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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenkiller Property.com Newsletter July 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue -- Boat Parade Starts A Week Of Fun! -- Sharon Stratton Acheives Realtor Status -- Harris Attends New Resort & Second Home Course -- Fishing Report -- Tenkiller Events -- SNAKE CREEK MARINA is Rocking and Rolling -- Cookson Jubilee July 13-14 -- Did You Know??? -- Team Tenkiller Dear George, 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 1200+ subscribers! We Love Lake Tenkiller!
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The Greater Tenkiller Area Association is featuring a boat parade on Lake Tenkiller June 30, 2007. The boat parade is designed to kick off a week long schedule of events in the surrounding area prior to the Centennial Fireworks Extravaganza on July 4th. Boaters are encouraged to decorate their boats not only for the parade on Saturday, June 30, but to keep their boats decorated throughout the week and especially for the Independence Day fireworks on July 4th at dusk at the south end of the lake. The Boat Parade is being sponsored by A&B Distributors, Tenkiller Property.com, Tenkiller Liquor, Greater Tenkiller Area |
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Association and Krawdaddy's BBQ & Such. First, Second and Third place trophies will be awarded for best use of red, white and blue colors. These trophies are being donated by Krawdaddy's BBQ & Such and will be on display there prior to the event. Along with the trophies, cash prizes donated by A&B Distributors, Tenkiller Property.com and Tenkiller Liquor, will also be awarded to the first, second and third place winners as follows:
Boaters participating in the boat parade are asked to sign up at a participating marina as soon as possible. Pine Cove, Strayhorn, Snake Creek, Sixshooter, Caney Ridge and Burnt Cabin marinas are all sites for boaters to register. Participating marinas will issue each boat parade entry identifying the marina and boater being represented. Boats will travel to Snake Creek Island for judging between 4pm and 5 pm. on Saturday, June 30, 2007. The decorated boats will pass in between the judges boats at the island for reviewing and judging. Decorated boats will be judged at Snake Creek Island between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. The award ceremony for winning entries will be at Krawdaddy's BBQ & Such at Snake Creek Marina at 7 pm. Boat Parade flyers will be available at participating marinas for additional information. There is no cost to participate in the boat parade. The boat parade offers participating boaters an opportunity to travel from various areas of the lake with their decorated boats for all lake visitors to view as they navigate to the judging location. All boaters, from the smallest to the largest watercraft, are encouraged to decorate and participate. For more information about the boat parade, you can contact Shannon Smith at 918-489-5888 or email lakenut36@yahoo.com and Diane Rutland at 918-487- 5042 or email tenkiller@cros
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George Harris, Broker, with Tenkiller Property.com is pleased to announce Sharon Stratton has obtained her real estate license and is active with the firm as a sales associate. Sharon will specialize in land and residential sales in the Lake Tenkiller area. Sharon moved to Cookson after her husband, Louie, retired from OSU in 1989. Louie was born and raised in Cookson, so their choice of where to retire to was a no-brainer. Sharon has over 20 years experience with the federal government and prior to moving from Stillwater was a paralegal with the Office of General Counsel. Since living at the lake, Sharon served as the Executive Director for the Lake Tenkiller Association for 10 years and had her own business, Office Services during that time. She has published Totally Tenkiller News for over 12 years. Sharon's mother, grandson and son-in-law also reside in Cookson. Sharon became interested in real estate while working at TenkillerProperty.com during the last year and recently decided to pursue her real estate license. She is excited about her new career decision and is eager to service your real estate needs. |
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Harris Attends New Resort & Second Home Course ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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George Harris, Broker with Tenkiller Property.com, traveled to Vail, Colorado and took the Resort and Second Home Markets Course produced by the National Association of Realtors. The world class course is designed to teach the essentials of buying, selling, and managing resort properties and second homes for recreation, investment, and development by U.S. and International clients and customers in the United States. This two-day core course focused on the knowledge and skill base that real estate |
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professionals need to specialize in buying, selling, or managing second homes in a resort, recreational, and/or vacation destination and properties for investment, development, or retirement. "The new program recognizes the growth in areas such as Lake Tenkiller." Harris stated. "The Lake Tenkiller Market and its growth of second home and retirement buyers has never been stronger and savvy buyers increasingly demand the expertise of real estate professionals with proven knowledge of resort and second home market conditions." A 2006 NAR study showed substantial growth in the second-home market. The study indicated that Investment property and vacation homes make up a significant portion of the overall housing market, accounting for more than one-third of residential transactions. Acquiring a second home has grown in popularity over the last 10 years and in particular since 2003. Sales of second homes increased 16 percent in 2004 from the year before. NAR also estimates that 36 percent of buyers who purchased a second home bought a property that was more than 100 miles away from their primary residence. Harris added, "With our Lake Tenkiller Market reflecting the same growth, I am glad that I had the opportunity to take the course, and share with my staff this knowledge, so that we all can serve the community as experts in a unique market and truly be specialists in what we do."
