There is a negotiated contract rate with National Serv-All/Republic Services of Ft. Wayne, IN for trash collection services available for all PLCC members. 

Our contract number is 7000078 (members must reference this contract number when calling).  If you do not, you will be charged the higher rate for the Wolcottville pricing zone.

National Serv-All’s Customer Service Department is:  800-876-9001.   

Current base rate per quarter is $45.90 (does not include an accounting administrative fee ($3.25) or Fuel Environmental Recovery Fee currently at $14.20 . This charge fluctuates monthly based on the average diesel fuel cost per gallon)

If you are being charged less than this base rate it is likely because National Serv-All has grandfathered your rate.  If you are paying more than this, you could save money by calling their Customer Service department

Standard service includes up to 2 each 96 gallon containers (the largest rolling container they offer).  If you have one container you can request another at no additional fee.

If residents currently have a smaller container it is because they originally requested that particular size according to National Serv-All.

If a larger container (s) are desired contact their Customer Service Department for an exchange.

Happy fall to you all!!! Yes, fall is beautiful and fall is full of harvest festivals and great comfort food and nice warm evening fires. Yes, fall can be a wonderful time of the year. However…this past weekend was the dreaded “take the pontoon out of the lake” weekend for us. Of course this makes us all sad, since it’s one of the first signs that the summer lake season is coming to an end.  And now we’re land-locked, and we’ll be envious as we watch those of you who can still enjoy a sunset boat ride drift past us… Wave to us as you go by will ya? 

Anyhow…I wanted to share a quick story about this past weekend with those of you who still have watercraft in the lake. It’s my effort to help save you the frustration, anger, and cost associated with one of fall’s little annoyances.  And keep in mind that this is the second time this has happened to us…Ugh. 

Last Saturday, at the allotted time of 3:00pm, we were to meet Rick, our friendly boat guy, at the public access to have him pull the pontoon out of the lake for winter storage. On the ride across the lake we noticed the the trim controls to raise and lower the motor were not working properly. Before pulling the boat out we had to manually raise the motor. As Rick slowly pulled the boat from the channel, we heard a loud “splat” on the concrete ramp. A very stunned muskrat fell out the back from under the boat. Once he caught his breath he was able to waddle down the ramp and back into the lake.  Then, it occurred to us that the very large and stinky nest he had made under the pontoon was probably the reason for the trim control malfunction, and as you can see from the attached photos, we were right.  He had chewed right through the main wire harness!! Needless to say, we’ll have to have the pontoon re-wired and repaired before we can enjoy a spring boat ride.  

Moral of this story??  Keep your eyes peeled for nesting muskrats!!   No “muskrat love” here… That’s a dumb song…

 Happy Fall!!

Leesa Kern

Muskrat Damage

Muskrat Damage

The Pretty Lake Conservation/Education Fair was held Saturday morning, July 13, 2013. This year’s event was an awesome presentation for the lake residents and surrounding community. Two excellent speakers provided insight into the lake environment with illustrations and pictures. One presented “Rare & Endangered Animals in and Around the Lakes” and the second speaker addressed “Glacial History of Natural LaGrange County Lakes.”

Many of the participants shared a wealth of information about the community we live in and the resources available. The fair included Soarin’ Hawk with birds of prey. Seeing the owls and other birds up close was a fascinating experience. Other participants included the Library Bookmobile, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, the LWOT (dive team), Stroh fire department & EMS, Council on Aging, Lake Council, DNR, Northeastern Center, Black Pines, the Red Cross, Board members from our PLCC and several fun projects for the kids.

The morning was filled with interesting, educational and fun activities. Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed the fun. (See the slideshow for photos).

A big shout-out and THANK YOU to all the volunteers and participants in this year’s Pretty Lake 4^th of July festivities!!! What a wonderful weekend we all enjoyed… From the Flotilla, flares & fireworks to the kid’s Fish-a-Rama and bingo & root beer floats night, it was all simply a “Blast”!!! And to all who participated in the Nelson’s chicken fundraiser, Thank You!

 *Here are the results of the Kid’s Fish-a-Rama:

(See the slideshow under the Photo Gallery tab for Fish-a-Rama photos) 

Group 6 yrs & Under-  1^st Place: Elle Kardatzke, 2^nd Place: Drake & Beckham Russell, & 3^rd Place: Clayton Goodman.  Congratulations!!! 

7-10 yrs –  1^st Place: Lauren Goodman, 2^nd Place: Katie Jones, & 3^rd Place: Julia Bricker. Congratulations!! 

11-15 yrs –  1^st Place: Ethan McBride, 2^nd Place: Lilah Bricker, & 3^rd Place: Avery Connelley. Congratulations!!

*Here are the results of the Flotilla:

(See all of the 4^th of July photos under the Photo Gallery tab) 

1st Place went to Joe and Nancy Wetli:     Life is Better at the Lake

2nd Place went to Steve & Barb Tadych:   Fun in the Sun

3rd Place went to Paul & Rebecca Patan:  Blackhawk 

Congratulations!! And thanks to all who participated in the flotilla, providing us all with some exciting summer entertainment. And if you are wondering, like a lot of us are, how the winners of the flotilla are chosen, here’s how it works. The board member in charge of the flotilla selects various people from around the lake to vote. Nobody knows who is chosen (unless they tell) and those chosen are different people each year. After the flotilla, the chairperson contacts the judges, tallies their choices for 1st – 3rd place, and then the awards are presented to the winners at 4:00pm at the public access.  Mystery solved!