Lake Carroll News June 2015

Following several reports to Security and the office regarding “disturbing the peace,” and with the early onset of fireworks at the lake, we felt it was pertinent to remind LCA Members of their neighborly responsibilities, as well as of the State fireworks law.

How many have found themselves in this scenario…Ahh, I finally get a chance to sit and relax on my deck…in the yard…or even in my house. Then it’s like an explosion…whoopin’, laughing, carrying on, foul language, and to top it off…FIREWORKS!!! Suddenly all the windows and doors have to shut, and even that’s not enough to block it out. To top it off, the dog hears every hoop, holler, and boom! Sound familiar? This is a frequent complaint to

Security and the Admin Office. But what can be done about it? Read on…While coming to LC is about having a safe and fun experience, it doesn’t come without responsibility.

Whether you are a permanent or part-time resident, respecting your neighbors’ rights should be a priority over your own entertainment. It’s understandable that you, your family, and guests come to the lake for a good time, but sometimes your good time interferes with your neighbors’ down time, and maybe even interferes with their good time. Besides that, you could be causing undue stress on Members with medical conditions, or maybe even their pets. Just because it’s good for you doesn’t mean it’s good for everyone who is in ear-shot of you. Sometimes that means across the lake or bay. Those who live atop a hill have heard many conversations that were not intended for anyone else to hear. The natural landscape of the LC property allows sound to carry much further than you would think.

LCA wants you to enjoy your visits to the lake, as well as those who are here year-round, but not at the expense of anyone else’s experience. Specifically…Most everyone enjoys fireworks, but there is a time and place and LCA reminds you FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL AT LAKE CARROLL. Just because Lake Carroll is private doesn’t mean you are not held to the Illinois laws that prohibit fireworks. Lake Carroll allows fireworks following approval of both Carroll County and Lake Carroll permits and with all requirements being met. Refer to the LC Rules and Regulations under “Nuisances.”

But what can be done about it? Security is available 24/7/365 at 815-493-2599. If your neighbor next door or across the lake is interfering with your own lake experience, don’t hesitate to call. Whether it be fireworks, loud music, foul language, or just plain too loud, “Disturbing the Peace” is an offense and citations can be issued. LCA is hoping it doesn’t come to that. Respect your neighbors’ rights, enjoy Lake Carroll, and allow others to do the same.

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WHEN PARKING AT THE MARINAS it is recommended to carpool.

YOUTH PHOTO ID’S REQUIRE UPDATING IN 2015: Youth ID cards that do not yet have updated photos on file have been deactivated. Send to [email protected].

“LOTS TO OFFER” REFERRAL PROGRAM - See page 22B for details!

2015 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE:Jun 26, Jul 24, Aug 28, Sep 25, Oct 23, Nov 20, Annual Mtg Dec 6

Photo Club Members “Photo Challenge”See Page 8A

General Manager’s Report2015 Dam Grouting Project Completed

What’s Inside...

2015 MANDATORY LOT MOWING

#2 – July 31-August 9Report by 12pm August 10

Report to 815-493-2552 ext 27.Provide Name, Sec & Lot, and date mowed.

If you don’t report it,you will be bill for

LCA arranging the mowing.

LCWC goes all out for Derby Tea.See Page 15A

By the receipt of this publication, the 2015 Dam Grouting Project will be complete. The project’s intent was to reduce the amount water that is lost around our dam. Grouting is a common method used to minimize the amount of water that seeps through, and around, earthen dams like ours. Lake Carroll’s seepage issue is not through the dam, but rather around the dam through the abutments of natural rock, and it is NOT creating an integrity issue for the dam itself. Over the years, Lake Carroll has done an excellent job to acquire and install measuring devices at the dam that

allow us to monitor the amount of seepage going around the dam and through the natural, preexisting rock formations. These devices are called Weirs and Piezometers and through our routine monitoring, we recognized we were losing an increased amount of water at the south abutment of the dam. Due to this increase in seepage, we budgeted a maintenance grouting program for spring 2015. This is not the first time we’ve grouted areas around the dam and most likely, it will not be our last. Over time, water can move soft materials through natural erosion and could create areas that allow seepage around the abutments. Again, I would like to point out that the structural integrity of the dam is not at issue. The dam is structurally sound, but the seepage rate around the dam has adverse effects on the lake level. By retaining more water in the lake, we will have a direct impact on lake levels during the dryer months of the year.

A special meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Tuesday evening, May 19, 2015 to discuss and provide an update on the grouting work which began on May 4th. Below is a brief synopsis of what was discussed at the meeting.

Lake Manager Joe Rush and Mr. Charles Skouby, the Director of Engineering for Drilling Service, Inc. were in attendance and provided an update of the work which had been performed through Tuesday, May 19th. Our goal for this project was to reduce the seepage on the south side of the dam to a level that would directly impact annual lake level measurements, and provide relief for property owners in shallow bays. At this point, I am glad to report that we have been able to significantly reduce the seepage and anticipate we will see a direct reflection of this project this summer. Nineteen (19) holes have been drilled, 20’ apart and to a depth of 65’ to 75’ deep. Dye is then pumped into the holes with hopes that that dye will become visible on the downstream side of the dam. If it is, it means that there is a conduit from the drilled hole through the rock formation and out

behind the dam, which allows water to leave the lake. Grout (cement) is then pumped into that hole under pressure to fill the voids in the rock formation and the conduit leading around the dam. While some of the holes which were drilled did not show signs of a void, many others did. The grout has set and filled in many of the holes and we have already observed a noticeable reduction in the amount of seepage when measured through the weirs. Some of the holes took 25 to 100 cubic yards of grout to fill. One hole, however, took over 200 yards of grout, which is twice the amount we planned on allocating to any one area.

The project originally called for 37 holes to be drilled and approximately 25 to 50 yards of grout to be pumped into each hole; but with the unknowns of subsurface drilling, we anticipated the project scope to change slightly once we started drilling. However, we did not anticipate the holes to take as much grout as they did. The project was designed with more grout than was used in the 1993-1994 grouting program. After 19 holes had been drilled, we nearly exhausted the funds that were budgeted for the grout, which is why we called a special meeting of the Board on May 19th.

The amount budgeted for this project was $500,000.00. Based on the bid, the Board approved $477,600 at the March BOD meeting leaving $22,400 available if further funding was needed. Charles Skouby and Joe Rush agreed that we have seen success grouting the 19 holes which had been drilled as of the special meeting date. Charles explained that he had wanted to drill up to 4 additional exploratory holes so that more dye testing could be performed. Therefore it was agreed that no additional holes would be drilled and the money saved from the drilling would be used to help off-set the cost of the additional grout. The Board also used this opportunity to approve the remaining $22,400 in the original budget for additional grout.

As of this writing on May 28, 2015, Drilling Services is still grouting the four holes which remain. They will complete the work on Friday, May 29th and the road across the dam will reopen for traffic. The results of the grouting on the four final holes has yet to be measured, but it is has been reported that conduits were located and the grout which was used held in those holes. Measurements on the weirs will be taken the first week of June which will give us a much better understanding of the amount of seepage we have eliminated by completing this project. Success has certainly been achieved and it will have positive effect on the Lake’s levels this summer. Quantifying that success at this time, however, would be premature and speculative so I will wait until next week to provide those details. An update will be provided in the June 4th E-Blast and the July Lake Carroll News.

Mike SchmiederGeneral Manager

The LCA Office is CLOSED on Sat, July 4th

To Expedite theLCA Registration

ProcessAt this time of the year, everyone gets busy

preparing for their visits to Lake Carroll. Get the boat on the water, the ATV on the trail, and the golf cart out on the course. No one wants to see you out enjoying the LC amenities more than the staff, and that’s why it’s imperative that you are completely prepared when you come to the office to register your vehicles and “toys.”

To make it easier for both Members and Staff, please fax (815-493-2883) or email [email protected] or [email protected] your required documents for registering vehicles with the Association. You need the following before you will receive your decals:

1. Current Information Sheet for 2015(If not already submitted.)2. Current vehicles, watercraft, or snowmobile State registration.3. Current required insurance.(Many insurance companies are not available on Saturday mornings.)

Plan ahead...be organized...and let the fun begin!

Respect Your Neighbors RightsBy Donna Beyer, Communications Director

Board PresidentBarb Anderson to Hold

Second Town Hall Meeting

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, our Board President will hold the second of two Town Hall Meetings which were scheduled in 2015. The meeting will be held in the LCA Conference Center and will begin at 9:00am. All Property Owners are invited to attend. This informal meeting will provide an opportunity to have an open dialogue directly with the Board President. There is no specific agenda or topic, no minutes, and no Board action. BOD President Barb Anderson will provide some insight as to her goals, updates on current Association matters, and welcome any questions you may have. Enjoy your summer and be sure to join us on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 9am at the Conference Center.

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Administration GM Report-Grout Prog Update ................... 1A Office Notes ................................................. 3A Mowing, Mandatory 1A Photo ID Updates – LCA............................. 1A Watercraft Measurement Rule.................... 17B Watercraft Rule – NEW ............................. 17BBluebirds ...................................................... 11ABoard of Directors BOD Member List ....................................... 6A President’s Report ........................................ 5A Minutes 4/24/2015 ..................................... 12A Minutes-Special Mtg 5/19/2015 ................ 14ABowling – Women’s – Women’s – W ...................................... 19BCalendars - Events/Committees/Club ........... 7AClassifieds .................................................... 22BClubhouse Craft Show & Bake Sale ............................ 11A Kitchen Talk Kitchen Talk Kitchen T ............................................... 10A Hours, Specials .......................................... 10A Live Entertainment..................................... 10ACampground................................................ 19B Campground Golf Outing .......................... 19BCommunication Committees Seeking New Members.. 4A&10A Dam Grouting Project .................................. 1A Facilities Update ........................................ 20B GM Report to Board .................................... 6A Lawsuit re: Dredger Correction ................... 5A LCA “Lots to Offer” .................................. 22A Standing Committees ................................... 6AEquestrian Open House................................. 7BFinancial Dollars & Sense ........................................... 5A Financials – April 2015................................ 5AGolf From the Golf Pro ...................................... 10B Ladies League ............................................ 10B Invitational .............................................. 10B Upcoming Events......................... 10-13B, 19BLake & Natural Resources Bass Tourney Results Bass Tourney Results Bass T ................................. 15B Bass Tourney Schedule & Rules-2015....... 15B Catch of the Day ........................................ 14B Daily Fish Limits ......................................... 4A Dam Grouting Project 2015 ......................... 1A Deer Mgmnt Program (Hunting) ............... 17B Fishing Club Member App......................... 15B Fishing Seminar – FREE ........................... 20B Fish Tales ................................................... 15B Kids Fishing Derby ...................................... 1B Lake & Natural Resources ......................... 16B Marina Concession Hours............................ 1A Watercraft Measurement Rule.................... 17B Watercraft Rule – NEW ............................. 17BPhoto Club News........................................... 8A Photo of the Month – Young...................... 92ARecreation Health Info Mtg - Diabetes .......................... 7B Pool Hours (See RecDirect)......................... 3B RecDirect ..................................................... 3BRecreation Upcoming Events Bags Tournaments Bags Tournaments Bags T ........................................ 3B Beach Luau ................................................ 13B Family Fun Nights ....................................... 6B Fun In The Sun w Live Music ............. 2B&7B Kick-Off to Summer Party........................... 1B Kick-Off to Summer Live Music ................. 1B Kidz Camp ................................................... 1B Volleyball Tourneys ..................................... 3BSafety & Security/EMS Dumpster Notice ........................................ 19B Security Notes.............................................. 4A Watercraft Measurement Rule.................... 17B Watercraft Rule – NEW ............................. 17BTrail Club Application................................... 8B Trail Club Events List .................................. 8BWomen’s Club Allocations.......................... 18B Blanket Project........................................... 18B Derby Tea................................................... 15AYacht Club Member App & Events ............... 9B Kayak & Canoe Event ................................. 9B Venetian Night.............................................. 9B

