JUN 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Heritage Lake HIGHLIGHTS Publisher: Heritage Lake Community Services, Inc. June 2020 In this issue 2 HL History Page 2 On the cover 3 HLPOA Board Meeting Minutes 4 Marina Opens for Business 5 Memorial Day Service 6 HL Charlie Beard Scholarships Awarded 7 Lake Committee Announces Feast n Ski 8 COVID-19 Virus Update 9 Clean Water Team Update 12 HL Clubs 13 Clear Creek Conservancy 14 The Questions Project 15 Classifieds 16 June Calendar

Heritage Lake Community Services, Inc. Don’t Miss This! PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Rick Miller At our web site www.HLCS.Online, click the ‘More’ button to find the Histo- ASSOC. PUBLISHER: Mary Petruzzi ry Of HL page. Roger Wright discovered that our HL designers were very creative with the naming of our various sections and streets and the history TREASURER: Carol Kowalski is quite interesting. CONTRIBUTORS: HLPOA Roger will often blog about the interesting history of these for us. Roger Wright Doug Scott Marianne Novak Dick Werner Anita Johnson Heather Ludlow Rev. Kevin Thompson PROOFREADER: Roger Wright HLCS Inc. is an independent business entity sepa- rate from the HLPOA, their staff, the Conservancy Board, Fire District, Trustees and/or POA Board members. Though we are tightly linked by our common interest in improving the HL Community, the views and opinions expressed by HLCS are en- tirely our own and should not be confused with opinions, policies or views of others. All articles submitted to HLCS, including meeting minutes, are subject to editing to accommodate space limitations and we make every effort to pub- lish in their entirety. HLCS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and as such we rely on revenue created by the sale of ad- vertising in the yearly Heritage Lake Telephone Direc- tory and the monthly Commercial / Business Ads in the Heritage Lake HIGHLIGHTS newsletter. Please patronize our advertisers! Printed copies of the HIGHLIGHTS are available in On the Cover the Blue Box Dispensers located at: Cover photo by 1. entrance to the HLPOA Clubhouse Scott Paluchniak 2. entrance to the Marina 3. entrance to LH Park May 15, 2020 4. by the drive off area at the bottom of the Gettys- burg 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. Articles can be emailed to: [email protected] or be dropped off at the Clubhouse all material must be signed and include a telephone number (in case of questions) 2 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

HERITAGE LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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. Board Meeting Old Business: May 11, 2020 Marina Update: Jim Johnson reported a community member has volunteered to “host” the opening. Marina is on budget with contributions of approximately $3100. Attending: Rick Huddleston, Thomas Novak, AJ Stafford, Jeff Brooks, Covenant Vote: Jim Johnson updated the members over 60% of Jim Johnson, John Reedy, and Grant Feldhake. Zoom meeting aired votes received are positive but we still need to reach the on YouTube. numbers. Director, Jeff Brooks asked Jim to share with the other Board of Directors assist with contacting those who Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. have not yet voted. Pledge of Allegiance New Business: Presentation of Agenda Accepted as presented (Marina Up- Bass Fishing Tournament Schedule: Rick Huddleston reviewed date added) that the Lake Committee request in one vote to approved Presentation of Minutes: the 2020 Tournament Schedule adding July 25th Kids Fishing Tournament. The tournaments add $600 to fish stocking ($5 per boat). March 30, 2020 Operation Meeting Motion: TN / Vote passed unanimously 7/0 (JJ/PF proxy) Accepted and approved as presented JB/JR A&E Chairman: Rick Huddleston announced that Ben Fuchs has April 27, 2020 Operation Meeting resigned as “Chair” but will remain part of the committee Accepted and approved as presented JR/JB and would like to recommend Joe Manetta, a long-time committee member (both are respected and the dedication to the committee should be recognized, Thank you!). Treasurers Report: Motion: TN / Vote Jim Johnson reported income for the month of April is $217,638 with passed unanimously 7/0 (JJ/PF proxy) expenses $113,959 leaving a $103,679 balance. Year to date income is $544,463 with year to date expenses in the amount of $314,904 Open discussion: JB asked the board (member inquiry) if any options leaving a $229,559 balance. of waiving late fees etc. are available in lieu of Covid-19. Thomas Total Cash $309,260 Novak replied Ken has the billing and payments outlined with staff. Total Investments $672,491 JB asked the board if Sunday, June 14th would be a prospective date for a “Town Hall” discussing a Restaurateur at the Marina with mem- bership. The discussion concluded at this time the CDC Guidelines As of the end of March Boat registration is ahead of last year’s would have to be considered before scheduling that type of meeting. schedule at 540 stickers sold (Employee and Director, Steve Hamp- ton added the marina sold sticker 700 today). Tie-up and Slip sites are full, with some Campground sites still available. Adjourned 7:35 p.m. Motion: Jim/Tom Board Committee Reports: Respectfully submitted: Debra Napier and Paul Forbes All community meetings will resume in June, following the 6’ Social Distancing, as recommended by the local government. MAY 2020 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ WWW.HLCS.ONLINE 3

