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ver the past few months, we have seen some incredible changes to our daily lives. Schools were closed, people were sent home from work, and grocery shopping might never be the same. It has been a rough ride, but now more than ever we are so very proud to call Canadian Lakes our home. This community stands together, toughens up, and helps out in a time of need. We have heard and seen countless stories of our members going out of their way to be helpful. It’s quite remarkable. In a scary, uncharted time, neighbors, friends, and local businesses offered to help in any way they could. From curbside service at the Royal Grille and Hixson’s Family Market to the several ladies making masks for anyone in need, it seems like everyone came together.

This time of year usually marks the start of an event-filled, carefree summer for us all. Although things have changed for us this year and rules have been put in place for the protection of us all, we will still be able have a great summer. Take advantage of your local businesses, get after some home improvement projects, take the boat out, call your friends, celebrate occasions from a distance, and go golfing a little, or a lot.

When things calm down and we start to return to some normalcy we will be able to say we stood together as a community and we did our very best. We would like to thank each and everyone of you who makes Canadian Lakes a great place to live. Cheers to you and cheers to our community!

Take care of yourselves and stay connected.

WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED WITH US: Office phone number: 231-972-7651 Our members website: https://members.canadianlakes.org/, if you do not have a member login please sign up through our website today.

CANADIAN LAKES FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/canadianlakes/

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Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation

In Every Issue

8 From the General Manager

10 From the Board 16 Marketing 18 Canadian Lakes

40 Life on Our Links 50 Mobile Watch 54 Let’s Get Social 56 Art Piece

Publisher Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation 10690 Pierce Road Canadian Lakes, MI 49346 P 231-972-7651 • F 231-972-8884 canadianlakes.org Production & Advertising SVK Multimedia & Publishing PO Box 586 Hudsonville, MI 49426 616.379.4001 SVKmp.com | jolsasvk@gmail.com Editorial Lindsay Halcomb, Marketing Associate Art and Editorial provided by Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation thecanadianlaker@gmail.com Assistant Editor Nancy Wallace Photography Chuck Richardson Hailey Gandy

Yard Waste

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Deadline Dates Apr/May Issue - March 6 June/July Issue - May 6 Aug/Sept Issue - July 3 Oct/Nov Issue - Sept. 4 Dec/Jan Issue - Nov. 6 Feb/Mar Issue - January 6, 2021 Apr/May Issue - March 5, 2021

24 Focus on Fishing 32 Royal Grille

Submissions Canadian Lakes sanctioned groups and outside organizations are encouraged to submit articles, pending approval by CLPOC Board. Submit all copy as an email attachment to Editor at thecanadianlaker@gmail.com.

Credits are noted with articles and photos.

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Madison Gandy making waves in Canadian Lakes last summer.

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Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy of content published in The Canadian Laker, the CLPOC cannot assume any responsibility for content, warranties, and representations made in advertisements herein. Advertisements or sponsor recognition appearing in The Canadian Laker is not an endorsement or recommendation of the advertiser’s product or service by the CLPOC. All warranties and representations made are solely those of the advertiser and any such claims regarding an ad’s content should be addressed directly to the individual advertiser.

CLPOC reserves the right to refuse publication of any editorial content, advertisement, or unsolicited material.

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From the General Manager

GREG BABBITT General Manager gbabbitt@clpoc.org

OFFICE 10690 Pierce Rd. Canadian Lakes, MI 49346 Phone: 231-972-7651 Fax: 231-972-8884 OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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am going to stray from my normal type of article and write something different because these are certainly different times.

First, I want to thank you for your patience during this coronavirus pandemic. Understanding necessary closures is especially important and appreciated. The Board and I continue to be adamant in ensuring to the best of our ability the overall health of the community. Thus far, we have been able to open the boat launches for motorized boating and our golf courses. Hopefully, when you are reading this, we will have been able to open more of our amenities. Unfortunately, certain golf events and CLA events have already been cancelled or postponed. Our annual Memorial Day Weekend Garage Sale was postponed until Labor Day weekend. An upcoming event for our community is the July 4th celebration. At this writing, a decision has not been made. When one is made, we will send it out via the Member Bulletin.

The staff and I have had several discussions during the past few months. It is comforting to me and should be to you, to know that I have such a knowledgeable and caring staff. They have approached coronavirus-related issues head-on, even taking on tasks that are outside their normal job duties. Like mine, one of their foremost concerns is your health and safety.

Times as we knew them have certainly changed. We have done our best to keep you informed through Member Bulletins. We will continue to do so as things change. We will need your continued patience and understanding as we go. Certain decisions will need to be vetted thoroughly, weighing all these new conditions that are at hand. We will always attempt to make these decisions in the best interest of the community.

It may be easier to say than to believe, but everything always gets better. During these times I think it is important to think positively rather than get caught up in thinking it will never get better. For some, it may be a difficult concept, but I believe it will pay off in the end. Positive thinking is a mindset and it will make a difference. When in doubt, just do your best to try to think on the bright side.

As we all enjoy this great community, please remember to continue practicing social distancing and proper hygiene regarding hand washing, mask wearing, etc. These are going to remain important tasks as we navigate the future.

Our commitment to you remains steadfast. As we go about our season, we will continue to protect the health and safety of our employees while keeping all of you safe and doing our best to support your needs.

MEMBER SERVICES Meghan Andersen Faith Markin memberservices@clpoc.org

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From the Board

Dear Fellow Members,

Written by President Janice Watts

CLPOC BOARD OF DIRECTORS board@clpoc.org OFFICERS President Janice Watts janiceleewatts2002 @yahoo.com Vice President Paul Szymkowicz pls.clpoc@gmail.com Secretary Beckie DeYoung larrybeckie@aol.com Treasurer James French jbf.clpoc@gmail.com DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Dan Altier altierdt@gmail.com Daniel Rice dozerrice1960@gmail.com John Colley jacclpoc@gmail.com

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y the time this edition of the Canadian Laker magazine arrives, optimistically speaking, we should be on the “other side” of the quarantine and on the road to recovery. What more can be stated about the last couple months that all of us have not discussed, read or watched on our televisions or online to the point of exhaustion? The Covid 19 virus immobilized the world let alone our small corporation. This seems a time when reiterating all the positives of owning a piece of Canadian Lakes can be comforting (the glass half full theory).

