tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:09:48 +0000http://www.rkld.org/blog/chairblog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)Blogger1336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-4564371722779028142Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:08:00 +00002008-08-11T01:09:48.607-05:00So, DNR, if it is good for property values, the economy, pleasure boats and fishing for Lake Delton to be restored, why not simply grant Lake Koshkonong 7.2 inches so we can accomplish the same objectives here? _________________________ Fishing: What lies ahead for Lake Delton? From WI State Journal ...The Department of Natural Resources is working on a plan that would not only restock Lake http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/dnr-continues-to-pick-winners-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-7627360130485118011Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:05:00 +00002008-08-11T01:08:24.504-05:00From Janesville Gazette ...The federal government will pay 75 percent of the cost, with the state and city chipping in 12.5 percent each. The city can use in-kind matches to come up with that money, such as doing the demolition or paying landfill fees, Lee said. If residents choose not to sell, they would be required to raise their homes 2 feet above flood plain level. That might not be http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/owners-of-flooded-properties-must-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-4340310813284510867Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:02:00 +00002008-08-10T12:03:00.666-05:00Brian: My 88-year-old parents own a cottage on Lake Koshkonong (Vinnie Ha Ha Rd). Their lakeshore definitely needs to be cleaned-up from the water damage. Does your organization or do you have a list of local businesses that are available to do this for hire? We would really appreciate any suggestions you might have. thank you Mary ______________________________ Call the toll free # above -http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/help-line-888-905-1116.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-3884811327393777930Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-08-10T12:05:23.697-05:00From the Edgerton Reporter Holly Garey Special to the Reporter The Shoreline Recovery and Restoration Benefit will take place on August 16 at Fins Bar and Grill in Newville. Proceeds from the event will go to the Shoreline Recovery and Restoration Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin. The benefit starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until close. The Shoreline Recovery andhttp://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/07/august-16-benefit-to-raise-money-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-6847843756982063188Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-08-10T12:04:17.999-05:00http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/07/august-16th-benefit-at-fins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-1942702729212695838Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-08-10T12:00:16.322-05:00IF YOU GO What: A benefit to raise money for the shoreline recovery and restoration fund. When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Where: Fins Bar & Grill on the Rock River in Newville. Details: The event will include raffles, door prizes, silent auction, live music all day and food and drink specials. Area businesses set up a committee and a fund to help with cleanup efforts from Indianford to Forthttp://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/aug-16h-benefit-details.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-4555988901123419164Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:47:00 +00002008-08-10T11:52:12.351-05:00Gates changes will occur this upcoming week - first time in over 1 year.http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/77674.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-7727041804054034688Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-08-10T11:56:02.656-05:00From the Janesville Gazette NEWVILLE — Pontoon boats cruised under the Highway 59 bridge over the Rock River in Newville on Sunday afternoon as live music greeted the boaters and the smell of grilled food wafted in the air. While it's a typical summer sight for the tourism area, it's been atypical the last two months as floodwaters put a kibosh on visitors and business. Bar and restaurant http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/awaiting-tourists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-1264097407478625773Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:11:00 +00002008-08-09T08:14:33.242-05:00Brian, I just wanted to let you know that while patrolling this weekend, I noticed the northwest side of Lake K is an area boaters should be extremely cautious when nearing the shoreline or Rock River. The channel markers and the buoy marking the rock pile are missing. Adding to the problem is the water has become home to many rocks and logs. We have the side scanning sonar and could see http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/safety-message-from-rrps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-396072845333637426Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:48:00 +00002008-08-09T07:48:38.017-05:00Still working on ithttp://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/website-is-experiencing-tech-problems_09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-349600950451164435Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:16:00 +00002008-08-10T12:01:36.678-05:00Lake Level today is 776.97 - nearly the exact lake level the RKLD is requesting the DNR to adjust their operating orders to.... And Milton and Fulton STILL retain their slow no-wake orders. Not sure which level of government is more out of touch with 4,000 parcel owners, the town chairmen or the DNR.http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/perfect-water-level.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-8143105311294212993Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:32:00 +00002008-08-09T08:03:30.176-05:00The Rock County Sheriff's Office lifted the slow, no wake zone on portions of the Rock River that flows through Milton Township this afternoon, heeding a request from the town board chair. The river has had the slow, no wake zone in place since the record June flooding began June 13. The lifting goes into effect immediately. The slow, no wake zone on the portions of the Rock River that flows http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/slow-no-wake-lifted-in-milton-township.