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November 26, 2009 - Welcome To Shavehead Lake!

Shavehead Lake "Kodak Moment" of the Week
 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take a prize!
May your thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING To Our Shavehead Lake Families and Friends!

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September 15, 2009 - Experience Friedenswald In The Fall- 2009

Experience Friedenswald This Fall!
 

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August 31, 2009 - Shavehad Lake Dam Repair

We have been notified by Bruce Campbell, the Cass County Drain commissioner, that our outlet dam is in need of repair- here is the letter he has sent to us in reference to it.  This is all we know at this time, and we will keep you appraised of the particulars of the repair as soon as Bruce informs us..

08.28.09  Subject: Information for the Shavehead Lake Association Newsletters

 The Cass County Circuit Court set a lake level for Shavehead Lake on February 29, 1959. The court’s decree set the summer level at 793.5’ and the winter level at 793.0’ and ordered the Drain Commissioner to maintain these levels to the best of his/her ability. To maintain these levels a control structure (dam) was installed. Structures like these are inspected every three years under regulations from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Last October the dam was inspected and the report showed that erosion was taking place on the sidewalls and maintenance was required. The repairs to the dam are scheduled to take place in early September of 2009. Everyone in the Shavehead Lake District will be noticed for a Public Hearing at which time residents can come in and discuss the project and review the assessment roll. At this time the hearing date and location has not been set.
 
Bruce Campbell
Water Resources Commissioner
Drain Office
Cass County
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August 30, 2009 - Shavehead Lake Dogs

Would this dog bite you, or someone in your family?

Unfortunately, as friendly as our dog "Dusti" looks, and as friendly as she was to our family, (you should've seen how she played with our nieces and nephews), she did, unfortunately, bite our neighbor in the knee, and we had to say "goodbye" to Dusti, and put her down..
Dogs are very "unpredictable", and this year we have received numerous complaints about dogs from many different locations around the lake.. 
So much so, that one of our residents has sent in a letter to the SLA  Association expressing their concern, which follows.

Cass County does have a "Dog Ordinance" in place, which does state that your pets must be in your "total control" at all times, and a "shock collar" is not considered at to be in your total control..  You can, and will be fined, if your pet is found to be in violation of the ordinance and/or causes harm to another person.. 
The phone number for animal control is: (269) 445-3701- they will keep your name in confidence if you report an animal that is a problem. 
The letter that we have received follows, and once again, this complaint is not isolated - we've received numerous complaints from many folks, from numerous locations around the lake..

 Here's the Cass County website in reference to the "dog ordinance"
http://www.casscountymi.org/DepartmentsandCourts/AnimalControl/tabid/150/Default.aspx

Here is the letter we've received from a family on our lake, and once again, they are not the only family voicing their concern..

Dear Board Members of Shavehead Lake Association,

 

 

              We are a family that owns a home on the lake. We always enjoy our time on Shavehead. While we are not currently full-time residents, it is our hope to spend a considerable more amount of time there in future years. We enjoy the beautiful wildlife, the activities on the lake, and our early morning canoe paddles. We also used to enjoy walking around the lake roads. However, it has become increasingly difficult to manage a quiet, non-threatening walk because of dogs whose owners do not heed the current county leash law.
 
             Both my husband and my son, while enjoying a run, have encountered dogs that have chased them, bared their teeth, and acted in a menacing and vicious manner. Now this past week, our 6 year old grand-nephew, while walking with his mother in the early evening, was bitten by an unleashed dog on North Drive. We are angry, disappointed and tired of owners who repeatedly use careless judgment when it concerns their dogs.
 
             Dogs cannot be allowed to run freely off their owner’s property. This clearly violates the county’s leash law and turns an otherwise idyllic setting into a dangerous place. We respect the rights of everyone to enjoy the Shavehead Lake environment and would never dream of infringing in any manner on those rights by purposefully ignoring an important law. It is not enough for dog-owners to believe their dogs won’t hurt anyone, when we know from experience that that is NOT the case.
 
             We respectfully request that you inform all homeowners and renters to be vigilant with regards to their pets. Informing people of the leash law would be a start. We also request that you publish the Animal Control number in future Shavehead Newsletters and on the current website.
 
Thank you for your consideration,
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August 30, 2009 - Shavehead Lake Water Levels after significant rainfall

As well as the unrestrained dogs complaints, we have also received numerous complaints from our residents about folks water-skiing / wake-boarding on the lake after heavy rainfalls, which is causing a lot of concerns about shore-line erosion.  This concern is well-founded, and a letter from our drain commissioner, that was published in the local newspapers, is attached.
Please folks, use some common sense after a heavy rainfall in your boating!
The wakes that are created by high-speed boating, after a heavy rainfall,  do affect your neighbors shorelines..
Both lake associations have received numerous complaints about this, (as well as the "unrestrained dog problem")..   We'll be looking into a way to establish a "no-wake" ordinance on our lake when our water level exceeds a certain height, and a way in which to inform our residents that our lake is in a "no-wake" state..  
This is in the interest of protecting the shoreline of our lake, and is by request of many residents of the lake.
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The letter from the drain commissioner follows, and we ask everyone once again to please be considerate of your neighbors in your boating activities.

Press Release

 Bruce Campbell

Cass County Water Resources Commissioner
269.445.4428
brucec@cassco.org
 
On Monday, August 17th, 2009 areas in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indian experienced another heavy rain event that dumped considerable amounts of rain in Cass County, MI. A lot of Cass county received 1-2” of rain in a two hour period but there were some areas in the county that received considerably more. It was reported that in Cassopolis at Community Mills the rain gauge read over 4”. Reports around Union and Edwardsburg were from 4-5”. Campbell reports “I heard from a number of residents on Shavehead Lake in Porter Township that their rain gauges registered 7” of rain water.
 
Cass County Water Resources Commissioner Bruce Campbell urges boaters to use good judgment until the waters return to normal levels. Water levels on most of the county lakes are very high and wakes can cause damage to seawalls, lawns, piers, boats, docks, and in some cases even homes. Cass County has 20 lakes that have a legally established lake levels and on the majority of those lakes the level exceeds those set elevations. 
 
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August 30, 2009 - 2009 Shavehead Lake Annual Hog & Corn Roast Update

2009 Shavehead LakeHog Roast

 

The 4th annual Hog Roast, hosted by the folks on the SW corner was enjoyed by many of the lake residents. We enjoyed the popular egg throwing contest. We had both a Jr. contest and an adult contest. We introduced a Hula Hoop contest this year that was a lot of fun.  This year the entertainment was Marty Lowe, a DJ from the Bristol area. He provided a unique form of entertainment as his personality is a combination of Frank Sinatra and Rodney Dangerfield. Everyone seemed to enjoy Marty. The 50/50 produced $172 for the Cass Co. Marine Patrol.

A vote was taken after the event by the 3 couples who sponsor it and it was unanimous, this was our last one. We feel that its time to pass the torch. We are willing to work with anyone who would like to continue it as far as how we plan the set-up, size of hog, etc.

We would like to thank everyone who came to the Hog Roasts, those who helped in various ways, the band Stone Age, and Marty Lowe.

 

The Sponsors

 

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