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Fall 2011

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Forest Lake Information Paper 2 Fall 2011

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BUILDING PERMITS

As a reminder, building permits are required for anystructure being built on your property larger than 200square feet. Applications for the permit can be obtainedin the Forest Lake Office.

Once the permit has been received, a review of theproperty is conducted and approval is granted as longas the structure meets the standards set by the restric-tive covenants of Forest Lake. Forest Lake does notcharge a fee for a permit issued to a property owner,however all applications once approved are forwardedto Moffatt Township. The property owner is required toobtain an additional permit from Moffatt Township priorto construction commencing. Moffatt Township doescharge a fee, which is contingent on the type of struc-ture being proposed.

These rules are in place to discourage non-compliantstructures from being built in Forest Lake that may beconsidered an eye-sore to other property owners.

Director Tom Wall

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

What a spectacular fall! Mother Nature really outdidherself this year. The leaf color was outstanding botharound the Lake and throughout our community. Unfor-tunately the October Color Cruise on the Lake wascancelled due to lack of volunteers. Volunteers makethings happen. Please consider taking a turn.

Now winter is on its way. Note the Snow Plow Clubupdate and form in this issue. Also, think about winter-izing! A few of our residents sometimes forget to drainwater from areas not heated for the winter months. Itcan get expensive if systems freeze and break causingdamage to homes and garages.

Just a reminder that the Board of Directors has beenoperating with only eight members since July due to oneresignation. It’s hard enough to keep up when we havenine members, so please keep in mind that we arelooking for a few good people to run for the Board nextJuly. Nominations will be opening in the spring, so if youknow someone you think would be an asset to ForestLake, please nominate them.

Director Sam Dautermann

2 PRESIDENT’S CORNER2 BUILDING PERMITS3 IN MEMORIAM3 LAKE TREATMENT3 CAMPGROUND4 FOREST LAKE EVENTS6 FOREST LAKE GARDEN CLUB6 ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY7 OFFICE AND PERSONNEL7 2011 CHRISTMAS PARADE FLOAT7 FOREST LAKE PHOTO PAGE7 PANCAKE BREAKFAST7 NEW FALL MERCHANDISE7 WATER PATROL8 FALL MAINTENANCE UPDATE9 RENTAL DOCKS10 2011-2012 SNOW PLOWCLUB11 QUARTERLY PROPERTY LISTING

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CAMPGROUNDThe trimming and removal of trees last fall greatlyimproved the Campground for the season. Mainte-nance tried very hard to keep up with the leveling of lowspots left from stump removal and will continue to do soas the ground packs down. They do top the chart inkeeping our Campground in great shape throughout theyear. Thank you!As your most recent Director, I appreciated the calm-ness and cooperation in the Campground this summerseason. Most of our necessary changes have beenimprovements in cutting utility costs and keeping ourCampground a family friendly environment. Some re-minders concerning fall and winter are:> The water was disconnected on October 15th with an

available porta-potti for fall use.> There is a $10.00 per day fee for any occupied stored

unit or for other members who wish a campsite untilDecember 31st. Please sign in and pay at the Officewhen you arrive.

> No electricity or water is provided after December31st. Occupation in a stored unit, however, is permis-sible without charge when providing your own sourceof power.

Thank you for being a Forest Lake camper!

Director Gary Judson

LAKE TREATMENT

Forest Lake POA typically treats the Lake once a yearat the beginning of the summer season. This keeps thewater clear for the majority of the summer months untilright around mid to late August when the algae bloombecomes noticeable. Due to cost constraints, an addi-tional Lake treatment for this problem has been dis-couraged since only a few more weeks remain of theboating season. I would recommend that propertyowners contact the Board of Directors in the future ifthey feel strongly about spending additional money totreat the Lake late in the season for this problem. As youall know, once the frost comes and the Lake is lowered,this problem goes away until the following year. Yourcomments are always appreciated and we welcomeyour feedback.

Director Tom Wall

IN MEMORIAMWe extend our sympathy to the

families of Forest Lakeproperty owners:

Lou BindleNorman Hansen

WIFI at the OFFICEThose owners who need to get or send email orother files can do so at the Forest Lake Officeduring normal business hours for a nominal fee of$2. Contact the Office for details.


Current Forest Lake Board of Directors

Office open Monday-Saturday. Hours are:9:00am to 1:00pm & 1:30 to 5:30pm. OpenSundays only from Memorial Day weekendthru Labor Day weekend 12 to 3 pm.

