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Winter 2010

FOREST LAKE FLOA T A WINNERBEST IN THEME is on the plaque that will join five other1st place plaques on the wall in the Clubhouse. Thespectators along the parade route in the 2009 AnnualWest Branch Christmas Parade were heard makingcomments of “Wow! This is the best one ever thatForest Lake has entered”.

After inserting another coin, a “larger than life” snowman,(Gary Schoenherr), started dancing around to the mu-sic of ‘Frosty the Snowman’. This was repeated through-out the parade route.

Snow Princess, Neveah Hoffmeister, Snow Girl, HaileyRegier, along with her sister Amber and Snowlady,Elaine Regier, added to the festive theme.

Our walkers, wearing a large musical note aroundtheir neck and carrying baskets full of candy, passedout their sweet treats to the children along theparade route.

Chuck Manning and Gary Jeffery carried the largeForest Lake banner that preceded the float. SamDautermann drove the tow vehicle, a red truckdonated by Dean Arbor Ford again this year. A verybig THANK YOU to them and all who helped makethis float another successful entry for Forest Lake.

Due to the lack of volunteers and other factors, thecommittee has decided, at this time, to participate in theWest Branch Christmas parade, every other year. Thissituation could change if the circumstances change.The White Elephant Sale will continue each year duringthe annual Memorial Day Garage Sales to assure wehave the funding for the float. We will be asking for yourhelp again this year by donating your unwanted “WhiteElephants” and volunteering your time to help at the salein the spring.

The Float Committee appreciates the support of all theForest Lake residents who contributed to the successof this year’s entry. We invite you to join this enthusiasticgroup planning the “2011 Christmas Parade Float”.

Courtesy of Oberdick Photography of West Branch

The theme this year was “Christmas Melodies”. Follow-ing that theme, our creative geniuses, Lory Rahn andVee Wieferman, decided to build a large jukebox withthe help of Ken VanLoon, Chuck Manning and VeeWieferman. Contributing their individual talents to thefloat were Sam Dautermann, Susan Duggan, CarolDautermann, John Wieferman, Di and Gary Judson,Kathie Manning, Tammy and Mark Blasius, MarleneSawyer, Babe Hanson, Kathie VanLoon, BarbaraEichman and Alyce Oertel.

Colorful Christmas Elf, Miranda Harrington, brought thejukebox to life by inserting a large peppermint coin intothe slot of the jukebox. As the music began, the jukeboxdoors opened and out danced the Grinch, (KenVanLoon), to the delight of everyone in the crowd.

Forest Lake Information Paper 2 Winter 2010

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

A belated Happy New Year to all of you!

We should all be happy that this winter has been milderthan the last two winters at Forest Lake. By Christmasof last year our roads had already been plowed three

times! This year our maintenance crew is using thesand and salt spreader to keep our parking lot, hills andcurves free of ice. The one snowfall we did have thisyear was plowed in a timely and efficient manner by J.R.Welding who was awarded the contract by ArenacCounty Road Commission last fall.

In December Forest Lake experienced a power outagelasting approximately thirteen hours in near zero weather.The outage affected well over half of our communityincluding the Clubhouse and Office. A large tree downedpower lines in an area that made it very difficult forConsumers Power to repair it promptly. Most everyonelost heat, water and telephone service. Several resi-dents were seeking shelter at homes with power andwater. After considering the effect this had on so manypeople, the Board of Directors decided to create a “SafeHouse” at the Clubhouse. This will require reservepower that would be created by a large portable genera-tor. It will also require an electrician to modify our powerpanels and run electrical lines to our pump house. Thissafe house could be used in any time of emergencysuch as power outages, tornados or any such type ofdisaster.

