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WINTER EDITION 2017 BIG SAUK LAKE ASSOCIATION INFORMER BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Tim Weir (320)352-3318 Vice President Jeff Mayer (612)710-9866 (Lake Watch North Half) Secretary Wayne Yokiel (763)560-8615 Treasurer Rick Jennissen (320)260-3229 Vern Beckerman (Lake Watch S. 1/2) (320)352-3732 Bob Bjork (320)351-2513 Mike Blenkush (320)290-2496 (Membership) Jerry Beuning (320)352-3921 Kevin Baartman (612)369-2725 Mike Disher (320)232-0650 and the lakeshore owners have made the modifications necessary to correct this problem. The City of Sauk Centre has spent a great deal of money to reduce storm sewer runoff over the past several decades. The law requiring buffer strips along streams should help to improve the water quality within the watershed area in the future. Plus, many of today’s farming practices are more environmentally friendly than they were when the 1988 Report was published. Still work to be done, but we are headed in the right direction. The Syllabus also mentions some short term solutions such as weed harvesting, limited chemical control, full or partial lake drawdown, and finally alum treatment of bottom sediments. Not surprising, we have been down several of these roads since 1988. If you’ve been familiar with Sauk Lake for the last 30 years, you can judge for yourself if the lake is better today than it was in 1988. It is indeed a never-ending challenge to reduce pollutant’s coming into the lake. What makes Sauk Lake even more difficult to manage is the fact that it’s a “reservoir” with a very large watershed. The magnitude of the watershed associat- ed with Sauk Lake is much different than the water- shed of neighboring lakes like Birch or Fairy. The Alternatives Report lists some interesting facts and figures about the lake. DID YOU KNOW? a. The swimming beach in Sinclair Lewis Park was discontinued in 1974 due to the significant aquatic plant growth in the beach area. b. The report mentions that the week-long Sinclair Lewis Days annual event could no longer host canoe races, log rolling contests, sailing regattas, fishing contests, a triathlon, or a water-ski show as was done in the past. c. The watershed of Sauk Lake is 364 square miles. d. The 6-mile long lake has a total of 16.9 miles of shoreline. Sauk Lake is about 2,111 acres in size. e. A dam was first built in Sauk Centre in 1860 to power a milling operation. The current dam was built in 1935 and has had some modifications since that time. Time will tell if the steps we take today will lead to future improvement in the water quality of Sauk Lake. Tim Weir President, BSLA President’s Report Winter can be a good time to sit back and reflect on the past. At a recent Board of Directors meeting, Bob Bjork pulled out his copy of a 1988 US Army Corp of Engineers study of alternatives “…that would clean up Sauk Lake and tributary streams, thereby making the lake aesthetically pleasing and more suitable for the wide range of recreational activity.” That was one heck of a mission to be accomplished in 1988. At some point during my career as a BSLA board member, I too obtained a copy of this report. Bob’s mention of the document prompted me to pull out my dusty copy and peruse it. Here are some tidbits from that Report. The Syllabus of the “Alternatives Report” lists some possible long-term solutions. Here are the three mentioned: 1. Eliminating drainage of individual septic tanks to the lake. 2. Reducing city storm sewer runoff into the lake. 3. Modifying current watershed tillage, fertilization, and barnyard waste release practices. We may not have succeeded in carrying out all three of the solutions above, but I believe a great deal of headway has been made on the Report’s long term solutions. Septic systems have been properly inspected
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WINTER EDITION 2017
BIG SAUK LAKE ASSOCIATION
INFORMERBOARD OF DIRECTORS
PresidentTim Weir (320)352-3318
Vice President Jeff Mayer (612)710-9866
(Lake Watch North Half)SecretaryWayne Yokiel (763)560-8615
TreasurerRick Jennissen (320)260-3229
Vern Beckerman(Lake Watch S. 1/2) (320)352-3732
Bob Bjork (320)351-2513
Mike Blenkush (320)290-2496(Membership)
Jerry Beuning (320)352-3921
Kevin Baartman (612)369-2725Mike Disher (320)232-0650
and the lakeshore owners have made the modificationsnecessary to correct this problem. The City of SaukCentre has spent a great deal of money to reduce stormsewer runoff over the past several decades. The lawrequiring buffer strips along streams should help toimprove the water quality within the watershed areain the future. Plus, many of today’s farming practicesare more environmentally friendly than they werewhen the 1988 Report was published. Still work to bedone, but we are headed in the right direction.
The Syllabus also mentions some short term solutionssuch as weed harvesting, limited chemical control, fullor partial lake drawdown, and finally alum treatmentof bottom sediments. Not surprising, we have beendown several of these roads since 1988.
