News from the Association

July 4th Celebration July 4th was quite the day with the heavy rains flooding the entire lake to more than 2.5 feet above full pool level.  My personal thanks to Scott Johnson, Marilee Magerkurth, Craig Davis, Jack Jobe and many of the board members who helped with gathering facts, communications and making the decisions for […]

Floods, Family, Friends, and Freedom LAKE CLOSED! Not what anyone wanted to hear on Independence Day weekend!  Who would have thought closing the lake on the July 4th would ever be a thing? Not me! Or our seven out of town guests who were here for some sun and fun on the water. I know

A huge thank you for the generous donations for the beautiful fireworks display! Anything received over what was spent will be saved for our Centennial Celebration. Also, thank you to our wonderful community for pitching in and helping neighbors, and being flexible and patient as we dealt with the effects of huge rains. There are

Members – the forecast continues to improve, and the lake recedes at a rate that will allow us to continue with the Fireworks Show tonight. The lake will reopen at 5:00 p.m. with no wake, idle only, cruise around the lake at nighttime rules.  NO tubing, skiing, wake boarding, surfing, jet skis, wave runners, or

With the early morning rains today the water level is extremely high, flooding the entire lake.  Effective immediately the lake is closed to all activity.  Docks and other structures are underwater, so be extremely cautious of power issues and possible electrocution risk.  We do not recommend any swimming anywhere on the lake today even after

Members, We test the lake water before every major holiday. Unfortunately, Sunset Cove and the Goat Hill areas are both CLOSED FOR SWIMMING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to the E. coli level. The office will be open today until 4:30 and closed all day on the 4th. See below for all the details related to the July

We hope for all to have a Safe and Happy 4th of July! With that in mind, here are some important details: The dam road will be down to one lane at 2:00 PM and will close completely to traffic at 4:00 PM until the clean-up is completed, well into early morning hours on July 5th.

Did you know? The original Lake Lotawana concept was gravel roads and fishing cabin type dwellings.  The original plat for the community called for three tiers for development with a second roadway behind the Tier 2 plots.  That platted roadway (never developed) is still in place today even though most Tier 3 properties have been

Back by Popular Demand: The Return of Patrolling the Pond Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard numerous times from H block residents and others that they missed the column, Patrolling the Pond, by Ron DesCombes that appeared in Lake Lotawana News for many years.  His creative prose of his observations of boating and other