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5535 Adelburt Ct. Onsted, Mi 49265
OFFICERS
President Dowe Parsons 517.281.7603 [email protected] Vice President Mike Pender 734.216.9880 [email protected]
Secretary
Sarah White 517.431.2841 [email protected]
Treasurer Irene Petree 517.467.6110 [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ 734-­‐818-­‐6808 Bruce Diven ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Sue Macauley 614.570.6445 ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ Steve Alcove 517.467.5339
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
ƌĂŝŶŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ 517.467.4239
Ed Plentz [email protected]
Lost & Found Bev Harpster [email protected]
517.467.6256
Lake Management John Salisbury 517.467.7330 [email protected]
For general comments or questions: [email protected] SHORE DELEGATES
North Shore
John Salisbury 517.467.7330 [email protected] Debbie Hartwick* 517.467.4408 [email protected]
Karen Muller * 517.467.6592
Northeast Shore
Bob Hoisington 517.467.7579 [email protected]
Zeke Arzooyan* 734.560.2668 [email protected]
East Shore
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727.642.3555 Don Massey Bill Kozemchak* 517.467.7058 [email protected] Northwest Shore
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are also expensive. There will be a free-will donation
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Slalom Ski Course
From the President's desk
This last Fall and Winter has been a busy time for
the Board, as we dealt with instituting an updated
constitution, seating a new Board and stabilizing our
lake management process. We have made great
progress and are eager to share it with you!
Shortly before Labor Day, published reports of a motor
cycle group’s plans to take over the Stagecoach Stop
caused widespread concern. Many people were very
disturbed by the type of activities described in these
reports and the potential negative impact on our lake
community. We became involved in helping to assess
the situation and in organizing members’ response
including: 1) public meetings, 2) newspaper articles
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pleased to report that the development plans do not
appear to be going forward.
Last fall, we reviewed the status of weed control efforts
with our contractor, Progressive Lake Management
(PLM) and, in general, were very pleased with the
results –a fall treatment was not required in 2012. But,
we also received reports at the Fall Regional Michigan
Lakes and Streams Association (MLSA) Conference
that many new types of invasive weed species are
invading our lakes in this region. Given the success
of current treatment programs and the increased
threat of new invasive species, the Lake Management
Committee recommended that the Special Assessment
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PLM did recommend the use of Fluridon (Sonar) (see
the Lake Management chair’s report) in this year’s
treatment as a way to save overall costs and use less
chemicals in the lake. The Board concurred with this
recommendation and PLM was instructed to proceed
with the Fluridon treatment.
Finally, the Lake Management Committee is trying
to address the problem of muck buildup in many
areas of the lake. This is directly related to an
overgrowth of native plants due to “aging of the lake”
and eutrophication , (the over-enrichment of water
by nutrients such as nitrogen phosphorus). The
attendant muck buildup is a serious problem. The Lake
Management Committee is leading an effort to develop
a dredging proposal for consideration by members
and PLM is offering suggestions for controlling certain
native plants contributing to the muck problem. We
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Arrangements are being made to hold a boaters’ safety class & boat safety inspection.
Go to sandlakemi.org for updates.
by Zeke Arzooyan
Last year I was granted a 3 year permit to install a
permanent slalom ski course on the lake, and as all you
know the location out there in the middle by the sand
bar, seemed to be an area that doesn't get much use by
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ones skiing the course. If there are too many complaints
that can't be resolved, this permit will be revoked, but I
sure hope we can all work together again and make this
a GOOD thing for the lake community.
f you would like to ski with us, or get instructions on skiing
or driving through the course, don't hesitate to come out
there & meet with us, we're all ski junkies just like you.
Or give it your best & as a driver, don't worry about the
skier, that's what your spotters for, you just pull straight
& they will follow, if they fall, continue straight in neutral
until boat comes to a halt, then make your recovery turn.
A good starting cruise control speed is 28mph at full rope
length, if successful, try 30, then 32, 34, & hopefully you'll
be able to ski like the pros at 36mph, then shorten the
rope, reduce speed & try again.
Our team spent about 50 man hours installing, adjusting,
cleaning, general maintenance, removal & storing the
course last year. There are 32 permanent anchors in
place with sub-buoys, [more than 3 ft. below the surface],
all we have to do is hook up the boat guide & skier buoys
& start skiing. We plan on installing them Memorial Day
weekend, & removing them Labor-Day weekend, weather
permitting. If there are interested skiers, it can be left till
Oct or Nov. There were 4 buoys lost last year, & with
our phone number on each one of them we recovered 2,
thank you shore residence for calling me. Others were
destroyed by boats pulling through the course & that's
expected. If this happens to you, please give me a call
& we will install a new one, but at $10 each, please be
careful, we have many extras on hand ready to switch
out & it only takes a couple minutes.
