DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING/POTLUCK – JULY 19, 2008
MINUTES
The Annual DLWA Membership Meeting, including the Potluck dinner, was held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Thirty-one (31) people attended and participated in the meeting. The guest presenter/speaker was Richard Rezanka, Minnesota DNR Biologist, speaking on invasive species. All board members were in attendance.
6:15 – The business portion of the DLWA Membership Meeting was called to order by Jim Brewer, President. Jim presented a list of accomplishments during the past year, in particular, the Action Plan, a copy of which was handed out to those attending.
- The Agenda was approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson, seconded by Art Lind and approved.
- The Minutes of the 2007 Annual Meeting were read by Art Lind and accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson, seconded by Audrey Johnson and approved.
- The Treasurers Report was read by Sue Pearson listing the check book balance at $4,999.46 and total paid members at eighty-six (86). Audrey Johnson motioned to accept the Treasurers Report; Bob Eaton seconded the motion. The motion carried.
- A call for nominations to elect new DLWA Board of Director members with the expiration of terms of Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Jerry Blair, and Art Lind resulted in the following nominations:
1. Chad Lovedahl was nominated by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by Jim Eaton.
2. Jerry Blair was nominated by Audrey Johnson and seconded by Art Lind.
3. Greg Anderson was nominated by Dennis Carlson and seconded by Jim Eaton.
4. Art Lind was nominated by Gus Hellzen and seconded by Audrey Johnson.
Sue Pearson wished to resign her term with one (1) year remaining. Marshall Oelmann indicated that he would serve out her remaining year with the approval of the Membership. Mark Purcell motioned to allow Sue Pearson to resign and to have Marshall Oelmann serve out Sue’s remaining 1 year. The motion was seconded by Audrey Johnson and was approved by voice vote.
Audrey Johnson motioned that since no further nominations came forth and the number of nominees matched the requirement, that they be elected by acclamation. The motion was seconded by Bob Eaton and approved by voice vote.
Door prizes were awarded by ticket numbers.
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned on a motion by Audrey Johnson and seconded by Sue Pearson.
DLWA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM at Art Lind’s cabin on Deer Lake. Board members attending were: Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, Jerry Blair, John McCoy, and Art Lind.
The Agenda was reviewed and approved as printed. Motion by Dennis Carlson and 2nd by Art Lind.
The Secretary’s report from the May 31, 2008 meeting was reviewed and accepted as printed. Motion by John McCoy and 2nd by Dennis Carlson.
No Treasurer’s report presented for this meeting.
Old Business
Annual Meeting/Pot Luck – The guest speaker is Chuck Rezanka and will discuss exotic plant and marine species in lakes and shoreline. An honorarium in the amount of $50.00 was authorized on a motion by Dennis Carlson and 2nd by John McCoy.
Meeting Schedule:
5:00 PM – Pot Luck Dinner
5:45 – 6:15 PM – guest speaker Chuck Rezanka
6:15 – Annual meeting called to order – Jim Brewer, President, review past year.
Brief discussion on the DLWA Action Plan
Treasurers Report – Sue Pearson
Secretary’s Report – Art Lind
Call for nominations from the floor for Board of Directors upcoming election for the expiring terms of
four members.
Other items included door prize donations and adjournment.
Five Island Lake - update on building code (possible) violations given by Jim Brewer.
DLWA Action Plan will be mailed to all members plus additional interested parties.
The meeting adjorned at 10:30 AM.
DLWA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
May 31, 2008
The meeting was called to order at the John McCoy residence on Deer Lake at 9:00 AM. The Agenda was reviewed and approved as submitted. Motion by Jerry Blair and second by Art Lind.
The Treasurer, Susan Pearson, reported that no Treasure's report was prepared for this meeting but stated the check book balance, checks written since last report, and deposits. She also gave each Board member an updated membership list showing paid and un-paid members.
No Secretary's report was given since the purpose of the May 2, 2008 meeting was only to review and edit the Action Plan.
Old Business
Fish Fry planning - The date was confirmed as June 14, 2008 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Carpenter Town Hall. Sue Pearson has arranged for the baked potatoes, plates, forks, napkins, and coleslaw. Jerry Blair arranged for three friers and Art may have a fourth (if he can locate it). Marshall Oelmann said he was going to bake some pies for door prizes and also provide for a "Press Release" for this event. Discussion and planning was completed as to quantities and anticipated attendance.
Township Business - Waste pick up for appliances and larger items was set for July 3 thru July 14, 2008, at the Bass Lake Waste Transfer Site.
Action Plan Update - Jim Brewer presented the revised action plan based on edit changes recommended from our May 2nd meeting. A brief review and highlights were noted and board members were directed and agreed to provide final edit notes of the plan within one week of this meeting. Jerry Blair motioned to accept the concept of this plan with the final edit due within one week. Art Lind seconded the motion and the Board approved as noted. Further discussion with regards to the number of copies to print and cost involved resulted in a decision to print 100 copies.
Clean-up Review - Jim Brewer stated that the Five Island Lake clean up was canceled due to the lake being frozen. The Highway 1 clean up was accomplished fairly quickly with less litter than previous years. The Deer Creek Dam had many volunteers and logs and brush were removed on the high side of the dam. Downstream litter, old dam plates, could not be located because of the high water. Some brush and fallen trees were cut from the Dam access roadway.
New Business
Annual Meeting Task Assignments - It was decided that the Board will meet to discuss and plan the annual meeting on Saturday, June 28th.
Newsletter - It was decided that a DLWA Newsletter will be mailed out with the announcement of the Annual Pot Luck and Meeting and other items. Submission of Newsletter items is due by June 16th and addressing and mailing will be done on June 21st.
July 4th Flotilla - The July 4th Flotilla will be held again this year and following the event Ice Cream Floats will be served at the Lovedahl's cabin just down the shore from The Hideaway.
Other
Dry Hydrant - Jerry Blair reported that a dry hydrant will be installed near the Pickerel/Deer Lake bridge.
DLWA Board of Directors term expirations will be determined for the purpose of electing new directors. Announcement will be made at the annual meeting as well as mentioned in the Newsletter.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 AM.
Deer Lake Watershed Association Board of Directors Meeting
February 23, 2008
1. The meeting was called to order at the Dennis Carlson residence at 10:00AM. Those attending included: Jim Brewer, John McCoy, Dennis Carlson, Marshall Oelmann, Jerry Blair, and Art Lind. Sue Pearson was unable to attend but submitted her Treasurer’s Report to Jim Brewer prior to the meeting. Jim suggested to forgo the reading of the Minutes from the last meeting and the agenda approval to save time.
Old Business
A. Management Plan update – Dennis Carlson & John McCoy submitted the first draft of the “Action Plan for Desired Future Conditions of the Deer Lake Watershed Natural Resources”. This draft consisted of a Table of Contents plus 15 pages outlining the plan. Discussion of the lengthy title resulted in alternate title suggestions and ultimately choosing:
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION ACTION PLAN - 2008
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE
Further discussion included that each member review the plan, make edit or inclusion suggestions to be submitted at a review meeting (motioned by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by Art Lind ). The review meeting was set for 4/12/08. Dennis Carlson will contact Harold Dzuik to review the first draft for an evaluation or suggestions he may have.
B. Annual Meeting Speaker – Jim Brewer reported that Richard Rezanka, DNR Grand Rapids Office, has agreed to be our speaker. His discussion, approximately 30 minutes, will cover “Aquatic Invasive Species” (80%) and “Land Invasive Species” (20%). An honorarium of $50.00 was suggested to cover his travel costs. The DLWA Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner was set for Saturday, July 19, 2008. Jerry Blair will reserve the Carpenter Town Hall for the meeting.
C. Discussion of the DNR Conservation Partners & Environmental Partnership Grant - Jim Brewer reported that the grant application is due by 3/31/08, in order to receive any funds for this year. Also that if we intend to use the funds for the Deer Creek and Dam clean up, we could not do the work in advance of the Grant Approval. John McCoy and Jim Brewer will work together on the Grant Application. Since we originally intended to use any Grant money to cover the cost of the Creek clean-up and now intend to attempt the project with volunteers, the Grant could be for the purpose of reconstructing the dam.
D. Deer Creek & Dam clean up – Since we may not be able to get the barge mounted back hoe this spring, the clean up day, May 3, 2008, will seek volunteers to open some of the beaver dams and move some of the sunken logs (weather and spring thaw permitting). A crew will be at the dam site to clean up debris from dam, remove old metal plates and set up for a picnic. Creek clean up also included further discussion about removing debris all the way to the Bigfork River, a distance of some 4 miles from County Road 525. Dennis Carlson was going to call Brian Rajala, a landowner along the Creek for any guidance he can provide on the condition and accessibility. Dennis will also call Erika with the DNR and John McCoy will call Sandy Verri, DNR Rivers Restoration, concerning this as an ongoing project.
E. Hanging issues – 1. DLWA Scholarship – Art motioned that we remove the item since the funds raised are for Watershed projects. John McCoy seconded the motion and the item removal was approved. 2. Crappie stocking in smaller lakes – Dennis Carlson will discuss with DNR for possibilities along with bulrush and cattail removal from Lorraine Creek and sand deposit removal on Pickerel Creek. 3. Further discussion ensued concerning setting up a meeting with Chris Kavanagh ~ 3/14/08 to discuss this and other items of interest, fish stocking, possible rearing pond for walleye fry in Lorraine, etc.
New Business
SWCD plant sale – Jim suggested that the Association should advertise this sale in the newsletter next spring. The sale is mostly native plant species, the prices are very reasonable and it would be a good vehicle for getting property owners to re-vegetate their land and shoreline property.
Highway Clean-up – Saturday, April 26, 2008, starting at 12:00 noon.
DLWA Newsletter – Article submissions are required by April 2, 2008.
Next DLWA Meeting – 9:00 AM, April 12, 2008 – Specifically for the assembly and mailing out of the newsletter and discussion of the Action Plan at the McCoy residence.
Art suggested that we follow the old Agenda format for future meetings as a way to keep on track with subjects.
Meeting Adjourned at 12:00 (approximately).
Deer Lake Watershed Board of Directors Meeting
December 15, 2007
A. President Jim Brewer called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM. Those attending included Jim Brewer, Jerry Blair, Marshall Oelmann, Sue Pearson, John McCoy, Dennis Carlson, and Art Lind.
B. The Agenda. was approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson, seconded by Art Lind.
C. The Secretary’s Report. was read by Jim Brewer and noted that Art Lind will be the new Secretary. The report was approved on a motion by Jerry Blair and seconded by Dennis Carlson.
D. The Treasurer’s Report. was given by Sue Pearson noting that the check book balance is now $4447.14. The report was approved on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
E. Old Business items:.
1.. Litter signs – Jim Brewer brought four signs, two for Deer Lake, one for Pickerel, and one for Five Island Lake. The signs were donated by Jim’s daughter, Bronwyn Brewer. Jerry Blair volunteered to install the signs for Deer and Pickerel lakes and Jim volunteered to install the sign for Five Island.
2. . Beaver Trapping – Dennis reported that in late fall he paddled to the Deer Creek dam and noted new beaver activity, including two new dams and food storage. Trapping would be done in the spring. In addition to the trapping Dennis had discussions with Rod Ustipak of Ducks Unlimited regarding funds for beaver trapping and beaver dam removal. Dennis discussed this with the DNR contact who suggested utilizing a small barge mounted excavator to remove the submerged portion of the dams. It is possible that funds may be available from Ducks Unlimited. Dennis reported that while discussing Deer Creek with Lawrence Blackmer, he reported that many years ago, the bottom was free of silt and mud and that Walleyes used to spawn on the gravel beds.
