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Publication of the Lakes of the Four Seasons Property Owners Association
Monthly Update
Operations, Building
Maintenance, Pool
Lakes of the Four Seasons
The Lakes of the Four
Seasons pool will be open
on Memorial Day weekend
beginning on Saturday, May
23, through Monday, May
25, from 12 to 8 p.m. The
pool will be open during after-school hours from 4 to 8
p.m., from May 26 through
June 5. The pool will be open
from 12 to 8 p.m. on the
weekends and lap swim from
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. every morning. The pool will be back to
its regular summer hours on
June 8.
Don’t forget to purchase
your family pool pass for
$71 at the POA office. Only
full time residents of each
household may be placed on
a family’s season pass. The
daily fee for non-season pass
holders and guests will be $5
per day. Property owners may
also purchase a special guest
coupon for $26. These passes
are good for 10 swims, a 50%
savings off the regular guest
fee! Swim coupons are not
renewable for the next season.
The LOFS pool is once
again offering swim lessons
this summer. All children will
be taught to swim or helped
with their swimming technique by certified lifeguards.
Monthly Update
Golf Course
Maintenance
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Doug Weiss,
Golf Course Superintendent
May has finally arrived
and the weather is starting to
be consistently warmer. The
cool nights and warm days
combined with the occasional
rain is perfect for cool season
grass to really start to grow.
I like to call it the growing
weeks, when the grass is cut
on Monday and by Thursday
it looks like a forest.
Typically it only last for
about two weeks in early
May. During a normal week
we mow the rough two-anda-half times, green and tee
banks twice, and tees, collars,
approaches, and fairways
three times per week. The
rough mowers are set to cut
at two inches. Tees, collars,
fairways, and approaches
are cut at 9/16 of an inch.
Greens are cut at 1/8 of an
inch every day but Monday,
unless there is a special event.
The golf course is lucky to
have the best equipment of
any golf course in the area,
including the local high end
private clubs, which makes it
possible to keep up with the
rapid growth.
The spring projects list
We will keep the instructor to
child ratio to a minimum to
ensure safety, skill learning,
Monday
and fun. Come to the pool 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Lap Swim
during regular pool hours to 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Open Swim
sign up your child. Children
Tuesday-Thursday
must be between the ages of 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Lap Swim
3 and 12. Adult, private, or 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Open Swim
special need swim lessons
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Lap Swim
may be scheduled separately 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Family Swim
upon request. The cost is $40
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
for each child per session.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Lap Swim
The first session will be 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Open Swim
held from June 9 to June
26. The second session Thursday during the week.
will be held from June 30 Fridays will be used as make
to July 16. The third ses- up days in the event of insion will be from July 21 to clement weather.
Be advised that season
August 6. Beginners from
10 to 10:30 a.m., Advanced pass holders can also book
Beginners from 10:30 to 11 the pool for private parties.
Call the pool at 219-988a.m., Intermediate from 11
to 11:30 a.m., and Advanced 4185 for specific details.
We’re looking forward to
from 11:30 to 12 p.m.
Lessons will be taught on another great summer at the
Tuesday, Wednesday, and LOFS pool!
Monthly Update
POOL HOURS
is coming close to being
completed. The driving range
tee is filling in nicely. I have
over-seeded and fertilized
it several times this spring.
The surrounding area has
also been graded and seeded.
I am hopeful that the tee will
be open well before member
guest day. All of the trenches
from last fall’s drainage tiles
and irrigation projects have
been filled, seeded, and
covered with a matting.
Number five continues to be
a work in progress. Due to the
extreme wetness of the area I
am planning to put cobble
stone in the area between the
approach and fairway. The
ditch between the cart paths
has to be cleaned out to allow
the water to flow out quickly.
Lastly number 14; the
bunker on the left side of
Local resident
Koester inducted
into Basketball Hall
of Fame
Don Koester, a resident
of Lakes of the Four
Seasons for 37 years, was
inducted into the Indiana
Basketball Hall of Fame
on March 25. Koester
officiated high school and
small college basketball
for 32 years. Over his
career, he refereed 16
sectional, 11 regionals,
six semi-states, and the
1978 State Finals. He
also worked more than
50 holiday tournaments
across the state. He was
joined at his induction
by Ethel, his wife of 59
years, and 19 other family
members and friends.
the fairway has been filled
and seeded. The irrigation
has been fixed and working
properly. The fairway has
been seeded. The retention
pond still has to dry out before
it can be properly graded and
seeded. I am looking forward
to the completion of all the
projects and everything filled
in the way it is supposed to
be.
I appreciate your patience
this spring with all that is
going on. I know in the end we
will have a better course and
practice area; it is just going
to take time and patience to
see the results.
Finally, our first greens
committee
meeting
is
Monday, May 4, at 6 p.m.
at my shop. Please feel free
to stop by and voice your
opinion or ask any questions.
May 2015
Lakes Department
Election
Committee
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Jean Marthaler,
Election Committee Chair
2015 POA Board Election
Schedule Reminder
Two of the five seats on
the LOFS POA Board of
Directors are up for election
this year. Here are the key
dates:
• Monday, June 1 – Monday,
June 29 - Candidacy petitions,
and the Incumbent Notice of
Intent, will be available at
the POA office for residents
wishing to be listed on the
ballot.
