated by Zebco, (thank you) or a choice of a tackle box for age
2 to 4. The heaviest weight of 25 Bluegill was 5 lb, 12 oz, and the
longest was 9 1/4”.
The anglers and their parents, etc. enjoyed a free picnic lunch of
hot dog, chips, cookie, beverage and cooked ﬁsh from their catch.
The cost of this was shared by CLA, the Fishing Club and proceeds
of our rafﬂe.
A rafﬂe was held with 25 donated prizes, and the grand prize
winner of the Tiger baseball game tickets package was Larry
Stawiarski. This seemed very deserving since Larry had worked
countless hours chairing this event for the previous four years and
also getting prizes for this year. A big “thank you” to the Setlocks
who donated the grand prize.
Thank you also to the 25 volunteers who worked this event,
especially Pat Donlon, Jim McErlain, Dick Knobloch and Dale
Doepker who did the planning and co-chaired the event. Also
thanks to all who donated rafﬂe prizes, cookies, donuts and bags,
etc.
Anyone with kids who did not enter this year missed a great
experience and should mark their 2007 calendar for this event on
the Saturday before the Fourth of July. – by Dale Doepker
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“Win Land Memorial”
2nd Annual Bullhead Roundup
Eleven men and woman ﬁshed between 9:00 p.m. Friday
and 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 12 and brought in 57
Bullhead which were all cleaned by our Master Filleters.
Over half were cooked on the spot by Joel Steenstra
and the rest were taken home by ﬁshermen for later
enjoyment. They were excellent dipped in egg, breaded
and deep fried. Just ask the 11 participants and another
dozen observers.
The largest Bullhead, at 1 pound, 9.2 ounces, was caught
by the team of Hilton and Musser. The “Most Fish” and
“Most Weight” was entered by Joel Steenstra, with 10
ﬁsh at 12 pounds, 5.3 ounces. The least ﬁsh caught was
3.
Mark your calendar for around mid-August of 2007 so
you can join in the fun and good eating, courtesy of your
CL Fishing Club and Master Bullheader Joel Steenstra.
– by Dale Doepker
Big Fish Trophies for
Canadian Lakes
Fishermen
The CL Fishing Club announces that starting this year
they will be awarding trophies for both the youth and
adult winners of their Summer Long Big Fish Contest.
One trophy for the longest entry in each species of ﬁsh
will be awarded to the youth 14 and under and another
for ﬁshermen 15 years and over. Each will include a brass
plate giving the name of the ﬁsherman, the ﬁsh species
and year. Other awards will be given to additional youth
14 and under who enter ﬁsh. Participation is open to all
CLPOC members, their children and grandchildren. A
photograph and/or witness is requested for each entry.
Entry forms are available on the CLPOC website, and in
the kiosk at the CLPOC ofﬁce. This year’s contest runs
from May 1 to November 1, 2006 and is hosted by Pat
Donlon. – by Dale Doepker
Tiger Muskies in our
Lake
In the Fall of 2004, based upon a recommendation
from Summit Labs, 50 Tiger Muskies 10” - 12” long
were planted in our Main Lake. The purpose is to help
reduce the excessive number of undersize Bluegill in our
lakes. Tiger Muskies are a sterile hybrid cross between a
Northern Pike and a Muskellunge.
They eat more and grow faster and larger than Northern
Pike. This past winter we had a report of a 23” Tiger
Muskie being caught in West Lake and recently a 26”
Tiger Muskie.
We request all ﬁshermen to be on the lookout for these
new ﬁsh, and be sure to release them unharmed when
caught. The legal size for possession of Tiger Muskies
is 42”, as compared to 24” for Pike, but we encourage
release of both at any size. The current state record for
Tiger Muskie is 51 pounds, 3 ounces.
(Note, they pose no danger to swimmers of any age and
no signiﬁcant increased danger to Loons.)
They appear similar in body shape to Pike although the
Muskie would likely be fatter, but the main distinction is in
coloration. Northern Pike have a green background color
with bean shaped yellowish spots all over. Tiger Muskies
are light or silvery background with dark lateral bars or
spots. – by Dale Doepker
Surplus Fishing Tackle
Donation
The Salvation Army is collecting surplus
ﬁshing rods, reels and tackle boxes
in usable or repairable condition
for their “Throw ‘em a Line”
Program.