Marina is Open for business! By: Rick Miller The new Marina opened just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Normally a busy weekend anyway, the pent up demand for Gas and Registrations made the Marina, Gas Pump and Boat Launch an amazing sight to see. Besides the normal holiday business, many people lingered to see the new facility. I was there a while to observe and enjoy watching the turnout. I heard so many positive com- ments, about the facility, service and staff it was really im- pressive. Stocked with a lot of snacks and merchandise the retail space was a clear hit with everyone. Though I don’t know if many noticed, the new POS system allowed service to be fast, effi- cient and accurate. Clearly the advance work of setting up the inventory paid off in a big way, since even long lines did not last long. The staff was prepared for the busy day, with Boat Registra- tions handled at the same time as Gas and Retail business. While I was there multiple times, though busy, I heard no complaints but lots of compliments for the service. There is still some construction left to do, but nothing that gets in the way of the well functioning Marina. 4 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

Memorial Day 2020 Roachdale VFW Post 3284 was at Clear Creek Cemetery to deliver Memorial Day ceremonies. Several HL families were there to salute these men and the United States of America! TAKE ME TO THE HOUSEMAY 2020 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ WWW.HLCS.ONLINE 5

Heritage Lake Charlie Beard Memorial Scholarships Awarded To 3 North Putnam High Grads! By: Jan Salee Recipients of this year’s Heritage Lake scholarships, each re- ceiving $1,000, are: Sara Goddard—Gettysburg Sara plans to attend Indiana State U majoring in Food Ser- vice Management. Josie Lyons-Mill Springs Josie, the NPHS Salutatorian, will attend Franklin College to pursue an education career in History and Theatre Kyle Young-Jefferson Valley Kyle will attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Heritage Lake Charlie Beard Memorial Scholarships are awarded through the Putnam County Community Founda- tion (as recommended by the Heritage Lake Scholarship Committee) to graduating seniors on a competitive basis for community services that benefit directly or indirectly Put- nam County residents with emphasis on service hours earned that benefit Heritage Lake residents. Recipients must be graduating high school seniors who have not reached 20 years of age by April 30 of the award year. They must permanently reside with a HLPOA voting or asso- ciate member in good standing. High school students may begin earning official community service hours from Septem- ber 1 of the candidate’s junior year until December 31 of their senior award year. For additional information about this scholarship, interested students/families may contact Jan, 317-730-0543. SPECIAL THANKS!!! to all who have made this special schol- arship opportunity possible especially Heritage Lake resi- dents who contribute each year through the annual POA as- sessment AND past supporters of the Easter Breakfast fund- raiser (not held this year). 6 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

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COVID-19 Virus Update By: Rick Miller As per the Governor’s plan to open the State’s economy back up, (see graphic on the right) by July 4 all commerce should be back to normal. That said, this pandemic is not over yet. Flattening the curve seems to have yielded desired results, but the virus is still deadly and still here. Those of us at high risk of death from this virus should still take our own precautionary measures. Should we expect a spike in cases or deaths as we open things back up? Only time will tell that, but since there is no vaccine we might expect an least some increases. We’ll be watching the statistics for quite some time though to see if there is a sharp enough increase to be concerned with. Watch the Covid-19 page on our web site at www.HLCS.Online, and in our Facebook News Feed for continued daily updates. For now, the trends in positive cases and deaths are going the right direc- tion. 8 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

