COVEY CALL - Quail Hollow State Park

April, May June 2015
Volume 27, Issue 2
THE
C OVEY C ALL
Quail Hollow State Park Volunteer Association
From the President
By Rich Keslar
By the time this issue is published, the
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny event will be
done for this year. Thanks to Paula for all of
the work for this event and to those who
helped.
Our next event is the Arts, Craft, & Herb Fair
on May 2nd and 3rd. We need help staffing this
event including the gift shop. Contact Shelly
Quinn or Rich Keslar to help out.
Volunteers are needed to staff the Nature
Center, Visitor Center, and Quail’s Nest Gift
Shop on Saturday and Sunday afternoons for
the summer and the fall months. If interested
in helping, please contact Connie Michaels for
the Nature Center and Visitor Center
scheduling. Contact Rich Keslar for the gift
shop scheduling.
See additional articles in this issue about
speakers at our monthly meetings. And the
help we need for being able to offer Christmas
at the Hollow this year.
www.quailhollowpark.net
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Cross Country Skiing
Schedule of Events
2
3
Fran Kitchen
CATH 2015 volunteers needed
4
5
Garden Weeding Helpers Wanted
We are looking for anyone interested in
adopting a garden section around the Manor
House to keep the weeds under control. Weeds
would have to be removed by pulling or digging
them out. Weed killer can only be applied by
ODNR ‘certified’ staff. With the rock garden and
manor house gardens, there is not enough staff to
keep up with this maintenance.
The volunteer association is interested in
this project because of the events we host such as
monthly house tours and the many weddings held
inside and outside the Manor House. We are
asking for volunteers to "adopt" an area and be
responsible for that area for the summer season.
Please contact Gary Miller at 330-877-3965
or Rich Keslar at 330-877-1166 for more
information.
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Cross Country Skiing
We have had a good cross country ski season thanks to Stark Park’s Skiing Basics classes
and Mother Nature. Stark Parks held seven training classes on Saturday mornings in January and
February. It was a first time visit to Quail Hollow for many of the people attending the classes. There
were over 400 visitors to the park during weekends in January, February, and March making use of
our ski shop.
Kara Musser and Dave Puterbaugh hosted and organized the Skiing Basic classes at Quail
Hollow. Kara is Stark Park’s Education Programmer and Dave is their volunteer instructor. Dave has
many years of experience doing cross country skiing having operated his own cross country ski rental
business at one of the Alliance golf courses.
Go to following website for fantastic pictures of the ski enthusiasts and Quail Hollow in action.
http://bit.ly/1H0W06x
Thank you to Stark Parks’ staff Kara, Nick, and Dave and to Quail Hollow Volunteers Janet,
Phyllis, and Julie for spending their weekends at the park. They all spent many hours on Saturday
and Sunday serving our visitors. And a thank you to ODNR staff, Jerry and others, for trying to keep
up with plowing the roads and parking lots.
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Schedule of Events for April, May, June, 2015
April
April 4, Sat. -
Garden committee meeting 9am/Rock Garden
April 5, Sun. -
QH Herbal Society Meeting 2pm/MH
April 14, Tues. -
QHVA Board Meeting 6:30pm/MH
April 16, Thurs. - Christmas at the Hollow 2015 planning meeting 2PM/MH
April 23, Thurs. -
VIP Meeting 6:30pm/Nature Center – guest speaker Fran Kitchen
May
May 2 & 3 Sat. & Sun. - Art, Craft, & Herb Fair
May 16, Sat. -
Orienteering 11 – 4/NC
May 28, Thurs. -
VIP Meeting 6:30pm/MH
10-5 Sat. 11-5 Sun.
June
June 4, Thurs. -
Traditional Music 6-9pm/MH
June 6 , Sat.
-
Fishing Derby 9-12/Pond
June 7, Sun.
- QH Herbal Society Meeting 2pm/MH
June 14, Sun.
-
House Tour 2pm/MH
June 18, Thurs. - Traditional Music 6-9pm/MH
June 25, Thurs. - VIP picnic 6:30pm/MH
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Fran will be back!