3.. Management Plan – Dennis Carlson and John McCoy proposed assembling and formatting of the Lake Assessment and other data into a draft form for further review. Jerry Blair motioned to: Approach the Blandin Foundation for assistance/guidance in the development of the Management Plan for the Deer Lake Watershed Area. The motion was seconded by Jim Brewer.
F. New Business:.
1.. Deer Creek clean-up day – Dennis Carlson reported that it was recommended by Chris Cavenagh the the Deer Creek dam clean up should not be done until after the spring thaw, stating that the debris present would act as a shock absorber in winter and during heavy run-off. Dennis motioned to designate the lakeshore clean-up day to clean up at the Deer Creek dam site. Art Lind seconded the motion. A date was discussed and set for May 3, 2008. Further discussion included cutting new popple growth on the dam access road followed by spraying in August. Jerry Blair suggested that a picnic at the site might bring more people to help with the clean up. Art Lind suggested as a future project it would be nice to develop a type of bridge over the dam and possible hiking trail with a picnic table at the dam site.
2.. DNR Fisheries meeting – Discussion about setting up a meeting with the DNR to review the fish stocking and slot limit program for Deer, Pickerel, and Battle Lakes on an annual basis. Although it was noted that it is too soon to see results on the slot limit program, the size of the Walleyes caught during the past two seasons seems to be running larger than the 17” slot. This could indicate a strong year class. Further discussion about DNR CO presence on Deer Lake is absent. Marshall Oelmann made a motion to write a letter to the Regional CO and Regional CO management requesting weekly “on lake” visits by the CO during peak in-season periods. The motion was seconded by Jim Brewer. Marshall volunteered to write the letter.
3.. Environmental and Conservation Partnerships Grant Programs – Dennis Carlson motioned to apply for the necessary application forms for the grant process and the motion was seconded by Jerry Blair. John McCoy volunteered to see if the forms were available over the internet. Further discussion at future meetings on possible projects or perhaps a special meeting will be in order.
4.. Speaker for the 2008 DLWA Annual Meeting – Invasive Species as topic – Jim Brewer knows Jay Rendall of the DNR and will ask if he will speak/present at this function.
G. Other. – Fund raiser raffle.
H.. Art motioned to end the meeting being no further items for discussion. Dennis seconded the motion and the meeting closed. Jim Brewer noted that this was one of our shortest meetings and promised to keep us on track with the agenda at future meetings.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
November 10, 2007
A. A Board Meeting was was held at the Carlson residence on Deer Lake. The meeting started at 10:00 a.m. Board Members attending were Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, Jerry Blair, John McCoy, Marshall Oelmann and Sue Pearson. Art Lind was unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson and seconded by Jim Brewer. The motion was approved.
C. The Secretary's Report was read by Jim Brewer and accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson and seconded by John McCoy. The motion was approved.
D. The Treasurer's report was read by Sue Pearson. The current balance is $4,448.14 A motion was made to approve the report by Jerry Blair and seconded by John McCoy. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Re-election of Board Officers - Marshall Oelmann made a motion to nominate the following slate of candidates for office: Jim Brewer for President, John McCoy for Vice-President, Art Lind for Secretary, and Sue Pearson for Treasurer. Dennis Carlson seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Discussion of Lake Management Plan - Board members discussed the importance of finishing work on the Lake Management Plan that was started in 2006. Jerry Blair made the motion that Dennis Carlson and John McCoy take the lead initiative to get the plan finished and that the two members would delegate specific tasks to other Board Members as the need arises. Marshall Oelmann seconded the motion. The motion was approved. John McCoy made the motion that the Board recruit outside people to review drafts of the Plan before the final document is printed. Jim Brewer seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
3. Dennis Carlson gave an update on the status of the dam. Beaver trapping season is now open, so it will not be necessary to pay trappers to remove beaver. Dennis recently inspected the creek and noticed several beaver houses with two new dams in proximity to the cement dam. Dennis stated that there is much wood debris accumulation behind the cement dam that should be removed. John McCoy made a motion that the Board call the DNR and Ducks Unlimited to inquire if a pilot project is feasible for cleaning out the wood debris with a backhoe, drag line or other equipment. Jim Brewer seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. Jerry Blair reported on the cell tower issue. Negotiations are still underway between the County Sheriff''s office and the cell companies. Four towers are being proposed. Cellular One has recently installed a new tower in Nashwauk.
5. Membership Incentives - There was some discussion of the coupon issue that was brought up at an earlier meeting. Members concurred that adopting the practice of including coupons in future newsletters could become burdensome and complicated. Jim Brewer suggested that if any Board Member takes the initiative to aquire coupons from local vendors, that we should send the coupons out with a newsletter mailing, but that it shouldn't be considered an established practice at this time. Marshall Oelmann made a motion to research the options and legality of the Association sponsoring a raffle. John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved
F. New Business
1. Litter Signs - Jim Brewer is having four signs made for installation on area lakes. The slogan will read "Please! Pack Out Your Trash." with Deer Lake Watershed Assoc. written in small type across the bottom. The signs will be ready in December. Two will be installed on Deer Lake, one on Pickerel and one on Five-Island.
2. Dennis Carlson called for contributions for the next newletter. John McCoy will write an article on Conservation Easements. Jim Brewer will work with Dan Winter to get a copy posted on the DLWA website.
3. John McCoy made a motion to allow for a $50 allotment to be used for gifts for the spring fish fry. Jim Brewer seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. The next meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m., on December 15th, at Jerry Blair's house.
G. Adjourn
1. Marshall Oelmann made a motion to adjorn the meeting. Dennis Carlson seconded the motion. The motion was approved. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Annual Membership Meeting and Potluck
July 14, 2007
A. The annual membership meeting was held at the Carpenter Town Hall on Highway 1 at 5:00 p.m.. The business meeting started at 6:15 p.m. and was preceded by a membership potluck/social hour and presentation on northern Minnesota forest land sales by Board Member John McCoy. Board Members attending were Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, Jerry Blair, John McCoy and Marshall Oelmann. Sue Pearson and Art Lind were unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by Audrey Johnson. The motion was approved.
C. The Secretary's Report was read by Jim Brewer and accepted on a motion by Jerry Blair and seconded by Dennis Carlson. The motion was approved. Jim gave a brief talk on the DLWA website and encouraged members to access it and also make suggestions for improving it.
D. The Treasurer's report was read by Marshall Oelmann in Sue Pearson's absence. The current balance is $4,633.30. A motion was made to approve the report by Dennis Carlson and seconded by John McCoy. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
F. New Business
1. Jerry Blair reported on the status of the cell tower petition. A petition is currently circulating and will be delivered to Sheriff Pat Medure who will use it in negotiations with three different cell phone companies. The intent is to get improved cell phone signal transmission within the watershed.
2. Dennis Carlson gave an update on the status of the dam and reported that the access road to the dam has been cleared by Rick Jensen and a gate has been installed by the DNR. The road work was paid for by the DLWA. It is now possible to more readily access the dam for inspections. the upstream abutment is still leaning. Dennis spoke with Jim Boyle of the DNR and received a confirmation that they will work with the DLWA to make the required repairs. Wild rice is now growing up to the dam, and recently, the water was observed running over the top at a depth of one inch. The current elevation at the dam is 1336.4. Beaver are still being trapped. Ducks Unlimited has donated $200 to monitor the dam and $100 for beaver trapping. Dennis also reported that there have been good fishing reports since the slot limits on Deer Lake have been in effect. Next year, fish surveys will be conducted on the smaller lakes for the first time in thirty years.
3. Dennis Carlson, John McCoy and Sue Pearson will be up for re-election. Nominations were taken from the floor. Dennis Carlson was nominated by Audrey and seconded by John McCoy. John McCoy was nominated by Jim Moffet and seconded by Audrey Johnson . Sue Pearson was nominated by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by John McCoy. Jim Moffet made a motion to accept the slate by acclamation. Jim Brewer seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
G. Other
1. It was suggested that the newsletter be posted on the website or sent out by e-mail.
H. Adjourn
1. Dennis Carlson made a motion to adjorn the meeting. Audrey Johnson seconded the motion. The motion was approved. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:45 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
June 16, 2007
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Dennis Carlson's residence on Deer Lake. Board Members attending were Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, Jerry Blair, and Marshall Oelmann. John McCoy, Sue Pearson and Art Lind were unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by Jim. The motion was approved.
C. The Secretary's Report was accepted on a motion by Jerry and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
D. Sue was not present at the meeting, so the Treasurer's Report was not read. Jerry mentioned that 76 tickets were sold at the Fish Fry event on June 2nd.
E. Old Business
1. The garage sale has been set for the first Saturday in August and will run for two days. On the first day only, DLWA will set up a food booth on a site on 533 just north of Deer Lake Charlie's. The booth will be marked with balloons. Brats, hot dogs, pop and coffee will be sold. Members will obtain/provide napkins, condiments, ice, coolers and signage in addition to the food and drink. Dennis will check with Lawrence B. to verify use of the site.
2. Planning for the annual meeting was discussed. The date has been set for Saturday, July 14th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Carpenter Town Hall. The meeting will be a pot-luck as it has been in the past, and the Board will provide coffee and juice. A speaker for the meeting has not been lined up yet, but the chosen topic is area land sales. John McCoy has expertise in this area and so he could be invited to speak.
3. Unicell has sent an e-mail Jim stating that there is not enough demand in the area to justify the expense of installing a new tower or adapting the new Sheriff's tower. Jerry stated that the Township Board is preparing a petition requesting expanded cellular service that will be presented to Unicell through the County Sheriff. Jim made a motion to report on this development in the newsletter. Marshall seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
F. New Business
1. The next Board meeting has been scheduled for June 30th. The meeting will take place at the Carlson residence and will be an informal organizational meeting to work on last minute details for the annual meeting.
2. Members discussed the merits of issuing a DLWA member discount card that could be used at local businesses. After some discussion, members decided to modify the proposal somewhat and consider using individual coupons from local businesses that could be sent out with the newsletter. Marshall made a motion that the Board continue to research this idea and resume discussion at a later meeting. Jim seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
3. Dennis Carlson, John McCoy and Sue Pearson will be up for re-election.
G. Other
1. There will be a 4th of July Flotilla this year on Deer Lake from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.. Refreshments will be served at the Jensen's after the event.
H. Adjourn
1. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
April 14, 2007
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Jerry Blair's residence on Deer Lake. Board Members attending were Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson, Jerry Blair, Art Lind and Marshall Oelmann. John McCoy was unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by Art. The motion was approved.
C. The Secretary's Report was accepted on a motion by Art and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
D. Sue read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,584.99. Sue also presented several sorted lists of property owners (members with lakeshore, members without lakeshore, new owners, not members or owners, and non-active lakeshore owners). The Board discussed the merits of continuing to send mailings to non-active members. Marshall made a motion to postpone discussion on mailing to non-active members untill the next meeting and to accept the Treasurer's Report. Jerry seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. The Board discussed current progress on the long range management plan. Some of the members presented written drafts of parts of the plan for review. Dennis volunteered to work on the fish management category, Jim the tax and communications category, and Art the water quality/invasive species category. Marshall made a motion for the Board members to continue to work on the plan individually and to have drafts ready to submit by August 15, 2007, after which time we will reconvene work and discussion exclusively on this topic in September. Sue seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. The fish fry date has been set for June 2nd, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Carpenter Town Hall. The cost will be $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children 12 and under. The menu will consist of fried fish, coleslaw, baked potato, rolls and beverages. A raffle will also be held.
