SEP 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

Heritage Lake Community Services, Inc. PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Rick Miller Rachel Goss Paige Pearison Security activities for our lake area include incidents as re- ASSOC. PUBLISHER: Mary Petruzzi ported at the last board meeting prior to the current High- lights publication. TREASURER: Carol Kowalski CONTRIBUTORS: Roger Wright Marianne Novak Heritage Lake Security Report 8/8/2022 Anita Johnson HLPOA Domestic battery Rev. Kevin Thompson Disturbance 3 Suspicious person 2 Lynn Forsgren Traffic stops 3 10 HLCS Inc. is an independent business entity separate Admin from the HLPOA, their staff, the Conservancy Board, Fire Animal complaint 2 District, Trustees and/or POA Board members. Though Lockouts 1 we are tightly linked by our common interest in improv- Medical assist 4 ing the HL Community, the views and opinions expressed Personal injury crash 1 by HLCS are entirely our own and should not be confused 1 with opinions, policies or views of others. Alarm Narcotics complaint 2 All articles submitted to HLCS, including meeting Other Agency Assist 1 minutes, are subject to editing to accommodate space Burglary 2 limitations and we make every effort to publish in their 1 entirety. Child Custody Theft 1 HLCS is a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation and as such we 1 rely on revenue created by the sale of advertising in the Fraud yearly Heritage Lake Telephone Directory and the monthly Weapons issue 1 Commercial / Business Ads in the Heritage Lake HIGHLIGHTS 1 newsletter. Please patronize our advertisers! Total 37 Printed copies of the HIGHLIGHTS are available in the Blue Box Dispensers On the Cover located at: Photo by 1. entrance to the HLPOA Clubhouse John Deegan 2. entrance to the Marina 3. entrance to LH Park 4. by the drive off area at the bottom of the Gettysburg hill If empty contact HLCS (317-766-4118). The HIGHLIGHTS can also be found online at our web site www.HLCS.Online as well as the HLPOA Website http://heritagelakepoa.com/ under Newsletters. [email protected] or be dropped off at the Clubhouse 2 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 September is the month of wonderful weather - Unknown

Managers Report Material Delivery The Putnam County Public Library’s Outreach van pro- vides free delivery service to residents of Heritage Lake. Lake Lowering > The lake has not We deliver every Tuesday to been lowered in the past few the Heritage Lake Clubhouse. years. There have been several requests to make needed dock Visit the link Request Material Delivery . repairs around the lake. On Octo- ber 17th the process of lowering the lake will begin, at a pace When you select books, films, games, and music for our of 4 inches per day without any rain. The anticipated lower- staff to bring to you, we build an outreach profile for you ing depth will be 4 ½ feet to allow dock repairs. This depth to help us understand your preferences and anticipate without rain will take around 14 days to reach. The blocks at what other items you might like in the future. the dam will be replaced around the first part of January 2023 timeframe to allow the lake to return to pool level. Marina > The Marina will remain open through October 16th. Hours of operation will be reduced after Labor Day, beginning September 6th from 9am to 6pm. Pool > The pool will be closed for the season beginning Sep- tember 6th. Due to part time employees returning to school and some returning to work, staffing does not allow the pool to be open any later. Firewood > With all the common property at Heritage Lake, continuously each year we have trees that come down or maintenance staff need to take down. I have decided to have the maintenance staff to begin splitting firewood for re- sale to Heritage Lake residents. A better than fair price of $50 per rick (4x8 stack) of wood if you pick up, $60 if deliv- ered and dumped to your location. If interested, please noti- fy the office at 765-386-7447 to schedule a pick-up or deliv- ery. Respectfully, 3 Ken Rozelle “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” Epictetus SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ

