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THIS WEEKEND
What do you know about CANADA? On the back of
this HIGHLIGHTS is a quiz so that you can find out!
Have fun testing your family and neighbours!
Sunday, June 29: at the POOL 8 – 10 a.m.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
(2 pancakes, 2 sausages, juice, coffee - $3….what a
great deal! Net proceeds to the March of Dimes)
Tuesday, July 1: it’s
CANADA DAY !
10:30 a.m.
lake end of Beaver Blvd.
WALK & BIKE PARADE
Hop into your red and white clothes, get your
noisemakers and join in the fun. We will end at
11 a.m.
Cedar Circle
FLAG RAISING
Please join us at the pool after the flag-raising for a
BIRTHDAY PARTY
with birthday cake and a cool drink.
COMING EVENTS – July 12 – POKER RUN
(full details next week)
Aug 9 – CHILI COOKOFF/ WESTERN DAY
Aug. 23 – GOLF TOURNAMENT – see Rob or
Barb at Site 138 for details.
Aug. 23 – HALLOWE’EN
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WHHOOOO can help? We need you to give us a hand
with the PANCAKE BREAKFAST! Please see us at the
Office to find out how you can help.
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Thanks to Nancy Sutherland again for the Canada Day
cake. Even though she can’t be with us, she made sure
that we would all have a tasty treat!
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FISHING DERBY, 2013
15 years and over
Pike
5lb., 8oz.
5lb., 8oz.
Harold Kromans
Doug Wakeling
Vol. 37, no.4… June 27, 2014
PUMPOUTS – Now there’s a good job for someone else
to do! On Mondays and Thursdays we make up the list
in the morning, so make sure that you contact the Office
and pay the day before so that you don’t miss your
chance! If you’re ‘phoning it in we need a credit card!
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SEEN IN PASSING…Bev Neilson, Amanda Dacosta
and Nancy Tomkinson, exercising their girl power…Tom
and Pauline Eeles, celebrating…Donna Knowlton,
preferring red hair…Maryann Guiler, the voice of
reason…Ann Dobson, trying to figure it out…Greta
Quick with an early donation…Barb Wood with a
selection of blankies and baby sets…Adele Gale,
confused…Lauri Thompson, changing it up…Frank
Chicott, making a big noise…
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CAMPERS HELPING DISABLED CAMPERS
Who doesn’t need to get their lawn and gardens ready
for the summer? Here’s your chance to even out those
dips and build up those beds. Get your tickets right now
for the load of topsoil from Davey Gravel, delivered by
Mike O’Connor. We will be drawing for this prize at
Canada’s birthday party on July 1. Tickets are $1. each
and you can buy them at the Office.
ADS in the HIGHLIGHTS - $2.
DVDs for borrowing - $2.
We are accepting donations of DVDs for our collection
to lend out to raise money for Disabled Campers.
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OUT & ABOUT
Sat.,7:30a.m.-2p.m., Big Cedar Estates – YARD SALE
5 & 6:30 p.m., Atherley United Church:
SALAD SUPPER; tickets – 705-327-7320
Sun.: 1-5 p.m., Longford Mills Hall – FIDDLE JAM
6 p.m., former Cinema 4 (Colborne St.) FAMILY
MOVIE NIGHT – THE LEGO MOVIE: free admission
and popcorn
7 p.m., Aquatheatre - OUTDOOR BAND
CONCERT - Orillia Wind Ensemble
Mon: 7-10 p.m., Friends Meeting House – Orillia Folk
Society SONG CIRCLE: all ages, all kinds of music
7:30 p.m., Couchiching Beach Park –
DANCE IN THE PARK: beer tent, live music, midway
Tues., CANADA DAY everywhere!;
(We apologize to Harold Kromans for shrinking his fish in our
last newsletter.)
Washago – CANADA DAY PARADE & activities
Bass season opens at midnight tonight so you may now
fish in the canals – only on open property, please.
FYI - all the big bass left this afternoon!
Orillia downtown & Couchiching Beach Park - CANADA
DAY PARADE & activities, fireworks at dusk
COULD YOU PASS FOR A CANADIAN?
You’ll need a variety of ages to get all the answers
On what historic date did Confederation take
place?
When a Canadian gets his T-4 what is it time to do?
What was the last province to enter Confederation?
If a CBC TV show is on at 8 p.m., what time is it on
in Newfoundland?
How much daylight can you expect in the Yukon on
June 21?
What do the terms ‘Brier’, ‘bonspiel’, ‘skip’ and ‘end’
refer to?
In Canada, how old do you have to be to vote?
What is Canada’s largest city?
What is The Bloc?
What is the only officially bilingual province?
Who comes to mind when you hear the phrases
“Fuddle duddle”, and “Just watch me!”
What are Canada’s two official sports?
Why would someone have an extension cord
attached to an outside outlet in the winter?
For how many years did Wayne Gretzky play
hockey in the NHL?
Who are the local policemen in Manitoba?
Where is Peggy’s Cove?
A Canadian gives a pink bill for a $11.70 purchase.
What colour bills, and what birds and animals does
she get for change?
On what province does the sun first rise?
Who is Tim and why does everyone go to his
place?
In what province is Canada’s capital city?
Who made a hit out of “Closer to the Heart”?
Which of the Great Lakes is NOT in Canada?
The next few answers all start with a ‘C’.
Who lived at Green Gables in Cavendish, PEI?
What’s the nickname for a Canadian?
This warm wind comes from the Rockies and
creates summerlike temperatures in the
winter.
This polar bear capital of the world is in
northern Manitoba.
Men’s and women’s teams won this sport at
the winter Olympics and it’s not hockey!
This invented-in-Canada contraption has
been invaluable in space exploration.
This provided transportation for furs from the
wilderness to the markets.
This western city is known for its July
celebration of all things cowboy.
What Canadian mascot became a famous book
character?
Where did the song “Blame Canada” come from?