Lipsett
Lake Association Spring Meeting 2024
May 25, 2024
The general
meeting of the Lipsett Lake Association was called to order by the President,
Mark Hansen, at 9:00 AM at the Lipsie Pines Tavern. Approximately 40 members
were in attendance.
We did not
have a meeting over Labor Day weekend 2023 due to two tragic drownings on
Friday night. We remember Gracie and her boyfriend Kyree with many thoughts and
prayers to their families.
Committee Reports
President
Report – Mark Hansen: Welcome,
new lake members! We need a nominating chair (previously covered by Doug
Mulville): It’s an important position.
Approved
Spring 2023 Meeting minutes (available at the meeting and online). Motion by Charlie
and seconded by Mark Hansen.
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Meeting
Minutes from 5/27/23: Please
review the Lipsett Lake Association blog for updates.
Mark Hansen motioned
to nominate Chris Snyder as the new Director for the next three years and
seconded by Bob Baker.
Nominating
Committee – Doug Mulville (Covered by Mark Hansen):
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Open
chairs for new nominees. John Canny has volunteered to succeed Chuck Pillsbury
as member director starting January 1. Approved nomination by Aaron Temple and
seconded by the Association attendees.
Membership
Committee – Carolyn Schlitter and Julie Miller:
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63
of lake member families are current and have paid their association dues.
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If
somebody sells, please let Carolyn Schlitter know and encourage their neighbor
to reach out to update the membership list (which is on the website).
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If
you prefer, Aaron has a Venmo account and he will write a check to Carolyn
Schlitter.
Treasury
Report – Mark Schlitter:
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Financial
reports sent out a few weeks ago by Chris Snyder
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Highlights:
o
Generous
donation by Rick Pearson family. Thank you on behalf of the Association!
o
Grant
money for last year fully received and downpayment for this year received and will
continue to apply for that.
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2023
Report and where we are at as of April. Last page is where we are at just under
$74,000 in cash. Operating cash is about $20,000 to help run the Association
and everything else gets moved to continue growing interest.
Motion to
approve financials by Bob Baker and seconded by Bob Major.
Fundraising
– Aaron Temple:
Fourth of
July Events:
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Triathlon:
Thursday, July 4 at 9 AM
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Pancake
breakfast: Friday, July 5 at 8:30–10:30 AM
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Gracie
Memory Duck Race at the inlet: Saturday, July 6 at 10 AM
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Boat
parade: Saturday, July 6 at 1 PM
Aaron has
been leading the Fundraising position for eight years and this will be his
final year. We thank Aaron for his years of volunteering and congratulate on
the extra time to be with his kids. Please reach out to Aaron or Mark
Hansen if you’re interested in this position.
·
For
those interested in the Fundraising Committee: Communication is key, so people
know you are present and help keep people linked to the lake.
·
If
you’re passionate about keeping our lake the way it is, this may be the perfect
position for you.
·
It
could also be 1-2 people with plenty of support.
Pancake
Breakfast:
Pancake
breakfast will be Friday, July 5 at 8:30–10:30 AM.
Boat parade
will be Saturday, July 6 at 1 PM counterclockwise starting at outlet.
Dock Out: Raised about $2,500. We have fun and
everyone is there for the cause—our lake! How volunteers are found: emails and
texts to people who have helped prior, find available dates that work for
everyone, and go from there.
·
If
you want the dock where you want it, you must be there! Usually meet around
7:30/8:30 Saturday morning and done around noon.
·
Took
about 4 hours with 15 people
Dock In: Around 15 people showed up, thank
you! Quick way to earn a lot of money for the Association. If things get too
heavy, it’s either going to cost more or need a different crew to make sure
people don’t get injured.
A little less
this year because the ice went out early and extra time. Another 15 guys there.
Raised $1,300
for the Rhine family after their tragic accident.
·
Saturday
July 6 at 10 AM: meet
at the inlet and have a duck race in her memory. Scott and Angie will put the
funds where they wish.
Triathlon: Hosted by John Canny. This year will
be Thursday, July 4 at 9 AM. $10 for bike, run, and
swim/paddleboard/kayak with long and short versions. Can participate solo or as
a team. Last year was very low-key and for any fitness level. We even raised a
few hundred dollars for the Association!
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Run
by Indian Mound Road
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Bike
Dock Lake Road, past Lipsie Pines, and back around
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Paddle
board/kayak out to the tube
501c
Organization Donations:
If you’re employed by a company, see if they do a matching. If you’re going to
donate, we could double that money through an employer. Visit this site to see if your company
will match your donation.
Can Koozies: $5/each. Great for Christmas and
stocking stuffers.
Maple
Syrup: More available
from Aaron Temple.
Road
Cleanup:
We are losing
volunteers for cleaning up the road. It’s a great volunteer option, especially
if you can’t or don’t want to participate in dock in/out—simply walk around the
road and clean up trash. Usually the end of April.
Reach out to
Aaron Temple on other ideas.
