Holiday Lake Maintenance Company 101 Buena Vista Drive, Brooklyn, IA (641) July 2009

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1 HOLIDAY LAKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Holiday Lake Maintenance Company 101 Buena Vista Drive, Brooklyn, IA (641) July 2009 Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday 8 a.m. to 12 Noon and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 Noon. Closed on Sunday s and Holiday s After hours leave voice mail message holdayma@netins.net Web Site: holidaylakebrooklynia.com/ Ken Schwartz is the webmaster krschwar@gmail.com. The board meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Lake Office. Directors: Unit 1 Dale Howe, Secretary Unit 2 Larry Ehrig,Treasurer Unit 3 Amy Morrow Unit 4 Audrey Brickman, President Unit 5 Duane Selken Unit 6 Jim Clayton Jr., Vice-President At-Large Charles Aiels RESOLUTION Re: Building Regulations/Corporate Assessment BE IT RESOLVED Effective July 1, 2009 before any construction on any building new or existing within the Holiday Lake Subdivision begins the following items must be completed. 1. Obtain a building permit from Poweshiek County. 2. Provide a copy of the Poweshiek County building permit, along with a drawing or sketch to the Holiday Lake Board of Directors. The drawing or sketch must include size of the improvement and distance of the improvement from each lot line. 3. Provide a copy of approved Poweshiek County Board of Health Application for permit to construct, reconstruct or alter a private sewage disposal system. Placement of septic must be on the drawing or sketch. 4. Establish lot line and maintain five (5) feet on sides and from back lot line or water. You must be 10 feet from the front lot line on the roadside. 5. The Holiday Lake Board of Directors must pre-approve the construction site and building plans with the bottom of this document completed and signed by the Holiday Lake Building Commission. 6. Lot owners are responsible for making sure the road is restored to its original condition if the road is

2 Page 2 damaged in any way. This restoration requires the use of rock or seal coating if necessary. Failure to comply with the above will result in the lot owner being assessed with a Corporate Assessment including the cost of restoration of the roadbed due to damage incurred as a result of the construction. 7. A Corporate Assessment in the amount of $ will be applied to the association members account if construction is started without Holiday Lake Board pre-approval. Lot Owner Name: Phone Number: Unit: Lot Number: Date Approved by Building Commission: Building Commission Approval Number: Building Commissioners: IT IS SO RESOLVED. Adopted at monthly board meeting held on May 14,2009 Buoy Placement Fords s Cove From (Millers s Point) Unit 3 Lot 13 North East to (Spinler s) Unit 6 Lot 127 Don s Cove From (Miller s Point) Unit 3 Lot 13 West to (Malloy s) Unit 1 Lot 117 Hap s Cove From (Westra s) Unit 1 Lot 86 West to (Slessor s) Unit 1 Lot 47 Ike s Cove From (Osslund s) Unit 1 Lot 25 West to (Mueller s) Unit 2 Lot 121 Bob & Poe s Cove From (Snyder s) Unit 2 Lot 130 North to (Kruse s) Unit 5 Lot 35 The Buoy s are put in the Holiday Lake Subdivision coves for the safety of everyone at Holiday Lake. A corporate assessment will be given to anyone caught moving the buoys from their designated placement area. Use of Recreational Vehicles by Minors The Holiday Lake Board of Directors has received communications because of the numerous violations of the No minor under the age of 14 years shall be permitted to operate a recreational vehicle unless accompanied by an adult resolution. It is very difficult for some of the parents/grandparents that DO enforce the rules to explain to their children that some parents/grandparents feel that this is not an important resolution to follow. We do have security monitoring this at various times, but it impossible for a few people to see all the violations. We encourage All parents/grandparents not to let their underage children drive unless accompanied by an adult, 18 years of age or older. We also encourage All lake members to help monitor this and all of Holiday Lake s rules and regulations. If you witness any violations, please record the time, date, sticker number and color of the sticker, and description of the land or watercraft. We also ask that you describe the person or persons creating the violation.