Director Sam Dautermann

CONTENTS2 PRESIDENT’S CORNER3 HOUSE FIRE3 VOLUNTEER NEEDED4 CURRENT BOD4 COMING EVENTS5 GARDEN CLUB NEWS5 A BIG FAT THANK YOU5 IN MEMORIAM6 SECURITY REPORT6 WELCOME TO FOREST LAKE6 ATTENTION BOAT DOCK RENTERS7 WANTED7 HEMLOCK CROSS COUNTRY TEAM7 THE NUTCRACKER TEA7 LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS8 FOREST LAKE ACTIVITIEES8 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!8 REFUSE AND STORAGE SITE11 QUARTERLY PROPERTY LISTING

3Forest Lake Information Paper Winter 2010

HOUSE FIRE

December Dinner Club was in full swing with over 100residents in attendance when sirens were heard out-side of the Clubhouse. Fire engines raced down Bob-cat Trail to find the Cunningham home totally engulfed

in flames. The house was already a total loss, but theAlger Fire Dept spent the next 3 hours keeping the firefrom spreading to nearby homes. Fortunately the homewas unoccupied when the fire occurred and the recentsnowfall kept cinders from igniting the surrounding

woods and homes. The Fire Marshal said that the firewas not caused by arson and probably had been smol-dering for days. A cause for this major fire has not beenestablished. The local Fire Chief offered some advice toall homeowners regarding house fires. Furnaces needto be inspected by licensed heating contractors on aregular basis. Gas hot water heaters also need to beinspected. Overloaded electrical circuits cause manyhouse fires. The overloading of extension cords isdangerous. Have your fireplace chimneys swept on aregular basis. The use of electric space heaters must beconstantly monitored. When leaving your home forseveral days or more you must unplug toasters, coffeepots anything that can cause an electrical short. Makesure you turn off the circuit breakers for your water pumpand electric hot water heaters. ABOVE ALL, make sureyour homeowners’ insurance policies are up to date onvalues and contents.

VOLUNTEER NEEDEDLas Vegas Night (in July) will nottake place this year if there is no

one willing to chair this event.Please call Paula Nowak

if interested at 989-836-61 11.


Current Forest Lake Board of Directors

Office open Monday-Saturday. Hoursare: 9:00am to 1:00pm & 1:30 to 5:30pm.

Open Sundays only from MemorialDay weekend thru Labor Day

weekend 12 to 3 pm.Office Phone & Fax: 989-836-2155

Security Phone: 989-836-2787

PresidentSam Dautermann - Security(989) 884-4774

Vice PresidentJohn Alt - Office, Personnel &(989) 836-5307 Dam Safety

SecretaryJim Nyquist - Campground(989) 529-7097

TreasurerCathy Brown-Kuba - Refuse, Storage Area(989) 836-9531

Gary Jeffery - Legal, Insurance,(989) 836-2603 Liens & ForeclosuresPaula Nowak - Activities &(989) 836-6111 Communications

Trudy Redmond - Docks,(989) 836-2771 Merchandise

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

& Fish Stocking

Gary Schoenherr - Maintenance(989) 313-0821

We occasionally have technicalissues with Channel # 99 regarding

getting information added or updated.Please be patient.

A new computer has been installedthat should take care of the problem.

1/30/10 Poker Run 3:30PM

2/07/10 Super Bowl 5:30PM

2/13/10 Ice Fishing 8:00AM

2/13/10 Valentine Dance 7:00PM

2/17/10 Dinner CluB 6:00PM

3/13/10 Board Meeting 9:00AM

3/17/10 Dinner Club 6:00PM


5/08/10 Board Meeting 9:00AM


5/28-30 Garage Sales TBA

TBA Craft show TBA

6/16/10 Picnic in the Park TBA

COMING EVENTS


IN MEMORIAMWe extend our sympathy to the

families of Forest Lakeproperty owners:

Frank SalazarBessie Salazar

GARDEN CLUB NEWS

Last year we all worked hard to keep Forest Lake parksand gardens looking good despite the voracious appe-tite of the deer. No sooner would flowers bloom only tobecome an evening meal for our deer herd. There wasalso major work on the bathhouse at Sand Hill CranePark that hindered our gardening efforts. The work atthe Clubhouse putting in new power lines and at theOffice pouring a sidewalk also dampened our garden-ing attempts. All this was out of our control, but we havethis year to try again and we will!

The bake sales went well and we have saved up enoughmoney to put in some trees around the playgroundequipment in the spring at Sand Hill Crane Park. Hope-fully the trees will provide much needed shade at thatplayground.

Vee Wieferman

A BIG FAT THANK YOU

The following is an email that FLPOA received onNovember 15, 2009. Subject: “A Big Fat Thank You…”

Dear Security Team,

I have been remiss in not having written sooner, how-ever, I was waiting for the opportunity to thank Elaine inperson, which finally happened today.My name is Leslie and I reside on Bear Cub Trail. Onthis past August 15 I experienced a life-threateningpulmonary/cardiac event. Had Security (Elaine) notbeen on Bear Cub when this happened, there is a goodchance I would not be here today. In case any residentsever question the dedication of our Security team,

please let me assure you that their recent training andcertification in “oxygen rescue” saved my life.

