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Loon Callswww.lakesylvia.org Spring 2016
G R E A T E R L A K E S Y L V I A A S S O C I A T I O N
Inside this issue:Executive Board, Directors, Committees . . .2A Word From YourPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Event Calendar . . . . . . .2Ice Out Metrics . . . . . . . . .3GLSA Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . .3Advertisers . . . . . . . .4 & 5Fireworks return? . . . . . . . .6Fall Loon Report . . . . . . .6Buckthorn Spotting . . . . .7News Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Monitoring . . .back cover
Lake John Zebra Mussel Infestationby Blaine Barkley
Mussels continued on page 8
Al’sAlmanacby Al Ostlund
As you know much, of our effort to thispoint has been to stop Zebra Mussels(ZM) at the public access and to educate
owners ofprivatelandingsabout thedanger oflettingboatslaunchfromtheirsiteswithout athoroughinspec-tion.OnceinfestedwithZMs,sandy beaches can become littered with sharpmussel shells making it difficult or dangerousto walk on; rocks, docks, lifts water pumpsand most anything left in the water becomeencrusted with live zebra mussels, pluggingwater intakes on lake pumps and cooling sys-tems of boat motors. Fishing is also negative-ly impacted because ZMs filter water nearly24 hours a day, eating fine plankton from thewater that minnows and other small fish relyon for food. It is estimated that one adult ZMlays about 500,000 eggs per year that feed onthe same food eaten by immature fish. Whilewe presently have Curly Leaf and Milfoil inour lake that GLSA is identifying, treating,and monitoring in an effort to keep our lakethe jewel we all recognize, ZMs, once intro-duced, have no known effective treatment andwill generally spread through the entire lake.This means your beach and use of the lake byyou and your friends and family will beimpacted.
Lake John slowly empties into Lake Sylviathrough John Creek. Lake John has a popula-tion of ZMs estimated to be three years oldwhich infest many parts of the lake. In addi-tion, unlike Lake Sylvia, the Lake John publicaccess has minimal monitoring providing theperfect opportunity for other invasive speciessuch as Starry Stonewort, water flea, big headcarp, quagga mussels, and all manner of newinvasive species to enter our lake.
Since Lake John has been designated asinfested with ZMs, your Board of Directorshave been very busy looking at alternatives tokeeping Lake John from infesting LakeSylvia. Filtering the stream from Lake Johnis our only known option to prevent this.Members of the board have been working withthe Wright County Soil and WaterConservation District writing grants to obtainfunding to help cover a substantial portion ofthe cost of this project and have been meetingwith county employees involved in projectoversight to demonstrate the successful use offiltering technology for this problem. We haveidentified about a dozen contingencies thathave to be accomplished for us to move for-ward, and we are in the process of movingthrough them with the first big hurdle, obtain-ing a grant to cover a substantial part of thecost with the results of that effort expected inthe next two or three weeks.
We have spoken with companies that makethis filtering technology and have inspectedthe technology in the Twin City Area where itis used at Snail Lake and a lake in NorthOaks to keep ZMs from spreading into theselakes. This technology is also used in a south-ern Minnesota stream and in fish hatcheriesthroughout the U.S to filter stream waterflowing into fish hatcheries and out of fishhatcheries to eliminate all harmful plant andanimal matter.
Keeping Mussels and OtherInvasives Out of Lake Sylvia
AIS - WholeLake Delineation
The GLSA Board voted tohave a whole lake delineation
done this year for Curly Leaf,as we had done for EWM lastyear. Last year's EWMtreating will be reviewed forevaluation of effectiveness,and will have new sites treat-
ed this year. We have 5 sitesfor CLP treatment that wehave permits for, for a total of3 acres.
-Russ Fortner
The association will continue to educateboaters on the dangers of invasives andstop their spread at accesses.
Ice In Date2015 . . . . . . . .12/182014 . . . . . . . .11/272013 . . . . . . . . .12/72012 . . . . . . . .12/122011 . . . . . . . . .1/142010 . . . . . . . . .12/3Ice Out Date2016 . . . . . . . . .3/212015 . . . . . . . . .4/112014 . . . . . . . . .4/262013 . . . . . . . . . .5/22012 . . . . . . . . .3/202011 . . . . . . . . .4/12
Total precipitation forthis past winter (Nov.through April 5)was 5.49 inches andtotal snow for that period was 15.0 inches.
