Lake Arrowhead Living NOVEMBER 2026
Read all about Lake Arrowhead's newly redesigned Disc Golf Course on page 4
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C LU B N EW S
GET READY TO TEE OFF:
Lake Arrowhead Unveils Newly Renovated 18-Hole Disc Golf Course! submitted by Brad Cook and Bill Kleitz
Great news, Lake Arrowhead! Our community is improving its outdoor recreation offerings with the opening of the redesigned 18-hole disc golf course. Designed to blend seamlessly into our beautiful mountain landscape, the course offers a fun, active, and accessible way for residents of all ages to enjoy the outdoors.
Course Highlights 8 COMPLETE HOLES 1 Designed primarily as a Par 3 course, offering a great balance for both beginners and experienced players. VARIED TERRAIN Features a dynamic mix of open fairways and wooded, technical shots that showcase the natural scenery of Lake Arrowhead. COMMUNITY-DRIVEN Fully funded and built right here at home through the hard work of our dedicated grounds crew and amazing resident volunteers.
hether you're a seasoned player looking to refine your drive or a newcomer wanting to try something W fresh with family and friends, this new amenity is ready for you. Grab your discs, head outside, and come play a round on the beautiful new course! Lake Arrowhhead's redesigned disc golf course has nine distinct fairways with 18 tee locations. After playing hole nine, play the same course backwards from different tees up to Hole 18 where you parked. Enjoy! page 4
DIRECTIONS TO THE DISC GOLF COURSE
A paved pull off is on the right soon after you enter Cherokee Drive South from Lake Arrowhead Drive. Park and walk a few steps up to Tee One.
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DISC GOLF DISC SATURDAY, NOV 7 9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM
INSTRUCTORS WILL TEACH RULES & TECHNIQUES. DISCS PROVIDED.
NEWLY REDESIGNED COURSE From Lake Arrowhead Dr. turn onto Cherokee Dr. South. A paved pull-off is on the right. Park and walk a few steps to first tee.
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G O L F N EW S 2026 POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
On Wednesday, October 7, Todd “The Black Knight” Roberts defeated Brad Jones in a chip-off on the final hole to win the 17th Annual Points Championship. This event is possibly the most unique and pressurepacked tournament of the year. According to the tournament rules, all ten players start at the same time on the same hole. At the end of each hole, the golfer with the highest score is eliminated from the tournament. If two or more players tie with the highest score, a chip-off is held to determine who advances. The player closest to the hole continues. If three or more players are involved in the chip-off, the player farthest from the hole is eliminated. This process continues for nine holes until only one golfer remains. Golf members earn points throughout the year by playing in club-sponsored golf tournaments. They receive 10 points for participating in a tournament but can earn additional points by winning or finishing at least fourth in an event. The top 10 point earners qualify for the Points Championship.
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The format of the Points Championship, known specifically as a “nine-hole shootout,” creates a different type of pressure than any other tournament played at Lake Arrowhead. It is, for example, the only event where a high score on a hole can result in elimination from the tournament. It is also the only tournament where family and friends follow along to cheer on their favorite participants. This adds an extra level of excitement—and pressure—for the golfers, as almost every shot draws some type of vocal response from the crowd. For many of us, that pressure tends to turn our brains into mush, particularly in the early holes when elimination can come unexpectedly. Hole 1 got the event started with Michelle Maynard being eliminated in a chip-off with Herb Ernst. On Hole 2, Dennis Bush was eliminated in a chip-off with Brian Schell, Bill Maynard, and Brad Jones. Hole 3 was the end of the run for Brian Schell, who was knocked out in a chip-off with Brad Jones.
Hole 4 was the end of the line for Bill Maynard. Hole 5 was the elimination of Jeff Ciupak. Hole 6 resulted in our fourth chip-off, involving four players: Cash Burchett, Todd Roberts, Brad Jones, and Herb Ernst. Herb Ernst drew the short straw and was eliminated. Hole 7 saw the elimination of Larry Adams. Hole 8 was the end for Cash Burchett. That left Todd Roberts and Brad Jones heading to the 9th hole for the championship. Both players made par, forcing a chip-off for the title.
