Lake Arrowhead Living
JANUARY 2026
This beautiful shot of Lake Arrowhead wildlife was captured by Tony Williams
MAIN CLUBHOUSE 770.721.7900
Administrative Office 9:00am to 5:00pm Mon-Fri
770.721.7912 | fax 770.721.7909
UEL KEMP General Manager/Director of Golf 770.721.7902 | ukemp@lakearrowheadga.com
DEBBIE HIGGINS Director of Property Management 770.721.7920 | dhiggins@lakearrowheadga.com
MARLYN PATOUILLET Member Services 770.721.7913 | membership@lakearrowheadga.com
TIFFANY SUMMERS Member Services 770.721.7912 | office@lakearrowheadga.com
MELISSA DEEMS Account Analyst/Billing 770.721.7907 | mdeems@lakearrowheadga.com
DEBRA OSUCH Activities Director activities@lakearrowheadga.com
GOLF PRO SHOP 770.721.7902 | golf@lakearrowheadga.com
HIGHLANDS GRILL 770.721.7900 x 3 | dining@lakearrowheadga.com
JASON DANNEMAN Executive Chef/Food & Beverage Director 770.721.7900 x 3 | jdanneman@lakearrowheadga.com
MARLIE GARRETT & LEVI KING Restaurant Managers grillmanager@lakearrowheadga.com
CATERING & EVENTS 770.721.7900 x 3 | events@lakearrowheadga.com
SECURITY security@lakearrowheadga.com North Gate 770.479.2565 | South Gate 770.479.2848
MARK CARGLE Director of Security 770.721.7911
JOE SATTERFIELD Director of Security 770.721.7917
REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICE 770.720.2700
BOATHOUSE/MARINA Capt. Rob James 770.797.7026 | marina@lakearrowheadga.com
LAPOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Robert McGurk | Golf Committee | Administration robert.lapoa@gmail.com
Executive Vice President Jeanne Schwartz | Communications Committee jeanne.lapoa@gmail.com
Treasurer Craig Lownes | Events & Fundraising Committee craigl.lapoa@gmail.com"
Assistant Treasurer (appointed) Eileen Oberg
Secretary Vicki Gross | Restaurant Committee vickig.lapoa@gmail.com
Assistant Secretary (appointed) TBD
At Large Kim Jordan | Lakes Committee kimj.lapoa@gmail.com
At Large Phil Rainwater | Infrastructure & Amenities Committee philr.lapoa@gmail.com
At Large Russ Springer | Safety & Security Committee russs.lapoa@gmail.com
Website Technology/Administration & Maintenance: Jeff Schwartz (advisory to the Board) jeff.lapoa@gmail.com
Special Assistant to the Board: Maury Nunes (advisory to the Board) maury.lapoa@gmail.com
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S P O R T S T E A M S
SNUGGLY BLANKET MAKING
SUNDAY, JAN 25
2:00 - 5:00PM AT CLUBHOUSE
Scan this QR code to register and pay. Indicate which patch you want in notes. Patches are $10 to be paid at workshop.
Padma Jonnavithula Snuggly Blanket Company
POKER NIGHTS
Tails&Tomahawks
VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER
Enjoy succulent lobster tail and tender tomahawk steak with your special someone this Valentine’s.
Saturday, February 14
Seatings Beginning at 5PM
Reserve Your Table 770-721-7900 x 3
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HIGHLANDS GRILL DINING NEWS
MONDAY open 10am to 8pm
Midday Menu Service 11am – 8pm (Cold Sandwiches and Salads Available, No Kitchen Service)
TUESDAY
Closed the first Tuesday in November through the first Tuesday in March
WEDNESDAY open 9am to 9pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am – 5pm Bar Menu Service 5pm – 8pm
THURSDAY open 9am to 9pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am – 3:45pm Dinner Menu Service 5pm – 8pm
FRIDAY open 9am to 10pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am – 3:45pm Dinner Menu Service 5pm – 9pm
SATURDAY open 9am to 10pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am – 3:45pm Dinner Menu Service 5pm – 9pm
SUNDAY open 10am to 6pm
Alcohol Sales 11am – 6pm
A La Carte Brunch 10:30am – 2pm Bar Menu Service 2pm – 4pm
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To Go Orders: 770-721-7900 ext. 3
Special Event Bookings: events@lakearrowheadga.com
Hours are subject to change due to inclement weather, volume. or scheduled events.