Unapproved minutes of the HLPOA Board of Directors meeting . The HLPOA Board meeting is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. at the Clubhouse & open to all Heritage Lake POA members in good standing. The Board Meeting agenda includes a forum that allows members to express their views to the Board. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. The POA official and approved minutes can be obtained and read at the POA Office or on the HLPOA Website. Heritage Lake Property Owners Association, Inc. $199,611.81 and total expenses were $188,111.18 leaving a net in- Board of Directors Board Meeting August 8, 2022 come of $11,500.63. We had a very successful 4th of July weekend at Attending: Paul Forbes, Sumer Ramsey, AJ Stafford, Steve Hampton, the Marina and Sahm’s. The largest expense again this month was Nina Stebbins, Dennis Barrow, & Rick Miller. Staff Attending: Ken gas at the Marina. Total gas expense for the month was $63,994.16 Rozelle & Jenna McDermed. however, the income generated from the gas for the month was $72,734.91. Paul Forbes called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. TYD accrued income is $1,258,987.98 and YTD expenses are Pledge of Allegiance $1,064,229.91 leaving a net income of $194,758.07. Announcements: As of July 31st our checking account balance was $844,823.56 and Clear Creek Conservancy- Duane Kelly reported that they are still total CD and Money Market investments were $209,519.41 for a to- waiting to hear back from the engineers. The next meeting will be tal of $1,054,342.97. August 18, 2022 at 10am. Board Committee Reports: Floyd Township Fire Department- Jeff Brooks reported that the de- partment had 30 runs in July. The fire department purchased a new A&E- Paul Forbes reported for the A & E Committee. Jim Davidson tanker. It is a 2000- gallon tanker setup to be a first responder so the (LH121) met the meeting requirements to join the committee so they department will have two now. The department will also be able to would like to have the board vote for his membership approval. Jim’s replace an Engine next year (the current one is 20 years old). The membership to the A & E Committee was approved with a second cost of the new tanker and engine is the same as the old tanker was vote unanimously. costing annually. Paul also wanted to present two changes to current A & E rules that Neighborhood Watch- No report the committee is proposing to clarify the meaning. The first one be- HLCS- No report ing Rule 433 (Docks): HLNAC- Jan Sallee wanted to remind everyone that the Boat Poker 433 (4) currently reads: Run, Cornhole Tournament, and Cornfield Mafia concert will all be on The boat dock can only extend over the waster no more than Saturday, August 13, 2022. The cost of the Poker Run will increase by 10% of the width of the cove on which it is located, or 24 ft maximum. $5.00 per person after August 10, 2022. The annual fall garage sale Docks and boats shall not be configured in a way that blocks the ac- will be September 8,9, & 10 please let Jan know if you have anything cess to the end of the cove. There must remain no less than 12’ of you are wanting to donate to the garage sale (no old appliances, tv’s, clear width for boat travel. etc.) There will also be food available to purchase (BBQ pork, ham- 433 (4) proposed change: burgers, hotdogs, etc.). The boat dock can only extend over the waster no more than POA Security- Ken Rozelle reported there were 38 total calls to ser- 10% of the width of the cove on which it is located not to exceed 24 vice for the month of July. There was one animal complaint that did feet. Docks and boats shall not be configured in a way that blocks the lead to a bite. Just as a reminder please keep an eye on your animals access to the end of the cove. There must remain no less than 12’ of - they should be on a leash or behind a fence. This incidence the clear width for boat travel. home owner was not home and their dog was running around loose. The second one being Rule 421 (Detached Garages): Garden Club- No report 421 (3) currently reads: Presentation of the Agenda: No additions. There must be a house constructed on the lot in order to con- Presentation of the Minutes: struct a garage. July 11, 2022 Board Meeting and July 25, 2022 Operations Meeting 421 (3) proposed change: Minutes all approved unanimously as submitted. There must be a house constructed on the lot in order to con- Treasurers Report: struct a garage. Lots that have been joined together must have a shared property line in order to build a detached garage on the non- AJ Stafford reported that the accrued income for July was 4 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin

Unapproved minutes of the HLPOA Board of Directors meeting . The HLPOA Board meeting is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. at the Clubhouse & open to all Heritage Lake POA members in good standing. The Board Meeting agenda includes a forum that allows members to express their views to the Board. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. The POA official and approved minutes can be obtained and read at the POA Office or on the HLPOA Website. house lot. Committee’s last meeting was spent talking about how they can Rule 433 regarding docks was approved as written with a second use the information from the Fire Department that they received. vote unanimously. Rule 421 regarding detached garages will be They will also be updating the red pages and welcome packets. At the next meeting they will be discussing information received from discussed further for clarification. Dave, the head of Emergency Management in Putnam County. Campground- Rick Stevens reported that the next Campground Siltation- Duane Kelly reported that they are still waiting to get the meeting will be Saturday, August 20, 2022. The concert at the Campground this past weekend (Dan Burnell) was a huge success- north silt basin cleaned out weather permitting. At the last silta- tion meeting they decided the east silt basin will be cleaned out as special thanks to Dale Johnson for putting this together. well. The next meeting is August 25, 2022 at 7pm in the Clubhouse. Clean Up- No report Election- No report Government- Rick Olson reported that at the Putnam County Com- missioners meeting last month the county said they will be cutting Managers’ Report: back on paving due to lack of funds. Rick also met with Jim Peck Ken Rozelle reported that a replacement for the damaged flag pole regarding the possibility of residents living on a cul- de- sac to pool has been ordered. The flagpole was damaged in a boating accident funds to have their road included on the double chip and seal. It is and is being replaced at the expense of the boat owner. The deliv- unclear at this time if we might be able to bargain half of the cost ery time for the pole is 10-12 weeks so we anticipate this being of supplies or not, but as of now the County has said that residents completed sometime in October. Ken announced that the POA would pay for the materials and they will provide the labor- more purchased a used 27- ton log splitter that will be used to cut down to come on this. dead trees and instead of burning them the POA will be offering The double chip and seal on Heritage Drive will allow for one lane ricks of wood for purchase via pick- up or delivery at a very reason- able price. More information to come once we have a larger to remain open while they are working. This project has been pushed back to late August at this time. The work to be completed amount available. in Jefferson Valley will require full road closure. There will be plen- As most of you know, Sahm’s does provide the POA with income ty of communication sent out to residents so you can prepare- from their sales and rent. Each month the restaurant pays $2,500 please be patient as they complete this work. As of now, the dou- for rent and a percentage of sales beyond the $2500 each month. ble chip & seal for Jefferson Valley is scheduled for September. For the Month of July, the POA received the $2500 plus $8,164 in The brush cutting for intersections that have obstructed visibility sales for a total of $10,664. Year to date Sahm’s has provided the may or may not happen by the County. They have bigger projects POA $40,979 in total income. It is estimated by year end we will to work on and didn’t seem concerned about rushing to get that receive around $71,000. completed. Ken suggested that the POA might be able to get in- Ken asked the Board if they would like to set a date for 2023 budg- volved. et review. This date will be set at the Operations Meeting on Mon- Lake- Rick Miller reported for the Lake Committee. At their last day, August 29, 2022. meeting they discussed potentially modifying/adding lake rules so Old Business: if anyone has any input please see Rick Miller or the Muehlen- Library Boxes- Sumer Ramsey reported that Connor bein’s. The Feast, Ski, and Fun event was overall a success! The has received all monetary donations needed to committee will be making changes next year to attract a larger complete the two new library boxes. He and his crowd as that was their biggest downfall. Keep an eye out for ex- family will begin construction of the boxes soon! citing new attractions next year! He has also received plenty of book donations to stock the boxes. Thank you, Connor, for your ded- Clean Water- Phil McKInley just wanted to mention that he will be ication to reading and proving other children with asking for lake E. Coli samples in the near future so he can com- this opportunity so close to home. pare those to the latest standards. New Business: Long- Term Planning/HLEPT- Sumer Ramsey reported that the “Never regret anything that made you smile.” – Mark Twain SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 5