Table of Contents

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICYThe Lake Carroll News welcomes Letters to the Editor. Letters must be received at the Association office by the 18th of each month unless other-

wise specified due to altered deadlines and adhere to the following guidelines:1. Writers must be LCA members in good standing, reflect their viewpoint, focus on the issues and/or must be of interest to the majority of Lake Carroll members.2. Letters should not contain personal attacks against any individual(s) or businesses and may not express personal grievances or conflicts. 3. Letters containing libelous material or statements, derogatory remarks or obscenities will not be published or are subject to editing after consulta-tion between submitter and editor.4. Constructive criticism is acceptable; suggestions on alternative solutions to the concerns are appreciated.5. Letters are limited to 400 words or less.6. All letters must bear a signature and LCA section and lot numbers.7. The Editor, General Manager, and LCA BOD reserve the right to review to accept or deny publication of any Letter to the Editor and to offer a rebuttal within the same issue.8. The Editor will provide an explanation in writing to those submitters whose letter is not published.

EDITORIAL & PHOTO GUIDELINESIt is each organizations responsibility to publicize and cover their events for the Lake Carroll News. If you need assistance, please contact the

office. Any written articles, committee or club ads, or photos submitted for publication in the Lake Carroll News must be received at the Association office by the 18th of each month unless otherwise specified due to altered deadlines and adhere to the following guidelines:1. Be of interest and benefit to Lake Carroll Members.2. Purposes for articles published are to inform and educate. 3. Articles containing libelous material or statements, derogatory remarks, obscenities or anything deemed inappropriate will not be published or are subject to editing after consultation between submitter and editor.4. Hard copy photos will be scanned and available for pick up one week following publication. 5. Special announcements (ie: wedding/anniversary/births/graduation, etc) may submit a single photo (published size to be determined by staff) and text of 100 words or less.

Submissions: An electronic file is the preferred method of submission. Files may be submittedvia email or provided on disk. Photos may also be submitted via email. Please make electronic submissions to [email protected]. The Editor will send a “received” confirmation email.

The Editor, General Manager, and LCA BOD reserve the right to review to accept or deny publication of any submission for publication in the Lake Carroll News. Items submitted that are not in compliance to these guidelines will not be guaranteed publication.

Any questions please contact the Editor at 815-493-2552, ext. 11. Editorial Policy adopted 2/22/05.

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The Lake Carroll News is published month-ly by Sauk Valley Media (SVM), 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081. It is mailed to all Lake Carroll Association members in good standing and paid for by a portion of the annual dues. Non-members may purchase the Lake Carroll News for $12/year. Direct subscription inquiries to [email protected] or 815-493-2552 ext 11. Periodicals postage paid at Sterling, IL 61081 and additional offices.

Advertising and Classified deadline is the 15th of each month. Contact Mike Ford at [email protected], 815-625-3600 ext 5616, or mail to Sauk Valley Media, Attn: Lake Carroll News, 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081. The Lake Carroll Association and SMV, as agents, nor the printer assume financial liability for production errors in or non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. Corrections will be print-ed in the following month’s edition, provided the Lake Carroll News does not endorse or guarantee the ads. Advertiser indemnifies and holds harmless the Lake Carroll Association from any and all cost, damage, or loss sus-tained and caused by or resulting from any false, misleading, or libelous claims made in any advertisement placed by the advertiser.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Lake Carroll News, 3-200 Association Dr, Lake Carroll, IL 61046.

PLEASE TAKE NOTEAll articles and letters submitted for pub-lication in the Lake Carroll News MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE BY THE 18TH OF EACH MONTH.

LAKE CARROLL ASSOCIATION3-200 Association Dr.Lake Carroll, IL 61046

815-493-2552Fax: 815-493-2883

OFFICE DIRECTORY 10 Karen Clark, Front Desk 11 Donna Beyer, Communications Dir. 12 Mike Schmieder, General Manager 13 Lisa Vanderheyden, HR Mgr / Finance 14 Julie Brantner, Accounts Receivable 15 Arlene Gries, Administrative Assistant 16 Shaun Nordlie, Facilities Manager 17 Deb Stagno, Technology Director 18 Security (or 493-2599) 19 Joyce Stadel, Finance Assistant 20 Missy Clark, Front Desk 22 Joe Rush, Lake Manager 25 Building Inspector

Carroll Co. Sheriff . . . . . . .815-244-2635Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911Lake Carroll Security Cell. .815-493-2599

Association Business HoursMonday – Saturday

8 am to 4:30pm

AMENITY USAGE All dues, assessments and fees must be current to be eligible to use the Lake Carroll amenities. Quar-terly payment plans must be current to remain in good standing & enjoy all the summer activities of-fered at Lake Carroll. Photo ID cards must be presented by Property Owners upon sign-in at all Lake Carroll amenities (Golf Course, Campground, Pool, etc). Cards for dependent children 5-24 years of age have been deactivated as of May 1, 2015 unless a new photo was submitted in 2014 or 2015. New photos must be submitted for the cards to be reactivated. Please visit the office & have your photos taken or email them to [email protected] DECALS 2015 Decals must be displayed on members’ vehicles, golf carts, campers, watercraft, ATVs and snow-mobiles. These must be registered with the Association. Decals are issued upon receipt of the 2015 completed information sheet, current registration papers & insurance. All dues & fees must be current before decals are issued. Please refer to the Lake Carroll Rules & Regulations regarding the registration requirements.LAKE CARROLL HOMEOWNERS If Lake Carroll becomes your primary residence, please notify Julie at 815-493-2552 ext 14 or email the change to [email protected] so we may keep our membership address list current. The of-fice would also appreciate the updates on new phone numbers and email addresses. As a final reminder, if you have a winter address, don’t forget to let the Association know when you return.DAILY/WEEKLY SLIPS MARINA SLIPS The “H’” dock located beyond the gas pumps is the location for four (4) slips, which are available for daily or weekly usage by reservation only. The slips available are H01 – H04. The fee is $30 per night or $85 for one week. The maximum stay is two weeks. You may have only one reservation on the books at any time. To reserve one of these slips, call the Association Front Desk 815-493-2552 ext 10 or 20. Payment must be made in advance. Unauthorized parking in these slips may result in a citation being issued. Members in good standing are eligible to reserve these slips. As a reminder, all watercraft must be currently registered with the Association before it enters the Lake. There are also four (4) temporary slips, which may be used for short periods of time. These slips are the first four slips beyond the gas pumps & are marked as TEMP. Please use these only for short periods of time, allowing other members to use these slips also. As an added note, slips H05 – H24 have been assigned for the season. They are NOT AVAILABLE for daily/weekly or temporary parking! Unauthorized parking in any boat slip other than the temp docks & H1–H4 may result in citations being issued. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation as we enter another busy & fun-filled summer at Lake Carroll.MARINA CONCESSION INVOICE CHARGES A current Visa or MasterCard authorization form must be on file at the Association Office or your payment MUST BE received within 15 days of purchase. If no payment is made within the 15-day timeframe, the amount due will be processed with the Visa/MasterCard information on file. If no payment is made within the 15-day timeframe & there is NO Visa/MasterCard on file, the Association may curtail the privilege of purchasing at the Marina if concession invoices remain unpaid. The Marina Concession Invoice form is completed at the time of purchase. The section & lot # appearing on the watercraft is required on this form along with the property owner’s name & a LEGIBLE SIGNATURE(no nicknames). NO BILLS WILL BE SENT. Questions regarding this procedure may be directed to the front desk 815-493-2552 ext 10 or ext 20. You may also pay cash at purchase time & the Marina also

accepts payment with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover at the time of purchase.FRONT DESK CHANGESKaren Clark will be retiring the 1st week in June. Karen started working at the front desk on Sep-tember 7, 2004. We wish her a fantastic, relaxing retirement! Two part time employees have been hired and have been training with Karen & Missy. Pam VanDeburgh and Marcy Misiewicz will be working with Missy at the Front Desk! Have a safe & happy summer.

Notes from the OfficeBy Julie Brantner

Pam VanDeburghFront Desk Office Clerk

Marcy MisiewiczFront Desk Office Clerk


Security Notes

Luke FossettSecurity Supervisor

Lake Carroll Security/EMS CornerAvailable 24/7 at 815-493-2599

Security Stats for April 2015Alarms- 1Ambulance Calls- 2Fire Department Calls- 3 Heat Lights Activated- 2Marina Vehicles Checked- 302 Fishing License Checked- 89Creel Limits Checked- 89

House Checks- 4333Amenity Checks - 971Service Calls- 181 Complaints- 7 Deliveries- 39 Assist Motorists- 2

