Photos from Mud Wrestling

The rain held off, and we had about 10 matches. Congrats to our Greased Pole Climb winners, as a rainbow formed during that event. A record 655 players took part in Bingo tonight, with numerous winners of $480 or more.

Mud Wrestling Later Today

Still taking registration forms for Mud Wrestling this afternoon. Looks like a decent day, but some pop up showers are appearing on the radar--but still much better than Wed & Thur AM. Supposed to be even nicer on Sat & Sun, with fireworks in Norwich on Sat night. Noted on an email to our site owners that Judy Balletti's mother (site 110) passed away unexpectedly. Will post more info when I have it available. Starting to wonder if Brock is spending too much time with the dogs. It is one thing when he decides that the best thing about his John Deere tractor is that it collects rain water so he can lick it off like the dogs, but now that he has started digging in the yard (same technique as Harvey), and he wonders why Harvey likes to chew rocks, maybe he needs to ignore the dogs as role models. He still scratches his itches like a little boy, so that is progress.

Odds & Ends of June

Mr Magic on stage


The band "Black & White" poolside (a little after dark, sorry)



A soggy June is almost behind us, with the 4th of July Weekend coming right up, including Mud Wrestling and more. Couple of random thoughts. We hope to implement some Wi bowling next week, and as I got Jen the "Tiger Woods Golf" for her birthday, I gave it a shot. I usually stink at those games, and but on my first try after taking over for Brock, I got a double eagle, and thinking it was a fluke, a got another on my next swing (as Rocco M). A few bogeys and doubles after that, but I decided to retire with those amazing shots. While I used to love to see and catch snakes as a kid, Jen is not such a fan. She has had multiple sightings this year, including our house (while mowing the lawn), driving down RT 165, and in our flower garden at the site (that little garter snake slid right under the deck, much to her dismay). Had a nice crowd for Mr. Magic last night, as well as a few folks poolside for "Black & White", for what turned out to be a nice evening. Expecting a big crowd for Steve Wronker's first Monday night hypnosis show tonight--he usually has more photos on his website as well.

The Strawberry Park "Bubble" was put to use

Greased Pole (before the thunderstorm cut that event short)

1st Pool Volleyball of 2009

(with The Outriggers in the background)

Egg Toss Ribbon Winners (1st female tandem to win this season)

Just begging for a girl to dance on Saturday night

Amazing that there can be a tornado warning and torrential rains just a few miles from Strawberry Park...and then we get virtually nothing. Happened on Friday around 6PM, as we were about to issue a warning to our campers, when all of a sudden, there was nothing but a sprinkle. Many other parts were hit hard, including a confirmed tornado in Wethersfield, and heavy wind damage in most of the state. On Saturday evening, a cell popped up to our west, and another to the east, and they just kept pouring rain down on those places for a few hours, while we got almost nothing. I guess the giant, invisible weather dome covering our 150 acres is well worth it. Just a few photos from the weekend, including The Outriggers at the pool on Saturday. Today is a busy day for check-ins, with over 75 families arriving for their summer vacation week.

Looks like summer may finally be here

Ant Racers

Egg Toss Winners
Bonfire with Steve H

Running Race Ribbon Winners

Soccer Camp--Kids vs Parents

Thursday was a great night for a bonfire, with clear skies and warm temps. Sports camps are winding down, and a big crowd is arriving for the weekend. Bingo prizes will be at normal summer levels, following a few smaller sessions this past week (although those players had great odds of winning).

Red Cross Blood Drive Canceled for Saturday

Just received word that the Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled for this Saturday, June 27 has been canceled. As we had booked "The Outriggers" for a special poolside session to correspond with the drive, they will still play from 11:15AM until 1:45PM this Saturday...so enjoy. Hope to get a couple of sports camp photos posted soon. Looks like the weather is going to cooperate with our bonfire tonight (unlike last week's rain out).

Daily Activities have begun at Strawberry Park

Limbo Winners

The New Book Swap Library

Karaoke Stars

Despite numerous local schools still being in session, summer has begun here. Our sports camps are being held this week, with Glenn C running our soccer camp for 13 campers, and Coach Bruno conducting basketball camp for 9 kids. For some of you old-timers, don't confuse Coach Bruno with former Rec Director from the early 80's "Bruno". One is about 6' 4" while the other is about 5' 9". Had our first Monday night hypnosis show, with Jim Spinatto filling in for Steve, while we had about a dozen singers at Karaoke on Tuesday night (some more reluctant than others). I was able to get away for a few hours Tuesday morning for a charity golf outing at River Ridge for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), as the tournament was hosted by Lea's family. Her mom passed away a couple of months ago from the disease (some of you may recall Lea or her sister Cindy, who worked at the reservation desk about a dozen years back). Our foursome struggled on the front nine, but rebounded nicely to tie for third. I had to cut the round a little short to make it back for Bingo, as we were behind a rather deliberate group, who somehow managed to create a two and 1/2 hole gap between themselves and the 4 ladies in front of them.