Avon Chamber of Commerce 15th Annual Dinner and Auction

Date: 3/2/2013
Time: 5:00 PM

Prestwick Country Club
5197 Fairway Dr
Avon, IN 46123

Phone:
317-272-4333

Event Description: The Avon Chamber is planning an exciting event this year! We have awesome auction items, fun games, and amazing food lined up! Some auction items include Pacers Tickets, Hot air balloon rides, Trip to New York to see The Lion King, Myrtle Beach Condo, and we may even offer something a little furry and four legged. And you won’t want to miss our very special emcee!

The Chamber is a non profit organization and all of our budget is based on our fundraising efforts. If you are a business and would like to donate an item to our auction, or if you would like to attend this event, please call 317-272-4333.

Individual tickets….$35
Table…………………$240

Our theme will revolve around St. Patrick’s Day, so wear your best green tutu and join the fun!

New Qualified Mortgage Guidelines Released

Community Associations Institute (CAI) is studying the long-awaited federal Qualified Mortgage (QM) standards published Jan. 10 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The new guidelines, required by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (commonly known as the Dodd Frank Act), establish minimum requirements for all mortgage loans.

As anticipated, the QM standards consider association assessments a key factor when determining if a borrower is qualified for a mortgage. Ensuring borrowers can afford to pay association assessments will strengthen common-interest communities and help prevent foreclosures.

“The ability-to-repay standard will ensure home buyers are able to fulfill all financial obligations related to owning their home—including their association assessments,” said CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. “This will create a greater degree of financial stability for community associations, while helping to ensure fairness and equity for all owners in a community.”

Under the QM standard, lenders are required to prove borrowers have the financial resources to pay mortgage principal and interest, insurance premiums, property taxes and association assessments. Lenders that extend mortgage credit without fully documenting a borrower’s income and assets and ensuring the borrower has the ability to make all monthly mortgage payments will face stiff penalties and fines.

Lender documentation of association assessments and special assessments required to meet the new ability-to-repay standard will be a key issue for CAI members. CAI will continue to work with CFPB and the banking industry to ensure that all parties understand the role played by community associations to provide lenders with assessment information in a reasonable and cost-effective manner.

Key features of the QM standard include:

• Ability to repay. Lenders must document that borrowers have sufficient assets and income to make monthly mortgage payments and pay other mortgage-related obligations such as community association assessments.
• Borrower debt-to-income ratio. Borrowers may not spend more than 43 percent of their monthly income for payment of mortgages and mortgage-related obligations such as association assessments.
• Legal safe harbor for lenders. Except in the case of high-cost mortgages, lenders that comply with the ability-to-repay standard will be offered protection from borrower litigation.
• High-risk loan terms. Lenders are no longer permitted to offer mortgages that allow loan balances to increase (negative amortization) or interest-only payments. Mortgages may not have terms of more than 30 years.
• Transitional standard. All loans eligible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantees or for Federal Housing Administration insurance will be granted QM status during a transitional period.
• Delayed effective date. Lenders will have one year to comply with the QM standard, which becomes effective January 2014.

CAI is reviewing the final QM standards and will provide additional perspective once a full analysis has been completed. See the summary documents provided by CFPB.

With more than 32,000 members dedicated to building better communities, CAI works in partnership with 59 domestic chapters, a chapter in South Africa and housing leaders in a number of other countries. CAI provides information, education and resources to community associations and the professionals who support them. CAI’s mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership and responsible citizenship—ideals reflected in communities that are preferred places to call home. Visit www.caionline.org or call (888) 224-4321

Written By: Community Associations Institute Publish Date: January 10, 2013 Publish Site: www.caionline.org/about/press/Pages/NewMortgageGuidelinesReleased.aspx

Important Figure in HOA Scheme Pleads Guilty

A key player in the massive scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations pleaded guilty in federal court Monday.

Ralph Priola, 46, a confidant of former construction boss Leon Benzer, the man federal prosecutors contend is the “architect” of the scheme, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

U.S. District Judge James Mahan set an Aug. 6 sentencing.

Priola, who is cooperating with prosecutors, acknowledged in his plea agreement that he was a “supervisor” in the scheme, working directly under Benzer, who at the time ran Silver Lining Construction Company.

