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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenkiller Property.com Newsletter September 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue -- Lake Level update from Corps of Engineers -- Lake Real Estate Brisk -- Wagon Wheel Charbroiler Restaurant -- Fishing Report -- Tenkiller Events -- Betty Curtis Joins Tenkiller Property.com Sales Staff -- Water Watchers Report 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!
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At press time the lake was 9.5 feet below normal. we are still several inches behind in rainfall. This article was released by the Tulsa District Corp of Engineers Office August 30, 2005 The water level at Tenkiller Ferry Lake has reached its lowest level in several years and is expected to continue to recede through the holiday weekend. The lake is predicted to be below elevation 622.75 within the week - more than nine feet below the seasonal pool level. Evaporation, hydroelectric generation, and less-than-normal runoff in the Illinois River basin have contributed to the lake's low level. |
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Many boat ramps are now unsafe to use. Ramps in the public use areas at Pettit Bay, Elk Creek Landing, Cookson Bend, and Chicken Creek have been closed to the public. Boat ramps at the Chicken Creek South Complex, Snake Creek, Strayhorn Landing Day Use Area, Carters Landing, Standing Rock, Blackgum Landing, and Cato Creek are still useable, but boaters are advised to launch at their own risk Boaters and visitors to Tenkiller Ferry Lake are warned to beware of hazards associated with the low lake levels. Objects that previously were well below the lake's surface are now either exposed or are much nearer the surface, causing dangerous conditions. Picture provided by JoAn McFadden Click here for the current lake level.
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Sean Kennedy, Press Staff Writer with the Tahlequ ah Daily Press was nice enough to call me and write the article below about our market, also I have included some new stats just released by the National Association of Realors George Harris, owner of TenkillerProperty.com, is |
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swamped at work these days, with hardly enough time to answer a phone call. The real estate Broker, whose agency specializes in property on Lake Tenkiller, is seeing a boom in the home buying market. "It's awesome," said Harris. "Business has picked up, as expected. National trends show that vacation and recreation property are hot and that's reflected in our Lake Tenkiller sales. It's been a phenomenal year." Harris is referring to the boom in purchases of second homes, either vacation or retirement properties. "Analysts have said for years that baby boomers were going to cause a major change in the housing market when they retired," said Harris. "Now those baby boomers are reaching retirement age, with the older end reaching their 60s and the younger end in their 50s, they've set their sites on vacation homes and retirement properties." Lake Tenkiller is a popular vacation and retirement area, with beautiful scenery and plenty of activities to keep people busy. This trend is hardly contained to one area though, areas across the country are feeling the impact of this boom. Across the country, previously unheralded communities are being transformed by a boom in second home purchases fueled by demographics, cheap loans and a real-estate market some believe is in a bubble. A record 2.82 million second homes sold in 2004 - a 16.3 percent increase, according to the National Association of Realtors. In all, 36 percent of all homes purchased in 2004 were either for investment or vacation. "People are looking for homes that supplement their lifestyle," said Harris. "There are people who don't want to move into the lake area and will just purchase the property as a summer getaway, but there are others who do want to take that dive and move down to the lake." Historically low rates, combined with expanding wealth among the upper ranks of American workers have made second homes that were once a luxury a reality for more people. And baby boomers are trading the home equity built up in high-priced cities for retirement in cheaper towns. Harris is not concerned about talk of a real estate bubble. "They have predicted this would happen for years," said Harris.
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Written by Betty Wilhite The Wagon Wheel Restaurant just NW of Greenleaf Nursery on Highway 82 is worth the drive no matter where you are on the Lake. It opened this Spring and is a fine addition to Lake Tenkiller eateries. Walk in and help your self to a drink, have a seat, and be hungry cause they will serve you up plenty! The Charbroiled Steak and Chicken are their specialities but they also have hamburgers |
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and more available. Be careful not to get full on their "Tag-A- Longs" which include beans, curly fries, macaroni & tomatoes, and hot yeast rolls. Enjoy one of the best steaks on the lake at 5-10 pm Tues thru Fri, and Sat & Sun open for both lunch and dinner.
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Tenkiller: Elevation 9 1/2 ft. below normal, water 88. Catfish fair drifting with cut bait at 10-20 ft. and good on stinkbaits at 15-20 ft. White bass fair at the lower end of the lake in the evenings on spinners or spoons. Sunfish good along bluffs or near docks on worms. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. Greenleaf: Elevation below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish fair on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows off the fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County. |
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Webbers Falls: Elevation 2 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms off rip rap. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Picture provided by JoAn McFadden Tenkiller Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Labor Day Weekend The Cherokee National Holiday has been held since 1953 in commemoration of the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution. It has grown into one of the largest events in Oklahoma, attracting more than 70,000 people from across the world. This will be the 53rd Cherokee National Holiday, which is expected to bring more than 100,000 visitors and Cherokees to Tahlequah this Labor Day weekend. Click here for the Cherokee Nation Website |
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Fri & Sat Sept 9-10 Marval's Fall Music Fest. Come out and see our gigantic stage and hear bands perform. Dry camping $9/person for the weekend. For more information, see the Marval website: www.marv alresort.com. Sat & Sun Sept 24-25 Tenkiller Golf's Annual Bucks & Does Tournament. Call 918-773-8436. See Tenkiller Golf's Website here 9 hole scrambles are every Sunday at Noon and 2:00 pm everyone welcome 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.
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George Harris, Broker, with Tenkiller Property.com is pleased to announce Betty Curtis has joined our firm as a sales associate. Betty will specialize in land and residential sales in the Lake Tenkiller area. Betty and her family have been coming to Lake Tenkiller for over 35 years. In 1992 ,after her husband retired from the Army , they decided to settle down here at Lake Tenkiller. She has been involved in the real estate business as an office manager for over 5 years and has recently decided to give the other side of the coin a chance. She knows the lake and the lake area and is ready and willing to help you with all your real estate needs. The Curtis family has been all over most of the United States and most of Europe but they have found that there is just a homey feel that you get here at the lake and in the little town of Vian that is hard to come by anywhere else. They are members of Cookson Methodist Church and Betty has done many hours of volunteer work at Vian Elementary School as her children have grown. Come see her and let her help you find your perfect place here at the lake.
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This article written by my friend Terri Ussery Secretary/Treasurer -- Greater Tenkiller Area Association and owner of the World famous Terri's Sixshooter Bed & Breakfast The Tenkiller Water Watchers, a group of volunteers who collect |
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and analyze water samples as part of a program sponsored by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, recently met at the Community Center in Tenkiller State Park to be re-certified by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. This is an annual requirement to meet EPA data quality requirements. The surface water temperature is still very warm (86 degrees near Skunk Island), which is typical for this time of year. The thermocline is set up at 25 to 30 feet and the water below about 35 feet does not have enough oxygen to sustain fish, also typical for this time of year. The algae growth around the shore and docks has subsided and the water is clearing up noticeably in the lower end of the lake. Sand bass are chasing shad in the early morning and late evening and are easy to catch right now one white curly-tail jigs, silver slab spoons and small shad- patterned crank baits. Finally, Drew Edmundson, the Oklahoma Attorney General, announced that he was proceeding with lawsuits against 13 or 14 poultry processors following a break-down of their negotiations. It is a shame a solution could not be worked out. |