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Got a Tenkiller Fishing or Hunting Picture? e mail it to me george@tenkillerproperty.com Tenkiller:Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water 77 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures in flooded brush and near docks. Crappie slow with some action trolling over the main channel with deep runners and around brush at 12-25 ft. on roadrunner type jigs. Catfish fair off points on stinkbaits at 18-21 ft. Sunfish good on worms in coves or near docks. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. Greenleaf: Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits along creek channels. Channel, blue and flathead catfish good on stinkbaits, worms, cut bait and sunfish. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. along creek channels. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Webbers Falls: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and salt crawls along rip-rap and creek channels. Channel catfish good on stinkbait and shad at mud flats. Crappie good in brush structures at bridges and along shoreline. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. |
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Sat June 30 Blackgum VFD Pancake Breakfast 7 am to 11 am at the Community Building on Hwy 100 Sun July 1 Vian's 6th Annual Fireworks Independance Celebration at St. John Stadium at Vian High School Wed July 4, 2007 Lake Tenkiller Fireworks Display shot at the dam site. This is a State Centenial Event! It will also be the first electronic ignition show that Tenkiller has ever seen, which will produce a more vivacious aerial display. Fri, Sat, July 13-14 Cookson Jubilee 2007 |
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SNAKE CREEK MARINA is Rocking and Rolling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Snake Creek Marina is a full service marina featuring Krawdaddy's BBQ & Such floating restaurant with a bar area that is tastefully decorated and a comfortable respite from the sun. The crew is in full swing as the summer season crests on the 4th of July. A few new faces and several old ones greet the marina goers as the summer nights heat up on the lake. . Friday nights are generally laid back while the weekenders roll in to the campground and cabins at the Marina. Saturday evenings, are a hub of activity as local bands strut their stuff on the deck at Snake Creek Marina. |
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Bands such as Wanda Watkins Band to Randy Crouch keep the decks of the marina jumping from 7 to 10 pm every Saturday night. Sundays again return to the relaxed easy going atmosphere when the locals bid farewell to the weekenders, looking forward to the next weekend of activity. Fourth of July Celebrations kick off on Saturday June 30, 2007 with a boat parade sponsored by the Greater Tenkiller Area Association. Registrations will be accepted at your local marina until noon on Saturday. The parade begins at 4:00pm and judging will be from 5:30 to 6:30 at Snake Creek island. Prizes to be awarded for best use of red, white, and blue are: $500 and trophy for 1st prize; $200 and trophy for 2nd prize; $100 and trophy for 3rd prize! Big Daddy "D" and the Blues Kickers will top the party off at Snake Creek at 7pm. Come early to get a good view of all the boats in their patriotic adornment and grab a seat to listen to Big Daddy "D". On Wednesday the 4th, rumor has it that Wanda Watkins band may crank it up again at Snake Creek. Of course, at dark, the fireworks spectacular will light up the south end of the lake. Be there so you don't miss out on a great time! Cookson Jubilee July 13-14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Written By Peggy Gray, Pictured is Jason Meadows, performing Sat night July 14 at the Cookson Jubilee The 32nd annual Cookson Jubilee, a summer festival of great entertainment, delicious food, and fun for young and old will be held on Friday, July 13 and Saturday July 14 at the TACO grounds on Mullens Drive (next to the airport) in Cookson, Oklahoma. This year's event is designated as an Official Centennial Project celebrating 100 years of statehood or Oklahoma. The Jubilee theme, "Celebrate Oklahoma: 1907 - 2007" will be |
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reflected in various ways as visitors and participants go "all out" to celebrate Oklahoma's centennial. Prizes will be awarded for the best "turn of the century costumes"; so dig through long forgotten clothing and dress up as an authentic "Sooner." You just might win a prize. Regardless, you will have fun. A look back to the first Cookson Jubilee in 1975 will bring memories of hometown talent, political speeches and the Miss Lake Tenkiller beauty pageant, which will be revived this year. Local and area performers will provide Friday's entertainment. TACO Vice-President Judd Knowles has secured a super and varied line-up of cloggers, musical groups and soloists. In addition, entrance to the Jubilee on Friday will be FREE. The only charge will be a $5.00 parking fee for each vehicle. Bill Payne's radio stations KEOK 1350, KTLQ 101.7, KTFX 102.1 and KFOX 102.5, will again present Saturday's entertainment. This will be the Annual Listener Appreciation Show and tickets are free. To secure your FREE tickets listen to the aforementioned radio stations for participating business where tickets are available. (Without a ticket, the entrance fee is $20.00 per person) Jason Meadows, up and coming new Nashville talent, will be the featured entertainer for Saturday's shows. In addition to great musical entertainment, there will be top-drawer arts and crafts vendors; lots of good food such as Cook Shack Barbeque, Just Desserts, other "festival foods and drinks;" and fun and games for "tots to teens." Another revival event will be a raffle for a cruise. This will be a Mexico Cruise for two aboard the Carnival Fantasy - December 10-16, 2007. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each and may be purchase from TACO President Gene Fabry at E Fabry & Associates in Cookson, OK (918/457-3900), Cruise Directors Steve & Nancy Tharp (918/457-4044) or at the Information Booth at the Jubilee. The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday night. The winner will have the option of taking $500.00 in cash in lieu of the cruise. With so much to offer, you won't want to miss "Celebrate Oklahoma: 1907 - 2007". Come out and enjoy a "good old-fashioned time" visiting with friends, shopping for unique arts and crafts, and enjoying great entertainment and good food. Dress in your best rendition of "Celebrate Oklahoma" clothing, and you just might win a prize. Whatever you decide to do, don't miss having fun at the 2007 Cookson Jubilee on Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14. SEE YOU THERE !!!
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The following operator age and boater education requirements apply to operation of vessels on Oklahoma's public waters. |
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A child under 12 years of age may not operate, under any circumstances, a vessel powered by a motor or combination of motors over 10 horsepower, a personal watercraft (PWC), or a sail-powered vessel 16 feet or more in length. A child 12 years of age or older but not yet 16 years of age may operate a vessel powered by a motor or combination of motors over 10 horsepower, a personal watercraft (PWC), or a sail-powered vessel 16 feet or more in length only if all of the following conditions are met.
Read more & take the official exam here
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