Lake Currents May 6 2022

The Official Newsletter of the Lake of the Woods Association, Inc. Vol. 20, No. 1

540.972.2237

LOWA.org

Pools Opening May 28

by Janet Klingensmith, Member, Pools Committee

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May 6, 2022

Preventing the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

by Nick Blankenship, Environmental Resources Manager

Sweetbriar Pool Break out the swimsuits, sunscreen, and beach towels. Memorial Day weekend begins our pool season with both Clubhouse and Sweetbriar Pools opening Saturday, May 28. Clubhouse Pool hours are 11 AM to 7 PM daily through Aug. 9 and Sweetbriar Pool hours are 1 PM to 8 PM daily; closed Wednesday through Aug 9. August hours change when school starts; refer to the LOWA website for more information.

The new shade structures have been completed at both pools; they look great and will help cool off both pool decks on those hot summer days.

Make sure your LOWA membership cards are up to date for all your family members, as a current LOWA photo ID is required. Guest passes are available to purchase at the pools for $5 per guest. For multiple visits with guests, you should consider purchasing a short-term pass at Member Services at the Holcomb Building - 10 visits for $35, 20 visits for $50 or 30 visits for $55.

Swim tests will again be administered by pool staff at Sweetbriar Pool for swimmers under age 12 who wish to use the slide, diving board, or to swim in deeper water; or for children 12 or older who wish to enter the pool areas without adult supervision.

Special events will be held at both pools throughout the summer, including Water Fitness classes, Swim Team, and Friday Sports night. Pirates and Mermaids Theme Day will return by popular demand. Watch Lake Currents for all the upcoming events or the LOWA website under Amenities - Pool Events.

President's Letter 2 Board Agenda 2, 6 Association News 2 - 10 Board Minutes 3 General Manager 3 Calendar 7, 8 Viewpoints 14 Orange County 17 Classifieds 18 - 19 Employment Opportunities 19

There are new signs posted at all three boat ramps. These signs bring awareness to preventing the spread of invasive species. The signs follow the recommendations under the national campaign, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! It’s important for all vessels that travel from different bodies of water to follow the recommendations on the signs. Vessels that should follow the recommendations include all motorized and/or electric boats, canoes and kayaks, paddleboards, jet skis, or any other recreational vessels.

The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers campaign encourages all recreational users to prevent the transportation and spread of invasive species by following a few simple steps. The steps include: (Cited from https://stopaquatichitchhikers.org/ aboutus/#cleandraindry)

See Invasive Species on p. 5

Saturday, May 7 LOWA Regular Board Meeting 10 AM, Community Center, Zoom

Wednesday, May 18 LOWA Regular Board Meeting 2 PM, Community Center, Zoom

Sunday, May 8 Mother’s Day!

Friday, May 27 Concert on the Point 7-9 PM, The Unsuitables Saturday, May 28 Pools Open LOWA Assessment Due by May 1

LOWA Website Links TEKControl (Visitor Management) LOWA.ORG/TEKCONTROL

Association News Lake Currents May 6, 2022

President’s Letter

by Pete Brown

One thing we have plenty of around here is pollen.

It might be easier to buy a yellow car than try to keep another color clean. Some folks also think we have plenty of rules. Rules are necessary in a common interest community. As I mentioned in a previous column, we are in our rule review season.

Our process for reviewing and changing rules is a long one, typically more than two months. A rule is proposed by a member, committee, General Manager, or Board member. The Board sends it to Rules Committee and the LOWA Attorney for review. Once returned, it is published in Lake Currents for two weeks for member comments. If additional changes are merited, the proposed amendment will be published again in Lake Currents for additional comments. After two weeks and a final vote by the Board, a new rule is incorporated into our regulations. There is a lot of reading, thinking, and review before the final step.

We often have members who make comments at the last step, i.e., the final vote by the Board. I suggest that the best time to make comments for or against any proposed change is early in the process. On our Board agendas, items such as rule changes are first put up for DISCUSSION. Once discussed, they are put on a later agenda for CONSIDERATION for a vote. For instance, an item may be considered to send to the Rules Committee and LOWA Attorney, or to publish in Lake Currents, both of which require a Board vote. At the end of the rule making process, there is a consideration of a final vote.

I urge you to look at the Board agendas, which can be easily accessed on the home page of our website, LOWA.org. If an item up for discussion is of interest to you, that is a good time to make a member comment. This can be done in person, or through emails to Board@LOWA.org.

Unlike pollen, rules are nothing to sneeze at.

Lakes Of The Woods Association, Inc. Resolution 2022-11 A General Resolution Imposing A Moratorium On The Registration Of New Wake Boat-Type Watercraft For A Twelve-Month Period Beginning April 20, 2022 The Board of Directors passed a resolution at its April 20 meeting imposing a moratorium on the registration of new Wake Boat-type watercraft for a 12-month period. It is Effective Immediately and will expire on April 19, 2023. The full Resolution may be found at www.LOWA.org/ governingdocuments.

For purposes of this Resolution, a “Wake Boat-type watercraft” is defined as any watercraft which has the capability of enhancing its wake through the use of ballast, wedges, gates, wakeshapers, plates or other wake-enhancement methods or devices. The moratorium is subject to the following exceptions: 1. Members owning a LOWA currently registered Wake Boat-type watercraft may re-register the same watercraft to the same owner during the moratorium, 2. Members owning a LOWA currently-registered Wake Boat-type watercraft may transfer that registration to a new Wake-Boat type watercraft purchased by the same owner during the moratorium, 3. Members may register a new Wake Boat-type watercraft during the moratorium upon presentation of proof of purchase, or proof of a valid purchase order, completed prior to April 21, 2022, 4. New LOW members who own a Wake Boat-type watercraft purchased prior to April 21, 2022, and who had a valid sales contract on a home at LOW prior to April 21, 2022, may register that boat during the moratorium upon closure of the home sale even if such closure occurs after April 20, 2022.

Board of Directors, LOWA, Inc.

Send email to the Board at: Board@LOWA.org President: Pete Brown Vice Pres.: Teri Vickery Treasurer: Walt Diercks Secretary: Rick Rappoport Directors: Jennifer Zukowski Carl Clawson Clifton Wilks

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General Manager: Phillip Rodenberg (prodenberg@LOWA.org)

Assistant General Manager:

Carolyn Brodeur (cbrodeur@LOWA.org)

Director of Facilities:

James "Bobby" Jones (jjones@LOWA.org)

Director of Finance:

Charlie Maneval (cmaneval@LOWA.org)

Lake of the Woods Association, Inc.

Regular Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (Tentative) May 7, 2022 10 AM, Community Center 8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION 10 AM 2. OPEN SESSION 2.1 Pledge of Allegiance 2.2 Meeting Notice and Quorum Confirmation 2.3 Approval of Agenda 2.4 Approval of Minutes: April 20, 2022 3. MEMBER COMMENTS ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS AND MEMBER GENERAL COMMENTS 4. REPORTS 4.1 Report from Orange County Supervisor – Lee Frame 4.2 Report from Orange County Sheriff – Mark Amos 4.3 Report from Security Chief – Scott Walker 4.4 Report from LOW Fire and Rescue – Dan Cianci 4.5 Report from Orange County Schools – Jim Hopkins 4.6 Reports of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary A. Executive Session Actions B. Committee Liaison Reports C. Committee Changes 4.7 Report of General Manager A. LOWA Amenities, Events, Meetings and Offices Coronavirus Status B. Lakes Management Report 4.8 Committee Reports A. Elections Committee – Leighton Cumming, Chair B. Lakes Committee – Leif Henecke, Chair 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1A Consideration of Approving Amendments to Regulation XV, Establishment of User Fees, Assessment Settlement and Other Charges (Resolution 2022-13) 5.1B Consideration of Approving Amendments to the LOWA Collections Policy (Resolution 2022-14) 5.2 Consideration of Approving the 2022 LOWA Employee Manual 5.3 Consideration of Initiating a Bylaws Amendments Article IX, Officers and Their Duties, Regarding Assistant Treasurers 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Consideration of Approving Friends of Lake of the Woods Project Application for a Pools and Community Activities Events Laptop 6.2 Consideration of Entering Lots for Maintenance 6.3 Consideration of Amending the Finance Committee Charter 6.4 Consideration of Member Complaint 7. DIRECTOR COMMENTS 8. SCHEDULED MEETINGS • Regular Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, Community Center, 1 PM Executive Session, 2 PM Open Session • Regular Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Community Center. 1 PM Executive Session, 2 PM Open Session 9. ADJOURNMENT Join Zoom Meeting: Log-in to LOWA.org, go to BoardAgendas, click on Zoom link.

Members of record may record any portion of this meeting so long as (1) you first notify the President for an announcement before you begin and (2) you do not interfere with other members or the official recording. (See Administrative Regulation 2016-4.) The Board reserves the right to remove, add and/or relocate agenda items, as necessary.

