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NEW LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS WEBSITE IS LIVE AT www.lofs.org 1966 - 2020 Publication of the Lakes of the Four Seasons Property Owners Association November 2020 have been elected to take of- Election Committee fice. I would like to thank Herb Rogers and Tim Annual Report Swallers for their many years of dedication to our community. The Election Committee By Kim Brownlee, • 0 duplicates would like to thank Rick Election Chair • And none were delinquent Cleveland and the POA office On August 6, 2733 ballots • 104 were placed in the bal- staff for their help throughout were mailed to all property lot box located in the Seasons the election process. owners of record. Lakehouse entrance. I would like to thank the On Wednesday September A total of 799 eligible bal- following members of the 9, polls were closed at 9 a.m. lots were counted. Of the election committee for vol- During the afternoon, our com- 2037 total votes cast: unteering their time during Meet your new POA Board of Directors mittee sorted and verified each • Tim Rachoy received 540 these difficult times: Beverly Pictured from left to right are Jackie Katz, Michael Cacovski, Blake Bardeson, ballot. The official count began • Blake Bardeson 512 Bashia, Sharron Blue, Norma Brad Zupan, and Tim Rachoy. at 7 p.m. Out of the 808 ballots • Michael Cacovski 506 Clinton, Linda Mason, Lori cast, (a little less than 30%): • Herb Rogers 479 O’Malley, Carol Thorsen, Board sets public POA budget meetings • 1 was undeliverable Tim Rachoy, Blake Bard- Wendy VanDenburgh, Cindy The Lakes of the Four Ballroom following a regu- ly scheduled Board meeting • 8 were invalid eson, and Michael Cacovski Weiss, and Barb Wood. Seasons Board of Directors lar public meeting that be- on Monday, January 25. The will hold two Public Hearings gins at 7:30 p.m. The Board POA Board is interested in LL LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS on the proposed community will have a second meeting hearing residents’ concerns budget for the year 2021-22. on Monday, January 11 at for the coming year’s bud- LIONS CLUB STEAK SALE The first budget meeting to 7:30 p.m. in the Seasons get and encourages residents present a preliminary budget Lakehouse Ballroom to pres- to attend these informative to LOFS residents will be ent the proposed budget. meetings. on Monday, December 14 The 2021-22 budget is set in the Seasons Lakehouse to be approved at the regular- We will be selling our “Steak Fry” steaks. They are 10 oz. vein in New York Strip Steaks. They will be individually wrapped and frozen. These Steaks will 19th Hole Golf Simulator ready for players be sold by the full cases which is 16 steaks for $100. New for this sale is a 6 It’s raining or snowing when it will be available a time. oz. steak for a case of 26 for $100. Please make checks payable to LOFS outside and you’re unable to from 3 pm to 7 pm. Play at any one of up to Lions Club. go golfing? We feature an in- Call the 19th Hole at 219- 15 premier or Chicago area Deadline to order steaks will be November 14, 2020. door golf simulator room that 988-2282 for reservations. golf courses, or fine tune is open to the public in the Fees for use of the room will your game at the simulated If you would like to order, contact any Lions Club member or you can lower level of the 19th Hole. be $24 per hour for week- driving range to dial in your also contact Lion Linda Kroner at 219-765-3990 or email Hours of operation will be days and $28 per hour on yardages anytime of the day [email protected] . Remember, steaks do need to be prepaid. between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends, we can accom- while staying out of the ele- every day except Mondays modate up to two people at ments! We will set up pickup in the morning at the Season Lakehouse on November 21, 2020 The LOFS, POA has an outdoor storage from 9am till 11am! REMEMBER THESE STEAKS ARE GREAT FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS area capable of storing 50 boats, boat NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE LAST STEAK SALE UNTIL APRIL 2021. trailers or personal utility trailers for LOFS __________________________________________________________ property owners only. The fee is $15 per Name: ____________________________________________________ linear foot, per year. You may also store Address: ___________________________________________________ Phone #: ___________________ Email: _________________________ one of these items per month. Please 10 oz Case (16 Steaks) $100 – Number of Cases ____ contact the POA office at 988-2581 for 6 oz Case (26 Steaks) $100 – Number of Cases _____ more information. Total