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by Troy Lesan What could be more of an American Classic than Gilligan’s Island? I mean everyone is familiar with the story. From the TV reruns – right? Even if it didn’t exactly happen in America (it happened on an unnamed island defined in the song’s lyrics as “just...

by Troy Lesan Perhaps one of the most curious things about living at Lake Viking is the school districts. On the surface it would seem to be a no-brainer. Altamont is three miles from Winston and eight miles from Gallatin.   Houses with a Gallatin address should be in...

by Shawn Hepinstall, Dredge Committee Chairman It has always been amazing to me the amount of passion and care our members have for the stewardship of our lake. We have been members of the Lake Viking community for 20 years. The lake, the people, and our community are...

Fast Fact:  In 2019, the PWSD #3 Water Plant pumped a little over 21 million gallons. Believe it or not, that total represents the equivalent of 1.23” off the surface of our 630 acre lake!

On Nov. 23, Daviess County native David Sandy helped bring in the Christmas season at the Courter Theater in Gallatin with his world-famous magic show. Admission to the show was free as part of Gallatin’s Christmas on The Square. Sandy took up magic as a hobby at the...

It’s that time of year when we ask the members of our Lake Viking community to consider running for the Board of Directors. There will be three Board of Directors positions (three-year terms) to be voted on at the March 1st annual meeting. The Board of Directors’ key...

A memorial service for Neil Baker was held at 2 p.m. Dec. 7, 2019, at the Hamilton Federated Church. Cremation was entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hamilton Federated Church or the Hamilton United Methodist Church....

Lake Viking Association welcomes the following as new members during December 2019: Lot 1769 Anthony & Rosa Lambert; Lot MH-51 Matthew & Catheryn Ford; Lot 78 Ryan & Erin Christensen; Lot 1169 & 1170 Euston Properties, LLC; Lot 1685 Lloyd & Mary...

Would you believe? Two more lake closures again in the past month due to high water. In a way we should feel fortunate. We haven’t had any of those big five or six inch rains this summer – for the first time in a while – but with the ground so saturated with water,...

by Troy Lesan I guess the easiest way to start out is to simply say that the Association Activities Committee is on a roll, and they have been for quite a while. It’s a big committee with creative and hard working members – and they just added two more members – thus...

For those who were wondering if the fishing was any good this year at Lake Viking . . . hang on. You’re about to be bombarded with proof. These pictures — some pulled from LV Group Facebook and others forwarded to me — leave little doubt that it’s been another great...

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS -- Lot 1698 & 1699 Mary Distasio, Lot MH-23 Hayden Horinek, Lot 545 Matthew Grooms & Christine Eckles, Lot 660 Todd & Vicki Shepherd, Lot 373 & 374 Carpe Diem Lake Viking, LLC, Lot 2237 Gary & Julie Bacon, Lot 3162 Brenton & Sierra Cherry, Lot 925...

During their recent travels via planes, trains, buses, subways and ship, Tom and Yvonne Johanson took in many of the spectacular sights of Europe. They went to London, Paris, Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy, and Prague, Czechoslovakia. And in a Mediterranean cruise...

If it seems to you like this article is making a big deal out of an auction – you’re right. You can’t argue with tradition. And over the years, the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church auction, held at Lake Viking, has become a very big deal. So big that, because of its...

What should Lake Viking look like in the next 5-10 years? How can our lake community better serve our members? How can we assure the long-term sustainability of our lake community? These are just a few of the questions that the Strategic Planning Committee will...

The Lake Manager will have the authority to close the lake to all watercraft traffic, if deemed dangerous conditions exist, such as, high water levels, debris or other circumstances that may present a hazard to the members or damage to property. There is a gauge on...

We welcome these new members of the Lake Viking Association during June, 2019 -- Lot 2145 Darleen Rockwood; Lot 1183 Rick Shannon; Lot 1715 Andrew Smith; Lot 232 Trusten & Amber Wilkinson; Lot 472 James & Marilyn Frazier; Lot 1251 Chassidy & Christopher...

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