The Newsletter of the Wawasee 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 Summer 2014 WPOA Officers & Directors

Kay Young President Carolyn Anderson AT THE HELM — SUMMER 2014 Steve Snyder James Tranter Depending upon when you are reading this Me- pendence with a spectacular fireworks display on Sat- Vice Presidents morial Day is either almost here or we have just cele- urday the 5th. During the afternoon, the annual brated it, either way the beginning of summer is about Flotilla will make its way around the lake featuring Janet Hartley to start in earnest. decorated boats as well as a parade of wooden boats. Administrative Officer Memorial Day has always been the unofficial start Put your thinking cap on and make plans to join in Kip Schumm of summer for most of us. I can remember coming to the fun with a decorated boat for your home or neigh- Communications Officer the lake on Memorial Day weekend, school was out borhood. and we were here to stay for a wonderful 12 weeks of In August our annual meeting is scheduled for Sat- Jerry Babb summer vacation . . . that was such an idyllic time of urday the 23rd at The Frog. We will bring you updates Ann Bonifas life. Having grown up here with three months to just of our year as well as other interesting information, Jane Finch hang out and be a kid was one of the greatest gifts my more to come on that later. WACF Liaison Sally Gindling parents could have given to my brothers and me. Along with all the fun things there is a serious side Fireworks Chairman It is also the reason that I am here today trying to as well to the WPOA, namely our lake patrol. Again Garth McClain give back just a little to our lake by helping to keep it this year our volunteer officers will be out on the lake Dan Morris healthy and safe. That is the mission of the WPOA . . . helping to keep us safe as we enjoy boating, jetsking Cindy Quinn . we are “Neighbors dedicated to the preservation and or- and other lake activities. Each of the officers has put in Jim Silcox derly development of Indiana’s largest natural lake”. many hours this spring in training that is required for Tom Tuttle II Things are certainly getting a late start here after them to belong to the lake patrol. They are trained to Jim Kroemer such a long cold winter. Looking out at the water as I handle emergencies as well as giving out information LakeViews Editor am writing this (on Mother’s Day weekend) the one and safety tips (and on rare occasions, we hope tickets thing that I notice is the lack of things, the lack of for infractions). David Grandstaff piers and boats for instance. With ice on the lake until One of their “fun jobs” is to participate in the sail- Past President into the second week of April the pier companies are ing programs for the youth at the Yacht Club. We have The Papers Incorporated trying to get squeeze 2-1/2 months of work into 1-1/2, had reports of the kids going home and telling their Publisher of LakeViews and with no piers there are no boats, a lot of work to parents what they are doing wrong in their boats…out be done in just a few weeks. of the mouths of babes! In this Issue: Even with a long winter we have been busy plan- All of these things are made possible by your in- • Ian Rolland named Flotilla Commodore ning for the next few months with activities that we volvement in the WPOA and by you paying your • Chautauqua Week July 7 - 11 hope you will find the time to enjoy along with your dues. We want to thank each of you that have paid (if • Canoe trips begin June 27 neighbors. not sure, look for a check mark in the directory. If • SEAL Parachute Team coming August 9 On June 21st be sure to join us at the Oakwood your dues were here before the printing there should • What is floating in Lake Wawasee? Inn and Resort for our annual kick off to summer Pan- be a check mark beside your name) and if you have cake Breakfast. We have expanded the menu and are not there is still time for you to do so. • WPOA/SLA annual breakfast June 21 looking forward to seeing many of you there. You will Along with the “good feeling” it gives to be a mem- • Women of Today host Beach Bash at Oakwood be receiving a mailing soon with the details and a card ber you will receive this year’s Neighbors directory filled • Fireworks on July 5 this year that you can send back to help give us an idea of how with information that we know you will find useful. • Oakwood announces summer concert series many to expect. (But if you don’t send your card we So grab your suits, boat keys, paddles, whatever • Yacht Club ready for another year of racing still want to see you . . . . . come and bring your family you have and head for the lake . . . . . remember, if and friends!) your lucky enough to be at the lake . . . . you are lucky • Local authors create book of historic images Two weeks later we once again celebrate our Inde- enough . . . . . Happy Summer! Ian Rolland named Flotilla commodore One of Lake Wawasee’s and the entire State of Indiana’s most respected citizens has been chosen Commodore of the 53rd annual Flotilla fundraiser Wawasee Flotilla. Ian Ian Rolland, retired CEO of Lincoln Na- The Wawasee Flotilla committee is host- Rolland tional Corp., long-time Lake Wawasee prop- ing a fund raising cruise aboard the S.S. Lilly erty owner, and the man who negotiated the Pad II and the public is invited. sale of the Oakwood Resort and Oakwood Inn The cruise will take place from 7–11 to Dr. Rex Parent and his family, will head this p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, departing from year’s parade of boats. the Frog Tavern. Contact Lisa Hill for ticket This year’s flotilla theme is “Get Your information at [email protected]. benefit.” Game On”, and entries are invited to decorate Through tireless effort, Rolland was able to their floats and piers to depict their favorite negotiate agreements with a variety of parties game, whether it is Monopoly, Candy Crush, the court. For his efforts in resolving the whose interests did not always coincide, in- Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, or whatever. thorny issues surrounding the Oakwood prop- cluding the City of Syracuse, WACF and Oak- The flotilla will take place on Saturday, erty, Rolland was presented the Sachem wood Property Owners Association. July 5, at 1:30 p.m., starting in front of the Award, Indiana’s highest honor, in April 2012. His efforts finally culminated in the sale of Wawasee Spink condominiums and In presenting the award, Indiana the Oakwood Resort and Oakwood Inn to the moving clockwise around the lake. Atty. Gen. Greg Zoeller said, “Ian Parent family, and the hotel and resort have There is no charge to enter but 2014 Rolland is an example of someone been open again for a year now. you must register to win an who never stops serving his com- Rolland was born in Fort Wayne, earned award. Registration forms will munity. He has continued to his bachelor’s degree at DePauw University be available at local retailers, call- tirelessly work to reach a resolu- and his master’s at the University of Michigan. ing 574-457-3775, or sending an tion of the difficult legal, financial He went to work for Lincoln National in email to [email protected]. and other issues surrounding Oak- 1956, eventually rising to the position of CEO After the Oakwood Park and Oak- wood. He has willingly undertaken in 1992, a position he held until his retirement wood Inn closed, complicated legal battles this assignment to attempt to make Oakwood in 1998. He also served on Lincoln National’s ensued and Rolland was appointed receiver by economically viable again for the community’s board of directors. He has been active in a wide variety of civic Join WACF for Lake Talk and Eats organizations, including the Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Nature Conservancy and By Heather Harwood, Eli Lilly’s phil- United Way. WACF Executive Director anthropic ef- Rolland and his wife Mimi were married in forts and love of 1955 and have five children. Rolland has Please join us this summer for Lake Talk the lakes. noted one reason he’s pleased about the re- and Eats on the first Saturdays of June, July Friday opening of Oakwood is because that’s where and August, at 9 a.m. at the Levinson- morning canoe he met his wife. LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Cen- trips will start on June 27th. Enjoy a paddle ter, 11586 N. SR 13. The schedule: thru the 10 lakes. WACF will have a booth E-mail addresses • June 7 — “What’s UP with Lake Levels?” and offer canoe rides again this year at the Administrative officer Janet Hartley is with Dr. Nathan Bosch, Center for Lakes & Kosciusko Lakes and Streams Lakes Festival — still compiling a comprehensive list of e- Streams, Grace College. Winona Lake June 6 – 14. mail addresses for WPOA members and • July 5, “Return of the BUG CATCH” The annual Farm Tour, led by Russell An- lake residents. with Nancy Brown, Aquatic Bug Expert — for derson, will get us out on the farm and discuss If you have not submitted your e-mail grandparents and grandkids, and parents planting, fertilizers, pesticides, harvesting, ero- address yet, or if your address has • August 2 — “Glacial Stone, Native Plants sion control and crop rotation. Join us changed, please send the information to and Biolog Shorelines” with Lyn Crighton, Wednesday, July 23, at 9:30 a.m. Meet at Dil- Janet at [email protected]. If you Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation, and Mark lon Creek on the Noble County and have any questions or concerns call the Myers, Myers Landscape Nursery. Kosciusko County Line Rd. WPOA office at 574-457-7172 or send While you’re there, check out our trails The WACF Annual Breakfast will be at the an e-mail to [email protected]. thru this 40-acre wooded wetland. You can WACF Levinson-LaBrosse Education Center, More information about the WPOA is also see our progress on the Eli Lilly Lifetime on Saturday August 16, 8-10am. Hope to see also available on our website, Founders Society donor wall acknowledging you there! www.wawaseepoa.org.