Unapproved minutes of the HLPOA Board of Directors meeting . The HLPOA Board meeting is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. at the Clubhouse & open to all Heritage Lake POA members in good standing. The Board Meeting agenda includes a forum that allows members to express their views to the Board. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. The POA official and approved minutes can be obtained and read at the POA Office or on the HLPOA Website. Lake Closure- The Board has set the date to begin lowering the ed that if someone deeds two lots together it then becomes one lot lake for Monday, October 17, 2022. The lake will be lowered allowing them under the current rules to build a garage on that emp- approximately 4.5 feet and it is estimated to take about two ty lot. Richard was concerned as to what would happen should the weeks for that to happen. There will be communication sent owner decide to separate the lots after building a garage on the lot out multiple times as reminders to remove your boat from without a house. This is part of the discussion to be had with the A the water prior to this. The lowering of the lake will allow & E Committee to see if there needs to be any additional changes property owners to complete any necessary dock work/ made to the current rule. There was also discussion regarding allow- repairs. Thank you for your cooperation. ing open trailers on an empty lot. Under current rules, a property Boat Dock Advertisement- AJ is still waiting to hear back on owner is allowed to have up to 3 open sided trailers (not mobile some quotes for possible hand rails to hang the dock adver- homes) parked on an empty lot. tisements on next year. Once more information is made Roger Wright (466 Mill Springs)- Roger wanted to know if there was available to us we will come up with a solution for the discol- any rule that says someone cannot build a two-story garage with an ored/damaged signs for next year’s advertisers. in- laws quarter or anything above the garage. The Covenants states Boat Slip Requirements- Paul reported that it has been brought that no other structure can be built other than a home to be used as to our attention that individuals leasing boat slips and tie- a dwelling. ups are not utilizing them. We have conducted a review and found 13 property owners leasing spots that do not have a registered boat in place. The lease agreement states the Meeting adjourned at 8:21 pm. boat must be properly registered. In the last two years the POA has lost $6,200 in revenue due to boats not being regis- tered. There will be more discussion on how we will resolve this issue in next years lease agreements. HLPOA Board Meeting Adjoining Lots- Please see A & E Rule 421 (3) as previously dis- SEPT 12th - 7pm cussed. Putnam County has informed us they have no rules regarding lots in the county being deeded together. The HLPOA Operations Meeting Board will discuss further to see if there needs to be some- thing in place to prevent property owners from building on SEPT 26Th - 7pm lots deeded together that are not adjoining. Paul wanted to announce that Sumer Ramsey will fill in as Vice Presi- dent while John Reedy is recovering in the Hospital. Nina Stebbins will act as her assistant assuming Secretary functions as well. Open Forum: Phil McKinley (330 Patriots Landing)- Phil wanted to note that he lives on a cul- de- sac and in previous years of road maintenance the county has covered half of the cost of materials. It was worth being noted that there might be an opportunity to negotiate. Rick will clarify the cost at the next Commissioner’s meeting. He also men- tioned that there are some delays when purchasing boats to get them delivered which is why some of the slips and tie- ups might be empty. Paul assured him that he does not believe that to be the case as several people on the list hasn’t registered a boat in two years. He does not think it is a manufacturing delay at this point. Richard Mullis (259 Jefferson Valley)- Richard referred to the Cove- nants that referred to building garages on a single lot. Paul reiterat- 6 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Don’t you know your imperfections is a blessing?” K. Lamar

Labor Day 2022 will occur on Monday, September 5. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in Sep- tember. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal hol- iday in 1894. Labor Day weekend also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, street parades and athletic events. Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks. Today we are protected by many laws and regulations that pro- tect us from the abuse suffered by previous generations. September tries its best to have us forget summer. – Bernard Williams SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 7

8 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” C. Swindoll

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” William Jame SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 9