Editorial Staff President of the Board General Manager Communications Manager: Carolyn Brodeur (cbrodeur@LOWA.org) Communications Assistant: Lisa Naghshineh (lakecurrents@LOWA.org) Copy Editor Dan McFarland (dmcfarland@LOWA.org) Graphics/Layout: Chris Porter (cporter@LOWA.org) LOWA Communications Department: 540-972-2278

Lake Currents is the official newsletter of the Lake of the Woods Association, Inc; all content in this newsletter is published at the discretion of the LOWA Board of Directors and Management (USPS 872-400) and is published bi-weekly for its membership. Nonmembers $20 per year (25 issues). Periodical postage rate paid at Spotsylvania, VA 22553. Visit our web site at: LOWA.org. ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION in the newsletter must be received in the Association office by noon on the Monday after publication for the next publication or by the preceding Friday if Monday is a holiday. All advertising and articles need to be submitted via email to lakecurrents@LOWA.org. The views expressed in guest articles and paid advertisements represent the opinions of authors and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Lake of the Woods Association, Inc. Call the communications office at 540-972-2278 for details about classified and display advertisements which must be prepaid (unless other arrangements are made). POSTMASTER: Send address changes to LOWA, Inc., 102 Lakeview Pkwy, Locust Grove, VA 22508.

LAKE OF THE WOODS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Note: These minutes are provided to members for review

Present Phillip Brown, President Teri Vickery, Vice President Walter Diercks, Treasurer Richard Rappoport, Secretary Jennifer Zukowski Clifton Wilks Carl Clawson

Others Phil Rodenberg, General Manager Linda Brooks, Recorder (from 2:00 p.m.)

Call to Order 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Wilks, passed unanimously, to enter into Executive Session at 12:31 p.m. for the purpose of discussing and considering contracts; discussing matters involving violations of the Declaration and Regulations for which a member, his family members, tenants, guests or other invitees are responsible; and discussing personnel matters.

Motion by Vickery, passed unanimously, to exit Executive Session at 1:51 p.m.

3. Member Comments on Business Agenda and General Member Comments Members offered comments on the new smoking restrictions, the A. Morton Thomas Lakes and Stormwater Management Plan, wake boat moratorium, wave action studies on the main lake, and swapping the Keatons Lake aeration project with the Harpers Ferry culvert retrofit project in the Capital Plan.

4. PRESENTATION – Update on Roadway Infrastructure Strategic Plan Board Goal #5 adopted this year was to consider a strategic plan to convert all chip and tar roads to asphalt paving by defining objectives, consulting with paving companies, considering various approaches including phasing, and developing a financial plan by August, 2022.

by Phil Rodenberg, General Manager, ® CMCA, ® AMS, ® PCAM You may have seen paving trucks on our community roads in the last few days when our contractor, Chemung Contracting, was laying fresh asphalt on four small project areas: Trail’s End Road, Ramsay Beach parking lot, LOW Way walking trail, and Keaton’s boat ramp. Trail’s End Road in Section 1 is a conversion from chip and tar to asphalt. The Maintenance Department chose to asphalt pave instead of reapplying rock chips over a coating of tar on this pipestem road to help resolve erosion issues close to the Main Lake.

This comes at a time when the LOWA Board of Directors has set a goal to explore the feasibility of converting the remaining 32 miles of chip and tar roads to asphalt. LOWA has 42 miles of roadway, of which only 10 miles are asphalt. Lakeview Parkway, our main thoroughfare, and Yorktown Boulevard account for the lion’s share.

On April 20, Facilities Director Bobby Jones explained, in a presentation to the LOWA Board and Members, the likely scenario is a paving project spanning five to seven years at an estimated cost of approximately $5.1 million. Still to be determined is the approach to paving: section by section or major corridors such as the Mt. Pleasant-Eastover-Westover corridor, or another approach.

Why asphalt? Asphalt roads last longer, ride better, look better, and are more economical over time. Better roads help sustain property values. Notably, asphalt costs twice as much as chip and tar but lasts three to four times longer.

How does the Chip and Tar Program work now? LOWA roadways are divided into five annual programs. This summer, the Maintenance Department will use its equipment to complete the program for Sections 2, 3, and 4.

In 2012, LOWA paved Yorktown Boulevard in Sections 9, 10, and 11 with asphalt, which gave it a 20-year useful life rather than the five-year useful life of chip and tar. By 2032, under the chip and tar program, we would have resurfaced it four times.

The next step in the process of understanding the feasibility is for LOWA to look at the finances, including a possible long-term loan, say, 15 years.

Going into this analysis, it is useful to know we already spend over $125,000 each year in materials for the Chip and Tar Program. I anticipate more Boardlevel discussions this summer. This is a major capital project that calls for a community-wide conversation once we have more information about feasibility.

LOWA Roadways by The Numbers 42 Total LOWA roadway miles 32 Miles of LOWA chip & tar roadway

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2. OPEN SESSION Pledge of Allegiance 2.1 Motion by Zukowski, passed unanimously, that the Board enter into Open Session at 2:00 p.m., and affirm that the Board met earlier in Executive Session for the purpose of discussing and considering contracts; discussing matters involving violations of the Declaration and Regulations for which a member, his family members, tenants, guests or other invitees are responsible; and discussing personnel matters.

2.2 Confirmation of Quorum and Meeting Notice Secretary Rappoport confirmed that a quorum is present and proper notice made to all members of record.

2.3 Approval of Agenda Motion by Clawson that the Board approve the Agenda.

Motion by Diercks, passed unanimously, to amend the Agenda to remove Item 6.5. Original motion as amended passed unanimously.

2.4 Approval of Minutes of April 2, 2022.

Motion by Rappoport, passed unanimously, that the Board approve the minutes of the April 2, 2022 Regular Board of Directors meeting.

Is There More Asphalt in LOWA’s Future?

Association News

Regular Board of Directors Meeting April 20, 2022 Unapproved Minutes 12:30 p.m., Community Center

$5.1 M Contractor estimates to pave all 32 miles of LOWA roadway over 5-7 years 2, 3, 4 LOWA Sections to receive chip & tar repairs this summer

See April 20 Board Minutes Letter p. 15 Member Services/ Holcomb Building: 540-972-2237.

Email: Frontdesk@LOWA.org M-F; 8:30 AM-5 PM; Sat. 9 AM-1 PM Vehicle Bar Code Hours: (Weather permitting) Mon, Wed, Fri: 2-4:30 PM Tues, Thurs, Sat: 10 AM-noon

Amenities Golf Pro Shop (Woods Center):

ECC Office: 540-972-2211 M-F, 7 AM-3:30 PM

Equestrian Center: 540-972-2238 M-F 8:30 AM-5 PM (Appt. required) Sat/Sun 9 AM-5 PM Lessons/Pony Rides by appt.

Clubhouse: 540-972-2221 Office Hours: W-F, 9 AM-5 PM Dining Room: Wed 5-9 PM; Th-Fri 5-10 PM; Sat 11 AM-10 PM; Sun 1-4 PM Sun Brunch, 10 AM-1 PM Menu: www.LOWA.org/Clubhouse Clubhouse Deck opens April 29!

Fareways Café: 540-972-2216 M, Tu, F, Sat, 8 AM-7 PM W, 8 AM-9 PM Th, 8 AM-10 PM Sun: 8 AM-6 PM *Last order will be taken 1-hour before closing time. Last call for alcohol will be 30 minutes before closing.

Menu: www.LOWA.org/Fareways

Community Center: 540-972-9680

Fitness Center: 540-412-6016 Daily: 5 AM-11 PM

Daily 7 AM Reserve a tee time 540-972-2230 Golf Course: 7:30 AM daily Pools: Open May 28!

Clubhouse: May 28-Aug. 9, daily, 11 AM-7 PM Sweetbriar: May 28-Aug. 9, daily (closed Weds), 1-8 PM

Maintenance Office: 540-972-2223; M-F, 7 AM-3:30 PM Marina/Gas Dock: Sat/Sun only (through 5/29) 9:30 AM-5:30 PM Memorial Day: 9:30 AM-6:30 PM 9.9 Leaf/Brush Area: Daily: 7 AM-7 PM Closed Wednesdays

Pickleball: Paul Jacobson, 630-715-5657 Outdoor Courts available 7 AM-11 PM Security/Front Gate: 540-972-2210 or 540-972-2020 LOWA.ORG/TEKCONTROL Tennis: Alice Mote 540-424-8004 Courts available 7 AM-11 PM Trash: LOW Compactor Site 540-672-9600 M, TU, TH, F, 7:30 AM-7 PM Sat 8 AM-5 PM; Sun 9 AM-5 PM Closed Wednesdays and holidays County Waste: 540-727-0887 Curbside trash recycling/collection: Wednesdays

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Association News Lake Currents May 6, 2022

Ad Hoc Audit Committee Final Report Summary

A Look Back at the 2018 Embezzlement

by Charlie Maneval, Director of Finance

by Walt Diercks, Committee Chair LOWA’s Board of Directors established an Ad Hoc Audit Committee in February 2019 to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to, among other things, review, assess, and make recommended changes to LOWA’s internal financial controls and assess the need for establishing a standing LOWA Audit Committee. The Committee was formed as part of the response to the discovery in 2018 of a significant embezzlement by the former Director of Finance. The Committee’s work was slowed by the Pandemic and the need to safeguard the sensitive and confidential information collected by the Committee, as well as the cumbersome process imposed

by Virginia law on the work of property owners’ association committees. In a separate article in this issue of Lake Currents, Charlie Maneval, our Director of Finance, describes staff initiatives that already have been taken to improve our financial controls.

The Ad Hoc Committee has now completed its work with a report to the Board, which the Board accepted at its April 20 meeting. The Committee’s report recommends that, to have an effective risk management function provided by LOWA members, the Board amend LOWA’s Bylaws to provide for the election of up to five Assistant Treasurers for Risk Management. These Assistant Treasurers would report to the Treasurer and, among other things, would assist the Board, Treasurer and LOWA management in evaluating accounting functions, systems of financial and operational internal controls, information technology internal controls and other areas of risk management.