Todd Roberts won the chip-off to claim the championship! Todd played some great golf throughout the nine holes, carding an impressive 33. Congratulations to Todd Roberts on winning the 17th Annual Points Championship, and congratulations to all the participants on a great season and for qualifying for this unique and exciting event!
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G O L F N EW S COLELLO AND RUSSO Win 2026 Member-Guest Tournament After two days of golf and a shootout among flight winners, Chris Colello and his Guest, Gennaro Russo, won this year’s Member-Guest Tournament. After shooting a net 69 (3 under par) on Saturday, they followed up with a net 69 on Sunday to win their flight. This put them into a shootout with two other flight winners to determine the Tournament Champions. The shootout started on hole #1. Brian Schell and Brian Waggoner were eliminated by Chris and Gennaro in a chip off. Chris and Gennaro tied TC Chapman and Eddie Martin on #2. Chris and Gennaro won the chip off to claim the title! Congratulations to Bruce Thomas. He made his second hole in one ever on #2 Saturday! But this was just part of the Member-Guest story line. Official Tournament activities began on Saturday with an 18-hole best ball competition, lunch and dinner. Activities concluded on Sunday with an 18-hole scramble, lunch, and the shootout. The competition in all the flights was close and the food prepared by the Club was outstanding! The consensus of the participants (members and guests alike) was that this was truly an outstanding event. Overall, 18 member-guest teams played this year. Prior to the Tournament, the Club’s professional staff divided the teams into flights according to their combined handicaps. This helps to ensure that the teams were evenly matched during the competition. For the full results please visit https://www.golfgenius.com/ggid/gu357t
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Flight 1 1st Place Brian Schell & Brian Waggoner 2nd Place Bruce Thomas & Greg Harback 3rd Place Mike Stevens & Mike Stevens, Jr.
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Flight 2 1st Place TC Chapman & Eddie Martin 2nd Place Willem Cronje & TJ Pagan 3rd Place Brad Jones & James Scott
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Flight 3 1st Place Chris Colello & Gennaro Russo 2nd Place Karen Helm & Leslie Lorenz 3rd Place Larry Adams & Alan Mabry
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First and second place finishers in each flight received Pro-Shop gift certificates. The Tournament Champions and Runners-up received a very desirable trophy. Congratulations to Chris, Gennaro and all the other winners for their well-deserved victories! Special thanks to: •
The members and guests who participated. Without their interest and willingness to make this event special, it would just be another tournament.
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Golf Professionals Uel Kemp, Kevin Aines, and Dalton Turnbow and their staff.
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Chef Jason Danneman and the restaurant staff.
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C LU B BU SI N E S S MARINA PAVILION RULES
RULES OF THE LAKE
HOURS OF OPERATION The Marina Pavilion will be open dawn to dusk or during sanctioned LAYCC events.
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, 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, SeaDoos, and eFoils) 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.
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.
DRY STORAGE A free dry storage decal has been 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 ARE 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. page 16
The Lake Arrowhead Lake Committee, a group of resident volunteers working under the direction of Mike Ludden (committee chairman) and Kim Jordan (LAPOA Board Member), have assembled some important lake topics: LAKE RULES / NO WAKE ZONES Rules regarding the safe operation of watercraft on Lake Arrowhead can be found in a number of different places - this magazine, Club Rules and Regulations, the LAPOA website, and finally in "Lake Information" brochures which are widely available. Our lake is small and boat traffic is growing so it is critical that all boat operators familiarize themselves with these rules. As excessive speed in NO WAKE areas remains the #1 reported concern, a modification to our "no wake" guidance has been implemented for 2026: All watercraft operating in the northern part of Lake Arrowhead, in any cove, as well as in other areas designated with NO WAKE buoys, must operate at a speed of less than 5 MPH and which generates no wake for the protection of people and property. Additionally, in accordance with Georgia Law, boats must operate at idle (slowest forward) speed within 100 feet of any shoreline, dock, other vessel, or persons in the water. Boat operators are reminded that they are responsible for any damage caused by their wakes. SHORELINE EROSION Boats travelling at excessive speed too close to the eastern shore of Lake Arrowhead are contributing to shoreline erosion. Operators are reminded to maintain a safe minimum distance from shoreline (at least 100' per Georgia Law) while underway. Towing especially results in boat wakes that are larger and more destructive. Boat drivers are reminded to operate their boats as close to the center of the lake as possible to minimize shoreline damage in accordance with Lake Arrowhead policy.