2 Oakwood to host Chautauqua Week July 7-11; Theme ‘Peace on Earth’

By Ann Strong “Two Piano Recital” by Marianne Tobias and Chautauqua Wawasee Anita Cast; the Kevin Piekarski Jazz Trio; Sons of Bill musical performance, and Sing-a-Long First of all, what is Chautauqua Week? It is with Mimi” (Rolland, naturally). a themed week-long series of programs, morn- I would also like to thank Marlies West ing, afternoon and evening offering multi-gen- and Frank Levinson, who have been invaluable erational experiences in Religion, Arts, overview answering the question: “What is in helping to put this wonderful week to- Recreation and Education. (R.A.R.E.). Chau- Chautauqua?” gether. Looking forward to seeing you during tauqua Week offers residents, visitors and fam- Discussion of the book “Love Does” by this week and beyond. ilies the opportunity to share these experiences Bob Goff. in a concentrated format. Description of the International Hunger This will be the first year of weekday pro- program and celebration of the amount col- Web sites gramming for Chautauqua-Wawasee since lected to give to the local food bank and to the Oakwood Inn was restored and re-opened designated location in Kenya. along with the Oakwood Resort. Prior to this Early afternoon worth noting year, local Chautauqua programming took Presentations will feature Ron Manahan, former President of Grace College; Dr. Welling place only on weekends. Wawasee Property Owners Association Hall, Plowshares professor of Peace Studies The Oakwood Resort is a wonderful loca- www.wawaseepoa.org tion for hosting the type of events that are as- and Politics, Earlham College; Dr. Jim Brenne- man, president of Goshen College, and a panel sociated with the Chautauqua program, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation discussing “The Religious-Scientific Dialogue: founded at the Chautauqua Institute in up- www.wacf.com state New York more than a century ago. How to Debate Ideas” with Frank Levinson, self-described as Silicon Valley nerd; Karen Here are some of the programs that will be Wawasee Flotilla Johnston, MD; Dr. Nate Bosch, Grace College offered this year. Activities and events will be www.wawaseeflotilla.com offered each day. biologist; and Brian Murphy, Astrophysics, Butler University. Early mornings Chautauqua Wawasee Late afternoon activities include an historic Peace Walk, “Pedestrians for Peace.” www.chautauqua-wawasee.org Late morning cruise on the S.S. Lilly Pad II. Evening performances will include the first Presentations including include an Syracuse/Wawasee Trails www.syracusewawaseetrails.com

