and the summer 2012 winners are · ♦08/15/12 - picnic in the park – 5:30pm ♦08/28/12 -...

Summer 2012And TheWinners

Are...

Winner Bonnie Knapp andquilt maker Paula Nowak

"Bear" Deckert winner ofHDTV donated by

Vogtmann Engineering

The Baumgarts"in the money!"

50/50 raffle

Cake Walk winners

Horse Shoe winners

Bernadine O'Briengrill winner

Forest Lake Information Paper 2 Summer 2012

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Well, is it hot enough for you? After a mild winter this hascertainly been a scorcher of a summer so far. Hopefullya mild fall is on the horizon.

A big “Hats Off” to Gary and Rexanne Jeffery for anotherexcellent Ox Roast Picnic! Great weather, food andentertainment for everyone to enjoy! Remember, itwouldn’t have happened without almost 70 volunteers.Were you one of them?

Welcome to our new Board members, Dennis Monsere,Larry Hunt and Bob Salazar. We’re looking forward tohaving another cohesive Board to guide our Associationin the right direction. Also a big thank you goes to TrudyRedmond and Tom Wall for their service over the lastthree years. We’ll miss you!

I would like to thank our local Volunteer Fire Departmentfor coming to our assistance over the 4th of July week-ends by monitoring the fireworks at our beach. Alsothanks to the residents who volunteered their resourcesto give us a spectacular show!

A final “yes or no” answer on the natural gas study forForest Lake should be coming by the middle of Septem-ber after Consumers Energy have their meeting inAugust. The Board will keep everyone updated.

By the time you read this I hope Sandpiper and Wolver-ine have already been repaved with asphalt. Your pa-tience during the reconstruction was appreciated.

Director Sam Dautermann

SUMMER READING

Need a good story to read over the summer? Stop intothe Office and look through the book nook. There aremany types of genre that will appeal to both men andwomen. They are free for you to enjoy.

SECURITY SPOTLIGHT

The Security team would like to thank all of the residentswho have made an effort to properly number theirhomes for address identification. This really helps For-est Lake Security, MMR, Fire and Police to get to yourresidence in your time of need or an emergency.

We are also conducting a round up of all the feral catsthat have inhabited our community. Please have a collaron your cat if you allow it to venture out of doors so it canbe identified. All cats captured without a collar areturned over to the ACAC, Arenac County Animal Con-trol. We will release all cats that have a collar assumingthat they belong to someone.

Kevin Kaczmarek,Head Security Officer, FLPOA 989-751-8584

The Office will be closed Sundaysafter the Labor Day holiday Sept. 2.

2 PRESIDENT'S CORNER2 SECURITY SPOTLIGHT3 IN MEMORIAM3 HUNTER SAFETY CLASS3 GARDEN / WINE WALK4 COMING EVENTS & BOD5 CAMPGROUND5 BOAT DOCKS6 TINA AT LARGE7 FOREST LAKE MERCHANDISE7 A MAINTENANCE UPDATE8 DAM REPAIRS9 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!10 WELCOME AND FAREWELL10 WIFI at the OFFICE10 CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!10 NEW CLUBHOUSE FEES11 QUARTERLY PROPERTY LISTING

3Forest Lake Information Paper Summer 2012

COMMUNITY SERVICE /HUNTER SAFETY CLASS

Forest Lake Property Owners Association has agreedto sponsor a Michigan DNR Hunter Safety Class here atthe Clubhouse, free of charge for residents of MoffattTownship. It is comprised of two classes, ThursdaySeptember 13th and Friday September 14th from 6:00pmto 9:30pm. The following day, Saturday September 15th,

range time, has been scheduled from 9:00am until noonat the Eastern Arenac Sportsman Club. You mustattend all three days.

Class is open to anyone who would like to achieve theirMichigan Hunter Safety Certificate. Ages 10 years toadult. Again, there is no charge for the course, but werequest that you either call NRA Certified InstructorKevin Kaczmarek at 989-751-8584 or pre-register inperson at the Forest Lake Office . With you registering,we will know how many to expect.

