Congrats to Raffle & Bingo Winners

Strawberry Park's Bingo Bonanza featured some large Bingo crowds, with Sunday morning being the biggest. Over 400 players gathered, and card sales were brisk (as were the morning temps). The "brown card session" ended with the progressive jackpot payout that had built up for much of the summer, with 2 players splitting the $1100 jackpot. As is often the case, with at least one winner, the "split" was split again with a co-player...so maybe the boys won't be getting bunk beds after all. In the green card session, the biggest winner was a young lady celebrating her birthday this weekend who wound up getting double and triple Bingo at the same time...for $675!! The SIDS Raffle was held at 12PM, with a visit from the CT Dep't of Special Revenue making sure we did everything according to the rules (and in some cases, according to unwritten rules). Jim told us that every ticket should include the name AND address of the entrant, which for many campers here this weekend was simply their site #. Sounds like a temporary address to me, but don't gripe too much if next year you need to be more complete in filling out the stub. The $2500 grand prize was awarded to Mark & Janet Swanson, seasonals on site 218. The $400 2nd prize was won by The Rogers (get well soon), while another seasonal won the $300 prize (The Arslanians). $200 went to Aaron L'Heureux, while the final prize of $100 was won by the Hurtibise family who was here for the weekend. The weekend weather could not have been much nicer, and the maintenance staff is now starting to shut down the pools for the season. Congrats also to the winning teams in our annual scavenger hunt, as over a dozen teams battled to find items such as a blue golf ball and an orange Bingo dabber. Three teams scored over 60 points (out of a possible 100), with first prize earning a $100 gift certificate. This coming weekend will feature the first of four Halloweens, and Chuck and Mark have been working hard to get the haunted hall ready in only 3 weeks this year. Other events will include a bonfire, magic show, hypnotist Steve Wronker, site decorating, costume contests and much more.