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Electronic Chickasaw Point of View April 2013
Chickasaw Happenings
The Blood Drive was held on Saturday, January 26. The successful drive was madepossible by Chickasaw residents like Rosemary Bein, who registered donors; Ava Ellisand Mollie Woodson, the co-ordinators and Bob Holmes, one of 23 donors. Mark yourcalendars for the next Blood Drive to be held on Saturday, June 29.
On February 3, more than 70 residents watchedthe Super Bowl on the big screen at the Club-house. During the party, they enjoyed sharing foodand guessing the winning scores in the footballpool.
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The Chickasaw Point Men’s Clubtoured Patriot’s Hall: Oconee Vet-eran’s Museum on February 20. Inthe center is Chickasaw residentand tour guide, A.J. Smith, alongwith members of the Men’s Club.After the tour, the men went to WestUnion to enjoy dinner at PuertoNuevo Mexican Restaurant.
The Grill continues to serve The FirstFriday Night of the Month Dinners. Likethe residents pictured, those who attendlove the food and the time spent withfriends. In the opinion of many, you can’tget a better meal for under $10.00 any-where else. Watch for the announcementsof upcoming dates and menus.
Ladies’ Night Out is a favoriteamong the women of ChickasawPoint. While the Men’s Clubmeets at the Clubhouse, theladies get-together to enjoy din-ner. In January and February,they met at The Grill and inMarch, they ate at Joe’s NewYork Pizza in Seneca.
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Thierry Auffray has been conducting his own fund-raising activities to benefit The Grill atChickasaw Point. First he published and sold calendars containing photos of the golfcourse, which he took himself. Then he filled a basket with a variety of donated adult bever-ages and drew the winning name at the Super Bowl Party. The lucky winners were Tomand Lee Ann Pressley.
Ralph Manee and Skip Holden were spot-ted hard at work repairing the cart pathon Hole #4. Ralph is heading-up the ef-fort, with help from Skip and other volun-teers, to smooth and patch the cart pathswhere nature has taken its toll.
HATS OFF to Pam Stercay (left), chairperson ofthe Pictorial Directory Committee, for the com-pletion of another successful project. She tooktime to distribute one of the new directories toIlona Herd and other members of the Women’sClub.
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Communication and Public RelationsBy Gene Blair, Director
It has been fairly quiet over the past three months in theCommunications arena. However, there are a few thingsto report that are both exciting and timely.
First, we are in the process of updating our website,video and brochure. Although the original version of
each was excellent for five years ago, each needed updating to be relevant to to-day's sophisticated visitor. I have reviewed preliminary samples, and they arespectacular in representing our community. I will be presenting them at our nextPOA meeting. I must also mention that we are fortunate to be working with acompany that has a personal interest in Chickasaw Point. As a result, they are do-ing the work for almost 70% off the commercial rate.
We continue to participate in focused sponsorship opportunities. The annual"State of Oconee" luncheon is one major event we helped sponsor. For a minimalexpenditure, we achieved a presence in front of nearly three hundred of the mostinfluential people in Oconee County. Our name is out there as being overt sup-porters of the county in which we live.
Another example is the recent"Oconee Living" Spring Expo. At thisevent, we had a booth for the ChickasawGolf Course and POA. Lynn Holley, Patand Bonnie Craft, Mollie Woodson,Greg Ray and Luke Watkins representedus well. Luke did a golf clinic and theothers were actively promoting the com-munity and golf course.
The last thing is that there has been aconscious effort to blend more of themarketing activities of the POA and the golf course. This will result in strongermarketing campaigns that will benefit both at the same time. Bottom line, we willbe able to do more with the same amount of money.
Thank you for your continued support in dollars and encouragement in keepingChickasaw "on the map". As always, I encourage you to bring ideas and sugges-tions in how best to market our community!
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Spring is here, at last, and we are all thinking about howto spruce-up the exterior of our homes. Many of us clean up the yard, power washthe driveway, decks, or perhaps the whole house. We wash windows and clear theleaves off the roof. More ambitious projects might be spreading mulch, trimmingbushes or trimming the low hanging branches on our trees. The one thing these allhave in common is that it can make a dramatic change to your home, but you donot have to notify the ACC to do it. As they say “just do it”.
Thinking about changing the color of your roof or your home? How about a newdeck, porch, awnings or, perhaps even, an addition? A new driveway may be agood idea to replace that high maintenance gravel one, or you need to remove atree that may be causing a problem. These are the types of changes you do need tocontact the ACC for approval. It is very simple, see Lisa at the POA office or goonline to the Chickasaw Point website and get an APPLICATION FOR MISCEL-LANEOUS EXTERIOR CHANGES OR ADDITIONS. Complete the form andreturn it to Lisa. Someone from the ACC Committee will contact you regardingyour request.
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING OURCOMMUNITY WITH THE HELP OF THEACC
By Gerry Large, ACC Director
Luke Watkins offered helpful tipsto improve putting at the Expo.
From the left: Pat Craft, Luke Watkins, MollieWoodson and Lynn Holley represented Chicka-saw Point at the Oconee Living Expo.
