LIA Minutes | Lake Improvement Association

2008 Events

Thursday February 28 – 6:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
– Central Services Building, Celina – Joint Board meeting
and Virtual Farm Tour, popcorn and beverages provided

Tuesday March 25 – 7 p.m.
– Fort Recovery Village Hall – Advisory Board Meeting,
discuss OEPA 319 grant opportunity in Wabash HUC

Friday April 11 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Baker’s Woods –
Qualified Data Collector (QDC) Training

Saturday April 26 – 9 a.m.
– East and west banks – Lake Clean-up, sponsored by State Park

Thursday April 24 – 4 p.m.
– Central Services Building, Celina – Joint Board Meeting

Thursday May 22 – 4 p.m.
– Central Services Building, Celina – Joint Board Meeting

Thursday June 26 – 10 a.m.
– start at Fort Recovery Village Hall –
Advisory Board Meeting, QDC demonstration, agriculture oriented

Saturday June 28 – 10 a.m.
– Celina Northshore Park – QDC demonstration, lake oriented

June 28 to July 20 – anytime – anywhere in the watershed
– QDC’s participate in Great North American Secchi Dip-in

Friday July 11 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– Harbor Point 4-H Camp – Conservation Camp

Tuesday July 22 – 7 to 9 p.m.
– Harbor Point 4-H Camp – Joint Board meeting if needed, “Education Stations”

Friday August 8 to Thursday August 14
– Mercer County Fair – plan to have display and activity on kids day

Thursday August 28 – 4 p.m.
– Central Services Building – Joint Board meeting

Friday August 29 – all day
– Grand Lake St. Marys – Educational Canoe Float

Friday September 5 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (times may vary)
– northern Darke, southern Mercer or northeastern Shelby County
– Nutrient Management Field Day, in conjunction with Loramie Valley Alliance
and Stillwater River Watershed

Thursday September 25 – 9:30 a.m. (or earlier)
– Central Services Building, Celina – Advisory Board Meeting (with breakfast? If sponsored.)

Friday October 17 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– location tba – QDC Fall Training, if needed

Thursday October 23 – 4 p.m.
– Central Services Building, Celina – Joint Board meeting

After Harvest – Tuesday and Wednesday
– Indiana – Bus Tour with Farm Bureau – plan to visit Chicago Board of Trade,
large dairy and maybe Reynoldsburg, IN

Thursday November 20 – 4 p.m.
– Central Services Building, Celina – Joint Board meeting

Thursday December 18 – 9:30 a.m (or earlier?)
– Chickasaw Fire Department – Advisory Board meeting (with breakfast if sponsored?)

All members are encouraged to attend meetings and share ideas and suggestions.

Together we can make a difference!

Lake Improvement Association Minutes

9/01/07

New lake maps will be printed soon – if you would like to help out on the committee, contact Chairman Brian Miller.

Our tent at the Governors Cup Regatta was well attended; plans will probably call for a repeat next year.

Jeff Vossler reports that Indian Lake has reduced annual sediment loads from 87,000 tons to 13,000 just by using no-till and winter crop cover. Grand Lake currently has more than 200,000 tons of sediment entering the lake annually. We need to promote this practice to our agricultural neighbors in an effort to get them to convert to these practices. Water quality benefits from winter cover crops include - reduction of nutrient and pesticide runoff by 50% or more; -decrease in soil erosion by 90%; - reduction in sediment loading by 75%; - reduction of pathogen loading by 60%; - reduction of flooding potential by increasing infiltration.

Lake Restoration Committee meeting – Monday, Sept. 17 – Celina Moose – 7:30 p.m. Jill Smith of the Ohio Farm Bureau will speak on conservation programs, OFB programs and funding opportunities. Oct. 15 – Office of Mercer County Engineer – update on what is being done to address watershed issues.

Barley straw project continues; many of the containers are empty and the straw dissolved. These will be replaced with new material, awaiting results later in the fall. Plans are to repeat the experiment next year, getting an earlier start. Dr. Hiskey of Wright State will analyze the results when he returns from vacation.

Bob Grimm reported on plans by the state to construct a three-bay boat garage on the West Bank to house a state lake patrol boat to be used in emergencies at that end of the lake. Total cost will be $40,000 with the Division of Watercraft financing half of it - $20,000. The state seeks private funding for the other half. Motion was made and seconded to donate $5000 from the L.I.A. to this project – motion passed.

The Guardian of the Lake Award - presented each September to a deserving individual who has contributed to the improvement of the lake and its environs - was presented to Tom Rampe. Tom attends many meetings on our behalf, as well as serving as our Technical Advisor – congratulations Tom!!

Park Manager Craig Morton reported on upcoming dredge operations – Burdge Creek main channel leading to the Shingle Shack for the big dredge, and the small one continuing in Behm’s Landing channel. The lake is 6-7” below pool – the lowest going into Fall in the 4-1/2 years he’s been here. Stump-pulling will take place in late September or early October – please mark them with empty milk jugs and call the park office at 419-394-3611 with the location. Remember that night speed limit on the lake is 10 mph.

Next L.I.A. meeting is Saturday, October 6, 10:00 a.m. – Celina Moose Lodge
Belinda Froning, Secretary

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THE 2007 BARSTOOL OPEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS !!