WHITE CHRISTMAS EVE

Looked out at 4:30 and surprised to see SNOW! How heartwarming to see snow on Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays to all.

NEW TRAIL

Conservancy workers have be devoting a bit of their time to constructing a new hiking trail that would connect the Cordry boat ramp to existing trails in the hiking trail complex. It's muddy and hard to follow at present but will be a welcome addition to the system. Pictured is a bridge that crosses a small stream in the valley.

FIRST DAY OF WINTER

December 21st is the official first day of winter. Hard to believe as these fishermen were enjoying 55 degree sunny afternoon on Sweetwater Lake.

SNOW MAN

The lack of snow didn't hinder the local Nineveh Auto Repair business from coming up with a snow man!

CSCD EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION

It was CSCD Employee Appreciation Luncheon today at Sweetwater Realty. All enjoyed the lunch and conversations shared.

FIRST SNOW

The first snow of the season arrived on Saturday morning of December 9th. It was only an inch or so but the ground was still warm and the auto traffic compressed it into ice causing numerous slide offs for a couple of hours. I think it just caught everyone by surprise or we all forgot how to drive on snow! Several cars were stranded in the bottom of Cordry Dip, Church Hill, and Nineveh Road near the county line. After a couple of hours of sanding and salting, the roads were back to normal.

BUILDING PROJECTS

There are several building projects going on around the lakes as winter approaches. Pictured is one new house that went up last week on Hummingbird Drive on Sweetwater. This unit replaces a unit that was torn down. Another "remodel/tear down" is under construction elsewhere on Hummingbird.

CSLOA CRAFT DAY

The Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association (CSLOA) sponsored a Children's Christmas Craft Day at the clubhouse. Numerous stations were manned by volunteers with lots of Christmas creations resulting. A full house with lots of participants made the day a huge success. Pictured is Larry Kolar helping a youngster with a wood project.

WARM WEATHER

The last few days of November have been extremely warm. Michael Bailey of Jay Drive was out catching a few crappie today. There were others out fishing also.

GUEST LOON

I heard the call of the Loon last evening and sure enough....we had a Loon cruising in the north end of Sweetwater this morning.

DOLLAR GENERAL

The new Dollar General located at the entrance to Prince's Lakes is now officially open. I've not been there yet but friends tell me they offer basic groceries and house keeping products and.......cheap beer!

MUDDY!

Very little wind and no power outage but......boy!.....did it rain! North end of Sweetwater is muddy! It appears that the lake is back up to normal pool level.

SNOW!

That would be SNOW on the rooftops for November 1st!

TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat fun at the fire station on Halloween evening. Pictured are some Sweetwater Realty brokers handing out candy. (We got photo bombed by Benie!)

HAUNTED FOREST

The Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department sponsored Haunted Forest was a huge success on Saturday night. Over 600 people enjoyed the hayride and walk through the haunted forest. Saturday night's success made up for the rainy cold Friday night when crowds were light.

PUMPKIN CARVING

Some were carving and some were painting....it's all about decorating pumpkins for Halloween. The Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association (CSLOA) sponsored a pumpkin carving/decorating event at the clubhouse on October 21st, 2017. The tables were all full with artists of all ages.

BAD DAY AT BEDROCK!

At last night's CSCD meeting the report on the water main project was all hearts and flowers. The report indicated that the project was 98% complete and they were presently pressure testing. Today, a water leak appeared in front of Sweetwater Realty coming up through the road! Workers started digging up the brand new blacktop looking for the water leak!

HAUNTED FOREST COMING

Preparations for the Haunted Forest have begun. Workers are putting sets together along the trail. The Haunted Forest is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, October 27th and 28th.

NEW PUMP HOUSE

A new pre-built pump house was put in place this weeks as part of the new water main system. The pump house will contain gauges and monitors in addition to pumps for the new water main system.

DOLLAR GENERAL

It looks official.....the signs are up! Dollar General is coming to Prince's Lakes!

EVENING PADDLEBOARDING

Caught last evening doing her paddleboard route from her home on Opossum drive was Lauri Kaiser. She was going all the way around Sweetwater Lake. Asked if she was concerned about being out as darkness was approaching......."nope...I've got my lighted paddle!"

LINES!

Wow! New street lining has been completed this week in the Conservancy. Yellow lines down the middle of the roads and white edge lines down the sides makes driving safer! The Conservancy also cooperated and agreed to "halvsies" for painted lines on Nineveh Road from the county line to the beginning of the Conservancy property. This will certainly be appreciated on dark rainy nights.

CLEAR WATER

It was a beautiful first day of fall on Sweetwater with 92 degree temps and the water has warmed back up to 82 degrees. During the summer I do water clarity testing for Indiana Clean Lakes program out of Indiana University by dropping a black and white Seichi Disk in the water and see how far down it goes before disappearing. I usually get readings of 17-20 feet on sunny days during the week when there is no boat traffic. The water level is down a bit but extremely clear so I decided to test for fun. The reading was 27 feet.

FALL COLORS

One of the first trees to turn colors in my area is this maple. It's only September 13th!!! I can't believe it! Perhaps the late August dry spell precipitated early colors.

COOL NIGHTS

Cool nights this past week means the water is cooling off. Approximately 72 degrees at this writing.

