The annual Wawasee Property Owners Association family breakfast has been cancelled for 2020. The event was slated to be held Saturday, June 13, at Oakwood Resort.

SYRACUSE — William J. “Bill” Pipp, who has been one of a number of people instrumental in getting gears moving in the Syracuse Water Control Device repair and establishing the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy was awarded the 2019 Wawasee Property Owners Association Chief Award. The award was presented Saturday, Aug. 17, during the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The wheels of progress are now in motion to make sure current and future repairs to the Syracuse Water Control Device are done. Wawasee Property Owners Association Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Water Control Structure Fund Saturday morning, May 18, during its meeting. “People noticed the structure has an issue, …read more.

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Early this morning InkFreeNews learned there were multiple copies of the press release floating around council chambers during the Syracuse Town Council meeting last night. The corrected information  was supplied by Councilman Larry Siegel and is shown in parenthesis. SYRACUSE — During the Syracuse Town Council’s regular monthly meeting, Mike Noe, town …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s been close to two years since discussions were held publicly about how to finance repairs needed to the Syracuse Flood Control Structure, also known as the Syracuse Memorial Dam. Since then a committee of representatives from the Syracuse Lake Association, Wawasee Property Owners Association and Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation was formed to …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Tom and Holly Tuttle, Syracuse, were presented the co-Chief Award Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Wawasee Property Owners Association annual meeting. The annual meeting, attended by close to 70 people, was held at The Owl’s Nest, North Webster. The Chief Award has been presented each year since 2006 to honor someone who …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, the board approved a $2,000 donation from the Wawasee Property Owners Association to the Wawasee Yacht Club. Funds will be used to cover Wawasee High School student fee costs when attending outdoor sports classes. The high school has an agreement with the …read more.

LAKE WAWASEE — Beautiful, awesome, fantastic, wonderful and many other words were heard by those participating in the 2018 Wawasee Property Owners “Tour of the Century” home tour Saturday evening, Aug. 4. Homeowners, present at each of their homes, were thanked repeatedly by guests for opening their homes and allowing a glimpse of their century …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia called a meeting Thursday night, May 3, with representatives from the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board, Wawasee Property Owners Association, Syracuse Lake Association and Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, to discuss repairs to the town’s flood control device, located in Crosson Mill Park. The town has had control of …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is very pleased to receive the donation of a new patrol boat for the department lake patrol program from the Wawasee Property Owners Association and with the assistance of Griffith Wawasee Marina in Syracuse. Thanks go to both of these fine organizations for their generous, community-minded donation. This …read more.

WARSAW — The community knows how to prepare for a tornado or flood, but how would the public respond if a rail car of hazardous material accidentally dumped its cargo near a local waterway? Those substances would seep into the closest wetland or stream, potentially causing serious damage to nearby lakes. To prepare for a …read more.

SYRACUSE — Jim Tranter had no idea the reason a majority of his family had joined him and his wife, Karen, for the Wawasee Property Owners Association annual meeting was because he was to be the recipient of the WPOA 2017 Chief Award. In fact he didn’t realize he was the recipient until mention was …read more.

SYRACUSE — Families from Syracuse and Wawasee lakes enjoyed the annual Syracuse Lake Association and Wawasee Property Owners Association family breakfast at Oakwood Resort. Several hundred attended the annual event Saturday morning. Not only could the guests enjoy breakfast with friends they haven’t seen for a year, but also meet new friends. Guests also had …read more.

LAKE WAWASEE — This summer, the Center for Lakes & Streams, at Grace College, began a new project to monitor starry stonewort on Lake Wawasee. Starry stonewort is an invasive algae which can pose a threat to lakes as it can form dense, thick mats which inhibit boat traffic and limit the growth of native …read more.

SYRACUSE — The rain moved on and the sun came out just in time for the Wawasee Property Owners annual dinner meeting on the SS Lilly Pad Saturday evening, Aug. 20.

SYRACUSE — The hosting of the 33rd Annual Wawasee E-Scow Open Regatta on Lake Wawasee, June 4-5, was the perfect time to try out a registered drone. Ryan Nell and Jeff Herdrich, race enthusiasts and lake residents, were following the regatta in a pontoon and used one of their drones to video the event.

WARSAW — A petition to rezone 3 acres, located on the south side of Hatchery Road and along the east side of CR 850E, met resistance at the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission’s regular meeting Wednesday, June 1, from both the public and APC members. Andrew Rossell, engineer and owner of AR Engineering, spoke on …read more.

SYRACUSE — There was a lot of discussion between members of the Syracuse Quiet Zone Committee, along with residents, Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia and representatives from Lawson, Fisher Associates, an engineering firm in Mishawaka regarding safety and insurance liability during a Quiet Zone Committee meeting Tuesday night, Dec. 8. The committee was discussing the …read more.

How long is too long for temporary signs to be up? That was the debate at the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 17.

SYRACUSE — Kay Young, president of the Wawasee Property Owners Association recently presented Dr. Nate Bosch, director of the Center for Lakes & Streams, a check for $3,940. The donation was from WPOA members through their annual dues.