The July 4th weekend is just around the corner and I would like to wish you, your family, and guests a safe summer season. The fireworks will be held at the Clubhouse on the golf course on Saturday the 4th at dusk. If you are coming to the Clubhouse area to view the fireworks, please car pool with someone, if possible. Let me remind everyone, FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL AT LAKE CARROLL. There are property owners and pet owners who do not enjoy fireworks, if you choose to light fireworks; you will be issued a citation. Fishing at the marinas is a popular pastime during the summer. When fishing off the docks at the East and West Marinas, please be considerate of other people who are not fishing. Give them room to get where they are going and try not to leave to much equipment lying on the docks. I always receive complaints from boat owners at the marinas stating disregarded fishing line, lures and hooks being left on buoy ropes or boat covers. This is not only inconsiderate, but dangerous to the boat owner. When fishing from the docks, you cannot fish from a boat moored at the marinas unless you own the boat. This is considered trespassing and you could be cited. When using the marinas during the summer months, please consider carpooling on the weekends. At times, due to the amount of people enjoying our lake, parking space can be limited at the marinas. With the summer season upon us, it is that time of year when bikers, joggers, and walkers return to the Lake Carroll roadways. Please remain aware that these pedestrians will be sharing the roadways. For those of you who do bike, walk, or jog, wearing a safety vest that vastly increases your visibility to motorist is recommended. These vests can be purchased at the LCA Office or any big box store. A new state law went into effect on 01-01-2015. This law has to do with the use of an orange flag being no less than 12 x 12 inches, be displayed at the highest point around the helm to be flown anytime your watercraft has someone entering the water and preparing to be towed behind the watercraft. Until that person has reentered the watercraft this orange flag must be displayed. The flag will only be taken down when all persons are aboard your boat. This is not to be confused with the skier down flag; the skier down flag will still be utilized in the same way and will remain a regulation at Lake Carroll. The skier down flag will be used alongside the new flag mandated by the state as stipulated in the LC Rules & Regulations. I received such positive comments on the information below I deiced to run the article again this month. I would like to talk today about one of my favorite past times, fishing. I am often asked by property owners and guests several different questions about fishing at Lake Carroll. I would like to address some of these questions:1. Who can fish at a Lake Carroll?Only property owners with a valid amenity card and an Illinois fishing license may fish Lake Carroll waters. 2. What about my guests?Guests are only allowed to fish in Lake Carroll when ACCOMPANIED by the property owner. Guests are not allowed to fish when the property owner is not present. 3. What about family members?The property owner may register immediate family members with the office and obtain a family fishing pass for those members. This allows them to fish at Lake Carroll without the property being present. The family members are not allowed to bring guests with the use of this pass. 4. How many fish can I keep?There are size and creel limits for most species at Lake Carroll. The fishing club has always done an excellent job updating the size and creel limits. The information is posted at many of the fishing areas at Lake Carroll and an information card provided by the fishing club is available from security and the office. (see card on this page) 5. How many fish can my guest or family members keep?You are allowed one limit per dues paying lot per day. For example, if a member takes 4 guests fishing and two family members they are allowed one total limit. Let me be clear, you are allowed 1 limit per dues paying lot, regardless of how many people are listed on your lot. 6. Where can I fish at Lake Carroll?Only in the lake. Fishing is prohibited in the spillway, sediment ponds, and Fishing Club rearing ponds. The regulations regarding fishing are valid from the docks, from the shore, from a boat on the lake and from lake front properties. Please make yourself familiar with the fishing rules and regulations if you are going to enjoy fishing at Lake Carroll. The Security Department will be checking and documenting fishing activities. Citations and possible suspension of fishing privileges could occur if the Lake Carroll regulations are not followed. I would like to wish all the property owners and their guests a safe and enjoyable spring season and DON’T’ FORGET YEILD TO YELLOW!!! If you have any questions, complaints or compliments please feel free to contact me at (815) 493-2552 ext.18 or e-mail me at [email protected]. If the Security Department can be of any assistance to you, we may be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (815) 493-2599. Did You Know: All garbage receptacles must be returned to residence within 24 hours of garbage pickup. All garbage must be placed in a proper receptacle to avoid the garbage being distributed throughout the area by local wildlife. Moring disposal offers receptacles and residential garbage service that will return your receptacles to your property. This information is located in the Lake Carroll Rules and Regulations page 37, Chapter IV., Section C. 6. Did You Know: It is illegal to let you dog or cat roam freely at Lake Carroll. Please be courteous with you neighbors. Even if they are not at their Lake Carroll residence your pets should not be making a mess on their property. Please review the rules and regulations regarding pets Page 37, Chapter IV., Section C. 8. in your Rules and Regulations booklet. Did You Know: ATV’s are prohibited from crossing private lots and can only use Lake Carroll roadways to access the trail system. This information in located in the Lake Carroll Rules and Regulations page 7, Chapter I, Section B. 2. E. & f.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED The Marketing Committee is searching for volunteers to serve on their committee. The Lake Carroll Board established this committee for Marketing Strategy Development that would include: coordination with Realtors, membership growth plans, identifying potential marketing regions, future auction sales, establishment of a budget, and other related topics marketing Lake Carroll.

If you are interested in becoming a member of this committee, applications can be picked up at the Admin Office or accessed on the member side of our website – just log on and click on “Committees” in the top menu bar. Return your application to Donna at the Office or email it to [email protected].


Summer! I know summer doesn’t officially begin until later this month, but the Memorial Day weekend kicked off the unofficial start of summer. I hope everyone had a fun but safe holiday weekend. As I mentioned in my previous article, the final step of wrapping up last year’s finances is conducting an audit of the Association’s 2014 finances. As I write this article, our new audit firm, O’Connor, Brooks and Co. will soon provide us with a preliminary audit which the Audit Committee will review. By the time you get this, the Audit Committee should have reviewed the audit and passed any questions back to the auditors. A summary of the Association’s audited financial position will be published in the paper, and a full copy of the audit can be made available to you through the Association office, once the Board approves the audit, which should occur at the June Board

meeting. I continue to be concerned about the short-term financial situation of the Association. We operated at a loss last year. This was due in part to a larger increase in people not paying their dues than expected and an increase in expenses. Despite these difficulties, Mike Schmieder worked hard to manage our finances to keep the loss as small as possible. Despite a significant dues increase for 2015, the year has started out a little behind budget, but Mike is already taking steps to get the Association back on financial track. The Committees have been hard at work fine tuning their 5 year plans of Fixed Assets expenditures with the goal of finalizing them and providing their requests for the 2016 at the end of May. We really owe our Committees a huge thank you for the tireless hours that go into planning and forecasting. The Committees are also open to your input and suggestions on how the Association’s Fixed Asset budget dollars should be spent. The Board has provided the Finance Committee with a preliminary number for planning the Fixed Asset budget. This will help guide which projects from the requests that the Committee make can be funded in 2016. The Association’s buildings have been converted to natural gas. The natural gas bills for the first 4 months of the year show that we are spending less than 40% of what we would have spent if we were still using propane. These savings will be used to repay the building conversion costs and to pay down the line of credit that was established to pay an Advanced Deposit to Nicor to help move the project forward. Many residential conversions took place last year, and residents are seeing similar savings. Information from Nicor and the Association is available to help you make the decision if converting your home also makes sense for your situation. As always, if you have questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Jeff HoweBoard Treasurer

Dollars & Sense

MONTH YTD 2015

ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET

Fixed asset income and expenses

Income

Assessments for fixed-asset purchases 39,167 793,082 (4) 927,478 Assessment for debt repayment 12,808 259,362 303,360 Property Transfer fees 3,525 11,325 36,000 New Construction Impact Fees 0 1,500 7,000 Other income (1) 78 145 (1) 239,645

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Total assesment and debt repayment income 55,578 1,065,414 1,513,483Less expenses

Expenses 90,698 168,399 1,210,123 Debt repayment (2) 0 303,360 (2) 303,360 Reserve allocation 0

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Total expense and debt repayment 90,698 471,759 1,513,483

Net Income (35,120) 593,655 0

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Operating Income and Expenses

Assessments, sales and other income

Assessment & Sales 350,302 1,245,178 4,611,940 Total other income (3) 76,687 463,127 (3) 834,585

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Total assessments, sales and other income 426,989 1,708,305 5,446,525Less expenses:

Cost of Goods Sold 33,329 88,168 455,130 Total expenses 352,595 2,187,960 4,991,395

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Total cost of sales and expenses 385,924 2,276,128 5,446,525

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Net Income 41,065 (567,823) 0

=========== =========== =============Combined Net Incomes

Fixed Asset Net Income (35,120) 593,655 0 Operating Net Income 41,065 (567,823) 0

-------------------- -------------------- -----------------------Monthly Combined Net Income 5,945 25,832 0

=========== =========== =============NOTES:

(1) Includes interest income and a Loan from the Fixed Asset Reserve Fund

(2) Debt repayment - includes interest payment and payment to pay back the Operating Account reducing the PLLOC available.

(3) Building permits, security fines, campground fees, marina rental, golf fees, etc.

(4) Includes CDP , lake improvement and late fees

Summary of the April 30, 2015 Financial Statements

The total cash on hand as of April 30, 2015 2,033,061 Operating, Clubhouse, Health Reimbursement & Petty Cash = $1,180,562 Nicor Account = $6,910 Fixed Asset Checking Account = $813,158 Debt Repayment Account = $7,354 Fixed Asset Fund Reserve = $25.078Total Available Cash (requires drawing on Pool & Nicor LOC) 2,746,145 Fixed Asset Reserve Fund Balance (requires drawing on Pool & Nicor LOC) 454,580

Line of Credit used as of April 30, 2015 -

Line of Credit for Pool Loan used as of April 30, 2015 - Due to Operating for Pool Loan as of April 30, 2015 283,227 Due to Restricted Reserve for Pool Loan as of April 30, 2015 -

Line of Credit for Nicor loan used as of April 30, 2015 - Due to Restricted Reserve for Nicor Loan as of April 30, 2015 429,857

This summary was extracted from the April 30, 2015 Financial Statements

Respectfully Submitted,

Jeffrey HoweTreasurer

LAKE CARROLL ASSOCIATION

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES

as of April 30, 2015

“LOTS TO OFFER” Yes, we have “lots” to offer. Summer has arrived at Lake Carroll. The swimming pool is open. Fishing tournaments have started. The Kids Fishing Derby is planned for Father’s Day weekend. The Clubhouse has expanded summer hours. The golf course is in full swing and Leagues have started. Chelsey has her summer activities scheduled with Family Fun Nights, swim lessons, and Kidz Camps. The Fitness Center is open. Exercise classes are conducted each week. Card games and Dominos are being played at the Clubhouse. The Trail Club has their annual Poker Run. The Yacht Club sponsors a Venetian Lighted Boat Parade. Something for everyone!

I hope you are enjoying our many activities. We want to share these experiences with new members. If you know someone interested in purchasing a lot, have them check our website, www.golakecarroll.com. You will receive a reward and they will belong to our community with “lots” to offer. On another note, the 2016 budget process has started. The fixed asset requests have been submitted. A series of meetings are scheduled with the Steering and Finance Committees. Each standing committee has an opportunity to present their requests to the Steering Committee, which in turn prioritizes them. The Steering and Finance Committees review the Operating Budget, Fixed Asset Budget, & Fee Schedule to be approved at the September BOD meeting. There are two budget hearings for the membership to have input. One is Thursday, October 8th and the other Saturday, October 10th. This is a lengthy process, but we want to meet the wants and needs of our membership in a fiscally responsible manner. Remember all committee meetings are open to our membership. We want you to be aware of the steps taken to come up with a budget for your approval at the Annual Meeting. Together we can keep Lake Carroll a great place to belong.

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An article was printed in the April, 2015 Lake Carroll News to inform the Membership of a lawsuit which followed the purchase of a dredge in May, 2013. I inadvertently made an inaccurate statement in that article and in an effort to be completely transparent I would like to take this opportunity to make a correction.

The April article provided background information on how the Lake Committee researched the sediment accumulations and established the need to remove approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sediment from three areas of the Lake at an estimated cost of approximately $895,000.00. The article also explained how the LCA came to acquire the dredge and a timeline of the lawsuit which followed. In the article, the following statement appeared;

“An expense of $180,000 for the purchase of a used dredger was recommended by the Finance and Steering Committees, the Board, and was ultimately approved by the Membership to be included in the 2013 Fixed Asset Budget.”

The expense of $180,000 which was recommended by the Finance and Steering Committees, the Board and ultimately approved by the Membership was for the dredging of Three Tubes, not the purchase of a dredge. The Lake Committee and their Board Liaison, Bill Jahnke, chose to investigate the purchase of the equipment so that we could remove sediment in all areas of the Lake now, and into the future.


