Written by Bill Tipple - Miami River Improvement Project is over.
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Local residents gather at the "final meeting" of the Miami River Improvement Project. Forget about those assessment fees; the Miami River Improvement Project is over.

The Joint Board of Commissioners held a brief meeting Thursday and unanimously voted to abolish the project.

A crowd of about twenty-five local residents applauded when the motion was read by Joint Chairman David Knight at the Logan County Engineer's Highway Garage. (Video interviews included.)

Resurfacing near Lakeview will start Tuesday April 15, 2008
Written by Scott Stockdale
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Resurfacing is scheduled to begin Tuesday on State Route 235 from State Route 365 to the Hardin county line.
Single lane closures will be in effect during daylight hours Monday through Friday. Both lanes of traffic will be open at night.
Signs will be in place prior to the work zone to alert motorists of the upcoming lane closures. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times by flagmen.
The project is anticipated to be completed by June 30th.
All work is weather permitting.

Recycling station in Lake View.
Posted on February 27, 2008 at 04:30:20 PM by Saugmon

My hat's off to the village of Lakeview. They're new recycling center is awesome. I heard it's state of the art here in ohio. It's behind the municipal building-next to steve austin's of the lake car dealer.Just a stone's throw from 33.
4 video camera's covering the area for illegal dumpers.
Brand new asphalt pavement.
Vending machine for $1 trash bags.
No fence-open 24 hrs day and 7 days a week.
2 small dumpsters for people using the $1 trash bags to throw into.
2 small dumpsters for heavy corrugated cardboard.
2 huge dumpsters-1 for #1,#2 plastic,glass jars-bottles,aluminum cans,and Tin cans.
The 2nd large dumpsters for newspaper,scap paper,books,magazines,junkmail,light cardboard like your cereal/soda pop cartons.

A big thank you to Steve for this report.

02.09/ Logan County declares state of emergency
Red Cross to open shelter for flood victim.
Several homes along Bristol Circle Drive and Sunnyside Avenue in Russells Point remained under water Friday as floodwaters elsewhere began to recede.

Click map to see full Indian Lake map with area marked.
By Reuben Mees
Examiner Staff Writer
02/09/08
In an effort to obtain state and federal flood assistance, Logan County became the ninth county in Ohio to declare a state of emergency Friday. And the Mad River Chapter of the American Red Cross is planning to open a 50-bed shelter today to house those residents who have been displaced flooding this week.

Commissioners John Bayliss and Jack Reser, who attended a meeting called together at the Logan County Emergency Management Agency, voted to approve the measure.

“This is serious, but it is limited in scope,” Commissioner Bayliss said, comparing this week’s flooding to the more widespread flooding of July 2003 that resulted in a federal emergency declaration.

The state of emergency was prompted by flooding of the Great Miami River, which damaged approximately 30 residences in Russells Point, two in Lakeview and a handful along the river in Pleasant and Miami townships.

The Red Cross is preparing to open an emergency shelter at noon today to house up to 50 people, Mad River Chapter Executive Director Mildrena Brown said. It will be located at 6886 Sharon St. in Huntsville. Earlier this week, the area logged at least 4.2 inches of rain that caused the Miami River to overflow its banks.

Coast Guard Auxiliary works to keep lake safe

The Loch Ness Monster has not yet been spotted at Indian Lake, but Phil Clem of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will probably be among the first to see it if it happens. Mr. Clem and his fellow volunteers on the Indian Lake's Coast Guard Auxiliary are always on the look out, usually for stranded boaters or distressed swimmers, during the summer season.

Mr. Clem has towed plenty of broken down boats and pulled a few wet and tired boaters aboard his boats in his 10 years of service.

Patrol on Memorial Day included two other suxiliary members: David Fries of St. Paris and Burl Shulaw of DeGraff.

The auxiliary’s mission is public education, vessel inspections, patrols and fellowship. Its 24 members don’t cite boaters, but they do try to spread safe boating practices.

While on the water the Auxiliary will remind boaters to slow down in “no wake” zones or to not swim off their boats. Crews look for boating hazards as well and will remove litter, logs and limbs.

Auxiliary members supply their own uniforms, boats and equipment. There is some reimbursement for fuel and meals, and the Coast Guard will send surplus supplies to the auxiliaries.

This will be the Indian Lake Coast Guard Auxiliary's twentieth year at the lake. .Visit the Auxiliary's web page at http://indianlake.com/coastguard.htm

ODNR awards grants to encourage safe boating

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has awarded a total of $567,504 in marine patrol grants to 31 local communities to assist in enforcing watercraft laws and maintaining safe boating on state waterways. The grants are used by local law enforcement agencies to provide emergency response to boating accidents, routine patrols on area waterways and to purchase safety equipment for use on patrol vessels. Funding for the Marine Patrol Assistance Grant Program is provided through the Waterways Safety Fund, which includes a share of the state motor fuels tax, watercraft registration and titling fees, and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard. A minimum 25 percent local funding match is required of recipients.
Ohio State Parks, Indian Lake Logan $6,160 ODNR Division of Watercraft

May 19th - Blessing of the Boats
The Lima Power Squadron is organizing a Blessing of the Fleet event at Indian Lake. The blessing of boats is an international event and this will be the first time happening at Indian Lake.
Registration - Moose Lodge - 10:30 AM
The $10 registration fee covers the luncheon and certificate for each boat.
Reverand Harry Kist will offer a prayer service at the Moose Lodge following the luncheon and boats will then sail over to the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Russells Point Harbor for the actual blessing of the fleet. The occasion marks the beginning of a safe boating season.

April 11, 2007 - INDIAN LAKE REGIONAL PARK MANAGER HONORED
Frank Giannola, regional manager of Indian Lake and Kiser Lake state parks in Logan and Champaign counties, has received the Ohio State Parks Leadership Award for 2006. Click here for the rest of the story.


Chamber of Commerce to Get New Home
In January the Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will move to a new office. The office will be located in the downstairs area of the Aries Building. The Aries building is located just south of the spillway on State Route 366.

The building will allow for plenty of parking. There is a dock available for boat parking. The office is about 200 square feet bigger than the present Chamber office. Watch for upcoming event announcements on the bill board outside of the Aries building.