History talk on Duane Lake offered

On Monday, September 16^th our neighbor, David Vincent, will tell the story of Duane Lake at Bishop Scully Hall, which is located behind the high school at 1735 Alexander Rd, Delanson. The program starts at 7:00 pm and is open to the public.

              

This program promises to be a very interesting and entertaining account for anyone who lives in the Duane Lake community. Dave and Anne have lived on the lake for more than three decades. He is a member of the Duanesburg Historical Society and former President of the Duane Lake Association.

Heartsaver Course offered Sept. 28th

The DLA, through the Duanesburg Ambulance Corp, will offer a Heart Saving Course.  Here's a link to the latest American Heart Association's HeartSaver course info: 

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Training

The course will be on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 at 9:30 am at the Duanesburg Ambulance Corp building. It is a 4 hour course. The location is 130 Cole Rd, Delanson.

The cost for this course is $60 per person but for those that are Duane Lake residents, the DLA will cover half the fee.  So if you sign-up for the course, your cost will be only $30 - the DLA will cover the remaining $30.

This course could literally be a life saver for someone.

• To sign-up for the course, please contact Pat Huff at pathuff1@hotmail.com or text her at 518-469-0153.
• Pat will need your name, address, contact number and a check for $30 per person.
• Please make your check out to the Duane Lake Assoc. for $30 and in the memo, please write HEART SAVING CLASS.
• You can mail or drop off your check to Pat at 252 Duane Lake Rd.
• We will make out one check to the Duanesburg Ambulance Corp for the course.

We will need your response and check by Wednesday, September 18.

Please take advantage of this course!

UPDATE....

The Duane Lake Association (DLA) has been in touch with Chief Brodie at the Duanesburg Ambulance Corp.  

• CPR as we know it is no longer taught. 
• Mouth to mouth is no longer used.
• Only heart compressions are used. 

This course will teach you how to effectively use chest compressions to save lives.

2023 Annual meeting & picnic set for Sat., June 10

 

Here's your chance to mix and mingle with your Duane Lake neighbors, enjoy picnic fare, and learn what's new with the Duane Lake Association . . . and there is plenty!

The venue is the same as last year: Van Patten Mill Park, about a quarter mile down Depot Road from Stewarts. 

We gather at about noon and enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers (and veggie-burgers, surprisingly good) and lots of family favorites shared by your neighbors.

We're likely to be ready for the annual meeting part of the day at about 1:30. 

 Be watching your email in-box for more details as the date approaches.

 DLA's annual Earth Day litter patrol set for Saturday, April 22

 

 

C'mon out and lend a hand!

Join your Duane Lake neighbors as they meet at the Duane Lake sign on the short road that connects to Schoharie Turnpike. We'll be gathering at 9:30 a.m., be handed some trash bags and a sector to patrol, and off you go. We're typically done by 11:00 a.m.

Spring issue of Duane Lake News is here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(April 18, 2023)

The spring 2023 issue is now available. (You can read it here.)

Inside you'll find stories on

    *  Get your shoreline shrubs from the County Soil & Water Conservation District

    *  Our neighbors, our Duane Lake eagles

    *  Schenectady County approves new-tech septic systems for Duane Lake

    *  Annual Earth Day litter cleanup set for Saturday, April 22

    *  Annual meeting and picnic scheduled for Saturday, June 20

    *  Status of the Duane Lake petition (and why)

    *  The DLA applies for a federal grant to support homeowners who replace septic systems

    *  What our ongoing analyses of lake water samples tell us

Annual meeting with picnic draws strong turnout

(June 11, 2022)--Sixty-two members and guests attended today's DLA annual meeting. Due to Covid precautions, it was the first face-to-face meeting of the association in three years. It may well have been a record attendance.

As a prudent step to guard against still-lingering Covid, the meeting was held outdoors at the Town-owned park on Depot Road. The picnic pavilion served well for its intended purpose, with a large supply of homemade casseroles and desserts supplementing the association-provided hot dogs and hamburgers.

A huge thank-you to DLA board member Kim Roberts for organizing the event and serving as "grill-meister."

Highlights of the meeting included comments by SUNY Oneonta lake management student Jessica Casey on her work at Duane Lake and words of thanks to members of the Board of Directors, Lake Management Committee, and Financial Review Committee. Dave Vincent was singled out for thanks for his initiative decades ago in resurrecting what had become a dormant association. 

Copies of the Annual Lake Management Plan and report of the Financial Review Committee were circulated and a review of expiring Board seats was discussed. Secretary Maria Flores Seibert and Director Michaelynn McClenahan have decided not to seek re-election. Vice  President Pat Huff has agreed to serve another term. By resolution, The Board proposed the following slate of candidates: Pat Huff for re-election as Vice President, Kathy Hotaling as Secretary, and Kyle McCraith as Director.

Association President Alan Knight summarized the work of the association over the past few years, highlighting its incorporation, taking title to the lake bottom (in effect, the lake itself), the advent of a Lake Management Committee and its Annual Lake Management Plan, annual financial review, and hiring of an engineering firm to evaluate the dam. He also announced that the next 12 months would be his last as association president. "After eight years as president and fourteen as newsletter editor, it's time to go," he said.

In post-meeting voting offered to all paid members via internet, the Annual Lake Management Plan was approved unanimously, as was the recommended slate of candidates.