OCT 2022 HIGHLIGHTS (1)

“The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October.” A. A. Milne

Heritage Lake Community Services, Inc. PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Rick Miller Rachel Goss ASSOC. PUBLISHER: Mary Petruzzi Security activities for our lake area include incidents as re- ported at the last board meeting prior to the current High- TREASURER: Carol Kowalski lights publication. CONTRIBUTORS: Heritage Lake Security Report 9/12/2022 Roger Wright Marianne Novak Disturbance: 1 Anita Johnson HLPOA Suspicious person: 1 Traffic stops: 9 Rev. Kevin Thompson Admin: 2 Animal complaint: 2 Lynn Forsgren Lockouts: 2 Personal injury crash: 1 HLCS Inc. is an independent business entity separate from Alarm: 2 the HLPOA, their staff, the Conservancy Board, Fire Dis- Other Agency Assist:1 trict, Trustees and/or POA Board members. Though we Child Custody:1 are tightly linked by our common interest in improving Theft:1 the HL Community, the views and opinions expressed by Fraud:1 HLCS are entirely our own and should not be confused Weapons complaint:1 with opinions, policies or views of others. Admin calls: 2 Paper service: 4 All articles submitted to HLCS, including meeting Psychiatric: 3 minutes, are subject to editing to accommodate space 911 hang-up: 2 limitations and we make every effort to publish in their Traffic accident, property damage only: 1 entirety. Civil matter: 1 HLCS is a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation and as such we On the Cover rely on revenue created by the sale of advertising in the Photo by yearly Heritage Lake Telephone Directory and the monthly Victoria Williams Commercial / Business Ads in the Heritage Lake HIGHLIGHTS newsletter. Please patronize our advertisers! Printed copies of the HIGHLIGHTS are available in the Blue Box Dispensers located at: 1. entrance to the HLPOA Clubhouse 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 “If the leaves are changing, I feel poetry in the air.” Laura Jaworski

Welcome to Fall NOTICE TO FREEHOLDERS OF THE CLEAR CREEK CONSERVANCY DISTRICT By Ken Rozelle Cooler weather is fast approaching; our summer has gone by way to fast. I truly would like to thank each and every one of you for your contribution to- wards the community, whether it was a renting a boat slip, a picnic shelter, a campsite, purchasing boat fuel, or even a snack and drink at the marina. I hope everyone has had a great summer, and have also enjoyed the great bands at the Hawkeye Stor- age Event Center, the new swim raft purchased by the Lake Committee. Also, the new floating docks and new board walk built by the maintenance staff at the Marina, along with the many other nice amenities we have at Heritage Lake. We will continue into the fall and early spring of 2023, to begin new projects that will include some upgrades to the Activity Center and also a new board walk for the Lincoln Park boat tie-ups. Additionally, beginning October 17th, the Clear Freeholders of the Clear Creek Conservancy District Creek Conservancy District will be lowering the are notified that the board has petitioned the Put- lake down to 4 1/2 feet to allow needed dock re- nam County Circuit Court for approval of the trans- pairs, or remove a dock that is not in use and/or in fer and expenditure of funds held by the Clear Creek poor condition. The dam will be closed beginning Conservancy district for the expansion of the of January to allow the lake to return to pool lev- wastewater treatment plant. The project to be el. funded with grant funds from public entities and funds held by the district is the expansion of the Thank you, wastewater treatment plant from 0.4 MGD to 0.9 Ken Rozelle MGD to meet capacity requirements and serve the needs of the entire district. The Circuit Court has set the matter for hearing on November 21, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the Putnam County Courthouse, Green- castle, Indiana. “October is a hallelujah! reverberating in my body year-round.” John Nichols SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 3

