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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenkiller Property.com Newsletter July 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue -- Is Oklahoma Gaming Your Game? -- Cookson Jubilee July 14 & 15 -- Fireworks, Vian the 3rd, on the Lake the 4th -- Fishing Report -- Tenkiller Events -- Sharing The Story of Tragedy, Can Save Lives Lots of things are happening in the Lake Tenkiller area, and we would like to share a little of it with you. Thanks so much for being one of the 1000+ subscribers! We Love Lake Tenkiller! The Lake is clear, up to a foot above normal, and the Cookson Hills are lush and beautiful for this time of year
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The fifth annual Vian Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza sponsored by the Vian Community Charitable Trust will be held Monday evening, July 3rd at the Vian School Football Field. The 2006 fireworks show has been contracted to Pyrotechnics of Richland Missouri. According to Shannon Smith of The Greater Tenkiller Area Association (GTAA), the association will again be sponsoring this year's 2006 fireworks display begining at dusk on Tuesday, July 4th on the South end of the lake at the Dam area. The annual event is funded by business owners and individuals. This years display should be one of the biggest and best ever for the Lake Tenkiller area. I have been fortunate to attend both of the shows in the years past, and they both are unique. The lake show will be spectacular over the water, and is more of a higher overhead display shot over the lake with awesome reflections from the water. The Vian display is more contained, kind of an "up close and personal" experience with music, a constant barrage of energy. I would strongly suggest getting to your position early at both shows |
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Got a Tenkiller Fishing or Hunting Picture? e mail it to me george@tenkillerproperty.com Greenleaf:Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek beds and slong shoreline. Catfish good on cut bait and ;liver on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structutre. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Webbers Falls:Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits along rip rap. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. |
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The economic landscape of Oklahoma has rapidly changed and so has Lake Tenkiller's. The State (it seems overnight) has become #2 in the nation for casino population. We now have over 80 Indian Tribal Casinos and 3 Racinos, with Nevada holding the #1 spot with Commercial Casinos and Colorado coming in a distant 3rd. Driving the State, they are popping up everywhere. The statistics come from the America Gaming Association. |
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Sallisaw now has 2 with the Grand Opening of the Cherokee Casino Sallisaw featuring the "Back 40 Bar & Grill". Blue Ribbon Downs became a "Racino" a few months ago, and live horse racing will fire back up the last weekend in July. Tahlequah also has 2 with the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino, that seems to challenge Wal-Mart (next door) for the highest number of cars in the parking lot, and Cherokee Casino Tahlequah operating in what looks to be a temporary building in front of a large unit under construction behind it. Click here for the The Oklahoma Association for Gambling Addiction Awareness Website. I'll bet ya it won't be too long before it becomes the second largest organization of it's kind. I admit I have visited all of these at one time or another, and it is nice to see local folks you know working in them that were needing a job. I have not seen any in the area building theaters, and to my knowledge, there is only one with a golf course. Visting Vegas and Tunica those are two amenities that I enjoy, and hopefully that is in the gaming future for Oklahoma. Cookson Jubilee July 14 & 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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My friend Bill Payne came by our office to let me know that this is the biggest Jubilee they have ever done! The Cookson Jubilee is celebrating it's 31st year and what a ride it has been. I know, I personally have watched it change over the years. If you haven't been to a Jubilee in recent years you are really missing out. Bill Payne has landed some quality shows for this year, at a price that can't be beat. IT"S FREE, if you stop by our office, or one of the other fine sponsors in the area and pick up your tickets. Jamey Johnson (from Alabama) and Oklahoma's own RCA recording artist Bryan White will play over the weekend of July 14th and 15th. White had 4 no. 1 country singles and Jamey Johnson had a recent Top 10 hit called "The Dollar." He has a new release out that should move up the charts called "Rebelishous." Entertainment on stage continuous on Friday from 4- 10 p.m. and Sat from 12N-10 p.m. Arts, crafts, food, cook shack world famous BBQ plus games and rides for the children. No alcohol. Family affair. Free admission with ticket from us or other participating sponsors. Listen to KTFX 102.1, KEOK- FM101.7, KTLQ1350AM, K-FOX102.5 in Eufaula and KITX95.5FM in Hugo for ticket locations |
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Fireworks, Vian the 3rd, on the Lake the 4th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Fishing Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Tenkiller Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Sat, July 1 7 to 11 am, Blackgum VFD Pancake Breakfast, held in the new BVFD Community Building in Johnsonville on Hwy 100 Tue July 4, 2006 Lake Tenkiller Fireworks Display sponsored by the Greater Tenkiller Area Association, will be shot at the dam site. Fri & Sat July 14 & 15 Cookson Jubilee Free tickets here at the office or pickup at any other sponsor in the area Summer Trail of Tears Drama Announcement The Cherokee Heritage Center will not be producing a drama for the summer of 2006. We would like to thank everyone who has participated and enjoyed the productions that originated here since 1969. We do have exciting plans for the 2007 summer coming soon. Also, please don't forget we have our Ancient Village, Museum, Adam's Corner, Family Research Center and our Heritage Farms open all summer long. We look forward to seeing you soon! |
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Sharing The Story of Tragedy, Can Save Lives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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E-news, From the Tulsa District of The Army Corp of Engineers The Memorial Day weekend holiday death toll on Oklahoma state lakes was the highest that safety officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can recall. Four of the five deaths occurred on Corps lakes, and each could have been prevented. The tragedy of the loss is compounded when we learn that three of the four deaths were people doing simple things - wading and swimming. None of the victims wore a life vest. Oologah Lake - 27 year old male died while swimming from the beach to a buoy line about 50 feet from shore. He was found in 14 feet of water not wearing a life jacket. Eufaula Lake - 5 year old girl drowned while wading at the swim beach and was found in 4 1/2 feet of water. She could not swim and did not wear a life jacket. |
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Skiatook Lake - 31 year old man died from multiple injuries as he was swinging from the bluffs, hit the rocks and disappeared into 10 feet of water. Diving and jumping into lakes are prohibited. No life jacket was worn. Oologah Lake - 21 year old man swimming from the beach drowned in 8 feet of water 40 feet from shore. No life jacket was worn. In a pool, wading and swimming activities are in a controlled environment. However, at a lake, serious thought must be given to the risks. The lake is not a swimming pool with a uniform bottom to stand on and sides within reach when swimmers get tired. Many of us could jump into a pool and pull someone to safety. Very few of us can swim yards off shore to retrieve someone who has gone under. (Assuming we can find their body in the dark, murky water of the lake.) Lakes come with a risk of injury or death and people should know that and demand that life jackets be worn. |