The Newsletter of the Property Owners Association

P.O. Box 427 Syracuse, IN 46567-0427 Phone: 574.457.7172 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.wawaseepoa.org Fax: 574.457.2907 Winter 2014

WPOA Officers & Directors

Kay Young President Carolyn Anderson AT THE HELM — WINTER 2014 Steve Snyder James Tranter By Kay Young, WPOA President Oakwood to make it a success. We also thank Vice Presidents the local groups that came with information Janet Hartley I am sitting at my desk, the sun is peeking about each of their causes; The WACF, our Administrative Officer out occasionally from behind clouds that look patrol, the Kosciusko County Community Kip Schumm like they could snow at any moment . . . . it is Foundation, Kosciusko County Cancer Care, Communications Officer November at Wawasee. Syracuse/Wawasee Trails, and many others in - There is a huge flock of Coots floating just cluding our fire department and the ever popu - Jerry Babb out past the pier posts that are waiting to be lar rides in the bucket above the trees! Next Jane Finch WACF Liaison removed. I wonder if those Coots are aware year’s date is on our calendar (see back page), Sally Gindling that we have noticed a bald eagle recently in be sure to put it on yours. Fireworks Chairman the trees next door . . . . . beware Coots, you Just a few weeks after the breakfast we cele - Garth McClain may be on the menu today for lunch! brated our nation’s birthday with another spec - Beth Morris Wawasee in November, settling into its tacular fireworks display, preceded by the Ft. William Pipp Cindy Quinn quiet mode once again. It is such a different Wayne Philharmonic’s always popular Inde - Jim Silcox lake than it was just a few months ago. The pendence Day Pops concert. Sally Gindling, Tom Tuttle II boats are gone, mostly. We still see a few of our “pyromaniac” director in charge and her them once in a while with either a very frigid assistant Chris outdid themselves once more Jim Kroemer LakeViews Editor driver, hurrying to the boat launch while with a display that can’t be beat! We are look - someone waits to pull out the boat, or they ing for an even better display next year . . . ! David Grandstaff may have the boat festooned with corn stalks In August I had a fun day on the lake with Past President and camo “sneaking up” on the unsuspecting the Honors Biology class from Wawasee High The Papers Incorporated ducks or geese that have made a stopover on School. With their teacher Pam Schumm and Publisher of LakeViews the lake. It is all part of the “closing down” of Dr. Nate Bosch, director of the Center for In this Issue: the lake and for winter to begin. & Streams at Grace College, we boarded Arrests solve burglaries This is also a good time for us at the boats and took the kids out on the lake for a WPOA to look back at the summer and to day of doing water testing experiments and Art figt to help trails thank everyone who made it such a great sum - identifying various plants. It is a great learning Grant wetlands overlook opens mer once again. experience for the kids . . . . as well as this Campbell, Berkey 2014 Chiefs We welcomed the summer with a wonder - driver. How is Wawasee aging? ful breakfast at the Oakwood. Our annual The WPOA also donated to the Center for Chautauqua director hired breakfast, sponsored by the WPOA and the Lakes & Streams to assist Dr. Bosch in acquir - More trail sections finished SLA, is always a great way to start off the sum - ing testing equipment that will speed up re - mer, reconnect with old friends and make new sults of water tests for all the lakes in the area. Lake patrol statistics for 2014 ones. This year’s breakfast was well attended This will give them the advantage of “real SWAP sewer project approved and a huge success. Thanks to everyone that at - time” results that we have not had in the past. tended and those that worked so hard at The Continued on page 3 Arrests solve Wawasee burglaries Two men have been arrested in con - open a window. found the home of Heubi’s next door nection with burglaries of Lake About an hour later, a North Web - neighbor, Glenn O’Conner, had been Wawasee homes last May. ster police officer stopped a vehicle oc - broken into. Both homes were relatively Robert Tyler Boatwright, 24, 10937 cupied by three individuals