Bingo Bonanza Weekend is looking sunny but cool

As this will be the final weekend for the swimming pools, guess it is fitting that some cool nights will be bringing the water temps down a little lower. The forecast is for some nice fall weather, including some overnight lows in the 40's--might need the mittens for Friday night Bingo. If you are a minor league baseball fan, looks like the CT Defenders may have played their last game in Norwich last night, as they continue in the play-offs, but a moving of the team to VA for next year is likely. The Norwich Car Show will take place on Sunday, Sept 20 at the stadium, in the Norwich Industrial Park. This weekend also features the Preston City Congregational Church's Annual Scarecrow Festival just down the road on Saturday. If you have reservations for this weekend, be sure to pick up your raffle ticket in the office, and additional tickets are available for purchase ($10 each) in the office or at Bingo. First prize will be $2500, while additional prizes of $400, $300, $200 and $100 will be awarded. The same folks that monitor Bingo have informed the raffle sponsors that the prizes for this one must be in the form of something other than cash, so winners will receive Visa gift cards good for anywhere that Visa is accepted. Seems like some of the rules change every year. This Sunday at noon will feature the drawing, just after the progressive Bingo jackpot of $1100 is awarded to the Crazy Capital Letter "T" winner. Saturday Bingos will be at 2pm and 6pm, and this Saturday will also present our annual "Scavenger Hunt". I will give the clue to 1 item in advance on the blog, for all our followers: a stethoscope. The other 37 items will be listed and handed out at 3:30PM on Saturday. We have averaged about 10-15 teams for the past couple of years, and expect the same this weekend, although a few folks will be away due to the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Be sure to get out early on Saturday for our annual "Flea Market". Most campers will be displaying in front of their own sites, while some may set up at the ballfield as well.