QUESTIONS YOU’LL GET ANSWERED IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE... POOL HOURS
COVENANTS
When can I bring my kids to the pool?
What are the rules to use fish at the fully stocked pond in Chapel Glen?
PARTIES
What’s going on in my community this month?
A publication for the Chapel Glen Community by Chapel Glen Inc.
chapel glen THE
CHATTER
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Looking for stay at home parent or retired Chapel Glen resident to volunteer to write short articles or compile list of calendar events each month. Please email your info to cghoanews@gmail.com to sign up to help!
pool party:
JUNE 2016
meetings:
COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR CHAPEL GLEN RESIDENTS
COOL IN THE POOL PARTY SATURDAY, JUNE 11 FROM 8 PM - 10 PM
Chapel Glen Board Meeting
Come join your neighbors for a late night swim or hang on the deck with water or soft drinks and snacks at the Chapel Glen pool! It’s summer time - get out of the house and get to know some of your neighbors!
WHEN: July 5 at 7 pm WHERE: Clubhouse
Crime Watch Meeting: WHEN: Monday, June 23 at 6 pm WHERE: Clubhouse
“Any Book” Book Club: Email lyndseye225@gmail.com to sign up. Next meeting will be Auguat 4 at Nancie Crawford’s house at 720 Balroyal Court.
block party:
NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL! Save the date for August 6th from 4 - 9 pm - Chapel Glen will be having a block party for all residents! Fun for the whole family and details to follow.
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
If you’re interested in volunteering to help put on this fun summer social, contact Nancy J Miller at 317.695.9390 or by email at nancyjnjm@aol.com. 1
&contacts
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHATTER DEADLINE
Chuck Carufel, President Jason Eldridge, Vice President Mike Hutto, Treasurer Jeff Loop, Secretary Bryan Hayward, Member Jim Jewell, Member Pat Fox, Member
15th of prior month
COMMITTEE CHAIRS / LIAISONS
is identified on the Chapel Glen map located in center of community directory. New resident form and community map may be downloaded using links below.
Pool - Jason Eldridge Lake - Mike Hutto Architecture - Chuck Carufel Clubhouse - Bryan Hayward Security/Crime watch - Jim Jewell, 317-590-6549 Greenbelt - Pat Fox Long-term Planning - Chuck Carufel Chatter/Communication - Jeff Loop Glendoras - Lyndsey Eldridge Chapel Chatter Editor - Lynette Anacker cghoanews@gmail.com Directory Editor - Kathy Dryer chapelglendirectoryupdates@gmail.com
Clubhouse Reservations - Kathy Dryer 317-271-5321 Pool Badges - Tara Becsey tlbecsey@ aol.com
WELCOME COMMITTEE If you are new to Chapel Glen and have not yet been contacted by the Welcome Wagon Committee, please call the committee member for your section as listed below. Your section
NEW RESIDENT FORM: http:// tinyurl.com/CGResidentForm
SECTION MAP: http://issuu.com/ chapelglen/docs/cgsectionmap
SECTION 1 Mary Anne Flanary-Schenk: 317-4407287
SECTION 2 Joyce Weaver: 317-273-1982
SECTION 3 Joan Ayer: 317-271-2016
SECTION 4 EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Beth Hardcastle: 317-271-7833
Security (non-emergency): 317-6543477 Emergency: 911 (By phone for emergencies.) IMPD Special Patrols & Traffic: 317327-6400 Security and Crime Watch: Jim Jewell
SECTION 5 Dave & Mary Thompson: 317-271-7833
SECTION 6 Holly Hintz: 317-209-0948
SECTION 7 Shirley Witt: 317-271-3744
SECTION 8 CHAPEL CHATTER ARCHIVES
Tara Becsey: 317-271-4258
www.issuu.com/chapelglen
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minutes:
CHAPEL GLEN, INC. - MAR 1, 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
1) Call to Order – Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM 2) Approval of Minutes – The April meeting minutes were not available 3) Financial Report – The Financial Report was provided by Fred Norman 4) Committee Reports a. Architectural – A new fence on Ansley Ct was discussed and approved. b. Chapel Chatter / Communications – No Report c. Clubhouse – Residents rented the clubhouse on five occasions during April along with 10 complimentary rentals. We have five rentals scheduled for May. Routine maintenance was performed as was landscaping and general outdoor spring cleanup. d. Greenbelt – 80 tons of stone was distributed along the creek to prevent erosion. 20 sidewalk panels were replaced and 69 tons of debris was removed from the greenbelt. 10 trees were planted by a neighborhood resident. e. Lake – The fountain was placed into the lake and the electrical service was repaired. f. Pool – Swim team sign-ups are underway. The pool company and pool staff are currently working to prepare the pool for the Memorial Day weekend
opening. g. Security and Crime Watch – Regular patrols continue including bike patrols. 5) Old Business - None 6) New Business – None
reminder: LEASH YOUR DOGS
This is a reminder that some of you aren’t keeping your dogs on leashes. Community covenants state that dogs must be on a leash while on common property. Pet owners are responsible for the clean up of animal waste from both the grassy areas and sidewalks.