East close to the burglary investigated N. 200E, Milford, was arrested Oct. 22 Wawasee Drive and Cinderella Drive, at 1:31 a.m. by Milford Police. He is being held on north of where the burglary took place. Kosciusko County Crimestoppers a $10,000 surety bond. Terry W. Yoder, Two of the three individuals were iden - later received a tip that Boatwright was 25, 425 Oatfield Lane, Goshen, was ar - tified. The third provided police with a in the vehicle North Webster Police rested several days later and booked name and date of birth, indicating he stopped but had given a false name. into the Kosciusko County Jail on was a juvenile, but said he had no iden - The tip also indicated those individuals felony charges of burglary and theft. tification in his possession. were involved in burglaries of lake Court records show at 1:31 a.m. Later that day, at 7:30 p.m., another homes. Through an investigation, po - May 19, a Kosciusko County sheriff’s county officer responded to a burglary lice learned the name of Boatwright’s deputy responded to a burglary alarm report at the residence of Jim Heubi, girlfriend. Both Boatwright and his at the home of Lloyd Hagedorn, Lung North Bayshore Drive, Syracuse, after girlfriend had unrelated warrants and Lane, Syracuse. The home had been someone noticed the front door to the the girlfriend was arrested. entered and burglarized by forcing home was opened. The officer also When Boatwright came to bond her out, he was also arrested on the active warrant. Police questioned Boatwright Wells’ gift to WPOA will help trails project about the May 19 burglary and he ad - When the annual WPOA-commis - tion. But Mike took it upon himself to mitted he was in the vehicle and gave sioned artist series of prints ended this call WPOA with an offer to have the false name to avoid being arrested. year, many people missed it. But un - prints made from their original and Subsequent investigation, including like most, Mike and Sue Wells de - gift them to WPOA. matching a shoe print on a windowsill cided to do something about it. The money raised from the sale of at one of the homes to shoes worn by For five years, from 2009 through these prints will once again go to the Boatwright, led to his arrest on bur - 2013, the WPOA commissioned an trails project. The Natti Crow Sunset glary and theft charges. original work from different artists de - print will be available in the spring of The Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s picting scenes from life on Lake 2015. One hundred of the prints will Office also assisted the sheriff’s depart - Wawasee, from wetlands to Boat-In be hand signed and numbered by the ment and Goshen Police Department Worship to the annual fireworks dis - artist. Since Mike and Sue financed the with the investigation. (Article courtesy of play. The original was auctioned off making of the prints, all proceeds will The Mail-Journal) and prints were sold each year, with go to the trails. the proceeds going to the Syracuse- Mike and Sue also contacted WPOA looking Wawasee Trails project. Deanna Swain at the Water Lily Art Mike and Sue Wells were big sup - Gallery to handle the sales for WPOA. for old directories porters of the series and were sorry to You can call Deanna with any ques - see it come to an end. The Wells, who tions at 574-528-5050. The WPOA is looking for old live in Carmel and have a home on WPOA President Kay Young ex - Neighbors directories. If you have , commissioned award pressed the organization’s gratitude Neighbors books from the 70’s and winning artist Teresa Altemeyer to “to Mike and Sue Wells for this won - 80’s especially that you would be will - paint a watercolor of a picture they derful gift.” ing to donate for our archives please took of one of Lake Wawasee’s leg - In the five years of the artist series, call the WPOA office (574-457-7172) endary sunsets. approximately $50,000 was given to and someone will be happy to pick The original painting is entitled the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails from the them up. We get frequent requests Natti Crow Sunset and will remain profit of the sales of the originals and from our members who want to look part of the Wells’ personal collec - prints. up the history of their homes and our collection is missing a few copies.