Wawasee Yacht Club www.wawaseeyachtclub.com

Oakwood Resort www.oakwoodresort.com

Center for Lakes & Streams www.water.grace.edu

Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Beginning Friday, June 27, and continuing every Friday this summer that the weather co- www.syracusemuseum.org operates, the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation will sponsor canoe trips through the 10 lakes that feed into Lake Wawasee. Pictured here is a group from a past trip. This year will be Wawasee Navy SEAL Foundation the 18th year for the weekly educational trips, which are led by knowledgeable and experi- wawaseenavysealfoundation.org enced guides. Groups gather each week at the former fish hatchery and view wetlands from a WACF owned glacial moraine before paddling down Turkey Creek through 10 lakes that flow To have your web site added to this from the north/south continental divide. You can make reservations and get the details by list, please contact the editor at jim.kroe- emailing or calling Al Campbell at [email protected], 513-543-6997 (cell). Additional in- [email protected]. formation is also available on the WACF web site, www.wacf.com.

3 Lake Patrol prepared for 16th season of safe boating

By Jim Tranter in the boat as well as at least one throwable sense. If you think it might be wrong it proba- Lake Patrol coordinator preserver. Life preservers should be easily ac- bly is. cessible, not locked in a storage compartment • Remember, when pulling a skier, tuber, Greetings and welcome back to our beauti- or stowed in a way that prevents quick access. etc. in addition to the driver you must have an ful Lake Wawasee. We truly hope everyone • Several of the boats we have observed at observer, whose full attention is observing, and had a good winter, although it was a long one. the ramp arrive with expired registration. Re- all tubers, skiers etc. must be wearing an ap- We hope everyone is once again ready to enjoy member the laws on renewing your boat regis- proved life vest. the great gift we have, Lake Wawasee. tration are the same as registering your car. It is Don’t forget, we are having boat inspec- We are celebrating our 16th year as the illegal to launch your boat and operate it with- tions at the Wawasee Ramp and the Syracuse WPOA Lake Patrol, under the guidance and out current registration. Keep in mind your Ramp. If you want your boat inspected please authority of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s excise tax decal should be affixed to the right come to either ramp on Saturday mornings. Dept. All but one of last year’s Lake Patrol of the number. We will be checking life jackets, proper regis- deputies have returned. Volunteers for 2014 • The Lake Patrol has observed and cited trations, throwables, running lights, and over- are: Jerry Babb, Bill Borror, Gary Hentze, John personal watercraft that are doing 360’s and all condition of your vessel. When you pass the Kellogg, Jim Klotz, Monty Layne, Ken Nord, 180’s near their piers, (probably to impress a boat inspection you will receive a safe boating Dan Rice, David Schwartz, Jim Tranter, and girlfriend or wanna-be girlfriend). This is ex- sticker to affix to your boat. Ken Troutman. tremely unsafe since the operator’s vision is re- An FYI, if you are interested becoming in- John Bickel, a resident of Syracuse Lake, stricted. volved in the Wawasee/Syracuse Lake Patrol has resigned after serving for seven years. We • Boaters need to refresh themselves con- please contact the Wawasee Property Owners will miss John and wish him much success in cerning the 200-foot no-wake and idle zones Association (WPOA), The Syracuse Lake As- his future endeavors. That said, we are wel- to and from the piers on the lake. I don’t mean sociation (SLA) or the Kosciusko County coming a new Lake Patrol member, Todd Eby, to pick on the personal watercraft but they Sheriff’s Dept. who is currently going through training. Wel- seem to want to “put the pedal to the metal” as Thanks for your support and cooperation come aboard Todd! soon as they leave the dock. This is also hap- and have a safe and fun summer. All five boats have been scheduled for over pening as boats approach the marinas, espe- 800 hours of patrol this year. We are having a cially Griffith’s and Wawasee Boat Co. very active spring with each Lake Patrol • When doing boat inspections, we are deputy going through new and refresher often asked, “Does my three-year-old have to courses for vessel control, vessel inspections, wear a lift jacket while riding with us in the vessel stops along with First Aid and CPR. In- boat?” In navigable waters like the Ohio River cluded in vessel stops is training in ticket writ- and the Great Lakes, the answer is yes, but un- ing. Keep in mind that in Indiana, violations fortunately our legislature exempted inland on the water are handled exactly as land based waters without a navigable outlet. So on our violations. local lakes the answer is no. But common We want to thank everyone for your past sense says, “Why would you not want your The Wawasee Navy SEAL Founda- cooperation for making this program possible three-year-old year old to wear a life jacket?” tion, Inc. will be holding its third an- on Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake. And We strongly encourage all children to wear a nual fundraiser and demonstration for now the program has been expanded to several life jacket and any adult non-swimmer as well. fallen Navy SEALs and their families on more lakes in Kosciusko County. • At the ramp when a boater is questioned Tuesday, Aug. 9 over the waters of Lake The following points were printed in a about an outdated registration we have heard Wawasee. The event will feature the 2009 edition of the LakeViews but are still rel- more than once, “Can I go ahead and launch Elite Frogs Navy SEAL Parachute Team, evant today: my boat and then get my renewal right away pictured here. For more information • We have found many of the boats that we on Monday?” Obviously the answer is no. please visit the foundation’s web site at randomly inspect at the ramp have too few life Keep in mind that in most cases the “rules of wawaseenavysealfoundation.org, look preservers for the number of passengers. You the road” and the “rules of the water” are al- on Facebook, or contact Bud Stickle at must have one life preserver for each passenger most identical. If in doubt use some common 317-445-2004.