• Wednesday, July 1
– Wednesday, July 15
– Completed petitions, and
Incumbent Notice of Intent,
may be turned in at the POA
office. The order the ballots
are printed, listing the candidates’ names, will be determined by a blind draw only
if there are more than one
person turning in their petitions on the same day to the
POA office, and documentation verified as complete and
valid.
• Monday, August 3 –
Candidates Night issues forum at 7:30 p.m. in the LOFS
Clubhouse ballroom.
• Friday, August 7 – Ballots
will be mailed to all property
owners of record.
• Wednesday, September 9
– Polls closed; ballots must
be received by 9 a.m. at the
Crown Point Post Office box.
Ballots will be counted beginning at 7 p.m. in the LOFS
West Lounge. Property owners have the option to mail in
their election ballots or drop
them inside a locked ballot
box that will be located inside the LOFS Clubhouse.
Ballots may be dropped inside the ballot box anytime
the Clubhouse is open. The
last day to drop them inside
the box will be Wednesday,
September 9, by noon. The
election chairperson will be
the only person that can unlock the box to retrieve ballots the day of verification
and counting on September
9.
• Saturday, October 17–
LOFS POA Annual Meeting
at 10 a.m. in the Clubhouse
Ballroom. Newly elected directors will be sworn in.
POA office hours are
Monday through Friday, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Monthly Update
Golf
Course
LOFS
Fire
Auxiliary
Maintenance
Lakes of the Four Seasons
2015-16 LOFS phonebooks are in
Every two years, the Lake
of the Four Seasons Fire
Auxiliary publishes a new
phone directory for the complex as a fundraiser. The ads
in the book cover the cost
of printing that allows us to
keep the price of the book at
$5, which becomes a donation to the Fire Department.
We publish the names, addresses, and phone numbers
of the residents who are either in the public phonebook,
have been in the book before,
or have requested to be in the
book. The only way that we
can make changes is if you
contact us.
Many people have given
up their landlines, so we are
more than willing to post
your cell phones or e-mail
addresses or list your number
as NL (no listing).
If you think any of these
need changes, please contact
Cathy at 219-988-5394 or via
e-mail to [email protected].
Phonebooks can be pur-
chased at the POA office and
we thank you for your continued support.
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May 2015
LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
POA Community
Manager
Lakes of the Four Seasons
POA dues for 2015 were
due March 2, with a grace
period until May 1. If you
have not paid this year’s
dues, please make arrangements as soon as possible.
Dues not paid by May 1 of
each year are considered
delinquent and there will be
a $50 late fee charged. The
Board of Directors approved
a motion to deactivate the
bar codes after May 1 in accord with LOFS by-laws.
It’s that time of the year
again for mowing, trimming, and other maintenance
throughout the community
Monthly Update
GolfOperations
Services
Golf
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Paul Boris,
Director of Golf
Mother Nature has been
a tease during the month of
April yet again; however,
the warmer days are coming
in larger numbers more and
more frequently. As always,
we try to accommodate all
resident golfers interested in
playing, even without a teetime, but this is not always
possible despite our best efforts, if golfers show up without prior notice.
With that said, we ask that
all resident golfers call in
advance for tee-times (219988-2201) as the golf course
may get very busy with the
start of scheduled league play
and member events in the
upcoming weeks. Residents
may call 48 hours in advance
for tee-time reservations and
golf members may call two
weeks in advance for Monday
through Friday, and one week
in advance for weekend and
holidays. Please be aware of
our basic golf course policies
for golfers to avoid any complications during check-in by
visiting our Guest Info Page
at
www.lofscc.org/guests.
html to ensure you and your
guests the best experience
possible at our club.
Memorial Weekend
Sidewalk Clearance Sale
The golf shop is now nearing full stock on new apparel
and equipment from the top
brands in the game for 2015!
Mother’s Day is upon us
and the pro shop is helping
you find the perfect gift for
mom by running a weeklong
sale on all women’s apparel
from May 2 to May 10. The
Golf Shop will also be running a Memorial Weekend
Sidewalk Clearance Sale on
clothing, hats, shoes, bags
and more beginning at 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May
22, through Monday, May
25. So stop on by to take ad-
for the Golf Maintenance
and Operations departments.
Please be careful and slow
down when encountering the
maintenance staff on a mower or work cart.
Spring leaf collections for
the entire community have
been completed for the season. Spring branch collections for the Lake County
portion of the community
have also been completed.
Spring branch collections
will begin on May 6 and
continue until the final date
of May 15 for the Porter
County portion of the community.
I want to remind residents
before they start popping up
everywhere that street pole
signs and balloons are prohibited. Signs in the community are not permitted
with the exception of ‘open
house’ signs, which are only
allowed on Saturdays and
Sundays if the proper paperwork is filed. Political signs
are also allowed if you abide
per the resolution.
The summer Concerts at
the Clubhouse will begin on
Thursday, June 4, with the
Crawpuppies; they play rock
and pop music. There will
be 11 concerts this year. The
first 10 will continue to take
place on Thursday evenings
beginning at 7 p.m. The eleventh and final concert will
take place on Friday, August
14, also beginning at 7 p.m.
