CLIA Board and Committee
member meetings are also held at the Coon Lake
Community and Senior Center on the third Thursday of each month, starting
at 7:00 PM. The CLIA Spring 2008 General Membership meeting will be held May
15, 2008 starting with a social at 6:00 PM and the general meeting beginning
at 7:00 PM.
Come join us for the Pancake
Breakfast at our Community Center, with free
wireless high speed internet See the video
Speaking
of pancakes, Coon Lake Beach has asked CLIA members
and others to help out by volunteering at one of several pancake breakfasts
through the year.
At the next CLIA board meeting,
board and committee members will be discussing volunteering for the
pancake breakfasts on the first Sunday in March, June and November 2008. We
are asking for your support by helping us on the Sunday Morning Breakfasts.
You get to eat breakfast for
FREE that day. And, you get a chance to meet many lake area residents,
. Email me at soslake@msn.com . Regards,
Steven Olson, President, CLIA &
Kathy Paavola President CLBA
Open water fishing season is right around the corner. When replenishing your
tackle, keep in mind that many sinkers and lures contain lead that can be
harmful to wildlife.
Lead poisoning of loons, eagles and other wildlife is
avoidable. Help us spread the word about safe and effective alternatives
to lead tackle. For more information visit www.pca.state.mn.us/sinkers
or contact Dan Miller of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 651-297-8319,
toll free 800-657-3864 or by email at daniel.miller@pca.state.mn.us.
We will also have information packets available from the MN PCA at the CLIA
Spring General Membership meeting scheduled for May 15, 2008.
Don't forget to join the fun and help your lake association and the Coon Lake
Community and Senior Center (CLCSC) by attending the CLIA/CLCSC
meat raffle this Saturday starting at 4:00 PM. Typically, between 12
and 16 spins are played from 4:00 PM to approximately 5:30 PM. For only $1.00
per number, per spin, you have a chance to win $20.00 of fresh, packaged meat
from Soderquist's Market.
In addition, Purple Reign will offer a Dinner Special
including two thick pork chops, soup or salad, potato, and a garlic and herb
biscuit for $9.95. The special will be offered this Saturday, March 29, 2008
from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Coon Lake Improvement District Seeking Volunteers
The recently formed Coon Lake Improvement District (CLID) is seeking volunteers
to assist with numerous activities to help shape the future of this important
representative body and to work closely with other governmental and private
organizations for the continued improvement of Coon Lake. If you wish to become
involved in a committee or have an interest in becoming a candidate for a
position on the CLID Board of Directors, please contact interim CLID Chair
Michael Bury via telephone 612-618-1372, via email mike323b@comcast.net,
or reply to this email and a representative will respond to your request.
Regards, Steven Olson, President, CLIA
Naming CLIA's Newsletter
My last email update announced our search to name the Coon Lake Improvement
Association Newsletter. After review and comment, the "deadline' for
prospective name submission has been extended to May 15, 2008, the night of
the CLIA Spring General Membership Meeting. We will promote the "Name
the Newsletter" contest in the printed version of CLIA's Spring 2008
newsletter allowing CLIA members that do not have access to email to enter
the contest for a chance at winning the free CLIA beach towel. Entries can
be submitted via email to coonlakeimprovementassociation@yahoo.com,
mailed via U.S. postal service and postmarked by May 15, 2008 to:
CLIA
Attn: Newsletter Editor
PO Box 54
East Bethel, MN 55011
or brought to the CLIA meeting May 15, 2008 at the Coon Lake Community and
Senior Center.
CLIA Celebrities
It has been brought to my attention that Leon Mager, CLIA Education Chair,
was nominated and selected as WCCO's Good Neighbor Award recipient and appeared
on WCCO 830 radio Monday, March 17, 2008 for his volunteer efforts with the
food shelf. Congratulations Leon and thanks for all of your volunteer efforts
with CLIA and other local organizations!
Read the March 26, 2008 North Metro section of the Star Tribune and see another
long time CLIA member and volunteer, Kermit Kirkevold as part of the recognition
for the recycling center in Coon Rapids.
