Lake Arrowhead Living
OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2024
This beautiful shot of the spillway was captured by Lake Arrowhead resident 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
TRACI ALLISON Member Services
770.721.7912 | tallison@lakearrowheadga.com
MELISSA DEEMS Account Analyst/Billing 770.721.7907 | mdeems@lakearrowheadga.com
MADISON GOODWIN Activities Director 770.765.7092 | 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
CAROLINE CROWSON Restaurant Manager 770.721.7900 x 3 | ccrowson@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 with Committee liaison responsibilities
Robert McGurk President (Administration/Golf)
Bob Weatherford Executive Vice President (Government Relations)
Jay Caldwell Treasurer (Restaurant)
Ed Boyette Secretary (Safety and Security)
Eileen Oberg (Events/Fundraising)
Jeanne Schwartz (Communications)
Steve Thoma (Environmental/Infrastructure)
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WORKSHOP WITH SNUGGLY BLANKET CO
Monday, October 14th | 12pm to 3pm | $88 per person
Join Padma, instructor and business owner of Snuggly Blanket Co, as she instructs you on how to craft the perfect blanket. This holiday season, why not surprise your mother with a handmade creation or treat yourself to a new cozy addition to your blanket collection? So, gather your materials and join us in crafting the perfect blanket!
To Include:
5 skeins of yarn in chosen color (either solid or two colors)
23 color options to choose from
3 hours of hand on instruction
Access to exclusive video tutorial for future blankets
15% discount code for Snuggly Blanket Yarn
Kids are welcome! 9 and up
CANVAS + COCKTAILS
October 16 | November 6 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm
All supplies included along with step-by-step instruction. There will also be a light sketch to help you along. Please wear paint friendly clothing. The bar will be open and happy to serve your favorite beverage while you create!
Enjoy a fun evening with friends and neighbors as you paint your watercolor masterpiece.
Please email Barbara at artsybarb@gmail.com or text 404.395.9855 for availability BEFORE securing your reservation through Venmo. To pay through Venmo please scan the QR code.
with Donna Coffey Little Wednesday, October 23rd 6pm-8pm at the clubhouse
Pre-order your copy here!
Join Reinhardt University Professor, Donna Coffey Little, for a Lake Arrowhead exclusive book signing and reading of her latest novel, "Wofford's Blood." Based on true events, the story delves into the lives of an intermarried Cherokee and White family, residing near Lake Arrowhead during the early 1800s. Secure your copy by pre-ordering through the provided QR code or purchase on-site during the event. RSVP with the clubhouse (770)721-7900 X3
OCTOBER 26TH
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 12PM-5PM Join us at Great Festival Park for our charity event to benefit the Kathy B. Davis Foundation.
LAKE TOUR Fall Leaves
November 3rd starting at 1pm at the Marina
Join us for a boat tour of the changing seasons on the lake. Time slots will be available every 30 minutes until 5pm. Follow the QR code below to secure your spot today!
Want to volunteer your boat to take people out on the lake? Follow the QR code above!
For more information or help accessing links, please contact Madison Little at activities@lakearrowheadga.com
Thursday, November 7th and December 19th 6pm Dinner | 7pm Trivia
BINGO
JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF FUN AND GAMES AT THE CLUBHOUSE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH AND DECEMBER 12TH 6PM DINNER 7PM BINGO
RSVP WITH THE CLUBHOUSE TODAY! 770-721-7900 EXT. 3
THANKSGIVING brunch JOIN US FO R O UR ANNUAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH at the clubhouse
SEATINGS:
11AM, 12:30PM, AND 2PM
ADULTS $42 | CHILDREN $15
ENTREES : ROAST TURKEY WITH GRAVY GLAZED BOARS HEAD HAM
FRIED SHRIMP
CORNBREAD DRESSING MASHED POTATOES
SWEET POTATO SOUFFLÉ FRIED OKRA
SQUASH CASSEROLE GREEN BEANS ROLLS AND BUTTER
Lake Arrowhead
CHRISTMAS PARTY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
6PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE DINNER AND DRINKS, WITH DANCING TO FOLLOW
POACHED PEAR AND BEET SALAD ON ARUGULA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CANDIED PECANS
BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
ENTREÉ
CHOICE OF:
LOBSTER THERMADOR OR CHATEAUBRIAND BOTH SERVED WITH TWICE BAKED POTATO AND HARICOTS VERTS
CHOCOLATE ORANGE CREME BRULEE OR PEPPERMINT BARK CHEESECAKE
Watercolor Sip & Paint
Wednesday December 11th 6pm-9pm at the Clubhouse
Join Annette, as she instructs you on how to paint watercolor tags, just in time for the holiday season!