Spring is in the air, and it is greatto see friends and neighbors openingup cabins and putting out docks. TheGLSA has been active over the win-ter months raising money and plan-ning for the filtering project on theinlet from Lake John. We raised$9,250 in member donations towardthis effort and have been workingwith Wright County on a grant for$50,000 and the InitiativeFoundation for a grant of $286,500.Even with these grants we will stillhave to spend roughly half of ourreserves to make this effort success-ful.
Faced with the costs for the filter-ing project and rising costs for AIStreatment and ramp monitoringefforts, we raised our dues this yearto $100. We appreciate your continu-ing financial support of our mission:“To Protect and Improve the Qualityof Lake Sylvia.”
Be sure to attend the AnnualMeeting on June 4 at South HavenCity Hall. Join friends at 8:30 a.m.for coffee/treats, followed by ourmeeting at 9:00-11:00 a.m. 2016GLSA directors will be available forpickup by dues-paid members. We’llupdate you on the Lake John filter-ing project, fireworks efforts, theboat parade, picnic, and golf events.
Loon CallsPage 2 Spring 2016
A Few Words From Your PresidentChris Hector
GLSA Event Calendar for 2016May 14 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
June 4 – Annual Meeting 8:30-11:30 a.m.South Haven City Hall521 Oak Ave. N, South Haven
July 2 – GLSA Fireworks DisplayCamp Chi Rho
July 4 – Boat Parade 2 p.m.
July 9 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
July 16 – Golf Fundraiser 12 noon Shotgun StartSouthbrook Golf Club511 Morrison Ave., Annandale
August 13 – GLSA Picnic 4-8 p.m.Camp Chi Rho5750 Porter Ave. NW, Annandale
August 20 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
September 10 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
October 8 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
November 12 – Board Meeting 9 a.m.Southside Township Hall8209 Co. Rd. 3 NW, Annandale
All members are welcome toattend Board Meetings. To requesta presentationto the Board, contact PresidentChris Hector.
Executive BoardPresident
Chris Hector [email protected]
Vice PresidentKent Davidson 320-274-6448
Tysann Forsman [email protected]
SecretaryAllison Barkley [email protected]
Board of DirectorsBlaine Barkley
[email protected] Dock
[email protected] Euteneuer
[email protected] Fortner
[email protected] Hansen
[email protected] Holm
[email protected] Holmstoen
[email protected] McNellis
[email protected] Peery
[email protected] Struble
[email protected] Wefring
GLSA Loon Calls EditorRuss Fortner
GLSA Committees• Executive Committee
President Chris Hector (Chair)Vice President Kent Davidson
Treasurer Tysann Forsman Secretary Allison Barkley
• AIS Committee Open
• Fundraising CommitteeRuss Fortner (Chair)
• Governance Committee Chris Hector (Chair)•History Committee
Nancy Hector (Chair)• Membership Committee
Allison Barkley (Chair)• Nominating Committee
Open• Picnic CommitteeMike McNellis (Chair)
•Water Quality and Clarity CommitteeMike Mischuk (Chair)
•Wildlife Conservation Committee Kent Davidson (Chair)
Please contact any chair if you would liketo join their commitee
Visit lakesylvia.org/boardfor additional contact information
Mark August 13th onyour calendarfor the
GLSA SummerRED WHITE &BLUE Picnic. Timesare from 4 to 8 p.m.This event has been acrowd pleaser year-after-year. If you haven’t attend-ed before, be sure and comethis year and share the fun. It’s a patri-otic theme this year, so show the colors,be proud of our heritage. There will be aprize for the most patriotic dressed, so becreative.
The Picnic will be catered by Lu’s
Café and Catering. Music will be pro-vided by the world famous “Mark
Miller Band.” There will be funevents for the kids with prizes.The complete details for the
Picnic are still being worked out. Ifyou would like to volunteer for the day ofthe event, please let me know. Help willbe needed in all areas.