Fran Kitchen, who rehabilitates injured and orphaned wild animals, will present a
program for Quail Hollow volunteers and guests at our scheduled VIP meeting on
Thursday April 23rd. Fran has brought her stories to Quail Hollow for many years and
never fails to captivate her audience with her stories of tending to the injured and
orphaned animals in her care. She heads Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc.
of Akron and she always brings a few of her furry or feathered friends. Our VIP meeting
begins at 6:30 and Fran’s program will begin at 7:30. All are welcome to attend so come
and enjoy this rewarding experience.
Fran always appreciates our donations of the following supplies vital to her
operations:
Small wicker baskets
Paper towels
Glass eye droppers
Unbroken aquariums
Mr. Clean
Cracked corn
Laundry detergent
Rubbermaid or Tupperware Storage containers
Puppy - sized housebreaking pads (for ducks and geese)
Bleach
Terry cloth towels (all sizes)
Mouse and rat food
Peanuts and misc. (unsalted) nuts
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Crock style animal food dishes (plastic bowls tip over too easily)
Postage stamps (forever stamps preferred) for mailing newsletters and soliciting donations
Gas cards (all are appreciated but Giant Eagle cards are preferred)
Fran usually suggests calling her or her helper to arrange drop-off of these items
but you may bring them to the meeting and we will take them to her. If you wish to
make a monetary donation please make checks payable to Operation Orphan.
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Christmas at the Hollow 2015 ******** Help Needed!!!!!
The Christmas at the Hollow event started over thirty years ago to provide an inexpensive
family activity. Over the years we have had to implement a fee to cover some of the expenses
to operate it. In order to continue this event we need some volunteers willing to help with the
preparation.
We need volunteers to be responsible for each of the 8 positions listed below. Each person
may have other volunteers to help with the tasks in each of the categories listed below. For
example, the #2 position below usually has 2 or 3 others to help with the duties. For more
information on any of these activities, please contact Rich Keslar or Gary Miller or attend the
CATH 2015 planning meeting on Thursday April 16 at 2PM in the Manor House. These positions
must be filled in order for Christmas at the Hollow 2015 to occur.
Volunteer positions needing someone to coordinate:
1. Event coordinator
a. Oversees other positions below
b. Obtains permit from ODNR
c. Contacts Lion’s Club about their Christmas dinner
d. Contacts Lake Chamber about their Christmas dinner
e. Helps with scheduling dates for activities listed below
2. Room preparations involves
a. Setup/takedown window wreaths
b. Clean window sills
c. Setup/takedown window candles
d. Setup/takedown trees
3. Entertainment scheduling - Gloria Schreiber will do
a. Get/schedule choirs – 2 a night
b. Get/schedule Santa Claus
c. Contact Lego person
4. Room decorators
a. Find room decorators
b. Work with decorators for decorating
5. Publicity
a. Make fliers to distribute
b. Have people to distribute fliers to businesses/libraries
c. Have person to send out press releases
6. Concession – Concession committee members will do
a. Setup/takedown breakfast room
b. Set out/put away serving supplies
c. Purchase items to be sold and serving supplies
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Christmas at the Hollow 2015 ---Help Needed-----Continued
7. Craft – Marcia Roberts will do
a. Determine craft & obtain supplies
b. Setup/takedown craft area
c. Decorate tree in Nature Center
8. Staffing event
a. Call and schedule volunteers to work the various jobs
b. Spreadsheet provided with various jobs
9. ODNR jobs
a. Buildings cleaned each day of event
b. Setup/light/takedown luminaries
c. Parking
d. Shuttle van
e. Refer to Staff preparation list for many more duties
Please contact Rich Keslar at 330-877-1166 or Gary Miller at 330-877-3965
The Covey Call
The Covey Call
is a quarterly publication of the
Quail Hollow Volunteer Association.
Association President
Rich Keslar
Production staff
Marianne Gooding
Rich Keslar
Gary Miller
Marcia P. Roberts
Address all correspondence to:
Quail Hollow State Park
Volunteer Association
13480 Congress Lake Avenue
Hartville, OH 44632
330-877-6652
Quail Hollow State Park
13480 Congress Lake Ave.
Hartville, OH 44632
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