4 Trails attention turns to south and east shores

By Mike Buhrt, Syracuse-Wawasee Trails chair New trail along East The Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation Shore remains focused on its long-term goal of con- Drive necting Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Lake and the Town of Syracuse with a non-motorized trail system. for trails to come their way, and we are focus- Over the past year, the Trail Committee ing on those areas. has worked hard coordinating trail construc- With the hiring this past year of a part- tion, supervising maintenance of existing time professional grant writer, we were able to trails, planning future trails, and raising funds. Pedestrian foot bridge under construction generate significant funds to help with current Current trail construction includes the projects. These grants, along with generous completion of trails on East Shore and North Now that the Wawasee North/Syracuse private donations from both seasonal and year- Shore Drives of Syracuse Lake (to be com- Lake/Town of Syracuse area trails are linked, round residents allow us to continue to build pleted by early summer of 2014). There is also extensive planning is under way in three other and maintain trails. Much more money will be a pedestrian bridge under construction that areas: needed for future trails, and we appreciate will link the existing trails on Harkless Drive, • Along State Road 13 from Syracuse to everyone’s past and future support. between Oakwood and Pickwick Road. Waco Drive; Current trail brochures, with maps, can be Trail Committee members, with the help • In the Vawter Park area; picked up at the Syracuse Parks Department, of local Kiwanis, Rotary, and Lions Clubs, • In the broad area of Hatchery Road/State located in the Community Center across from Boys Scouts, school groups and other volun- DNR Site/Morrison Island. Lakeside Park. Or you can download and print teers have generously donated their time and Our trail supporters from the south side maps from our website at www.syracuse- muscle-power in maintaining our existing and east end of Wawasee have patiently waited wawaseetrails.com. trails. This is an ongoing process and a job that Third Lichtenauer Scholarship added will only get bigger as more trails are built. If you, or your group, are interested in helping, An additional Wawasee High School sen- nouncing the third scholarship, said, “We’ve call the Syracuse Park Department at 574-457- ior will be awarded a WPOA-David F. Lichte- reached a milestone this year, the first of 3440. nauer Memorial Scholarship this year as many, I hope.” contributions and growth in the endowment Dave's leadership paved the way for the Please welcome artists fund have allowed expansion from two to WPOA to play an active role in giving back three scholarships. to the Wawasee community. His vision, and George and Peggy Rapp of Waco Drive will The scholarships, for $1,000 each, will be that of the WPOA, is to increase the number once again be hosting the Plein Air Paint Out awarded at Wawasee High School’s annual of scholarship awards given to local students on Lake Wawasee the weekend of July 11. awards night in June. The winners’ names each year as well as the amounts given. Various artists will be painting scenes from will be published in the next issue of Lake- Donations to the fund by check may be around the lake on Friday the 11th and Satur- Views. made payable to KCCF (with WPOA-David day the 12th, and their paintings from the The WPOA-David F. Lichtenauer Memo- F. Lichtenauer Memorial Scholarship Fund weekend will be on display and for sale in the rial Scholarship Fund was established at the included in the memo line) and mailed to pavilion at South Shore Golf Course the after- Kosciusko County Community Foundation KCCF, 102 E. Market Street, Warsaw, IN noon of Sunday, July 13. as an endowment fund in 2010 in memory of 46580. Please show Lake Wawasee’s legendary hos- Dave Lichtenauer, who served the WPOA in For credit card donations, please visit pitality and welcome the artists into your yards many capacities, including editor of the www.kcfoundation.org/donate. Your support if they should find an interesting site they wish newsletter. will make a difference in the education of our to paint. Dave’s widow, Carole Lichtenauer, in an- future leaders from the Wawasee community.

