Ohio Southern Region LCOC March/April, 2018 Communiqué MK Coaches Tour Saturday, April 14, 2018 10:00 a.m. The Hoosier Region, Southern Ohio Region, and the Indiana Region of the Cadillac and LaSalle Club will meet and tour the MK Coach Company / Ameila Auto Depot, (A Kellerman Family Company), 2028 State Route 125, Amelia, Ohio 45102 on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. MK Coach is located southeast of Cincinnati about 10 miles southeast of I275 on State Route 125. This company produces vehicles for the Funeral Trade. They transform Lincolns, Cadillacs, and Pacificas. We will be given a tour by Mr. James Slim Richardson. He is very enthusiastic about their business and the resulting quality of their products. MK Coach Company also will do body and paint work for individuals. Since this past fall, MK refurbished a hearse owned by three of our members. They are in the finishing process of major body work and complete repaint of a 69 Lincoln Sedan, and have a 76 Fleetwood owned by an Indiana CLC member waiting for a compete repaint. You will find this tour very educational and enjoyable. We will eat together after the tour at Freddy s Hamburgers. More information about our future events will be sent to you as the plans are finalized. Keep an eye on your E-Mail. MK just refinished the 1999 Lincoln Hearse that Ryan Beatrice, Joe Columbe and Ted Hilton purchased. They are currently in process of working on Joe s 1969 Lincoln Continental Town car. The Hearse will be going to Minneapolis this year and it has been designatred a Certified Custom by LCOC.
Congratulations to Southern & Hoosier Region Members Congratulations to Joe Columbe, Ryan Beatrice and Ted & Kim Hilton (Kim is taking the picture) on purchasing a 1999 Lincoln Hearse MK Coaches refreshed the coach and it looks like it is brand new! Southern Region LCOC and AACA Christmas Party The AACA and Southern Ohio LCOC had their annual Christmas Party at Sycamore Creek Country Club on Sunday December 3. We had 40 people attend our event. We had 22 from our region and 18 from the local AACA chapter. We had raffle prizes with store gift cards and table center pieces. Our 2018 event will be on Saturday December 1, 2018 at Sycamore Creek Country club. Please note that the party is on a SATURDAY this year. Update on Al Audette s 1940 Continental The Southern Ohio Region had a tour of D & D Classic Restoration Shop in Covington, Ohio, April 2017. The manager showed us the process of how they restore a classic car and demonstrated the sheet metal fabrication process. He also showed us the process a car goes thru for final assembly and the paint and metal prep. We also were able to view several completed cars waiting for their owner to pick up, Our Treasurer and Membership director, Al Audette, has his 1940 Lincoln Continental in the process of restoration at the shop. It is a long and costly process.. Following the tour we had Lunch at the Lincoln Square Restaurant Troy Ohio.
Hoosier and Southern Ohio Regions Combined Event Eighth Annual LCOC Summer Picnic SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018, 12:00 NOON RAIN or SHINE PLEASE RSVP BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 by either Phone or E-Mail - see below Our gracious hosts Joe & Eleanor Columbe The Eighth Annual Lincoln & Continental Owners Club - Hoosier and Southern Ohio Region Picnic at LIME ROCK FARM, Rush County, Indiana, will be Saturday, JUNE 23, 2018, starting at 12:00 Noon. The Hosts will provide Meat, Drinks, & Tableware. All members are asked to bring a dish (or 2 or 3) to share. All Members and their families, guests of members and their families are invited and encouraged to attend. (Please keep in mind, the dish or dishes that you bring need to be enough to feed the number of people that you will be bringing). The Indiana Region of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club have been invited to attend this year as they have for the last 3 years. They heard about all the FUN and asked to be invited which is a TRUE FACT! We are sending an invitation to ALL LINCOLN & CONTINENTAL OWNERS CLUB - HOOSIER REGION MEMBERS, LCOC