PICTURED: “Show & Tell” is part of Quilter’s Retreat.
SPRING MENNONITE QUILTERS RETREAT- Thursday April 20 – Sunday, April 23 – Camp’s first quilter’s retreat for 2023 is coming. These retreats are a great opportunity to get away and get those projects done that have been waiting. While there will be some short, fun breaks, the main focus of this weekend will be giving participants plenty of time to sew. Bring lots of projects, or that one big project you’ve been waiting to start. Sharing ideas, tips and techniques are part of the weekend along with bringing any show and tell items to share with the group. To register, please visit the Mennonite Quilter’s Retreat page on the camps web page (www.rmmc.org).
SPRUCE BEETLE PACKET WORKDAY – Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Since 2015, camp has continued its effort to minimize the impact of the spruce beetle’s desire to make a home and reproduce in the mature Engelmann spruce trees here at RMMC. Pheromone packets disbursed around camp facilities are intended to trick the beetles into thinking the trees are already inhabited with beetles and that they should go somewhere else. Thankfully, the 7 year cycle they follow is coming to a close and the number of infested trees has dramatically decreased in the past number of years. That said, please signup to come help with this year’s distribution at “VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND SIGN-UP“ to help ensure camp is a good steward of the wonderful natural resources entrusted to us as was done in the beginning and middle of the infestation cycle. If helpful, Friday night accommodations are available by request and meals provided include breakfast (8:00am), brunch (10:30am) and supper (5:30pm).