Office Phone & Fax: 989-836-2155Security Phone: 989-836-2787

PresidentSam Dautermann - Security(989) 884-4774

Vice PresidentGary Judson - Campground &(989) 836-6175 Rental Docks

SecretaryTrudy Redmond - Office,(989) 836-2771 Personnel

TreasurerCathy Brown-Kuba - Merchandise(989) 826-1673

Gary Jeffery - Legal, Insurance,(989) 836-2603 Liens & Foreclosures

co-Dam Safety

Paula Nowak - Activities &(989) 836-6111 Communications

Gary Schoenherr - Maintenance, Refuse(989) 313-0821 co-Dam Safety

Tom Wall - Bldg. Permits, Water(989)836-6152 Patrol, Lake Ecology

& Fish Stocking

FOREST LAKE 2011 EVENTS:õNovember 1 – January 15 – Wreath Decorating Contest :

Indoors or Out / Must call Paula @836-6111 to have phototaken of wreath to be entered into contest. Winners an-nounced at January 18 Dinner Club.

õNovember 6 – Daylight Savings Time ends – Set clocksBACK 1 hour.

õNovember 11 – Veteran’s Day – Let’s remember our currentand past veterans.

õNovember 13 - Holiday Boutique in the Clubhouse from11:00 to 4:00. Beverages and appetizers available for shop-pers. Giftable items for last minute shopping for sale. Gift-wrapping available for purchases.

õNovember 15 – Opening Day of Rifle Season – Keep SafeõNovember 16 - Dinner Club will provide a Thanksgiving

Turkey meal with all the trimmings. Don’t forget to bring yourcanned goods, mittens and gloves for donation. Make sureyou are on the call list for dinner reminders. Contact TrudyRedmond if you are not being called. Your RSVP helpscooks determine quantity to prepare.

õDecember 14 – Catered Christmas Dinner – 6PM. Ticketssold in advance only - $10.00.

õDecember 10 – Board Meeting – 9:00AMõDecember 25 – Christmas Breakfast – Gerald and Paula

Nowak invite you to join them in the Clubhouse from 8:00 to11:00. Come as you are! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

õDecember 31 – Bonfire on the Beach and ClubhouseGathering from 9PM to Midnight. BYO and snack to share.Hot Chocolate & Coffee provided

FOREST LAKE 2012 EVENTS:õJanuary 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!õJanuary 18 – Dinner Club – Soup n Sandwich at 6:00 PM.

Winners for the Wreath Decorating Contest announced.õJanuary 25 – Cut the Scrap Craft Club – 10 to 2:00PM

Clubhouse. Bring any craft to work on or just come to watch.Games and cards welcome. Snacks & beverages provided.Those in attendance will determine future dates.


õJanuary 28 – Poker Run – 3:30 PM in the Clubhouse,$5 entry fee.

õFebruary 5 – Super Bowl Party – 5:30 PM in theClubhouse – BYO and a snack to share.

õFebruary 11 – Valentine’s Day Dance – 7:00 to10:30PM. More details to follow.

õFebruary 15 – Dinner Club –6:00PMõFebruary 18 – Ice Fishing Contest – 8:00 AM to

noon. Meet at the main beach. $ 5 Adults and $ 1 forch i ld renunder 12.All moniesare usedfor prizes.P l e a s esign up inadvancebeginningJanuary inthe Office.P l e a s e

contact Ron Morgan, Fall fishing contest winner withquestions.

Thanks to everyone who has taken time to host Coffee& Donuts! Beginning with December a team consistingof Ralph Cook, Jim Fisher, Ray Brunzel and Carl Knapp

will be taking it on as “Cook’s Coffee Crew”. If youwould like to do any time, just let them know and itcan be arranged.

Thanks to Gail Schoenherr for her Cookbook/ApronSwap, Trudy and Bill Redmond for their Labor DayPancake Breakfast under the Pavilion and Jim Nyquistfor the Golf Cart Parade. These new events were all asuccess. New events are always welcomed. I heard a“Junk in the Trunk” event is in the planning.

Christmas Decorating Contest is WREATHS. Whenready with your wreath, inside or outside, call Paula fora photo to be taken of it. If there isn’t a picture taken, itcan’t be judged for one of the prizes to be awarded at theJanuary Dinner Club.