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General Manager - Monthly Board Report (BOD)May 29, 2015Michael Schmieder

Following is a synopsis of this month’s ac-tivities. I have identified those items that are of importance or that are not necessarily obvious. I have not included the normal day-to-day activi-ties or those items that are covered by the Treasur-er and others. Please also refer to the staff reports that have been provided. The order is by department/category.1. Report on directives from the April 24, 2015 BOD Meeting. a. Director Hoffman asked me clarify the LCA policy regarding Members who own multiple lots, who have paid dues on one property but de-linquent on others. Our policy is clear; a Prop-erty Owner of multiple lots must be current with dues on all of their lots for that Member to receive amenity privileges. Julie and I are not aware of any Property Owners who are currently in viola-tion of this policy. b. The Board was informed that many of the newer and larger Pontoons have an engine which is mounted to a transom which vary in length but can add up to 30” of length to the vessel. The Board asked that the Lake Committee consider this and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether or not the transom be included in the overall length of the pontoon. The Lake Com-mittee discussed the matter at their May 4, 2015 meeting and the Committee has made a recom-mendation which appears on the agenda in sec-tion VIII, item B. c. I was asked to attempt to find a contact at AT&T with information on the proposed Tower. Previously, our only contact was through a third party contractor who would be constructing the tower on AT & T’s behalf. My calls to AT&T have gone unanswered. I did however communicate with Steve, via e-mail and he informed that AT & T are still working through some issues with Crown Castle but that funding is in place to con-struct a tower here at Lake Carroll. No timeline was offered at this time.2. Administration: a. An updated copy of the Fixed Asset Expendi-tures – Cash Status report is included in the Board Packet under Treasurers Report. b. c. An organizational meeting for the newly formed Infrastructure Committee was held on May 14, 2015 here at the Conference Center. The Committee has decided to hold their monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2:00pm at the Conference Center. Their first meeting will be held on June 10, 2015 at which time the Committee will nominate and elect a Chairperson and a Secretary. A copy of the agen-da for the organizational meeting is attached to this report.3. Safe Workplace Committee & Cinci-Safe Pro-gram: a. The Safe Workplace Committee met on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Minutes from the meet-ing are attached to this report.

4. Accounts Receivable & Front Desk: (see at-tachments) a. See updated 2015 dues status report which is attached. -DPE’s collected thru 5/21/2015 – 1,942.49 -DPE’s collected thru 3/31/2014 – 1,963.44 b. Sixteen Ownership transfer transactions were processed between April 23 and May 26, 2015. Eight of these transactions were lots and eight were homes. Five of the lot sales were previously owned by the LCA. I have created a spreadsheet which provides all pertinent information regard-ing these sales, the incentives if applicable, the amount of the sales and the amount of new dues revenues which were generated. This spreadsheet is attached and will be updated monthly. c. Demand for Marina slip rentals has continued through the spring and we currently have only five slips available for the season. The East Ma-rina is full and the remaining slips available are in the West Marina. 5. Finance & Human Resources: a. Finance: i. Financial Statements for April, 2015 have been completed and will be sent electronically to the Board prior to the May meeting. ii. Audit Update - the Audit firm has been back and completed the field work for the audit. Lisa even took one of the auditors around the property so that he could visually verify some of the as-sets that were purchased in 2014. We are currently waiting for the Preliminary Audit. The Gaming Machines are in and have gone live. We have received our first report. The reporting periods are from the 1st through the 15th of the month, and the 16th through the end of the month. We received our first report which provides infor-mation on each machine. I have asked Lisa to cre-ate an Excel spreadsheet that will give us year to date financial information as the year progresses. Both of these reports are attached. iii. Our Life, Dental and Vision insurance renewal is scheduled for July 1, 2015. We bud-geted a 14% increase for our health insurance as a whole. The Life, Vision and Dental plans came is with only a 3% increase on Vision and Den-tal, and Life stayed the same. This increase will cost us approximately $70 a month. The budgeted amount was approximately $200 per month. b. Human Resource: i. The Spring / Summer hiring season is well into full swing. This year has been a bit more of a challenge for the managers to get their sea-sonal staff hired and up and running before the big Memorial Day weekend. Why? Two reasons - Memorial Day is as early as it can be, thus, kids are not getting home from college with as much time between then and Memorial Day weekend, and we have added the step of all new employees needing to complete a drug screen prior to orien-tation, which just adds more time to the process. Lisa is and has been holding numerous new hire orientations so that employees can be report to work as soon as possible. ii. Front Desk - Julie and Lisa interviewed 6 applicants for the front desk position which will be available due to Karen Clark’s retirement on

June 3, 2015. We have decided to fill this full-time position with two part-time employees which will give us more flexibility with scheduling. We have selected and hired two new employees and both have started training.6. Safety & Security: a. All security operations functioning properly under Luke Fossett’s direction with nothing ex-traordinary to report. 7. Information Technology: a. A request to have JCWIFI install a pole near the West marina has been included on the agenda for approval. The 34’ pole would be installed be-hind the West Marina Shower House and would house equipment to provide high speed wireless connectivity to the West Marina Concession, the Maintenance Facility and the Security Equipment which is located at the West Marina. This request appears on the agenda in section VIII, item D and has been approved by the A & E Committee.8. Communications: a. No specific report.9. Facilities Management: a. The West Marina shower house was opened for the season on May 15th. b. The Marina concession and bait shop opened on May 16th this year for the weekend. Regular hours started on May 22nd. c. The beach was groomed and opened on May 22nd for the season. d. The dam was closed on May 4th to accom-modate the grouting project. We did reopen the dam on May 22nd for the holiday weekend, but we will close it down again on May 26th until the project is completed which is scheduled for Friday morning, May 29, 2015. A report on the grout project will be provided at Friday’s Board meeting. e. Rains have delayed our mowing with both the batwing and the finish cut mowers but we did get everything mowed and string trimmed for the hol-iday weekend. We did have both batwing mowers out mowing the week of May 18th to get caught up on the road mowing. f. The outdoor pool was opened on May 22nd this year. All was ready except for water tem-perature which was 74 degrees by opening time instead of the usual 84. Cool night time tempera-tures as well as cold days made for a longer time to heat the pool. The valve work and caulking has so far made a difference as water levels have re-mained the same. g. The campground got new shower mats this year with rave reviews from the campers. h. The ATV trails continue to receive mainte-nance and grooming as necessary. The rains have created a few areas of concern on the trails. We did close the trails the week of May 11th due to the trails being too muddy to pass around the Pell Park area. We brought in some rock to build up the trail in that area with some success, but we will continue to watch this area after rains. i. We performed cold patch asphalt repairs along with some hot patch in May to repair potholes and an area where we replaced a culvert last fall. We will continue to patch the roads where necessary throughout the summer

General Manager - Monthly Board Report (BOD)May 29, 2015

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Motion passed by roll call vote (6/1/0) Howe voted No. M15.04.04Treasurer’s Report: As of March, 2015 Financial Statements:• Total Cash on Hand: $2,158,988 o Operating, Clubhouse, Health Reimbursement and Petty Cash: $1,226,840 o Nicor Account: $5,909 o Fixed Asset Checking Account: $900,340 o Debt Payment Account: $1,176 o Fixed Asset Reserve Cash: $24,723• Total Available Cash (requires drawing on Pool & Nicor LOC): $2,872,072• Fixed Asset Reserve Fund Balance (requires drawing on Pool & Nicor LOC) $454,580• Line of Credit Used: $0• Pool Loan Line of Credit Balance: $0 o Due to Operating for Pool Loan: $283,227• Nicor Line of Credit: $0 o Due to Restricted Reserve for Nicor Loan: $429,857 Joanie Perez moved John Grotto seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Summary of the Asso-ciation’s March, 2015 Financial Statements as presented.Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote (7/0/0) M15.04.05 Jeff Howe moved Don Aleksy seconded to ap-prove the Financial Statements for March, 2015 as presented by the Association’s Accounting and Finance Manager.Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote (7/0/0) M15.04.06General Manager’s Report: General Manager Mike Schmieder gave a short presentation on the first quarter 2015 financials. Bottom line, the association is $17,879.04 behind budget. Mike outlined the large accounts that are impacting the budget and causing this shortfall. The major contributors dues as we are 11 dues paying members behind last year at this point; dredger repairs are over budget by $4,000; food costs are out of line at 56.77% vs 46% budget; legal expenses over by $2,400 and $3400 for a new engine in a pickup truck. Mike is addressing the shortfalls with the depart-ment heads and working with them to manage to their budgets. General Manager Mike Schmieder addressed questions/remarks on the following topics in his General Manager’s Report:• Recording of our By-Laws is with Kipp Myers. We should have something by the next meeting.• Dam Grouting – Wendler has some of the per-mits and should have everything completed in the next week.• Dredger – the dredger blew a hose. Monday the hose will be in Rockford to be fixed, reinstalled

on Tuesday and Wednesday the dredger should be moving mud. Mike reported that they made prog-ress last year but lost labor hours due to all the mechanical failures.Committee Minutes with Actions Requested or Topics for Discussion: John Grotto moved Jeff Howe seconded to ap-prove work permit #2015-013 for Com-Ed to re-place buried cable as recommended by the A & E Committee on the condition that no plastic mate-rial is used to restore landscaping.Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) M15.04.07 Joanie Perez moved Jim Ogborn seconded to approve the Re-Plat of #2-343 and #2-344 to #2-343R subject to closing as recommended by the A&E Committee.Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) M15.04.08 Jeff Howe moved Norm Hoffman seconded to approve a recommendation that all operators of motorized trail vehicles as described in the Lake Carroll Rules & Regulations utilizing the Lake Carroll trail system complete an online or class-room safety course on a voluntary basis as recom-mended by the Safety Committee. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote (7/0/0) M15.04.09Committee Reports with No Action Requested:a. Campground (4/11/2015)b. Clubhouse (4/2/2015)c. Lake (4/6/2015)d. Safety (3/14/2015) e. Golf (3/6/2015) AdHoc Committees:a. Marketing Report - Don Aleksy – Nancy Com-stock is the new chair for this AdHoc Committee.b. Recreation Center – Tom Stangl/Mike Schmie-der – the AdHoc Committee is going to be vis-iting the properties that the 3 candidates have worked on.Club Minutes:Women’s Club (4/9/2015)Unfinished Business/General Orders: Joanie Perez moved Norm Hoffman seconded to amend the language in the Rules & Regulations regarding the procedures to be used when mea-suring pontoon boats.Motion passed by roll call vote (6/1/0) Hoffman voted No M15.04.10New Business: Joanie Perez moved Jim Ogborn seconded to amend the existing rule regarding the display of a Skier Down flag when a person who is be-ing towed falls into the water, to read “The skier down flag must stay raised and kept in motion un-til the person(s) being towed have returned to the boat or are again being towed by the vessel.