They will be
refurbished and given to
needy families to encourage
participation
in
this
healthy sport. Donations
can be brought to any
CL Fishing Club meeting,
2nd Tuesdays, 7 PM at Highland Haus, or drop off with
Dale Doepker, 7054 Southwest Drive. – by Dale Doepker
8th Annual
Canadian
Lakes Bass
Tournament
On Saturday 6/10/06, 21
boats, each with with 2
ﬁshermen, ﬁshed from 7 am
to 2 pm for Largemouth Bass
in the Main Chain of Canadian
Lakes with an entry fee of $25
per person. Five Places were
awarded a share of the cash
and 2 places received gift
certiﬁcates for the highest total
weight of a 5 ﬁsh limit.
Two places were awarded cash for the largest ﬁsh. Two
gift certiﬁcates were also given by drawing among the
other teams.
A good time was had by all, especially the winners for the
most total weight of 5 ﬁsh, Jason and Nick Wendt with 17
pounds. The largest ﬁsh winners were Phil Sheridan and
Keith Goodrich with 4.2 pounds.
Sixteen of the 21 boats brought 5 ﬁsh, 14” or over, to the
weigh-in, which is better than previous years.
Total weight and largest ﬁsh were very comparable to
previous years. These good results for 7 hours of ﬁshing
versus 8 hours in previous years would appear to indicate
that the Largemouth Bass ﬁshery in our lakes is doing
well.
Thanks to the Mayfair Restaurant, Antlers Restaurant and
Ace Hardware for donating gift certiﬁcates as prizes.
A big thank you to Max Wolpert and Dale Doepker for
organizing and conducting the Tournament, Kevin Hyma
for getting the gift certiﬁcates and John Dietz for carrying
all the ﬁsh back to the lake after weigh-in and releasing
them. Out of 95 ﬁsh brought to the weigh-in, the known
mortality was only one.
Remember, releasing all Bass and Pike you catch is
essential to maintaining our good ﬁshery!! – by Dale
Doepker
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Mecosta Health Services
Family Practice
Charles Brummeler, DO
Channing Finkbeiner, MD
Meredith Reavill, PA-C
These three board certified providers are dedicated to providing
medical care with a personal touch for your family, generation to
generation. Services provided include:
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Acute care for illness
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Treatment for diabetes and
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New patients welcome.
All major insurances accepted.
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Canadian Lakes, MI 49346
Immunization Awareness
Message from Meredith Reavill, PA-C
You can protect yourself, your family, friends, and community from serious, lifethreatening infections by staying up-to-date with your immunizations. Vaccines
have wiped out smallpox, eliminated poliovirus in the U.S. and significantly
reduced the number of cases of measles, diphtheria, rubella, pertussis and other
diseases. Despite these efforts, tens of thousands of people in the U.S. still die
from vaccine-preventable diseases.
The offices of Mecosta Health Services gave approximately 3,768 immunizations
last year, along with the Occupational Medicine Department at Mecosta County
Medical Center providing about 748. Most vaccines are given during the first
five to six years of life. Other immunizations are recommended during adolescent
or adult years and, for certain vaccines, booster immunization are recommended
throughout life.
If you have questions about whether you are up-to-date with your
immunizations, call your healthcare provider. For questions about traveling
immunizations call (231) 592-4382.
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CLAM Program 2006 Summer Season Summary
The story of the 2006 season actually begins back in the fall
of 2005 when the Main Lakes drop chamber was re-established
“adding” 7 inches of water to the surface of the lake chain. Some
degree of beneﬁcial ﬁnancial, boater safety, and ecological gain
was anticipated. Looking back at this point in the season, it seems
to have been realized as is discussed in more detail below.
One of the major determining factors of the 2006 summer season
also goes back to the beginning of 2006. The winter and spring
of 2006 were wet. Temperatures stayed mild and the moisture
continued. These weather conditions had a tremendous impact
on the lakes. For the past few years, we have been forced to make
large withdrawals from our ground water “savings account” or
aquifer to maintain lake levels. This winter/spring mother nature
made major water deposits. This captured rain and snow water
not only ﬁlls the lake, but it ﬁlls the local aquifer that keeps the
lake level up. Because of this the high phosphorus Main Lake
pumps were not required all season to date. Following the midJune general herbicide application, the low phosphorus Lake of the
Clouds pumps ran to “ﬂush” and dilute high phosphorus main-lake
water. These pumps have been active again recently to stabilize
the Main Lakes lake levels. This lack of dependence results in
ﬁnancial savings (electricity) and ecological savings (little to no
new phosphorus).
