President's Letter - Cedar Lake Community Club
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com
THE BLURB
Official Newsletter of the Cedar Lake Community Club
PHOTO BY JON SABEL
IN THIS ISSUE
President's Letter
by Michele Watson
LETTER FROM THE CLCC
PRESIDENT Dear Cedar Lakers,
Another summer has whipped by and now we find
HUB LAKES SPORTS ourselves in October, enjoying the last few warm
days before the leaves change and the air gets crisp.
As much as we love summer, autumn is always
beautiful at Cedar Lake. The CLCC officially wrapped
CLLA PRESIDENT'S up the summer season on September 11th by
UPDATE celebrating at CedarFest. Thanks to everyone who
attended, we had an absolutely gorgeous day and it
was a lot of fun. It pains me to say that the West side
dominated the tug of war, winning both the kid and
FALL BIRTHDAYS & adult contests. Despite the genetically modified eggs
ANNIVERSARIES that just don’t break like they used to, we finally had
a winning team just as it started to get really dark.
Congratulations to Jamie and Gretchen Forman,
winners of the adult egg toss contest, and sisters
CLASSIFIEDS Mariella and Hannah, winners of the kids contest.
(continued on next page)
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com
(continued from previous page)
Putting on an event like CedarFest
requires a tremendous amount of
work. Thank you to those who
volunteered to pitch in to help, we
really appreciate it. There are a few
who really work their buns off and I
want to especially thank Bob Vidal,
Susan Ulversoy, and Lynn Eggert for
the countless hours they put in,
PHOTO BY JON SABEL
planning, tracking, preparing, and serving. The rest of the CLCC board also contributed so
much - thank you all!
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean the fun is! Although we are still paying attention to
potential changes to COVID protocols, we have some fun things planned for the fall and
winter. Remember the bar is open on Friday nights so come on down for a beer or cocktail! We
are also planning an Oktoberfest to coincide with the CLLA pumpkin carving. The CLLA has an
update on their plans, and it’s time to start thinking about the photo contest!
I always look forward to the photos our neighbors post on the Cedar Lake Facebook group –
the full moons, the gorgeous sunsets, beautiful sunrises, and the sparkling lake waters. The
CLCC will hold our photo contest again this year so watch your email inbox, the bulletin
boards, and Facebook for how to submit your photos. We are planning to return to the gallery
show format for displaying the photos and voting for the winners this year, so mark your
calendar for Saturday, November 20th, to attend the gallery show.
For those who have not bought a brick yet, our engraved brick fundraising program is still
open! Buy a brick for your family, memorialize a loved one, or declare your Cedar Lake pride!
It’s easy! Do it now here: https://cedarlakecc.com/2020/clcc-brick-sale.
Stay in touch, and keep checking your email, the community bulletin boards, and our FB
groups. Enjoy the fall weather, and stay safe and healthy!
All the best,
Michele Watson
CLCC President
Hub Lakes Sports
by Mike Fallon
As we enter the final stretch for Hub Lakes Sports, Cedar Lake had another
fine year. As of this writing, Men’s Softball is still competing and will
complete in early October.
This spring, the Darts team, led by Dave Luer, in typical fashion, struggled
through the regular season to make the playoffs. The team defeated White
Meadow Lake, Rainbow Lakes and then Lake Parsippany for the championship
in enemy territory. It is their third straight Hub Lakes Championship. The
darts team is Ron Vogt, Alvin Walters, Mike Fallon, Jeff Doyle, Daniel Jackson,
Chris Jackson, Greg Schultz, Ellen Nowicky, and Kim Luer.
The Women’s Horseshoes team had a great year coming in third place overall.
Led by Lisa Doyle, the team is Barbara Vidal, Corrine Norton, Danielle Lang,
Ellen Nowicky, Karin Jackson, Laurie Einstein, Lynn Eggert, Michele Watson,
Nancy Meade, and Susan Ulversoy. They don’t have any cool nicknames like
the men’s team, but they’re still cool.
The Cedar Lake Men’s Golf team, led by Josh Briggs, participated in the one-
day tournament. This year, the team's foursome was Jack Fields, John Obeid,
Alvin Walters, and Josh Briggs. They came in last place, but had a great time
representing Cedar Lake on a beautiful day.
After a 25 year drought which ended last year, the Men's Horseshoes team are
Hub Lakes Champions two years running. After finishing 2nd by defeating
Indian Lake on the last night of the regular season to earn a bye and wait for
the semi-finals, Cedar made quick work of a good White Meadow team.