“Defendant made cash payments to numerous co-conspirators for their participation in the scheme, as well as for expenses associated with furthering the goals of the conspiracy,” the agreement said.

Benzer was among 11 people indicted last month in the Justice Department’s final push to charge conspirators in the scheme to take over 11 homeowners associations.

Ricky Anderson, 49, the last of the 11 indicted defendants to make initial court appearances on the charges, pleaded not guilty Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Hoffman ordered him detained in federal custody.

Anderson, a former Benzer employee serving prison time in Texas for what his lawyers said was a statutory rape conviction, was described in the indictment as an “HOA enforcer.”

He attracted the interest of federal authorities early in the investigation, now running for more than five years. His claims of being a ranking kung fu grandmaster led the FBI to code-name the sweeping investigation, Operation Grandmaster.

The investigation, overseen by the Justice Department’s Fraud Section in Washington, is thought to be the largest public corruption case federal authorities have brought in Southern Nevada.

With Priola’s plea, a total of 29 defendants have been convicted in the homeowners association investigation and a related bank fraud case involving the Courthouse Cafe.

Prosecutors have alleged Benzer and late construction defects attorney Nancy Quon pulled the strings in the homeowners association scheme. Quon committed suicide in March before authorities could charge her. Attorney David Amesbury, another key player who pleaded guilty in the case, committed suicide five days after Quon.

More than $8 million was funneled through secret bank accounts to help the conspirators land lucrative legal, construction and community management contracts from the homeowners associations, prosecutors have alleged.

The conspirators, through election rigging and other dirty tricks, stacked association boards with members who handed out contracts worth millions of dollars at the expense of the homeowners, according to the indictment.

Priola admitted Monday that he “manipulated” homeowners association ballots to get straw buyers elected to the boards and then steered the boards into furthering the financial interests of the conspirators. He also admitted being a straw buyer.

And he acknowledged he will have to contribute to the $24.8 million in restitution prosecutors are seeking for the victims of the scheme.

Priola, allowed to remain free on his own recognizance, and his lawyer, John Moran Jr., declined to comment after the plea.

The trial of Benzer and his 10 co-defendants was set for March 25 before Mahan, but the government filed papers Monday to push it back because of the complex nature of the case. Prosecutors said they are turning over to defense lawyers “several million pages of documents” with “a number” of undercover audiotapes.

Both sides are at odds over when the trial should take place. Prosecutors want Mahan to try it in October, but defense lawyers want a March 2014 trial.

The longer the trial is put off, the longer the defendants who struck plea deals will have to wait to be sentenced.

The sentences all have been delayed because those defendants are cooperating with the government and many probably will testify at trial.

Written By: Jeff German of The Las Vegas Review-Journal Publish Date: Feb. 4, 2013 Publish Site: www.lvrj.com/news/important-figure-in-hoa-scheme-pleads-guilty-189712061.html

Junior Achievement BizTown Summer Camp

Sign your Child up for JA BizTown Summer Camp Today! Available Dates: June 17-21 June 24-28 July 8-12 July 15-19 Junior Achievement of Central Indiana is pleased to provide a fresh alternative for central Indiana youth looking for an engaging summer camp experience. The mornings are spent in large and small group sessions devoted to entrepreneurial and philanthropic topics. The afternoons are spent highlighting experiential learning opportunities as campers work within their own city, taking on real life roles. JA BizTown Summer Camp is a kid-tested blast of fun! Financial Literacy: A chance to learn about saving, credit usage, investing, budgeting and managing tools of the trade. Entrepreneurship: Wow! Hear real life stories from entrepreneurs and inventors from right here in Indianapolis. Campers plot their course for their own invention and/or entrepreneurial business. Imagine an opportunity to brainstorm, design, create, patent and market an invention or business of your very own. Work Readiness: Work-Readiness skills are infused throughout each camp day. Philanthropy: Learn more about a chance to give back to the community and the importance of giving.   CAMP REGISTRATION JA BizTown Summer Camp Flyer CLICK HERE for more Information about JA BizTown Summer Camp   JA BizTown Summer Camp is proudly sponsored by

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INSIDE EDITION: Investigates Dryer Fire Dangers

Indiana’s Toxic Air

13 WTHR Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS -Indiana has a earned a dirty reputation as one of the worst states in the nation for air pollution. But is that reputation justified? As the debate over Hoosier air quality rages across the state, 13 Investigates has learned several cities and towns in Indiana are about to fail an important part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air safety rules. 13 Investigates where the state’s air pollution is coming from, what’s really coming out all those Indiana smokestacks, and whether the state is doing enough to protect our air.

