{"id":1121,"date":"2008-11-08T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.wpengine.com\/new\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2009-04-17T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T17:22:14","slug":"new-clubhouse-for-orchards-of-east-cherokee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/orchards_news\/new-clubhouse-for-orchards-of-east-cherokee\/","title":{"rendered":"New Clubhouse for Orchards of East Cherokee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Homeowners in The Orchards of East Cherokees had the opportunity to return to the \u201850s at the recent grand opening party for their just-completed community clubhouse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Stacy Wheelus, The Orchards Group\u2019s activities director, said the \u201cGrand Clubhouse\u201d was transformed into a \u201850s diner complete with made-to-order shakes and malts, burgers and dogs served by diner waitresses. Complementing the 50s theme of the event were music from that ers, a car show and swing dancers. In addition to current homeowners, prospective homebuyers were also invited and in attendance. The crowd, including children and grandchildren, numbered around 100 people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The new \u201cGrand Clubhouse\u201d, swimming pool and amenities area is an important feature for The Orchards of East Cherokee, The Orchards Group&#8217;s 55 and older active adult age preferred community neighborhood near Woodstock in the historic Hickory Flat area of Cherokee County.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The amenities within the neighborhood include the clubhouse with a fitness room, a card and games room, a large gathering room with a fireplace, a surround sound TV entertainment center, a gourmet kitchen, and a barbecue grill, as well as a community swimming pool. Serving the neighborhood and its homeowners is the activities director,\u00a0who coordinates social events and planned activities inside and outside the neighborhood for the communities under development by The Orchards Group.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The Orchards of East Cherokee is located on Hickory Road convenient to Interstate 575 and Georgia Highways 400 and 92.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Two distinct villages, one with single family homes and the other with ranch condominiums, are being under construction in the 140-home neighborhood. The single family homes are priced from $270,000 to the mid $300,000s, and the ranch condominiums are priced from the $210,000s\u00a0\u00a0to $325,000. There will be 48 detached single family homes and 92 ranch condominiums with all homes having two to four bedrooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The neighborhood is a short drive from extensive shopping, entertainment, healthcare, and recreational facilities in the Canton, Woodstock and Roswell areas, and it is directly across the street from a new Kroger Shopping Center, which will include the largest Kroger store in Cherokee County. Also, qualified homeowners can take advantage of significant property tax exemptions available from Cherokee County.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Three model homes have been built in the neighborhood, including one single family home and two ranch condominiums. More information about The Orchards of East Cherokee can be obtained by calling<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>770-345-5409.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Homeowners in The Orchards of East Cherokees had the opportunity to return to the \u201850s at the recent grand opening party for their just-completed community clubhouse. \u00a0 Stacy Wheelus, The Orchards Group\u2019s activities director, said the \u201cGrand Clubhouse\u201d was transformed into a \u201850s diner complete with made-to-order shakes and malts, burgers and dogs served [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"wds_primary_category":26,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orchards_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orchardsgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}