The fishing contest winners will beannounced at the Picnic – for the largestSunfish, Crappie, Bass, Northern orWalleye caught in East or West LakeSylvia. The fishing contest goes from theopening of fishing season until August1st, 2016. Your dated photo entry mustbe posted to the GLSA website by mid-
night on August 1st to be eligible. In thepicture we will need to see the fish witha tape or ruler alongside the fish, as wellas the lucky person that caught the fish.Real simple rules.
New this year, there will be a fooddrive, with donations going to theAnnandale Food Shelf. Please bring anon-perishable food item and show youcare.
Reservations for the picnic can bemade online at the GLSA website (lake-sylvia.org/picnic) or mailed to the GLSA(P. O. Box 41, Annandale, MN 55302).Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for any-one under 21.
We all love a nicecampfire on a coolspring weekend. It’s
a great way to clean up thesticks that drop over thewinter while enjoying thecrackling sound and warmthof the fire. The state definesa bonfire or campfire as acontrolled recreational fireless than three feet in diam-eter and less than three feethigh. A permit is not need-ed for a recreational firemeeting these size restric-tions. However, in years ofextreme draught, the DNRmay issue a burning banwhich does not allow fires ofany kind including camp-fires.
For a fire of any kindlarger than three feet indiameter and three feethigh, there are DNR permitrequirements and numerousrestrictions. Because it isoften quite dry in the springand fire risks are high, theDNR generally restrictsburning permits in thespring. The DNR websiteincludes a map showing thelevel of fire danger by countyand the associated burningrestrictions. Currently, theDNR is only issuing burnpermits under a variance forWright County and themetro area due to the dryconditions. Check the DNRwebsite for an up to date fire
risk status. Before starting a large
fire, a DNR open burningpermit must be obtained. Asingle use permit can beobtained at Lannto’s Store inFrench Lake for a nominalfee; or ,you can go to theDNR website and get a per-mit for $5 that you can useover the entire season. Eachtime you wish to burn, youjust go to the website andrequest a new authorization.When a permit is activated,the DNR posts the informa-tion on a statewide map. Themap is viewed by local dis-patch offices, law enforce-ment and fire departments.To provide a clear map forthese emergency managers,the map is reset every day at8 a.m., so they know who isactively burning that day.You will find more informa-tion on burning permits atthis addresswww.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/questions
It is to be noted that it isunlawful to burn paintedwood or paper, plastic orother prohibited materials,and garbage under any cir-cumstances. Burning ofhousehold garbage was out-lawed in Minnesota in 1969.Waste and recycling servicesare readily available aroundthe lake – please use them!
Loon CallsSpring 2016 Page 3
Fire 101 – Know Your Stuffby Joe Lepley
A Red, White and Blue Picnic!by Mike McNellis
Barb Ostlund’s father,Lewis West, began tracking“ice out” dates on the lakeback in 1940. The data isrecapped in the GLSA his-tory book. Out of curiosity,I decided to graph the dataand see what it mightshow. Unfortunately, mydrafting skills are betterthan my computer skills, soall my handiwork is on aroll of graph paper not acomputer screen, but here’swhat I found:
• Ice out generallyoccurs in April. In the 40’sand 50’s it occurred morein the latter half of themonth. Since 1990, ice outhas occurred more in theearly half of the month.
• The first time the iceever went out in Marchwas 1968 – on March 31.
• Since 1968, the ice hasgone out six times inMarch, including this year.
• The earliest ice outever was March 20, whichoccurred in 2012.
• Then in 2013 ice wentout on May 2 which is oneof the latest ice out dates!
• This year, official iceout was March 21 because
that’s when the west lakefinally opened, but the icewent off the east lake sev-eral days earlier.
The GLSA history bookalso has data on “ice on”that dates back to 1962. Irealized I could use thisdata along with the data on“ice out” to figure out thenumber of “days of openwater” for each year start-ing with 1962. This exer-cise also provided someinteresting insights:
• In the early 60’s, thedays of open water aver-aged 233 days (about 33weeks) per season.