Long before docks went in and boats came out of storage, last
ice dissolved oxygen testing was conducted demonstrating the
lakes had sufﬁcient oxygen to support ﬁsh and critical metabolic
activities. We expected not to see any ﬁsh kills as the ice melted
away, and none were observed.
Almost immediately after the ice was off, minnows went in.
Golden shiner and fathead minnows were stocked into many of the
Canadian Lakes water bodies. Each water body was chosen based
on speciﬁc goals. Some plantings were designed to establish and
enhance the limited forage (ﬁsh food) base. Other systems are
intended to produce a surplus of minnows from spawning. These
surplus ﬁsh can then be transplanted to other systems that need
further development. Detailed articles on this stocking are available
on the internet Blog.
The 2006 general herbicide application was perfectly subtle.
Moderate water temps, rain and overcast skies resulted in treated
native vegetation slowly falling out of the water column. This is
ideal as nutrients slowly released under mild conditions tend
to be taken up by lower growing non-nuisance native aquatic
plants. When the treated plants fall out and decay quickly under
hot and sunny conditions, the nutrients tend to be most utilized
by nuisance ﬁlamentous and blue-green algae. We saw no algal
blooms requiring treatment in 2006! This is the ﬁrst year since the
CLAM has been in place (and going back many years prior) that no
copper sulfate was added to the lakes! Also, it was the ﬁrst year a
mayﬂy hatch was witnessed. Financially, we saved in comparison
to past seasons. Ecologically we strengthened biodiversity and
stability.
We had concerns about the adult largemouth bass population
in the Main Lakes (as well as smaller systems). In 2005, LMB
Virus was conﬁrmed after samples were sent to Michigan State
University. The virus is spreading statewide and is only fatal to
stressed ﬁsh. A limited ﬁsh kill occurred in 2005. The results of
the 2006 bass tournament proved the population to be in great
shape. Canadian Lakes continues to be blessed with a banner
ﬁshery and as the habitat becomes more diverse and stable, expect
even more.
With all the potential for introduction (boats, bait buckets,
birds…) it is just a matter of time before we see the appearance of
ecologically destabilizing invasion species like zebra muscles and
Eurasian milfoil. That is the bad news. The good news is we did not
observe these species or any other new invasive species in 2006!
This allows us to focus on the 3 major invasives that are currently
calling the lakes home, Curlyleaf Pondweed, Purple Loosestrife, and
Giant Reed (Phragmites australis). We are slowly making progress
on the Main Lakes Curly Leaf Pondweed population. Phragmites
is currently under control, but Purple Loosestrife control will be an
ongoing battle. This battle against Purple Loosestrife is detailed on
the Blog and could easily consume an entire article onto itself.
In 2005 we experimented with Vallisneria americana (Wild celery)
control. At a high concentration, a copper sulfate based algaecide
demonstrated the ability to knock down the plants reproductive
shoots from the surface of the water. In 2006, we did not see the
dense patches from 2005. Was this a result of the 2005 copper
treatment, water level increase, biological control (ducks, muskrats
and other biological control), and/or weather? Will we see issues
in 2007 or has the population permanently come into check? Only
time will tell.
As the days grow shorter and the night grows cooler, the lake
anxiously awaits fall turnover. This is a time of abundance and
easy living for lake life before the long hard winter sets in. For
us as humans, this period produces great ﬁshing and saturating
natural beauty and tranquility, take time to enjoy it. As for us, we
still have plenty to keep us busy. This fall the Curly Leaf Pondweed
will once again show itself as water temps drop. If the assessed
population warrants treatment, it will be selectively treated as it
has been in the past. The small lake’s inventory baseline data from
2005 will allow for the evaluation of stocking success and identify
the potential for additional ﬁshery development. A bathymetry
map of Lake of the Clouds is being completed and ﬁsh population
seining
There is never enough time or print space for us to present all
of the information we collect throughout a season. We enjoy the
opportunity to speak with you in person while out in the ﬁeld or
at presentation opportunities like the Town Hall Meetings. We are
dedicated to maintaining the internet Blog journal, a tremendous
resource for you to learn about your lake and your CLAM Program.