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. Presentation of the Minutes: Board of Directors Board Meeting September 12, August 8, 2022 Board Meeting and August 29, 2022 Opera- 2022 tions Meeting Minutes all approved unanimously as sub- mitted. Attending: Paul Forbes, Sumer Ramsey, AJ Stafford, Steve Treasurers Report: Hampton, Nina Stebbins, Dennis Barrow, & Rick Miller. Staff Attending: Ken Rozelle & Jenna McDermed. AJ Stafford reported that the accrued income for August was $109,732.93 and total expenses were $121, 877.84 leaving a Paul Forbes called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. net income of -$12,144.91. YTD accrued income is Pledge of Allegiance $1,398,898.57 and YTD expenses are $1,168,178.31 leaving a net income of $230,720.26. Announcements: As of August 31st our checking account balance was Clear Creek Conservancy- Duane Kelly reported that The $806,677.59 and total CD and Money Market investments American Rescue Plan funds are set in stone at $518,000.00 were $209, 525.38 for a total of $1,016,202.97. (half paid out this year and half next year). The Ready Pro- gram will be emailing contracts to be signed soon for $619, Board Committee Reports: 427.00. The next meeting is September 15th. A&E- No report Floyd Township Fire Department- Bob Strykowski reported Campground- Rick Stevens reported the campground wanted that there were 32 runs for the month of August for a total of to know if the door on the storage facility was going to be re- 217 YTD. The department has a new EMT from Roachdale placed. Ken will have to check on that as he was not aware it that will be spending down time at the fire house that way she was cut and needed replaced. will already be on scene for calls. Clean Up- The Clean Sweep will be held at the maintenance Neighborhood Watch- No report building on Saturday, September 17th from 8am-2pm. Just as HLCS- Rick Miller reminded everyone that he will be working a reminder no toxic waste will be accepted at the clean sweep. The next meeting for the committee will be September on the new telephone directory. Please report any changes to 14th. the POA office for the directory. If you’re interested in adver- tising in the yellow pages, please contact HLCS. Government- Rick Olson reported that Jim Peck agreed to HLNAC- Jan Sallee reported that they raised just over $1000 perform the double chip and seal on Betsy Ross Drive rather for scholarships and HLNAC from the fall garage sale. October than County Road 800 E this year. Milestone is still set to start on Heritage Drive this week and the other roads are going to 1st is the wine fest (already at capacity) so there is talk of hav- be push back to next week (the week of September 19th). ing one in the spring as well. At the end of October (29th) Next year the county may perform what is called a micro- seal HLNAC will have the annual trunk or treat at the Marina. treatment to the east side of Heritage Drive pending funding- POA Security- Ken Rozelle reported there were 38 total calls more information to come on this. The county is considering to service for the month of August. Paul wanted to remind purchasing a new brush cutter so hopefully that will help with everyone to handle dog issues yourself (between neighbors) keeping our intersections clear. rather than involving the office. These issues can typically be Lake- Rick Miller stated the committee is focusing on evalu- resolved between yourselves. ating the Feast Ski & Fun event to see what changes can be Garden Club- No report made to make the event more successful. They are also con- Presentation of the Agenda: No additions. sidering changes to the watercraft test. The next meeting will 4 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “October’s poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.” N. Bair