Summer is a beautiful time to be in Canadian Lakes. The pandemic and quarantine have influenced our lives but can’t contend with a beautiful sunny day in Canadian Lakes, the music of the loons talking in the night, the poplar tree leaves dancing with the wind, or the tickle of blue gill nipping at your toes while sitting in our waters. Summer sunsets in Canadian Lakes are priceless; even a gifted artist could not replicate them on canvas, and a pandemic/quarantine cannot take away from us all that is ours to appreciate.

On a CLPOC level, we have a new funding plan in place offering inclusive amenities for lot owners. Summer beckons us to get out and enjoy our amenities. The Royal Grille restaurant has created a new menu with something to please all palates, ready for members to take advantage of a comfortable atmosphere, reasonable prices, great food, and a friendly group of people to converse with.

We may have reasons to be apprehensive, globally, nationally and regionally at this time, but there is a lot for us here in Canadian Lakes to be grateful for. As the summer months continue, while here in Canadian Lakes enjoy all it has to offer, but please be cognizant of deed restrictions and the CLPOC rules and regulations, and be respectful to those around you, while knowing that the CLPOC is continuously looking out for the best interests of the Corporation and its members.

Let us embrace the beauty of summer and Canadian Lakes; that is something not even trying times can diminish.

Bob Halpin rbobhalpin@aol.com James Swartzendruber jswartz744@yahoo.com CLPOC BOARD MEETINGS Regular Monthly Board Meeting Fourth Saturday 9 a.m., Highland Haus Workshop Board Meeting Second Wednesday 5:30 p.m., CLPOC Office Conference Room

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CANADIAN LAKES PROPERTY OWNERS VISION STATEMENT Canadian Lakes is a premier recreational and residential community set in West Michigan’s scenic heartland. As a unified community of private property owners offering an unequaled quality of life, Canadian Lakes fulfills the diverse needs of all members in a natural setting for present and future generations to enjoy. This Core Vision is characterized by: • The natural beauty of the area and its desirability as a place to live • Outstanding recreational and social activities • Financial soundness and sustainability • Protection of property values through disciplined growth and the development and maintenance of a high quality infrastructure

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Our heritage: We value our history and its ideals of friendliness, mutual support, affordability, and shared responsibility for our natural environment.

Participating in the activities we love: We value participating in activities we love with our friends and neighbors and supporting the diverse and changing interests of our members.

Protecting property values: We value taking proactive steps to protect and enhance the investment members have made in their homes and in community amenities.

Financial soundness and sustainability: We value a financial structure that enables us now and in the future to meet community standards for the quality of our properties, membership programs and services and safety.

Shared governance: We value and depend on the leadership and participation of members in the governance activities of the community and on an informed membership.

Volunteerism: We value the active volunteer community service of our members, both in Canadian Lakes and in the surrounding communities.

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he Canadian Lakes Marketing Department was contacted by an anonymous Canadian Lakes member, dubbed the GOOD Canadian Laker.

The GOOD Canadian Laker wanted to spread some much-needed cheer across Canadian Lakes. This member bought and donated (five) $25 gift cards from local businesses, yup five! They did this for no other reason than to spread some positivity around and support our local businesses. The Marketing Department was asked to use them for a fun, cheerful contest, so we did. We held a Facebook contest in April; each winner received one of the $25 gift cards.

We received over 60 submissions and they were everything we hoped they would be. The contest was simple. You answer why Canadian Lakes is the best place to be quarantined and submit a photo. It was a fantastic display of our community and it made a lot of people smile. So,

in case you missed it, below is the contest posting and some of the many photos we received as a result including the winners.

We may be quarantined, but the GOOD Canadian Laker believes there’s no better place than Canadian Lakes to be quarantined in!

Who is the “GOOD Canadian Laker, you ask?

“The GOOD Canadian Laker” is an anonymous Canadian Lakes member who’s spreading GOOD vibes by donating five gift cards to area businesses to the Canadian Lakes Marketing Department.

What do you need to do to win one of these?

Just read below!

Share a photo of you that shows why Canadian Lakes is the best place to be quarantined. You could win a $25 gift card from either the Royal Grille, CL Pizza Co., Canadian Lakes ACE Hardware, Hixson’s Family Market or Gingrich Tire Center (BP).

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Marketing

Canadian Lakes Marketing REGARDLESS OF CORONAVIRUS JESSICA SLENDAK Marketing Director jslendak@clpoc.org

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y, what an interesting time we are in. The “Cronpocalypse”, as my boyfriend, Kevin, calls it, changed life as we knew it. Everything from job loss, parents becoming teachers, and empty bar stools to workspaces forming in kitchens, lack of toilet paper, and the threat of boating season being delayed certainly made for some anxious feelings and big-time change for all. If anyone knows me, if there’s a delay in or no boating season at all, there very well could be no reason for me to breathe! Nonetheless, our lives are slowly getting back to pre-cronpocalypse. During the Stay Home order, I spent my non-work hours at home painting my entire house and updating things like lights, switches and some furniture with Kevin and our kids. As I write this article, we are still under the Stay Home Stay Safe order. We still have the master bedroom and bathroom to refresh, but our haven on the mighty Muskegon looks fantastic. The much-needed refresh could not have been possible without Kevin. His direction, craftmanship and hard work is truly appreciated. I’m quite thankful for him even though there were times I was well, I’ll say, less than nice, I am one very lucky woman!

Regardless of coronavirus, Canadian Lakes advertising still kicked off in April for the season. We didn’t skip a beat! I remember the housing crash, or recession, whatever one wants to call it, back around 2009. I was in radio sales at that time. I learned then and saw first-hand that those clients who kept their advertising and marketing consistent through those tough times made a more successful comeback in the end than those clients who cut all advertising. Sure, I had some clients that stopped advertising completely. They had to close their doors, but practically all my clients stayed the course and although they had reduced their budgets a bit, they kept their advertising consistent. When the economy came back they were on top! Their traffic and cash flow bounced back quickly, and their return was strong. I believe the same applies here and now with the Cronpocalypse. Like my past clients, if we stay the course and keep our advertising normal and consistent, Canadian Lakes won’t even skip a beat.

As with every April since I’ve been marketing director, our advertising for the season kicked off with radio and search engine marketing and new this year—television. What a great time to be on television!

