Fellow Residents.

It is high heat time of the year. Stay cool and get your travels in order to see the world. If you haven’t paid your dues yet please pay up so we can have a nice picnic again. Tell your neighbors also. It is election year so if any of you are interested in being on the board let us know. Easy job not much pay. Sincerely, Steve

Thanks to all of you who worked so hard this spring to bring forth the beautiful flowers, trees and shrubs to decorate our neighborhood. The winners of the Spring 2009 awards are:

First in East Hill Valley – Claire & Dean Orwig, 405 E Hill Valley Dr

First in West Hill Valley – Mary and Steve Sullivan, 408 West Hill Valley Dr

Second in West Hill Valley – Tie –Eleonore Harle, 8334 Palmetto Ln

Second in West Hill Valley – Tie – Mary Pat & Rick Sapp, 8705 Maple View Dr

Second in East Hill Valley – Betty & Don Smith, 204 Val-Del Ct

Third in East Hill Valley – Carolyn & Tom Sims, 354 Daffon Dr

Third in West Hill Valley – Linda & Carl Endris, 225 Buffalo Dr

Honorable mentions are listed on our web site – www.hillvalley.org. We hope the weather will let us have a summer flower period as well.

Ken Roberts, 8138 Burn Ct, stepped up to a challenge to protect our children from a very dangerous situation. A property in West Hill Valley was vacated and the institutional owner did nothing to take care of a fence that had collapsed, exposing an in-ground pool containing water. Ken and his company, Imperial Fence, quickly erected a replacement fence. The neighboring parents are so very grateful, Ken. Thank you for your generous service to your neighborhood.

Sam Phillips, 8006 S East St, has contributed many, many hours and many gallons of gasoline mowing the grass ribbon along Meridian School Road from East Street to S Meridian. He has done this for over thirty years. Thank you, Sam, for this wonderful service to your neighbors.

Miranda Goelz, Junior, and Matthew Goelz, Freshman, were recognized at the May 18 Perry Township School Board Meeting for their accomplishments on the Perry Meridian Robotics Team, Cyberblue 234. Next stop the International Space Station? Congratulations to these two fine neighborhood youth!

The challenges never stop. We eliminated the tree trimming service and are now dealing with used car sales, a learning center and illegally parked commercial trucks and trailers and inoperative vehicles. It keeps us busy all year round. Here are some notes from our Board Attorney.

The Board is receiving many complaints about the parking of commercial trucks and trailers in driveways and on the street. We need to remind you that City-County Ordinances prohibit parking of commercial and inoperable vehicles in residentially-zoned areas. ALL of Hill Valley is zoned residential. These laws protect the value of our property and the safety of our children. Using our neighborhood to park or store vehicles, including Dually’s, and trailers used principally for commercial purposes may save the owner from paying commercial rent elsewhere, but it depreciates the value and use of that home and those around it and leads to neighborhood deterioration. Please do your part to keep up the value of our homes. Do not park your commercial truck or trailer at your home or on the street in front of it and please get rid of inoperable vehicles immediately. There is a new Office of Code Enforcement that has been created especially to deal rapidly with these types of zoning violations.

The Board is receiving complaints about dogs roaming unleashed and unattended in our yards and streets. City-County Ordinances require that pet owners keep their dogs confined in their yard by fencing and on a leash if outside the fenced area. Unattended dogs can become a hazard to both adults and children with tragic consequences. Please be sensitive to your neighbors and to your obligations under the law. Continuing complaints will be documented and forwarded to Animal Control for their official action.

In our community meetings with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department we have been advised that all calls about suspicious activity, traffic or safety problems, or emergencies can be made to 911. It no longer is confined to life-threatening emergencies or criminal behavior in progress.

Are you aware that within a one mile radius of Hill Valley Estates there have been 80 crimes reported over the last 60 days. Not many of them have been within Hill Valley but the risk is there, just like Center Grove.

