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A group of Walker Lake residents, headed by Marc Wing, have been approved to receive a $25,000 Community Partners Grant through the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District (EOT SWCD).

In 2012 a Walker Lake Water Quality Report was completed by Steve Henry and Moriya Rufer (of RMB Laboratories) using data collected over 15 years. As Walker Lake is a shallow lake, the report recommended creating rain gardens, buffer zones, and protecting the aquatic plant beds to minimize the effect of runoff and to protect the aquatic plant beds which help fi lter out phosphorus (which produces algae and decreases water clarity).

Two buffer zone projects were installed in October 2013 on the north side of Walker Lake with several more planned for the spring of 2014. Check out some pictures from the fall buffer zone projects.

At this time there is still money available for additional Walker Lake residents to have a shoreland specialist view your site and help develop a plan for 2014 that could minimize mowing on a sloping site and protect the lake from harmful runoff. Please call Dan Schermerhorn or Gabe Dretsch at 218-346-4260 Ext. 3 at the EOT SWCD for more information or a visit.

Vol. 44, No. 01 P.O. Box 21, Battle Lake, MN 56515 February 2014

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Walker Lake Shoreline Restoration Grant By: Amanda Breen

Debris From Winter On Otter Tail LakeBy: Amanda Breen

As the ice melts in the spring, often a winter’s worth of garbage from ice-fi shers fl oats ashore. Not only do the shores collect bottles, cans, cigarette butts and food wrappers, but

there are also ice-house parts such as boards, screws and other dangerous debris.

Not every fi sherman and fi sherwoman leaves their garbage behind, but the few that do contribute to what often ends up being a big mess come spring.

Captain Ken Soring, DNR Enforcement Northeast Regional Manager in Grand Rapids, states littering is a petty misdemeanor criminal charge that could result in a fi ne of up to $300. Conservation offi cers also have the authority to write

Debris from Winter... continued on page 7

Respect Your Neighbors: Leash Your PetsBy: Amanda Breen

Minnesota is one of the several states that does not have a state-wide leash law. Instead, the state allows counties and cities to create and enforce their own laws regarding leashed dogs. Where New York is an example of a state that requires dogs to be confi ned or restrained at all times no matter what county of the state you’re in, Minnesota has a whole smattering of different rules to follow.

In Minneapolis/St. Paul, for example, there is a strict leash law. According to the City of St. Paul Division of Parks and Recreation

Park Security’s “Dog Ordinances” pamphlet, dogs must be on a leash 6ft or shorter in length at all times when in public areas, with the exception of specifi cally designated “Off Leash Dog Areas.” Owners who disobey this law could receive a punishment including a monetary fi ne, 5 hours of public land feces clean up and/or a court appearance.

In Otter Tail County, though, we have a nuisance ordinance. This means your dog is technically allowed to roam as long as he or she doesn’t cause a nuisance. Otter Tail County defi nes a nuisance in

section two of the Otter Tail County Animal Health and Control Ordinance by saying, “an animal creates a nuisance when it endangers or injures persons while it is off the property of the owner or person in possession of the animal.” In section three, the ordinance states that “it is unlawful for any person who is the owner, or person in possession of an animal to permit that animal to create a nuisance.”

Many owners see this ordinance and think, “I know my dog wouldn’t ever hurt anyone! He’s such a sweetie, he just wants to play!” Respect Your Neighbors... continued on page 4

INSIDE2 President’s Corner

2 Bracing For Carp In Great Lakes, But Debating Their Presence

3 Membership Application Form

3 Protect Your Lake, Restore Your Shoreline

5 OTLPOA Board Of Directors Unapproved Meeting Minutes From October 24, 2013

6 Land Transfers

8 Explore The Links On Your Website

8 First Ever Golf Scramble Sponsored By OTLPOA

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February 2014 Lakeshore News — The Voice of Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association

President’s CornerDan Carlisle

OTLPOA President

They say that the State Fair is the “Great Minnesota Get Together.” On August 27, one could argue that we had a Great Minnesota Get Together at Thumper Pond Resort for the Foundation Wine & Appetizer Fundraiser. If Garrison Keillor would have been there he probably would have said something like “The Otter Tail Lake Property Owners Foundation Fundraiser

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After decades of increasingly dire warnings, countless studies and countermeasures, scientists are beginning to mull over hints of something that few of them wish to contemplate: The despised Asian carp may have fi nally arrived in the Great Lakes.