crime watch: REMINDERS
As warm weather arrives, so will the “Crimes of Opportunity.” Please help us help each other by offering to be a “Section Crime Watch Captain.” If you are interested, please call (or text) Jim Jewell at 317-5906549 or attend the next Crime Watch Meeting on June 23 at 6 pm.
covenants: LAKE POLICIES
In the spring of 1987, all the fish in the lake were removed and it was restocked with 300 largemouth bass, 500 redear sunfish, 1500 hybrid redear, and 150 channel catfish. The hybrid redear should be larger than 8” now and they should be taken out by now. The bass that were put into the lake when it was restocked should be larger than 14” by now, however, residents are encouraged to release them back into the lake so the redear will not overpopulate.
slow down: WATCH YOUR SPEED
Please remember that during the summer time, many grandchildren come to stay with grandparents and kids are out to play - this means that drivers need to slow their roll. We’ve noticed hundreds of cars barreling through the neighborhood and with such a large community with kids, it’s important to remind your teens and young adults to slow down in residential areas.
The channel catfish are likely larger than 18” now and we should be taking them out. Don’t overplay the bass, retrieve and release it quickly. Don’t put it on a stringer and then decide to let it go. Carefully remove the hook so excessive bleeding doesn’t start. If the hook cannot be removed, cut the hook or line and release the fish. Keep the bass out of sunlight and in the water. • • • •
NO MINNOWS ARE TO BE USED FOR BAIT. DO NOT PUT ANY FISH OF ANY SIZE INTO THE LAKE. DO NOT GIVE ANYONE PERMISSION TO FISH. ALL GUESTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RESIDENT.
WE NEED VOLUNTEER WRITERS! Sorry folks, the editor has been a bit swamped lately so we missed the May issue. We REALLY need contributors to help provide articles or dig up information for the calendar of events. Please email cghoanews@gmail.com to get your name in print and help Lynette by taking on a column! 3
crime tips:
front (and back) door locked unless you are standing there. What about your windows? Would an intruder be able to access your house through them? Most newer windows have a way to limit the size of the opening making them difficult if not impossible for a person to crawl through.
Ahhhh. Finally, it looks like spring has arrived. How exciting to see the leaves begin to pop out on the trees and the spring flowers beginning to bloom. The grass, the dandelions, wait just a minute, did I say dandelions?????? But, we don’t want them, they are weeds. Uggh! Ugly, misguided, undesirable plants invading our yards!
You might think about closing your garage door, even if you are working nearby. Why give the observant opportunist the ability to drive by and scope out where you have your yard tools or other items stored in your garage? They can, and will, take a quick mental note and at the first opportunity to gain entrance, they already know where to go for what they want to help themselves.
I have been told that weeds invade the lawn because there is a problem with the lawn. There is a small, sometimes nearly invisible vacant area in the lawn that the grass has not filled, allowing a weed to take root and flourish.
Also, make certain you have locked your vehicles, and don’t leave valuables visible to a passerby. Most vehicle burglaries are not “break in”, but rather “open the door and reach in.”
Has it occurred to you that crime is much the dandelions? We can become so excited and involved with spring activities that we become complacent and allow an opening for crime and before we know it, something nefarious has taken root and is flourishing. The police call them “crimes of opportunity”. We get busy working in the front yard and the next thing you know you have worked your way around to the back and there it sits. A huge opening - wide open, inviting the undesirable passerby into the inner sanctum of your unprotected home. But, you say “we trust our neighbors!”
While you are working in the yard, why not trim the shrubs? Not only will they look better, but they won’t give an undesirable person a secluded place to hide. If you do see someone hiding there, either in your yard or in a neighbor’s, call 911 and report it as suspicious and then watch them until the police arrive. But wait a minute, that all sounds too simple!
We know all the neighborhood kids and their parents, and they wouldn’t do that.” You are probably right, but as the dandelion seed floats by on that little piece of white fuzz, so the undesirable element “floats” through our area as they come and go from other areas of town. So, how do you protect your castle?
Yes it does, but why not try it? It will keep the undesirable from invading your home. Now if it were only as simple to keep the dandelions from invading the lawn. As always, stay aware, get to know your neighbors, and plan to attend the next crime watch meeting, June 23 at 6 pm.