Meat Raffle Saturday, March 29, 2008, 4:00 PM at Purple Reign
Don't forget to join the fun and help your lake association and the Coon Lake
Community and Senior Center (CLCSC) by attending the CLIA/CLCSC meat raffle
this Saturday starting at 4:00 PM. We had a great showing of support by CLIA
members last Saturday. Typically, between 12 and 16 spins are played from
4:00 PM to approximately 5:30 PM. For only $1.00 per number, per spin, you
have a chance to win $20.00 of fresh, packaged meat from Soderquist's Market.
In addition, Purple Reign will offer a Dinner Special including two thick
pork chops, soup or salad, potato, and a garlic and herb biscuit for $9.95.
The special will be offered this Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 5:00 PM - 10:00
PM.
Coon Lake Improvement District Seeking Volunteers
The recently formed Coon Lake Improvement District (CLID) is seeking volunteers
to assist with numerous activities to help shape the future of this important
representative body and to work closely with other governmental and private
organizations for the continued improvement of Coon Lake. If you wish to become
involved in a committee capacity and also further your status by choosing
to be a candidate on the Board of Directors ballot for the election to be
held in July 2008, your investment in time and energy will be appreciated.
Please contact interim CLID Chair:
The Coon Lake Improvement Association
(CLIA) publishes and mails a hard copy newsletter twice per year to
keep CLIA members (especially those that do not have email access) up-to-date
on lake related issues and to provide a medium for our business sponsors to
advertise their product and/or services to the general CLIA membership.
However, our newsletter is simply called the CLIA Newsletter
and some board members feel that the CLIA Newsletter should have an identifiable
name. If you have a suggestion for a name for CLIA's Newsletter, please submit
your suggestion with your name, address and telephone number to the CLIA editors
at coonlakeimprovementassociation@yahoo.com by April 5, 2008.
Please submit only one entry per CLIA paid 2008
membership. The member that submits the selected name will receive one of
CLIA's custom embroidered beach towels from our apparel committee. If more
than one entry includes the identical selected name, the CLIA Newsletter editors
will select the winner from a random drawing of those that submitted the identical
selected entries.
Another snowfall and yes, another meat raffle today
at 4:00 PM. This important fund raiser is held every Saturday at Purple Reign
just South of the Coon Lake channel. For only $1.00 per number, per spin,
you have an opportunity to win $20.00 worth of fresh packaged meat from Soderquist's
Market. 30 numbers are sold for each spin giving you odds of 30:1 to win the
prize. We typically play between 12 and 16 games starting
at 4:00 PM and finishing at approximately 5:30 PM. We do occasionally
also play for a $20.00 gift card. Come to Purple Reign today at 4:00 PM and
support Mike Bury's team, CLIA and the Coon Lake Community
and Senior Center.
Regards, Steven Olson, President, CLIA
3-20-08
Greetings,
This reminder is being sent to your email address
to inform you that your 2008 Coon Lake Improvement Association (CLIA) membership
dues remain unpaid. You have likely been receiving CLIA newsletters
and/or emails on a regular basis. We respectfully request your continued participation
and support with CLIA by submitting a 2008 membership form at your earliest
convenience to continue your membership and remain on our active database.
A 2008 Membership form is being included as an attachment for your convenience.
To measure the interest of our members and so that we do not continue to send
you unwanted information, CLIA will no longer be sending any correspondence
to households that do not have their dues paid for the current year.
Membership Form
Here Regards,
Your Membership Committee,
John Scheiderich
Mike Bury
3-20-08
The Coon Lake Improvement Association
(CLIA) Board wrestled with options for funding the improvement of Coon Lake,
specifically control of Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM)
and decided that the financial and personnel resources required to fight EWM
far exceeded the funds and personnel available through CLIA's volunteer organization.
Therefore, the CLIA Board voted to establish a Coon Lake Improvement District
Advisory Committee (CLID AC) to explore this alternative funding method for
the improvement of Coon Lake. A Lake Improvement District (LID) is a local
unit of government that provides greater opportunity for property owner involvement
in lake management activities. Order #2008-10 became official February 12,
2008 and the Coon Lake Improvement District was formed.
CLIA is now realizing that this effort to establish a lake improvement district
was required so that all property owners within the LID contributed equally
from a financial perspective. One of the Minnesota DNR requirements to move
forward with grants and lake vegetation plans is for the lake to have an up-to-date
point intercept lake assessment survey. CLIA first requested lake assessment
proposals from five lake assessment professionals noted as "qualified"
on the DNR's web site. A sixth request was sent out the following day after
I attended a presentation by Wendy Crowell, Minnesota DNR, at the Long Lake
Improvement district meeting in Isanti last Saturday.