SOUTHERN OHIO REGION MEMBERS. Please RSVP to the Columbe s by June 13, 2018, so that the Hosts will be able to plan accordingly. Activities to do at Lime Rock Farm Talking about Lincoln s, looking at Lincoln s, nature walks, visit the longest covered bridge still in use in Indiana that is within a big walking distance, fishing (bring your own gear), row boats (bring your own life jackets and row power), swimming in the pool that features a slide, 1 meter and 3 meter diving boards (no Lifeguards), golf cart rides, and the most important thing, EATING AND VISITING WITH LINCOLN & CONTINENTAL PEOPLE! The last 7 picnics have been great. Let s make this years picnic the best one yet!!! EVERYONE BRING YOUR LINCOLN & CONTINENTAL FOR DISPLAY. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE, BRING THEM ALL!!!!! Hosts are Joe & Eleanor Columbe. E-Mail: jscolumbe@tds.net, Home #s 765-629-2406 or 765-525-6899, or Joe s Cell # 765-561-4900. Feel free to call anytime if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to your company and will work hard so that those in attendance will have a GREAT CAR DAY!!!! The Columbe Family
PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF LIME ROCK FARM & FOR GPS USE 6722 WEST, 900 SOUTH MANILLA, INDIANA 46150 (South West Corner of Rush County, Indiana) Lime Rock Farm is located about 40 miles south east of Indianapolis, and about 75 miles north west of Cincinnati. We are EXACTLY 6 miles East of I74 (exit # 119) on State Road 244, THEN 1 mile south on Rush County Road 750 West, THEN 1 mile East on Rush County Road 900 South. Our Driveway is on the north side of 900 South, just as Prill Road intersects with 900 South. We are back a long lane. Pass the first home and go to the second home. United States Postal Service Mailing Address Only: 5556 West, State Road 244, Milroy, Indiana 46156-9569. I-74 INDIANAPOLIS ST. VINCENTS CHURCH SHELBYVILLE STATE ROUTE 244 --6 MILES-- Rush County 750 West ----1 MILE---- N ----1 MILE---- Rush County 900 South Prill Road Lime Rock Farm H 650 West MOSCOW CEMETERY Rush County First Home Gowdy MOSCOW COVERED BRIDGE State Route 3 Rushville Milroy LIME ROCK FARM The Columbe Family SEE WRITTEN DIRECTIONS ABOVE Telephones (765) 629-2406 - Home (765) 525-6899 - Home (765) 561-4900 - Joe s Mobile (765) 561-4901 - Eleanor s Mobile Greensburg I-74 CINCINNATI
Photographs from 2017 LCOC Summer Picnic
Don t Miss the Fun this June LCOC Summer Picnic
Food, Friends and Cars! LCOC Summer Picnic
Our 2018 Membership Roster - Thank You For Your Support!! We thank each of you for being a member of the Southern Ohio Region of LCOC. Membership cost is $20.00. Please remit your dues in the provided envelope to Al Audette. Thank you for being a member of Southern Ohio Region of LCOC. Al and Jan Audette Charles Beatrice Al and Cherie Berns Tony Blaine Jeffery & Angie Brashares Andy Buck - Montgomery Lincoln Timothy and Cynthia Carlson Jack & Marjorie Carpenter Yeatman Anderson Dennis & Marlene Boggs Robert and Carol Bornschein Bryan Cheek Randy and Michelle Diekmeyer Jim Futhey Jeff Henshaw Steve and Lina Himes Edward & Carolyn Holscher Ohio/Kentucky Members who have renewed Bryan Cash Joe and Eleanor Columbe Edward & Carolyn Hildreth Ted and Kim Hilton Terrance Holmes Randy Jones Terry Kesselring John Kost Ohio/Kentucky Members who HAVE NOT renewed David Koehler John and Judy Lafreniere Ronnie & Karen Long James & Cathy Neuhart Larry & Rose Rayburn Bobby Reno Ron and Sherry Sanders Mark and Jennifer Schnizer Jeremiah Sheets Thomas Mackay Matt and Glenda Sanford Jeffrey and Christina Schwartz John Stuck Paull & Julie Temple Barry & Sara Westerman Tim Wilson Jim Zoc Denny & Lisa Shelton David and Geri Smith Michael & Anna Marie Smith Floyd and Virgina Weyrick Perry White Richard & Harriet Wilson Tim and Billie Yeoman UPCOMING EVENTS PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR i LCOC Midwestern Meet in Minneapolis July 11-15 i Rib & Jazz Festival, London, Ohio - Saturday, August 4, 2018 - more details forthcoming. i The JDRF will have their annual Car show at the Ford Transmission plant on Saturday, September 22, 2018 - more details forthcoming.