flatbreads
CLASSIC PEPPERONI 12
marinara base, mozzarella, pepperoni
CHICKEN BACON RANCH 15
ranch base, mozzarella, grilled chicken, bacon, green onion
FIGGY FLAT 15
fig preserve base, goat cheese, prosciutto, arugula, balsamic glaze
TACO 15
salsa base, three cheese blend, taco beef, green onion, sour cream
BARBEQUE CHICKEN 15
barbeque base, mozzarella, grilled chicken, red onion, bacon
STEAKHOUSE 18
A1 base, mozzarella, grilled steak, caramelized onion, mushrooms, bleu cheese
GAMEDAY SPECIALS
WEAR A JERSEY, GET A FREE DRAFT BEER OR EXCLUSIVE SPECIALS JOIN US ON REGULAR SEASON GAMEDAYS
NBA WEDNESDAYS BRAVES FRIDAYS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAYS
NFL SUNDAYS
RESERVATIONS 770-721-7900 X 3 NO SUBSTITUTIONS
MARINA PAVILION RULES AND REGULATIONS:
• HOURS OF OPERATION The Marina Pavilion will be open dawn to dusk or during sanctioned LAYCC events.
• FOOD & BEVERAGE Food and beverages are allowed to be carried onto the Pavilion. No glass bottles or beer kegs are permitted. No grilling or preparation of food is allowed. All trash must be placed in the trash receptacles on the shore.
• PERSONAL CHAIRS Property owners are allowed to bring their own folding chairs on to the Pavilion. They must be taken with you when you leave, i.e. chairs cannot be left behind.
• ATTIRE Members and guests shall dress in attire befitting the surroundings of the community. Extremely revealing attire, such as a thong, is not suitable for the family atmosphere of the Marina Pavilion.
• NO SWIMMING No swimming is permitted from the Marina Pavilion or docks anywhere in the “No Wake” zone. No running or diving is permitted from the Pavilion or docks.
• NO FISHING No fishing is allowed from the Marina Pavilion or docks.
• BOATS Boats can tie up on the side of the walkway only where there are cleats and cannot at any time tie up to the Pavilion. Maximum time at the walkway is 1 hour (or 15 minutes if others are waiting). These areas are intended for drop off and pickup.
• PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES No grilling, skateboarding, bicycles, rollerblading, sunbathing, or feeding the wildlife is permitted on the Marina Pavilion or docks.
• PETS Pets are not allowed on the Marina Pavilion.
This beautiful shot of Lake Arrowhead was captured by Jeanette Buffalo
SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Cherokee County, Georgia has recently adopted an ordinance regarding short-term rentals. The full ordinance is available at ShortTermRentalOrdinanceCherokeeCounty20210806.pdf (cherokeega.com), but we wanted to make each property owner aware of this ordinance and have highlighted a few of the key points in the ordinance.
1. The purpose of the ordinance is to establish standards for short-term rentals of privately-owned residential structures rented to transient occupants, minimize adverse effects of short-term rental uses on surrounding residential neighborhoods, and preserve the character of residential neighborhoods.
2. A certificate is required to lawfully rent, operate, or advertise any property for short-term rental.
a. Owners must apply to the Cherokee County Development Services Center on an annual basis for a certificate.
b. Certificates require an initial administration fee and annual renewal fees.
3. The Certificate number must be listed in any advertisement for the rental of the property.
4. No short-term rental shall offer more than five (5) bedrooms for rent.
5. The use of outdoor speakers by short-term rentals is prohibited.
6. The number of occupants shall not exceed two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons.
7. The short-term rental must have parking off the street sufficient for one car for each bedroom being rented. Parking shall only be on designated hard surfaced areas.
8. Quiet hours are 12:00 a.m. midnight to 7:00 a.m. daily, 12:00 a.m. midnight Saturday to 1:00 p.m. Sunday).
9. The Cherokee County Marshal’s office (678.493.4080) is tasked with enforcement of the ordinance.
ARCHITECTURAL EXTERIOR WORK POLICY
When an Exterior Work Permit is approved, the owner will be sent an 8 ½ x 11 permit that shall be placed in a window on the first floor of the property. The blue permit sign indicates that work on the property was reviewed and approved by the Architectural Review Committee.
DRY STORAGE
A FREE dry storage decal will be mailed to those who rent a space. This decal must be visible and placed on an item. In addition each trailer, camper, RV, motorhome and watercraft must also display a current decal. If you drive it, you need a vehicle decal. If you have a trailer/camper, you need a trailer/other decal. Vehicle decals will be available at the South Gate and all others at the Administration office. All items MUST display a current decal to continue using a Lake Arrowhead Dry Storage and Boat Slip. As a reminder, it is a violation of the covenants to park or store the following: boats, vehicles, trailers, campers, RVs, etc. on your property. Agreements may be terminated at any time due to past due accounts.
