Pelican Lake News
Ice went out on May 3rd!!!
This was the latest Ice out
we’ve had since 1996 when it went out on May 5th.
PGOLID Summer Education Seminar
Series
Two of the four planned seminars are
scheduled.
Septic and Holding Tank Maintenance
How to prevent impact to
Pelican
Lake and how often to pump
your tank
May 30, 7:30pm PLPOA Spring Meeting (Fair Hills)
Have you wondered what became of the Septic
System & Holding Tank study conducted last year?
This seminar will consist of a short presentation recapping
the septic study from last year and a Septic System
designer/installer talking about maintenance, cost and pumping.
A short break will then be followed by a question and answer
period. Handouts will
include a list of tank pumpers in the area with prices and
worksheets for calculating cleaning frequency.
Shoreline Management
How to make your shoreline both beautiful and functional
June 5th, (Thursday) 7-8:30pm (Cormorant Town
Hall)
Attendees will learn what plants to establish on
their shoreline that will be both beautiful and functional for water
quality and get examples of garden designs, plant lists and local
nursery contact information. This
seminar will consist of short presentations by a DNR Shoreline
expert and the PGOLID Water Resource Coordinator, a short break and
then question and answers and hands-on.
Those that attend this seminar will also be able to apply for
the Shoreline Habitat Restoration Grant program for the DNR to
receive funds to help with shoreline restoration on their own
property.
April blizzard hits Pelican Lake
April
26th is suppose to be a good time to start turning on
water and getting docks and lifts ready to go in.
Instead, there were scenes like this (can you see the car in
the picture) to mark the day.
Those at the lake were stuck on their beaches for over a day
until the snow plows could get through.
Detroit Lakes named a Capital for a Day
on May 14th
After two weeks of voting and more than
10,000 votes, the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission is proud to
announce the five communities that will serve as Honorary Capitals
for the Sesquicentennial year.
These communities will each have a day during Minnesota’s
Statehood Week, May 11th-18th, 2008. During their day communities
will work with the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission to plan
activities and help raise awareness for their area.
Click
HERE
for the schedule of events.
Pelican Rapids Fire Department was at Pelican Lake for Practice!!
On
a cold Saturday in April, the Pelican Rapids Volunteer Fire Department came
to Pelican Lake to practice working with house fires. About 20 of the
25 volunteers were on hand at Don and Micker Wold's new location Cha
Rosa beach for the drills. They started and put out the house fire a
number of times before burning it down.
PLYC Flotilla has Fabulous BVI Sailing Adventure
On February 2, 2008, fourteen members of the PLYC
converged on Tortola to enjoy a week of sailing in the beautiful
British Virgin Islands. We chartered three boats, “Snowbird”, a
large cat that became known as the mothership. Its captain was Jeff and the
crew included Anne, Sandy, Gary, Brad and Carol. “Reverie”, a sleek monohull,
was captained by Rhonda, with Chip, Allyn and Lori as crew. “Delfino Bianco”,
a monohull that had seen better days, had Dick as the captain, with Dan, Kim
and Mark as crew. All three boats proudly flew PLYC burgees as we sailed and
partied our way around the islands
(Full story).
New fire station
is dream come true
By
Tom Hintgen
(Contact)
| The Daily Journal…Published Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Pelican Rapids Fire Chief Trevor Steeves and his
volunteer fire crew now have spacious quarters in which to house
eight fire trucks, one rescue snowmobile/sled and other
fire-fighting equipment.
Just being able to walk around a fire truck and
inspect the inside contents is something that’s appreciated by Fire
Chief Trevor Steeves and volunteer members of the Pelican Rapids
Fire Department who now are based from the new fire station on South
Broadway, across the street from the old fire station.
Rocky
Swanson is our new PLPOA President
I start my two year term as your
president on January, 2, 2008. I consider this both a real honor and
a huge responsibility to be representing almost 850 due’s paying
members.
All of us should thank Dave
Majkrzak, who has been our very capable president the past two
years. The organization has been thru its share of controversy with
the Echo Bay project and Dave worked very diligently on this issue
on behalf of our members.
Even though today is bitterly
cold and lots of snow on the ground, summer will be here soon. Lake
activities will start again and many PLPOA volunteers are already
working on events such as the July 4th fireworks show(Friday night
this year), July 4th boat parade, clean up days in June, annual
membership directory and our annual meeting scheduled for August
2nd.
We are continually looking for
willing volunteers to help our association.
Please know that new board members are always welcome. If you
would like to contribute or have concerns regarding our four
wonderful lakes, please contact myself at
rocky@fsw-co.com or any other active association member.
