Where: Heber Valley YW Camp (Utah)
Who: Everyone!
Here is Uncle Steve's message:
Hi Family,
Here is the information for next year’s family reunion, to be held Aug. 20-22 (Thursday—Saturday) at the Heber Valley YW Camp. We decided to go with this because, for most of us, it is close, available and cheap, and almost brand-new. We hope to have the kind of turnout that we had at Island Park a few years ago, when the entire family showed up, and a good time was had by all.
The Heber Valley Camp is owned and operated by the Church, and is dedicated primarily to reservations of Young Women groups from around the area. Because of this, available reservations for private groups are extremely limited. I know that the late August date may have interference with the start of the school year, but no other times were available, so I hope that you can find a way to work around any scheduling conflicts.
The campground consists of seven camps, and we are reserved at the Bertha Stone Reeder camp, campsite #5, which is the farthest camp from the entrance to the campground. It consists of four cabins which sleep 16 apiece, and we also have reserved the main pavilion, which sleeps an additional 16—total of 80. To cover the cost of the reservation, I need to collect $10 for each bed you need. This will cover both nights. Once I have collected enough to cover the reservation, any additional funds will go towards food purchases. Food and cooking assignments will be made at a later date, when we have a better idea of who is coming. Everyone will need to bring their own bedding, including some kind of mattress, unless you don’t mind sleeping on a wooden surface.
The camp is at a high elevation and has a number of hiking trails around it. There is a beach volleyball court right next to it, and a small lake nearby with canoes for rent for $1/hour. There is a possibility that the lake will not have sufficient water in it for canoeing, due to the time of year; we’ll just have to wait and see. It is not open on Sunday, which means we need to check out on Saturday before 5:00pm.
The campground is about 60 miles from Salt Lake City, and is fairly easy to find. Directions and photographs can be found at the website: www.hebervalleycamp.org I suggest you download and print the directions and map before starting out.
Please get your confirmations and checks to me when possible, so I can start making sleeping assignments. We hope everyone in the family can make it so we can have a great time together with our increasingly large family.
Uncle Steve
1 comment:
Not sure how many people will read this, which is too bad. It's an excellent source for communicating within the family.
Nevertheless, I want to thank everyone who came to the reunion, because your contributions (just by being there) are what made it successful. I would especially thank Aunt Connie for her hard work in getting things organized, but also Janet & Karen and everyone else who pitched in. I'd like to know if anyone didn't like the campsite, in case we want to choose it again for some reunion down the road.
It's official--the next gathering will be the cruise in two years. Let's work at getting as many adults as possible to sign up for it.
Thanks again, everyone.
Uncle Steve
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