[weaver_youtube iDQhOFynyFw rel=0]   SYRACUSE — Richard Green, Syracuse, was the latest resident to receive the Wawasee Property Owner’s Association’s Chief Award presented at its annual meeting. The meeting was held Saturday evening, Aug 8, at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Educational Center, Syracuse. Green, who was present with his wife, Sandy and son and …read more.

A July 8 inspection report commissioned by the Wawasee Property Owners Association rated the overall condition of the CSX railroad bridge over the main channel between Syracuse and Wawasee lakes as “fair” and recommended its replacement “within the next 10 years.”

The annual Wawasee Property Owners Association and Syracuse Lake Association Family Breakfast is an opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors, renew friendships, make new friends and learn about various non-profit organizations in the area. This year’s event was held Saturday morning at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse. Non-profit agencies such as the WPOA, Syracuse-Wawasee Trails, Syracuse-Wawasee Garden …read more.

Efforts to keep boaters from using the east side of the railroad bridge is being made with caution tape and markers. Board members of the Wawasee Property Owners Association expressed concern over the condition of the CSX railroad bridge over the channel connecting Syracuse and Wawasee lakes last Saturday during its annual public board meeting. …read more.

The 2015 Wawasee Flotilla T-shirts, featuring this year’s unique logo, have arrived and are being distributed to outlets in Syracuse. The theme for this year’s Flotilla is “Pirate Parade.” The flotilla will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, on Lake Wawasee. Gray and black t-shirts in long and short sleeves, crew neck and …read more.

[weaver_youtube ycm7aPBxVTM rel=8]   The number of Wawasee Property Owners Association Board Members was higher than the public attending at the annual public WPOA board meeting this morning, Saturday, June 13, at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse. The actual board meeting was kept brief to hear from Megan McClellan, executive director of Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee, and Ann …read more.

Wawasee Property Owners Association will be hosting two events in the next several weeks. Megan McClellan, executive director of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee and Ann Garceau, author, will be speakers at the WPOA annual public board meeting Saturday, June. 13. The meeting, starting at 9 a.m. will be held at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse. Garceau will …read more.

The Center for Lakes and Streams, Grace College, has received a $6,000 donation from the Wawasee Property Owners Association. Funds will go towards further research and implementing of testing relating to blue-green algae toxins. Included in the research is a screening method to provide rapid results. Currently there is an approximate two-week delay in getting …read more.

[weaver_youtube c9yULD7SKvE rel=0] Each year the Wawasee Property Owners Association presents the Wawsee Chief Award to honor someone the association board feels has gone above and beyond to assure the preservation and orderly development of Lake Wawasee. This year was no exception. Two individuals were presented the award at the WPOA annual meeting Saturday morning. Al …read more.

Joe Hoage, general counsel for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has emailed the Wawasee Property Owners Association, Steve Snyder, attorney and local media, responding to discussions regarding an agreed order. This letter has compounded confusion on what is the law. Snyder, attorney who originally questioned the statute, is looking at the process to clarify …read more.

[weaver_youtube 2MJEw6dvW1c rel=0]   A larger than normal group attended the annual Wawasee Property Owners public board meeting Saturday morning for reasons appearing to be because of a publicized topic addressing the numerous thefts from lake homes. There was also a noise concern brought up by residents there complaining of noise from Oakwood Hotel’s nightly bands. The …read more.

Celebrate the beginning of summer with the Wawasee Property Owners Association and Syracuse Lake Association family breakfast. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Oakwood Resort. Breakfast will consist of pancakes/syrup, scrambled eggs, biscuits/gravy, sausage, bacon, rolls/butter, assortment of fruit, orange/apple juice, coffee and tea. There is …read more.

Wawasee Property Owners Association recently gave the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Project $5,000 for a feasibility study on installing trail along the southeast end of Lake Wawasee. With the trail nearly complete around Syracuse Lake, the trail committee is looking to start putting trail around Lake Wawasee.

Wawasee Property Owners Association’s president Kay Young presented a $5,000 donation to Dr. Nathan Bosch, director of Kosciusko Lakes and Streams on Thursday. The donation from the WPOA will be used by KLAS to further their local educational programs and continue in caring for area lakes. WPOA also recently sponsored a KLAS lake aquarium in …read more.

“I’m just a little overwhelmed,” commented Dave Grandstaff when he received the annual Wawasee Property Owners Association Chief Award Saturday morning. The award was presented at the annual WPOA meeting. He admitted he didn’t realize he was the recipient until mention was made regarding his grandchildren and great-grandchild. WPOA President Kay Young presented the award …read more.

Wawasee Property Owners Association Annual Meeting will be something different this year. Instead of an evening event, this year’s meeting will be a breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at The Frog Tavern, Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Fruit, rolls, coffee and juice will be provided. The event is free, however, reservations were requested by Wednesday. Reservations may …read more.

Bring your friends, your family, co-workers to the Wawasee Property Owners Association Cottage Tour on Saturday, July 27. This year’s event is opened to anyone who has or can get a boat on Lake Wawasee. It is preferred that the boat groups be parties of six. This tour has brought almost 500 property owners and …read more.

Lt. John Karris, Department of Natural Resources District One Commander, spoke at the annual public board meeting of the Wawasee Property Owners Association Saturday morning and bouys were a main topic of discussion. Karris, who has been in his position for almost a year, noted his background with the DNR as well as the number of officers for …read more.