By: Phil McKinley HLPOA Board Meeting Silt and Erosion A Constant Battle Monday, June 8 - 7:00 PM at HLPOA Clubhouse Finally it seems like summer has arrived at Heritage Lake! Next Board Operations Meeting It was pleasing to see so many enjoyable activities in full swing this Monday, June 21 at 7PM recent holiday weekend. But travel around the lake also reminded at Clubhouse me of one of Heritage Lake’s long term challenges, namely siltation control. The measurable rainfall coming in a short time span was MAY 2020 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ WWW.HLCS.ONLINE 9 one factor. I’m sure many of you noticed the brown color of the water downstream from our major inlet streams. At least, past wise planning with the installation of siltation basins upstream of both the east and north forks has helped to mitigate this effect. Your Wake is important Another factor I recently observed was also the siltation effect of large boat waves. As these waves interact with shorelines, even those protected by rip rap, the telltale appearance of siltation being washed into the lake was apparent. Of course waves are a natural bi-product of many recreational activities. Some activities even rely on significant waves. Nothing here is meant to criticize such activities when done at the approved times and locations. But what I am advising is residents avoid making unnecessary large waves. The most typical cause of large waves is operating boats at certain speeds. When a boat trav- els through the water slower than the speed of wave propagation (no wake speed), there are only very small waves. As a boat ap- proaches the speed of the waves, the front of the boat rises as it keeps up with all of the recent waves it has been making, thus mak- ing a large bow wave and also a stern wave from the lowered rear of the boat. (Plowing) These large waves continue to be made as the boat accelerates until the boat is on plane. So what’s the take away? To help reduce unnecessarily large waves for the sake of water quality (as well as comfort, safety, and protec- tion of property), please try to limit operating boats in the awk- ward, inefficient, in-between speeds unless such operation is spe- cifically needed for a recreational activity. And remember, of course, that silt that we keep out of the lake does not have to be removed later at a cost to all of us. The clean water team and your other neighbors will appreciate your voluntary efforts in this area. Editor’s Note: As the driver, you are responsible for your wake. Creating a hazardous wake or wash is illegal on all waterways.

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Heritage Lake Heritage Heartland ‘Heritage Lake Book Club Homemakers Garden Club By: Marianne Novak By: Marianne Novak By: Marianne Novak Unfortunately The Ship of Brides just For now, Purdue University has man- On May 18 Garden Club met at the Mari- keeps sailing past us, but we are hope- dated that all Homemaker Clubs con- na Shelter. Seven members came out in ful that it will dock at Heritage Lake on tinue NOT to meet, at least until the spotty weather. We welcomed a new June 10 at 1 P.M. More details will be sometime in June. If that changes, member, Mary Kay Bunch. It was great to coming out in the future… Pam Miller (765/376-6226) will notify be together again! We discussed mainte- members. In the meantime, the June nance of garden boxes, and plans to add After enjoying the discussion of The 11th County Council Meeting and Offic- to the beauty of the Marina through land- Julius House at March Book Club, this ers Training will occur virtually. Look scape. It is an exciting time! Audrey pre- reader was happy to discover The for log-in information the week prior. sented the lesson on Herbs. Besides be- Teagarden Mysteries on the Hallmark Know that we all yearn to meet ing a tasty treat in sauces, soups, and sal- Mysteries Channel! Aurora is por- again…and we’re confident that it will ads, herbs’ aroma discourages some in- trayed just like I pictured her. Check it be soon! sects. Audrey brought Caladium bulbs out if you enjoyed reading the book from Florida for each member. because the characters are the same, For more information, call Pam Miller but the setting is before the book. at 765/376-6226. In June Garden Club meets on the 11th at 9:30 A.M. at Lincoln Park Shelter. Lynn For more book club information, call will present the lesson on native plants. Marianne Novak @ 765/386-2077. For more information, contact us at [email protected] Canaan Community Starting on June 6th, Canaan Community Church Food Pantry will be open to anyone from 9 am - Noon on Saturdays To volunteer or donate to the Canaan Community Church Food Pantry please email Pastor Chris at [email protected] or call 856-313-2278 12 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

