pig roast - Minocqua / Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association
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pig roast - Minocqua / Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association
www.minocquakawaga.org Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association, Inc. LAKE VIEWS Post Office Box 494 Minocqua, WI 54548 www.minocquakawaga.org Find us on Facebook BOARD MEMBERS Sally Murwin, President [email protected] Jerry Roseland, Vice President Sally Kovacik, Secretary Sue Meyer, Treasurer Christy Justice Jim Beckwith Dick Garrett Bob Madsen Kevin McFerrin Rusty Sawallish Mark Pitman Summer 2014 Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association, Inc. President's Column Sally Murwin PIG ROAST Fund Raiser at Greetings to All - Happy Summer – WOW, it took awhile! The association board has been working on many new projects. Other than keeping tabs on the ongoing EWM situation, we are looking at new committee structure. These committees will deal with the following issues: Environmental, Communication & Marketing, and Organizational. Members will be informed of our progress through newsletters and informational meetings. We Miss You! Your membership is important to us! The MKLPA is working hard to preserve and protect our community's economic driver and the most valuable asset – our beautiful lakes. For those of you who have joined in the past, we hope you will continue your support in 2014. If you have never supported the association, we are hoping this will be the time. “Lake Views” is sent to all lake property owners and local businesses. By doing this, we are hoping to inform all about important lake issues. As was stated in the last newsletter, the acres of EWM have gone down. This spring we treated 11.9 acres, and last year 30 acres. Steve Schieffer, of Ecological Integrity Services will do the post survey in late August. This survey is a good indicator of what we may need to address next spring. The divers continue to do an excellent job of cleaning up the smaller areas. The divers are also taking over the monitoring of both lakes – looking for new areas. All the data that they collect is recorded with Steve and the DNR. Your membership of $40.00 per year and any tax deductible donation will help to fund the cost associated with our work in preventing the spread of Eurasian Water Milfoil. We have 2 major events scheduled for August. rd -Saturday, August 23 we will be hosting a Public Information meeting at the Pointe Hotel & Suites. Please use the enclosed envelope. Note: if your newsletter did not include a remittance envelope – you have already joined for 2014 – Thank you! -Saturday, August 30th is our Annual Pig Roast & Silent Auction. TORPY PARK - MINOCQUA Saturday, August 30th 11:00am - 2:00pm Pork Sandwich, Corn-on-the-Cob, Chips, Soda and Beer available Musical Entertainment By Gregg Thomas Silent Auction Lake Fair PUBLIC WELCOME Public Information Meeting Saturday, August 23rd 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the Point Hotel and Suites - Minocqua 1. Status report on this year's EWM treatment results – Chemical & Divers 2. Status of Fish Communities in Minocqua and Kawaguesaga Lakes Steve AveLallemant – Northern District Fisheries Supervisor/WI DNR Since 2013 several studies have been done on our 2 lakes – this should prove to be very informative. 3. Q & A Thank you for your support in the past and in the future. Board of Directors MKLPA MARK YOUR CALENDARS – INVITE A NEIGHBOR & FRIEND ! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ! Please continue to have a Happy and Safe Summer ! WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED Remember to check us out on Facebook Like us at Minocqua/Kawaga Lakes Association Share some of your photos of the lakes Website www.minocquakawaga.org Loon Watch The Highly Respected Loons Shoreland Restoration Information As you may recall, a line item in our new grant involves riparian shoreland restoration. The first property that was restored is owned by Cheryl and Mark Pitman. Barb and Dennis Blow of Nature's Gardeners design the area and then were hired by the Pitmans to complete the area. This shows a before and after – really amazing. Work is now being done at homes of Kathy and Sandy Kreps and Russ and Maggie Rabjohns. If you are interested in this program, please call Sally at 715-356-1149 “Friend of the Lakes” At our annual meeting this year, our special “Friend of the Lakes Award” was presented by Sally Murwin to Chris Rexroade, CPA. The Association thanks Chris for all his help and generosity. Clean Boats/Clean Waters In the picture the divers from left to right are: Nathan Kingstead, Adam Flasch, Nik Boyer, Serge Riddel, Dan Tyler, Mitchell Francis, Christian Wahman, and Erik Fashingbauer. Not pictured are Gunnar Dunbar, Austin Foster and Mitch Wilson. Adam Flasch- From Minocqua, WI. Will be a freshman at UW Marathon County and is undecided on a major. Nathan Kingstead- From Minocqua, WI. Will be a sophomore Biology Major at University of Illinois Springfield. Gunnar Dunbar- From Lake Tomahawk, WI. Is a Sailor in the United States Navy and will be a Freshman at UW Madison studying Computer Science. Mitch Wilson- From Denver, CO. Will be a sophomore at Ole Miss