GARDEN / WINE WALK

IN MEMORIAMWe extend our sympathy to the

families of Forest Lakeproperty owners:

Paul DegnDale Dekarske

Donna SouthworthRobert Thomp son

The Forest Lake Garden Club held a garden/winewalk on July 16th. Thirty participants toured threelovely gardens within our community. Each gardenstop offered wine, iced tea or lemonade and a "bite"to eat. Thanks to Carol Dautermann, Rexanne Jefferyand Lori Rahn for their hospitality. Thanks also toSam Dautermann, Gary Jeffery and John Wiefermanfor being the "wine stewards".


Current Forest Lake Board of Directors

Office open Monday-Saturday. Hours are:9:00am to 1:00pm & 1:30 to 5:30pm. OpenSundays only from Memorial Day weekendthru Labor Day weekend 12 to 3 pm.

Office Phone & Fax: 989-836-2155Security Phone: 989-836-2787

PresidentSam Dautermann - Security989-884-4774

Vice PresidentBob Salazar - Water Patrol,989-343-9129 Fish Stocking

SecretaryDennis Monsere - Personnel, Building989-836-6023 Permits, Dam Safety

TreasurerCathy Brown-Kuba - Office, Merchandise989-826-1673

Larry Hunt - Refuse, Storage Area313-218-3067 Lake Ecology

Gary Jeffery - Asst. Treasurer989-836-2603 Legal, Insurance,

Liens, Foreclosures

Gary Judson - Campground,989-836-6175 Dock Rental

Paula Nowak - Activities,989-836-6111 Communications,

Housekeeping

Gary Schoenherr - Maintenance989-313-0821

COMING EVENTS:

♦ 08/11/12 - Board Meeting – 9:00am

♦ 08/15/12 - Picnic in the Park – 5:30pm

♦ 08/28/12 - Pontoon Tie Off – 6:00-9:00pm

♦ 09/01/12 - Craft Show – 9am to 4pm

♦ 09/01/12 - Hot Dog & Corn Roast – 5:00pm

♦ 09/02/12 - Craft Show – 10am to 3pm

♦ 09/03/12 - Pancake Breakfast – 8am to 12pm

♦ 09/19/12 - Dinner Club – 6:00pm

♦ 09/25/12 - Pontoon Tie Off – 6:00-9:00pm

♦ 09/27/12 - Highway Pick Up – 9:00am

♦ 10/06/12 - Color Cruise – 1:00pm


♦ 10/13/12 - F.L. Dinner Night Out – TBD

♦ 10/17/11 - Dinner Club – 6:00pm

♦ 10/31/12 - Halloween under the Pavilion-Dusk

♦ 11/14/12 - Dinner Club – Thanksgiving

♦ 11/18/12 - Holiday Boutique - TBD


All Activities are subject to change and cancellation.Please watch the FLIC, FLIP, Bulletin Board andEmails for updates regarding all activities. Makesure I have your correct email address if you want tocontinue receiving updates. New Ideas for activitiesare welcome and Volunteers are always appreci-ated. Note: Bowling returns in September. LineDancing returns in October.

Director Paula Nowak / Activities


BOAT DOCKS

Last summer all 117 docks were rented. In the begin-ning of July 2012, there were two Wolverine docksvacant that have now been filled. The Office managesthe list for our move or wait registry, which is alsoavailable on our Forest Lake website. Please check orchange your status when necessary.

The renovation of docks continued this past winterunder the current DNR permit that expires in 2013. Thenorth half of the “A” docks were renovated with the southportion scheduled for this winter. The docks are widerand longer and make it more pleasant for maneuveringboats in and out. Maintenance was also able to seal thenorth dam and the “C” docks to help the wood lastlonger. Thank You to Gary Schoenherr and F.L. Mainte-nance team for all of the repairs and renovation.

The Board agreed to revise the Boat rental contract toallow the Office to change dock slips within the samedock area when necessary. This is not a commonoccurrence, but in circumstances that solve a tightdockage slip, safety issues, etc. it may be applied. Yourcooperation, as always, is appreciated.

