Meet at the Clubhouse at 9 am for coffee and doughnuts on Saturday and/or Sunday. Lunch will be served for all participants.
This year one of our members is turning 40 and is throwing herself an Italian dinner party to which we are all invited. Nature’s Hollow (South side) at 6pm. BYO chairs and beverages.

Bring work gloves, sun protection. Watch this space for the list of jobs and tasks.

Everyone is welcome, not just members! Gate will be open - drive in and introduce yourself, if you’re willing to spend some hours working. Whether or not you are interested in joining Lake O’ The Woods Club as a member, these clean up weekends (held in Spring and Fall) are great for meeting people, pitching in, working together, and finding out what members can do as part of our cooperative club.

Update: If you would like to claim a task, or be part of a work-team for a particular area, email lowc.info@gmail.com

All meals free for participants: Coffee/donuts, BBQ lunch at Toasty Buns Grill, and the birthday dinner at Nature's Hollow.

Bottled water provided - stay hydrated!

Here's the first draft of the task list for this coming weekend, the 23/24 of April, which is your favorite and mine: CLEANUP WEEKEND! If you want to add to this, post in the comments. The final list will be written up on the white board at the Clubhouse by midweek.
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GATES:

• Construct, install new mailbox framing North AND South Gates (Phil)

• Gardening (See landscaping below)

RV AREA:

• Much earth-moving has to be done. Show up on site and await direction.

• Prep for use: DO NOT Turn on water to RV area, pipes are disconnected.

• Assess and arrange for electrical work

CAMPGROUND:

• Tidy up the firewood shelter and grounds

• Weed the tennis court if needed

LANDSCAPING:

• Uncover Sofia in front garden

• Remove cut trees in the grass parking area near clubhouse.

• Rake and clean and mulch flower beds:

  • At North Gate, inside and outside of gate

  • Clubhouse gardens

  • Sophia’s Garden (statue in parking lot)

  • South Gate gardens

  • Nature's hollow

CLUBHOUSE AREA:

• Set picnic tables-clubhouse, campground.

• Backfill dirt around the new BBQ area.

• Install new edging around the wheelchair ramp (it’s a trip hazard)

• Clean soda pop / water fridge

• Clean ice cream freezer

• Power wash the concrete porch (remove stains)

• Power wash the old shuffleboard pad

• Clean windows, sills, door, ceiling

• Clean gutters on the clubhouse and barn.

POOL:

• Remove all leaves from the pool area.

• Remove and store pool cover

• Power wash pool deck

• Power wash lounge chairs and poolside tables

• Install pool fence (we need a vehicle with a winch)

• Install sun shades.

• Power wash hot tub room deck.

• Vacuum pool.

• Bring pool noodles, net and ladders from garage loft

• Install speakers

EAST PIER

• Anchor the floating raft in the lake at East Pier Beach

• Install pair of swans in lake (goose mitigation effort)

BEACH / PLAYGROUND / DOG BEACH:

• Stain children's playset.

• Set up solar shower on the sun deck

• Set up picnic tables and wash them

• Set up umbrellas on beach

• Pull weeds in the sand and around the boat dock

• Organize and clean the boat house

• Wash the boats and other watercraft

• Anchor the floating raft in the lake

• Anchor the swans in the lake

• Tidy up the dog beach (weed, rake, stabilize the bench)

TREES:

• Remove widowmaker tree on South side near dam (See Roland)

• Remove fallen roadside brush / limbs throughout grounds

SAGER ROAD:

• Sager road litter pickup from Martinal Rd to HWY 30 (See Louise E)

RECYCLING:

• gather scrap metal and take to local recycle. Bring all your scrap metal to either dumpster area before Saturday April 23

SOUTH SIDE:

• Turn on water to South Side shower house: DONE

• Weed, mulch, tidy the shower house gardens

TRAILS

• Trail Maintenance (remove fallen branches)

• Add flat stones or gravel to muddy crossing on Erwin’s Path

• Install add’l Circle Trail signage on new section of trail (South side above causeway and across the road from #110

• Widen the the trail/footpath above the dam on the south side