Boone Lake association WATCHinG tHe WATERs P.o. Box 111 Piney Flats, tn 37686 July 2013 www.boonelakeassociation.org www.facebook.com/boonelakeassociation BOONE LAKE CLEANUP DAY Well, we did it again!!!! Ron Siegfried On April 27, 2013, we held our 14th Annual Boone Lake Cleanup. The morning started out “really iffy” with cool, rainy conditions. But we learned that the weather did not dampen the spirits of our many volunteers. We received a report around 10:30 am that the trash receptacle at Jay’s Marina was full. Similar stories were coming in from Rockingham and Sonny’s Marinas. This year we collected a tremendous amount of styrofoam. Apparently, the old docks are breaking up and discharging their blocks of styrofoam. We collected an estimated 15,000 lbs. of Styrofoam, 10,000 lbs. of trash in bags, over 500 logs and 158 tires. The quantities were down from last year, but maybe that’s a good sign! Despite the weather, attendance at the picnic was great. We changed the menu this year to BBQ Pork sandwiches and hot dogs with rave reviews. The BBQ was absolutely great!!!! We owe a special thanks to Food City for all the food. We especially want to thank David Haaf. David is one of our newest Board Members and is our 2nd Vice-President. He works for Food City as Deli Department Manager for their over 100 stores. David is an important addition to our Board. We were also treated to the “Double Tree Hotel Cookies”, a favorite of everyone. David Haaf, Jason Hendrickson and Rick Miller Double Tree Hotel donated cookies Barbeque, hotdogs, slaw, chips and desert with Food City display food We would like to recognize all the volunteers without whom we could not organize and conduct the Annual Cleanup. It is a big project with planning beginning several months prior to cleanup day. T-shirts must be designed and ordered. The Washington and Sullivan County Sheriff departments are contacted and crew schedules established. Promotional and publicity campaigns must be developed and implemented, major donors contacted to solicit support, and cleanup signs updated with the new date Volunteers serve food and set up. The picnic menu must be planned and food must be ordered. Teams must be organized for all participating marinas and boat ramps. On cleanup day, volunteers distribute t-shirts, pick up, set up and serve the food, and cleanup following the event. The work is not over after the picnic. Several volunteers meet Monday to pick up the tires for recycling and other trash not accepted into the trash receptacles at all the marinas and boat ramps. Remember, these are all volunteers! Participants enjoy picnic Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We would like to thank the City of Johnson City for continuing to provide the four trash containers in Washington County; and also R.W. Edwards, Cox Disposal, and Waste Management for the four on the Sullivan County side. Also, thanks to Zak’s Furniture for providing the grand prize $400 gift certificate!!! Finally, thanks to all the volunteers who dragged themselves out in the cold and rain to pick up the trash. Your efforts produce a cleaner lake. We hope you enjoyed the food and the prizes. We look forward to seeing you next year! Special thanks are due to the Co-Chairmen of this year’s event, Dennis Willingham and Ron Siegfried. Before this year’s event, Dennis and Ken Bronner did stalwart work as Co-Chairs. Dennis, the driving force behind this effort for the last decade, has informed us that he will be unable to serve as chairman in the future. We are immensely grateful for all that Dennis and his wife Wanda have meant to Cleanup Day, as well as the countless other contributions they have made to the Boone Lake Association (Dennis served as President of BLA from 2003 to 2007). Dennis and Wanda Willingham working at this year’s and past cleanup day events. MANY THANKS!!! We would like to take this time to thank all our “Major Sponsors” and contributors without whom this cleanup would not be possible: 423-282-3311 Advanced Disposal Services Holston Distributing A premier rehab center and skilled A multi-state environmental service Categorized as a beer and other fermented nursing facility – “Let NHC be your company providing for waste collection, malt liquors business and serving Johnson bridge between the hospital and home.” transfer and recycling. City since 1971 Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp A fortune 500 company and one of North America’s natural gas pipeline Providing metal packaging for food, Johnson City is a goal-oriented, high- beverages and household products since energy, family-centered city with diverse and midstream companies 1880. economic components. Education, business, industry, civic and community organizations, and local government pull together to keep