5 What is floating on Lake Wawasee? By Nate Bosch, Ph.D Surfactants are found in artificially manu- ral is to disturb the oily film by dipping an ob- Center for Lakes & Streams, Grace College factured detergents, but are also produced nat- ject into the water. If the oil flows back to- urally from plant or animal decomposition. If gether again immediately, it is an unnatural Have you ever seen frothy foam on the the white, tan, or brown foam has a fishy or petroleum product, but if the oil breaks apart surface of Lake Wawasee and wondered if the earthy smell it is likely natural, whereas if the and does not reform together, it is from the local carwash or laundromat was dumping foam is whiter in color and has a fragrant natural bacterial decomposition. their waste into the water? smell, it is likely from an artificial detergent. Yellow powder on the lake surface is likely Or an oily film on the water surface and as- The oily film floating on the water can be pollen from nearby pine trees. Like the foam, sumed someone accidentally spilled oil on from a petroleum product washed in from an the pollen also typically accumulates along the their driveway that later washed into the lake? adjacent road or storm sewer pipe, but will downwind shoreline of a lake. Pollen is re- Or maybe a yellowish coating on the water more likely come from natural bacteria decom- leased from the trees in spring and early sum- surface and thought a local teacher or student position of plant material in the bottom mud mer, and eventually sinks to the bottom of the was clapping out chalkboard erasers near the of the lake. Especially in stagnant, low-oxygen lake. water’s edge? water conditions, this oily sheen can accumu- So, if it stinks, breaks, or sinks, there is These three types of floating materials are late on the water surface. likely no need to worry about the floating ma- common in the lakes and streams of Kosciusko An easy way to determine if the oil is natu- terial in Lake Wawasee! County and, maybe surprisingly, are often completely natural. I was teaching an Aquatic Ecology class at Grace College this past semester as usual, and I WPOA news and notes brought my students out on Lake Wawasee on May 1 for some research. It was a windy day Annual breakfast There will also be tables set up in the Oak- with lots of foam on the water surface such wood lobby where attendees can get informa- that my students were wondering about where The annual joint breakfast of the Wawasee tion from the WPOA, SLA, Wawasee Area the foam was coming from, just as you may Property Owners Association and Syracuse Conservancy Foundation, Chautauqua have wondered while living around the lake. Lake Association will be held on Saturday, Wawasee and other important organizations Foam accumulation on surface water often June 21 at the Oakwood Inn from 7:30 to from around our lakes. occurs at the downwind shore of a lake after a 10:30 a.m. windy day or behind a log or other obstruction WPOA is calling the breakfast Celebrate that produces turbulent water in a stream. the Beginning of Summer with lake friends Neighbors directory This foam forms when air is mixed into water and family. The cost will be $10 per person for Volunteers from around Lake Wawasee in the presence of a surfactant, a chemical that adults and $6 for children aged six and under. began distributing copies of the Neighbors Di- reduces the attraction of water molecules to In the past it has been a pancake breakfast, but rectory the week of May 18, and will continue each other. there will be an expanded menu this year. through the Memorial Day weekend. Only dues paying members of the WPOA receive directories, and if you have not yet paid your annual $75 dues, you can do so at the breakfast meeting, where directories will be available. You can also pay your dues directly to WPOA Administrative Officer Janet Hartley, 9708 North Bayshore Drive, Syracuse, IN, 46567, and get your directory then. You can mail your check to Janet at the above address and she will send you a directory. Please in- clude $6 for shipping and handling. The Lake Wawasee family lost a long-time summer resident this winter, a man well known in the lake’s classic wooden boat community. Ray H. Butler passed away Feb. 13. Ray and his wife Thelma (Peg) owned a home on Waveland Beach and had been summer residents of the Public meeting lake since 1974. Ray is pictured here in one of several wooden boats he owned over the years. Members are invited to the June board A recognized expert in the field, Ray had been a judge in the wooden boat category of the an- meeting of the WPOA. The meeting will be nual Flotilla for the past several years. He and Peg had many friends around the lake, and he held on Saturday, June 14 at the Oakwood Inn will be missed. at 9 a.m.

6 Beach Bash major fund raiser for Women of Today

The Women Of Today, a group of 25-30 1074 or send a check made out to Women of ladies who are dedicated to and passionate Today to 4687 E. Cardinal Dr., Syracuse, IN, about helping the youth in our community, 46567. The deadline for sponsorships is July 1, have scheduled a major fund-raising event for and all sponsorships are tax deductible. July 25 at the Oakwood Resort. All proceeds from the Sunset Beach Bash The Sunset Beach Bash will take place will benefit the kids of the entire Wawasee from 7-11 p.m. on Friday, July 25 in the Hill- Community through a variety of programs top Center at Oakwood. Women of Today support. The evening will include party hors d’oeu- The group has purchased book bags for el- vres, catered by the Sleepy Owl, entertainment ementary school children who otherwise by The Indy Duo, a limbo contest and prizes couldn’t afford school supplies. for the best island themed attire. A cash bar There have been contributions to the spe- will be available. cial needs funds at Syracuse, North Webster Tickets are $30 per person in advance and and Milford Elementary Schools, Milford can be ordered by calling 574-221-1074. Tick- Middle School, Wawasee Middle School and ets will be $35 after July 1 and at the door. Wawasee High School. Special needs funds are There are also sponsorship opportunities discretionary funds administered by the school still available at these levels: $250 — food and given to children in need of eye and dental table; $200 — limbo contest with age group exams, tutoring, clothing and more. prizes; $150, your name on 100 beach towels Women of Today has donated to the chil- to be given to the first 100 to arrive; and $100 dren’s departments at the Syracuse Public Li- — island themed photo booth. There will be brary, the Milford Public Library, and the signage with sponsors’ business names and North Webster Public Library. Afterschool program, and Boomerang Back mentions of the sponsors at the event. The group sponsors a scholarship for a Packs. To arrange a sponsorship, call 574-221- Wawasee senior girl student each year, and has Women of Today also supports the Lake- given in support of the Beamon Home for land Youth Center and helped the center pur- Battered Women and Children, the Rock Solid chase all new soccer equipment last year. Boat-in Worship starts Memorial Day weekend

Boat-in worship on the water in front of worshippers are invited to enjoy the services the Oakwood Inn will Sunday, May 25, and from the boat on a first come first served basis. continue for 15 weeks, ending on Sunday, Au- Other worshippers anchor their boats in gust 31, during the Labor Day weekend. front of the Oakwood, and hundreds more Boat-in Worship is a long-time tradition bring lawn chairs and participate from shore. The Wawasee Property Owners Associa- on the lake having started in 1969. The theme Suitable attire consists of whatever the wor- tion recently contributed $5,000 to the Syra- for this year’s series of messages will be “Amaz- shipper chooses to wear, from coat and tie to cuse-Wawasee Trails Committee to study the ing Living.” swimsuits. feasibility of building a trail along the Services are held in front of The Oakwood southeast end of Lake Wawasee. With the beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lasting approxi- Volunteers on bulletin boats hand out bul- trail nearly complete around Syracuse Lake, mately a half-hour. Each service consists of letins to boat worshippers and take offerings in the trail committee is looking to complete the prayer time, a brief sermon and special music fish nets. Bulletins are also available on shore walking/jogging/biking trail around Lake provided by some of the best groups and indi- and volunteers at the end of Oakwood’s piers Wawasee. Here, Donn Baird, treasurer of vidual Christian singers in the area. accept offerings in landing nets as well. the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee, ac- The preacher and musical groups and indi- Ten Syracuse area churches partner to cepts the check from Kay Young, president of viduals are aboard the Lilly Pad, the special sponsor Boat-in Worship and donations go to the WPOA. (Photo by Lauren Zeugner, The cruise boat owned by The Frog. The Lilly Pad several Syracuse and Wawasee area missions or Mail-Journal) departs the Frog at 8 a.m. every Sunday, and non-profits.