BOAT & TRAILER REGISTRATION ALL boats and ALL watercraft (kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, paddleboards, waterbikes, etc), as well as trailers, are required to have a current registration sticker which must be posted on the vessel or on the paddle of an inflatable craft. Operators of motorized boats are required to provide proof of liability insurance with limits not less than $300,000 in support of their registration requests. Registration forms can be accessed on-line at lakearrowheadclub. net, or in-person at either security gate, or from the Administration office. Compliance with boat/ watercraft/trailer registration policy has been lacking in recent years. Residents are reminded that these fees, while nominal, are mandatory and help care for our most valuable community amenity. And the insurance verification required for ALL motorized boats is in place for everyone's protection.
LAYC BOAT CLUB The LAYC Pontoon Club offers an exclusive opportunity for Lake Arrowhead residents to enjoy the lake without the hassle of boat ownership. Homeowners may join the club with an annual membership commitment of $120 for the year. Membership does not renew automatically. Enrollment is open to all property owners in good standing, providing a cost-effective way to access our fleet of well-maintained pontoon boats. The boathouse operates 4 new / nearly-new pontoon boats for exclusive use by boat club members. Do you like to fish but are frustrated with the limited areas to fish from the shore? Join the boat club and chase the big ones out in the deep water. Do you enjoy swimming in the crystal clear water of Lake Arrowhead but don't care for the crowds at the swim area? Join the boat club and cruise with your family and friends to picnic and swim in a secluded cove. Contact the Administration office for information and to sign up. New to boating? All new memberships include free lessons (a $450 value).
BOATHOUSE SERVICES / KAYAK RACKS Capt Rob's staff is available to assist with boat rentals as well as powerboat, sailboat, and kayak instruction. In addition, 24 new kayak racks have been installed for resident rental at the marina. Contact the boathouse at boatsforrent@gmail.com for information. The boathouse is open from mid April to mid November (by rental appointment and weather permitting). And for 2026, the boathouse is modifying their hours of operation to accept rentals from 10 AM to 7 PM seven days a week - opening earlier on Sunday in response to resident requests.
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C LU B BU SI N E S S Lake Arrowhead permits the short-term rental of Phase (I) homes with restrictions on Lake Arrowhead Resort Living communities. These include: Waterview Townhomes, Red Cloud Cottages, Marina Parc (Phase II), and the Golf Villas. The Waterview Townhomes, Red Cloud Cottages, and Marina Parc (Phase II) communities require a written lease for at least a minimum of 30 (thirty) days.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL GUIDELINES: PHASE I
https://library.municode.com/ga/cherokee_county/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1106313 To help preserve the residential character of the Lake Arrowhead community, protect property values, and promote the enjoyment of the community by all homeowners, please observe the following guidelines pertaining to the short-term rental of Lake Arrowhead units. Short-term property rentals (less than 6-months) are strictly prohibited in both Phase II and Phase III of Lake Arrowhead, including the Resort Living communities as stated above. 1. The maximum number of occupants should be restricted to no more than two individuals per bedroom. 2. Short-term rental guests should be registered with the security gate software system and identified as short-term rental guests so that they may easily access the community. A properly placed vehicle pass identifying renters and associated unit address should be displayed in windshield. 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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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 cherokeega.com/ ShortTermRentalOrdinanceCherokeeCounty20210806.pdf, 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.
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CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES 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.
Any exterior change to an existing structure requires approval from the ARC before commencing with work. All exterior changes or renovations shall be submitted to the ARC for approval. The Exterior Modification form may be picked up at the Administrative Office or uploaded from the lakearrowheadclub.net website. Projects initiated without proper approval are subject to modifications at the owner’s expense.
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. page 19
C OMMU N I T Y I N T E RE ST 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.
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For more information or to be added to our weekly email list, please email the group leaders listed.. 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. page 20
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C OMMU N I T Y I N T E RE ST LAKE ARROWHEAD TRIVIA #136 August 13, 2026 – Morris A. Nunes, TriviaMaster N.B. Lake Arrowhead Trivia utilizes a mnemonic with the 1st letter of each of the 25 answers (or phrase 1st substantive word (e.g. title) or last name if a person) in order, spell a message. Figuring out the mnemonic yields no extra credit, but can be a valuable hint for questions that might stump you. MNEMONIC HAS 6 WORDS: _________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
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1. Movies: Meryl Streep received her first Academy Award nomination for her role in what Viet Nam War movie? 2. Medicine: What blood type is considered the universal donor?