First, don’t leave the front of your home with your garage door open and unguarded, and make sure you keep your
pool hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 11 am - 8:30 pm; Friday: 11 am - 9 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 9 pm; Holidays: 10 am - 8:30 pm. *The hours listed above are the regular hours during swim team season; before and after swim team season, the pool will open 10 am on Monday - Friday. Depending upon the availability of adequate pool staff and pool usage, hours may be shortened during the opening weeks of the pool and at the end of the season. Revised pool hours will be posted at the pool. Pool will be closed when air temperature is less than 70 degrees. 4
nature notes:
MONARCHS, THE KING OF BUTTERFLIES It won’t be long till the butterflies are buzzing around the Greenbelt if you haven’t already seen them. Without doubt the most watched butterfly in the US is the Monarch. This beautiful orange and black is the only butterfly that migrates – spending summers as far north as Canada and winters in Central Mexico on fir trees in the mountains.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP
library You can find a complete list of all events at your local Wayne Township Library just by going to www.indypl.org/events/calendar. php? Here are a couple of events during the month to enjoy.
BEES AND BEEKEEPING
They use the same tree every year when they migrate. This seems odd since they are not the same butterflies. They are the fourth generation of monarch butterflies so how do they know which trees are the right ones to hibernate in? No one knows. Monarch butterflies are the only insect that migrates to a warmer climate up to 2500 miles each year. Males and females can be told apart by looking at the top of their hind wings. Males have a black spot at the center of each hind wing, while the females do not. The spot is a scent gland that helps the males attract female mates. This can be seen in the picture above. Another less accurate way to tell males from females is that the females usually have much thicker veins than the males. Another unique feature of the Monarchs is that they lay their eggs only on milkweed plants. So they can be seen all summer looking for milkweeds. The larvae or caterpillar stage are also very distinctive with their black, yellow and white stripes. The reason for the caterpillars living on milkweed is that they absorb a toxin from the milkweed that is poisonous to predators and the predators have learned to avoid them. This poison stays in the adults also protecting them from predators. Milk weed plants have been declining due to pesticide use and a nationwide effort is underway to plant milkweed. Search the internet for seed sources if you would like to join this effort. BY: BOB EDDLEMAN
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Monday, June 20 at 6:30 pm Age Level: All ages Families and children of all ages are invited to learn about bees and the work they do in our yards and lives during this program presented by volunteers from the Central Indiana Beekeepers Association.
COMIC STRIP WORKSHOP FOR KIDS Weds., June 29 at 10:30 am Age Level: School Age (6-11), Teen (1217) Children ages 7 and older are invited to create their own comic strip based on the works of Indiana native Jim Davis, creator of Garfield. They’ll develop and implement a character into their own comic strip using double-tipped brush pens, color pencils, markers and sharpies. This program is presented by Art With a Heart. DID YOU KNOW... You can download thousands of ebooks and magazines with your library card? www.indypl.org/download-or-stream
chapel glen THE
CALENDAR
June 2016 sun
5 This week is National Sun Safety Week!
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6 This week is... Pet Appreciation Month
12 13 Slamology Avon Junior at Lucas Oil Athletic AssociRaceway visit ation Fall Sports lucasoilraceway. Registration com Begins
Send your suggestions to cghoanews@gmail.com!
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1 June is... Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
2 June is... GLBT Pride Month
3 June is... National Camping Month
4 June is... National Safety Month
7 Chapel Glen Board Meeting at 7 pm at Clubhouse
8 Wild Weds. at Lucas Oil Raceway visit lucasoilraceway. com
9 Brownsburg Farmers Market from 4 - 7 pm
10 Nature Play Day at McCloud Nature Park
11 Danville Dash and Bash at Danville American Legion Riders Post #118
14 Avon Farmers Market from 4 - 7 pm
15 Summer Fun Run at McCloud Nature Park 6 - 7 pm
16 Paint and Pour at Washington Township Community Park 6:30 - 9:30 pm
17 18 Hot, Warm and Summer Sounds Cold Glass ArtConcert at the ists in Action at Courthouse in Hot Blown Glass Danville, IN $5 in Clayton gates open at 6:30 pm 24 WZPL Birthday Bash at Indiana State Fairgrounds
19 Plainfield Garden Tour (search Plainfield Garden Tour on FB for details)
20 Marion County 4-H Fair in Indianapolis (June 17 - 26)
21 Dollar Summer Series at Brownsburg 8 GDX in Hendricks County
22 Original Farmers Market at the Indianapolis City Market
23 Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre
26 Indianapolis Mega Adoption Event at Indiana State Fairgrounds
27 Indianapolis Indians Baseball at Victory Field
28 Tenderloin Tuesday at the Tie Dye Grill
29 Workout Wednesday on Georgia Street in Downtown Indianapolis
30 8th Annual Greenwood Park Mall Summer Concert Series in Johnson County
Find Events Around Central Indiana
Events at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds: http://www.4hcomplex.org/calendar Indiana State Fairgrounds Calendar: http://www.in.gov/statefair/fairgrounds/calendar.html Indy’s Child Calendar: https://indyschild.com/indianapolis-family-calendar/ Hendricks County Macaroni Kid Calendar: http://hendricks.macaronikid.com/calendar/ Around Indy (Statewide Events): http://www.aroundindy.com/ Downtown Indy Events: http://www.downtownindy.org/happening-downtown/
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25 Hendricks County Rib Fest and Avon Balloon Glow