A reminder to all boat renters to check your boat forsecure docking each time you leave the area to limitrocking or possible damage due to daily weatherchanges. Also, please bring any concerns to our atten-tion when repairs are needed in the dock area.

Common courtesy is the best way to enjoy our lake andall the fun it has to offer. Please, REVIEW Boating rules,Be SAFE and continue to ENJOY the remainder of the2012 season!

Director Gary Judson

CAMPGROUND

Rental income was lower this past year largely from thechange in weekly and weekend camping. Revenue wasdown close to $4000. We had 30 seasonal camperslast summer and have registered 30 for this summer.We lost five but gained five. When the economy picksup and gas prices go down, we hope to see an increasein weekend and weekly camping activity.

The bathhouse has had a lot of attention this spring.Maintenance painted, installed new lights and tiled thewomen’s showers, which have made a great improve-ment. Next spring, the sinks and counter top replace-ment in both restrooms are planned along with re-tilingthe men’s showers.

Please review all camping rules and provide your guestswith these. Rules will be enforced. When Securitypersonnel give out a warning, a record is kept on file. Ifthese warnings are not being respected, the Boardconsiders suspensions of camping privileges for theoffender. Our campground is a “Family Oriented” camp-ground and each member has responsibility for them-selves and their registered guests.

If you have small children, please accompany them tothe playground to make sure all equipment is in goodworking order and report the problem to the Office ormaintenance if it is not. Things change with daily useand we need your help to know when play equipmentneeds repair to keep all of our smallest campers safe.

Don't forget, the Campground closes for regular camp-ing with full facilities on October 15th.

Director Gary Judson


TINA AT LARGEShe’s a little thing, but you can’t miss her. Tina Jacobsis everywhere doing everything. You may see her bowl-ing a mighty game, playing euchre at Hank’s on Wednes-day, euchre at the Clubhouse two Tuesdays a month orpinochle with her Monday ladies card club. She golfs,enjoys trips to the casino, is a faithful church attendeeat St. Joe’s Catholic church, likes social affairs at theClubhouse, not to mention gar-dening and reading mysteries. Notonly that, but she doesn’t wearglasses and still drives! She’s 92,and as a beautician who is alwaysconscious of her appearance, shelooks like a million dollars.

What’s her secret? “Good genesand helping my Dad on the 200acre farm near Cheboygan whereI grew up,” she said. She was the3rd child of eight, five girls and 3boys. Her father always chose herto help him. “I milked cows beforegoing to school. My two older sis-ters always helped our mother. Ireally didn’t like farm life and lefthome at 19 to take a beauty coursein Sault Ste. Marie. I had jobs inPetoskey and in Traverse City, butthe chemicals ruined my hands”,she said.

Tina moved to Detroit with a sister,and worked for Fleetwood, Gen-eral Motors until the war was over.She remembers taking streetcars and buses. “Buseswere 5 cents, streetcars were 7 cents and the FreePress was free before the war. Detroit was a beautifulcity and I loved to shop on Woodward Avenue onMonday nights, especially Hudson’s”.

She met her husband John at a bridal shower for hissister in a big hall. They were married nearly two yearslater on January 24, 1950, and raised 4 daughters,Kathy, Susan, Judy and Pam. John held a job at MotorsMetals for 20 years, then bought and ran two differentbars in Detroit for the next 20 years or more. Tina wentback to hairdressing and owned her own shop untilretiring when she was 61.

In 1969 Tina and John, along withJohn’s brother and his wife, traveledUp North shopping for lots to buy. Abig sign on M-33 advertised ForestLake and the rest is history. Johnstarted building in 1972, and theyfinally moved here in 1981. Theyhave a beautiful view of Forest Lake,surrounded by our great forest andher productive gardens.

The Jacobs traveled extensively,twice visiting Tina’s father’s homecountry Poland . They vacationed inIreland, England and Scotland, aswell as visiting family in Italy withside trips to Austria, Switzerland,Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Theiryoungest daughter Pam worked forPorsche in Germany, so they visitedher there as well. Sadly, John Jacobspassed away 12 years ago.

