2024 featured another wonderful and memorable Independence Day holiday with a great lineup of events pictured in this edition of the Lake Viking News. Fireworks pictures were contributed by Jeff Hower, Sharon Svuba, and Terri Schlaiss. Composition & editing by Cassie Martin and Troy Lesan. This edition also includes VVA Financial Documents
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The 2024 Boat Parade at the Yacht Club:
July 2024
Volume 37, No. 3
1st Place
Photos by Troy Lesan & Karen Poole
First Place: Hepinstall Family with Taylor/Travis/Chiefs Boat. 2nd Place: The Anderbergs with Flippin for Lake Viking 3rd Place: Lawsons, Lot 172, with “1776” Other entries in this great line-up were Lee, lot 56, Red, White & Blue Banners. Eads, lot 450, with Banners & Streamers. And Nibargers in a Vintage 1937 Chris Craft
2nd Place
3rd Place
VVA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
July 14, 2024
Call to Order Doug Winter, Lot 46, called the meeting to order, held in the upper level of the Clubhouse, at 2:00 pm. Board members present were: Robert Walton, Lot 217, Jeremy Lillig, Lot 3041, Michelle Sullivan, Lot 1826 and Terry Nibarger, Lot 657, and Tom Rice, Lot 343. Jeremy Lillig led in prayer. Shad Mort, Acting Lake Manager, led the Pledge of Allegiance. Doug Winter, Board President, read the mission statement of Lake Viking. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Tom Rice and was seconded by Jeremy Lillig to approve the minutes of the June 2024 regular board meeting. The June 2024 minutes were approved unanimously.
join the Lake Viking staff on September 9, 2024. Board President, Doug Winter stated that the Board acknowledges their part in the problems encountered with Lake direction and listed the following steps which would be taken to improve communication in the future. These include: • Detailed accounting of projects will be provided and will be published in the Lake Viking Newspaper • Bids will be requested for projects and will be thoroughly reviewed in order to select the best use of the members’ monies • Policies and Procedures will be clarified and revised as needed to avoid similar problems in the future • The goal will be to harness the passion of the members and make time spent at the Lake meet members’ expectations.
Board of Directors Information Presentation Doug Winter, Board President addressed the membership and provided information regarding recent changes made in staffing at Lake Viking. Jeff Ferguson resigned his role as Lake Manager on June 21, 2024. The Board accepted Jeff’s resignation. Shad Mort was retained as the Interim Lake Manager. Interviews for the Lake Manager position have been completed and an offer has been made and accepted by Brian Holcomb. Brian comes to us with a Degree in Personnel Management and a Masters in Business Administration. He has been with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for many years, Brian will
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Handbook Committee Michelle Sullivan submitted two updates to the VVA Handbook for approval. The changes are to Campground Rules & Regulations: • Campground Rules & Regulations • Reason for Change/Addition to reflect the updated changes made by the Campground Committee. • Proposed Handbook Language Change #1: All -terrain and similar ve(continued on page 15)