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Help proItect Lake Vermilion by using Amazon Smile Part VI
would like to thank remember you want to use Smile, leave
all of those who everything in your shopping cart, log off used Amazon Smile Amazon and then log back in using Smile.
during this past year. Amazon.com. Your purchases will still be in
I especially enjoyed
reading your notes sent
in with Membership
Renewals stating how you were using Amazon Smile as much as possible
when shopping.
When you shop at Amazon, go to the amazon web- site, designating Vermilion Lake Association as your charity: https://smile.amazon.com/charity?orig=%2F
If you have started to shop at Amazon.com and then
Loons...from previous page
prior to ice forming; however, I am optimistic it
will make it. I am impressed by the one adult loon’s dedication to this chick in protecting and feeding
it. Considering we have at times three eagles in the area and several different land predators that could have raided the nest, it is amazing that the loon chick survived. Our nest needs a lot of repairs before next
your shopping cart and Vermilion Lake As- sociation will receive the Amazon half-per- cent donation on qualifying purchases.
In 2021 the purchases you made using Amazon Smile has contributed $613.21 to the Vermilion Lake Association. While this is a great help, if those of you that are not purchasing through Amazon Smile just log into “Smile.Amazon.com” instead of using the regular amazon log-in, the Amazon Smile contribu- tion could increase considerably.
year, and we know that it must be in place early if there is a late ice-out. I have nicknamed Greta the “loon grandma.” Her dedication in adding moss and green grass along with sticks to protect the nest from eagles has been amazing. She thoroughly enjoys watching the loons right in front of her house.
Jerry Lepper VLA Treasurer
Board of Directors and Officers 2023
Cook
Sheri Sawatzky, Secretary/Membership, 2750 Wakemup Village Rd W, Cook, MN 55723,218-666-5512, 218-780-8178, sherisawatzky@ gmail.com
Eric Hanson, 2746 Vermilion Dr, Cook, MN 55723, 218-666-5478, 218-780-1563, eric@pehrsonlodge.com
Dwight Warkentin, Vice-President, PO Box 97, Cook, MN 55723, 651-269-0674, dhwarkentin@hotmail.com
Terry Grosshauser, 7307 Oak Narrows Rd, Cook, MN 55723, 218-666-0580, 608-207-1509, terrygrosshauser@gmail.com
Pat Michaelson, President, 2384 Deerwood Lane, Cook, MN 55723, 612-306-7702, plmichaelson@gmail.com
Tower
Bob Pearson, 5773 Puncher Point Rd, Tower, MN 55790, 218-753-4212, 218-348-1938, rpearson@duluthlaw.com
Gary Haugen, 1903 Westhaven Dr, Tower, MN 55790, 612-720-2853, 218-753-3021, ghmedrep@gmail.com
Lori Ptak, 3505 Downers Dr., St. Anthony, MN 55418, 612-247-3751, lori@ptak.org
Jerry Lepper, Treasurer, 3087 Old Hwy 77, Tower, MN 55790, 218-753-2629, 218-404,2320, jnclep4@frontiernet.net
Jill Korpela-Bontems, 4437 Big Rock Rd, Tower, MN 55790, 218-753-6324, jandjatbigrock@frontiernet.net
John Yocum, 4102 Hoel Rd, Tower, MN 55790, 407-873-3883, snootman@aol.com
Nancy Watkins, 5981 412th St, Rice, MN 56367, 320-291-2363, 2bitfarm@gmail.com
Craig Beveroth, 9416 Hearthside Dr, Tower, MN 55790, 952-428-9155, cbeveroth@comcast.net
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