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As the temperatures climb, or so we hope, the amenities in Chickasaw Point seemore use by our POA members and their guests. We have already seen heavieruse of some and improvements of others.
The tennis courts were resurfaced last year which included the addition ofstriping for Pickleball. These improvements have made the courts more usable forall ages and skill levels. It is absolutely awesome seeing residents and their guestsout on the courts more than ever…and talk about a multi-generational amenity!What a blast! The tennis gang has also repaired the windscreens, but we imaginenew ones will be coming next year.
The clubhouse roof has been repaired from confirmed hail damage, whichmeans our insurance is covering all but the deductible. Then the work on the flatsection of roof began, also called “the catwalk”. This will involve removing themultiple layers of old roofing and patches, replacing damaged plywood, and re-surfacing with a membrane designed specifically for flat roofs, such as those onWal-mart stores. The Board feels very confident in this material and this process.
The pool is being cranked back up in anticipation of a May 11 opening. Newrequired depth markers and “no diving” signs must be installed on the sides of thepool, at the water’s edge.
The campground will undergo a clean-up, as well.Last, but not least, Papoose Park, the community playground, is undergoing a
clean-up and mulch will be added. Also, a basketball goal and covered swingchains will be installed, and repairs to the teeter-totter will take place.
AmenitiesBy Lynn Callahan, Amenities Director
The reasons this is such an important part of your project is that, when ap-proved, it is your assurance that what you want to do is in conformance with ourcommunity covenants and building requirements, and more importantly that youknow your project will blend in well with the community and not only improvethe appearance of your home, but the community as well. Having an approved re-quest also ensures your contractors or material delivery trucks will not be detainedor turned away at the gate, because there is no knowledge of your project. Duringor after construction, if the ACC, or perhaps a resident, notices that your project isnot in conformance with community standards you may be required to makechanges to meet these standards. When in doubt about if you need to complete arequest form, call Lisa at the POA office or any ACC committee person.
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Financial Reportby Doug Young, POA, CUCO and CPGA Treasurer
Below are the summarized financial results for the Chickasaw Point POA,Chickasaw Utility Company, and Chickasaw Point Golf Association. For all threeof our financial entities, the net income was better than budget. For the POA as-sessment collections were budgeted to begin in April, but several residents paid inMarch. The special projects expense included clubhouse roof repairs and repairinglavatory flooding problems in the clubhouse. CUCo is essentially on budget forboth income and expenses. For the CPGA, we normally do not report financialresults. That information is available at the office for POA members. CPGA reve-nue was slightly under budget, mostly because of the weather, while expenses andassessment collections were better than budget. The expense savings were in golfcourse expenses and inside operations. Of the golf course expense variance,$4,849.00 was a budget timing issue involving chemical purchases. None of the2013 financial results have been audited. The complete financial statements areavailable at the office for property owners to review.
POA
BETTER/ ANNUAL
ACTUAL BUDGET (WORSE) BUDGET
ASSESSMENT REVENUE 90,028 61,000 29,028 496,316OTHER REVENUE 11,457 8,755 2,702 44,590
TOTAL REVENUE 101,485 69,755 31,730 540,906
EXPENSES 88,121 94,813 6,692 469,438
SPECIAL PROJECTS 4,336 0 (4,336) 0
TOTAL EXPENSES 92,457 94,813 2,356 469,438NET INCOME/(LOSS) 9,028 (25,058) 34,086 71,468
CUCO
BETTER/ ANNUAL
ACTUAL BUDGET (WORSE) BUDGET
WATER REVENUE 50,974 51,955 (981) 227,400SEWER REVENUE 60,507 61,680 (1,173) 247,500
OTHER REVENUE 0 0 0 0
TOTAL REVENUE 111,481 113,635 (2,154) 474,900
EXPENSES 99,528 103,417 3,889 453,108
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE) (17,732) (19,245) 1,513 (62,931)NET INCOME/(LOSS) (5,779) (9,027) 3,248 (41,139)
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CPGA
BETTER/ ANNUAL
ACTUAL BUDGET (WORSE) BUDGET
OUTSIDE REVENUE XXX XXX (1,540) XXXOTHER REVENUE XXX XXX (1,465) XXX
TOTAL REVENUE XXX XXX (3,005) XXX
EXPENSES XXX XXX 17,082 XXX
SPECIAL PROJECTS XXX XXX 0 XXX
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE) XXX XXX 18,496 XXXNET INCOME/(LOSS) XXX XXX 32,573 XXX
By Gerry Large
Congratulations Chickasaw Point! Would you believe this is the 5th anniversaryof Chickasaw Point earning the prestigious honor of being a Firewise Commu-nity? It was not an easy thing to attain this status and we are required to continueto be proactive during the year to maintain this status. Our community efforts toclean up our properties, and the POA efforts to chip up your brush piles, ensuresour position as a Firewise Community. We all know there is more we can do toprotect our home from a wildfire, however.