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: WHEN GOD TURNED THE TABLES moves compassion and kindness to a whole new level. When the entity of God is mentioned, what comes to mind? God has turned the tables. Not just on the religious world, A self-existent being? An all-powerful force who gives to the but on me personally. Even if I believe in the One True God worthy, or the One to implore when things are beyond our of the Bible, is it my practice to seek Him in lofty places for control? my own needs, or answer Him in the desperate need of oth- ers? You wouldn’t be wrong, but would you be surprised if I told When He says, “inasmuch as you did it to the least, you’ve you that Jesus Christ also presented the opposite view? That done it to me”, do I really believe that? How about you? viewing being, God in desperate need and seeking our help? …That He is so insignificant that you might not even see Him Join us on Word for the Week wherever you listen to pod- unless you’re actively looking? casts, or at https://www.canaancommunity.org/media We’d love to know what you think of God turning the tables That would be a revolutionary view of God from any religious on our human views. perspective, wouldn’t it? So, is it true? On Friday, Kathy and I do a podcast/webcast called, “Word Pastor Kevin and his lovely editor-writer-wife are members of for the Week.” In our discussion of episode 33, we looked Canaan Community Church. into the parable of the sheep and the goats, in Matthew 25. With a little digging into the original language, we found that Jesus actually lists every category of human need. The central focus of this parable is how people respond to those needs; they move to ease them, or they do not. But what probably had jaws drop among the listeners was the punchline to the whole story. Matthew 25:40 ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ (NKJV) What happens to a faith system when the focus moves from the most God can be, to the least being in which God dwells; from the greatest gifts God can give to the greatest needs that cry out for help? What if finding God isn’t in the loftiest but in the least? How would that change the face of Christi- anity in our world? In the ancient world, the idea of deity was a supreme being that controlled everything. In the pagan religions, the gods had no love, just power. Judaism was revolutionary in that they exalted a ‘One True God’ who demonstrated love but remained an iron-fisted sovereign. To say God was in the most desperate need of the very least, was a mind-bending turning of the tables. It is to this day! Some amazing implications surface if we own such thinking. If God is reflected in the least of us, then all humanity has incredible value. If God is helped when the very least are helped, it 10 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself. O. Butler

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12 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “No legacy is so rich as honesty.”William Shakespeare

Like my fathers come to pass / Seven years has gone so fast / Wake me up when September ends. Mi. Pritchard SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 13

Putnam County Recovery Coalition to Host Family & Friends Challenge Putnam County– Vaseline on your face, bean bag toss, tests of memory, and teamwork between all ages at its best. All will be on display when the Putnam County Recovery Coali- tion hosts the 3rd Annual Family & Friends Challenge event, in partnership with Family Support Services of West Central Indiana, on Sunday, September 11th at 2:00 pm. The event will mix fun and games in a similar fashion to Minute to Win It style games. Families and groups of friends are encouraged to form teams of four, with all ages welcome. Teams will complete games at stations and compete to get the best times and most points. At the end of the evening, winning teams will be awarded prizes. Throughout the evening, there will be music entertainment, raffle prizes and more. The event has been planned and organized by the Putnam County Recovery Coalition. The group is a grassroots advoca- cy coalition working to raise awareness about addition and recovery, provide education to those in need of support, while reducing the stigma of addiction in our Communi- ty. Proceeds from the event will be used to support the facili- tation of programs, help connect individuals to recovery op- tions, and provide resources to fulfill the mission. The event will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Teams are made up of 4 people and is FREE, however donations will be accepted the night of the event. Team registration and spon- sorship can be done by clicking the links below or visiting FSS- WCI offices at 16 South Jackson Street, Greencastle, IN 46135. For more information, or to make a donation of finan- cial support or door prizes, you can call Shelia at 765-719- 0359 or email [email protected] or call Scott Monnett at 765- 653-4820, ext. 101 or email [email protected]. Sponsorship Infor- mation: [goog_770462586] https://interland3.donorperfect.n et/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345910&id=23 Team Registration Infor- mation: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblin k.aspx?name=E345910&id=24-- 14 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Light tomorrow with today!” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

FALL CLEAN SWEEP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. LOCATION IN FRONT OF HLPOA MAINTENANCE BUILDING *Monetary Donations Appreciated* What Can We Accept? Appliances/Electronics Stoves, Washers, Dryers, Dishwashers, Humidifiers/Dehumidifiers, Microwaves, A/C Units; Game Stations, DVD/VHS/Blu-Ray Players, Radios, Cell Phones, Computers (monitors/keyboards/scanners/printers), GPS systems, Blenders & Kitchen Gadgets, Grills We can accept left over “Garage Sale” items & any other items that you want to dispose of; Hardback books; Furniture; Treated wood; Lumber; Pressed wood or skids, Scrap Metal Truck Load: $25.00 & up, Trailer: $25.00 & up TELEVISIONS: $15 each REFRIGERATORS/FREEZERS: $20.00 *************NO LATEX PAINT ACCEPTED************ BRING USED MOTOR OIL---NO CHARGE TIRES: Auto/Trucks $4.00 -- Semi $6.00 -- Tires on Wheel Rims $8.00 ANY DUMPING PROHIBITED AFTER 2:00 p.m. QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE CONTACT THE HLPOA OFFICE “Every moment is a fresh beginning.”- T.S. Eliot SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 15

