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James D. Bodine

James D. Bodine, 82, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

He was born March 4, 1929, in Covington, to Harry Eugene Bodine and Louise (Nebeker) Bodine. He married Lora E. (Cooper) Bodine on Aug. 28, 1948, in Lafayette; she preceded him in passing May 6, 2010.

He was a 1947 graduate of Center Grove High School and attended Franklin College, where he played baseball and was a member of Kappa Delta Rho.

He was a former longtime member of Mount Auburn United Methodist Church at Stones Crossing and a member of Nineveh Christian Church. He also had been a member of the Knights of Pythias.

In 1959, he helped organize the Center Grove Little League program. He enjoyed dancing, big band music, all kinds of sports, golfing and woodworking, and he was especially devoted to following all of his children and grandchildren’s sports activities and achievements.

Jim Bodine retired in 1985 after 30 years at Allison Transmission Division of General Motors in Indianapolis as superintendent of production and control.

Survivors include two sons, Michael J. (Lana) Bodine of Martinsville and Fred E. Bodine of Dallas; two daughters, Becky S. (Mark) Smart of Nineveh and Lisa A. (Scott) Enright of Carmel; a sister, Sue (Chuck) Boltz of Greenwood; seven grandchildren, Kristen M. Lovell (David) and Carmen M. Bodine, both of Indianapolis, Annie L. (Anthony) Syers of Greenwood, Dayna R. Smart of Nineveh, Kayley A. Bodine of Martinsville, and Andy S. Enright and Abbie L. Enright, both of Carmel; and five great-grandchildren, Tatum Syers, Beau Syers, Finley Syers, Ryan Lovell and Tyler Lovell.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lora E. Bodine; and two half brothers, Robert Eugene Bodine and Martin Stanton "Bud" Bodine.

Online condolences may be made at www.swartzmortuary.com.

　

 

Charles Edward Amick

Charles Edward Amick, 77, of Carmel died on January 26, 2012. He was born March 6, 1934 in St. Paul, IN to Charles and Dorothy Amick and grew up in Rushville, IN. Charlie graduated from Rushville High School where he met Janet, his sweetheart, best friend and beloved wife of 53 years. He earned bachelor of science and master of arts degrees from Ball State University. He was a teacher and coach at Rushville High School and guidance counselor at North Central High School. Charlie was Guidance Director, Assistant Principal and Principal for 13 years at Pike High School. He also served as Director of Personnel. He embodied "Pike Pride" for over 28 years as a member of the Pike Township family. The Administrative wing at Pike High School is named the Charles E. Amick Administrative Wing. He was a past president of Rushville Kiwanis Club, Indiana Personnel and Guidance Assn, Marion County Principals Assn, and was on North Central Assn State Committee for 6 years. He was a member of Pike High School Alumni Association Board, Pike Township Educational Foundation, Indiana Schoolmens, Masons and a proud Army veteran.

Charlie will be remembered for his enthusiasm for and commitment to Pike High School and the students he touched over the years! He will be remembered for his warm ways, sense of humor and dedication to family, friends and students! Charlie is survived by his wife, Janet; son Jeff (Jennifer) Amick; daughter, Laura (Dale) Naylor; son, Tim (Dawn) Amick; brother, David L. Amick; sister-in-law, Judy Ellis and eight grandchildren. Friends and family will gather on Sunday, January 29th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 30th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. You are invited to visit http://www.leppertmortuary.com to sign the guestbook. Memorial contributions may be made to Pike Township Educational Foundation 6901 Zionsville Rd., Indpls, IN 46268.

James Patrick ‘Jim’ Gilcrest, Nineveh

  • Age: 60, Passed Away: January 16, 2012

 



James Patrick ‘Jim’ Gilcrest

James Patrick “Jim” Gilcrest, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, peacefully at his home in Prince’s Lakes, surrounded by his four children. He was 60 years old.

Jim was born Feb. 4, 1951, in Fairport, Ohio, to Frank and Jean Gilcrest, with one older brother, Frank. The family moved to Franklin, where Jim excelled with talents in both academics and athletics.