If you’ve been familiar with Sauk Lake for the last 30years, you can judge for yourself if the lake is bettertoday than it was in 1988. It is indeed a never-endingchallenge to reduce pollutant’s coming into the lake.What makes Sauk Lake even more difficult to manageis the fact that it’s a “reservoir” with a very largewatershed. The magnitude of the watershed associat-ed with Sauk Lake is much different than the water-shed of neighboring lakes like Birch or Fairy.
The Alternatives Report lists some interesting factsand figures about the lake. DID YOU KNOW?
a. The swimming beach in Sinclair Lewis Park was discontinued in 1974 due to the significant aquatic plant growth in the beach area.
b. The report mentions that the week-long Sinclair Lewis Days annual event could no longer host canoe races, log rolling contests, sailing regattas, fishing contests, a triathlon, or a water-ski show as was done in the past.
c. The watershed of Sauk Lake is 364 square miles.d. The 6-mile long lake has a total of 16.9 miles of shoreline. Sauk Lake is about 2,111 acres in size.
e. A dam was first built in Sauk Centre in 1860 to power a milling operation. The current dam was built in 1935 and has had some modifications since that time.
Time will tell if the steps we take today will lead tofuture improvement in the water quality of Sauk Lake.
Tim WeirPresident, BSLA
President’s ReportWinter can be a good time to sit back and reflect on
the past. At a recent Board of Directors meeting, BobBjork pulled out his copy of a 1988 US Army Corp ofEngineers study of alternatives “…that would clean upSauk Lake and tributary streams, thereby making thelake aesthetically pleasing and more suitable for thewide range of recreational activity.” That was one heckof a mission to be accomplished in 1988.
At some point during my career as a BSLA board member, I too obtained acopy of this report. Bob’s mention of the document prompted me to pullout my dusty copy and peruse it. Here are some tidbits from that Report.
The Syllabus of the “Alternatives Report” lists some possible long-termsolutions. Here are the three mentioned:
1. Eliminating drainage of individual septic tanks to the lake.2. Reducing city storm sewer runoff into the lake. 3. Modifying current watershed tillage, fertilization, and barnyard
waste release practices.
We may not have succeeded in carrying out all three of the solutionsabove, but I believe a great deal of headway has been made on theReport’s long term solutions. Septic systems have been properly inspected
The MNDNR stocks 2.2 million Walleye fry annually. We measure the success of the stocking through electrofishing atfour distinct runs on different parts of the lake. A susccessful year class has been established in all seven years of stock-ing (since 2009). One thing we have seen is variability in success. This is normal, even in naturally spawning populations.Ideally, we would like to see more than 30 Walleye fingerlings per hour captured each year. However, our average(52/hr) over all years exceeds that value. We did another population assessment in summer 2015. The stocking hasproven very successful as our 9.4 walleye/net is the highest recorded in lake history.
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ANSWERS TO RIDDLES ON PAGE 31. "The Sun" 2. "A snowfall" 3. The Great Blue Whale uses flippers to swim. 4. The Air 5. His head 6. Her elbow! 7. An earthworm - it feels vibrations!8. The ostrich and Penguin. 9. Still a caterpillar. Most caterpillars do not begin to
form a cocoon until after 3 days!
For information on advertising in the INFORMER call:Mike Blenkush at320-290-2496 or E-mail: [email protected]
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Ed. Note: Consider these comments as short state-ments of wisdom. Authors are identified.
"It's not who you are or where you've been, its whereyou are going that counts." Cal Farley
"The best and most beautiful things in the world can-not be seen or even touched. They must be felt withthe heart." Helen Keller
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.Nothing can 'be done without hope and confidence."
Helen Keller
"Public Sentiment if Everything. With PublicSentiment Nothing can fail, without it nothing cansucceed. Her who molds public sentiment goes deep-er than he who enacts statutes or decisions possible orimpossible to Execute." A. Lincoln
"Kindness is not about weakness. It's about strength.Kindness means acknowledging that difficult differ-ences exist in opinion, in race, in religion, in experi-ence, in culture - and as such, is pretty much OK with
everyone else. I think kindness is mistakenly seen asweakness, something that lacks pluck and ambition....Ian proud to be Miss Congeniality. I hope we all canstrive to be that person who responds to the worldwith an open gesture of kindness..."
Note: Excerpt from a speech or interview given byMadeline Van Ert, Miss Minnesota, 2016; Quoted fromMpls. Star Tribune 9/19/2016.
Ed. Note: Items from the internet can always be ques-tioned as authentic.
