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April 2020
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Volume 32, No. 12
VVA Annual Meeting of Members Call to Order Troy Lesan convened the meeting in the upper level of the clubhouse at 2 p.m. Shad Mort opened with the pledge of allegiance and Troy Lesan led in prayer. ~ Moment of Silence for lost members ~ Introduction of Board Members Troy Lesan, President introduced the current board members that were present. 1st Vice President, Susan Zalenski; 2nd Vice President, Mike Booth; Secretary, Mark Leggett; Asst. Secretary, Tony Gronniger; Treasurer, Flint Hibler; and Asst. Treasurer, Eric Odette. Troy Lesan made several announcements. He pointed out the fire exits and restrooms. He then asked anyone that has CPR training to stand. Troy also thanked the Lake Viking Church and Homemakers Club for preparing and serving the refreshments. Troy recognized Norma McCaulla, lot 610, for her long tenure at Lake Viking. Norma is 93 years young and has been a member since the beginning and in all those years Norma has managed to attend all but two association meetings. Orders of the day Troy Lesan asked for a motion to approve the agenda as the “Orders of the Day”. Mike Hazlett, lot 329 moved to accept the orders of the day. Tom Johanson, lot 240 seconded; motion carried. Approval of Minutes Troy Lesan asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the 2019 An-
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nual Meeting. Sue Morris, lot 332 moved to approve the minutes of the 2019 Annual Meeting. Roger Lankford, lot 644 seconded; motion carried. Recognition of Committees Troy Lesan recognized and thanked the committees and their chairpersons for all their hard work. Activities and Campground Committees: Mary Hibler Finance Committee: Mike Krehbiel, Chair and Missy Leggett, Co-Chair Infraction Committee: Roger Lankford Building Committee: Flint Hibler Handbook Committee: Donna Redden Strategic Planning Committee: Susan Zalenski Lake Committee: Mike Krehbiel Dredge Committee: Shawn Hepinstall Fire Department: Tony Gronniger Recognize Award winners Loa Parkhurst Volunteer of the Year Award: Debra Hayes Nevin Burns Safety Awareness Award: Jim Miller Vote for new Board Members: Three positions Troy Lesan announced the next item on the agenda was the voting of board members. There are three board positions to fill. Troy introduced the voting officers for board election: Sally Black, Rhonda Lambert, and Nan Burge. Introduction of Candidates: Mark Leggett introduced the candidates. Each candidate was given five minutes to speak. 1. Celeste Armanees, lot 62, said Lake Viking is her “Happy Place”. They spend almost every weekend, year-round at the lake. They have a lot of family and friends that own property at Lake Viking. Celeste retired in September from the Medical Sales field of Kimberly Clark. Her job was to do research and find the pros and cons of a solution. She was part of a group of problem solvers for Kimberly Clark that met a couple of times a year for a think tank to discuss what’s working, what’s not working, and what they anticipate is coming down the road. The top two items Celeste sees as most important to the lake are #1 dredging and #2 long-term financial stability. Celeste believes she can bring a common sense approach to long term solutions. Celeste asked everyone to be good stewards of the lake and pass on to our children and grandchildren a Lake Viking that is as good or better than when we received it. 2. Mike Booth, lot 1259, has been a member of Lake Viking for ten years and has served on the board the past three years. Mike believes, collectively, we have done a lot for the lake, such as the dredge operations and keeping zebra mussels out. Mike said that there are still some areas of infrastruc[Continued on Page 13]
what’s inside? new Trash Regulations from Advanced Disposal .....................Page 4
• ALL trash set outs must be in a container with handles. • There will be NO LOOSE TRASH PICK-UP. • Failure to comply will result in an infraction issued by the Association. (See page 4 for details).
Introducing: Lake Viking Caring network .............Page 5 Community Areas Bid notice ...............Page 7 April VVA Board Minutes ...................Pages 8-9 A beautiful photo from the LV Group Facebook page. next VVA Board Meeting:
6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020 Lower level of the clubhouse
All members in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you want on the agenda, you must notify the office on or before the Monday prior to the board meeting.