Motion passed by voice vote (6/0/1) Howe ab-stained M15.04.11 John Grotto moved Jeff Howe seconded to ap-prove the 2015 donation requests as presented. Motion passed by roll call vote (6/1/0) Howe voted No M15.04. 12Board Directors Comments: Jeff Howe provided an update on his research on broadband service. Mediacom is doing an ROI study and is working with Jeff & Deb Stagno. No guarantees that this the project will happen, but at least attention is being paid to the issue. John Grotto reported he is starting to experience service interruptions with his landline phone ser-vice. He also requested Mike to follow up with AT&T on the new tower.Audience Questions/Remarks: Terry Derzinski – met with Fehr Graham on the 2015 road program. The program will go out to bid with bid openings and decisions being made on May 29th with this years’ program to complete by the end of August. This 2015 program is for all chip & seal, no asphalt will be put down this year. Adjourn to Executive Session to discuss per-sonnel, and/or legal issues: John Grotto moved Jeff Howe seconded to ad-journ to Executive Session to discuss personnel, and/or legal issues.Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) Time: 10:02 PM M15.04.13 Don Aleksy moved Joanie Perez seconded to re-turn to Open Session. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) Time: 11:18P.M. M15.04.14Further Business: Don Aleksy moved John Grotto seconded to ac-cept, with regret, the resignation of Geri Conn from the Finance Committee.Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) M15.04.15 John Grotto moved Jeff Howe seconded to ap-point John Anzalone to the Infrastructure Com-mittee.Motion passed by voice vote (6/1/0) Perez vot-ed No. M15.04.16 Norm Hoffman moved Jeff Howe seconded to appoint Bob Froelich to the Infrastructure Com-mittee.Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) M15.04.17 Norm Hoffman moved Don Aleksy seconded to adjourn the Board’s Regular Meeting of April 24, 2015 at 11:22 PM. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote (7/0/0) M15.04.18 These Minutes approved on this 29th day of May, 2015ATTEST: Joanie Perez, Secretary

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L A K E C A R R O L L G O L F C O U R S E

Welcome back summer, with the weather rollercoaster that was May, hopefully Mother Nature will repay us with a great June. With the arrival of June, activities at the Golf Course are in full swing. June starts off with the sign-up and beginning of Junior Clinics, including the addition of some weekend family clinics. We will also host a Junior Open on July 10th; look for more info on these events in this month’s paper and around the Clubhouse. Father’s Day is coming up this month and we will be having some great deals for dad in the Pro Shop. We also will be holding a Father’s Day Scramble on June 21st. What better

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1. Lake Carroll Rules and Regulations: All Lake Carroll Rules and Regulations must be followed during tournaments. Any citation issued by Lake Carroll Security during a tournament will result in team disqualification.

2. Entrance Fee and Payouts: Any boat with a valid Lake Carroll sticker and property owner can enter a tournament. At least one participant from each team must register and pay the tournament fee of $20 per angler with a minimum of $40 per boat before each tournament. From each entrance fee, $5 per boat per tournament will be donated to the Lake Carroll Fishing Club for fish restocking or for tournament supplies. For each tournament except the season’s final tournament, $20 will be held back from the pay-out to be paid out during the season’s final tournament. All remaining funds will be paid out each tournament.

3. Mandatory Pre-Tournament meeting: There will be a short meeting 20-30 minutes prior to each tournament to review tournament rules and lake conditions, draw take-off numbers and identify the take-off boat. All tournament participants are required to attend the pre-tournament meeting.

4. Tournament Start Time: The tournament will start when the pre-tournament meeting has concluded.

5. Tournament End Time: A team’s boat must be inside the West Marina’s no-wake buoys prior to tournament end time as specified during the pre-tournament meeting in order to weigh their fish. All fish culling must be done prior to this time or disqualified.

6. Take-off Rules: For the safety of Lake Carroll boaters, at the discretion of the Lake Manager, scheduled takeoffs will be enacted at the start of tournaments. Printed numbers will be randomly drawn and issued to each boat at the beginning of the pre-tournament meeting. Any boat not registered 20 minutes prior to the scheduled take-off time, will not be eligible for a takeoff number and will be released after the last takeoff number on a first come, first serve basis. Once the pre-tournament meeting has ended, anglers will proceed to the no-wake area. By prominently displaying their numbers in the air, boats should make a best efforts attempt to line up from lowest number to highest with the boat holding the lowest number closest to the take-off boat (defined as the boat assigned to release boats as specified during the pre-tournament meeting.) The take-off boat will be either from the team drawing the last number or an angler registering after the 20 minute cut-off. The take-off boat will locate in a central area and release boats in numerical order. Upon release from the take-off boat, each boat may take-off in single file after idling past the take-off boat, keeping at least 100 feet between any previously released boat. Passing of previously released boats is prohibited until a previously released boat is on plane or 500 feet (the equivalent of three average Lake Carroll lots) outside of the no wake area. No boat can exceed the lake speed limit of 40 mph. Any violation of the take-off rules or failure to heed the instructions of the take-off boat will result in tournament disqualification.

7. Live-well Inspection: In order to preserve the health of the fish, each boat will be required to have a working live-well and will be subject to inspection before take-off. Any boat without a working live-well will not be permitted to fish the tournament.

8. Limits and Minimum Size: Each team is allowed to weigh-in any combination of five live largemouth and/or smallmouth bass measuring no less than 14 inches in length when measured with a tightly closed mouth. Dead fish do not count. At no time during a tournament should a tournament participant boat have more than six fish in their live-well. Any violation of this rule is considered a violation of Lake Carroll rules and will result in team disqualification.

9. Courtesy Bump: Any participant can request a tournament committee member to measure a fish in their live-well suspected to be below the minimum length requirement. Prior to bringing fish to the weigh-in scale, a participant may request a tournament committee member (or designee) to measure a fish using the committee’s designated measuring board. Any fish found to be below the minimum length will be immediately returned to the water but the team will NOT be penalized or disqualified from the tournament for the short fish. Any team bringing a short fish to the scales without a courtesy bump will be disqualified.

10. Weigh-in Procedures: In order to preserve the health of the fish, anglers desiring to weigh fish will only be allowed to transport their fish from their live well to the scales with a bag provided by Lake Carroll. These bags are located next to the weigh-in scale and are allocated on a first come first serve basis. After weighing fish, the fish must be immediately returned to the lake and the bag returned to the weigh-in area.

11. Live Bait: Live bait not permitted 12. Three Lot Courtesy Rule: Any angler moving into a new spot should allow an angler

already in that spot a minimum of 500 feet of space (the rough equivalent of three average sized Lake Carroll lots.)

2015 Bass Fishing Tournaments Sponsored by Lake Carroll Fishing Club

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2015 Bass Fishing TournamentsSponsored by Lake Carroll Fishing Club

Fish TalesBy John Quilico

We had our Monthly Fishing Club potluck meeting on May 13th with approximately 60 members and guests in attendance. After enjoying the potluck dinner with many sides provided by the members, our President Bill Comstock called the meeting to order at 7pm. John Quilico gave the Treasurer’s report for Mitch who could not attend the meeting. The report was accepted by the members. Fred Reddies gave an update on the Hatchery operations noting that we have split this year’s fry population between the lake and the pond to try and increase the fry survival rate. Fred stated that 1,280,000 thousand eggs had been collected this spring. Our thanks to all that volunteered their time and energy this spring for the harvest. Fred has worked very hard this spring at the Hatchery along with others to try and increase our fry survival rate for the lake. Thanks again! Fred also mentioned that our minnow deliver has been made to fawn pond. Fred stated the minnows arrived just in time to spawn providing food for our fry in the pond. Bill Comstock welcomed our guests for the meeting along with our new member Glen Volk. Bill asked for a volunteer work day on May 27th at 9am down at the West Marina to add Christmas tree structure to the lake. He also mentioned that our Kids Fishing Derby is scheduled for June 20th, the Fishing 101 classes will be on June 27th with an adult class in the am. and children 12-17 class afterwards. The Couples Fishing Derby is scheduled for August 10th, though it has been mentioned that a Sunday rather than Monday derby might be easier to attend. We will update you shortly if there will be a change. The Fishing Club Golf Outing will be on September 19th. We intend to update our members on these events by email and newspaper articles as we have in the past. Mike Siciliano mentioned that he would be willing to set up another race track trip around Labor Day if enough people were interested in going. Please contact Mike or any of the FC board members if you would be interested in attending. The meeting was adjourned about 7:45pm and our 50-50 drawing was held. First prize went to Tom Harper -$50, Second Glen Volk -$30, and Third John Schnarr -$20. Congrats! My special thanks to Donna Beyer at the Association for her reminder of the Fish Tales article. I almost forgot this month being busy personally. Thanks again Donna for helping me out.

Lake Carroll Bass Tournament Results Sponsored By The Lake Carroll Fishing Club

BASS TOURNAMENT HELD APRIL 25TH15 boats participated1st Place Jason and Kevin Ackmann 13.13 lbs2nd Place Dan Hayes and Bill Baker 11.77 lbs3rd Place Mike and Rob Kiesling 10.96 lbs4th Place PJ Baumgart and Ryan Gilbert with 10.53 lbsBig Large Mouth Bass Mike and Rob Kiesling 3.62 lbsBig Small Mouth Bass Jason and Kevin Ackmann 2.95 lbs

BASS TOURNAMENT HELD MAY 16TH18 boats participated1st Place Bob and Robert Knackstedt 10.20 lbs2nd Place Jason and Kevin Ackmann 10.08 lbs3rd Place Mike and Ron Kiesling 8.86 lbs4th Place Mike and Travis Alvey with 8.73 lbsBig Large Mouth Bass Gary Gariff and Matt Miller 3.25 lbsBig Small Mouth Bob and Robert Knackstedt 2.95 lbs

Thanks to Miller Sports for sponsoring the big bass prizes.