Analysis of Bacteriological Tests Heritage Lake Clean Water Team August, 2022 By Phil McKinley Background: Three water samples were collected near each of the beach locations by Ken Rozelle and submitted to the Mont- gomery County Health Department on 8/17/22. Most modern standards by organizations such as the federal EPA and the Indi- ana Department of Health normally use an E coli count to gauge the safety of recreational waters. Unlike most previous years where our water samples have been tested for E coli, the tests this time were performed for total coliform and fecal coliform. Total coliform is not a particularly useful test for our purposes since most such bacteria are harmless to humans. The fecal coli- form test is useful but takes a bit of explanation. Older standards used fecal coliform counts for determining the safety of recre- ational waters as well as the safety of non-chlorinated drinking water such as that from wells. All standards were based on a sample size of 100mL of water. E coli are a subgroup of fecal coliform that does not include bacteria that are not likely to affect humans, such as bacteria from non-human mammals or birds. Therefore, a fecal coliform count would typically be somewhat higher than an E-coli only test, though the results might not differ greatly since the majority of bacteria in a fecal coliform sam- ple are often E coli. EPA and/or Indiana Health Department Standards: Older standard for fecal coliform for partial contact such as boating: less than 2,000 Older standard for fecal coliform for full contact including use by infants: less than 200 Older standard for drinking water from wells: less than 10 to 20 depending on time since collection Newer standard for single E coli test: less than 235 Newer standard for E coli average of multiple samples: less than 126 Heritage Lake Results: Sample from near Lincoln Park beach = 4.1 Sample from near Clubhouse Complex beach = 4.1 Sample from near marina beach = 2.0 Editor’s Note: It was stated that Heritage Lake may be the cleanest lake in Indiana ! 16 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” A. Einstein

\"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.\" Unknown SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 17

https://www.homesforheroes.com/affiliate/rashell-harcourt-christopher-harcourt 18 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” F. Nietzsche