“May have” are the operative words. The latest hint consists of a single water sample, one of scores taken last May from Lake Michigan, that tested positive for remnants of DNA from one particularly destructive species, silver carp. Experts debate the signifi cance of that one hit, which was disclosed in late October, and a thorough resampling of the same waters in November turned up nothing, scientists were told late last month.

But the sample came atop a handful of other clues, some dating to the 1990s, that suggest that the silver carp and a similarly nasty cousin, the bighead, may be coming to parts of the lakes. On Monday, the Army Corps of Engineers will issue a lengthy study proposing ways to keep the carp and other invasive species, now common in the Mississippi and Ohio River basins, from migrating into the lakes at points where their waters are linked.

Some scientists believe that silver carp DNA that was found in Lake Michigan last year could have come from a boat, bird droppings or some other source, not directly from the fi sh.

The positive sample was collected in Sturgeon Bay, a small indentation in a fi nger of Lake Michigan that includes Green Bay, WI, during a month when the carp are active. False positives can occur if a sample is contaminated, but experts largely agree that the material actually came from a silver carp.

The question is how it got there. On that point, some of the leading scientists who track the carp’s presence in the Upper Midwest have differing opinions.

“The most plausible and probable explanation for the DNA of Asian carp is the presence of live fi sh,” Lindsay Chadderton, a scientist for the Nature Conservancy, working at the University of Notre Dame, said in an interview last month. Mr. Chadderton was among those who took the May samples that turned up the carp’s DNA.

Timothy Strakosh, a biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in Green Bay, was less certain. “I’d say the highest probability of the eDNA source is most likely not a fi sh,” said Mr. Strakosh, who was part of the team that sampled Lake Michigan in November.

The term eDNA is shorthand for environmental DNA — genetic material that is not drawn directly from a fi sh but turns up in the water after shedding

from its scales, gills or other sources. Detecting it, Mr. Strakosh said, is somewhat akin to setting off a smoke detector. “Picture it coming off a fi sh as smoke, off the slime, off the scales and feces,” he said. “But just because you have some smoke doesn’t necessarily mean you have a fi re.”

Genetic material has other ways of moving around, he noted. Birds could have eaten small carp elsewhere and deposited the DNA in the lake via their droppings. Boats could have transported the DNA on their hulls from a carp-infested river to the lake; the area around Sturgeon Bay is popular with recreational boaters and fi shermen.

Mr. Chadderton, however, said that DNA shed directly from a fi sh was likely to be more widespread and longer-lasting than anything that had passed fi rst through a bird’s digestive system. “That plume of DNA is going to be far easier to detect than a single dropping by a cormorant that has lower-quality DNA,” he said.

A single positive hit would be less worrisome were there not other clues that at least some carp have sneaked into the lakes. Fishermen caught three bighead carp in Lake Erie in the 1990s and in the early part of the last decade. The catches were originally dismissed as fl ukes (insignifi cant accidents, that is, not fl atfi sh), Mr. Chadderton said, but bone analyses indicated later that they had lived in the lake — and apparently thrived — for at least several years.

In 2009, experts turned up several carp DNA samples in Lake Michigan just south of downtown Chicago, at the mouth of the Calumet River. The Calumet fl ows into the Illinois River, a Mississippi River tributary that has been home to carp for decades. Since 2010, state workers have hauled more than 115,000 carp from a stretch of the river that ends about 30 miles southwest of Lake Michigan.

Should silver carp establish themselves in the lake, it could be cause for concern. The fi sh are insatiable consumers of plankton, the same food that sustains perch, walleye and whitefi sh during parts of their life cycles, and those fi sh are linchpins of the lakes’ $7-billion-a-year fi shing industry.

Because the carp reproduce so quickly and eat so much — they eat up to 10 percent of their weight daily and can grow as large as 60 pounds — they could crowd out those and other species native to the lakes.

