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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-06-01, Page 3Lucblow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 1, 1988—Page 3 Silver Lake Camp looks to the future By Rob Bundy Lucknow's Dave Hanna has a busy sum- mer ahead of him. In mid-May this year Dave took possession of King's Camp, also known as Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Camp. The site, located one-quarter of a mile east of County Road One on Highway Nine, is 22 acres of prime, lake front property. The property, . formerly owned by Thelma Affleck, had been on the market for some time and Dave saw the potential. "My brother and I were sitting around talking about what a great spot this would be to own," says Dave while taking a break from lawn -cutting over the weekend. "We had heard an offer had been made, but when that fell through I ap- proached Thelma and here we are." Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Camp, not to be confused with the Silver Lake United Church Camp located across the water, in- cludes aproximately 25 sites intended for seasonal trailer rental, a number of cot- tages available for rent on a weekly basis, tent space as well as a number of cottages privately owned, on land leased from the camp. Dave, who has now moved into one of the larger cottages on the property, has great plans for the camp. He intends to expand and upgrade the facilities, refurbish the existing boat house, add a small store and offer canoes and row boats for rent. There are also plans to add playground equip- ment and to establish a family camping area. To do this, he is relying on a lot of help. The help at present is coming from cousin Don Bell, Larry Smolenaars of the Kinloss Store, and girlfriend Michelle Cook. Come summer, Dave plans' to employ the ser- vices of students looking for summer work. "There's a lot of work to be done here to bring things up to scratch," says Dave looking out over his property and wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I'm getting a lot of help from these guys." Dave admits to loving the outdoor work ahead of him and feels his experience in dealing with people is well established. "Every dollar that comes in from the camp will be turned back into it until we get it to were we want it," he says. "The potential is here. It just needs to be worked at." Fishing is fine With the right promotion, Dave hopes to establish Silver Lake as a top notch fishin' .hole. The lake is home to pike, bass and pickerel and the Ministry of the Environ- ment is currently doing a number of studies on the area to maintain the water quality. Two of the four summer cottages available for rent have already been spoken for this year and, according to the new owner, a number of requests have been made for trailer space for the season. "We want to move in some fire -grills, reclaim some of the land lost to high water levels, bring in land fill, maybe add more sand to the beach area," says the 28 -year- old Hanna. "It's going to be a lot of work but I'm looking forward to it." Besides the potential for attracting tourists to the region, Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Camp is the perfect spot for farm families In the area to get away to. "A guy could move the wife and kids up here for a holiday, still work the farm and be back to fish in the evening," says Dave. "The right promotion is the key." One look at the site and anyone can see the potential there. With the hard work and good business sense of Dave Hanna and his team at ,the helm, watch for the Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Camp to set its sails for success. In mid-May, Dave Hanna of Lucknow took over possession of Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Camp near Kinloss. Over the summer, Dave and his work crew plan to spent much time upgrading the facilities at the 22 acre camp in hopes of transforming it into a viable tourist destination. (Rob Bundy photo) This week at the Brussels Stockyards sale A good offering of choice steers and heifers sold on a strong demand at steady prices during the regular weekely sale held at the Brussels Stockyards on May 27. Pigs sold higher and cows traded easier than the week previous. There were 777 cattle and 595 pigs on offer. Choice steers sold 93 to 96 with, sales to 104.75. Good steers sold 90 to 93. nHuron Landscaping Limited R.R. 2 Lucknow 529-7247 Safe, affordable, quality play structures for residential use; complete with optional and expandible features. We include a guarantee with substance. HOURS: Mon. - Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 12 noon - 5 p.m. MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION For friendly counsel without obligation, we invite you to see us about the selection of a family monument. Sam or Grant 881-0234 INDOOR SHOWROOM WALKERTON A steer consigned by Lorne Eadie of RR1 Holyrood, weighing 1270 lbs., sold for 104.75 and was purchased by Norwich Packers. Eadie's total offering of 16 steers, averaging 1318 lbs., sold for an overall price of 94.82. A charlois steer consigned by Ken Alton of RR7 Lucknow, weighing 1320 lbs., sold for 101.75 while a limousin steer weighing 1250 lbs., sold for 100. Choice exotic heifers sold 90 to 94 'with sales to 99. Good heifers sold 88 to 90. Four heifers consigned by Ralph Adams of RR2 Atwood, weighing 1070 lbs., sold for 96.50. Two heifers consigned by Don Eadie of RR2 Wingham, averaging 1275 lbs., sold for 92.97 with sales to 93.75. Choice cows sold 61 to 63 while good cows sold 57 to 61. Canners and cutters sold 51 to 57. Pigs weighing 30 to 40 pounds sold to a high of 97 per pound. Pigs 50 to 60 pounds traded to a high of 95 per pound. 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