To coin the old phrase “Where the heck didsummer go?” It seems like yesterday Ilaunched my new toy into the water. Not thebest weather at the start but any weekend outof the city is a good one.

This season was especially pleasing as ournew website www.healeylake.org waslaunched and Andrea McPhail and DaveDuggan are the new proud parents of our newproject. Andrea and Dave have done a superbjob and are to be congratulated on job welldone. The 2008 Regatta was the first in manyseasons to have a rain delay. Some peoplethought it was more like a monsoon, but welived to tell the tale. Please remember thatnext year’s Regatta will be the 50th

Anniversary. We, the Executive, are lookingfor paraphernalia, stories, and pictures of anykind detailing the first ten years or so. Pleasecontact me if you have anything to tell orsubmit.

Peter Arnold has volunteered to be theCottage Watch Director, which was in urgentneed of being looked after. Thank you Peterfor your hard work and dedication to theAdvertising Director position. Sharon Tosswillgraciously volunteered to run the Membershipand we thank her very much.

We do find ourselves requiring an AdvertisingDirector for next season, advertising is anintegral part of our fundraising and if anyone

From the President would like to know about this position, pleasecall me.

Your Association is run by volunteers; to themembers of the Executive and the volunteerswho give so freely of their time -congratulations. Thank you for your efforts tomake this Association function as perfectly as itdoes. Working with these people has been a joyand most of all fun, I thank you all very muchand I look forward to next year when we can doit all again.

I would like to take this opportunity to thankPeter and Susan Arnold for great time enjoyedat the 200th Anniversary Party .The food wastremendous, the entertainment by the DJ andother guests was great. All of us comingtogether like that was a very pleasurableexperience. Many happy returns of the day andbest wishes for the future.

Take care for now and I hope to see you soon.

Dan MacLeod.

October 2008

Dock Talk is a publication of the Healey Lake Property Owner’s Association.

NoticeDock Talk is now available on our newWebsite. Beginning with the Spring ‘09issue, you will be able to access it there.If you would like to continue to receive ahard copy or do not have Internet access,please contact Dan Macleod atE-mail: danjohnmac@rogers.comTel: 416 723-1999

Remembered ...CAROL ANNE (CREEN) CHEREPA

It is with truly great sadness that we mark thepassing of our friend Carol. Those of us whoknew her for many years and those who knewher for only a short time will miss herinfectious laughter, her sense of humour, herunlimited capacity of friendship and hercourage.

At this season of Thanksgiving we are trulyblessed to have had the privilege of knowingher. She was a great friend and loved by allwho knew her. She may be gone, but hermemory will live on in our hearts and she willalways be here with us on Healey Lake.

Our love and support goes outto her family, John, Melissa and Jessica,brothers Jim, John, Dave and their families.

Your many friends at Healey Lakesubmitted by Debbie Kreuger

Healey Lake Association is proud to offer aCottage Watch program in the winter, the timewhen cottages are less frequently or not beingused at all. Every member that has paid themembership fees in full is automatically on ourpatrol-list. If you think, you don't needthis service - or will be coming up in thewinter yourself - please let me know soyou can be taken off the patrol-list.

I had organized this service for several yearsalready, and after handling advertising for awhile I will now take over the cottage-watch-program again. Many volunteers are neededand this is the hardest part of the job, aseverybody is 'always busy'. I need cottagersthat come up in the winter once-in-a-while andwho would be willing to spend about an hourper month to enjoy winter-wonderland on the

lake, patrolling 5-6 cottages in the area mostconvenient. It doesn't matter if you go out withyour snowshoes, x-country-skis, snowmobil ortake your dog for a walk - why not combine it withhelping out some neighbours. When you patrol acottage, you will walk around the property onceand simply look for fallen trees, dangeroussnowloads or broken windows and doors, nobodywill go into any cottage! In emergencies you willcontact me and I will report to the cottage-owner.

If you have a teenager at highschool, these pa-trols can be used as Community Hours which somany students need to graduate. My whole familyused to help.

I will be contacting some of the volunteers thatparticipated in previous years, but I will needmore help - if you can spare some time toenjoy nature, please let me know beforewinter arrives:e-mail to lakeshoremarina@vianet.ca Tel: 705-375-5289

Cottage Watch PatrolPeter Arnold - Lakeshore Marina

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A Reminder

Well I want to tell you, thejudges (Rob Harris JohnGillan, Dan MacLeod) neverexpected the passion andthe turnout of theThunderbox owners.

