Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Slip Sliding Away

I have not posted for almost a month and the time has simply slid right by. Kris, Ken, Joel and Rick went to the MSAA (Midwest Ski Area Association) summer meetings and trade show in Wisconsin earlier in the month for four days of seminars and product show...........and lots of great conversation with others in the industry after dinner every night. We got back home about twelve hours before the Iowa State Fair started..............so we took turns manning the booth for those eleven days...........twelve hours a day..............and saw and spoke to a lot of you that took the time to stop and visit............and tell us your story about experiences at Seven Oaks.............thanks for that...........

Then with the State Fair done on Sunday night, and tearing down the booth on Monday...........we headed to Iowa State University on Wednesday to set up the booth in the Memorial Union so we could take part in the ISU Welcomefest.

All during this time the river couldn't be more perfect and the temps couldn't be more perfect for floating than it has been the entire month of August and still is today............and we have been busy with campers, bikers and a lot of paintball groups as well. And as you would expect, we have had a whole host of folks using the lodge for weddings and wedding receptions and class reunions and business meetings.

Save the date......Sunday, October 16......is our Annual Season Pass Sale and Swap.......

One last thought, it is great to have our friends home from their respective tours of duty overseas.........welcome home Dave and Mike and Jason.......and THANK YOU for serving!

Monday, August 1, 2011

A Quick Update

Well, where do I start? The past couple of weeks have been busy with full service river floats....temps have been right there where they just beg everyone to come cool off in the water....and the river has been very steadily dropping to the point there are lots of sandbars to enjoy. Not sure when we will get more rain but there is still MORE than ENOUGH water for several more weeks to enjoy a river float......

....had another class reunion in the lodge last Saturday night and another one this coming Saturday night.......but before we get to next Saturday, we have a meeting in the lodge all day tomorrow and three churches from the town of Ogden are holding their ecumenical vacation bible school here all day Wednesday.......for the second year in a row.......

......last Monday we hosted a big company outing in the lodge all day with meals, refreshments and guest speakers......

.....paintball has been very busy even with the temps being what they have been.......and about five more groups have made reservations over the next ten days or so.......

.....have a cross country mountain bike race here Sunday, August 7.......

......several of us also leave Sunday night August 7 for the annual Midwest Ski Area Association Summer Meeting and Trade Show.......this year at Devils Head........near Madison Wisconsin......always a good time to visit and trade stories with others in the ski area business......and to learn what is new in the industry.........but don't worry.......we will have plenty of staff on site to take care of your river floats and paintball games while we are away.........

......get home just in time to open our booth at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday August 11.......stop and see us there too........we are in the same spot as we have been for the past ten years......on the north wall (west half) of the Varied Industries Building........we'll have some sign ups for chances to win some give aways...........

......a reminder to all that this Friday night is our August Friday after Five .........with Big G's Log Cabin BBQ providing the food........music by Billy Club from 7 pm to 10 pm........no cover charge......and the vintage tractor show on the lawn........with no admission fee.........so come on over and enjoy the evening with us........

.....Nick Dell, one of our avid snowboard instructors and all around good guy got his bus license so he can drive one of the shuttle buses for river floats...........but darned if he didn't blow the engine of one of the buses on his first weekend.......hah..........wasn't his fault but I can't resist putting the blame on him!!!!

......still plenty of time to get in some camping, paintball or river float this summer, even though a lot of schools start withing about two weeks or so......and the weather is sure cooperating now........

.......come see us soon