us moving forward On the banks of Boone Lake - serving the citizens since July 1, 1887. Sullivan County Meeting the needs of the Sullivan County citizens – providing a quality Serving Johnson City/surrounding areas service at an affordable price since since 1945 – making your connection, saving energy, and living green 1779. Providing the community with electric, television and communication services Washington County An operating government since 1777. America’s second largest operator of radio Johnson City Parks and Recreation is Strives to uphold independence and stations – we specialize in advertising and committed to enhancing community representative democracy. marketing well-being. We now operate 18 parks, 40 athletic fields, four recreation centers, two swimming pools and other special use facilities on more than 1,100 acres. Began grocery operation in 1918 - has 80 years: providing electric for nine million expanded operation into the pharmacy and people in 7 southeast states; providing flood fuel businesses control, navigation, and land management Region’s largest healthcare system serving for Tennessee River Systems 29 counties in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. “MSHA is committed to Bringing Loving Care to healthcare” Firm specializing in retirement income management and wealth preservation – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office provides a full range of law enforcement serving Tennessee, Virginia and Arizona services and enjoys a close working Offering over 1500 quality products through relationship with the other municipal, distributors and dealers across the United state and federal law enforcement States. agencies in the county. FACTS ABOUT BOONE LAKE AND ITS WATERSHED • Boone Lake was built by TVA in 1952 • It has an area of 4510 acres and a maximum depth of 129 feet at normal maximum pool • It has an extensively developed shoreline of about 130 miles • The Boone Watershed below South Holston and Watauga Dams is about 670 square miles • The local watershed (below South Holston and Watauga Dams, excluding the Doe) lies in two states and four counties. • It includes the cities of Bristol TN and VA, Blountville, Bluff City, Johnson City and Elizabethton • Although no firm data is available, Boone probably has the most densely populated and heavily developed watershed. NEW RECIPE CORNER Ellen Bronner’s Texas Beef Brisket Calling all cooks, bakers, kitchen wizard 4 or 5 lb. beef brisket wannabes and grill gurus... 1 tsp. onion salt 1 tsp. celery salt The Shoreliner staff is adding a recipe column as a 1 tsp. garlic salt new Shoreliner feature. Do you have a recipe that always garners rave reviews at family gatherings 1 3/4 oz. liquid smoke or neighborhood potlucks? Would you like to share _____________________ it with other BLA members. If so, please send your Salt & pepper recipe to BLA by email or to our P O Box address 3 Tblsp. WorcesterShire (see below). The staff only wishes we could arrange for tastings! 1 cup barbecue sauce [email protected] Place in roaster & sprinkle with seasonings Pour liquid smoke over brisket. Boone Lake Association Cover & marinate overnite in refrigerator.. P.O. Box 111 Before baking sprinkle with the salt, pepper & Piney Flats, TN 37686 worcestershire. Cover with foil. Our first recipe comes from Ellen Bronner. When the Bake at 275’ 4 1/2 hours Shoreliner staff first talked about a recipe column, Add barbecue sauce & bake another 1/2 hour. her brisket was the unanimous choice for sharing... Cool & slice thin. Thanks Ellen. Hints: Ellen recommends you purchase the fatty untrimmed brisket and trim it yourself. A trimmed brisket will come out dry and is of course more expensive! Her BBQ sauce of choice is Bulls Eye. Ellen likes to prepare her brisket a day ahead, slice, put back in the juice and refrigerate overnight. It will stay moist, is easy to reheat, and you can easily remove and discard the hardened fat before reheating. DID YOU KNOW???? The Tennessee River system starts right here where our three great lakes…Watauga, South Holston and Boone start their trek toward the Tennessee River and on to the Mississippi River? What we do right here in our area ultimately has some effect on the Gulf of Mexico. With the help of our great members and teaming with Boone Watershed Partnership and also Tennessee Clean-Water Network, the Boone Lake Association is trying to get the southward flowing water off to a good start! REMEMBER WHEN.... June 1983…A group of concerned Boone Lake May 1989 Unsafe for residents establish the human Contact signs Boone Lake Property removed…that’s one Owners and Friends for us!! (BLPOAF) December 1990 BLPOAF renamed Boone Lake Association (BLA) November 1992 Eastman 1983 Jerry Sorrell designed Chemical donates a the BLA logo of