The Clubhouse will not be
providing alcoholic beverages outside for the concerts.
Just a reminder, please use
the provided containers for
your trash and recyclables as
this helps with cleanup.
Illegal Dumping Notice
I am requesting that all
residents refrain from dumping leaves, branches, and
grass clippings in the POA
greenspace areas. We provide branch and leaf collections in the spring and fall.
You are also allowed to put
small bundles of branches in
with your trash along with
small amounts of grass clippings. The maintenance departments would greatly appreciate it.
vantage of closeout pricing
on all types of golf merchandise from bags, clubs, apparel
and more.
Custom Club Fitting
Services
Are you in the market
for a new club purchase or
wondering if new technology would give you a bigger
advantage over your current
clubs? Get custom fit by our
certified custom club fitting
professionals! Custom fitting
is free when your clubs are
purchased at the Lakes of the
Four Seasons Country Club.
Don’t make the mistake of
catering your swing to make
your clubs work, have your
clubs work for your swing.
Visit us at the golf shop or by
phone 219-988-2201 to discuss options and to set up an
appointment, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Upcoming Demo Days
PING on Sunday, May
17, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.;
Callaway on Saturday, May
30, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.; and Titleist on Sunday,
May 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.
will be setting up shop on the
practice range to allow seri-
ous customers the opportunity to try their full array of
club options and to get fitted.
Junior Golf Academy
Registrations will begin
on Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday, May 16, and
continue through June 16.
Requirements for the academy are as follows: Junior
golf member or child/grandchild of an adult golf member, ages 8 to 17 years old,
$50 registration fee.
The Academy is an eightweek program on Tuesday
mornings beginning June
16 and continuing through
August 4. Our Academy’s
design is based around skill
progression and focuses not
just on general technique
and fundamentals, but caters
the training to the individual,
while at the same time introducing the player to the ideas
and mental preparation for
competitive golf.
Our instructors are proud
to have been an integral step
in developing dozens of top
high school talent over the
years that have gone on to
earn partial or full college
golf scholarships to continue
in multiple divisions of the
college competition both
locally and nationwide.
Interested in Golf
Membership or Golf
Outings?
Visit us at www.lofscc.
org for detailed information,
and please don’t hesitate to
call the golf shop for more
information. We would be
glad to answer any questions
you may have. Call 219988-2201 or e-mail me at
[email protected].
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
1048 North Lake Shore Drive - Crown Point, IN 46307
219-988-2581 - Telephone • 219-988-3840 Fax
Visit LOFS Web Site at www.lofs.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Herb Rogers PRESIDENT
Frank Kolodziej VICE PRESIDENT
Brad Zupan TREASURER
Kevin Radtke SECRETARY
Sally Lugo ASST. SECRETARY- TREASURER
COMMUNITY MANAGER Rick Cleveland • [email protected]
POA OFFICE STAFF
Cheryl Parker ACCOUNTANT [email protected]
Caryn Whitehead ASSISTANT to the COMMUNITY MANAGER [email protected]
DEPARTMENT STAFF
Ron Bedwell OPERATIONS DIRECTOR [email protected] work 988-4461
Ed Spanopoulos LAKES DIRECTOR/MS4 COORDINATOR [email protected] work 988-4722
Kurt Whitehead BUILDING INSPECTOR
Doug Weiss GOLF MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT work 988-3104 [email protected]
Paul Boris DIRECTOR OF GOLF work 988-2201 [email protected]
POOL MANAGER work 988-4185
SECURITY DEPARTMENT work 988-2111
Craig Philp SECURITY DIRECTOR 988-2111 [email protected]
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Valerie Gernenz MANAGER
CLUBHOUSE RESTAURANT 988-CLUB (2582) [email protected]
19th Hole Grille MANAGER 988-2282 [email protected]
Carol Hassett ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT [email protected]
POA ATTORNEYS
Ted Fitzgerald and Brian Less
107 N. Main Street - Hebron, IN 46341 219-996-2300 [email protected] • 219-996-3300 fax
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LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
Security Department
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Craig Philp,
Director of Security
Golf Cart Rules
A general reminder to
those using this amenity on
our streets and driving with
a current POA decal: you are
subject to all vehicle rules.
This means you do need to
stop at each stop sign you approach and should be using
proper hand signals to show
intentions of turning. To those
who drive the golf cart who
are customized to drive faster
than normal, remember you
need to adhere to the speed
limits of each roadway to
avoid being stopped and possibly cited. Golf carts should
also have working headlights
and taillights to be driven on
our streets at night.
Loud music coming from
golf carts is also beginning to
be an issue within the community. The Lakes of the
Four Seasons POA has created a fine to be issued when
locating loud or obnoxious
nuisances, which includes
music. It is based on a 50foot principle, meaning that
if an officer can hear your
music as you are coming
down the roadway either on
a golf cart or in a vehicle, it is
too loud and needs to be lowered. This fine starts at $100
when issued.
Walking on Golf Course
It is that time of year again
when we either are finding
people in the early mornings
or just at dark walking on the
cart paths of the golf course,
and some of these people
are even walking their dogs.
