Lovely Lake Days

We have been so fortunate to have beautiful lake days this summer. New bubblers are humming along and keeping the lake clean and clear, while fresh safety rings stand ready for action. We’d like to send a very special thank you to Adrian White for all of his efforts this year as the point person for all lake-related needs. We are so happy to see families enjoying this wonderful amenity.

Evening Lake Gathering – Thursday, August 13 

Thursday, August 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Enjoy a simple night out with neighbors at the lake. Bring your chair, your favorite beverage and a snack to share. Mingle with neighbors while you enjoy the view. Rain date: Thursday, August 20.

Vehicles

Please do not park in the open space or cul de sacs. These areas need to be maintained as a natural habitat. 

Special thank you to the following community volunteers:

• Miller Family for Tree Clean-up at the lake and along the nature trail 
• The White, Pihos, Miller and Doyle Families for Beach Clean up 
• Williams Family for donating wood to refinish the benches at the fishing lake
• Pihos and Attanasio Families for refinishing picnic benches
• Attanasio and Conti Families for Litter Pick-up along Shawnee Pass
• And for all of the walkers who are our silent litter and branch patrol. Thank you! 

How can you help?

Many neighbors have reached out asking how they can help. Here are things you can do at your leisure – any day of the week.

Four Simple Ways to Contribute

• Remove low hanging branches from walkways.
• Gather sticks for brush pick-up
• Rake the beach sand
• Pick up litter

Brush Pickup 

Weeks of August 24 & August 31

Open Space MeetingWeather pending, the next Shawnee Country Open Space Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 4 at 7:30 pm at the lake. 

Meeting Topic Highlights: 

• Adding volunteers to committees: Election/Membership and Social Committee, Maintenance, Restrictions and Zoning, Improvements and Projects.
• *Discuss future projects: Fishing Lake, Tree Limbing, Front entrance spruce-up & sign refurbishment
• Lake closing procedures/forecasting 

• July 2026
• May 2026
• April 2026
• August 2020
• April 2020
• September 2019
• April 2019
• October 2017
• October 2015
• March 2015
• September 2014
• June 2014
• April 2014

We hope you had a relaxing weekend even with the heavy rain. We have several updates regarding Shawnee Country as we head into the summer months.

The Lake is Open
We are pleased to announce that the lake has been approved through the Board of Health to open for the 2026 swimming season. For your peace of mind, water testing results will be posted weekly in the pocket of the shed door. 

Please note that emergency supplies are located inside the shed and an emergency phone is located in a red box near the Shawnee Pass entrance. We ask that you keep a clear path to the emergency supplies when putting away beach toys. For your own safety, please do not swim alone.

Volunteers Needed
As the weather heats up, we have several small maintenance tasks to complete around the community. Handling these repairs with the help of volunteers is essential for keeping our dues low and fosters community pride and friendships. Please keep an eye out for a virtual sign-up sheet.

New Board Members
While there was significant turnover this year, several neighbors have stepped forward to keep our community moving forward. 

We would like to introduce your 2026 Board: 

We are always happy to see new faces and invite you to join our next monthly meeting on June 2 at 7:30 p.m at the lake (weather permitting).

President: Al Spesaison

Vice President: Christina Pihos

Treasurer: Steve Anderson

Secretary: Amy Attanasio

Lake Manager: Adrian White 

Emily Doyle

Tom Koslowski

Bryan Coccia

We look forward to seeing you at the lake.