The evening news can be a scary thing when you see the wildfires in the west,the North and South Carolina mountains and even Myrtle Beach burning thou-sands of acres of land, homes and other buildings in its path. It could have been acase of arson, a careless camper or even a lightning strike that caused these fires,but the outcome is always the same: little or nothing is left.
Chickasaw Point is not immune to this type of disaster. Our homes are close to-gether and there is still a lot of fuel on the ground in our vacant lots. Even withthe recent rain, we are still at a high risk for a potential wildfire. The best thingyou can do is to protect your home from the possible effects of a fire. Start byeliminating possible fuel sources around your home. Trim bushes and low hang-ing tree limbs, remove leaves and combustible debris near the house. Simplystated, create a non-combustible barrier around your home that will make a wild-fire go around your home rather than through it. Are you remodeling or building a
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new home or addition? Firewise has many construction rec-ommendations that will improve your ability to survive awildfire. The Chickasaw Point ACC building requirementsdocument has been updated with suggested Firewise recom-mendations for the various components of building a newhome or an addition to an existing home.
Your Firewise Committee has information that can help youbuild this barrier or you can go to the Firewise website and getmany ideas to help. You may not be able to prevent a wildfire,but you can do things to lessen your potential damage shouldthe fire come your way.
ROADSBy Sandra Jones, Roads Director
I know that Mother Nature keeps teasing us withthe weather, but I think it is safe to say that springreally is upon us. That also means it is time to startthe roads project. Over the next few weeks, we willbe finalizing our list of road repairs and obtaining
bids. We will provide an e-blast announcement when the work is scheduled to be-gin. As always, it will be important to drive cautiously and be aware of the work-ers and vehicles around the community.
Have a fun and safe spring and summer!
Chickasaw Point Golf CourseBy Tom Davis, Golf Course President
The cold and rainy days over the pastmonths have resulted in the closure of thegolf course for several days. This has al-lowed the management and staff to workon improvements and up-dates to the ProShop’s schedule and procedures.
A new phone system has been installed that consolidates the numbers for the ProShop and Grill to one number, 972-9623. When you call, you will hear a welcomemessage followed by the options: 0 for the Pro Shop and Tee Times, 1 for theGrill, and 2 for the Management Office.
The installation of an upgraded computer system has resulted in improved tee
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time reservations as well as tracking of food and merchandise sales. The Pro Shoppersonnel have completed the training on the system and are ready to serve ourmembers and guests.
An additional Pro Shop attendant has been hired to join Carolyn Messenger andthe Pro Shop volunteer attendants. The new attendant is Wayne Slaton, who is thecoach of the West Oak Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Teams. Wayne knows the golf coursewell, because his girls’ team plays their home matches at Chickasaw Point.
Beginning April 15, the golf course hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Twilight Golf will begin at 4:00 p.m., and you can play all the golf you desire for$20.00.
The Grill will continue to be open from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On June 1, theGrill is anticipating the following changes to the hours of operation:
Monday thru Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the full menu
3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a limited menuSunday Closed/with hot dogs, snacks and drinks
in the Pro ShopThe golf course is proud to be hosting the following tournaments:
Saturday, April 27 – Rotary Club of FairplaySaturday, May 4 – The Salvation Army Tournament
(sponsored by Joe’s New York Pizza)Saturday, May 18 – Snow Creek Baptist ChurchSaturday, June 1 – Return Baptist ChurchSaturday, June 8 – Corinth Baptist ChurchFriday, September 20 – Celebrate Christmas With a Hero
Contact the Pro Shop for additional information on the tournaments or to checkfor the addition of tournament throughout the year.
The governing board of the golf course would like to express a heartfeltthank you to Carroll Crooks, Ralph Manee, John Roberts and Ken Whitneyfor their generous contributions in support of the course operations.
Pro Shop Specials
All men’s and women’s shoes are 30%
OFF and Men’s Wilson Conform Perfect
Fit Gloves (Cabretta Leather) are 30%
OFF. No other discounts apply.
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2013 Eagle WatchBy Bob Holmes
A wise man once told me thatif you live long enough, you willexperience many unusual things.Mark one unusual up for thetwentieth Eagle Watch. Remem-bering some previous outingswith temperatures in the 30’s,twenty-mile-an-hour winds andsome showers that dropped thechill factor to unpleasant, the
Men’s Club EAGLE WATCH spotters enjoyed temperatures in the 70’s and sun-shine with a slight breeze. It was a beautiful spring like day, the first week inJanuary, that brought a couple of our healthy spotters out in shorts.
Captains Cole Yache, Lynn Hol-ley and Bill Callahan hosted ninecrew members sporting binocularsand cameras, in addition to amplesnacks and various containers ofliquid nourishment. Cole, RobertKroll and Jon Geist patrolled theroute up the Tugaloo arm of Hart-well to buoy 100, just before thechannel begins to narrow. Whenthe lake is thirteen feet below fullpool, it seems as if tree trunks,once hidden beneath the water, now sprout in the coves. Bill Callahan captainedBill Huff, Bob Holmes and Ed Seyller for the southern route past Tugaloo StatePark down to the I-85 bridge. Tactics of the past were changed for the third boatand Lynn Holley’s crew concentrated on an area between Port Bass and theChoestoa where eagle sightings have been reported and photographed in the past.
