July 27, 2009

Lakeside was shining Saturday Night!!




What started out as a rollicking good old Higgins Lake thunder storm in the morning, ended with sunny skies and tons of fun... and money!!

It was a long day. The annual meeting was held in the morning (I took a lovely nap), turned into a bright shiny day by afternoon. Those who weren't working on the auction got to enjoy being out on the lake and the seriously hard working auction group set up for the silent auction and cocktail party. What a day. The auction committee; Sara and Cindy and all those who helped set up, donate, catalogue and organize worked magic for Lakeside. Who said "times" were tough? For one night, you wouldn't have known.

The Silent Auction and Cocktail Party was a huge success. Set up behind the dining hall and in Kris's shop, the food was great, the wine (and spirits) flowed and the bidding was intense. A great show of community all the way around. If that wasn't enough work for the day, the "live" auction kicked off at 8:30 in the DH. As the young ones passed around jello shots for a buck... the good ole Lakeside Bar was front and center so that everyone entering the hall could "lube" up for the big show.

It was an amazing show of support, not only was Lakeside there, Char and her team should up. They donated and they bought. Everyone. Well, almost everyone. Conspicuously absent was the president and family. I'm still shocked by that for some reason. Here was the biggest "camp" fundraiser. Months of preparation, hard work and endless hours of labor by so many "Lakesiders" and no prez. It did not look good for them.

The good news...the camp raised almost $9000.00 for the new walk-in freezer. That's a lot of loot folks. It was a great time, a great community effort and show of support. We had Lakesiders, Cottage Grovers and Pinewoods present!!! Congratulations to the committee and all those who contributed items and especially to those who bid high and bought!! What a night!!!

The first picture shows the "organizers" getting ready. (Kelly Brand, John Lee, Keith Newell, Sara Newell and Cindy Torrence. The second picture; John Lee (in drag) modeling the old dining hall curtains in a Carol Burnett scene from Gone with the Wind...(you had to be there). It was a hoot.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Had to be there is an understatement. I think I wet my pants a dozen times. John was hilarious. If you want to make money, hire john for your next money making venture.

Anonymous said...

Where was our prez during the auction? not that we missed him. It was much nicer not having him there as well as any other function

Anonymous said...

Oh how lovely! Hey, what about the 20K transfer fee due the Association from the Radke Trust affair?

That would probably be enough to take care of the new freezer, no?

Glad John ditched the "Slymons" name and is back to Lee.

Anonymous said...

RUMOR HAS IT THAT KEN COLE VIDEOTAPED THE WHOLE THING.PLEASE TELL US WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THAT FOR THOSE OF US THAT COULD NOT BE THEIR.

Anonymous said...

who's ken cole? was he at the meeting? He sure isn't a member of our camp.

Anonymous said...

Can you put the video up on YouTube?

And figures the Slymie One wouldn't be there for the fund raiser.

He cares not for Lakeside.

Anonymous said...

Ask not what Lakeside can do for you, President Slymons. Ask what you can do for Lakeside.

Anonymous said...

Where were the Radkes? Our lovely new association members, and now majority owners of the cottage formerly know as Lee/Slymons/DeGouge/Jenkins.

Where the Radkes at the annual meeting?

Anonymous said...

Who showed up from Pinewoods?

Anonymous said...

radke's? they were scammed out of their portion. They don't know it yet but they will.By then it will be too late. What I want to know is if slymons sued his sister to get the cottage,What's going to happen when just rick,scott and janet own it outright? They will probably sue each other to get sole ownership.What goes around comes around. Same court room different members. Davey will be in hell along with scarey'ole his not so nice wife. yikes!!!!!
Hope it was worth it slymie

Anonymous said...

oops sorry about the caps..did not know that was considered shouting
and I got the name wrong, it was Bob Cole not Ken.so sorry to all

Anonymous said...

"Ask not what Lakeside can do for you, President Slymons. Ask what you can do for Lakeside."

Getting a longer dock will not make up for a not very long c#$k.

Anonymous said...

I would think the prez of lakeside would want to show up at all the social functions that Lakeside has to offer, but hey he doesn't care about anything Lakeside has to offer and to tell you the truth I'm glad he wasn't there.

Anonymous said...

It was very disappointing that so many people showed up to this fun event in an attemp to raise money for the camp and The President of the Association could not see fit to show up. That is unbelievable and it needs to be addressed by Lakesiders. Who has a major fundraiser event and the President of the organization doesn't show up.

Anonymous said...

"That is unbelievable and it needs to be addressed by Lakesiders."

Unfortunately, Lakesiders are rather apathetic regarding L'Affaire Slymons.

Nice to see they're really passionate about the new meat locker though! :)

Katy Elizabeth said...

Could you imagine if he actually DID show up to that event? It'd be like one of those scenes in a movie where a crowd full of people is talking amongst themselves and then once he walks through the door, everyone stops and you would have been able to hear a pin drop.

I kinda wished he would have shown up, even though I wasn't there -- Would have made for REALLY GOOD reading material.