As a student at Franklin Community High School, he helped lead his basketball and football teams through many victories.

Jim enjoyed attending the University of Evansville, where he established lifelong friendships and continued to shine in both academics and sports.

He moved to the West Coast and put roots down in San Diego in the early 1980s.

Exceptionally admired and loved by his peers and colleagues, he led a successful career in mortgage banking until he retired and moved back to Indiana last summer.

Throughout his life he loved camping, golfing and the outdoors. He especially enjoyed entertaining and cooking for friends and family.

His contagious laugh and magnetic personality were just two of the many traits that made him an unforgettable friend to so many.

Jim will be remembered as a generous and compassionate friend, a loyal brother and son, a naturally gifted business leader, and above all, a loving father to his four children, Jenny, Kate, Peter and Joseph; and only granddaughter, Dylan.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Flinn & Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 N. Morton St. (U.S. 31 North) in Franklin.

Online condolences may be made at www.flinnmaguire.com.

11/27/11

　

By: Greg Robison, VP ELLOA Board of Directors, 6-7-8 Project Manager

As you probably have guessed the project is well behind schedule. The labyrinth walls are 2/3 completed. Then the coffer Dam needs to be removed and an approach slab on the water side and the downstream slab poured. They then can start the new boat ramp and compact the dirt on the sides of the new spillway.

We are in the process of signing a change order that will allow the dirt to be put back on the south end of the dam, trash removed, additional riprap, and surface drains on the north side of the dam slope below the club house. This will cost and additional $149,361 and will be funded by $43,801 in contingency funds, $52,780 of additional OCRA funds and $52,780 from the ELLOA.

　

We are still negotiating with the contractor for additional time extension. But every day now adds to the late competition. I still believe the 6-7-8 project will get done maybe behind schedule but it will be a good job and the lake will be ready for boating spring of 2012. The only concern is the logs that cannot be removed now and will float to the surface.

If you have any question about the project please call me anytime @ 933-2556.

　

Thanks for staying off the dam, primary spillway and surrounding area during the construction. This is to prevent someone from getting hurt and delay of the project.


Jack M. Fischer, 73, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Johnson Mem­orial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Prince’s Lakes.

He was born Dec. 15, 1937, in Indianapolis, to Irwin Fischer and Irene (Stottlemyer) Fischer. He married Marcia “Mardy” Jarvis; she preceded him in passing after 40 years of marriage. He then married Sharon (Mortenbeck) Fischer on July 11, 1998; she lovingly survives in Nineveh.

Other survivors include eight children, Teresa (Rick) Andrusz of Sterling Heights, Mich., Mark (Martha) Fischer of Catoosa, Okla., Randy (Marion) Fischer of Fowler, Sherry Yager of Prince’s Lakes, Gary (Melissa) Fischer of Moab, Utah, Eddie (Alicia) Fischer of Nineveh, Jill (Paul) Lightle of Franklin and Debbie (Bob) Hunt of Indianapolis; three stepchildren, Laura (Jim) Waugh, Danny Walker and Eric Walker; two sisters, Waunetta Magennis and Dorothea Lambert; a brother, Runnels Fischer; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; and six great-stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in passing by his parents; first wife, Marcia “Mardy” (Jarvis) Fischer; a brother, Russell Fischer; two great-grandchildren; and a stepdaughter, Cheryl Clayton.

Jack was employed by Chrysler in Indianapolis and Kokomo for more than 30 years, retiring in 1993.

He loved fishing and enjoyed riding around on his pontoon boat on Prince’s Lakes. Jack enjoyed sitting on his patio and visiting with his family, friends and neighbors while drinking iced tea.