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. be September 28th. $8,349 including the monthly lease and 7% of sales. Clean Water- Phil McKinley reported that the lake samples col- YTD collected is $49,327. lected on 08/17/22 had outstanding results. The water was Old Business: tested for E. Coli as well as fecal coliform and came back well below standards (lowest we have ever had). Phil wanted to be Boat Dock Advertisements- AJ was able to get a sample of a piece of fencing/railing for the docking system we currently sure to thank Clear Creek Conservancy, property owners have. The thought was to hang advertisements on both around the lake, and also farmers for all contributing to the sides of the fencing to avoid damage from boats. It has great results! been mentioned that it would be a good idea to extend the Long- Term Planning/HLEPT- No report dock “fingers” an additional 5 feet. We are able to ex- Siltation- Duane Kelly reported that there will not be a meeting change the dock pieces for a full credit towards the longer in September for the committee. The final meeting for the pieces. year will be in October. Duane reported that the East fork in Compliance Manager- There has been extensive conversations Jefferson Valley was cleaned out (171 half truck loads) and the regarding hiring a compliance manager for the lake due to North basin in Lincoln Hills had 261 half truck loads removed. all of the construction going on. The Board is focusing on Coves #1-6 were cleaned out this year as well. someone who could also be a manager trainee to take over Election- No report, but it was mentioned that October 31st is when Ken retires. This position will be included in the 2023 the deadline to apply to run for the Board. budget whether or not the position is filled. Managers’ Report: New Business: Ken reported that the pool is closed for the season. The Marina Parking Lot- The first parking lot bid was $180,025 and maintenance guys will assume the responsibility of winterizing this was just for them to cut out the bad pieces and cover the pool. The previous company we worked with informed us with 3-4 inches of asphalt. The next bid was for $412,000 they will only be working with residential customers from now and this included cutting out all of the existing asphalt and on. The swimming pool ended the season right at budget with laying new. This method will last at least 20 years and an income of $23,280 for daily passes and tags for the season. seems to be the most viable solution for the lake. We did The Marina will close for the season as of October 17th. The receive another bid for $443,000 for the same work as the previous bid. Loice Lance (PL298) and owner of Central In- hours between now and then will be adjusted to 9am-6pm dai- diana Asphalt and Concrete (bid #2) was present to clarify a ly. few things about the parking lot project. Due to the rec- As a reminder, the lake will begin lowering on October 17th. ommendation and the cost, we do not think it is possible to Without any substantial rainfall it will take approximately two complete this project this year. weeks to complete the lowering down 4.5 feet. Deeding Adjoining Lots- There is a resident of the community A special thanks to Carol Bockelman and Rachelle Harcourt that is interested in combining two lots that do not adjoin along with all of the Concert Series sponsors that are responsi- and building a garage on the empty lot. This has raised a ble for all of the great entertainment. The 2022 Summer con- lot of conversation between the A&E committee members certs were enjoyed by all! and the Board. Putnam County is able to deed non adjoin- ing lots together so this is conflicting with our current A&E On October 10th Aquatic Control will be setting up just before rules. dark to complete our fish study and recommendations for fish stocking- this is paid for by the Lake Committee. Lastly, Sahm’s income to the POA for the month of August was “The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant.” F. Bone 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. Boat Slip Requirements- Ken explained that the Boat Slip and A & E Rule 421.3 proposed wording: Tie- Up lease forms have been updated and consolidated. There must be a house constructed on the lot in order to con- There are changes that will be put into place for next year struct a garage. Adjacent lots that have been deeded to- to prevent individuals from leasing a space and not using gether (see rule 154) must have a shared property line in it. order to build a detached garage on the adjoining lot to Clear Creek Lot Purchases- Clear Creek Conservancy asked for the house. permission from the Board to sell three of their lots to ad- Rule 154 currently states: jacent homeowners. The lots they are inquiring about are Before submitting an application to the A&E committee for PL160, VH179, and JV516. Paul wanted to be sure every- one would know that the POA would send out notifications construction over a lot line to homeowners notifying them of these lot sales. Clear (contiguous lots), the property owner must deed the two Creek has stated that any structure to be built on these lots into one lot and record lots will still be required to see the approval of the A&E this change with the Putnam County Clerk. A copy of the committee. Again, these lots will follow all A&E rules al- recorded deed is to be submitted for any project that re- ready set in place. The purchase price for these lots is set quires the properties to be deeded together. at $20,000. Steve Hampton motioned to approve the sale Rule 154 proposed wording: of lots PL160, VH179, and JV516 to adjacent homeowners Before submitting an application to the A&E committee for with notification provided to the community. AJ Stafford construction over a lot line second and it was passed unanimously. There was a re- (contiguous lots), the property owner must deed the two mark from someone in the audience referencing cheese lots into one lot and record and rice after the vote. this change with the Putnam County Clerk. A copy of the recorded deed is to be submitted for any project that re- Open Forum: quires the properties to be deeded together. Lots that are Steve Weber (GB153)- Steve, on behalf of all pickleball play- deeded together cannot be separated once a structure has ers, wanted to ask the board for assistance in repairing the been built on the non- house lot or into the easement be- pickleball/tennis courts. The courts are damaged and they tween the two lots. are afraid someone will get injured. They are estimating at Dan Ramsey JV663 was present and wanted to share that he is this time it would cost $8-9k to resurface the courts. The the property owner mentioned above wanting to deed his two Board has asked Steve and his group to do some more re- lots (663 & 656) together to build a garage. Dan researched search on pricing and report back. the word contiguous when he was first interested in his pro- Duane Kelly (PL282)- Duane would like to someone in the ject and he was reading when it comes to property lots, they community with a drone to take a few pictures for Siltation are contiguous even though there is a public service road in while the lake is lowered (1st or 2nd week in November). between the lots. Dan stated he simply would like to build a Please email [email protected] if you would be inter- garage to store his lawn care items not for any other use. He ested in assisting. is unclear why he would need a variation if denied from the Tom Novak (MS025)- Tom requested a security report for cita- committee because it’s clearly stated in the rules and his re- tions issued for the lake this season. He thought this infor- quest would follow those guidelines. mation would be beneficial in addressing possible changes to After discussion the Board decided to table the conversation the watercraft operator test. Ken will get back to Tom with and not vote on the new A&E rule revisions tonight. the information he requested. 6 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Autumn is the antidote to stifling summer.” Terri Guillemets

