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On Friday July 19 the Raths and Candy Store will be closed due to the excessive heat forecast. To keep safe and cool stay in your cottage air-conditioning or head up to the pool. The pool will close early at 5:00p for the staff to get dinner and reopen at 6:00p. The youth program awards will take place at the pool at 7p and the pool will stay open until 8:30p or dusk, whichever comes first. If you had been assigned to a duty in the Raths or Candy Store this Friday, you can disregard. Saturday the Raths operations resume as normal. Please pass this along to all your family and fellow campers.
Restaurant – thanks to Joe Gatz for a fabulous smoked pulled pork dinner, delicious as always! Thanks to Tom Webb, Randy Roe and crew for tasty beefs and Polish Sausages on Saturday night.
· Friday July 19 – closed due to excessive heat
· Saturday July 20 – Laura and Marlana’s Turkey dinner w/mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, choice of apple or pumpkin pie and more!
· Friday July 26 - Fish Fry and Special is Laurie Vandahm’s BBQ Pulled Pork Tenderloin
· Saturday July 27 – Eiche Wing Dings w/tater tots the Blasgens will be whipping up some fabulous sauces for extra meaty wings
Entertainment – we’ve got great live entertainment schedule every Friday throughout the summer. We’ll also have DJ Sandy every Saturday night. Here’s the next couple of weeks.
Friday July 19 – Cancelled --- Joe Kalish @ 8p hope to reschedule later this summer
Saturday July 20 – DJ Sandy @ 8:30p
Friday July 26 – Kevin Spica acoustic guitar @ 8p
Saturday July 27 – DJ Sandy @ 8:30pm
YOUTH - It was a great week on the field! The 9 and under sleep out was a huge success! Thank you to all the staff that helped make the night fun for our campers! Shout out the campers of the week, Brandon Odachowski and Jacki VanDahm for doing such a great job. Tuesday we will be tie dying so campers need a t-shirt in a zip-lock bag with your camper's name on it. There will also be a special Scales and Tails presentation from 10-11 on Tuesday, July 23rd. All campers and Tiny Tots are invited. This week at the pool was amazing! The campers worked on perfecting their skills and were able to showcase all they have accomplished at this year's Water Show! The show had a great turnout and was a huge success! Congratulations to this week's Swimmer of the Week: Brandon Odachowski- beginners, Gavin Beeftank -advanced beginners, Addie Tuecke- intermediates, Sierra Baumann- swimmers, Ava Pardo-advanced swimmers and water safety, Tiny tots-Griffin Oatey
SATURDAY DRINK SPECIAL - Come on down and see Tina Saturday night at the Rath’s for this week's drink special! Malibu Bay Breeze Thanks! Tina
Cottage for Sale – the Illinois District is offering Cottage #52 for bid. The minimum bid is $500 and should be submitted along with a check made out to Illinois District American Turners in a sealed envelope for the bid amount and note indicating the name of the bidder. Checks will for non-winning bids will be returned uncashed. The bid is due by the beginning of the July Council meeting on July 22 at 7pm and will be opened at the meeting. Since this is late in the season and less than half the normal ground lease, the bid does NOT include a 2019 coupon book or pool passes. The winning bidder can take possession of the cottage immediately and enjoy all the other amenities of Turner Camp. Remember that a cottage owner must have been a member in good standing for at least one year by July 22.
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT - The 4 Person Volleyball Tournament is Saturday, July 20th. Bring your team to the Sugar Bowl by 8:45 AM and be ready to play at 9:00 AM. All players are welcome regardless of skill level. Cost is $ 40.00 per team. If you have any questions, please call Jim Haderlein at 773-573-8398.
Remember the Ladies Auxiliary Card Party, July 20th at 7:30 P.M. Door tickets are $2.00. We still need donations for raffle prizes and door prizes. All donations are appreciated. See you then. The Ladies Clubhouse is a charming space for a gathering rental fee is only $50. We are looking to have an open house next spring. We will gladly accept and display Society Cultural items and old turner memorabilia. Ann T.
Celebration of Life – Please join us on Sunday, July 21 @ 3 p.m. down at the Raths to celebrate my mom’s Life – Joan Jacquin. Food will be served, appetizers welcome. Thank you, Kim Brooks
GOLF - The 2019 IL Dist. Turner Golf 2-person Scramble / Best Ball Event $60.00 per person on Saturday, August 10, 2019 - 10 AM Quasi Shotgun Start at Cary Country Club - 2400 Grove Lane in Cary, IL Handicapped for senior’s, women, bad golfers - Cash Prizes for SKINS, Long Drives, Closest to the Pins, 1st, 2nd place, and Mistery Scores. Sign up at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call/text Bob Haderlein 773-859-2398
Celebration of Life for Life Long Turner - Bonnie Friese Garelli, on Saturday, August 10 at 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM in the Rathskeller. A light luncheon will be served. Thank you, Laurie Van Dahm
Memorial Swimming Pool - Thank you to the following people who contributed to the Memorial Swimming Pool.
Ernest Wickstrom in appreciation of Bill Graham
Alice Hayden in memory of Pat Wickstrom
Russell Morris in memory of Pat Wickstrom
Ann Litza in memory of Bonnie Garelli
Natalie Valentine in memory of Pat Wickstrom and Joan Jaquin
Thank you to all who donated to our Pool. Barbie Zweifel
Look around camp!!! A BIG SHOUT OUT TO Tony Garelli – Our Mr. Fixit. Tony is always working behind the scenes. If something needs repair, he is there. He is always up at the pool keeping things in working order. This is true TURNERISM at its best!!!! If you see him, please give him a big Turner Hug!!!! Chris Mostyn
District Secretary Posting - Duties include:
*Attending all Camp and Council meetings and taking the minutes at all meetings
*Email meeting minutes and remind council members of up coming meetings
*Collaborate with the treasurer for meeting financial statements
*Organizes the yearly Illinois district convention, records minutes of the convention and emails minutes to society reps.
*Coordinates Illinois District delegates that attend National Convention
*Communicates with National Secretary regarding Illinois District events
If there needs to be any adjustments made to the posting, we will let you know ASAP. Thanks, Art
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION – PEOPLE ARE DRIVING VERY FAST. PLEASE SLOW DOWN! Now that camp is open everyone will need to unload and move your vehicles to the parking lots. It makes no difference if it is a public road or not it is about the safety of our children, as well as being able to use the road to drive in and out and not having to maneuver around parked cars. Thank you, Art Stevenson
WEEKLY BULLETIN If you would like to publish an item please email me no later than Wednesday afternoon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Make sure to give me time and location of your events as well. You will need to email me your information, please no more text messages. Thank you, Chris Mostyn
