Bear Lake Association Annual Meeting
2024-05-27 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Detroit) | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Welcome to another summer at beautiful Bear Lake. The Bear Lake Association annual meeting will be on Monday, May 27th at 9 a.m. at the Bear Lake Township Hall. The draft agenda is attached. Also attached for your information is the PLM schedule for the lake survey and treatment.
Come early at 8:30 a.m. to greet your neighbors and get a cup of coffee or juice, and a snack, or stay after for a visit.
Both Sam Rahaim and Brian Bower have terms that expire this year. Sam is willing to serve another term, however, Brian would like to step aside and allow another person to get involved. Please consider volunteering to be on the board. We have 1 or 2 in-person meetings during the year and the rest are either by Zoom or by phone. Contact Sam Rahaim if you would be willing to volunteer. You may also direct any questions or comments to Sam at bearlakekalkaska@gmail.com.
If you have updated contact information, e-mail, or phone number, please provide them to Sam at bearlakekalkaska@gmail.com.
See you on the 27th!
Cheryl O’Brien, Secretary
Bear Lake Association – Kalkaska
www.bearlakeassoc.com

Community Yard Sale
2024-06-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Click on the links below for more information and registration.
Yard Sale Flyer 2024
Yard Sale Reistration 2024

Clean-Up Day @ Blue Bear Trailhead (Please Read Guidelines)
2024-06-08 08:00 - 12:00 | Blue Bear Trailhead
You must bring proof of property ownership with you: the Newsletter, last property tax bill, proof of ownership or utility bill, etc.

First load is free, each additional will be $15.00 (a load is considered to be a pickup, utility trailer or equivalent).
You may recycle your old running refrigerators & freezers through Great Lakes Energy for a rebate. Call 1-877-270-3519 to have them picked up at your door.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Limit of two major appliances – refrigerators and freezers must be tagged “Freon Free”.
Household rubbish, building materials (nothing over 6′), furniture, mattresses, chairs, couches, carpeting (cut to 6′ in length and tied), scrap metal, etc.
We ask that if your are bringing building materials that are accepted, please secure material in containers or bags for safety and faster unloading. No loose materials.
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Household garbage, tires, batteries, hazardous chemicals, paint, oil, explosives, yard waste, brush, asphalt, broken concrete, glass, burn barrels filled with trash, hot tubs. NO LOOSE MATERIALS.
Just a reminder: Workers are volunteers, so help with whatever you are able, to make things move quickly. Thank you. This is a courtesy to the property owners and to help maintain our woods from debris, your cooperation is appreciated.
Yearly Recycle
Bear Lake Township also has 3 recycle bins located at the Community Center for homeowners. Please observe the signs on what can and cannot be placed in the recycle bins. Do not discard garbage on leave boxes etc on the ground if they do not fit in the bin. Someone has to clean that up! Thank you.

Bear Lake Township Board Meeting
2024-06-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska

Bear Lake Township Improvement Association Social
2024-06-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
The BLTIA is hosting a “social” on Saturday, June 15, starting at 4:00 PM. Join your neighbors at the Community Center for light refreshments and conversation. All are welcome. And if interested, perhaps you might join BLTIA as a member too!

Community CPR Class
2024-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Click on link below for more information:
COMMUNITY CPR CLASS

Cub Lake Property Owners Association Annual Meeting
2024-06-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska

M72 Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Day
2024-07-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
We could really use volunteers.
We clean both the north and south sides of M72 from Lake Valley Road to Sunset Trail. The more we get the less area each of us has to cover.
We meet at the Community Center at 9 am for assignments, bags and vests.
Please Help!

Tire Recycling Collection
2024-07-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Recycle Center, 904 Island Lake Rd
Bring us your tires! We’ve put in some overtime to make sure we can continue on the annual tire collection and recycling event that the former Kalkaska County Recycling Center hosted.
We’ve reserved two semi-trailers for the event and hope we can fill them both. There are a few stipulations though to make the event a success:

FREE to Kalkaska County residents (proof of residency is required).

REGISTRATION is recommended to help ensure a smooth traffic flow of the event: RSVP list will go live one month prior to the event.

Limit of 10 tires per household.

Only regular car and truck tires will be accepted.

NO semi-trailers or tractor tires.

NO tires larger than 4 feet tall or 12 inches wide.

Volunteer help to load tires will be greatly appreciated!

The event will take place at the former Recycling Center on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 9am to 1pm.

Early Voting for Primary Election
2024-07-27 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-28 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-29 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-30 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-31 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-01 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-02 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-03 07:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Bear Lake Township Business Office

Household Hazardous Waste Collection
2024-07-27 09:00 - 13:00 | Kalkaska Middle School, Back parking lot off Dresdan St
The event is limited to Kalkaska County Residents only (proof of residency is required via driver’s license, water bill, tax bill, etc). Appointments are highly encouraged for the 2024 collection event. This is to streamline the process of drop-off and to ensure an even flow of traffic which will allow us to accept more items.
Appointments can be made online (button below) or by calling the office at (231) 258-3307. Please limit one time slot per household.
Accepted items: Fertilizer, pesticides, cleaning solvents, automotive fluids, oil/latex/lead paint, turpentine, mercury, nail polish/remover, pool chemicals, batteries, and MUCH MORE. You name the chemical, our vendor will take it! Please no electronics.
Drop off details:

Drive up to the main entrance of the Kalkaska Middle School, this entrance is off of West Kalkaska Street and is a circle drive.

Staff will greet you and check you in.

If you have a large number of items, a donation is greatly appreciated. It helps us be able to host a bigger and better collection event in the future and offset the costs of the increased materials being brought in.

Please have items in the trunk or bed of a truck and easily accessible. Sometimes items in cardboard boxes make this process easier.

IF you have mercury, please contact us about how to transport it!! It should be in a sealed plastic or glass container, not just in a cardboard box. It can be impossible to contain if the container is broken.

Staff and volunteers will take the items from your vehicle.

Then you are free to go about the rest of your day knowing the materials you brought will be disposed of properly and not leak into or beautiful rivers and forests.

Please contact our office if you have any questions about the event, (231) 258-3307.

Primary Election
2024-08-06 07:00 - 20:00 | Bear Lake Township Business Office

Bear Lake Township Improvement Association Annual Meeting
2024-08-10 08:30 - 10:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
More information to follow.

Bear Lake Township Board Meeting
2024-08-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Kevin Rogels, CEO of Kalkaska Memorial Health Center will be at the Township Board Meeting, August 13, 2024, 4:00 PM to provide information and take questions on the proposal to change Kalkaska Memorial Hospital Center from an Act 47 Hospital (1945), to a non profit 501-C3 Hospital.

Annual Chicken BBQ
2024-09-01 11:00 - 14:30 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Click on the following link for more information.
2024 BBQ FLYER

Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Day
2024-09-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Please consider volunteering.
Meet at the Community Center at 9 am for your assignments.

Early Voting for General Election
2024-10-26 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-27 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-28 07:00 - 15:00 | Bear Lake Township Business Office
