Fall, 2011 Letter from the President, Herb Burnham Volume XXIII, Number 4 “Strength in in Washington. They listen to their numbers”… an constituents (voters) who put them in ageless term that In this issue office. The bigger the voter block, so accurately the stronger the “voice”. So let’s President’s Message 1 describes the start now to seriously make an effort Special Thanks to All the 2 world we live in. to grow our membership. I am 2011 Cleanup Prize Donors I am reminded of challenging every member to recruit it in nearly LHA Annual Meeting and 2 at least one new member during the everything the Forum Oct. 27 next 6 months. I feel certain each of Lake Hartwell you know several non-members who Building Lake Hartwell 3 Association live on and/or use the lake and want (LHA) does. Over the past 21 years, to preserve it for future generations. LHA has become recognized for its PCB Project Nears 4-5 You may point out that the incredibly strength in advocating “for the sake of the Completion reasonable annual membership fee of lake” for several reasons, not the least of EPA Investigates and 6 $25 is not only tax deductible but which is the size of its membership. We Cleans Up Superfund Sites includes quarterly newsletters, two now boast more than 2000 families, on 26 Mile Creek free picnics for their family, a 50% organizations and businesses! When it discount on their annual BoatUS Corps Names New 6 comes to lake related issues, we are membership, urgent and time- Operations Project simply too big to ignore! I think most Manager sensitive emails concerning lake members will agree that we have come a issues and, most important, a voice in For LHA Members Who 7 long way and accomplished much, but we how the association deals with major Often Tow Their Boat still have a long way to go. No matter issues. Now that’s a bargain! what we do and how well we do it, we FYI...Balancing the Basin 7 can always improve. This is undeniable You may also want to inform your and certainly applies to the way Hartwell Mission Statement 7 neighbors and friends that LHA is not Lake is managed, maintained, and about making money. It is a non- utilized. Basin Advisory Council 8 profit organization made up of and Addressing Issues
managed by unpaid volunteers. We So what’s the message? It’s simple. If simply need to break even at the end Savannah River Basin 9 we want to ensure continuous Advisory Council Issues of the year. In addition, there are improvement, LHA must continue to always volunteer and educational grow stronger by increasing our Report on Georgia Region- 9 opportunities that, if taken advantage al Water Planning Pro- membership. Major issues, particularly of, provide members an opportunity lake level management , are going to to have a much better understanding have to be addressed by our elected Perfect Weather! Prizes 10- of the complexities of managing the Galore! Picnickers—200 11 representatives in both state capitols and Savannah River Basin, including, of course, our incredible Hartwell Lake. Anderson County Lake 12 Patrol You may want to entice them by sharing this copy of the LHA Septic Systems: Out of 13 newsletter with them or giving them Sight should not mean Out Mark Your Calendar! our web address 14 Oct. 27 7pm Annual Meeting www.LakaeHartwellAssociation.org LHA New Members Come and hear about the building where they can read past copies of of the Dam! LHA Community & 15 the newsletter. Remember that Business Partners More info inside… joining is easy… just turn to the last page of this newsletter. Membership Application 16
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OFFICERS & Anderson County Safe DIRECTORS Kids Coalition The Lake Hartwell Association will hold its Officers Anderson Keep America Annual Meeting and Forum on Thursday, Herb Burnham, Beautiful October 27, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the President Applebee’s in Anderson Anderson Civic Center. All members, Vacant, Big Water Marina guests and persons interested in the Vice President Captain Dave’s Boating preservation of this resource are most Jim Bushey, welcome to attend! Treasurer World The year 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary Vacant, Carolina Watersports of the opening of the Hartwell Dam. As a Secretary Custom Dock Systems prelude to the many 2012 celebratory Directors & Enigma Custom Auto activities, the centerpiece of our Annual Committee Foothills Outfitters Meeting and Forum will be an early history Chairs of the Hartwell Dam project. Fuddruckers Dr. Marv Fralish David Coughlin, historian and author of Legislative Grady’s Great Outdoors “Lake Sidney Lanier”, who is now writing