BOAT AND TRAILER REGISTRATION
ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RENT OUT YOUR HOME:
Please notify your tenants that all Resident Guests (all those who rent, lease, or otherwise occupy a home which they do not legally own) are required to renew.
$50 PER ADULT ON THE LEASE Call Member Services at 770.721.7912 Mon-Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm for an appointment. Resident Guests must provide a current lease.
WELCOME NEW OWNERS
McCabe, Paul Charles
McCabe, Kathryn Kearn Ryan, Richard Zoutis, Helen Holway, Mary
McEntyre, Terry Eugene McEntyre, Christine Foster, Walter Foster, Pamela Jane Houston, James Henry Houston, Deborah Mead, Lawrence Mead, Mary
In FEBRUARY , boat registration forms may be downloaded from the website at lakearrowheadclub.net. Proof of liability insurance with limits not less than $300,000 is required for all motorized boats. Please mail a boat registration form and insurance to: LAYCC 486 Arrowridge, Waleska, GA 30183, email membership@lakearrowheadga.com, use the property owner drop boxes located at both security gates, or bring your form to the South Gate and the Administration office.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL GUIDELINES: PHASE I
https://library.municode.com/ga/cherokee_county/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1106313
In order to protect and preserve the residential character, property values, and enjoyment of all homeowners within the Lake Arrowhead community, please observe the following guidelines for relative to short-term property rentals of Lake Arrowhead Phase I units.
1. Short-term property rentals (less than 6 months) are strictly prohibited in both Phase II and Phase III of Lake Arrowhead. The maximum number of occupants should be restricted to no more than two individuals per bedroom.
2. Short-term rentals should be registered with LA Security gate they intend to enter, and identified as short-term rentals so that the appropriate identification may be provided at check-in
a. Amenity use cards, identifying renters and associated unit address
b. Vehicle “hang tag” for vehicles
3. All rental agreements should include an acknowledgement that renters have received and agree to abide by the Lake Arrowhead Rules and Regulations
a. If boat usage is included with the rental of the home, a printed copy of the lake rules and restrictions should be included with the rental agreement, a copy should be left in the home, and a laminated copy should be placed in the boat and/or attached to the boat key
b. Violations of the lake rules and regulations may result in revocation of the issued boat permit and result in suspension of lake access privileges
4. Homeowners are responsible for the actions of guests and renters of their home and violations of the Covenants or Rules and Regulations will typically be handled in the following manner:
a. 1st infraction – issuance of written warning to homeowner
b. 2nd infraction – 30-day suspension of common property access and privileges for homeowner, including any invited guests and renters
c. 3rd infraction – 12-month suspension of common amenity access and privileges for homeowner, including any invited guests and renters
d. 4th infraction – permanent loss of common amenity access and privileges for homeowner, including any invited guests and renters
e. Addition steps may be taken depending on the nature of the infraction, including contacting the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department or taking additional legal to enforce the community governing documents
f. Common property damage by renters, if applicable, will be levied against the lot owner
g. Egregious infractions may result in immediate suspension of common property access and privileges or other sanctions
5. “Party Houses” are strictly prohibited and deemed a nuisance and violation of the Lake Arrowhead Covenants, Article III, Section 19. Party Houses are also prohibited by popular short-term rental companies (Airbnb and VRBO) and nuisance properties will be reported to the appropriate listing entity.
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1. All requirements set forth in the Georgia Boating Safety Act shall apply on Lake Arrowhead lakes (Lake Arrowhead and Lake Chickasaw). This includes carrying life preservers for passengers and crew.
2. Only registered watercraft displaying a current Lake Arrowhead registration decal are permitted on Lake Arrowhead lakes.
3. All watercraft operating in the northern part of Lake Arrowhead, as well as other areas with NO WAKE buoys, must use a speed that generates no wake.
4. The body of water viewed from the Marina area (a.k.a. main lake) is an all sports area. All motorized watercraft are to follow a COUNTER CLOCKWISE direction.
5. At slow speeds, traffic can go in either direction on the lake ONLY in these locations: Within 100 ft North of the dam, within 100 ft South of the Narrows "No Wake Buoys", and in the middle on an East/West straight line to/from "Honeymoon Cove."
