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Website of the Christmas Lake Homeowner's Association

News

Updated January 18, 2010   

Christmas Lake History Book Project Update
Maureen Bruce, Sheri West, and Peter Brown are making good progress with the Christmas Lake History Book research.  Here is an update with a good story from the beginnings of the history of Christmas Lake.

Annual Fourth of July Boat Parade
Another great Fourth of July celebration was held this year.  Judging was very difficult due to the number and quality of the entries in this year's boat and dock contest theme "Rock and Roll".  Below are the 2009 winners:

You can find pictures of the entries (which you can print or download to Picasa) at http://picasaweb.google.com/Christmas.Lake.Pictures/ChristmasLake?authkey=Gv1sRgCIvAmvWgzf7rIg#.

New photo gallery
A new gallery of the photos of wildlife take around Christmas Lake has been started.  Note the "Wildlife Gallery" link in the left frame.  If you have additional photos, send them to Harley Feldman, and they will be added to the site.

CLHA Board Meeting
The CLHA Board of Directors met on March 31.  Several issues were discussed including milfoil treatment, Fourth of July parade theme, and boat safety.  The meeting minutes are available here.

Christmas Lake History Book
Be sure to read about the book being prepared to document the history of Christmas Lake.  Follow this link or the one in the left frame.

Fourth of July Boat Parade and Party
The theme for the 2008 Fourth of July Boat and Dock Parade is "Minnesota Historical Event" in celebration of the State of Minnesota's Sesquicentennial this year.  The boat parade will start at 1:00 pm in front of the Fields' house just off Christmas Lake Road.  The awards and after party will also be at the Fields'.  Please join us for the great fun on the best day of the year on Christmas Lake.

CLHA Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was held on Monday, May 5 at 7:00 pm in the Excelsior Elementary School Auditorium.  The PowerPoint slides used at the meeting can be found here.  EWM will be harvested during one week in late June to be announced later.  Each homeowner desiring harvesting can contact Midwest Weed Harvesting at (763) 238-1012.  Homeowners desiring EMW pulling by hand should contact Waterfront Restoration (www.waterfrontrestoration.com) at (888) 381-9746.

Boat Safety Classes
The classes, sponsored by the Schultz family, and conducted by Walk on Water, will be held on three dates: May 10 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, May 18 from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm, June 14 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, and August 3 from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.  Please call Dave or Peggy Schultz to enroll.  There is a limit of ten students per class.  Students should have already passed the DNR boat safety test, http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/boatwater/index.html.

New Officers and Board Members
The three year term of the current officers has expired.  The Board elected new officers for the next three years: Ron Mason-President, Joe Shneider-Secretary, Harley Feldman-Treasurer (interim).  New members appointed to the Board were Joe Shneider, Tom Kelly and Greg Elliot.  Jon Joseph elected to retire from the Board.  Thanks to Harley Feldman, Doug Punke, and Jon Joseph for their service.

Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) Information
A new web page has been dedicated to covering the latest information about EWM on Christmas Lake.  Click the "EWM Info" link to the left.

Newest Christmas Lake family
Be sure to check out the video of Christmas Lake's newest natural family.

Christmas Lake Homeowner's Association Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.  The PowerPoint presentation used at the meeting to introduce the 2007 events and discussion topics is here.  The 2007 dues to support milfoil harvesting were approved at $200 per homeowner.

Water Resources Management Plan
The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District recently released its ten year plan. Included is the water resources management plan for Christmas Lake as written and adopted by the District (6.5 Mb pdf).  The CLHA Board will be reviewing the plan and determining what we as an association should be doing to support the management plan.

Lake safety
The State of Minnesota 2006 Boating Guide can be retrieved as a pdf file here.  We encourage every homeowner to review and abide by the boating rules included.  We want to make sure that all boaters on the lake are operating in a safe and legal manner.

Dave Schultz has agreed to underwrite the cost of boating safety classes.  Jack Fess will be developing a schedule for this summer by working with an outside organization that teaches boating safety to provide the lessons.  The Board thanks Dave for his support.

Christmas Lake data
The latest DNR data about Christmas Lake can be found at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=27013700. 

The DNR's 2006 Annual Report on Invasive Species of Aquatic Plants and Wild Animals can be found here.  It provides interesting reading and background information on the DNR's analysis of the state's lakes.