At Christmastime, daughter Kathyand her family who live in Maryland,come here to Forest Lake to be with

Tina. She then travels back to Maryland, taking turnsvisiting her other daughters in Rockwood and Troy,Michigan, while enjoying six grandchildren and threegreat grandchildren. Tina returns in the spring and lately


A MAINTENANCE UPDATE

Those of you who attended this year’s annual Ox-roastsaw firsthand the addition the Maintenance departmentbuilt on the serving line. In past years we had to set upa tent in this area. The new structure is a 20 x 24 ftcovered open-air building permanently connected tothe east wing. This gives us the room needed to extendour serving line and provides more room for the catererto set up. We will also be using the structure to store ourpontoon working barge, picnic tables and refuse con-tainers in the winter. We are considering the possibilityof renting it for small family picnics and B.B.Qs.

Another project we were able to complete was theconstruction of a dust control device for use on thegravel roads in the Campground and Refuse / Storageareas. The mechanism was built by connecting a 200gallon plastic tank with a PVC water distribution system.The device is easily loaded onto the back of a pickuptruck. It is then filled with the proper dust control solutionand transported to the work site for application. Wewere able to build the unit for less than $150.00. Thisallows us to do our own dust control for 1/3 of what wehave paid in the past.

On July 17th Wobig Construction Company began re-pairs to several noncritical problem areas on the dam.A crack at the top of one of the pillars that hold the damblocks in place and three cracks in the spillway arebeing repaired. These cracks do not pose a problem atthis time. However, if not taken care of now could causebig problems later.

As always the Maintenance Department will continue tokeep Forest Lake’s buildings and grounds neat, cleanand in good working order.

Director Gary Schoenherr

FOREST LAKEMERCHANDISE

The shelves are full of new summer merchandise foryour viewing. The selection includes beach towels,beach blankets, camo hats, little girl hats, bucket hats,men’s tees, men’s polos, women’s tees, women’spolos, fleece throws in many different colors, bag cool-ers, slap wraps, ladies cardigans for cool mornings orevenings and more. There are also pullover and full ziphooded sweatshirts for the fall. Select items are on sale.

Director Catherine Brown-Kuba

she and Clarence Sinkowski, who lost his wife eightyears ago, have developed a very nice companionship.

We admire and marvel at her energy and enthusiasm at92 years. “It surprises me myself,” she said, “but as longas you’re here, you might as well enjoy it”. Her partingwords were, “Love one another, and do unto others asyou would have them do unto you”.

Gail Whelan


Dam and spillway concrete repair work was recentlyperformed by Wobig Construction Co. of Saginaw. Thework consisted of removal of deteriorated or crackedconcrete, installation of new epoxy coated reinforcing

steel and place-

ment of new concrete. A smallupper section of the north damwall and three spillway slab areas were repaired perprevious recommendations resulting from the daminspection performed by our engineering consultant,The Spicer Group.

DAM REPAIRS

Inspection and any necessary repair of the dam arerequired every three years by the State of Michigan Part307 and 315 Rules.

Director Dennis Monsere


ANOTHER ONEBITES THE DUST!

In our case as the saying goes, another OX RoastPicnic has come and gone. This year’s picnic wasanother great success feeding 560 Forest Lake mem-bers, family and guests. The cakewalk, shuffleboard,kid’s games and horseshoe tournament kept everyone

busy all day. Others foundthemselves in line at the 50/50 table, Quilt raffle, lotteryboard, bottles of cheer andthe raffle prize tables pur-chasing a chance to winmany of our donated prizesas well as our 4 main prizes.

