Office Hours Seven Days a Week

8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Bingo

Friday, Aug. 28 Doors open 7:15 pm

Games begin 8:00 pm

Texas Holdem Poker Teen Pool Party Scavenger Hunt

1

From the Board 2

Land Purchase Update 3

Social Events 4

Social Calendar 5

Corn Roast 6

Did You Know? 7

Boating Society 8

Emergency Numbers 9

Scoops Too 11

Inside this issue:

Carefree Resort on Gleniffer Lake 2540 Twp. Rd. 353 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0K6 Phone: 403-227-2100 Fax: 403-227-2107 Email info@carefreeresort.com

We are on the Web!! www.carefreeresort.com

Friday, August 28, 2015

CAREFREE

LIVING

Innisfail Growers and Pearson’s Berry Farm

will be here in the parking lot across from

the clubhouse this Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

PHOTO

SCAVENGER HUNT

AUGUST 30th, 2015

at 10:00 a.m. Meet at the clubhouse patio with a camera or phone. Travel by foot, on bikes or golf carts.

Prizes for any kids that participate!

Texas Hold’em

Saturday, August 29th 7:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse Registration will start at 6 p.m.

Poker chips will be provided and 72 players maximum will be accepted.

Registration list full, waiting list in the office.

When registering, please provide full name and lot number for each player.

$20 buy in. All monies will be paid out to winners. Come and try out your

luck! Non-players come and support the players!

SIGN UP SHEET IN

OFFICE !

The weather looks

good for our last teen

function for the sea-

son! Please sign up for the

teenager social function by 5pm

Sat Aug 29th.

TEEN POOL PARTY (ages 13-17)

Saturday Aug 29th

from 7-9 pm. Including DJ

entertainment, Games,

Prizes and FREE Pizza and pop!

For more information call or text

Katherine at 403-797-2046 Lot 5.

Dennis Herr, President, Lot 138 email: dennis@carefreeresort.com

Russ Thomas, Vice President, Lot 6 email: russ@carefreeresort.com

Deb Bruce, Treasurer, Lot 672 email: deb@carefreeresort.com

Twyla Tobler, Secretary, Lot 501 email: twyla@carefreeresort.com

Shelley Holitski, Lot 723 email: shelley@carefreeresort.com

Kim Stannard, Lot 777 email: kim@carefreeresort.com

Dean Wihnan, Lot 578 email: dean@carefreeresort.com

For general Board of Directors inquiries send an email to: board@carefreeresort.com

YOURYOURYOUR

DIRECTORSDIRECTORSDIRECTORS

Fellow Lot Owners/Friends:

I hope you enjoyed last weekend as much as I did.

What can I say about the Amazing Race, except to say "it really was amazing!! I had the opportunity of being at the last station and seeing each team as they finished. The enthusiasm, and genuine joy on the faces of young and old, attested to the enjoyment they all felt. Sincere congratulations to Amber and her team of vol-unteers for their efforts. The challenges at each station were fun and well thought out--no question lots of hard work, and planning went into this event.

The kid's dance is always an enjoyable event to attend. There are the shy wallflowers, the "movers and shak-ers", and everywhere an opportunity to make new friends. I picked up a few dance moves myself by watch-ing—the only problem is that I can't do any of them.

This weekend will bring out the gamblers for the poker tournament. As usual we are expecting a full slate of competitors.

Another great activity for kids, and for the entire family is the Scavenger Hunt. It takes place on Sunday, and all participating kids get prizes.

Please, please make an effort to attend the Special Meting next weekend regarding the proposed land pur-chase. Of course, vote as you see fit, but make certain you are making an informed decision.

Anyone on the committee would be happy to field your questions this weekend.

As we get close to our children being back in school, I hope you are hearing them comment that they had a super summer at Carefree.

The Resort looks great, weather for the weekend looks good—where else would you rather be?

Be good to yourselves, and remember: Be safe, be happy, be "Carefree"

P.S.--Hi Irish, and many thanks--see you in April.

Points to ponder:

To those that think I may be carrying a little extra weight--I am not fat, I just come with airbags because I'm so precious.

Why is Monday so far from Friday and Friday is so close to Monday?

Best regards

Dennis

Land Purchase - Letter from Pete Kitson, Lot 794

I started out thinking that I would vote against the Smith land purchase as I couldn't see the logic behind it. I was also skeptical of the resort being able to fund the ideas which were suggested for possible land use. I had my concerns about the towers and how much of the land would be usable. The earthmoving costs were also an issue. Attempting to find the answers caused me to become confused and frustrated due to the lack of information before me. I felt the decision had to be simplified by looking at facts, not potential. I would like to present some facts both for and against.