F. New Business
1. The lake and road clean-up date is set for May 5th. Selected lakes this year are Five-Island, Deer and Pickerel. Deer and Pickerel Lake clean-up crews will meet at the Deer Lake public access at 12:00 noon, and the Five-Island crew will meet at the Five-Island public access at 10:00 a.m. The road clean-up crew will meet at 10:00 a.m. at Deer Lake Charlie's.
2. A motion was made by Dennis to reimburse Jim Brewer $148.78 for the two year renewal of the website domain name and web hosting. Jerry seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
3. The annual meeting was tentatively set for July 14th, contingent on whether we are able to rent Carpenter's Hall on that date. Sue later confirmed the rental date.
4. The next Board meeting has been scheduled for June 16th. The meeting place will be determined later.
G. Other
1. Dennis contacted Unicell to request cell transmission hardware on the new aerial tower and was told that the company makes note of the area as a "low reception area" and indicated that it is a possibility that the tower could be used to improve cell phone reception. Dennis suggested that we place a notice in the newsletter with a number that members can call to register their support for this idea (800-450-2000).
H. Adjourn
1. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
February 17, 2007
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Dennis Carlson's cabin on Deer Lake. Board Members attending were Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, John McCoy, Sue Pearson, and Jerry Blair. Art Lind and Marshall Oelmann were unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Jim and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
C. The Secretary's Report was accepted on a motion by Jerry and seconded by Sue. The motion was approved.
D. Sue read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,524.99. The mailed reminder to unpaid members was successful as there are currently 89 paid members. Jerry made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report and Dennis seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Since two members are absent, Dennis suggested that we postpone work on the long term goal plan until a later date. An outline of a typical plan format was handed out to attendees, and an agreement was made that we all work on writing something in each category so that we can have a starting point for preparing the plan at our next and at future meetings
2. The members discussed the pros and cons of holding our own fish fry at the Carpenter Town Hall or holding it at the Junction Bar where the cooking could be done by restaurant staff. We decided to hold our own event on June 2nd and to charge $8 per adult with a reduced rate for children. Jerry will continue to finish up the details of planning and organizing this event
F. New Business
1. A motion was made by Dennis to continue the $100 annual dues for Minnesota Watershed membership. Jerry seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. DNR grants are still available for shore management projects. Dennis will call the DNR and ask if the grant money can be used on projects such as the Deer Creek Dam stabilization, river cleanup, water channelizing measures, and in the Popple Creek watershed area. If the answers from the DNR are affirmative, we will consider submitting grant applications for one or more of the projects.
Jerry presented an article about USFW Service grants that may be available in the future. The Board members agreed to monitor the development of this funding.
3. Dennis will write a letter from the DLWA to the corporate office regarding the Unicell tower. Dennis made a motion to send out post cards to members encouraging them to call 611 to request that a cell phone relay station (Unicell) be placed on the Sheriff's tower to improve cell phone reception. Jim seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. John McCoy suggested that a representative from DLWA start attending the County forest management meetings.
5. The next meeting date was set for 10:00 a.m. on April 7th. The meeting place will be determined later.
G. Adjourn
1. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
January 13, 2007
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Jerry Blair's cabin on Deer Lake. Board Members attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Dennis Carlson, John McCoy, Sue Pearson, and Jerry Blair. Art Lind was unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by Jim. The motion was approved.
C. Jim read the Secretary's Report of the December meeting. The Secretary's Report was accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by John. The motion was approved.
D. Sue read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,029.99. There are currently approximately 56 members who have not paid. Marshall made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report with the directive that a letter be sent to unpaid members. Dennis seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. The Board members discussed the problem of garbage left on Deer Lake by ice fishermen. Sue offered to provide a painted barrel to be used as a trash receptacle. Jerry will place the barrel out on the lake and monitor its use. Jim will work on some some signs for next year. The Board members agreed that positive language should be used on the signs.
2. Dennis made a motion that the Board refund those members who over paid their dues this year. Jim seconded the motion. The motion was approved by the majority of the Board and opposed by Marshall.
3. The fish fry tentatively scheduled for this spring was discussed. Marshall made a motion to continue the discussion at the next meeting since more research needs to be done on purchasing the fish, finalizing the date, general logistics, and who to send complimentary tickets to. Jerry seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. Little progress has been made on the long range plan for the watershed. Since creating the plan is a complicated and time consuming task, Dennis made a motion to dedicate the next meeting in February to two agenda items only: planning of the fish fry and work on the long range plan, and that furthermore, Board members will conduct research prior to the meeting and come prepared to work on both issues. John seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
F. New Business
1. Dennis presented the Board with a DNR Fisheries update. Dennis is working with Chris Kavanaugh to see if the DNR could re-stock some of the smaller regional lakes with crappies. Most area lakes historically had good crappie numbers but the populations have dropped over the years due to the run-off effects of logging. Chris also suggested that the DLWA write a letter requesting overstock walleye fry for planting in Deer Lake. Dennis will continue to work with the DNR toward these goals.
2. Board members discussed writing a letter to Congressman Oberstar requesting that a community review process be put in place before any more communication towers are erected in the area. The recently erected tower with aviation lighting came as a surprise to many Deer Lake residents.
3. Jim noted that the new County Commission membership may be more receptive to the concerns of watershed associations. Catherine McGlynn has been appointed chairperson. Catherine has been very supportive of the DLWA in the past.
4. It was noted that Art Lind has done some finish work on the DLWA road sign. The work was done to Art's usual high standards of quality and the Board members expressed their unanimous appreciation for his efforts.
5. The next meeting date was set for 10:00 a.m. on February 17th at the Carlson residence on Deer Lake. For this meeting, the Board will concentrate on a two part agenda as mentioned above.
G. Adjourn
1. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:00 noon.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES - 11/25/06
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM at John McCoy’s residence. Those attending were Marshall Oelmann, John McCoy, Sue Pearson, Dennis Carlson, and Art Lind.
There being no agenda we followed the standard format of previous meetings.
Art Lind read the minutes from the September 23, 2006, meeting. The minutes were accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson and seconded by John McCoy.
Sue Pearson presented the Treasurer’s Report and noted that there is $4069.20 in the check book, that she will write a check to Rick Jensen for the road work to the dam site, and that there is a balance of $10.00 in the Beaver Control Account. The Secretary’s Report was accepted on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
Old Business
A review of the dam access road events following our 9/23/06 site visit was given by Dennis Carlson reported that a gate was installed on 9/26/06 at the site selected on 9/23/06 by the DNR (Perry Loegering). The gate is locked and a key was presented to the DLWA and is being held by Dennis Carlson. Just prior to deer hunting season a sign was installed indicating that the dam access road/trail was a multiple use trail and that motor vehicles were not permitted. With Jerry Blair’s expertise as a brick layer and masonry contractor, he and Dennis inspected the dam to determine the extent of damage to the South pier and determined that approximately 20 bags of sac-crete would be required to fill the crack. Other work at the dam site would include removing of brush and trees on the dam and removal of the scrap steel left over from the last time the dam was tampered with.
New Business
Possible spring projects include removal of some cattails and debris in Lorraine Creek to facilitate Walleye spawning in the spring and dragging the dam access road to remove the ruts.
Chris Cavanagh was going to take a look at the build-up of sand at the mouth of the Pickerel Creek on Deer Lake. Residential removal of bull rushes near the mouth of the creek and low water level has apparently caused the sand build up and preventing a free flow of water from Pickerel Lake into Deer Lake and Pickerel Lake level is actually higher than normal. Boat traffic was drastically reduced between the two lakes
Marshall Oelmann will work on the Lake Management Plan this winter.
Dennis Carlson attended the Stake Holders Meeting with local guides, resort owners and other lake associations. Discussions concerning the success of slot limits, stocking levels of walleye fry vs. fingerlings, encouragement to release and not harvest the larger northern pike, were covered. The meeting was attended by eighteen participants.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
August 26, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Sue Pearson's cabin on Deer Lake. Board Members attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson. Jerry Blair and John Skalko were also in attendance.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Art and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the August 5th meeting. The Secretary's Report was accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by Art. The motion was approved.
D. Sue Pearson read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,346.75. The Treasurer's Report was accepted on a motion by Marshall and seconded by Jim. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Election procedure - Marshall made a motion that since the sitting Board members have no election opponents and there is currently one vacancy on the Board, that the board appoint Jerry Blair to the vacant seat and that John Skalko be appointed as an Alternate Board Member. Dennis seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Dam access road - Dennis recently spoke with Perry Logering about the possibility of receiving a financial contribution from the DNR toward the cost of the dam access road and gate. Dennis made a motion to get bids to construct a base road to the dam without crowning and ditching from Rick Jensen and Brad Lovdahl and to get County approval for the work (easement). Marshall amended the motion to add that we request cost share from the DNR for the road and the gate. Jim seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
3. Fund raising - The Board Members discussed ideas for a fund raising event. Marshall made a motion to organize a fish fry in conjunction with the annual spring lakeshore and road clean-up events. Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved. Marshall made another motion to explore options to provide a food booth in conjuntion with the CR 533 annual rummage sale (last Saturday in August). Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
F. New Business
1. The next general Board meeting will be on September 23rd at10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place at Art Lind's cabin on Deer Lake.
2. Marshall made a motion to continue with the current Board officer positions until the next election cycle. Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
G. Adjourn
Sue made a motion to end the meeting. Jim seconded the motion. The motion was approved, and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board Meeting
August 5, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.at Jim Brewer's cabin on Five Island Lake. Board Members attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson and John McCoy. Skip Current was absent.
B. Justin Rebro, a candidate for District 5 Itasca County Commissioner, attended the meeting and was interviewed by the Board members with a series of six prepared questions which had been submitted to Mr. Rebro in advance of the meeting. The candidate was also allotted time to talk informally to the Board about his viewpoints and the role of a County Commissioner. Jim explained to Mr. Rebro that the DLWA charter prohibits the Board from officially endorsing any political candidates, and that Commissioner Mandich will be invited to speak to the Board members at the next meeting.
C. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Art and seconded by Marshall. The motion was approved.
D. The Secretary's Report of the Annual Meeting on July 15th was not read due to time constraints but was accepted on a motion by John and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
E. Sue Pearson read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,519.64. The Treasurer's Report was accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by John. The motion was approved.
F. Old Business
1. Election procedure - There were no nominations from the floor for Board members at the last meeting. Marshall made a motion to nominate John Skalko to run for office and also ask Jerry Blair if he is still interested in running. If Jerry expresses an interest in running, we will hold a ballot election by mail. If Jerry states that he is not interested, then the Board will appoint John Skalko to be the new member. Denny seconded the motion, The motion was approved.
2. Dam access road - Jim made a motion to begin the process of getting a road to the dam built by either private contractors or the DNR, and to begin: 1) the permit application process, 2) the solicitation of bids for the clearing, grubbing and earthwork, and 3) the solicitation of additional funding from the DNR and Ducks Unlimited, with the goal of getting the project accomplished before winter of 2006. Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
3. Seaker honoraria - Dennis made a motion to send checks in the amount of $75 each to Jeff Forester and Kurt Dostal as tokens of appreciation for speaking at the 2006 annual meeting. Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
G. New Business
1. Marshall will invite Commissioner Mark Mandich to speak at the next Board meeting.
2. The next general Board meeting will be on August 26th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place at Sue's cabin on Deer Lake.
