• My husband Frank passed away on August 29. He had an existing heart condition but was under a physician's care and apparently doing just fine. He literally died with his boots on... working on one of his many projects around the house. Thankfully for him, death came quickly. Unfortunately for his loving family, it was a shock. I'm getting along pretty well now... taking care of business and realizing how much he really did around here. I have no immediate plans for our property next to the campground at this time but will let you know if that changes.


• I'm still actively involved in the dioxin issue with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on the eastern side of the state... along the Tittabawassee River floodplain. Our efforts have resulted in state legislation concerning homeowners' rights. On June 29, the Michigan House of Repesentatives passed HB4617 with a majority vote of 77-29! The bill is currently in the Senate as SB390. Check out the Tittabawassee River Voice website if you want to know more about this bill. It is a bill that will protect homeowners' rights everywhere in the State of Michigan.


• Hackert Lake Association has a new website at it's new domain. Along with the new site is a pair of co-webmasters - Pat and Sara Lundberg. The Lundbergs are full-time residents of Hackert Lake so the website should be kept up on a more timely basis now. Stop by and see how the new location is developing. The URL is http://www.hackertlake.com - and while you are there, don't forget to bookmark the site!

I really enjoyed creating the original website and probably got a bit carried away at times. Now I don't have the time to keep up with it, but I still love Hackert Lake and most of the wonderful people living there. Actually the whole Scottville/Ludington area still has the wonderful hometown flavor that is quickly vanishing from many parts of our country today.

For a while I will be keeping this blogsite - hopefully so I can share an occasional photo. The others... one at my personal domain and the other on a free webspace... will slowly disappear. Don't forget - bookmark the new Hackert Lake Association website!