LAKE OF THE PINES
Maintenance
Lake of the Pines Maintenance Crew.
Left: Mike Chegwidden Right: Jon Waters
Head of Maintenance - Dennis Way
These guys play a big role in the Lake of the Pines family, keeping the common property cleaned up and hazard free for everyone to enjoy.
Left: Mike Chegwidden Right: Jon Waters
Head of Maintenance - Dennis Way
These guys play a big role in the Lake of the Pines family, keeping the common property cleaned up and hazard free for everyone to enjoy.
Jon Waters is our full time maintenance employee. Jon also runs the maintenance shop all year around.
Mike is our seasonal maintenance employee, working between 6 and 8 months.
Jon and Mike do a great job of keeping Lake of the Pines looking good and all the equipment running.
Mike is our seasonal maintenance employee, working between 6 and 8 months.
Jon and Mike do a great job of keeping Lake of the Pines looking good and all the equipment running.
Security Volunteers
Security Patrol 2010
Leo Stevens (Coordinator)
Judy Newman
April Miller
Ed Laidlaw
Gary Clark
Al Stone
Fred & Sue Coyle
Gary Way (security)
Mike Mutschler
Roger Turnquist
Mark & Sue Turner
Jerry Gleba
Billy & Ester Wright
Mary Gleba
Dennis Way
R.D. & Kathy Watson
Steve Englehart
Gary Moffatt (campground)
Mike Caputo (lake patrol)
Don Kowalske
Jim Ingersol
Jon Waters
Nino & Carol Rangel
Harold Dudley
Bob Karl (lake & campground)
Chuck & Trudy Kroesing
Justin Ford (alternate)
Jack Boyer (alternate)
The Lake of the Pines Security Patrol is a group of members that volunteer their time to make Lake of the Pines a safer and more enjoyable place to live and play. The patrol consists of fifteen teams of volunteers that each patrol two weeks during the summer months (one week at a time) in their own vehicles. The patrol also has four boats that patrol the lake on a regular basis enforcing the no wake law and warning members of unsafe activities. The main purpose of the patrol is to check all common property for proper vehicle identification stickers, and patrol all of L.O.P roads and property checking for any suspicious activities. The patrol is sanctioned by the Clare County Sheriff Department and works in close contact with them. It should be noted that these volunteers do this without being paid except for a small gas allowance.
In addition to the fifteen teams, they also have three members that are special deputies with the Clare County Sheriff Department. These three along with several others stay here all year long and patrol Lake of the Pines during the winter months checking for suspicious activities especially around homes that are vacant during the winter months.
The volunteer security patrol is completely self funded. No Lake of the Pines Dues are used. All funds are to pay for gas, radios, signs, hats, cell phones, and any other expenses are funded from our annual chicken Bar B Q held in August, along with donations from our members and grants from the Sheriff's Department. The patrol is extremely proud of the fact that the Sheriff John Wilson has said "Lake of the Pines is one of the safest places to live in Clare County because of their Security Patrol".
Thank you to all Security Patrol for everything you do to help keep L.O.P Safe for all to enjoy!
Judy Newman
April Miller
Ed Laidlaw
Gary Clark
Al Stone
Fred & Sue Coyle
Gary Way (security)
Mike Mutschler
Roger Turnquist
Mark & Sue Turner
Jerry Gleba
Billy & Ester Wright
Mary Gleba
Dennis Way
R.D. & Kathy Watson
Steve Englehart
Gary Moffatt (campground)
Mike Caputo (lake patrol)
Don Kowalske
Jim Ingersol
Jon Waters
Nino & Carol Rangel
Harold Dudley
Bob Karl (lake & campground)
Chuck & Trudy Kroesing
Justin Ford (alternate)
Jack Boyer (alternate)
The Lake of the Pines Security Patrol is a group of members that volunteer their time to make Lake of the Pines a safer and more enjoyable place to live and play. The patrol consists of fifteen teams of volunteers that each patrol two weeks during the summer months (one week at a time) in their own vehicles. The patrol also has four boats that patrol the lake on a regular basis enforcing the no wake law and warning members of unsafe activities. The main purpose of the patrol is to check all common property for proper vehicle identification stickers, and patrol all of L.O.P roads and property checking for any suspicious activities. The patrol is sanctioned by the Clare County Sheriff Department and works in close contact with them. It should be noted that these volunteers do this without being paid except for a small gas allowance.
In addition to the fifteen teams, they also have three members that are special deputies with the Clare County Sheriff Department. These three along with several others stay here all year long and patrol Lake of the Pines during the winter months checking for suspicious activities especially around homes that are vacant during the winter months.
The volunteer security patrol is completely self funded. No Lake of the Pines Dues are used. All funds are to pay for gas, radios, signs, hats, cell phones, and any other expenses are funded from our annual chicken Bar B Q held in August, along with donations from our members and grants from the Sheriff's Department. The patrol is extremely proud of the fact that the Sheriff John Wilson has said "Lake of the Pines is one of the safest places to live in Clare County because of their Security Patrol".
Thank you to all Security Patrol for everything you do to help keep L.O.P Safe for all to enjoy!
