Five candidates seek positions on Q Inc. Board; three will be selected at Annual Meeting
At the urging of a number of my Lake Quivira friends and neighbors. I have decided to run for the Board of Directors of Quivira, Inc. because they believe my background, past experiences and educational preparation would be valuable in service to our community as we transition to a new general manager. During the fifteen [...]
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An LQ contingent support Quiviran Brent Chapman at the 2014 “Bassmaster Classic”
LQ’s very own professional fisherman, Brent Chapman, competed again this year in the “Bassmaster Classic” fishing tournament outside of Birmingham, AL, at Guntersville Lake. The Classic is the largest fishing tournament in the world where the top 50 anglers come from all over the world to compete.
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Crowd turns out to acknowledge two decades of hard work by GM John Miller—and to wish him well
~In his parting words, John said it was a funny feeling to be the one being talked about. “But at least it’s not a Celebration of Life,” he said. “I’ve been to several of these up here [referring to the ballroom].” “When I went into this line of work, I expected to move every five [...]
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2014 Associate Director Election - We Still Need Your Vote!
In January, Associate Members should have received a ballot by mail for the 2014 Associate Director Election. The Board of Directors of Quivira, Inc. includes one director who is elected by the Associate Members. The term of the Associate Director, John Hoover, concludes at the end of March. Ed Markley has volunteered to run for the [...]
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The journey is an education for young inventor, Lauren Kelley
By Dawn Gabel Inventive ideas come to all of us–and then life crowds them out. We may spot them later, on “As Seen on TV!” or at a big box store, remembering the creative thought ten years previous, and give ourselves a mental head slap. The Kelley family of Lake Quivira are not those people. [...]
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Gullapalooza at Lake Quivira
By Mike Cooper At our peak count around New Year over 2500 Ring-billed Gulls had migrated this far south. They stopped at our lake because of the very handy landfill for scavenging and the nearby safety of the Kaw sandbars. But it wasn’t the Ring-bills that drew a score of scope-toting top Kansas birders here. [...]
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Once again, these women are dreaming of Summer Rec . . .
By Bridget Vani, Alison Borberg and Val Kalny, parent sponsors, Quivira Summer Recreation While all of us are freezing and thinking of warmer days, the Summer Rec parent sponsors are behind the scenes, planning another awesome summer for our LQ community. The biggest announcement is the change of class days. We can all put new [...]
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Art Show features our own Lake Quivira
Story and photos by Mary Linda Boling The first “Lake Quivira Paint Out” show was held January 17 in the Great Room as part of the Rotating Art Program. Twenty-seven artists with forty-seven paintings showed us what captured their imagination at our lake. They began in September of last year, with en plein air (in [...]
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Photo Club continues training in the ‘off season’
By Dieter Kinner The February Lake Quivira Photo Club discussion was primarily a review of photography basics. Ron Bower showed the relationship of Aperture shutter speed and ISO and what these settings can do for us. A short recap follows: * Aperture is the F Stop or the size of the opening that allows the [...]
LQ Garden Club presents its 2014 lineup of events and meetings
By Gayle Best Thanks to all for your support in joining Garden Club this year. I am very proud of our organization, what it stands for and what we do for the Lake Quivira community. For me personally, it is very daunting to think that this Garden Club has been in existence since 1941. As [...]
Swim Team Signup; Meet the Coaches
By Beth Taylor Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 6, to learn more about the long-standing tradition of the Lake Quivira Catfish Swim Team. Come to the Clubhouse from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. find out about our coming summer season, try on swim suits for size and complete registration forms. Meet our coaching team [...]
Sharing photo ops is a major bonus of LQ Photo Club
By Mary Linda Boling “There are eagles on the west side of the lake–right now!” “There are seven swans a swimming on the lake–right now!” “There is a streaker at the stables. . .” Well, the last “spotting” was just to test to see if I had your attention. One of the bonuses to being [...]
City,Q Inc
- ‘Antarctica is warmer than Lake Quivira,’ Mayor Hidalgo reports – March 2014
- Around the House . . . Committee, that is – March 2014
- President’s Report – March 2014
- Annual Membership Meeting 2014
- LQ Watercraft Return
- A Summary of the February 2014 Board Meeting
- The January Wine Dinner at the Clubhouse
- A Message from the City Clerk concerning your dog(s)
- Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Clubhouse
- 2014 Associate Director Election — We Still Need Your Vote!
Club news
- Garden Club extends friendship, thanks and a Bar-B-Q lunch to Quivira employees
- QMGA resurrects website: more details TBA
- QWGA announces board members, committee chairs
- Team HOPE leads by a prayer at mid-season in Mixed Bowling
- Mothers’ Club wants YOU—to share in the fun and friendship
- LQ Photo Club members to explore the rusted, busted and dilapidated via their cameras
- Kansas City Senior Golf Association Announces 2014 Event Schedule
- Announcing the 2014 LQ Homes Tour: June 21, 2014
- Google Fiber at LQ? This group wants to make it happen
- December is time to join or renew Garden Club membership
Features, People
- Three families make the move—eager to experience ‘the Lake life, a la Quivira’
- Drawing Bored by Bob Lee
- LQ needs Google Fiber—sooner than later!
- Not the Clubhouse We Know
- LQ Community Ministry Serves Christmas Eve Breakfast at Cross-Lines
- Mary B. “Bitsey” Jefferies
- Obituary – Helen Fuller
- Obituary – Marguerite (Meg) Cross
- A Look Back – Volume 1, Number 1 – The Quiviran
- At Last – The Hinerman Christmas Letter (humor)
Letters, Ads
- Marketplace – March 2014
- Former GM thanks Quivirans for kind sendoff
- Resident appreciates this giving, caring community
- Please keep pets off the ice!
- Quivira Marketplace – February 2014
- It Takes A Village . . . (letter to the community)
- Marketplace – January 2014
- Thanks to community in time of bereavement
- Bell ringers praise Quivirans for their generosity
- Quivira Marketplace – December 2013