John Alden, TMLA Watershed Coordinator, also addressed the meeting, noting that copies of the job description for the Watershed Coordinator position had been distributed. He reported that the main focus of his job has been on land use controls, to regulate growth and development, and on study and modeling of the interaction between ground and surface water, with the aim of protecting both. He has been actively involved in the current planning for the development and management of the Highway 371 Corridor, and in Cass County=s Resource Management Partnership, in which federal, State, County, and Tribal representatives work to manage forest lands and timber harvesting to maintain a "sustainable forest."

Each of the TMLA committees made a brief report to the members. As Chair of the Ecology and Environment Committee, Jim Schwartz reported that the clarity readings on the lake were showing 25 feet of clarity in the main lake, and 20.5 feet in Long Bay. He believes that these good readings can be attributed to lower precipitation, but also to continued upgrading of septic systems. He observed that Ten Mile Lake's clarity is above average for the State, but not the best in the state. Jim noted that a Eurasian Milfoil survey will be conducted in September. There are now 125 lakes in Minnesota infested with Eurasian Milfoil. He encouraged members to take any suspicious plants to DNR for identification.

The Nominating Committee, chaired by Jim Miller, presented a slate of officers and directors, which was approved by the membership. (See article, "New Officers Elected")

At the Annual Meeting, two elected Resident Directors retired from the TMLA Board of Directors: Dick Horn and Willa Martin. Bob Kay also retired as a Summer Resident Director. Many thanks to these three for their support of the Association and their participation on the Board! Stan Benbrook completed a three-year membership as a Summer Resident Director and was re-elected to a new term. The following persons have been elected as new members of the Board of Directors:

Al Griggs, a new Resident Director, grew up in Forsyth, MT and attended Montana State University at Bozeman, MT, majoring in Chemical Engineering. After Graduate School, he accepted an offer with 3M Co. in St. Paul, MN. as a Research Engineer. His first visit to Ten Mile Lake was in 1967 as a guest of Carole Kilander Iverson, whom he later married. Al retired as a Division Scientist in October of 1999, after 40 years in the 3M Polymer Chemistry Research and Development Lab. At that time, he and Carole moved permanently to their present home on Ten Mile Lake. This property has been in the Kilander family since 1924. Carole spent many summers at the cabin with their two children, David and Ann, while Al commuted on weekends.

Al's lifelong avocations have been hunting, fishing, singing in the church choir, and playing trumpet. He has a strong interest in water quality preservation issues at Ten Mile, which he believes is a "unique jewel" among Minnesota lakes and a priceless heritage for our children that must be protected and maintained.

David Losby, a new Summer Resident Director, was introduced to Ten Mile Lake through annual visits to the cabin belonging to his uncle, Don Bagley, in Fernhurst on the South Shore. When Dave and his wife, Mary Lee, returned to Minneapolis in 1984, they spent three years actively searching for a cabin to purchase on Ten Mile, the only lake they wanted to live on. They now occupy one of the properties in the Hillaway area.

Dave graduated from Blake and Dartmouth College and spent his career in various computer-related positions before retiring in 1999. He and Mary Lee now spend their summers at Ten Mile and winters in Arizona. They have two daughters and two grandchildren, all living in the Twin Cities, who visit regularly.

Heidi Hoppe, a new Resident Director, has lived as a full-time resident on Ten Mile Lake since October, 1987. She and her husband, Don, live in the house originally built by Don's parents, George and Mary Hoppe. For many years Heidi served as TMLA's membership secretary, but she now works as assistant to attorney Jim McGill. Heidi served on the Board of Directors of Countryside Food Coop from 1987 to 2000, is president of Heartland Quilters, and is active with H.A.C.K., a local ecumenical youth group. She also enjoys singing in the Union Church choir, and traveling. She and Don met as Peace Corps Volunteers in Brazil, and, more recently, traveled to Chile and India when their sons, Tim and Chris, were Rotary Youth Exchange Students.