Winterfest ’12

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Finn Men jump into Sun Lake, Winterfest 2011

Come on out to the Finn Camp for a day of fun in the snow. We have a great list of new and old ideas to make this one of our best days ever. Once again, we will start the day with Polar Dip’n and Ice Fish’n, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the sauna. Then from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. join us for the annual Chili Cook-off and dancin’ to a DJ in the Clubroom. Buttons are $5/adult, $3/child, $15/member family with the sauna being extra. The Clubroom bar opens at 2:00 p.m. While the date may still seem far off, we need lots of help to make this work. We have a Chili Master, but we still need buttons to be made, raffles and door prizes sold, nissua baked and much more.

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Yoopera! Trailer

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

“Yoopera!”is a documentary film about a group of people who live in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan, affectionately known as yoopers, who commissioned the top librettist and composer in Finland to produce an original opera based on a little-known murder of two Finnish mining immigrants during the early 1900s in Rockland, Michigan. To coincide with the opera’s premier, community artist Mary Wright constructed “The Story Line” project, which invited people to research their immigrant ancestor and write a first-person story in that person’s voice. Director Suzanne Jurvas documentary reveals a collection of treasured American memories from people of all different backgrounds and walks of life, illuminating the joys and hardships of the immigrant experience. Set against a landscape of spectacular natural beauty marked by the rusted and broken relics of past industrial glory, “Yoopera!” attempts to capture the tensions and also the possibilities that emerge when cultural heritage is transformed into community art and performance. Yoopera! is a tale of a people who created the boom time, endured the down time, and did not give up on their place or selves.

To make a tax-deductible donation to Yoopera! please visit our fiscal sponsorship page with IDA at documentary.org/fsp/3736

Yoopera! is proud to have received a major grant from the Michigan Humanities Council in 2011.

Directed and produced by Suzanne Jurva.
Produced by Notes & Neurons, LLC

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Finn Camp Sisterhood Bowling Outing

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

There is still time to register for bowling, new deadline January 18.

Saturday, January 21, 1:00-4:00 p.m.,
Langan’s All Star Lanes, 257 Ladd Road, Walled Lake.

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Come one, come all! Adults and children.

Adults are $15 each
Includes: 3 games, shoe rental, 2 slices of pizza, 2 pops, plus prizes.

Children are $10 each
Includes: 2 games, shoe rental, 1 slice of pizza, 1 pop, plus prizes.

Prizes for High Game, High Series & Mystery Game!

Pre-registration is required to reserve lanes. Deadline to register and pay is January 2,  January 18. Make checks payable to DFCSCA Sisterhood.
Contact Tammie King at 248-624-6691 or bowling@finncamp.org

Click here for flyer: Finn Camp Bowling 2012

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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Uudenvuodenaatto, New Year’s Eve

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Our traditional New Year’s Eve party will begin in the Clubroom at 9:00 p.m. Please bring a dish to share. Celebrate the beginning of the year with your fellow Finn Campers!

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FINN HALL BAND Finnish Christmas Music

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

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Adult Christmas Party

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

The Adult Christmas Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 17, at 8:00 p.m. in the Clubroom. Please bring a passing dish or dessert and join in the holiday fun. Deli trays, condiments and coffee will be provided. —Sponsored by the Board

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Santa Claus Reindeer Ride Lapland Finland Father Christmas Rovaniemi

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

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Operation Soldier donations deadline has been extended

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Donations can still be dropped off in the clubroom Friday night. Or make arrangements with Tammie King 248-624-6691 to meet Saturday morning. I have to bring all items to Fraternal Order of Eagles on Saturday, December 3, afternoon.

Non-Perishable Snacks
Puzzle & Word Find Books
CD’s & DVD’s
Travel Games
iTunes Gift Cards
Calendars Coloring Books and Crayons
Twin Sheet Sets, Pillows, Comforters
Cork Boards
White Erase Boards.

Operation Soldier Flyer in PDF

Thank you very much for all your efforts to make this successful. :D
Tammie King

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Annual Harvest Dinner

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Saturday, November 12, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.


Please join the Bar Committee for this annual event. We provide turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. Bring your appetite, a side dish, salad or your favorite dessert to pass. Sponsored by Bar Committee.

Chick here for Flyer

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Finn Camp Still Being Invaded!

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

In June we reported how three invasive species—purple loosestrife, garlic mustard and Japanese bittersweet—were threatening the trees and grounds around the Finn Camp. The worst offender is probably the bittersweet, which you can see strangling a tree below.

Some of these vines can be removed with loppers, but the larger ones require something like a bow saw.

On Sunday, November 13, at 10:00 a.m., we could use volunteers to come out (meet at the pole barn like the Forest Management Committee) to attack the bittersweet invaders in particular. If we could cut out the offending bittersweet during the woods committee’s own session and coordinate with them the pickup of cuttings for delivery to the kokko pile that would work well.

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