• The average remainedunder 240 days per seasonthrough 1985.
• In the late 80’s, wehad a stretch that averaged250 days with one yearthat reached 265 days –that was 1987. That’s anextra month of open waterfolks!
• In the early 90’s theaverage dropped back to233 days, but increasedagain in the late 90’s to 249days.
• Since 2000, we havebeen averaging about 245days of open water per sea-son; an increase of abouttwo weeks per season ver-sus the early 1960’s.
I’m not sure this infor-mation has any real value– hopefully you too willfind it to be interesting!
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Last fall,the GLSABoardapproved upto $400 formaterials tobuild 10 newwood duckhouses to beplaced in vari-ous settingsaround thelake. TheWildlifeCommitteefinished theproject byearly spring.I bet you don’teven knowthere is aWildlifeCommittee,do you?Anyone inter-ested in join-ing the com-mittee, orwith otherwildlife/natureproject ideas, should callKent Davidson at 612-799-4722.
With the early ice out, we’re allhoping for the Loons to have agood nesting year. I think for
the most part there is a pair of loons atall nesting areas. There’s a lot of “ifs” asthe year moves forward. One of thebiggest ifs, is cold rain once the chickshatch. Second is interference fromgawkers as they want to look and see ifthere’re any eggs, or when they try toget as close as possible to the nest.
In Shoot N’ Holler, we’ve had threeeither fighting for the nest site or fight-ing for a mating partner. It’s hard totell when they all dress alike. They’veput on quite a show the last couple ofdays dancing, and chasing one anotherin and out of the bay. Survival of thestrongest will endure.
Here’s what’s beenreported from the LoonWatching network:
• 3/19, Dave Wefringreported hearing loons butdidn’t see any
• 3/21, I saw a singleloon flying south across thelake.
• 3/24 we had a Loonswimming around the nesting platformin Shoot N’ Holler.
• 3/31, the Ostlunds reported a pairswimming in front of their home.
• 4/6, Jerry Johnson reported thenest was in place but no lookers yet.
• 4/11, Renee Wyffels reported therewas a pair in Turtle Bay hunting for anest.
•4/12, Aloys Olson reported a pairfeeding in Boy Scout Bay.
• 4/12, Rose Mary Nelson also report-ed a pair in the Channel.
Keep the reports coming everybody,lets help the loons have the best yearever, have fun on the water and steeraway from the Loons.
Randy Wilson, Mayor ofGlencoe and a resident onWest Lake Sylvia,approached theGLSA Boardwith a proposalto bring back4th of July fire-works on thelake. Accordingto Randy, “ Ithink the kids,their parents,and grandpar-ents reallymissed not hav-ing the fire-works last year”. The Boardagreed. So Randy set off tomake it happen.
As a Mayor, he had dealtwith a number of pyrotech-nics firms in the past.Randy formed a committeeof volunteers, and met withRES Specialty Pyrotechnicsto develop a plan. RES wasnot able to contract for the4th of July, but they didhave some openings on July2. For $5000, they would cre-ate a 15-minute display,with an enthusiastic finale.That means that the show
will be smaller and shorterthan in the past, but theintent is to make it sustain-
able so it will bean annual event.Camp Chi Rhoagreed to let ususe the samesite as in thepast.
The Boardhad been veryclear that theywould not sup-port the effortfinancially, soRandy set about
drumming up a plan torequest donations. The min-imum goal was set at $5,000,with a maximum goal of$7,500. So please dig deep!This is a proposed/tenta-tive plan, and if $5,000 isnot raised, the money willbe sent back. I know weare constantly barraged withrequests for money, but thisis for the kids! Donationscan be sent to the GLSA andwill be tax deductible. Youmay also donate by going tothe GLSA website.
Loon CallsPage 6 Spring 2016
Loon Reportby Mike McNellis, the Old Loon Ranger
Bring Back Fireworks?by Kent DavidsonWelcome Wood Ducks
by Kent Davidson
Tom Morris receives his wood duck house.There are now 10 such houses around the lake.
