TOWNSEND FLOWAGE – PO BOX 163 – TOWNSEND, WI 54175
Summer 2010 Newsletter
For Your Information: These are not official association events, but you might be interested to know:
Kids Fishing Tournament: Sat. July 3 - 10 am Birch Hills Resort
Pontoon Boat Parade: Sat. July 3 – 8:30 pm – meet in the brook
Townsend Fire Dept. parade at noon. Jim & Kathy Bailey are working hard on the float for the
TFA. Thanks Jim & Kathy for your efforts. Fireworks: Sunday, July 4 – dusk
Wondering what the weather is like on the Flowage? To access current Townsend weather data
24 hours a day, click on www.hillcrest-lodge.com To find the current lake view, click on webcam
Our members, Frank & Kris Briski, have been recognized by Oconto County Land and Water
Resource Management for 2009 shoreline restoration. Frank & Kris restored over 101 running
feet of shoreline. This included charting over 400 individual plants and shrubs.
Corn Roast: Our fundraiser is set for Saturday, August 7; 11:00 am till closing. Now more than ever we
need your help. If you have items to donate for spin raffle prizes, please drop them off the day of the
corn roast or give them to any board member. Buy the raffle tickets and donate your time to help at the
corn roast. Raffle tickets are available for sale from any TFA Board member or at local businesses.
We are looking for help with set up Friday, take down Sunday, sell spin wheel tickets, children’s games,
dunk tank or dice game. Work shifts will be 11-2:30 and 2:30-pm–6 pm. Please contact Dan Coopman
(715-276-6157) ddcoop@granitewave.com to volunteer.
Townsendflowageassociation.com - We now have our own web-site. Thanks to the help of Bev Bodart
we are up and running. Check us out.
Hats, shirts and stuff: At the Corn Roast we will have t-shirts for sale for a special price of $10.00 and
decals for $1.00. (cash and carry) We will also be placing another clothing order from our new clothing
supplier in August. Order forms were mailed in March and are available on our web site.
Boater Safety: Six instructors have been trained and we have trained 20 students in the first session
beginning in May. The second safety training will be held in August. The DNR has recognized the TFA as
we have organized the first boater safety class in Oconto County.
Weed Harvesting will take place per DNR guidelines. These guidelines state that no mechanical
harvesting will be permitted within 30 feet of any shore or dock. (Individuals can manually remove
vegetation next to their property). Also, it is important to remember the limitations of our harvesting
equipment. We need at least 24 inches of water to even attempt to operate the harvester without
becoming stuck. With water levels being so low again this year, this is become a problem in some areas.
Dues and Membership: Membership applications were sent to 347 property owners. Less than half of
the property owners have joined the association. We urge everyone to talk to their neighbors about
joining the TFA. Remember our organization is 100% volunteer and we do not receive any funds from
the tax roll to support our efforts to preserve our body of water.
Eurasian Milfoil: In May Cason and Associates inspected the flowage for Eurasian Milfoil. We have
been successful in controlling the milfoil in the channel and no milfoil was present in the Sunset Bay
area. New batches of milfoil have been found in the main body of the flowage and have been treated.
Exotic species can easily hitchhike via boats, trailers, fishing equipment. Live wells, live bait buckets, etc.
The easiest way for the boating public to prevent the spread of exotic species is to check all these areas
every time they leave or enter a waterway and remove all unwanted or suspect material.
Law Changes
The new Wisconsin Law states that a slow-no-wake speed is required in all areas with 100 feet of any
shoreline. Major areas are marked with slow-no-wake buoys but not all affected areas are marked. Also
a new law that will go into effect sometime this summer requires that all children aged 12 and under are
required to b e wearing a life jacket anytime they are in a boat.
Phone numbers & Sites
Townsend information Townoftownsend.com
Game Warden Joe Paul Home 715-276-1582
Cell 715-850-1818
Recreational Safety Officer Steve Ashbeck 715-478-3331
Thanks to all of you for your membership in our group. Your current officers are:
Dan Coopman, President 715-276-6157 ddcoop@granitewave.com
Bud Nackers, Vice-President 920-759-0735 bnackers@hbs.net
Diana Deja, Treasurer 715-276-1628 wideja@live.com
Kathy Ott, Secretary 920-205-9019 kathyott98@yahoo.com
Board: Wayne Deja, Rich Schoonveld, Chuck De Moulin, Larry Goffard, Jon Marsh, Dale Ott, Bruce
Beno