3. Discussion of fund raising ideas was tabled until the next Board meeting.
H. Adjourn
Sue made a motion to end the meeting. Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved, and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
General Membership Annual Meeting
July, 15, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.at the Carpenter Town Hall on Highway 1. Those Board Members attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson and John McCoy. Skip Current was absent. General membership attendance was at approximately 50 people. The Board meeting was preceded by presentations by Jeff Forester, of MSRPO, and Kurt Dostal, of Wetlands Restoration Company.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Sue and seconded by Dennis. The motion was approved.
C. Marshall Oelmann delivered the annual president’s address. Some of the points and accomplishments covered were: 1) the membership survey, 2) election of new officers, 3) Brian Buria’s (DNR CO) presentation to the board, 4) dam stabilization, 5) request for lake plan volunteers, 6) highway and lake clean-up events, and 7) the pie social.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the June 24th meeting. The Secretary's Report was reviewed and accepted on a motion by John and seconded by Art. The motion was approved.
D. Sue Pearson read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,125.51. We currently have a total of 100 members. The Treasurer's Report was accepted on a motion by Dennis and seconded by Marshall. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Dam Stabilization – Art Lind read a report on the dam prepared by the DNR Committee. The report will eventually be posted on the DLWA website. Art made a motion to accept the report and to continue to maintain an ongoing file. Marshall seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Sue explained the new membership dues amount and time period. Dues will now cover the calendar year starting on January 1st. Current due are good through the year of 2007.
3. Jim announced that there is a shoreline restoration DVD available for loan from the Association.
F. New Business
1. John gave a report on the recent recreational land sales in our area.
2. The next general Board meeting will be on August 5th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place at Jim's cabin on Five-Island Lake.
G. Other
1. Election Discussion - Four seats are up for election for two year terms. Three incumbents are running for re-election. Nominations were called for from the floor and there were no nominations offered. The Board will now request for names through the mail. Marshall will research what the proper procedure is for holding the election under the current circumstances.
2. Dennis made a request for volunteers for duck nesting counts, grouse drumming counts, fish spawning counts, loon counts and secchi disc readers on surrounding lakes. Dennis also reported that the DNR has received no negative feedback on the new walleye slot limits. A report on DNR stocking numbers was also given. Dennis mentioned that a log jam at the dam is holding back approximately six inches of water and suggested that it is probably better to leave the log in place since the lake level is so low.
H. Adjourn
Sue made a motion to end the meeting and Art seconded the motion. The motion was approved, and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
June 24, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. at Marshall Oelmann's cabin yard on Deer Lake. Those attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, Dennis Carlson, John McCoy, Skip Current and Sue Pearson.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by John McCoy and seconded by Art Lind. The motion was approved.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the April 22nd meeting. The Secretary's Report was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson and seconded by Art Lind. The motion was approved.
D. Sue Pearson read the Treasurer's Report. The account balance is $4,125.51. We have six new member deposits. The Carpenter Town Hall rental payment has been made and we have received a $48.00 credit for sign printing. The Treasurer's Report was accepted on a motion by Skip Current and seconded by Denny Carlson. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Dam Stabilization - Marshall reported that he had contacted the Army Corp. of Engineers and was told that the Corp. has no interest in the dam, but if officially approached by owners, they can provide technical design and evaluation assistance. The Board members concluded that the dam is not a great priority but that its condition should be monitored and a file maintained containing a record of communication. Art Lind made a motion that the DLWA DNR Committee determine whose jurisdiction the dam is under, determine the proper channels of communication for dealing with dam problems, and maintain a file documenting the history of communications on the topic. Dennis Carlson seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Lake Management Plan / Shoreline Improvement - Marshall Oelmann made a motion to continue discussion of the plan at the next board meeting and request outside help from the general membership at the annual meeting on July, 15th. John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
F. New Business
1. Annual Meeting Planning - Jeff Forester, from MSRPO, will give a property tax presentation, and Kurt Dostal will give a shoreline restoration talk. Twenty minutes or so is allotted for each speaker with time for questions from the audience. Jeff will speak from 5:30 to 6:00 and Kurt will speak from 6:05 to 6:35. The general business meeting will take place at 6:35. The meeting agenda will include reports from the President, Secretary and Treasurer. The building will be opened at 4:00 p.m. The annual meeting will be a pot-luck with the Board supplying beverages.
2. The next general Board meeting will be on August 5th at 10:00 a.m. . The meeting will take place at Jim Brewer's cabin on Five-Island Lake.
G. Other
1. Election Discussion - Four seats are up for election for two year terms. Incumbents will announce if they are running for re-election. Nominations will be called for from the floor of the annual meeting. If there are no nominations from the floor, and if all four incumbents announce that they are running, then the election is over and the incumbents will retain their seats on the board. If there are nominations from the floor and all four incumbents announce that they are running, then a mailed ballot election will be held and biographies of the candidates will be published in the newsletter.
2. Pie Social Discussion - John McCoy made a motion that the Board look for opportunities to expand and increase the attendance at the June pie social by adding a rummage sale or other activity. Marshall Oelmann seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
H. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:00 noon.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
April 22, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. at Dennis Carlson's home on Deer Lake. Those attending were Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, Dennis Carlson and John McCoy. Skip Current and Sue Pearson were absent.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Jim Brewer and seconded by Dennis Carlson. The motion was approved.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the March 23rd meeting. The Secretary's Report was reviewed and accepted on a motion by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by John McCoy. The motion was approved.
D. The Treasurer's Report was not read since the Treasurer, Sue Pearson, was absent.
E. Old Business
1. Dam Stabilization - There is nothing to report on the progress of the dam stabilization at this time. Marshall Oelmann will call the Corp of Engineers to determine ownership of the dam and inquire further about getting the dam repaired. Marshall will report on the dam at the next Board meeting.
2. Membership Survey - Skip Current was not present to continue discussion on the Survey. Dennis Carlson noted a possible error in the analysis. Further discussion on the topic will be taken up at the next Board meeting.
3. Lake Management Plan / Shoreline Improvement - Marshall Oelmann made a motion to table discussion on this topic until the next Board meeting. Art Lind seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. Summer Events - Rick Jensen will organize the roadside clean-up efforts again this year. The scheduled start time is 10:00 a.m. The pie social is set for June 10th and a press release will be issued and a sign installed at Deer Lake Charlie's. The Town Hall rental and July 15th annual meeting date were verified by a telephone call to the Hall attendant.
5. Five-Island Lake Development - Jim Brewer reported on a conversation with Ken Koester of the Township Board, and determined that the lot development, as submitted by the County Zoning agent, complies with all setbacks and zoning rules and guidelines, and therefore, there is not much the Association Board members can recommend at this time. Jim reported that the main concern conveyed to him by Five-Island property owners is that the rules and regulations be followed by the developer once the lots are sold and built on. The Board will continue to monitor the progress of the development.
F. New Business
1. Jim Brewer reported on the speaker research he has done for the annual meeting. So far, two local landscape experts have been interviewed. Both have extensive experience with shoreline renovation and seemed willing to consider putting together a presentation. Jim will contact one more individual from the metro area and make a decision before the next Board meeting. Marshall Oelmann made a motion that Jim continue with the research and John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Walleye Spawning Activity - Art Lind surveyed the lake for spawning activity last Monday and observed little. Dennis Carlson surveyed the lake and creek for three evenings and only observed suckers spawning.
3. A date for the next Board meeting will be set at a later time.
G. Other
Dennis Carlson will contact Sam Johnson at the DNR to inform him that there will be trash to pick up at the Five-Island and Mirror Lake public accesses in addition to Deer Lake this year.
H. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
March 23, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 p.m. at John & Margaret McCoy's home on North Deer Lake Road. Those attending were Marshall Oelmann, John McCoy, Skip Current, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson, Art Lind and Jim Brewer.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson & seconded by Jim Brewer. The motion was approved.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the February 11th meeting. The Secretary's Report was approved on a motion by Marshall Oelmann and seconded by Dennis Carlson. The motion was approved.
D. Sue Pearson presented the Treasurer's Report. The current balance is $4,254.38. There is a balance of $160 in the Beaver Fund. Minnesota Waters (formerly the Minnesota Lakes Association) dues of $100 have been paid. The Treasurer's Report was approved on a motion by Art Lind & seconded by Marshall Oelmann. The motion was approved.
E. Old Business
1. Update on the dam - Dennis Carson reported that no definitive action has been promised on the dam repair by the various government agencies to date. Marshall Oelmann made a motion that the Board continue to focus efforts on getting the dam repaired. John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Culvert Erosion Control Project Update - Discussion on this topic was tabled for discussion at the next Board meeting. This will allow John McCoy more time to gather information.
3. Discussion on the Membership Survey Analysis and Action Plan - Skip Current distributed copies of the membership survey spreadsheet for review. After some discussion, Art Lind made a motion to schedule a special meeting with the purpose of forming an action plan for the DLWA based on the results of the survey. John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
4. Summer Events Scheduling - The lakeshore and road clean-up date was set for May 6th. Mirror and Five-Island Lakes will be included in this year’s clean-up effort. Forest Road 533 and Highway 1 will be included in the road clean-up.
5. The Jim Bedard Pie Social was scheduled for June 10th at Deer Lake Charlie's from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
6. The Annual Meeting and Pot Luck was scheduled for July 15th at the Carpenter Township Hall. The meeting will run from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Board will arrange to have a speaker from MSRPO and possibly a presentation from a Landscape Architect who specializes in creative design solutions for shorelines .
John McCoy made a motion to accept the dates and post the information in the newsletter. Marshall Oelmann seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
F. New Business:
1. March 23rd DNR Meeting Report -Dennis Carlson attended the DNR meeting and reported on the discussion. John McCoy made a motion to write up a report on the meeting for the newsletter. Marshall Oelmann seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
2. Five-Island Lake Subdivision Review - Ken Koester from the Township Board was unable to attend the meeting to discuss this issue. Dennis Carlson presented a plat map of a proposed lot/cabin development on the north side of Five-Island Lake adjacent to the public landing. Jim Brewer recited a number of concerns that were expressed about the subdivision by Five-Island property owners. Marshall Oelmann made a motion that Jim draw up a list of objections and forward those to Ken Koester for delivery to the Itasca County Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Dennis Carlson. The motion was approved.
3. Report on Forest Certification Focus Group - Jim Brewer gave a brief report on a focus group session that he attended in Saint Paul. Graduate students at the University of Minnesota are putting together educational and promotional literature to encourage forested land owners in northern Minnesota to enroll their property in a forest certification program. The researchers stated that over fifty percent of forested land in Minnesota is owned in small parcels by private individuals and families. The main purpose of enrolling in a certification program is to maintain the environmental health of the land and water for present and future generations. Jim will report back to the Board when the work on this project is complete.
4. Newsletter Topics - Dennis Carlson suggested that the Board consider offering some type of environmental study scholarship for area students. Since this issue has many complicated aspects, Dennis Carlson made a motion to research and explore the options further. John McCoy seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
John McCoy will prepare a small piece on the current forest land sales.
Sue Pearson will write an explanation of our newly adopted dues structure which will include a dues registration form (see 2/11/06 meeting notes).
