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What's new on your lake?
Member Ronald Stephen Laase caught this 10 lb. whopper on a
gorgeous Friday morning! May 7, 2010
February 12, 2010. Storms over the past weekend raised the lake
level over a foot and a half. On Monday, February 8, 2010 the lake
measured 5107.03 ft. ALA uses precision instruments to measure the
lake level but the Full Line on the Tower gives us the important
information: the Lake is Full!
Winter storms during the week of January 18-25, 2010 brought lots
of snow and rain to the mountain.
Photo courtesy of Chris Walling.
A bobcat near Santa's Village. Photo courtesy of Chris Walling.
If you have concerns about your dock or your boat still on the lake, we recommend you call a registered dock contractor that offers a dock monitoring service. Click here for a list of registered dock contractors.
This photo by Chris Walling shows how beautiful Lake Arrowhead is
in the wintertime. To date, the storms raised the lake level by almost
two feet!
ALA recently stocked the lake with 2600 pounds of trout. The fish
are 8 - 10 inches in length and weigh ½ to ¾ of a pound
each.
Sunsets - beautiful sunsets over Thanksgiving Weekend 2009. Photos by Joei Wyndroski.
Fireworks Spectacular
Photo courtesy of Chris
Walling.
As the sun began to set on a warm, sunny Fourth of July Saturday,
the lake cleared, the moon became brighter and the stunning blue lake
and sky took on a violet hue. Spectators gathered around the
shoreline, at the Beach Clubs, at the Lake Arrowhead Village, on
docks, at homes and in boats awaiting ALA's biggest event of the
year. In the distance a low rumbling could be heard. Members and
visitors looked up into the sky to see a massive Boeing C-17
Globemaster III airlift carrier thunder over the lake. Crowds cheered
as it circled around and made another pass.
Soon a new excitement erupted. Hands were pointing up to the sky where
you could see a trail of orange smoke from two skydivers drifting
through the air from their parachutes displaying the American
flag. They touched down amidst a roar of applause at the UCLA
Conference Center.
Then, as the sky dimmed, lights began popping up on the surface of the
lake. Boats were slowly moving toward the center of the lake
anticipating another breathtaking show. Some boats were decorated with
festive red, white and blue lights. Others played their radio on KOLA
99.9 FM looking forward to the fireworks show synchronized with music
for the first time ever. As the mountains were silhouetted against the
sky and the lake was dotted with hundreds of lights from boats
floating on the water, the Fireworks show began exactly at 9:00
PM. Beautiful color burst into the sky and booming thunderous claps
echoed around the lake. The fireworks twinkled, shimmered, glowed and
streaked across the sky. The sensational display included grand
moments with sprays of light shooting off the barge while exciting
colors blossomed within enormous round bursts exploding overhead. The
show climaxed with brilliant colors lighting up the lake and the faces
of spectators cheering for more.
Photo courtesy of Chris Walling.
It was an amazing show and the ALA would like to thank all the members, businesses and organizations whose generous donations made it possible. It was a HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
A very special thank you to Timothy J. Harris, Lt. Col., USAFR, for our flyover. The 4th of July flyover was the massive Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, America's most versatile airlift aircraft. This aircraft is operated by the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at historic March Field, in Riverside California. It was flown by an Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 729th Airlift Squadron, also based at March Field.
Another special thank you to Mark Bayley, owner/manager of Lake Arrowhead Airport, for our skydiving show. The 4th of July jumps were performed by the Lake Arrowhead Airport Skydiving Team. Jumping from a Cessna 182 piloted by Dave Querry at 9500 feet, skydivers Lynn Fogleman and Rich Piccirilli (holding the flag) floated over Lake Arrowhead on a strong air current before landing at UCLA Conference Center. For more information on Lake Arrowhead Airport please go to www.lakearrowheadairport.com.
ALA's Trophy Trout
On June 13th, the ALA introduced their biggest trout ever at the ALA
Lake Fair. But the trout didn't have a name so the the ALA Name the
Trout Contest was held for children ages 4-14.
After receiving many clever entries, a winner was chosen! Tyler Klepper, age 10, won the Grand Prize for his entry "Trophy." The ALA trout now has a name: Trophy! Thank you, Tyler.
Four more young people also received awards for their entries:
- 1st Runner Up: Cooper Rumbaugh, age 6, "Scout the Trout"
- 2nd Runner Up: Emily Morton, age 13, "Mr. T"
- 3rd Runner Up (tie): Varick Santana, age 12, "Dinner"
- 3rd Runner Up (tie): Carly Gertsman, age 9, "Mr. Eat-a-Worm"
Thank you to everyone who submitted names. You were very creative!
Fishing Derby Results - are available here.
Lake Fair 2009 - Fun for the whole family! To view pictures of the Lake Fair click here.
Long time Lake Arrowhead resident Chris Walling took this lovely
photo in May 2009. It truly captures Lake Arrowhead's unique
springtime beauty. Submitted by Mark White.
ALA Members are not the only ones enjoying the cool waters of Lake Arrowhead. Terry Wolfe photographed some beavers splashing and gliding around the lake in May 2009.
Don Latva enjoyed some great fishing on a warm, sunny Wednesday. He caught a whopping 6 lb. 7 oz. trout out of beautiful Lake Arrowhead. Thanks for sharing, Don! 2009-05-06
ABOVE: Please click on the album cover(top for first half of recording/bottom for second half) to hear a recording found by, and provided by ALA member Travis Winsor. He states: "The recording I found was an old 33 1/3 vinyl record. The cover art (seen above) indicates the recording was made by the Boise Cascade Properties Sales Corporation. It is narrated by Tom Harmon and his wife Elyse who take you on an 'armchair exploration of Lake Arrowhead.' It is a sales pitch for people to purchase property in the area. The year is unknown." Please enjoy! It is quite a treat.