The Committee’s Report is available online at www.LOWA.org/AdHocAudit.

Under the Committee’s proposal, Assistant Treasurers would not have the authority to direct or supervise external financial auditors, management, or staff.

After consultation with the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers would report significant or material accounting or operational internal control concerns or other risk-related concerns to the Board and would provide recommendations for action. The Committee recommended three areas in which the Assistant Treasurers could begin their work: 1) review of LOWA’s current financial operations, processes, and risks, 2) review LOWA’s Information Technology policies and procedures to ensure effective rules of behavior and security controls and 3) review LOWA’s policies, processes, and software considerations that span across both areas of Finance and Information Technology.

The Board is scheduled to act, at its May 7 meeting, on a motion to initiate a Bylaws amendment to create Assistant Treasurers, as recommended by the Committee.

Members Kathleen Dorn, Irving Grimes, Betsy Marcum, Frank Rokosz, Pam Schubert, and Pat Dawson served on the Committee at the time it made its report. Bob Hoh served as Chair in the beginning, due to his position as LOWA Treasurer and ceased to be on the committee when his term as Director and Treasurer expired in September 2019. I became Chair in September 2019 when I was elected Treasurer.

I want to thank every Member who served on the Ad Hoc Audit Committee for completing a difficult task under trying conditions – and for proposing a creative solution to the need for an effective risk management function provided by LOWA members in compliance with Virginia law.

I have served in the role of Director of Finance of LOWA now for almost three years. I have spent time working with the GM and Managers, the Finance Committee, and Board of Directors to re-align our financial controls and reporting, develop budgets, and improve many processes. Over the years, I have also fielded numerous requests for information from the membership about various topics. One topic that still seems to be of significant interest is details surrounding the 2018 embezzlement of Association funds.

For those of you who are new to the community and may not be aware, in August 2018 it was discovered that the then Director of Finance Roy Mayberry (former employee), embezzled Association funds over a four-year period. This fraud was uncovered during the 2018 financial audit. The former employee was caught electronically transferring funds from LOWA bank accounts to a personal PayPal account. The auditors uncovered this activity during the annual audit when reviewing year end cash balances. Once the fraud was uncovered, it was immediately reported by the GM to the Board and action was taken including the GM immediately firing the Director of Finance. Ultimately, the former employee was prosecuted and is now serving time in prison.

Below are some of the questions that I have received regarding this topic: How were the funds recovered? Of the $457,197 embezzled:  $87,060 was paid directly to LOWA from the former employee in August 2018  $370,137, less a $1,000 deductible, was reimbursed to LOWA by its insurance company, American International Group (AIG), in February 2019.  Both payments were deposited directly to the Main Operating Account of the Association.  These deposits were footnoted (on pages 10) in two separate reports by independent financial auditors. You can view the receivable on the Balance Sheet on pages 3 of the April 30, 2018 Annual Audit Report by PBMares and the April 30, 2019 Annual Audit Report by Adams, Jenkins, and Cheatham. These audit reports can be viewed online at www.LOWA. org/Audits (member login required).  Note 3 in the 2018 PBMares Audit Report notes that “Other receivables in the amount of $456,197 at April 30, 2018 represented amounts due from the Association’s insurance carrier and a former employee as a result of a former employee’s unauthorized activity, which occurred between June 2014 and January 2018. During 2019, the Company collected the receivable in full.”

How did this happen? The former employee had the ability to initiate and release electronic payments from the Association’s bank accounts. He took advantage of this authority and, over four years, electronically moved unapproved funds to his personal PayPal account. He hid this activity by reporting the cash as used for fictitious equipment purchases. He also restricted other Finance staff from performing the bank reconciliations. However, after four years of these transfers, the differences between the actual equipment on hand and what was reported as on hand became too large and could no longer be hidden. The details of the accounts and activity were reviewed, and the fraud was uncovered.

Did someone other than Management and the Board of Directors verify the amount taken? Yes, LOWA hired a forensic accounting firm, Forensus, to recreate what actually happened. Forensus completed its

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detailed review of all the former employee’s activities and confirmed that the $457,197 had been taken. Forensus also confirmed that fictitious assets were recorded on LOWA’s Balance Sheet to hide the missing amounts.

These fictitious assets had to be removed from LOWA’s books and replaced with a receivable from the former employee and the insurance carrier.

Forensus also noted that they found “no evidence of additional material misconduct” by the former employee nor did they find any “evidence of collusion among other LOWA employees or anyone else.”

1) CLEAN off visible aquatic plants, animals, and mud from all equipment before leaving water access.

2) DRAIN watercraft bilge, live well, motor, and other water containing devices before leaving water access.

3) DRY everything for at least five days OR wipe with a towel before reuse.

4) For ANGLERS, the additional step of DISPOSE is recommended: DISPOSE of unwanted bait, worms, and fish parts in the trash. When keeping live bait, drain bait containers and replace with spring or dechlorinated tap water. Never dump live fish or other organisms from one water body into another.

If you want to learn more about the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers campaign, recognizing invasive species and their potential threats, proper ways to ensure your recreational activities do not help spread invasive species, or techniques to Clean, Drain, Dry your vessel, please visit https:// stopaquatichitchhikers.org/.

What was the impact to our insurance coverages? As a result of the embezzlement, two other significant unrelated claims resulting from Clubhouse sprinkler water damage and the Sweetbriar Pool damage due to improper draining by a contractor, as well as legal requirements of the insurance industry, AIG declined to continue coverage to LOWA for two years. This did cause LOWA’s overall insurance rates to increase significantly. However, last year, AIG did agree to renew our insurance policies again, decreasing our rates and bringing them closer to what they had been before.

What has the Board and Management done to keep this from happening again? The GM and Treasurer, working with the Finance Team, implemented several additional internal controls, including restrictions on all electronic payments and transfers, additional segregation of duties and cash handling requirements, and multiple layers of reviews and approvals on all payments. The Finance Team continues to work to add new internal controls and reporting to strengthen our overall control environment.

I give quarterly reports on internal financial controls to the Board and membership. The next report will be at the June 29 Board meeting.

The Board established an Ad Hoc Audit Committee in February 2019 to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to, among other things, review, assess, and make recommended changes to LOWA’s internal financial controls and assess the need for establishing a standing LOWA Audit Committee.

The Ad Hoc Audit Committee completed their assessment and final report and was disbanded at the April 20 Board meeting. One of the recommendations in its final report was for the Board to amend LOWA’s Bylaws to provide for the election of up to five Assistant Treasurers for Risk Management. Please see the Ad Hoc Audit Committee summary article on page 4.

In Memory of

Marlene Wareham We are saddened to announce the passing of Marlene Wareham on April 29.

Marlene worked in Member Services since 2016. She was a kind, caring, and thoughtful member of our team and is very much missed by all. Our hearts go out to her family at this difficult time. Please keep them in your thoughts.

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The Board of Directors amended Regulation IV.F, Individual Behavior, Regarding Smoking at its April 20 meeting. The amended regulation takes effect immediately.

What is the effect? The amendment identifies the Clubhouse Deck and Woods Center Patio as non-smoking areas. It also enables the General Manager to designate certain community-wide events primarily intended for children such as the Front Entrance Pond Fishing Tournament and Halloween Treats on the Point as non-smoking events. The new tobacco smoking prohibitions will take effect at the beaches.

IV. INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR [sections A-E remain the same] F.

SMOKING

1. Except as where designated by the General Manager in Subsection 3 below, smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, is prohibited in the following properties and areas that are owned by LOWA: a. Buildings and vehicles b. Enclosed spaces, pavilions, and gazebos c. Clubhouse Deck and Fareways Patio d. Playgrounds e. Beaches, except for beach parking lots 2. The General Manager may designate as nonsmoking, community-wide events primarily intended for children, whether or not sponsored by LOWA, an organization or an individual, including but not limited to the annual Front Entrance Pond fishing tournament and Halloween events.

3. The General Manager may, but is not obligated to, designate areas where smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, is permitted.

4. For the purpose of this Regulation, “electronic smoking device” means any electronic device that can be used to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine or other substance, such as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen, or any similar device or substance under any other product name.

5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection F, marijuana smoking is strictly prohibited on and in all common areas, and facilities and all properties and areas owned by LOWA.

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Where can we find more information? For additional information and to view the Annual Audits, Ad Hoc Audit Committee Report, Internal Controls Reports and the Forensus report, visit www.lowa.org/FinanceInfo.

Board Amends Regulation IV.F, Individual Behavior, Regarding Smoking

Association News

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LOWA Board of Directors Candidates Announcement These members have announced their candidacy for the 2022 Board Election Clifton (Cliff) D. Wilks (April 18, 2022) Leif Henecke (April 22, 2022) William F. (Bill) Kay, Jr. (April 22, 2022) Vassa Olson (May 2, 2022) 5

Regular Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (Tentative) May 18, 2022 2 PM, Community Center

by Bobby Jones, Director of Facilities As the population of Lake of the Woodss increases, so does the number of pet companions in our nts neighborhoods, creating increasing amounts of waste. Pathogens are a great concern associated with pet waste. These pathogens can be harmful to humans if accidently ingested by swallowing lake water or consumed in foods from our gardens after rain runoff spreads the pathogens from the waste all around.  Pet waste can carry microbes such as Salmonella, and E. coli. These can cause abdominal gas, diarrhea, and even more serious illness. h They may even be fatal to those with weakened immune systems. en  Pet waste, especially dog waste, often contains roundworms, hookworms, ringworms, tapeworms, and other parasites. sma  Cat waste can also contain Toxoplasma ost gondii, which is highly resistant to most disinfectants. Toxoplasmosis is a serious health concern for pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems.

