The Authors
My name is Garin Vartanian and I am 20-year resident of Lake Arrowhead. I enjoy spending time in the mountains with my family where things move at a slower pace. My background is in law, computer science/information systems and construction. In mid-2021, I was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor called a hemangioblastoma. Luckily my surgeon informed me that I had hit the jackpot of brain tumors. It was the right type of tumor, in the right place and he had the ability to remove it. After the procedure I needed a year to recover fully. This experience has given me perspective and makes me feel lucky every day. I am glad to be alive. I hope this site helps all my neighbors in Arrowhead Woods so they can make an informed decision as to their future and that of their children.
Theodore “Ted” Heyck will turn 82 on April 17th, 2023. He was formerly a full-time resident of the Arrowhead Woods and a President of the Board of Directors of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District. He was instrumental in stopping LACSD from over-drafting the Lake. He is now a part-time resident of the Arrowhead Woods where he continues his efforts to encourage the management of Lake Arrowhead for the common good of all: both the wealthy and poor, full-time and part-time, Conservative and Liberal. Born in Houston, Texas he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, his J.D. (Doctorate of Laws) from Georgetown University and New York Law School, his Master of Fine Arts Degree from the London Drama Centre in London, and thereafter served as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York assigned to the Major Offenses Prosecution Program centering on the prosecution of major recidivist felons facing 10 years to Life and the New York Mafia. In 1985, he moved from New York City to Los Angeles where he served as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles concentrating on the defense of the City of Los Angeles in personal injury and Civil Rights cases arising out of the actions of the Los Angeles Police Department and other municipal employees. He spent his twenty-something years as an actor in New York City and thereafter as a trial attorney both in New York and Los Angeles. He is licensed to practice before the state courts of New York and California, the Supreme Court of the United States, the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Federal District Courts of the state of New York, and the Central and Southern Federal District Courts of the state of California. He is now semi-retired from the practice of law and enjoys gardening and acting in occasional television series, films and commercials. He is married to David Rambo with whom he has shared his life for 47 years.
