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2022 LSLA Annual Membership Meeting

run the meeting in a hybrid fashion. The doors were opened at the Gray Veteran’s Post, and we opened up a Zoom channel for those wanting to be at the meeting virtually. With a couple of laptops and webcams, and a healthy internet connection at the lodge, we set up and hoped for the best. Considering the mixed messages about the pandemic’s current state, we had a fairly full house of folks attending the meeting in person, and a good turnout online. The trial was successful with no major technology issues, and no complaints from the online attendance. Going forward, as long as the pandemic allows, we will most likely offer both in-person and a virtual connection again for 2023. Stay tuned on Facebook or our website for updates

We did it! It was wonderful to see all the smiling faces in person after 2 years of isolation. The pandemic did teach us many lessons that prior to 2020, we would have never guessed. One of them is that we are resilient as a population and will adapt and rise to any challenge. We learned to live in seclusion while still maintaining contact through online video conferencing tools such as Zoom. Your LSLA Board quickly figured it out and used these tools to keep all of our projects moving forward, not skipping a beat. And when it was time to hold our annual membership meetings, we changed the format to an online version to stay protected, to stay informed, and to discuss issues around our lake. It wasn’t perfect, but it did help to keep us all safe and connected through tough times. Well, we’re back! With the threat of the pandemic at an all-time low, the Board decided to have an in-person meeting for 2022. Realizing that many still can’t risk exposure to covid, we also decided to try to

Sergeant Kyle Hladikn

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