With the Stay Home order, viewership is through the roof. Half of our website inquiries have been the result of our television commercial. If you haven’t seen our commercial, you can watch it on Facebook or on www.members.canadianlakes.org.

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In comparison to March, website traffic increased 154% in the month of April this year, resulting from our advertising which says, “visit CanadianLakes.org for more information.” This is quite consistent with 2019, but up by 4.17%. Proof positive that regardless of the coronavirus, Canadian Lakes rolls on! We’ll continue our advertising through the end of August, just the same as we have in previous years. We’ll host Mike and his family from the Mojo and the Morning Show of iHeart Radio in the middle of July with The Woods.

Mike will use his social and show time to promote his weekend stay at Canadian Lakes. This is known as Influencer Marketing and it has proven successful and beneficial to Canadian Lakes. We’ll continue our branding by using Influencer Marketing, television, radio and Search Engine Marketing as our main tactics, and regardless of the virus, I’m confident Canadian Lakes will remain strong.

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CANADIAN LAKES YARD WASTE

BY ROGER STOBERT

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

WHY: As open burning of yard wastes is not allowed in Canadian

Lakes and to preclude the dumping of these wastes on neighboring lots and common areas, the yard waste site was established to provide CLPOC members in good standing with a place to dispose of their residential yard waste.

WHERE: The Yard Waste Site is located on the south side of Pierce Road between 110th Ave. and Tullymore Dr.

WHEN: Your Yard Waste site is OPEN every Wednesday and

Sunday, 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m., April through November except Easter Sunday, contingent upon any COVID-19 restrictions.

HOW / WHO: To gain access you will need a current CLPOC ID, vehicle sticker, or guest pass.

WHAT: Items allowed to be brought to the Yard Waste site include

tree and shrub branches and limbs less than 4 inches in diameter and plant-based materials normally associated with residential yard maintenance such as grass clippings, leaves, and discarded mulch. Garbage, including food scraps such as rinds, peels, cores, etc., campfire ashes, and yard waste containers are NOT allowed to be left at the site.

Please do not leave items outside the gate or dump them over the gate if Yard Waste isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open.

QUESTIONS: Your friendly on-duty Yard Waste attendant will answer any question you may have, or

you may contact Roger Stobert, Yard Waste Coordinator, 231-972-1232 or spankky@charter.net.

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From the CLA

Hi Everyone,

M BY EARL CHRISTIANSON President 313-204-0877 eande751@sbcglobal.net

y article in this issue of the Canadian Laker would normally consist of reviewing all the fun we had at the CLA Easter Egg Hunt, the Community Information Day and the CLA Kite Day. It would also address the wonderful Memorial Day Program that was held at the Castle and hosted by the GFWC “Heart of the Lakes”, Mecosta, with music provided by the Melody Makers and CL Men’s Chorus. I would normally discuss how much we are looking forward to the Ferris Community Summer Band, the CLA Summer Craft Show, and other events that would normally take place during June in Canadian Lakes. But there is no normal at this time.

Due to this nasty virus known as Covid-19, our community, our state, and our country have not been normal for a while. There was no Easter Egg Hunt, no Community Information Day, no Memorial Day Program and no Kite Day. Unfortunately I need to include that there will not be a Ferris Community Band Concert or a CLA Summer Craft Show. There will also not be a CL Players’ Youth Theater Camp or Quilt Show this year. Will there be a Summer Picnic?

It’s difficult to know at this time, but we will do whatever is best for the community, our volunteers, and all of us on the Board. I feel bad for all Canadian Lakers and their families, but selfishly I also feel bad for me. Since this is my last year on the Board, I was truly looking forward to seeing all of you and watching you and your families enjoy yourselves at the many events that the CLA and the CLA sanctioned clubs put on. What else may be cancelled or postponed this year? Who knows? What I do know is that the CLA and the CLPOC will do everything that we need to do to help keep us all as safe as possible from this deadly virus. Please watch the Canadian Lakes News, the CLA Facebook page and the CLA website, www.canadianlakesassociation.org for updates. If we can’t do an event this year, we’ll do it next year. And to be perfectly frank with all of you, if I’m going to be stuck doing nothing,I’d rather be doing nothing in Canadian Lakes than anywhere else in the United States.

On a more positive note, we expect that the CLA Membership Directory and Buyer’s Guide will be in your mailboxes sometime around the first week of June. This is, of course, dependent on whether there may be any printing or delivery issues due to the virus. If you have not received your Directory by the end of the second week in June, please contact Jo Alex at 847-754-8137 or me at 313-204-0877.

As you may remember, the CLA Board and I had a very important Membership Meeting this past February. We desperately needed people to fill Board member vacancies that would happen starting January of 2021. Thankfully, we had some Canadian Lakers step up to bat and volunteer to help out. The CLA Board and I are proud to formally introduce and welcome our newest Board members: Alice Brandt | Jeff Butzin | Lori Gorecki | Danielle Hauck Maggie Richardson | Harold Wolf | Marsha Wolf And, taking on our new position of CLA Board Assistant, is Lace Polluch.

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Both Danielle and Maggie joined the Board in February and the others became official Board members in April. We are very grateful to these people and we know that they will do a great job on the Board.

As you know, up until February we had only nine CLA Board members. With the addition of seven full-time Board members and one Assistant Board member we will have a total of 17 people.

At the end of this year we will be losing three members who have completed their term of office which will give us a Board of 13 plus one Assistant.

This may sound like an over-staffed Board but two things are important to remember: 1. We work hard and there is always much to do, and 2. At the end of 2021, there will be four Board members finishing their term of office so we will be down to nine Board members and one Assistant. Please keep in mind that at the end of each year there is always a need for new Board members. If you would like to consider joining the CLA Board, contact anyone on the Board for information.

This part of my article gives me the perfect opportunity to mention something that needs to be brought up. The CLA Board is always fortunate to obtain community volunteers to help at many of our events. And we thank all of you who volunteer and we always mention you in the Lite Lines and in my Laker articles. However, we had two ladies come to our Board Meeting in March to let us know that even though they did not want to be actual Board members, they were willing to do whatever we would need them to do. And we truly appreciate that type of attitude. However, these two ladies went way beyond the call of duty during this Covid-19 pandemic to personally hand make and give out over 1000 face masks for our community at no cost to anyone. Kathy Reau and Leila (Lee) Smith spent hours to help keep Canadian Lakers as safe as they could.