The following two stories were under the heading"Idiot Sighting". Several have been used in the past.
From Birmingham Ala.I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when anairport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything inyour baggage without your knowledge?" To which Ireplied, "If it was without my knowledge, how wouldI know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That'swhy we ask."
1. What star looks brightest to an astronaut?2. What weighs many tons but falls without making a
sound?3. Why doesn't the biggest animal in the world have the
biggest feet?4. What is everywhere around us but cannot be seen?5. What does a monkey always have on his shoulders?6. What can a monkey hold in her left hand that she can
not hold in her right hand?7. What animal has no eye nor ear, but knows when you
are near?8. What birds have wings but never fly?9. What is a caterpillar after it is three days old?
Mercifully, This Column Closes With My Favorites.Have Pun reading them.1. Broken pencils are pointless.2. The old man didn't like his beard at first.
Then it grew on him 3. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive
vocabulary? A thesaurus!4. Cartoonist found dead. Details are sketchy.5. They told me I had Type-A blood,
but it was a Type-O 6. Why were the Indians here first?
They had reservations.
SCIENCE RIDDLES FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD(Check else-where in this newsletter for answers!)
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out and I gave the clerk an $5 bill. Out total was $.4.25, soI also handed her a quarter. she said, "You gave me too much money." I said, "Yes, I know, but this way you canjust give me a dollar bill back." She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repear my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said We're sorry but we cannot do that kind of thing." The clerkthen proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change. Location: Unknown
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Alice & Jim Abraham Frank & Nancy Ademite Ed & Beth Ampe Dennis M. Anderson David & Chasity Armstrong Kevin & Leisa Baartman John & Cindy Banovetz Kevin & Mari Banz Tim & Jeni Barker Rick & Jodi Bass Dan & David Beck Vern & Sue Beckermann Jerry & Renee Beddow Betty Lou Berg Ron & Ann Bergemann Linda Besse Cathy & Jason Beste Jerry & Kaye Beuning Roger & Susan Beuning Marian Bielke John & Gail Bieniek Bob Bjork Jim & Bernice Blacksher Mike & Betty Blenkush Edith Blue Eric Blue Al & Joleen Blue Mary & Brian Borgerding Jim & Clare Boyer Mark & Brenda Breitbach Andrew & Teresa Burlet Les & Delores Butkowski Rick & Janet Byland Dick & Sue Cardinal Barbara Carlson Wendell & Clara Christensen Dennis & Kathy Christianson Joan Clark Nathan Cole Big Sauk Lake Coop Ken & Sara Cornell Richard & Linda Cross Ervin & Raeanne Danielowski Chris & Katie Determan Robert & Colleen Diercks John Dierks Michael & Debra Disher Jon & Charlotte Dockter James Dolan Michael J. Duffey John Ebner Philip Ehresman Tony & Irene Felling Mike & Judy Felling Cyril & Deb Felling Jean & Pat Fiedler Tom & Edie Fischer Marty & Deb Fitzgerald Kitty Fobes Robert Friedl
George S. Gallagher Jason & Marisa George Greg & Darla Gilb Linda Gilmore & Randy White Dawn & Carl Gordon Bonnie & Roger Grapper Gary & Lois Grave David & Kathy Grussing Larry & Mary Gustafson Ed & Sara Hackenmueller Benedict & Claire Haeg Francis & Darleen Hagen Jack & Karen Haley Richard & Barbara Halvorson Heather & Tom Hamilton Kristine Hansen Harry & Alta Hanson Rick & Cindy Haroldson Cindi & Jerry Hefferan Bob & Kandy Heinen Maggie Heinen Scott & Abby Henderson Richard & Grace Henning Larry & Debbie Herke Bill & Deb Hildebrand Barb & Mark Hilgers Jim & Liz Himanga Alyce Hintzen Paul & Shawn Hintzen Lawrence & Barbara Hittle Ken & Kathy Hoeschen Paul & Sara Hoeschen Bob & Sue Hoffman Kris & Chrissy Hokanson Randy & Denise Hommerding Stan & Dorothy Hortness Jared & Erin Howe Gary & Renae Illies Rachel Jackson Tim & Mary Janish Dan Jaros Rick & Laurie Jennissen James & Bernadette Jennissen Brenda & Patrick Jennissen Elaine & Dean Jensen Derek & Kim Johnson Mike & Lori Jost Craig Kasch William Kellogg Greg & Jeanie Klasen Tony & Julie Klasen James & Val Kluver Kenneth Korte Dennis L. Korte Edward Korteum Chuck & Bev Kortuem Mark & Gwen Kranz Ron & Carol Kuffel Marge & Bob Lackmann Bill Lanik Robert & JoAnn Larson Tim Larson & Erin Ralph Brent & Jody Lavoi