New volunteers and ideas are always welcome for anyevent. If you’d like to help with any activity, pleasecontact the Activity Director. Some events have beencancelled for lack of interest. Remember… we have aLOT of volunteers. They just need a LEADER.

Watch the FLIC, Bulletin Boards and Emails for Activi-ties. ALL are subject to change and cancellation. If youwould like to be added to the email Event Reminder list,please contact me at [email protected]


FOREST LAKE GARDEN CLUB

This year the Garden Club was very busy. In the springwe bought trees for Sand Hill Crane Park to provideshade in the future. John Wieferman and Chuck Man-ning helped plant them. Club members planted flowersin our common areas and kept busy watering andweeding throughout the summer months.

Thanks to all of youwho donated time orbaked goods toraise money thatwas spent on treesto replace diseasedpines around theClubhouse and togive shade for theplayscape.

Hardworking mem-bers include:Tammy Blasius,Dotty Klimek, Sueand Ralph Cook,Ken Johnson, ValLeitch, Kathie andChuck Manning, Lori

Rahn, Rexanne Jeffery, Kathy vanLoon, Vee and JohnWieferman. If you see one of these members, pleasethank them for their dedication to our community.

Being a Garden Club volunteer is not all work and noplay. We have fun socializing as we shop for plants,weed and water. We usually have a trip each year to visitsuch beautiful places like Dow Gardens or Bay CityGarden Walk. There are some beautiful gardens inForest Lake too. If you would like to join the club, pleasecall Vee at 836-5083 or Val at 836-2530.

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY

Forest Lake volunteers once again improved a six-milesegment of I-75 in May, July and September collectinga total of 70 bags of trash. It’s amazing how manypeople continue to toss anything no longer needed ona trip. Thank you to each and every person who gavetheir time and efforts to keep our community clean:

Greg Adair, Lance Agar, Sam Ala, Linda Barkman, LesBarkman, Jacob Barrick, Jordan Barrick, Larry Bills,Gloria Brunzell, Ray Brunzell, Sam Dautermann, ArtDeBrabant, Ralph Cook, Jim Fisher, Bob Gomez, GregHerman, Fred Hessler, Rexanna Jeffery, Gary Jeffery,Ken Johnson, Di Judson, Gary Judson, Eleanor Lutz,Chuck Manning, Kathie Manning, Dennis Monsere,Rae Monsere, Bev Neal, Alyce Oertel, Gary Schoenherr,Dean Scott, Donna Southworth, Chris Trembath, PaulaTrembath, John Wieferman

Way to go, team! We are always looking for newvolunteers. Don’t forget to watch the FLIP and FLIC for2012 dates, which will be posted in the spring.


2011 CHRISTMAS PARADE FLOATExcitement is in the air as the float committee beginsputting together plans for the 2011 Christmas Float forthe West Branch Christmas Parade to be held onSaturday, December 10. This year’s theme is “RockAround the Christmas Tree”. We have some excitingplans, but sure could use more help. Please considerstepping up and helping out in some small way. We arelooking for walkers to walk beside the float and somevolunteers to help with final assembly. Please contactCarol Dautermann at 836-2950 if you would like to be awalker. If you can help with assembly, contact ChuckManning at 836-2654.

NEW FALL MERCHANDISE

Take a few moments to stop in the Office and look at thenew fall and winter merchandise. There are sweatshirts,hoodies and long sleeve denim shirts. Also availableare sale items which include hooded jackets, hoodedsweatshirts, totes and cooler bags.

Merchandise will also be available in the Clubhouse atthe Fall Holiday Boutique on Sunday, November 13,from 11am to 4pm.

Suggestions for items you would like to see for nextyears merchandise are always welcome. Please con-tact Carol Dautermann @ 989-836-2950 or myself @989-826-1673 with your ideas.

Director Cathy Kuba

OFFICE AND PERSONNELAs we all know, the Office slows down to a snail’s paceafter Labor Day. With that in mind, we have reducedboth Mark and Linda’s hours. Mark works 4 days andLinda works 3 days. The days they work are based ontheir personal schedules.

Welcome to Daniel Mancani who has been hired towork in the Maintenance department as needed. Fare-well to Lester Eichman who has resigned from theSecurity force.

