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.

Valuble Information from DNR Warden Jim Jung....

The Eckhardts send a greeting...

Their daughter Catherine sent me this photo so I thought I would share it with you. They are doing well and recently attended Dick's 75th High School Reunion in DeKalb, IL! Pretty good I'd say.

OCLRA Spring NEWSLETTER....

The Oneida County Lakes and Rivers spring newsletter is available online at this link,



http://oneida.uwex.edu/files/2011/05/Spring-2011-Newsletter.pdf

They have a lot of up to date information on Shoreland Protection that should be a must read.

FYI ....    Did you know that this winter there were 93 days where the high for the day was below freezing and only 36 days with a low temperature below zero? Our first snow fell on Oct. 21, 2010 and we had 92 inches total for the season. There were 104 days with at least a trace of snow-compared to the historical average of 40 days! Check out the link and you'll find lots more .

ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

LAKE THOMPSON ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

www.lakethompsonassociation.blogspot.com

Spring Greetings!

Things are finally budding out here, but it has been a long wait for Spring to appear. The Annual Dinner Meeting is set for Friday, June 17^th 2011. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 and Dinner will begin at 7:00 at Holiday Acres Resort. The cost of the dinner is $14.50 which includes tax and tip and one free drink per person, courtesy of the Association. Please make your reservations by calling Joan McEnroe at 715-363-4602 or Jean Kilbane at 715-369-1875 by no later than June 15^th.

Frosty has asked me to let you know that he still has copies of his book LAKE THOMPSON HISTORY AND STORIES available. He will have them for sale at the dinner only for $18.50 and after that for $20.00. Frosty has generously donated the profits of this book to the Lake Thompson Association, which have totaled $975, $225 of which comes from Holiday Acres. We thank you both as this money has helped to make available the packet which is being sent to you and also the new Directories.

We are hoping to have the new Directories available for pick-up at the Meeting for all dues paying members. This has been a big project and now includes all property owners on the lake. This was done so that we could include everyone to help maintain, protect, and improve the water quality and safety on the lake, as well as its fisheries and watershed. Education plays a big part in this, and the more you know, the better the chances are, of living on a quality lake and preserving it for future generations.  We hope you’ll join us in helping to make this happen. If you can’t make it to the meeting but would like a new directory, give one of the Board Members a call and we’ll send you one in the mail.

If you have any questions please contact a Board Member, they are as follows:

Kathy Furda  Pres.   715-369-0340  nlight@charter.net                   

Kari Zambon  Sec.    715-369-1500                                                             
Mike Rolling Tres. 715-359-3216
Joan McEnroe          715-363-4602

Bob Rossi 715-369-0614               
Tom and Susan Welch   715-362-6384 (our newest members)

If you haven’t paid your dues yet, you may do so at the meeting.

We cordially invite all property owners to attend the Annual Meeting, meet your neighbors, and learn what you can do to make YOUR lake a better place.

Kathy Furda   Pres.

We will also have Identification cards available at the meeting for your home use to identify Aquatic Invasive Species