Lake Maxinkuckee Association History 2010-2019  

Date: April 8, 2010 - Community Foundation Awards Grants

The Grants Committee of the Marshall County Community Foundation awarded the first round of grants for the year 2010 during a press conference held April 8, 2010 here in Plymouth, Indiana...

Ralph C. Vonnegut Jr. Grants:
The Ralph C. Vonnegut Jr. Fund was established to provide funding for environmental, educational or recreational projects directly related to Lake Maxinkuckee. $9,760.00 was awarded to the following three organizations in the Culver/Lake Maxinkuckee area: Lake Maxinkuckee Association
To help purchase a patrol car. $ 2,000.00...

2010 - Nov. 25 , culver Citizen - Lake Patrol Officers cut -

On Nov. 20 the Lake Maxinkuckee Association's board of directors - had to regretable vote to let go all officers who did not have formal police academy training which has become a necessiety for those invovle with security, safety patrol and carrying weapons - the staff that this includes is: Steve Colmean, Chuck dilts, Sally Ricciadi and Rich Sytsma.

Those being retained with formal police academy trainig are: Bill Strong, John Duhnowsky and Troy Ulch.

Rich Sytsma will be retained as 'Control' Officer' at his present salary and for at least a year. as a consultant and as scheduler of the officers andother administrative duties.

The culver Lake Patrol is in its 49^th year. it is totally privatley funded i by the lake Maxinkuckee Association which is a not-for-profit organization. they patrol the road's and waterways which are not in the town of culver' police jurisdiction and which is difficult for the Marshall county officers to reguarly patrol.

2011 - february 17 - Sheriff's department to begin patrol of lake maxinkuckee in spring

This will be effictive as of April 1^st. The associaition will provided the Sherriff's department with all the necessary vechiles, boats and equipment for patrolling the lake and the surrounding roads.

Off duty personnel, reserves and special deputies from the Marshall county Sheriff's department will be used.

All funding is to be primarily to be the responsibility of the Lake association and also by a grant from the Department of of Natural Resources.

2011 - April The Lake Maxinkuckee Association Lake Patrol was awarded money from the Ralph c. Vonnegut jr. fund for $1,926.44 to purchase a computer.

2011 - June 6 - Lake Maxinkuckee gets patrol with bite
June 06, 2011 |By VIRGINIA RANSBOTTOM | South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

...To provide supplemental safety above what the Department of Natural Resources provides for Indianas second largest natural lake, Jane Gund on Monday handed the Marshall County a uditor an initial check for $30,000 for the sheriffs department to take over patrol.

Off-duty personnel, reserves and special deputies will provide an estimated 800 supplemental hours to the regular patrol by using money from the nonprofit LMA and a $30,000 grant from the Department of Natural Resources....

The arrangement is of no cost to taxpayers. The boats were owned by the LMA, and ownership on Monday was transferred to the county....

Ted Schenberg of the LMA said the group was a public charity that provides safety to people on the lake regardless if they are members. "Our purpose is to be an auxiliary group to provide funding the DNR doesnt otherwise provide," Schenberg said....

Gund said that when funding sinks to $1,000, the LMA will replenish funding to $10,000.

Commissioners also signed a memorandum of understanding Monday that outlines lake patrol liability issues, which has been a sticking point for sheriffs to accept in the past. The agreement can be canceled or renewed on an annual basis....

2012 May 12 The Lake Maxinkuckee Association has offered $18,000 toward the purchase of the dog, kennel and training, estimated at $16,500.

2013 - June 7 The Lake Maxinkuckee Association, in partnership with Gary and Eyvonne Aker of the Culver Marina, were responsible for putting a new Lake Patrol boat on Lake Maxinkuckee waters this year.

2013 Culver resident and county police officer Brandon Cooper demonstrated recently-purchased K9 dog Arras to members of the Lake Maxinkuckee Association; the LMA -- which also began employing county officers recently for its Lake Patrol -- underwrote purchase of the dog.

Arras is a new officer added to The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. He is a 3 year old Belgian Malinois that was imported from Holland. A Belgian Malinois is a new breed to the United States. They are known as a sheep herding dog but because of their amazing brain and their a athletic ability they make remarkable K-9 dogs.

Arras was purchased and trained through Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Indiana. Arras is a trained narcotics detector dog as well as a certified Patrol K9 though the North American Working Dog Association. He is trained to find the drugs marijuana, heroine, cocaine, meth and ecstasy.

2018 - June 15 Marshall County Sheriff Discusses Seasonal Deputy Wages with County Council
Max 98.3 FM Author Anita Goodan

Lake Maxinkuckee patrol officers will get a boost in pay. During Monday’s Marshall County Council meeting, Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel discussed wages for seasonal deputies who mainly work the lake patrol at Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver. A grant for wages was obtained by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Lake Maxinkuckee Association is providing a large portion of the wages.

“I’d like to raise that up to $30 an hour,” requested Sheriff Hassel. “We have several police officers from other departments that are willing to do the lake patrol with our guys to help fill in. We just don’t have enough people to cover every shift that’s open. The grant started the Friday before Memorial Day – if we could have it retroactive to the start of this season.”

The current wage is $22.84 an hour.

The council approved support for the amendment to the salary ordinance to accommodate the pay increase request with a retroactive date of May 25. The active season goes through the Labor Day weekend.

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