2 AT THE HELM Continued from page 1 Barbara Grant wetlands Also a huge THANK YOU to our lake patrol volunteers. We have 12 vol - unteers who spend many hours on the overlook completed water helping to keep each of us safe while we are on the lake. The hours The Barbara Berkey Grant and they are on the lake are just a part of Sacajawea Wetlands Overlook on CR their commitment as they all have to 1000N, east of Koher Road East on attend hours of classes before the season the southeast side of Lake Wawasee, starts to keep them updated in first aid has been completed. The boardwalk and other areas. They also spend time platform overlooks the wetland area at in July with the young boaters taking the headwaters of Turkey Creek before sailing classes at the Wawasee Yacht it flows into Lake Wawasee. Club teaching those boating rules. The property is owned by the entire afternoon to traverse. Once com - Next year when you see these dedicated Wawasee Area Conservancy Founda - pleted, the men jokingly told Barbara officers please thank them for their tion and the overlook is named in Grant she was the first woman since time and dedication. honor of Grant, who is from Syracuse. Sacajawea to make the run. Keeping all of these activities Grant, her husband, Doug, Al Sacajawea was the famous Native straight and all of us going where we Campbell and Tom Yoder canoed from American woman who helped lead the need to be are Janet and Phil Hartley the bridge on CR 1000N up the river Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pa - the “workers” behind the WPOA. into Lake Wawasee. The path was ob - cific Ocean in 1803. Without them we would be up the structed with beaver dams and took an proverbial “creek “and definitely with - out the “paddle”. It may not take “a village” to make the WPOA operate but as you can see it does take quite a few people and a lot of time. I would be remiss to not men - tion our group of directors that each dedicate themselves to the organization and pitch in with projects throughout the year to make your time here safe and fun! I am sure I have forgotten someone or something that was important this year so please forgive me. There is so much going on during the summer for each of us, the times we spend with friends and family, the building of memories that will live on for months and years. In just a few months the cycle will be beginning again. Until then I hope you will all have a wonderful holiday Shown at a new overlook on WACF-owned wetlands on CR 1000N, east of Koher Road East on the southeast side of Lake Wawasee, are WACF Chairman season, and we will be looking forward Sam Leman, Barb and Doug Grant; and Heather Harwood, WACF executive to seeing each of you “next year.” And director. The overlook has been named in honor of Barb Grant. An informa - remember . . . . . if you are lucky tional board will be added to the location in the future. (Photo by Deb Patter - enough to be at the lake ...... you son, courtesy of The Mail-Journal). are lucky enough!

3 Campbell, Berkey named 2014 WPOA Chiefs

Each year the Wawasee Property Owners Association presents the Chief Award to honor someone the associa - tion feels has gone above and beyond to assure the preservation and orderly development of Lake Wawasee. This year, two individuals were presented the award at the WPOA annual meet - ing in August. Al Campbell and Dan Berkey were recognized for their efforts to educate others about the importance of pro - tecting Lake Wawasee’s watershed. “This year’s Chiefs have both grown up in and on our area lakes,” said Kay Young, WPOA board president. “One here at Wawasee, the other on lakes in the central part of the county. During those formative Al Campbell, left, and Dan Berkey were presented the Wawasee Property years, each of them enjoyed all the Owners Association’s Wawasee Chief Award at the annual WPOA meeting in great things that lake living can give August. The two men coordinate the weekly WACF canoe trips down the 10 you.” lakes that flow into Lake Wawasee, from Knapp Lake to Village Lake, every Campbell spent some of his early Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. (Photo by Deb Patterson, years in Warsaw. His parents were ed - courtesy of The Mail-Journal). ucators in the Warsaw school system. He attended Purdue University and der, teaching fourth, sixth and seventh formed between Campbell and Berkey. served with the Marines in Korea. He grades for more than 30 years. He won For the past 19 years both men and his wife Dotty raised their four a teacher of the year award from the have led canoe trips every Friday children in Cincinnati where he American Medical Society for his sci - morning from Memorial Day to Labor worked in international business. But ence teaching. Day, loaded canoes and taken groups his heart was always in Indiana. But Lake Wawasee brought them down the 10-lake trip, educating oth - Twelve years before retirement, the and their families back each summer ers not only on the importance of the Campbells bought their house on the and they took up the “mantle of car - waterway but the history and environ - south shore of Lake Wawasee and ing for Wawasee and instilling that ment around it and the animals de - began dividing their time between caring in their children and grandchil - pending on it. Cincinnati and Lake Wawasee. dren,” noted Young. Berkey and his wife, Marilyn, have Berkey’s family started coming to She said 20 years ago one of the also done water testing for years for the lake in 1900 and he spent nearly chiefs was invited to take a canoe trip the WACF, and he also has served on every summer on the lake. After grad - through the 10 lakes from Knapp the WACF board. uating from Goshen High School he Lake to Village Lake that feed into Campbell, said to be the quiet one attended the University of Colorado, Lake Wawasee. On that trip informa - of the two, was recently honored as majoring in anthropology. He com - tion was shared about the lakes and one of the WACF Foundation bined his interest in history, science what each did for the area and for Society members and one of the early and the outdoors with his teaching ca - Wawasee. The idea was born to edu - donors of funds for acquisition of im - reer in Boulder Valley Schools, Boul - cate others and a partnership was portant wetlands by WACF. 4 Is Lake Wawasee aging gracefully?