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 / MAY 21, 2020 MINUTES new one at $11,573.75. Eco Solutions has completed manhole in- The Clear Creek Conservancy District board of directors met MAY spections and repairs in Mill Springs and Lincoln Hills. They have 21, 2020, at 10 a.m. at the district’s office. moved to Jefferson Valley. Michael installed a mechanical plug in a lateral leaking a lot of clear water showing in Manhole P22. Due to Directors Present: J. Duane Kelly, Jerry D. Wood , Chris Schubert wet and icy conditions in December 2019, only 101,000 gallons of sludge was hauled by Stevenson Waste Management. In April, his Also attending: Kathy Deer, Administrative and Financial Manager; Doug equipment broke down on the way to haul for the district. This be- Clodfelter, Operations Manager; Michael Young; and Tom Novak. came an emergency to get the sludge land applied on a dry field be- Michael Young presented information about the easement enlarge- fore Greeson planted his crop. Therefore, Jeff Redick of Liquid Waste ment request from Wabash Valley Power across lots 374, 376, 380, Management brought in drag line equipment to knife in the sludge and 382 in Gettysburg Subdivision. The power company is requesting and Bakers Septic Services and Bill Sprague Septic were hired to haul a wider easement for their transmission line where wood poles will sludge to the field transfer pump. There were 251,000 gallons be replaced with taller, metal poles. The power company is offering hauled in 2 days. The sludge ended up costing about $.053 per gal- $1,000 per lots for the additional easement. Michael had reviewed lon. Doug explained future options for dealing with sludge needs to the request to make sure there was no conflict with any of the dis- be investigated whether that is purchase of an additional field to ap- trict’s sewer facilities and confirmed there was no problem. Chris ply sludge or mechanical options to dry and haul. Schubert moved to approve the easement enlargement as proposed. In the public forum, the district was made aware of Endeavor making Duane Kelly seconded. Vote unanimous. a repair with a Fernco fitting on a customer’s sewer lateral hit while Jerry Wood moved to approve the minutes of the April virtual installing fiber optic. The board directed that a letter be sent to En- meeting. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. deavor requiring that when a sewer lateral is hit, the district’s stand- ards for materials must be met and the district be given a right to Kathy Deer reviewed the financial report for the month ending April inspect the repair. 30, 2020. Jerry Wood moved to approve the financial report and Register of Claims, April 17 through May 21, 2020. Chris Schubert James Carrell provided a copy of the survey of GB002 that he wishes seconded. Vote unanimous. to purchase from the district. After discussion, Jerry Wood moved to send James Carrell a letter of understanding agreeing to sell the par- Kathy Deer provided a written report. The two CD’s that matured tial lot for $3,500 contingent upon his paying all fees and costs asso- were cashed on May 5 and deposited to their fund accounts in the ciated with the transfer. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. FNB checking account. Joe Miller reported that he had resubmitted to IDNR and everything should be good to be permitted. Joe Miller The next regular meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the treatment plant. had provided a name to assist with further permitting for the district Approved by the Board of Directors on June 18, 2020. and the board authorized Doug Clodfelter to contact the person Joe recommended. No update on the easement issue. The insurance issue with the large bill received in December has been resolved. Finally, the bill was adjusted to $1,617 of which $724 was worker’s compensation. The sewer connection fee for GB172 was found to be one of those pre-paid so a refund is being issued. There are 1.469 account locations, with 5 added to the billing system – LH030, GB289, PL103, JV324, and LH110. The illegal connection at VH237 was billed for February through May for the sewer fee and Supplemental Con- nections Fee of $86 per month. The property owner has paid the Sewer Connection Fee but has not scheduled with Michael to correct the illegal connection and have the work inspected. The April/May sewer bills were mailed out May 8, due June 15. The sewer lien pro- cess was postponed during the COVID-19 response but the board directed that since the 70 accounts in “lien” status were all past due well before the Feb/Mar sewer bill was due in April, that the lien pro- cess be reinstated for the June 15 due date. There were no work orders for Inflow/Infiltration inspections due to deed transfers in April. Doug Clodfelter provided a written report. BL Anderson performed the annual calibration on the effluent flow meter. A Myers 7.5 Hp pump used in LS G5 or P2 was sent to BBC Pumps for a repair quote. With the quote at $7,081.71, the decision was made to purchase a MAY 2020 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ WWW.HLCS.ONLINE 13

