Lake Erie Country Club

Hello All: A beautiful spring thus far. The geese are making their grovel racket, and the ducks have returned which means summer is close at hand. Tuesday Night Men's Horseshoe League will start June 1st. I will need everyone's commitment at least 2 weeks prior. The 4th Annual Governors' Cup Mixed Team Horseshoe Tourney will, as always, be on Race Day at 1:30pm. This Tourney is for the rights to the L.E.C.C. Trophy and bragging rights for the year. The other tournaments will be held on Sunday June 20th and August 15th. As well, the Men's Association will be holding a special breakfast the 3rd Sunday July on the 18th and on August 15. Menu to be announced at a later date. This year the Men will also be sponsoring the Chili Cook Off. Great prizes are already in hand and a trophy for our mantel has been purchased. So get those fantastic secret recipes ready. The Cook Off will be on August 29th at high noon. All are welcome to sample for a $3.00 donation. Watch the EVENTS section for more details of this & upcoming events.

We would like to have at least 3 scheduled work days again this year - "to be announced". Last year these days were instrumental in accomplishing all we did. Thanks again to all that helped.

To all our friends traveling this way for the summer we wish you a safe journey. To all those that are here... well, lets admit it, we are the lucky ones aren't we.

Regards,

Ken Branson

Hello Members,

I hope all LECC members are enjoying this winter. It is nice to see all the hockey and ice skating happening on the marsh this year. It has been a good year for ice. As soon as the weather permits a new 14ft X 4ft wood/charcoal burning barbeque will be built and installed at the Clubhouse and the final touches done to complete our pavilion. We will be looking for plenty of volunteers when the time comes. I would like to thank all the volunteers we had in 2009. We completed several projects ourselves: resurfacing the tennis courts, a lot of trees were planted, all the work on the pavilion and so on, that we could not have done otherwise.

Throughout the winter I have heard of some of the problems we have had with our road. We must remember the causeway is open to direct wind which causes icy conditions on more of a regular basis. Slower speeds and caution are essential during the winter months (20 KPH).

The Board is discussing several issues with the proper authorities to rectify some of our problems:

1. We are having preliminary discussions with the town of Amherstburg about taking control of our road. By the annual meeting we should have something more concrete to share.

2. We are looking into warning signs for our road, as well as arrow signs in the tight curves and caution signs at each side of the causeway. Ontario Highway Safety Authority has promised us some of the arrows and will keep us in mind for other appropriate recycled signs (meaning old signs they have removed and replaced from road construction)

As an old timer here at LECC, I personally feel that the road has held up better this year than any other year I can remember. The new rock and rebuilding the crown has definitely helped. I know there are potholes, but they aren’t as bad as the foot or foot and half ruts that we use to get. The washboard at the highway hasn’t been that bad either, but this is not the last blast of winter we will see.

Lastly, there have been several sightings of wolves in our area. We always had coyotes and foxes, but wolves will look for lesser prey. So with the ice, the predator animals have direct route to our back yards and will attack dogs, and especially cats, so please, watch your pets.

See everyone soon,

Ken

President L.E.C.C.

On January 21, 2010 several tonnes of gravel were spread on the causeway in anticipation of the weekend thaw. As expected it was absorbed into the soft spots & minimized the potholes and ruts. The hard freeze has again locked the road solid. Roy Amore has asked the town for guidance on what should be put in the areas of our road that have the worst potholes. Tony (of A'Burg) fears we are wasting our money putting stone down when the ground is frozen. The stones will fly out of the holes 'within 15 car passes' was his warning. Tony has decided that the most efficient thing was to put 'cold patches' in the worst of the potholes. He doesn't expect those to last of course, but it may help until new stones and grading can be done after the thaw. Please adjust your speed accordingly.

Matt Andrews, 16, will be part of the Olympic Torch relay team on next Tuesday, December 23, 2009. Matt will be carrying the Olympic Torch on Walker Road in McGregor between house # 9463 & 9512. Please join his family Graham, Pat, Jordan & Michael as they cheer on Matt on this momentous occasion. Matt is expected to start his run approximately 1:00 PM. Congratulations Matt. Embrace the moment !

The last meeting of the 2009 LECC Wine Society was held at the clubhouse November 11. Great turn out with some fantastic soups. Soups included a ginger-pumpkin puree, a hearty barley beef, Sherried Butternut Squash Bisque, smoked ham & bean to name a few. Great wines were served. It was a wonderful evening. Watch for next years schedule. See you next year.