By Dr. Nathan Bosch, Director Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College

Just like you and I age, so do our local lakes. And similar to the way we treat our bodies, which influences how quickly we age, Lake Wawasee can age more quickly depending on how it is treated. Though lakes do not get wrinkles or become a bit forgetful, they do change in several important ways while aging. Lakes typically begin as oligotrophic lakes with few nutrients in the lake and very little aquatic macrophytes (weeds) and phytoplank - ton (algae). With scarce plant production, there is little buildup of mucky sediment at the bottom of the lake. Thus, the lake remains deeper with cooler water tem - peratures. Due to the lack of algae, the water is very clear as well. Without strong algae growth in the food chain, there are also fewer fish. The next stage in the lake aging process occurs with the mesotrophic lake. There are more nutrients in the lake, increasing support for more plant greatly impaired in eutrophic lakes. however, can substantially speed up production. Sediment accumulates on The high decomposition rates of the the eutrophication process. These ac - the bottom of the lake creating a shal - dead plant material at the bottom of tions include anything that increases lower and warmer habitat. The water the lake uses up oxygen, which fish the nutrient and sediment levels, in - clarity is decreased from the higher need to breathe, so that the diversity cluding excessive fertilizer application, populations of algae in the water, giv - of fish species is reduced while less de - failing septic systems, soil erosion, im - ing it a greenish coloration. In other sirable species remain. proper manure management, and wet - words, more fish are supported as the Overall, this aging process of lakes land removal. lake food sources have increased. is known as eutrophication. All of our So, are we doing everything we can A eutrophic lake is the final stage local lakes can be categorized as one of to keep our lakes young? The Center in the aging process as nutrient these three stages — oligotrophic, for Lakes & Streams at Grace College sources have significantly increased. mesotrophic and eutrophic. and the Wawasee Property Owners As - This is characterized by intense weed So, how old does Lake Wawasee sociation are working to slow the lake and algae growth. Sediment builds at look? It is currently considered aging process in Lake Wawasee. You the bottom of the lake quickly such mesotrophic. The natural aging can do your part by supporting our that it eventually becomes a wetland process for lakes to move through important efforts. with shallow depths and different these three stages would likely take plant communities. hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Illustrations provided by University of As a result, the water clarity is Human actions around the lakes, Wisconsin

