Friday, May 29, 20
SUBJECT: 2020 SUMMER NEWSLETTER
Dear Members,
Well it is good to be back at the lakes but who could have guessed under these circumstances, Life is known to throw curveballs but I don’t think any of us could have imagined the COVID 19 curveball. In light of this the Executive Committee has decided to postpone the Annual Meeting that was to be held at the Shoreham Chapel on Saturday 20 June to a date to be determined in August. The Office will stay closed until further notice but we do anticipate an opening in the future to have a closeout sale of clothes and other items. We will continue to monitor those things that we do normally such as the new Detroit Lakes Waste Water Treatment Plant, and AIS issues in the State and County. Gordy Knudsvig, our AIS Coordinator, will be liaising as usual with the DNR, the Pelican River Watershed District, MAISRC, and the Becker County Soil & Water Conservation District. Below is a list of other important issues:
1. The Beach Captain’s Meeting will be held on ZOOM at 10:30 AM on 13 June. Further details on how to connect will be provided by the Head Beach Captains.
2. The Boat Parade will take place this year on the Fourth of July, and starts at the Channel on both lakes at 10:30 AM. This year it will go clockwise given it is an even year. So put your thinking caps on for an innovative design for shore or boat. Look for posters announcing the Parade.
3. The 2020 – 2022 Melissa and Sallie Directory will soon be ready for distribution. Our plan is to distribute them on Saturday, 20 June, from 10 AM to 12 PM. For Lake Sallie members you can pick them up at a table in front of the Office, and for Melissa members at the table under the new Gazebo in front of the Shoreham Chapel. In order to get a new Directory you must have paid your $35.00 dues, or you can pay at the time of pick up. Please have exact dollars or a prewritten check to help us save time. We also ask you to be considerate of our volunteers manning the tables and our members in line and wear a mask and practice social distancing.
4. Lakeview Township and the Pelican River Watershed District have put out guidance recently on the pick up of aquatic vegetation around the lakes. Bottomline they will not pick up aquatic vegetation mixed with garbage, plastics, metal, glass, paper, garden waste, leaves, branches, grass clippings, lumber. Aquatic vegetation must be placed on your property and not placed on the road. If your pile is non compliant you will receive a stake with a sign on it telling the same.
5. The Lakeview Township “Clean Up Weekends” will be June 12 – 14 and June 19 – 21, back to back weekends. The flyers should be in the mail late next week.
6. The Home Tour has been postponed until next year. I want to thank Judy Hatlie and her volunteers for lining up homes for this year, this can sometimes be a real challenge.
7. Finally, I would like to mention our own Marsha Johansen’s Mother, Beverly Woodward Thompson, a longtime Lake Melissa resident who recently passed away and who asked that any Memorials consider contributions to the Lakes Melissa & Sallie Association. We truly appreciate Mrs. Thompson’s and her family’s thoughtfulness.
Well that’s it for now. I hope you all have a safe, healthy and happy Summer here in our beautiful lake country. These are strange and trying times but together we will get through them. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on 20 June as you pick up your new 2020 – 2022 Directory. Be well and stay safe!
Warm Regards,
Mike Becraft
President,
Lakes Melissa & Sallie Improvement Association