Indiana has tons of air pollution – literally, tons of it.

Millions of tons of toxic chemicals and dangerous gasses are pumped into Indiana’s air daily, according to government data obtained by Eyewitness News.

Steel mills, processing plants, all of our cars and trucks … they’ve helped earn the Hoosier State a dirty reputation. In recent years, multiple rankings and studies have prompted somber headlines describing Indiana air quality as some of the worst in the nation.

But if you ask state officials, they say there’s nothing to worry about.

“The air quality is very good in Indiana,” insists Keith Baugues, assistant commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management‘s Office of Air Quality.

So who’s right? Is the air in our neighborhoods safe? And why are we getting such different stories?

While there are no easy answers, the controversy seems to center on Indiana’s power plants – by far, the largest sources of pollution in Indiana.

Gasping for air

“Here in Indiana, we are under assault by thousands of megawatts of coal-fired electricity, and coal-fired power plants are the biggest polluters on the planet,” said John Blair, a public health advocate who founded the ValleyWatch watchdog organization in southwest Indiana.

Blair is also a Pulitzer prize-winning photographer who’s been documenting the environmental impact of Indiana power plants, and he says it’s not a pretty picture.

“The air pollution that comes from these coal-fired power plants causes stroke, cancer, heart attacks and asthma, and people are being impacted by it,” Blair said.

Arsenic, lead and mercury top a long list of toxic chemicals released from dozens of coal-fired power plants scattered across Indiana. The Environmental Protection Agency says they also pump out millions of pounds of dangerous gasses such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. Those gasses contribute to the formation of smog, acid rain and small toxic particles that can penetrate deeply into sensitive lung tissue. According to the EPA, inhalation of such particles can cause or worsen respiratory diseases, such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma, and may also aggravate existing heart disease.

“If you load your air with these pollutants, there’s certainly a correlative effect to these ailments,” Blair said. “The result is, this is not a healthy place to live.”

Leighton Fry is too young to understand the impact of air pollution, but his mother fears he lives with it every day. The 3-year-old has chronic asthma. He needs two breathing treatments daily, and up to five other medications just to keep Leighton out of the emergency room.

“He gasps for air,” said his mother, Rhiannon. “He gets into a coughing fit and it almost sounds like he’s not going catch his breath, which can be very scary. You kind of think ‘I wonder if he should go outside today?'”

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Leighton and his family live in the small town of Washington, Ind, which is about 60 miles southwest of Bloomington. Their home is eight miles directly downwind from Indianapolis Power & Light Company‘s Petersburg power plant, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the state. And there are three more massive coal-fired power plants within a short drive of the Fry home. Together, they release more than 54 million tons of toxic chemicals and gasses each year, according to data released by the EPA.

“There’s plenty of evidence that our children are being affected by it,” said Norma Kreilein, a pediatrician who treats Leighton and hundreds of other young patients suffering from similar breathing problems.

She thinks pollution from power plants is largely to blame for the many respiratory problems she sees in children.

“They’re constantly full of snot and full of infection and it takes major amounts of medications to get them where they are healthy,” Kreilein said, adding that she sees a direct link between the symptoms and air pollution.

“The [link] is a mathematical certainty. Pollutants are inflammatory. It’s the same link we see with cigarette smoke.”

Photographic evidence

Indiana energy companies tell Eyewitness News the huge white billows pouring out their smokestacks is not what many people think it is.

“A lot of what you see coming out of the stacks is actually water vapor,” explained Angelique Oliger, IPL’s senior environmental coordinator. Representatives from IPL and Duke Energy say water vapor makes up somewhere between 93- and 99-percent of what you see rising from the stacks.

Dr. Kreilein believes what’s left over (the other 1- to 7-percent) often settles onto nearby Indiana towns, and she presented photos as proof.

