Editor
Commodore fills you in on Yacht Club scuttlebutt—plus a few salty sea stories
By Charles Segebrecht The geometry of our marina’s collection of masts–as with San Francisco’s or Newport Harbor’s or any others–has always intrigued me, knowing each mast has sailing lore behind it. Some of these tales are of harrowing events at sea, some tell of successes on a race course, others are of disappearing into an [...]
LQ Catfish 2012 Calendar
Sunday, April 29 Optional preconditioning 6 pm @ Turner. April 29, May 13 and May 20 Preconditioning Opportunities at Turner. 6 p.m. Sundays -. $5 per session. Sunday, May 13 Optional preconditioning 6 pm @ Turner. Sunday, May 20 Optional preconditioning 6 pm @ Turner. Tuesday, May 22 Swim Practice 4 pm for 10 and [...]
Will your family carry the torch to the Ice Cream Social?
By Bridget Vani Calling all Olym-pic Runners! Since this is an Olympic year, we will be once again host an “LQ Running of the Torch” to kick off the beginning of the Summer Rec program. It will begin just in time for the last runner/s to bring the torch onto the beach at the start [...]
QWGA sponsoring 3rd annual Rally for the Cure tournament
By Jill Ferrel The Quivira Women’s Golf Association is again sponsoring the third Rally for the Cure Tournament on May 20. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Rally for the Cure, which supports breast cancer research and breast cancer services– with the designation that the funds are to be used to support [...]
QMGA starts season with Big Cup Scramble and Guest Day
By Gerry Wigginton I would like to encourage all golfers to “Tee it Forward.” We now have red, white, blue and black markers. The plan is to have forward markers to further maximize our enjoyment of our course. Please chat with Tom Aikmus about the availability of new forward tees and the course rating for [...]
Quivira golfers urged to try a new golf experience: ‘Tee It Forward’
By Linda Cruse Imagine a change occurring to make our golf course more fun for players, enabling more Lake Quivira members to enjoy the game of golf. Imagine no longer, because that change has already taken place. Lake Quivira has joined a national movement to make golf more fun. Called “Tee it Forward,” the program [...]
LQ ‘ladies of the alley’ wrap up another exciting season
By Dolores Ford Our season ended with our Annual Awards Luncheon being held at the Hereford House on April 4. It has been an exciting and close competition from the very beginning, There was a continuous battle for first place between the Lucky Strikes, 4-4 Fun and the Pin Benders during the whole season. The final outcome is as follows: [...]
Support tennis at LQ with Tennis Club membership
By Nancy Worthington Why join Tennis Club? Tennis Club “makes it happen” at Lake Quivira ! Our volunteers monitor the condition of the courts and equipment to ensure a prime tennis playing experience. If there is repair or equipment replacement needed, we are the ones who take action to see that it gets done (thank [...]
Tennis Club adds family event to summer schedule
By Nancy Worthington, Tennis Club Co-president When last year’s Adult-Youth tournament drew 42 players, Tennis Club realized that parents and children want the opportunity to play together. As a result, we have added a new event to our schedule: an All-Family Picnic and Barbecue with tennis and fun for everyone. It is scheduled for Sat,, [...]
Clubhouse to have new art display, courtesy of Photography Club
By Eric R. Johnson The April meeting of The Lake Quivira Photography Club was active. New officers elected for the coming year are Dieter Kinner, President; Jason Bahnson, VP; Becky Johnson, Treasurer; and Susan Hidalgo, Quiviran Correspondent. The members of the program committee are Larry Gardner, Dieter Kinner and Leon Barnes. Mary Linda Bowling reported [...]