Lake Secession & Rocky River Property Owners Association

PRINTED, COURTESY OF CHRONICLE PRINTING, HONEA PATH; Phone (864) 369-2200

JET'S LANDING, Phone (864) 446-8143

June 2009                         Articles written by Robert Vaughn, unless specified otherwise

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2009-2010 DUES?

  

I am now sending The Anchor Line by email and the US Postal service. 

   For those that receive it by USPS the date that your dues are paid through will still appear below the return address on the last page.  If there is no date then your dues are past due.

   For those receiving The Anchor Line by email, First of all thanks for saving us the postage.  As of yet I haven't discovered how to send the dues date by email, but I am still working on it.

  If anyone has a question concerning their dues, feel free to call me at (864) 348-3989 or you can mail your questions to me at 265 Lake Shore Drive, Iva, SC 29655 or email me at rwvaughn@wctel.net

By Bill Broome

The "SEASON" has officially arrived at Lake Secession!!  The boats and jet skis have been abundant most weekends and the unfortunate folks that aren't able to live here year round are back after their winter break.  Even though summer is a week or so away still, it's here already on our wonderful lake.  I hope all of you have a great summer and look forward to seeing you out and about.  If you're down by the dam, stop by our place on 1st Avenue and visit for a while.

With the arrival of summer and the increased boat and jet ski traffic, it's appropriate to mention water safety.  If you or family members are out and about, be sure to look out for the other guys.  If it's a young person on a jet ski, they might be having too much fun to be paying attention.  Talk with all your family and guests about having a good time, but it's equally important that no one gets hurt.  If you have questions about water rules and regulations, we have pamphlets available at the fire station or you can also get from our DNR guys on the lake.  Contact any officer or board member or just flag down the DNR boat to get your copy.

Also, just a reminder about our "dream" of beginning the search for a piece of land for a future community center that I mentioned in the last newsletter.  If you're interested in discussing or getting more details, give me a call at 446-7625 or visit at our upcoming picnic on the 27th.  We have just begun but the sooner we can obtain a piece of land, the quicker we can really get to work on this project to make the Lake area an even more attractive place to live.

We have lots of activities upcoming beginning with the annual picnic on the 27th.  There will not be a regular July monthly Association meeting as we will have a very brief "meeting" at the picnic.  Then on the 4th, the boat parade is at 2 p.m., and the great fireworks show is around "dark thirty"- that's around 9 p.m. or so for those folks that aren't from around here.  We look forward to a great day, and hope that the weather cooperates better than last year.

Also, a final word regarding the Association's current activities and a request for your help.  We have just completed elections for the 2010 year.  We had 5 Board members whose terms were up and also voted on Officers, all of whom ran unopposed.  Many thanks go out to the following Board Members who have served faithfully this past term: Juanita Williams, David King, Louise Looney, Mary Jane Coffee and Duane Bannister.  The new Board Members elected will be introduced at the upcoming picnic.  I found it discouraging that less than 1/3 of our current membership cast ballots in the election!  I encourage you to become more active in the Association by casting your ballots every election and by attending our monthly meetings the 1st Thursday night each month at 7 p.m. at McGill Fire Station.  We need your help and input!  We have a really good thing going at Lake Secession but need your help to keep it thriving.  Have a great summer and see you on the Lake!!

Bring your lawn chair, your appetite and your flair for fun!  We will be serving hotdogs, chips and desserts.  Visit with your fellow neighbors and friends.  We will have our usual interesting assortment of door prizes.  If you should have a door prize to donate, please plan on bringing with you to the picnic and someone will be there to assist you.  We look forward to seeing you and your family as we celebrate the 4th of July on Lake Secession.  If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Lu Broome at 446-7625.

We would like to determine if there is any interest in doing a group Canoe/Kayak Ride up the Rocky River. Rocky River is absolutely gorgeous and is the main river that feeds Lake Secession. The RR in LSRRPOA-stands for Rocky River. The trip would begin at the boat landing/bridge and go up river as far as we are able and back in a day-all FREE of charge and of course BYOCK (Bring Your Own Canoe/Kayak). If interested, call Don McIntire at 505-5465 OR email: dmcintire@accessrealtysc.com

Volunteers are still needed to help maintain the grounds at the McGill Fire Station AND the boat landing public area. Tasks needed are: cut grass, weeding, picking up trash.

Months needed are: June-September. If interested, please contact Bill Broome (President).

