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Forest Lakes Community Newsletter
June 2025
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Pool News
- Beginning Saturday, June 7th "normal" pool hours will begin for both pools:
NORTH
10am - 8pm Daily
SOUTH
12noon - 8pm Daily
- Please note: Forest Lakes Swim Team will take three swim lanes at the north pool on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5-7pm for evening practices.
- Swim Team home meets are June 18, July 2nd and July 9th. The South Pool will close at 3:00 these days.
- Early Morning Swim will being on Tuesday, June 11th at the South Pool. Hours are 6:30-7:30am. It will continue on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30am and Saturdays from 9:30-11 where you will have two lanes available while Swim Team practices. Swimmers 16 and over only please.
- If you are planning a party at one of our pools, it is important that you please call the FLCA office at least a week prior to the date of your event. Guest limit is set at 20 guests, wristbands may need to be issued, guest list and prepayments are required. Please remember that Independent Swimmers can only bring in two guests per visit. Adults/family accounts are limited to no more than 10 guests per visit. All guests are expected to follow the pool rules and leave when their host leaves. Thanks!
- Swim Team home meets are June 18, July 2nd and July 9th. The South Pool will close at 3:30 on these days.
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Still haven't updated your Membersplash account from last summer? You'll need to do this if you want to use the pools. Updates include adding or deleting residents in your household, updating pictures of young children, and update those swimmers who are rising 6th graders to "Independent Swimmer". Once this is done (if indeed you had some updates) then agree to the 2025 Pool Rules. This tells us you've updated your account and the FLCA office staff will, in turn, approve your submission as long as it matches our records we have on file. Please pay no attention "unpaid" or "waitlist" on your account. New to Forest Lakes? You'll need to create an account. For Memberspash directions and link, click HERE
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Swim Lessons - Sign Up
Central Virginia Swim will be back to teach your kids to swim! You can sign up on their website HERE is the link!
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SOUTH COURTS - Pickleball Resurfacing has begun
Pickleball court resurfacing began on Wednesday and will hopefully be complete on June 13th. South courts 1 & 2 are available for play during the resurfacing. Once the pickleball courts are done, courts 1 & 2 will be resurfaced.
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SATURDAY OUTDOOR YOGA
Join yoga instructor Tarti Djakaria tomorrow on the south field for another season of outdoor yoga! Class starts at 10:45am and is $15 for drop-in or $75 for 6 classes. For more information, contact Tarti at tdjakaria38@gmail.com
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MOBILE DMV - Back in Forest Lakes
Thursday, June 26th 9am - 4pm
The Mobile DMV will be at the Pavilion on Thursday, June 26th from 9am - 4pm. Visits will be by appointment only - appointment registration will go live two weeks before. To make an appointment (once the appointment calendar goes live) click here. The mobile DMV does everything except testing. To see the list of services, click HERE.
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Invasive Plants – Help Wanted
The resident invasive plants group hosted a site visit from the local Blue Ridge PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management) in May and recently received their suggested management plan. We have numerous invasives in Forest Lakes, but some of the major ones threatening our forests are Oriental Bittersweet and Japanese Honeysuckle vines, Autumn Olive shrubs, and Japanese Stiltgrass. We were also alerted to a number of invasives that homeowners and the HOA have planted, such as Nandina. We can use additional volunteers to protect our trees and forests. If interested, please contact John Oliver at johndoliver@comcast.net. Thanks.
Invasive of the Month: English Ivy – this vine is gaining a foothold in Forest Lakes, including in some resident yards. It smothers the forest floor, preventing native sapling and plant growth, and will bring down large trees. Here’s more information, including how to control. See picture of English Ivy at right.
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UPCOMING FOREST LAKES EVENTS
School's Out Party (tonight!)
North Pool, 6-8pm
Join your Forest Lakes neighbors and friends to celebrate another year at school and the start of summer! Cake, treats, lemonade and music will be served!
POKER NIGHT, June 19th
Pavilion, 7-9pm
Join co-hosts Jason Syms and Hunter Lynn on Thursday, June 19th from 7-9pm for a fun evening of casual poker play. Forest Lakes adult-aged residents only. Please RSVP to either hunterlynn3@gmail.com or
jasonsyms@hotmail.com if you'd like to attend!
