Letty Haynes, a Fourth Lake resident of Old Forge, was elected to be the Webb Property Owners (WPOA) new president for the upcoming year, with a vote cast by the group’s directors at its annual meeting held on Friday, July 29 at North Woods Inn.

WPOA vice president Don Dew said that among Letty’s obvious attributes are her being a woman,a year-round resident, and a person not from Big Moose, which is not unimportant, according to Dew, since at times some have perceived WPOA’s leadership as being disproportionately Big Moose.

But Letty will bring much more to the post than that, according to long-time friend Pat Ellis, who serves as WPOA treasurer.

“I have known Letty for about 25 years, and she is one of the nicest people I have ever known. She is a good friend and a good listener. She’s a leader. She has always been very involved in our community. She is active with the Inlet Historical Society and the Inlet Library. You name it, she’s involved. And that’s besides being a pretty good bridge player. Just a wonderful lady,” Ellis said.

Letty’s son Russ has also been an active WPOA member, according to Don Dew.

Others elected on the slate of officers that included Letty and Pat Ellis are vice presidents Don Dew and Leslie Knox Jr., and Robert A. McCoy, secretary.