Loon CallsSpring 2016 Page 7
Lake Sylvia Residential Well Testingby Blaine Barkley
Buckthorn on PeninsulaBy Sarah Stephens
As many of you have readbefore in prior LoonCalls, the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency hastaken over responsibility of anold landfill just south and eastof Lake Sylvia along CountyRoad 3. They have testedwater samples from severalhomes west of the landfill, buthave done very little testing ofwells closer to Lake Sylvia.
At the present time theMPCA is treating well waterfor several homes west of thelandfill due to contamination,but few or none of the homesto the northwest of the land-fill. If you measure the dis-tance from the landfill to thefurthest home being treatedfor contaminants and thendraw a circle around the land-fill of the same distance, thearea within the circle comesvery close to the south end ofLake Sylvia. The committeeworking on this issue is tryingto determine that homes closeto the south end of the lake,and the lake itself, are notsubject to the same contami-nants as they have found inwells the MPCA have tested.There seems to be strongresistance to testing any newwells to the north or north-west of the landfill on the partof the MPCA.
Since last fall, two addition-al items of concern have beenidentified. Based on an articlein the Minneapolis newspaper,much of the state testing ofwater for contaminants was
done incorrectly, bringing intoquestion their results. Oncethe water sample is drawn fortesting, the water must bekept within a designated tem-perature range prior to labora-tory testing so some of themost harmful contaminants donot dissipate. This was notconsistently being done. Mostrecently, a new monitoringwell (s) has been drilled on theedge of the landfill withoutany communication about thereason for it and theresults. We have also askedthe MPCA to help us identifyhomes for well testing andthey have not been of help inus helping them better under-stand if there is water pollu-tion from this landfill impact-ing residential wells or slowlycontaminating our lakes dueto the many undergroundsprings feeding it. In addition,in trying to work with the con-tact people in the MPCA,there seems to be a reluctanceto any type of partnering andopen sharing of information bythem with our team. As weobtain the results of our test-ing, we should have additionalinformation for the next edi-tion or Loon Calls, althoughwe will not be identifying anyspecific property where thewells were tested or the testresults. Our results willeither dispel many of our con-cerns or provide serious dis-cussion points with the MPCAabout the landfill for whichthey are responsible.
Last fall, we learned wehad a shoreline densely pop-ulated by an invasive speciesnamed buckthorn. Now, Iam seeing it along LakeSylvia shorelines and up anddown the Peninsula road.Buckthorn is registered onthe Minnesota DNR site as a“restricted noxious weed.”
These plants, brought fromEurope in the 1800s, are list-ed by the DNR as “detrimen-tal to human or animalhealth, the environment,public roads, crops, livestockor other property.” Theycrowd out native plants, dis-placing other growth andwildlife. To prevent theirspread, they are prohibitedfrom importation, sale, andtransportation (MinnesotaStatutes, Section 18.82).
The only way to reliablyeradicate buckthorn is touproot them (clipping backwon’t do). If stumps must
remain, they should be poi-soned immediately after cut-ting down the tree.Buckthorn seeds, little purpleberries, can remain viable forup to 5 years in the soil.Follow-up treatment and along-term commitment arerequired for successful eradi-cation.
Check over your propertyfor buckthorn. Spring is thebest time to identify andremove the plant since theirleaves sprout early and theyare easy to identify. Help getrid of this invasive speciesfrom our beautiful lake andprovide space again fornative plants and wildlife togrow. I encourage you to gotowww.dnr.state.mn.us/inva-sives/terrestrialplants/woody/buckthorn/index.html"Minnesota DNR Buckthorn -Minnesota Noxious WeedLaw.
• Please plan toattend the AnnualMeeting on June 4 at8:30 a.m. at SouthHaven City Hall. 2016GLSA Picnic A hugethanks to AllisonBarkley, Rhonda Brau,and their team forleading us this wonder-ful event for two years!We also thank MikeMcNellis and his newteam for taking on thisimportant event. See thePicnic insert and markyour calendars for August13. Watch for further infor-mation on reservations.
• 2016 GLSA GolfFundraiser! See the insertin this newsletter andmake your reservationsnow! Not only is thisevent great fun, but itprovides funds to preventAIS in Lake Sylvia.