Winning 7-1, they earned a spot in the finals against Lake Arrowhead. Lake
Arrowhead had dominated the league all season, winning over 90 games. In
the finals, Cedar jumped out to a 6-1 lead, needing just one more win to close
out Arrowhead. But Arrowhead came back strong, winning the next 4 matches
in a row. It was now 6-5 with the last match still being played. A loss by
Cedar would mean a 1-game playoff match. The last match was tight, with no
team or player dominating. Ringers were hard to come by or canceled out
when made. Gary Petrillo and Greg Schultz tried closing it out. The match
was tied 15-15. Gary, pitching first, put on a double ringer, putting the
(continued on next page)
(continued from previous page)
pressure on Arrowhead who could not cover. Game-set-match.
Congratulations to a great bunch of guys and a great team to be a part of:
Adam "I'll Be Back" Burmil, Chris "Mariano" Jackson, John "The Crease" Forbes,
Ron "Ice Man" Vogt, Dave "The New Guy" Luer, Phil "Night Owl" Ulversoy,
Greg "No Practice" Schultz, and Gary "The Captain" Petrillo.
Cedar Women’s Softball, led by Cori Eggert, finished in 2nd place this year.
The following ladies were part of the talented lineup: Janis Nixon, Faith
Zimmerman, Hope Zimmerman, Sarah Vanderhoof (MVP), Mary Griffin, Hayley
Gibbons, Hannah Whitmore, Cori Eggert, Beverly Eggert, Nancy Meade,
Danielle Lang, Victoria Lang, Meg Olenowski, Lydia Kasper, Carrine Mackey,
Lea Mackey, Abby Mackey. The team was supported by the best
fans/bookkeepers, Sean Mackey and Lynn Eggert. The highlight game of the
season was against Rainbow where every player had a hit leading to a 13-1
victory.
Through the end of the regular season. Cedar Men's Softball has had a tough
season going 1-11, but have steadily improved through the season and hope to
make some noise in the playoffs. Team members include Charles Halpin, Steve
Bottarelli, Dustin Steiner, Chuck Femminella, John Marconi, Brian Klug, Elias
Mascobi, Ryan Sheridan, Jake Sheridan, Zach Sheridan, and Ian Kennedy,
Scott Frees, Chris Carmagnola, Gabe DeMarco, and Ken Doolittle.
The Cedar Lake Swim & Dive team had one of their best season in years,
including two dual swim meet wins against Rock Ridge and PIRATE. At the
Hub Lakes Swim Championships, the top point getters were Kieran Gibbons
for girls and Adam Margeson for boys. Additionally, our women’s 35 & over
team took the championship! Go Cedar! Coach Katie and Assistant Coach
Tyler want to thank everyone for a great 2021 summer season!
At the Hub Lakes Dive Championships, Parker Smith, Adam Margeson, and
Kiera Brennan all took first place in their age groups.
(continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) Anyone interested in joining for 2022 should reach out to Amy Standish or John Smith. We're looking forward to another great season of swimming and diving next year! For the first time ever, cornhole will be added as a sport this year on a trial basis. The season will last many weeks with matches home and away starting this fall. Please contact Ron Vogt at ronvogt@aol.com if you are interested in playing. With the addition of cornhole, the Hub Lakes Sports League is now active year round. All CLCC members are eligible to come on out and play. A special thank you to all of our coaches for volunteering their time, the players for all of their hard work, and of course the fans for their support. All information can be found on the Hub Lakes website, www.hub-lakes.com. Or, contact me at hublakes@cedarlakecc.com or (917) 743-2613. Mike Fallon Hub Lakes Sport Representative
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com CLLA President's Update by Sandy Fields Fall has arrived and change is in the air! The wind blows a little crisper in the mornings, the leaves have begun to change from green to golden hues and our local squirrels are skittering around grabbing up all those acorns tripping us up on our walk out to the car in the morning. The CLLA is not immune to change. We are so excited to announce our name has changed! As many of you have heard, our organization has voted to change the name of the CLLA from the Cedar Lake Ladies Auxiliary to Cedar Lake Lakeside Activities. We were glad we were able to retain the same acronym and therefore provide some continuity with the long history of the CLLA. However, as times change, we felt the need to make the organization more inclusive and accessible to our Cedar Lake residents. We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who voted and supported the Executive Board of the CLLA throughout this process. We are excited to plan new fun events under this new moniker. Let’s have quick look back on another beautiful summer season before we leave it in the rearview. Elsewhere in the Blurb, you’ll see a full write-up on another successful Cedar Lake Day. We were so happy to bring this