Originally brought from China to clean up algae-ridden fi shponds, the carp escaped, were fi rst sighted in the Arkansas River in 1976 and have been moving steadily up the Mississippi

Bracing For Carp In Great Lakes, But Debating Their PresenceBy: Michael Wines

was quite a place to be. The music was good, the wine was cold, the women were strong, the lake men were all good-looking and the waitresses were above average.” The Board of Directors for both the Lake Association and the Foundation were amazed by the wonderful support the Association members and friends lent to the event. One of our main objectives in hosting the event was to further public awareness of the challenges posed by aquatic invasive species. Mission accomplished we hope. Local DNR Offi cer Mark Randweiler attended the event and set up a very impressive display of zebra mussels and other invasive species evidence. Sheriff Brian Schlueter attended, in uniform, and added credibility to the effort. We heard many positive comments from those in attendance who hope for another similar event next year and who also shared their deep concern for the health of our lakes.

This past summer’s event, which was our fi rst ever Foundation fundraiser, generated a profi t for the Foundation of approximately $8,000. This money will be put to good use on our Association lakes next summer. Please spread the word about our fundraiser event to your neighbors and look for more fun events like this next summer. Thank you.

Bracing For Carp... continued on page 3

Be Safe When You Are On The Ice

According to the Minnesota DNR here’s some tips:

• Many ice drownings involve children - when your child is near the ice, you should be near your child.

• Avoid alcoholic beverages when you’re on the ice. They can make you feel colder and slow down your reaction time in case of an ice emergency.

• Carry two large nails to use as ice picks to pull yourself out if you fall through thin ice.

• Never drive on the ice at night.• Avoid pressure ridges, and areas with current if

you do choose to drive on the ice.• Drive with your windows down and doors

partially open to avoid becoming trapped if your car breaks through.

General Ice Thickness

Guidelines For new, clear ice only2” or less - STAY OFF4” - Ice fi shing or other

activities on foot5” - Snowmobile or ATV8” - 12” - Car or small

pickup12” - 15” - Medium truckNote: these guidelines

are for new, clear solid ice. Many factors other than thickness can cause ice to be unsafe. White ice or “snow ice” is only about half as strong as new clear ice. Double the above thickness guidelines when traveling on white ice.


Membership count: 1,015as of 2/2014

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION2014 DUES - $25.00

Suggested donation to Foundation $10.00 (tax deductible)(See membership letter and see what the foundation does)

TOTAL $35.00Recording Secretary: Lynn Melchior 218-367-2429

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Date _______________________ Lake ID # __________________________(The letters and number by your name on your mailing label - not your 911 address)

Name as you would like on your mailings & in the directory(They must be the same):

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Everyone loves their lake. There’s often a specific and meaningful reason that we each choose to live on the lake we do. Sometimes it’s a cabin that’s been in the family for generations, sometimes it’s the solitude and sometimes its the activity. Whatever the reason, we love our lake. That means we also worry about our lake. It’s no secret that lake property development is drastically increasing and with more people at the lake, that means more people on and in the lake. We face the constant threat of AIS as well as pollution, reduced water quality and clarity and overall safety of the water. While we can’t control who buys the unoccupied property on our lakes or what they do with it, there is something you can do to help preserve and improve the water quality of your lake.

In the fall of 2011, Steve Henry of the East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District (EOT SWCD) applied for the Community Partners Grant through the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). In the spring of 2012, the EOT SWCD received the final grant agreement from BWSR. The Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association has worked long and hard with the EOT SWCD to secure part of these funds and they are now available to you as a member.

These funds were originally designated for Walker Lake

properties, but the Association recently applied for a grant to cover lakescaping costs for all OTLPOA waters. According to Lynn Melchior, OTLPOA Secretary, this second grant is for about $10,000 dollars and will cover additional projects.

According to Gabe Dretsch, Shoreland Specialist at the EOT SWCD, lakescaping is the practice of landscaping shoreline areas using methods that help to improve and protect water quality and wildlife habitat. These methods include buffer strips made of native vegetation such as trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants. Rain gardens also create many of the same results, but are located near areas of high runoff to capture and filter stormwater and pollutants.