Please visit at the C.L.P.O.C. homepage (www.clpoc.org). Under
the “Communications” tab, click on the “Lake Manager’s Blog.”
This is the “What, When, Where, How and Why” answer site for all
your lake questions.
2006 was a stellar season for the lakes. We are looking forward
to 2007 with continued passion and commitment required to face
the challenges of managing the expansive and diverse aquatic
resources of the Canadian Lakes community. Remember, these
are your lakes and your lake management program. Success is
up to all of us. – Your Lake Managers, Thomas Krueger and Joel
Steenstra
As the Canadian Lakes aquatic ecosystem diversifies
many subtle changes will take place over time.
For example, it is likely mallard ducks like these
pictured in Far West will become increasingly more
abundant in response to the increased abundance of
one of the duck’s favorite foods,
wild celery.
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This is natures way of finding balance.
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Big Rapids, MI 49307
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS
November 18, 2006
1:00 p.m. – Eastern Standard Time
All members in good standing are invited to attend the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Members to be held on
Saturday, November 18, 2006 at The Castle, 9400 Pere Marquette, Canadian Lakes, MI 49346 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time. The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:
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Please follow the ballot instructions very carefully in order to assure that your votes are counted. Each ballot
must be returned in the envelope provided which must bear your SIGNATURE, PRINTED NAME, SUBDIVISION
and LOT NUMBER. One’s subdivision and lot number have been printed on the mailing label.
To ensure that each vote is recorded and eligibility to vote is ascertained please vote as soon as possible even
if planning to attend the annual meeting. BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED VIA MAIL BEFORE 12:00 NOON ON
NOVEMBER 16, 2006; OR VIA PERSONAL DELIVERY TO BALLOT BOX AT CLPOC OFFICE BEFORE 4:30 P.M.
ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006, OR VIA PERSONAL DELIVERY TO SECRETARY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
MEMBERS BEFORE 1:05 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2006. Please allow ample time for whatever method of voting
you choose.
What Does Your Board Do?
by Rocky Voci, Director ([email protected])
Committee reports, member governance questions, ﬁnancial and other issues come before the Board in what seems to
be an endless stream. Insuring that the CLPOC Board addresses all issues in a timely fashion can be a daunting task.
Items requiring Board attention, unless properly tracked, can sometimes “fall through the cracks”, leaving our members
wondering “Whatever happened to that issue I requested the Board to respond to?” To help the Board keep focus on the
issues that require resolution, in January 2006 the Board implemented a “task tracking system” whereby each task is
placed in a “parking lot” task category. The “parking lot” task is then assigned a priority, an expected completion date,
with the responsibility for action being assigned to a committee, or individual. Once these assignments are made, the
“parking lot” item is moved to an “in process” status. As the issues are resolved, the work item is moved to a “completed”
status. This task list is updated once a month and the Board meeting agenda pays special attention to resolving tasks.
The goal (idealistic perhaps) is to have all “parking lot” and “in progress” tasks resolved in a timely manner. This task list
is posted in the CLPOC Conference Room. Come on in at any time during business hours and look at the task list and get
an insight into the variety of issues your Board is involved with.
28 • October-November 2006
Calendar
of Events
All events are open to Canadian Lakes property owners, their family members and guests only.
Property owners should obtain passes from the Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation
(CLPOC) ofﬁce for their guests and visiting family members.