5. Next Meeting Date - The next Board meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd, at 10:00 a.m. The location will be determined in the future.
G. Other
1. Toxics Pick-up - Dennis inquired about arranging for a local toxic waste pick-up site so that Deer Lake residents to not have to drive so far to dispose of paint and other waste products. Dennis was was told by the county agent that this can not be done for safety and insurance reasons. It may be possible to arrange for the pick-up of white goods and appliances however, and Dennis will research that option further.
H. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at approximately1:00 p.m.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
February 11, 2006
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 PM at John & Margaret McCoy's home on North Deer Lake Road. Those attending were Marshall Oelmann, John McCoy, Skip Current, Dennis Carlson, Sue Pearson and Jim Brewer. Art Lind was unable to attend.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson & seconded by Skip Current.
C. Jim Brewer read the Secretary's Report of the September 24th meeting. The Secretary's Report was approved on a motion by Skip Current and seconded by John McCoy.
D. Sue Pearson presented the Treasurer's Report. The current balance is $3,913.32. The ICOLA membership dues have been paid, and Minnesota Waters (formerly the Minnesota Lakes Association) dues of $100 are outstanding. The Treasurer's Report was approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson & seconded by Skip Current.
E. DNR Presentation:
Brian Buria, the Conservation Officer assigned to the DLW area, gave a short talk describing the scope of his job duties. Officer Buria is responsible for patroling a territory encompassing over 1000 square miles (including over 400 fishable lakes); enforcing all-terrain vehicle and watercraft rules; and enforcing general hunting, fishing and shoreland zoning regulations. Officer Buria emphasised that his patrol is largely call-driven and encouraged our membership to phone in fish and game violations whenever they are observed.
F. New Business
1. Update on the dam - Dennis Carson reported that, according to Howard Christman, the dam repair is now a low priority, but that the DNR is considering installation of a culvert with a built in control device which could control water elevation.
2. Change of Renewal Date for Membership - Members concur that the current July renewal date for membership dues is confusing. John McCoy made a motion to move to a calendar year (January start) dues cycle and to charge a one time $20 membership fee that would cover a full eighteen months of membership. Dennis Carlson seconded the motion. It was acknowledged that the $20 charge would result in a discount to members of a few dollars compared to prorating the current $15 dues from one year to eighteen months ($22.50).
3. Membership Survey Report - Skip Current stated that the membership survey spreadsheet that he has been working on is now complete. Computer problems prevented him from having prints ready for the meeting. Of the one hundred-twenty forms sent, there were sixty-four returns.
4. Scheduling of Lake Management Plan Meeting - This item was tabled for discussion at the next board meeting.
5. Beaver Trapping Status - Kermit Lindner is still on board for the beaver trapping contract. Gary Ehalt has approached Dennis Carlson asking for reimbursement for trapping beaver on Popple Lake. The Board agreed that, in the interest of fairness, we should give consideration to other trappers with future agreements. There is $160 currently available in the beaver trapping fund.
F. New Business:
1. The discussion of scheduling of the spring and summer events, projects and gatherings was tabled for discussion at the next board meeting. Dennis Carlson suggested that we consider including different lakes in our clean-ups since there are thiry-one in the watershed.
2. Jim Brewer announced that he has changed the website "Upcoming Events" category to "Upcoming Events and Announcements". The objective was to consider posting other information that might be beneficial to members such as, road construction, crime reports, etc.
3. The next Board meeting was scheduled for March 25, 2006. The meeting place and time will be determined later.
G. Other
1. Dennis Carlson suggested that the Board contact the county and offer to set up a temporary toxic materials pick-up site closer to the population. The intent would be to make it easier for residents to get rid of paint and related materials and thereby reduce the amount of illegal dumping. Members all agreed that this is an idea worth pursuing.
2. John McCoy suggested that the new culvert installation could use some erosion control measures on the side slopes to cut down on the potential for sediment entering the water from road runoff. John will inform the responsible government officials of this situation and inquire about the DLWA members doing some of the work as a volunteer project.
H. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at approximately12:30 PM..
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
September 24, 2005
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 PM at John & Margaret McCoy's home on North Deer Lake Road. Those attending included Marshall Oelmann, John McCoy, Margaret McCoy, Skip Current, Dennis Carlson, and Art Lind. Sue Pearson, newly elected Board Member, was on vacation, as was Jim Brewer.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved on a motion by Art Lind & seconded by Skip Current.
C. Secretary's Report of the September 17th meeting was not available, as Jim Brewer was on vacation. The report will be reviewed at the next meeting.
D. Treasurer's Report - Margaret McCoy presented the Treasurer's report as she is the outgoing Treasurer. She noted that after balancing the check book there was a $.10 error and corrected the 9-17-05 balance to $4089.99. New and renewed memberships are still coming in and as of 9-24-05 the new balance is $4319.99 with 2 memberships yet to be deposited. The Treasurer's Report was approved and accepted on a motion by Dennis Carlson & seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
E. Old Business:
1. New Culvert on County Road 533 was installed and completed as of 9-23-05.
2. Appoint DLWA Officers and Committee chairs :
- PRESIDENT - Marshall Oelmann (nominated by Art Lind, seconded by Dennis Carlson- approved)
- VICE PRESIDENT - John McCoy (nominated by Art Lind, seconded by Skip Current - approved)
- TREASURER - Sue Pearson (nominated by Skip Current, seconded by John McCoy - approved)
- SECRETARY - Jim Brewer (nominated by Marshall Oelman, seconded by Skip Current - approved)
- DNR LIASON COMMITTEE CHAIR - Dennis Carlson (volunteered to head the committee - also serving on committee is John McCoy and Art Lind.
3. DNR Bluegill/panfish proposal meeting 9-19-05 in Bigfork was well attended by our membership. The general consensus is that a 5 fish limit was too restrictive but there was support for reducing the limit from 20 to 10. The newly formed DNR committee will develop a special educational report/paper on Bluegills and Sunfish which will summarize the data presented at our Annual Meeting.
4. Kermit Lindner's contract with the DNR for Beaver control expired in August. The DLWA contacted Kermit to continue through September with the $250.00 monthly fee to be paid by the DLWA. Kermit has agreed and a payment will be made following this meeting.
5. Organize Member Survey - Skip Current has volunteered to create a spreadsheet on the survey responses.
6. Deer Creek Dam - The newly formed DNR Committee will follow up with Howard Crissman of the DNR and Glen Yackle in St Paul for an update on the repair status.
F. New Business:
1. Association/DNR creel survey - discussion with the DNR at the Bluegill meeting showed that the DNR did not think much success would come of a volunteer creel survey on Deer Lake and that they were against it. A proper survey would cost too much with paid DNR Staff. John McCoy suggested that there may be some grant money available and would look into it with the Blandin Foundation.
2. Other - Newsletter - Each board member will write a short article for the newsletter and include his/her email and phone number for reference. Also, Dennis Carlson volunteered to continue writing/editing the DLWA Newsletter.
G. The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 AM.
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Board of Directors Meeting
September 17, 2005
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. Board members in attendance were
Dennis Carlson, Marshall Oelmann, Art Lind, Margaret McCoy, Skip Current, Bert
Robertson and Jim Brewer.
B. The agenda was approved by Bert Robertson and seconded by Art Lind.
C. The Secretary’s Report of the last Board meeting was read by Art Lind. Margaret stated
that the paid membership is 82 plus 22 unpaid and not 114. The Report was accepted as
amended on a motion by Dennis Carlson and seconded by Bert Robertson.
D. The Treasurer’s Report was read by Margaret McCoy noting that our current check book
balance is now $4090.09 plus the untallied addition of several new membership checks.
The report was accepted on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Skip Current.
E. Old Business:
1. Election Results - Ballots were tallied by non-board member volunteers. The results
were: Dennis Carlson - 51 votes, Sue Pearson - 46 votes, Jim Kudloboy - 36 votes, John
McCoy - 60 votes. The top three vote getters will become the new Board Members for
two year terms. A motion was made to accept the election results by Skip Current and
seconded by Dennis Carlson. Board positions and committee assignments will be taken
up at the first meeting where all members of the new Board are in attendance.
2. Property Owners Survey - It was decided to postpone discussion of the survey until the
next Board meeting.
3. Kermit Linder’s Trapping Contract - A motion was made by Bert Robertson to
continue Kermit’s contract through the month of September, 2005. The motion was
seconded by Dennis Carlson. The cost of the contract is $250.
4. New Culvert Construction - Construction on the culvert replacement is scheduled for
September 19,2005.
5. Other Old Business - There was some disussion on the task of preparing a Lake
Management Plan. Further discussion on this topic will resume when the new Board
members are present.
F. New business:
1. The next meeting was scheduled for September 24, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., at the McCoy
residence. New Board officers will be appointed at that meeting.
2. The DNR Sunfish meeting is scheduled for September 19, 2005, at Big Fork City Hall.
A Board member will attend the meeting.
3. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Bert Robertson. The motion was
seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
G. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
AUGUST 20, 2005
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM, August 20, 2005. Board members in attendance were Dennis Carlson, Bert Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Marshall Oelmann, Jim Brewer, and Art Lind.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved as submitted on a motion by Jim Brewer and seconded by Art Lind.
C. The Secretary's Report was submitted by Jim Brewer, reviewed and approved on a motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by Dennis Carlson.
D. The Treasurers Report was submitted by Margaret McCoy noting the we have 113 paid members and a check book balance of $4,019.91. The Treasurers Report was accepted on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Bert Robertson.
E. Old Business - The Annual Meeting time frame, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, was considered a success and will be considered for the next Annual Meeting. Attendance at the meeting was approximately 50 people with a more diverse attendance over 2004, which included extended families of members. The guest speaker and topic was a key interest point for many attending and contributed to the success of the meeting. We will try to select topics of interest and qualified speakers for future meetings.
F. New Business.
1. Kermit Lindner's contract with the DNR for beaver trapping on Buck Creek, Deer & Pinnette Creeks, will expired at the end of August. Discussion about the DLWA picking up the contract with Kermit, and using monies from the Beaver Fund ($420.00 balance), resulted in a request that Kermit be contacted, first to see if he wishes to continue, and secondly to see if he would prefer to wait until the fur may be prime. Other compensation rates were discussed as an alternative to the $250.00 per month the DNR was paying. Dennis Carlson will contact Kermit for his input. Mark Spoden of the DNR said they will continue to blow the beaver dams as this can be done with the wild rice designation of Deer Lake, for water level control.
2. Planting wild rice. Mark Spoden, DNR visited Buck Lake which flows into Deer Lake, to see if planting wild rice could be successful. The DNR would plant wild rice there if we could supply 150 LBS of green wild rice. Board members will attempt to get the rice during the next few weeks.
3. New Deer Lake Access.Howard Chrissman & Sam Johnson examined the proposed new site and existing site of the public access and determined that it would be too costly to build a new one. Dennis Carlson went along as representative for the DLWA. Sam reported their intentions are to make improvements to the existing access.
4. DLWA property owners/members survey. Dennis presented a copy of a survey sent out by another Lake Association, on a variety of questions, which we hope members will fill out and submit. The idea is to get membership input on what is important to them so that we can keep this organization moving forward. We edited the survey to suit the DLWA and will include it the ballot mailing.
5. Ballots for election of the DLWA Board of Directors will include the names and biographies of Sue Pearson, Jim Kudloboy, John McCoy, & Dennis Carlson. They will be mailed out by the end of August, with expected return by September 14th. The Ballots will be tallied by an independent group.