I cannot thank Elaine enough. Her fast response savedmy life. No fanfare is ever made of such events…wellI want to change this! Kudos to Elaine….and kudos tothe entire team for constantly being there for all of us.With undying gratitude (literally),

Leslie Ross


SECURITY REPORT

The Forest Lake Property Owners’ Association wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank Jack Gardner for hisyears of service working for our Security Staff. Jack hasbeen instrumental in process changes within our Staff.Best wishes go to Jack and family in his retirement!

During the first snow last month Security responded toa number of calls from our residents ranging fromvehicles in the ditches to downed power lines. Sincethat time we have equipped the Security vehicle with“Do not cross” yellow tape and a thirty-foot tow strap.New snow tires have also been put on the vehicle.

Every year Security must be trained in the administra-tion of CPR, Defibrillation, Oxygen and Epinephrine. Inthe past we hired Red Cross to teach these classes ata cost of approximately $100 per student. We con-tacted Red Cross to investigate training our own in-structor for these classes. For approximately $400 weare now training one of our Security personnel to teachthese classes in house thus saving hundreds of dollarsannually.

Following the house fire on Bobcat Trail in December,Security is now equipped with a pager that receives 911fire calls for Moffatt Township. This will allow us to befirst on the scene when the fire department is notified ofan emergency. We spoke with our Fire Chief as to whatour functions would be in an emergency situation.

In reference to the article in the President’s Cornerabout the Safe House, one of our residents, Paul Fry,wanted to donate funds towards the generator systemto be purchased. Paul’s donation is in gratitude for thehelp Security provided when he was in very ill health. I

would like to personally thank him for his generousdonation and am happy that we could be of assistancein his time of need.

Director Sam Dautermann

WELCOME TO FOREST LAKE

The Welcoming Committee greeted the following full-time residents in 2009:

Les & Linda BarkmanMarc & Tami BlasiusSherry HollyPat JacksonGary & Di JudsonDennis PalmerTom & Pat Wall

Just a reminder: The Welcoming Committee needshelp identifying new full-time residents. If you know ofanyone who is a new full-time resident, please callMarge Goethe at 836-5257 or Kathie Coltman at 836-9203.

ATTENTIONBOAT DOCK RENTERS

A reminder that boat hoists are not permitted tobe placed in any Association-owned docks atForest Lake. Thank you for your cooperation inthis matter.

Trudy RedmondDirector, Docks


LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS

The Forest Lake 40th Anniversary Calendar needs pho-tos. If you have photos of scenery and/or wildlife takenhere at Forest Lake, please contact Jim or Terri Fisherto scan your photo or obtain your digital file. Deadline isMarch 15. Call: 989-836-9307.

WANTEDForest Lake is in need of a 25 to 50 HP outboard motorfor our maintenance pontoon. Anyone who has one fora reasonable price or would be willing to donate one,please contact Gary Schoenherr at 989-313-0821.

Maintenance is also in need of an older 2500-4x4 pickuptruck. Anyone wanting to sell or donate one, please seeabove contact info.

HEMLOCK Cross Country TEAM

As an outreach to the surrounding communities in ourbeautiful state, the Forest Lake Board of Directorsoffered the use of our campground to the Hemlock HighSchool Cross Country Team at a reduced rate. ForestLake with its flowing terrain makes it a perfect place forrunners to train. It was a pleasure to see these youngathletes give their all in training for their upcomingseason. The team was well supervised and as a resultwas extremely well behaved. We want to thank them forchoosing Forest Lake as a training camp and hope theycan return in the future. “Go Huskies!”

Director Jim Nyquist

The Forest Lake Annual Holiday Tea took place onSunday, December 6. This year’s theme was nutcrack-ers. Thirteen-year-old Miranda Harrington, CarolDautermann’s granddaughter, treated attendants to adance from the Nutcracker Ballet. The tea served was“Nutcracker Sweet”. Beautiful wooden nutcrackersgraced each table and a miniature nutcracker was a giftat each place setting. Thanks to Beverly Baumgart,Carol Dautermann and Rexanne Jeffery for hosting thisspecial event each year.