Volunteers
Mr. Bob "The King" Karl is one of Lake of the Pines many volunteers. Helping with events and donating his talent to local charities by providing entertainment. Mr. Karl has helped raise money for many local charities as well as help raise money for the Jerry Lewis Telethon. He enjoys putting his talent to good use and loves to do so. If there are any local charities in the area that are looking for volunteers to help their cause, feel free to contact Mr. Karl.
Doc & Tom Lake - Weed control
This spring approximately 300 yellow perch, 100 channel catfish, and 320 walleyes were placed into the lake as a result of the generous donations to the game fish fund this spring. We also added an additional 20,000 flat head minnows into the lake. The minnows were paid for from the ecology funds and not the game fish fund.
Spraying of the boating channels and canal areas was done on the Tuesday after Memorial Day and a second treatment will be done again in the middle of July. Treatment for lily pads will also be done this summer again.
Spraying of the boating channels and canal areas was done on the Tuesday after Memorial Day and a second treatment will be done again in the middle of July. Treatment for lily pads will also be done this summer again.
Women's Club
Lake of the Pines Women’s Club had its first meeting on April 15, 1978. The club was founded by Louise Perry and had fourteen members. Louise told me that Erma Evans, a school teacher who lived on Woodridge Drive, wrote the by-laws and constitution. The Board at the time would not let the office give Louise any information. She had to go door-to-door telling the women about the club. The Women’s Club cooked for all the events. If they needed money they had to ask the Board for some.
Every month at the meetings they had a speaker, demonstration, bingo, games or a skit. Louise told me that they even had Mr. Coker from the funeral home come and speak about funerals. The original members of the Women’s Club were:
Louise Perry
Evelyn Scherwin
Mary Icler
Delores Webb
Carol English
Karen Meister
Georgia Bennett
DorothyHines
Elsie Woodruff
Erma Evans
Mary Jane Eckert
Vera Oulette
Ruth Haney
Marlene Brown
We now have over 50 members. The Board and the office are very helpful any time we ask. We don’t have an activity every month, but we have many throughout the year. This last year we had:
Winter Carnival
Breakfasts
Halloween Boofet
Beat the Clock Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner
Kid’s Christmas with Santa
MMI Picnic
Cinco de Mayo Dinner
Subdivision Garage Sale
Veterans’ Dinner
We had a lot of help from members of the Men’s Club for most of these activities and we would like to thank them – our “Honorary Members”. We would also like to thank Ted Mieczkowski for doing our events sign and the employees; Vicki Daniel, Jon Waters, Mike Chegwidden and Betty Lloyd for all of their help.
We purchased for Lake of the Pines in 2009/2010; a sprayer and a freezer for the kitchen. Along with the Men’s Club, we have purchased a warming oven and are in the process of buying a new sign for the entrance.
We have a meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Come join us!
Every month at the meetings they had a speaker, demonstration, bingo, games or a skit. Louise told me that they even had Mr. Coker from the funeral home come and speak about funerals. The original members of the Women’s Club were:
Louise Perry
Evelyn Scherwin
Mary Icler
Delores Webb
Carol English
Karen Meister
Georgia Bennett
DorothyHines
Elsie Woodruff
Erma Evans
Mary Jane Eckert
Vera Oulette
Ruth Haney
Marlene Brown
We now have over 50 members. The Board and the office are very helpful any time we ask. We don’t have an activity every month, but we have many throughout the year. This last year we had:
Winter Carnival
Breakfasts
Halloween Boofet
Beat the Clock Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner
Kid’s Christmas with Santa
MMI Picnic
Cinco de Mayo Dinner
Subdivision Garage Sale
Veterans’ Dinner
We had a lot of help from members of the Men’s Club for most of these activities and we would like to thank them – our “Honorary Members”. We would also like to thank Ted Mieczkowski for doing our events sign and the employees; Vicki Daniel, Jon Waters, Mike Chegwidden and Betty Lloyd for all of their help.
We purchased for Lake of the Pines in 2009/2010; a sprayer and a freezer for the kitchen. Along with the Men’s Club, we have purchased a warming oven and are in the process of buying a new sign for the entrance.
We have a meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Come join us!
Pool House Roof
New pool house roof completed June 2010
Pontoon Island Security Cameras
Once again volunteers work together to assure the safety of Lake of the Pines members and common property.
Firewood
Volunteer's gather together to split campfire wood for members that are camping. Donations are welcome to help with the cost of fuel and equipment to be able to keep this going.
Solar Panel Volunteers
These are pictures of our volunteers working very hard to install the solar panels for the pool, installing these solar panels will enable our members to enjoy the pool for a longer period of time during the summer months.
Lake of the Pines "Take Pride Week" Volunteers
During "Take Pride" week, these gentlemen, (left to right) Steve Englehart, Dave Pahoda, Chuck Kroesing, Gary Way, Howard Anderson, Bob Karl, R.D. Watson and Fred Coyle all gathered together on May 21st, 2010, cleaning up some trash from a common property. Thank you guys for helping us look better.