Words cannot express what a generous and selfless act of kindness this was. Kathy and Lee, you are very special people and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you.

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The Board and I are still planning on having a 40th CLA Anniversary activity in August. But like everything else, it will all depend on the Covid-19 situation. We will keep you informed.

If you are a CLA member and received your January, February and March Lite Lines, you know that I have been including some CLA trivia facts.

Here is a bit of trivia history that I found interesting. However, I can’t seem to find anyone who knows anything about it. And here is the clue:

“Here we sit, all boxed and pretty, We’re from the country, not the city.

Care for us to one year from now You may pass us on and make your bow.

As you can see, we are special rocks Not from one, but many lots.

Though hard we are and death on rakes We are proud to be from Canadian Lakes.”

The Pet Rock Collection Award was created in 1976 which was the second year of the “Year Arounders Club” (precursor to the Canadian Lakes Association). The then Board wanted to be

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able to give an award to and acknowledge a member of the Association for volunteer service above and beyond the call of duty. Since they did not have any extra funds, some members of the YAC Board selected some local rocks, painted them and put them into a box. The rocks were then presented to George Huffman as the first recipient for the year of 1977-1978. His job was to keep the rocks for one year, add one rock to it and then pass it on to the next winner and so on. The following winners were: Mary Jane Camp (1978-1979), Bill Holmes (1980-1981), Irene Murray (1981-1982), Millie Rice (1982-1983) and finally George Howard (1984-1985). I cannot find any record of this event continuing past 1985, nor can I find anyone who remembers the award process or what happened to the rocks. If you know, please give me a call or send me an email. Maybe we can reinstate this award presentation.

We will get back to publishing and mailing a Lite Lines as soon as everything gets back to where it should be. Elaine and Danielle have been putting together a Lite Lines for April and May, but they do it for the CLA files and for the Archive Room.

Let’s all continue to be patient and understanding during this time in our life. Stay healthy everyone and we’ll get together as soon as we can.

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Father and son J. and Will Ford, winners of the 2018 Bass Tournament

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CANADIAN LAKES BASS TOURNAMENT, SATURDAY, JUNE 20 The tournament will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Check-in time is 6:30 to 7:00 a.m., with a mandatory meeting at 7:00 a.m. The location is White Pine Beach, on Maple Crossing Road North of Sunset Shores, and the Director of the Tournament is Jason Snyder. The entry fee is $25 for each fisherman in two-person teams, with an optional $10 additional fee per boat for big bass awards.

There is a five-fish team limit of largemouth or smallmouth bass. Ten percent of the entry fees goes to the Canadian Lakes Fishing Club, before awards, for youth events. The total weight award pays five places: 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, and 10%. The big bass award will pay two places: 60% and 40%. The payout may be modified if the number of entrants is too low.

The Registration Entry Form must be filled out, accompanied by a check made out to Jason Snyder, 11474 S. Lookout Ridge, and received by Thursday, June 18. After June 18, cancellation will lead to forfeiture of entry fees.

At least one person on each team must be a member in good standing of Canadian Lakes or parent, sibling, child or grandchild of same. Entry forms are available at the CLPOC kiosk or CLA website. All boats must be registered and have a 2020 Canadian Lakes decal.

For additional information contact Dale Doepker, dtroutman97@aol.com, 972-8663.

BY DALE DOEPKER For questions about fishing in Canadian Lakes or the Fishing Club, contact Dale Doepker at dtroutman97@aol.com or 231-972-8663

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CANADIAN LAKES FISHING CLUB FISHING FUN NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Our June Bass Fishing Fun Night this year is Wednesday June 24 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Just show up before 5 p.m. to register and fish for three hours. At 8 p.m. we enjoy pizza, along with comparing our recorded bass from catch and release, with artificial lures only. Bring your own refreshments. Awards are given for the longest bass and total number of bass which are 14 inches and over, with only one award per person. We meet at Pierce Beach and if you do not have a boat, come anyway and someone will likely take you on theirs. Entry is $7.00 for Club members and $8.00 for others.

Total award amount will be $3.00 times number of participants. Our next Fishing Fun Night will be Wednesday July 22.

YOUNG ANGLER’S CONTEST CANCELLED We have cancelled the Young Angler’s Contest this summer, formerly scheduled for July 4. This is solely due to concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 virus, and we plan to resume this popular event in the Summer of 2021.

In the meantime, we encourage parents and grandparents, etc. to take your kids fishing, whether from shore, dock or a boat. When they catch a fish, take a photo, fill out and submit an entry form, and every kid 14 years and under who enters will receive a trophy. In addition, this year there will also be a prize given to the kid who enters the longest fish in each of the species, and possibly additional prizes.

The entry form is titled: 2019-20 Annual Youth Big Fish Awards & Largest Fish Competition. All rules for the contest are listed on the form and copies are available at the CLPOC office kiosk or on the CLA website. Trophies and prizes will be distributed in October or November to the CL address on the form, or available for pick up.

For any questions, contact George Groll, grollg@msu.edu or 517-351-2612.

16TH ANNUAL BULLHEAD TOURNAMENT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 AND SATURDAY AUGUST 8 The fishing begins at 8:00 p.m. Friday August 7 and ends at 2:00 a.m. Saturday August 8, in any of the Canadian Lakes water bodies. (Shore fishing is usually best.)

The entry fee is $10 per person except youth 16 and under are free, while not eligible for cash prizes.

The weigh-in will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 8 at the pines pavilion.

Forty percent of the total collected will be used to cover cost of food and refreshments. A bullhead wrangler award will pay three places: 15%, 10% and 5%, for heaviest fish. (These awards come first.) A 26

bullhead master award will also pay three places: 15%, 10% and 5% for the most total weight, 9 inches and over only. (One award per person, tie breaker is heaviest in the other category.) There will be separate prizes for youth most total weight and heaviest fish.

All Canadian Lakes members, families and members’ guests are welcome to participate. Fishermen can fish together but weigh-in is individual, so fish must be kept separate. Gear is restricted to MDNR fishing regulations: three rods and two hooks per rod. The minimum size is nine inches to qualify, so please release all smaller fish.

Pack all fish on ice in a cooler for bringing to the weigh-in. This is a catch and keep tournament and all fish kept will be cleaned and eaten. (All participants are to bring in their fish, regardless of number!) Entries must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7. Mail or deliver names and money to Sue Glazier, 8339 West Royal, 231-679-1938.

