NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
This notice gives the official call to members of the Deer Lake Property Owners Association of the ANNUAL MEETING to be held Saturday, June 20, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Lake School Bidg. in Loon Lake, Washington. This meeting is for the purpose of election of officers and members of the Board of Directors and also to consider any business which may regularly come before the membership.
ANNUAL MEETING - A necessary and important part of our organization is its yearly meeting. Everyone around the Lake needs an open forum to express their views on timely matters of concern. This is your organization and your chance to review with your Board of Directors the events of the past year and the concerns for the future. COME, PARTICIPATE AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPING AROUND DEER LAKE.
FORGET HIS FAULTS - If you would increase your happiness and prolong your life, forget your Brother's faults. Forget the slander you have heard, forget the fault finding and give more thought to the cause that provoked it. Forget the peculiarities of your friends and only remember the good points that make you fond of them. Forget all personal quarrels you may have heard by accident and which if repeated, would seem a thousand times worse than they really are. Blot out, as far as you remember them, the constant thoughts of the acts of meanness, make you familiar with them. Obliterate everything disagreeable from yesterdays; start out with a clean sheet for today, and write upon it, for sweet memory's sake, only the things which are sweet and lovable. Start June 20th at our Annual Meeting at 7:30 and carry these thoughts of the community spirit which is building at Deer Lake - extend it to your neighbor and bring him along with you.
DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION - Nominations to be presented to the membership by the Nominating Committee, Jerry Linton, Chairman, at the June 1981 Annual Meeting, for your deliberation and ELECTION.
DIRECTORS - To fill Vacancy - 1 year term
To fill Vacancy - 2 year term
To fill Vacancy - 3 year term
Further nominations will be open from the floor during the ANNUAL MEETING, with the election to follow. (You must be a paid up member to vote. Dues are due June 1, 1981 for the new year.)
AGENDA - At the Annual Meeting June 20th, will be reports from the following committees:
Also the introduction of expected guests - Rep. Scott Barr, Chan St. Clair, Stevens Co. Sheriff; Clive Price, Stevens Co. Commissioner; M.W. O'Connell, Region Chief Forester, Boise Cascade, and others ....
YOUR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ....
It is hard to believe that two years have oast since I accepted the presidency of the Deer Lake Property Owners Association. Those iwo years have been very productive by your Board. It is through your Board's hard work and dedication that your organization continues to grow and has become respected by all who come in contact with it. I believe the key to that respect comes from two very important areas: First, we are not a self serving organization and, second, the quality of the members of your Board would impress anyone visiting or doing business with DLPOA. Why do I state that we are not a self-serving organisation? Let's take a look at just a few of our organization's activities.
Our fish hatchery project on the lake benefits all people who enjoy the sport of fishing. The cooperation we have received from the Game Department on this project has been outstanding. They fully realize that with the cuts in game department budgets it is only through organizations like ours that they can provide adequate fish for the sportsmen of our state.
The Rapid Response Vehicle that was provided for the Loon Lake Fire Department received over $1900.00 as a direct donation from our organization by our Newsletter and a special brochure that was mailed by DLPOA. Again another project to make our lake community a better place for all to enjoy.
Our program and donation to help the Deer Lake Ambulance Service is another example of our community involvement. With our help and others they will be able to purchase badly needed radio equipment.
The Deer Lake Fire Department was the receiptor of a large donation from our organization to help them outfit themselves with some much needed emergency gear. In addition our Board is looking into Stevens Co. Fire District lf\ as to ways to update our fire equipment. Through the efforts of DLPOA forty (40) fire extinguishers were distributed around the lake to key year-around residents. These are for all our use should an emergency arise.
The crime wave has reached all parts of our county. All you have to do is pick up the newspaper and it will tell you all about it. Through our cooperation with the Stevens Co. Sheriff's Department we have kept ours to a minimum. Our reward system seems to be working to our benefit. The Sheriff's department is doing its best to see that we get the services we need. Of course their job would be much easier if they had room in their budget for more personnel and equipment. Through volunteer help we will again have our lake patrolled this summer. This will be in addition to the regular water patrol work done by Deputy Sheriff Craig Thayer. The Sheriff's Department does not have a boat nor the budget funds for one, so the boat for patrolling is again provided by an Association member.