We can always find a place to use your talents and skills.
Think sun and warm breezes!
Sincerely,
Roland (Rocky) Swanson
PLPOA President
PGOLID Lake Management Plan is now on the
web!
The PGOLID Lake Management Plan is a comprehensive
report from over a decade of data collection and effort from many
organizations. It is a summary of water quality data along with
information and background about the surrounding area, demographics
and land use. Moriya
Rufer, our Water Resource Coordinator, has done an excellent job of
organizing this into easy to navigate segments so you can quickly
find particular items of interest. Go to
http://pgolid.org/LMP/main.htm to view the information.
DNR says lake ice conditions are 'very dangerous' around
Minnesota
DL-Online…Published Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Be careful on the ice! The Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources warns the early snowfall has caused very dangerous ice
conditions on lakes and streams around the state, even though
temperatures have been lower than normal.
The DNR said the snow fell before many lakes had frozen thick
enough to become safe to walk and drive on. The snow has insulated
the ice, slowing ice formation and creating slush, so DNR officials
urge people to be cautious when venturing onto the ice.
Ice thickness varies widely around the state. Around Fergus
Falls, the ice varies from 2 to 10 inches thick and near Babbitt,
there is 6 to 8 inches of slush atop 4 to 6 inches of ice.
In Itasca County, Pokegama Lake has 4 inches of snow, 2 inches of
crusty ice, 3 inches of water and less than 2 inches of solid ice.
Several snowmobiles, ATVs and a truck fell through the ice last week
near Aitkin, Center City, Longville and Pine City. The drivers all
escaped unharmed.
Otter Tail County
proposes 7.5 percent tax levy
2008 net levy proposed at $26.2 million for 2008
By
Susan Larson (Contact)
| The Daily Journal…Published Friday, December 7, 2007
There are two major factors are behind a 7.5 percent net levy
increase proposed for Otter Tail County in 2008, County Auditor
Wayne Stein told attendants of the Truth in Taxation hearing
Thursday. The 2007 net levy was $24.4 million, compared to $26.2
million proposed for 2008.
Topping the list is $523,530 in additional debt for the sheriff
department’s operations center, which is under construction.
“That accounts for a large percent of it,” said.
Cormorant a
close-knit community
Melinda Rogers
The Forum - 11/04/2007
CORMORANT TOWNSHIP,
Minn. – Gerry Haukebo remembers when township government only cared
about roads and weed control.
Times have changed,
especially in Cormorant Township, a community of about 1,000 in the
heart of lakes country near Pelican Rapids and Detroit Lakes.
Have you ever been on your boat and wondered
where those sweet sounds were coming from?
Maybe they were coming from Senns Beach or from Fish Lake.
No, you are not loony and no, they were not from loons.
It may have been the sweet sounds from part of the Sweet Adeline’s
International, "The Fargo-Moorhead Acappella Xpress Women's Show
Chorus" who were practicing there.
According to one of their members, Donna Odegaard, the group
practices once a year on Senn’s Beach, where Donna has a cottage, or
at Mary Klaers’ cottage on Fish Lake. Other practices are held on
Thursday evenings at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Moorhead.
The group performs for events in Minnesota and North Dakota,
according to Donna, but mainly conferences, conventions, and various
celebrations. They have also competed on the international stage in
London, England; and in San Antonio, TX, Portland, OR, and
Philadelphia, PA. Yearly competitions are held around the four
state region and Canada, many times in Fargo-Moorhead. At
present, they have about 30 members, but have had as many as 75.
Membership information can be found at:
http://www.acappellaxpress.org/ or you can phone 701-293-7093.
Booking information can be reached by calling: 701-293-7171 or
218-483-3365.
Tuesday evenings
at 8 p.m. are
especially fun for
vacationers at Fair
Hills Resort at
Pelican Lake. That’s
when the famous
Hootenannies shift
into high gear.
Firefighters in Pelican Rapids
will get a much needed facility
upgrade when the department moves
into a new fire hall this fall.
Construction on the new building
began in June, with a tentative
move-in date of October.
Visitors to Pelican Rapids these days not only
are seeing the large pelican statue positioned near
the river on the east side of downtown. Thanks to
members of the Pelican Pete Committee, smaller
statues — 36 in all — are strategically placed
around town and in rural areas.
The PGOLID Septic Inspection survey and report is available and you
can read it by clicking
here.
Moriya Rufer, our new water resource coordinator, did an
excellent job of assembling this information, so be sure to read it
for a better understanding of the state of our systems and how to
manage them.