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-2770056364922474354Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:49:00 +00002008-08-08T13:49:42.921-05:00Testhttp://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-440502039592221907Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:55:00 +00002008-08-09T07:56:37.718-05:00NEWS RELEASE SLOW, NO WAKE IN TOWN OF FULTON REMOVED For Immediate Release Contact Person August 7, 2008 Commander Troy Knudson (608) 757-7968 The Town of Fulton has requested that the Rock County Sheriff's Office remove the Slow, No Wake Zone for the portion of Rock River that flows through their town effective Friday, August 8, 2008. This request was made by the Fulton Town Chair. Robert D http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/slow-no-wake-in-town-of-fulton-removed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-1657522955769653680Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:53:00 +00002008-08-09T07:55:08.588-05:00Slow, no wake to be lifted on Rock River The Rock County Sheriff's Office announced today the slow, no wake zone for the portion of the Rock River that flows through the city and town of Janesville will be lifted effective at 5 p.m. Friday.http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/snw-lifted-town-of-janesville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-3746021593195175069Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:09:00 +00002008-08-09T08:11:03.130-05:00************************************************************************ SLOW-NO-WAKE will be lifted tomorrow, Friday, August 8th. We expect Saturday to be busy on the water and will be patrolling accordingly. We hope it is a safe weekend. I recommend readers do a once-over before taking to the waters this weekend. They should check to see that the registration paperwork is in order, safety http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/slow-no-wake-will-be-lifted-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-460820051561281400Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-08-07T15:25:05.128-05:00For absolutely no reason whatsoever, Town of Fulton has the river from Newville to Indianford still posted as SLOW NO-WAKE.... Do not call the Lake District regarding this issue. Direct all calls to the Fulton Town Chairman, Evan Sayre, at 608-774-4575 The town hall is closed on Fridays. And Rock County Sheriff's Boat Patrol has been patroling this week.http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/river-is-still-slow-no-wake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-7932552461199428689Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-08-05T12:40:42.621-05:00Milw Journal Sentinel ...Dams are rated as being high hazard, significant hazard or low hazard. The rating does not measure the condition of the dam but indicates the potential damage a failure could cause. High-hazard dams could cause loss of life, and significant-hazard dams could cause environmental or property damage. Low-hazard dams have little potential for causing any type of damage. ____http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/dnr-still-lagging-in-inspecting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-906827304976185396Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-08-05T11:45:10.105-05:00...A request to raise the level of Lake Koshkonong in the 1980s is still being hashed out in court because of opposing sides, WISC-TV reported. __________________________________________ This is a misleading statement by Madison's WISC TV-3. The court case from the 1980s was settled in 1991. The RRKA had requested the DNR raise the lake level by more than 2x what the current RKLD petition http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-1678973348795202928Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:51:00 +00002008-08-05T11:15:54.059-05:00Madison-area shoreline property owners are about to start a process with the DNR that the RKLD has already begun. Our lake systems are too different to draw parallel lines, other than to say, yes, dams have and do change the ecosystem. And yes, home construction, road construction and municipal waste treatment facilities change the ecosystem. But it is simply not an option to remove dams that http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/high-water-levels-destroying-protected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-4911549451240896113Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:00 +00002008-08-04T16:19:17.237-05:00Jvl Gazette ...If residents don't return their SBA loan applications, they automatically drop themselves out of the running for federal relief funds. Residents have some time left, though, if they haven't returned their applications to the SBA. Because the floodwaters were so slow to recede, FEMA extended by one month the disaster loan application deadline for home and business damage loans. http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/paperwork-needed-to-issue-disaster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-8748684358855666446Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:37:00 +00002008-08-04T15:38:42.900-05:00Brian, Great job with the blog, don’t let negative comments effect you. Keep up the good work. I have a house in Newville, I haven’t made it over by Sunset Bar & Grill lately. Do you know their situation? Any word on the boat races? Thanks, Mike Mininnihttp://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/does-anyone-have-sunset-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-290657890424502391Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +00002008-08-04T15:14:48.599-05:00We finally found a website! Keep in mind blue-green algae can blossom and disappear at any time, and it is toxic. WIBeaches.US Lakeview Campground Beach -- 1901 E. State Rd. 59 Center of beach Rock 07/31/2008 10:15 - 9 PER 100 ML Lakeland Campground Beach -- 2803 E. State Rd. 59 Center of beach Rock 07/31/2008 09:45 - 1 PER 100 ML _______________________________________________ What do the http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/koshkonong-water-quality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-6448657423425944099Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:17:00 +00002008-08-04T10:20:21.017-05:00Lake Level = 777.53 Water levels have dropped 6.84 inches this past weekend. Many have commented that this water level is "perfect." However, we must drop another 16 inches to comply with the DNR summer operating orders.http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/slow-no-wake-remains-in-effect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12462827.post-6147482486917593677Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:15:00 +00002008-08-04T10:17:44.015-05:00From the Jvl Gazette ...When he was younger, he collected them on vacations to his family’s summer home on Lake Koshkonong. He has since retired to that home. ...The turtle season is July 15 to Nov. 30, but Swann usually traps in mid-July, which he said is prime season ...Turtles usually aren’t dangerous to humans in the water—they’ll often turn away or just hunker down, Swann said. But http://www.rkld.org/blog/2008/08/turtle-hunter-is-ducky-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slide)