tradition back in all its glory this year and a huge thank you goes out to all who helped make this day a success! A special shout-out to Heather Einstein and Tricia Margeson, who held the lion’s share of the activities as well as the Community Club for taking care of the picnic portion. We also held our annual Scavenger Hunt and Boat Regatta this year with lots of kiddos grabbing some goodies for their backpacks and a few boats dressing up to ensure this tradition stays alive. It isn’t always easy making last minutes decisions to ensure the health and safety of our participants during a global pandemic and we were sad that we were unable to do the ice cream on the beach this year. Please understand we are all doing our best among the circumstances and will continue to try to bring the best events to the lake for our children while also keeping them as safe as we possibly can. Keep an eye out on the Facebook page and to the sign boards for announcements on our coming fall events. We’ll be holding our Pumpkin Carving outdoors in the parking lot again (weather permitting) on October 24th. We are hoping to add a new mini pumpkin patch this year for our littler participants to get in on some of the pumpkin-y action! We also plan to bring back our Trunk-or-Treat to the clubhouse on Halloween, October 31st. Please start planning on your creative trunk designs. I can not wait to see what you all will come up with this year! (continued on next page)
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com (continued from previous page) As always we still have tons of wonderful merchandise for you to purchase to show your Cedar Lake pride. Please reach out to Korinne Petrillo or email the CLLA at clla@cedarlakecc.com to inquire. We will have a booth out at the pumpkin carving if you want to stop by and pick up some swag! Thanks again for a wonderful summer season and looking forward to seeing more of you! With pumpkin spice and everything nice, Sandy Fields CLLA President Cedar Lake Day Recap by Heather Einstein Our annual Cedar Lake Day was held on Saturday, July 17th this year. We had a great turn out with over 50 kids participating in the water games and events, run by the CLLA! Games and events included a candy hunt, duck races across the fish pit, lane races, swim across the cove, swim across the lake, and back by popular demand – the family relay! Special congrats to the Margeson family who won the family relay! They are the team to beat for next year. Everyone did a great job! After the water games, everyone headed over to the clubhouse where the CLCC provided quite the BBQ spread with burgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob! Neighbors brought plenty of salads and sides. The CLLA did some baking and provided lots of yummy treats! As in the past, we held our ribbon ceremony and gave out ice pops at the end of the picnic. Thank you to all that attended and all that helped make it a super day!
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com
Enjoy Your Special Day!
Fall Birthdays!
Kim Luer Greg Schultz Tom Palmer
Lauren Freda Mike Whitmore Galen Brandt
Alisa Underwood Billy Underwood Barbara Vidal
Joe Neumeister Joanne Whitehill Jenni Briggs
Ingrid Mirchuk Hunter Desmet Rich Graziano
Linda Clark Joe Veres Kevin Oliveira
Kelly Bednarz Sandy Forbes Eric Oliveira
Kristin Meade Shep Warriner Tyler Fields
Andrew Bednarz, Jr. Leif Ulversoy John Forbes
Amie Ferriero DiCola Nancy Meade Wendy Dillman
Michael Bednarz Claire Margeson Jon Sabel
Sarah Priore Ellie Underwood Ali Desmet
Ward Dorer Violet Fields Ryan Fields
Sean Ulversoy Jake Marshall
Fall Anniversaries!
Rick and Carin Pulice
Jeff and Lisa Doyle
Jim and Karen Oxenford-Melcher
To add a birthday or anniversary to future issues of The Blurb, please email theblurb@cedarlakecc.com.
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com
Buy-a-Brick Fundraiser!
by Chris Jackson
The CLCC is pleased to present our buy-a- to cover the credit card expense for this
brick fundraiser! We invite you to purchase a transaction.” Payment will not be taken at
personalized, engraved brick that will be the time of your order. See below for
added to the existing pavers at the clubhouse payment details.
patio (under “Dennis’ Deck”). Engrave your
family, business, or organization name, or PAYMENT OPTIONS
honor someone special in your life; the
choices are endless. Bricks are available in 4″ Payment should be made separately after
x 8″ and 12″ x 12″ sizes. Leave a permanent you place your brick order. You may pay by
testament of your ongoing support for our check, credit/debit card, eCheck (ACH) or
lake community. Set your name in stone for Zelle. Checks should be made out to the
years to come! Cedar Lake Community Club and can be
dropped off to Bob Vidal at 13 Cedar Lake
4″ x 8″ Bricks for $75 West or Chris Jackson at 134 Florence Ave.