8. Alcohol: Often a pub drink, what is the name for a mixture of beer and lemonade?
3. Chemistry: What term is applied to those metallic elements, such as gold and platinum, which naturally resist corrosion in their natural elemental form? 4. Anatomy: What is the scientific term for what’s commonly called the windpipe in vertebrates? 2ND WORD: 3 LETTERS: 5. Fashion: An 1885 novel is about a New York tenement boy who learns he is heir to an earldom due to his British father’s death and is taught to be an aristocrat by his grandfather. The book’s descriptions and drawings set off a decades-long fashion trend in which mothers dressed sons in foppish blouses and velvet suits and had them grow long hair, preferably in ringlets. What is the name of the book? 6. History: As WWII ended in Europe, the USA and Soviet Union agreed their armies would link up at what river in Germany, which for a time formed part of the border between Wast Germany and East Germany? 7. Ichthyology: Schools of what fish species swim with dolphins, so much that dolphins are often caught by those seeking the other species? page 22
9. Literature: Ralph Nader became a public figure through publication of a book exposing dangerous practices in the automobile industry, focusing on the Chevrolet Corvair. What was the book’s title? 10. Cartoons: The cartoon characters Heckle & Jeckle are members of which species of birds? 11. Radio: Name the CBS radio correspondent who later headed CBS News, but in WWII reported from London during the Nazi bombing of England, and began his broadcasts with the line, This is London often closing with Good Night and Good Luck. 12. Military Arts: In ancient times, what kind of animals were trained to be used in battle in much the same tactical manner as tanks have been used in modern times? 13. Television: Who was the female comedienne, whose career was hugely boosted as a guest and even guest host of Johnny Carson on NBC’s Tonight Show, but in an act of classic Hollywood ingratitude arranged her own competing late-night ABC talk show? 4TH WORD: 4 LETTERS: 14. Mythology: Mercury is the name of a Roman God. What is the name of the analogous Greek God? 15. U.S. Presidents: Since President Kennedy’s death it has been revealed that he had an extended affair with a woman whom he shared, perhaps
unknowingly, with Mafia Boss, Sam Giancana. What was the woman’s name? 16. Mathematics: In writing mathematical functions, an independent variable whose value must be known to compute the function’s result, is mathematically termed the blank of the function. Fill in the blank. 17. Engineering: What is the term for the maximum load a material can withstand without fracture, which minimum fracturing load is usually stated in pounds per square inch?
a deck of 108 cards separated into four decks of 25 cards each plus 2 each of 4 so-called action cards? 25. Tennis: Who is the retired Spanish former #1 tennis champion, who was created the Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca in 2025 by King Felipe VI of Spain? TIEBREAKERS:
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T1. Television: In the hit TV series, Seinfeld, what was the full name of the lead female character, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus? [1st & last names both needed for any credit]
18. Nursery Rhymes: Who is the nursery rhyme character who could consume no suet, though his wife could ingest no lean?
T2. Musical Instruments: What family of instruments includes the Neapolitan, the Lombard, the archtop and the flat-backed?
19. Geology: What is the geological name for the metal otherwise known as fool’s gold, as its appearance is often mistaken for gold?
T3. Inventions: How many patents were registered under the name of Thomas Edison as inventions for which he was an inventor or the only inventor?
20. Theater: In the musical play Les Miserables, based on the novel, the character, Eponine, has a solo song that has become perhaps the show’s most well-known and popular number? Name the song. 21. Geography: A narrow body of land that connects two larger bodies of land one at each end, but is otherwise bounded by water is identified by what term? 22. Diseases: What tick-borne disease got its popular name from a Connecticut town where it was first diagnosed? 6TH WORD: 3 LETTERS: 23. Georgia: Who is the Georgia-born comedian whose comedy tag line is, If [thus and so] then You just might be a redneck.
