Lake Viking Newsfeed

Earlier this year there was a general sense of excitement over the flock of American White Pelicans that stopped here on their migratory flight back north. There were posts and pictures on Facebook; especially since the flock ended up hanging around our lake for about...

Maybe it’s the Viking mojo – all things Viking are good, right? Because, it seems we are hearing more and more good things about Viking River Cruises. Especially from Lake Viking Association members. These cruises go everywhere in Europe, at least where there’s a...

During May the following became new members at Lake Viking Association: Lot S120 -- Martin & Tamera Knight; Lot 2313 -- Brett & Leslie Miller; Lot 2257 -- Gary & Kathleen Buck; Lot 2907 -- Matthew Marshall; Lot 207 -- Equity Trust Company; Lot 600 -- CM...

As the immortal Clint Eastwood character Dirty Harry once said: “Do you feel lucky? Well do you, punk?” If the answer is yes, then the 4th Annual Gallatin Rotary Trivia contest held on Feb. 2 was the place for you. Questions ranged from birds (including angry birds)...

Bruce Everett Griffin Jr., 82, of Altamont, MO, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Bruce was born Dec. 2, 1936, in Corinth, Mississippi, to parents Bruce and Della Griffin. Following high school, Bruce joined the Army and served from 1956 to 1958. Following his...

It’s nice to be able to write about the win-win situations... like the youth spaghetti dinner and auction at the Lake Viking Church held Feb. 10. The spaghetti and desserts were very tasty, but it was the big auction, afterward, that really put the icing on the cake....

If you have a rental property at Lake Viking, please read the following. ARTICLE XI - DWELLING RENTALS Section 1. A member can only rent one house at a time. Only a house is an eligible rental property. Garages, unimproved lots, shelters, private docks, private...

Lake Viking Association welcomes the following new members: Lot 1129 Kendall & Nancy Petrie; Lot 1783 Averlie Ingram; Lot 1764 Martin & Rachel Ray; Lot 654 John & Jolyn Kennedy; Lot 3067 Christine Campbell; Lot 1761 Dilon Schmidt.

By Troy Lesan During the years that I’ve written articles, it’s never ceased to amaze me how stories just seem to fall in my lap. More times than I can count, I’m wondering what I’m going to write about when, all of a sudden, a story or two will simply fall out of the...

In this photo, Kyle and Sherry Parkhurst’s dog, Jakey, is checking out all of the snow on the deck. The snow of January 12-13 will probably be remembered for more than one reason. Granted, it was the biggest snow Lake Viking has received for a number of years – part...

Thomas Christopher Skinner, 46, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2019, at his home with family at his side. Chris was the son of Johnny Brown of Lake Viking. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a service celebrating Chris's...

Lake Viking Association welcomes the following new members: Lot 445 Sunrise 445, LLC; Lot 1769 Cory Wilder; Lot 2577 John Bain; Lot 1738 Andrew Butler Lot 654 John & Karen D’Agostino.

“Do not try to spell or pronounce the names there,” Harlan Horst warns. Good advice, but otherwise Iceland is a beautiful place. Harlan should know. He, along with his wife Jeannie and their Lake Viking neighbors Dan and Kim Ackhart, travelled to the Land of Fire and...

New members to Lake Viking are as follows: Lot MH-73 Daniel & Rebecca Mills; Lot 37 Andrew & Dena Boswell; Lot S-105 Ronnie Heinse Jr & Carrie Heinse.

Monthly board minutes of Lake Viking Association have been relocated on this website for display as private posts for viewing by registered Lake Viking members only. Board minutes and other selected information will now be available to members who log into this...

Daviess County Special Road District #1 at Lake Viking came under scrutiny in March of 2017 when it was discovered how a bid of $55,850 for road improvement blossomed into a $220,177 bill. This was for shoulder and ditch improvements along 165th Street, commonly known...