Photos by Brad Mikel
Many thanks to John Witulski
Next Week
August 2, 2017
Kevin Hougen
Photo by Danielle Armitage
Installation
President Patti Bateman became Past President
as she handed the gavel to incoming President Joel Kruschwitz.
The installation was held July 8 at
Heritage Eagle Bend.
Leaving
Sgt Ron Maclachlan told what an asset Tim Pemberton has been to the club.
Tim and his family are being transferred to California.
Golf Tournament
Sgt Ron thanked Larry Pisciotta for his generous support of the golf tournament. Larry expressed
his appreciation for the work the Salvation Army and YMCA does.
Recovering
Dave Williams is recovering from
brain surgery to remove a
non-malignant brain tumor.
This Week
July 26, 2017
Cherry Creek Water Basin
Chuck Reid is manager of the Cherry Creek Water Basin.
The area covering the creeks that feed the Cherry Creek Reservoir started being populated about 1860. Urbanization causes
the water to channel as the surfaces are covered by roads and house roofs and driveways.
The reservoir construction was started in 1947.
Chuck said "everyone poops" animals and such and this gets carried into the reservoir by the creeks feeding it.
The water becomes "enriched" and allows algae to grow. Cherry Creek is also
a state park and the people use it for swimming and recreation.
In 1956 the National Clean Water Act was passed and the reservoir fell
under the control of The Army Corps of Engineers. If the water isn't maintained at the proper levels required by “the Act", people start complaining of getting rashes.
Due to time constraints, Chuck didn't have time to explore "dredging".