The Sand Lake Property Owners Association is NOT
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me.
The course is open to the use of the public, from 7am
- 8pm. We had a few skiers after 8 last year, I went out
& informed them of our course rules & & it was a non
issue.
Insurance is available through the U.S. Water Ski Assn,
to join contact them directly.
Thanks `again` for giving us this opportunity, we hope
you`ll come out & try your skills on our beautiful Sand
Lake,
Zeke Arzooyan 734-560-2668 / [email protected]
Sand Lake Cottage Tour & Tunes on the Lake - AND MORE!
7KHUG$QQXDO6DQG/DNH&RWWDJH7RXUwill be held
from 8 am -12 noon on Saturday, July 13 with the rain
day scheduled for Sunday, July 14. Again this year, you
will get to peek into some of the new and historic housing
around the lake.
The tour is open to Sand Lake residents and their house
guests.
Cottage visitation is by boat only as was done last
year.
Donations for the event are:
‡ Singles $15,
‡ Couples $20,
‡ Boatload (up to 6 people) $40 - add $10 for each
person over 6
Wristbands can be purchased from the committee
members before July 13 or the morning of the event.
Bring your coffee and enjoy breakfast on your boat as
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by Bruce Diven
TXQHV RQ WKH /DNH sponsored by your Sand Lake
Association, will also be held on July 13 from 7-9 pm in
the southeast corner of the lake by the old campground.
Fatmouth Charlie (Dave Dermwyer, East Shore) will be
our returning performers this year by popular request.
This year the SLPOA has helped with funding to bring
Dave along and his backup musicians! Fatmouth Charlie
%DQG will be performing easy listening Blues style
music for residents to enjoy from their boats. Boaters
will drop anchor and / or tie off others boats to enjoy the
music and party down.
THE LAKE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE HAS MORE
IN STORE FOR YOU THIS SUMMER!
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NEWS
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Weed Uprooter
Dowe Parsons is managing the care and use of the Weed
Uprooter. The SLPOA homeowner pays NOTHING but but
will be required to provide a security deposit of $50.
You can contact them at:517.281.7603.
Note: Any weeds that you uproot and/or cut must be
removed from the lake by you. Eurasian Water Milfoil
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site current and informational. The web address is the
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‡ Sand Lake History, and much more
We value your opinion-let us know what you think!
Communications Update
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indicate that on your membership application when you
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2012-2013 SLPOA Directory
A new Sand Lake Directory was issued last July. This
directory is created biannually. We understand that you may
make changes to your life before the next one is published
in 2014. This summer, we want to issue a list of corrections
and edits that you can staple into you current one. Once we
have collected all membership information we can get that
to you-so get your membership form & dues in early!
FOR SALE
Black leather couch three cushions, good condition $75. Tan
cloth lazy boy lounge chair good cond.$20. One polaris jet ski
and/or 12' small boat could use either one on trailer, possibly
two jet skis with minor adjustments, $600 obo. Contact
Gene: [email protected] / 419.322.5390
WANTED
Seeking pontoon for purchase. Will entertain all sizes over
18ft. Budget 10k. Contact, Jason 734.679.7070
by Don Massey
It is fairly well known how our lake got its name, but do
you know the background of the individual responsible?
It all started on December 17,1785, the day that Musgrove Evans was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He eventually married Abigail Brown in the same city
and together they had seven children. It is interesting to
note that Abi's brother, Jacob, was at one time the commander of the United States Army.
The Evans family relocated to Northwest New York State
where Musgrove worked as a land surveyor. It was from
Jefferson County, New York that Evans led a group of
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June 2, 1824 at what is now Tecumseh, Michigan. A
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Two years later in May of 1826 Musgrove, his brother-inlaw, Joseph Brown, and two other men followed a creek
to its source, a body of water named Evans Lake in honor of the group leader. The men continued west a short
distance to the top of a hill overlooking the east side of
what was described as the most beautiful lake they had
seen and christened it "Sand Lake".
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mail and stagecoach line in 1825 along the route. He
obtained Texas land grants in 1831. Two years after the
1832 deaths of his wife, Abi, and the drowning in the
River Raisin of his nine year old son, moved to Texas
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of the 189 killed at the Battle of the Alamo. Musgrove
enlisted in the Texas army on April 1, 1836 and fought
in the famous Battle of San Jacinto defeating the Mexicans.
