Annual Cruise

2007: 147 neighbors and friends sailed the Straits on Sheplers’ Sacre Blu

2008:  Save the date!  July 11, 2008, the Annual Greater Good Hart Cruise  - 7pm. 

●Where: Sheplers Main Dock aboard the Sacre Blue.

●Entertainment:  Jelly Roll Blues Band

●Catering:  BJ's 

●Bar: Cash bar

●Ticket Price: $49.00 per person

Join your Good Hart friends and neighbors for a great night on the lake.  You don’t have to clean your house, you don’t have to cook, you don’t even have to take a dish to pass!

Chairpersons: Marti and Larry Wallen, 231.526.8916

Summer Solstice Picnic

2007: 124 people attended the summer solstice picnic; it was a Lithuanian experience!

2008: Save the date!  June 21, 2008 at 7pm.

WHERE:  Side Yard at the Good Hart General Store

CHAIR – Connie Cobb – 231.526.6901

 

Gardening

Marge Edwards has arranged for Paul Matthews to assist the committee by performing maintenance on the garden area at the corner of Shore Drive and Robinson Road.  Marge Edwards , Committee Chair.

Readmond Township Park

The hill climb has been improved under a project initiated by the Readmond Township Park Committee.  Paul Matthews repaired the climb area with the help of several generous contributions.

RFC Firefighters Friends and Neighbors

"Friends and Neighbors",  established in the summer of 2006, is an informal organization open to anyone willing to help our volunteer Firefighters and First Responders. There are no officers, no dues and few meetings.   It was organized after learning that the one mill tax we pay on our winter tax bill covers the firefighters annual operating costs, but does not fund vehicle and equipment needs.    
Hence, the group was formed to focus on three tasks:

    To communicate the financial needs of the RFC to the citizens they serve.

    To provide operational support to the annual Mini Fair  

    To fund raise as needed to help obtain important equipment (Mini-fair).

If you would like to participate or be included on their mailing list, contact Jim Clarke at 231.526.1209 or jmclarkegh@aol.com.  Be sure to watch for the RFC newsletter coming in your summer tax bill.

Lake Monitoring

Ten volunteers are working with the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council to monitor different portions of the lake front for algae conditions on a weekly basis.   This data is being turned over to NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) through the Tip of the Mitt.  This data will be used to set observational benchmarks to compare trends on algae accumulation.

Lake Levels

The Army Corp of Engineers publishes the Monthly Bulletin of Lake Levels for the Great Lakes and reported September's "Current Month's Levels Summary":

Max (1986) = 582.3 ft.,

Min. (1964) = 576.4 ft.

Long Term Ave. = 578.9 ft

Last year Ave = 577.4 ft.

Monthly Ave.(Sept.)= 577.3 ft

The 2006 average lake levels were 1.5 feet or 18 inches below the long term average. The September levels were 1.2 inches below the 2006 average depth and 19.2 inches lower than the long term average depth.

Lamkin Road Seal Coating Option

Residents of Lamkin Road have been presented with the option of sealcoating a 14 foot width of Lamkin Road in its existing footprint.   Discussion and fact finding continues on the issue of seal coating Lamkin Drive.  The decision whether or not to sealcoat will be made by the two township boards and the Emmet County Road Commission. 

Wooden Bridge Project (M-119)

A motion passed at the September meeting of the Heritage Highway Management Committee to proceed with the plans as submitted by the developer  for the wooden bridge project.  The proposed plan does not call for pedestiran walkways, off-road parking or scenic viewing platforms.  There was consensus from the committee and the community that this was a very workable plan,

 

GGA Board

President:  Bill Shepler   

Secretary:  Carolyn Sutherland    
Treasurer:  Jeff Woerner 

Jeanne Katz

Fred Hoffmann
Larry Wallen

Dell Weitzel

Committees
Beautification:  Marge Edwards   
Lamkin Road:  Fred Hoffman

Social:  Connie Cobb     
St. Ignatius:  Larry Wallen  
History:  Connie Cobb
Cruise:  Larry Wallen and Marti Wallen

Special recognition and thanks to Pat Allerding, who functions as recording secretary.

Process For Serving on the Board or a Committee

●A nominating committee selects a slate of candidates willing to serve for one year as a director of the GGA.  These nominees are voted on by the general membership at the annual meeting in August.  The officers of the GGA are elected by the directors. 

●The board appoints all people to fill any vacancy that occurs during the year. 

●The Board of Directors appoints all committee chairs.

To serve at the board level, a person should be available for meetings given five days notice,  from May 1 – December 31.   If you have any interest in getting more involved with the board contact any board member or to help with a  committee, contact the committee chair.   Last year 2 positions on the board were filled because of resignations. 

What’s New

Hi neighbor.  What's new?  Share your news with your Good Hart neighbors through this little newsletter.  Let us know if you have a new baby, grandbaby, neighbor, wedding, graduation, a big birthday or anniversary, or... you get the idea. Just email  mail@greatergoodhart.com and your news will be included in the next newsletter (spring 2008).