6. All watercraft pulling people (i.e. skier, tuber, etc.) must have either two (2) persons aboard (one driver and one safety observer at least 12 years of age) or the watercraft MUST be equipped with a wide angle rear view mirror so the driver is aware of the location of the person being pulled at all times. All people being pulled MUST wear approved U.S Coast Guard life vests.
7. The number of skiers is limited to two (2) per boat at the same time. As soon as one skier drops the second skier must drop immediately thereafter. Skiers should raise one (1) ski, wakeboard, or kneeboard while in water with a slack towline to warn other boats in the area.
8. All occupants of canoes, rowboats, hydro paddle-boats, SUPs, kayaks, etc., should wear appropriate life vests. These vessels should stay close to a shore (Georgia law requires children 10 and under to wear a life jacket at all times on a boat unless the child is in an enclosed cabin).
9. All watercraft must use running lights after sundown. Use docking lights when approaching a docking area only, they can be blinding to other boaters.
10. Swimming in the lake is not permitted in and around the Marina area other than in the designated Swimming Area. All children, below a responsible age, swimming in the lake must wear a life vest and be supervised by an adult 18 years of age or older.
11. Personal watercraft (i.e. Jet Skis, Wave Runners and SeaDoos) are PROHIBITED on Lake Arrowhead.
12. Drunkenness, drug use, rowdy behavior, obscene language and littering are not permitted on the lakes.
13. All powered watercraft users should slow down when passing close to anglers, nonmotorized watercraft and swimmers on rafts/tubes and minimize their wakes in coves as well. Ski boats or other high speed watercraft running parallel to NO WAKE areas should move farther out from the NO WAKE buoys so that they do not produce a potentially dangerous wake in the designated NO WAKE areas.
LAKE ARROWHEAD Boat Rental Program
To apply for the upcoming season, please contact the Administrative Office at 770.721.7912 or office@lakearrowheadga.com
DRIVING IN LAKE ARROWHEAD WITH WILDLIFE
To drive safely in Lake Arrowhead with our heavy deer population, reduce your speed, stay alert, and pay attention to road signs. At night, use your high beams to increase visibility but switch to low beams when you see oncoming traffic. If you encounter an animal, brake firmly without swerving to avoid losing control or startling the animal into your path.
DURING YOUR DRIVE
• Reduce your speed: Drive at or below the speed limit, especially in areas known for wildlife.
• Use high beams at night: This increases visibility, but switch to low beams when you see oncoming traffic.
• Scan the road and surroundings: Be vigilant and look for animals not just on the road but also on the shoulder.
• Be prepared for more than one: If you see one animal, be aware that more may follow.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN ANIMAL
• Do not swerve: Resist the urge to swerve, which can cause a loss of control or cause the animal to run into the car.
• Brake firmly: Apply the brakes steadily and firmly.
• Honk your horn: Use the horn to alert the animal to your presence.
• Stay in your lane: If a collision is unavoidable, try to hit the animal while remaining in your lane, and if you can, brake firmly at the same time.
• If you hit an animal please inform the Security Team.
DEER FAWNING SEASON AND RUTTING SEASON
Fawning Season [late Spring through early Summer] female deer give birth
Rutting Season [October through December] bucks (males) are in mating mode
During these seasons, deer movement increases with baby fawns and bucks chasing doe - please drive with extra vigilance.
ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS AND MEMBERS
On November 11, 2025, we upgraded our credit card processing system. This change was necessary to offer you an additional, more convenient payment method: ACH withdrawals directly from your bank account. As part of the transition, all previously stored credit card information has been deleted from the old processor’s secure servers.
CRITICAL ACTION REQUIRED: If you use a credit card for recurring monthly payments, you must visit or call the Administration Office at 770-721-7912 so we can re-enter your credit card information or assist you in selecting a different payment method.
We would also like to inform you of an important upcoming change: beginning January 1, 2026, a 2.95% convenience fee will be applied to all charges on accounts paid with a credit card. This fee will not appear until your account is charged on January 30, 2026.
Please note that payments made by check or through the new ACH option will not incur this fee. Additionally, the convenience fee will not apply to purchases made in the Pro Shop or Grill when you pay as you go by credit card. The fee will only apply to maintenance fees and items charged to your account that are paid by credit card at the end of the month. Please be aware that any maintenance fees paid by credit card, regardless of when the payment is made, will incur the convenience fee.
After extensive review, the LAPOA Board and LAYCC management determined that this change is necessary. The Club currently absorbs all credit card processing fees, which are projected to exceed $200,000 this year alone. Redirecting these costs will allow us to allocate more funds back into the community—most significantly toward infrastructure improvements.
