Chateau Elan Legacy September 2019 by The Times

Newsletter for the Residents

SEPTEMBER 2019

of Château Élan

Free Pickup & Delivery for Chateau Elan Residents

Sales, Service & Rental

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Inside this Issue

Important Contact Information CHÂTEAU ÉLAN RESORT GENERAL NUMBER 678-425-0900 GUARD GATE ADDRESS 2585 Autumn Maple Drive

WELCOME

TO THE 2ND EDITION OF THE

LEGACY NEWSLETTER.

LEGENDS CLUB HOUSE 770-932-8653 SPORTS CLUB 770-867-1760 WOODLANDS HOA Covered Bridge, Sarazen’s Corner, Creekside, Oxley, and The Village Gwen Gibson | 470-429-2021 | ggibson@chateauelan.net EXECUTIVE ESTATES HOA Ron Eubanks | 770-310-9995 | roneubanks@mac.com COUNTRY ESTATES HOA Chris Williams | 770-881-1789 | chrisw0317@gmail.com LEGENDS HOA Suzanne Burger | 404-202-9531 | sburgner@chateauelan.net OR Billy Gunn | bgunn@wwhgd.com QUESTIONS REGARDING HOA FEES Dorothee Bliek | 470-429-2022 | dbliek@chateauelan.net Questions/Concerns about landscaping maintenance in the common area or residences where lawn care is include in the HOA Fees (Creekside, Oxley and The Village). Please send an email of your concern to landscaping@chateauelan.net. RFID QUESTIONS Gate entrance tag for your vehicles Gwen Gibson | 470-429-2017 | ggibson@chateauelan.net $30 per sticker Note: All resident vehicles including golf carts must be registered but RFID stickers are optional. LEGENDS MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS Dave Zerfas | dzerfas@chateauelan.net RESIDENT DISCOUNT CARDS FOR CHÂTEAU ÉLAN RESORT Follow the instructions below: 1) Go to www.chateauelan.com/residentportal 2) Fill out the form at the bottom of the page. 3) Wait for an email that says your form has been processed and that your card is ready. 4) Pick up card at the Golf Pro Shop Desk anytime during business hours. 5) Use anywhere on property! September 2019

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Inside This Issue The Sarazen’s Bar & Grille ..........................................4 Château Élan Estates Map........................................... 6 Class of 2032.............................................................. 8 Did You Know?........................................................... 9 SPOOKtacular Events............................................... 10 Estate Planning: Contract or Representative.............. 13 Fall Vendor Fair......................................................... 15 On the Cover: The Sarazen’s Bar & Grille Photo Courtesy: Château Élan

To advertise in The Legacy, contact Leah Nelson at The Times 770.535.6330 - lnelson@gainesvilletimes.com The Legacy is a publication of The Times. Subject matter published is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publisher of this newsletter. Professional advice should be obtained before making any decision in which a professional is readily available. Advertisers assume responsibility for the content of the ads placed in publication. Material published may not be reproduced without the written permission of The Times. The information and advertisements contained in this Newsletter are provided for the residents of Château Élan as a courtesy only. No representations are made as to information presented, the quality of the goods or services advertised, or the veracity of the statements relating to the goods and services. The printing of opinions, information or advertisements does not constitute an endorsement by the Neighborhood or such opinions, information, goods or services.

Community News

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Starters & Shared Plates Sarazen’s Bar & Grille is Château and Woodlands courses right inside the newly renovated Château Élan Golf Club. In addition to an All-American menu featuring grilled meats, sandwiches and salads, the Sarazen’s Bar & Grille also offers a large variety of spirits with a focus on hand-crated cocktails. Relax on the large open-air covered porch while enjoying sweeping views of the 18th green. Our creative breakfast and lunch menu includes something for everyone while elevating classic pub fare. The sleek, modern interior features a marble central bar surrounded by high-def TVs showcasing the latest in sports and news. Sarazen’s Bar & grille is also for private functions, holiday parties and frequently as an auction house for tournaments and fundraisers. Look for the weekend dinner specials sent to Château Élan Residents through the weekly resident email. With a new menu, new manager and new A Chef L L weDareAexcited Y Mabout E NtheUnew changes and look forward to hosting you soon. Soup du Jour 5 / 7 chef’s selection

Sarazen’s Chili 5 / 7 topped with cheese

Classic Chopped Cobb 15 greens, tomato, egg, bacon, grilled chicken, blue cheese

Caesar 7 / 10 add chicken 4 chopped romaine, asiago, herb croutons, caesar dressing Hole In One 14 greens, chicken salad, sliced tomatoes, banana nut bread