Checks should be payable to Sue Glazier. There will be a bullhead fish fry picnic for all entrants and friends, as soon as the bullhead are fileted at the pavilion.

LOON PRECAUTIONS Our three loon pairs have returned for the summer. They each appear to have nested, and hopefully will each hatch two baby loons. Please stay at least 100 feet from any loons and their nests, so as not to disturb them. If you are idle in the water and they approach you, enjoy them, but be careful when you motor away. Last year we had a total of only three successful baby loons on our lakes and only 11 in our entire county.

OSPREY REPORT A pair of ospreys has been sighted on our nesting platform at Buchanan Road, between the Main Lake and Lake of the Clouds. We wish them well in hatching and raising two or three baby ospreys as they have in past years.

DEFINITION OF “SLOW, NO WAKE SPEED” The official definition from the Handbook of Michigan Boating Laws and Responsibilities: “means the slowest speed at which it is still possible to maintain steering and which does not create a wake.” For unofficial information only: Several nearby states with this same definition have also added the words, “and not to exceed 5 miles per hour.”

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ormally at this time of year, we are thrilled to announce the lineup for the Lakeside Motor Sports Summer Concert Series at the Reuther Music Pavilion. Unfortunately, the entire concert scene has been put on pause as local, state, and federal governments determine the safety of large gatherings.

As we look at this year’s concert season, the most important thing to consider is the health and well-being of our community and our performers.

Based on discussions with our event team members and some of our scheduled performers and sponsors, we have cancelled our shows in June and may decide to cancel other concerts this season.

For the cancelled shows, we are hopeful the groups will perform for us during our 2021 season. We are returning sponsorship money we received this year, as it will be difficult for us to promote our sponsors as we intended.

For now, we are awaiting guidance and direction from state and local officials, the CLPOC, and the Canadian Lakes Association, as well as input from performers, to decide whether we’ll have shows later this year. We plan to engage with our performers 45 days prior to their scheduled shows to determine their desire and willingness to perform. As such, we will make decisions regarding the July 11 and July 24 scheduled shows by early June and the August 1, 15 and September 15 shows by mid-June, if we are permitted to move forward with the season. We will keep you updated

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on our schedule by posting on our Facebook page (Canadian Lakes Reuther Music Pavilion), The Community Connection newsletter, and the event board outside the CLPOC office.

Each year, your generous free-will donations, in addition to funding from our dedicated sponsors, support the mission and programming of our Summer Concert Series. During this unprecedented time, we are more grateful than ever for the steadfast commitment of you and our sponsors to bringing music to our community and ensuring that Canadian Lakes remains a vibrant and creative place to live. We’re pleased to shine a spotlight on our sponsors. Pease thank and support them—they offer so much to our community!

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by Dale Doepker

ast year I became aware of an effort by a representative from the Detroit Zoological Society, working with Michigan Audubon and the MDNR, to catalog and monitor osprey nests in Michigan. I contacted them and was sent an old list showing osprey nest sites in Mecosta County. Being familiar with the lakes and loon nesting sites in our county, I thought it would be interesting to also monitor osprey nests.

During the Covid shut down was a good time to prepare a data sheet and drive around to check out osprey nests. I discovered that only nine of the 18 nest site locations on the old list still existed but found six additional that were not on their list. At the same time, I recorded three bald eagle nest sites of which I was previously aware. For each site I recorded the location by roads and latitude and longitude, plus the type of each nest. Nine are on pole platforms, three on cell phone towers, two on electric poles, and one on a parking lot light pole. So far, I have viewed and recorded these fifteen osprey nests and observed an osprey or a pair in each nest at one time or another. There was one nest last summer on an electric pole that the power company removed over the winter, but the ospreys rebuilt it within one week this April.

At Canadian Lakes we have an osprey nest located on the south side of Buchanan Road, between East and West Royal Roads. At this location an osprey on the nest can look down on both the Main Lake and Lake of the Clouds. Around ten years ago, after observing ospreys attempting to build a nest on an electric power pole, I constructed the platform on which the nest is built, and Consumers Power donated and erected it nearby on a pole. We have had a pair of adult osprey and baby ospreys on this nest every year since. Around six years ago, I was fortunate to observe Sergej Postupalsky tagging the two baby ospreys. He had a younger accomplice who climbed up the pole, snatched a baby, put it in a bag and then lowered it on a rope to Sergej, who tagged it and sent it back up. Dr. Postupalsky, from the University of Wisconsin, was banding osprey and eagles around the upper midwest as part of a study and monitoring program which he initiated, until he passed away in 2016.

The osprey is a bird of prey that feeds almost entirely on fish. They have very long talons which are covered with tiny projections called spicules and these have a sandpaper-like surface which helps them grasp slippery fish. While many fish are snatched from the surface, ospreys frequently dive into the water to get their fish. Their dense oily plumage keeps them dry when diving into the water and they have a specialized nasal valve which prevents water from entering their nostrils.

When spotting a fish from above they will hover briefly before diving toward the water and grab the fish with their talons. Another unusual feature of the osprey is its ability to turn one of its talons so that it can carry the fish head first for better aerodynamics.

Ospreys normally mate for life and the male selects a nest site, then carries sticks, mud and other vegetation to the nest site where the female arranges it. In our area their most frequent nest sites are on a wooden platform atop a tall pole, which has been installed just for their use. They will also use cell phone towers, or electric power line poles when there is no platform available in the area where they want to nest. Electric power companies have frequently erected the pole platforms to prevent ospreys from using their electric power poles for the nest, which may damage their lines. Recently ospreys were observed building a nest from scratch on an electric power pole within one week. Their nests are usually

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top: pole platform nest on 9 Mile road between 80th and 90th middle: cell tower nest on east side of 131 Expressway, just north of 19 Mile Rd bottom: electric pole nest at substation on 9 Mile, one mile west of Remus

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located where they have easy access to a lake or pond which has abundant fish. However, some nests are located several miles from the closest water. On occasion a nest may be found in a tree when there is no suitable structure available.

The osprey has a body length of about 22 inches and a wingspan of 57 to 67 inches. Adults weigh between 2.2 and 4.5 pounds, with the males being around 20% heavier than females, and they can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Ospreys have a normal life span of 15-20 years and come north to breed, but during the winter they migrate to warmer areas where open water can be found. An osprey pair will normally return to the same breeding location each year but will frequently separate and go to different wintering grounds in August or September.