FOURTH FRIDAY, June 27th
South Pool, 7-10pm
Back by popular demand! Adult-only happy hour(s) by the pool! This time, bring your own drink and a snack to share! Please NO GLASS! Forest Lakes will provide soft drinks, mixers, water and baskets of chips for dipping.
A Forest Lakes Fourth, Friday, July 4th
North Pool 11-3
Continuing our tradition of a good ol' fashion 4th of July pool party! Music, games and some prizes! Don't forget the belly flop contest!! Fingers crossed we have good weather, otherwise we'll have to cancel. Refer to website if questionable.
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TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL NEWS
Summer Daytime sessions for June:
8:30-9:30 am Red ball
8:30-10 am Orange ball
9:30-11:30 am Green ball and Yellow ball (1 hr option or 2 hr option)
- Summer week 1: June 9-12
- Summer week 2: June 16-19
- Summer week 3: June 23-26
- Summer week 4: June 30-July 3
- Still have spots open for all ages and levels. Email Rob to register or if your child would like a free 10 min evaluation.
- Travel team match Friday, June 13 HOME at 10 am you can email me or register on Playtomic ($20) For players who can rally and play a match. Orange, Green, and Yellow ball levels and ages.
Afternoon Junior Clinics (June 9-30)
4-5 pm Tots (30 min), Red ball, and Orange ball kids
5-6:30 pm Green ball and Yellow ball kids
- Days: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Register as a drop in (24 hrs in advance) or for the month of June.
- Pick one, two, or all 3 days each week. Flexible scheduling.
- Email Rob as soon as you can.
Evening/Weekend Adult HITS and Beginner/2.5 sessions
- 3.0-3.5 HITS | Sunday 9:30-10:30 am and 10:30-11:30 am (1 hr for $18 and 2 hrs for $32) | Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm ($18)
- Beginner/2.5 HITS | Tuesday 6-7 pm ($18) | Thursday 6:30-7:30 pm ($18)
Upcoming social events
- June 13 JR Travel Team match play HOME vs Farmington 10 am
- June 20 JR one day Tournament (USTA) You can register by emailing me or the USTA app/website. Let me know if you need any help. Forest Lakes kids receive a guaranteed spot. Only taking up to 16 kids per event. Level: Low level/Intermediate event for kids. Events: Boys and Girls 12's, 14's, 16's, and 18's events.
- Date TBA-- Grand Reopening Pickleball social 9 am
Court news
- South courts 3-4 are underway, Please do not interfere with the project or touch any of the equipment. South Courts 1-2 are open for play.
- Sweep and Line North courts. Residents are welcome to turn on the water for a few minutes before play. I will also water them as early as possible if I am not teaching.
- Please clean up after yourself before you leave. No major food on any of the north or south courts.
- We have had some vandalism at both facilities. If you see anything, please report it to me or the FLCA office as soon as possible.
- Let's please take care of our courts and the surrounding areas.
Rob Johnston
Director of Racquets Forest Lakes Community Association
Johnston Tennis Academy
(434) 974-5567
jtaforestlakes@gmail.com
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JUNE Dates to Remember
June 11th Early Morning Swim begins
June 14th Flag Day
June 15th Father's Day
June 19th Juneteenth
June 20th Summer Solstice
June 26th DMV in Forest Lakes
June 27th Fourth Friday, South Pool
Looking ahead to July.....
July 4th A Forest Lakes Fourth North Pool 11-3
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The next regular FLCA Board meeting will be Wednesday, June 25th at 6:00pm in the Pavilion. Agenda is available on the web 1 week before the meeting.
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Need a babysitter or petsitter list? Call the FLCA office. Want to be on the list? Call the office! We'd love to have some lawn mower peeps too!
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"Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad" - Anne Geddes
***Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!***
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Top Dog of the Month
Sweetie Pie
9 year-old rescue, mostly bluetick hound
Proud resident of Steeplechase
If you haven't seen Sweetie Pie on the trails in Forest Lakes, perhaps you have heard her! Sweetie Pie loves to walk and....howl! What a friendly and joyful howl she has!
Howling is her "outside" sign of excitement. Inside, she does a "sit and spin" - when she's exited about something, she'll sit on the floor and spin around on her derrier!
Say hi to Sweetie Pie if you see or hear her - she's a sweetie pie for sure!
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