| This is the May, 2010 edition of the electronic Twin Lakes Newsletter. We now send the newsletter via email so we can get the news to all members faster and save the club some money. We will send the newsletter via regular mail only to members who so request or for whom we have no email addresses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dear Twin Lakes Members, Pool season is right around the corner. In fact, our swim team has
already been practicing for over a week now. As you may have seen, our club renovations are winding down. Due to
some unforeseen expenses, we are holding off on the siding for the
concession stand portion of the pavilion to make sure we do not have a
cash crunch in case unforeseen expenses arise during the pool season. Once
we are comfortable with having sufficient cash, we will finish that
portion as well. Still, I think it is looking pretty good. I want give a personal welcome to all the new faces we will see at the
pool this year. We have 20 new families that have joined. I also want to
welcome our new pool manager for this season, Cindy Weiss. Those of you
who have kids on Swim Team may already know Cindy as she is one of the
coaches. I also want to note the one face we will be very sad not to see around
the pool this year – Meg Jeffrey. As I noted in an earlier e-mail, Meg
passed away in her sleep the night of Monday, May 11th. For those of you
lucky enough to know Meg, you know she was always cheerful, boundless,
friendly, helpful, and many more adjectives too numerous to list - all
things I am sure you would have seen from her as our newest Social
director. I still cannot believe it has happened and we will miss her.
Finally, as always, if you have any ideas you believe should be
considered for the club, please feel free to share - we always appreciate
the input. Tom
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| Currently we have $97,591.17 in our various bank accounts, with all
bills paid with the exception of the $6,600 bill for parking lot repairs
and improvements. I will pay that particular bill after the work is
complete. So far this year twenty members have sold their membership interests in
Twin Lakes. We have added twenty-one new members. We still have inside and
outside waiting lists. We have collected 99.78% of budgeted revenue so far this fiscal year.
We will have to keep a close eye on expenses. The construction loan
($90,000) is being converted to a permanent loan and should be paid off
within 30 months. Please let me know if you have any questions about our
finances. Milt
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| CONGRATS TO OUR TEAMS - Our junior boy’s ALTA team made it to
the playoffs and our men’s A7 ALTA not only qualified for the playoffs but
made it to the City Finals. Please congratulate them on a great season.
MEMORIAL DAY TENNIS ROUND ROBIN – We will have a tennis round
robin Monday, May 31, from 9 – 12 (balls and drinks provided). JUNIOR TENNIS CAMP - There is still room in the Junior tennis
camp for all ages June 1-4 ($110 per student). Register by e-mailing your
child’s Name and Age to Mark Bryne. NEW MEMBERS - There are several new members that play tennis so
please welcome them to the club if you see some new faces up there! If you
need help finding a tennis team to join, please email Mark Bryne. TENNIS CLINICS – Skill clinics with: - Mikhail will continue
Wednesdays. 5:30 Juniors of all ages; and 6:30 Adults - $10 per person. -
Jubril for AGES 11-17 are Tues and Thurs from 5:00 to 6 - $15 per person.
Jubril is interested in teaching younger kids earlier on the same days so
please e-mail Jubril if you are
interested. LEAGUE PLAY - Please notify the tennis chairs if you are playing
K-Swiss, T2 or flex USTA. ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM - Players may use the online
reservation system once per week to schedule courts for K-Swiss, T-2 and
makeup ALTA or USTA matches. You will first need to email Mark Bryne and
request a username and password. Then you may visit the Twin
Lakes Tennis Reservations web site where you can reserve courts for
T-2, K-Swiss or other ALTA/USTA matches. Please also remember to post a
screen print of your reservation on the tennis kiosk 24 hours before your
reservation. Stephanie
Jernigan & Mark
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| SWIM TEAM SEASON HAS ARRIVED - Swim team has been practicing
for 2 weeks! We currently have almost 170 swimmers including some very
enthusiastic Junior Bolts! If your children want to swim on the team, please let us know right
away! We will be swimming 5 meets this season and 3 will be home meets.