CONS

future land use rezoning possibilities unknown

no estimates given for development costs

not all 60 acres are usable due in part to the 10 meter setback from towers

no approach

grazing fees would not be a guaranteed income

development, other than the road, probably would not occur for some time due to the cost as well as the

resorts’ near future needs

PROS

45 acres are usable

an approach will be made by the County or Smith at no cost to Carefree – this could be stated in the

purchase agreement

elimination of compound rent (Smith) and cost of burning brush (Dickson Leisure)

rental income from the towers and other revenue generating possibilities

good chance of renting land back to Smith for pasture – discussed with Smith

options for the future i.e. sewage, storage, fresh water storage, etc.

room to expand other facilities as needed

elimination of the high cost to move surface drainage if requested by Smith

A real possibility exists to create a clay capped road on Smith land for access and usage by the sewer

truck (present paved road would be used in wet conditions). The road could be built by the resort for minimal cost. This would cause less damage to our paved road and would reduce the smell.

combination of reducing expenses and generating revenue would total $5,700.00 per year (compound

rent, access to the burning area, tower income, and grazing fees)

I now feel that the purchase would provide insurance for the future. A decision not to purchase would elimi-nate almost all options. The cost of the purchase appears to be reasonable and manageable and I strongly believe we need to consider the future in our decision.

This is a very important decision and I strongly encourage everyone to vote.

Sincerely Pete Kitson

Letter from Don Shewchuck

Jim Smith approached me a couple of years ago to talk about the rent for our Carefree sign at the range road

25 and the 10 compound stalls that are on his land. His question for me was how much we were paying for

these two items. I told him that we weren't paying any kind of rent on these two items. He said he wanted

$500.00 for the sign and $1500.00 for the compound stalls. The next thing he asked was if we could think

about changing the flow of our surface water that drains onto his property. He has a little piece of land that he

can't access because of the drainage ditch. We now pay the rent on the two items and haven't talked about

the drainage ditch since the conversation.

Coming Events

This Weekend

Friday BINGO Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Games start at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday TEXAS HOLDEM POKER TOURNAMENT Registration 6:00 p.m.

TEEN POOL PARTY 7:00—9:00 p.m.

Sunday KIDS’ DIGITAL SCAVENGER HUNT 10:00 at the clubhouse

Next Weekend

Friday BINGO

Doors open at 7:15 p.m.

Games start at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday SPECIAL GENERAL

MEETING 10:00 a.m.

CRAFT SALE 1:00—3 p.m. in Clubhouse

Sunday CORN ROAST

Noon to 5:00 p.m.

ADULT DANCE 9:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Carefree Resort & Smoking Gun Entertainment

present

Murder Mystery

Dinner Theatre “30th High School Reunion” “What has Coach Slovenly been up to in

the last 30 years” September 19, 2015

Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Performance at 6:30 p.m.

Dinner is served at 7:00 with dessert later.

Roast beef dinner with all the trimmings

provided by Remi’s Catering

Dress in your best

1985 outfit—prize!

For further information

see Kaye @ Lot #138

or Bettina @ Lot #486

Tickets $40.00

available at office

CRAFT SALE Sept. 5, 2015

1:00—3:00 p.m.

Call Carole at

403-540-0691

to book a table

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED For the Beer Gardens at the Corn Roast.

Please sign up at the office.

NOTICE

We have the Carefree dump trailer parked in

front of the shop for disposal of tree branches,

leaves, and grass clippings. No plastic.

BURNABLE

MATERIAL ONLY

NO DIRT! NO SOD!

August Social Calendar

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27 28

BINGO

8:00 p.m.

29

POKER

TOURNAMENT

Reg. 6 p.m.

TEEN POOL

PARTY

7:30 p.m.

30

SCAVENGER

HUNT

10:00 am—noon

31

Land & Sea Repairs 250-575-8798

Jeff Copeland

Boat Winterizing—

Mobile Service

Save yourself the trouble of tow-

ing your boat back to

Calgary. We can service your boat at your cottage to

save you time and money.

Book your appointment today—fall is coming!

Work performed by Red Seal licensed technician.

Indmar, Volvo, Merc Cruiser, PCM and Ilmor Certified

September 2015 Social Calendar

1 2 3 4

BINGO

8:00 p.m.

5

SPECIAL

GENERAL

MEETING

10 am

CRAFT SALE

1—3 pm

6

CORN ROAST

Noon—5 pm

ADULT DANCE

9:00—12:30 am

7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

MURDER

MYSTERY

5:30 pm

Corn Roast 2015Corn Roast 2015 Sunday, September 6th

12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. in Marina Park

9:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Club-

Bungee Jumping

Balloon

Twisting

Beer Garden

Room to Dance

in the Clubhouse

at 9 p.m.

Bounce House

Face Painting

Kids Backhoe

Upside of Limbo In Marina Park all afternoon

Celebrating our

30th

Anniversary!

