Tis Spring! Thanks for all your support of the Homeowners Association. If you have a storm sewer grate on your lot please clean it off so the water can drain away. The "No Solicitation" signs are at every entrance to Hill Valley so if you see any solicitors or they come to your house, call the Marion County Sheriff, 327-3811. Be alert and aware of the rowdies that we have either living here or passing through. We will keep you up to date on the web site. Please note the annual Crime Watch meeting later this month.

Sincerely, Steve

The Hill Valley Homeowners Association is pleased to announce a new program of Beautification Awards for our Members, complementing our Christmas Decorations Contest, as a way to continue promoting the beautification of our neighborhoods. We hope to make this an annual event.

Spring – The focus will be on bulb flowers and early-blooming shrubs and trees, along with your evergreens. Judging will be the 13^th to the 16th of April. We will take photographs if permitted.

Summer – The focus will be on summer flowers and shrubs. Judging will be the last week of June.

Fall – The focus will be on your prized maples, oaks and sweet gum trees, autumn flowers and shrubs. Judging will be in late September or early October.

Board members will act as judges and will be looking for overall "eye appeal" for each season so any Member’s lawnscape can win. If you have one of those nice back yard gardens you’d like to show us, contact a board member so we know to visit you. Do the same if you want to recommend one of your neighbors. All suggestions are welcome.

First, second and third prizes will be awarded for East and West Hill Valley for each of the three seasons. Winners will be publicly recognized and receive trophies and gift certificates.

This year’s meeting will be on April 25, 2006 at 7:00 pm at the Frieden’s Church. The guest speaker will be from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. All residents of East and West Hill Valley Estates are invited to enjoy the meeting and some refreshments.

To keep you posted on serious situations or issues we have implemented an Alerts page on the HVHOA web site. Currently we have warnings about theft from mailboxes in broad daylight, loose dogs, a lost cat and vandalism. Please call or e-mail the webmaster, Don Smith, 865-7761 or info@hillvalley.org about any situation that you believe needs to be shared with your neighbors. Please be aware that there have been acts of very destructive vandalism and theft from automobiles in West Hill Valley as well as continuing "yard jobs" by nighttime vandals. MCSD is providing extra patrols as we alert them but we have no leads on whether these are residents or rowdies passing through. Any information would be helpful. Please call the Marion County Sheriff on ALL incidents, 327-3811, so we can have extra patrols.

IPD reports a large number of thefts of the coils from outdoor condensers. The thieves are dismantling the units to remove any copper or aluminum that might be inside. Please call 911 immediately if you see anyone tampering with an outside Air Conditioner unit. Do not approach the person. Stay on the line with the dispatcher and provide all the information you can.

Thanks to all of you who have already joined the Hill Valley Homeowners Association for 2006. Stapled to this Newsletter is your mailbox sticker identifying you as a Member. It should not fade or weather. If you have not yet joined, there is another insert in your Newsletter for you to use to join. Welcome aboard!

2006 EVENTS CALENDAR

Newsletters will be sent out during the first or second week of January, April, July, and October. Any news must be submitted before the end of previous month.

Garage Sales: Thursday through Saturday, June 8-10 and again August 17-19
Annual Summer Social: Friday, August 11, 5:00 p.m.

The Board meets the 3rd Monday of every month (except December) generally at St. Barnabas church at 7:30 p.m. The first 20 minutes are devoted to input from visitors before the business meeting continues. Please be prepared, as there is limited time. Dates for 2006 are: Apr 17, May 15, Jun 19, Jul 20, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20

Those of you who want to participate in the June Garage Sale can have your location identified on a map of Hill Valley Estates that will be made available to the shoppers at the entrances to the neighborhood. Contact Joan Smith, HVHA Treasurer, before Tuesday, May 30, at 865-7761 or joansss@comcast.net to list your address on the map. There will be no cost to you. Hopefully you’ll have increased sales.

On Meadowridge Lane a renter moved out and left a driveway full of boxes of trash even after a dumpster was delivered. The trash became soaked and windblown. A neighbor decided to fill the dumpster with what she could lift by herself. She then went shopping and when she returned, other neighbors had finished filling the dumpster. She would like to thank all the neighbors who pitched in to assist in the cleanup. It was a great thing to see happen!