This information is found on the IndyGov web site and has encouraged our Board to launch a new program to try to deter such crimes from happening in our neighborhood and to promote our neighbors- helping-neighbors efforts.

There are some things we can do daily as individual households:

• Be alert and call 911 if you see suspicious or criminal activity
• Turn your outside lights on at night, every night
• Take a walk, look around and be visible to potential intruders
• Do not advertise your possessions with open garage doors
• Do not leave your car unlocked in your driveway
• Notify a trusted neighbor when you are going to be away

But there is so much more we can do if we come together and get the word out to make a safer and better neighborhood for us all. In conjunction with the safety aspects of this program, we would like to be able to help neighbors in need of assistance with yard work, running errands, and checking on the sick or elderly members of our blocks. Do you know of someone on your street or block that can help us launch our new program by being a Neighborhood Awareness Network Liaison?

There is so much we can do to help each other. We cannot do it without your support. Please consider what role you can play in our NAN – Neighborhood Awareness Network and see Paulette Clay at our Annual Picnic, call her at 889-3506 or send an e-mail to paulette.clay@att.net to start receiving email notification about the program.

In a number of areas in Hill Valley heavy rains and the high water table have resulted in storm sewers backing up. They were not built for this level of watershed but this is not a leakage of your sanitary sewers. There is no connection between the two systems so raw sewage is not being ejected in our streets.

The remaining Garage Sales for 2009 will be:July 25; and, August 13, 14 and 15.

Annual Summer Social for all members and families will be Friday, August 14, 2009 starting at 5:00 p.m. Food is not served until 5:30.

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. The remaining dates for 2009 are:

**The 2009 Annual Meeting of members will be Monday, October 19, 2009 at Frieden’s Church

Bogus home improvement operators show up at your door and offer to do work for a bargain price. They use the ruse that they completed work for a neighbor and have materials left over; or, they have a crew that can get the work done today for a special price. They especially like to target seniors who live alone and victims of weather-related disasters. Their hook is the deep discount and they try to get the money up front. Some basic rules: get a detailed written contract with name, address, telephone number, payment schedule, start and completion dates, and references of neighbors. Do not sign it that day, check the references, make sure the telephone numbers are real and never, never, pay more than 1/3 up front.

Indiana has some excellent laws to protect you from Telemarketers. There is a Privacy Act that allows you to demand that they not call back and to take you off of their list even if you have not registered with the Indiana Secretary of State. They also cannot charge you for any telephone purchase unless they furnish a signed, written contract; or, provide you at least seven days to cancel the transaction. Some basic rules: Hang up immediately if they pressure you for an immediate answer or do not allow you time to take notes. Hang up if they tell you that the contract cannot be cancelled or your purchase is non-refundable.

Do not give bank account or credit card numbers to anyone unless you are completely satisfied that the transaction is safe. Never, never give anyone your Social Security number over the phone. If they pressure you for it, hang up immediately. Be wary of verification calls and tapes. They can bite you later.

This can occur easier than you think. There is lots of information about you already out there and it doesn’t take much for scammers to put two and two together and get you in trouble. The three critical numbers are: your Social Security number, your birthdate and your credit card number. It takes two of the three to open an account with telephone suppliers, department stores, and mail-order houses. From there they can rip you off for thousands. Some basic rules: Do not carry your Social Security number with you in any way - in a wallet, on a driver’s license or an insurance card. Leave it home! Do not have your Social Security number on any checks. Do not throw you name and address into the trash. Shred or burn the addresses and throw away only the rest of the paper. Cut up any expired credit cards, licenses or membership cards into little pieces making sure the numbers, the magnetic strip and your signature are obliterated. If you have any unusual charges on your credit card, call the card people and speak to their fraud unit immediately. If anyone calls you saying they are from the IRS, the Department of Revenue, or a credit agency and want to verify your numbers, don’t give it to them! Try to get their number and report them to 911.