Ospreys lay two to four eggs with an incubation period of around 40 days, and the babies will stay in the nest to be fed by the adults 8 to 10 weeks after hatching.

Young ospreys make their wintering migration alone, instinctively knowing where to go without following their parents.

The osprey population worldwide declined dramatically from 1940 to 1970, but since the banning of DDT in 1972, they have made a great comeback.

Ospreys were listed as endangered in 1976, then upgraded to threatened in 1983 and in 1999 downgraded again to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;species of special concern.â&#x20AC;? They remain a federally protected species, along with eagles, loons, swans, etc. Since their nests are always high above ground, they have little to fear from predators or even human observers.

At Ferris State University there is an osprey nest on top of a parking lot light pole, with a video camera mounted above it. This nest can be viewed online in real time at www.osprey.ferris.edu. All the osprey nests that have been identified in Mecosta County are observable from a road, but the three eagle nests are in trees far off any road, and only one can be seen from a road.

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Canadian Lakes Safety Dear Canadian Lakes members,

ROB MICKEY Safety Department Director rmickey@clpoc.org

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I hope this finds you all healthy and enjoying the weather as best as you can. These are unprecedented and interesting times we are living through.

As I thought about what to write for this latest article my mind turned away from the regular topics and toward this—asking for YOUR help.

The past few weeks have seen things in Canadian Lakes changing to a “new normal” with activities cancelled and restrictions imposed, etc.

We’ve learned the meaning of social distancing and not being able to do the things we’d like to. It’s difficult to face these kinds of challenges, especially because it is so different than what we are used to. I know I speak for my whole staff when I say we are here to assist you wherever we can, be it launching a boat or letting you into our campground storage area. What I ask of you is to be sure to call ahead or make an appointment as we are stretched very thin with our restrictions and the area we need to cover on a daily basis. My staff has remained vigilant through this whole situation and are doing their best to accommodate all requests.

It’s the hard times that truly bring out the best in people. We are asking for your help going forward to remain patient and understanding of your fellow members and of the staff here at Canadian Lakes. I’m not sure what this summer is going to look like, but with a strong community like this one, I can see it being great even if we need to do things a bit differently.

To conclude, I want to take a moment to mention a very important rule here in Canadian Lakes that seems to be falling by the wayside—ALL dogs MUST be on a leash within Canadian Lakes property. I have had numerous reports from all over the development about roaming dogs and aggressive dogs approaching walkers and joggers. This is completely unacceptable and dangerous for the people involved as well as the dogs. Not only is this a serious rule violation that can affect your member in good standing status and lead to fines here in Canadian Lakes, it is also a misdemeanor in Michigan with penalties that also include fines as well as possible criminal prosecution. During this summer season my office will be focusing on this problem and contacting members who have been allowing their dogs to roam or walk off-leash. Please contain your pets on your property or have them on a leash during walks.

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By Griz Holbrook, Writer’s Quest

We’ve dreamed, we’ve planned, re-charged, let’s sow Enough of all those mounds of snow.

Let’s dig, then rake, scatter, then hope, Flower beds, containers, so much scope.

It’s our time again!

Globe-like allium, showy peonies, Plate sized dahlias, sprawling lilies, Delicate pinks, potent purples, Bountiful blues, warming yellows.

It’s our time again!

We love, we labor, despite the deer, Kneeling, bending, year after year.

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DENNIS WOLFE PGA Golf Pro If you have questions about golfing in Canadian Lakes, call Dennis Wolfe at The Royal Golf Shop. 231-972-8979 dwolfe@clpoc.org.

Golf at Canadian Lakes Golf in a COVID-19 World Who would ever think that we would not be able to ride in a golf cart with a friend due to “social-distancing?” Who would ever think that we would not be able to conduct a shotgun start event due to “social-distancing?” Who would ever think that we would not be able to support our favorite charity, sports booster club, or special interest group via a golf outing due to “social-distancing?” Welcome to our strange new world. Due to these limitations and use guidelines we have had to cancel many outings and tournaments that were built on a very social backbone. We hope this is temporary and we can renew these traditions next golf season. We still will be offering golf events that can succeed without shotgun starts, no limitation on food and beverage service, and the need for large group gatherings in the same space at the same time. Stay healthy and stay safe!

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Firecracker Open July 4th at The Royal FUN, FAST and AFFORDABLE, that’s the best way to describe the Firecracker Open. This is an 18-hole four-player scramble where every hole at The Royal is converted into a par 3. Treat your family and friends to a great day at The Royal and join the Firecracker Open. Your four-player team can be any combination of men and/or women. Tee times will begin at 7:00 a.m. and you can book a time all the way to 5:00 p.m. It doesn’t matter what time of day you play; it will only take approximately three hours to complete the round. The entry fee is $42/player and includes greens fee, cart fee and prize money. Call The Royal Golf Shop to book your time (972-8979).

Match Play Sixes at The Royal July 18th This unique event features two-man teams playing round robin 6-hole matches using an alternate shot (modified foursomes) format. The field will be set at sixteen two-man teams. These teams will be arranged into four-team pools based on their combined team handicap. Pool play will consist of three 6-hole matches where teams complete all six holes. You win, lose or tie based on the number of holes you won in each 6-hole match.

Winners receive three points for a win and a tie results in one point for each team. After 18-holes each pool will produce a winner and then we will have these teams compete. The “A” pool winner will play the “B” pool winner and “C” will face off against “D” in a 9-hole match. The winners from this round will meet to determine the overall winner. The finals match will also be a 9-hole match. Teams will earn Canadian Lakes Cup points during this event (10 points for a win and five points for a tie). Entry information is available on the CLPOC website. This is a members-only event.

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BY R.J. WEICK

AS PUBLISHED IN GREAT LAKES BY DESIGN VOLUME 1 ISSUE 6

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ater is a multi-faceted natural and economic asset, particularly within the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Its fresh-waterways serve as intermodal connections for binational and international trade and commercial navigation; its watersheds and rivers have created and sustained natural habitats for aquatic, land, and winged indigenous species; and its shorelines offer a foundation on which vibrant communities develop and flourish into sprawling urban tapestries, where lakes and harbors offer a recreational playground for tourists and residents alike.