6. The next meeting will be on Saturday, September 17, 2005.
G. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 12:35 PM.
Previous 2004, 2005 Meeting Minutes: Meeting Minute Archive
Deer Lake Watershed Association
Annual Membership Meeting and Pot Luck
Carpenter Town Hall
July 23, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 5:10 p.m. Board members in attendance were Dennis Carlson, Marshall Oelmann, Art Lind, Margaret McCoy, Skip Current and Jim Brewer. Dennis Carlson welcomed the attending members, gave a brief summary of the 2005 Board accomplishments and then introduced the keynote speaker, DNR Biologist and Fisheries specialist, Pete Jacobson.
Pete Jacobson gave an educational presentation on the biology of panfish and described some of the measures that the DNR has tried to increase overall size and numbers of this species category. Information handouts were available for distribution.
The agenda was approved by Donna Scholten and seconded by Art Lind.
The Secretary's Report of the last Board meeting was read by Art Lind. The report was accepted on a motion by Audrey Johnson and seconded by Donna Scholten.
The Treasurer's Report was read by Margaret McCoy noting that our current check book balance is now $3,122.48. The report was accepted on a motion by Audrey Johnson and seconded by Art Lind.
Old Business:
Deer Lake has been designated by the DNR as a wild rice lake and is now eligible for a grant of $250 per month for beaver/lake elevation control. The dollars are contributed by Ducks Unlimited and administered by the DNR. Kermit Linder has been hired as contract trapper and has taken approximately 42 beaver from Buck Creek, Pinnette Creek and Deer Creek since May of this year.
Special walleye slot regulations are now in effect for Deer Lake.
New business:
The DNR will be proposing a five fish bluegill limit for Deer Lake as an attempt to preserve the current quality of panfishing. Some discussion of the pros and cons of this regulation ensued, and a straw vote was eventually taken of the members present. The results of the vote were: fourteen in favor of the five fish limit, twenty in favor of a ten fish limit, and five preferring no change. Five members preferred a large size restriction over changes in the limit.
Nominations were taken on the floor for new Board members for a two year term. The nominees were: John McCoy, Jim Kudloboy, Brad Lovdahl, Sue Pearson and Dennis Carlson. Board members do not run for a specific Board office.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
JUNE 18, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:07. Board members attending were Dennis Carlson, Bert Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Marshall Oelmann, Skip Current, and Art Lind. The agenda was approved on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Skip Current. The Secretary’s Report of the April 23 meeting was read and amended to show that Skip Current was present at that meeting, then approved on a motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by Dennis Carlson. The Treasurer’s Report was presented by Margaret McCoy, noting that we have 2 new members, Butch Purcell and Bill Hoffman, and that our check book balance is now at $3372.48. The report was accepted on a motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by Skip Current. Old Business:
Wildlife DNR/DU project - Deer Lake was designated a “wild rice” lake by the DNR since we have a significant amount of wild rice which grows in the lake, and thereby entitling monies to be made available for beaver control which helps to control the lake level. The money was provided to the DNR by a grant from Ducks Unlimited, supporting efforts to encourage and increase duck habitat (a statewide effort). The DNR has hired Kermit Lindner as a contract trapper who has trapped 34 beaver since early May from Buck Creek, Pinnette Creek and Deer Creek. The DNR will blow the remnants of the 3 or 4 old dams on Deer Creek this summer. The Board discussed consideration of other contract trappers for future seasons, should the DNR continue this program. Slot Regulations (Walleye) comments from fishermen - it appears that most fisherman have accepted the slot limit as a positive attempt to improve Walleye fishing. Annual Meeting - Peter Jacobson, DNR wildlife biologist and appointed “expert” on trophy Blue Gills, will present the proposed “5 fish possession limit” for Blue Gills and subspecies. Newsletter - lighter colors preferred (beige - white). Art will submit an item to be included with the newsletter. To be mailed by July 9th. Pie Social - low turnout for this year. Discussion was tabled until next spring. Other - DLWA B.O.D. Elections - expiring terms of Dennis Carlson, Bert Robertson, and Margaret McCoy will require 3 positions to be filled. Bert and Margaret will not run this time and Dennis is considering whether or not to run again. Members are encouraged to have their names on the ballot. Lakeshore clean-up - discussion tabled until next spring.
New Business:
Bluegill netting survey - the DNR conducted a netting survey of Deer, Pickerel, and Battle Lakes, in early June, which provided 250 panfish from Deer, 180 from Pickerel and 140 from Battle. Further information will be provided at a later date. Walleye stocking 2005 - Deer 1.3 million; Pickerel 120,000; Battle 160,000. Other - with the high check book balance, discussion that we were in a position to do something with some of that money. Dennis moved that we dump 1 truckload of class 5 gravel on the landing of Lorraine Lake, located just off county road 533. Seconded by Skip Current and the motion carried. Margaret McCoy moved to provide a $100.00 scholarship fund for the Bigfork High School, for the winner pursuing further education in Biology - Forestry related curriculum. Dennis seconded that motion which then was approved by the board. Next meeting will be the Annual Meeting on July 23, 2005.
Meeting adjournment at 12:00 Noon.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
APRIL 23, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM. Attendees included Dennis Carlson; Bert Robertson; Margaret McCoy; Jim Brewer; Marshall Oelmann; and Art Lind. The Agenda was approved on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Bert Robertson. The Secretary's Report was reviewed and accepted as printed on a motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by Skip Current. Treasurer's Report was presented by Margaret McCoy and noted that the check book balance, as of April 23, 2005, is $2298.18. Moved to accept by Skip Current and seconded by Dennis Carlson. Old Business Items:
Annual Meeting Discussion confirmed the date and time to be 5:00 - 7:00 PM July 23, 2005. Potluck format with lemonade and coffee provided by the Association. There will be one (1) speaker to present the proposed Blue Gill "5 fish limit", features benefits, and history. Beaver Control Committee formation of 5 - 6 teams: Bert Robertson, committee chairman, will coordinate teams, with focus on Deer Creek inspection weekly in Spring and Fall and Bi-monthly during Summer. Suggested Teams include: 1. Dennis Carlson + 1; Lawrence Blackmer + 1; Rick Jensen + 1; Art Lind + 1; Hank Scholten + 1; Skip Current + 1; and John & Margaret McCoy. Watershed Quality Water Protection Plan will be made available at the annual meeting. Highway cleanup will begin at 9:00 AM on 5-7-05 followed by Pickerel Lakeshore cleanup at 12:00 noon that same day. Website noted in the Spring Newsletter.
New Business discussions included discussion for the election of three board members for the expiring terms of Dennis Carlson, Margaret McCoy, and Bert Robertson. With no other business the meeting was adjourned at 12:00.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MARCH 12, 2005
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. Attendees included Dennis
Carlson, Bert Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Jim Brewer, Marshall Oelmann, and
Art Lind.
B. The agenda was reviewed and accepted as printed.
C. The minutes from the last meeting were approved as printed.
D. Margaret gave the Treasurer s Report noting that we now have 101 paid
members, with several renewals in the past few weeks. There are, however, 15
previous members who did not renew.
E. Old Business:
1. Jim Brewer reported on the new website for the Association that Dan
Winter and he have been working on. After reviewing and discussing
action items recommended by Dan and Jim, Bert Robertson moved to
approve a domain name for the web site as deerlakewatershed.com and to
purchase a hosting package, which will greatly reduce pop-ups, at the
approximate price of $75.00 per year. Dennis Carlson seconded the
motion and discussion included the possibility of sponsorships for the
cost of the website. The motion carried. Because of the work Dan Winter
has put forth to develop the website, we will send a thank you letter to
Dan and provide them with an honorary membership to the DLWA.
2. Dennis Carlson reported on the status of the Deer Creek Dam, which is
about in the same status as it was one year ago. Dennis talked to Howard
Chrisman and urged him to renew the process to get this job done. The
DLWA Board will send a letter expressing our concerns over the integrity
of the dam. We also discussed an inspection after ice out and spring
runoff to see if the condition has worsened. A new dam could/would
include a fish ladder so that natural fish spawning could occur from the
Bigfork River.
3. Dennis reported that the DNR would pick up the cost of removing beaver
dams and trapping beaver in Deer Creek if Deer Lake was designated a
wild rice lake . Discussion regarding what are the requirements (fine
print) of the designation as well as maintaining existing average water
levels would be a requirement before all board members would approve.
4. The DNR Fisheries Stakeholder meeting was attended by Dennis Carlson.
5. County Road 533 culvert funding has been approved and the County has
procured an 8 diameter culvert. Hopefully the culvert will be installed
before June.
6. With the new fish regulations for Deer Lake and the increase in fishing
pressure, both summer and winter, there is a need for increased
enforcement, or a more visible presence by CO Brian Buria. We will
invite Brian and Chris Cavanagh to a board meeting in the near future.
F. New Business:
1. Projects for this summer include the Road Side Clean-up beginning at
9:00 AM, 5-7-05, and Pickerel Lake Shoreline Clean-up beginning at
12:00 noon on that same day. The second annual Jim Bedard Memorial
Pie Social will be held on 5-29-05 at 12:00.
2. Fish stocking was discussed and will be further reviewed in a separate
meeting regarding the Lake Management Plan.
3. Duck management was discussed briefly and could be improved with the
renewal of wild rice in Buck Lake, Pinette, and a few others. However,
the DNR is puzzled because we have had bumper crops of wild rice and
excellent habitat, and 2004 Duck Season was the worst on record.
4. Lake Management Plan will be discussed at a separate meeting. It is
recommended that we form a committee, set goals etc.
G. Meeting adjourned.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2004
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. Attendees included Dennis
Carlson, Skip Current, Margaret McCoy, Marshall Oelmann, and Art Lind.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and the first order of business was to address the
DLWA Newsletters and prepare them for mailing.
C. The Secretary s Report of the last meeting was reviewed, noting the changes
in the number of letter respondents to the fish slot size issue proposed by the
Minnesota DNR.
D. The Treasurer s Report was presented by Margaret McCoy noting that we
have received 3 replies to the membership renewal letters mailed out earlier.
Of 26 letters mailed, only 3 have replied so far, with 2 of those renewing
membership and 1 asking how much they owed.
E. Old Business:
1. Shoreline ownership maps Dennis Carlson presented the shoreline
ownership maps which he picked up at the Minnesota DNR HQ in
Grand Rapids. A full size (24 X 36 ) color print cost $15.00 and will
be framed for DLWA purposes. 11 x 17 size maps will be made
available to members for a donation of 1.00 un-laminated and a
laminated price will be established.
2. Watershed Issues:
a. Current water level comparisons showed that the lake level
rose 12 in September and early October but has since
dropped back to the pre-September level.
b. Dam/Deer Creek inspection committee: It was determined
that a committee will be formed next Spring, to monitor Deer
Creek and the dam on a regular basis. During the October
high water, 2 beaver dams were blown up by the DNR after a
trapper was hired to trap the beavers there.
c. New replacement dam: This issue was tabled until next
Spring.
d. Other: The proposed slot limits for Deer, Pickerel, and
Battle Lakes was approved by the DNR and will go into
effect for the 05 fishing season. It was noted that only 7
people responded to the DNR for our lakes with 4 in favor
and 3 against. It was also noted that the slot size limit was
not initiated by the DLWA. Fishing regulations for the 05
opener should reflect the new 17 slot limit for Walleyes.