House Salad 7 / 10 fresh tomato, onion, cucumber, shredded cheese Bistro Wedge 14 red onions, tomato, blue cheese crumbles, bacon and 4oz sirloin

Dressings: ranch, blue cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, fat-free italian, 1000 island, honey-mustard, chipotle ranch

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Soup du Jour 5 / 7 chef’s selection

Loaded Nachos 11 chicken and steak, borracho beans, cheese, pico de gallo, salsa, sour cream, guacamole

Sarazen’s Chili 5 / 7 topped with cheese Classic Chopped Cobb 15 greens, tomato, egg, bacon, grilled chicken, blue cheese Caesar 7 / 10 add chicken 4 chopped romaine, asiago, herb croutons, caesar dressing Hole In One 14 greens, chicken salad, sliced tomatoes, banana nut bread House Salad 7 / 10 fresh tomato, onion, cucumber, shredded cheese Bistro Wedge 14 red onions, tomato, blue cheese crumbles, bacon and 4oz sirloin Dressings: ranch, blue cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, fat-free italian, 1000 island, honey-mustard, chipotle ranch

Chips and Salsa 6 tortilla chips Chicken & Steak Quesadilla 12 grilled chicken and steak, cheddar, jack, salsa, sour cream (8) Fried Chicken Wings 12 choice of: plain, buﬀalo, lemon pepper, teriyaki, southwestern, spicy bbq, cajun hot, carolina gold Blue Cheese Chips 9 house-made potato chips warm blue cheese sauce, blue cheese crumbles, applewood smoked bacon Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip 8 tortilla chips (5) Chicken Tenders 13 chicken tenders, coleslaw and fries with choice of: bbq, honey mustard or Sarazen dipping sauce

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choice of french fries, sweet potato fries, house chips, coleslaw, or seasonal fruit Half Sandwich and Soup 13 choice of: ham, turkey or chicken salad Corned Beef or Turkey Reuben 13 sauerkraut, 1000 island, swiss, rye Mahi Mahi Tacos 12 grilled or blackened, citrus slaw, mango salsa, chipotle ranch Classic Club 13 ham, turkey, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheddar, swiss, mayo, choice of bread Blackened Salmon BLT 14 bacon, lettuce, tomato, sarazen sauce on toasted whole wheat Sarazen’s Chicken Sandwich 13 swiss, bacon, guacamole, sarazen sauce on potato bun Chicken Salad Sandwich 13 lettuce, tomato, choice of bread

Loaded Nachos 11 chicken and steak, borracho beans, cheese, pico de gallo, salsa, sour cream, guacamole Chips and Salsa 6 tortilla chips

Chicken & Steak Quesadilla 12 grilled chicken and steak, cheddar, jack, salsa, sour cream (8) Fried Chicken Wings 12 choice of: plain, buﬀalo, lemon pepper, teriyaki, southwestern, spicy bbq, cajun hot, carolina gold

Blue Cheese Chips 9 house-made potato chips warm blue cheese sauce, blue cheese crumbles, applewood smoked bacon Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip 8 tortilla chips

(5) Chicken Tenders 13 chicken tenders, coleslaw and fries with choice of: bbq, honey mustard or Sarazen dipping sauce

Sandwiches & More

Buﬀalo Fried Chicken Wrap 15 crispy chicken tenders tossed in buﬀalo sauce, tomato, lettuce, cheddar-jack cheese, our tortilla. choice of: blue cheese or chipotle ranch *Château Burger 15 tri-blend patty of brisket, chuck, and short rib lettuce, tomato, shaved onion, potato bun, choice of cheese Pulled Pork Sandwich 15 pulled pork, house made slaw, bbq sauce, and cheese potato buns *Cheese Steak 15 sliced ribeye, bell pepper, onion, provolone cheeses, hoagie roll All Beef DOG 7 4 oz all beef hotdog on brioche. choice of toppings: cheddar-jack, pico de gallo, relish, sauerkraut, chilli, onions, or coleslaw. bacon wrapped add 1.50 Veggie Wrap 13 lettuce, tomato, onion, spinach, artichoke, mushrooms, peppers, sarazen sauce and rolled in a our tortilla

Soft Drinks & Hot Drinks Coke Products 2.50 Juice 3 Iced Tea 2.50 Coﬀee 2.25 Hot Tea 3 *COOKED TO ORDER *CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

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Community News

WOODLANDS PAVILION EVENT SPACE Did you know that we have an event facility inside the neighborhood? The Woodlands Pavilion is located next door to Woodlands Golf Pro Shop on Golf Club Drive as you enter from 211. It is used many times as the checkin/headquarters for golf related events but it also hosts numerous