Larry & JoAnn Lawinger Roy Lenander & Gail Kayfes John & Laura Lepowsky Duane & Bonnie Leukam MeRoy & Carol Lillehaugen Maxine Lobejko Mike & Chris Long James & Mary Maddox Skip & Lyn Manoski Darlene & Dave Mareck Lucas Martin & Sara Olmason Dick & Barb Martin Jeff & Carol Mayer John & Karla McCarey Peg and Lance Mead Steve & Fran Messerli John & Jo Ann Meyer Patricia Meyer J&J Miller Family Trust Marlene Mohr Gary & Nancy Mueffelmann Bob & Theresa Mueller Patricia Musenbrock Roland & Sherry Musolf Ken & Judy Nelson Hilding & Deanna Nelson Jack & Cindy Nelson Ken & Mary Nelson Bob & Carrie Nelson Gerry Newgaard Chereen Norstrud John Olson & Jeanne Lally Kathy & Tom Oschwald Laurie & Paul Overbeck Treonne Panitzke Herb & Alice Peters Rod and Jeanne Pettit Ed & Sue Pfeifer Nick & Jackie Pohlkamp Mary Ann Polipnick Dale & Nancy Primus James & Shana Rachey Roger Reinardy Joe & LuAnn Reznicek Shirley Rice John & Sue Rick Al Rindfleisch Stephen & Amy Rothstein Art & Lorraine Schapp Tony & Allison Schelitzche Kathy & Denny Schiebold Mark & Shellie Schreier James & Jenny Scoates Ellie Scott Doris Scott Tom & Joyce Sedgeman Tom Shaw Paul J Sieben Don & Jan Spehn Jason & Minnow Speidel Dorothy Stadther Arnold & Joan Sticha Warren Stone
Wanda & Jim Storie Kathy & Dale Struffert Bob & Linda Swanson Lawrence & Dolores Terwey Rodney & Maren Thornbloom Robert Tomsche Mark Tomsche John & Janet Tracy Lorrayne Traut Dwayne & Judy Trisko Joe & Katie Uphus Ed & Tama Vohnoutka Dennis & Dorothy VonBank Roy Walz Bruce & Barb Wanquist Milt & Charlene Warkentien Dwayne Weiner Brian Weinzierl Tim & Jo Weir Marcia & Chuck Weisbrich John Welle Dan & Arlene Welle Cathie Wendell Gary Winter Leroy Wolbeck Lynn & Lynn Woodward Candi Woodward Bill Wroge Joe & Sharon Wyffels Lyle & Lynn Yackley Wayne & Mary Jo Yokiel Dale & Jan Zaczkowski Victor & Trisha Zeiher Jim & Mary Zilka Kevin & Joan Zimmer Jim & Connie Zuccaro Patrick Zwilling Jean & Virgil Zwilling �
Benefits of being involved as a BSLA member?
• Receive the BSLA newsletters (INFORMER) with water quality, shoreline, social event information and more!
• Opportunity to join with other shoreline property owners to protect and improve the quality of Big Sauk Lake.
• Meet and enjoy the friendship of other lake shore property owners! • Opportunities to share your skills, interest and expertise with involvement in grants, education,
and state/local agencies that benefit the health and enjoyment of Big Sauk Lake! • Set an example of the importance of “involvement” with your family and friends—Big Sauk Lake is
a very important natural resource and a valuable asset in central Minnesota and to the Sauk Centre community!
Who Can and Should Be A BSLA Member?
• Lakeshore owners of Big Sauk Lake. • Family and friends that share our great lake’s experience with you. • Businesses you use for fishing, boat service, beverage, food, lawn and yard care, house and
cabin maintenance, supplies, and insurance, etc. • Visitors who frequently use Big Sauk Lake for recreational purposes. All of the above have an interest in the continued protection and enjoyment of Big Sauk Lake and the Sauk Centre community.
Our lives are “too busy.” However, remember that in contrast, the sunrise/sunset boat or pontoon cruises, roasting marshmallows, fishing, tubing, swimming and quiet times with our families and friends at BIG SAUK LAKE are priceless. See you on the lake!
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Jitters Java Café Mainstreet Press
Minnesota National Bank Mitch's Dyno Tuning
Motor Vehicle Department Sauk Centre Conservation Club
Sauk Centre Utilities Commission Saukinac Campground Schurman Excavating
Tree Top & Landscaping Worms Ready Mix
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