CLEAR CREEK CONSERVANCY DISTRICT h t t p s : / / w w w. c l e a r c r e e k d i s t r i c t . i n . g o v / AUGUST 18, 2022, MINUTES Chris Schubert moved to adopt the Drug-Free Workplace Poli- CLEAR CREEK CONSERVANCY DISTRICT cy to be signed by every employee of the district. Jerry Wood The Clear Creek Conservancy District board of directors met seconded. Vote unanimous. AUGUST 18, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the district’s office at the treatment plant. J. Duane Kelly Kathy Deer provided a written report. Endeavor has not yet Directors Present: paid for the damages to the sewer system at PL292, LH324 Jerry D. Wood and VH056 of $9,924.44. A meeting for the READI grant with Chris Schubert the 180 Alliance and their fiscal agent was held August 10. Director Not Present: None Requirements for the grant were reviewed which includes documenting private match, establishing an E-verify account Also attending: Doug Clodfelter, Treatment Plant Operator with Homeland Security to verify employment eligibility for and Operations Manager; Kathy Deer, Administrative and Fi- new employees, the Drug-Free Workplace policy, and a SAMS nancial Manager; Ken Rozelle, Tom Novak. (System for Award Management) account with the federal government. A video conference is to be scheduled to pre- sent the district’s project to the state agency responsible for Duane Kelly reported that the Heritage Lake POA requested the grant funds. Lori Young provided a written update on the lake drawdown of 4 ½ ft. from October 17, 2022, to January 3, treatment plant expansion, and she plans to attend the Sep- 2023. After discussion that this would be later than is optimal tember 15 board meeting. Three adjacent landowners have for cleaning and sealing the principal spillway and that poten- expressed interest in purchasing lots currently owned by the tially the spillway would not require sealing this year, Jerry district. Ken Rozelle agreed to seek approval of the Heritage Wood moved to authorize Doug Clodfelter schedule whether Lake POA Board of Directors to release the three lots from the the reseal is done based on the engineering recommendation lease agreement. Jerry Wood moved to set the price of the when the inspection takes place on September 20, 2022. The lots at $20,000. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. lake is only lowered enough to accomplish the cleaning and Three parcels that still owe Exceptional Benefit Assessments sealing if necessary. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unani- are on the fall tax sale. Little Walnut Creek Conservancy Dis- mous. trict is interested in buying the slope mower that Clear Creek Jerry Wood moved to approve the minutes of the July no longer uses. After discussion, Duane Kelly moved to sell meeting. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. the Ven Trak mower for $17,000. Jerry Wood seconded. Vote unanimous. There are 1,589 account locations with the five The board was provided a detailed financial report for the connections – LH066, VH232, VH156/157, MS012, and JV397. The Jun/Jul sewer bills were due August 15. Late fees of month ending July 31, 2022. Jerry Wood moved to approve $1,760.58 were added to 266 account locations. No work or- the Register of Claims, July 22, 2022, through August 18, 2022. ders for I/I inspections were generated for July deed transfers. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. Doug Clodfelter reported that the plant’s sulfur dioxide injec- Resolution 2022-5 authorizing the filing of a petition titled tor pump went bad and was replaced with a spare. A spare is “Petition for Approval of Transfer and Expenditure of Funds kept on hand because they do not last very long, and the Held by Clear Creek Conservancy District for the Expansion of spare will work for either the sulfur tank or the chlorine tank. the Wastewater Treatment Plan from 0.4 MGD to 0.9 MGD in The dam safety inspection will be completed by Max Kolb of Order to Provide the Necessary Service Required by the Dis- Banning Engineering on September 20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. trict Plan”, was provided to the board. Chris Schubert moved to adopt Resolution 2022-5. Jerry Wood seconded. Vote The next regular meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on September unanimous. 15, 2022, at the district’s office at the treatment plant. Requirements for the READI grant includes a Drug-Free Work- Approved by the Board of Directors on September 15, 2022. place Policy, a copy of which had been provided to the board. “Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbon.” Ann R. Schabacker SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 19

P.O. Box 286 • Greencastle, IN 46135 District Office and Sewer Plant 765-246-6752 Sewer Billing 765-246-6585 August 18, 2022 Dear Property Owner, The property owners at Heritage Lake are hereby noti- fied that the Clear Creek Conservancy District will be sub- mitting a Petition to the Putnam County Circuit Court for ap- proval of the transfer and expenditure of funds held by Clear Creek conservancy District to pay for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant. The project is expected to cost approximately $5.4 mil- lion. A Putnam County ARPA Grant of $518,000 has been awarded and a READI Grant of $619,427 is being processed. The remaining $4,224,773 will come from various funds held by the district for improvements. Clear Creek has obtained a Preliminary Engineering Report completed by the engineering firm of Curry & Associates, Inc. recommending the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant from a 0.4 MGD to a 0.9 MGD plant in order to meet the service requirements for the district and permit requirements set forth by IDEM. Construc- tion plans and refined cost estimates are being prepared with project bidding projected to take place in December, 2022. Public notices to be published by legal notice in the Banner-Graphic newspaper. Please direct any questions or concerns in writing to the district at the address. Sincerely, Board of Directors J. Duane Kelly Jerry Wood Chris Schubert 20 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 \"The morning of the first of September was crisp and golden as an apple.\" JK Rowling