• Do you wantFireworks back on LakeSylvia? Please read thearticle in Loon Calls andmake a contributiontoward this event.
• Please submit yourideas for future articles inLoon Calls to Russ Fortner
• The Editor of LoonCalls reserves the right toedit for grammar, punctu-ation, and inappropriatelanguage. If you do sub-mit articles and want tosee the final copy beforegoing to print, please letRuss Fortner know whenyou submit your articles.Thank you for your sub-missions!
• If you would like toreceive your Loon Callselectronically, pleasecontact Allison Barkley [email protected]). You would receivean email with a link to thenewsletter – it’s that easy!
New GLSA Directoryby Allison Barkley
The 2016 GLSA Directorywill be available for paidmembers to pick up at theAnnual Meeting on June 4th,or at the Annual Picnic onAugust 13th.
In years past, the directorywas a complete listing ofhomeowners on East andWest Lake Sylvia; however,the 2016 directory will onlyinclude members who paiddues for this past year (May 1,2015 thru April 30, 2016, and
dues had to be paid by April1st, 2016). An online versionof the directory is also avail-able to members at lake-sylvia.org under the MEM-BERS tab.
If you would like a copy ofthe directory and are unableto attend the Annual Meetingor Annual Picnic, please con-tact me at [email protected], to make arrange-ments to pick up your copy.
GREATER LAKE SYLVIA ASSOCIATION
PO Box 41Annandale, MN 55302
Editor: Russ FortnerAdvertising: Lisa Peery
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Mission Statement:To Protect and Improve
Lake Sylvia
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Deliver to addressee or current resident.
We will continue to search thearea where the stream entersLake Sylvia for any evidence ofimmature ZMs or eggs in thewater using divers and very finescreen filters. So far it appearsthe swamps between the lakes areof some filtering value, but we feelwe are unable to rely on this forany prolonged period of time. Mostrecently, we have approached twoland owners that own propertyalong the creek suitable for con-structing a water filter, seeking arelatively low cost option to buy .4acres from one of them. Much ofwhat remains to be done involvesobtaining permits from variousregulating entities. In addition toZMs, this filtering plant servesseveral purposes since it is alsoable to eliminate StarryStonewort, water flea and severalother invasive species should LakeJohn become infested with them.However, should we be turneddown in our funding request, ourefforts to stop the spread of inva-
sive species from Lake John arelikely over.
Cross your fingers that ourfunding grant application isapproved as the next major hurdlein this process. If all of therequired contingencies are able tobe completed, it is anticipated thatconstruction of the filter would notstart before this fall.Further reading
Please see the Department ofNatural Resources Web page forInvasive Species athttp://www.dnr.state.mn.us/inva-sives/aquatic/index.html for anunderstanding of the serious harmZebra Mussels (ZMs) and otherinvasive species are to our lakeshould they infest it. This siteshows real examples of what hap-pens to lakes once they becomeinfested.
Also , for information on theStarry Stonewort, now found inLake Koronis, west of Annandale:
http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/outdoors/2016/04/10/attack-ing-aquatic-invasives-lake-koronis-pilot-projects-augment-starry-stonewort-research-inspec-tions/82604972/
Ramp Up Monitoringby Chris Hector
Monitoring at the public access will begin onthe weekend of Fishing Opener (5/14) and willcover weekends until Memorial Day. We willmonitor 7 days a week through the summer untilLabor Day, and then go back to weekend moni-toring through the end of September.
This monitoring effort becomes even moreimportant as more lakes are infested with ZebraMussels, and with the recent discovery of StarryStonewort in Lake Koronis.
For 2016, GLSA has again contracted withAnchor Dock and Lift for the monitors under acounty-wide inspection program. All boatsshould be inspected at the public access beforelaunching. We are asking all residents to directall friends and family to the public accessinstead of using private ramps. Likewise, anyresidents who are renting their property shoulddirect renters to the landing. Monitoring hoursare:
•Week days (Mondays through Thursday),7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Week days (Friday), 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.• Weekends/Holidays (Saturdays and
Sundays), 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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