A service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Flinn & Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 N. Morton St. (U.S. 31 North) in Franklin. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Nineveh Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.flinnmaguire.com.
Dam Project Update
There have been several things going on with the dam project.  First, the contractor is revising the schedule. Currently the final completion date is in January which is unacceptable. They are going to start working four ten hour days and one eight hour day to speed up the project. The second is that we had a major slide outside the pole barn entrance which needs to be addressed. Third, the soft spots on the south side of the dam were found to be caused by brush buried within the backside of the dam. I believe they will be pouring concrete for the wall next week with the lower slabs to follow. They need to cure for 30 days prior to back filling the spaces between the new spillway and existing dam. The contractor feels the project is 65% complete. The main focus of all the members now should be to clean up the lake bottom this will avoid delay in opening up the lake due to log floaters. And to repair/replace sea walls on their own property.  If you see water coming into the lake from Northwest Lake the contractor is aware of this, they are starting on their dam repair.

Greg Robison VP
September 10, 2011

OCRA – Have just been informed that a DNR water test is required for our application. DNR has jobbed this out to a private biologist and we are doing our best to follow up and expedite. All other requirements are in place.

 

SBA – Have received formal loan agreement which is currently under review. No plans to proceed with loan commitment until OCRA makes a decision.
OCRA GRANT UPDATE!!

On February 17th the ELLOA grant committee met with a representative of Beumer Consulting (grant administrator) and a representative of Commonwealth Engineers (ELLOA's dam and spillway engineer).  We requested the meeting in hopes of getting answers to some key questions concerning our grant application.  Thanks to the probing done by Kevin McKeand, Greg Robison, Jeff Lee, and Bernie Watson virtually all of our questions received answers, which now makes it possible for  us to share the following:

  • There are two key criteria that need to be met for us to have the best chance of receiving grant money: 1) urgent need and 2) meeting the Low-Medium income requirement. Thanks to a suggestion made by some of the committee members. and some great work by our grant administrator, it appears that we now meet both.
  • OCRA has informed us that we must make a good faith contribution out of our pockets (initially identified as 25% of the total). Our grant administrator is now lobbying OCRA to accept what ELLOA already paid to Commonwealth Engineering as our good faith contribution. There's a reasonable chance that OCRA will agree, but if they don't we don't think the full 25% will be required, but something less than that (in addition to the engineering fees) will be.
  • If we submit our application by May 1, 2010 there's a good chance we will know whether or not we will receive a grant of some amount by the first week in June 2010. Our application will be requesting the total cost of the project.
  • If we receive word in June 2010 that we have been awarded a grant covering the majority or all of our projected costs, it is estimated that we can begin moving dirt in September 2010 with an estimated completion date of late June2011.

ALTHOUGH THE ABOVE SUMMARY HAS A POSITIVE TONE TO IT, AND AS A COMMITTEE WE ARE ENCOURAGED, EVERYONE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT NOTHING IS GUARANTEED YET, AND THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE WILL GET NOTHING THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS.
678 - Update
2/15/10

Fellow Members,

 

   The design, budget, and permit phases of the project have been completed and now the focus is entirely on the various financing options that may be available. Many ideas have been and continue to be explored each having advantages and disadvantages when compared with the others. Following is a brief overview of the options being pursued and their current status.

   Cash Assessment – This is seemingly the simplest and quickest way to get the project moving. The membership has authorized the board to propose an assessment in whatever amount might be required to finance the work and the bids received indicate that the cost per member will be about $7,000 if all or most of the members are immediately able to pay their share. The risk with this course is that due to the state of the economy a significant number of accounts could become protracted collection efforts with the rest of us being asked to fund the short fall in the mean time. One way to reduce the number of potential assessment defaults is for the association to obtain a loan that would allow the members to pay for the project over a period of time.

   Small Business Administration Loan – We have been in the process of applying for an SBA loan almost since the flood occurred. Greg Robison has been on point through the process as we have cleared every hurdle with new ones appearing on at least a monthly basis. Last week our application was approved by the regional office and sent to Washington for final review. We should know in two to three weeks whether or not this is a real possibility. The SBA may offer more money at a lower rate and for a longer term than a traditional bank.

