Douglas Lake eNews 04/22/2014

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Happy Earth Day April 22, 2014

--- Petoskey has new snowfall record ---

The Petoskey News reports that Petoskey beat the 1970-71 record of 183.9 with more than 184â€ of snow for the 2013-14 season as of April 16^th. Nubs Nob reported 10 days above freezing in 2014. Read the full story http://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/petoskey-breaks-season-snowfall-record/article_ba78d8d0-5ad6-5685-aa33-b3a8acf9d78f.html
P.S. Douglas Lake still has ice coverage.

Adopt-A-Highway is a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program designed to help keep the state's highway roadsides clean and attractive. Participants adopt both sides of a section of state highway roadside to clean up over a two-year period.
The DLIA adopted a 2 mile stretch of Hwy 31 some years ago; 1 mile south and 1 mile north of the Van and 31 intersection.
The first road pickup of this year will be Tuesday, April 29^th.
Call Rich Gedert at 231-537-3269 to volunteer.

Do you have drawings, paintings or photographs of Douglas Lake? We'd like to put them into the 2015 Douglas Lake calendar. Marilyn Kelemen and Holly Gedert will be selecting the entries.

Send your digital JPG format entry to douglaslake2012@yahoo.com with a description by May 9th, 2014. Please include the date of the artwork. We can scan or photograph your entry for you.
Contacts: Marilyn 231-420-4579, Holly 231-537-3269

News from Munro Township

Emergency Vehicle Clearance for Driveways

Our Fire Chief, Dan Socha has gone around Munro Township and inspected driveways for emergency vehicle use, such as fire trucks and ambulances. The new vehicles are getting bigger and need more clearances to get to resident's homes. Please make sure an ambulance or fire truck can get to your door by clearing driveways of trees and brush 14 feet high by 14' wide.

Save the Date
Learn more about Northern Michiganâ€™s Pipelines
Northern Michigan Pipelines Symposium
June 24, 2014 â€¢ Petoskey High School Auditiorium

â€¢ Protect our waters â€¢ Put your pills in the POD â€¢

This is the 5^th year for the POD program. By putting your pills in the POD and properly disposing of unwanted medications, you will help us keep our lakes, rivers and drinking water clean and our communities and families safe.
Check http://www.pillsinthepod.com/ for more information.
Check http://www.pillsinthepod.com/locations.html for the complete list of locations.

Nearby locations for Cheboygan County and Emmet County:
Cheboygan County Sheriff Department â€¨County Buildingâ€¨
870 S. Main Street, Cheboygan, MI 49721, (231) 627-3155â€¨

Cheboygan Department of Public Safety - Cheboygan City Hallâ€¨
403 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI 49721, â€¨(231) 627-4321â€¨

City of Petoskey Department of Public Safety
Front Lobby of City Hall
101 East Lake Street, Petoskey, MI 49770, (231) 347-2500â€¨

Emmet County Sheriff's Office
Richard L. Zink Law Enforcement Center â€¨
3460 Harbor-Petoskey Rd. (M-119), Harbor Springs, MI 49740,
(231) 439-8900â€¨

Check the Watershed Council's Events calendar for Earth Week Collection Events. http://www.watershedcouncil.org/events/

Click here to Shop On-Line for Douglas Lake products.
Contact the Merchandise Manager, Marilyn Kelemen Kelemenm44@gmail.com
with any questions.

House remodel, upgrades, landscaping? Support our Advertisers. Click here for a list and click any business for more information.

Experience and Learn something new this summer. Click here to View and signup for the University of Michigan Biological Station Mini-Courses

Dues are $25 a year.
Give your dues to your Zone Rep or mail to DLIA, Treasurer, P.O. Box 472, Pellston, MI 49769

President: Nat Wilkinson, natwilkinson@gmail.com

Vice President and eNews: Holly Gedert, hollygedert@hotmail.com

Newsletter Articles and Obituaries: Barb Wilkinson, bayw2002@yahoo.com