The date for the 2016 Reunion is September 9 at Living Waters Camp. Living Waters Camp is nestled in 30 acres of pine and aspen bordering Adamson Lake, near MacDowall and Duck Lake, SK. Some of us will be arriving at the camp on Thurs Sept. 8 – feel free to join us!
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
Living Waters is located on Highway #11 five miles south of MacDowall (approx. one hour and ten minutes north of Saskatoon and 20 minutes south of Prince Albert).
There is a road sign from the north and from the south within the last 1/4 mile before the turn off, EAST off the highway. Once you turn east. go to the south (right) and the turn will be right there on the east side.
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LIAISONS
HENRYY (Adam Diehl – 306.491.4017)
LAWRENCE (Linda Smith – 780.756.5337)
FRED (Dave Diehl – 587.889.5226)
RENE (Diane McDonald – 639.470.1763)
RAYMOND (Arlene Fairbrother – 306.384.1740)
MYRTLE (Julie Parchewski Graham – 306.527.5440)
LILIAN (Carol Marquis)
ROSE (Linda Smith – 780.756.5337)
The responsibilities of the liaisons are (some of which can be passed down to others of course!):
- Pass on information to family members / be the person in the family to contact for information.
- Create a photo poster board of the “sibling’s” family and additionally, for each of “the grandchildren” (each grandchild can make their own). It’s not necessary to break it down any further than that. We are going to put these poster boards on the wall of the hall at the reunion.
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AMENITIES & ACTIVITIES
– kitchen / dining hall (seating for 200)
– tabernacle (seating for 400, stage, sound equipment)
– beach volleyball
– basketball court
– brand new playground
– canoes
– water trampoline
– fire pit
– soccer pitch
– zip line
– climbing wall
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ACCOMMODATIONS
This venue has ample accommodations for our family, including:
– 11 cabins (each cabin has a queen bed and a full bathroom)
– 3 cottages (1, two bedroom cottage and 2, three bedroom cottages. All have seating area and a bathroom (sink and shower only)
– Duplex (1 only. It has two rooms with a shared full bathroom in between)
– Motel (2 motel rooms, each have a full private bathroom. 1 of these rooms has an air conditioner)
– Campsites / RV Sites. Some unserviced (only $12/day). 15 amp power with water hookup are $25/day. 30 amp power with water hookup is $32/day. A bathroom building is located in the campsite area with sinks, toilets, showers.
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MEALS AND SNACKS
EACH family needs to bring : 1 bag of fruit OR treat OR snack for each day that you are attending (bunch of bananas, bag of apples, cookies, chips, pretzels etc). 1 dish for EACH potluck meal that your family will be attending. The size / amount is – whatever size of dish would be enough for YOUR family (you are not expected to provide a salad for the entire reunion crew however it wouldn’t hurt to double your recipe). NOTE: there is a walk-in cooler in the kitchen.
Friday, supper: Pot Luck.
Saturday, Breakfast: Provided.
Saturday, Lunch: Pot Luck.
Saturday, Supper: Pot Luck.
Sunday, Breakfast: Provided.
Sunday: Lunch: Pot Luck.
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ACTIVITIES
We don’t want to overwhelm people with activities. The goal is to have a relaxing, non-hectic weekend where we can all reconnect with each other and get to know each other better. Living Waters Camp is a very beautiful and serene place. Just hanging out together in such a beautiful setting will be a blessing!
There may be a horseshoe tournament.
Saturday at 4pm: canoe race, at the lake.
Saturday at 7pm: family dance. It really will be more of just visiting with each other but we’ll have some quiet 60’s and 70’s tunes playing for the kids and anyone else who wants to dance.
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VOLUNTEERS
We will need some mini-crews to handle some of the responsibilities and activities.
SIGNAGE/POSTERS
We will need someone to make up posters and signs to guide our event. We’ll assist as we go along for what is required (sign up sheets for cooks / kitchen, when photos will be, events and bathroom signs etc.).
CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION (2)
We will need 2 crews to be at the registration table. They will welcome family members, hand out information and guide family members to their accommodations.
First crew:
The first crew will work Friday from 3pm – 5:30 pm
Volunteers so far: Trent and Vanessa Diehl (we could use a few more people).
Second crew:
The second crew will work 5:30 to 8pm.
No volunteers yet.
HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT
We need a crew to organize and run the horseshoe tournament on Saturday. The only thing that this person/crew has to do is take the pail from the registration table with names in it, draw names from the pail to form the teams and make sure that there is a scoresheet/tournament chart at the pits. The participants of the tournament can fill in the names of the winners who will move forward.
BREAKFAST CREWS (2)
We will need a few people to be in the kitchen early both mornings just to show the cooks where everything is and get them going. There will be a sign up sheet at the registration table and we will make sure that there are 4 or 5 people on each list to cook the breakfasts.
CHECK-OUT CREW
We will need a crew to help seniors check out. They will also take back any keys that went out and check to make sure that the mattress covers are on the beds and that the rooms have been tidied. They will also refund the deposits for the room keys and the mattress covers.
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INFORMATION
* there is a $10 room key deposit for EACH lodge room, cabin, cottage, duplex room, motel room. Dorms do not have lockable doors.
* deposits are refundable when you check out.
* Pets are allowed but must be on a leash at all times. Pets are NOT ALLOWED in any public buildings.
* Some of us will be arriving at the camp on Thurs Sept. 8 – feel free to join us!