Some people who are seen
walking on the course are
avid golfers who have admitted to knowing that they
should not be out there.
For those who do not
know the rule or who have
missed past articles, the golf
course is not to be used as a
walking path for you, your
animals, or as a biking path.
Parents, please inform your
children as well that they
cannot use the course to play
baseball, football, or soccer.
The unnecessary damage being caused whether known or
un-known falls under your
financial responsibility to repair.
Storage of Items
This department has noticed there are some people
storing all sorts of items in
the rear areas of their homes,
and some of these items are
visible from the lakes, parks,
golf course, and beaches.
Please know that while some
general items are acceptable,
mass quantities of debris
and equipment are not. For
example, storing numerous
lawn mowers, scaffolding,
rototiller, numerous ladders,
spare tires, or junk vehicles
or golf carts is not allowed
and subject to fines under
the Covenants of the Lakes
of the Four Seasons. Officers
will continue to check these
areas throughout the year and
will enforce the rule with citations as necessary.
Walking Dogs
While checking the community, I have noticed people
out walking their dogs, which
is great, minus the fact I do
not see them picking up after
their dogs “use of the grass”.
If you are out walking your
dog, it is only right to remove
the waste left behind by your
dog so the resident who lives
in that home doesn’t accidentally step in to a surprise. It
is not that difficult to carry
a small bag in your hand especially if it means showing
respect for properties of the
others around you.
This brings me to my next
point of keeping your dog
leashed when you are off
your property. By allowing
a pet to roam your property
URN
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unattended, and the property
of others places, you are in
violation of the Lakes of the
Four Seasons Covenants,
and citations can and will
be issued accordingly. You
also need to know that there
is a leash law in both Lake
and Porter Counties, and we
have at times informed these
counties of the continuous
violations made by some of
our residents.
The Lakes of the Four
Seasons has been and will
keep enforcing Covenant
7.4, which states, “No animals shall be kept in the subdivision, except the usual and
non-dangerous household
pets. Pets must be leashed
or under equivalent control
at all times. The Property
Owners Association shall
have the authority to make
reasonable rules and regulations regarding the control
of household pets, including,
but not limited to the removal
of animal waste.”
Branch collection
reminder
Branch collections for the
Lake County portion of the
community end on May 1.
Branch collections for the
Porter County portion of the
community will begin on
May 6 and continue until the
final date of May 15.
Winfield/LOFS Chamber announces
annual scholarship essay contest
The Winfield/LOFS Chamber of Commerce will award
two $1,000 scholarships to local high school graduates who
plan to continue their education at a college, university,
or technical school in the next
academic year.
The scholarships are awarded to applicants who write the
best essay entries and send the
application packet in on time.
This year’s topic and contest
forms are available online at
www.winfieldchamber.com,
the guidance offices at Crown
Point, Boone Grove, and
Andrean high schools, and by
e-mail request to [email protected].
More information is available from Jeff Nicol, of
William Nicol & Associates,
scholarship committee chair,
at 219-661-9440 or via e-mail
at [email protected].
Completed applications and
essays must be received no
later than May 22, 2015.
Students eligible for the
scholarship program include
area high school students who
have graduated, or will graduate, this academic year from
an eligible public or private
secondary school. Accredited
home school students who
will earn a high school diploma also are eligible.
Applicants must reside in the
Chamber’s service area, which
includes the town of Winfield,
Winfield Township, and both the
Lake and Porter County sides
of Lakes of the Four Seasons,
along with Boone Grove High
School students living in West
Porter Township.
To receive the scholarship
award, applicants must be accepted for classes in the next
academic year at an accredited
college, university, or qualifying vocational or technical
school, and pursue a program
of study that leads to a degree,
professional certification, or
license.
This dumpster is used for
the recycling of household appliances like refrigerators and
stoves. Tires can also be placed
in this dumpster. This service
is available at the maintenance
yard all year long between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 4
p.m. Monday through Friday.
During the spring and sum-
mer months (April 4 through
September 26) you can bring
items on Saturdays between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 1
p.m. No chemicals! Please call
the Operations Department if
you have any questions about
the item you would like to discard in this dumpster. Please
recycle.
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LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
Keenagers
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Renate Sahulcik,
President
The Keen-Agers will have
their May meeting on the
21st at the LOFS Clubhouse.
The bar will open at noon
and a delicious luncheon
will be served at 1 p.m.
Entertainment is scheduled
for 2 p.m.; after a short
meeting and a 50/50 raffle,
adjournment will be around
3 p.m.
The club is open to anyone 50 and older, regard-
less of residency. The yearly
membership fee is $22 and
the monthly luncheon cost
is $12. The club is currently
closed but is taking names for
future membership as new
openings occur. Please call
Renate at 219-689-3408 or
e-mail her at [email protected].
Besides the third Thursday
of the month meetings, the
club enjoys attending local
plays and gambling at an
area casino. Day trips, such
as a Chicago boat ride this
summer and a week long bus
excursion to New Orleans in
September, are some of the
exciting activities planned.