THE NUTCRACKER TEA


FOREST LAKE ACTIVITIEES

Whether you’ve been here a short time or for years, youare a part of the Forest Lake “Family”. There are manyactivities to enjoy with friends and family. We are alwayslooking for volunteers to help with these activities andideas for new ones. Please let us know if you’re inter-ested.

Thanksgiving Dinner was a delicious feast preparedby “the men of Forest Lake”. Thanks to everyone thatworked so hard on the preparation.

Holiday Boutique was held on November 15th. It washosted by Terri Fisher and helped kick off the holidayshopping season. There were several crafters withunique Christmas gift items for sale. Plenty of appetiz-ers and beverages provided the shoppers with someadded pleasure for their shopping experience.

Ladies Holiday Tea – You have no idea what a splen-did affair this is unless you’ve attended one. Don’t missout on the next one. (See article on page 7 ).

Christmas Dinner was catered by “A Grand AffairCatering”. Thanks to Trudy Redmond and her DinnerClub committee for making sure the monthly dinnersare successes. Santa Carl and Mrs. Claus (BevBaumgart) with their entourage of medical crew made

us laugh with their antics. Santa Carl also visited theMediLodge in Sterling to hand out Christmas stockingsdecorated and filled by Forest Lakers.

Christmas Stocking Decoration : Thanks to everyonewho donated a decorated Christmas stocking. We hadover 20 entries to donate to the MediLodge. The resi-dents there really appreciated them. Any suggestionson what to decorate next year?

Christmas Morning Breakfast: Provided by Paulaand Gerald Nowak, a multi-item breakfast was enjoyedthis year by 40 people who came to share Christmas

with friends and neighbors.Thanks also to Ralph & SueCook who provided “madeon the spot” Belgium wafflesand to Art and LoreneDebrabant for donating thedelicious sausage. Hope tosee everyone again next year.

Bonfire on the Beach:New Year's Eve rang in witha warm bonfire on the beachand a gathering in the Club-house by many. There weredelicious snacks, endlesshot chocolate and games.Thanks to Tom and Pat Wallfor volunteering to host thisevent. Thanks also to theBrunzells, Hoshaws andNowaks for donating the fire-wood!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

· Poker Run—Saturday, January 30, 3:30 PM -Participants follow a planned route to collect tokens atdifferent stations in the area. Tokens are exchanged forcards on return to the Clubhouse. Best poker hands winprizes of money that is collected at registration. $5 perperson. Thanks to Sam Dautermann and his crew forrunning this event.

· Super Bowl Football on Sunday, February 7 -Watch on BIG SCREENS at the Clubhouse. BYOB andsnacks.

· Ice Fishing Contest – Saturday, February 13th 8:00AMtill NOON. Registration is required in the Office.


For questions contact Ron Morgan 734-755-8252. $5.00Adults - $1.00 kids. Prizes awarded.

· Valentine’s Dance – Saturday, February 13th 7:00PMto 10:00. Donations at the door. Music, food, prizes, fun.Don’t miss this fun evening out!

· Dinner Club Dates - Doors open at 5:15. Noreserving seats. February 17th, March 17th, April 21st,May 19th. Watch the FLIC and Bulletin Boards formenus.

· Board Meetings begin March 13th. Please watch theFLIC and Bulletin Boards for dates, as they are not heldevery month.

Watch the FLIC, FLIP, Bulletin Boards and E-Mails forupdates and changes to activities. Contact PaulaNowak to be added to the reminder list:[email protected]

For 2010, please send your email address to be up-dated on the mailing list. Thank you.

We are always looking for hosts for Coffee & Donuts. Ifinterested in this or any other activity, please call Paula@ 989-836-6111.

REFUSE AND STORAGE SITE

If you need to gain access to the storage area,the hours are 8:00am until 4:00pm, seven

days a week including holidays. Call Securityat 989-836-2787 for this service. After hoursaccess may be scheduled by calling Security

at least 24 hours in advance.

Failure to do this will result in a $25.00charge payable onsite.


March 2010

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 returnthe adjacent form with $10 for printed copies listed in theoffice 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 June 2010.

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 February 25, 2010.

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

BOD meetings are scheduled for the second Saturdayof March, May , July , August, October & December .

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