Installing these buffer strips on your land helps restore the ecological function of the shoreline and protect the shoreline from erosion, says Dretsch. They also create fantastic habitats for wildlife such as fish, frogs, and butterflies. These buffer strips are important to the water quality of your lake and should be seriously considered by each and every lake property owner.

For more information about how to take advantage of the available grant money please contact the EOT SWCD office at 218-346-4260 Ext. 3, or visit their website at www.eotswdc.org/EOT.

Bracing For Carp... continued from page 2

Protect Your Lake, Restore Your ShorelineBy: Amanda Breen

toward the lakes ever since. Besides its tendency to upend the ecological balance in places it invades, the silver carp is best known for its spectacular and bizarre habit of leaping well out of the water by the hundreds when riled by motorboats or other disturbances. Flying carp have on occasion smacked into passing boaters and even injured them.

In the end, the question of whether silver carp have made it into Lake Michigan is likely to be settled in one of two ways: obtaining a multitude of positive samples from one spot or actually catching a fish.

Scientists will return this May to Sturgeon Bay for more sampling. Snaring a carp is another matter: The carp are the Houdinis of the fish world, said Duane C. Chapman, a carp expert at the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, MO.

Mr. Chapman recalled once spending two days and using three boats in an effort to retrieve carp that had been equipped with tracking devices. “You could track them around,” he said. “We had multiple nets; we had fish trapped between them. We had multiple electric fishers,” which are current-generating devices used to herd fish into nets. “And we could not catch those fish.”

Nor is anyone likely to catch a carp around Sturgeon Bay any time soon. Even if they are there, silver carp need quite specific conditions to spawn and years to become established, assuming the environment suits them. Whether carp might like the area enough to hang around remains to be seen.

“If there’s any fish up there,” Mr. Chapman said, “we know they’re darned few.”

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Because there is no law forcing the owner’s dog to be on a leash, the owner will let him run and explore and meet all the neighbors. However, this is very risky and defi nitely advised against. Some people fi nd roaming dogs to be quite a bother. Even if your dog is perfectly friendly, your neighbors may feel uncomfortable having him in their yard.

In order to be considered a nuisance, your dog only has to make someone feel they are being endangered. This means your dog doesn’t even have to make physical contact for a neighbor to fi le a report with the local authorities. And while you may not understand how anyone could feel threatened by your lovable dog, there are many possible explanations for your neighbors feeling uncomfortable, none of which involve your dog acting maliciously. Allergies to pet dander are very common, and some become severe enough to trigger asthma attacks or other serious respiratory issues. Many people also feel uncomfortable around animals, especially larger ones. This may be due to a bad experience in the past, the presence of small children who could easily be knocked down, or just a natural caution of other people’s pets. Your dog may also inadvertently hurt one of your neighbor’s pets while playing, or get overexcited and nip at someone’s hand. Whatever the reason, your neighbor’s wishes must be respected, and the easiest way to do that is ensure your dog stays on your land at all times.

If your dog does get away and hurts or endangers someone, you could be charged with a misdemeanor. The maximum punishment for a misdemeanor in Minnesota is 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fi ne, or both. Your dog could also be quarantined or even put down if he or she bites a person or another animal, or causes serious bodily harm.

It is imperative that you remember to control and contain your dog. Letting him run through your fi eld or around your yard is perfectly fi ne, and defi nitely encouraged. But you must make sure to respect your neighbors and their wishes and keep your dog on your property. If you notice he has wandered, don’t just say, “oh he’ll fi nd his way back eventually.” Go fi nd him and bring him home. Make sure to clean up after any mess he may have left, and if you can’t seem to keep him in your yard, consider ways to discourage him from wandering. This could mean putting in an underground pet fence around the perimeter of your land, making sure he is tied up when he is outside, or not letting him stay outside unsupervised.

Accidents happen, and no one wants to see anyone get hurt, or an animal get quarantined. With the risk of jail time, a $1,000 fi ne, or even having your pet euthanized, it’s just not worth it to let them wander. Do your part to keep your neighborhood safe and clean by keeping your pets in your yard.