3. Bigfork High School students/DLWA water quality: Dennis Carlson
has had discussions with the Bigfork High School to have interested
students work with the Itasca County Water & Soil staff to continue
monitoring water quality on Deer, Pickerel, & Battle Lakes, which
will continue the information developed in the Lake Assessment Plan.
4. Blog/websit update: Both Jim Brewer and Bert Robertson were not
available for the meeting so the issue was tabled for the next meeting.
5. Newsletter assessment: A suggestion was made to utilize bold type
for the key points in each paragraph, in an effort to interest a more
thorough reading of the bulletin.
6. Unfinished issues: Membership list will be updated and forwarded to
board members via e-mail.
7. Other: As of 12/11/04 there is 410.00 remaining in the Beaver Fund
of the $600.00 which was turned over to the DLWA at its formation,
with the stipulation that it be utilized for beaver control costs.
F. New Business.
1. Lake assessment plan (committee formation): Spring issue.
2. Other: Litter signs will be placed at strategic locations to encourage
ice fisherman to take their litter with them when they are through
fishing for the day. The association will pay for the cost of the signs.
3. Next meeting will be March 12, 2005, at 10:00 A.M. at Dennis
Carlson residence.
G. Adjourned the meeting at 12:15.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SEPTEMBER 4, 2004
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:15 A.M. Attendees
included Dennis Carlson, Bert Robertson, Marshall Oelmann,
Jim Brewer, and Art Lind.
B. The Agenda was approved as printed.
C. The Secretary s Report was reviewed and approved as printed.
D. The Treasurer s Report was submitted by Dennis Carlson, as
Margaret McCoy was on vacation. It was noted that our paid
membership is at 81, which is down 30 members from the
previous year. Some of the unpaid previous members may have
overlooked or been confused as to membership dates, so a
reminder or letter will be drafted (by the Secretary) and sent out
to those not paid.
E. Old Business
1. Election results were not final at time of this meeting.
Dennis Carlson reported that only 36 ballots had been
returned so far, but that there could be more in the Mail.
Future Ballots will have a return date of 30 days for future
elections. Discussion regarding counting of ballots
determined that a Non-DLWA neutral party, would do the
counting.
2. Annual Meeting Summary Dennis Carlson reported that
there were 48 people attending. Discussion for future
meetings may suggest utilizing Deer Lake Charlie s for a
more convenient location, and or other ideas to entice more
participation.
3. Lake Assessment Plan meeting (July 20th) summary Only
3 members attended the meeting, which reviewed the
printed summary previously received by Board Members.
Marshall Oelmann will research a plan for Deer Lake,
based on the information received. This plan could include
Duck Habitat, which has funding available for projects,
however the deadline was missed for this year.
4. Co. Rd. 533 resurfacing and culvert status Dennis
reported that this did not get put in this years County
Budget and suggested that a petition letter be sent to Mark
Mandich requesting this work.
5. Deer Creek dam update Dennis Carlson met with Glenn
Yakko, DNR Hydraulogist, regarding the dam
rebuild/maintenance schedule. Dennis
reported that beaver have been active and have built a dam
on the West side of the West Deer Lake road on Deer
Creek, which has slowed the water drainage considerably.
Dennis reported that Lawerence Blackmer has trapped 1
beaver and since we have the beaver fund available that we
pay him $10.00 per beaver for this time and effort. The
Board agreed that that is what we have the beaver fund for
and was approved.
6. Proposed New Deer Lake Public Access update Bert
Robertson reported that he met with Sam Johnson, Effie
Forestry, following the sight inspection last summer. Sam
said that if everything checks out, he will submit a request
for engineering. This would be about a 2 year project with
completion probably in 2006. Concerns and questions have
arisen following announcement of this proposed project
which included (a) did the DLWA initiate the request for
a new access? ANSWER: NO. (b) what will happen to the
road maintenance if the new access is installed and now the
Forest Service won t pay for road maintenance costs up to
the old access sight? A good question which could be
addressed following further review, however the current
grading may not be required as often as traffic would be
greatly reduced.
F. New Business
1. Deer/Pickerel ownership maps Dennis Carlson showed a
plot type map which could be printed, showing the current
property owners of each residence/cabin sight.
2. Next meeting 10-23-04.
3. DLWA web sight Mr. Dan Winter (father-in-law to Travis
Roberts) has offered to develop a web sight for DLWA.
Dan is experienced and presented a preliminary design to
Bert Robertson and Dennis Carlson. Dan s intention is to
only develop and assist during the first year and then
responsibility of sight maintenance will be the DLWA s.
Bert Robertson and Jim Brewer will pursue and report
progress at the next meeting.
4. Jim Brewer discussed the political power base for our area
comes out of Nashwauk, Pengilly, and Greenway area.
Typically we, the property owners, do not get good
representation for our tax dollars. The current Itasca
County Board Member, Mark Mandich is anti-lake
association.
5. Being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
JULY 3, 2004
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM with Dennis Carlson, Bert
Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Marshall Oelmann, and Art Lind present.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved on a motion by Art Lind and
seconded by Margaret McCoy.
C. The Secretary s Report reviewed the minutes from the June 12, 2004 meeting
and was accepted as printed on a motion by Margaret McCoy and seconded
by Jim Brewer.
D. Margaret McCoy presented the Treasurer s Report, which reported the
check book balance at 1467.83 current postings of 150.00 and 74.00, or a
correct check book balance of 1243.83. The Treasurer s report was accepted
on a motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by Dennis Carlson.
E. Old Business
1. Election status update additional names as possible DLWA BOD
members were discussed, as no other members have submitted
requests to be added to the ballots at this time. A CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR at the annual meeting will
be done.
2. Dam update. Dennis Carlson talked with Howard Christman, State
Hydrologist, who advised that Rick Jensen has been contracted to
open up the old trail to the Deer Creek Dam. This will enable
maintenance crews access to begin repairs.
3. Newsletters were addressed, stamped and mailed at the end of the
meeting.
4. Annual Meeting/Potluck discussion and finalization of plans.
Friday set-up will be done at approximately 4:00 PM.
F. New Business
1. Lake Assessment Program 2003 (Report) Board Members are in
possession of a printed copy and some have reviewed the data. A
formal review meeting will be at the Carpenter Town Hall on July
20th.
G. Being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
JUNE 12, 2004
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. with Dennis Carlson,
Margaret McCoy, Jim Brewer, Art Lind, and Marshall Oelmann in
attendance.
B. The Agenda was reviewed and approved as printed on a motion by Marshall
Oelmann and seconded by Art Lind.
C. The Secretary s report was approved as printed on a motion by Dennis
Carlson and seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
D. The Treasurer s report was presented by Margaret McCoy and
approved/accepted on a motion by Art Lind and seconded by Marshall
Oelmann.
E. Old Business:
1. Marshall Oelmann reported that the Jim Bedard Memorial Pie Social
was held May 30th and attended by an estimated 60 70 people.
$167.00 was raised for the DLWA. Also, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and
caps, with the logo similar to the DLWA logo, are on sale at Deer
Lake Charlies, with a portion of the proceeds to go to the DLWA.
2. Dennis Carlson contacted Bob Potochnick (DNR St Paul), Howard
Christman, (State Hydrologist), and Tim Stalker (Itasca County
Forester), regarding the Deer Creek dam which is in need of
maintenance. Jay Dolonich and Skip Current reported earlier this
Spring (while checking the creek for beaver activity) that the South
concrete pier of the dam was leaning down stream and some washout
was apparent on that side. Dennis Carlson and Lawrence Blackmer
also inspected it a few weeks later to confirm the current status prior
to notification of responsible government agencies. The first action
will be to reopen the old access road/trail, as it has grown over and is
virtually unrecogizable. A local contractor is being considered and
will be contracted by the State.
3. The DNR Catch and Release signs have been received and the cost to
the DLWA is $150.00.
4. Duck Survey Update - A partial duck survey on Deer Lake was
conducted by Art Lind on May 8th. The shoreline surveyed included
from the Public Access west, including all of the undeveloped West
shoreline, the North bay, and the island. A early June survey was not
taken due to weather and scheduling problems. It was not known at
this meeting whether Lawrence and Larry Blackmer were able to
survey Battle and Pickerel Lakes. No other volunteers have come
forward at this time, and no committee has been assembled to date.
5. Fishing Survey. Discussion regarding the fishing survey forms that
have been passed out finds that some board members have been filling
them out, but concerns were raised on the intended use. The recent
article in the Outdoor News featuring Deer Lake, caused an
immediate increase in the traffic on the lake and at the Public Access.
Car/trailer rigs were parked up and down the road with some using
private driveways. Marshall Oelmann made a motion that the
Fishing Survey Forms submitted will be for the DLWA benefit and
not made for public information release, but with the possibility to
share the information with the DNR for future fish stocking
programs. Dennis also reported that the lake level has increased 5
during the last 1.5 weeks due to all of the rain. Dennis also reported
that the Secchi disc reading was at 13.5 feet, despite all of the rain
received.
6. Election Status update. No new applications for the DLWA Board of
Directors positions have been received to date, which leaves only the
existing B.O.D. members, whose terms are expiring, willing to run for
re-election. It was recommended that some solicitation of DLWA
members be made to see if we can get some new blood . A flyer will
be included with the Newsletter and mailed out in early July,
discussing the Annual Meeting and solicitation of possible new B.O.D.
members.
7. Jim Brewer gave a brief update on the Five Island Lake zoning issue
and will include the latest news in the DLWA WEBLOG. Briefly, the
Minnesota DNR is appealing the zoning approval of the island cabin
building permit granted by Itasca County Zoning Commission.
F. New Business:
1. June/July Flyer (Newsletter?) will be assembled and mailed the week
of July 5th. Articles of interest should be submitted to Dennis Carlson
ASAP.
2. July 20th Lake Assessment Meeting will summarize the information
gathered during the past year and report on same.
3. Annual Meeting and Pot Luck, July 17th will follow the same format
as last year and be held at the Carpenter Town Hall beginning at
12:00 Noon with adjournment at 2:00 PM. The Guest Speaker will be
a designee from the Minnesota DNR Fisheries Group, either Dick
Thompson or Chris Kavanagh.
4. Bill Hoffman is offering his scroll-saw woodworking art piece with the
DLWA logo, for sale. The price will be 24.00 each, with 4.00 going to
the DLWA. Anyone interested in purchasing one can place an order
with Bill. Delivery will be in May of 2005.
G. Other Business (next meeting): July 3.
H. Being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 PM.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MAY 1, 2004
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM, May 1, 2004, by
Dennis Carlson. Attending BOD members included Dennis Carlson,
Bert Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Jim Brewer, Marshall Oelmann.
B. The Agenda was approved on a motion by Bert Robertson and
seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
C. The Minutes from the April 17, 2004, BOD meeting were reviewed
and amended to read the roadside clean-up to be held on May 8, 2004,
and lakeshore clean-up to be held on May 22, 2004. The Minutes
were then approved on a motion by Dennis Carlson, seconded by Bert
Robertson.
D. The Treasurers Report was submitted by Margaret McCoy noting that
we had 1 new member and a balance of $1546.71 in the check book
after paying of bills. The report was accepted on a motion by Bert
Robertson and seconded by Marshall Oelmann.