Studies performed on watersheds in the Seattle, Washington, area found that “nearly 20 percent of the bacteria found in water samples were matched with dogs as the host animals.”

Pets should not be allowed to defecate near streams, ponds, or lakes.

Stream banks should not be the normal territory of our pets. Walk pets in grassy areas, parks, or yard. Don’t leave waste near the road or ditches. It can get washed down the ditches and eventually could make it to our lakes.

LOWA Regulation IV.B.8 states: “Pet owners shall be responsible for the removal of their pet’s droppings from LOWA grounds, road rightsof-way and also for removal of any pet droppings on their own lot which may accumulate and thereby cause an offensive odor or unsanitary condition.” Don’t leave it on your lawn. Rain runoff can spread it to gardens and to the roadside ditches and drainage easements which flow to our lakes.

The handling of animal excrement is doubly important for the health of our lakes. Pet waste runoff causes an overabundance of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Under conditions including abundant nutrients, algae and aquatic plants will continue to grow and multiply well beyond the amount needed to support the food web. The excess growth then dies and decays, triggering a release of ammonia and a reduction in oxygen. The impact of the reduced oxygen may not be readily visible but can result in extensive fish kills.

Pet waste can also lead to a buildup of excessive nutrients. In a lake, the nutrients cannot be carried away (unlike in moving water like a river or stream).

This excess can cause thick mats of algae, scum and foam, odor and taste problems and death and disease of fish and other aquatic organisms.

An increase in the water’s pH because of the increased growth of algae is another impact that is not directly visible. High pH can be toxic to fish and other organisms; it can also make other substances, such as ammonia, even more toxic than they are otherwise.

These overgrowths of algae and aquatic plants such as Nitella and Hydrilla cost LOWA time and money in the effort to minimize the effects of this eutrophication. Approximately $13,000-$17,000 is spent most years on aquatic algaecides and herbicides.

The most effective way for pet owners to minimize the impact of pet waste on the lakes and on vegetable gardens is to simply clean up and dispose of the pet waste.  Slide a plastic newspaper bag, grocery bag, or disposable glove over your hand and arm, carefully pick up the poop, then roll the bag down your arm and tie the doggy doo inside for disposal in the trash.  Another way of disposing of pet waste is to purchase or build your own doggy loo. A doggy loo is a pet waste digester installed in the ground where decomposition can occur. For around $90, you can purchase a model such as the “Doggy Dooley kit.” It contains a galvanized steel tank with a polymer lid, a supply of digester powder containing bacteria to speed up decomposition, a long-handled scooper, and an odor-eliminating solution.

Reference site – United States Office of Water E.P.A. 916-F-01-027 Environmental Protection Agency (4606) July 2001

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Lake of the Woods Association, Inc.

12:30 PM CALL TO ORDER 1.

EXECUTIVE SESSION 2 PM 2. OPEN SESSION 2.1 Pledge of Allegiance 2.2 Meeting Notice and Quorum Confirmation 2.3 Approval of Agenda 2.4 Approval of Minutes: May 7, 2022 3.

MEMBER COMMENTS ON UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS AND MEMBER GENERAL COMMENTS 4.

REPORTS 4.1 Officer Reports A. Executive Session Actions B. Committee Changes 4.2 General Manager Report A. Coronavirus and LOWA Community Activities and Business Operations B. April Financials and Year End Forecast 4.3 Committee Liaison Reports A. Communications Committee Charter Change 4.4 Committee Reports A. Pools and Community Activities Committee – Committee Member B. Board of Examiners – Jon Anderson, Chair C. Pickleball/Tennis – Tena Marangi, Chair 5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Consideration of Publishing in Lake Currents Proposed Amendments Regulation I. Regarding General Regarding Abiding by Posted Rules 5.2 Consideration of Publishing in Lake Currents Proposed Amendments to Regulation X. Use of Lakes, Regarding Non-Conventional Watercraft, Wake Surfing Course Restrictions, and Main Marina and Small Marina Piers Access and Use 5.3 Consideration of Approving the 2022 LOWA Employee Manual 6.

NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Consideration of Entering a Lot for Maintenance 6.2 Discussion of Amendments to Regulation XIV, Schedule of Penalties for Violations 7.

DIRECTOR COMMENTS 8.

SCHEDULED MEETINGS • Regular Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Community Center, 1 PM Executive Session, 2 PM Open Session • Regular Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Community Center, 1 PM Executive Session, 2 PM Open Session 9.

ADJOURNMENT Join Zoom Meeting: Log-in to LOWA.org, go to BoardAgendas, click on Zoom link.

Members of record may record any portion of this meeting so long as (1) you first notify the President for an announcement before you begin and (2) you do not interfere with other members or the official recording. (See Administrative Regulation 2016-4.) The Board reserves the right to remove, add and/or relocate agenda items, as necessary.

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• Board Meetings: View online at www.LOWA.org/Videos. To join the Zoom meeting, visit www.

LOWA.org/BoardAgendas, for Zoom link. Member Log-in Required.

For assistance with logging on to the website call 540-972-2278.

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Saturday, May 7 10 AM LOWA Regular Board Meeting (CC), Zoom.

Info: 540-972-2214.

C al endar of Ev ent s SPORTS & EXERCISE (subject to change) Location

Sunday, May 8 Happy Mother’s Day!

LOW Community

Wednesday, May 11 4-8 PM Meet & Greet at Clubhouse Lounge, Sections 4 & 13.

Info: 540-972-2221.

M, W, F

Linda 540-412-5795

Basketball Seniors 50+

CC

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

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Dance Night

CC

7-9 PM

2nd TH

FB: LOW Dance Night

FC

12:30 PM

M, TU, TH

Alison 703-347-5280

Line Dancing

LLCH

4-7 PM

SU

Christine 703-674-7451

Pickleball Lessons

CC

10:10-11:45 AM

TH

Renee 703-405-7687

Praise & Worship Dance

LOWC-WC

10 AM-12:30 PM

M

Sonja 540-972-1734

Senior Softball 50+

HF

9 AM

F

Barry 540-972-8964

FC

12 PM

W

Alison 703-347-5280

CC

7:30-9:30 PM

2nd/ 4th/5th F

Dick 703-298-6254

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Square Dancers Club

Tuesday, May 17 1:30 PM LOWLINC Speaker Series (CC). Info: LOWLINC.org.

Stretch and Flex

CC

8:30-9:15 AM

M, W, F

Frances 540-972-5435

Walkers & Joggers Club

Varies

9 AM

M, W, SA

Diane 540-388-2930

Walkers Meetup Group

LLCH, p. lot

8 AM

M-F

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Water Fitness (seasonal)

CH Pool

9 AM & 10 AM

M, W, F

Carol 540-972-6739

Yoga

FC

9:15 AM (varies)

SA

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10:30 AM

W

Rebekah 908-358-8406

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10:30 AM

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9 AM

M, W

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ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, BRIDGE & FUN (subject to change) Location Time Day

Wednesday, May 18 2 PM LOWA Regular Board Meeting (CC), Zoom. Info: 540-972-2214.

CH

9:30 AM

3rd M

Carolyn 540-972-3306

Bridge, Sunday Duplicate

WC

7 PM

SU

Joe 540-972-8052

Bridge, Wed Ladies

WC

9 AM-3 PM

W

Janet 540-972-1340

Bridge, Friday

CC

1-4 PM

F

Toby 540-972-8251

Bocce Club

CC, Rm. 1

7 PM

3rd TH

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Book Club, LOW

Wilderness Lib.

1 PM

2nd W

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LOWC

10 AM

1st W

Pat 540-735-7998

Civil War Study Group

Charles 540-972-2401 Maureen 540-972-7010

Craft Group

LOWC

9:30-11:45 AM

TU

Debra 540-399-1210

DAR Susannah Chandler

CC

1 PM

2nd SA

Betty Larson 540-661-7202

Democratic Club

CC

1 PM

2nd W

Kerry 540-220-8547

Friends of Wildlife (FOWL)

CC

7 PM

4th W

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Fun Bunch 55+

CC

10 AM-1 PM

TU

John 540-972-5611

Garden Club

CH

12:30 PM

2nd M

Happy Tails Dog Club Litter Pick-up in LOW

Around LOW

9 AM

3rd SA

LOW Arts

CC

2 PM

1st M

Terry 760-459-9213

LOW Hooks & Needles

CC

9-11 AM

TH

Sharon 540-812-5652

LOW Lions Club

CH

6:30 PM

3rd TH

Linda 571-328-9247

LOW Players

CC

7 PM

2nd W

Dave 540-972-6289

Mahjongg

CC

1-4 PM

M

Debby 540-412-5240

Mothers of Preschoolers

LOWC, Founders

9:15 AM

1st /3rd W

Kristen, mops@lowchurch.org

Photography Club, LOW

CC

7 PM

4th M

Jen Heinz 703-508-1104

Pick & Sing

WC

6:30 PM

2nd /4th TU

FB Groups/lowpickandsing

Republican Club, LOW

CC

7 PM

2 M

Dave 703-618-3658

Veterans Club

LLCH

7 PM

4th TH

Mike 571-235-5313

LOW Lioness Club

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Pickleball Club

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Civic Club Meeting Closet Quilters

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Deadline for submissions to the June 3 issue of Lake Currents is May 23.