Some of the pictures, taken near the town of Washington as the doctor was driving to work, show a dark haze stretching for miles from the Petersburg power plant. The doctor says it’s evidence local residents are breathing in more than water vapor.

“It’s basically a black fog that settles for 10 to15 miles at a time,” Kreilein said. “If it’s steam, steam shouldn’t be brown.”

What is that dark-colored fog?

WTHR showed the pictures to the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service headquarters in Indianapolis, and he said the dark haze is, indeed, pollution from the power plant.

“They are basically particles, real small particles from smoke that are just trapped in this layer here,” said meteorologist Dan McCarthy,” pointing to the horizon in one of Dr. Kreilein’s pictures. “It will appear as a darker color compared to the surrounding air.”

McCarthy said several of the photos show what is referred to as an inversion, a meteorological phenomenon that occurs when warmer air gets trapped below colder air. Particles of air pollution are often trapped, too, with the potential for adverse effects on health.

“The problem with air pollution is it affects everyone,” Kreilein said.

Power plants respond

IPL and other energy companies that do business in Indiana say air quality around their power plants meets legal limits.

“IPL is currently in compliance with all environmental regulations,” Oliger said.

It’s a point IPL wants to underscore to the public.

Oliger repeated the statement nine times during a 25-minute interview with Eyewitness News – primarily when asked to explain why IPL’s Petersburg power plant appears on the EPA’s High Priority Violator list. HPV status means the federal agency has information suggesting a company may be in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, and that the alleged violation poses a more severe level of concern for the environment or the integrity of EPA’s monitoring program.

Indiana currently has 85 facilities on the HPV list.

“IPL appears on that list as a result of maintenance activity that occurred in the past,” Oliger explained. “I can’t go into a lot of detail on this topic because it is confidential, but what I can say is IPL is currently in compliance with all environmental regulations.”

Like many other power plants in Indiana, IPL’s Petersburg facility has been equipped with “scrubbers” to reduce the emission of sulfur dioxide and with SCR (selective catalytic reduction) units to reduce its releases of nitrogen oxides.

“Over the past ten years alone, we’ve invested over $600 million in environmental controls to reduce key pollutants,” Oliger said. Following the interview, the company announced plans to spend an additional $511 million for the installation mercury-control devices on its smoke stacks in Petersburg and Indianapolis. Much of the cost would be paid by IPL customers.

The controls are making a significant impact. IPL says its overall sulfur dioxide emissions have dropped 50% over the past decade.

Duke Energy says it has achieved an even bigger improvement at its Gibson Generating Station. The giant power plant in southwest Indiana is the largest in the state and the third-largest coal-fired power plant in the world, providing enough electricity to simultaneously power 400,000 homes throughout the Midwest.

“We burn 8-and-a-half millions tons of coal per year, and when you burn the amount of coal that we burn, there is a byproduct of the coal being burned that goes out into the atmosphere,” said Gibson plant manager John Hayes. “But with the scrubbers being put on the units, it’s reducing the amount of sulfur dioxide substantially. It’s been an 87% decrease.”

Gibson is also on the EPA’s High Priority Violator list for reasons Duke Energy would not discuss. “I’m not at liberty to talk about it at this time,” Hayes said, pointing out he’s used to scrutiny from state and federal regulators.

“Our size is our biggest problem. We’re the big kid on the block so we stand out,” he said. “We’re the bully – or at least that’s how we’re seen – so you’ve got to be as clean as anybody because you’re going to be looked at more than anyone else. The scrutiny is there and that’s OK.”

IPL and Duke Energy allowed WTHR to tour their power plants to get an up-close look at their facilities, smokestacks and environmental controls. Both insist they take pollution control very seriously.

“We have 50 people here assigned to that department,” Hayes said. “We have a much cleaner unit than ever before.”

Despite the improvements, the facilities still produce massive amounts of air pollution.

The Petersburg plant releases 40,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 3.8 million pounds of toxic chemicals and nearly 12 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to EPA data. The Gibson facility emits about 21,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 2.2 pounds of toxic chemicals and over 18 million tons of carbon dioxide.

Emissions levels like those are about to get several Indiana communities in trouble with the EPA.

