New Years Eve Dance Roaring Success, Great Time Had By All.

The New Years Eve Dance at Skyway was an incredible success, and everyone who attended had a fabulous time. A big HATS OFF goes to the Big Double D (Don and Deb), Don's parents Don and Barbara, as well as everyone else (including the Skyway staff) who worked hard to make this event such a wonderful time for everyone that was involved...by the way, let's not forget the BAND who out did themselves in providing quality entertainment for the Teen Dance that ran from 7:30 to 8:30, and the Adult Dance which followed.

In the first picture we have Angelo, his wife Dee and Angelo's father Vito who both Pina and I really enjoyed meeting, and we are looking forward to his being around Skyway more often as the summer unfolds.

In this next picture we have our gracious hosts for the evening, Don and Deb with Deb's mother who was visiting Skyway for the weekend. These two really did a fabulous job decorating for this event, their Black, Silver and Gold theme a raving success with compliments flowing into The Grove News and Gazette as we approach publication of this article. Let's give these two a standing ovation for their efforts, and hope they are up to volunteering their efforts again next year to host this annual event. (While we are at it, lets give Don's parents a big round of applause as well, as their help in decorating for this extravaganza was indispensible to the success of the event.)

One of the most active couples on the dance floor was Herb and Estee Speigel...what an adorable couple. They are fast approaching their 50th Wedding Anniversary, and their love for each other is apparent in this wonderful snap shot of the two. We can all hope to have the zest for life that these two Grove Campers exhibit in everything they do, and we look forward to camping with them for years to come. If you see them out for their morning walk around the ENTIRE Skyway Campground, make sure to say hello to these delightful seasonal campers. It is my hope that Pina and I have as much energy and zest for life when we reach their age...though I still insist neither of them look a day over 60.

Next up, Vicki and her husband...The Big Boomer does apologize for not making it up the morning after the dance to look at their landscaping efforts, but Pina and I were recovering. WE promise too stop by next weekend to look at their efforts. Trying to remember here, but if memory serves correctly you can find these two down in Skunk Hollow which is over behind the tennis courts, so if you are out and about make sure to say hello.

A peak in on the teen dance saw a large contingent roughly estimated at 20 teenagers, and they must have had a good time since the band played until almost quarter of nine as the adults began to move into the room. Though no official count was taken, the adult part of the evening had all tables pretty full up with each of the 12 tables set up for 10 people!

My own favorite picture from the evening is Deb with my beautiful wife and better half Pina who had a fabulous time at the dance even if she wore herself out. It's good too see her all but fully recovered from her bout with breast cancer, and being, acting just like her old self. She and Deb really clicked the first time they met, and their friendship, the friends you can make at Skyway is one of the things that makes this London Family campsite such a special place for every one who visits, seasonals and weekend campers alike.

We snapped a lot of pictures, so here are just a few more. Big Al and The Big Boomer having fun hamming it up on the dance floor as the evening unfolded. In the next picture we have Pat and Judy taking a brief break from the action to get some fresh air out on the patio...they are another one of the couples down in the Grove. These two free spirits always seem to be having fun, but then isn't that what all of us are here for?

Last, but certainly not least we have three more Skyway Seasonals represented. From left to right we have Al's wife Vicki, Joan and her husband Mickey. These three are LONG TIMERS at Skyway, and truly beautiful people. I know where their sites are, but could not even begin to tell you what section of Skyway they are in. If you get the opportunity to enjoy a campfire at either of these two camps, it is something you do not want to miss out on. Their hospitality and friendship are precious gifts, and it will be a night you will not soon forget.

Next weekend is the, "Day at The Races and Ice Cream Social" held outside down by the check in station. We attended this FUN family event last year as new seasonals, and this is a Family Event NOT TO BE MISSED. Plan on eating dinner early and coming down, to place a few bets on the horses and enjoy an ice cream sundae while getting the chance to spend time with your fellow campers and make some new friends.