Contact

AARP Meeting

Chess Club Deadline for submissions to the May 20 issue of Lake Currents is May 9.

Contact

9:15-10 AM

Shape Up

Monday, May 16 10 AM LOW AARP Meeting (CH).

Info: Carolyn, durphyc@gmail.com.

Day

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Forever Fit

Saturday, May 14 9-11 AM Spring Plant Sale, LOW Garden Club (SB Pavilion).

5-8 PM Good Time Cruise-In at Locust Grove Town Center, Free. Info: www.goodtime-cruisers.webs.com.

7-10 PM Rockin’ & Rollin’ Dance (CC), Lioness Club, fee.

Info: 330-931-9287.

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Wilderness Toastmasters

Zoom

6:30 PM

1st/3rd TU

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Woodworkers Club

CC

7 PM

4th TU

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Please refer to meeting room location key on previous page

by Nick Blankenship, Environmental Resources Manager Granite and limestone are common types of stone used to produce riprap.

Riprap is a crushed stone that has many uses. It is used to protect steep slopes, conveyance channels or ditches, streambanks, and/or areas subject to erosion.

Riprap is crucial here in the LOW community because it can prevent damage to structures such as Veteran's Memorial Dam and Keaton’s Run Dam. It is used to slow the velocity of water traveling through roadside ditches, too.

Riprap should not be disturbed or thrown into the lake. Voids or spaces in riprap beds can lead to erosion issues or failures in the dams. The accompanying photos show structures built with riprap on Veteran's Memorial Dam and holes that were made in Keaton’s Run Dam. This is a very serious matter because the riprap protects the dams against wave action. If the embankment material erodes, the dams’ integrity could be compromised which could lead to evacuations, property damage, and even loss of life.

At their April 20 Board meeting, the Board approved a smoking ban for the common areas, beaches, dining areas and events noted below. It also enables the General Manager to designate certain community-wide events primarily intended for children.

 Clubhouse Deck

 Fareways Patio

Beaches (including the surrounding areas, the parking lots will be the designated smoking area).         

Clubhouse Cornwallis Cumberland Edgemont Pleasant Grove (Happy Creek) Harpers Ferry Mt. Pleasant Ramsay Skyline

Events (including, but not limited to)  Front Entrance Pond Fishing Tournament

 Tree LighƟng Ceremony

 Halloween Treats on the Point

Keaton's Dam

LOWA Section Meet & Greet Returns to YOUR Clubhouse!

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Veteran's Dam

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Healing the Abused Child

Book Club

LOW Community

by Barbara Robinson, Member, LOW Childhelp Auxiliary

by Mary R. Nolan, Member, LOW Book Club One of American history’s darkest periods was the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.This is the setting for bestselling author Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds, LOW Book Club’s selection for its June 8 meeting.

For farmers across the Great Plains, especially in Texas, burning winds and a drought left wheat fields so devastated they could not be harvested. Against this backdrop, the author tells the fictional story of Elsa Martinelli, a woman struggling to raise two children on a farm that could not sustain them. Deciding she must leave, Elsa sets out for California with its promise of a better life.

However, the journey proves to be hazardous and once in California the family and others from Dust Bowl states are treated with prejudice and derision.

Possibly inspired by John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, The Four Winds is testimony to the perseverance, bravery, and sacrifice of all who joined in the great migration of the 1930s.

The book is available, in multiple formats, from all three local library systems (Orange County, Culpeper County, and Central Rappahannock Regional).

LOW Book Club meets at 1 PM on the second Wednesday of the month in the meeting room of the Wilderness Library. All are welcome, and no prior notification or attendance commitment is necessary.

The book chosen for discussion at the July 13 meeting is Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II, by Lisa Mundy.

For further information about the club, call 540-972-9284.

Back in March, I wrote about an individual who wanted to know what to do if he observed abuse. The advice given was to call the Childhelp hotline (1-800-4-A Child). Sometimes a child may reveal he is being abused. At two years old, Keeton could remember not having enough food; his parents were drug abusers and neglected him and his needs. He was adopted by his maternal grandmother and went to live with her. Then the unspeakable happened; beginning when Keeton was 5 years old, an older male cousin began to sexually abuse him. Keeton was raped weekly—sometimes more often. This went on for 10 horrific years. His grandmother admitted afterward that she should have known, and yet missed the signs.

Finally, Keeton confided to a schoolmate what was happening, and that friend was brave enough to go to the principal and speak up on Keeton’s behalf. The authorities were contacted, and Keeton provided sufficient details to obtain a search warrant that led to finding DNA and, eventually, to the arrest of the older cousin. Keeton went to live at Childhelp in Tennessee—one of the resident facilities, like the Alice Tyler Village here in Lignum. Childhelp became Keeton’s sanctuary for healing and finding a way back to a world of being able to trust adults again. Keeton graduated from college in 2020.

Why Keeton, and why this story? It is easy to belong to a charitable organization, easy to financially support the organization, and sometimes, easy to forget the faces and the tragedies that cause the need for the village to exist at all. Once in a while, hearing a child’s special story, realizing that every child who enters the village brings their own story of lost innocence, lost childhood, lost trust, and reminds us of the reasons we do what we do, for the love of a child.

Wildlife Rehabbers Need Our Help

by Melissa Kovach, Friends of Wildlife at the Lake

Friends of Wildlife at the Lake is hosting a supply drive benefiting the amazing rehabbers who rehabilitate our local wildlife. Rehabbing wildlife is expensive, and most rehabbers rely on donations to cover the cost. Our group recently reached out to them and here are the items they said they need most: fleece or flannel blankets, receiving blankets, pillowcases, towels with no holes, bleach, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, blue Dawn dish soap, triple antibiotic ointment, plain tissues (no lotion), old t-shirts or sweatpants, paper towels, puppy pads, and Nirvana Ridge Wildlife Refuge also has an Amazon wish list under that name.

Supplies will be collected until the end of May and can be dropped off at 103 Monticello (look for the plastic tub on the porch or by the garage), 100 Queenwood (front porch), 1114 Lakeview (front porch), or at our next meeting at the Community Center on May 25 at 7 PM. Thank you for helping us make a difference!

If you need assistance handling wildlife conflicts, we are here to help!

Email us at fowloflow@gmail.com or call/text us at 540-395-3205. If you call, be sure to leave a message. You can also join our Facebook group: Friends of Wildlife at the Lake PUBLIC GROUP to keep up with group events, share your photos, ask questions, and more.

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From left to right: Sherri LaHay Lasover, Gail Stoner, Cathi O’Brien (Gina Davies’ sister and future Lioness), Gina Davies, Lioness President Kathy Merritt, Arlene Rich, Carol Lee, Jean Ann Daniels, Helene Burns, Marty Legge, Millie Davis and Theresa DiCicco. Many more helped all day but are not pictured here.

The Lake of the Woods Lioness Club held a yard sale on Saturday April 23 at the Sweetbriar Pavilion. Thank you to all the Lionesses and the LOW Community Services staff who helped make it a successful fundraiser. We would like to thank our wonderful community for their support of our event!

We had a beautiful day and shoppers enjoyed browsing for treasures.

A special thank you to the Lions Club, who sent Lions to pick up the items that didn’t sell to use in their weekly yard sale. We really appreciate all their help.

Proceeds from the sale benefit local charities supported by our club, including Childhelp, the Wilderness Food Pantry, scholarships for qualified Orange County students, Safe House, donations to Ukraine, and many more.

Thank you! We couldn’t have done it without all your help!

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Our opening day was Tuesday, April 12, postponed from April 5, due to the inclement weather. We had a great turnout from both the 18-Hole Ladies Group and the 9-Hole Ladies Group. Some of the ladies were wearing gold in honor of our 50th Anniversary of the LGA. Our 18-Hole tournament chairs, Pat Shrader and Phyllis Sakole, along with our 9-Hole Tournament chairs, Mary Jane Atwater and Judy Ludvigsen, set up a great 18-Hole Scramble with lots of fun things to do. It was a great way to break into the season and for the two ladies’ groups to enjoy playing together.

Congratulations to our lowest score team: Nancy King, Allison Brodin, Jane Neubig and Theresa Wisniewski. Congratulations to our other winning team: Loretta Yurkus, Julia Hooper, Mary Ann Rogers, and Diane Ressa.

Special thanks to our Pro Shop team of Eric, Kim, Matt, and Evan for making our opening day run so smoothly. Also thank you for the cupcakes and cake welcoming us back for our new season.

The USGA Rules of Golf & Handicapping Class was held on Tuesday, April 19, at the Clubhouse.

Please be sure to sign up for the Ringers Tournament. You pay the entry fee of $3, and your best score on each hole played throughout the season will be kept on “scorecard,” only to be replaced by a better score. At the end of the season, you will have a scorecard of the best game you could have played! The Ringer Tournament chairs do all the work, you just enjoy playing golf. Karen Cakouros will be collecting the $3 fee for the 9-Hole Ladies, and Sharon Debnam will be collecting $3 for the 18-Hole Ladies.

