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Chain of Lakes Association (COLA) P.O. Box 245 Harrison, MI 48625-0245
Phone 1-989-539-COLA
Townline Lake
Townline Lake, Boathouse Lake, Lake #5, Icehouse Lake, Lake #4,
Lost Lake, Canada Lake, Sand Lake, Haven Lake and their channels.
Welcome to our Chain of Lakes Association.
If you are a property owner around our chain of lakes, or love to play euchre or come to auctions or just want to join our Chain of Lakes Association for News and Articles, we invite you to join our Chain Of
Lakes Association.
Most forms are PDF files, which require Adobe Acrobat to open. You can download a free copy at http://get.adobe.com/reader
Registration form:
Print membership form
Our goals are to make our lakes safer places for boating and swimming, and to improve the fishing habitat in a
responsible manner, so that all can enjoy our little chain of lakes. We also have Euchre every Wed and Auctions every Friday starting at 7:00 PM. Come early to sign up.
Please click on the registration tab at the top of this page to sign
up, or email COLA President, Al Loucks
alloucks@bestbuyer.com
(COLA)
P.O. Box 245
Harrison, MI 48625-0245
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Contact Your Lake Director
We now have directors for each lake and channel in our chain of lakes.
These folks have generously volunteered to help with concerns that you might have on your lake or channel.
Please contact them with concerns or ideas regarding your specific lake or channel, and they'll do their best to try and help you.
Your COLA lake directors are:
*Lost Lake: Kent Hodges
*Lake #4: Norbert Schollett
*Haven Lake: Robert Height
*Haven Lake channel: Saundra Kozak
*Sand Lake: Andy Dennis
*Sand Lake channel: Bryan Doyle
*Townline Lake: Dan & Melissa Burnham
*Cedar Shores Representatives: Cathy & Jerry Timmons
*Canada Lake: Donald Hude
*Boathouse Lake: James Boroff
You can find the email addresses for these kind folks by clicking on the Club Officers tab at the top of this page.
Still needed: Lake director Lake #5.
Please consider helping out COLA by submitting your name to Al Loucks, COLA President cola@bestbuyer.com
Thanks!
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Volunteers Needed for Committees!
COLA is looking for folks to volunteer for the following committees:
*Club house and Maintenance Committee
*Fundraising Committee
*Activities Committee
*Welcome Committee
Please consider giving a little of your time to help our association.
President Al Loucks to sign up for a committee. Thank you.
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Fish Restocking Has Begun!
COLA's efforts to restock our chain of lakes has begun!
In October 2010, a small amount of fish were purchased from the DNR certified fish farm in Imlay City, and were released in the following lakes in our chain: Haven Lake, Lost Lake, Sand Lake and Townline Lake.
The fish species released were: Perch, Walleye, and Red-earred Sunfish Shellcrackers.
COLA is asking that you please use catch and release fishing with these young fish...let's help them get established in our waters.
If you (or any guests that you may have visiting) catch any undersized fish, please release it to live another day and get bigger! Thanks!
And, thanks to all who have donated to COLA's fish fund, and who continue to support our efforts in improving fishing in our waters...we appreciate it!
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New Boating Signs in Our Lakes!
COLA would like to thank Rob Mulkey and Gordon Sorensen of the Dodge Complex Improvement Board, and Hamilton Township Supervisor Dave Cooper, for providing the funding for our new boating navigational signs in our chain of lakes.
We would also like to thank X'treme Graphics Sign Company of Harrison, and our volunteer sign installers: Bryan Doyle,(and his wonderful son-in-law!), John Duplessie, Brian & Kelly Miller and Dan Burnham.
Thanks to all for a job well done!
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No Wake Hours On Our Chain Of Lakes
Please remember the boating/no wake times for our chain of lakes. These hours are the state law: 7:30PM-11:00AM.
Let's be courteous to those who like to canoe, kayak, paddle boat, sail and/or fish, and observe the no wake law between the hours of 7:30 P.M. 11:00 A.M.
And, be sure to tell any guests using your boats about our No Wake boating hours, and to respect the No Wake times.
A reminder for all boaters: please remember to navigate the lakes in a counter clockwise fashion. Stay to the right when traveling our lakes and channels.
And, we need everyone to remember to slow down in all of the channels connecting our chain of lakes. They are all no wake zones. Thank you!
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Lake Levels for our Chain of Lakes
The Clare County Drain Commissioner says that the legal water levels for our lakes are as follows:
Sand lake 1016.7
Townline 1016.7
Boathouse 1016.7
Haven 1016.7
Lost Lake 1016.7
Dodge Lake 1013.8
Dodge Lake is actually 3' below the other lakes
Beside the spillway on Sand Lake is a gauge which tells the lake
level. It is on a metal angle and pipe which has a gauge on it.
Beside the culvert in Dodge Lake (and about 3’ east of the
culvert) is the gauge for Dodge Lake.