$35 per person to include: Step-by-step instruction and Materials (watercolor on 5x7 | 120 pound paper)
Payment through Annette (Cash, Check, or Venmo: Annette-Lewis-26)
RSVP with Annette via text at 404-664-9906 with name, size of party, and ‘Lake Arrowhead Watercolor Class’ RSVP by December 1st
Monday Markets
Hiking Club
S'MORES WITH SANTA
Get in the festive spirit with some toasty hot cocoa, gooey s'mores, cookie decorating, and pen your letter to Santa! Strike a pose with your loved ones and capture the magic of the night.'Tis the season to spread joy and cheer!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
6PM-8PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE
$10 PER PERSON
RSVP 770.721.7900 X 3
CHRISTMAS GNOME SCAVENGER HUNT
December 1st marks the beginning of a gnome-tastic Christmas journey! Brace yourself for a trail of 12 crafty gnomes, each leading you to the next. But, can you keep up? Be the first to snap a selfie with all 12 gnomes and win a jolly holiday prize!
Ready for your first clue? Keep your eyes peeled where you send your letters to the north pole!
Happy gnome hunting!
email your selfies to activities@lakearrowheadga.com to claim your prize!
NORTH POLE OFFICE
SANTA:
HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GETTING TOO COLD. GUESS WHAT? I WAS VERY GOOD THIS YEAR! SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST:
I´LL LEAVE SOME COOKIES FOR YOU. SAY HI TO RUDOLPH, LOVE YOU!
MY NAME IS AND I LIVE IN
MONDAY open 10am to 6pm
Bar Menu Service 11am to 6pm
TUESDAY open 10am to 6pm
Bar Menu Service 11am to 6pm
WEDNESDAY open 9am to 9pm
Limited Menu Service 11am to 8pm
THURSDAY open 9am to 9pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am to 3:45pm
Dinner Menu Service 5pm to 8pm
FRIDAY open 9am to 10pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am to 3:45pm
Dinner Menu Service 5pm to 9pm
SATURDAY open 9am to 10pm
Lunch Menu Service 11am to 3:45pm
Dinner Menu Service 5pm to 9pm
SUNDAY open 10am to 6pm
Alcohol Sales 11am to 6pm
A La Carte Brunch 10:30am to 2pm
Limited Menu Service 2pm to 4pm
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flatbreads
Classic Pepperoni 11
Caprese 10
BBQ Chicken 13
Hawaiian 15
Greek 15
Steakhouse 18
To Go Orders: 770-721-7900 ext. 3 or dining@lakearrowheadga.com
Special Event Bookings: events@lakearrowheadga.com
Hours are subject to change due to inclement weather, volume. or scheduled events.
Tee Times 770.721.7902
8:00am to 6:00pm Daily
The Driving Range closes at 5:00pm daily. Hours subject to change due to inclement weather/volume.
December 14th at 9am
NEIGHBORHOOD BIBLE STUDY
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
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.
BOAT SLIP AND DRY STORAGE
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.
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.
Renewal contracts have been mailed to Property Owners who currently lease a space. 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.
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.