Well!!!! What did we see? An Eagle? Well, yes and maybe. The third boat spot-ted a very large bird that took wing away from them and flew behind an islandnear buoy 68. Unfortunately a positive identification of an eagle could not be con-firmed. Crews did report seeing a number of lake birds including loons, red shoul-dered hawks, Canada geese and the ever present turkey and black vultures.
At the end of the beautiful morning, the crews returned to the Marina to prepare
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for the always fun and fillingchili dinner, with many sidedishes, all prepared by our sup-porting spouses. We acknowl-edge and thank our better halvesfor all the tasty foods and forsupporting the 2013 Eagle Watch.A confirmed Eagle spottingwould have been nice, but a dayon the lake and a meal accompa-nied by stories, with friends,makes a darned good Chickasaw day.
LADIES’ GOLF AT CHICKASAW GOLF COURSEBy Sheila Holley, Vice-President
On Thursday, April 4, the Chickasaw Point Ladies’ Golf League kicked off theirseason with a continental breakfast served by the Social Committee, chaired bySandi Agnew.
Following breakfast, President Bev Dexheimer chaired the meeting in which themembership reviewed the dates for special events, possible tournaments and therules of play for the year. The new handicap and phone systems at the golf coursewere explained to the members. Unfortunately the golf has to be cancelled due toa very rainy, cold day. The ladies had to postpone their first round of golf for the
Nine Hole Golfers (from left) Eunice Wood,Anna Genuise, Maria Lewellan and DarleneYates are anxious for the golf to begin.
CPLGA members (from left) Clara Wilks,Ruth Ledford and Debbie Gregor enjoyedbreakfast, despite the gloomy weather.
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new season until Thursday, April 11.Joining President Bev Dexheimer
on the Board of Officers are Vice-President Sheila Holley; Secretary,Judy Hooper and Treasurer, BonnieYache. Pam Stercay is responsible forteam selection and planning the gameto be played each week. NancyLeVeck will coordinate the teams forthe Nine Hole golfers.
We welcome any ladies, who havean interest in joining our ladies’ golfleague, to contact the golf course. Youcan choose to join the 18 Hole League or the 9 Hole League.
CPLGA officers from the left: Bonnie Yache,Sheila Holley, Bev Dexheimer, Sandi Agnewand Judy Hopper.
Chickasaw Point Men’s Golf LeagueBy Pat Craft, Vice-President
The Men’s Golf League regu-lar season began on Wednesday,April 3, with breakfast at TheGrill followed by the first roundof golf for the season.
This year, the plan is to occa-sionally change up the game abit to add some variety to theweekly play. It should prove tobe both entertaining and chal-lenging for all league golfers,while still providing pointsaccumulation for the season-
end awards. The closest to the pin contests will continue as well, with maybe achange or two to that venue as we go along.
We will continue under the same “rules” that were used last season –such asplay it forward using the Gold tees (or from any tee that you elect personally withthe appropriate handicap adjustment) and ground under repair with a no-penaltydrop for the “grass-disadvantaged” areas of the fairways. We will end playing bywinter rules for the season – that will hopefully make for a more enjoyable experi-ence.
We want everyone to continue to enjoy the competition, and we look forward to
On opening day, beautiful weather and a fun-filledround of golf, awaited the men of the golf league. Firstthe men enjoyed a full breakfast at The Grill.
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welcoming new members/playersas well. You can contact, PatCraft (972-4890), if you wouldlike to join us.
Come on out!See you there.
The Kick-Off Breakfast was prepared bySteve Rice, the grill chef, and his volun-teer staff.
Chickasaw Point Women’s ClubBy Bonnie Craft, Vice-President
Every three years, a Special Committee is appointed to update the Constitution,By-Laws and Standing Rules to reflect the changing requirements to promote theaims of the organization. At the March meeting, the committee presented the re-vised document for approval by the membership. After a brief discussion, themembership voted to accept the new guidelines. A great deal of time and effortwas required of the committee to facilitate the revision of the entire document. AHUGE THANK YOU goes to the committee members: Maria Adams, RosemaryBein, Sue Large, Jan McFall and Shari Waldo. Thanks also goes to De French andthe Women’s Club Board for their input and support of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee. If you have not picked up a copy of the updated Constitutionand By-Laws, it will be available at the monthly meeting on April 11.
The Women’s Club continues to support Community Outreach through dona-tions of food and money to the Golden Corner Food Bank. Food donations consistof non-perishable canned and boxed foods. When donating, please check the expi-ration date of the foods you plan to donate to be sure that they have not expired,as foods with expired dates must be thrown away. Donations may be placed in thebox in the Clubhouse or brought to theWomen’s Club monthly meeting. Thanksto all who continue to support the GoldenCorner Food Bank.
Another yearly project is the providing ofEaster Bags to the girls and counselors atThe Wilderness Way Girls’ Camp. Thisyear’s gift bags included baseball caps andcups with the camp logo as well as mini-
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toiletries, notecards, stickers,toothbrushes, pencils, and the tradi-tional chocolate Easter bunnies. Thankyou to everyone who assisted with mak-ing this possible.
