After a very long and cold winter, it’s time to open up the campers, air out the awnings, see some old friends, and meet some new ones. We hope you will join us for our annual Seasonal Spring Fling gettogether. CCV will be supplying hot dogs, burgers, chips, and drinks. If you wish, you may bring desserts, salad, casserole, or any other treat to pass, but it is not necessary. After the cookout, we hope you will stay for our annual seasonal information session. There will be introductions of new seasonal campers and new CCV staff as well as returning seasonals and staff, followed by a discussion of additions and changes to CCV for the 2014 season. Food and fun will begin at 3:00 PM, please RSVP by May 26, 2014. Call (603) 3238536. Chocorua Camping Village KOA Seasonal Newsletter Spring 2014 Spring Seasonal Cookout: Saturday, May 31 at 3:00PM To protect our forest and your vacation spot, CCV does not permit any firewood, of any kind, from WOOD: Buy it where you Burn It anywhere, (including local venders) to be brought into the campground by the camper. CCV defines wood as any type of wood you would burn in a campfire or woodstove including: kindling, pallets, and construction boards. Seasonal truckloads of wood are available for $45.00; please make all requests for Seasonal Loads at the Campground Office. Please only rake leaves into a pile at the end of your site so they can be easily picked up by the tractor. Please do not rake them into the bushes, over hills, or between sites. If seasonal sites are not raked by June 15, 2014, CCV will rake your sites and charge a hourly labor and maintenance fee . Leaf Removal
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After a very long and cold winter, it’s time to open up the campers, air out the awnings, see some old friends, and meet some new ones. We hope you will join us for our annual Seasonal Spring Fling get-‐together. CCV will be supplying hot dogs, burgers, chips, and drinks. If you wish, you may bring desserts, salad, casserole, or any other treat to pass, but it is not necessary. After the cookout, we hope you will stay for our annual seasonal information session. There will be introductions of new seasonal campers and new CCV staff as well as returning seasonals and staff, followed by a discussion of additions and changes to CCV for the 2014 season. Food and fun will begin at 3:00 PM, please RSVP by May 26, 2014. Call (603) 323-‐8536.
Chocorua Camping Village KOA
Seasonal Newsletter Spring 2014
Spring Seasonal Cookout: Saturday, May 31 at 3:00PM
To protect our forest and your vacation spot, CCV does not permit any firewood, of any kind, from
WOOD: Buy it where you Burn It anywhere, (including local venders) to be brought into the campground by the camper. CCV defines wood as any type of wood you would burn in a campfire or woodstove including: kindling, pallets, and construction boards. Seasonal truckloads of wood are available for $45.00; please make all requests for Seasonal Loads at the Campground Office.
Please only rake leaves into a pile at the end of your site so they can be easily picked up by the tractor. Please do not rake them into the bushes, over hills, or between sites. If seasonal sites are not raked by June 15, 2014, CCV will rake your sites and charge a hourly labor and maintenance fee .
Leaf Removal
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This year at CCV, we would like to make the
Seasonal Community “Better than Ever”. We are
encouraging the formation of a Seasonal Camping
Committee who will meet once a week, or once every
other week. The Committee will be in charge of organizing
potlucks, tournaments such as Texas Hold ‘Em,
horseshoes, and chess, and other various themed events
for the seasonal community. Mercedes Hemmer will
frequently attend the seasonal committee meetings to
help aid in organization and communications.
One of the first goals of the seasonal committee
will be to create a calendar of events for the 2014 Season.
CCV has created calendar template with suggested events
throughout the summer and suggested dates, and we
would like to get input from the seasonal community.
More information on the Seasonal Committee will be
presented at the Spring Seasonal Cook-‐Out on May 31st.
CCV -‐ KOA
There is no doubt that CCV is one of the most beautiful campgrounds in New Hampshire, and we thank our seasonal guests for pitching in. From gorgeous landscaping, to decorative patio displays, our seasonal campers do an excellent job each year sprucing up the campground. To keep CCV “BEE-‐UTIFUL” and increase aesthetic value, we ask all our seasonal guests to remove any extra patio blocks and materials not in use by June 15, 2014. After June 15, CCV will be removing any excess blocks or building material from sites. At all times, please ensure that sites are kept clean, rubbish picked up, and toys put away at the end of each day. As always, we appreciate your help in beatifying our campground!
Seasonal Camping Committee All seasonal sewage hookups should be connected by means of solid drainage pipes, not accordion tubing. If a seasonal guest needs solid drainage pipes installed on their site/camper CCV will be able to accommodate with a $60 connectivity fee.
Sewage Piping
We ask that all seasonal campers pressure wash their units at least once a year. If you would like CCV to pressure wash your unit, we will be more than happy to for a fee of $20/hour.
Please Pressure Wash
If you will be having your four legged friend(s) join you this summer, please stop in the office and bring an up-‐to-‐date copy of your dog(s) Rabies.
Updated Dog Papers
CCV only allows wood on sites to be covered with a green or brown tarp. Wood quantities will be limited to one CCV truckload of wood, approximately 12 CCV bundles.
Green And Brown Tarps
Temporary, small, two-‐persons, “pup” tents intended for children under the age of 17 may be used on seasonal sites. Tents should not be used for guests and should be taken down when not in use.