WELCOME NEW PROPERTY OWNERS
Sullivan, Charles
Sullivan, Cindy
Ravenna, Daniel
Ravenna, Cynthia Kelley, Harold Allen
Weisel, Daniel
Weisel, Lori
Schultz, Larry
Dublin, Brian
Dublin, Amanda
Strawder, Elizabeth Rachel
Gross, Joyce
Enquist, Walter
King, Millicent Ruch
Neadley, Glenn
Neadley, Beverley
Dufault, Svetlana
Benger, Shaun
Benger, Nadine
Guyton, Robert
Guyton, Carol
Haley, Linda
McGarry Homes, Inc.
Boe, Amy
Boe, Richard Allen
Scott, Jaime Leigh
Scott, Christopher Robin
Hale, David Scott
Hale, Kirsten
• 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.
RULES OF THE LAKE
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, hydrobikes, paddleboats, SUPs, kayaks, etc., should wear appropriate life vests. These vessels should stay close to a shore (Georgia
• 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.
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.
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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.
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POSTAL PILE-UPS by Georgia
Watts
Google - “In 2013 Amazon contracted with the United States Post Office to deliver packages on Sundays. But in recent years, that business has exploded as Amazon has increasingly come to rely on postal carriers to make “lastmile” deliveries in harder-to-reach rural locations……..… the online retail giant has cut a deal with the U.S. Postal Service to extend delivery of packages to customers to every day of the week.””
Business has EXPLODED puts it mildly after COVID in 2019 for all on-line shopping! Plus, we are definitely a “lastmile” community! And getting bigger by the day!
The result is causing a problem in our paradise! We’re getting LOTS of packages and it’s creating PILES of problems for the post office as well as confusion on our end.
There are currently enough lockers to accommodate the daily arrivals IF the packages are picked up on a timely basis, 216 being at the Great Festival Park site alone. There are approximately 450 packages delivered to LA daily – but less than 20% of those are picked up on the day of delivery. The packages pile up in our small post office since they can’t be put in a box, especially during heavy on-line shopping days such as Amazon Prime Day and on holidays when gifts are exchanged. During those peak times there are 800 packages a day coming through to LA!
All of this is in addition to packages that are too large for the lockers which have to be kept in the post office for pick-up.
A thought would be to have the Post Office expand! They won’t and they can’t. They won’t because there are already plans in place to begin consolidating the smaller post offices into larger ones, ours likely going to Canton. Some have already been moved in Pickens County to the Jasper post office. If and when the Waleska one moves, we’ll all probably have to go to Canton to pick up the packages that are now picked up in Waleska.
Helping to solve the problem:
• Google as of July 14, 2024: “You can contact Amazon customer service and request that they do not use USPS for your orders. It also says you can specify your preferred shopping carrier by adjusting your shipping setting in your Amazon account.” (I haven’t tried this to see if it really works!)
• Pick up your packages daily.
• Exploration of additional boxes, both regular parcel boxes and Amazon, have been and continue to be considered.
• Be courteous. Pick up your packages daily.
• Several new ideas were posted recently on Facebook. Notes of these are being made and they will be passed on.
Please…...pick up your packages daily.
CLUB SCHEDULE
Monday
Rummikub * Open *
1pm to 3pm (lunch at 12pm)
Contact Lis Martin for more details lismartin@bellsouth.net 770-855-1811
Canasta * Open * 2pm to 6pm
Contact Gail McGurk for more details gailmcgurk12@gmail.com 678-591-6085 *
Wednesday
Mahjong * Open * 10:30am to 3:30pm
Contact Kathy Deitz for more details kathydeitz@yahoo.com 678-545-7030
Thursday
Bunko & Pokeno * Open * 1st Thursday of every month 11am to 2pm
Mexican Train * Open * 2nd Thursday of every month 12pm lunch and 1pm games
Contact LuAnn Greer for more details lugreer@aol.com 203-770-0608
All clubs listed are hosted at the Clubhouse. To signup for any of the following clubs, please contact the provided contacts. Want to host your club at the clubhouse? Contact mlittle@lakearrowheadga.com or (770) 765-7092. *No experience is required*
Grill and Golf Course will be Closed on Tuesdays through February.