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Heritage Heartland Homemakers Heritage Lake Book Club Gardening for Butterflies By Marianne Novak By Marianne Novak By Lynn Forsgren For August, thanks to Maddie and her For August Book Club we read a book Zinnias attract butterflies as well as bees Mom, Julie, Homemakers were served a written by one of our beloved authors, and hummingbirds. Adding a butterfly delicious “high tea” lunch on beautiful Dorothea Benton Frank, who has written bush or two to your yard will also attract china. We feasted on (all homemade!!!) 20 best-selling novels. The Land of Man- these fascinating creatures. The pollina- chicken salad sandwiches on croissants, go Sunsets is set in the Low Country of tor garden will feature butterfly bushes cucumber sandwiches, a relish tray, to- South Carolina, on Sullivan Island and in next year as well as milkweed and other mato bisque soup, and an array of des- Manhattan. This story was easy and fun flowering plants. The Garden Club is us- serts (including freshly made raspberry to read. Throughout the novel as the ing mostly seed to grow these gardens preserves) on scones as we sipped on a characters evolve they say things that and as such, the maturation of the gar- variety of teas! most of us would love to say out loud! dens will take 3-5 years before we see We rated the book 3.4. full flowering, We have invited the com- munity to add to the gardens with your On September 14 we will be discussing deadheaded flowers and compost. At this The Good Left Undone time we need to add a warning. If any We had another guest, Gail, Pat’s daughter by Adriana Trigiani. lawn treatment has been used for weeds, from Michigan. After that we heard updates please do not add your compost to the on the fair (Pat earned three ribbons at Adult gardens. The leftover herbicide in the Open Class; one of them was a Reserve treatments will be present in the com- Champion on her Pillowcase.) post, potentially affecting the gardens by either stunting or killing the growth. Thank you for helping by reading this blog and also our Facebook page. Our next meeting will be Thursday, Sep- tember(!) 8, 2022 at the clubhouse at 9:30am. Our lesson will be given by Anita Johnson. As a Master Gardener, she al- ways has good information to share. Please join us. Homemakers will sponsor a team on Sep- tember 11 at the Putnam County Fair- grounds for the Family and Friends Chal- lenge. Our team will consist of Maddie and her husband, Will, Riffey Beaty; Sandra Tin- dall; and Pat Zickman. The event is from 2 – 5 P.M. and is FREE to all (donations accept- ed). Come and cheer for our fabulous team who will complete in “Minute to Win It” type games! The next meeting is on September 20. Sandra and Maddie are our hostesses. 22 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

Call for Content and Advertisers October is the month we begin to layout the new year edition of the Telephone Directory. Our directory has lots of useful information! Besides the white pages with many of your neighbors, it has the RED pages with good emergency information. Blue Pages contain useful information about utilities, lake information, maps, committees and more. The Yellow pages contain advertis- ers in and near to the lake, including a handy Index to help you find the advertisers offering the service you need. These ad- vertisers pay for their listings and their contribution sponsors the publication. Without them we could not provide the direc- tory free to all Lake Residents. The directory is published as near to the end of the year as possible and when available can be picked up at the POA Office. White Pages listings If you are a Heritage Lake resident an are not listed in the White Pages and want to be, please call the POA Office and ask them to add your approval for the listing to their data- base. HLCS will only list those who give their approval. If you have changed your phone number this year, please make sure the office has your current number on file. Yellow Pages Listings If you advertised in the 2022 edition, you will receive an email from HLCS requesting your renewal. If you have a business you’d like New listing for 2023, you can contact us by email at [email protected] or visit our web site at https://www.hlcs.online/advertise-1 On that page you can choose one of the available ad size options, place your order, pay for it, and even submit your ad copy. Many companies have decided NOT to publish telephone directories any longer, opting instead for online services. At HLCS we considered eliminating the directory entirely, or possibly just publishing it online. After polling several advertisers and residents, we remain convinced that publishing both in print and online is still wanted. There are still a limited number of 2022 directories (printed) available at the POA office. About the Online Telephone Directory You can find the directory at https://www.hlcs.online/hl-telephone-directory The 2023 edition will be added to the bookcase you will see there. It is viewable on a PC or Mobile Phone. Though quite small on a mobile phone, you can zoom in and out as needed to make it readable. A really useful feature of the online viewing is the ability to search for a name, partial name or text and it will show you pages where your search value appears and allow you to go directly to that page. “Make each day your masterpiece.”- John Wooden SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 23

24 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” V Kiam