I’ve been hearing a few reports about the good fishing at the lake lately. For those of you who enjoy fishing Lake Carroll, kudos to you! For those of you that don’t fish, or don’t know much about fishing and would like to learn, June 27th is a date to keep open and be sure to be at the Lake! The Fishing Club will be hosting a teaching event to educate members on how to fish! This event is not only for kids. If you’d like to learn about fishing and how to enjoy the resources the lake has to offer, feel free to register and attend! We’re excited about the 2015 season on the lake and we’re looking forward to a long summer to enjoy it! The following is an educational piece for all of our members with homes at Lake Carroll. This may also apply to anyone else

that owns a home with a septic system. This is one more way you can help to keep Lake Carroll healthy… As always, if there are topics you’d like us to write about, feel free to email me at: [email protected] . SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Those living in a home served by a sanitary sewer system may seldom ponder the fate of waste once it goes down the drain-they trust that the sewer system is well-designed and that the professionals monitoring and maintaining it are doing their jobs. But for those who must utilize an on-site wastewater treatment system, commonly called a septic system, the proper use and maintenance of the system is the responsibility of each homeowner. Septic systems originally were used to serve individual homes in rural areas where population densities were too low to economically justify sanitary sewers. Septic systems also have been used to serve more densely settled areas where, at least originally, occupancy was seasonal. A properly functioning septic system will remove most disease-causing organisms and some nutrients and chemicals from wastewater. However, it will not remove or treat many water-soluble pollutants such as solvents, drain cleaners, and many household chemicals. Consequently, the proper location, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of septic systems are critical in areas close to lakes and streams as well as in shallow groundwater zones. Lake community homeowners have a special responsibility to ensure that their septic systems are not polluting the lake. Septic systems can be safe and effective so long as installers design, locate, and construct systems correctly, and homeowners actively monitor and maintain them. This publication is intended to help you understand, operate, and maintain your septic system. Septic systems that are not functioning properly can pose a health threat by allowing sewage to contaminate drinking water. The ecology of nearby lakes can be harmed as well. Sewage is high in phosphorus, which usually is the nutrient limiting algae and rooted aquatic plant growth in Illinois lakes. Discharge of septic tank effluent to a lake or tributary stream, either through overland flow or groundwater seepage, can contribute to localized increases in algae or aquatic plant growth. In extreme cases, the oxygen depletion associated with untreated sewage can even kill fish. Widespread discharge to a lake over a period of time can significantly accelerate the lake’s eutrophication (“aging”) rate. Because phosphorus is very slow to leave a lake system, sewage inputs often have lingering effects long after they have been discontinued. Bacterial contamination can be a concern if the lake is used as a source of drinking water or for body contact recreation such as swimming. The most common type of septic system consists of two primary components: 1) A septic tank for collecting waste and settling out solids, and 2) A soil absorption field for filtering the liquid waste. Older-and much less efficient-septic systems often utilize drywells instead of an absorption field or combine the functions of both the septic tank and absorption field into a cesspool. Where soil composition or depth is not suitable for a conventional septic tank/absorption field, alternative systems may be used. Mound systems create a suitable area for an absorption field by piling up “good” soils to an approved depth and placing the absorption field within the resulting mound. Often this requires pumping the liquid waste up to the elevation of the new field, adding additional mechanical complexities. Other more intricate and expensive designs can be used if conditions dictate. These include aerobic treatment units, sand filters, lagoons, electro-osmosis systems, leeching chambers, and holding tank/truck collection systems.THE SEPTIC TANK The septic tank serves three functions: storage, settling, and digestion. The tank must be able to store waste from high flow periods (e.g., the morning round of showers) until it can pass through the absorption field. Hence, the size of the septic tank is determined by the size of the household it is intended to serve, and it incorporates a formula that accounts for the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in the house. The size and location of a septic tank and its absorption field are regulated by your county health department, with minimum standards set by the State. Sewage flow coming from the house is separated into three fractions after it enters the tank. Grease, oils, and other light materials accumulate at the top of the tank in a layer of scum. The heavier solids settle into a sludge layer at the bottom of the tank. The

intermediate layer is the wastewater-primarily liquids with some suspended solids. It is this wastewater that is passed on to the absorption field. The scum and sludge are held in the tank by a set of baffles. This settling process requires time, so tanks are designed to hold the liquid for 24 hours under normal flow conditions before discharging to the absorption field. A community of anaerobic bacteria in the bottom sludge layer digests the organic sludge portion, slowly transforming part of it into a form that can later be passed to the absorption field. The septic tank requires regular maintenance to operate efficiently. Annual inspections of the baffles are necessary to ensure that scum is not leaving the tank and entering the absorption field. Similarly, accumulated sludge must be removed on a regular basis to prevent it from backing up into the absorption field or reducing the tank capacity to the point that solids are not able to settle out before the sewage slurry leaves the tank. The frequency of sludge removal (“pumping”) varies with the an1ount of use your system receives. For an average family of four, a septic tank needs to be pumped out every two to three years. If you are only using the system on a seasonal basis (e.g., summer cottages), the tank may need to be pumped less often. If you are placing heavy demands on the system, such as a large family or a garbage disposal, the tank may need to be pumped every year. Tank pumping must be done by a licensed contractor, but sludge level determinations and tank inspections can be done by you. Contact your County Extension Service office for further guidance. Never enter the tank or breathe the gases inside the tank. The gases produced in a septic tank are dangerous and can kill!THE SOIL FILTER When the liquid fraction of the sewage leaves the septic tank it flows on to the absorption field. The absorption field consists of a network of perforated pipes (often plastic) laid out in a bed of trenches lined with gravel. The pipes are connected to the septic tank through a small chamber known as a distribution box. The distribution box is designed to distribute liquids equally among the absorption field pipes. Septic liquid then flows through the gravel and into the surrounding soil. Together, the gravel and soil act as a filter and remove any solids still found in the liquid. Microorganisms in the soil decompose many of the remaining contaminants. However, the soil cannot remove dissolved solvents, drain cleaners, and other household chemicals that can easily percolate into groundwater. If the absorption field is properly designed and installed it will accept septic tank discharge for 20-25 years with no maintenance, provided that: 1) the field is not overloaded with liquid, and 2) the septic tank is properly maintained and does not allow sludge or scum to escape and clog the field. Minimizing household water usage and waste output will extend the life of the absorption field and help keep it in good operating condition. The size and placement of the absorption field is determined by the type and depth of soils on the site, as well as the sewage load it is expected to handle. Some soils are better than others for placement of an absorption field. For example, sandy soils allow water to pass through too quickly to be treated efficiently, while heavy clay soils do not allow enough flow. [n addition, there must be sufficient soil above the water table or bedrock for complete treatment (generally about six feet). Many lake homes have septic systems that do not have sufficient capacity for the type of use they receive, are located too close to the water table, and/or are in poor soils. Your county Soil and WaterConservation District can help you determine the type, depth, and location of the various soils on your property and their suitability for septic systems. The absorption field ceases to function when the soils surrounding it become saturated. This can happen when the system is overloaded or when the water table rises to the level of the absorption field. When the soil surrounding the field is saturated, septic effluent flows untreated into the saturated soils and may rise to the surface over the field or seep to the surface down gradient from the field. This untreated septic effluent may also migrate below ground with the prevailing groundwater flow and towards the nearest surface water-quite possibly your lake or a stream tributary to your lake! Whenever your absorption field becomes saturated, the sewage you flush flows essentially untreated into the surrounding environment.Septic System Tips The following list of tips will help keep your septic system operating properly while reducing adverse system impacts to the environment.• Keep water softener discharges out of your septic system. Sodium in water softener water reacts with soil and reduces the absorption field’s efficiency. • Limit the water entering your septic tank, and give your system time to rest after heavy use. Use water-saving fixtures; repair leaky toilets and dripping faucets. • Do not connect foundation sump pumps or other “clean water” discharges to your septic system. • Read product labels! Use low phosphorus detergents and cleaning products whenever possible. Phosphorus is the nutrient most likely to cause damage to a lake after leaving your septic system. • Perform routine maintenance on any lift or distribution pumps associated with your system. Systems that utilize pumps will quickly back-up if a pump fails.• Inspect your tank every year. Measure the level of sludge build-up and inspect the baffles for scum. Pump your septic tank when necessary (as indicated by your annual inspection of the tank). Save money-organize neighborhood tank pumping!• Do not pour strong cleaning agents, chemicals, or old medicines down the drain. These kill beneficial bacteria that break down waste in your septic system.• Get complete design and maintenance records from the previous owner when you buy a house with a septic system. Know the location of the system’s components. Make a sketch showing locations and distances, and keep it in a safe place.• Keep all non-biodegradable items such as sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, paper towels, and plastic out of your septic tank. They can block the tank’s outlet and necessitate expensive repairs.• Driveways, patios, aboveground pools, and other structures should never be built over the absorption field. As much as one third of the water in septic effluent evaporates up through the ground over the absorption field.• Do not drive or park vehicles on your absorption field. Vehicles can compact soils and break pipes. • Keep trees and shrubs at least 35 feet away from your field to prevent roots from plugging or breaking pipes. • Avoid using a garbage disposal. Garbage disposals add tremendously to the amount of

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solids entering your septic tank.• Avoid chemical additives. No additive can alleviate the need to regularly pump your septic tank. Some may actually promote clogging of your absorption field or contaminate groundwater.• Discard grease in the garbage instead of the drain. Grease can clog the septic tank or the soils surrounding the absorption field. Also, use of liquid fabric softeners can contribute to excessive scum in the septic tank.• Route surface water drainage away from your absorption field. Snowmelt, rain, and other surface runoff can temporarily inundate your field.• Do not inhale gas emitted from an open septic tank. Gas produced in your septic tank is toxic.• Use toilet paper that decomposes easily. Purchase brands labeled “safe” for septic systems. • Locate your absorption field as far away as possible from surface water to reduce its potential of becoming a source of contamination. • Install a lint trap on your washing machine. Lint will clog the pipes in the absorption field. Lake Notes . . . is a series of publications produced by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency about issues confronting Illinois’ lake resources. The objective of these publications is to provide lake and watershed residents with a greater understanding of environmental cause-and-effect relationships, and actions we all can take to protect our lakes. Appreciation is extended to the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for permission to excerpt and adapt information and illustrations from their “Yard Care and The Environment” publications. This Lake Notes publication was prepared by Holly Hudson, Michael Murphy, and Bob Kirschner of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, Illinois. Permission granted to reprint with credit to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.

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MANDATORYDEER HUNTERS MEETINGS

Saturday, August 1 Sunday, August 16Meetings begin promptly at 9am at the Lodge.Meetings begin promptly at 9am at the Lodge.

If you do not attend one of these meetings, you will not be allowed to register for our deer management program; you will not hunt. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Bring your equipment and be prepared to qualify. EVERYONE MUST QUALIFY.

Questions: Contact Dave Rominski,[email protected] or 847-683-7553

Upcoming DeerManagement Program

by Donna Beyer

Lake Carroll is preparing for the 2015 Deer Management Program archery hunting season. As in previous years, there will be 2 MANDATORY Deer Hunters Meetings: Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 16th. Both meetings will be held at the Lodge and will begin promptly at 9am. ALL HUNTERS, NEW AND OLD, MUST QUALIFY. Please bring your equipment and be prepared to qualify at the meeting you attend. Qualifications dates are: Saturday, August 1st; Sunday, August 16th; and if needed, Sunday, August 23rd. The goal of this program is to help control our deer population; to aid in preventing the risk of our deer herd growing too large, which poses a health risk for property owners such as Lyme disease and animal/vehicle collisions. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Dave Rominski, [email protected] or 847-683-7553.

ATTENTION: WATERCRAFT MEASUREMENTREQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ALL newly registered watercraft under the following 3 categories MUST be measured ALL newly registered watercraft under the following 3 categories MUST be measured by LC Security before decals will be issued.

#1: Pontoon #2: Runabout, deck boat, ski boat, or bass boat #3: Jet pump Boat

To clarify, if you purchase a new or used boat in one of the above categories, even if it was previously registered at LC by another member, it still needs to be measured. This must be done PRIOR to receiving decals.(Boats in these categories that have been previously registered at Lake Carroll and maintain the same ownership do not require measuring – only newly registered boats.) Please be sure your watercraft meets the length and width requirements before purchasing. There will be no exceptions to these requirements. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact the Admin Office or Security Staff.

