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Our weather
hasn’t been too good yet, but our season is off to a good start. Yesterday we had our general meeting. For those of you that were not here, I want to
update you on the things that we went over.
We introduced and welcomed the new campers. We discussed the news release about Echo
Valley being rated 4W with Woodall’s.
Pete went over what should be in each camp site. He made note of all of the concrete blocks
and building material that gets left behind in wayward building inside the
campground. The bottom line here, no
building gets done without an okay from Pete upfront.
The new projects
that we have done this year:
- The pump house
roof has been replaced
- New office has
been completed
- Old office has
been relocated
- Fence at pool
has been replaced
- Fence at road
has been completed
- Sand has been
added to sand box
- Store has been
redone with new hours
- Electricity at
sites 31, 32 and 33 redone
We discussed the
recycling opportunities here. The small
dumpster is for paper and cardboard only.
The aluminum cans have a separate container. Glass and plastic go in the two remaining
containers without lids.
A new procedure
has been put in place. When seasonals are in the camp during off times (other than weekends
and holidays) we have a sign-in sheet so that we know who is in the camp at all
times. Also, we reminded the campers
that NO GUEST should ever be in the camp without signing in.
Another new
procedure in place is in check writing.
All checks should be made to EVC, Inc.
To clean your
sites this spring, make sure you either burn the leaves on a weekday or bag
them and leave them alongside the road for us to pick up.
The group was
reminded that the refund policy of the campground is no refund for an early
departure of any nature.
Motorized
scooters were discussed. We have had
some very small children on these and we have to put in place a rule that only
licensed adults can operate these inside the campground.
We pointed out
that some folks have been driving through the pull-thru sites and reminded
folks that this tears these sites up.
Always use the road. At the end
of this meeting we asked the campers what activity they would like to have on
Mother’s Day. A decision was not made on
this, but we welcome ideas from everyone.
Deepest
Sympathy
Our dear friend,
Ron Svenson, passed away this past Wednesday. Ron was such a dear person and loved getting
folks together for a good meal and good fun.
We will greatly miss our buddy. We
are glad to report that his lovely wife, Diane, will stay at the campground, as
she considers us family.
We welcome the following new campers
this month:
Kelly Gassert & Lance Schrecken,
Site 26, of Lebanon, PA
Easter
Weekend
We
had an Easter egg hunt, coloring contest, and egg coloring for the holiday
weekend. Each child received an Easter
basket and won prizes for each contest.
Trading
Post
For
sale: Stainless steel ice dispenser,
cappuccino machine; antique jukebox style stereo; slot machine, queen mattress
and box spring. Call the office
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Any resident of
Echo Valley Campground can place an ad in this section of the newsletter.
Call the office
or send via e-mail.
We will also
accept any ad that would be of interest to our campers.