E. Old Business:
1. Newsletter was prepared for mailing at the end of the meeting.
2. A DLWA Decal was included with each DLWA Newsletter.
3. Committees:
a. Beaver Control Jay Dolonich and Skip Current were
in the process of inspecting Deer Creek at the time of
the meeting and subsequently reported to Bert
Robertson that there was one beaver seen in the Creek,
but also reported that some severe erosion was
occurring on the south pier of the Corps of Engineers
dam on Deer Creek. Bert was going to contact the
DNR as this could cause a catastrophic failure of the
Dam and lower the lake levels significantly. Dennis
Carlson reported that some 18 beaver had been trapped
in Battle and Pickerel Lakes, and that another trapper
had caught approximately 80 beaver in the Watershed
area.
b. Dennis reported that there was a cattail ridge, growing
on an old beaver dam in Deer Creek and was seeking
membership assistance in removing this before it could
cause flowage problems in the creek.
c. Jim Brewer reported on the Five Island Lake issue.
4. T-shirts and caps Marshal Oelmann reported that Gail
Blackmer was refining the design and hoped to have the shirts
and caps available by the First Annual Jim Bedard Pie Social.
5. We reviewed the membership form categories and amended
them.
F. New Business:
1. A Stake-holders meeting consisting of Lake Associations,
DNR Fisheries managers, Biologists, and fishing guides, will be
held during the first week of May to consider slot limits on area
lakes. Deer Lake is one of the lakes being considered.
2. Dennis Carlson met with Chris Cavanagh regarding signs for
the boat landings within our watershed. They will make up the
signs at no cost and utilize the decal logo design and wording
developed at the last BOD meeting. This was approved on a
motion by Art Lind, seconded by Bert Robertson. The signs
can be available within a few days.
3. Dennis Carlson presented an awareness issue with Planning and
Zoning issues as related to the Resort Industry and commercial
density on Lakeshore.
G. Other Business Next BOD Meeting will be June 12, 2004.
H. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
(DLWA)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 04-17-04
MINUTES
A. The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM. Those attending included
Dennis Carlson, Bert Robertson, Margaret McCoy, Jim Brewer, Marshall
Oelmann, and Art Lind.
B. The Agenda was approved on a Motion by Bert Robertson and seconded by
Jim Brewer.
C. The Secretary s Report from the January 24th meeting was reviewed and
accepted as printed by a motion from Jim Brewer and seconded by Dennis
Carlson.
D. The Treasurer s Report was distributed by Margaret, noting that our check
book balance, as of March 31, 2004, was 1637.66 and that we have 109 paid
members.
E. OLD BUSINESS.
1. DLWA DECAL: Dennis Carlson reported that the camera ready
artwork was completed by Linda Pigman for 31.00. While discussing
the decal, Marshall Oelmann requested on behalf of Gail Blackmer,
authorization to utilize a similar design to the (decal) logo design
(eliminating the word Association), to imprint onto T Shirts and
Sweatshirts, which will then be sold. A portion of the profit would
then be donated to the DLWA. Dennis Carlson motioned to authorize
this and was seconded by Bert Robertson. The motion carried with
all in favor.
2. WATERFOWL COMMITTEE: Art Lind submitted the article for
the DLWA Newsletter which discusses this issue, and reported on the
meeting and discussions with the DNR s, Perry Loegering, Wildlife
Biologist, who will provide guidance for us as we get further along in
the formation of the committee.
3. WEBLOG (BLOG): Jim Brewer reported on the Deer Lake
Watershed Association Web Log and discussed the possibilities for
information distribution that media offers to those interested. A
sample was submitted, which included the DLWA Board Meeting
Minutes from the last meeting. Jim reported that the cost was
approximately 6.00 per month and that he would pay that out of his
own pocket on a monthly basis. A motion was made by Art Lind and
seconded by Dennis Carlson the reimburse Jim for the expense. Also,
Jim was asked to continue with the development of the Web Log and
was commended for his initiative by the Board.
4. FISHING SURVEY PROGRAM: Dennis Carlson proposed that a
form be distributed to DLWA membership and those interested in
participating, a voluntary fishing survey, which would help us build a
history of success, as it relates to time fished vs. fish caught. The Sand
Lake form example was presented.
5. COMMITTEE PROJECTS CONFIRMATION: Clean up of creeks,
lakeshore, and roadside will take place on May 30, 2004. Also, the
first Annual Jim Bedard Memorial Pie Social event will be held on
Sunday, May 23, 2004.
6. NEWSLETTER UPDATE: The items for the DLWA Newsletter were
reviewed, edited, and revised.
F. NEW BUSINESS:
1. NEW CULVERT ON POPPLE CREEK: The culvert where Popple
Creek flows under the road and then into Deer Lake has been
collapsed for over 25 years, and will be replaced sometime in the 3rd
or 4th quarter this year. This project will help eliminate some of the
flooding caused by beaver and the sediment built up in the collapsed
culvert, and return Popple creek to what it was more than 25 years
ago.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS SIGNS / DLWA DNR: The signs will utilize the
same DLWA logo developed for the stickers with some modifications,
and will read DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION -
WATER QUALITY = QUALITY OF LIFE PLEASE RESPECT
OUR WATERS.
3. DNR WALLEYE SLOT-SIZE MEETINGS: Consideration for a
Walleye slot limit is being evaluated for Deer Lake by the DNR and
has sought response from the DLWA. The success seen around the
State of Minnesota which have slot size limits have been impressive,
and actually improves the number of fish caught, as well as the size.
It was the general consensus of the DLWA Board of Directors that
this would be a positive in improving our resource. Further
discussions will be scheduled and will include a DNR Fisheries
Specialist to give a presentation at the Annual Meeting.
G. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. Art Lind suggested a DLW calendar with photo s submitted by
Members. Discussion resulted in changing the idea to the possibility
of the photo s being developed into Post-cards as calendars are very
time consuming and expensive, with only a short time frame to sell
them, 30 60 days.
2. Bert Robertson made a motion to make Brian Buria, DNR
Conservation Officer, an honorary member of the DLWA. Seconded
by Marshall Oelmann. Approved.
3. Art Lind requested that Perry Loegering be added to the DLWA
Newsletter mailing list, as he will be working with us on the
Waterfowl Committee.
H. BEING NO FURTHER ITEMS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
12:30 PM.
DEER LAKE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MTG
JANURARY 24, 2004
MINUTES
A. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 10:15 A.M. BOARD
MEMBERS ATTENDING INCLUDED DENNIS CARLSON, BERT
ROBERTSON, JIM BREWER, MARSHALL OELMANN, AND ART
LIND.
B. THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED ON A MOTION BY BERT
ROBERTSON AND SECONDED BY MARSHAL OELMANN.
C. THE SECRETARY S REPORT WAS REVIEWED. DISCUSSION
INSUED REGARDING ILLEGAL CAMPING ISSUES RAISED AT THE
LAST MEETING, RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT ISSUES. IT WAS
DETERMINED THAT OUR ROLE WOULD BE TO CONTACT BOISE
AND THE MINNESOTA DNR TO PLACE SIGNAGE ON APPROPRIATE
BOAT LANDINGS. THE SECRETARY S REPORT WAS ACCEPTED ON
A MOTION BY JIM BREWER AND SECONDED BY BERT
ROBERTSON.
D. THE TREASURERS REPORT WAS REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED
WITH THE ADDITION OF NOTING THE MINNESOTA LAKE
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP DUES OF 100.00. THIS CHANGED THE
CHECK BOOK BALANCE TO $1632.66. MOVED BY ART LIND AND
SECONDED BY DENNIS CARLSON.
E. OLD BUSINESS.
1. WE REVIEWED THE DESIGN OF THE DLWA DECALS, ALONG
WITH THE QUOTATIONS FROM VARIOUS SUPPLIERS AND
ELECTED TO PURCHASE A QTY OF 500, FOR 211.00 vs. 250
FOR 169.00.
2. NO FURTHER WATERFOWL COMMITTEE ACTION SINCE
THE DECEMBER MEETING. ART LIND WILL WORK UP PUT
SOME IDEAS TOGETHER FOR THE FORMATION OF THE
COMMITTEE SUCH AS GOALS, MEMBERS RECRUITING, AND
A MEETING DATE. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE
APRIL BOARD MEETING.
3. SNOWPLOWING OF DEER LAKE ACCESS ROAD. NO
FURTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT WAS
REPORTED AT THE LAST MEETING.
4. FIVE ISLAND LAKE ZONING ISSUE. THE PARTY INVOLVED
IS DEFYING THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS AND IS STILL
LIVING IN A STRUCTURE, APPARENTLY BUILT ON A
PONTOON BOAT ON THE ISLAND AND HAS TAKEN OVER
THE PUBLIC ACCESS WITH A VEHICLE AN MISCELANEOUS
BUILDING MATERIALS AND TOOLS.
5. WE ALSO REVIEWED CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED SINCE
THE LAST MEETING.
6. JIM BREWER NEEDS SECCHI DISC READINGS REPORT
FORM TO SUBMITT TO DNR.
F. NEW BUSINESS ITEM:
1. THE SPRING NEWSLETTER WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE
APRIL 17TH MEETING AND BE MAILED ON MAY 1ST, 2004.
BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING ITEMS FOR
THE NEWSLETTER TO THE MEETING. DENNIS CARLSON
WILL TALK WITH LAWRENCE BLACKMER, ENCOURAGING
HIM TO WRITE ABOUT THE DEER LAKE AREA IN THE 30 S.
2. PLANNING FOR SPRING PROJECTS DETERMINED MAY 8TH,
FOR ROADSIDE AND LAKESHORE CLEAN-UP. PUBLIC
ACCESS SIGNS FOR DEER, PICKEREL, BATTLE, AND
MIRROR LAKE WILL INCLUDE OUR LOGO. ALSO, WE WILL
ATTACH A ROOF OVER THE WOODEN SIGN INSTALLED
LAST SUMMER TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE FINISH.
3. BRAINSTORM CHALLENGE TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR
POSSIBLE NEW PROJECTS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING:
a. JIM BREWER SUGGESTED ADOPTION OF A TYPE OF
WEBSIGHT (BLOGUE SIGHT) AND WILL RESEARCH
FURTHER FOR NEXT MEETING.
b. MARGARET SUBMITTED (VIA WRITTEN) FURTHER
INTEREST IN A COFFEE KLUTCH.
c. MARSHALL OELMANN SUGGESTED THE FIRST
ANNUAL JIM BEDARD PIE SOCIAL AT 11:00 A.M.
1:00P.M. AT DEER LAKE CHARLIES, ON 5-22-04.
d. BERT SUGGESTED BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
OF WOODDUCK HOUSES.
e. ART S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WATERFOWL
COMMITTEE FORMATION: GOALS & PURPOSE.
f. DENNIS SUGGESTED A FISHING SURVEY FORM FOR
MEMBERS TO DETERMINE SUCCESS VS. TIME
FISHED AND REPORT OF SPECIES .
G. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. JULY 17TH AS THE ANNUAL MEETING/POT LUCK AT THE
CARPENTER TOWN HALL.
2. MEMBERSHIP LEVELS: REGULAR 15.00; SUSTAINING 16.00-
99.00; SPONSOR 100.00-499.00; BENIFACTOR 1000.00.
3. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF 2 EXPIRING BOARD MEMBER
TERMS (ART LIND & MARGARET MCCOY) PLUS 2
ALTERNATES. REELCTION OF OFFICERS NOTIFICATION TO
BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.
H. BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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