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The North Chain Lake Association (NCLA) is located on the northwest side of Coldwater in Michigan.


Meeting Minutes: 09/11/10

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fall Meeting

Tom Tedrick, President, called the meeting to order at 10:02 am at the Coldwater Health Center Conference Center at 379 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI. Ann Marie Moore, Vice President, Carolyn Morrison, Secretary, Colleen Humphrey, Treasurer and Trustees, Dee Kehoe, Allen Baunock and Jack Collins were also present. With 26 members attending, a quorum was present for conducting business.

Read the September Newsletter from the Michigan Lake & Stream Assoc.

The North Chain Lake Association is a member of the Michigan Lake & Stream Association (ML&SA). The ML&SA sends out a monthly newsletter containing relevant information for inland lakes. Click here to view it!

Fall Lake Association Meeting is September 11th!

Date & Time
Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:30am social hour with coffee and donuts
10am-11:00am meeting

Location
CHC Conference Center
370 Chicago Street
Coldwater, MI 49036

Agenda
Minutes from prior meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports

Special Reports (3 Guest Speakers):
  1. Marine Patrol to provide overview of activity on our lake chain and no-wake enforcement.
  2. Drain Commissioner to discuss flood insurance and high water / no wake.
  3. Progressive Engineering to provide weed control summary.
  4. Branch County Conservation District to review the water sampling.
Old Business
New Business
Adjournment

Public is welcome to attend. We hope to see you at the meeting!

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

NCLA has reposted this article.  Click here to read the original article.

Drowning? Not likely.

The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the owners who were swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!” he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not ten feet away, their nine-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, “Daddy!”


Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Lake traffic typically increases significantly on each holiday weekend. The North Chain Lake Association urges all boaters to be cautious while having fun on the water with family and friends this weekend. Being observant of other boaters, swimmers, jet skis, and the shoreline will create a safer environment for everyone on our lakes.

The NCLA encourages all members to educate themselves as well as non-members (family, neighbors, friends. etc.) about the rules and responsibilities for operating a boat on our lakes. The DNR publishes a handbook of boating laws and responsibilities on all Michigan lakes. This handbook contains information that is beneficial for all of us to read and review. Click here: http://boat-ed.com/mi/handbook/toc.htm to view the online version of the handbook. Here are a few laws that you may not realize:

Fall 2010 NCLA Meeting

Date
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Time
9:30am social hour with coffee and donuts
10am-11:00am meeting

Location
CHC Conference Center
370 Chicago Street
Coldwater, MI 49036

Public is welcome to attend. We hope to see you at the meeting!

Meeting Minutes: 05/01/10

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Annual Spring Meeting

Diane Blanchard, President, called the meeting to order at 10:00 am in Dobson’s community room. Ann Marie Moore, vice-president, and Colleen Humphrey, treasurer were also present.

Meeting Minutes: 09/12/09

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Fall Meeting

Diane Blanchard, President, called the meeting to order at 10:04 am in Dobson’s community room. Paul Hausler from Progressive Engineering presented a slide show, “Weeds in our Lakes”. A quorum of 48 members was present.

Meeting Minutes: 05/02/09

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Annual Spring Meeting

Diane Blanchard, President, called the meeting to order at 10:03 am in Dobson’s community room. Carolyn Morrison, secretary and Colleen Humphrey, treasurer were also present. Minutes from the October 11, 2008 meeting were distributed. Being no corrections or additions the minutes were accepted. Colleen Humphrey distributed the treasurer’s report. We have an ending balance as of May 2, 2009 of $4,033.65. See attached report for complete details. The report was approved.

Meeting Minutes: 10/11/08

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Fall Meeting

Diane Blanchard, President, called the meeting to order at 10:06 AM in Dobson’s community room. Jeff Falknor, Past President and Carolyn Morrison, Secretary were also present. Diane introduced Eileen Waite, a Dobson’s Insurance Representative who discussed available Flood Insurance. See attached for complete description. Diane introduced the next guest speaker, Dane Terrill from Flowerfield Enterprises, LLC. Dane briefly described Flowerfield Compost Tea. See attached for complete description.

Meeting Minutes: 05/03/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Annual Spring Meeting

Jeff Falknor, President, called the meeting to order at 10:03 AM in Dobson’s community room. Vice President- Bill Greenawalt, Secretary-Carolyn Morrison, Treasurer-Colleen Humphrey, Trustee-Kaye Greenawalt and members were also present. Trustee-Al Baunock and Trustee-Jack Collins were absent.

Meeting Minutes: 09/08/07

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Fall Meeting

Jeff Falknor, President, called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM in Dobson’s community room. In the absence of Secretary, Carolyn Morrison, Ardis Vandenbass kept the minutes.

Tony Graves gave his “description” of the surveys of plant growth—

Meeting Minutes: 05/05/07

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Annual Spring Meeting

Jeff Falknor called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM in Dobson’s community room. Jeff explained that due to ill health of President, Jerry Teachout and his subsequent resignation, he had been appointed by the board to fill the vacancy. Since Jeff was Vice President, the board appointed Bill Greenawalt to fill that position. Kay Greenawalt had been appointed trustee at a previous board meeting also.