READING FOR THE AGES
by Jeanne Schwartz
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel
Edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston | Published by Harper
Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel, written by thirty-six American and Canadian authors from all genres, ranging in age from their thirties to mid-eighties. It is not a serial novel or a group of short stories; it is a novel that is populated by story-tellers who have been left behind in New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic, unable to escape to the country-side as many of the city’s more affluent residents were able to do.
Every evening they gather on the rooftop of their shabby building on the lower East Side to bang pots, cheer the Covid responders, and tell stories.
This is an ingenious way to collaborate because it offers stories – what we read for – and they are as diverse, scary, lovely, and enlightening as a reader could hope for. Of course the stories are being told as the Covid epidemic is making its first surge, when all of New York City seemed cursed, and yet blessed by the first responders who tended to the sick, the dying, and the families who could not see them except through glass.
The time made it possible for the super of the building to join with the motley band of tenants on a level playing field of despair, fear, and an attitude that at this particular moment in time there was no reason to hold back a story of regret, crime, or forbidden love out of a sense of propriety. For all they knew, they were doomed.
So they sat, six feet apart, banged their pots and then took turns telling their story.
Special accolades to Douglas Preston, who provided the frame narrative for all of the stories, making the book as seamless as a novel written by one person. He and Margaret Atwood served as executive editors, and the list of people who contributed stories is as illustrious as it is long.
One woman, Amnesia, recounts a story of her mother: “You know how in relationships, one person takes up more space? That’s them. Like if my Mom’s the sun, my Dad is Mercury or something – small and way too close to her to be anything but uncomfortable.” Later in the story her mother dies, and after the funeral service “a few people came by the house with frozen dishes, and then it was just over, a whole life folded neat like a tablecloth, ready to be put away.”
Or a story about Alabama barbeque: “ He was prepared to enjoy his meat, but he was not prepared for what he tasted. He shook his head like his jaw was heavy. The first words out of his mouth after the bite: ‘You giving me the mumps! Then he gnawed on the rib bone in his fingers until it was as clean as something sacred. By then, they all realized he meant the
meat was so good he was going to get fat in the face.”
To tease just one example: Maine, one of the men who made the trek to the rooftop each night, told the story of Elijah Vick, a blues musician he treated after Elijah presented in the ER with an infection that nearly took his arm. Elijah was 45 years old, a successful concert promoter who was born and raised in Memphis.
Maybe the thing he loved most about Memphis, besides the music, was the Mississippi River: he would stare at it for hours. He had been warned to never go into the river because it was “an unsavory sewage ditch that teemed with every category of peril:” sludge, bacteria, and a creature called the Alligator Gar, (Atractosteus spatula), seemingly half fish and half reptile, who was reportedly ten feet long and must have weighed a thousand pounds. But Elijah was obsessed with the river and couldn’t stop wondering what it would be like to jump into it: he imagined it would be cathartic, that the exertion of crossing it would turn him into a different person.
So the story goes on to describe Elijah’s adventure. He camped on the Arkansas River, ten miles upstream from Memphis, and in the morning donned his wetsuit and then strapped on a waterproof backpack he’d stuffed with shoes and a change of clothes. He entered the river. Almost immediately the water surface was rippled and agitated: he could “feel the river pressing in on all sides, grappling with the impertinence of his presence.” His adventure gets as wild as you might expect it to as he is swept downstream.
Fourteen Days will keep you turning the pages, and its format allows for “chapter at a time” reading. However, there is a plot, and a plot twist. The stories and the rooftop gathering itself, give clues to the mystery.