3 Page 3 THIS PLACE MATTERS KENT UNION CHAPEL Kent Union Chapel represents an important, but little documented aspect of Iowa s social history. Constructed in 1909 by the women of the Kent Cemetery Aid Society, the building was the social and community center for farm families living within a five-mile radius. At the time of the chapel s construction, the area was settled by families of diverse religious backgrounds, including Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Catholics, Dunkards, Quakers and United Brethren. The Ladies Aid Society decided to build a non-denominational building hence the name union chapel. For more than 70 years until its closure in 1980, Kent Chapel was the religious and social center for the area. Jumping a century forward to 2009, Kent Chapel is beginning to make a comeback. With the blessing and generosity of the Showalter family, Kent Chapel is in the beginning stages of being rehabilitated back to a non-denominational chapel hosting seasonal services, weddings and funerals for the Holiday Lake and Brooklyn communities. The important step of preparing a National Register of Historic Places nomination has been completed and the nomination was overwhelmingly approved at the State Nominations Review Committee meeting June 12th. The nomination now goes to Washington D.C. for final approval. A preservation architect has been on site to inspect the building and has begun making recommendations for the building s rehabilitation. There is a committee in the process of forming and we are actively seeking lake and community area involvement. One important need is for individuals who can help provide historical insight into Kent Chapel and The Ladies Aid Society. We greatly desire to meet and speak with individuals who are familiar with the history of Kent Chapel and have stories to tell. If you are one of these people and/or are interested in helping with this project, please contact: Jan Bittner 3109 Dallas Drive Cedar Falls, IA Be watching for more information coming soon and stay updated by visiting the Holiday Lake website. Annual Holiday Lake Triathlon. The First Annual Holiday Lake Triathlon is history and we are now getting in gear for the Second! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! to all the volunteers and supporters. Something this big happens only when many work at it. We could never have done it without the expertise of Brian Bock, who knew the technical pieces that needed to get done for a successful triathlon. Wendy Schwab did a mountain of office work. I m afraid to mention other names, for fear of leaving someone out. Just: Thanks to You All! The participants were all very complimentary of the site, the volunteers, the organization, and the course. This included those who had participated in other triathlons. It was the hardest 5K run I ve ever done was a common sigh. There were 13 teams, made up of 36 participants. There were 121 individual participants, giving us a total of 157. If you want to see more data, check out our website: We will do this again; it will probably be bigger. Maybe you will want to sign up as an athlete. As soon as we set a date, we ll be looking for committee members. Will you be on that committee? We ll need more volunteers, so keep your pencil handy. Dale Howe Special thanks go to Connie Sjerven of Holiday Realty, Dennis Schwab at Country Foods in Belle Plaine, Poweshiek Water Association, Hammer Nutrition, and TrueValue in Brooklyn. Kudos to Dick Osborne and fellow members of the Masonic Lodge for the breakfast. Kudos to Cindy Prusha and her crew for the lunch. Awards went to the following persons: 1st place - Male - Scott Gall 1st place Female Carol Smolsky 2nd place Male Tom Lowery 2nd place Female Leigh Walker Cook 3rd place Male Craig Olson 3rd place Female Kristen Burgess Top team Regulators, Eric Ellis, Gavin Sandvig and Nick Cilek Casey Downing won a weekend stay at Brian and Molly Bock s cabin.

