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OMMUNI UE Lake Kiowac on the Web: Q Vol PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE lllllll PAID lll lll PERMIT 34 ll ll LAKE KIOWA GAINESVILLE, TEXAS l ll 76240 ll l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l OMMUNI UE Lake KiowaC on the Web: www.lakekiowatx.com Q Vol. 30 - No. 2 Offi cial Publication of Lake Kiowa Property Owners Association February 2008 LKPOA Annual Meeting just announced and Election Community Manager Named Property owners will soon receive ballots in the mail to elect new Board It is with great pleasure that I members. They will be asked to vote for three (3) of the candidates pictured announce as of Jan. 26, Randy Schmaltz below to serve on the LKPOA Board of Directors for the next three years. Ballots has accepted our offer to become our must be received by March 1, 2008. Please be sure to exercise your right to new Community Manager effective vote. February 1, 2008. Biographies on the 2008 nominees are published on pages 2 and 3 of this issue. As you know, we had a called meeting Candidate responses to the questions posed at the KWC-sponsored Candidate of the Board this morning and after that Forum on Jan. 27 may be found on pages 32 and 33. meeting presented our offer to Randy. The LKPOA Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in We will host an open house to the Assembly Room at the Lodge. Results of the February election for new introduce Randy and Jackie to the board members will be announced at that time. community in Feb. 10 from 3-5 p.m. at (Due to the naming of one of the nominees as Community Manager, Randy the Lodge. Schmaltz, the number of nominees was reduced to fi ve. The information on Peggy Padgham Randy Schmaltz is included with the other candidates.) President LKPOA Board of Directors Randy Schmaltz THREE LKPOA BOARD MEMBERS TO BE CHOSEN IN FEBRUARY Lisa Sundbye John Leatherman Justin McMurry Jerry Slater John Wolek Board Notes December... January has been an exceptionally pooled our individual information and Treasurer Wayne Shearer gave this to recovery. During his illness, Ben busy month for me. How about you? As then made a top-fi ve recommendation update on the CARF funds that have Hoagland stepped up to the plate and Chair of the Search Committee for our to the Board. The Board interviewed been spent. The Board approved insured everything has been running Community Manager, I wanted to give three of the top fi ve and we had one $73,001. The projects that have been smoothly. We all wish Brett a quick you an update. of the top fi ve candidates withdraw his funded so far are: recovery. We placed our ad for the position application. At our 1/21/08 meeting, the New side walks at the East Beach The Kiowa Woman’s Club sponsored on the Community Association Board unanimously voted on one of the - $3100; Floating boat dock at #13 the Candidates Forum and I hope Institute (CAI) and Texas Municipal candidates to present an offer for the tee box - $1300; Parking lot asphalt you each took the time to go, meet League (TML) Web sites, as well as Community Manager position. upgrade - $12,055; Carpet cleaner for the candidates and listen to their the LKPOA Web site. We received 35 I want to thank the committee— the Lodge - $1524. presentations. I know the candidates résumés, conducted 12 interviews (5 LaVerta Burhans, J.B. Cole, Craig The balance of the CARF fund appreciated your support at this function. face to face, 7 over the phone) and then Lamkin and Dave Spangler—for their will be used to pay for the East We thank the KWC for sponsoring such invited 2 of those individuals for face to long hours of reviewing résumés, Beach improvements, i.e. Pavilion an important event. face interviews. We had applicants from talking to candidates and dedication. and restroom. Work on East Beach The Kiowa Homeowners Water Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado, Virginia, They quickly came together as a team, continues. If you haven’t driven over Supply Corp. is also holding their Board South Carolina, Minnesota and many discussed items and opinions, came to for a look, you should go. The parking election, so be sure to check out their areas in Texas. We had a standard set agreement and worked their hearts out lot is paved (I know the tennis teams candidates and make your selection. of questions we asked each candidate, for the good of Lake Kiowa. I could not really appreciated that), the slab for the We’ve started the year off at a run and have asked for a better, more qualifi ed, Pavilion is poured; the steel structure hope you all will keep up with us! group of people to achieve our goal. is up and ready for the steel roof to be Until next month, INSIDE THIS ISSUE Lake Kiowa should be very proud of installed. The restroom has been gutted; Linda Moore Advertiser Index . 