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Tenkiller Property.com Newsletter October 2005

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In This Issue

-- Tenkiller Area to be Represented in National Pageant

-- Lake Levels Still Low

-- Boats Unlimited

-- Hunting & Fishing Report

-- Tenkiller Events

-- Stop and See The Big Striper BASS- IT'S B*I*G

-- New Tenkiller Commercial Opportunities

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 800+ subscribers! We Love Lake Tenkiller!

Our thoughts are with all who have been affected by the hurricanes in the Gulf Region, and our thanks go to the thousands of rescue and relief workers in the area. My friend Sharon Stratton with Totaly Tenkiller News is running a special edition this month about the Evacuees that are staying in the immediate area. Be sure and pick one up

Tenkiller Area to be Represented in National Pageant

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Written by Betty Curtis

After winning the title of Vian's Jr Miss in 2004-05 Miss Ashley King, daughter of Robbie and Carlesa King, has had the opportunity to represent Vian in many different ways. She is a 2005 graduate of Vian High School, where she was Captain of the Cheerleading Squad, Senior Class President, and a member of the Honor Society. She is currently attending Northeastern State University in Tahlequah,OK. Ashley hopes to make her career in medicine. The title of Jr Miss has given her the chance to try her wings at many things. Not many know that she has signed a modeling contract with J Ballard Co, and had the opportunity to do a photo shoot for The Gap and more recently a photo shoot for Glamour Shots. Look closely the next time you see those ads, you just may see someone you know! She journeyed to Tulsa in June to compete in the National American Miss Pageant along with 67 other girls for the state title. Ashley placed 1st in this competition to become the National American Miss Oklahoma Teen. In November she will go to Anaheim, California to represent Oklahoma in the National American Miss Teen Pageant. All our good wishes go with her. Good Luck Ashley !! Let everyone know what fine and upstanding teens we have here in Vian.

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Just a note about this program and what it offers:

The National American Miss pageants are dedicated to celebrating America's greatness and encouraging its future leaders. Each year, the pageant awards one million dollars in cash, scholarships and prizes to recognize and assist the development of young women nationwide.

Lake Levels Still Low

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Tenkiller Lake is approximately nine and a half feet BELOW the normal elevation of 632.00. Many of the ramps are unusable and closed. The ramps that are currently usable are: STRAYHORN DAY USE AREA, SNAKE CREEK PUBLIC USE AREA, CHICKEN CREEK SOUTH RAMP (One lane), STANDING ROCK, BLACKGUM LANDING, CATO, AND CARTERS LANDING PUBLIC USE AREA. Boaters are advised to launch at their own risk.

Due to the low levels of water there are two main areas that have become a hazard. One is Needles Point located on the west side of the lake southwest of Chicken Creek.

Coordinates are N 35 degrees, 40 minutes, 23.2 seconds and W 094 degrees, 59 minutes, 04.04 seconds. That is the esterly part of the point and it run west - northwest to the shore. The second area is an island out from the mouth of Paradise/Linder Cove - north of Strayhorn. Coordinates are N 35 degrees, 37 minutes, 30.2 seconds and W 095 degrees, 03 minutes, 25.5 seconds. This is in decimal, minutes, degress United Trasnferse Mercators, NAD 83 readings.

Other areas may exist in the lake that may be exposed or nearer to the surface of the water such as shallow lake bottom, trees, stumps, and rocks. Beware of all potential hazards on the lake. Use extreme caution and use the lake safely and wisely.

Picture provided by JoAn McFadden

Boats Unlimited

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Written by Nancy Davey

Need your boat serviced for the winter? Feel confident in the care and professionalism of BOATS UNLIMITED. Celebrating 10 years of a family business, Bill and Martha Little and son Heath keep customers happy with expert workmanship. They specialize in motor repair with the distinction of being a certified Johnson Evinrude service center. Their store sells boat supplies, ropes, accessories, life vests, marine batteries and trailer parts. Located on 10 acres, BOATS UNLIMITED on Hwy 82 in Cookson is just west of Snake Creek

Market/Lodge. Open 8-5 pm M-F and 8-noon on Saturday or call 918.457.6055. Stop by and visit to realize just how personal and quality mined the Little's are. Now is also a good time to have Bill winterize your boat for the cold months ahead.

Hunting & Fishing Report

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Picture provided by Terry Ussery --Gordon, "The Crappie Man," caught this 15 1/2 inch crappie at Sixshooter Marina on September 18th

Tenkiller: Elevation 10 ft. below normal, water 83 and steady. Largemouth bass slow smaller bass hitting on topwater early and late around brush on worms or plastic jigs midday. White bass fair most

evenings on spoons or small jigs on the points. Catfish fair drifting cut baits or anchored with stinkbaits. Sunfish good around docks on worm tipped jigs. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Greenleaf: Elevation below normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits along shoreline. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows off dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Webbers Falls: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits along riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows under bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Archery season offers ample time to head to the woods

Coming off a record setting archery season, deer hunters are looking forward to the opening of the archery deer season on October 1. During the 2004 archery deer season, bowhunters harvested 14,639 whitetail deer, topping the previous record of 14,278 set in 2002. The archery harvest was 16 percent of the total deer harvest. Running from Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, deer archery season offers more than 100 days of hunting. The first of Oklahoma's big game seasons, the archery deer season attracted more than 81,000 Oklahoma hunters last year.

Tenkiller Events

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Pictured left is one of the Tenkiller Golf's Spooktacular Tournament displays where different members decorate a golf hole for the tournament. There is an assortment of challenges such as putting with a hammer or cue stick, or teeing off standing inside a tire

Sat, Oct 1 The third annual Gore Fall Festival, Car Show, Burnout and Cruise will be held from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Steve Owens Sports Complex on State Highway 64 in Gore. The car show will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.; the poker run will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and the burnout competition will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
A live radio DJ will provide music for the events. All-day events include an inflatables playground for the children, at $3 per child for the entire day; a sumo and dunking tank for $5 per child for the entire day; arts and crafts booths; a flea market, an automotive swap meet, and food vendors.

Sat & Sun, Oct 15 & 16Scuba Clean-up, $20 per diver with prizes in several catagories, contact Tim at Nautical Adeventures, 918-457-3483

Sat, Oct 22 Tenkiller State Park Halloween Haunting, 7-10pm at Shelter 2 contact Leann Bunn,Tenkiller State Park 918-489-5641 or email her at lbunn@otrd.state.ok.us

Sat Oct 29, Jay Dee Thompson Memorial Golf Tourney at Tenkiller Golf Call Buck at 918-773-5649 for info.

Sun Oct 30 Tenkiller Golf's Annual Spooktacular Tournament, 1:00pm call 918-773-8436 for details. Click here to see pictures of last years Spooktacular Tournament 9 hole scrambles are every Sunday at Noon and 2:00 pm everyone welcome

Stop and See The Big Striper BASS- IT'S B*I*G

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The Gore Short Stop will have the Oklahoma Recored Striper Bass on display through October 3, 2005. The fish was caught in 1996 and weighed 47 lbs 8oz. The fish was caught in the Lower Illinois River by Lewis Parker of Webber Falls.

Just a short distance from our two state parks, you'll find Gore - the trout capital of Oklahoma. We invite all of you to visit our beautiful area, see the scenery, do some fishing, hike a trail or see more stars than you ever imagined in the night time sky. Greenleaf and Tenkiller - two great places to park!