Respect Your Neighbors... continued from page 1

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Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. Board Of Directors Unapproved Meeting Minutes October 24, 2013

The regular business meeting was called to order by Vice President Ken Wentz at 7 pm at the Ottertail Community Center. Lynn Melchior, Secretary, was present.

The following directors were in attendance: Stan Fetters, Rita Bunjte, Pat Hunke, Harlan Nelson, Gene Haring, Jan Johnson, Linda Snyder, Bernie Steeves, Becky Kemling, Ken Wentz, and Cindy Dean. Absent: Lee Rosenquist, Galen Youngsma, Gene Haring, Marc Wing, and Dan Carlisle. Lakeshore News was represented.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Haring motioned for approval, Snyder seconded, and motion carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Fetters motioned for approval of September 26, 2013 meeting minutes. Kemling seconded, motion carried.

FINANCIAL REPORT: The Financial report was discussed. Haring motioned for approval, Kemling seconded and it was approved subject to review.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: No report.COMMITTEE REPORTS:DNR: No report.GOVERNMENT: No report. WATER TESTING: Water testing is

completed for 2013. Thank you to the water testers!

COLA: County engineers report that to redo roads it costs $200,000 to $800,000 per mile. MN Waters was discussed. At one time board members received monthly newsletters from MN Waters. However, when MN Waters reorganized, this practice was not continued. The board authorized the Secretary to call MN Waters to fi nd out if a similar arrangement could be granted for a donation. Motion Steeves, Kemling seconded and motion passed.

FOUNDATION: Focus in 2014 will be on AIS and continuing swimming lessons.

MEMBERSHIP: 1,015.WEB: No Report.WORMS: Need to start planning for

2014 spray in January. At the January meeting, a recap will be done of 2013 and plans made for a spring spray, if needed.

LAKESHORE NEWS: Battle Lake AIS public access cameras, AIS fundraiser details and plans for 2014.

AIS: Steeves reported on the county AIS board will distribute new materials on AIS. The city of Battle Lake has purchased 2 cameras to install on the public accesses for Battle Lake. The quality of the cameras is such that AIS can be noted on the camera and letters issued those to water structure owners who do not remove the AIS and DNR. If our county approves the enforcement of camera caught AIS violators, a ticket can be sent directly to the water structure

owner. Each camera costs $10,000 and prices are reduced as more cameras are purchased. Monitoring is an extra expense. The OTLPOA AIS inspectors will continue next year, but it is hoped that the inspectors will be full time. This is an expense of approximately $12,000. Cameras covering the same accesses would cost approximately $20,000.

OLD BUSINESS: Snyder motioned to accept Rita Bunjte as a board members. Dean seconded and the motion passed. Welcome Rita!

NEW BUSINESS:• Motion Dean, Hunke seconded for

approval of bills. Motion passed. Lynn Melchior (hours) ..... $241.50 Lynn Melchior (mileage) .....$49.00 Lynn Melchior (offi ce, expenses, supplies, postage) .............$27.92 Lynn Melchior (worms hrs.) $21.00 Directors Fees .......................???? August LSN ...........about $900.00 Ottertail Community Center (rent ) ...............................$300.00 Zion Lutheran Church of Amor ..... (copies).............................. $50.00• Granting permission to pay bills

over the winter with a $700 cap except for membership mailing was motioned by Steeves. Snyder seconded and motion passed.

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• Motion Nelson, seconded Kemling to approve both budgets (main and worms) with the following changes to the main account: MN Waters was added for $500 and a reserve created of $2,450. The reserve was motioned by Steeves and seconded by Kemling.

• 2014 Membership mailing – any changes? The 2014 membership

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OTHER BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:07pm. Motion Steeves, seconded Wentz and motion passed.

