Author: Lake Melissa/Sallie

06-29-2023 Newsletter

Hello Mel/Sallie Association Members,

Birch Burdick was elected as the New Mel/Sallie Association President at the Annual meeting!

Annual JULY 4th – 2023 Boat Parade

Join your neighbors in decorating your boat – and/or your home/dock –to celebrate our country’s independence.

10:30 am sharp,   Counter-Clockwise in ODD years like this year.

Meet at the Shoreham channel inlet/outlet.

Traveling trophies for best decorated boats and best decorated properties.

Lake levels are high this year; parades should proceed accordingly.

RELAX — wave a lot! This is not a race. Make it a Fun and Safe Fourth of July! — Not Responsible For Accidents

All Watercraft Welcome.  Decorations Not Required.  Join In, Just for the Cruise

If you have a boat in the parade – send an email with a photo to your Beach Captain so they can easily identify your entrance into the parade.

Gail Tronnes, Commodore

Bears Sighted on West side of Lake Melissa: 

Local DNR officials have reported a number of calls from homeowners on the west side of Lake Melissa.

Attached are a couple BearWise flyers that provide good tips for homeowners on removing attractants; the #1 reason bears visit homeowners is presence of food.  This time of year – there are many 1yr old bears that have just been “kicked out of home” by momma.  They are young and this is the first time they have been on their own, so they are kind of learning how to be a bear. 

Also see the DNR bear webpage at Living with bears in Minnesota | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us).  

Directory Books

The New Mel/Sallie Directory Books are now available at the Mel/Sal Office.  

The Mel Sallie Office is located across from the Shoreham Chapel will be open Saturdays and Sundays  from 10-12 am starting June 3^rd thru September 2nd.    Something new we are trying this year is also having the Office open the Third Thursday from 5-7 pm on June 15^th, July 20^th and August 17^th.

You can make a check out for $35 to:  Mel/Sal Association.

If you want to pay Online:  Please use the following Gomerchant website link to pay Homeowner fees and make donations to the Mel/Sal Foundation and Environmental funds. If you have participated in on-line payment in the past, you will receive an email following the payment transaction.
Please consider paying/donating on the 1st of any month to eliminate additional bank fees.

https://secure.goemerchant.com/secure/custompayment/lmsa2/6825/default.aspx?

We are looking for Volunteers to staff the office to Collect Payments, Hand out Directories, and sell Mel/Sal merchandise.

To sign up – click the link below and sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c4caea622a7fd0-melsal1#/

Lake Weed Removal Update:

As we shared several times last summer – the Pelican River Watershed District is no longer picking up weeds from the side of the road this summer.

Your options are:

1. Contact Miller Landscaping – and hire them to pickup your weeds from the roadside.   Email (preferred): office@milleryardcareandconstruction.com

Phone: 218-849-9794.  
Website: www.milleryardcareandconstruction.com

2. Take your Weeds to the Mill Pond Compost Site.   This is where the Township would like residents from Sallie and Melissa to haul their lake weeds to.  They have asked us to NOT bring any of our lake weeds to the Lake Sallie compost site.  The Mill Pond Compost site is a very good site – and closer for almost all of the Lake Melissa residents.  

Directions to the Mill Pond site:  Head South on the West side of Lake Melissa – which is County Road 147.  About ½ mile south of Lake Melissa you will intersect with Mill Pond Drive.   Take a Left and head East about 2 blocks where you will see the entrance to the Mill Pond Compost site.   Tree branches go on the Far West side, Grass on the North side, and Lake Weeds – on the East side.   See your email for a map.

3.  You can also take your weeds to the County Transfer Station – or as we refer to it as the City of Detroit Lakes Garbage Dump which is roughly 3 miles North of DL on Highway 59 on the West side of the road past the Animal Shelter.

Clean Up Week: 

The LakeView township Cleanup week is now slated for 2 weekends this year.  July 7-9th and July 14-16.  The site will be open each day from 8-5 pm.  The site is located about 2 miles EAST of the Roundabout on Highway 59 and County Road 22.  Once you head east on the roundabout – take the first quick right on 130th Street – and head east until you hit the township site before the railroad tracks.

Here’s to a Great Summer at the Lakes!

Mel/Sallie Board and our new President Birch Burdick