Brush Lake, ND

The Mercer Brush Lake Community Association seeks an operator of its restaurant and bar located in the Brush Lake Pavilion on beautiful Brush Lake for the 2022 summer season. Brush Lake is located 2 miles North of Mercer North Dakota and is home to over 170 cabin owners. The Pavilion features a full service bar and restaurant. A written proposal should include the following:

1. A vision for this tenured establishment including menu ideas, hours of operation and strategies for maximizing service to the lake community.

2. A plan to staff the facility in rural North Dakota

3. A marketing plan

4. A solid fiscal plan to execute all of the above

Please mail your response to Brush Lake Pavilion RFP PO Box 84 Mercer, ND 58559. You may also email your response to: Katiefiechtner@gmail.com

Responses must be received by Friday September 25th. The proposal process includes in-person interviews with members of the Association’s Board.

Saturday, September 4th starting at 4pm. Those who are interested in riding steers and riding sheep call Karen at 701-447-2242 in the evenings.

Please pre-register by August 31, 2021 by 7:30 pm. Mutton Busting will be the first event so get there early to sign the release forms and have your kids being the chutes by 3:50 pm.

Click here for more information.

Which option best describes your affiliation with the Brush Lake community?

• Cabin Owners 94.74%
• Homeowner within the surrounding community  5.26%

Are you a Mercer Brush Lake Community Association member?

• Yes- 84.21%
• No- 15.79%

If the association provided additional family type activities (ex. a lake community picnic or game night) would you and your family likely to attend???

• Yes- 74.36%
• No- 25.64%

If the association coordinated additional safety training (ATV courses, etc.) do you have youth that would be willing to attend? (Course is for ages 12-18)

• Yes- 30.77%
• No- 69.23%

Do you believe the association should be engaged in activity, projects or ventures that attempt to secure long term income for the community association?

• Yes- 63.16%
• No- 36.84%

If it were available would you be interested in up front funding and/or long term year round cold storage unit rental on MBLA property?

• Yes- 42.50%
• No- 57.50%

Do you feel that the current MBLCA board is adequately serving the association’s needs?

• Yes- 97.36%
• No- 2.63%

What is your preferred method of communication?

• Email- 62.50%
• Social Media- 55%
• Paper/Mail- 15%
• Website- 10%

Kids (and adults too) dig out those costumes!Adults stock up on treats, park your lawn chairs at the road side of your cabins and socialize with your lake community!Balloons will be available at the Shore this weekend and next to hang roadside to mark your cabin as participating or decorate your cabin for Halloween.Trick or Treaters (and parents), make your way around the lake carefully. There may be lots of kids capitalizing on free candy

Be a part of a growing Brush Lake tradition!  Decorate your pontoon or boat and join the group at the public boat dock!  No entry fee, just get creative and join the fun!

As a reminder, items such as Appliances, Electronics, Oil, Box Springs/Mattresses, Propane Tanks, Building Materials, Concrete, Hazardous Waste and Tires will not be accepted.

Please help to enforce this if you see someone dumping unacceptable items in the garbage bins as this is a contracted service that we want to continue. Thank you!

Kids, join us for some rock painting fun at the Pavilion this Saturday morning! All supplies will be provided except the rocks. If you are having trouble finding rocks I’m sure your friends on the north side of the lake can help you out 🙂 (Adults are welcome too!!)

Here’s a link for some great creative rock painting ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY9r-oMOG-A

Image Source: http://essyjae.com/2018/07/26/rock-painting-ideas/

MBLCA and Rec Board- Spring Meeting

Pavilion

June 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Please note that in accordance with the request from the Association, the MBLCA spring meeting will now be on June 5th. The Rec Board meeting will start at 10am with the MBLCA meeting starting shortly thereafter.

Due to scheduling conflicts, moving out boats stored in the Pavilion will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 24th at 10am. If your boat is stored at the Pavilion and this change does not work for your schedule please message me. Thank you!

McLean County Sheriff’s Department would like to warn the Brush Lake community that there has been confirmed theft in the area. The items of interest have been catalytic converters from vehicles, snowmobiles, and tools. There is a potential that some of these items may have been retrieved through forced entry into buildings. Please check on your property and belongings as you are able and keep an eye out for your neighbors as well. If you have evidence regarding potential or confirmed theft on your property or any property in this area to please contact Lieutenant Krohmer or Detective Matties at 701-462-8103.