The Social Committee planned andexecuted a great Super Bowl Party onSunday, February 3. More than 70 foot-ball fans gathered at the Clubhouse towatch the game on the BIG SCREEN.Sadly, not everyone went home a victor,
but everyone had a grand time. Recognition goes to Ava Ellis and MollieWoodson, along with their volunteers, for making this a successful event.
During the past three months, the la-dies have had the opportunity to attendthe monthly Lunch Bunch to enjoy foodand fellowship. On January 16, SheilaHolley and Bonnie Craft hosted LunchBunch at the Downtown Café in Hart-well, Georgia. Even with the torrentialrain, 17 ladies made the trip and enjoyedthe delicious food. Darragh Geist andLee Ann Pressley hosted the LunchBunch on February 19 at The Light-house Restaurant on Lake Keowee.Twenty ladies enjoyed dining in a private room where the food was very tasty.Palmetto Sweets in Walhalla was the choice of the host, Sue Large, for the LunchBunch on March 19. Sandwiches, soups and salads were the fare enjoyed by 16ladies in attendance. Sandra Jones, host, is taking reservations for the April 16Lunch Bunch, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at The Lodge at Foxwood Hills.
The Careline Committee has 23 members signed up to provide transportation,light housework and food for Chickasaw residents in need of assistance. HelenMeinhold is the contact person for the months of March, April and May. If youknow of anyone needing assistance, Helen may be contacted at 972-8958.
All ladies who reside in Chickasaw Point are encouraged to become membersof the Women’s Club. Membership provides an opportunity to enjoy fellowshipand support Chickasaw Point and many local charities. The next meeting will beMay 9 at the Clubhouse. The social time begins at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting be-gins at 7:00 p.m.
Sheila Wolcansek, Harriet Murphy and JudyHopper add colorful tissue to the Easter bags.
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The Book ClubBy Jean Coffman
In January, Book Club members gath-ered at De French’s home to Skype theauthor of two books on the club’s read-ing list. Top-selling author, JoshilynJackson, shared her writing style that of-ten just lets her characters develop theirown stories. The two books on the read-ing list were Between , Georgia and
Gods in Alabama. The club meets the third Monday of each month at 3:00 p.m.in the library at the Clubhouse. Come see what they are reading now!
St. Patrick’s Day 2013 Golf TournamentBy Skip Holden
What a great day! 60 golfers! The St. Patrick’s Day Tournament was held onFriday, March 15. Players, wearing green, arrived well before the 12:00 p.m. startand were greeted by the Tournament Committee.
The tournament consisted of a four-person best ball format. The ladies hit fromthe forward tees, and the gentlemen from the gold tees. The main idea was to usethe team’s shamrock golf balls during the entire round. The Chickasaw Point GolfCourse supplied each player with a shamrock golf ball and allowed each foursometo purchase 2 additional shamrock balls, in case one of the original shamrock ballswas lost. The goal was to return with your score card and at least 4 shamrockballs, without any penalty. It was fun sitting at the scoring table and watching thecaptains slowly approach and turn in only 2 to 3 shamrock balls. Now that thetournament is over, if you happen to find one or two of the shamrock balls, keepthem as souvenirs. GOOD HUNTING!
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As you would expect, yes, we had tournament winners:1st place was Luke Watkins, Randy Woodson, Ricky Johns and Ronnie Johns.2nd place was Tom and Cindy Davis and Ron and Pam Stercay.3rd place was Michael and Paula Meades and Bruce and Harriet Murphy
Closest to the pin winners for Holes #8 and #13 were:*Ladies - Joan Manee and Pam Stercay*Men - Phil Ellis and Dick Christensen
The 50 / 50 winner, going home with $87.50, wasRonnie Johns, a guest golfer.Congratulations to all the winners and a special thanks toall the participants.
The event was capped off by a great meal: brats, coleslaw, baked beans and sauerkraut. Following this greatmeal, our guest camp hosts served cupcakes with greenicing. Our CPGC president, Tom Davis, loved the cup-cakes so much that he decided, or it was decided for him,to wear some of the icing. The applier of the icing toTom’s face, and I will only give you her initials, wasMollie Woodson. OOPS!!!!
Many thanks to our guest camper hosts for all the workthey did for this tournament and the continued work theydo at The Grill and Pro Shop. When you are in either of these two areas stop byand introduce yourselves to Steve Rice, our grill master, and to our guest camphosts, Pam and Ed, Barbara and Jim, Kathy and Carl, John, Lois and, of course,our past camper hosts and new residents Lee Ann and Tom Pressley.
In addition, I would like to thank Carolyn Messenger, Pam Stercay and the tour-nament committee for the hard work in getting this tournament together and mak-ing it such a great success. The Tournament netted us $900 toward golf coursecart path repair. In addition, we received a donation of $180 from a golf course
member!
Grill Chef, Steve Rice,grills the bratwurst forthe golfers’ dinner.