It is also an asset that has endured systemic and ongoing pollution as industrial development quickly dominated the working waterscape and years of early economic growth and success—marked by sediment contamination, agricultural runoff, saw mill and foundry materials, and causeways blocking natural rapid formations—overcame environmental concerns. The resulting conditions and quality of waterfront living sparked an exodus from the shoreline, leaving vacant and aging infrastructure in its wake.

In more recent years—decades, even—there has been a renewed focus on the waterfront and a return to the Great Lakes regional frontier. Spurred by federal funding and collaboration among binational, regional, state, and local organizations and tribal authorities, there has been significant investment in restoring, protecting, and sustaining the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River as a viable economic engine and environmental treasure.

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While priorities comprise efforts such as improving drinking water infrastructure, prevention of invasive species, and strengthening the navigation system, the support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is proving not only beneficial in de-listing Areas of Concern from an environmental standpoint, but also serving as a catalyst for revitalizing waterfront communities.

“Often these communities are looking at shoreline areas that have been degraded, that have been under-utilized—they might have been sites of former factories that are no longer there—so they are looking at how to redevelop these areas ,” said Matt Doss, policy director at the Great Lakes Commission.

“Historically during the last century, many people turned away from the water because it was polluted—it was heavy industry—and in many cases those industries have gone away and people are looking to come back to the water. By doing environmental cleanup, it really sets a stage or is a catalyst for helping some of those additional developments,” Doss added.

The Great Lakes Commission is a binational leader and interstate public agency initially established in 1955 through the Great Lakes Basin Compact to provide a unified voice and vision for promoting economic prosperity and environmental protection in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. The agency represents the eight Great Lakes states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York; as well as the two associate member Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. With support from its professional staff headquar-

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tered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Great Lakes Commission represents, advices, and assists its member states and provinces to achieve balanced, sustainable use of the region’s water resources.

“We do work in a variety of areas relating to water quality, water infrastructure, commercial navigation, habitat restoration, coastal conservation, information management, advocacy, and coordinating different stakeholders in the region,” Doss said.

While the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a federally funded program primarily managed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or U.S. EPA, it is an effort the Great Lakes Commission and a number of industry, fishery, tribal authority, governmental, and metropolitan partners consider a top priority. The bipartisan coalition supporting the regional restoration strategy comprises the Great Lakes Commission, Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, Council of Great Lakes Industries, and the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition.

“We want to restore and promote the Great Lakes as both a natural treasure—environmental treasure—as well as an economic asset for our region, because we think it is both of those things, we think it can be both of those things. We don’t think we need to compromise one for the other, so in other words when we restore degraded areas, it attracts more people to come in and engage in recreation, whether it is bike trails along the shoreline, kayaking, or boating,” Doss said. “Cleaning up the environment is not just doing

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something good for the fish and wildlife; it is doing something good for the economy, for people, and for those communities.”

Since 2008, the Great Lakes Commission has worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to design, construct, and monitor habitat restoration projects; with the St. Marys River, Muskegon Lake, and Buffalo River Areas of Concern the first among many planned restoration projects throughout the region. While the specific restoration outcomes vary among projects, the overall goal is an eventual removal from the list of AOC. “We have been involved in a regional partnership with NOAA to support habitat restoration in Areas of Concern and we have supported projects on Muskegon Lake, St. Marys River, Buffalo River, and recently we are supporting a project on the Clinton River and a project on the Maumee River,” Doss said. “The EPA together with states and other federal agencies, are cleaning up contaminated sites, restoring shorelines—soften shorelines and removing other debris—restoring habitats for fish and wildlife, and they are addressing sources of bacterial contamination like sewage overflows.”

Historic dredging, filling, diversion, and urban development led to the pollution and habitat alteration of the St. Marys River, and now work is being done to re-establish its natural rapids and construct a new bridge to allow free flow of the river. In New York, the Buffalo River had been considered biologically dead since the 1960s and was designated as an AOC in 1987. Through the GLRI, the GLC-NOAA partnership has worked to support the

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restoration and enhancement of nearly two miles of shoreline and 20 acres of habitat among eight sites. The end result is intended to create a natural, stable shoreline, control and management of invasive species, reduction in erosion, and control of sedimentation suitable for future economic development and destinations along the waterfront.

“It is really directed at environmental restoration, but what we are seeing is in many areas this is setting the stage for and helping to facilitate communities developing waterfront areas to provide productive, useful services and benefits for the community,” Doss said. “In other words, when you clean up contaminated sediments, it creates the possibility to do other types of development for recre-

ational or commercial purposes.”

Muskegon Lake, whose shoreline was once marked by the iconic silhouettes of foundries and sawmills, was designated as an AOC in 1985 due to the ecological impact left by the industrial era.

Nearly 798 acres of the freshwater lake and wetlands had been filled with debris, sand, and slag, and the shorelines had hardened over time with wood pilings, sheet metal, and concrete. It is also the largest deep-water commercial port in western Michigan, carrying tremendous economic value to not only the local community, but also the surrounding areas as well.

Extensive work to remove 26 acres of sediment, soften about 7,000 feet of shoreline, re-establish naturally occurring fish passages and wetlands have all but trans-

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formed the habitat. The investment into the restoration is anticipated to have a six-to-one return on investment over a 15-year-period to the local economy based on a 2011 study by local university, Grand Valley State University. Since work began, the local downtown area has experienced tremendous growth and economic development as businesses, residential communities, mixed-use buildings, and renovation projects on historic buildings have bought a veritable renaissance to the area.

“We are finding this is really providing benefits for people in the community; it is bringing in people for recreational activities, it is increasing property values in neighborhoods adjacent to these areas; and it is helping to facilitate business development,” Doss said.

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“It is giving people a renewed interest and a renewed spirit of taking advantage of these waterfront areas.”

This fall, the Great Lakes Commission received continued funding for restoration work in AOCs, approximately $375,000 of which has been allocated to developing engineering design plans for restoring a wetland habitat along the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio; and removing sediments in the Black Creek Marsh in the Clinton River in Michigan.

“There are a lot of technical challenges associated with understanding the extent and magnitude of contamination—particularly contaminated sediments—

because at least in rivers and bays they are underwater.

Understanding how to do the cleanup, how much sediment you need to take out, and over what area—it is very complex and very costly,” Doss said.