4 Page 4 Independence Day was celebrated at Holiday Lake on Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th Boat Parade Grand Marshalls were Donald and Jean Van Voorhis. We bought property here while bulldozers were still pushing yellow clay around the bottom of the lake. Both of us were born in Des Moines, began our studies there, Jean, an RN from Iowa Methodist Hospital and Don, a BA from Drake. We were married at the University Christian Church and moved then to Chicago to further our education, Jean eventually getting a BS and Masters in nursing from the University of Illinois, Don, a BD from the University of Chicago and a Masters from Governors State University. Our son, Damon, was born there. He now lives with his family (wife, Marti, two children, Lee and Kayla) near Tampa, Fl. We held a pastorate for a time in Coggon, IA. Our daughter, Devra, was born at St. Luke s in Cedar Rapids. She now lives with her family in Downers Grove, IL. (husband, Steve, four boys, Joe, Kendrick, Richard, Steven). Both our children grew up on the lake. Now our grandchildren enjoy it all summer long. We spent a number of years in England during the 60s, returning to serve out our professional lives in Chicago, Jean in nursing, Don in hospital administration. We built our lake cabin in the early 70s and came back and forth as we still do, wintering in Florida now, near our son. In retirement Jean is a Red Cross volunteer and has served as health service manager in many of the recent disasters, such as Katrina, San Diego fires, and Cedar Rapids flood last year. Her chapter is Iowa Rivers, Marshalltown. She serves as nursing liaison for both the states of Iowa and Florida. She is frequently at their national offices in Washington D.C., as she was this past month, advising on nursing issues, such as infection control related to the current flu pandemic. She has received their highest volunteer recognition, the Clara Barton Award. This year she was selected as one of 100 Great Iowa Nurses. Don enjoys oil painting. His work hangs in many of the world finest museums, e.g. his home, his kids homes and those of other relatives and friends. He serves on the lake s water quality committee and promotes an occasional bird census HOLIDAY LAKE ACTIVITES Please keep for future reference. Saturday, July 25, 2009: - Annual Poker Run This will start at the Community Center and end at the Community Center. Proceeds will goes towards the fish fund. We are hoping for a lot of new people to join us this year. The Poker Run goes as follows, meet at the Community Center in your golf cart/atv, car or truck. After registration we stop at different host houses, where a snack will be provided and a playing card drawn by each person. Then after stopping at all the host houses we will meet back at the Community Center for a meal. Perhaps a fish fry/pot luck? Prizes for the poker hands will be awarded and a silent auction and music to entertain you while you get to know other lot owners from around the lake. Please watch the Website for more details, this is a bring your own cooler event and all are welcome. Contact Cindy Prusha with any questions you may have

5 Saturday, August 15, 2009: Annual Meeting & Potluck This will be held at the Community Center. Potluck at noon (meat will be provided, please bring a covered dish to share, your own table service, and beverage). The Annual Meeting will begin at 1 p.m. (Please note that NO ballots will be issued at the Annual Meeting once the meeting has been called to order) Annual Meeting Page 5 The following items will come before the lot owners to be voted on at the 2009 Annual Meeting: Board of Directors positions up for election are: Unit Three (3) is for a three-year term. Unit Six (6) is for a three-year term. Merger of Holiday Lake Maintenance Company with Holiday Lake Owners Association, Inc. Income Community Center income...$ 2,000 Interest Income...$ 10,000 Maintenance Fees...$ 275,000 Supplemental Fees...$ 97,000 RV Fees - Land...$ 10,000 RV Fees - Water...$ 15,000 Miscellaneous Income...$ 10,000 Total...$ 419,000 Budget Holiday Lake Owners Association, Inc. Holiday Lake Maintenance Company Budget September 1, August 31, 2010 Expense Contributions...$ 500 Association fee...$ 3,200 Building repairs...$ 750 Depreciation...$ 18,000 Dues & Subscriptions...$ 100 Employee Wages & Benefits...$ 90,000 Equipment & Vehicle expenses Fuel...$ 12,000 Repairs...$ 7,500 Licenses...$ 500 Replacement Equipment...$ 10,000 Fees and Deeds...$ 300 Insurance expense...$ 18,000 Lake and Parks expense...$ 5,000 Maintenance expenses...$ 5,000 Office expense...$ 5,000 Professional expenses (collection exp. & bad debt)...$ 45,000 Roads...$ 123,850 Security...$ 15,000 Silt & Erosion Control (RIZ)...$ 10,000 Trash/recycle...$ 1,300 Property Taxes...$ 20,000 Federal & State income tax...$ 500 Utilites...$ 10,000 Community Center...$ 10,000 Fireworks Fund...$ 5,000 Fish Fund...$ 2,500 Total...$ 419,000