First Place Winners from the left:Rickie Johns, Ronnie Johns,Randy Woodson and Luke Watkins
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Finishing in Second Place from theleft: Pam Stercay, Ron Stercay,Cindy Davis and Tom Davis
Third Place Winners from left:Michael Meades, Paula Meades,Bruce Murphy and Harriet Murphy
Winners of the Closest to the PinCompetitions from the left: DickChristensen, Pam Stercay, Phil Ellisand Joan Manee
MEMORIAL DAY TENNIS TOURNAMENTSunday, May 26
(rain date – Monday, May 27)
Warm-up 8:30 a.m. - Play begins at 9:00 a.m.Bring your racquet, $5.00 and your favorite beverage
There will be water, fruit, prizes and hot dogs with all the trimmingsYour spot will be reserved when you contact either:Chuck Herda - 972-2200 or [email protected] Holley - 972-5585 or [email protected] Holmes - 972-4891 or [email protected]
Reserve by Friday, May 24
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PickleballBy Lynn Holley
Since the refinishing of our tennis courts and the addition oflines for Pickleball, more than 65 people have tried this newamenity. It is a fun game for all ages and has attracted manywho have never played tennis for one reason or another.The game originated in Oregon in the mid-sixties and was
named after a dog, Pickles. (Check the internet.)Most games are played with two players on each side of the
net (doubles), but can be played as a singles game (one playeron each side of the net).
The game is played on the tennis court using the tennis net.The smaller Pickleball court is actually the size that is used forbadminton. The tennis lines are white and the Pickleball linesare light blue.
Instead of a racket, a solid paddle about a third larger than aping pong paddle is used, and a whiffle ball about the size of asoftball replaces
the tennis ball.Games are usually played to
eleven or until one of the teams(doubles) wins by two points.When there are a number of play-ers waiting to play, most gamesare played to seven points.
Only the serving team can scorepoints. When the serving team faults twice, the opposing team gets the opportu-nity to serve.
You will find players on the courts most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Even Jace Jarvishas discovered thefun of playingPickleball.
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from 3:30 p.m. 'till ?? Also, there is play on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.Anyone and everyone is welcome to give this new amenity a try. Experienced
players are always more than happy to teach newcomers the game.
Members of the Chickasaw Point Golf Course can play at the discounted rate of$65. Persons unable to play may donate any amount as a "Friend of The Army."Name recognition will be given on event signage and thank you ad.
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Chickasaw Point Yard SaleMay 11 - 8 AM to 12 PMSouth Union Fire Station
(Rain date May 18)
The yard sale will start promptly at 8 a.m. Anyone who has purchased spacemust be set up and ready to go at that time. After the sale, any unsold items can
be donated to Habitat For Humanity or Wilderness WayGirls’ Camp.
All spaces have been sold. If you would like to help theWomen’s Club, we will be happy to accept items youmight want to donate for our fund-raising sale. Donationswill be accepted on Friday afternoon from 12:00 - 3:00p.m. at the South Union Fire Station.NO CLOTHES WILL BE ACCEPTED FORDONATIONS.
For space rental or donations contact: Debby Allen 972-1103Peggy Herda 972-2200Sheila Holley 972-5585
Community Spotlight
In an attempt to keep our community informed, we have added the new sec-tion called Community Spotlight. In this section, we will highlight members ofour community who achieve recognition, serve as volunteers for an organiza-tion or own a local business.
Jim Bohannon to be Honored
Part-time resident Jim Bohannon will be honored with aLifetime Achievement Award from Talkers Magazine, themain publication of talk radio. The ceremony will be in NewYork City on June 6. Jim is a member of the Radio Hall ofFame and is heard on over 500 radio stations all over thecountry, including WSNW 103.3-FM and 1150-AM, Senecaand WDUN 102.9-FM and 550-AM Gainesville, GA. Jimand his wife, Annabelle, live most of the year in suburbanWashington, DC, and reside part-time at 102 ChippewaDrive. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Graham Matalik Realizes His Goal
Since the age of five or six, Graham Matalik has dreamed of play-ing soccer at the collegiate level. The dream began when he startedplaying soccer, competitively, at an early age and attended the Clem-son University soccer games. As a freshman, Graham joined thestarting line-up as goalkeeper for the Walhalla High School Razor-backs Soccer Team and is known as a leader on and off the field.
To achieve his goal, Graham took the matter into his own hands byemailing several schools in hopes of catching the attention of someone at the col-lege level. That effort paid off when Winthrop coach, Rich Posipanko, came call-ing. The Winthrop Eagles are in serious need of a goalkeeper, because four oftheir goalkeepers are graduating this year.Now as a high school senior, Graham hassigned a National Letter of Intent to play soc-cer at Winthrop University. As he signed hisletter of intent, he was surrounded by his par-ents, Doug and Judi Matalik; his brother,Reese; Walhalla assistant coach, Josh Steeleand Walhalla Head Coach, Mike Estes. TheMatalik family are Chickasaw Point residentsand live at 300 Laurel Drive.