Doss also noted other challenges often comprise finding non-federal cost share funds to match dollars designated by the federal government; finding a willing landowner along the shoreline who will allow organizations to restore habitats, and will maintain the work; and deciding the extent to which the restoration has met acceptable goals.

“We talk about restoring the Areas of Concern, but it begs the question: restore to what? We are not going to be restoring Muskegon Lake or the Detroit River back to the condition they were before they were settled by Europeans, it’s just not possible. So how much improvement is it feasible to make given the current conditions of these waterways, and given the current property uses?” Doss said.

“One of the challenges with the AOCs has been setting restoration goals that reflect meaningful restoration, but also are achievable and reasonable given we have settled these areas, there are existing property uses, buildings, industries, houses, marinas, and other types of uses in these areas,” Doss added.

The GLC-NOAA partnership has also invested in a follow-up socio-economic study on the value of restoration, which is anticipated to be released this fall. Doss indicated he anticipates it will Insurance Agent reinforce the idea the work done in AOCs has served as a catalyst for social, cultural, Canadian Lakes resident. and economic development in growth in the three areas that Office: 989.828.4441 have already received major work.

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As the conversation and work continues—driving both natural and built environmental change— the role of design in the restoration process and physical work is an enduring one. Stakeholders representing a myriad of organizations and priorities have come together to not only develop a regional restoration strategy, but also facilitate dialogue and support for the physical work.

Engineers, architects, and designers develop plans for softening shorelines, removing sediments, constructing bridges, removing dams, and creating wetlands; ultimately setting the stage for new civic, cultural, recreational, and structural threads to be woven into the local community fabric.

“It has been very gratifying for me to see the work accelerated, see the work get done, see the areas restored, and see communities really start to redevelop these waterfront areas and make them into something positive,” Doss said. “I want to see communities return to the waterways…and bring people back to the waterfront.”

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Mobile Watch

BY ROGER STOBERT

2020 Annual Mobile Watch Appreciation Picnic and Golf Outing

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he annual Mobile Watch picnic and golf outing are events that allow the community to show its appreciation for all that the Mobile Watch volunteers do. This includes performing weekly patrols of Canadian Lakes, helping stranded and lost residents and visitors, watching for suspicious activities and safety violations like leaf burning, and helping Canadian Lakes Safety control traffic during the Independence Day parade, fireworks display, Winter Carnival, and other large crowd events. These events are sponsored by local businesses, the CLA, and the CLPOC. The Mobile Watch annual picnic will be held on Wednesday, August 26, contingent upon any COVID-19 virus restrictions, at the Pines Pavilion beginning about 4:30 p.m. All current Mobile Watch volunteers, Canadian Lakes Safety employees, and their spouses/significant others are welcome and should mark the date.

Attendees should bring a place setting, beverages, and, if desired, an appetizer or dessert. Everything else, burgers and hot dogs, buns, condiments, and salads, etc., will be provided. Attendees, please inform your Area Captain if you plan to attend and how many will be joining you.

The Mobile Watch annual golf outing will be held at The Pines Golf Course on Wednesday, August 26 beginning with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Like previous outings, some interesting and fun surprises await the players on various holes. All current Mobile Watch volunteers, Canadian Lakes Safety employees, and their spouses/significant others are eligible to participate. Contact Roger Stobert, 231-972-1232 or spankky@charter.net, if you plan to play.

Want to join in on the Mobile Watch appreciation activities but not a member? Contact Roger Stobert, 231-972-1232 or spankky@charter.net, if you want to join or have any questions related to the Mobile Watch.

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Bearly Traveling in These Times There are days they travel across the country, Other times, they’ll just climb the stairs.

I’ve heard they’ve flown to stars in our galaxy, Exploring where nobody dares.

There are days that they’re on a special mission, Other times, they’re there for the ride.

I’ve heard they will search for things like lost wallets, And hunt for the grandpas who hide.

There are days they flee those trying to catch them, Other times, they’ll be in pursuit.

I’ve heard they’ve escaped from villains quite frightening.

Disguises have been their strong suit.

There are days they’ll change their outfits each hour, Other times, they’ll wear the same clothes.

I’ve heard it depends on where they are traveling, Someday to Africa, who knows?

There are days they take long naps quite exhausted, Other times, they won’t sleep a wink.

I’ve heard they’ve traveled by train to Canada, Toronto and back in a blink.

There are days they dream of South America, Other times, it’s Europe that calls.

I’ve heard they would like to go to the northeast, To see the Niagara Falls.

There are days they spend cuddling in my rocker, Other times, they’re in the armchair.

I’ve heard these two planning all their adventures, My grandson and his teddy bear.

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Main Beach Exercise/Dance Class Alpine Haus Needles and News See Lite Lines Alpine Haus Drop-in Bridge Model Yacht Club Apr-Oct. Edgewater Park Social Dance Club Sept-May Alpine Haus Drop-In Mixed Tennis Royal Courts Castle Walkers Oct-March Castle Mah Jongg Apr-Oct. Alpine Haus Writers Quest Alpine Haus CLPOC Monthly Board Meeting Highland Haus Euchre Tournament Oct-April Highland Haus Model Yacht Club Apr-Oct. Edgewater Park

Indoor Pool & Fitness Area - 972-2123 (CLOSED on Tuesdays) Lap Swimming Mon, Wed-Fri 7-8 am Adult Open Swim Mon, Wed, Fri 9-10 am

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Alpine Haus 4:30pm-6pm meets bi-weekly (Oct.-June) Men’s Tuesday 9-Hole League - Contact: Ken Swathwood 231-972-4039 swathp41@gmail.com Tournament Bridge Club - Contact Karen Melson 231-972-2855 karenincanlakes@gmail.com; days, times and locations vary Silver Spokes - Contact James Diehm, 231-598-0383 jim-diehm@cmsimter.net CL Camera Club - Contact: Troy Smith 989-560-2124 smithtd1969@gmail.com MARSP - Contact: Mary Salisz 231-972-8084 marysalisz@gmail.com Alternate contact: Chris Wernette 231-972-7336 chrisandsandy@yahoo.com Novel Friends Bookclub - Contact: Dee Gilkerson 231-972-4246 dhgilkerson@aol.com Alternate contact: Julie Quick 231-972-7140 julaneq56@gmail.com

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