YOGI'S JELLYSTONE PARK AT RUTLEDGE LAKE
Greetings to our Camping Family! We hope you have all had a great winter and are ready to kick off the camping season with us! We are so excited to tell you that we are now a YOGI'S (tm) JELLYSTONE PARK! For those of you who are worried that the change to a franchised park might change the way we operate, please relax and rest assured that Mike and Sandy will still be operating the park with the family! There will be more activities and fun times with YOGI and the gang as we continue this process of growth! This first season we will have YOGI and BOO BOO(tm) living here in the park! CINDY(tm) will be joining us in 2009. We are adding three new cabins and a beautiful covered bridge through the wetlands. Be sure to tell your friends and family without campers to come on and stay in a cabin for a fun vacation! We have been blessed with a very talented work camper and she is using her gift to paint murals in the park for us...you will love them! As you can see, a lot is going on here at the park right now. We are so excited about the changes and the new activities we plan to offer. Glenda and Sandy are going to Ohio in March for a week of recreation training with the Yogi folks. After we return, we will get started on a spring newsletter and keep you updated with a more complete activity schedule. I can tell you that each and every weekend will have fun activities! Take care and see you soon....we can't wait! Happy Camping, Sandy and Mike

CHURCH SERVICES
Remember that our weekly worship service begins Memorial Day weekend and will be held each Sunday morning until November 2nd. The message is brought each week by our park chaplain Rev. Bill Voorhes and the music is provided by "Generations". We invite each of you to join with us for this special time beginning at 8:00am each Sunday for fellowship, coffee and donuts followed by Bill's message at 8:30.

March 21 - 24 EASTER WEEKEND
March 22: Egg Hunt and Games, Potluck and gospel music, provided by "Generations". March 23: Easter Sunrise Service followed by breakfast

May 9 - 11 MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND
May 10: 8:00-10:00am Pancake Breakfast FREE for Moms!(nominal fee for everyone else)

May 23 - 26 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
May 24: 10:00am Train Ride with Yogi! 5:30-7:00pm Hot Dog Supper (Proceeds donated to Relay for Life) 7:00pm "Bring Back Summer" Dance with DJ Rivers Smith May 25: 8:00am Donuts/Coffee fellowship 8:30am Weekly church service begins featuring music by "Generations" and message by Rev. Bill Voorhes May 26th: Memorial Day - Remember to pray for our troops and our country!

June 13 - 15 FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND
June 14: 10:00am Train Ride with YOGI and BOO BOO 7:00pm Gospel Concert "The Centurions"

June 21 "GRAND OPENING" Weekend
More information will be posted soon!

4th OF JULY WEEKEND (3 night min)
(Times and activities subject to change) July 2: 10:00am Train Ride with YOGI July 3: 2:00pm Train Ride with YOGI & BOO BOO July 4: 10:00am Photos with YOGI & BOO BOO 10:30am Games on the Beach 7:00pm Bingo 9:00pm FIREWORKS! July 5: 10:00am-10:30am Train Ride and photos with YOGI and BOO BOO 10:30am "Rutledge Idol" Talent Show Signups (1 act per group) 4:00pm YOGI's 4th of July Parade and Site Judging - Decorate your site, golf cart, bikes, wagons, pets, etc! 7:00pm "Rutledge Idol" Talent Show

July 19 MIKE'S STEAK NIGHT
Bring your appetite. More information will be posted soon!

August 1 "BROTHERS REDEEMED" GOSPEL CONCERT
7:00pm BROTHERS REDEEMED of Hickory, NC will be joining us once again! A fun evening of southern gospel.

August 29 - September 1 LABOR DAY WEEKEND (3 night
Aug 31 3:00pm Ice Cream Social:bring your ice cream freezer and favorite recipe to share.

September 12-14 CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER
Decorate your site for the site contest! **Help prepare shoeboxes for "Operation Christmas Child"** September 13: 7:00pm Christmas caroling followed by Christmas party in the Rec Hall. Bring your favorite Christmas goodies! Of course, SANTA CLAUS will be making an appearance this weekend!

September 18-21 HONDA GOLDWING RALLY (3 night min)
Hosted at WNC Agriculture Center. Sept 19: 6:30pm Pot Luck Dinner - bring your favorite dish to share!

October 9 - 12 FALL HARVEST WEEKEND (3 night min)
October 10: All Day Apple Peeling 7:00pm Apple Desert Contest October 11: 8:00am Breakfast (all proceeds to Relay for Life) 7:00pm "Northern Border" Bluegrass Concert

October 24 - 26 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND #1
Decorate your Site Contest! October 24: 6:00pm Potluck Dinner October 25: 5:00pm Trick or Treat 7:00pm Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

October 31 - November 2 HALLOWEEN #2
Oct 31 5:30pm Trick or Treat 7:00pm Monster Mash Dance Nov 1 7:00pm Flashlight Scavenger Hunt 8:30pm Bonfire & Storytelling Nov 2 Final Church Service of the Season