The Keen-Ager’s successful fund raisers help with
the expenses in addition to
a good time being had by
all. The Prom in April was
fantastic; Toy Boy Fashion
Show is in the works for July
16 and is expected to be a
crowd-pleaser. As always
their August Auction is being set this year for the 20th.
Read The Seasonal and
the Winfield American for
all their info and updates.
Thanks to all the Keen-Agers
and the LOFS Clubhouse
staff for making this club so
popular!
Writers wanted for writer’s group
Novice or experienced
writers who like to write
memoirs, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, or children’s books should consider
attending the Four Seasons
Writers Group. Meetings are
on the first and third Mondays
at the Lakes of the Four
Seasons
Ballroom. Doors
open 6:45 p.m. and meetings
begin at 7 p.m.
Membership in the group
is free and open to everyone,
regardless of place of residence. For more information
e-mail fourseasonswriters@
comcast.net.
Lake County Solid Waste Management District
2015 household hazardous waste schedule
The program is a cooperative effort between the Lake,
Porter, and LaPorte County
Solid Waste Districts to collect household chemicals.
The program operates a mobile collection unit which
changes locations throughout
the three county area.
These collection sites are
held on Saturdays starting
in the Spring and running
through Fall. This program
is not available to businesses.
Residents can participate at
any collection held in the
county where they live.
In addition to the mobile
unit, the program operates a
Battery Collection Program,
a Conditionally Exempt
Small Quantity Generator
(CESQG) program, and is
part of IDEM’s Mercury
Awareness Program (MAP).
Call the Lake Michigan
Districts to find out more on
these programs at 800-9464449 or 219-769-3820.
This program is for residential household hazardous waste for Lake County,
Indiana, residents and is not
for businesses, schools or
organizations. Businesses,
schools, and organizations of
Lake County, Indiana can call
800-946-4449 for resource
information. Thank you for
understanding the program
restrictions.
MAY: Saturday, 30th, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m., Lake County
Fair Grounds, 889 Court St.,
Crown Point.
JUNE: Saturday, 6th, from
SPECIALS…
Campers, boats, other recreational crafts & vehicles
must have current licensing, registration
Boats, RVs, campers, trailers, golf carts, and other recreational crafts-vehicles stored
at a residential lot must be
the property of the owner of
the residential lot upon which
they are stored and must have
affixed thereto a current State
license-sticker, if appropriate,
and/ or a current year’s Lakes
of the Four Seasons’ decal
where applicable. Property
Owners must be current with
their POA dues to purchase
the LOFS decals.
A fine of $10 per day may
be assessed for violation of
this policy. This resolution
is necessary to prevent residential lots from becoming
Grille
SUMMER HOURS!!
NOW OPEN AT 11AM TUESDAY-SUNDAY
Weekdays dine-in and get free dessert with the
daily lunch special from 11am-3pm.
(Mondays excluded)
Cinco de Mayo special all day steak or chicken
tacos with chips and guacamole!!
Monday: Club Monday’s!! Bringing back our delicious Club Sandwich and Homemade
chips for $7 (monday’s only), $3 you call it drinks, pitcher of beer $5.
Tuesday: Taco Tuesdays are back!!! $2 Beef or $3 Chicken with rice and beans,
Mexican beers $3.
Wednesday: Pulled Pork Sandwich & Fries $7, 20 oz. Draft $2.
Thursday: $5 thin crust pizza, $6 pitcher of beer.
Friday: AYCE Fish & Shrimp $14.95, choose only one for $9.95, $2 Domestic bottles,
$3 Import or craft beer.
Saturday: ½ lb. Burgers $6 ALL DAY!! Tall drafts $2.50, short drafts $1.50.
Sunday: Mini Sunday, your choice of egg salad, chicken salad or tuna salad mini
croissants for $1 each. Mini-cheeseburger $1.25, Buffalo Chicken Slider $1.50,
Tall Captain & Coke $6, Ketel One Bloody Mary $4.
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“storage yards” for items no
longer in use and items that
could be stored for those who
do not own that property. To
comply with the policy, property owners must register, license or decal the referenced
items, as appropriate, or remove those items completely
from view.
Summer Concert Series
announces artist line-up
• June 4
Crawpuppies
Rock Pop
• July 2
Rebecca Anne
Band
Blues/Funk
• June 11
Jim Bulanda
Sinatra Style
• June 18
The Unstoppables
Classic Americana
Rock
• August 6
Mr. Funnyman
Rock/Pink Floyd
• August 14
Nawty
Rock/Dance
• July 16
Eaten Alive
Rock/Country
• June 25
Silver Switch
Country Rock
THE
• July 30
Island 49
Jimmy Buffet Style
• July 9
Monterrey
Variety/Top 40
• July 23
Compass
Classic Rock
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Parks
Department,
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Saturday, 20th, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Griffith Public Works,
134 South Colfax, Griffith.
JULY: Saturday, 25th, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m., Hobart City
Barns, 340 South Shelby,
Hobart.
AUGUST: Saturday, 22nd,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Highland Public Works, 8001
Kennedy Avenue, Highland.
SEPTEMBER:
Saturday,
19th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Munster Public Works, 508
Fisher Street, Munster.
