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Sunday afternoon baseball

This past weekend was the start of the Sunday afternoon baseball games.  There were just enough players to split up into two teams. Some came prepared with supplies There was everyone from kids to old farts But most importantly everyone … Continue reading

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Sun finally!!!

It is hard to believe that we have now been multiple days without any rain and I heard a rumour of 27C for Wednesday. (fingers crossed now) No complaining and whining now that’s for sure. We had a full house for … Continue reading

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Collecting Tabs

We have a tab bucket at the entrance to the rec building so be sure to save your tabs and drop them off. Let’s see how full we can get the bucket this summer.

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Waiting for babies

If my calculations and memory are correct we might have babies within the week.  This past weekend we finally found where the second nest is too but, I really have no idea when she started sitting on it. I don’t … Continue reading

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What a weekend it was

I think we are all still shaking our heads in amazement that so much water could fall in so little time. We had some minor flooding issues like everyone else did, but were quite lucky overall. We had no damage … Continue reading

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Let the season begin

The May long weekend in Manitoba is typically seen as the ‘official’ start to camping season but this year it seems odd to think that camping season is just beginning. With the early spring and nice weather our camping season actually … Continue reading

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The duck is going green

The RDR Grill is moving away from using the landfill clogging Styrofoam plates and containers. We are phasing in new biodegradable, compostable products. We have already started using plates, large takeout containers and coffee cups and in the next short while we … Continue reading

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Only at the Duck

So here I am working away in the rec building. The garage door is open to let the fresh air and sunshine in. There are no bugs yet so I haven’t bothered to put the screen up yet. Apparently I … Continue reading

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Any old port in the storm

This was the kind of weekend when we are glad to have the rec building. At least when the weather is cold and rainy everyone has somewhere to gather  in the evenings. We had the hockey game on the tv … Continue reading

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The pool is open

Yep it is not even May yet and the pool is ready for swimming. Of course as we look outside swimming may be the last thing on your mind, but the hot tub will probably be well used this weekend. … Continue reading

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