Director Trudy Redmond

PANCAKE BREAKF AST

A very successful pancake breakfast was held on LaborDay. Gary Schoenherr and his crew served 103 break-fasts. The money earned will help to renovate theClubhouse, which is in need of flooring and a coolingsystem. Thanks, Gary, for a job well done!

WATER PATROL

I would like to thank all of the Water Patrol volunteerswho have once again been responsible for making thesummer’s boating season safe and fun for all on ForestLake. Without our volunteers, Water Patrol would not beable to monitor the boat ramp, which discouragesnon—property owners from using the Lake. There werefew problems last summer. With such great weatherthere were many opportunities to enjoy boating andLake activities.

I especially want to thank the following volunteers whodonate their time year after year to make Water Patrolpossible. They are: Ralph Cook, Terry Farlow, BobHanson, Chuck Manning, Alyce Oertel and Dean Scott.I also want to thank new Water Patrol members whodonated time last summer. They are: Sam Ala, GerryDraves, Ken LeSage and Paula Nowak. We hope to seeall of you back next summer.

Director Tom Wall

FOREST LAKEACTIVITIES PHOTO PAGE

Marion Chard and Terri Fisher have joined forces tointroduce a new feature on the Forest Lake Web Site.Photos of activities and events can be viewed as a slideshow at your leisure. They may also be shared withyour friends and family or downloaded on your com-puter.

Need help getting around? The gallery offers a “How-To” section, which provides more detailed instructions.If you have photos you would like to share, contact Jimor Terri at 989 836-9307. Terri will still continue to loadphotos on the Wal-Mart site for those of you who areaccustomed to using that venue.

You can access the new Photo Gallery from our homepage http://www.forestlakemi.org/ by clicking “Photos”on the menu, or use this direct link http://www.forestlakemi.org/imagevue /.

Hopefully everyone will take advantage of this newattraction on the Forest Lake Web Page.


FALL MAINTENANCE UPDATE

The Maintenance department has been busy since thelast issue of the FLIP. In addition to our normal winterpreparations, we have made some changes around theClubhouse, Office and Park area. We removed severaldiseased and dying pine trees that were infected with afungus known as Rhizosphaera needle cast. A fewothers were removed because they had become too bigand were causing root and branch damage in the area.Due to the generosity of the Forest Lake Garden Club

we were able to replace all the removed trees and adda few more. Vee Weiferman, the chairperson for theGarden Club, put in the time and effort to search localnurseries and garden centers to find 11 beautiful mapletrees. They have been planted around the Clubhouseand in the Park. I would like to take this opportunity tothank Vee Wieferman and the Garden Club for theirgenerous donation.

Drainage tiles have been installed about 2 feet belowgrade and were covered with pea gravel along the eastand south walls of the Clubhouse. A waterproof mem-brane was also applied to the foundation 2 feet belowgrade and 18 inches up the outside wall. This was doneto eliminate the water seepage in the southeast cornerof the Clubhouse. A sidewalk was then added to theLakeside of the Clubhouse. Besides making the arealook neat and clean, it will help direct water away fromthe building.

The erosion control project on the north side of the Lakehas been started. There is about 400 feet of Forest Lakeshoreline that requires some attention. Carl Knapp andhis group of volunteers have already placed about 100feet of stone in that area. The Maintenance departmentgives them a hand when more bodies are needed. Keepup the good work, Carl. Thank you for putting this groupof volunteers together.

We have done a couple of projects in the Storage andRefuse area. There were a couple of minor repairs doneto the roof of the storage building and then it was paintedwith two applications of metal seal coating. A bulletinboard was built and placed by the dumpsters. On theboard you will find a list of items with the correspondingcost to dump them.

The parking lot by the Office and Clubhouse has re-ceived a new finish. The lot was cleaned, the crackswere filled and then a seal coating was applied to protect


the asphalt. New parking space lines were also painted.Spicer Group Inc., the engineering company that wehired, has completed its inspection of our dam. TheForest Lake Dam was inspected pursuant to the re-quirements of Part 315 and Part 307, of the Dam Safety,Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act451 of 1994. Spicer Group conducted the 3-year in-spection of the dam on April 21, June 24 and August 6,2011, as requested. The reason for 3 inspection dateswas to view the dam at low water conditions (winterlevel), high water conditions (after a significant runoffevent), and late summer conditions. A preliminary draftreport was submitted for our review. The report indi-

cated that the overall condition of the Dam and itsappurtenant structures are in satisfactory conditions.There are a few minor deficiencies that will be moni-tored by the Directors of Dam Safety and Maintenance,and the Maintenance department will make repairs asneeded.