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LOWLINC Speaker Series: Legal Issues for Estate Planning

Garden Club: A Landslide of Pennies and Plastics

Has it been some time since you reviewed your legal documents? Is it time for a checkup for your documents? Is it possible you have no documents in place?

We are pleased to welcome back to the LOWLINC Speaker Series, Katherine Charapich, Esq., an estate planning attorney with an office located in Culpeper. On Tuesday, May 17, at 1:30 PM in Classroom 2 at the Community Center, Charapich will provide an overview of estate planning with a focus on trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and advanced medical directives.

These, as well as guardianship and conservatorship matters, are all aspects of elder law. What are your questions about legal issues? Have Katherine Charapich you wondered about the major components to be included in a will?

If you have moved from out of state, is your will compatible with Virginia law?

What should you know about estate taxes and how best to protect assets?

If you become mentally incapacitated, have you created a legal document naming an individual who can act on your behalf? Many of us think about these issues, but often are not sure where to turn for good information.

Charapich has been practicing law for several years and has built a reputation for excellent client service. She is committed to providing a comprehensive overview of estate planning as well as addressing your questions. The LOWLINC Speaker Series is open to all LOW residents (not just LOWLINC members and volunteers), so please tell your friends and neighbors and invite them to come.

For more information about LOWLINC, including membership, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events, visit lowlinc.org.

The LOW Garden Club’s April meeting overflowed with one hundred pounds plus of sheet plastic (collected to earn a TREX bench); Pennies for Pines also benefited from generous members. One former member, Carleen Delio, raided her penny weights to donate over $8.50 in rolled coins. Two certificates each representing $68 of pennies collected for reforestation will be presented at our May meeting. To date we have purchased eight this year; that is 54,000 pennies!

Our next meeting is this Monday, May 9. Having survived the pandemic, new officers will be installed. At each meeting, members are invited to bring soft stretchable plastics, pennies, and contributions for the Wilderness Food Pantry.

(May needs are pancake mix and/or syrup). Our president also asks we wear our name badges, an idea this senior member enthusiastically endorses.

The Lake of the Woods Garden Club meets the second Monday of the month at 1 PM in the Great Hall of the Clubhouse. Guests are welcome and should tell security they are here for the meeting. The LOW Garden Club is a member of the Shenandoah District of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs as well as the National Garden Clubs. It is through the National that we participate in Penny Pines.

Up Next: May 14 - Plant sale, Sweetbriar May 21 - Ribbon cutting: Clubhouse Garden Renovation 10 AM

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Please attend and hear what will be happening with our chapter from this time forward. We are having Mr. Jim Dau from State here to give us input on AARP’S position regarding what will be happening in the future and look forward to welcoming you all back to our regular monthly meetings.

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Hearing Aids/Eyeglasses Recycled: Place used hearing aids and eyeglasses in LOW Lions boxes at the Ferris Building & Holcomb Building.

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Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting every Monday at 7 PM at LOW Church (Rm 210). For other local online AA meetings go to http://d39.wildwoodweb.com/ Meetings.shtml. Info: LOW Church 540-972-9060.

Cancer Support Group for Women and their Caregivers: Meetings are held at LOW Church.

Please contact Suzanne Lentine for meeting dates/time or for more information, 540-972-9060.

Dementia Memory Café: This is a social event where the person with dementia and/or the caregiver(s) are welcome to come discuss issues.

Contact Bonnie at 540-547-4824 or bonnired@comcast.net.

Regional Resource Guide for Older Adults can be viewed online at agingtogether.org.

Divorce Care Support Group Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM, at the LOW Church Library. For more information, contact Mike Lemay at 540-972-9060 or email mike@ lowchurch.org.

Grief Support Group: Griefshare is a free worldwide Biblebased support group to help you through your grief journey after the loss of a loved one. We meet twice a year for 13-week sessions of videos and discussions at the LOW Church. Info: 540-972-9060 or www. lowchurch.org.

Living Water Community Clinic in Locust Grove Town Center (32345 Constitution Hwy, Suite P) offers free medical care, dental care, and prescription assistance to the eligible uninsured in Orange, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper counties. Medical care available on 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Thursdays from 5 to 8 PM. Medical and dental care available on the 2nd Saturday from 9 AM to noon. Call 540-854-5922 for medical appointments. Call 540854-5923 for dental appointments.

Volunteers Needed. Info: 540-8545922, Suzanne.

Parkinson’s Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month at The Lake of the Woods Church at 4 PM. Contact Lee Moore at 540-972-0395 with any questions.

Red Cross Blood Drive: From noon to 6 PM, in the Community Center. Usually fourth Tuesday every other month (call to confirm date). You must be generally healthy and 17 or older. Go to www. redcrossblood.org for schedule and more detailed information. Make an appointment online or call 1-800733-2767. Making an appointment saves you time! Walk-ins accepted, on space available basis. Info: Ginny, 540-848-5829 or Carol, 540972-0664.

Seeking Counseling? The LOW Church offers affordable counseling for all persons by appointment. Info: Church, 540-972-9060.

Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Care-AVan will provide transportation to health care (including picking up prescription medications) and legal appointments for senior citizens (over 60) and persons (over 18) with physical disabilities. Available Mon-Fri. with minimum of 48 hours’ notice. Free Service (donations accepted), Call 540-825-3100 ext.

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Vision Impaired Support Group. Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 AM, Community Center, Room 1. Sponsored by the LOW Lions. Contact: Gail Sauro, 540-972-1629 or Gail.Sauro@ yahoo.com.

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Antique/Classic Car Cruise In. May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept.

10, Oct. 8 at the Locust Grove Town Center on Route 20, from 5-8 PM. Free to spectators and participants.

Help support the food bank and local charities with canned goods or cash donations. Enjoy an evening of seeing and remembering cars from yesterday’s gone by while listening to the rocking oldies. Sponsored by the Good Time Cruisers, www.goodtimecruisers.webs.com.

LOW F&R Phone Directory.

The 2021 Directory is available for $10, cash or check only, at LOWA Member Services, Holcomb Bldg.

Sales benefit LOW Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company. If you have changes, corrections, or deletions, please email: LOWFRTREASURER@gmail.com.

Cause 4 Paws. We need volunteer foster homes, monetary donations, and donations of the following: Purina Kitten Chow, Purina Cat Chow, Friskies Pate canned food and Fancy Feast Kitten Wet Food.

Proceeds benefit feline rescue.

Donations may be tax deductible as we are a 501(c)(3) charity. Donations may be mailed to Cause 4 Paws, P.O. Box 301, Locust Grove, VA 22508. Facebook: causefourpaws Locust Grove VA or call LA, 540-4854181 or Darlene 540-972-8038.

LOW Lioness Book Sale.

Used books will be sold on the last Saturday of the month (Feb.Nov.) from 8:30 AM to 1 PM at the Ferris Building. Proceeds go to the Benevolence Fund. Book donations are accepted the day of the sale. No reference or textbooks, please. Info: Ann, 540-972-4338; Sherri, 540412-9854; or Helene, 540-412-0798.

LOW Lions Medical Equipment Loan Program seeks donations of wheelchairs and rollators in working condition to share with neighbors in need. Donate at Velona Building (by compactor) any Saturday from 9 AMnoon. Call 540-388-0110 to schedule a pick-up. If you or a family member needs a walker, shower bench, bedside commode, or other medical equipment, the Lions are here for you!

Lions Furniture Pickup and Yard Sale. The LOW Lions accept donations of furniture and merchandise at the Velona Building (Shoosmith Road, near the trash compactor). Donations accepted Saturdays from 9 AM to noon. To arrange for donation pickup, call Doug at 540-495-0640. The Lions are a 501(c)(3) charity; donations may be tax deductible. The Lion’s Yard Sale at the Velona Building is open every Saturday from 9 AM to noon.

LOWLINC - Non-profit membership service organization dedicated to enabling seniors at the lake to continue living fully and independently in their homes. Volunteer services provided: transportation, light home maintenance, computer assistance, check-in calls, friendly visits and referrals to screened service providers. Fee-based.

Opportunities to volunteer, too. Info: 1-855-LOWLINC or visit lowlinc.org.

LOW Lions/Lioness Wilderness Food Pantry: Located behind Locust Grove Town Center, Route 20. The pantry is open several times a month to provide food to qualified persons/families in Orange County. Please call 888-508-9274 for the schedule of openings and other information about the pantry. LOW Lions rely on Federal food programs, local retail stores, community food drives, and financial donations to feed the hungry in our community. Lions Wilderness Food Pantry, P.O. Box 605, Locust Grove, VA 22508. Info: Nicki, 703-217-5615.

LOW Lions Medical Equipment: Durable medical equipment is available for temporary loan to those with needs.

Currently loans are being made by appointment only. Please call 540388-0110.

Orange County Free Clinic: Offers primary medical care and prescription assistance to the uninsured in OC. Medical care available Mon. through Thurs., by appointment. 101-C Woodmark Street, Orange. Info: Dorren Brown, 540-672-0793.

Orange County Humane Society of VA. Our TNVR (trap, neuter, vaccinate, return) feral, free roaming cat program needs canned and dry cat food as well as monetary donations. Food donations may be dropped off at Locust Grove Vet Clinic. Monetary donations are needed for all our programs, including our Pets In Place program for pet dogs and cats in need. Mail donations to: OCHSVA, PO Box 852, Locust Grove, VA 22508, or send through Paypal. Remember when shopping with Amazon, select us as your charity of choice.