and hasn't decided on a major. Austin Foster- From Neenah, WI. Will be a sophomore Finance Major at UW Lacrosse. Mitchell Francis- From Alpharetta, GA. Will be a junior Math Major at Georgia College and State University. Lt to Rt: Nancy Franson, Carter Veldhuizen, Luke Johnson Monitoring for EWM at Minocqua Boat Landing Nancy Franson -I have enjoyed Minocqua since 1960. All the lakes are beautiful. I love the outdoors and have enjoyed educating folks on Aquatic Invasive Species at the Minocqua boat landings. Carter Veldhuizen -I am a 20-year old from Minocqua, at home from college for the summer. I spend the rest of the year studying Systems Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis. This is my first year working with the Clean Boats, Clean Water program. Luke Johnson – I have grownup in the northwoods area. I enjoy fishing and being in the outdoors. I also work at the Pointe Hotel & Suites. It has been great working for MKLPA and Clean Boats/Clean Waters. New Board Member Bio’s Nik Boyer- From Minocqua, WI. Will be a senior at LUHS. Christian Wahman- From Edina, MN. 2014 Alum of Northwestern University, majored in Economics and Math. Erik Fashingbauer- From Minocqua, WI. Will be a video editor in Burbank, CA. Dan Tyler- From Minocqua, WI. Will be a senior at UW River Falls majoring in Video Production. Serge Riddel- From Mesa, AZ. Will be studying Marine Biology, school is undecided. 4th of July Parade “Pirates of Minocqua” Fighting the Curse of the Milfoil”. Thanks to all who helped, and a special thanks to Jim & Doris Beckwith - float designers. Bike Raffle – Tickets are on sale at the Pointe Hotel and will be sold at Crazy Days and the Pig Roast. Please get into the raffle – the bikes are beautiful. 2014 Matching Silver His & Her 21”/17” Raleigh Route 3.0 21 speed (Donated by The Pointe Hotel) Tickets - $2 each or 3 for $5 Christy Justice Christy grew up in the Central Wisconsin area she then attended UW-Stout and earned her Bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies. For the next seven years she did social work in the Wausau area. Christy then moved up to the Northwood's and is currently living in Arbor Vitae with her husband Kurt and some very spoiled dogs. They own and operate the bait and tackle store Kurt's Island Sport Shop in Minocqua. Sue grew up in Western Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. In the early 1970s, when she was in high school, her grandfather purchased the property on Lake Kawaga where she now resides. A graduate of Creighton University with a major in Marketing, Sue worked for IBM in sales and product development for 22 years. Now retired, Sue enjoys stamp collecting and working on her family history. She has one son, Michael, who is a civil engineer in Raleigh, NC. Sue Meyer A thank you to Adam Alesauskas for serving on the MKLPA board for many years. Adam & Anne were very generous to donate our diver's boat at the start of our diver's program, and you will see the boat on the lakes, still at hard work today. Adam has resigned, but will continue to help with our Pig Roast. Our home is located at the west end of Lake Kawaguesaga, a natural bay. Each year all of us take part in an early summer saga that is of great importance to all lake lovers. Typically our loon pair has two chicks and the watch begins with the birth of the chicks. There are many predators but the eagles are probably their greatest threat. Quite often we hear the loon alert cry that lets us know that the chicks are in great peril. Typically at least one of the chicks disappears – I don't want to think about where it goes! Loons are highly territorial. Several years ago on Lake Shishebogama, a friend saw two loons engaged in vicious combat. He hopped in his boat but by the time he arrived at the combat spot, one of the loons was dead in the water. He assumes it was another male attempting to take over the bay and captivate his wife. Of course we don't know which loon was victorious. Here are some interesting “loon facts” taken mostly from the book: Loon Magic by Tom Klein, Northword Press, Minnetonka, MN, copyright 1996. Lifespan – 15 to 30 yrs Sexing – cannot tell sex by plumage Flight statistics – can fly as high as 7000 ft. at speeds over 100 miles per hour (wings beat at about 250 beats/minute) Dive statistics - can dive to depths over 100 ft. – particularly important for their winter-feeding grounds in gulf or ocean waters Mating – loons do not attempt to mate every year; they do not mate for life Where do loons go in the winter? – Gulf Coast, Atlantic or Pacific Oceans; a loon will remain in their costal area for up to three years before reaching sexual maturity and flying north Winter plumage – very different from what we see in our lakes, very drab and boring Misc. – eyes are red to assist in underwater vision, heads are jet black, not deep green, loons travel a lot in late summer to visit other lakes, Wisconsin has about 4000 adult loons in residence, they seem to be as curious about us as we are about them The word 'looney' is not derived from loon behavior but from the word lunatic For most of us there is nothing that is more “up north” than the wonderful sound of a loon call. Let us all be sure our loons are treated with proper respect! R. Garrett July 2014