Graham is anxious to move on to the nextlevel and help the Eagles to a winning season.We wish Graham and the Winthrop EaglesSoccer Team a successful season!
Volunteerism is an Integral Part of Chickasaw Point
Question - Is volunteerism for you? Robert andDe French answered, “Yes!” In 2005, they beganvolunteering at Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund, amission that provides emergency funds to the needyfor electric bills, rent, food, education, etc.
In September, 2010, a new soup kitchen was begunin Westminster to honor Dot Abbott, a caring womanknown for helping anyone in need. Robert and Designed up to help this much needed mission, too. Theyvolunteer once a month at Dot’s Kitchen, in the
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Westminster American Legion Post 107, helping to prepare meals for approxi-mately 75 people. On the first Wednesday of the month, you may find De peelingturnips, picking chicken, slicing and buttering bread, or brewing the 5 gallons ofsweet tea served each day, Monday through Friday. You will always find Robert atthe sinks washing the many commercial pots and pans needed daily to feed somany people.
The motto of Dot’s Kitchen is simple, “…serve until they all are fed.” Manyresidents of Chickasaw Point already volunteer at the soup kitchen, but they are inconstant need of additional help. If you would like to help, even as a substituteworker, please call De (972-7470) or Joey Roeder (647-5509).
Volunteerism involves labor, but it is truly a labor of love!
Marianne Ippolito and the Anelo Grill
Marianne Ippolito of 617 Chickasaw Drive, is pleased to an-nounce that the Grand Opening of our neighborhood’s newesteatery, Anelo Grill, is scheduled for May 5, 2013.
Located on Hwy 11 just south of Chickasaw Point, AneloGrill will feature specialty burgers and sandwiches, all craftedfrom local ingredients from local farms. Marianne has a strongcommitment to Chickasaw and surrounding Oconee County,and has based her entire business plan on supporting local ven-dors and farmers.
Marianne has been a part-time resident of Chickasaw Point for more than 7years. In January she became a full-time resident by relocating here from Atlanta.
Marianne has enjoyed a successful career in the food and beverage industry formore than 30 years. For the past 10 years, she has served as the General Managerof Food & Beverage for AmericasMart in downtown Atlanta.
What is “Anelo”? Anelo is a hybrid of Marianne’s parents’ first names, and isused as a tribute to them in many facets of her life.In fact, you may have spotted the “Anelo”, a whiteand red Chapparal ski boat parked at the marina.
When Marianne decided to open her Grill, it wasonly natural that she name it after her parents,themselves longtime restauranteurs. It also speaksto her goal of serving local products: Anelo….. AndNow…Eat LOcal.
For more information on Anelo Grill, visit www.anelogrill.com…. Or better yet,come on by on May 5th for the best burger you have had in a looooong time.
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Tracy and John Cochell
Tracy and John Cochell have been Chicka-saw Point weekenders for several years. Theyhave shared a part-time house at 609 PointRoad with John's brother Rick and his wife,Ann, since 1998. They bought their own homeon 112 Wintergreen Court, around the cornerfrom Rick and Ann, five years ago. Now,since last November, they have made arrange-ments to work from home offices, so they canbe here full-time. Tracy is an IT Project Man-
ager and John is a sales manager for Hewlett Packard.They still have close ties to the Atlanta area. Tracy was raised in Atlanta, and
they moved here from Alpharetta. Their son, Burke, is in college there and daugh-ter, Claire, in college in Athens, Georgia. (John is from the Detroit area.) This hasbeen a convenient destination for the family to get together and to enjoy the lakeand golf course. Now, it has become a permanent home in a lovely wooded lake-side setting.
This community affords them time to indulge in their hobbies as well. A busyand energetic couple, they are both golfers and enjoy boating. Tracy also likes or-ganic gardening and biking; John likes racquetball. They are members of EternalShepherd Lutheran Church in Seneca.
Marilyn and Charles Ericson
Chickasaw Point has new full-time neighbors inCharlie and Marilyn Ericson. They have had ahome here at 204 Cheyenne, but just recently soldtheir permanent residence in Ocala and are nowworking at blending two households. When theyfirst found Chickasaw Point, they bought a logcabin on the water for a retreat for their family offour boys.
They reminisced about their sixty-two years ofmarriage, as that time included many adventures--
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another summer place on New Jersey shore when the boys were young, a dozencruises, travel abroad, building several new homes, moving from Staten Island toSouth Florida, Charles working long hours, Marilyn managing the boys, campingtrips, boating and now welcoming their 5th great-grandson--a full interesting life,as Charles commented.When they lived on Staten Island, Charles worked eighteen years for the police
department piloting a police boat. In 1968, they moved to warmer weather in Hol-lywood, Florida. Charles, with a teaching degree, worked for the school districtfirst as a substitute teacher, and then, as an investigator for that district for twentyyears - Charles had twenty-two schools to follow-up on.