OCTOBER:
Saturday,
3rd, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Lowell Street Department,
598 Union Street, Lowell.
May 2015
Lakes of the Four Seasons
Clubhouse Restaurant
WEDNESDAY
DINNER Family Pizza Night
with Unlimited Toppings $12.
(Dine-in Only) $15 Carry-Out
SPECIALS…
$3 House Drinks or House Wine
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
16 oz. Prime Rib Special $25,
Seafood Platter $22, Fish & Chips $8, Stella
Draft 16 oz. $3
SUNDAY
THURSDAY
Build your own
Pasta Bowl $12
Half Price on All Wine
16 oz. Prime Rib Special $25, Grilled
Cajun Tilapia $14,
Parmesan Crusted Salmon $16, Ketel
One Cosmos $5
Lunch special 1/2 off appetizer’s, build your own burger or chicken sandwich
with your choice of side for $7! Many options to choose from. Surf & Turf
Dinner Special 7oz. PRIME sirloin filet with Lobster Claws $24.95
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SUNDAY’S NOW OPEN: SPECIAL LUNCH MENU AVAILABLE FROM
12PM-4PM, REGULAR DINNER MENU 4PM-8PM
Early bird special from 4pm-6pm!!
Correction from April Seasonal : Mother’s day open 11am-8pm.
A special Mother’s Day menu has been created for Lunch and Dinner.
(reservation’s encouraged)
CALL 988-CLUB
Email Contact: [email protected]
HOURS: Wed-Thurs 4pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 4pm-10pm, Sun. 12pm-8pm (Closed Mon. & Tues.)
Property Owners must have their Lot Cards available when charging to their lot at the LOFS Restaurants
May 2015
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LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
By Timburley Ecklund,
Secretary
Richard Cusick, a master
chef, was the guest speaker at
the LOFS House & Garden
Club March meeting. Some
of you may have visited
Richard’s store “Evolution
Artisan Confections” located
at 901 Calumet Avenue in
Valparaiso. I’d like to share a
little knowledge that Richard
shared with us.
It takes four to seven years
for a cocoa tree to produce
fruit. There are 60 to 80 beans
in a pod. The pollination and
harvesting of the pods are all
done by hand. The annual
salary of a cocoa farmer is
$600, the same price to purchase one 120 pound sack of
cocoa beans. That’s a lot of
work for so little money. Do
you know that in some areas
of West Africa you are only
allowed to speak to the government about cocoa?
It was amazing to learn all
that goes into making chocolate from cocoa beans. I took
notes but I know I would not
do it justice if I try to teach
you what we learned.
Richard also spoke of his
lovely wife Susie. He said
that her presence at work
makes it such a wonderful
place to be. They have been
together since the age of 17.
He said, “She catches me
staring at her all the time.”
This of course made all the
ladies ‘ooh and ahh’, includ-
ing me. It was so refreshing
to hear someone speak so
truly and deeply about the
love of their life.
I asked him for a picture
to go with the article. His
response was, “No, I’m an
ugly dude.” So I decided to
visit the store and purchase
some chocolates in hopes
I could snap a picture. No
such luck; Richard was busy
in back. However, I did meet
his lovely wife Susie, who
was everything Richard said.
Meetings are held the last
Tuesday of each month at
noon in the clubhouse ballroom. Call Timburley at
219-988-5410 or Patricia
at 219-662-4162 with any
questions.
Don’t forget to come up
to the Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m.
in the lower level Clubhouse
parking lot, rain or shine. I’m
sure you’ll find a wonderful
present for Mother’s Day!
“Little Hands in the
Garden” will take place
on Thursday, June 11, at 2
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Sandy
Beach in Lakes of the Four
Seasons.
House and Garden Club
members want to encourage
interest in gardening as a community project. Participants
will plant a Fairy Garden under the direction of Garden
Club members. Themes will
vary with something for both
boys and girls. There will be
a charge for kits. Children 12
and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Look for registration flyers
throughout the community
and on Facebook or contact
via e-mail to dianntsikouris@
gmail.com.
House & Garden
Lakes of the Four Seasons
At the request of members,
the House & Garden Club
will bring back the Spring
luncheon on May 26 at noon
in the Clubhouse. The cost
is $12. A vocalist and jazz
guitarist will be our guest
performers for a delightful
afternoon. Deadline for reservations is May 16. Checks
can be mailed to Patricia
German, 3973 Kingsway
Annual LOFS
Drive, 46307.
For questions about the
House & Garden Club, contact Timburley Ecklund at
219-988-5410.
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Wide assortment of beautiful hanging baskets, flats
and individual trays of annuals and perennials.
Variety of colors in zonal and seed geraniums.
Little Hands in the Garden June 11
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May 2015
LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
Women’s Golf
Association
Lakes of the Four Seasons
to sign up for the WGA. In
the event you have any questions on league sign-ups or
other items, please contact
Kim Brownlee at 219-7413622.
Our first weekend handicapped event is scheduled
for Saturday, May 23, with
the WGA 2 Best Ball of 4.