October 2006
4
5
11
12, 13, 14
14
19
20
20, 21
21
22
CLPOC Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
CLA Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 8:30am
Morton Township Board Meeting @ 9am
Players “A Tribute TO T.V.” – The Castle @ 7:00pm
Chili-Dog Scramble – The Royal Golf Course
Morton Township Zoning Board Meeting @ 7pm
CLPOC Pre Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
Players “A Tribute TO T.V.” – The Castle @ 7:00pm
CLPOC Board Meeting – Highland Haus @ 9:00am
Players “A Tribute TO T.V.” – The Castle @ 2:00pm
1
2
8
15
16
17
18
25
CLPOC Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
CLA Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 8:30am
Morton Township Board Meeting @ 9am
Girls Night Out Movie – The Mayfair @ 6:30pm
Morton Township Zoning Board Meeting @ 7pm
CLPOC Pre Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
CLPOC Board Meeting – Highland Haus @ 9:00am
Craft Show – The Castle @ 10am-4pm
2
6
7
13
15
16
21
31
Euchre Tournament – The Castle @ 7pm-10pm
CLPOC Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
CLA Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 8:30am
Morton Township Board Meeting @ 9am
CLPOC Pre Board Meeting – CLPOC Main Conference Room @ 1:00pm
CLPOC Board Meeting – Highland Haus @ 9:00am
Morton Township Zoning Board Meeting @ 7pm
New Year’s Eve Dance – The Castle @ 8pm-1am
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November 2006
December 2006
The Mayfair
Restaurant Schedule & Hours of Operation for October, 2006
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Monday thru Friday
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Saturday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Sunday
“Buffet Night” - Tuesday - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“All You Can Eat Fish Night” - Friday - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Buffet Night Suggestions
Are Appreciated
Hours of Operation for November, 2006: To Be Announced
Watch for details at www.CLPOC.org
Register for Restaurant e-Mail bulletins.
We are thankful for your help and support, and we are here
to make your Canadian Lakes dining experience special.
Jim Crank, Restaurant Manager
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Over ten years ago – has it been that long already?
– CL residents were anticipating their transition from
ownership by the CL Development Company to the
CL Property Owners Corporation. Along with the
transition came many ideas on how our community
would evolve.
drive by of the dedicated men and women serving in
the military throughout the world. The idea came from
a Garden Club district meeting last fall. Margie Hoeft
volunteered to head this new project. She procured the
location, our maintenance supervisor Bill Hull prepared
the bed, and Margie planted the ﬂowers.
The Garden Club, a group of talented, creative and
environmentally friendly residents who had a love of
plants and all that goes with it, was already in existence.
In 1994-95, after Garden Club member June Kilmer
approached former G.M. Scott Devereaux for funds to
beautify a small list of ﬂower beds in common areas,
limited funds were underwritten by the CLPOC, but alas,
no manpower. A group of about two dozen resident
volunteers stepped forth, and “Flower Power” was
born. Flower beds were identiﬁed and developed by a
great group of volunteers, some not even Garden Club
members. They simply wanted to share their time and
talents. The volunteers were grouped into foursomes
and assigned the task of identifying plantings and
developing the beds as they saw ﬁt. June had all the
materials delivered to her home to be distributed. What
a project that turned out to be. She even provided a
“Witches Brew” to the groups, which made the plants
grow quickly. But just as the funds began to run out,
calls were coming in from others to volunteer their help.
Neighborhood groups chipped in to beautify their
corners, even though CLPOC funds would not cover
their efforts. “Flower Power” members welcomed their
participation. June’s creative leadership was followed
by Valerie Wise and Elaine Bergeon, then by Ilene and
Jean Kavanaugh, followed by Joyce Linn and Becky
Bangert, and currently by Mary Post.
Flower Power volunteers offer as much time as they can
squeeze into their schedules in the following ways. Each
location is monitored by a captain who heads a team
of workers. They prepare the ﬂower beds in the fall,
order all the plants, mulch, fertilizer, etc. they will need
for the coming season. Orders are distributed in May
for planting before Memorial Day. Currently, orders are
distributed from King’s Corners in Sylvester. This year
about 150 bags of mulch, 135 ﬂats and 200 trays of
ﬂowers were ordered which makes for a monumental
project. Effort is made to purchase perennials in many
of the beds for continued beauty.
A new addition in 2006 to the almost 25 locations is
the Yellow Ribbon garden on Pierce Road in front of
the CLPOC ofﬁce. It serves as a reminder to all who
30 • October-November 2006
Flower bed locations throughout the CL community
are maintained by volunteers throughout the growing
season – fertilizing, weeding, and in general providing
the necessary “TLC” for the beds. Watering is provided
by our CLPOC maintenance staff under the direction of
Bill Hull. The maintenance crew also provides the strong
backs needed to place large rocks and additional soil
in the beds, or replacing and repairing planters when
needed. In October, the beds are cleaned out and
prepped for the coming year, which includes planting
bulbs for early spring. And the cycle is complete.
As you can see, this dedicated group of volunteers
requires many hands to accomplish their goals. If you
would like to help, please contact Mary Post, this year’s
chair (972-5661). As a “Flower Power” volunteer, you
need not be a member of the Garden Club, and you are
welcome to join their ranks any time during the year.
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