5 Oakwood ready for the holiday

By Tamra Henry cials: Sundays, Mondays, and Oakwood General Manager Thursdays, 50-cent wings; Mondays, half-priced ap - Who wouldn’t love Breakfast with petizers; Wednesdays, Santa? On December 13, from 8-11 half-priced margaritas; a.m., Santa Claus is coming to the and Thursdays, $21 prime Oakwood Resort! Enjoy a meet and rib dinner. The Pier greet with Santa while enjoying a de - Restaurant & Bar are licious breakfast. closed on Tuesdays during Kids can have their picture taken the Winter Season. with Santa, design their own chef hat It’s a busy holiday sea - and have fun building their own pan - son but we still have avail - cakes. All festivities will be held at ability on select dates to the Pier Restaurant, one of Santa’s fa - host your office holiday vorite stops, priced at $8.00 for party, event or celebra - Adults, $3.00 for Children 3-15. tion. Make your reservation today for a If you find that you much-deserved break at Oakwood’s J are unable to accommodate all Three Salon & Spa. Gift certificates of your family and friends at your are available for the spa and The Pier home over the holidays, just give us a in Oakwood Resort news and happen - Restaurant & Bar. These are available call to reserve a room and we’ll take ings. at the Front Desk and at The Pier. extra special care of them. We look forward to seeing you In addition to daily specials, The We also encourage everyone to visit during the holidays at Oakwood Re - Pier offers the following weekly spe - our Facebook page for all of the latest sort! South Shore sewer project approved

A project to install sewers along cording to Richard A. Green and James SWAP would complete the sanitary Lake Wawasee’s south shore, the final Flecker, attorneys with the law firm sewer to all of Lake Wawasee, finishing stretch of shoreline still dependent on Green, Cates & Grossnickle, LLP, which an effort that began in 1977 with the septic systems, is a go. represents the sewer district. formation of the Sewer District. With enough commitments to the The project is called SWAP, which Property owners will be required to project from property owners along the stands for South Shore – Waco Area fill in the old septic system as required route to show support for the project, Project and it is the last stretch of Lake by law, install a low pressure grinder the board of Trustees of the Turkey Wawasee shoreline still dependent on pump, and install a line from the home Creek Regional Sewer District recently septic systems. to the force main. Flecker encouraged voted to go ahead with the project. It will entail installing the sewer property owners along the route who The board has engaged the engineer - along the lakeside roads from George may have questions to contact him or ing firm of Jones and Henry, which is Street south to a connection point near attorney Richard Green at 574-457- currently preparing preliminary reports the middle school, providing service to 3222. on plant upgrades, not only for existing homes, cottages and businesses along customers but also to handle the capac - the route. The route includes George Please send all correspondence ity of the new customers. Street, Elwood Street, Trusdell Avenue, regarding LakeViews to The engineers will also develop a State Road 13, Waco, South Shore Jim Kroemer, editor, at timeline for the project, but construc - Drive and a portion of Vawter Park [email protected] tion is expected to begin in 2015, ac - Road. 6 Trail committee completes busy fall