Our activities with the leadership of our county and state government along with those of private industry has been extensive. It is indeed rewarding to work with these people to make our state and county a better place to live. It is also important to all parties involved that we keep those communication lines open and working together. It is through the efforts of people like Representative Scott Barr, Commissioners Clive Price and Jack Cogswell, Sheriff Chan St. Clair, Bill O'Connell of Boise Cascade, Vem Ziegler, Washington State Game Commissioner, and many many more that makes our work so pleasant.
Your Board has been visited by many groups and organizations this last couple years, many have come to see how we do all we do and how our organization is run. Many of these groups have come at the request of people we have dealt with. I believe that, in itself, this is a great compliment to your organization. I also believe you can see that I have only touched the tip of the iceberg of what our organization is all about.
Those of us that are members of DLPOA are getting our money's worth in many ways. Those who are not members, but receive our fine Newsletter, should belong and help us support these many projects and efforts to make your lake a better place. I want to thank each and every one of you for the opportunity to serve you. Although I will not be on the Board next year I plan on being very active in the organization.
Sincerely, Dave Nixon, President
LITTER - Remember the story about whose dog it was? Well litter, trash, etc. come knocking on our beach when least expected. This year littering on the lake will be subject to a ticket and fine, SO WORD OF CAUTION. Let's take care of the problem before it gets out of hand by not letting it start to begin with. Use litter bags in your boats - don't throw your garbage, scraps, cans, etc. into the lake. Most of us are drinking the lake water and its purity must be retained. The County dump is open at the north entrance to Deer Lake, weekends too, I understand ...
REMINDER - Stevens County Ordinance "!'1-1979, relating to the Safety of Swimmers, Boaters, Water Skiers, Fishermen, and others on the waters of Stevens Co. In particular, I would like to call our readers attention to some specific sections in the above mentioned ordinance: To Wit:
SECTION 3. Restricted Areas: The Stevens County Sheriff is authorized and directed to install or cause or permit to be installed, by property owners on the lakes and waters of Stevens County, appropriately marked safety buoys or floating docks in the water at points designating appropriate distances from the shores of those lakes, where in the discretion and judgment of said County Sheriff, such markers are required for the safety of the public, and it shall be unlawful to tamper with, tie to, or molest so as to deface or destroy or damage any marker buoy or floating docks.
A. Each public swimming area shall be marked by at least two or more floating buoys painted red and white and placed at each end of said public swimming area not less than fifty (50) feet nor more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from shore line of said waters.
B. Each restricted area, except public swimming areas, shall be marked by orange and black buoys not less than fifty (50) feet nor more than three hundred (300) feet from shore.
C. Ski areas shall be marked by two or more yellow buoys not less than one hundred (100) feet from shore.
D. Flotation devices must be visible, buoys are to be no smaller than size of a five (5) gallon container.
SECTION 4. Operation of Motor Powered Craft - General ... No person shall operate any motor powered craft other than in a careful and prudent manner, nor in such a manner or at such a rate of speed as to endanger or likely endanger any person or property, nor by any person who is under the influence of or affected by the use of liquor or drugs; No motor powered craft shall be operated at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions at the time and place of operation, taking into account the amount and character of traffic, size of the waters, and freedom from obstructions of view ahead.
SECTION 5. Age of Operator ... No motor powered craft shall be operated by any person:
1. Under ten (10) years of age except under the direct supervision of an adult operator in the craft alongside said child
2. Under sixteen (16) years of age, unless the power installation is ten (10) horsepower or less, except under the direct supervision of an adult operator in the craft alongside said child.
Section 6. Operation of Motor Powered Craft - manner, time place. No motor powered craft shall be operated by any person:
1. within any swimming area designated as such as provided in this Ordinance, nor within fifty (50) feet of any buoy marking such swimming area.
2. within any restricted area in excess of seven (7) miles peer hour.
3. within any restricted area while towing any person, ski, surfboard, freeboard or other device.
4. at a speed in excess of seven(7) miles per hour:
a. within one hundred (100) feet of any shoreline; except when landing or taking off with skier. The power craft operator may enter the ski area at right angles to the shoreline at a speed necessary to permit the person or persons being towed to land or reach shoreline or dock. The boat can enter at any speed so long as it is not endangering or liable to endanger persons or property of others.
b. Within fifty (50) feet of any swimmer, or within fifty (50) feet of any diver displaying a floating diver's flag or within fifty (50) feet of any row boat or other water craft.
c. During the period from one half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise.