Failing grade coming soon

13 Investigates has learned portions of at least six Indiana counties will soon fail the EPA’s standard for acceptable levels of sulfur dioxide.

The EPA adopted a new, stricter SO2 standard in 2010. The tougher regulations are expected to take effect this summer, and when they do, IDEM says several communities near large power plants will immediately be classified as “non-attainment” zones by the EPA. Non-attainment status means the communities will not meet the government’s minimum standard for air quality that is considered safe.

According to IDEM, the following areas will be affected:

• Portions of Indianapolis and Marion County will be classified as non-attainment because of high SO2 emissions from IPL’s Harding Street plant and from Citizens Thermal Energy downtown facility.
• Portions of Martinsville and Morgan County will be classified as non-attainment because of high SO2 emissions from IPL’s Eagle Valley power plant.
• Portions of Terre Haute and Vigo County will be classified as non-attainment because of high SO2 emissions from Duke Energy’s Wabash River facility.
• Portions of Richmond and Wayne County will be classified as non-attainment because of high SO2 emissions from Richmond Power & Light Company.
• Portions of Petersburg and Pike and Daviess counties will be classified as non-attainment because of high SO2 emissions from IPL’s Petersburg power plant and Hoosier Energy’s Ratt power plant.

“The Petersburg plant is one of the sites that will be designated as non-attainment for SO2 over the next six months,” said Baugues, who oversees IDEM’s air quality program. “We have monitors there that show that they are not meeting the [new] standard.”

Baugues says he is frustrated about the designation – but, surprisingly, his frustration is not directed towards the power plant.

We’ve known some of these areas in Indiana have not met the SO2 standard for a couple of years, but there’s nothing we can do because the EPA won’t give us the information and work with us on what needs to be done specifically to fix the problem,” Baugues explained.

He says federal regulators have “dragged their feet” for more than two years, failing to provide IDEM with important details needed to help bring communities like Petersburg and Indianapolis into compliance with the new SO2 standard.

“They’ve admitted to us they don’t have time to put together information we need to implement the things they want us to do,” he said, shaking his head. “EPA fails miserably and doesn’t come out with these documents until years and years and years later. It’s just a process that isn’t working very well.”

The EPA sent 13 Investigates the following statement in response to IDEM’s criticism: “Since strengthening the air quality health standard for sulfur dioxide in 2010, EPA has sought extensive input from states, industry and environmental groups on technical issues related to determining whether areas meet the new standard using monitoring and computer modeling. [sic] EPA is now moving forward with a strategy that includes guidance, rules and incentives to help states work through these technical issues and, where possible, achieve early reductions of SO2. Recent Clean Air Act rules will reduce emissions from power plants and other facilities and help states meet the revised standard by dramatically cutting pollution. EPA will continue to work closely with states, tribes and local air quality programs to protect public health and ensure that the new standard is implemented in a cost-effective, common-sense way.”

Improving … or ignoring?

While waiting for that strategy and guidance from the EPA, IDEM says it is monitoring air quality around the clock in communities across Indiana.

That monitoring suggests Indiana air has been steadily improving for the past 30 years.

“It certainly has gotten much better during that time period. In fact, it’s probably the best its been in our lifetime,” Baugues said, pointing to a thick IDEM air quality report full of charts and graphs to support his statement.

John Blair agrees – sort of.

“The air quality is improving. It’s improving significantly. That said, we still live in what I refer to as a dung hole of pollution,” he said.

Blair and other environmental watchdogs believe that pollution is, in many cases, being ignored by the state.

“The state is charged with enforcing clean air laws and, in my opinion, they’re not doing it very well,” said Richard Van Frank.

A retired biochemist, Van Frank serves on the board of Improving Kids’ Environment, an Indianapolis-based non-profit advocacy group that works to reduce environmental threats to children’s health.

“When companies break the air regulations, they really ought to face penalties, but they usually don’t even get a slap on the wrist,” he said. “Just look at the enforcement actions and I think you’ll see they’ve dropped dramatically.”

13 Investigates did examine IDEM enforcement actions related to air regulations. They reflect a significant trend downward.