Tents on Seasonal Sites
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All electric meters will be read monthly and billed to your account.
Electric Bil ls
Electric bills, propane charges, and any other charges to your account must be paid by the end of each month, or on account privileges will be revoked.
Payments
Propane fill-‐ups will be done twice daily and will be available for pick up at 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM. If you absolutely need a propane fill outside of these pick up times, CCV will be able to accommodate.
Propane
Keepin’ Current
If you have a change in address, email, or phone number, please let us know at the office so we can update your file. This will help keep you informed of any important information we need to send out. Thanks!
2 0 1 4 C C V S T A F F A warm welcome to new and returning CCV Staff.
Senior Management Lee Spencer, President Howard Hawkins, Administrative Assistant Mercedes Hemmer, General Manager
Management Team Shirley Spencer, Chief Financial Officer Helen Hawkins, Housekeeping & Lodging Tamara Spencer, Admin. Assistant Paul Spencer, Facilities Manager Bob Ouellette, Assistant Facilities Manager
Grounds Team Jessy Bosse, Forrest Dickerson, Lee Freeman, Barry Kittredge, Ed Seltman, Steve Slagle Office Team Mercedes Hemmer, Priscilla Nickerson, Donna Butler, Elizabeth Seltman, Gloria Slagle
Doggie Day Care Team Robert “Hoss” Hosford, Pam Freeman, Gloria Slagle
This year we will once again be taking a look at the feasibility of Winter Camping. In order to evaluate all aspects of winter camping, we would like to host a focus group before the 2014 Spring Cook-‐Out, on May 31, 2014 at 10:30AM. If you are interested in participating, please notify Mercedes Hemmer by Thursday, May 29, 2014 by emailing her at [email protected] or calling the office at (603) 323 – 8536.
2014 – 2015 Winter Camping
Housekeeping Team Jessy Bosse, Mary Beth McCarren, Mike Ward Store Team Pam Freeman, Doris Murray, Susan Pohl, Elizabeth Seltman
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Alan and Jennifer Morse and family – 019
Brian and Connie Eddy – 020
Natalie and David Tucker and family – 029
Laurie and David LaChance and Family – 074
Ed and Angela Ashegh and Family – 078
Donna Bailey and Joe Parrette – 082
Katherine Gregg – 084
David Tobin and Family– 103
Frank Harrison and Lisa Sangesland – 115
Ed and Cindy Goguen and Family – 117
Linda and Matt Ryan and Family – B07
Tom and Sue Hennessy – C09
NEW 2013 SEASONAL CAMPERS A warm welcome to our new Seasonal Campers! We are excited to have you and your families join of great community and are sure the who family with have fun this summer.
Debra and Ron Sorli and family – 014
Pete and Pat Sanidas – 016
Jill and Julius Becker and family – 018
Glenda and Eric Godshall and Family – 020
Bill and Lisa Hobbs and Family – 035
Tom Collins and Janet Sullivan – 063
Bob and Cathy Wilkinson – 076
Chris and Kim Matte and Family – 090
William and Diane Stephens – 092
Chris and Donna Belanger and Family – 094
Tony and Denise Hill and Family – 102
Cindy and Walter Hallonquist – 109
Ryan and Heidi Sahr and family – 111
Jeff and Brandon Pinard and family – 113
Dave and Claire Beaudry – 116
Eric and Lisa Santangelo and family – 118
Dennis and Jacqueline Johnson – 119
Bill and Laura Standings and family – 120
Karen and Dick Rochette – 122
Mickey and Elaine Hashem – B04
Wayne and Diane Aquaro – B08
Art and Judy Cabral – B09
Bob Hosford and Denise Goldbout – B11
Debbie Moore – B13
Debbie and Michael Galvin – B14
Tom and Janet Paterson – B16
Betsey Paterson – B18
Bruce and Lori Alexander – B20
John and Margart Quinn and family – C02
Matt and Lynn Burke and family – C05
John and Barbara Engle and family – C11
Melanie McKay and Tony Desantis – D01
Christopher Cady – D02
Mike Flaherty – D03
Bob and Sandy Ouellette and family – D04
Jotham and Christine Garbin and family – D05
Mark and Lisa Peterson – D06
Larry and Cindy Edgerly – D07
campsites have been damaged by black bears and we have had to remove the feeders and the birdseed from the sites and placed them at the office. Please see the office if you are missing a bird feeder from your site. Also, we would like to emphasize being careful around all wildlife. Do not approach the bears or other wildlife. Most wildlife will scare easily once you make noise. If you encounter a bear, remain calm, do not run, in a low firm voice say “Go Away Bear”, and make sure you never turn your back to the bear. It is important not to antagonize the bear or make threatening movements. When hiking on the nature trails, it is safest to travel in groups, so be sure to bring a friend on your hike. If you are hiking with your pets, be sure to keep them on a leash. You do not want your pup running into the woods and accidentally surprising a bear. Bears will find your dog threatening or challenging and can place you in a dangerous situation. If you encounter a mother bear and her cub(s), walk away slowly, do not make any sudden movements, and talk in a low, quiet, calming voice indicating you mean no harm.
We recently had a few furry unwanted visitors to the campground. It is important to take down all bird feeders this time of year to avoid attracting local black bears. Several bird feeders on seasonal
