Congrats to Championship Weekend Winners

Numerous medals and trophies were earned on Championship Weekend. The Greased Pole Climb kicked things off on Friday, and one of the twins took first (sorry Mary and Erin, I can't remember who won--although the other twin won "Simon Says"). Just a few swimmers ventured in for the races, as the water temp has dropped a little. AJ S. won the Disc Golf Trophy with a 22, and the Washer Toss was won by Ryan and Matt V. The Egg Toss (see photo) was won by Art and his daughter, while Art ended up being the only double trophy winner, as he teamed with Jen N to win horseshoes on Sunday. Rob & Gene were 2nd, so it appears lucky for Rob that Moms are not entered in the Father's Day Tourney, as Jen would have bumped him out of the top 3 and a trophy back in June. Looks like a nice forecast for the upcoming Bingo Bonanza, with each weekend rez receiving a complimentary ticket for the big $2500 raffle on Sunday (an additional $1000 in prizes as well). Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in the office or at Bingo until about 11:30AM Sunday, as the drawing will be at noon. Sunday will also be the progressive jackpot--$1100 prize.

Labor Day Mud Wrestling Photos

Quite a few interesting matches, but am always amazed at how many people don't read the permission form or activity schedule where it reads in big letters (and often highlighted or even italics) that your best chance for a match is to list you, a partner and 2 opponents. When there are 17 groups that do that, the other 50 random individuals etc have little chance of filling in spots. Hope you enjoy the photos--thanks to Jen D on the Rec Staff for taking the shots. You can click an image to make it larger for more detail. Hope we have enough players for our annual "Staff vs Seasonal Softball Challenge" today.

Photos of Hurricane Earl's Impact

At its peak, maximum sustained winds were reported to be 4 MPH, with gusts in excess of 11 MPH, making Hurricane Earl just below devastating levels on the Saiffir-Simpson Scale. Locally, 4 sites were reported to be without power during the storm, but it was later discovered that those were the tent sites with no hook-ups. The storm surge was slightly less than anticipated, and combined with the astronomical high tide and rain that fell at a rate of almost 0.25 inches an hour for a period of 10 minutes, there were some puddles that the Army National Guard deemed unsafe to cross with standard Matchbox or Hot Wheel type vehicles (passing was possible with tanks, as shown). In addition, there appeared to be 2 leaves that fell from the tree near the playground, one of which is pictured. If you look closely at the full tree, you may be able to tell from where it fell. Hopefully, this will have minimal impact on the fall foliage.