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. Anita Johnson (JV055)- On behalf of the Garden Club, Anita wanted to let everyone know that the tarps in Lincoln Hill are being used for a solarization. This allows the sun to kill all of the weeds and seed bank below that patch. The club is using this process to kill the weeds as it is organic and not going to harm the lake in any way. The tarps will be removed in De- cember and will be reseeded with wild flowers. Tom Novak (MS025)- Tom asked the Board to consider reno- vating the Activity Center bathrooms during the upcoming budget meeting. He believes it would be a huge benefit for concert goers as well as the community members. Duane Kelly (PL282)- In response to Clear Creek selling lots to By Rick Miller adjacent homeowners, Duane wanted to report that there are a lot of dead ash trees. They are spending a lot of money re- In September we had 3 friends and neighbors moving these trees and while they would like to keep the “Shuffle off this Mortal Coil”. green space, it isn’t economical. He suggested that Tom pur- chase a couple of lots to protect the green space if he was con- Heritage Lake to me at least is much more than a cerned about that being a problem. Tom is unable to purchase lake and a place to live and play… It is a community. the lots because they are not adjacent to his property. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm. We mourn the loss of these good people from our community and our lives. HLPOA Board Meeting I had the pleasure of knowing John Reedy, Mike Oct 10th- 7pm Clodfelter and Bev Spires and their contributions to our community. They will each certainly be missed HLPOA Operations Meeting by many and I can honestly and sincerely report that all had a life well lived. In the end for each of us, that would be the greatest thing people can re- member of us, as I do for these we’ve lost. Oct 31st - 7pm “Wild is the music of the autumnal winds amongst the faded woods.” W. Wordsworth SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 7