Other
Ideas:
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Fishing
Contest for adults and kids
·
Golf
tournament
REMEMBER: Fundraising should accommodate a
variety of interests on the lake. We need to get young people and kids
involved to show how special the lake is to them and everyone on the lake.
Lake
Management – Bob Baker:
Bob has been
chairing the Lake Management Committee for 25 years. This is Bob Baker’s final
year as Lake Management committee. Bob and Ruth are dear friends and will be
greatly missed on the Association and at the lake. We thank them for their
years of support and friendship!
Pleased to
say we have 3 workers this summer inspecting boats and using the pressure
washer, 6 days a week. Able to do that thanks to Rick Pearson’s family donation
and related grants. All landing workers are repeats from previous years, including
Kathy Hudson, her husband Leonard, and Curtis Lunde. Be sure to thank them for
helping us out!
Last summer,
Jon Hansen stepped forward to start learning about the Lake Management
Association position. If you are able, please reach out to help coordinate with
Jon and assist him—this could be a role with 2-3 people.
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For
example, they are filling out a DNR data sheet and needs to be entered into DNR
database—would be great for someone with computer familiarity and deliver the
data (every 2 weeks when pay period ends; 1-2 hours a month of work).
We have a
strong and highly respected lake association—Bob knows from experience! To stay
strong and innovative, we need to keep people involved. We already have some
invasive species, but we need to continue to keep zebra mussels out of our
lake. Keep this lake and this Lake Association first class.
The Lake
Association is trying to protect your property value!
State of
Our Association – Mark Hansen: Call
to action with the zebra mussels and lightning rod—we made a business, and we all
own it, so we need to take care of it. We have a revenue flow, which means
we’re able to add projects that enhance the lake and everybody’s enjoyment of
the lake.
Recommendation
for boat launch landing:
We like it broken because it prevents bigger boats from coming on the lake.
Legislation at the state level to limit their wake boat usage on certain lakes—if
you are thinking of buying a wake boat, you may want to reconsider. Wake
boats not allowed on lakes less than 30’ and Lipsett Lake does NOT go that deep
(only 2 in the entire county that wake boats can work on).
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There
was a natural sponge blossom in September 2022—disappeared after it ate up the
nutrients, we think it was caused by wake boats on the lake.
Member
Memorial Place Idea: Trying
to get a cement pad and bench with flowers in honor of Grace and Kyree. NOT
being paid for by the Association but got approval from the Township and Bob
Baker suggested a great spot for a memorial. Would be a great place for a
garden and open the space a bit more. Mark Hansen will get some numbers put
together for our Labor Day meeting to show what it would cost.
Volunteers
are always needed: Be
sure to volunteer! We have a thriving Association if we have the volunteers.
Connect more
members and your children and grandchildren to become passionate about caring
for our lake. It’s up to us to keep doing what we’re doing.
If you have
ideas that would enhance the lake, present them to the Association. Please get
involved!
For example, Jon
told Bob he’d help him on the lake—he doesn’t even know what purple loosestrife
looks like. But he cares about the lake like many of us do!
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Other
ways to help: Do you know a plumber or electrician on hand to cover with any
pressure washer issues? If anybody wants to be contact person or assistance,
pelase contact Jon Hansen or Bob Baker.
Loon
Observer – Donna Twining:
2 loon couples
fighting for territory; not sure if we had any babies last year.
Donna
requested somebody to help take over to track activities of the loons. Anyone
on the south side in particular? Very simple forms to fill out to track.
4-H Camp
Sponsorship:
Aaron Temple
suggested we sponsor several kids to go to camp to show our support for the
community. Mark Hansen also saw that it educates people on noticing invasive
species. We could be training future protectors of our lake!
·
Update:
Bought 6 sponsorships, talked to the Director and they were so pleased that we
made that donation.
3-day camp
costs $140 and suggest we make a reoccurring donation of $350 annually.
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Motion
to reoccur by Aaron Temple, seconded by Donna Twining.
Idea from Grace
Huth: Used to have
people from each end of the lake who know the people in those areas get
together and speak to who would be good for the different positions. John Canny
and Scott Russett offered to start this new sub-committee, but we still need
North and South representatives.
Diver
Donation: Chris Snyder
spoke to the divers from the fall 2023 drowning tragedy and they are all volunteers;
that can’t be an easy job. Chris Snyder and Mark Hansen requested that the
Association consider a monetary donation to those divers out of Shell Lake, coordinated
with the sheriff in Webster.
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Follow-up
questions for further research and follow-up for Labor Day 2024 meeting: Can we
earmark what the funds would be for? Could also invite to pancake breakfast? Mark
will talk to Chris to make sure something specific for those divers and
acknowledge their critical work.
Other
Voting Members of the Board:
Vice
President: Lisa
Hansen
Directors: Billy Voyles, John Canny, Scott
Rhine
Closing –
Mark Hansen
Check your
email to get a link to the blog and meeting minutes.
REMINDER
– Volunteers are extremely important for the Association and the lake,
please volunteer in any way that you can! Thank you and happy rest of your
summer!
The meeting
was adjourned at 9:49.
Report is
submitted by Mari Yell, Secretary.
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