CAN CHRISTIANITY BECOME TOO RELEVANT? says the quest is eternal life, not entitled life. It also acknowledg- es that eternal life does not mean “after life”, but a God-nature in By: Pastor Kevin Thompson life right now that simply, extends beyond this life. God is abso- lute. There is a dynamic tension that has always ex- isted in the Christian faith between reverence “Christian relevance” looks to the needs around us right now. It and relevance. It is even said that it was an is moved by compassion to help, to heal, and to reform. initial contention between the two Bible authors, Paul and James, before they actually had a chance to meet in person. But what if relevance is gutted of reverence? Good intentions are cut free from the anchor of the very God who set them in James wrote: motion. Human reason and preference become the new gospel. James 2:14-26 A basic problem with that is; it was human reason and preference 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to that caused our problems in the first place. have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Sup- pose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If When “relevance” takes the throne, step by step, the solution one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” becomes as toxic as the problems. We find ourselves fighting for but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the very things God warned us against. We start seeing the bless- the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is ings in life as our entitlement. Gratitude is a lost concept. We dead. place ourselves in the seat of God and invoke our wrath on any 18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” who dare not to see things OUR way. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even In time, reverence itself, becomes a sad joke. It is dismissed as a the demons believe that —and shudder. relic of the intellectually stunted and morally naive. When Chris- … 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds tian “relevance” is king, we ultimately go to war with God… even is dead. if we still meet in churches, wear crosses, or wristbands that say, “What would Jesus do?” Funny how some arguments keep coming back to life. From around 1870 to 1920, the social currents running through Ameri- Can Christianity be “too relevant”? Yes it can. Christian rele- ca had a dark side. There was the abolition of slavery won in the vance is the servant of Godly reverence. Whenever it is forced to Civil War, but no real freedom in the prejudice that followed. Big be king, it is the worst kind of evil. It is evil that is convinced it is capitalism was expanding, but laborers were being crushed. In- good. ~Anyway… an answer worth considering. dustrialism was making life easier, but children suffered abusive work hours in dangerous conditions. As cities grew, unbelievable Pastor Kevin and his lovely editor-wife are members of Canaan squalor and poverty grew along with them. Community Church A Massachusetts pastor by the name of Washington Gladden crossed the line into the “social gospel” when he began to cham- pion labor reform. The movement was shaped by reflective works such as Charles Sheldon’s, “In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?” (Yep, those bracelets are not a new thing!) The social gospel pushed for Christ-like reforms in a Christian cul- ture that was quickly moving to nothing but lip-service. It point- ed out the hypocrisy and helped usher in badly needed changes. There is no question, the age of the social gospel did good work in its period. It was extremely relevant. And I dare say, also rev- erent at its roots. It started with a handful of dedicated leaders who refused to simply speak Christ, but insisted on LIVING Christ, especially where it was needed most. Reverence and relevance. “Christian reverence” is to understand to the bone that God is God and we are not. It is to understand that His ways are above our ways, and that our most righteous acts are mere rags in com- parison to Him. Christian reverence resolves that God’s Word always stands above human reason or preference. Reverence 14 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ MAY 2020

Water aerobics is back starting Wednesday May 27th 10 to 11:00 weather permitting. We will meet on Mondays, Wednesday’s & Saturday’s. Just bring a noodle & purchase a swim pass. Questions feel free to contact Nancy Schuch at 317-459-8232. SECURITY TIP LINE FOR SALE: Shoremaster lift cover, 23ft. x 108 in, IN CASE OF AN Hunter green, $100.00. 317-442-7345 EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Call the HLPOA Office 386-7447 and dial extension 111 to access the Our Lake Committee is Awsome! To learn more about them visit Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEu6IMg4JiM&feature=yo utu.be Or just click this the image below or this link Heritage Lake Com- mittee Information to see a short video of the many things they do! The Heritage Lake Cruisers NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Car Club needs YOU, next meeting! Meeting 3rd Thursdays SEE THE CALENDAR 7:00 PM at the Clubhouse IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911 DO NOT CALL the HLPOA security line if you have an emergency. MAY 2020 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS ǀ WWW.HLCS.ONLINE 15

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