By Megan McClellan, executive director • Better academic performance. Syracuse-Wawasee Trails We have also been hard at work planning for future projects. The Trail The Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Com - Committee is partnering with the Town mittee has had a busy fall. We have of Syracuse to extend the existing Hark - completed some trail, received an im - less Drive sidewalk/trail from Oakwood portant grant, and laid the groundwork to the intersection with State Road 13. sider making a tax-deductible donation for much more to come. We plan to complete this project in the now, so that it is worth twice as much New trail was completed along spring. to our trail building effort. Northshore Drive along Syracuse Lake. The Trail Committee, together with As you can see, there’s a lot going This has created a fantastic five-mile the Wawasee Area Conservancy Founda - on, and much more to come. Our goal, loop around Syracuse Lake which in - tion (WACF) is in communications however, is still the same: to make our cludes the Syracuse Community Center, with the DNR and others about build - community a better place in which to Lakeside Park, downtown Syracuse, ing a boardwalk trail across part of the live by creating a non-motorized trail Crosson Mill Park, beautiful wetland Conklin Bay Wetlands. network, to improve the safety, health boardwalks along Pickwick Drive, and The trail would then continue paral - and fitness of our community while then through some gorgeous residential lel to State Road 13, across land owned promoting environmental and historical areas along Eastshore and Northshore by WACF, eventually connecting to the awareness, and connecting the Syracuse, Drives. Sleepy Owl. This is a vital piece of trail Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake com - We received a non-infrastructure for many reasons including environ - munities. grant to study safe routes to school for mental education opportunities along If you would like to become more students attending Syracuse Elemen - the boardwalk and alternative trans - involved, please check out our website tary, Wawasee Middle and Wawasee portation options for residents further (www.syracusewawaseetrails.com) , “like” High Schools. This grant will allow us South on Lake Wawasee. us on Facebook, or stop by the execu - to determine how many students cur - Trail building is not cheap but we tive director’s new office at the Syra - rently use the trails to walk and bike to are thankful for the many generous do - cuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. school. We will then communicate with nations which we have received. In par - Our meetings are also always open to parents and the wider community to ticular the Miller Family Foundation the public: third Monday of the month, determine what the major barriers are has recently offered to match donations 6 p.m. at the Syracuse Community to students walking and biking to that we receive until March. Please con - Center. See you soon! school. We plan to continue these studies yearly in order to better determine the impact of our activities on student be - havior. This is an especially important indicator since two recent studies have found that walking to school is associ - ated with higher overall physical activ - ity throughout the day. There are many potential benefits from this physical ac - tivity for youth including: • Weight and blood pressure con - trol; • Bone, muscle, and joint health and maintenance; Trail segments along Eastshore Drive and Northshore Drive were con - • Reduction in the risk of diabetes; structed this summer, completing the portion of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail • Improved psychological welfare, around Syracuse Lake. The trails committee is now focused on building trails and; along the East and South shores of Lake Wawasee. 7 News and upcoming events

By Heather Harwood Funding for this project is from the cuse Lake, we have protected a 42- WACF Executive Director GLC and WACF donors. acre property which had been platted Please join us March 5 and 6 for for development. It is now part of a Thank you for supporting of your the Indiana Lakes Management Soci - contiguous tract of more than 140 conservancy. WACF appreciates our ety (ILMS) Annual Meeting at the acres of wetlands and wooded wet - donors and volunteers who make all Oakwood Inn and Conference Center. lands spanning from the southeast our work to protect water quality pos - This is a worthwhile conference on all corner of Syracuse Lake to Warner sible. From land protection to pollu - types of lake issues. For more infor - Road. This tract includes the last re - tion control projects and educational mation and to register, please go to maining wetland on Syracuse Lake events, we strive to make our water - www.indianalakes.org . and a large area south of Bonar Lake. shed and Lake Wawasee a cleaner and We also welcome Jeff Herdrich to Thank you to the generosity and healthier place. the staff of WACF as our new Land forward thinking of Eli Lilly Lifetime Here’s a rundown of what has been Management Officer. Founders Society donors and thank happening at WACF: WACF is excited that the land you to Doug and Barb Grant for COMPLETED PROJECTS known as the Syracuse Lake Wetlands sponsoring WACF’s first overlook • The Elkhart River Restoration will be preserved and protected. structure at the Turkey Creek wet - Association (ERRA) and the Great Through a community effort at Syra - lands. (See related article on page 3). lakes Commission (GLC) grant for erosion control in the Turkey Creek and Dillon Creek areas was completed this fall. The final piece at the out - Web sites worth noting flow of Dillon Creek into Enchanted Hills includes two -stage ditches, grade-control structures, and stream Wawasee Property Wawasee Yacht Club bank stabilization. It is estimated that Owners Association www.wawaseeyachtclub.com this project will save 28 tons pers year www.wawaseepoa.org and 420 tons of sediment over the life Oakwood Resort of the practices from entering our Wawasee Area www.oakwoodresort.com lake. Conservancy Foundation CURRENT PROJECTS www.wacf.com Center for Lakes & Streams • Invasive plant removal and trail www.water.grace.edu development — at the WACF Levin - Wawasee Flotilla son LaBrosse education center prop - www.wawaseeflotilla.com Syracuse-Wawasee erty at Conklin Bay and Ind. 13 with Historical Museum generous donations from the U.S. Chautauqua Wawasee www.syracusemuseum.org Fish and Wildlife Service, the www.chqw.org Kosciusko County Community Foun - Wawasee Navy SEAL Foundation dation and DNR. Syracuse/Wawasee Trails wawaseenavysealfoundation.org • Sediment Basin construction up - www.syracusewawaseetrails.com stream of Martin Creek. This basin construction project is designed to To have your web site added to this list, please contact the editor at slow down the water flowing into [email protected]. Martin Creek and Leeland channels.