OCHSVA is a 501(c)3 charity, your donations may be tax deductible.

Facebook: Orange County Humane Society VA. Call 540-672-0069, for questions about our TNVR community cat program (that we affectionately call Andi’s Cats), and our Pets In Place program.

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Stage Alive!

A New Season is Blooming

by Karen Kovarik, Subscription Chairman

Lake Currents May 6, 2022

Amidst the blooming flowers of spring, you will find the colorful brochures of Stage Alive! announcing the new season. If you received two, we hope you will use the second as an invitation for potential new members. If you didn’t receive a brochure, you may find one in the lobby of the Holcomb Building or the Wilderness Branch Library in the rack in the lobby. The deadline for the early bird special has been extended to June 7 to coincide with our “new” last concert, the American Beauties.

Our original last concert of the current season, Irish tenor Emmett Cahill, has both thrilled and delighted his audiences. His will be an evening to remember as we look ahead to the new season which bristles with talented performers.

The fall season starts with an encore performance of the Ambassadors of Swing, the Side Street Strutters: continues with a tribute to the Everly Brothers by the Everly Set; and concludes with the popular Hits and Grins.

The spring season begins with a star performance by Judy Carmichael, then a delightful dance duo, Nic & Desi, performing Broadway songs and dances. Our season concludes with a classical performance of piano and cello by Yakushev and Mesa.

In selecting performers for the new season, we again tried to include a variety of acts, hoping that you will find the season the best live entertainment in the area. Do join us.

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The cost is $1 per person, and winners receive cash prizes. You must have a partner to play. If you don’t have a partner, we may be able to find one for you.

“We welcome bridge players of all levels and playing styles,” says Jane Grynaviski. “I have been playing on Sunday night for almost 10 years. For me, the fellowship is key.”

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April 20 Board Minutes from p. 3 Director of Facilities Bobby Jones provided a Power Point presentation summarizing the current road paving program and highlighting the advantages of converting all LOWA roads to asphalt, including durability and cost savings over time. It is projected the project would involve converting the current 32 miles of tar and chip roads to asphalt and could take 5-7 years and cost up to $5M. A Clerk of the Works would need to be appointed to oversee the project.

As next steps, President Brown suggested the Finance Department determine what savings could be realized out of the replacement reserves for tar and chip that could be credited toward asphalt, and provide information on loan options. After gathering more information, a Town Hall could be scheduled for community-wide discussion.

5. REPORTS 5.1 Reports of Officers: None at this time.

A. Executive Session Actions: None.

B. Committee Changes Motion by Vickery, passed unanimously, that the Board approve the Committee change as presented on the Committee Change List dated April 2, 2022: (D-22-37) Action Alternate

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5.2 Report of the General Manager, Phil Rodenberg A. LOWA Amenities, Events, Meetings and Offices – Coronavirus Status Currently all mask and social gathering restrictions relative to the Covid-19 have been lifted. LOWA staff fully-vaccinated rate is now 79%, up from 71% last month.

B. March Financials In March, we collected $64,836 in FY2021/22 lot assessments, for a total of $7,185,249, or 97.0% of total lot assessments billed. As of March 31, the Unaudited Income Statement Budget-to-Actual Comparison Summary showed a favorable variance of $768,784, primarily a result of better-thanbudgeted performance by almost all departments. Delinquency rate was 2.8% on March 31, compared with 2.7% as of last March.

Outsourcing of the Assessment mailing has resulted in cost savings and a reduction in staff time needed to process assessment payments. Usage of the automated Zego payment system following its adoption has increased 200% over last year, which also saves considerable staff time over the monthly manual method.

C. Other Business Security is now chaining off the entrance to Sweetbriar Park and Hollyfield Park to prevent vehicles from accessing the parks during the overnight hours when they are closed. A new surveillance camera will also be installed at Sweetbriar Park to help deter vandalism.

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Security and Administration are working on a more efficient way for delivery drivers to pay speeding summonses via their iPhone using a Square Solutions QR code.

The GM plans to propose two new amendments to the Regulations for Board consideration on May 7. One would lower the number of guests any member or registered tenant may have at a recreational facility at any given time without special permission of the GM from 25 to 10. The second amendment would prohibit use of any toy with projectile ability on LOWA common property.

LOWA discussions are ongoing with the National Park Service to see if we can get their permission to access the Wilderness Battlefield trails for trail rides from the Equestrian Center. Summer Pony Camp has already been sold out.

AMT was contracted to perform a traffic study related to the Main Gate/ Third Gate issue. The study is scheduled to start on April 21.

5.3 Committee Liaison Reports A. Director Zukowski reported the Clubhouse is experiencing supply chain issues and is short-staffed but performance of current staff remains commendable.

B. Director Zukowski said that the M&E Committee is in favor of the Board appointing a Lakes and Stormwater Management Implementation Working Group to establish goals and priorities following acceptance of the AMT Report. The Committee also recommends establishing a Maintenance Management Software/GIS Working Group to assist in project management.

C. Treasurer Diercks reported the Finance Committee Charter was last reviewed in 2016. A draft of suggested revisions was distributed to Board members for comments.

D. Director Zukowski reported the Fitness Committee is requesting the purchase of 20 chairs suitable for Yoga class participants. The Board suggested they approach FLOW to help raise funds since there is no money in the FY 2022/23 budget.

5.4 Committee Reports Golf Committee Chair Bill Halpin reported the Golf Committee has 9 voting members including one person from LGA and one from MGA, 4 alternates and 1 advisor. Meetings are well-attended. The Committee will be working on revising their Charter and will assist in the search for a new Golf Operations Manager. Twenty-seven trees were removed from the back 9 this past year, with more tree work planned. He reviewed member benefit initiatives. They are developing a Golf Simulator Business Plan which is currently in its second draft stage. Turf and general playability conditions were also addressed.

Recess: President Brown called for a short recess at 3:38 p.m., and called the meeting back into Open Session at 3:46 p.m.

See April 20 Board Minutes on p. 16

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April 20 Board Minutes from p. 15 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1 Consideration of Adopting Proposed Amendments to Regulation IV.F: Individual Behavior, Regarding Smoking at LOWA Beaches and Communitywide Events Primarily Intended for Children, Clubhouse Deck and Woods Center Patio. (Resolution 2022-10) (D-22-38) Motion by Zukowski, passed unanimously, that the Board adopt Resolution 2022-10, a Policy Resolution, amending Regulation IV.F: Individual Behavior, regarding smoking at LOWA beaches and communitywide events primarily intended for children, and at the Clubhouse Deck and Fareways Patio, effective with publication in Lake Currents on May 6, 2022.

Following a comment by Treasurer Diercks suggesting the term “authorized occupant” be added to this and all other regulations, the Board agreed by consensus to have the GM bring an amendment addressing the term “authorized occupant” of a private lot to a future meeting for approval.

6.2 Consideration of Approving a Moratorium on Registration of New Wake Boats. (Resolution 2022-11) (D-22-39) Motion by Rappoport that the Board adopt Resolution 2022-11, a General Resolution, approving a moratorium on registration of new wake boats, effective immediately.

Motion by Diercks, passed unanimously, to amend the Resolution to add another clause as follows: “Further Resolved for purposes of this Resolution that “wake-boat type watercraft” is defined as any watercraft which has the capability of enhancing its wake through the use of ballast, wedges, gates, wake-shapers, plates or other wake-enhancement methods or devices.”

Vote on the original motion as amended passed unanimously.

6.3 Consideration of Accepting the Ad Hoc Audit Committee Final Report. (D-22-40) Motion by Diercks, passed unanimously, that the Board accept the Ad Hoc Audit Committee Final Report.

6.4 Consideration of Disbanding the Ad Hoc Audit Committee. (D-22-41) Motion by Diercks, passed unanimously, that the Board disband the Ad Hoc Audit Committee for having fulfilled its Charter obligations.

6.5 Consideration of Initiating a Bylaws Amendment Article IX: Officers and Their Duties, Section 8, to Create New f. Regarding Assistant Treasurers. (Removed from Agenda) 6.6 Consideration of Accepting the A. Morton Thomas Final Lakes and Stormwater Management Plan Dated March, 2022. (D-22-42) Motion by Rappoport, passed unanimously, that the Board accept the A. Morton Thomas Final Lakes and Stormwater Management Plan dated March, 2022.

6.7 Consideration of Tasking the Environmental Control Committee, Lakes Committee, Maintenance & Ecology Committee and Planning Committee to Review the A.Morton Thomas Plan and Send their Top Five Priorities to the Board by June 30, 2022. (D-22-43)

Motion by Rappoport, passed unanimously, that the Board task the Environmental Control Committee, Lakes Committee, Maintenance and Ecology Committee and Planning Committee to review the A. Morton Thomas Plan and send their top five priorities to the Board by June 30, 2022.

7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Consideration of Modifying the Capital Spending Plan to Add the Keatons Lake Aeration System Capital Project and Defer the Harper’s Ferry Mail Station Culvert Retrofit Capital Project, funds to Come from the Repair and Replacement Reserve. (Resolution 2022-12) (D-22-44) Motion by Zukowski, passed unanimously, that the Board adopt Resolution 2022-12, a General Resolution, to modify the Capital Spending Plan to add the Keatons Lake Aeration System Capital Project and to defer the Harper’s Ferry Mail Station Culvert Retrofit Capital Project, with funds to come from the Repair and Replacement Reserve, effective immediately.