Tee times are from 9:45 a.m.
until 11 a.m. More information and sign-ups will be
By Marge Wilke,
WGA Secretary
The WGA is ready for golf
season to start. The 2015
golf calendar starts off with
league play for 18 and 9 hole
leagues starting on Thursday,
May 7. The 18 hole league
will tee off at 8:30 a.m., and
the 9 hole league tee time
is 9:30 a.m. Weekly games
are an added fun aspect of
league play. It’s not too late
Monthly Update
available at the Pro Shop. All
WGA members are urged to
participate for a day of fun!
Plans are underway for our
upcoming Member-Guest
Day. According to Chairman
Lori DuPratt and committee
members Kim Brownlee,
Jodi Hall, Jeana Karas, and
Diane Greaney, members
and guests will be traveling
“Around the World in 18
Holes” on Thursday, June 18,
at Lakes of the Four Seasons
Country Club. According to
the committee, “Get ready
to enjoy some fabulous gifts,
prizes, auctions, food, drinks,
and a whole lot more!” More
details to follow.
Fishing Club
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Jack Grveles,
Club President
The LOFS Fishing Club
will be holding a Community
Fishing Tournament on
Saturday, May 2, on Lake
Holiday. Registration will
take place at the Lake Holiday
Boat Launch at 5:30 a.m. The
tournament will start at 6 a.m.
Special notifications, lakes status
information on LOFS website
Camp LRCA to host ‘Spring Celebration’ May 16
Camp LRCA will be hosting their Spring Celebration
on Saturday, May 16, from 2
p.m. to 8 p.m. on the grounds
of the camp. Part picnic and
part fundraiser, this event is
free and open to the public.
Attendees may tour the
camp, walk along the nature
trails, go on a hayride, or fish
in the camp’s lake. Everyone
is encouraged to bring their
own picnic, including items
for roasting over a fire, such
as s’mores. There will be a
silent auction of themed baskets and community dona-
tions in the assembly hall.
Funds raised from the silent auction will be used for
cabin renovations and other
property upkeep projects. At
dusk, everyone will gather
around the campfire for praise
songs and devotions.
Started in 1929 in Cedar
Lake, Camp LRCA moved
to Winfield in 1977. LRCA
offers bible-based summer
camps for children entering
kindergarten through 12th
grade. This summer’s camp
offerings include two mission
trips, a father and son cam-
Obituary
Jason S. Smith
Jason S. Smith, age 25 of
Crown Point, passed away
March 8, 2015. He was a
2009 graduate of Crown Point
High School and employed
by Veolia Environmental
Services. He was a member
at Southlake Fundamental
Baptist Church in Crown
Point. Jason was preceded
in death by grandparents
- Wendell and Betty Smith,
Bonnie Springs. He is survived by his loving parents
- Harold and Faith; siblings -
Chris Smith and Rachel (Ley)
Minor; grandfather- Leland
(Sally) Springs; numerous
aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Friends visited with Jason’s
family on Friday, March
13, 2015, at Burns Funeral
Home, 10101 Broadway,
Crown Point, IN. A funeral
service was held on Saturday,
March 14, at Burns Funeral
Home. Interment at Historic
Maplewood Cemetery. www.
burnsfuneral.com
A reminder to LOFS resipout, traditional cabin camps, dents: We will post notificaand wilderness camps.
tions that may come up from
LRCA also offers a full- time to time on the LOFS
time daycare ministry, pre- website under the “Special
school, and before- and af- Notifications” tab. We will
ter-school care for ages six post information such as
weeks through 5th grade. The chemical applications for
property has a retreat center weed control on POA parks,
that sleeps 80 and is available road closures for sewer line
to rent.
repairs, or what road will be
Camp LRCA is located
at 7007 E. 117th Avenue in
Winfield.
For more information, visit
www.camplrca.com or call
Burns Funeral Home &
the camp office at 219-663- Crematory, with locations in
2530.
Crown Point and Hobart, has
announced the addition of Regis
McMahon as Family Services
Coordinator. McMahon has
lived in Northwest Indiana
for most of his life. He attended Andrean High School
in Merrillville and studied
Communications at Indiana
University.
McMahon brings a diverse
business background to both
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
LAST DAY
TO PAY
POA DUES
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Community Fishing
Tournament @ Lake
Holiday Launch 5:30
am sign in. 6 am start
1
3
4
LOFS Writers
6:45 pm @ Clubhouse
5
6
LEA 7 pm @ Clubhouse Lions 7 pm
Fishing Club 7 pm
@ Clubhouse
Downstairs @ 19th
Hole
7
8
9
10
11
12
Technology Club
6:30 pm @ Clubhouse
13
Lions 7 pm
@ Clubhouse
14
15
16
17
Community Fishing
Tournament @ Lake
Holiday Launch 5:30
am sign in. 6 am start
18
LOFS Writers
6:45 pm @ Clubhouse
19
Photo Club 6 pm
@ Clubhouse
20
21
Keenagers Noon
@ Clubhouse
22
23
24
25
POA Public Board
Meeting 7:30 pm
@ Clubhouse
26
House & Garden
Noon BR
27
Lions 7 pm
@ Clubhouse
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30
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getting paved and when. We
will also post information
under the “Lake Status” tab
which will include the flag
status or if chemical applications will be made for algae
and weed control.
