Features, People
Obituary – Gertrude Whitaker Watkins
Gertrude Whitaker Watkins, 97, Overland Park, died January 4 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral Services were January 9, at the Porter Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64145. Gertrude was born [...]
Obituary – Rosemary M. Prater
Rosemary M. Prater, 87, Shawnee Mission, passed away December. 23. She married Arthur Prater on Feb. 23, 1952. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She unselfishly assisted her husband in his dental practice and raised their son while remaining close to her faith. A life-long volunteer, Rosemary served and provided to those [...]
Obituary – Virginia L. Trickett
Virginia L. Trickett, lovingly known as “Nana,” passed away Tuesday, January 3. Virginia was born Jan. 26, 1924, in KCKS, and was a former resident of Lake Quivira. She was a member of the Junior League of KCKS, the Lake Quivira Garden Club and the Lake Quivira Women’s Golf Club. She is survived by her [...]
Obituary – Loreta Jane (Miller) Glanville
Loretta Jane (Miller) Glanville, formerly of Lake Quivira, passed away surrounded by family who loved her on January 18. Loretta was born October 13, 1931. She married her high school sweetheart, Frank, on April 7, 1951. She is preceeded in death by her infant daughter, Marian Gail, and her husband, Frank Glanville, owner of Glanville [...]
Hinerman’s Happy Helmet: A Cure for the Winter Doldrums
By Amy Hinerman We all need help getting through these dreary winter months. A few years ago, I went before the Board with the suggestion that we build a giant retractable dome over the entire town to keep us insulated from nasty weather, complete with enormous heat lamps. Like one of those baseball stadium roofs, [...]
Quivira: A Stop on the Inland Waterway
Hidden Quivira By Eric R. Johnson In 1928 the center of population for Kansas City was far to the east of this area, and in early planning this fact must have weighed heavily on the minds of the principals of the Quivira Development Company, incorporated in 1928. Their promotional literature of the day stretched credulity [...]
Welcome, new neighbors
By Laurie Walker In my last Welcome article, I incorrectly reported that Gene Koski is a veteran. Actually, he’s a veterinarian. Spellcheck doesn’t cover ineptness, so my apologies to Dr. Koski. Big thanks to Bob Lee for giving me the heads up. STEPHEN PARKER ~ 177 Lakeshore South (McFadden). Stephen comes to us from the [...]
Lake Quivira Golf Pro Selected as Top Kansas Golf Instructor for 2011
By Jim and Joan Davies Lake Quivira’s golf professional, Tom Aikmus, has been named by Golf Digest magazine as the top professional golf instructor in Kansas for 2011. Adding to this remarkable achievement is Tom’s inclusion on the Golf Digest’s list twice before when he was the head golf professional at Tiffany Greens Golf Course [...]
Johnson solves ‘The Mystery of the Old Course’ (Hidden Quivira)
By Eric R. Johnson Around 1982, long-time resident Elsie Davis, who then lived at 555 Hillcrest East, told me a story which she has since forgotten, concerning a long abandoned golf tee-box behind her home. How could there be a tee box there? Through the years, this has been a mystery to me. Here is [...]