There is a “Candidate Statement” form, also available at the POA office, which requires your signature to publish your BIO and picture. This also must be returned to the POA office by the November 15th date. Once your documents have all been filed, your BIO and pictures will be featured in the December, January, and February Highlights. During the first part of December, we will ask if the candidates wish to participate in a “Meet the Candidates,” which is encouraged HL ELECTION COMMITTEE IS SEEKING by the Board. If it is decided to move forward, GOOD CANDIDATES for the POA BOARD! a notice will be placed in the January High- “Are you considering a run for the board?” Contact lights and the meeting will be scheduled for us with any questions early January. It is a question-and-answer ses- sion of relevant lake issues allowing the candi- October is the month you must get your peti- dates to address the important topics of the commu- tion, available at the POA Office, signed by 25 nity. property owners that are in good standing The voting for the Board members begins in early and submit it to the POA Office by the end of February and continues right up to 1:00pm the day of the office hours on October 31, 2022. the annual meeting on February 25, 2023. The re- sults of the election are announced at the annual meeting and the new board members are installed Next month the committee will reach out to after the meeting. you to verify your email address and phone We will have four (4) Board positions to fill. We en- number for subsequent communication. You courage anyone with a desire to commit your time will need to complete your BIO, which details and energies for the betterment of our com- your work history and any pertinent infor- munity to step up. mation relating to your desire to be a board If you have any questions, and/or want to com- member and submit it along with a personal mit to running, please reach out to us at our picture for the newsletter to HLHIGH- new email address: [email protected], no later than November [email protected]. Jim & Debbie 15th. Your Bio should be approximately 150-200 Muehlenbein – Co-Chairs Heritage Lake Elec- words and no more than a third of an 8-1/2” by tion Committee. 11” sheet of paper. 8 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” E. Brontë

\"The healthiest response to life is joy.\" Deepak Chopra SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 9

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A CHRISTMAS HEADS A dress-up period Christmas helps us remember; a loving God UP! is still in control, and always has been! It’s beginning to look a lot like Chris… No, it’s not! It’s barely Pastor Kevin and his lovely editor-wife are members of Canaan October for heaven’s sake! Community Church. https://www.canaancommunity.org We’re barely approaching the fall season, so why would I even bring that up? I have a good reason. I promise! It’s to give you time to plan your wardrobe… yes, wardrobe! We had begun a little tradition at Canaan Church that had gained some popularity. But before I explain, allow me to share a little of the backstory. The church is a product of one of the most significant events in American history. In the early 1800’s a spiritual revival swept the nation that was so pro- found that it was called the Second Great Awakening. In local newspapers, it was also called “the revival of the common man.” There was a break in its momentum during the turmoil of the Civil War, but in 1865, the spark had returned to the point it was deemed, “the third wave”, and in the scars of the recent war, it took on a deeper tone. As a result, in 1869, Canaan was founded and became a visiting point of the renowned Method- ist circuit riders of the day. We formed the idea of reliving the past to gain perspective for the present and hope for the future. For one special evening, Christmas eve, we dress in period clothing and hold an old- style Christmas Eve service. Period dress isn’t required, but you’re welcome to join us as we do! It takes time to find 1869 fashion in our day, hence, the heads- up. COVID had suspended our little tradition for a few years… kind of a modern version of the Cholera outbreaks of the 1800’s. But here we are, still meeting and worshiping. And God still revives the souls of people. Getting dressed up for a special Christmas Eve helps us remember that! Here are some places to find period clothing: https://www.historicalemporium.com/ https://www.etsy.com/market/1800_period_clothing https://www.samsonhistorical.com/ http://www.1860garmentsbyglenda.com/clothing.html Local Amish clothing- on various Esty sites. Good Will can also be a good place to find items. 10 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “I wish that every day was Saturday and every month was October.” C. J. Forde

. \"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.\" Anais Nin SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 11

Another Successful FALL CLEAN SWEEP EVENT Thanks to the community for having a suc- cessful day and to everyone that donated. Special thanks to all who helped volunteer at the fall Clean Sweep event. Also, if anyone would like to join the Clean Up Committee please contact me at, 812-219- 2270 Thank you, Sarah Lackner Library Delivery to the Heritage Lake The Putnam County Public Library’s Outreach van provides free delivery service to residents of Heritage Lake. We deliver every Tuesday to the Heritage Lake Clubhouse. To order delivery, please contact Conni Neiswinger at [email protected] OR 765-653-2755. She can help get interested persons signed up and ready to order. When you select books, films, games, and music for our staff to bring to you, we build an outreach profile for you to help us understand your preferences and anticipate what other items you might like in the future. 12 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 \"Being happy never goes out of style.\" Lilly Pulitzer

“Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy” Dale Carnegie SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 13