Red Oak Painting
3 KINGS SCRAMBLE RECAP
On Saturday, December 13, 42 golfers (divided into 14, three-person teams) played in Lake Arrowhead’s thirteenth annual 3 Kings Golf Tournament. Each player brought an unwrapped toy to be donated to Must Ministries. The field consisted of 3-person teams playing a traditional scramble format. The field was divided into 2 flights and the winners were:
1st Flight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Bill Maynard, Dennis Bush & Mike Stevens
Cash Burchett, Cole Burchett, & Jeremy Bettencourt
Brad Jones, Herb Ernst & Greg Harback
2nd Flight
Vic Martin, Mel Standley, & Jerry Rushing
Eleanor Gibbons, George Gibbons & Keith Gervickas
Randy Johnson, Jeff Gelinas & Mike Wells
9 AM Tee Time
LAPOA CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Highlands Course
Friday , March 27 | 9:00 AM Tee Time | The Highlands Course
Join us for the Fourth Annual Lake Arrowhead Property Owners Association Golf Tournament. Come meet your neighbors and have some fun!
LAPOA, a non-profit, representing the interests of the property owners, has no income source other than fundraisers to maintain our website and the expenses we incur in conjunction with our representative and advisory responsibilities.
If your New Year’s resolution included more exercise and personal interaction, we invite you to join your neighbors for a day of fun on the Highlands Course at Lake Arrowhead. No handicap needed to play. There will be prizes for the top three teams in each flight of the tournament, a hole-in-one and closest to the pin. This year’s tournament entry fee includes golf, lunch, two play-it-forward holes on #5 and #14, mulligan, putting, straight drive, closest to the pin, hole-in-one contest entry. It should be a great day - not too hot, not too coldperfect day for our own version of March Madness!
Cost is $120 per person if paid by March 14. Sign up in the Pro Shop. Additional information about LAPOA, tournament details, and a registration form can be found on the next page.
LAPOA CUP
Who we are The Lake Arrowhead Property Owners Association (LAPOA) is a non-profit organization representing the interests of the property owners at Lake Arrowhead. LAPOA’s official website is LAPOAGA.com THE BLAST is the official LAPOA bi-monthly newsletter. Want to get involved with the Community? We invite you to consider joining one of our Committees:
Golf for the fun of it
Join us for our own version of March Madness.
Player Package Includes Breakfast, lunch, chip contest, closest to pin, straightest drive contest, hole-in-one contest, play-itforward on #5 and #14, green fee, cart fee, practice balls. one mulligan, one ra ffl e ticket.
Player Fee Includes
REGISTRATION FORM
120 per person if paid by March 14, 2026 $130 per person if paid on or after March 15, 2026
Tournament Format
Last Years Winners
Your name here Ladies If we have three women’s teams we will have a Ladies Flight!
Four person Scramble, ß ighted after play. No handicap required. All inclusive format, price includes all contests. Second try at hole-in-one for $10 and additional ra ffl e tickets are the only optional extras.
Prizes for ß ight winners, straight drive, chip contest and closest to pin for men and women. $500 Hole-in-one contest.
Schedule 7:30 am Check-in 9:00 am Shotgun Start
The Tournament is open to all golfers, you do not need to be a resident of Lake Arrowhead to participate.
COMMUNITY INTEREST
READING FOR THE AGES
by Jeanne Schwartz
The Stone Raft | Jose’ Saramago | A Harvest Book: Harcourt, Inc.
First, if you have never read a Jose’ Saramago book, you should. Blindness comes to mind, but there are many others. He is a “fabulist” – a writer of fables – and this may be his best book to date.
Second, it is difficult to summarize, and so I am going to take the liberty of quoting book reviews written by people more adept than I can be without spending more hours than I have. Credit to the Los Angeles Times for much of what appears here – although I have included my favorite passages as examples of his gorgeous writing.
At the start of “The Stone Raft,” a river that flows from France into Spain disappears into the ground. Soon a rift appears, bisecting the Pyrenees lengthwise; in a day or two the rift is 30 feet wide. The entire Iberian Peninsula has broken off from Europe and begun to head west across the Atlantic; slowly, at first, and then at a rate of some 30 miles a day.
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese take to the road to explore a world that is suddenly finite and utterly changed. Tourists flee and so do investors.
But this story is about the questing journey of five people (and a dog) who come together from five different parts of their floating peninsula: their land voyage set atop an ocean voyage.