7 Wawasee fireworks Saturday, July 5 accompanied by music on 103.5 FM

By Sally Gindling teenager, weddings, baby showers, Independ- self in difficult WPOA fireworks chair ence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, anniver- situations I saries, retirements, promotions, simple discovered I begin with a question that has plagued congratulations and of course the celebration how poignant mankind’s psyche for centuries, “What came of a loved one’s life. and applicable first the celebration or the fireworks?” Was it Every year, Wawasee loses incredible char- his words were the fireworks that caused the people to cele- acters who are a part of her colorful history. to a variety of brate or the celebration that inspired the peo- Last summer we lost and celebrated one of the situations that ple to create fireworks? greatest, known as George to his peers, Big G had nothing to do with captaining a boat. I know I am not the only one who lays to many and Uncle DD to me. If you find yourself heading in a direction awake at night afloat upon the warm summer Late spring of my 13th year in this won- that might lead to a collision, its simple, waters of Lake Wawasee stretched across the derful world I rode up to Wawasee with Uncle change your direction, change your speed, or engine cover of my Ski Nautique with my DD and Aunt Nan. DD’s fishing boat was in extreme cases do both to get yourself head propped up by a boat cushion resting ready to be picked up so Aunt Nan dropped us headed down a better path. Thanks Uncle DD against the ski pole staring up into the sky off at the Marina on the way by. Uncle DD for the life lesson. pondering such lofty riddles. asked me if I wanted to drive the boat back to My favorite type of celebration at the lake After much floating and consideration I their cottage and of course I did! is the impromptu kind! You and your family have come to the conclusion that it really does About half way across the lake it became are just sitting down to dinner and a boatload not matter which came first, the important very apparent that we were on a collision of friends stop by and just like that your quiet part is the celebration, but thank goodness for course with another boat. I began to panic, family dinner turns into a dinner party! the fireworks! not sure what to do. Uncle DD said, “Sally You are out on a boat ride and you pass a I have been coming to Wawasee for 49 this is not hard. Whenever this happens you buddy. You both swing around and stop to years, and I would be hard pressed to recall all do one of two things. You either change direc- chat; a moment later another friend drives by the celebrations that I have been a part of on tion, change your speed, or in extreme cases and pulls up to say hi. Next thing you know her shores. I participated in my mother’s 40th you do both.” the boats are tied together the music is turned birthday when I was just six, her 80th birthday It did not occur to me at the time, I was a up loud and the laughter and stories begin. two summers ago and many others in-be- bit more consumed by the very large boat ap- This is the part of life at Wawasee that tween. proaching from my right that was about to makes me the most thankful; these are the cel- My sister’s engagement party when I was a wipe us out, but as I got older and found my- Continued on page 10

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MAIL TO: WPOA • P.O. Box 427 • Syracuse, IN 46567 8 Oakwood to feature live music this summer

The Oakwood Resort will be hosting a August 23 — Big Daddy Dupree and the rant. The restaurant will be open from 7 a.m.- Summer Concert Series this year, which will Broke & Hungry Blues Band 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; from 7 run from Memorial Day through Labor Day. August 29 — Fresh Hops Band a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Each Friday and Saturday evening, The Oak- Labor Day Weekend, August 30 and 31 — from 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. on Sunday. wood plans to feature a live band on the lake- John Kirkwood Band Live. The Pier is featuring a new menu this sea- side Back Porch Patio from 8 p.m. until New menu son with more customizable options and fan- Midnight. All ages are welcome for these The Oakwood Inn also announces summer tastic new drinks. Outdoor dining is also shows. hours (May – October) for The Pier restau- available on The Back Porch. Kicking off the season will be the John Kirkwood Band on Memorial Day Weekend. The Kirkwood band will also close the season Sewer district resumes seeking over Labor Day weekend. Oakwood is gearing up for a great season commitments for SWAP sewers and can't wait to showcase some of our area’s most talented artists. After suspending activity over the winter sewer district is to complete the task of getting Oakwood Resort’s months, when many Lake Wawasee property enough property owners to commit to the Lakeview Concert Series owners are not around, the Turkey Creek Re- project to justify proceeding. So far, the dis- Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday, May, gional Sewer District is once again gathering trict has received approximately 130 signed 24 and Sunday, May 25 — John Kirkwood commitments for a project to bring sanitary commitments. That total does not include Band Live. sewers to the final stretch of shoreline still de- those who have verbally committed but not June 6 — Phil’s Family Lizard pendent on septic systems. yet returned signed documents. June 7 — Left Lane Cruiser The project is called SWAP, which stands Only after the sewer district has received all June 14 — Gizzae Reggae Band for South Shore — Waco Area Project. It the commitments it can will a decision be June 20 — Short Term Memories would entail installing the sewer along the made on whether or not to proceed with the June 21 — Tyrone Causey lakeside roads from George Street south to a project. No threshold number has been an- Independence Day Weekend: July 4 — DJ connection point near Vawter Park Road, pro- nounced. Double K, fireworks over Syracuse Lake; July 5 viding service to homes, cottages and busi- If not enough property owners commit to - Red Hot Voodoo, fireworks over Lake nesses along the route. connect to the sewer so as to arrive at an eco- Wawasee The route includes George Street, Elwood nomically feasible user rate, the project will July 11 — Sum of Three Street, Trusdell Avenue, State Road 13 (to not go forward. If it doesn’t happen now, it July 22 — Pick Slide Waco), Waco and South Shore Drive and will probably never happen, leaving a portion July 19 — Sierra Shame Vawter Park Road. SWAP would complete the of Lake Wawasee unsewered. July 25 — Urban Legend sanitary sewer to all of Lake Wawasee, finish- The sewer district will continue full force August 8 — Grateful Groove ing an effort that began in 1977 with the for- with the project, eventually coming to a point August 15 — Cougar Hunter mation of the sewer district. of decision this summer. August 22 — Freak Brothers As summer nears, the main focus of the

