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	Big Eagle Lake Quarterly News Letter
	January 2008

One thing about Midwesterners is that they all do something about winter.  Minnesotans are no exception and Big Lakians are at the top of their winter game this year.  The 12^th annual Big Eagle Lake Improvement Association Ice Fishing Contest is here again. (BELIAIFC for short). For those who have not opted to head off to warmer climates (one way of doing something about winter – abandon it) the members of the Association are proud to present what looks to be our best annual contest event ever. 

This year along with having lots of fantastic prizes, we also have entertainment.  Music, games for the kids, lots of drawings and just a lot of fun for everyone.  The action starts at high noon February 2^nd and goes until the wee hours of 3:00pm.  There will be standard fish prizes for the biggest, the littlest, the first and so on but also every 20 minutes or so drawings will be held to give even more prizes away. We expect the crowd this year to actually get tired of being given things there are so many.  Prizes.  Let’s mention a few, - Strikemaster Ice Auger, Gopher Basketball tickets, Aqua Vu underwater camera, a Wii and a 32” LCD HDTV.

And food;  there is the Hard Water Café featuring pizza, Big Eagle Meet Goulash, the best chili north of Texas, coffee and hot chocolate.   Chef Joanne has put her best apron on for this year’s event. 

Contest rules are available by request or you can look them up at www.bigeaglelake.com or get a copy at the boat landing the day of the event.  Tickets are available at many of Big Lake’s finest merchants, such as Klein Bank, Hardware Hank and Coborn’s.  Board members also have tickets and if all else fails, ask around, someone will know who has them.  Speaking of raffle tickets, you had better get yours right away because these are the hottest raffle tickets we have ever offered.  The $2.00 combo raffle ticket for the 32” LCD TV and Wii is hotter than a Mexican pepper.  Board members are selling the raffle tickets and the tickets are also available at Victory.  That is not to say that the other prizes lack appeal.  Here’s one:  a giant bird house donated by KWPH Construction that is so ornate and big that it can be used as a college rental unit.  Nothing cheesy about this year’s bounty as our local merchants have stepped up to the generosity plate again providing all of us with lots of treasures to pick from.  A list of contributing merchants will be posted at the landing over the next year so that everyone can get the credit they deserve for helping out the way they did.

So, if you aren’t having surgery or if you aren’t flying out of the country or aren’t doing anything else bordering on important, come on out and win something. Bring the kids, the family, the neighbors and friends (if you’ve gott’em) and have some fun on the ice with us.

Once again, if you would like to help with the Ice Fishing Contest, please call Sue Jones-763-263-8522- or any of our Board Members. 

Don’t forget to check our lake website- www.bigeaglelake.com- for any news about the lake and updates.  (As of 01/04/08 the Board will be taking charge of the website and has to learn how to maneuver it.  Please be patient as it may take some time). 

 My thanks to everyone for all the hard work...