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.

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

Patti Goelz Member W. Hill Valley Dr 889-5234

Paulette Clay Member Meadowridge Lane 889-3506

Charles Eldridge Member Grassy Lane 881-2718

P.O. Box 17441

Indianapolis, IN 46217-1744

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 very short description 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 of HVHA and other residents.

Alex Kitchel – BABYSITTING - Passed YMCA safe-sitter course. Age 13. Contact 885-6172

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 17, 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

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. The Ezell Group, 8415 S Delaware St. 317-884-1777. www.theezellgroup.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. Cannot transport mower to West Hill Valley.

Michelle Butts - First time buyers, empty nesters, investors "No BUTTS about it" Contact Century 21 317-243-3666 or www.michellebutts.com

David H Olmstead - For all your life and health insurance needs, annuities and health savings accounts. Contact 317-888-5270 or 317-627-3018(cell)

Cecilia Tolan - custom-made appliance covers, basket liners, etc. 865-9518

DeAnne Milliken – Creative memories. I organize pictures into photo safe albums for long term preservation. Call 881-2444 or e-mail demilliken@yahoo.com

Luz Pena-Price - Mary Kay cosmetics, independent sales director. Contact 435-2955 or e-mail

penaprice@hotmail.com or use Internet www.marykay.com/penaprice

Linda Charlebois - Calligraphy by LMC. Beautiful writing for you. 888-6848. fayence97@hotmail.com

Ms. Rona - Certified animal groomer: dogs, cats, bunnies, etc. Call 985-3242 or visit my salon inside Uncle Bill's Pet Center.

Joan Smith - Small business bookkeeping using QuickBooks or spread sheets. Reasonable rate. 865-7761 or e-mail joansss@comcast.net

Lisa Brinker - German Park Rental Park rental for weddings, reunions, business meetings, etc. Call 885-0283, e-mail LisaB8600@hotmail.

Terry Lashley – Quilts. Make new quilts. Repair old ones. Appraisals for insurance. 888-7554

Ryan Berry – Construction. 3^rd generation carpenter, general contractor, handyman. Insured and bonded. 319-7887 or www.ryanberryconstruction.com

Erich Orrick –Lawn care, deck building, painting and general home repair. 429-7597 or e-mail Indylawnservice@yahoo.com

Jessica Orrick – Hair design by Jess. Full service Mary Kay beauty consultant. 429-7647

Holly Wyss - Water aerobics, fitness classes and rehab with certified instructor. Warm, clean, indoor pool. Small classes. FUN! Phone 317-887-2610 or hwyss@sbcglobal.net

Nora Brown – Cooking lessons – group or individual, any age. My home or yours. 881-0585

Dan Meyer – Lawn mowing for home or business. 885-5837

Emily Hensley, - Educational and fun children’s books through home parties, 937-1481 or e-mail emahh1@yahoo.com

Toby Matherly - FREE LEAF RAKING, help us teach our kids about helping neighbors. 859-0358

Barbara Thomas – Art Instruction – experienced artist teaching children’s drawing classes starting June 4, 2009. Call 882-4812 or e-mail bthomas988@juno.com.

John Roeder – HEDGE TRIMMING - Five-years' experience. Contact 437-7107 or e-mail john123072@sbcglobal.net

Carolyn Leach – MEDICAL BILLS REVIEWED - Detect overcharges, errors or underpayments with resulting savings or refunds to you. Contact 882-2002 or e-mail IndyMedicalBill Review@yahoo.com

Sue Moore - Sheltie Rescue>- For information on fostering or adoption of Shetland Sheepdogs www.sheltie-rescue.org or e-mail jdiffie@aol.com or call 885-1838

Don & Elizabeth Harmon - Tax Service - H&R Block Associates 887-8200 or fax 877-8452

Harold & Jane Pickerel – Kinetico water treatment systems - Free water analysis. 881-8369