Rice Lake Area Association 2009 Annual Meeting Notice

Please be advised that the Rice Lake Area Association will be holding its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 6:30 pm at the Sundance Golf & Bowl in Dayton, MN. Sundance Golf & Bowl is located at 15240 113th Ave, just off of Fernbrook Lane/County Road 121. There will be a pizza buffet served beginning at 6:30 pm, with the formal meeting starting at 7:00.

You are hereby invited to attend this meeting and social to show your support and express your opinion. The agenda for the meeting will include:

Call to order

Welcome to new members

General Lake Update

2008 Projects

2009 Projects and Plans

Task Teams (committees)

Election of Board Members

Open Forum

Close

Please RSVP your attendance at the May 5th annual meeting to our e-mail address at [email-masked] no later than Monday, May 4th.

In addition, we ask you to consider membership in the association. Your membership will strengthen our power in relation to matters of Rice Lake. If you would like to help, please mail your membership dues to Rice Lake Area Association, Attn: Treasurer Rick Stulac, 13870 95th Ave North, Maple Grove, MN 55369, or bring them to the annual meeting. Remember that the dues qualify as a charitable contribution on your income tax return.

I would like to pay my annual membership dues to the Rice Lake Area Association.

Name                           ______________________________________

Street Address              ______________________________________

E-mail Address             ______________________________________

Home Phone                 ______________________________________

Membership Classification:

Lakeshore $125 _____      Creek/Lake Access $125  ____         Lake View $60 _____        Other  ____

Rice Lake Area Association, Attn: Treasurer Rick Stulac, 13870 95th Ave North, Maple Grove, MN 55369

Our website is www.ricelake.homestead.com

Our e-mail address is [email-masked]

For more information about RLAA, you may contact us at the above e-mail address or contact our treasurer, Rick Stulac, at (763) 494-8467.

If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please check here ____

Please fill in the below survey stating what is important to you as far as Rice Lake, Elm Creek and Surrounding Areas are concerned.  Bring to the annual meeting or mail with your dues to the address on the previous page. Please number them in matter of importance, 1 being most important and 8 being least and add any comments or ideas.

⁭ Restoration of the animal habitats/water bodies ecological health __________________________________

⁭ Algae Removal _________________________________________________________________________

⁭ Addition of beneficial plants _______________________________________________________________

⁭ Lake use for Fishing _____________________________________________________________________

⁭ Lake use for Recreation __________________________________________________________________

⁭ Keeping Lake and surrounding area clean of debris and garbage __________________________________

⁭ Buffer zones to add beauty and help keep pesticides and harmful elements out of the water as well as make a

better environment for our wild life _______________________________________________________

⁭ Removal of noxious weeds such as curly leaf from bodies of water _______________________________

Also note:  We will be looking for members of RLAA to be part of the below teams. Sign up sheets will be at the meeting.  If you can not join us for the meeting, please call Joni Stulac at 763-232-4324 and we will be happy to tell you more about each team and add you to the team of your choice.

ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM

LAKE MANAGEMENT TEAM

MEMBERSHIP TEAM (includes Public Relations and Fundraising)

If you want to get involved and have any ideas for the different teams, that would help our mission, please let us know.  The quality of the bodies of water and the surrounding community cannot be maintained or improved without the hands of volunteers.