Our home meets are on Tuesdays, June 8, 15 and 22. When we have
home swim meets, the pool closes to the general membership at 3 p.m. to
set up for the meet. Please make a note of these dates on your calendar so
you can plan accordingly. We have many returning families and are excited to welcome several new
members to the swim team too! Twin Lakes is fortunate to have several
returning coaches this summer: Catherine Stansbury, Cindy Weiss, Matthew
Stansbury, and Meredith Miller as well as new coach Melinda Carroll. We
also welcome back Jason Arne and Meredith Gage as coaches in training and
welcome our newest coaches in training: Stephanie Field, Taylor Cunefare,
Brian Arne and Michael Eriksen. From May 24th through June 30th, swim team will use a portion of the
pool for afternoon practices Monday through Thursday between 4:30 and 6:30
pm. Although the pool will be busy during these times, the pool is open to
the general membership! There are many volunteer opportunities throughout the swim season. You
do not have to have a swimmer to be a part of the fun of the season or to
volunteer so let us know if you would like to help! If you are a parent
alum or a swimmer alum and miss those meet days, let us know! We would
love to have you join us and we can find a job for you! STROKE CLINIC - Next week is the last week of stroke clinic. If
you have a child that might benefit from these clinics and want to sign
up, please call Coach Catherine today at (404-931-2429)! You do not have
to be on the swim team to participate in stroke clinics. To learn more
about stroke clinics, visit the Twin Lakes web site. CAMP SPLASH - Camp Splash is now accepting registrations for
this summer! Camp Splash is for children 6 – 12 years old. The hours are 9
am – 1 pm Monday through Friday and sessions run May 24 – June 30. For
more information and registration forms, visit the Twin Lakes web site!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Barbara Arne. Barbara Arne
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| Summer is here! We are gearing up for another fun summer at Twin
Lakes. We will have plenty of things going on at the club this summer, so
if you would be interested in helping on a committee, let us know. The pool will officially be open for the season May 22nd. The pool
schedule will be: Pool Hours for May 22-July 4 are:
Remember to pay for your guests. The fee is 3.00 per person and is paid
at the concession stand. All pool party reservations are made through the pool manager, Cindy
Weiss. Information and forms can be found on our web site. Pam
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| The Social Crew is deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and
co-Social Chair, Meg Jeffery. Meg served many years as part of the Social
Crew, always willing to help set up, serve food, decorate, or clean up in
an effort to make our parties more successful. We will greatly miss her
creativity, energy and sense of fun. As in the past, the Social Committee has another full summer of parties
and events planned. Of course, we will kick off the season with the annual
Memorial Day party. This year’s party will also double as the opening
ceremony for the renovations completed at the pool over the winter. Many
of our contractors and their families have been invited to join us for the
celebration. To all of the new members, we would like to welcome you to Twin Lakes
and we hope that you will join us for all of the social events. The parties on Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day are basically
potluck parties. On Memorial Day and July 4th, the Social Crew cooks
hamburgers, hotdogs and the now famous Twin Lakes Brats. On Labor Day, we
smoke BBQ and serve it with all the trimmings. For each of these parties,
we provide chips, drinks for the kids and beer for the adults. What a
deal! All you have to do is bring a side dish to share with about 10-12
people. We’re also planning to bring back the popular Taqueria el Vecino Night,
Steak Night, and the Adult Dance party. Stay tuned for dates and details.
Remember the Social Committee motto: Chips are not a side dish!
If you would like to join the Social Crew, call Rob Nelson (678)
699-0096 or e-mail Rob
Nelson. We are always looking for members. We are looking forward to
seeing everyone at the Memorial Day Kick-off party! Rob Nelson
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| We are two weeks away from the pool opening. No one is happier to see
that event than BGP. Jeff & I have had a long and active 8 months to
bring the new Twin Lakes to the membership. We appreciate all the good
tidings and are immensely proud of the outcome of the construction. We are
only sorry that some unexpected electrical problems and DeKalb County
Inspectors provided cost over-runs, and that we could not do the cypress
siding on the North Side of the pavilion. We hope to finish this fall, but
even now, we have a beautiful club and can be proud of all the members’
efforts. Special thanks has to be given, of course to your board, their effort and support made it all possible. And then, we were lucky to have a really fine group of vendors, who worked with us to keep costs down and did an excellent job. They are listed below:
One final shout out, when you look at the Club when it opens and
observe all the planted flowers and pots around the pool- those are a
direct result of the efforts of Milt Crouch and Neil Sampson. We are proud to say that except for the additional electric and some
plumbing demanded by DeKalb County, each of our projected costs came in
under budget. It was a huge project, but the cooperation and support of
each of you, should provide a large source of pride for many seasons to
come. Jeff Lindaman &
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