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C OMMU N I T Y I N T E RE ST ARE YOUR DREAMS ON HOLD? by Capt. Rob James Our dream had waited so long that we sometimes wondered whether it had quietly slipped out of reach. Maybe you know that feeling too. Hope sits untouched for years, circumstances refuse to cooperate, and you begin to wonder whether waiting means losing. Our journey on the Great Loop taught us something different: faith is not only moving when the door opens; it is also trusting God while the door remains closed. THE DREAM Judy and I are 50-ton U.S. Coast Guard-licensed sailing captains. To maintain our license status, we need to spend about 72 days a year on the water, underway and making way. In past years, we had headed south for warmer water during our off-season, from November to April. That annual rhythm kept us on the water, but it also kept one dream just out of reach: completing the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile route around the eastern United States by rivers, canals, lakes, and coastal waters. The northern part of the Loop freezes during our off-season, so going north in warm weather would require three things we did not yet have: enough staff to cover our work, health stable enough for the trip, and a boat suited for the Loop. We could not force those doors open. We had to wait. Looking back, that delay was not empty time. While our dream seemed stalled, God was arranging circumstances, relationships, and resources we could never have planned on our own. THE WAITING That is one reason I no longer think of waiting as wasted time. Waiting can feel passive from the outside, but it often becomes the place where God connects people, prepares resources, and changes what we are ready to receive. To have fun waiting, I joined a model railroad club that included several Army veterans. As we worked on each other’s layouts, we enjoyed each other’s company and talked about everything from trains to our military service. One member had served as an Army officer in Vietnam a few years before I was there. We shared our experiences. This opened the door to a conversation that would change our future. During lunch, he asked if I was receiving any VA disability benefits. I said no. When he asked why, I told him I had never heard page 24
about Vietnam VA disability benefits. A week or so later, he introduced me to a Georgia agency that helps veterans collect benefits they have earned. A year later, I was awarded disability payments for lung cancer and heart issues related to Agent Orange. Those payments finally gave Judy and me the money to buy a used cabin powerboat: a Ranger 25-foot tug named The USS Sanctuary, with room for two, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a hot plate, a toilet, a shower, and windshield wipers. We had planned to leave in May, but boat, business, and medical issues kept holding us back. We believed God wanted us to go; we just did not know when. So, we kept preparing, kept praying, and kept learning the difference between giving up and waiting in faith. THE DOOR OPENS In March, expecting to leave in May, we made a reservation with Blain’s Bay Marina on the Erie Canal. We were eager, but we were still ahead of God’s timing. Business and health issues remained unresolved, and the open door was not fully open yet. That delay taught us something important: waiting is easier to accept when we can see purpose in it, but faith often asks us to wait before we understand what God is doing. In April, two operation-minded, tech-savvy staff members joined us. Through June, July, and August, the right doctors helped us address our medical issues. By the end of August, we finally felt released to go. We flew to Albany, New York, had our boat hauled to Blain’s Bay Marina, and celebrated my 81st birthday on the Erie Canal. After all the waiting, that first day on the canal felt less like a late start and more like a gift delivered at exactly the right time. TROUBLE ON THE CANAL After provisioning the boat and orienting ourselves, we left Blain’s Bay and headed up the Erie Canal. Less than an hour later, an engine alarm sounded: the diesel engine had overheated. We shut it down, drifted to the side of the canal, dropped anchor, and faced the question that had followed us through the whole journey: What now? Before the trip, I had felt prompted to add towing coverage to our boat insurance. That small decision became urgent when the engine alarm sounded. I called the towing company, and several hours later we were tied up at Mohawk Valley Marine. The mechanic quickly found the problem: the water pump impeller was ruined. Sand from a previous owner’s grounding had been pulled into the water system, and the repair would take a week. Once again, we were