The 2009 LSRRPOA Annual T-Shirt/Hat Sales are underway! Some of our very own Local Businesses are graciously sponsoring our Association by selling our T-Shirts/Hats AND we encourage you to continue to shop at these locations: Jets Landing, Midway Marine, Crawford's Store, Country Crossroads Texaco, Shelly's Hair

This years T-Shirt Design Contest was a great success! There were many wonderful entries. A special "Thanks" to all who participated!

2010 is the 70th Anniversary of Lake Secession ! We invite you to participate in creating the 2010 70th Anniversary T-Shirt Design . The contest will be held and voted upon at the next LSRRPOA Annual Christmas Party this December! The Color of the shirt will also be voted on as well.

So Put On Your Creativity Hat-and get out your sketch pad/computer.

Your Design 'Must' have : (1) Year-'2010' and (2) 'LSRRPOA' and (3) be on 8-1/2 x 11 size paper and (4) Reference: 70th Anniversary of Lake Secession!

Keep digging out your photos of Lake Secession! We need lots of pictures to choose from for our 'potential' 2010 LSRRPOA Calendar --so please keep looking OR even better -dust off your camera and get creative and take pictures of what interests you! It might make a great Calendar picture. THANKS to those of you that have already sent in pictures - they are great !

Mail your pictures to:

Leslie and Don McIntire

1071 Ricketson Road, Iva, SC 29655

OR email digital pictures to: dmcintire@accessrealtysc.com

Fall is getting closer and closer and we really need a lot more items to sell in our Annual Yard Sale. (Right now we do not have enough items to even have a yard sale). This is one of the associations fundraisers that helps to pay for the Annual - July 4th Fireworks that we all LOVE to see. PLEASE bring your donation items to each of our Monthly Meetings (the first Thursday of each month). If you need help with larger items, please contact Don McIntire at 505-5465 to arrange pick-up.

LSRRPOA is sponsoring this years July 4th BBQ at Jets Landing! This is one of our fundraisers that helps to pay for the Annual - July 4th Fireworks.

MUCH THANKS to Jets Landing for helping us this year!

PRICE: Chopped Pork BBQ / SLAW / BEANS for $8.00 per plate.

TIMES: 10:00 am TO 3:00 pm (or until we run out of food)

YOU CAN HELP the Association by: Donating --Money, Boston Butts, Baked Beans. If you donate at least $20, then you will get '2' BBQ Plates on the 4th. Please contact Don McIntire at 505-5465 for more information.

One of our Lake families recently lost their home to a tragic fire.  They unfortunately lost everything but miraculously no one was hurt.  Ken and Lettie Lewis and their two daughters are in need of our help.  If you would care to donate clothing, basic necessities or money, please contact Malinda at 864-446-7394.   Sizes involved are shown below.  Let's show the Lake spirit and help these folks get their lives back on track.

Men's sizes: 36/32 pants; XL Shirts; 11.5 shoes

Ladies sizes: 14/16, 12/14 pants; 8.5, 9.0, 10W shoes; L/XL shirts; 34D, 36D undergarments.

2009-2010 Officers

President:        Bill Broome                446-7625

Vice President:   Ralph Patterson        296-9988

Secretary:        Vicki Zeitler                348-2011

Treasurer:         Marion Davis                369-0609

Marilyn Hursey                348-2679

Arthur Burdette                348-2679

Bob Zeitler                348-2011

Mac McCalla                446-3221

John Looney                348-7569

Don McIntire                348-3436

Don Cambell                446-7439

Vicki Davis                369-0609

Duane Bannister        348-2574

       Remember the annual 4th. of July boat parade.     It will be assembling at 1:30 at the public boat landing and departing at 2:00.   We appreciate everyone who takes part.  Prizes will be rewarded to the first 6 places.    If you would like to participate in the parade, you can pick up your numbers and parade rules at the following places:  Jetts Landing, Midway Marine, and Crawfords Store.  Decorate your boats, or  PWC's, and have a great time.

       Each year we try our best to please everyone for visibility and enjoyment of the parade and each year we receive complaints.   Due to longevity we can not go all the way down one side and up the other which causes over heating of boat motors and also overheating of people.  We were asked by DNR not to cross back and forth across the channel.  Therefore we are stuck toward the middle.  We suggest the best way to enjoy the parade if possible is to bring your family and friends out on a boat and sit off to the side of the waters edge.  Sorry for any inconvenience but we are also limited.  

       We are looking forward and excited to see the creative ideas that our lake friends and family have.  So come join in the fun by participating or watching. 

Submitted by:

Vicki Zeitler

1. BoatUS at http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/ In addition to the general boating course, there is also a course specifically designed for personal watercraft. .

2. Americas Boating course (sponsored by United States Power Squadrons and United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

At http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/

3. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

At http://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/boated.html Information about class schedules is also available at this website.