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Restaurant – This Friday don’t miss the Fried Walleye Special. Thanks Sue Knisley & crew for a great prime rib dinner! Other upcoming fine culinary opportunities
Saturday June 30 – Pig Roast at the Family Fest
Wednesday July 4 – Tweenie Pancake Breakfast
Friday July 6 – Guiness Beef Brisket
Saturday July 7 – Laura & Marlana Turkey Dinner
Entertainment – we have entertainment lined up for every Friday this summer. Here’s the next couple of weeks
This Friday – Just Friends Acoustic Duo
July 6 – Frank Sinatra & the sounds of the 50s and 60s
July 13 – Vaguely Familiar Acoustic Duo
Volunteer Duties – just a reminder that fulfilling your duties is important to the functioning of camp and our offerings. Your three duties are a key obligation of being a cottage owner. If something comes up it is your responsibility to switch with someone or find a suitable replacement. When duties are missed committee chairs often have to step in to keep things going. Those folks are already giving generously of their time and really don’t want to do another duty. A missed duty will result in a $250 fine. Remember to dress suitably for your duties. Closed toed shoes and t-shirts are recommended for kitchen duties.
Decks, sheds, cottage construction – just a reminder to contact Howard Boress or Kurt Potthast to have Buildings & Grounds review and approve all project plans and timing of the project.
Cottages for bid – the Illinois District has two cottages up for bid. To be eligible to own a cottage you must have been a member of a Turner society for at least one year by the time the bids are opened on July 23rd at the next District Council meeting. Submit your bid in a sealed envelope with a check for your full bid amount, which must be the minimum bid of $1,5000 or more. Include how many years you have been a member and to which Society you belong. Bids will be opened and read at the July 23rd District Council meeting. Should you have a winning bid you may take possession immediately and you will have all the rights and privileges (pool tags, youth program, coupon book, etc.) for the remainder of the 2018 season.
Cottage 26 – one room cottage in Mosquito Hollow
Cottage 52 – one room cottage in Aurora Lane
Cottage Reclamation Opportunity – the District is also in possession of cottage 237, which is in severe disrepair. It is located just past the Sugar Bowl below the service road where the road bends. There is a picture of this cottage next to the definition of “Fixer Upper” in the dictionary. Since this cottage will require a significant upgrade investment The District is not asking for any bid. It is a larger footprint cottage and we are looking for someone who is handy and willing to bring it back to life. If you are interested please see Howard Boress & Kurt Potthast of Buildings & Grounds. The county building codes are very strict with what can and can’t be done and they’ll help you review the possibilities. Once you come up with a plan approved by Buildings & Grounds the Council will review and approve. As a side note, this is why the Camp Committee periodically does walk-throughs of camp and details repairs/work for cottages if they need it. This one got away from us and we’re trying to make sure cottages don’t get to the point of having to be torn down.
Communication – Jim Roth is leading a committee to develop ideas to improve communicate at camp. If you are interested in serving on this committee please see Jim Roth or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Last Farewell for Johnny and Ruth Blaser – Friday evening June 29th.
We will meet at the Rathskeller at 7:15 pm with a small group (+-10 people) from the Swiss Club Chicago and the Swiss Benevolent Society to pay or last respect to Johnny and Ruth Blaser. Perhaps there are people from the Turner Camp who remember the Blaser’s; you are very welcome to join us and share stories you may have. We will eat something at the Raths and by 8:30pm drive over to the other parking lot and walk down to the “Blaser Cottage”. Thanks again to Scott Lau who graciously showed me where the cottage is and welcomed us to hold the ceremony. It was Johnny and Ruth’s last wish to have their final resting place in the Fox River by their cottage. We will place their earthurns at sunset into the Fox River while Elise Paschen will read a poem. Elise is a friend of the family to whom Ruth was the nanny when Elise was a child. For questions please feel free to send Elke Sujdak an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank You!