Cash: $_________ Check #: ______ Check Amount __________ LOFS Fundraisers chosen as ‘Volunteers of the Year’ Choosing a ‘Volunteer of Speeders Beware! the Year’ is one of the most difficult tasks to do each We deeply value the safety and well-being year. This year it was even of all LOFS residents and guests! more difficult. Lakes of the Four Seasons is fortunate to Speeding throughout the community will have residents who care and not be tolerated. work hard for their com- The speed limit munity. Property Owners for all of the Associations rely on volun- roads inside the teers to do many tasks and to improve and maintain the The LOFS Fundraisers were chosen as the 2020 ‘Volunteers of the Year’. Lakes of the Four community. Pictured from left to right are Shannon Benko, Iris Varlan, Sandi Scalise, Wendy Seasons is 20 For the past several years VanDenburgh, Jessica Dempsey, and Lori O’Malley. miles per hour this group has volunteered pandemic they were unable but they were able to have tinue selling sweatshirts. unless otherwise their time to help all of the to perform their volunteerism Comedy Nights this past fall Our Volunteer of the Year posted. departments with some of throughout the spring and and over the winter months. award this year goes to The their needs. Because of the summer months this season, They were also able to con- LOFS Fundraisers. 2 LOFS Seasonal November 2020 after the concerts and the 4th in guests, patrolling the com- so on. That is why it is very of July event. There was a lit- munity, answering calls 24/7, important that we continue POA Community Manager’s tle less trash for the crews to and responding to emergen- social distancing, wearing pick up this year after 4th of cies. masks, and constantly wash- Annual Report July since there was no POA This year our covenant in- ing and sanitizing our hands. or Lions celebration event spector performed a weekly Thank you all for doing your during the day. They assisted inspection of all properties part. Lakes of the Four Seasons tually made the season go by the Public Safety Department within the community. In that During the next couple completed its 54th year since smoother and the days went with traffic control for the time the following citations of months, the Department its incorporation in 1966 and by faster. Property owners Independence Day Parade were mailed to property own- Managers, Board of Directors, I completed my 31st year as a were very appreciative. put together with the Lions. ers in the form of a warning and I will be working on the fulltime employee of LOFS; We made lemonade out It was very successful. They letter: 350 for trash cans that 2021-22 budget. The depart- 13 of those as the Community of lemons. We now have the Rick Cleveland did another great job mow- were visible from a street, ment managers and I will be Manager. emails of over 75% of the ing and trimming of the parks lake, or the golf course; 83 acquiring estimates for vari- When I began working at community and more prop- they began using last year to and common areas and keep- for yard maintenance which ous projects and equipment LOFS I would have never erty owners are visiting the control the Blue Green algae ing them clean. included high grass, weeds purchases so we can put bud- imagined I would be the website and also utilizing it on Big Bass Lake and again The combined Food and and trash; 114 for homes in get numbers together. Community Manager, let to make payments online, we had fewer yellow flags Beverage departments did disrepair; which included I would like to thank the alone managing a commu- although this did increase the due to Blue Green algae. In not hit their budget when mold stains, siding and roof is- Board of Directors for their nity through 500-year storm credit card fees line item. the next couple of weeks we the fiscal year ended on sues; 46 for no house numbers hard work and dedication events, droughts, and a global My staff and I were and are will begin spot dredging. February 29, 2020. We have or not visible from the street; over the past year. A spe- pandemic. very fortunate that none of us Again, this year we fogged to decrease our operating ex- and 14 miscellaneous issues. cial thank you to outgoing It goes without saying that contracted the virus. All of us the community for mosqui- penses and figure out how to Most citations were corrected POA Board Members, Herb this year’s dues season was touch several documents and toes, and we received several bring in more revenue to this after receiving the first warn- Rogers and Tim Swallers for very different from any other deal with several people on a compliments for doing so.

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