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LAND TRANSFERS August 7, 2013 until February 10, 2014

TWP LAKE PROPERTY TYPE GRANTOR GRANTEE PRICE Amor Farm Unimproved < 35 Donley Basswood Baptist Church $5,000 Amor Walker Residential < 4 Unit Weng Wittnebel $252,725 Amor Farm Unimproved < 35 Bensch, Etal Frederick $13,000 Amor Residential < 4 Unit Kramer Peterson $19,000 Amor Rural Land Unimprove Wohlk Anderson $60,000 Amor Seas/Rec Improved Smith Baalke $50,000 Amor Rural Land Unimprove Wickersham Tst Gilleland $119,900 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Smith Baalke $398,050 Amor Comm Improved Buendiger Mn Secured Storage Llc $268,350 Amor Resorts Grunewald Draeger $1,050,000 Amor Otter Tail Resorts Grunewald Draeger $1,050,000 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Mongoven Tsts Goehner $287,400 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Kemling Brendemuhl $62,000 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Tobkin Et Al Darwish/Fluto $110,400 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Santa Cruz Partnership Llc Morstad $292,250 Amor Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Zeiher Dockter $234,000 Amor Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Qualey Zeiher $484,300 Amor Seas/Rec Improved Brodersen Koon/Schmidt $135,100 Amor Residential < 4 Unit Amos Dahl $117,800 Amor Otter Tail Seas Res Unimproved Wischmann Team Ventures Llc $180,000 Amor Walker Seas/Rec Improved Wlp Development Llc Tenney $224,000 Amor Otter Tail Resorts Carpenter Hanson $92,075 Amor Otter Tail Resorts Carpenter Gutzmer $93,100 Amor Otter Tail Resorts Carpenter Klein $87,400 Everts Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Liberda Tst Krusee $426,850 Everts Otter Tail Seas Res Unimproved Bullock Et Al Weber $71,000 Everts Blanche Seas/Rec Improved Bramel Swanson $214,100 Everts Seas Res Unimproved Clark Trogolo $30,000 Everts Deer Seas/Rec Improved Ward Lenning Rev Tst $203,500 Everts Deer Seas/Rec Improved Duncan Long $139,900 Everts Blanche Seas/Rec Improved Ramsey Melland $325,000 Everts Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Buckmeier Tst Zorbaz Of Otter Tail Lake Inc $194,000 Everts Silver Seas/Rec Improved Haugen Et Al Ross Family Trust $80,000 Everts Silver Seas/Rec Improved Halverson Tsts Et Al Nelson $126,100 Everts Silver Seas/Rec Improved Kowalski Ingman $126,350 Everts Silver Residential < 4 Unit Gowin Nordstrom $171,205 Everts Silver Residential < 4 Unit Tenney Van Erp $363,000 Everts Blanche Seas/Rec Improved Overby/Buckingham Overby $175,000 Everts Deer Seas/Rec Improved Roundsley Duncan $185,000 Everts Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Rieger Berger $366,400 Everts Silver Residential < 4 Unit Schelin Tst Berndt $260,000 Everts Round Seas/Rec Improved Boyer Macintosh $226,900 Everts Round Seas/Rec Improved Eveland Lenoue $62,500 Everts Seas/Rec Improved Hudson Schonhardt $40,000 Everts Elbow Seas Res Unimproved Hawkinson Sydow $114,900 Everts Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Roundsley Duncan $184,600 Everts Seas/Rec Improved Fabian Hallberg $50,000 Everts Elbow Residential < 4 Unit Walth Lindstrom $382,800 Everts Silver Residential < 4 Unit Moe Kraning $414,350 Everts Round Residential < 4 Unit Nelson Umlauf $49,900 Girard Residential < 4 Unit Shaw Claassen $102,350 Girard Residential < 4 Unit Alberg Et Al Wiczek $115,037 Girard Residential < 4 Unit Martenson Guck $154,300 Girard Residential < 4 Unit Larue Torgerson $100,200 Girard West Battle Seas/Rec Improved Podawiltz Grell $75,000