This year we had prizes do-nated from Vogtmann Engi-neering, Pro-Scape Land-scaping, Paula Nowak Real-tor, The Proposal, RadioShack, Delicate Designs,Green ACE Standish, AlgerMarket, Dean’s Bait Shop,Narski’s Market, Ann’s Hair

Affair, Apple Valley and Edgewood Greens Golf, Hank’s,M-33 Supply, Miss Michele’s, Scrapbook Nook, 1st Bankof W.B., Timmy Tire, Foxy’s Family Salon, MJ’s, Cliff’s,Rose City and West Branch Chiropractic, Debbie’sMagic Mirror, Salon & Beyond, Dean Arbor Ford, DoneRight Builders, Sequin Lumber, Computer Club, DinnerClub and McTaggert’s. I would especially like to thank

the Forest Lake residents who do-nated a gift or took the time to make upa gift bag or basket.

Also, a big thank you to GarySchoenherr and his maintenancecrew, Phil, Tony, Gerald, and Dan fortheir hard work cleaning and gettingthe park ready for the day’s events.When the park is ready it takes all therest of the 67 volunteers from decora-tions, meat cooking, meal servers,music, game and raffle organizersand park cleanup to produce a darngood Ox Roast! Once again, I thankyou all!!!!

Director Gary Jeffery


WELCOMEAND

FAREWELL

Some changes have taken place on our employeeroster since last summer’s FLIP. Welcome to AmandaMoore, Jerrid Hollingsworth and Tammy Hozeska!Amanda who is taking criminal justice classes at Kirklandjoined Forest Lake’s Security team in May. Jerrid alsoworks Security on the beach for the summer weekendsand holidays. Tammy joined our Housekeeping staffoverseeing the facilities at our beaches.

Farewell to Security officers Dick Avram and Jim MirchJr. Congratulations to Dick in his retirement after 5years on Forest Lake Security and to Jim at his new jobwith the Forward Corp. You will be missed.

WIFI at the OFFICEThose owners who need to get or send email or otherfiles can do so at the Forest Lake Office duringnormal business hours for a nominal fee of $2.

Kevin KaczmarekConcealed Pistol License

1 DAY CLASS

Group or private one on one class.Women's only classes available

[email protected]

NEW CLUBHOUSE FEESAt the August 2011 Board Meeting a motion was made,and approved, to raise the rental fee for Clubhouse use.New rates effective January 1, 2012 are as follows:

4 Hour Rental $125.00 for Members$250.00 for Non Members(both $250.00 Security Deposit)

All Day Rental $250.00 for Members$500.00 for Non Members(both $250.00 Security Deposit)

Treasurer Catherine Brown-Kuba

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!Volunteers make events happen. What’s NOT happen-ing? Las Vegas Night, the Boat Parade, the Fall FishingDerby, Valentine's Dance, Adult Halloween Party. TheWater Patrol had only 4 members, which does notprovide for sufficient coverage. Why? LACK OF VOL-UNTEERS! An influx of new volunteers is needed tokeep Forest Lake an active community. Some peoplehave chaired the same event for over 10 years! Let’sgive them a break before they burn out. Please considerlending a hand. Call Paula to volunteer. 989-836-6111.


September 2012

QUARTERLY PROPERTY LISTING For Sale by Owner!

For the convenience of those Forest Lakers who wishto sell their property "BY OWNER", we are again pre-paring a listing of such properties. Complete and re-turn the adjacent form with $10 for printed copies listedin the office and on the Forest Lake web site(www.forestlakemi.org).

The printed copy of the current quarterly listing will beposted on the bulletin board and available for pickup atthe Forest Lake business office. A copy of the printedlisting will be sent to all those listing property, if theyenclose a stamped, self addressed #10 (legal size)envelope. This listing will expire in Dec. 2012.

TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING YOU MUST:1) Be a member in good standing.2) List each property on a separate form and include an

additional payment for each lot, unless adjacent.3) Return the form and payment by Aug 25, 2012.

We stress that while we offer this listing service,WE ARE NOT REALTORS, have no authority toperform in that capacity and assume no responsi-bility with respect thereto.


FLIP is a publication of Forest Lake Property Owners Association and is edited by Carol Dautermann and MarkKuschyk. Unsolicited news and letters may be used and edited for general interest, clarity and brevity. TheForest Lake Property Owners’ Association does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct orcontent of its advertisers.

A REMINDER - The lake will be lowered on October 31.Make sure to have your boat out by that date.

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