The Thunderbox Contestsaw 12 entrants, each family touting thebenefits and history and claiming it was thewinner. Each one was different in design,colour, size and accessories. If the ownersagree, I think we should create a coffee tablebook out the pictures and correspondence wereceived.

However, in the end, there can only be a first,second or third. The following are the recipientsof these prizes:

Used Department• Gold Metal – Jim Dunkley - DisGraceland• Silver Metal – Roger and Louise Metz - The

Stable• Bronze Metal – Fred and Tuula The

Electrified Model

Unused Department• Gold Metal – Tony Koch – Log Cabin Design

( Glass Roof)

• Silver Metal – Eunice MacLeod(The oldest shingled model)

All the owners that submitted entries, theirawards were delivered and put into theirThunderboxes where possible. It has beendetermined that the Thunderbox Contest willbe run every two years. So let’s gear up for2010.

Again, thanks to all who entered and were sogracious to the judges.

Thunderbox ContestDrum Roll ... Please!

Dan Macleod The Healey lake Tennis Club celebrated their25th year of operation with an “Open House”on the courts on Sunday, August 24th.The courts were full for several hours as thosepresent enjoyed the tennis, refreshments, andMike Smith’s bar-b-qu’d hot dogs.

There were kids from two to seventy-twoenjoying the activities and the sunshine.Pat Dann and Armand Gilks are to becongratulated for organizing the afternoonof fun to celebrate the club’s anniversary.

*Note the courts will be open upto and including the Thanksgivingweekend and will reopen for theVictoria Day weekend. See you inthe spring.

The Healey Lake Tennis ClubMike Smith

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As of September 15, 2009 all boaters will berequired to have the Pleasure Craft OperatorCard in order to operate a poweredwatercraft.

For informaion on how to get this, contactBill Kreps atTel: 519-323-4574E-mail:william.kreps@sympatico.ca

Well we are now in October and it feels like wenever really had much of a summer however I hopeyou made the best of it and enjoyed what you could.

PUBLIC WORKS YARDWe are in the process of moving into the new publicworks facility. It provides secure storage formaterials such as culverts, fencing, posts etc. Aheated garage for servicing our trucks andequipment which will allow us to better meetprovincial safety standards and prolong the life ofthis very expensive machinery. As I write this thenew sand shed is being filled for this winter’s useand it will make winter road servicing more efficientas we will not have to depend on our neighbors forsupply.

TAXESWe have started working on the 2009 budget.

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The 2008 budget was brought in with a increase inthe north area of 1.36% and in our area in the southan increase of .79%. That was the second lowestincrease of the seven municipalities in West ParrySound District.

ROADSThe year round feeder roads have received agranular lift. Calcium was applied to the gravel roadsand this month brushing is scheduled to be done.

WASTE MANAGEMENTThe Healey Lake Transfer Station continues toimprove efficiency and increase recycling thanks toevery ones efforts. The same opera tion wasexpanded to the Crane Lake Site this year. We havecompleted a study by Golder and Associates,gathered more usage information from staff and willbe looking for ways to make improvements. Wehave hired a new Public Works Manager with twentyyears experience in a municipality similar to oursand he has some good ideas that he has learned onthe job. His name is Glen Kargas.

I am frustrated that our enforcement efforts have

News ...from the Township

Grant Walker, Councillor

Well another summer has ended and in my travelsover the summer I only saw one baby loon on ourlake this summer. I saw the young loon swimmingwith its’ parents down by the Marina’s in earlyAugust. This young loon was swimming on its’own however was not yet diving for food.

It will soon be time for the loons on our lake to beheading south for the winter. Here are somemigrating facts about the Common Loon. DuringSeptember, group feeding is quite common asloons gather on larger lakes while migrating. Ourloons will be migrating south sometime in themonth of October to the area around the Gulf ofMexico. For the loons to be able to “take off” fromany lake, the loon runs along the surface into thewind. The distance needed to gain flight dependson wind speed; in calm times the bird may run asfaras several hundred metres before it gainsenough speed to take off. Once in the air the looncan travel swiftly. Its relatively small wingspan(130 to 140 cm) carries it at average speeds of120 km per hour during migration. The wings beatquickly to carry the large body and have a highdegree of curvature to provide lift.

Migrating Common Loons occasionally land on wethighways or parking lots, mistaking them for riversand lakes. They become stranded without a

considerable amount of open water for a long takeoff. A loon may also get stranded on a pond thatis too small.

Young loons must wait until their flight feathersgrow and their wings are strong enough whichusually doesn’t occur until late November.