The Back Porch, the outdoor dining area of the Oakwood The second annual Wooden Boat Show, sponsored by the Inn, will be the scene of live music on weekends this summer. Oakwood Resort, will be Saturday, June 28 this year. Classic Food and beverage service from the Oakwood’s The Pier restau- wooden boats from all over the Midwest are expected for the rant and bar are also avaialable. show.

9 Yacht Club ready for another summer of racing

The Wawasee Yacht Club kicks off its sea- new members so check out the club’s website, 13895 — Michael Schmahl son on Memorial Day weekend every year and www.WawaseeYachtClub.com, for membership 13910 — Bill Allen has races every weekend of the summer information. 13975 — Virgil Snyder through Labor Day, including the Fourth of Races are held in three classes, Lightning, 14034 — Bud Hursh July weekend. E-Scow and Sunfish. Here is handy sailboat 14125 — Reiss/Miller This year, the club will be hosting the I-20 roster with the sail numbers and boat owner’s 14475 — Wisler/Wellington Nationals September 12-14, and the Lightning name so you can track your favorites as they 14835 — John Selby Hoosier Regatta September 27 and 28. race: 15213 — Jeff Schmahl Throughout the summer the Wawasee 15299 — George Buckingham Yacht Club has social actives at the club and Lightning Class 15309 — Brad Wagnon around the lake. The club is always accepting 13851 — Stuart Webster E-Scow Class Syracuse-Wawasee Museum schedules WA 8 — J.B. Vanmeter WA 99 — Casey Call annual membership meeting June 28 WA 21 — Dave Irmscher WA 22 — Dick Tillman The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Mu- South Bend lures, and Fort Wayne lures as WA 31 — Terry Moorman seum invites you to join us for the first an- well as Garry’s patriotic lure collection. WA 47 — Bob Herdrich nual membership board meeting. In August, the display will be on the an- WA 200 — Rick Lemberg, Jr. The meeting will be held on Saturday, tique croquet set collection of David Sheets. WA 17 — The Hacklemans June 28, in the Syracuse Community Cen- David’s collection includes a wide variety of WA 9 — George Simpson ter’s Celebration Hall at 10 a.m. All past and lawn, indoor, and tabletop croquet sets. WA 11 — Chris Herdrich present members of the museum as well as Croquet is a derivative of ground bil- WA 49 — Mike Beesley those interested in becoming museum mem- liards, a game known to have been popular as WA 1 — Bolles/Rian bers are invited. far back as the 14th Century in Western Eu- WA 51 — Andy Allen The agenda includes an update on mu- rope. WA 2 — Amanda Freyn seum accomplishments and activities and an Youth History Club WA 14 — Russell Brothers open forum to welcome comments and sug- The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Mu- WA 151 — Robbie Quiesser gestions on future museum endeavors. The seum will again be offering a summer local WA 16 — Larry Palmer goal of the meeting is to strengthen the link history enrichment program for elementary between the museum and its supporters. school children. Sunfish roster (no sail numbers) A feature of the meeting will be an oppor- Registrations are being collected now and Linda Tillman, Dick Tillman, Jim Welling- tunity to meet Ann Garceau, co-author of a are available at the museum and on the mu- ton, Steve Gardt, Mert Wolfe, Brad Wagnon, newly published book Syracuse and Lake seum’s web site, www.syracusemuseum.org. Susan Sharp, Glenn Dalhart, George Irmscher Wawasee. Autographed copies of this pictorial All Youth History Club meetings strive to and Ken Gindling. local history will be available for purchase. center on hands-on activities that get kids Membership renewal forms will also be thinking about local history and its connec- Wawasee fireworks available for those that are still interested in tion to the greater world. Full club meeting Continued from page 8 renewing their museum membership for descriptions can be found on the website or 2014 but haven’t gotten around to it yet. picked up at the museum. ebrations that make us appreciative of our Traveling Exhibits All youth history club meetings take place time spent at this special place, Lake Wawasee. The Museum is proudly hosting several on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The 2014 WPOA Fireworks will be fired traveling exhibits this summer. If you have a Here’s the schedule: off Saturday July 5t, at 10:15pm. Patriotic collection of local interest that you’d consider June 1 — Museum Scavenger Hunt. music will be simulcast on Willie 103.5. Tune displaying for a limited time at the museum, June 26 — Archaeology with IDNR. it in and turn it up! please notify the museum. July 3rd — Hotels of Syracuse and As always I thank you for your continued In July there will be a display of historic Wawasee. support of the WPOA Fireworks. I am incredi- Fishing Lures by Garry Ringler. Most of July 10 — Architecture of Syracuse. bly thankful for each and every one of you! Garry’s lures are from the 1950s and 1960s July 17 — Lake History and Ecology Please use the information below to donate to and would have been commonly used around with WACF. the Fireworks Fund for 2015. Without your this area. His display will include Creek July 24 — Syracuse Schools. generous support, there would not be Fire- Chub lures from Garrett, IN, Bite-Em Bait July 31 — Courthouse Tour, 10:15 a.m.- works on the Fourth for you, your family and lures from Warsaw, Nappanee YPSI lures, 1:15 p.m. guests to enjoy!