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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” Robert Collier SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 15

By Heritage Heartland Homemakers And Just Like That….. Marianne Novak By: Sandra Tindall By: Lynn Forsgren September’s book club selection was We had a purple theme for our September ..we have cooler, wetter about family, Italian culture, WWII, re- meeting. Members dressed in purple and weather. This is the time to ligion, atrocities, love, loss, and more hostesses Maddie and Sandra served purple start cleaning out our gar- all told from Octogenarian (Matilda)’s pizza, grapes, purple cabbage salad, mixed dens. Most summer veggies viewpoint. Adriana Trigiani has written berry pie, purple cake and purple lemonade. and flowers have peaked or 20 novels, one each year since the We formed several new committees to con- have already started going 2000’s. The Good Left Undone is her tinue to expand our education on the topics to seed. Save your flower latest. This story, of three strong of Inspiration, Health/Nutrition/Safety, In- seed heads for the pollina- women, evoked lots of emotions in us ternational Citizenship, and Cultural Art. We tor garden. The seed heads ranging from joy to sorrow. We rated are busy preparing for the November Craft will over winter in a garage and can be sown it 3.7. Show at the lake, and also reviewing several into the garden next spring after the last local charities to support in the coming year. frost. Or you may join us in December when Our next book club selection is The Speaking of charities, one of our members, the Garden Club will be sowing new seed on Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Wil- Audrey Birchman, served in a Vietnam Vet- the solarized portion of the garden and also liams. Join us on October 12 at 1 P.M. erans Day of Gratitude this summer as part into the the two smaller sections. at the Club- of the National Society of the Daughters of Next month's meeting will include the nom- house. the Union. Gifts were given to each veteran ination of new leadership for the club as at the American Legion Post 58 in Greencas- well as suggestions for when our club will tle. meet. We would like to welcome more peo- ple to our group and it is hoped that by We will pay homage to our dear friend and finding a new time for the monthly meeting former president, Bev Spires, by providing a that can be accomplished. We will also be donation to the Human Society in her honor. gearing up for the annual holiday bazaar in Sadly, she passed away this month and will November. be sorely missed by all. We will be offering a limited number of dec- Our next meeting is October 18th at 11:30 orated live wreaths as well as containers at the clubhouse hosted by Audrey and holding live flower bulbs that will bloom Pam. Costumes are encouraged. around the holidays in your homes. Our next meeting is at the clubhouse at 9:30am on October 13. 16 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “It’s a beautiful fall day. Gentle wind teases stubborn autumn leaves.” F.O. Mkparu

CHALLENGE COMPETITION CONNECTION 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY & FRIENDS CHALLENGE A CELEBRATION FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH Vaseline on your face, bean bag toss, & teamwork Music entertainment, raffle prizes & more SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 PUTNAM COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 2 – 5 P.M. FREE EVENT 765-653-4820, EXT 101 [email protected] “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 17