5. During the period from one-half hour after sunset until one-half before sunrise unless said craft is equipped with running lights consisting of a red port light and a green starboard light visible for a distance of one hundred (100) yards, and a stern light, white in color, and visible for a distance of one hundred (100) yards.
a. Non-motor powered craft shall display a warning light visible for one hundred (100) yards during hours as set forth.
6. While towing a skier, freeboard, surfboard, or other person or object unless in addition to the
operator there is at least one other occupant of the age of at least ten (10) years, maintaining a constant observation of the person or object being towed.
7. Unless such motor powered craft shall be equipped with a muffler or other similar device to prevent excessive or unusual noise and/or smoke.
8. Exit and entrance into a ski area must be in a counter clockwise direction. Boats must pull skiers in a counter clockwise direction.
SECTION 7. Speed ... No motor powered craft capable of attaining a speed of more than sixty (60) miles per hour shall be permitted on any waters within Stevens County, Washington except Lake Roosevelt and, further, except for craft participating in special aquatic boating events. Participation in such events shall be authorized as to time, location and type of equipment used by the Board of Stevens County Commissioners and the Sheriff of Stevens County; a permit to hold such events shall be obtained from the Stevens County Sheriff's Department, signed by the Sheriff and brought before the Board of Stevens County Commissioners for final approval. Included on the permit shall be the statement that ambulance with trained attendant will be present throughout the entire event. Fee for obtaining said permit will be paid to the Sheriff's Department in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00). Permit will be valid for no longer than twenty-four (24) hours.
SECTION 9: Disposal of Refuse ... It shall be unlawful to discharge any type of raw sewage, garbage or other refuse into the waters of Stevens County from any boat or floating device or craft.
SECTION 10: Divers, Swimmers, Snorkelers ... Divers, swimmers, snorkeler or scuba divers while diving in waters outside restricted areas shall use a floating diver's flag which is red with a diagonal stripe; boats accompanying swimmers, snorkelers or scuba divers must display a diver's flag.
SECTION 11: Safety Equipment... All boats shall have on board when it is in operation upon any water located within Stevens County at least one U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device for each person on board and/or being towed by said boat; said personal flotation device must be located within the boat where it is readily accessible to the occupants; all water skiers shall wear an approved lifebelt or lifejacket while water skiing.
(Note: This is not a listing of every Section in the Ordinance. We recommend you get your complete Ordinance from the Stevens Co. Sheriff's Department in Colville, Wash. - There will be some available at the Annual Meeting, June 20th, 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Lake School.)
NEWSLETTER MAILINGS - One of the greatest difficulties in putting out the DLPOA Newsletter is not writing it but mailing it. A steady, faithful collection of neighbors assemble at Bill Paton's house on Deer Lake, four times a year to fold, collate, staple, and address our Newsletter. We have Newsletters going to all parts of the United States to find their recipients. However many of you sell your property but do not let us know who the new owners are so that we can also mail them a Newsletter (and take you off the list). We mail over 870 Newsletters each time and yet not everyone is getting one. HELP. Do us a favor. Advise DLPOA of name and address of new owners of your property, and secondly, talk to your neighbors around the lake and ask them if they are getting the Newsletter. If not, have them contact DLPOA, Rt. 1 Box 588, Loon Lake, WA 99148.
Preservation and Planning: "Ted Maxson reports on a sub-committee of DLPOA-Planning:
"A special committee of the Board of Directors of DLPOA is making a study of zoning of the drainage area of Deer Lake. This committee is in close contact with the Stevens County officials on Planning. These officials have made studies of issues related to the concerns of county residents.
Our Directors have sought legal counsel on zoning matters which affect lake dwellers and will receive reports from our special committee as zoning ordinances are further under review."
MEMBERSHIP - Yearly renewal of dues began June 1st and expires May 31st. Now is the time to further your participation. All of your dues are returned to the Deer Lake community in the form of service of one type or another. There are no administrative costs, outside of occasional travel expenses at your Board's request.