Features, People
Hinerman channels her inner fashionista in dreaming of an all-Quivira fashion show
By Amy Hinerman Spring has sprung! Or at least it’s supposed to, as I look out at the spring break snow. Sheesh! Good thing I’ve been on butt-cation this week. Hey, did you know that I’m a “fashionista” (a fashion expert)? Okay, I just watch Fashion Police, but still. I have an idea for an [...]
Ken Hursh is a judge by day and a supernatural writer by night
By Jim and Joan Davies If you are out in the Lake around midnight and see strange lights moving in the air above the south end, don’t be concerned. It’s only because Ken Hursh is at his keyboard, working on his latest supernatural thriller. We first encountered this rather distinctive activity by our Terrace Trail [...]
Clifford James Knox – obituary
Clifford James Knox, former resident of Lake Quivira, died March 22, 2013, at Village Shalom in Overland Park. He was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Springfield, MA, to Lester Wade Knox and Elizabeth Bolter Knox. Cliff enlisted in the Navy in 1942, where he served as a radioman gunner in the VT-81 Air Group aboard [...]
Lake Watch: Each of us plays role in keeping Zebra Mussels out
The prevention of zebra mussels remains a huge priority at Lake Quivira as bodies of water increasingly close to us become a threat–the Kaw River, Wyandotte County Lake and Lake Perry, to name a few. With awareness and active support from all members, however, we remain determined to keep them out of our lake. Zebra [...]
Jerry Lee Woolard – Obituary
Jerry Lee Woolard left us on January 29, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer and then open-heart surgery; in the arms of his wife of 47 years, Toni. Jerry was born in Kansas City, MO, on February 6, 1943, and graduated from Olathe High School. He received a B.A. in Economics in 1968 from [...]
The drive across the dam proved irresistible to the Bannigans
By Laurie Walker Patrick and Dawn Bannigan ~ 177 Hillcrest West (Brandmeyer, Mark & Valery) 766-1258. In the last ten years, the Bannigans have lived in Ohio, New York City, Mississippi and North Carolina. They arrived here in Lake Quivira just before Christmas and are settling in quite nicely– looking forward to getting to know [...]
LQ swimmer shines in final home meet of her career at KU
Lawrence Journal World Feb. 26, 2013 (online): Kansas University senior Brooke Brull was voted co-Big 12 Swimmer of the Week for her performance against conference rival Iowa State on Feb. 8-9. The senior captain set season-best times in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.64) and the 200-yard IM (2:05.57) in the final home meet of her career. [...]
When confronting ‘Sasquirky,’ heed the message of King Kong (humor)
By Amy Hinerman The other morning, when I looked out on my back patio, there were a lot of animal prints in the snow. I had to wonder what went on out there during the night, like a critter square dance There were tiny bird prints and medium-sized prints, long ones and round ones. Then, [...]
