Water is on early to most sites for this weekend

While our goal is always the first weekend in April, Glenn & Jimmy have been working hard to activate the water systems a little sooner this year. Unfortunately, the overnight lows early this week were around 13 degrees, which meant they had to wait until Wednesday to even start the process. Things are looking good in the Cedars and in the Meadows, and while they expect to have all other areas live by this afternoon, please understand that it is very common to discover a few underground breaks from from the winter frost heaving that need fixing. If this occurs, certain segments of the campground will need to be turned off until a "big dig fix" can take place on Monday. Good progress is also being made in terms of leaf clean up, but please understand that covering the whole campground is a month-long project. In addition, many of our new seasonals have begun bringing their RVs onto their new sites, and those that have been unable to do so should be all set by April 1, as there are still a handful of sites in need of RV removal by April 1. As of today, we already have more seasonal site reservations than we had at the end of 2008, and folks are dropping by almost every day to inquire about long-term bookings. The activity schedule for the first weekend is currently posted on the website http://www.strawberrypark.net/current_activities.htm, and includes 3 Bingo sessions and our first Saturday night dance. That means that this coming weekend is my last weekend off until November, and we are making the most of it with Reed Chapin's Christening. The forecast looks like Mother Nature will provide all the needed baptismal waters on Sunday. Lastly, the current poll is closed, with "summer" being the clear winner. I must admit I expected spring to beat fall, but then again, my NCAA brackets are nothing to write home about either.