Big Leap Day Storm

Winter finally came in with a huge blast. We had over 18" and while it's winding down , it is still snowing. Needless to say most places were closed today. There were some power outages, but luckily none at my house. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some photos to post, but if you have some you'd like to share then send them to me at nlight@charter.net  and I'll post them. The weatherman said we had 30"on the ground now! More to come....news that is, hopefully not more snow.

WHAT"S NEW....Click on to enlarge

Winter Storm Warning

Today we have winter storm warnings out but only for about 2-4 inches (not much of a storm in my book) . The photos are from the first snowfall we had, apparently that was more of a storm - 9inches! It melted quickly though. The ice has skimmed over, with some bare spots, but next weeks weather is for the low 20's so I think winter will be here to stay. Our Christmas Party was cancelled this year, due to low reservations. If you have any canned goods or monetary donations for the Food Pantry, you can drop them at Tom and Susan Welch's house on Circle Drive before Thursday and Susan will deliver them.

There are some possibilites on the horizen for  our Clean Boats Clean Waters program which I hope to keep you posted on. Part of the good news is that the Board voted to have the AIS postion a permanent one as the current term was to end shortly. So that will be good news for all the lakes. Michelle does a good job and hopefully she will be able to continue in that position.  Tom Welch had told me earlier that by the end of July our volunteers had put in 87 hours and checked in 129 boats. And that was just for the first half of the season. Stay warm.

A Very Small Slice of Fall.....

                 Greetings Everyone,

Sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted. Things have been pretty busy at my house for quite some time, we had a big wedding this summer as my son got married and I had two big shows to prepare for, that I ended up not even attending. Unfortunately, my mother became ill and I have been spending my time taking care of her after a big surgery. So I am now back in Rhinelander, and she is here with us recovering. So I didn't get to see a lot of Fall this year, but before I left town I snapped this shot at the landing so I could remember what it looked liked. The other is an early foggy morning on the east end of the lake.

Sad news...

Catherine Bartholow (the Eckhardt's daughter) wrote recently to let me know of her father's passing. I've included the link for his obituary   : 
 http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110730/NEWS02/107300333/Richard-Eckhardt-93
Catherine says
 "Steve and I visited with my parents on the 24th, and although very weak, Dad was witty, sharp, and dignified, and content."
We send our sincere condolences at this difficult time.

KEEPING OUR LAKE CLEAN AND HEALTHY....

A message from Tom Welch.

One thing we can do to maintain the health of our lake is to remind all of your guests to make certain that all boating equipment is free of weeds, mud, and all water is drained from their boats and live wells, before entering our lake, and when leaving.

Tom Welch is in charge of our Clean Boats/Clean Waters boat inspection program and now has ten volunteers watching our public boat landing to educate and remind boaters to keep their equipment free of weeds, and to drain all water from boats and live wells. Over the Fourth of July, our volunteers put in twenty six hours and checked in fifty three boats. So far this year year our Clean Boats Volunteers have put in 87 hours and inspected many, many boats.

We want boaters to know that we are watching when they come to use our lake and hope they will get in the habit of cleaning their boats and trailers and there will be less weed transfer from one lake to another. This could be the best investment you can make in the future health of our lake and our property values. A recent study concluded that property values decreased an average of seventeen percent when a lake becomes infected with invasive plants and Zebra mussels. Zebra mussels have recently been found in northern Wisconsin lakes.

We still do not have adequate coverage for  watching our boat landing, so if you have even an hour a week to volunteer, please call Tom Welch, at (715) 362-6384, for information, or with any questions.

COMING UP......

The Lake Thompson PICNIC on Aug. 14th at Holiday Acres. Bring a dish to share with your neighbors and your choice of meat to grill along with your utensils. The Grill will be provided as will the beverages. The fun starts at 12:30 this Sunday.