CANTONESE/HONG KONG MAHJONG GROUP The club is currently looking for new members and tutoring is available. Open to CE residents and nearby communities. The group plays twice a week, Monday nights 5:45 and Thursday afternoons 11:45. This is Hong Kong Mah Jong (as opposed to American).Those who know how to play American MJ will find it an easy transition to the Hong Kong style. Please contact Marcie with any questions or if you would like to just observe the group playing to get an idea of how it works. Contact Marcie Noel by phone at 859.492.1644 or email at marciejn@aol.com.

special events on a regular basis. The Pavilion is owned/managed by the Chateau Elan Resort and is accessible to the public during business hours. The facility can accommodate up to 224 people and comfortably seat 200 at tables. The venue is perfect for holiday parties, tradeshows, meetings, banquet events, dances, and more. Sarazenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille also can accommodate special events from a small person luncheon to a private event for 200. Shannon Holzina is the event

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Community Events

SPOOKTACULAR An Event in Chateau Elan

1st Annual Chateau Elan Halloween House Decorating Contest Who will have the Most Festive & Most Haunted House?

Voting will take place from October 25-27th Please email: ChateauContest@gmail.com with Name and Street Address to participate. Deadline to enter your house is October 19th.

TRICK-OR-TREAT Trick-or-Treating will take place on Halloween Day on Thursday, October 31st.

In the Villages and Oxley Sections of Chateau Elan. Please feel free to drop off Candy/Treat Donation to Chateau Elan Realty Office during the week of October 21st. There will be a box placed by the far left door of the Realty Office. *Please avoid using the main entrance of the Chateau Elan Realty Office.

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ESTATE PLANNING CONTRACT OR REPRESENTATIVE

As an estate planning attorney since 2002, I often get asked one of these three questions: (1) Do I even need a will? (2) Can I get just a basic will? (3) Do I need a trust? The professional response to each question: “It depends.” The sarcastic response to each question: “Do you have an opinion?” Sarcasm aside, if you have an opinion on what happens to your stuff, then you need to design a plan.

Testament, then: local statutes dictate where to transfer your property, someone will need to become your representative; the probate court oversees your “administrator”. If you die with a LWT, then you set the plan for distributing your assets, and your representative is called an “executor”. If you have less than $5M in assets, if you just want to give assets to your kids, and if you have no concerns about your LWT being a public document filed with the Court, then you may be a candidate for a Basic Will.

The true beginning point for an estate plan is to develop an understanding of how funds, assets, or property get Do I need a trust? No, I didn’t forget this transferred – by contract or by a representative. question. An estate planning Trust is nothing more When talking in estate planning parlance, the word than a contract. The Trust will continue to exist after “property” does not only / singly include real estate you die, and the Trust will indicate where to transfer or your home. Property, in the estate planning property. Sometimes, a LWT includes various types of context, means everything that you own – your what are called Springing Trusts: a tax shelter Trust; jewelry, your home, your car, your checking account, a spendthrift protection Trust; a minor’s Trust where your investment account, your life insurance policy, you determine the age for kids to inherit; a special etc… If you have an opinion on what happens needs Trust. Sometimes you may need a Living to that stuff, you can transfer that property to Trust drafted outside of a LWT: Do you want a private distribution plan? Do you have property in someone else either by contract or by a representative. different states that should be owned by the Trust? Do When you transfer property by contract, that you want to protect against a gold-‐digger “comforting” property transfer is not likely governed by a probate your widowed spouse? Do you want to reduce judge. Take a life insurance policy for example. When your assets while you are alive, but your kids are not you purchase a life insurance policy, it’s a contract. Your ready for that kind of financial windfall? Do you need part is to pay the premiums; the insurer’s part is to substantial tax avoidance? pay the benefit to your designated beneficiary. No court needed. The same is generally true for So there are your beginning points for estate planning: your various financial accounts (Bank of America, (1) Do I have an opinion about what happens to my Schwabb, etc…). You have a contract with the financial stuff? (2) Can I control where it goes by contract? (3) If I need a representative, do institution, and you decide where those funds go after I want to select that person? you die via Joint Ownership of the account – or – via the (4) Do I have needs greater Beneficiary Designation / Payable on Death selections. than a Basic Will? Often, a contract does not indicate where to transfer the property, for example: home, car, jewelry, Kurt R. Ward, Esq. art, collectibles, etc… In this instance, you need www.law-‐kw.com a representative. If you die without a Last Will and 404-‐545-‐0680 September 2019

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