10 New book portrays area history in vintage images

Two women with deep family roots in property here and began work as a librar- the Syracuse-Lake Wawasee area have col- ian at the Syracuse Public Library. laborated on a new book that celebrates Her interest in the history of Syracuse this area’s rich history. The book will be was sparked by a digitizing project that available after Memorial Day, and the au- she, along with co-author Ann Vanderford thors have scheduled several book signings Garceau, initiated through the library and this summer. the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. In more than 200 historic images, au- Erin graduated from Goshen College thors Erin Lomax and Ann Vanderford in 2005, and also studied at the graduate Garceau show readers a snapshot of the level at Johns Hopkins University. Previ- area’s rich history through the 1940s. En- ously, she authored a book on the history titled Syracuse and Lake Wawasee, the of a doomed fleet of Spanish galleons that book features many photographs and sank off the east coast of Florida in 1715. drawings of historic structures, legendary Ann Vanderford Garceau grew up on hotels and restaurants, steamboats, and Lake Wawasee and graduated from Syra- many of the pastimes residents and visitors cuse High School. Her family ties to the enjoyed around Syracuse and its lakes in area reach back to 1910, when her great- the first half of the 20th century. grandmother and grandparents first came In a news release about the book, the to Lake Wawasee on the B&O Railroad authors note, “The photographic legacy and traveled by launch to Morrison Island. left by previous generations allows us to Syracuse and Lake Wawasee, is a Her father, Jack Vanderford, grew up peek briefly into their world. The images new book featuring more than 200 pho- on Sand Point in the 20s and 30s, return- themselves weave the history of Syracuse tographs and drawings of historic struc- ing after WWII to raise his family on the through all of its triumphs and tragedies, tures, legendary hotels and restaurants, lake. A local businessman, he also served and through the people who shaped steamboats, and many of the pastimes as secretary-treasurer of the Wawasee them.” residents and visitors enjoyed around Property Owners Association for 25 years. The book was produced by Acadia Syracuse and its lakes through the Ann graduated from Purdue University Publishing Co. of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., as 1940s. It was co-authored by Erin and retired in 2005 after teaching elemen- part of the company’s Image of America Lomax and Ann Garceau, who both tary school for 28 years near Indianapolis. series. It is a 128-page, soft cover book have long family histories in the area. Her family, including husband Art and that will retail for $21.99. A portion of The book will be available this summer, daughters Aimee and Alison, spent their the profits from the sale of the book will and the authors have scheduled a num- summers on Lake Wawasee. Now their be donated to the Syracuse-Wawasee His- ber of book signings. three grandchildren, the sixth generation, torical Museum. are making their own lake memories. Along with the resources from the mu- Saturday, June 21 — Syracuse High She is an active volunteer for the Syra- seum, local collectors generously shared School Alumni Reunion Social Hour, cuse-Wawasee Historical Museum where their images to enhance the resources in Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, she serves on its board of directors. producing this book. 5:30-6:30 p.m. The book will be available at selected Authors Lomax and Garceau will host Saturday, June 28 — WPOA/SLA retailers after May 26 and at the scheduled four book signings this summer, includ- Family Breakfast, Oakwood Inn, 7:30- book signings. ing: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5 — Pioneer Cottage, Erin Lomax, 31, was born and raised Please send all correspondence Oakwood Resort, 6-8 p.m. in Indianapolis and enjoyed spending the regarding LakeViews to Saturday, June 21 — Syracuse- summers in Syracuse. As a young adult, Jim Kroemer, editor, at Wawasee Historical Museum annual meet- she moved to Syracuse full time as the ing, Syracuse Community Center, 10 a.m. fifth generation of her family to own [email protected]

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August 23 WPOA annual membership meeting — The Frog The — meeting membership annual WPOA 23 August

August 16 WACF Annual Breakfast — Levinson-LaBrosse Education Center Center Education Levinson-LaBrosse — Breakfast Annual WACF 16 August

August 9 Elite Frogs Navy SEAL Parachute team demonstration team Parachute SEAL Navy Frogs Elite 9 August

July 25 Women of Today Beach Blast — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Blast Beach Today of Women 25 July

July 13 Art Sale — South Shore Pavilion Shore South — Sale Art 13 July

July 12 Plein Air Paint Out — Lake Wawasee Lake — Out Paint Air Plein 12 July

July 12 Tour Des Lakes Bike Ride Bike Lakes Des Tour 12 July

July 7–11 Chautauqua Week — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Week Chautauqua 7–11 July

July 5 Wawasee Flotilla — “Get Your Game On” Game Your “Get — Flotilla Wawasee 5 July

July 5 Wawasee Property Owners Association Fireworks Association Owners Property Wawasee 5 July

July 4 Syracuse Lake Fireworks Lake Syracuse 4 July

June 28 Wooden Boat Show — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Show Boat Wooden 28 June

June 28 Philharmonic Concert — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Concert Philharmonic 28 June

June 21 WPOA/SLA Annual Breakfast — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Breakfast Annual WPOA/SLA 21 June

June 14 Directors Meeting, public invited — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — invited public Meeting, Directors 14 June

May 30 Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Experience — Oakwood Resort Oakwood — Experience Chocolate & Cheese Wine, 30 May

May 26 Neighbors Directory Delivery Directory Neighbors 26 May

May 25 Boat-In Worship Begins Worship Boat-In 25 May Calendar of Events 2014 Events of Calendar