Each touches at some point the supernatural phenomenon that sends Iberia gadding about. At the same moment that the rift in the Pyrenees appears, the following has just taken place:
Sassa, strolling on the beach near Oporto, idly picks up a 13-pound stone and heaves it into the water. Instead of plopping, it soars, comes down on the water, skips up again and keeps on skipping until it reaches the
horizon. Anaico, walking near his village, is suddenly joined by a host of starlings that follow him wherever he goes. Pedro Orce, a small-town Spanish pharmacist, stamps his foot and from that moment on, the ground never stops shaking beneath him. Joana Carda, at the moment of the crack, had drawn a line in the dirt with an elm branch: herself on one side, Coimbra on the other. However persistently it is scraped or dug over, the line cannot be erased.
She and the three men go to inspect it. A mastiff appears with a bit of blue thread in his mouth. By various canine signals (“Man proposes, dog disposes”), the mastiff leads the tiny crowded car through Portugal and up to a farm on the northern Spanish coast. Maria Guavaira, who lives there, had been unraveling a blue sock at the moment the rift opened. The mastiff had appeared at her door, bit off a length of thread, headed south and returned with the others.
You will need to read the book to know and learn about the characters. But the narrative, and their conversations convey philosophies of life which will serve to introduce you to the magic.
“If you should have a son one day, he will die because you were born, no one will absolve you of this crime, the hands that make and weave are the same hands that dismantle and undo, right engenders wrong, wrong produces right. Poor consolations for a man in distress – there is not consolation, I’m afraid – man is a creature beyond consoling.”
And: “Perhaps experience has a greater effect on society as a whole than on individuals, society takes advantage
of everyone’s experience, but no one wishes, knows, or is able to take full advantage of his own experience.”
The Stone Raft takes up geo-political ramifications – as you can imagine, since the world has just changed – and demographics: twelve or fifteen million children would be born almost at the same time, “crying out in chorus to the light.”
But the stories of the five people and their dog, their adventures amidst a surreal event, are what give The Stone Raft its magic.
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Saramago's novels often deal with fantastic scenarios. In his 1995 novel Blindness, an entire unnamed country is stricken with a mysterious plague of "white blindness.” His novel Death with Interruptions (also translated as Death at Intervals) takes place in a country in which, suddenly, nobody dies.
Saramago addresses serious matters with empathy for the human condition and the isolation of contemporary urban life. His characters struggle with their need to connect with one another, form relations and bond as a community, and also with their need for individuality, and to find meaning and dignity outside of political and economic structures.
DAYTIME CLUB GAME SCHEDULE
Mondays 12pm lunch 1pm -3pm games
Mondays 2pm - 6pm
Wednesdays 10:30am - 3:30pm 1st Thursday 11am - 2pm Thursdays 12pm lunch 1pm games
lismartin@bellsouth.net Gail McGurk (678) 591-6085
gailmcgurk12@gmail.com
Deitz (678) 545-7030 kathydeitz@yahoo.com
Bromley (734) 223-6251 tjbromley1@gmail.com Lis Martin (770) 855-1811
Greer (203) 770-0608 lugreer@aol.com
COMMUNITY INTEREST
If you love to play Pickleball or would like to learn, please read on. We have an active group of players at multiple levels, and play times for each group are listed below. We play at the Red Cloud Pickleball and Tennis Center near the Red Cloud Pool. The only requirement is that you are a Lake Arrowhead resident or registered guest.
If you are new to Pickleball or want to play for fun and exercise, please join our Recreational Group. The intermediate and advanced groups are for experienced players who want to advance their skills to compete in leagues and/or tournaments.
We want everyone to enjoy Pickleball and understand that play on the LA courts is ‘’at your own risk.” Players should come in athletic attire, wear court shoes (pickleball or tennis shoes) and bring a PB paddle, sunglasses/ protective eyewear, visors and/or hats. Players should be aware that like any sport, warming up, having the proper gear, bringing water, towels, and stretching afterwards are all important components of a successful, injury free experience.
For more information or to be added to our weekly email list, please email the group leaders listed..
LakeArrowhead Lake Arrowhead PICKLEBALL
Recreational
Play year-round Mixed Doubles Tennis on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, weather permitting. 1:30pm during colder months (November through April) and 9:30am during the warmer months (May through October). Format: after 4 games, then teams rotate players. Otherwise ITF Rules of Tennis apply.
All players are welcome to join, level is approximately B5 ALTA and 3.0-3.5 USTA. Courts are reserved for this Doubles group during the times mentioned previously. If you would like to join, please send your name and CELL phone number to Jill Rose (770-313-0073). You will be added to our telephone message list which goes out the night before each match and you will be able to see who has signed up to play for that day. This will also let you know if there are at least 4 people available for that day. Please come join the fun with us.