Our first two replies for a 2008 lake assessment proposal have been received.
The first reply noted that they were "basically booked" for 2008
and would not have time to take on a point intercept lake assessment survey
for a lake the size of Coon Lake this spring and summer. If they were to complete
the survey, estimated cost from this firm was $13,400.00. Our second reply
quoted $20,400.00 and is available, prepared and qualified to complete an
early spring and late summer survey as required by the DNR.
As you can see, this invasive species is costly and it is also time consuming
for the CLIA volunteers to research issues and solutions. We have not made
a decision on the lake assessment survey and we certainly hope to see some
more cost-effective proposals.
That is why we need all Coon Lake area residents to get involved with addressing
issues and finding solutions. Support at our meat raffles on Saturdays at
4:00 PM helps financially and gives you an opportunity to discuss issues with
other lake area residents. Stop by Purple Reign this Saturday and support
the lake association by playing the meat raffle hosted by Mike Bury's team.
We typically play 12-16 spins between 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM. For only $1.00
per number, per game, you have a chance to win $20.00 worth of fresh meat
from Soderquist's Market and to support your lake association.
We will continue to update you on lake assessment and other issues via email
and our spring 2008 newsletter. Regards, Steven Olson, President, CLIA
3-12-08
The Coon Lake Improvement Association
(CLIA) newsletter editor accepts articles relevant to lake issues, Coon Lake,
or the Coon Lake area and invites our members to submit their articles
for possible publication in our upcoming newsletter. THE APRIL 1, 2008 DEADLINE
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
If you have an article to submit, please email
your
article to coonlakeimprovementassociation@yahoo.com
for consideration. Articles are due by April 1, 2008 for possible publication
in May 2008.
The CLIA editor has received a few “Letters to the Editor” over
the last couple of years from CLIA members (or perhaps non-members reading
someone else’s copy of the CLIA newsletter) regarding satisfaction with
or dissatisfaction with the lake association’s efforts to communicate
with our members or with the actions of the association. CLIA's editor is
open to receiving new ideas, praise or constructive criticism from our membership,
but a few simple rules must apply.
All articles and “Letters to the Editor” must include the sender’s
name, address, telephone number and date. Letters should be kept to 300 words
or less. Articles and letters cannot contain profanity or derogatory terms
or phrases, or be libelous. Statements or accounts must be verifiable by the
editor.
The editor retains the right to edit or to not print a particular piece. The
editor does not guarantee a response to all letters received, but will make
every effort to reply. The views expressed in a “Letter to the Editor”
do not necessarily reflect the position of CLIA or it’s board.
To submit a letter to the editor, please email a copy to coonlakeimprovementassociation@yahoo.com.
MEAT RAFFLE AT PURPLE REIGN SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
4:00PM
We had a great turnout at last Saturday's meat raffle with a lot of lake association
members getting to know each other better while discussing upcoming CLIA events.
For only $1.00 per number, per game (spin), you have an opportunity to win
$20.00 of fresh packaged meat from Soderquist's Market. We typically play
between 12 and 16 games from approximately 4:00PM-5:30PM. Come on up and SUPPORT
YOUR LAKE ASSOCIATION!
After the meat raffle, Purple Reign will be offering corned beef and cabbage,
new Rosemary potatoes and homemade Irish bread. Luck of the Irish!
Regards, Steven Olson, President, CLIA
The Coon Lake Community and
Senior Center (CLCSC) hosts BINGO every Wednesday starting at 6:30 PM.
BINGO is played at Purple Reign (the establishment formerly know as Hook's
or Rambler's) with the proceeds of the games going to support the CLCSC. In
addition to having fun and possibly winning cash prizes, Purple Reign offers
$1.00 hamburgers and $1.00 chicken sandwiches from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Come on up by 6:30 PM and have an inexpensive dinner and play BINGO while
supporting the CLCSC. The CLCSC makes it possible for CLIA and CLID to have
a facility for meetings at no charge! The CLCSC also makes it possible for
CLIA to host the meat raffles on Saturdays at 4:00 PM. the meat raffle is
one of CLIA's largest fund raisers. CLIA MEMBERS show your support of our
neighboring organization CLCSC and play some BINGO this Wednesday at 6:30
PM. Regards, Steven Olson, President, CLIA
3-5-08
Attend the next Coon Lake Improvement
District (CLID) meeting March 12, 2008 to provide input to the continued
protection and improvement of Coon Lake. Meetings are held the second and
fourth Wednesday of each month at the Coon Lake Community and Senior Center
located at 182 Forest Road. CLID and CLIA are separate entities with many
common goals to improve Coon Lake. If you cannot attend an upcoming meeting,
reply to this email and it will be forwarded to the proper CLID representative
for a response. Or, you can mail your comments/questions to:
CLID
P.O. Box 26
East Bethel, MN 55011
PANCAKE BREAKFAST VOLUNTEER THANK YOU!