Lake surface area's More/Less =m/l
Lake #4 14.76 acres m/l
Lost Lake 11.11 acres m/l
Lake #5 8.21 acres m/l
Boathouse Lake 17.64 acres m/l
Sand Lake 23.82 acres m/l
Canada Lake 3.54 acres m/l
Townline Lake 28 acres m/l
Dodge Lake 24 acres m/l
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(Chain of Lakes Association)
FOOD AUCTION By Ken Young 1st Fri 7:00 P.M. Feb 3, 2012
MISC MERCHANDISE Carl Husted 2nd Fri 7:00 P.M. Feb 10,2012
FOOD AUCTION Paul Value Foods 3rd Fri 7:00 P.M. Feb 17,2012
MISC MERCHANDISE Carl Husted 2nd Fri 7:00 P.M. Feb 24,2012
Also Euchre every Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
In Dodge City Harrison 6650 E. Townline Lk Rd. Hall open at 6:30 for registration call 1-989-539-COLA for info. Be there or be sad and lonely.
Open to Public
Please call 989-539-COLA before coming to check for Auctions or Euchre.
Chain of Lakes Association (COLA)
Minutes for
01-04-2012 @ 2:00 AM
Monthly Meetings 1st Wednesday of Month @ 2:00 PM
(a) Need new ideas to raise money projects Crafts- Bingo-Car Show-Bake Sale
(b) Art Ferrett completed work on ice slide preventers completed nice job.
(c) Paid insurance $1034.00 for a year building and liability
(d) Bought Bingo Machine $500.00 lease to COLA working on license yet
(e) Working on EBT card Paul Idzikowski 3rd Fri 989-329-5886 primeidz@yahoo.com
(f) 2nd Fri. general merchandise Carl Husted 989-828-6390
(g) Witbeck’s outside hot dog sale July 3, 2012 and Aug 17, 2012 Volunteers
July 3, 2012 Randy Robins Aug 17, 2012 Art & Barb Ferrett-Jim & Fran Derry
(h) School bus drop-off will plow park lot
(i) Neighborhood watch Captain Randy Robins
(j) Paid Heintz Propane $686.80 for fill up Dec 21, 2011
(k) Donald Hude new Director Canada Lake grampo1012@aol.com
(l) Meeting w/Twp 1-5-2012 approved Non-profit status
(m) Need light next to Fire Dept Building
(n) Check w/Kelly Whatabouts
(o) Check w/Brian Car Show
(p) Bake Sale at Auction Jan 20, 2012 announce at Auction
1. Treasurers Report (Bill Charron)
Dec 7, 2011 _$5,562.77 Balance as of Jan 4, 2012 = $ $5,635.26
Motion:Barb Ferrett Second: Randy Robins Discussion: Yes For: 12 Against: 0
2. Motion by Norb Schollett to approve up to $250.00 for 2 Air Cond 120 volts
Motion:Norm Schollett Second: Barb Ferrett Discussion:yes For: 12 Against: 0
3. Motion to approve $50.00 for Maintenance fund
Motion: Barb Ferrett Second: Brain Nelson Discussion: yes For: 12 against: 0
4. Lease items to COLA from Al Loucks $10.00 Month list 10-5-2011 passed
Motion: Bill Charron Second: Brian Nelson Discussion: Yes For: 12 Against: 0
Present –Al Loucks-Jim & Fran Derry-Art & Barb Ferrett-Brian Nelson-Randy Robins-Jim Boroff- Norm Schollett-Lois & Bill Charron-Jim Robinson
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(Hamilton Twp Meeting 1-5-2012)
Guests: Clare County Transit Tom Pimstill Cost increase per Person
Commissioner: Donald David County Money Ploblem
County Ambulance Committee: Jim Gelios Status of Ambulance Committee
Planning Commission Report w/Bob Bess Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - Jan 12, 2011 @ 6:30
Rodgers Rd Township Building: Bids for layout & Cost Estimates
Baptist Church Bible School @ Park July 23-July27 (Barry Wallace)
COLA Gaming Resolution Signed by Twp Board acknowledging COLA as Non-Profit
Scrap Tire Program for 2012
Free Tax Prep. By DHS Feb 28, 2012 9am - 12pm Gretin Wilber 539-4259
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IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
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A $300.00 REWARD has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the vandal/vandals who destroyed the SAND LAKE BEACH SIGN and destroyed the property around the beach area recently.
Contact the Clare County Sheriff's Department if you have any information regarding this vandalism that might be helpful.
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Neighborhood Watch forms (for you to secure your home or cottage and forms to send to the Sheriff's Dept to watch your home or cottage) are now available under the links section on the left of this page.
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COLA Membership Applications are now under Articles and Links.
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Most forms are PDF files, which require Adobe Acrobat to open. You can download a free copy at http://get.adobe.com/reader
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Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch New Captain Randy Robins
We're asking all property owners around
our chain of lakes to please be vigilant, and keep an eye out for not
only your own property, but your neighbor's as well, and report any
suspicious activity to the Clare County Sheriff's Department at
989-539-7166. You do not have to leave your name.
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