To check to see if a court is available, you may contact Membership at membership@lakearrowheadga.com or phone 770.721.7912. ALTA TEAM PLAY is based out of BridgeMill as Lake Arrowhead is outside the ALTA boundaries. Call 770.720.9635 or email pat.perry@hmsgolf.com.
Michael Ballard mfbkat@hotmail com
Red Cloud Racquet Center
Brian Hatfield briandh1956
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Bill He
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Housley Enterprises, Inc 678-546-2276
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Medical Clinic
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Comcast 678-438-6618
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Superior Indoor Comfort
Zen Air
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Accountants
Assisted Living
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The Arbor at Bridgemill 770-214-4023
LiveWell Medical Clinic 770-862-9943
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Kitchen Appliances
Housley Enterprises, Inc 678-546-2276
Autumn Hill Nursery 770-442-3901
Medical Clinic
Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm 404-277-4726
LiveWell Medical Clinic 770-862-9943
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Active Adult Community
Soleil Belmont Park
404-317-3808
Elder Law of Georgia 678-971-4971
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Nursery
Chris Brown Painting & Home Repair 770-323-3148
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Assisted Living
The Arbor at Bridgemill
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Christian Brothers Automotive-Acworth 770-249-4453
Attorney
Banking
Elder Law of Georgia
678-971-4971
Peach State Bank & Trust 770-536-1100
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Unique Refinishers 770-945-0072
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Bookstore
Peach State Bank & Trust
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Poe & Company Bookstore 770-797-5566
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Verge Painting and Siding 678-331-1102
Performing Arts
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Earthly Matters Painting and Contracting 770-346-0203
Schwartz Center For Performing Arts 404-727-8769
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Verge Painting and Siding 678-331-1102
Legacy Pest Control 770-423-0160
Plumbing
Performing Arts
Chimney Cleaning & Repair
Bathtub & Ceramic Tile Repair
Unique Refinishers
770-945-0072
Swept Away Chimney Services 770-975-9813
Bookstore
Churches
Poe & Company Bookstore
770-797-5566
Christ the Rock Lutheran Church 262-751-7190
Schwartz Center For Performing Arts 404-727-8769
Bryan Plumbing Services 770-826-5277
Pest Control
Greenlee Plumbing 678-386-7513
Legacy Pest Control 770-423-0160
Torch Plumbing Co. 404-967-4181
Plumbing
Propane Service
Chimney Cleaning & Repair
Cleaning Services
Swept Away Chimney Services 770-975-9813
House Cleaning Specialist, Inc 770-975-4995
Churches
Dentist
Christ the Rock Lutheran Church 262-751-7190
Acworth Dental 770-974-4146
Cleaning Services
BridgeMill Dentistry (Scott Merritt, DMD) 770-704-1812
House Cleaning Specialist, Inc
770-975-4995
Croxton Family Dental Designs 770-693-4400
Dentist
Family Dentistry at Seven Hills 678-574-4837
Acworth Dental
770-974-4146
Roswell Dental Care 770-998-6736
BridgeMill Dentistry (Scott Merritt, DMD) 770-704-1812
Swords & Phelps Dentistry 770-479-3713
Bryan Plumbing Services 770-826-5277
Gas Incorporated 770-720-1378
Real Estate
Greenlee Plumbing 678-386-7513
Torch Plumbing Co. 404-967-4181
Atlanta Communities-Elizabeth Martin 678-373-9342
Propane Service
Atlanta Communities-Jennifer and Associates 770-403-5639
Gas Incorporated 770-720-1378
BHHS-Jeanine Blumer 678-858-4927
Real Estate
Classic Luxury Real Estate-Lisa Hughley 678-923-5152
Atlanta Communities-Elizabeth Martin 678-373-9342
Compass Realty-Natalie Gregory Team 404-373-0076
Atlanta Communities-Jennifer and Associates 770-403-5639
Domo Realty 404-556-1733
BHHS-Jeanine Blumer 678-858-4927
Georgia Real Estate Depot-Nix 770-401-4932
Croxton Family Dental Designs 770-693-4400
Dermatology
Family Dentistry at Seven Hills 678-574-4837
Georgia Dermatology Partners 770-972-4845
Roswell Dental Care
Design & Build Services
770-998-6736
Classic Luxury Real Estate-Lisa Hughley 678-923-5152
GoldPhire Real Estate-Natasha Burnett 704-530-7124
Compass Realty-Natalie Gregory Team 404-373-0076
Harry Norman Realtors-Pam Hughes 404-626-3604
Domo Realty 404-556-1733
JW Collection Brokers LLC-Melo 678-672-2878
HammerSmith, Inc.
