Happy Canada Day!

I hope everyone has a great Canada Day. There's lots of stuff going on tomorrow in the different communities.

New Germany is holding it's annual Canada Day Parade. They will also have a breakfast, an Ox pull, a bean and salad supper at the Legion Hall and fireworks.

Lunenburg will be holding it's Canada Day celebrations at the Community Centre.

Baker Settlement will be holding a Strawberry Supper.

I thought there was a big do in Bridgewater, but I can't find a single speck of information on the net about it.

The weather is supposed to be awesome, no matter what you have planned so enjoy your day.

On Saturday night the campground will be holding a potluck supper. There's some pretty good cooks in the campground so bring a dish and come and join us. Everyone is welcome.

Weekend Preview June 25, 2010

The weather is looking good for this coming weekend. After last weekend, I think I can honestly say, don't let the coastal forecast be an indication of what it's going to be like that the campground. We had to be at least 10 degrees warmer and a whole lot sunnier inland.

We are expecting Sunny and a high of 26 for Friday. A mix of sun and cloud for both Saturday and Sunday with a high of 21. It's going to be a great weekend for camping. Maybe some star gazing too if we're lucky.

The activities for the weekend include bingo on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening there will be a dance. Shane's Mix it Up DJ will be hosting the music. Sunday there is the book exchange and the Stitch and Bitch club will be stitchin' and bitchin' in the shelter on Sunday afternoon.

We look forward to seeing everybody out.

Our awesome ladies...

There is an article in today's Chronicle Herald about the Stitch and Bitch club. Thought I would post it for posterity. (The online articles go away after awhile)

LUNENBURG — Elmer Beck wants to know what’s going on.
He’s sitting in his wheelchair in the veterans unit of Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg waiting for a game of bowling to begin when he notices a couple of ladies chatting off to the side.
"We’ve brought afghans," Ellen Hunt said as she walks over.
He thinks they’re attractive.
"My wife’s upstairs," Beck
said, referring to the alternate level of care unit on the floor above where he lives.
He would like to pick an afghan out for his wife. It is a sweet gesture.
"This one here would be nice," he said, lifting open a striped
pink, blue, white, green and burgundy afghan.
"What’s the price?" he asks.
But Hunt assures him there is no price and she will make sure his wife, Nita, gets the afghan.
The afghans are made by a group of women who get together at a local campground every Sunday morning. The LaHave River Campground Stitch and Bitch group has grown to 13 members in the two years since Verna Lowe started it.
Lowe, a 73-year-old widow, has always enjoyed crocheting and
knitting. There were times she had bits of yarn left over that weren’t enough to
be useful, so she started bringing them to the campground, where she has spent
her summer weekends for the past 10 years.
She had a close group of friends and asked the women if they could bring along some odds and ends, too, so that could pool their resources to make afghans for the sick and elderly in homes and hospitals.
Lowe all but blushes at the name the ladies picked for their club, saying she is almost too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"You know what gets done the most," she giggles.
They "get together every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock" and natter about anything that comes to mind, except politics and religion, as they work away on their squares of yarn.
They’ve become so well known among their circle of friends and family that people drop off donations at the campground’s office.
So far, the group has distributed 97 afghans. The ladies, ranging in ages from their late 20s to 70s, have enough squares for another three afghans, so they’ll hit the 100 mark soon.
"We want people in the community to know not to throw their yarn out in the garbage but to give it to us; no matter how tiny the balls are we can use them," Hunt
said.
"They’re all so beautiful," said Paul Falt, 89, a resident of the veterans unit.
Hunt gives him first pick of the afghans and tucks it around his lap. Moments later, they’re chatting about Falt’s home community of Petite Riviere, Lunenburg County.
Hunt promises she will be back to listen to memories of the people and places so sharp in his mind. He is looking forward to that, the thought warming him as much as the colourful blanket on his lap.

Welcome to 2010

I'm quite a bit late with this post. We've been open for a month now. Compared to last year the weather has been incredible so far. Hopefully it is a portent of things to come. I definitely don't want any hurricane forecasts for weekends this year. And certainly not two in a row.

We've made a few changes to the place as well since last year. The pond is gone. The buildings that were next to the pond are gone. We are in the process of turning that land into pull through sites. It's going to look great when it's all done. I'll post some pictures once I pick out some good ones.

The seasonals got together and decided on their entertainment for the year. Here's the line up.

June 19th - Crib Tournament
June 26th - Dance - Shane's Mix it Up DJ
July 3rd - Pot Luck Supper
July 10th - Wawhooie tournament
July 17th - Washer Toss tournament
- Dance - Southern Comfort Band
July 24th - Yard Sale
July 31st - Christmas in July
- Karaoke
August 7th - Auction 45 tournament
August 14th - Mardi Gras Parade
- Dance - Crazy Craig Martin Band
August 21st - Pot luck Breakfast
August 28th - Karaoke
September 4th - Variety Show
- Miss Lahave River Pageant
- Fireworks
September 5th - Horseshoe Tournament
- Childrens events
- BBQ hot dogs
September 11th - Kettle boil
September 18th - Karaoke
October 9th - Closing Supper

There will also be a corn boil during the first or second week of September depending on when corn is available.

And don't forget there is Bingo every Saturday afternoon.