ATTENTION: WATERCRAFT FLAG DISPLAYREQUIREMENTS FOR TOWING

AND SKIER DOWN The LC Rule regarding the towing and skier down flag display requirement was published on 1A of the April newspaper. As a reminder, we are summarizing it below:1. New IL State Law requires that a neon orange flag at a minimum of 12” x 12” be fixed to the highest point of the helm and displayed at all times from the time a person(s) is leaving the boat to be towed to the time they re-enter the boat. These flags area available for purchase at the Admin Office and the West Marina Concession for $12.2. LC mandatory Skier Down Flag, which is also neon orange, must be raised and kept in motion when a person(s) being towed has fallen into the water to alert surrounding boats of their situation, and must stay in motion till the tow is back underway or the person has re-entered the boat. These flags area available for purchase at the Admin Office and the W Marina Concession for $8. Two (2) flags are required to be in compliance with these rules. You cannot detach and wave the towing flag; this would immediately put you in non-compliance with the State law.

SIGNS OF ASEPTIC PROBLEM

• Slo w draining toilets, showers, or sinks.

• Sewa ge backing up in the basement or drains.

• P onded water or wet areas over the absorption field in your lawn.

• Br ight green grass over the absorption field may indicate that effluent is coming to the surface.

• A dense stand of aquatic plants or algae along only your shoreline

• Sewa ge odors

• Bact eria or nitrates show up in tests of a nearby drinking water well.

• Bio degradable dye flushed through your system is detectable in the lake.

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The Lake Carroll Women’s Club held its regular meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 1pm at the Lodge in Lake Carroll. President Marve Feucht called the meeting to order with 35 members/guests present. Bonnie Ewing of the Ways & Means Committee reported on the success of the Derby Tea held on May 2nd. We want to thank the Ways & Means Committee for the biggest fundraising event to date: $2,500. Please see Derby Tea article for more highlights. Brenda Schnarr, Treasurer and Chair of the Allocations Committee, along with committee members Joan Abbott, Joan Frey, Barb Casey, and Helen Sykora, proposed $5,400 in donations for local charitable endeavors. Donations already sent out include: $400 Blanket Project$100 Carroll County 4-H$500 Eastland Scholarship The Women’s Club voted to approve the following donations:

CASA (Court Appointed Spcil Advocates) $600Pitter Patter Pantry $600Hospice in Freeport $600Riverview Center $600Senior Center $400Rolling Hill Foundation $400Lanark Library $200Tyler Justice Center $500Shannon Food Pantry $500

In other business:• Marve introduced Dan Danielowski, Executive Director of Timber Lake Playhouse, who then addressed the Women’s Club. He shared information on the numerous volunteer opportunities that are available to us. From costume shop assistance, scenic painting, lighting, stage crew help…to marketing, play reading committee, fundraising, or box office sales, Mr. Danielowski explained there are many opportunities to volunteer at Timber Lake Playhouse. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Dan Danielowski at 814-244-2048.• Marve Feucht reported that the Eastland Scholarship of $500 was presented by Pia Molloy and herself to Tessa Adolph at the Eastland High School Scholarship/Awards ceremony.• Janet Campana is the new coordinator for the August Nursing Home party.• Pia Molloy reported that our June luncheon will be held June 11 at Cimino’s in Freeport at 12:30. Everyone was handed a personal invitation with details including the menu on it. Reservations are due by June 4th. • Blankets were tied in April and are ready to distribute. New outlet for our blankets is the home for pregnant teens in Lena.• Carol Margosein read a thank you note from Shannon Food Pantry. She said they are in need of canned goods.• Barb Anderson reported on the Senior Center’s upcoming session on Rules of the Road class on May 22 at the Senior Center in Mt. Carroll. Quilters and yoga sessions continue to meet on Thursdays.• Lana Soldat reported that the CASA Carroll County Advocate Supervisor position has been filled. New advocate training begins in June. Carroll County is in need of additional Advocates. Please call Trisha Morrow at 815-288-1901 if you are interested in becoming an Advocate for a child in Carroll County.• Nancy Quilico reported two new members today: Robin Saar and Cassandre Mlakar, as well as one guest, Day Lindner. We currently have 68 members.• Nominations Committee members Pia Molloy, Nancy Comstock and Pat McLuckie announced that their 2015-2017 nomination for President is Lana Soldat and for Secretary is Char Messmore. The Women’s Club voted to approve both nominations unanimously. • Thank you to May hostesses: Joan Abbott, Dixie Bjarnson and Phyllis Kehoe for delightful desserts and appetizers. After the meeting adjourned, Vice President Pia Molloy reminded us of our theme this year, “Making Yourself a Priority” as she introduced program speakers on skin and hair care, Kelly Chesney and Molly Mills from Whole Body Studio in Freeport. Molly is an esthetician from Freeport and spoke to us about ways to keep our skin healthy during the summer. Some of her tips included to always wear sunscreen, look for broad spectrum SPF, use lotion rather than spray, wear UVA and UVB sunglasses, and use self-tanning products to get color without sun damage. You may contact Molly at 815-233-5319 to make an appointment. Kelly is a hair stylist and spoke to us about taking care of our hair in the summer. Her tips included getting frequent haircuts, wear a hat, and use a hydrating shampoo. She also suggested using a good brand hair dryer. Everyone received a bag with some samples in it and Marge Short won a door prize of some of their products. You may contact Kelly at 815-275-4281 for an appointment. Our next business meeting, where we are reminded to “Make Yourself a Priority”, is scheduled for Thursday, June 11th at 12:30 p.m. at Cimino’s Cabrreeza Artrium, 421 N. Challenge Street, in Freeport. We will dine al fresco in a glass-enclosed atrium. Contact Pia Molloy at 815-297-5203 for questions. We look forward to this last meeting of the year where we will welcome in the new officers and say “Good-Bye and Thank You” to the current officers. We look forward to seeing you there!

A great big thank you to all our friends who helped tie knots on little blankets. Our spring session was held at the Lodge on April 28th. In a matter of two hours we had 30 some blankets done and packed up. Although four didn’t get labels, Phyllis Suchocki took them home and finished them. These blankets go to children in need of something to call their own and give them comfort. All blankets are put in plastic bags and distributed by Nancy Comstock and Nancy Quilico. We had some new faces that joined us and so many friends who have helped out for many years. For instance we had Dagmar’s mother help by folding the finished blankets and stacking them up. Thank you, Day Linder. Special thanks to the women who make these cute blankets: Phyllis Suchocki, Mary Lou Jordon, Bonnie Ewing, Nancy Flikkema, Jan Ulesich, Rita

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Bob Wunsch (1-11) accepts a donation on behalf of CASA from LCWC Treasurer, Brenda Schnarr.Photo by Lana Soldat

Women’s Club President Marve Feucht presents the LCWC scholarship to Eastland graduate, Tessa Adolph. Photo by Pia Molloy

Women’s Club Allocates $5,400 in Donations

By Lana Soldat

DOW offers housing and necessities to expecting teens. Photos by Julie Reddies.

The Lake Carroll Women’s Club “Blanket Project” has added another well-deserving group to the organizations we donate our blankets to. There were 6 blankets delivered to the DOW (Doors Open Wide) House, Lena IL.

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Shields and myself. And always so much appreciation for everyone who has at some time helped with this special project spon-sored by the Women’s Club and St. Wendel-en’s for their financial support. Our next tie session will be October 27th. Mark your calendars today to join us for this worthwhile cause. Each blanket means so much to a child in need.

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The Lake Carroll is the best place to be as a Lake Carroll Property owner. The weekends are filled with great people enjoying the many LC amenities or just hanging out with friends and family around a campfire. It is also an important recruiting tool for new membership providing members that do not presently own a home here a convenient means to enjoy their investment and the many great amenities Lake Carroll has to offer. The campground committee and your Host are presently working with maintenance in reviewing some of the maintenance issues we have and ways they can help improve the overall appearance of the campground general area. Maintenance alone though is not the complete answer. Each of

us is responsible for maintaining the general appearance of our seasonal sites. We all love our campground, it is our home away from home at Lake Carroll and the “LOVE YOUR CAMPGROUND” is not just a slogan, but a reminder of that responsibility. As we move into a new season of camping we need to review the following as it relates to your site.• Keeping weeds clear within the boundaries of your site. If you planted flowers or plants outside of your pad, you are responsible to maintain that area as well.• Removal of trash and or junk from your site and underneath your camper• Removal of structures such as decks, walls, fences or any structure not previously approved by the A&E Committee• Replacement of faded and unsightly carpet on your pad• Keeping within the general spirit of the Rules and Regulations governing maintenance and appearance of your sites. Of course Lake Carroll is also responsible for many aspects of the campground appearance and as previously stated, the Campground Committee and Campground Host are working with Maintenance on many of these issues. One big problem is our roads which, due to their poor condition, are not only dangerous to our members but very unsightly. Maintenance is working on this and the 2015 budget has included funds to begin resurfacing some of the pod roads that are in the worst shape. Clearing tree stumps and several overgrowth areas along the roadways is another area I have asked Maintenance to look into, as well as improvements to the playground area. “Love your Campground!”

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Lake Carroll Women’s Bowling LeagueBy Bonnie Ewing

The 2014-2015 bowling season at the Mount Carroll Bowling Alley was a huge success! This year the league consisted of twenty-four regular bowlers and 13 substitutes. Each Wednesday at 1:00 the ladies met to enjoy an afternoon of bowling, conversation and laughter. This is a league that stresses FUN, not necessarily skill! On April 23rd the ladies met at the Clubhouse for their end of the season awards banquet. Lots of prize money was distributed including the following awards: 1st place individual prizes went to Marve Feucht for Scratch series, RoseAnn Anzalone for Scratch game, Eileen Gehrke for Handicap series and Gael Will for Handicap game. 1st team prizes went to Team #6 (Maureen Allred, Val Kachlic & Eileen Gehrke) for Scratch series and Handicap series. Team #5 (Pia Molloy, Bessie Pavell and Marve Feucht) won Scratch game and Handicap game. Donna Flaska received the Most Improved Bowler award. Next year’s bowling season will kick off on September 23rd. People should meet at the alley at 12:30 on that day. The season will run until the end of April. This is a great way to get out of the house and beat those winter blues! If you are interested in joining this lively group, contact Eileen Gehrke at 815-493-9165.