Two of their sons, Neil and Gary, have homes here also. Gary and Loretta'shome is on North Arrowhead; Neil and Michelle's home is on Camellia. Countingall the children, grandchildren and great-granchildren, there have been only twogirls born into the family! In June, all these Ericsons and extended family will betogether in North Carolina for a reunion planned by the "boys." What wonderfulmodeling Marilyn and Charles have done over the years in providing such well-rounded life experiences of caring, hard work and relaxation.As they nodded in agreement, "the longer we stay in Chickasaw, the more we likeit."
Margaret “Pegg” Callahan
Margaret “Pegg” Callahan, mother of Dr. William Cal-lahan of 102 Indian Hills Drive, lost her battle with can-cer on January 18, 2013. She is survived by her daugh-ter-in-law, Lynn Callahan; son, Robert Callahan, fourgrandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Her legacy lives on through her involvement with dental health education. Sheco-authored the Wanda Wondersmile puppet show. Her love of the arts and pup-petry led to the creation of Arpeggio puppets and spanned a 40-year career.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Puppetry Arts, FieldTrip Sponsorship Program, Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, At-lanta, GA 30309 or www. Puppet.org
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Fred McGuffin
Fred McGuffin, of 103 Pineneedle Drive, passed awayat Cottingham Hospice House on February 26. Mr.McGuffin was a native of Oconee County and a long-time resident of Chickasaw Point.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara “Bobbie” McGuffin; two sons,Greg McGuffin and wife, Jill and Brad McGuffin and wife, Karen and threegrandchildren, Cory, Jessica and Tiffany.
Memorials may be made to the Cottingham Hospice House, Attn: FoundationOffice, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672 or First Baptist Church of West-minster, 426 West Oak Highway, Westminster, SC 29693 or to a charity of one’schoice.
Patricia “Pat” VanParys
Patricia A. VanParys, of 118 Warpaint Lane and NewHudson, Michigan, passed away on March 6. Once afull-time resident of Chickasaw Point, Mrs. VanParys issurvived by Virgil J. VanParys, her husband of 60 years.
Other survivors include children; Mike VanParys and wife, Diane; KathySampson and husband, Rod; Cindy Kraft and husband, John; Jill Pochik and hus-band, Tim and six grandchildren.
Words of condolence may be sent to Virgil J. VanParys, 28413 Abbey Lane#214, New Hudson, MI 48165. Memorials may be sent to the Heartland HospiceMemorial Fund at http://www.heartlandhospicefund.org.
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Calling All Artists and CraftersThe Second Annual Chickasaw Point
Arts and Crafts Fairon Sunday, September 22 from 1 to 5 p.m.
It is time to start planning and producing your arts and crafts for thesale. Detailed information on reserving spaces and other specifics will besent as the date approaches. The Arts and Crafts Fair will be open to thepublic and advertised in the surrounding communities.
Retirement Party for William Ligon
William, our friendly gate guard, is retiring on April 25.You are invited to join William at the Clubhouse on Friday, April 26 at
6:30 p.m. to help him celebrate his retirement.
Please bring an appetizer or main dish to share and your choice ofbeverage. (BYOB) If you would like to share a story or
anecdote, be prepared to speak that night.
RSVP by April 22 to Mollie Woodson at 972-0118 orAva Ellis at 972-1933
Donate Your Talent for Safe HarborBenefit Auction
June 1
The Auction will be held at the Clubhouse. Guests willbe able to bid on donated talents such as a dinner for four cooked foryou, a sunset cruise or a service performed for you.
Watch your email for further details.
Upcoming Events
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Dates to Remember
April16 Lunch Bunch—11:30 a.m. at The Lodge at Foxwood Hills17 Brush Pick-up
Men’s Club—5:30 p.m. at the ClubhouseLadies Night Out—6:00 p.m. at The Grill
20 POA Quarterly Board Meeting—9 a.m. at the Clubhouse27 Rotary Club of Fairplay Golf Tournament
May3 First Friday Dinner—6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. seatings at The Grill4 Salvation Army Golf Tournament—9:15 a.m. Check-in
(sponsored by Joe’s New York Pizza)9 Women’s Club—6:30 p.m. Social Time / 7:00 p.m. Meeting
at the Clubhouse11 Women’s Club Yard Sale—8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the South Union
Fire Station15 Lunch Bunch—12:00 p.m. at The Starving Artist, Easley S.C.
Men’s Club—5:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse18 Snow Creek Baptist Church Golf Tournament26 Memorial Day Tennis Tournament—8:30 a.m. Warm-up
June1 Return Baptist Church Golf Tournament
Donate Your Talent for Safe Harbor—Benefit Auction7 First Friday Dinner— 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. seatings at The Grill8 Corinth Baptist Church Golf Tournament
13 Women’s Club—5:30 p.m. Social Time / 6:00 p.m. Salad BarDinner / 7:00 p.m. Meeting
19 Men’s Club—5:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse29 Blood Drive at the Clubhouse
July5 First Friday Dinner—6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. seatings at The Grill6 Fourth of July Celebration and Fireworks17 Men’s Club—5:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse
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POV Staff
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUMMITTED ARTICLES FOR THIS ISSUE!
Gene Blair, Communications and Public Relations Director
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Date to RememberFourth of July Celebration and Fireworks
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