Disc Golf Tourney May 2

A local bank (Chelsea Groton) is among the sponsors of a disc golf tourney that will take place on Sunday, May 2. It is a charitable event, with proceeds benefitting Madonna Place in Norwich. The entry fee is $40 for a team of 4, and anyone interested should call 860-886-6600. Looks like the first wave of tee times (1pm) may be full, but still openings for 2pm or perhaps 3pm. More info at http://www.madonnaplace.org/ I think there may be food involved (in case Rich was on the fence about heading north this early, there should be plenty of ketchup). Should be fun, and supports a good cause, so spread the word to our disc golf players (no knuckleheads please).

Spring Spruce Up Egg Toss Champs

Despite a damp Friday (which lingered much longer than was predicted), and a chilly start to the day on Saturday, we had a nice Spruce Up Weekend at Strawberry Park. Many campers participated in the clean-up, although most leaf work has already been completed. Our Bingo crowd was just over 100 players for our final Saturday night Bingo, as next weekend features our first dance on Saturday night (and Bingo Fri 8:30, Sat 2PM and Sun at 11am). The horse trails have started to dry out, and we hope to be out on the trails next weekend. Congrats to our Egg Toss Champs, who appear to have been dressed in color-coordinated uniforms.

Congrats to Charlie King Jr on his recent wedding

On February 10 way out in Hawaii, Charlie King Jr (Site 211, son of Charlie & Elsie) got married to Kellee with a destination wedding on Po'olenalena Beach. They will be having a more local reception in early May. For those of you who know Mrs. King, she has been having some serious medical issues with her legs, and is currently hospitalized and receiving treatment in Cambridge, MA. If you wish to drop her a note, the address is Spaulding Cambridge Hospital, Room 225, 1575 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Those of us here at Strawberry Park hope to see her back at Bingo soon, and congrats to the newlyweds. Speaking of Bingo, still unsure if tonight will be outside or upstairs in the Rec Center, for although it may get chilly, we may have too many players to move inside tonight.

Record heat prompts fire warning

Despite the 9 inches of rain last week that is still being pumped out of so many basements in this region, the recent record high temperatures and low humidity have caused a brush fire warning to be issued. Perhaps the showers expected tonight will eliminate the risk. Another gorgeous day in Preston. Yesterday was better than most beach days in July (as long as you did not want to go in the water). Looks like the grass may need cutting earlier than the usual May 1 date this year, and saw some folks out mowing their yards yesterday. Funny to hear the baseball announcers say that they did not have any 85 degree days at spring training, and yet it was 85 at game time (7pm) in Boston on April 7. In case you missed it, sports update...Yanks take 2 of 3 from BoSox and UConn women survive a 12 point half to beat Stanford. Looking like a decent weekend, with temps in the 50's (might need to go upstairs for Bingo Sat night if down in the 30's). Plenty of campers coming out for the Spring Spruce Up Weekend, which is usually the first weekend in April (except when that is Easter).

Easter Egg Hunt Photos

We had about 100 kids join us at 8:15 Sunday morning for the annual Easter Egg & Candy Hunt. It took just over 15 minutes for about 95% of the 500 eggs and 2000 pieces of candy to be found. The grass was quite damp from the morning dew, and a few brave souls ventured into the new "pond" in the field to retrieve some errant eggs mis-placed by the bunny. Special thanks to Mrs. Easter Bunny for helping stuff all those eggs with candy, as well as Lexi, the Easter Bunny's grand-niece twice removed on her mother's side. Temps were wonderful, and it ended up being a pretty warm day. With over 100 players at Bingo on Saturday night, and a nice egg toss crowd, it was about as good an early April weekend as you could have. Next weekend is our Spring Spruce Up (usually the first weekend in April, except when that happens to be Easter), and if you have not yet stopped in to see Kelly and Katrina and the staff at the Strawberry Grill, be sure to say hello.

Nice to be high & dry

Despite some schools being closed for the 3rd day in a row due to flooding, Strawberry Park is lucky to be situated at one of the highest points in all of New London County. While conditions were very wet on Tuesday, things have dried out incredibly well. The only place where standing water is an issue is in the field across from our entrance. Things are not as good for those in Stonington, and even just up the road in Griswold, as communities who are located near rivers that are fed from many smaller streams are still raging and flooding. The forecast looks great, and we are anticipating a nice crowd of campers joining us for this Easter Weekend.