learning that God’s provision sometimes arrives before we know why we will need it. Then grace showed up in practical form. The marina owner handed us the keys to his Jeep at no charge and told us to enjoy the area while we waited. So, we spent the week exploring local towns, riding a train, visiting historical sites, and sleeping aboard our temporarily sidelined boat. One evening, we ate at an open-air restaurant where people our age played the music we loved. They got up and danced with joy that made the whole delay feel less like an interruption and more like an unexpected gift. A week later, we headed west on the 350-mile Erie Canal. The eastern section, from Albany to Lake Oneida, was quiet and rural. We cruised for a few hours at a time, then tied up at small city seawalls where showers, laundry, electricity, and conversation were often only a short walk away. The locks taught us humility. We learned how to enter slowly, listen to the lockmasters, ask for help, and avoid banging our boat against the walls. On the water, as in life, confidence is useful, but humility is safer. After three weeks on the eastern Erie Canal, we turned north at Lake Oneida and followed the Oswego Canal toward Lake Ontario. In Oswego, we lingered for several days, biking through town, eating locally, shopping for supplies, and enjoying the slower rhythm of travel by boat. Boating can feel like slow RVing. Some days, our biggest decision was where to eat. The marina manager’s daughter— who was also the mayor—let us use her truck for groceries and boat supplies. Experiences like that reminded us that a slower life often makes room to notice generosity we might have rushed past. After a week, we turned around and headed back to the Erie Canal. The Oswego Canal has eight locks that raise and lower boats about 100 feet between the Erie Canal and Lake Ontario. By then, we were getting comfortable, maybe too comfortable—with our lock handling and navigation system. That confidence set us up for a painful lesson. There is no worse sound than hearing your dream boat’s hull grind across rocks. It was fall, and the canal water was low. Our navigation software mistook the lock entrance for the back side of the dam, and suddenly we were grounded in only two feet of water. The prop, shaft, and rudder were bent, and the hull was scraped. The software was wrong, but so were we. Each time we started it, we clicked past the warning that it
should not be our sole source of navigation. In that moment, all we could do was look at each other, grimace, and ask, “What now?” Fortunately, Judy’s sailing experience took over. She shifted her weight forward to help lift the rear of the boat, freeing us from the rocks. The river current carried us into deeper water, and I restarted the engine. The vibration from the damaged prop and shaft made our hearts sink. The boat needed serious repair, and by God’s providence we were less than 20 miles from Winter Harbor Marina, one of the best repair yards in the business. WHAT WAITING TAUGHT US At Winter Harbor, we learned we would have to wait again. The crew was busy winterizing boats for the season, but they promised to work on ours as soon as they could. We offloaded supplies, moved into a nearby motel, and prayed for quick repairs while the Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary celebrations continued around us. As the Winter Harbor mechanics repaired the grounding damage, they discovered concealed maintenance problems left by the previous owner. Each time they fixed one issue, they found another one he had failed to address. I told them to correct everything and make the boat seaworthy. We ended up with two bills: one for grounding damage and one for neglected maintenance. We paid for the concealed maintenance gladly because the work made the boat safer. The insurance claim, however, became another kind of waiting. Over the next few months, the repair shop and I had several conversations with the insurance company. We were grateful for coverage, but we also learned that policies are promises with conditions. The disagreement over labor rates, depreciation, allowances, and maintenance exclusions reminded us that the large print may offer comfort, but the small print determines what will be paid. Three months later, the bill was finally resolved. The practical lesson was clear: read every page of an insurance policy, and for that matter, every legal document before you sign it. The deeper lesson was harder but better: delay does not always mean denial. Sometimes it protects us, prepares us, humbles us, or places us exactly where we need to be. I have found that praying your way through life, refusing to rush ahead of God, and waiting for His timing can make even delayed dreams pleasant and rewarding. If your dream feels on hold, do not assume it has been forgotten. Keep preparing. Keep praying. The dream may be in the safest place possible: in God’s hands, waiting for the right time to move. page 25
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10. Cartoons: MAGPIES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Heckle_and_Jeckle
20. Theater: ON MY OWN https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_My_ Own_(Les_Mis%C3%A9rables)
2. Medicine: O NEGATIVE https:// www.vitalant.org/blog/blooddonation-basics/what-blood-typeis-the-universal-donor
11. Radio: MURROW, Edward R. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Edward_R._Murrow 12. Military Arts: ELEPHANTS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ War_elephant
21. Geography: ISTHMUS https:// www.dictionary.com/browse/ isthmus
3. Chemistry: NOBLE METALS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Noble_metal
13. Television: RIVERS, JOAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Joan_Rivers
4. Anatomy: TRACHEAE https:// www.dictionary.com/browse/ trachea
4TH WORD: 4 LETTERS: HEAT