Swords & Phelps Dentistry 770-479-3713
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Keller Williams-Linda Jacobs 770-337-2006
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Dermatology
Georgia Dermatology Partners
770-972-4845
EntryPoint Doors & Windows 770-904-0094
Remax-Mitch Falkin 770-330-2374
Harry Norman Realtors-Pam Hughes 404-626-3604
Robin Martin and Associates 678-665-0202
JW Collection Brokers LLC-Melo 678-672-2878
Driveway Repair
Design & Build Services
HammerSmith, Inc.
Doors
404-377-1021
Advance Concrete - Driveway Repair 678-208-3426
Electrical Service
Remodeling
Keller Williams-Linda Jacobs 770-337-2006
Diversified Contracting Group 770-329-9112
Remax-Mitch Falkin 770-330-2374
GCI Basements 404-569-8794
770-904-0094
Robin Martin and Associates 678-665-0202
Arc Angel Electric Corp
EntryPoint Doors & Windows
Driveway Repair
470-239-5568
M.J. Power 470-617-3700
Nadal Capital-Dosmanos Group 404-446-6146
Remodeling
Restaurants
Advance Concrete - Driveway Repair 678-208-3426
Fence Repair
Electrical Service
7x Home Services
470-722-1744
470-239-5568
Financial Planning
Arc Angel Electric Corp
M.J. Power 470-617-3700
Freedom Wealth Partners-Kary Brownlee 678-831-3561
Fence Repair
Furniture & Accessories
7x Home Services
470-722-1744
Palm Casual 770-779-8902
Financial Planning
Handyman
Freedom Wealth Partners-Kary Brownlee
678-831-3561
Happy Handyman LLC 770-685-8421
Furniture & Accessories
Home Furnishings
Palm Casual
770-779-8902
ARIANA Home Furnishings & Design 678-807-7422
Handyman
Home Improvements
Happy Handyman LLC 770-685-8421
GHIR Construction 404-922-7379
Home Furnishings
Reno Crafters Plus 770-733-1191
Hospital
ARIANA Home Furnishings & Design 678-807-7422
Home Improvements
Northeast Georgia Medical Center 770-214-4492
GHIR Construction
Insurance
404-922-7379
Reno Crafters Plus 770-733-1191
Allstate Insurance Nancy Wells 404-452-5066
Hospital
The Upton Agency 770-361-6570
Northeast Georgia Medical Center 770-214-4492
Worley, Schilling & Randall Insurance 678-819-5257
Insurance
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The Upton Agency 770-361-6570
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Insurance Consultant
BoldServe Consulting
Internet Service Provider
404-884-7681
Comcast 678-438-6618
Kitchen Appliances
Housley Enterprises, Inc
Medical Clinic
678-546-2276
Diversified Contracting Group 770-329-9112
La Parrilla
GCI Basements 404-569-8794
Luna Maya 770-720-4999
Nadal Capital-Dosmanos Group 404-446-6146
Roofing
Restaurants
Atlanta Roofing Specialists 770-419-2222
La Parrilla
DJK Restoration, Inc. 773-531-9080
Luna Maya 770-720-4999
Earthly Matters Painting and Contracting 770-346-0203
Roofing
Schools-Private
Atlanta Roofing Specialists 770-419-2222
McGinnis Woods Country Day School 770-664-7764
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Woodward Academy 404-765-4001
Earthly Matters Painting and Contracting 770-346-0203
Security Systems
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Classic Entry Systems 678-330-1111
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Elite Tax Preparers
Woodward Academy 404-765-4001
Security Systems
Travel Agencies
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Travelmation-Rachel Spain 678-316-0314
Tree Service
Tax Preparation
Elite Tax Preparers
Tim's Tree Service 770-895-8092
Travel Agencies
Water Filtration
Travelmation-Rachel Spain 678-316-0314
AFCOA Water Filtration- SE 770-377-3810
Tree Service
Window Replacement
Tim's Tree Service 770-895-8092
Davis Window & Door 678-379-1629
Water Filtration
EntryPoint Doors & Windows 770-904-0094
AFCOA Water Filtration- SE 770-377-3810
North Georgia Replacement Windows, Inc. 770-888-1604
Wine Grapes & Grains Wine & Spirits 770-884-2450 x2
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