Loons are usually found in groups on the winteringgrounds in the Gulf of Mexico. The Common Loonis flightless for a few weeks after molting all of itswing feathers at the same time in midwinter. Allloons have greyish feathers in the winter time(they loose their distinctive black and whitechecker markings and white necklace). Immaturebirds resemble adult birds in winter plumagehowever the white feathers of the belly and wingare present all year long. Loons moult again inlate winter before returning to nesting grounds inspring. The dull winter coat is replaced by theirbeautiful black and white coat.

Next spring, the loons will return in pairs, when theice starts melting, to their nesting grounds toclaim their territory. They are solitary nesters.Small lakes, generally those between 5 and 50 hacan accommodate one pair of loons. Larger lakesmay have more than one pair of breeding loons,with each pair occupying a bay or section of thelake. Until recently, loons were thought to matefor life. Banding studies have shown that loons willsometimes switch mates after a failed nesting at-tempt even between nestings in the sameseason.

One other interesting fact to leave you with aboutour Common Loon is that they are related to thepenguin and their life expectancy may beanywhere between 15 and 30 years.

Have a wonderful winter and see you all next yearon the lake.

not proceeded farther but we are working on itbecause we must stop the very few who abuse thesystem while most of you make such a good effort.

We have constructed a metal storage area to keepstuff from the transfer sites till we have enough tomake it profitable to sell and have removed.A system is in place to remove the unsightly anddangerous hazardous waste from the transfersites. It is not going as quickly as it shouldbecause we waiting to get more of the specialbarrels for transporting. Improvements are beingmade to the bear proof fencing.

Have a safe happy and healthy winter

Township cont’d

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LoonsNancy Gilchrist

A Celebration To RememberSusan & Peter Arnold

Lakeshore Marina & Chalets had a very specialyear in 2008, celebrating 25 years of businesson Healey Lake. The fact we owners had aspecial birthday as well added to theopportunity to celebrate big style withcustomers, family, friends and businesses ofour area. What a Sunday that was on theLabour Day weekend, before all cottagers hadto put an official end to another beautifulsummer season on the lake. Organisation wasin full swing for several weeks already leavingthe big question of the summer: will it rainAGAIN? Well, everything worked out perfectly,it ended up to be the nicest weekend of thewhole season and we were blessed withsunshine, warm temperatures and clear nightsky all weekend.

The anticipated number of guests wasexceeded by far and we had about 400 peoplehelping us to celebrate at our very ownlakefront. It was just amazing, everybodyenjoyed socializing with cottagers they hadn'tseen in a while, business-owners they dealwith in town, and friends and families theysometimes don't see all summer. Kids of allages were running around using theplayground and waterfront and making newfriends. Family and friends came from all partsof the globe and left with lots of memories.We tried to talk to most of our guests thatnight, but it was so busy that we might nothave gotten to all of you; we do treasure thesignatures in our guestbook, and all lovelycards, wishes, bottles and flowers we received- thank you so much!

Of course we could not have done it alone,and we would like to thank all our friends thathelped us with the organisation, set-up andtake-down. The bar-service, catered buffetand decorations were outstanding and are stilltalked about, done professionally by the

complete Osborne family of MacTier: April,Emily, Rhonda, Barb, Kerry and James; thanksfor the many hours of preparation.Our kids came home to help, the fireworksdisplayed by Stephanie and Shane wereenjoyed by everybody. Later on peoplegathered around the bonfire done by Danile andJenny.

All celebration was accompanied by the greatmusical background of D.J. Doug Agar fromMacTier. Comments varied fromthe 'party of the year' to the'biggest party on Healey Lake’. Forus it was absolutely wonderful andtruly a celebration to rememberforever.

The Last Word ... Nancy SimpsonWell what a great problem to have! We’re out ofspace. Thanks to everyone whocontributed to this issue. There is no better way toleave you for the season than with a recipe. I hearthat this one is a great hit. Thanks to EuncieMacleod for sharing it. Have a great winter!My e-mail:rn.simpson@sympatico.ca

LEMON SQUARESCRUST:1 cup all-purpose flour¼ cup white sugar½ cup butter

TOPPING1cup + 2TBS white sugar3 TBS all-purpose flour3 eggs1 TSP lemon zest½ cup fresh lemon juice

METHODCombine all ingredients for crust, mixing until crumbly.Press firmly into greased 8” square cake pan. Bake at350degrees for 15 to 20 mins. Or until light golden.

In a small bowl, whisk topping ingredients together untilsmooth. Pour over crust. Bake 30 to 35 mins. Longer oruntil set. Cool in pan on rack, then cut in squares.Makes 30 squares.

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