TWP LAKE PROPERTY TYPE GRANTOR GRANTEE PRICE Girard Rural Land Unimprove Trites Tst Alberg Et Al $200 Girard East Battle Seas/Rec Improved Rozeboom Estate Busche $190,000 Girard Blanche Resorts Hoye Weber $189,000 Girard East Battle Seas/Rec Improved Hoffman Rasmussen $230,000 Girard East Battle Residential < 4 Unit Lovil Et Al Schwartz $40,000 Girard East Battle Residential < 4 Unit Anderson Tsts Thompson $565,000 Girard East Battle Seas/Rec Improved Schwagel Knapp/Obrien $144,800 Girard West Battle Seas/Rec Improved Schuller Olson $275,000 Girard West Battle Seas Res Unimproved True Donlan $195,000 Girard West Battle Seas/Rec Improved Thronson Gillespie $700,000 Girard West Battle Seas/Rec Improved Berndt Peterson $259,000 Girard West Battle Residential < 4 Unit Little Berube $715,000 Girard West Battle Residential < 4 Unit Hagen Hagen $425,000 Girard Residential < 4 Unit Hudalla Fam Prtnrshp Bochenski $75,000 Otter Tail Buchanan Farm Unimproved < 35 Jennings Et Al Joe Foltz Const Inc $150,000 Otter Tail Buchanan Seas Res Unimproved First Natl Bank Elk River Miller $125,000 Otter Tail Buchanan Seas Res Unimproved First Natl Bank Of Elk River Barthel $60,000 Otter Tail Buchanan Seas Res Unimproved First Natl Bank Elk River Gode $75,000 Otter Tail Erkkila Sanders $45,000 Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Sanders Stowers $66,000 Otter Tail Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Caspers Yaggie $835,000 Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Spanswick Spanswick $170,907 Otter Tail Long Residential < 4 Unit Buehler Tst Finke $325,000 Otter Tail Pickerel Seas Res Unimproved Heschke Tst Torgerson $58,900 Otter Tail Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Mcgregor Et Al Dragan $144,800 Otter Tail Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Lark Ti Investments Llc $275,000 Otter Tail Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Lark Ti Investments Llc $272,515 Otter Tail Long Seas/Rec Improved Christenson Stanger $91,200 Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Lepper Schnoes $134,550 Otter Tail Seas Res Unimproved Bleichner Bleichner $9,300 Otter Tail Buchanan Seas/Rec Improved Schorn Waller $230,000 Otter Tail Otter Tail Seas/Rec Improved Swan Straus Et Al $186,900 Ottertail City Comm Improved R & D Holdings Ellingson $120,000 Ottertail City Commercial Unimprove R&D Holdings Llp Chase $38,850 Ottertail City Comm Improved Meade Tst Thomes/Astle $45,000 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Mavaro Tst Smith $80,000 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Williams Williams Company $230,000 Ottertail City Comm Improved Allison Rose $60,000 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Schultz Lange $139,767 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Huber Estate Rockstad $45,000 Ottertail City Otter Tail Residential < 4 Unit Woessner Tst Mcgauvran $317,500 Ottertail City Seas/Rec Improved Woessner Et Al Uselman $149,100 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Woessner Woessner Tst $36,000 Ottertail City Seas/Rec Improved Avelsgaard Hastad $70,000 Ottertail City Comm Improved First Natl Bank Henning Morstad Realty Llc $60,000 Ottertail City Commercial Unimprove R&D Holdings Llp Chase $15,750 Ottertail City Comm Improved R&D Holdings Llp Chase $15,750 Ottertail City Comm Improved R&D Holdings Carr’s Tree Service $25,000 Ottertail City Portage Residential < 4 Unit Arndt Henne $273,750 Ottertail City Donald Residential < 4 Unit Anderson Quien $190,000 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit Toyne Smith $83,550 Ottertail City Seas/Rec Improved Mertes Partington $64,408 Ottertail City Residential < 4 Unit First Natl. Bank Menahga Ludwig $74,900 Ottertail City Res Unimproved G&G Storms Properties, Llc Blaskowski $20,000 This info found at http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/egov/publicsearch_sales.php

Have you lost something?

