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Randall to replace water patrol boats
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The Randall Town Board approved the purchase of two new water patrol boats at Thursday's Town Board meeting.
One of the boats will be used for Powers Lake and the other for Lake Benedict.
Water Patrol member Darrell J. Borger presented several quotes he obtained for different boats -- one set for a Powers Lake boat and a different set for a Benedict Lake boat.
The boat recommended by… Continue reading
Body recovered on Lake Elizabeth
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The body of a man who drowned on Lake Elizabeth Thursday evening was recovered Friday night.
The drowning victim was iJohn A. Jones, 53, of Elgin, Ill., a Twin Lakes Police Department press release said.
Firefighters and dive teams from multiple jurisdictions had searched for Jones on Thursday and for his body all day Friday to no avail. The recovery effort was suspended for the night at around… Continue reading
Virtual tour of Paddock Lake’s Lake Walk
Have you had a chance yet to hit the trail of Paddock Lake's new 3.4 mile Lake Walk?
Karen and I did recently. Above is a video of our tour. We hope it will give you an idea of what the walk is like and maybe encourage you to see it first hand… Continue reading
DeWitt Park Beach closed due to high bacteria count
Yesterday, Silver Lake Trustee Chris Willkomm was picking up geese waste at DeWitt Park Beach.
Today, the beach has been closed until further notice due to high bacteria counts in the water there, village staff reports.
Willkomm said high water from recent rains has caused more geese waste to wash up on the beach lately… Eagle Scout candidate and Troop 328 helpers clean up Runyard Park
Jacob Herreid and Salem’s Boy Scout Troop 328 spent three hours Saturday cleaning up brush at Runyard’s Park, located on Rock Lake Road in Trevor.
This was the first phase of Herreid’s Boy Scout Eagle Project to help the park become handicap accessible.
The morning began with Jacob delegating jobs to his fellow Scouts to clean up all the brush and dead/fallen branches from the storm on Friday night. Next, the Scouts… Continue reading
Salem to investigate letting lake district post no wake
Salem town staff will be investigating the feasibility of a proposal by Chairman Linda Valentine to have lake districts representatives post and remove no wake notices when authorized by the town's Public Safety Department.
Valentine said getting some help with the posting of such notices could help out public safety.
But town administrator Patrick Casey said he would need to check on whether the town could delegate its authority to make those… Continue reading
Zuckowski Memorial Ice Derby coming to Benedict and Tombeau Feb. 6
The Mike Zukowski Memorial Ice Derby will take place on lakes Benedict and Tombeau, Saturday, Feb. 6 from 7 a.m. to noon.
Prizes for largest fish of the day -- walleye, bass and northern -- will be awarded. There will be raffle prizes as well, but raffle tickets are available at the event only.
The $20 per person includes entry fee, lunch and door prize. Children under 16 and Seniors over 65 are free. Lunch… Continue reading
Lake Shangri-la ice fishing derby this weekend
The Lake Shangri-la Property Owners Association will host its 41st annual ice fishing derby this Saturday and Sunday.
Headquarters for the event is the Community Center, 22112 121st St.
Food and refreshments will be served from 6 a.m. until closing both days. There will be hourly door prizes, special raffles and prizes for all members of the family.
Cash fishing prizes will be awarded at 5 p.m., Sunday. Ice derby raffle prizes also will be handed out… Continue reading
Reps want Rock Lake electric motor rule to be official
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Representatives of the Rock Lake Homeowners Association have long thought that only the use of electric boat motors on their body of water was an enforceable town law. The rule is even posted at the public boat launch on the lake.
But research by town administrator Patrick Casey found that the rule, though requested, was never actually put on the books. The finding was announced at Monday's meeting of the town… Continue reading
Salem Lakes Committee to meet tonight
The work to revise and update all the various documents that regulate lakes within Salem will continue today with a meeting of the relatively new Lakes Committee.
The committee met for the first time Jan. 4. It is made up of representatives of the lake districts within the town and three members of the Town Board.
At the last meeting, lake regulations were reviewed page by… Continue reading Why not parking fees for ice fishermen?
Why are boaters charged launch fees to use the Department of Natural Resources launch on Powers Lake and not people who park in the same lot to ice fish on the lake?
That question was asked during citizens comments at last week's Randall Town Board meeting by Charles Gitzinger.
"It's just as crowded now," Gitzinger said. "All the spaces are filled."
It should be noted that Gitzinger, while just a audience member that night… Continue reading Randall Town Board likes new Lake Benedict no wake level
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After two years of research, the Lake Benedict/Tombeau Lake Management District has come up with a level for declaring no wake conditions on Lake Benedict -- 828.8 feet above sea level.
The level was unanimously approved Thursday by the Randall Town Board for inclusion in a revised set of lake-related town ordinances. Supervisor Ken Mangold was absent.
Tom Dattalo, president of the district, explained measurement to determine the level will be… Continue reading
Salem Lakes Committee to meet
A committee aimed at dealing with issues related to Salem's nine lakes will have it first meeting next week.
The committee will be made up of town Supervisors Dennis Faber and Jo Weidman and town Chairman Linda Valentine with at large members from the Lake Districts and Homeowners Associations associated with lakes in the town.
The committee is charged with refining various ordinances and regulations… Continue reading
Homeowners Associations associated with lakes in the town.
The committee is charged with refining various ordinances and regulations… Continue reading Salem moves to extend wake hours on Hooker Lake
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The first step toward extending wake allowed hours for boaters on Hooker Lake was narrowly approved by the Salem Town Board Monday night.
The ordinance, approved by a 3 to 2 vote, would extend wake allowed hours just on Hooker Lake to a half hour before sundown on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wakes are not allowed after 7 p.m. the other days of the week.
The ordinance now has to be approved by the state… Continue reading
Wrench recognized for work with Twin Lakes protection district
Gerald Wrench was recognized with a special award for his work with the Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Protection District at the group's annual meeting and budget hearing Saturday morning at Wilmot High School.
Wrench thanked district leaders for the honor, but humbly deflected the limelight from himself.
"This is just a result of the new process that we have in Twin Lakes. The whole process has changed and that's why you are… Continue reading
Advice to large pier owners: Get it grandfathered!
If you have a pier that's outside of new Department of Natural Resources size guidelines, get it grandfathered -- if possible - now.
That was the advice of attorney Jeff Janik speaking at the Twin Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing Saturday morning.
"Once you have this thing registered, the DNR can't come by and say this is non-conforming and give you a ticket," Janik said. "It's a… Continue reading
Twin Lakes protection district meeting is Saturday
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Presentations on two proposed projects highlight the Twin Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District annual meeting and budget haring Saturday.
The meeting will start at 9 a.m. at Wilmot High School, 11112 308th Ave.
Included on the agenda are presentations on:
- The proposed Esch Road Storm Water Improvements.
- The proposed Dam/Spillway Modifications Project.
- New pier and riparian owner regulations.