8 Patrol volunteers spend 800 hours on lakes

By Jim Tranter this summer which have become WPOA Vice-President unsafe boating practices. I know & lake patrol chairman you have read and heard us talk about these before, but when it comes to Not to sound like a broken record, safety, redundancy should take a but where has this summer gone. It back seat. seems like it was just yesterday that Paddle boarding has become a very we launched the boats and opened the popular new water sport. It is fun and cottages for the summer of 2014. healthy but can be unsafe. A paddle - the violations occur pulling tubers. As I want to take this opportunity to board when it is on the water is con - we said above, if pulling tubers, skiers thank our Lake Patrol volunteers and sidered a vessel (boat) and requires a etc., they become an extension of the to give you a few statistics for summer life jacket to be on board for each oc - boat passenger capacity. So, to pull a 2014 on Lake Wawasee and Syracuse cupant of the paddle board which is tuber on a wave runner you, must have Lake. usually one. But if two or three are on a driver, an observer turned facing the Our thanks go out to Jerry Babb, the same paddle board then there must tuber, and then you can have only one pier 670, Bill Borror, pier 96 (Syracuse be a life jacket for each person on tuber, no more, because the wave run - Lake), Todd Eby, pier 168, Gary board. ner capacity is only three persons. Hentze, pier 170 (Syracuse Lake), Jim Boat capacities have become an What your lake patrol sees a lot of are Klotz, pier 62, Monty Layne, pier 143, issue. We are seeing a lot more pon - two people on a wave runner pulling a Ken Nord, pier 332B3, Dan Rice, pier toons on the lake and because of their tub with two and sometimes three 137, Dave Schwartz, pier 683-A002, size and configuration it is easy to get people on the tube. and Ken Troutman, pier 689-A6. a lot of people on board. Remember, We are seeing many boats going We also want to thank Jon Tyler, each boat has a capacity plate. The too fast in the main channel between Kosciusko County deputy sheriff who plate has two measurements, number Syracuse Lake and Wawasee. This area is our lake patrol advisor and coordina - of passengers and total weight. You from entrance to entrance is a NO tor. cannot select one and ignore the other. WAKE zone. So please respect your Your volunteers spent a total of If your capacity plate says 10 people neighbor’s property and idle through more than 800 hours covering stops and 1,450 lbs., you cannot say “I have the channel. that included registrations, equipment 10 children that only weight 800 lbs. REMINDERS violations, operating violations, crash so I can put more people on board.” Please turn your docking lights off investigations, theft assistance, and Remember also, when you are after you leave the dock and remember other issues. pulling skiers, tubers etc. they are an to keep them off until you are ready to In addition, volunteer hours were extension of the boat passengers and dock. The docking lights are so bright given for marine events, educational must be included in your totals. For that they block out your red and green programs and vessel checks. Our edu - example, if your capacity plate says 10 running lights. Keep in mind docking cational programs included safety and you have eight people in the boat lights are for docking. classes at the Wawasee Yacht Club and and are pulling four tubers you are Speed limit from sundown to sun Wawasee High School. over capacity and run the risk of a cita - up aon all Indiana lakes is 10 mph. Thanks should also go to you, the tion for the violation. For Dealer boats — please put your property owners, for funding the Lake The same holds true for wave run - dealer registration in a visible place Patrol program so that these lake com - ners, but since they seem to be the preferably on the windshield where munity services can be made available. larger portion of the capacity viola - law enforcement can see it without I wanted to also take this opportu - tions, we need to address wave runners stopping and asking. It will save you a nity to remind everyone of a few viola - more specifically. Most wave runners lot of time and the Lake Patrol a lot of tions that have consistently occurred are three-seaters (passengers). Most of time also.

