Category: Current Topics

June 2023 Membership update

06-29-2023 Newsletter

Hello Mel/Sallie Association Members,

Birch Burdick was elected as the New Mel/Sallie Association President at the Annual meeting!

Annual JULY 4th – 2023 Boat Parade

Join your neighbors in decorating your boat – and/or your home/dock –to celebrate our country’s independence.

10:30 am sharp,   Counter-Clockwise in ODD years like this year.

Meet at the Shoreham channel inlet/outlet.

Traveling trophies for best decorated boats and best decorated properties.

Lake levels are high this year; parades should proceed accordingly.

RELAX — wave a lot! This is not a race. Make it a Fun and Safe Fourth of July! — Not Responsible For Accidents

All Watercraft Welcome.  Decorations Not Required.  Join In, Just for the Cruise

If you have a boat in the parade – send an email with a photo to your Beach Captain so they can easily identify your entrance into the parade.

Gail Tronnes, Commodore

Bears Sighted on West side of Lake Melissa: 

Local DNR officials have reported a number of calls from homeowners on the west side of Lake Melissa.

Attached are a couple BearWise flyers that provide good tips for homeowners on removing attractants; the #1 reason bears visit homeowners is presence of food.  This time of year – there are many 1yr old bears that have just been “kicked out of home” by momma.  They are young and this is the first time they have been on their own, so they are kind of learning how to be a bear. 

Also see the DNR bear webpage at Living with bears in Minnesota | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us).  

Directory Books

The New Mel/Sallie Directory Books are now available at the Mel/Sal Office.  

The Mel Sallie Office is located across from the Shoreham Chapel will be open Saturdays and Sundays  from 10-12 am starting June 3rd thru September 2nd.    Something new we are trying this year is also having the Office open the Third Thursday from 5-7 pm on June 15th, July 20th and August 17th.

You can make a check out for $35 to:  Mel/Sal Association.

If you want to pay Online:  Please use the following Gomerchant website link to pay Homeowner fees and make donations to the Mel/Sal Foundation and Environmental funds. If you have participated in on-line payment in the past, you will receive an email following the payment transaction.
Please consider paying/donating on the 1st of any month to eliminate additional bank fees.

https://secure.goemerchant.com/secure/custompayment/lmsa2/6825/default.aspx?

We are looking for Volunteers to staff the office to Collect Payments, Hand out Directories, and sell Mel/Sal merchandise.

To sign up – click the link below and sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c4caea622a7fd0-melsal1#/

Lake Weed Removal Update:

As we shared several times last summer – the Pelican River Watershed District is no longer picking up weeds from the side of the road this summer.

Your options are:

  1. Contact Miller Landscaping – and hire them to pickup your weeds from the roadside.   Email (preferred): office@milleryardcareandconstruction.com

Phone: 218-849-9794.  
Website: www.milleryardcareandconstruction.com

  1. Take your Weeds to the Mill Pond Compost Site.   This is where the Township would like residents from Sallie and Melissa to haul their lake weeds to.  They have asked us to NOT bring any of our lake weeds to the Lake Sallie compost site.  The Mill Pond Compost site is a very good site – and closer for almost all of the Lake Melissa residents.  

Directions to the Mill Pond site:  Head South on the West side of Lake Melissa – which is County Road 147.  About ½ mile south of Lake Melissa you will intersect with Mill Pond Drive.   Take a Left and head East about 2 blocks where you will see the entrance to the Mill Pond Compost site.   Tree branches go on the Far West side, Grass on the North side, and Lake Weeds – on the East side.   See your email for a map.


3.  You can also take your weeds to the County Transfer Station – or as we refer to it as the City of Detroit Lakes Garbage Dump which is roughly 3 miles North of DL on Highway 59 on the West side of the road past the Animal Shelter.

Clean Up Week: 

The LakeView township Cleanup week is now slated for 2 weekends this year.  July 7-9th and July 14-16.  The site will be open each day from 8-5 pm.  The site is located about 2 miles EAST of the Roundabout on Highway 59 and County Road 22.  Once you head east on the roundabout – take the first quick right on 130th Street – and head east until you hit the township site before the railroad tracks.

Here’s to a Great Summer at the Lakes!

Mel/Sallie Board and our new President Birch Burdick

Summer Weed Pickup Information

Thank you for expressing interest in having your aquatic weeds picked up roadside in 2023. Remember that we provided the roadside pickup last year under the Pelican River Watershed. Thus, homeowners who sign up for the season can rest assured they will get the same dependable service they received in 2022 when we operated under the Pelican River Watershed contract. The one flat seasonal rate gives simplicity and peace of mind – no surprise or complicated invoices and no scheduling or guessing for pickup dates. 

We received limited interest and are uncertain of the number of people who are committed to signing up. If there are less than 50 people who are committed to the service, we will not be able to offer the service in 2023. The flat seasonal fee would be $750 (plus applicable taxes) per homeowner. If you are interested in committing to the $750 (plus applicable taxes) seasonal rate, please reply by January 31st with a “yes.” If the minimum of 50 people is reached, you will be notified shortly thereafter. You will then receive a contract and down payment invoice for $200 which will be due by February 28th. The remaining seasonal fee balance will be due May 1st. 

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Miller Yard Care and Construction
PO Box 684
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
office@milleryardcareandconstruction.com
www.milleryardcareandconstruction.com
License #BC691120

Winter newsletter

Happy New Year!! It’s time to start thinking about information for the annual LMSA Newsletter. If you have interesting stories or pictures about our lakes history, information for other owners, or anything you think would be valuable, please send in articles for consideration. You can message on Facebook, send an email to LMSA board members, or find more information on our website!

Minnesota DNR Update

There was some concern about a boat out with bright lights driving around docks and appearing to be spraying something in the water.

Last week, the DNR conducted an annual night electrofishing survey looking for young walleye that were born this year.  The people in the front of the boat have long nets that may look like someone is spraying something in the water. 

“We did not find any young walleye, so we will be planning to follow-up with some stocking of walleye fingerlings this fall.”

Nathan Olson

Area Fisheries Supervisor | Division of Fish and Wildlife

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

BECKER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY MONEY DONATION

LAKES MELISSA AND SALLIE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Monday, August 15, 2022

  • DEAR MEMBERS, AS YOU RECALL WE ARE NO LONGER COLLECTING FOOD FOR THE FOOD PANTRY ON LABOR DAY.
  • THIS YEAR AS LAST YEAR WE ARE ACCEPTING MONEY DONATIONS.  WE KNOW THAT $1 WILL BUY $8 WORTH OF FOOD FOR THE PANTRY WHICH IS A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
  • LAST YEAR YOUR GENEROSITY RAISED $7,000.  WE WILL AGAIN ACCEPT DONATIONS IN THE FORM OF CHECKS WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
  • MAKE YOUR CHECK OUT TO THE  “LAKES MELISSA AND SALLIE ASSOCIATION,” ON THE MEMO LINE ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF YOUR CHECK WRITE FOOD PANTRY DONATION.
  • MAIL YOUR CHECK BEFORE LABOR DAY TO:

          MELSAL ASSOCIATION

          P.O. Box 1003

          DETROIT LAKES, MN  56502

  • SAVE YOUR CANCELLED CHECK IF YOU ITEMIZE YOUR CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS, YOU SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE A THANK YOU LETTER FROM THE BECKER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY FOR YOUR TAX PURPOSES.
  • THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THINKING OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

WARM REGARDS.

MIKE BECRAFT, PRESIDENT

571-213-0420,

mikebecraft@verizon.net