Archive for Golf Course Living
Relax in Style with the Canongate at Heron Bay Social Membership
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Golf is a typical sport for the retiree. Wake up, hit the links with some friends and make a day of it. But what if you don’t like to golf? What if you can’t tell a wedge from a 9 iron and would rather relax in a country club setting? Canongate at Heron Bay has the perfect solution.
With Canongate’s Social Membership, you have access to the pools and tennis courts as well as all of the social events and dining privileges. Some of the events include luaus, pool parties and trivia nights. With 25 other Canongate clubs in the Atlanta area, there’s always something going on.
The Atlanta golf community of Heron Bay is the perfect place to retire. Whether you want to live in The Villas of Heron Bay – an active adult focused neighborhood, or one of the other beautiful enclaves, Heron Bay has the perfect fit for you. Heron Bay features resort-style amenities such as Lakefront Park on the Cole Reservoir, three miles of peaceful nature trails, and an aquatic and tennis center. For more information on Heron Bay Golf and Country Club, please visit the website.
Soleil Laurel Canyon Veteran’s Club Fundraiser Success
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Residents of Soleil Laurel Canyon and their family members gathered in the Soleil clubhouse on Saturday, May 15 for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser in the name of a good cause. The fundraiser, held by Soleil Laurel Canyon’s Veteran’s Club, raised $2,200 that will help support active military, Veterans and their families throughout Cherokee County and Northwest Georgia areas.
Mementos such as military uniforms and pictures from previous eras of Veterans lined the halls of the clubhouse while Cherokee High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC color guard and drill team performed the Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem. George Bernard, president of Soleil Laurel Canyon’s Veteran’s Club, deemed the event as “outstanding” and praised the outcome as a huge success.
Enjoy the Warm Weather Outdoors at The Villas at Heron Bay
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A wonderful benefit of living in Georgia is all of the warm weather months. Winter is relatively short, summer is extremely long, and a few days of spring and fall are sprinkled in for good measure. This climate is perfect for enjoying the great outdoors.
The Villas at Heron Bay - in the Heron Bay Golf and Country Club community has wonderful amenities to keep you entertained without leaving home. The Villas sits on the 18th fairway of the golf course and has easy access to the 1,100-acre Cole Reservoir. A Lakefront Park features an open air pavilion with catering kitchen, fire pits and iPod dock. If you want to cook off, an aquatic center has a shallow entry pool, plunge pool with water slides, heated junior Olympic-sized pool and water lounge areas. Tennis courts, trails and parks add to the amenities of this Atlanta lake community.
The Villas at Heron Bay are also situated only 20 miles away from Panola Mountain State Park where organized activities are prevalent during the summer such as twilight hikes, treetop excursions and bike rides.
For more information on how you can call The Villas at Heron Bay home, visit their website.
“Georgia’s Gardener” Presenting at Soleil Spring Festival
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The Soleil Spring Festival is a mere week away, and the community is buzzing with excitement about one of the guests.
Saturday, May 22nd, from noon to 1 p.m., Walter Reeves will give a presentation on growing in Georgia and how to amend its beautiful but stubborn red clay. He also encourages visitors to bring in samples of weeds from their lawns for identification.
Mr. Reeves is no gardening novice; he’s “Georgia’s Gardener,” a gardening guru who honed his horticultural skills from a young age. Growing up on a poultry farm in rural Georgia, he actively participated in cultivating his parents’ ample vegetable garden and learned to grow flowers from his grandmother. He also studied Latin in school, a skill that translated well into learning proper plant names.
Walter Reeves has been a staple in the Atlanta radio and television market for twenty years, Read More→
Play a Round at Riverside
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The newly designed course at Riverside Country Club in Lanett, Ala. is open for play! Dedicated players and recreational duffers can now play 18 challenging but fun holes right in the Greater Valley Area. After being completely redesigned, Riverside Country Club reopened in early April and was an instant hit amongst members and guests alike.
What was done to the course?
The existing nine holes were completely renovated, redesigned and replanted while players enjoyed the new nine, which wind through the large, scenic lots of Riverside Estates, a new Greater Valley Group community featuring luxury homes starting in the high $200’s.
The new course was concepted and designed by Ken Ezell of CEC Golf Design Group (Deland, Fla.). His vision was to create an exquisite golf course community. Riverside Estates features 141 wooded lots with stunning and serene views. These Greater Valley Homes are located in the Chambers County school district, close to I-85, making travel to any destination easy and convenient. Read More→