EVENTS

- ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025   SUMMARY    -_The meeting was called to order at 11:30 am on Saturday, August 2, 2025 by Presdent John Walker.

_Board members present; John Walker, Barry Pool, Les Melkvik, Lynn Wolters, Reini Friebertshauser

_Of 33 dues paying voting-cottage members, a quorum of 17 were present, 1 proxy was submitted, and another 19 island residents were present.

-The following motion was put to the floor for member vote by Johm Walker and seconded by Barry Pool. 

   motion - 2025   

_In the interest of staggering the 3 year terms of board members, the following terms will be applied to current board members beginning today:   

                       Reini Friebertshauser and John Walker were self appointed in 2024 for 3 year terms, prior to the enrollment of club members and their terms   will expire in 2027.

                      Lynn Wolters was appointed to a 1 year term by the previous board to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Jeff Coryell and shall be elected by   the current  members for another 1 year term that will expire in 2026.

                       Barry Pool and Les Melkvik were appointed to 1 year terms by the previous board and shall be elected by the current members for 3 year terms  that will expire in 2028 .

                  Henceforth, all elected board members will serve for a term of 3 years, and board members appointed by the board to fill vacancies will serve     until the end of the vacated seat  term.

_The motion was unanimously carried by a quorum of dues paying member cottages present.

_Discussion then centered on the following items:

1) Investigation into the possible acquisition of AED defibrillators for emergency use by island residents. 

-A motion was made by Jim MacIntyre to set up a committee to investigate the availability of such equipment, at what cost, methods of funding, how and where to house the equipment, and required training, including possible Red Cross training in CPR. The committee shall include Diane Dryer, Chuck Dryer, Teresa McIntyre, Meredith Thomas, and Laura Raymond.

The motion was duly seconded and unanimously carried.

.2) A suggestion was made by Reini Friebertshauser to organize an ongoing island scavenger hunt for the summer of 2026 in a manner similar to the popular blown glass orb project on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island. Reini and Cindy Lyons have volunteered to work out details and organize the project along with anyone else interested. Please contact Reini Friebertshauser if you are interested in helping with the project.

3) The group Spoke about fire prevention on the island and making everyone aware of DNR burn regulations and permits, and being careful to advise any workers, contractors, etc. not to burn without proper permission, and that any fire should have readily available water sources nearby and should never be left unattended. These concerns will be posted on the lakesideislandersclub website.

4) Discussed forming a committee to be in charge of clearing island south/center/north walking paths; Cindy Lyons noted that Cloverland Electric Company told her they will be sending a crew to clear the island center path this month (August); discussed contacting Cloverland to find out when specifically, and how extensive would be the clearing of  the center power line path (and possibly feeder paths to individual cottages, at individual owner's request; discussed responsibility for cleaning up power line refuse after such clearing, and whether we might set up a volunteer crew (similar to the trail clearing team) to help with this. Further discussion will follow pending activity by Cloverland Electric Coop.

5) Discussed putting up Private Dock signs and some barrier to prevent cars from driving on gravel access to East Lakeside Dock; additionally discussed contacting mainland Lakeside Road resident about placement of his pontoon boat;

6) Discussed raising the LIC yearly dues; did not propose or vote upon it; The board will investigate possibility of increased club revenue this year.

7) Advised members that relevant information about all of the above topics will be put on the club's website as such information develops; discussed linking the club's website with the Coryell Island Facebook page and asked Nathan Cheever to look into such a possibility. Nathan Cheever, Clark Thomas, and Eric Dryer have also volunteered to work as co-webmasters with Reini Friebertshauser. Reini will pursue those offers.

Having addressed all pressing business, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.  The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 pm.

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NEIGHBORS IN ACTION  - MONDAY JUNE 30, 2025  The following classified photos were leaked by an anonymous individual on Friday, June 27. They allegedly show a small group of Coryell islanders intentionally sinking John  Walker's boat at his mainland dock while he was out of town. It is especially disturbing to see two members of the group bouncing on the bow to speed the process, while laughing heartily. All of this in broad daylight and with an aire of total impunity. BUT WAIT!!!! Upon further investigation, it has been found that the above story is just another conspiracy theory fomented by a disgruntled individual intent on undermining any outbreaks of neighborly behavior. Actually the group saw John's boat already under water, following the fierce storm in the area on Thursday night, and decided it was their duty to jump in (literally) and help out their absent neighbor. After an hour and a half of bailing, they had the boat floating and dry again. The two neighbors on the bow managed to get the stern above water just enough for bailing to be effective, despite their diminutive size.

Meanwhile, a short time before the rescue operation, two other island neighbors had seen the sunken boat and told John's next door neighbor, who they knew was in contact with him. The next door neighbor was just preparing to go to the mainland to bail out the previous night's rain without knowing that it had sunk. With the new information that the boat was under water, he went to assess the damage, and when he got there, miraculously, the boat was afloat at the dock just as John had left it. He looked around for any signs of a sunken boat, and puzzled by the whole scene began questioning whether he or his neighbors, who had reported the sinking, were subject to some strange form of hallucination. He contacted a local salvage operator, and together they determined that the motor had indeed been completely under water, but were totally bewildered by how the boat could be floating and so dry again. They managed to get the boat's trailer from Cedarville Marine and delivered it for diagnosis. Unbelievably, the motor is running again. Only later did we learn that it did not miraculously float by itself, but was rescued by the generous actions of good neighbors. Thanks to all for reinforcing what neighborliness looks like.