6 Page 6 Voting Information: Only lot owners who have paid all required fees by June 1st are eligible to be a director and/or vote. Only one vote per lot. SEE Bylaws, Article IV Membership Section 1 for additional information. Partially owned lots are not entitled to a vote. Absentee ballots will be available at the Holiday Lake Office beginning on Thursday, July 16, 2009, during normal business hours. The absentee ballot deadline is 4:30 p.m. CST on Friday, August 14, Please make note of the deadline for absentee voting. This is to allow the Holiday Lake Office and Nominating Committee ample time to get prepared for the 2009 Annual Meeting and to get the absentee ballots tabulated. No ballots will be issued at the Annual Meeting once the meeting has been called to order. The absentee ballot deadline is 4:30 p.m. CST on Friday, August 14, 2009 Nominating Committee: Chairperson Kim Pendarvis The Nominating Committee consists of one person from each unit to serve on the nominating committee. Committee members helped to find candidates for the Unit Three and Unit Six Board of Director positions, as well as count ballots, absentee and at the annual meeting. The annual meeting is August 15, Holiday Lake Nominating Committee ReportÖ This year s Nominating Committee is comprised of these lot owners: Chairperson Kim Pendarvis (641) Unit One Kay Cline Unit Two Unit Three Cindy Sills Unit Four Sherrie Witte Unit Five Anne Walford Unit Six Bill Schlabach Connie Roepke Unit Three Following is information from candidates who are seeking election to the Holiday Lake Board of Directors: This is my fifth year here at Holiday Lake and I am looking forward to many more years out here. In the five years since I have been here I had not missed many of the board meetings so I feel that I do care about what is going on and what can be done to make this a better place for everybody. I graduated from Guttenberg High School in Guttenberg, Iowa in May of 1976 and went back to college in 1996 after being laid off from Ertls Toy Company. That has taught me that you are never too old to learn. I have seen a lot of changes and some were good and some not so good. With the many jobs that I have had not only have I learn many skills that will help out here, I have also learned a lot about how to work with people. Katie Tomlinson Unit Three My husband Carl & I have owned property at Holiday Lake for the past 25 years. I am running for the Board of Directors as a representative of Unit 3 and will work for all of the lot owners of Holiday Lake. We reside in Tama and spend as much of our free time as possible at Holiday Lake. I have been employed by the State of Iowa for the past 30 years. Currently I am a Probation Parole Officer and supervise clients in all six counties of the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.

7 I have volunteered for numerous lake wide activities, In 2005, I was instrumental in organizing the 4th of July Kids Carnival. I facilitated the new security contracted by the Lake. If elected to the Holiday Lake Board, I will work hard with the community and the Board in a continuing effort to keep Holiday Lake as safe, worry free and beautiful as possible. Our family has many enjoyable memories of our time spent here and have seen many progressive changes in the past 25 years. I am willing to get more involved and help our community continue to grow and improve, by listening to the concerns and needs of our entire Holiday Lake Community. Unit Six At this time no person has submitted candidate papers for the position of unit six board of director. Sunday, September 6, 2009: Annual Pancake Breakfast Community Center 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Contact: Kim Pendarvis at or Pat Link at This will once again be a free-will donation to benefit the new Holiday Lake Community Center. If you would like to be part of our crew for the day, just give Kim a call at to get the shift and job of your choice. Sign up sheets will also be available at the Maintenance Office. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Board Members are chairpersons for the following Committees: Page 7 Dale Howe Community Center Larry Ehrig- Building commission, Roads and Security Amy Morrow- Community Center, Parks and Water Quality Audrey Brickman Office Personnel, Parks, Community Center Duane Selken Maintenance Personal, Roads and Security Jim Clayton Jr. Roads, Security Charles Aiels-Building Commission, Roads and Security In addition to the Board Members, the following Committees are established: Accounting Advisory Committee: Jim Hamilton JC Miller Harold Vokoun Fish Committee: Dick Osborne Gene Prusha Ernie Tomlinson Only fish structures made by Holiday Lake Maintenance Company will be allowed to be placed in any body of water located within the Holiday Lake Subdivision. On May 21, 2009 the following species were stocked in Andy s, Bozo and the Main Lake. Hybrid Bluegills 3 to cents each Black Crappies 2 to cents each Red Ear Sunfish 1 to cents each Total cost with delivery charges $3,150.00