Contributors to Fourteen Days, mostly one author the lead on a story, are: Charlie Jane Anders, Margaret Atwood, Jennine Capo Crucet, Joseph Cassara, Angie Cruz, Pat Cummings, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Geritsen, John Grisham, Maria Hinojosa, Mira Jacob, Erica Jong, CJ Lyons, Celeste Ng, Tomy Orange, Mary Pope Osborne, Douglas Preston, Alice Randall, Ishmael Reed, Roxana Robinson, Nelly Rosario, James Shapiro, Hampton Sides, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Monique Truong, Scott Turow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rachel Vail, Weike Wang, Caroline Randall Williams, De-Shawn Charles Winslow, and Meg Worlitzer.
DOUBLES TENNIS
Play year-round 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 (770-3130073). 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.
TENNIS PRIVATE PLAY is always encouraged; to help, we provide a roster of the known players who live in Lake Arrowhead. This is kept within the tennis community and not shared outside Lake Arrowhead - contact Maury Nunes at 770.720.5003 or man.apc@ outlook.com. 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.
PICKLEBALL
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.
All Pickleball courts are considered RESERVED during these group play times:
RECREATIONAL: Mon/Wed/Fri at 9:00am and Saturday at 10:00 am Starting Nov 1: Mon/Wed/Fri and Saturday at 10:00am
INTERMEDIATE: Mon/Wed at 4:30pm and Saturday at 8:00am Starting Nov 1: Mon/Wed at 3:00pm and Saturday at 1:00pm
ADVANCED: Tues/Thurs and Sunday at 4:00pm
Starting Nov 1: Tues/Thurs and Sunday at 3:00pm
PLEASE READ: 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:
Recreational Group: Michael Ballard, mfbkat@hotmail.com
Intermediate Group: Brian Hatfield, briandh1956@gmail.com
Advanced Group: Bill Hess, b3779@hotmail.com
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Griffin Landscape Group 770-685-5751
Golf Cars of Canton 678-880-1156
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Housley Enterprises, Inc
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Plumbing
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Bathtub & Ceramic Tile Repair
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Family Dentistry at Seven Hills 678-574-4837
Unique Refinishers 770-945-0072
The Upton Agency 770-361-6570
Bryan Plumbing Services 770-826-5277
Landscaping
Roswell Dental Care 770-998-6736
Churches
Swords & Phelps Dentistry 770-479-3713
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Griffin Landscape Group 770-685-5751
Serv'all Plumbing & Rooter Service 770-917-1852
Stone Edge Landscapes 678-421-4763
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Design & Build Services
Cleaning Services
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Doors
Home Clean Heroes of Atlanta North 770-554-2224
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Pre-Schools & Kindergarten
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Omega Learning Center-Acworth 770-792-7431
Nursery
EntryPoint Doors & Windows 770-904-0094
Concrete Repair
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Propane Service
Autumn Hill Nursery 770-442-3901
Gas Incorporated 770-720-1378
Real Estate
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Advance Concrete Lifting & Leveling
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Consignment
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Painting
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Performing Arts
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Pest Control
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Acworth Dental
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Design & Build Services
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Doors
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Driveway Repair
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Electrical Service
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Financial Planning
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Flooring
Furniture
Garbage
Golf
Government
Gutters
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Plumbing
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Handyman
Happy Handyman LLC
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Hospital
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Remodeling
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Propane Service
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Real Estate
Restaurants
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Kaldi's Coffee 404-727-0405
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Roofing
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Harry Norman Realtors-Pam Hughes 404-626-3604
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McGinnis Woods Country Day School 770-664-7764
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The Friends School of Atlanta 404-373-8746
Security Systems
Classic Entry Systems 678-330-1111
Siding
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Skin Care
dermani MEDSPA - East Cobb (Marietta) 678-909-1735
Tutoring
The Brain Station 678-401-3596
Veterinarians
Flowery Branch Pet Wellness Center 678-960-3060
Water Heaters
Serv'all Plumbing-Water Heaters 770-917-1852
Window Replacement
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