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LAKE KIOWA é CommuniQueLake Kiowa on the Web: www.lakekiowatx.com Vol. 40 - No. 1 Offi cial Publication of Lake Kiowa Property Owners Association January 2017 LKPOA Board Candidates and Annual Meeting Reminder Norma Desilets Jim Marfi ce Lori Brindle Steve Barnes John Halliburton Gary Folsom The Lake Kiowa Property 6.03 Procedures for later than January 15, in order Owners Association annual Electing Directors. to qualify, have information LKPOA Board Candidates Forum meeting will be held Saturday, [a] Nominations for the published in the Association On Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Lodge, March 11, 2017 at 7 p.m. in Board of Directors must be publication and be placed on the Kiowa Woman’s Club once again will host the Candidates the Assembly Room at the submitted to the Nominating the ballot. Forum. The six men and women running for the LKPOA Lodge. We encourage you Committee no later than [c] The names, qualifi cations Board of Directors will introduce themselves, make brief to mark this date on your November 15 of each year. and pictures of all nominees will opening and closing statements and respond to questions calendar and plan to attend The committee will select the be placed in the February issue from the program chair. Each candidate will be given an this once-a-year event. The best qualifi ed applicants and of the Association publication opportunity to help residents better understand his or her results of the February election publish their names in the mailed to all members. position on issues, allowing us to know them better. for new board members will January issue of Association [d] Ballots shall be mailed Refreshments will be served during a brief intermission be announced at that time. publication, or include them to all members no later than and we will award gift certifi cates to four lucky winners. Brent Reed, Chair, with members’ monthly February 1st. Please plan to attend this important forum. announced that the statement. [e] All voting shall cease Peggy Padgham Nominating Committee [b] Thereafter, nominations on March 1st and all ballots has selected six candidates may be made by the post-marked or received in the for election to fi ll the three membership at large by Association offi ce on or before vacancies on the Lake Kiowa submitting the names and said date, shall be acted upon Board of Directors. Three qualifi cations of such by the Election Committee in will be elected for three- nominees to the Election accordance with 6.01[c]. The year terms. The candidates Committee, accompanied nominees receiving the largest are (alphabetically): Steve by: (1) a statement signed by number of votes shall be Barnes, Lori Brindle, Norma the nominee that he or she deemed elected. In the event Desilets, Gary Folsom, John will accept the nomination of a tie, the affected nominees Halliburton and Jim Marfi ce. and serve if elected, and (2) will draw for position in the Additional qualifi ed the written endorsement of presence of the Election members have until at least fi fty (50) members Committee. Jan. 15 to submit their in good standing. Such In addition to Chair Brent names. According to the additional nominees also must Reed, Karen Brewton, Craig by-laws, the procedures be members in good standing, Lamkin, Brown McCrory, Steam rising from Lake Kiowa due to cold weather on for electing directors are as and all the Election Committee and Jack Thies comprised the Sunday, Dec. 18. follows: must receive documents no Nominating Committee. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Advertising Cost Schedule .............45 Lake Activities .......................... 10, 11 Advertiser Index ..............................45 LKPOA ........................1, 3, 33, 36-39 Arts ...................................................34 LKSUD .............................................40 Calendar ..........................................47 Lodge ..........................................30-32 CISD .................................................35 Market Place ..............................42-44 Community Activities ............5, 29, 32, 34 Security ............................................36 Contact Us.......................................45 Service Orgs Golf ............................................24-28 ICVFD ................................2, 15, 41 76240 GAINESVILLE, TEXAS GAINESVILLE, 107 Kiowa Drive South, Lake Kiowa TX 76240 TX Kiowa Lake South, Drive Kiowa 107 Inspirational ......................................6 ICVFD Aux ...................................14 PERMIT 34 PERMIT (940-665-1055) of address change address of (940-665-1055) PAID Please notify the LKPOA Offi ce Offi LKPOA the notify Please U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Kiowa Activities ....................7, 12, 13, 31 Kiwanis Club ..................................9 PRSRT STD PRSRT Address Label: Label: Address Kiowa Kares....................................... 4 Woman’s Club ...................... 1, 16-23 2 CommuniQue January 2017 ICVFD Brings Santa for Visits to Lake Kiowa on Dec. 17 Collinsville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet When family matters the most, Casino Night affordable home fi nancing Silent Auction is essential! 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CollinsvilleTxChamber.org (903) 429-3200 Like January 2017 CommuniQue 3 Community Manager’s Report New Year’s lake, parks, golf course, roads, and Resolutions structures—is key to enhance our House Numbering In the event of an emergency, • If the entrance is far from the Losing weight enjoyment and keep us Kiowa proud. time is a very critical element. To road, a second set of large, refl ective and getting fi t, Mother Nature has blessed us with minimize the time required to locate numbers should also be displayed quitting smoking, slightly above average rainfall levels, your residence, it is critical to have on a post at the end of the driveway saving money, and but spread it out quite nicely with the your house number clearly legible clearly designating which driveway other resolutions exception of June 2. Our lake stayed at from the road in all conditions. is yours. like that are commonly made on the highest and most consistent levels • Numbers should be placed on, You should also have your New Year’s and usually broken well in recent history. This rainfall resulted above, or at the side of the main refl ective numbers on your mailbox, before President’s Day. I reviewed our in great vegetative growth, keeping entrance, so that they can be easily but you cannot rely strictly on this as resolutions from 2016 and I am happy our team members very busy mowing detected from the street. many mailboxes are across the road to report that we performed a good bit and trimming well past normal times. • The numbers on residences from their residences. better than the average person. Our Lake and Parks staff has spent a should be at least four inches high Charlie Safety and Security were at the top great deal of time trimming trees and and have a contrasting color to the of our list and a lot was implemented removing brush, while our golf course background. and accomplished last year, mainly in crew worked hard to deliver a lush 123 MY STREET safety on the water. New rules were golf course throughout the summer 1 implemented and I am thrilled to and well into the fall. 2 3 report that over 1,200 people studied Our crews have also worked hard M our revised watercraft rules, and to improve the look of our fl owerbeds Y passed the test with greatly enhanced at the front gate, POA offi ce, and at S T boater operation knowledge. the Lodge. We invested additional R Communication was number two on funds into trimming the tree canopies E 123 E our list and I feel good that our team in selected spots on the golf course T utilized all of our resources such as and we expect that grass will be Constant Contact, gate signs, website better established in those areas in the home page, and the CommuniQué to future. ATTENTION keep our community informed. We have just replaced over 30,000 Have you signed up for LKPOA email notices? Long-Range Planning is the next square feet of asphalt and will have the Sign up for email notices from the community manager and other department resolution that our group worked on major sections of our roads restriped heads by going to the Lake Kiowa private home page and clicking in Quick and our staff and the volunteers on as weather allows. In conjunction Clicks at the top of the page. Select "Sign up for our Email Newsletter." Enter all of the committees worked hard with the Patio construction, major your email address and click on Go. You may select the messages in which on planning strategically for our repairs were made to the Lodge, you have interest. future, while working tactically in including replacement of the gutters These messages will keep you informed of the present. The commitment made to and repairing of the soffi ts. weather/water crossing closings, water outages, our future through multiple drainage For 2017 we intend to work on the construction delays, etc. as well as Lodge activities improvements, a wonderful capital same general areas, but do so faster and special menus. improvement with the Lodge Patio, and more effi ciently. Planning in all and our tree trimming program on areas is underway, beginning with next Look for this logo to sign up.