Free Pickleball clinic - July 1st at 10 AM for Turners at the Pickleball Courts. Thank you, Mikey Sullivan
Happy Summer from the 2018 Tweenies! We are looking forward to a fun filled summer of nights at the Tweenie House and outings. We are getting prepared for our Annual Pancake Breakfast to be held on Wednesday July 4th. We are seeking donations for our raffle table. If you have a donation to give please see Laura Oroni or Becky Tuecke. Gift cards are always appreciated. And of course remember to put the Breakfast on your calendar. Breakfast 8:30-11:00. Raffles start at 10:30
Ladies Club House Rental – The Ladies Club House is available for Rent if you are having an event and need a charming space. Rental is $50 per event. Ann
Ladies Auxiliary – Card Party will be on Saturday, July 21st at 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $2.00. Donations are welcome. Raffles are 3 for $1.00. Ladies Auxiliary: Date for Craft Fair is Sunday, August 12th - 11 A.M. If you would like to participate it will be $10 a table and you can contact Gerry Malone at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Ann Trankle at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We have one project that needs to be completed. The building is sinking and will need to be shored up. We have put on a new roof, all new windows and have been renovating the upstairs.
Hey Turners!! On Saturday, July 21 the famous Lobster Launch returns by popular demand. Please join the Tennis and Pickle ball players and friends in full day of activities to raise funds for the resurfacing of the courts. The fun begins at 8 am with breakfast and tennis fun until Noon. Then play pickle ball from 12- 3 pm. With all that fun, you will be ready for Italian beef, sausage, and sides with a “special drink” at the Rathskeller that evening from 6-8 pm. Then, the event you’ve been waiting for…. The Lobster Launch will take place at 8 pm in the Beer Garden. Come pick out your favorite balls for the Lobster launch at the Rathskellar during the following weekends: June 29/30, July 6/7, July 14/15 and July 20/21. Thanks for all your support.
Youth - Jackson Altheimer, Delaney Flowers, Kennedy Ivy, Addison DeRusha, Reyna Boergerhoff, and Ava Pardo. Despite this rainy weather, campers and counselors marched on! This week during program, campers enjoyed cooking personal pizzas, making slime, tie dying shirts and preparing for tonight’s talent show. Speaking of talent, did you hear one of our very own made it to the major leagues?! That’s right, former ITC camper, Kevin Kaczmarski, earned his way onto the major-league roster as a NY Mets outfielder. Way to go, Kevin! Best wishes for a successful journey :)
In honor of the upcoming holiday, there will be no Program Wednesday, July 4th. The pool will be open for free swim from 10:30am to 7:00pm.
Don’t miss out on our 2nd annual Family Fest tomorrow at the Afield starting at 1pm. Volunteers and raffle donations are still welcomed! There will be food and beverage service, live entertainment, games, raffles and much much more. Can’t wait to see you there.
Field Trip – We will be scheduling a Field Trip on Thursday July 26th- details to follow
Time change for Gymnastics and Swim Team - moving forward they will be scheduled for 1 hour not 1.5 hours.
From the Field – We had a jam-packed week at the field! We had a Spoons Tournament on Tuesday, Tiny Tot Day on Wednesday and Tie Dye Day on Thursday!
And the campers are so excited to show off their skills tonight after Awards at the Talent Show! Thank you, Lili
From the Pool – During award tonight, help me congratulate the five campers that tested into a new swim group this week! Also, there will be a costume meeting for Water Show at 3 pm 7/6 and 7/9 in the pool concessions area! Thank you, Kelli
Future Dates:
Saturday, June 30- Family Fest (Afield)
Saturday, July 14- Water Show (Pool)
Wednesday, July 18- 9 and Under Sleep Out (Afield)
Wednesday, August 1- 10 and Over Sleep Out (Afield)
Wednesday, August 8- Corn Roast at the Pool
Friday, August 10- Farewell Awards (Friday Night Fish Fry)
Saturday, August 11- Final Show (Sugar Bowl)
Save the date of July 28th for a full day of fun and remembrance. FOUNDERS DAY and TURNER TROT. Begins at 10:00am at the front gate with parade to the A Field. Wear your German attire and bring your antique cars and vehicles. Children’s short program followed by the Turner Trot. See you there!!!
Liz kenty is trying to set up a remind app. This app will remind Turner’s of events and meetings and things going on at camp. If you’d like to be on this app please text Liz Kenty @ 312-286-5354. Your name, your email address and cell phone number & cottage #( if you have one ) Then you will be sent an invite to join.
WEEKLY BULLETIN - The weekly bulletin is now being published by Chris Mostyn. If you would like to publish an item please email me no later the Wednesday afternoon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. PLEASE NOTE MY EMAIL HAS CHANGED THIS YEAR