One of our members, Tom Probasco, asks us to consider some energy and pollution saving actions. Many of us leave our cars idle for long periods – warming up, waiting for others, waiting in drive-up lanes. This uses up expensive fuel and adds to the overall pollution of our air. Modern cars do not benefit from idling versus frequent starting and do not require a long time to warm up. Some simple changes of habit would go a long way toward fuel savings and cleaner air – turning off the engine and parking instead of using drive-up windows.

New session starts Monday, June 5^th; Meets on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Friedens United Church of Christ, 8300 South Meridian Street
Sign up is Monday, May 22nd at 7:30 p.m. or call 787-1474 for more information.

There are 1100 homes in Hill Valley. We have grown together over the many years to support a Homeowners Association with a Board of Directors. Joining is only $25. per year and that includes the cost of snow plowing. We publish a quarterly Newsletter to inform everyone what¹s coming up next including zoning bulletins. We have an annual picnic which is open to all members of the Hill Valley Homeowners Assn. and includes a full meal, recreation for the children, and dancing for the adults. We have a website, www.hillvalley.org, where you can find Alerts, our mission statement, a map of the whole neighborhood, a list of all board members, a monthly calendar, special events and announcements, past Newsletters, and important area phone numbers.

If your street has potholes or other damages that have not been repaired, call the Mayor’s Action Center, 327-4622, to report the situation and be sure to get an Action Number so we can follow up if it doesn’t get done.

If you have a specialty or talent that you would want your neighborhood to know about, we will be glad to list your name, address, contact information and a description in 12 words or less of your business or craft. There will be no charge but no special wording or art treatment. This is information, not advertising, and a service to all members.

John H. Renault - French tutoring and teaching. French/English and English/French translations. 8342 Parish Lane; phone: 317-888-9607; renaultjohn@sbcglobal.net

Martha J. Smart - For Buying or Selling a Home Make the SMART Choice... Call Martha at

F.C. Tucker Company, Inc Direct: 317-319-8083 Home: 317-889-8496

Lori Probasco – Babysitting. Took YMCA Safe Sitter course. References available. Age 13, Contact Lori at 317-887-6626

Donald A. Smith, Enrolled Agent – Tax preparation and small business services. Enrolled to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Contact Don or Joan Smith, 317-889-0771 or donsmith9@comcast.net

Dining with JJ – Private dinner catering, cooking classes, meal solutions. Contact Sarah Boston, 440-8915; Sarah@Diningwithjj.com; or www.diningwithjj.com

Greg Huntley Enterprises, Full service General Contractor. Free estimates, prompt and courteous. ghe1@comcast.net. 317-445-7817 or 317-859-9026
Randy Ezell For all your insurance needs, auto, home, business, life. Randy at Farmers Insurance, 8415 S Delaware St. 317-884-1777. rezell@farmersagent.com

Carl J. Strohm For all your automotive repairs using certified technicians. 5824 S Harding St, 317-787-0822

Luke Edwards Lawn mowing, leaf raking, general yard cleanup. Reasonable rates, flexible hours.

317-883-2795

We would like to see our quarterly publication become more of a neighborhood newsletter, but we need your help. We would welcome suggestions, comments and other newsworthy items that you feel would be of interest to your neighbors. The HVHA does reserve the right to edit such submittals for clarity and conciseness. Please submit your articles to any HVHA board member and we will try to publish it as submitted. If we have questions or concerns we will contact the author as necessary.

Steve Scheidler President S. Pennsylvania 881-1558

Don Smith Vice-President E Hill Valley Dr. 865-7761

Ernestine Nicholson Secretary Lockwood Lane 865-0787

Joan Smith Treasurer E. Hill Valley Dr. 865-7761

John Renault Member Parish Lane 888-9607

Frank Hogan Member W. Valley View 888-6540

Billie Moore Member Trevellian Way 888-7864

Paulette Clay Member Meadowridge Lane 889-3506

8342 Parish Lane

Indianapolis, IN 46217