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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 / the settlement. CLEAR CREEK CONSERVANCY DISTRICT Kathy Deer provided a written report. Endeavor still owes The Clear Creek Conservancy District board of directors met $7,910.44. Michael Young dropped trees at GB350 to get SEPTEMBER 15, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the district’s office at the them out of the way of a new home being built on the adja- treatment plant. cent property. The Putnam County Commissioners signed the Directors Present: J. Duane Kelly ARPA agreement for $518,000 in grant funds at their Septem- Jerry D. Wood ber 6 meeting. The video conference for the READI grant took Chris Schubert place at 2 p.m. on August 18. Since that time, the district’s project has been submitted to the IEDC with additional infor- Director Not Present: None mation submitted. The Heritage Lake POA board of directors Also attending: Doug Clodfelter, Treatment Plant Operator approved the sale of the three lots as requested at their and Operations Manager; Kathy Deer, Administrative and Fi- meeting September 12. There are 1.594 account locations nancial Manager; Lori Young, Curry & Associates Engineers; with five connections added to the billing system – JV079, Tom Novak. JV310, JV454, JV469, and VH043. The August/September bill- ing will go out as soon as the CASS certification is completed by Ampstun. The August deed transfer listing has not yet Lori Young had provided a written project update detailing the been received. Kathryn Reedy requested waiver of the late progression of work last month and this month she discussed fee. Jerry Wood moved to approve the waiver of the late fee. the status to complete the construction plans for the treat- Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. ment plant upgrade and reviewed the working drawings. She Doug Clodfelter provided a written report. Michael and Eco and Doug Clodfelter plan to visit a treatment plant of compa- solutions vacuumed 9 lift stations on September 7 and 8. Mi- rable size next week to evaluate their UV disinfection system. chael provided a detailed report of findings in each lift station The board conducted the first hearing of the proposed 2023 of grease and grit. The solids were hauled away. Doug had a budget. No comments were received. meeting with Lori Young and other consultants on September Jerry Wood moved to approve the minutes of the August 9 to walk through the plant and discuss the upgrades. The meeting. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. north clarifier gear reducer for the bottom sweep is wore out and a new one was ordered from Lakeside at a cost of $9,470. One of the seals is leaking on the Dodge gear reducer for the The board was provided a detailed financial report for the oxidation ditch rotors. New ones were ordered at a cost of month ending August 31, 2022. Jerry Wood moved to approve $318, and Maddox will be contracted to install them. The M7 the Register of Claims, August 19, 2022, through September generator coolant heater quit working and Michael ordered a 15, 2022. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. new one which he will replace. Jay Watkins of Endeavor had requested a meeting with the In the public forum, Tom Novak offered to investigate dog district which was held with Duane Kelly, Doug Clodfelter, Mi- waste collection receptacles for the walking area below the chael Young and Kathy Deer on September 2. Jay requested dam. It had been noted that bagged dog waste was being left the district consider proposing a settlement cost for breaches near the porta let. The board requested a picture and signage and no longer invoice each time fiber optic is found in the dis- information for the proposed receptacle for further discus- trict’s sewer lines. Michael provided the board with data sion. noting there has been 7 breaches found since 2018 with an The next regular meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on October average cost of $2,200 to repair noting that one breach result- 20, 2022, at the district’s office at the treatment plant. ed in no charges to Endeavor. There were 207 connections Approved by the Board of Directors on October 20, 2022. during this time, so 3.38% of connections are found to have breaches. After discussion of the costs to the district from Endeavor’s fiber optic project, Jerry Wood moved to request settlement of $200,000. Chris Schubert seconded. Vote unanimous. Endeavor’s board of directors will have to act on 20 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Benjamin Spock

**********SODA CAN TABS NEEDED********* We are looking to collect the soda can tabs. Kent Stevens has been collecting soda pop cans for several years. He is asking the community to help collect soda can tabs for the SHRINE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS. Lets join him and help. Drop off at the Marina or Clubhouse or contact Kent Ste- vens at 765-386-2438 Special thanks to everyone who supported & contributed to the success of our Fall Garage Sale/Food Con- cessions at the clubhouse to benefit Heritage Lake Scholarships & HLNAC! We especially appreciate all our volunteers who helped with food/garage sales, hungry shoppers/supporters who purchased our food and of course all our donors, who, without their generous contributions of sale items, our garage sale would not have been possible! We hope to sponsor the spring 2023 sale when we can again participate in the commu- nity garage sales to benefit Heritage Lake scholarships & HLNAC! Thanks again for everyone’s support & commitment to this effort! “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. S. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 21

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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. “Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.” Dale Carnegie SEPTEMBER 2022 ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ 23

Don’t miss this month! • Get signed up to be in the 2023 phone directory (see page 23) • POA is calling for Board Member Candidates (see page 8) • Trunk or Treat on the 29th (see page 13) 24 WWW.HLCS.ONLINE ǀ HL HIGHLIGHTS Copyright© 2021 ǀ SEPTEMBER 2022 “How beautifully leaves grow old.” John Burroughs