36 the dedication and qualifi cations of this fi xtures and stalls have been removed, Arts . 10, 11 team. as has the roof. The plumber is next up Calendar . 39 Work has begun on the repair of low to do his job on the piping. KHWSC TO Events and Information . 1, 2 water crossing #2. The contractor has 60 Some of the golfers may be asking DISCHARGE AIR Editor. 31 days for completion not withstanding why we don’t mow the greens every CANNON Golf . 25-27 weather delays. You will be happy to day. David Long explained the greens The Kiowa Homeowners Water Inspirational. 9 know that the water crossing is not are not growing as much this time of Supply Corporation will be Kiowa Kares . 8, 9 closed during this time, just down to year. The weight of the mowers causes discharging an air cannon at the water Lake Activities . 14 one lane of traffi c, which resulted in few compaction and keeping them off the tower located at Makah Cv. to try and LKPOA . 28-34 traffi c delays. greens as much as possible during this get rid of the large black vultures Lodge. 22, 23 Public Works has completed all of time benefi ts the growth of the grass. that have been roosting. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 16, the air cannon Market Place.. 36, 37 their major projects. Kudos to the Lodge management will be used between the hours of 3 Security . 28 Roadwork is a continuous effort here team and staff! We are getting rave and 7 p.m. until we can get them to Service Orgs in Kiowa. It is very expensive to have reviews on the quality and presentation move. Kiowans . 7, 8 our contractor come and repair each of the food, as well as on the service. Thank you, Kiwanis. 4, 5 little spot, so we pool the need for them If you haven’t had a meal at the Lodge Ronny Young, General Manager LKVFD . 12 to come up to save some money. Don recently, it is time you did. Lodge Kiowa Homeowners Water Supply Woman’s Club . 16-21 Hoover and his crew will be doing some Manager Brett Wilson has been very Corporation of the small repairs. ill and in the hospital, but is on his way 2 CommuniQue February 2008 LKPOA BOARD CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES February 2008 CommuniQue 3 Lisa Sundbye year and half. Prior to moving to Lake landscaping concern, so I know the nuts completely retire, but one of the great Kiowa, we lived in Southern California and bolts of managing a business. things about my past jobs was that I was It is an honor to where I worked for the Disneyland I have served on a municipal park able to travel to quite a few places in be nominated to Resort for 15 years. While at the board, supervised Boy Scouts, worked the world, sometimes taking my family run for the Board Resort, I held a number of management as a school-community liaison, and along. This whetted our appetite for of Directors of positions including facilities coached little league sports. I am a travel, and we found expedition cruising Lake Kiowa. My maintenance planner, superintendent member of the MGA and enjoy playing on small ships with less than 130 husband Scott and of environmental affairs, construction poker at our Lodge. My wife and I have passengers a great way to see the world; I believe we made project administrator, construction field two wonderful sons. Jeffrey lives with we have been to such diverse places as a wise decision to supervisor, and manager of engineering us and attends UNT. Gregory, who is Iceland and Greenland, New Zealand, raise our family here, and work within services Disneyland Resort Hotels. a member of the U.S. Army, lives with Alaska, Vietnam, Antarctica, and the the Cooke County community. We have While working at the Disneyland his wife Tiffany near Fort Richardson Kurile Islands and the Kamchatka been married for eleven years and are Resort, I also owned and operated the in the “upper one.” If elected, I will act Peninsula of Russia. full time residents. Scott and I have been Hot Rod Pizza Company, and was an as a steward of Lake Kiowa’s resources Janice and I have been married for blessed with three amazing children, adjunct faculty member at Orange so that our sons can enjoy the lifestyle I 44 years.
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