9 Chautauqua-Wawasee hires executive director

Nathan Day Wilson has been hired Wilson, started a very exciting inter - to serve as executive director of the re - national NGO in Swaziland, Africa cently merged Chautauqua-Wawasee called Kukhany’okusha Cares, which and the Oakwood Foundation. He has addresses food sustainability, job cre - already begun his duties and was wel - ation, early childhood education and comed Nov. 20 with a reception at the cles and papers, and one of his aca - women’s empowerment. Oakwood Inn. demic publications, “Waging Peace Janice and Nathan have two When asked why he is excited Amidst Raging War: Evaluating the daughters, Ellie and Clarissa, with about serving as the executive director Impact of Religious Institutions,” re - whom they enjoy traveling, sports, of Chautauqua-Wawasee ceived an award from the British Inter - theatre, dance, photography and ice (www.chqw.org ), Wilson didn’t hesi - national Studies Association Working cream. tate. He said, “I’m excited about Group on International Relations, Se - building an organization and a move - curity and Religion. ment that explores the best in human Wilson holds the distinction of values and all that enriches life.” being the youngest executive director Wilson knows about such efforts, of a statewide council of churches in having served as a lecturer, teacher and the nation’s history, which was a post chaplain at the famed Chautauqua In - he held with the West Virginia Coun - stitution in New York State. He was cil of Churches. Later he served as di - also president of the Ecumenical Com - rector of public policy and munity of Chautauqua’s board of di - communications for Sojourners in rectors. Washington DC. He has testified be - Wilson’s education includes a bach - fore the U.S. Senate Judiciary and U.S. elor degree and two master’s degrees. House Way and Means Committees. He has published more than 500 arti - Wilson’s spouse, Janice Lagalski Nathan Day Wilson Biff and the Cruisers booked for WPOA annual meeting

Break out the poodle skirts and saddle shoes and head back to the early days of rock and roll with the WPOA next sum - mer. The popular band Biff and the Cruisers will play your fa - vorite “oldies” from the 50s, 60s and 70s at the WPOA an - nual meeting and dinner August 8, 2015, at the Ruddell Pavilion on the WACF property on Ind. 13, south of Syra - cuse. Called Rock Around the Clock, the meeting and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Ticket information will be announced in future editions of LakeViews. Biff and the Cruisers is a six-person band from Fort Wayne that specializes in top ten hits from the Sixties through the Eighties. They’ve been around for 15 years and have per - formed on cruise ships as well as throughout the Midwest.

10 Consider donating to scholarship fund

As you contemplate end-of-the-year many capacities. tax planning, please consider a fully This past year, the deductible donation to the WPOA- number of scholarships David F. Lichtenauer Memorial Schol - granted to Wawasee High School sen - memo line) and mailed to KCCF, 102 arship Fund. iors increased from two to three, due E. Market Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. The scholarship fund was estab - to donations and growth in the fund. For credit card donations, please lished at the Kosciusko County Com - Donations to the fund by check visit www.kcfoundation.org/donate. munity Foundation as an endowment may be made payable to KCCF (with Your support will make a difference in fund in 2010 in memory of Dave WPOA-David F. Lichtenauer Memo - the education of our future leaders Lichtenauer, who served the WPOA in rial Scholarship Fund included in the from the Wawasee community.

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