Have you found something in your yard or

on your shoreline that wasn’t yours? If you have been unable

to locate your lost items, or unable to return a found item

to the rightful owner, please email

Lynn Melchior at [email protected]

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President: Dan Carlisle [email protected] 218-631-1400

Vice President: Ken Wentz [email protected] 760-885-9668

Secretary/Treasurer: Lynn Melchior [email protected] 218-367-2429

Directors: Cindy Dean [email protected] 218-495-2804 Gene Haring [email protected] 218-367-2523 Galen Youngsma [email protected] 218-495-2681 Linda Snyder [email protected] 218-862-6285 Bernie Steeves [email protected] 218-367-2104 Pat Hunke [email protected] 218-639-4910 Stan Fetters [email protected] 218-495-2324 Janice Johnson [email protected] 218-367-2271 Harlan Nelson [email protected] 218-495-2222 Lee Rosenquist [email protected] 612-723-4373 Marc Wing [email protected] 218-495-3570 Becky Kemling [email protected] 218-371-9095

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Debris from Winter... continued from page 1solid waste civil citations. These civil citations are “by the pound” or “by the cubic foot” penalties, and since they are not criminal charges, they don’t require proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The person suspected of littering must pay the penalty and clean up the mess. During the winter, the wind often makes it hard to determine exactly where the debris comes from, which means you could end up paying for, and cleaning up, someone else’s mess!

The DNR offers the following tips to keep Minnesota waterways clean:

• Set an example for others, especially children, by not littering.

• Properly dispose of tangled fishing line to prevent wildlife from being trapped and injured.

• It is unlawful to leave ice-fishing structures at the public access or on the lake. Check with local refuse provider or landfill for disposal.

~ In our area there are two county owned demolition landfills - one near New York Mills and one near Henning – as well as a city owned demolition landfill in Fergus Falls. Each of these locations will take and properly dispose of your icehouse if you no longer need/want it.

~ Many icehouse floors get frozen into the top layer of ice throughout the winter. To prevent this from happening, place your icehouse on wooden blocks. Using short blocks strategically positioned around the base of your house will make pulling them out of the ice at the end of the winter much easier than trying to chip out an entire icehouse floor or piece of blocking that runs the length of the house.

~ Bring a hatchet with you when you remove your icehouse. Chip away the ice around the wooden blocking and it should be easy to remove.

~ No matter what you end up using or not using, be sure to remove all wood and other icehouse debris from the ice before you leave.

• Keep a litterbag or trash container in your fish house, dark house or shelter.

• Secure trash container covers to prevent wind or animals from spreading litter.

• Cover and secure any vehicle, truck, or trailer carrying refuse.

• When visiting any recreation area, make sure to leave the area clean for the next person to enjoy.

This ice-fishing season remember to clean up after yourself. The garbage and debris you leave behind doesn’t melt away with the snow, it ends up getting washed up on shore in the spring, polluting your lake and your yard. Remind your neighbors of the proper way to dispose of their icehouse. And remember... leaving a mess could cost you and your friends $300!


• MN DNR• Otter Tail County• RMB Lake Reports/water

quality/water levels• Otter Tail COLA• Forest Tent Caterpillars• Understanding your septic

system• Townships• Cities

• Otter Tail County Lakes• Glendalough State Park• Battle Lake, MN• Infected Lakes• Minnesota Lakes and Rivers

Advocates• Perham, MN• Ottertail, MN• MN Waters• AIS info

www.otlpoa.com Area Links on your Website:

Explore The Links On Your Website!As a member of the Association,

your website provides over 15 relevant and informational links for lake property owners under their “Links” section. One example of a great resource found in this section is the “Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates” link. This link directs you to the Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates’ website where you can fi nd a plethora of interesting and informative articles for Minnesota residents who care about our lakes and rivers.

There are links to articles about major property tax reforms, AIS info – including an article about the AIS

Advisory Committee announcing AIS can be stopped – and original ways to protect our lakes. Do you want to keep the lake cabin in the family? There is a Cabin Trust Seminar and Webinar series to provide you with simple strategies to protect your estate. You can get detailed info on other Minnesota lake associations. There are also entire pages of links dedicated to educating people and helping them take action to protect our waters. Don’t hesitate – get online and check out all the great links your website has to offer you! Visit www.otlpoa.com for the whole list.

218-998-1900 • 800-666-0952 • www.qualitytoyota.net

1125 West Lincoln Avenue Fergus Falls

We have daily rental cars available

The Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association Foundation would like to

announce our

First EverGolf Scramble

Monday, August 25at Thumper Pond

For golf registration, hole sponsorships and volunteer opportunities

please contact Pat Hunke

[email protected]

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