Patti and her husband, Bill, moved to Bass Lake with their
two children on Memorial weekend of 1981 from Michigan. Loving the lake, Patti wanted to meet people
and do whatever she could to become part of the community and joined several
organizations and clubs in the Bass Lake area.
She started by joining the Bass Lake Property Owners Association and
served on the board in various positions for 14 years. While on the board she helped with the Bass
Lake Festival for 4 years. She joined
the Bass Lake Lioness Club where she did the Bass Lake Directory as a
scholarship fundraiser for the Lioness Club.
In 1997 she was elected to serve on the Bass Lake
Conservancy Board and continued that service for 17 ½ years, 16 years on the
Board of Directors and 1 ½ years working in the office. She developed and did the grants to receive
funds from the State of Indiana for the weeds in Bass Lake. She has been back on the Festival committee for
the last 3 years.
When her children were in the California Township School she
served at the PTO President for 2 years.
Bill joined the Bass Lake Fire Department and she was involved with all
the fundraisers they had to purchase equipment.
Patti has been a director for the Tourism Board for the last 3 ½ years
and has been appointed by the Starke County Commissioners to the CVC
Board.
Last but not least, she was the neighborhood mom to
all. Patti and Bill’s 2 children, Hollie
Grantz and Jon Bush, still live in the area and have given them 5 grandchildren
and 1 great-grandchild. Patty’s enjoying
watching the next generation enjoy the lake as much as she did when they first
moved here.
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