As always the Maintenance and Housekeeping depart-ments will continue to keep Forest Lake neat, clean andin good working condition.

Director Gary Schoenherr

RENTAL DOCKSThe summer season always passes so quickly, but wecan hardly complain about the many beautiful Michigansummer days and hot weather that we had this year.Already it’s time to get boats cleaned and stored for thewinter. Lake lowering began on October 17th. Thank youto everyone for following water safety and courtesy thissummer. Our members are the ones who help keepForest Lake the great place that it is.

This spring our Dock Wait List moved at record speedand we were able to accommodate most families whorequested a dock at the beginning of the season.Presently we have 30 members on the wait list. We willonce again assess the change rate in spring 2012 toaddress the possible need of additional rental dockareas in the future.

The renewal of “A” docks will begin after the Lake islowered and the area is dry enough for maintenance towork. All “A” dock renters have been called or notified bymail to remove all personal items (cleats, bumpers,etc.) when removing their boat for the season. Thereare also reminder signs on the gates. All other docks willcontinue to be evaluated and repaired as needed.

Director Gary Judson


2011-2012 SNOW PLOWCLUB UPDATE

This is a reminder that the Snow Plow Club is acceptingmembers again this year. Remember, plowing will notbegin until the snow depth reaches 3 inches.

For safety reasons, and to reduce the possibility ofliability problems, snow removal will only be performedduring daylight hours. This means we will not be ableto accommodate early appointments. The cost ofsnow removal and the type of services will remain thesame as last year.

ÅÅÅÅÅ Mailbox area: Clear area in front of mailbox. Fee is$25.00.

ÅÅÅÅÅ Basic service: A straight push from the house orgarage to the street only. This doesn’t include addi-tional driveways or parking areas. Fee is $100.00.

ÅÅÅÅÅ Extended basic service: This service is for drive-ways that are extremely long with trees or otherobstacles that make it more time consuming to plow.Fee is $110.00.

ÅÅÅÅÅ Full service: This includes basic service plus addi-tional driveways and parking areas. Fee starts at$120.00.Additional fees will be accessed for those

areas that are more difficult or time-consuming toclear.

Please make sure that your address is high enough tobe visible from the road. In past years the snow on theside of the road became higher than the address onsome mailboxes. If we cannot read your address, wemay miss your driveway.

We are asking club members to clearly mark all ob-stacles such as well caps, fences, stones or treestumps that are on or near the plowing area. ForestLake WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAG-ING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT CLEARLY MARKED.If you are interested in joining the Snow Plow Club,please fill out the form that can be found in the Office, inthis newsletter and on the Forest Lake Web site. Mailyour completed form before the end of November.

Your cooperation will help us to prepare our plowingroutes in time for the first snow. Be sure to include yourcheck and mark the appropriate box for service on theapplication. The Snow Plow Club looks forward toproviding another year of snow removal to the ForestLake community.

Director Gary Schoenherr


December 2011

QUARTERLY PROPERTY LISTING For Sale by Owner!

For the convenience of those Forest Lakers who wishto sell their property "BY OWNER", we are again pre-paring a listing of such properties. Complete and re-turn the adjacent form with $10 for printed copies listedin the office and on the Forest Lake web site(www.forestlakemi.org).

The printed copy of the current quarterly listing will beposted on the bulletin board and available for pickup atthe Forest Lake business office. A copy of the printedlisting will be sent to all those listing property, if theyenclose a stamped, self addressed #10 (legal size)envelope. This listing will expire in March 2012.

TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING YOU MUST:1) Be a member in good standing.2) List each property on a separate form and include an

additional payment for each lot, unless adjacent.3) Return the form and payment by November 25,

2011.

We stress that while we offer this listing service,WE ARE NOT REALTORS, have no authority toperform in that capacity and assume no responsi-bility with respect thereto.


FLIP is a publication of Forest Lake Property Owners Association and is edited by Carol Dautermann and MarkKuschyk. Photos by Jim Fisher. Unsolicited news and letters may be used and edited for general interest, clarityand brevity. The Forest Lake Property Owners’ Association does not accept any responsibility or liability forthe conduct or content of its advertisers.

Change Service Requested

Snowplow Club signup forms must be inby November 30th. Form is on Page 10.

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