{"content":[{"text":"Fall 2019","bbox":{"left":0.726176,"top":0.213908,"width":0.08208599999999999,"height":0.01963799999999999}},{"text":"From your President: \n Fall and winter is upon us in the watershed , the trees have lost their vivid color and the air is \n crisp— boats and docks are been hauled, and cottages closed up for winter months . Now it is time \n for all winter activities on the Lake - so get the snowmobiles, cross country skis , ice boats and ice \n fishing traps ready! \n We had a wonderful year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the watershed. It was wonderful to \n see many attend and it certainly looked like everyone enjoyed the music by JUST TEACHERS on a \n gorgeous August day. Rumor has it Just Teachers had just as much fun as we all did! A huge thank \n you to all involved in pulling the concert together! \n This has been said many times before but, as before, it’s worth saying again: I know we all want \n to maintain this valuable resource so it will be here for generations to come. It takes an involved \n community to achieve the goal of maintaining a healthy watershed. ~ what happens within a water- \n shed, whether natural or caused by humans, effects the water quality and health of that watershed. \n Please join the MWA, and support important work of educating the community and fostering good \n stewardship. We need your support! As a non profit we are looking for sponsors to help fund our Wa- \n tershed Stewards program. This is an invaluable program that educates area youth and protects our \n lakes and ponds. Our Stewards monitor incoming boats all of all kinds at the boat ramps to make sure \n that invasive species do not enter our watershed. Also, please encourage friends and family to be- \n come members and contribute so we can continue to grow this program. \n We had a great annual meeting July with Paul helping us all understand the ‘Brown Tail Moth ‘ \n situation . This is a big concern for all us and what treatments are available. Check our website for up \n to date information. \n Be on the look out for our float in the Christmas-by-the-Sea Parade. We will also have a table \n near French and Brawn so stop by and say hi! \n We are always looking for volunteers to be on the board and get involved - if you are interested \n please email me or Paul Leeper. \n Enjoy the Winter Dody Urquia Email urquiad@aol.com","bbox":{"left":0.099101,"top":0.261203,"width":0.8037820000000001,"height":0.44107099999999994}},{"text":"Treasurer’s Report: \n Winter has sure come in as a lion this year with the cold temps and early ice formation in the \n coves and inlets. As of the half way mark of our fiscal year Membership seems to be holding steady \n compared to last year. However, there has been a slight increase in contributions. Overall, we are \n showing a slight decrease in our net income due increased payroll and some miscellaneous boat ex- \n penses. We strongly encourage anyone who has not renewed their membership to please do so. \n At this point in the year we are well within our budget and hope to be able to continue to keep the \n budget balanced as we work diligently on reducing expenses and streamlining the best we can. We \n recently updated our banking to be able to do online bill pay as well as direct deposits for employees \n going forward. In addition to this we now have the capability to receive direct contributions via \n ACH. If anyone is interested in doing this going forward, please reach out to me via email for in- \n structions. \n Happy Holidays! Sarah Marriner, Treasurer smarriner80@gmail.com","bbox":{"left":0.099101,"top":0.716036,"width":0.8035580000000001,"height":0.219441}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.090909,"width":0.272059,"height":0.153409}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.090909,"width":0.272059,"height":0.153409}]}