Lake Minnetonka Area News & Events, Lake Observations & Ice Report for 12-14-07

• Audit: Westonka District’s deficit greater than was anticipated
• Communications are key for ‘Trista facilities planners
• Young moguls exercise math skills in ‘Market’
• Search continues for parks, docks commissioners
• Community calendar
• Excelsior approves 4th municipal dock
• Lakeshore development part of ambitious plan in Excelsior
• Shorewood turns over the keys to liquor stores
• Excelsior native returns to Minnesota to promote book
• Fire District report
• Long Lake fire chief selection to move to next stage
• Ken Hammerschmidt announces resignation from Long Lake City Council
• Long Lake council goes back and forth on support of community festivals
• Wayzata Public Safety report
• Orono Public Safety report
• Orono staff seeking donations to benefit local family in need
• Snow excuse for horseplay
• LMCC schedule
• Gillespie Center activities

Lake Observations:

• Stay off the ice, it is unsafe. Even though the lake has been frozen over for about a week and a half to two weeks due to the colder than normal temperature, it remains unsafe for travel via car, truck, snowmobile, or even on foot.