   Private Bank Loan. – Under the direction of Jeff Lee and with valuable assistance from Ken Beardslee we have formally requested a line of credit from Mutual Bank in Franklin . Preliminary inquiries with several banks indicated that Mutual had the most interest in our business and we met with their representative last week to start the approval process which should take three to four weeks. Early discussions indicate that the bank will be much quicker that the SBA but may offer a smaller amount at a higher rate and for a shorter term than the SBA.

   Office of Community and Rural Affairs [OCRA] Grant – As of late 2009 grant money [grant means we don’t have to pay it back] became available to not for profits for dam repairs required due to the flood of 6/7/8. A committee chaired by Steve Larson is charged with pursuing this opportunity and has secured town board sponsorship and is working with a certified grant administrator and the OCRA liaison to navigate what appears to be a complex and uncertain process. Their next meeting is 2/17 and includes Commonwealth Engineering. The potential reward, all or most of the money we need for our project, is somewhat offset by the certainty of a significant delay and the possibility that after several months of effort no grant is awarded to the ELLOA.

   As soon as we hear from the SBA or Mutual Bank on the terms of their offer we will be calling a special meeting to decide whether to move forward with whatever we have at the time or to explore other possibilities while we wait for the OCRA application to play out.

--Steve
The 2010 Budget is available in Excel for review!

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2010 Budget

Grant Oportunity Being Investigated

The ELLOA board of directors has established a committee under the direction of Steve Larson to investigate a potential grant of up to $1,000,000 from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. OCRA grants have historically been available only to government units but this program has been opened to not for profits as of several weeks ago. Your board has already met with an OCRA representative who was optimistic about our chance of qualifying for a grant under the dams and levees section of the program. Of course there are many questions regarding timing and added administrative requirements and Steve Larson’s group will be attending a workshop on December 16 where these issues will be discussed. While there is the potential for a delay in getting the project started if we decide to move forward with the grant application it does seem prudent to investigate this opportunity. Your feedback is appreciated so please contact us via elloa.net with your thoughts on this or other issues.


Minutes of the E.L.L.O.A. annual meeting, July 11 2009.  Meeting held at the Church of the Lakes building in Nineveh, Indiana.


Document
Annual Meeting July 2009
6-7-8 Update (11/10/09)
 
As of November 4, 2009 we have received the permits from the DNR to proceed with construction on the Dam/Spillway improvements. This permit is good for two years from the date of issue(11/4/09) as long as construction has been started with in that time frame.
I have been in contact with the SBA about working toward our loan application. We have there three requests satisfied : resolution from the board, proof that we can collect dues / assements, and DNR approved plans(permit).

6-7-8 Update (9/27/09)

By:  Greg Robison, VP ELLOA Board of Directors, 6-7-8 Project Manager

 

The 6-7-8 project has progressed since my last update on 9/3/09.  A survey team has been hired to identify property lines in preparation for dam reconstruction.  K.O.E. Surveyors have been hired and will be seen on the dam properties  and adjacent properties to identify ELLOA property boundary lines.  They will be looking at the emergency and primary spillways as well as the south boundary line of the dam property.  They will also be determining the boundary lines of the access road property coming from Lakeview Drive . A commitment letter to Central Engineering has been sent indicating our intent to use their services in reconstruction of the dam.  We are still working with our legal counsel to satisfy the financial feasibility of our loan with the SBA.  The finance committee is currently pursuing alternate sources of local financing.  DNR is on track with reviewing our plans and we should hear the results in two to three months. 

 

It still remains that lot owners should make their plans now on how they are going to deal with their boats for the lowering of the water.  It is possible by late fall or early winter the water level will begin to drop.  An announcement will be placed on the ELLOA sign boards as well as on ELLOA.net, stating the date for the water drop.

The following documents have been moved to the documents library on the Update Archives page:

  • Petition for Tax Reasessment

  • Request for Temporary Pier

  • July 08 Annual Meeting

  • Articles of Incorporation

  • March 09 Special Meeting

  • 09 Bylaws Revised July 09
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