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2ND WORD: 3 LETTERS: LET 5. Fashion: LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Little_Lord_Fauntleroy 6. History: ELBE RIVER https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe 7. Ichthyology: TUNA https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna 3RD WORD: 6 LETTERS: SUMMER 8. Alcohol: SHANDY https://www. dictionary.com/browse/shandy 9. Literature: UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed:_The_ Designed-In_Dangers_of_the_ American_Automobile
14. Mythology: HERMES https:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes 15. U.S. Presidents: EXNER, Judith Campbell https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Judith_Exner 16. Mathematics: ARGUMENT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Argument_of_a_function 17. Engineering: TENSILE STRENGTH https://www. britannica.com/science/tensilestrength
22. Diseases: LYME DISEASE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Lyme_disease 6TH WORD: 3 LETTERS: FUN 23. Georgia: FOXWORTHY, Jeff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Jeff_Foxworthy 24. Games: UNO https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_(card_ game) 25. Tennis: NADAL, Rafael https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal TIEBREAKERS: T1. Television: BENES, Elaine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Elaine_Benes
5TH WORD: 5 LETTERS: SPOIL
T2. Musical Instruments: MANDOLIN https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Mandolin
18. Nursery Rhymes: SPRATT, Jack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Jack_Sprat
T3. Inventions: 1,093 https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_ Edison
19. Geology: PYRITE https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite
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C OMMU N I T Y I N T E RE ST READING FOR THE AGES by Jeanne Schwartz Small Boat | Vincent Deolaroix | Translated by Helen Stevenson | Mariner Books First, unless you are ready for a “gut punch” of a book, Small Boat is not for you. This book is haunting, disturbing, and morally complex. It is short, at 122 pages, but that does not lessen its impact. Small Boat is based on a real-life disaster: in November, 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the UK capsized in the English Channel, resulting in 27 deaths as the French and British argued about whose waters the boat was actually in, and who was responsible for sending help. This story uses actual recordings of the French radio operator as she communicates with the boat throughout the course of the night, and fictionalizes the investigation by the police of the incident, giving the reader deep access to the feelings and calculations of the radio operator and her interrogator. Issues of accountability and blame are broadened beyond this single incident as the ongoing migration waves continue to play out in real time throughout the world. The narrator does herself no favors as she responds during one of the 14 distress calls: “I didn’t ask you to leave. It was your idea, and if you didn’t want to get your feet wet, love you shouldn’t have embarked.” But the reason for those words, and others she utters later, is that she is simply doing her job. Her job is to rescue people the best she can, and she has rescued hundreds over the years. If she treated every rescue as a personal, moral responsibility, she may well have gone crazy long ago. Her mind’s defense mechanism is this: she doesn’t have any thoughts about the great Migrant Crisis. “It’s not that I don’t know what to think, it’s that I don’t have any thoughts about them at all. I’m not running an NGO, I’m not here to defend a cause and I don’t send help because it’s right. I’m paid to monitor maritime traffic and co-ordinate rescue if necessary, not to have convictions, one way or another.” She tells the interrogator that “the real question we need to answer is when the sinking started, because page 28
these people were sunk long before they sank. It started the moment they left their homes. Maybe they even started to sink the day they got the idea in their heads that everything would be better elsewhere, when they started to want supermarkets and child support…” The book is structured into three sections: the interrogation of the radio operator, the perspective at sea, as the trapped migrants realize their plight, and then a return to the operator, exploring her psychological unraveling and hidden guilt: the internal trial happening inside her own mind. The middle section shows us what was heard over the radio during the 14 distress calls, always a variation of “You are in English waters, the English have to come and get you; ask the English,” all the while the boat is sinking. “They couldn’t hold on now, and were falling or sliding one after the other, into the icy water.” In the third section, the narrator broadens the culpability to all of us. She says “Hey jerk, see that guy sleeping in a cardboard box at the foot of your building? He’s sinking, too, But, he is quite easy to geolocate – he is just in front of your feet. So are you going to send him help or is that my job again? ” And this, to her, is the crux of the matter – the bedrock of guilt – that each of us want to hear the words ‘I will save you,’ because to fail to say these words is to be less than human. These are the words that the investigator was waiting to hear. Her guilt is that she did not say them. “I said, You’re not hearing me. You will not be saved.”
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