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Those becoming new members of Lake Viking Association recently are: Lot 1143 George & Melody Pease III; Lot 1097 Kameron & Courtney Dingus; Lot 360 Stanley & Deborah Moore; Lot 335 Ronald & Jacqueline Wilson; Lot 1197 Paochen Chen; Lot 736 Nick &...

Lake Viking Marine has built a new showroom on the same site as the old one on the east side of Lake Viking, and the grand opening was Saturday, April 14. It was a big event with face painters and balloon animals for the kids, a whole hog roast with sides for dinner,...

Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, invites the public to view the new "Be Aware Of Your Wake" video located on the Patrol's website. Members of the Highway Patrol and Kalkomey Enterprises Inc. developed this five-minute...

1st Quarter Financials -- The Income vs. Budget reflects average income for the 1st Quarter of the year. The income will increase substantially in the 2nd Quarter, as the Dues and Assessments for 2018 were billed out on April 2. On the expense side, these numbers are...

 Property owners: To avoid penalties, submit assessment sheets before May 1 The Daviess County Assessor mailed out personal property assessment forms to taxpayers in January. Second notices were mailed in at the end of March. The grace period to submit your assessment...

Those becoming new members of Lake Viking Association recently are: Lot 1104 Tom Pankake; Lot 3112 Cyde Spainhour; Lot 2113 Shey Marrs; Lot 4005 Jacob & Lindsay Enyeart; Lot 2024 Brice & Toni Wade; Lot 1124 AOB Limited Liability Company; Lot 1022 Caleb...

“Turn Your Inner Zeus Loose” was the official motto for this year’s 11th Annual Lake Viking Polar Plunge held on Feb. 24 which raised $31,600. It would seem that the plungers took those words to heart for the event. Prior to the event, St. Joseph Special Olympics...

A memorial service for Bonnie Ford was held March 9, 2018, at the Lake Viking Church, Gallatin. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Lake Viking Church in her memory. Cremation was entrusted to Bram Funeral Home,...

Members of the Finance Committee want to thank everyone at Lake Viking for all the good work this past year and the great outcomes at the annual meeting. Because of all the good work, and the support of our community, today, we have a five-year plan in place that will...

A Letter to the Members, Now that the Annual Meeting has concluded and it won’t be long until that beautiful sunshine warms our winter bones, I would like to take a moment to share some thoughts. First, I would like to express my personal thanks and deep appreciation...

Lake Viking Board President Jon Allen presents the association's "Volunteer of the Month Award" for January 2018 to the Communications Team. The members are from left to right, Linda Allen, Dennis Schlaiss and Susan Zalenski. This team has opened up communications...

It’s time to look at sprucing up the Lake Viking Clubhouse. We have a beautiful clubhouse… but, just like your home that is 50 years old, it needs updating. The pink bathroom tile and gold shag carpet needs to be updated; paint, floors and light fixtures are worn out....

I am currently employed by Office Depot and have been a store manager for five years.  I have served on the Campground Committee for the past four years and have been an Association member for five. I’ve been married to my wife Gina for the past 11 years and together...

Dumpsters (Building Regulations) - page 19 of handbook: Dumpsters and/or a portable receptacle capable of containing construction debris will be required for onsite construction, at the property owner’s expense, but is not limited to:  New home construction, garages,...

Vernon Lee Hanes, 82, Lake Viking, died Feb. 4 at Quail Run Health Care Center in Cameron. Funeral services were held Feb. 7 at Resthaven Mortuary. Burial followed in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Vernon Lee Hanes was born on June 8, 1935, in rural Grundy County to...

The Daviess County Library will host free “Learn to Play Bridge” classes starting April 6. The classes will take place every Friday, April 6-May 11, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the upstairs conference room at the library on West Grand Street in Gallatin. In addition to...

by Troy Lesan It’s been a challenging year. Most years are – but this one in particular. It all started at last year’s annual meeting. The board had a lot on their plate: a one-time fee to build and maintain an entrance gate at the main boat ramp – to combat the very...

Those becoming new members of Lake Viking Association recently are: Robert & Elizabeth Russett at Lot 124-125; Robert & Meagan Nelson at Mot 26; Justin Kerwin at Lot MH 124; Ed Becker at Lot MH 164; Donald & Diane Hudson at Lot 1101; and Ryland Burnett at...

The first 50 years of Lake Viking was celebrated this summer in grand fashion. The first 50 years includes the lake’s initial construction, filling with water sooner than predicted, new home additions every year and decades of rest, relaxation and great family fun. We...

Retired from Union Pacific after 36 years of railroad employment. Wife Shirley Leakey and I have been association members since July 2001 and have also been full-time residents at Lake Viking during that time. We located to Lake Viking because of the attraction of...

I am a full-time Lake Viking resident at lots 364 and 365. We have been lot owners since 2014. My current career setting is as a director of State Government Affairs for Johnson & Johnson. Board and committee service: I am chair of the Lake Viking Communications...

I was approached about running for the Lake Viking Board of Directors shortly after my marriage to Kyle Parkhurst and moving here. Having retired from the University of Central Missouri in August of 2016 where I was employed as an English instructor, writing,...