Strawberry Supper

                                                 Strawberry Supper

Saturday June 28, 2014
4 pm to 7 pm
Highland Grove Community Centre (part of the library, behind the schoolhouse)

Cold Plate
 Turkey, beef, salads, beverages, dessert

Adults  $12   Children 12 and under  $6.

Robert will have the schoolhouse open.  On display will be an exhibit by the Bancroft Photography Club.  There are some nice photos.  Schoolhouse open early.

A tremendous amount of local family history has been gathered over the years.  For a small community this is indeed a major investment of volunteer activity.  View some of the files.

Funds collected support the Schoolhouse Historical Society

Turtles

For the past two weeks the snapping turtles have been digging holes on the causeway.  If you look closely, you can see a leech taking a ride on the snapper.  A couple of empty turtles shells also seen.

Bump culvert

This is still a 'bump' culvert, but at least you can't see the metal.  Both sides of the road are approximately at the same level, perhaps making drainage difficult.  Fix next year?
     Lots of people are seeing very small fawns in the area.  There is a lack of beavers at the 3 beaver ponds on the way to our cottages.  Local people believe it is due to strong hunting by wolves this winter.  Turtles on the cottage road to the island this week. 

Getting better

Maple hill has been graded, but is still rough.  Some gravel will be added, especially at the bottom to cover the rough stones.      The pointer rock at the Clarke Rd-Africa Trail intersection will remain for the summer. It needs to be removed when there is no traffic since it requires some major excavation and will block the road for some time.  Drive by it carefully.
      Bump culvert has been covered and will remain for the summer.

Strawberry Supper

                                                   Saturday June 28, 2014

Strawberry Supper, Highland Grove Community Centre (part of the library building)

Cold Plate
Turkey, Beef, Salads, Beverages and Desert

Children 12 and under $6
Adults $12

Schoolhouse will be open

4 pm to 7 pm

More A gravel

A load of A gravel (40 % stone and 60% sand) spread in two lots on rill hill, on either side of the gravel depot (the two inch pile on the north side of the road delivered last year)

Still rock pointers on the road, but slowly coming out. 

Rock Pile

Fifty-five rocks have been removed from the cottage road, most between north end of new road and Guest Y.  Your muffler should be safe.  But the large pointer at the bottom of maple hill is still there.

Lost Leg Lowlands

Remainder of Lost Leg Hill A gravel was spread over the lowlands north of the hill.  One complete load covers both sides of hill.

Lost Leg Hill

A gravel added to Lost Leg Hill to cover the 2 large bedrock projections.

Water damage

The bottom photo shows a completely washed out culvert from the old road, which is commonly call white ash hill.  This is due to the beaver dam above Hogan's Culvert, if you remember from the road trip on the annual meeting day.   (ps I'm told Hogan didn't build the culvert on the new road, so this culvert will be known as "Misnamed Culvert".  Cottagers wanting to return to cottage had to go around the lake and take boats across the lake.

Early arrivals may get stuck, just as in the photo.  It had to be pulled out by Bamfords.  Can you identify the area?

Rock'n roll

Seven protruding rocks removed between top of maple hill and 2 gates logging road.  Several more still in this area, as well as from bottom of maple hill to Guest and the island. Less rocks for Linda to paint.

Cottage lane

Some cottage lanes were very steep and a challenge to construct.

Clearing the bush

It was not many years ago that trails were cut through the bush.  This photo is the start of the trail from the top of white ash hill (now called the old road) north to the riffles.  The property on the north end of the lake is still for sale.

First day grading

Road has been travelled by a grader from Tusk to the open area on the new road.  Notice the organic debris on the road, resulting from vegetation along the sides.  This gets removed with a center scraping and pushed off to the side of the road.

Ninety degree corner

This wet area is covered, Clarke Rd at division concession.

Split load

Half a load of A gravel.

First gravel, 2014

Extreme end of Clarke Rd. One load, 57.5 metres, 10 chain links in dump truck.

Turbo Hub

In the past, a satellite dish was the way to receive internet in our cottage area.  Unfortunately, modems can break down (twice in this case), and the LNA on the roof dish can also need replacing (twice in this case).  Yuk, it gets expensive getting a technician, and trying to determine the problem.
     So, a Turbo Hub from Bell ($99) and a two year plan seemed an alternative.  Wow, just plug into the wall, connect the cable from the computer, put the hub near a window and instant internet.  No software required.  Extremely delighted.  In addition, it is faster than the satellite signal.  A Bell tower has made internet much easier than the past--and a technicial does not have to climb onto the roof to replace equipment!