OX ROAST SUCCESS

The Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owner's Association annual OX ROAST a resounding success this year. There was a significant increase in booths for visitors to visit and the crowd attendance was up over past years. The success was due to a lot of work on the part of the Association members.

CHURCH HILL PAVED

Church Hill at the entrance to Cordry Sweetwater Lakes was re-paved today. It is also planned to have new lines painted on Nineveh Road from the Brown County line to the top of Church Hill when the paving is completed.

DAM MOWING

Sweetwater and Cordry Dams were recently mown and look great. This photo looks out over Cordry Dam towards Camp Atterbury.

RAKING THE BEACH

The Conservancy Workers take special pride in the appearance of the beach, parks, road sides, etc. It's been a challenge this summer with the installation of the new water line along Nineveh Road.

OX ROAST

The annual Ox Roast is coming on Saturday, September 2nd of Labor Day Weekend. Come for good eats and displays by various vendors.

TREE WORK

This looks like the hard way to take a tree down. This tree was in between two houses close together. There are a lot of Ash trees dying in the area.

PARKING LOT UPGRADES

In preparation of the coming OX ROAST, the CSLOA has hired local excavation person Jerry Cleefman to grade and improve the parking lot at the clubhouse. Other work being done includes the yard work clean up from the recent water line installation.

IT'S ALL ABOUT WATER

The North Water Tower is undergoing a revitalization inside and outside. It is normal maintenance required every few years. In addition the new water main being installed

has reached the North Water Tower.

SOUTH CENTRAL REMC TREE TRIMMING

South Central REMC has been going through the area and trimming off dead trees and branches that have the opportunity to fall on the power lines. They usually do not cut the entire tree down and they usually leave the pile of branches and limbs for the property owner to clean up.

MAKING PROGRESS

The installation of the new water main is making progress. They have now reached the highest point of elevation at the entrance to Cordry Sweetwater Lakes. They will not continue to the north water tower.

CORDRY PARADE

Cordry Lake residents displayed their patriotism on Saturday July 8th, 2017 by decorating and parading their boats in the annual Cordry Lake Boat Parade.

RAKING THE BEACH

Prior to each weekend and holiday, the Conservancy workers "rake" the beach for property owners and their guests to use. The beach property has never looked better. The Conservancy workers have taken special pride in this park area.

DOLLAR GENERAL

Ground is being cleared and prepared for a new store in Prince's Lakes by the liquor store. Gossip has it as being a new FamilD Store.

BEST FIREWORKS EVER!

The Saturday July 1st fireworks were the best ever is what several friends told me. The weather was perfect and the beach was full of spectators. The Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association (CSLOA) ran a concession food booth and sponsored/paid for the event. Thanks also to Sweetwater Realty for donating an extra $1,000 for the fireworks display.

SWEETWATER CONCERT

The Brown County Community Band entertained with a selection of music at the new Sweetwater Beach Shelter House this evening. The weather was perfect and the audience appreciative. Thanks to the CSLOA (Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association) for sponsoring this event.

FIREWORKS JULY 1ST

Due to scheduling challenges, the annual fireworks display on Sweetwater Lake sponsored by the CSLOA (Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association) will be on Saturday, July 1st, 2017.

SATURDAY CONCERT

Do remember the Saturday evening concert at the beach....begins about 7:30 PM at the new beach house on Sweetwater Lake.

GOLF CARTS NIXED!

The most controversial subject at tonight's CSCD meeting was the subject of golf carts. There was a lengthy discussion among board members noting safety issues and personal opinions. In the end a "role count vote" produced a 4 to 3 vote deciding to not send the proposed resolution to the Brown County Commissioners.

FULL HOUSE AT THE BEACH!

Perfect Memorial Day Weekend weather filled Sweetwater Beach and the new second beach house on all three days!

MEMORIAL DAY KIDS RIDE

Thanks to the local Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners Association for sponsoring the annual kids ride day. The ride from the Conservancy Office to the Clubhouse featured a variety of wheeled vehicles plus a couple of family dogs. The event was topped off with ice cream and goodies for all participants.

FISH STORY

The local Anglers Club held a fishing tournament today on both Cordry and Sweetwater Lakes. The winning fisherman was local contractor Rodney Gunter who brought in a 6.2 lb large mouth bass and a 3 lb small mouth bass. Congratulations to Rodney and applause to the Anglers Club for sponsoring the event.

WATER METER TRANSMITTERS

Several of us have wondered about the holes that have been made in the water meter covers. As part of the upgrading of the water utility, small transmitters are being installed in every water meter pit. So....the hole will be filled with a plastic appearing unit. This will eliminate the time consuming job of physically reading each meter each month. This will free up man hours for other area jobs.

SCUBA DIVERS

As part of updating their credentials, area sheriffs divisions often visit Sweetwater Lake for Scuba Diving. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department was out this week diving off of the boat ramp area.

ELK DRIVE PROJECT

The Elk Drive project is underway. This area has several deep ravines that drain towards Sweetwater Lake. This one of the largest watershed areas in the Conservancy and Elk Drive has been in need of improvements for a long time.

NEW SHELTER HOUSE

The new 2nd shelter house at Sweetwater Beach is coming along. It is predicted to be completed by Memorial Day.