From 2003-2007, IDEM issued an average of 140 formal Notices of Violation annually to companies accused of violating clean air rules, and the agency issued 27 Commissioner’s Orders to address violations of state clean air requirements. Since then, the number of air program NOVs has dropped to an average of just 56 violation notices per year – a 60-percent decrease – and IDEM has issued just 2 Commissioner’s Orders.

“The problem with that is IDEM is turning their heads. They aren’t paying attention. If they find a violation, they aren’t really recording it as a violation,” said Blair.

IDEM: “We are doing a good job”

IDEM insists it is not looking the other way.

“No, certainly not,” said Baugues. “It’s just that we are doing a good job, I believe, and the sources [of air pollution] are paying attention.”

IDEM points out the number of informal violation letters sent by the agency has essentially remained constant over the past decade (about 790 per year) and that it has started referring some cases involving larger enforcement actions to the EPA. State regulators say most air program violations found at companies involve paperwork problems – not emissions problems – and are easily resolved.

The resolutions can be costly.

The University of Notre Dame, for example, recently agreed to a settlement for failing to perform routine nitrogen oxide monitoring for a boiler at its campus power plant. A Notre Dame spokesman said it was an oversight due to a mix-up with a private contractor and did not result in any negative impact on the environment.

The mistake cost Notre Dame $47,000 and earned the university a temporary spot on the EPA’s High Priority Violator list.

But other air violations take years to resolve and result in no penalty at all.

Baugues says IDEM could use more inspectors, but he contends Indiana has adequate enforcement and high air quality.

“There’s not a big worry,” he said. “When people look at the level of air toxics, you’d really have very little concern.”

But for Indiana families dealing with respiratory problems, there is concern.

“Of course, there’s concern. I don’t understand how they can say that,” said Lisa Ash. She lives in Jasper, Ind. Her 10-year-old son, Timmy, suffers from chronic asthma, which often makes outdoor activity difficult.

“Just hurts my chest and makes me struggle a lot,” Timmy told WTHR.

Lisa said pollution from nearby power plants seems to worsen his condition.

“We’ve had several different doctors suggest to us that it might be better for him if we lived somewhere other than where we do, but our jobs are here and our family’s here,” Lisa said. “I just know when we’ve gone on vacation and gone other places away from Indiana, [Timmy] hasn’t had the difficulty breathing he’s had here. It makes you really wonder what’s in the air.”

What can you do?

Environmental advocates point out the most effective way to reduce toxic air pollution isn’t to rely solely on regulations and enforcement – it’s to use less energy.

Using less electricity burns less coal.

Driving fewer miles burns less gasoline.

The combustion of coal and gasoline are two of the biggest sources of air pollution in the state.

“When you flip on the light switch and turn on the ignition, you need to realize there’s a chance you are causing ill health for someone else,” Blair said. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t do those things, we just need to understand there’s consequences – especially if we’re doing them unnecessarily.”

Written By: By Bob Segall Posted: Feb 07, 2013 11:33 AM EST Updated: Feb 08, 2013 4:35 PM EST Published On: www.wthr.com/story/21051655/13-investigates-indianas-toxic-air-pollution-air-quality

Two rescued from White River in downtown Indianapolis

13 WTHR Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS -

Two people are being treated at a local hospital after being rescued from the icy waters of the White River on Thursday afternoon.

It happened by the White River by the old Washington Street Bridge at around 3:00 pm. That’s near the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis near White River State Park.

Fire crews safely rescued a man and a woman from the water. The man appeared to be holding the woman up while he stood on a sandbar for some time until rescue crews got a boat out to them.

According to a witness, the 47-year-old woman was on the west side of the river, possibly taking pictures, when she fell into the water.

A man saw her go in and went in after her, according to a witness.

Eyewitness News is waiting on confirmation from the Indianapolis Fire Department for details on how the two people wound up in the water.

The water was only waist deep but it was extremely cold, and the embankment prevented them from getting out of the water. They had to wait for the rescue boat.

The man and woman were in the water for around 35 minutes. They are being treated at a local hospital.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

Published Date: Feb 07, 2013 3:08 PM EST Updated: Feb 07, 2013 4:19 PM EST Publish Site: http://www.wthr.com/story/21076047/water-rescue-on-white-river?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8337195

Indiana Basketball No. 1 in New AP Poll After Beating Top-Ranked Michigan