My thoughts about the leaky Lindo lake had me wondering about solutions to the problem, as most of us wonder about things -- such as rubics cubes, keeping our computers in good working order and other brain titillating subjects. The leaky lake problem first cropped up back in the late 60s or 70s . . . uh, I have trouble remembering what happened yesterday, but it all began when they started cleaning the lake of the toolies, pulling them out by their roots, which of course most of us know roots hold the soil together, in or out of the water. This upset the seal on the bottom of the lake. I remember them trying the plastic, the concrete gunnite, and not sure of what all, to no avail.
  A number of years ago I discussed the problem with an old time farmer from the Oklahoma area. He explained to me that on occasion they would run into the same problem with their little ponds back home. Maybe a cow would step through the mud and silt that sealed the bottom and the water would start leaking out of their pond. The old time farmers solution to the problem was to float dynamite on a board, light the fuse and maybe after a few times the lake / pond would finally seal up again.
  I wish everything was so easy, but thinking (there I go again) about the use of dynamite on the lake and all the problems it would cause, like all the fish in the lake going belly up, all the car alarms going off, all the ducks flying madly about. To say the least about possible broken windows from the concussion of the blast. On one hand an easy solution, on the other hand an impossible solution. Would it simply be better to trim the toolies down low to maintain access to the water, or what do you think?

  We are fortunate to have a very intersting guest speaker for the September meeting. Reknown author and teacher Dianna Lindsay will be our guest. She has written several books aboutthe Anza Borrego Desert, its people, plants, animals and history.
  Her talk will begin at 7pm following our Chicken Pot Pie Dinner. There will be a brief business meeting afterwards. Guests are welcome.

  Recently Supervisor Dianne Jacob awarded the Lakeside Historical Society with a $10,000 grant for our restoration projects. This was a wonderful surprise. Our members Cindy Sullivan and Edna Kouns, who had struggled on the grant paperwork, were the proud recipients of the giant check on September 14. Thanks a lot ladies for your hard work, it really paid off. Apparently Supervisor Jacob appreciates our preservation efforts in the community.

  At the same September 14 meeting, we presented Supervisor Jacob with a photo collage of the "Guardian of the Waters" statue which stands in front of the County Administration building downtown SD. The granite for this huge statue was quarried right here in Lakeside. The photos show the huge stone being removed from the quarry and the statue being lifted in place with a crane -- this was back in 1928.  We thought these photos would be an appropriate gift to Dianne for display at the County Administration building.
  This gift was in memory of our member Ray Clemens, owner of Clemens Granite Works. He had generously donated several boulders for our Historic Markers program. He also gave us the origional photo collage of his father, working at the Lakeside quarry, and helping with the "Guardian of the Waters" statue. This photo collage is on display at our History Center and now at the county Administration Building. Thanks to Elaine Brack for doing the artwork of this nice gift.

  The Lakeside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will be celebrating their 55th Anniversary on Saturday, October 13 at noon. They are inviting everyone to come and join in the celebration. They will be hosting a free lunch, and ask that you bring a pot luck salad or desert to share. If you have any old photos or mementos regarding the Lakeside VFW they would like to borrow them for display. For more information, please call the Post at 443-9543.