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The calendar says its June so I guess it is summertime – just doesn’t feel like it quite yet. I thought I would update everyone on what’s going on in maintenance to get ready for summer and our plans for the next month. Summer staff has been added now so mowing is a priority for us. The facilities and entrances are all now mowed on a weekly basis – weather permitting. I know we got a little shaggy in May with the rain and short staff, but things now should be looking more like we expect them to for the summer. Batwing mowing is now on a regular schedule and this year we have two batwing mowers so we will be maintaining our fields, ski hill and dam a few more times throughout the year. The outdoor pool opened on May 22nd for anyone who could

handle the cool water temperatures. Overnight lows of 39 and 41 and a day time temperature of 50 the week of opening made for a tough time in getting the water temperature of the pool to 84 for opening day. Early indications of the work we put into caulking the whole pool and replacing 2 valves in the pit seem to have paid off. I am hopeful that it will be a great pool season this year for both maintenance and swimmers. The campground got new shower mats this year, which might not seem like much, but they sure make a difference on your feet when you take a shower. This spring we did some work on drainage at the end of pod 1- this should fix an issue we have had for a while with water pooling in that area. The lake and beach are all set for the season. As I have mentioned previously, the Yacht Club donated more solar buoys for the lake this year. We have also set GPS coordinates for all buoys so we know each year where to place them when we lose a buoy or one floats away. The Marina staff is all set and ready for the season. Whether you need gas, bait or a snack, Gina and her staff are ready for you. We will not be cooking hotdogs this summer at the marina, but we still have snacks for any craving you might have while on the beach or your boat. With all the rain the ATV trail has needed a little more attention this spring. Grooming the trail has become a regular event after each rain, as well as removing a tree or two; we still need to get out and trim back the trees and mow the grass down which I am hoping will be done in early June. Though the trail has remained in great shape despite the weather and is something that every one of our owners needs to experience at least once. I hope all the hard work of the maintenance, housekeeping, and marina staff make for an enjoyable summer season for you and your family. As always, give me a call if you have any questions or concerns.

Facilities Update Are you or your child or grandchild interested in fishing but not sure what to do? Like all sports, having someone to teach you the basics is often all that you need to get started. One of the primary purposes of the Lake Carrol Fishing Club is to promote fishing in the Lake Carroll community. For this reason, the Fishing Club is sponsoring a Free Fishing Seminar for beginners on June 27th. Jim Mance and Fred Reddies will teach fishing basics, including how to tie fishing knots and set up a slip bobber to catch almost any type of fish in Lake Carroll. There will be two classes held at the Plumtree Lodge on June 27th starting with a morning class from 9am to 11am for anglers 18 years of age and older. The second class will be held from 1PM to 3PM and will be for boys and girls age 12-17 years old. Class size for each is limited to 25 people to ensure an individualized approach to teaching. All you are asked to bring is a single fishing pole and a reel with line on it. You should NOT bring hooks, lures, scissors, or knives of any kind, as all you will need for class will be provided by the Fishing Club. Reservations for this seminar at the Plumtree Lodge is on a first-come first-serve basis and can be made by contacting one of the following people: James Mance- Email [email protected] or Telephone 815-493-8031 Fred Reddies- Email [email protected] or Telephone 815-493-9950 Hope to see you there!

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Help the Friends of the Lanark Public Library (FLPL) celebrate their 10th anniversary with their summer “Relax and Read” project. To show support for the Lanark Library, the FLPL is encouraging residents to decorate a chair in a manner that depicts a favorite book and place it in their front yard. The FLPL hopes Relax and Read will remind passers-by of beloved books and pique interest in new titles. Simply add any sort of book-appropriate decorations, figures, flowers, clothing, etc. to a chair and place in your front yard. Share your creativity far and wide by posting photos on the Friends of the Lanark Public Library or Twice-Sold Tales Facebook pages. This is another initiative commemorating the FLPL’s “Decade of Diligent Works;” watch this newspaper for more events throughout the rest of the year. Spring cleaning time is upon us, and as you sort through your shelves, don’t forget that Twice-Sold Tales takes donations of gently used books, puzzles, DVD’s, CD’s, VHS tapes, and audio-books. Clear out some space and support the Lanark Library at the same time. Heading to the beach this summer? Don’t forget to stop by Twice-Sold Tales to get your favorite beach reads at rock bottom prices! Hundreds of guilty pleasures have been marked down as low as 25¢, so there’s no worry if there’s a close encounter with sand or surf. The clearance rack is overflowing, so stop by and help us reduce the flood. Twice-Sold Tales and the FLPL are observing Old Settler’s Days with their third annual book give-away in front of the Lanark Public Library. The free books will be available during the library’s regular hours on Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27. Twice-Sold Tales, the gently used bookstore, is run by the Friends of the Lanark Public Library; proceeds benefit the Lanark Public Library and its programs and collections. The bookstore is located in The Special Touch’s Unique Mall at 504 IL Route 64 in Lanark. Its hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday.

4-H FORECASTBy Leanne Rahn, Carroll County Program Coordinator, 4-H & Youth

HCC Foundation Launches Double Play 2015 FREEPORT — The 2015 calendar year marks the third year of the Highland Community College Foundation’s “Double Play” appeal. Through Double Play, the Foundation raises funds to support the Major Gifts Campaign (to support nursing and wind turbine facilities at the College) or the College’s current “area of greatest need.” In 2013, a generous donor from Jo Daviess County originally pledged $50,000 per year for five years in matching dollars, which can only be captured if the Foundation raises the same amount each year in Double Play donations. For 2013 and 2014, the Foundation met or surpassed its Double Play matching goals. For 2015, every dollar donated to Double Play, up to $50,000, will be matched at year-end by this anonymous benefactor. Donations to Double Play 2015 have taken in approximately $24,000 so far. To donate to this campaign, donors can contact the Foundation office at 815.599.3413, or they may donate online at highland.thankyou4caring.org

Highland’s ‘The Prairie Wind’ is now available FREEPORT — The 2015 issue of “The Prairie Wind” art and literary magazine is now available at the following locations on the Highland Community College campus:• The Clarence Mitchell Library, Marvin-Burt Liberal Arts Center, second floor• J. Rosemary Shockey HCC Bookstore, Student/Conference Center, first floor• The Fine Arts Office, Ferguson Fine Arts Center “The Prairie Wind” is a diverse collection of poetry, artwork, photography and music from the many members of the Highland community. It is produced annually by students and staff in the Humanities and Fine Arts departments at HCC. It has been published since 1992. Each issue is created by an editorial staff composed of students and volunteer community members who are guided by a team of faculty advisors. There is no cost for the magazine. Contributors published in this year’s issue are: Misty Adams, Osama Alamidi, Linda M. Hoch Auman, Lila Baker, Wesley Bennehoff, Shannon Birmingham, WP Degraw, Carla Donaldson, Lance Ferguson, Shelby Gahm, Adam Gill, Roger Goodspeed, Ann Haag, Hannah Harshbarger , Brenda Haugh, Cameron Holub, Faye Sanders Hughes, Doug Janicke, Laura Kniss, Larissa Klemm, Kelli LaShelle, Brandon Loos, Sherry Maves, Anita Meyers, Megan Mrozek, Robin Schulz, Lyndsey Spurlock, Nina Stachewicz, Kevin Strope, Priyaa Treu, Barbara C. Untersee, Linda Vietmeyer, and Kathleen Manning Weber

Summerset Theater 42 tickets for ‘Mary Poppins’ on sale June 8 FREEPORT — Tickets will go on sale at 1 p.m. June 8 for the Summerset Theater 42 production of “Mary Poppins,” which will be presented July 9-19 at the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center. The musical is based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, with original music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, and book by Julian Fellowes. New songs and additional music and lyrics are by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The story introduces the audience to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Mary Poppins arrives as the new nanny and teaches the family how to value each other again. The cast is made up of 45 local students and community members. Choreography is by Sarah Long, owner of Studio 121. Sarah Long has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater, with an emphasis in Dance Performance from Northern Illinois University. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and $8 for students. There is a $2 service charge per ticket. Tickets are sold at the Box Office from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center. Reservations made be made online at highland.edu/boxoffice, or by calling 815.599.3718.

Camp Clover - Boulders, Bugs, & Beyond & Clover Detective Camp Clover is a day camp experience for 4-H and Non 4-H youth entering 3rd – 6th grade. Join us for the 2015 Summer Day Camp Clover program in Carroll County. Families will have the opportunity to choose from themed programs that will interest their child and enjoy some fun during your summer vacation. Camp Boulders, Bugs & Beyond will be held June 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24 (M, W), from 9-11:00 a.m. at the Ingersoll Nature Center, 7071 Riverview Rd, Thomson. Get ready to get down and dirty while investigating those creepy crawlies. Learn all about earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks, fossils, insects and wildlife. Investigate our weather system while making some homemade tornadoes & rainmakers. Camp Clover Detective will be held June 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (T, TH) from 9-11:00 a.m., at the Carroll County Fairgrounds, 28374 Milledgeville Rd., Milledgeville, in the 4-H exhibit building. Learn how to become the best clover detective using spy kits, invisible ink, finger printing and DNA extraction. Spend your last day playing who stole the money...only the best detective wins. Registration fee is $30 per camp. Maximum class size is 20. Register early and at least one week prior to camp at http//web.extension.illinois.edu/clw or call the Carroll County Extension Office at 815-244-9444 with any questions.


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Over the past several years, The Lake Carroll Association has unwillingly acquired dozens of Lots through our collection policy, foreclosures, or through past due amount settlements. The Association pays Real Estate taxes on these properties and needless to say, there are no Dues Assessments levied upon or collected for these Ownerless lots. One way of soliciting these properties at little or no cost is to enlist and incent our current Membership for referrals who ultimately purchase a Lake Carroll Owned lot. Currently, The Association owns fifty-seven (57) single lots and thirty-nine (39) double or triple lots. Nearly all of these lots are considered buildable and all of them are very reasonably priced. We are not looking for you to provide us with leads or phone numbers so that they may be marketed to. Instead we are simply making an offer to reward you with $500 if you have a friend or family member who purchases one of the lots currently owned by the LCA.

Here’s how the program works: If you know someone who has expressed interest in becoming a Lake Carroll Member, please have them contact myself at the Association Office. Instruct your friend to inform me of your name as the member who referred them. You may also contact me yourself to let me know that I may be hearing from your friend regarding the purchase of a lot. I will match your name with the prospect’s name and when the referral purchases the property, and pays the first 12 months of dues, you will receive $500. To help you and anyone interested in purchasing an Association Owned lot, we will be adding a new page to our current Web-site. This page will display a listing of available lots, a map showing the location, the size of the lot, the price of the lot and a photo of the property. We anticipate having this page available prior to February 28, 2015. In addition to providing another person or family the opportunity to enjoy all the Lake Carroll has to offer, this program will also help spread the financial burden of operating the Association, onto a broader Membership base. The Association needs more Members and there are people out there who would like the benefits of Lake Carroll Membership and Ownership. If you have a question regarding the incentive program or have a referral you wish to make me aware of, I may be reached at 815-493-2552 ext 12 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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5-142 Chadbourne ....................................................................$4,595

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23-112 Lake Carroll Blvd....................................................... $8,900

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DEEDED BOAT SLIP19-6 Timber Ridge Drive .............NEW PRICE $11,50025-7 Homewood Drive ..........................................................$17,90028-9 Colonial Court ................NEW LISTING $19,80021-33 Forest Hill Drive.........................................................$24,90022-5 Lakewood......................................................................... $27,50021-63 Lake Carroll Blvd.......................................................$43,500

LAKEFRONT LOTS17-109 & 110 Hidden Cove...............................$39,900 4-40R Grandview.....SALE PENDING $99,90023-31 Berkshire Ct...NEW LISTING $149,900 24-55 Saddlewood...........................................$169,900

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17-57 Lake View Circle3 Bedrooms - 2.5 Baths - 2,532 Sq. Ft.

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