7.2 Consideration of Entering a Lot for Maintenance. (D-22-45) Motion by Wilks, passed unanimously, that the Board declare that a continuing violation of the Restrictive Covenants exists on the Lot in Case #22-0420-01, and the Board suspend the voting rights and use of the recreational amenities, including the Main and Back automatic gates, until the violation is corrected, in accordance with Section 12.G.b of the Restrictive Covenants, effective May 1, 2022. I further move that the Board authorize management to send a legal demand letter to bring the lot into compliance.

8. Director Comments Director Zukowski mentioned she forgot to mention earlier that the M&E Committee also supports the Multi-use Clubs Building Working Group.

Director Diercks announced the Rules Committee has agreed to perform a review of the LOWA Bylaws to identify revisions needed.

9. Scheduled Meetings Regular Board of Directors Meeting: Saturday, May 7, 2022 in the Community Center. Executive Session: 9:00 a.m. Open Session: 10:00 a.m.

Regular Board of Directors Meeting: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in the Community Center. Executive Session: 1:00 p.m. Open Session: 2:00 p.m.

10. Adjournment Motion by Clawson, passed unanimously, to adjourn the meeting at 4:35 p.m.

Richard Rappoport, LOWA Secretary

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by Lee Frame, District 5 Supervisor The Orange County budget for FY 22-23 was the subject of a public hearing and was recently approved by the Supervisors.

Only one person spoke at that hearing. I mentioned in a previous article that the base real estate tax rate would remain unchanged; that the Fire/ EMS tax would be increased by $0.03 per hundred with the reasons for that increase; and the drop in the personal property tax rate due to large increases in the assessed value of vehicles. Two other significant elements of this budget include employee compensation adjustments to remain competitive with the local labor market and additional staffing for Fire/EMS and social services.

The FY 23 budget totals about $127.7 million, an increase of $5.7 million. The increase in the Fire/EMS funding accounted for only about a quarter of the increase.

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The Wilderness Model Yacht Club got out on the water again on Monday April 25, as we will (weather permitting) every second and fourth Monday morning. Lots of fun; if you ask nicely, I am sure someone will let you use the controls, unless we are in the middle of a race, but then it can be used as an excuse for why they didn’t win. For more information, please contact Jim Klein at 1st17cav@comcast.net.

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How Did You Celebrate Earth Day? I walked around our neighborhood, picking up trash along the streets. From both outings, I collected 41 pounds of trash! Happy Earth Day! Truman M. Paul, LOWA Member

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One figure that is useful in assessing the impact of various expenditures is that one penny on the real estate tax rate yields $475,333 in county revenue. That means that an expenditure of this amount will cost a taxpayer $10.00 if he or she has a home assessed at $100,000. This can be scaled to the assessed value of any particular home. I find it useful, when looking at any new expenditure, to see its potential impact on residential taxes.

If you have questions about county government or want to let me know your feelings on specific issues, you can contact me at lframe@orangecountyva.gov.

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HANDYMAN PLUS - 34 year LOW resident and Licensed Contractor. Serving LOW over 20 years. I don’t claim to know it all, and I can’t do it all, but what I can do, I do well. To inquire and for a free estimate, call Erich 972-2664.

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FINANCE. Full-Time salaried Accounting Manager. Supervise Finance staff in day-to-day transactions and preparation of monthly financial statements, assist in annual audit and budget process, administer membership management applications. Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, 3-5 years progressive experience, strong spreadsheet and accounting software background.

CLUBHOUSE. Full-Time salaried Assistant Clubhouse Manager.

Oversee/coordinate the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to ensure highest guest service satisfaction. Assist in meeting sales goals, food quality, and ensuring safety, sanitation, and food handling standards. Ensure all state laws pertaining to alcoholic beverages are strictly adhered to including staff training and certification. Excellent customer service skills essential. A minimum of 5 years progressive experience in similar food & beverage operation is required.

CLUBHOUSE. Part-Time positions: • Servers. Must be 18 years and older, have excellent customer service skills, enthusiasm, and energy. Some restaurant experience preferred • Line Cook Prepare and cook a variety of meats, poultry and seafood; vegetables and other food items using various kitchen equipment. Plating and garnishing. Complying with Clubhouse standards for portion sizes, cooking methods and other policies essential. 2 yrs. min. experience.

• Banquet Captain to assist in supervising/coordinating banquet events with service staff, oversee setup, breakdown, cleanup, and reset of club functions. Knowledge of procedures and equipment used in preparing and serving large gatherings required.

• Banquet Servers to provide excellent customer service when serving guests and assist with banquet set up and tear down. Must be able to work flexible hours.

• Banquet and Lounge Bartenders. Must be at least 21 years of age and willing to work flexible hours, weekends, and holidays. Mix and serve beverages and have superb customer service skills. TIPS certification will be provided. One-two years experience desirable.

CLUBHOUSE POOL – Part-Time/Seasonal Snack Bar Attendants.

Prepare snack foods and drinks for pool and beach guests as required. Cash handling and customer service experience preferred. Ability to lift/push up to 25 lbs. required.

EQUESTRIAN CENTER – Part-Time Stable Worker/Instructor to assist with barn chores, feeding horses, and blanketing when weather requires.

Assist with pony rides, trail rides, and special events. Previous experience working with equines required.

FAREWAYS CAFE- Part-Time positions: • Servers Must be 18 years or older and able to work flexible hours including weekends. Some restaurant experience preferred.

• Line Cooks. Accurately and efficiently prepare hot food products, prepare and portion food prior to cooking. One year experience is preferred along with good communication skills, ability to work flexible hours and a team spirit.

GROUNDS – Full-time salaried Foreman. Oversee maintenance of 200 acres of common areas. Includes overseeing trash remove, beach care, building entrances and walkways, turf and plant management, park equipment, site furnishings, tree care, dam maintenance, week control and leaf removal programs. Supervisory experience and GED/HS Diploma required, trade or technical school diploma or degree is preferred along with 10 years grounds exp.VA chemical applications license with category attachments of 3A-ornamental control, 3B-turf pest control, 5A-acquatic pest control-general and 6-right of way pest control. Botany, landscape architecture and irrigation engineering experience desired.

MAINTENANCE – Full-Time Roads Laborer. Help maintain community streets, rights-of-way, and drainage systems. Operates vehicles and equipment as required to perform repairs. Performs hole patching, installation of street signs, cutting back brush and repairing and cleaning culverts. HS Diploma + 1 year experience in road maintenance operations required.

GOLF – Full-Time hourly Golf Equipment Technician. Provide high quality maintenance for safe operations of golf equipment. Repair and rebuild equipment components, perform major tune-ups, inspect, diagnose and repair mechanical defects in maintenance and construction equipment, grind, backslap, set and adjust mowers. Includes maintaining equipment service logs, purchasing, receiving, billing and inventory duties. Ability to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects to 80 lbs. HS/ASE Master/Heavy cert/ASE automotive cert and minimum 10 yrs. Exp in field. Hydraulics experience preferred.

MARINA – Part-Time Attendants. Assist in operating the marina fuel center. Excellent customer service and record keeping ability required. Must be willing to work flexible hours and weekends. Age 16 or older may apply.

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NOTARY LOW- Mobile Local Services- Saturdays and evenings upon request. Beth 540-226-2402.

NOTARY SERVICES – LOW. Onsite, will travel. Sherri Lahay Lasover, 540-412-9854 or 202-288-8564.

PAINTING/STAINING, Interior/ Exterior. Drywall Repairs. Ask Luke Zello, 540-406-3589.

PATIOS, WALKWAYS, Retaining Walls - Ask Luke Zello, 540-406-3589.

PET-SITTING / DOG Walking.

Lisa Ward of “Ward of the Dogs” specializes in Lake of the Woods dogs. Your house or mine. To discuss your pet-sitting needs, call 520-612-5190.

PRESSURE WASHING. Ask Luke Zello, 540-406-3589.

REPAIRS & NEW ROOFS. Cheaper, Sooner, Better. Any small issues-- before they cause extensive damage. Skylights, Seamless Gutters. 540-656-6005 or lakescapes.llc@gmail.com.

ROOFING and REPAIRS - See our first classified ad. Ask Luke Zello, 540-406-3589.

SENIOR HOME Care in your home. Home Care Solutions, LLC Certified/Insured Senior in Home Care, 12 year’s experience, References by request Yonna Philipp 540-717-8245 or yonnap@msn.com.

SMALL HAUL. For that haul that nobody wants to pick up. 540-735-7977.

SNAPPER JACK Yard Care, LLP - Complete yard care, mulch, powerwashing, grass trimming and pruning. LOW homeowner.

540-287-7143, David Wilkinson; 540-907-5800, Billy Jack. snapperjackyardcare@gmail.com.

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Veterans 10% off.

TREE CARE/REMOVAL - Premier Arbor Services LLC, Complete Tree Service.

Hardscapes, Yard installation, Stump grinding, Tree trimming.

540-718-3794.

General applications are always welcome. All Pay Market Competitive. Submit applications and resumes to HR@LOWA.org or fax to 540-972-2243. All positions must be able to pass a criminal background check and have a valid Virginia driver’s license. More information regarding these positions is available in the Human Resources Department. EOE.

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