SPONSORS

WAMCO—Bill & Cecile Kirk

Hay City Projects

DID YOU KNOW…

There are plenty of items in the

Lost & Found, both in the laundry

room bin, and in the office. We

have a scooter (must describe),

clothing, ID cards, guest cards,

sunglasses, dog life jacket,

watch, ventalin puffer, jewellery,

walkie talkie, Fitbit bracelet, med-

ic alert bracelet, and other mis-

cellaneous items.

Amazing

Race 2015

Amazing

Race 2015

1st

Place 2nd

Place

3rd

Place 4th

Place

5th

Place 6th

Place

7th

Place 8th

Place

9th

Place 10th

Place

I would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers, drivers and contestants who helped make the first Amazing Race Carefree a resounding success!!! I had just as much fun planning it as those who took part. I look forward to plan-ning one for 2016, so watch for de-tails early in the season.

Amber

From Team Seven

We would like to give a big Thank

You to Amber Chapman and all her

volunteers for the amazing job with

the Amazing Race last weekend!!

Thanks Amber!!!

Gleniffer Lake Boating Society

HELP WE ARE BEING INVADED

Has anyone noticed the lovely accommodations the ants have built near the

shop? We believe they are killing some of our trees in the marina and we have

dumped a whole container of ant killer on their super-sized hotel. This resulted

in more construction. You have to admire their strength and determination but

we would like to encourage them to build elsewhere—many miles away. Does anyone out

there have some experience with getting rid of ants? If so, please send your suggestions to the

above email address. We need to stop this before some child decides to play in their

construction zone.

PLASTIC JUGS STILL NEEDED

We are still in need of colored plastic jugs (not white) such as fleecy and tide jugs. They should

be at least 2.5 litres in size. They are needed during the fall takeout to use as markers. If you

have any, please drop them over the fence into the compound at the marina as soon as possible

as we need to have them filled with foam before the takeout.

REMINDER—Members on Array A and B

Our plan for next year is to replace array “B” entirely with a new system which will result in the

elimination of more slips to accommodate the wider space between fingers. We will replace any of the

shorter fingers on array “A” with the longer fingers from array “B” that are no longer needed. If you

are on array “A” or “B” we encourage you to remove all of your hardware/bumpers at the

end of this season as they will not be transferred to the new docks.

HOUSEKEEPING—2016 Membership Dues

Invoices for the 2016 season will be mailed out the end of February and are due March

31, 2016. For those of you who are lucky enough to spend your winters in a warmer

climate and won’t be around to pay by the due date, you can either send in a post dated

cheque for the same amount as the 2015 dues or leave your credit card number with

Anna Marie and your payment will be put through when it becomes due. For those of

you who have already indicated that you wish your credit card number kept on file, please try to

remember to update with Anna Marie if the card expires or is cancelled. If payment is not received by

March 31st, a $50.00 administration fee is added to the balance. REMEMBER also, if you move, send

in a change of address so you receive your invoice on time.

** MARINA TAKEOUT SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH **

Email: admin@glenifferlakeboatingsociety.org Web Site: www.glenifferlakeboatingsociety.org

2015 Board of Directors

▪ Jason Owens President Lot 602 ▪

Dan Lafreniere Vice President Lot 214 ▪ Joanne Germanine Treasurer Lot 654 ▪ Barry Fielder Secretary Lot 724

Kelly D'arcy Director Lot 003 ▪ Rob Lemon Director Lot 815 ▪ Damien Leroy Director Lot 559

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EMERGENCY AND AFTER HOURS HELP

In case of emergency: Call 911 then call the resort @ 227-2100 choose option #9 or 304-4196.

Leave a message including name, lot and phone number where you can be reached, and

type of emergency. Staff will respond immediately.

This procedure is for emergencies only.

After Hours Assistance: The black phone outside of the office will allow you to contact the

staff who will respond as soon as possible. Please press option #9 or phone 304-4196.

Please leave name, lot and phone number so that we may re-

spond.

Security Staff:

call: 304-0197 or 304-4196.

NEWSPAPERS

Available every day

Store Hours

Mon to Thursday—9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m

Friday —9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday—8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday—8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

PIZZA By the Slice $3.50 or Whole Pizza $20.00

Cheese, Hawaiian, Pepperoni, or Meat Lovers

We are proud to carry

products from

Big Bend Markets

FRESH MUFFINS & CINNAMON BUNS

Saturday & Sunday mornings only

We will bake six or more on request; Prepayment required

NOW CARRYING

PRODUCTS FROM

PEARSON BERRY

FARM

Pies, Tarts, Syrup,

Jams and more!

ALL SUMMER LONG Are YOU the Lucky One?

If you order an ice cream cone and happen to

get the last cone in the box, your cone is free! * as originally ordered—no upgrades or changes