Special THANK YOU to Mary, Gary and Connor Thorsten,
Michael Barret, Kermit Kirkevold, Christian Mohr, Hannah Houle, and Preslie
and Julie Olson for volunteering along with me at this past Sunday's
pancake breakfast. We were told it was one of the busiest so far in 2008.
These volunteer efforts help CLIA give back to the Coon Lake Community and
Senior Center for allowing CLIA to utilize the center for CLIA functions.
The next opportunity to show
your support for your lake association and the Coon Lake Community
and Senior Center is June 1, 2008 with Mike Bury leading the team. Contact
Mike at mike323b@comcast.net or reply to
this email to volunteer.
3-1-08
The following link is to an
8-page article titled "What Can Go Wrong In Lakes" published
on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's web site. As you read the article,
think about some of the things around your property to help improve Coon Lake.
Even the little things help! Copy and paste the link below into your browser.
Also, don't forget the Coon Lake Improvement Association will be hosting the
Coon Lake Community and Senior Center meat raffle at Purple Reign this Saturday,
March 1, 2008 starting at 4:00 PM. For only $1.00 per number per game, you
have a chance to win $20.00 worth of meat from Soderquists Market while supporting
your lake association.
2-27-08
Coon Lake Improvement District
The five initial Board of Directors for the Coon Lake
Improvement District (CLID) were appointed and approved by the Anoka
County Board of Commissioners at a meeting on February 12, 2008. These Directors
will serve as CLID Directors until an election is held at the first Coon Lake
Improvement District Annual Meeting pursuant to Anoka County Board Resolution
#2008-10. Appointed members include Coon Lake residents
Mike Bury, Ron Croteau, Tim Donnay, Mike Gaynor and Dave Koenig.
The Coon Lake Improvement Association (CLIA) and the the CLID are two separate
entities with common goals including but not limited to:
· Studying the sources of and solutions to Coon Lake problems
· Preserving and improving water quality by means of water and related
land management, excluding land use zoning authority; and in-lake water treatment
· Sedimentation and siltation control, and shoreline erosion control
· Preserving and improving fish and wildlife habitat
· Preservation of the public rights in the public waters of the state
and to provide the public use of the lake consistent with the preservation
of environmental values
· Preserving and improving recreational potential of the lake
· Monitoring the dam and maintaining water levels for the lake at historical
levels – possible future upkeep of the dam
· Lake protection and rehabilitation
· Continuation of fish stocking efforts in support of the CLIA efforts
currently underway
· Protection and enhancement of environmental values by preventing
degradation of fish and wildlife habitat, surface and ground water quality,
natural beauty and unique scientific values, recreational values, and the
quality of life generally
· Ensuring local involvement in District projects and a commitment
to future lake management
· Conformity with federal, state, regional, and local laws, rules,
and water and related land management policies
CLID meetings are open meetings that will be held on the second and fourth
Wednesday nights of each month until further notice. Meetings will start at
7:00 PM and will be held at the
Coon Lake Community and Senior Center
182 Forest Road
East Bethel, MN 55011
Should you have any questions regarding the CLID, please contact:
Michael Bury
3431 Interlachen Dr NE
Ham Lake, MN 55304
612-618-1372 mike323b@comcast.net
CLIA Board and Committee member meetings are also held
at the Coon Lake Community and Senior Center on the third Thursday of each
month, starting at 7:00 PM. The CLIA Spring 2008 General Membership
meeting will be held May 15, 2008 starting with a social at 6:00 PM and the
general meeting beginning at 7:00 PM.
Get involved with one or both of these organizations to help shape and protect
the future of Coon Lake. Attend an upcoming meeting.
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