12″ x 12″ Bricks for $150 Please include your contact info with your
payment and indicate that it is for a brick
Purchasing a brick as a gift? Request a brick order. Zelle payments can be made to
engraving certificate to present to the treasurer@cedarlakecc.com. Credit/debit
card or eCheck payments may be made
recipient. Email your request with your
through our online payment portal at
engraved text to bricks@cedarlakecc.com.
bit.ly/bricks-online-pay-2020 (fees apply).
If you have any questions, please contact us
ORDER INFO
at bricks@cedarlakecc.com.
To begin your order online, go to bit.ly/clcc-
The CLCC reserves the right to reject any wording on a
bricks-2020. Please note: DO NOT check the brick that it deems inappropriate or offensive.
box on the order form that says, "I would like#cedarstrong
Cedar Lake
Pennants!
Custom Cedar Lake pennants by Oxford Pennant!
9" x 27" cut-and-sewn wool felt, screen-printed design
Order online: bit.ly/cedar-lake-store
$25 | Made in the U.S.A.FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com Clubhouse Driveway Repair Project by Michele Watson Over the past few years, a section of the Cedar Lake Clubhouse driveway has developed a significant drainage problem along with a lot of overall wear and tear on the driveway and parking lot. As the sole tenants of the clubhouse, the CLCC is responsible for repairs and improvements to the property. We have been working with the CLPO to explore options for addressing the situation and it turns out to be a pretty expensive undertaking. We are extremely lucky to have some very talented tradesmen in our midst who were willing to donate their time, efforts, equipment, and talents to addressing the drainage problem so the rest of the driveway can be repaired. We owe a big debt of gratitude to Mark Hoffman, Daniel Jackson, and Wayne Leonard who installed a new drainage basin to help route the flow of water to prevent future water runoff and continued erosion. If you see these guys around the lake, be sure to thank them!
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com Classifieds: Turn Your Neighbors Into Your Best Customers by Jack Fields Cedar Lake is a special community. Our residents love to support our local businesses and also appreciate the trust of hiring a familiar face. The CLCC would like to help ensure that Cedar Lake businesses and residents are connected. We are offering all Cedar Lake businesses a FREE advertisement in The Blurb, our quarterly newsletter. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please send your advertisement (including any desired graphics) to theblurb@cedarlakecc.com. If you do not have a prepared advertisement, we will also be including a simple list of businesses run by our residents. If you would like to be on this list, please send to ads@cedarlakecc.com: Your name & address Your business’s name, address, phone & email A brief description of your services The free ad will be no larger than the size of a business card. We also have larger ads for sale. Details and pricing regarding such ads can be obtained by emailing us at the email address above. To include your ad in our next newsletter, we need your information submitted by the end of November 2021. Our aim with this endeavor is to benefit both our residents and local businesses. Thank you for your participation and cooperation. We hope it brings positive results for all!
FALL 2021 www.cedarlakecc.com
DUSTIN STEINER - REALTOR® BEACHFRONT CONDO FOR
Your friendly neighborhood Realtor! RENT
Having grown up in Morris County Marco Island beachfront
and recently moving to Cedar Lake, condominium available for rent.
I know all of the nooks and crannies Spacious end unit with southwest
of the area. I am passionate about exposure. 2 en-suites...perfect for
forging relationships and helping two couples to split the cost! Call or
my neighbors with any real estate text (973) 462-9781. Or go to
related questions you may have. www.marcobeachfrontcondo.com.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
I look forward to meeting and
working with you. (646) 306-1539
or dustinsteiner3@gmail.com.
CEDAR LAKE BOOK ON SALE THANK YOU!
The Last Pretty Lake in New The CLCC thanks Beth McNichol for
Jersey: Cedar Lake. A 2021 book by
John Stibravy and team. USAF
her generous donation of a high
quality professional grade meat
Counseling
veteran, lake resident since 1954.
Order through Amazon. 190 pgs.
slicer to the club. We also really
appreciate the many times we
Sudden
Come home to the lake in 1954.
Email: stibravy2@aim.com.
borrowed it for our various events
over the years.
Cardiac
Mail: Author, 147 Cedar Lake East. Arrest
Thanks, Beth! You’re the best!
Survivors
on
To place a free or paid ad in a future issue of The Blurb, please email ads@cedarlakecc.com.You can also read