We will do our best to post
this information days in advance when information is
made available.
Amenities for
residents of goodstanding only
The beaches, parks, and
lake accesses throughout the
community are considered
amenities for LOFS residents
who are in good standing.
Those residents not in good
standing and non–residents
not accompanied with a
property owner found using
these amenities will be asked
to leave.
Burns Funeral Home adds McMahon
as new family services coordinator
POA - May 2015
Sun
Cost of the tournament is $70
per team.
We will be holding another Community Fishing
Tournament on Sunday,
May 17, on Lake Holiday.
Registration will take place
at the Lake Holiday Boat
launch at 5:30 a.m. The tournament will start at 6 a.m.
Cost of the tournament is $70
per team.
The next Fishing Club
meeting will take place
Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m,
lower level of the 19th Hole.
Anyone needing more information please contact me at
[email protected]
Please be reminded that all
bass and muskie are catchand-release only; please release these fish back into the
water as soon as possible.
Have a great time on the
water this year and practice
safe boating. Happy Fishing.
POA Office Hours
Monday to Friday
9 am— 4 pm
Burns Funeral Home and Pets
Remembered.
“We feel he will be a strong
addition to our staff and he is
looking forward to assisting
families during their time of
need,” Burns said.
McMahon and his wife Rah
have lived in Lakes of the Four
Seasons since 1990. They have
three daughters; Laura (Joe)
Rurode, Kelly (Josh) Goeringer,
and Katie McMahon;and one
grandson, Joey Rurode.
Regis McMahon
May 2015
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LOFS Seasonal
Monthly Update
Men’s Golf
Association
Lakes of the Four Seasons
Junior Golf Scholarships
The LOFS Men’s Golf
Association wants to remind
everyone about the 5th annual golf scholarship awards
for current and previous
LOFS junior golf members.
A $500 award will be issued to the college or university of their choice for one
male and one female who
have graduated high school
this spring and will be attending said college or university in the fall.
Among the requirements
to be met, parents or legal
guardians of the applicants
must be a current MGA
member or LOFS resident in
good standing at the time of
the application, a minimum
of one year of LOFS junior
golf participation, a completed application to verify eligi-
bility with a 500 word essay
explaining how the game of
golf and its lessons has impacted their life, and what it
holds for them in the future.
For further information,
and to pick up and return
the scholarship applications, please visit the LOFS
Pro Shop. Entries must be
received by June 27, 2015;
winners will be notified by
July 11, 2015.
May Golf Shop Hours
for ponds and shorelines under construction. If you have a
floating dock, make sure you
cover the sides with treated
lumber and covering the exposed foam on the bottom
with 1”x2” welded wire can
best protect the Styrofoam
(chicken wire is not strong
enough and will be chewed
and destroyed by muskrats).
Coating Styrofoam with a
light layer of cement, followed by paint, may also be
effective.
It may also be possible to
encourage muskrats to leave
a pond by removing its food
sources. Since muskrats are
primarily herbivorous, an
aquatic plant control program
that targets some of their preferred foods. Plants containing less starch such as rushes
may have little to offer muskrats compared to cattails and
lilies.
You may wish to use a professional to deal with these rodents. Trapping in neighbor-
hoods or public lakes can be
dangerous. Most traps could
hurt or kill pets and other
wild animals including humans if not properly installed.
Trapping muskrats alive is not
easy to do. Relocating them is
not always the answer either.
If you remove a muskrat from
its home, there isn’t much time
to find and create a new den in
time for winter while battling
other muskrats for the new territory. Over the winter months,
Lakes of the Four Seasons will
Monthly Update
May 1-15
Monday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Lakes Department
Lakes of the Four Seasons
By Ed Spanopoulos,
Lakes Director
The muskrat is not actually
a rat, but is considered to be
a rodent because of its teeth:
four large, yellowish incisors in the front of its mouth.
This animal also has flat molars for grinding vegetation.
Muskrats average about 2
pounds in weight and up to 2
feet in length, including a vertically flattened 8 to 12 inch
tail. Their fur is waterproof
and generally dark brown on
the back and sides, becoming light grayish-brown on
the belly. Muskrats have lips
that act as valves that close
behind the front incisors that
allow it to gnaw underwater.
The musky scent comes from
two perineal glands located
beneath the skin at the base
of the tail. This musk is used
during the breeding season to
mark an area.
Muskrats are polygamous
and begin breeding in early
March and continue throughout the summer. Populations
can build up quickly, as a pair
of muskrats can produce four
to five litters with five to seven young per litter each year.
Muskrats are mostly active
at night but some residents
have seen them out during
the morning hours feeding on
lawns. Primarily vegetarians,
they eat plants such as cattails, water lilies, bulrushes
and many more.
The habit of making tunnels in the banks of ponds
and streams causes conflict
between humans and muskrats. Muskrat dens dug into
your shoreline can cause
voids in your yard which
could cause injury if stepped
in. These issues could also
cause dams structures to become compromised which
pose a danger to our community and others downstream.
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burrowing into your property.
Riprap should be at least 3 feet
below water level and extend
to at least 1 foot above the
water level. This technique
can be used for dams that are
already constructed as well as
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