Musgrove Evans remarried in 1840 and spent the remainder of his life actively involved in the Austin, Texas
community prior to his June 7, 1855 death. A very colorful life for a man of his day!
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Possible Goose Roundup?
Note: only dues paying members receive a Directory. Shore
delegates deliver them.
Four 14" Gruman aluminum canoes & one 14" row boat.
Varying condition. Make offer. Call:467.6110.
Sand Lake History
Is this someone you know?
This image is one used for an
early postcard. It is attributed
to Sand Lake.
If you know these people we would
like to add that information to
our Lake's history archives.
How'd they ever manage without a
cooler?
by Sarah White
Now that the ice is gone off the lake and we have begun to see our feathery goose “friends” passing in front of
our homes. It is now we have to ask ourselves if a goose “round-up” will be necessary this year. I was the cocoordinator of the last round-up in 2011. We were successful in ridding about half the group that year. There is a
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spot and herd/drive them to the enclosure. Above all we need a space to bait them and construct the enclosure
before the actual round-up so they will be used to going to that spot. Last year, 2012, there did not seem to be a
huge population of geese and the decision was made not to do a round-up. Please keep an eye on the adults and
young and let me know your numbers DQGRUif you would be willing to help herd.
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Lake Management Update
The Truth About Fluridone
by John Salisbury, Chaiman
What is Fluridone?
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meeting since October, 2012. The committee has focused
on the continuation of treatment of Sand Lake for invasive
species and plans/proposals to deal with the weed/muck
issues in the lake.
The committee did make two recommendations to the
SLPOA Board.
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2. Treatment of Sand Lake for the 2013 season should for
the most part, be a continuation of copper products for
Starry Stonewort and Fluridone (Sonar) for Eurasian
watermilfoil.
The committee continues to meet to discuss the weed/
muck issues on the lake, attempting to identify methods for
treatment and sources for payment.
Starry Stonewort Watch
You can help! Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa)
looks like a rooted plant but it is actually an algae.
The plant is native to Europe and Asia.
In 1983, it was found in the Detroit
River near Belle Island and has since
infested many Michigan lakes,
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The plant’s branching pattern is very
irregular and lends the plant a disheveled appearance.
It grows very thick, similar to a “brillo pad” appearance.
Starry Stonewort can form dense mats several feet
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location. He will be providing this information to PLM so
they can better pinpoint areas of treatment when they
visit the lake for their regular lake status evaluations.
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Dear Fellow Sand Lake Home Owner,
Hello, my name is Terry Flood and I am a homeowner on
Sand Lake (5452 Rays Drive). This year, I volunteered to be
part of the SLPOA Lake Management Committee and have
participated in several meetings to discuss ways in which we
can ensure that our lake stays healthy.
In addition to topics regarding how to effectively manage
non-native weed species in Sand Lake, the committee has
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well as an increase in muck build-up. It is generally believed
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that an increase in plant material, which goes through a cycle
of growth in the summer and decay in the winter, increases
muck levels. If left unchecked, affected areas of the lake can
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The steps that the SLPOA began taking a few years ago
to manage non-native, invasive plant species are part of a
solid, comprehensive approach to ensure that the overall
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will continue to diligently pursue eradication options for this
issue. However, due to some man-made changes to the lake
over the years, there are some areas of the lake that are
highly unlikely to ever achieve any appreciable recovery by
taking steps focused solely on non-native weeds.
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Management Committee: 1) The canals at the NW corner
of the lake, and 2) The cove at the NE corner of the lake.
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degraded over time due to lack of natural currents and,
additionally, have been choked by both native and nonnative weed species. In the NE area of the lake, the land
area that we now refer to as “The Point” was not a point at
all – rather, it was an island. The area between that small
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and homes were built. This had the effect of changing the
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stagnant area to form. Eventually, weeds and lily pads have
grown and muck levels increased drastically. I think you
all know the rest of the story – we now have an area that
is fast becoming “swampfront” rather than lakefront. The
degradation of theses areas of the lake is bad for the Sand
Lake community as a whole – decreasing the usability of the
lake and dragging down home values. My informal survey of
homeowners indicates we are all aware that lawn fertilizer
use in and around the lake is very harmful and exasperates
muck and weed issues. We continue to strongly request all
homeowners to avoid fertilizing lawns. However, this alone
will not provide the kick-start the NW channels and the NE
cove need to get healthy again.
We believe we must take further steps to restore the canals
and the cove.
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combined with proactive Lake Management, as well as an
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that the corrective steps last. The committee is investigating
and exploring various contractors and dredging techniques
to accomplish this.
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of action, so there are no cost estimates or other
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