8 Page 8 The Holiday Lake Board of Directors would like to thank Gene and Cindy Prusha for organizing the Family Game Night that was held on February 14, 2009 to raise money for the fish fund. It was a great turn-out with lots of good food, auction and games. Everyone was very generous with their donations and one man even sold the shirt off his back for this great cause. Donations received of $ or more for the fish fund includes: Beamer and Constance Breiling. All anglers on private waters must abide by rules and regulations governing fishing, including bag limits. (Please Do Not keep more fish than you can personally use) Community Center Management Committee: Pat Link, Treasurer, Co-Chair Kim Pendarvis, Secretary, Co-Chair Elizabeth Allison Keith Allison Audrey Brickman Jackie Drake Steve Link Amy Morrow Holiday Lake Community Center Update Thank you to all of our wonderful Holiday Lake Bakers for coming through again so that we had another great Bake Sale. Also, thank you to the helpers and all of you that bought the goodies. This has always been a good fundraiser for the Community Center and look forward to doing it again next year. Drawing for afghan Holiday Laker Nancy Williams has crocheted a beautiful 6 x6 afghan in natural/fall colors and has donated it to the Community Center. Nancy s wishes are to raise money for automatic door closers to make the center more easily accessible for the handicapped. A drawing for the afghan will be held Sunday, September 6, after the Annual Pancake Breakfast. Tickets are one for $1 or six for $5. The afghan can be viewed at the Holiday Lake Office or online. Tickets will be available at the Holiday Lake Office or at events throughout the summer. If you haven t been by the Community Center recently to notice the latest work, drive by and check it out. The ground has been graded and seeded, a couple of trees have been planted, the new concrete drive has been done, as well as the installation of gutter and downspouts. All that is left would be a little landscaping to dress it up. Even though the Community Center is finished and is being used, donations are still needed to pay back the loan. If you have already made a donation, we thank you. But, maybe you would be interested in adding to your current donation to advance you to the next level. Any amount that you can give will be greatly appreciated.

9 Rural Improvement Zone: JC Miller Harold Vokoun Page 9 Silt Committee: Charles Aiels Bruce Bauer Larry Ehrig Arlen Faas Jim Hamilton Robert Hunt Duane Popenhagen Herb Richards Duane Selken Harold Vokoun Mary Welch Meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month starting in May through September, 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Lake Office. Every lot owner is welcome to attend. Water Quality Committee (WQC): Connie Sjerven - chairperson Kim Pendarvis, Secretary Colleen Fettkether Dan Hanover Dick Hendrickson, Jay Hoskey Andy and Amy Morrow Larry Pendarvis Don Van Voorhis Bill Vileta Ron Synder The biggest news from the Water Quality Committee this week is the letter we received from Governor. Chet Culver informing us that we would receive the 2008 Governor s Iowa for Environmental Excellence in the Water Quality category. We will be presented the award in person near the end of July. You can find the other winners by searching Iowa Governor s Award on the internet. There were 40 applicants and 14 winners. Ours appears to be one of the few that is grassroots initiated. There was an article and picture in the Poweshiek CR newspaper the week of 6/17/09. If you would like to read the application and letter from the Governor, it s in our notebook in the Holiday Lake Office. We have been meeting the last Saturday of the month at 9 am and invite any one who wants to be involved to join us. We also started water testing the first Tuesday of the month in both May and June and will continue until it gets too cold. For the first time we are doing our own testing for bacteria and E.coli in addition to the tests we started last year for oxygen levels, phosphates, nitrates, nitrites and Ph. There have been a couple of little glitches with the testing, but overall the lake is very healthy. The DNR asked and we volunteered to test 4 other sites on the watershed. One of our projects this spring was to write to 20 lawn care companies in the area to see if they use lake friendly chemicals. We told them that we would report to you if they do and if they do not.

10 Page 10 The following companies responded and do use water friendly chemicals: Heater Lawn Care, Grinnell Century Lawn & Termite, Oskaloosa All American Turf Beauty, Gilbert Four Seasons Yard Care, Pella Tidy Turf, Grinnell The following responded but do not service Brooklyn: American Lawn Care, Des Moines DeBloeman Hoff, Pella All Seasons Lawn & Landscaping, Newton The following did not respond: Yardscapes, Newton Affordable Lawn Care, Newton Ag-Grow Plus Lawn Care, Newton Country Acres Landscaping, Pella Dutch Meadows Lawn Care, Pella Ferta Lawn, Grinnell Hawkeye Lawn Care, Bondurant McDonald s Lawn Service, Newton MidStates lawncare, Newton P&B Lawn & Landscape, Newton Welcome new Holiday Lake lot owners! The following information is for new Holiday Lake lot owners and for current lot owners to serve as reminders: Water Leaks and Repairs Poweshiek Water is responsible for all road repairs caused by them by fixing a water line. Please contact them if the road requires attention at Security Please report any suspicious or mischievous behavior to: Poweshiek County Sheriffs Office If you have an emergency, please have someone meet the emergency vehicles at the entrance that is closest to you (if possible). This can save them time in trying to locate you. 911 signs can be ordered and delivered to the lake office. The cost is only $23.00 and these are very helpful to emergency personnel, friends, and family. Siren: When there is severe weather moving into our area, we are notified by one or several agencies. Poweshiek Co. Sheriffs Dept.-National Weather Service-Emergency Management Service-NOAA Radio. We have two sirens that will be activated when we are notified of a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARN- ING or a TORNADO WARNING only. WATCHES will not activate the SIRENS. The sirens are for the safety of everyone, so please do not go outside to see what is happening. Go to the lowest point of your home such as a basement or under a stairway for your protection. If you do not have a basement, go to a closet or bathroom and try to stay away from windows. Kneel down on the floor and cover your head with either a blanket or pillows to protect yourself from injury.

11 One siren is located on North Lakeshore by the boat ramp and the other is on Holiday Lane. If anyone is interested in becoming a storm watch spotter, please give us a call. Coordinator: M.R. Casey Clark Asst. Coordinator: Joleen Beatty Also keep a flashlight, portable radio, and extra batteries on hand and in a place which is easy to get to in case of an emergency. Thank you and be safe, M.R. Casey Clark Page 11 Please Note: Sirens are for outside use only. If you want something for inside, they can be purchased at any radio outlet. Ask for NOAA Radio for inside. RED FLAG ALERT When a red flag is in place of the American Flag on the dam, this is to signify that there is to be no wake due to high water. When a red flag is placed on the flagpole, and at the North and South boat dock, there is to be no wake from watercraft. A lot of boats have floated off of lifts this year due to the high water. The Holiday Lake Board of Directors would like to thank all of the persons who rescued boats and helped inform boaters of the no wake rule. DOCKS You may dock your watercraft to the docks or coves for a maximum of two hours while going to eat etc., but under no circumstances is your watercraft to be left there overnight. RECYCLE BIN The recycle bin is located at the office inside the fence and is available during normal business hours. (Please do not put your recycle items over the fence) Please do not place: plastic bags, packing peanuts or trash/garbage (example: used paper towels) in the bin. Also, glass needs to be clear, no colored glass please. If these items continue to be thrown in the recycle bin, we will have to consider discontinuing the recycle bin. Bins are available for: metal, paper, magazines, broken down cardboard and number one and two plastics. (Please rinse or wash out cans, plastic and glass) POP CAN FUND All money from the collection of Iowa refundable cans and bottles goes towards the fireworks fund as well as the donations taken at the gates. Please empty cans and bottles and keep in separate containers. Iowa refundable cans and bottles only. No tea or water bottles. Please place these items in the recycle container. If you wish to make a donation to the fireworks fund, please make checks out to Holiday Lake Owners Association.

12 Holiday Lake Owners Association, Inc. 101 Buena Vista Drive Brooklyn, Iowa STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 7 Brooklyn, Iowa HOLIDAY LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING FUND DONATION FORM Enclosed is a donation in the amount of $. Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Donor Plaque Information (how you would like your name to appear on the plaque): (A donor s plaque will hang in the Community Center to recognize donors of $100 or more.) MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Holiday Lake Community Center Building Fund or Brooklyn Community Foundation (depending on which method you choose to donate) MAIL DONATION ALONG WITH FORM TO: Holiday Lake Community Center, 101 Buena Vista Drive, Brooklyn, IA (Please check with your tax advisor regarding tax deductions)