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The staff of Duckering's Transport enjoyed beautiful weather and good times at the first ever company wide family campout from July 17 - July 19. Held at Pine Lake in the Leisure Campground, approximately 85 were on hand on Saturday to to fish, frolic and feast in temperatures near 30 degrees, while a fewer number arrived on Friday and camped for the entire weekend. Faces were put to familiar voices as all three branches spent the weekend getting to know the team members that they don't get to physically see on a day-to-day basis.
The fishing derby in the morning got underway with cash bets and trash talk. Those left on the beach were asked to have the coffee hot for the 'pros' who would be back in less than fifteen minutes. Unfortunately the heat coupled with a lake full of skiers and tubers put the fish into hiding, and the fishermen all returned empty-handed. Not completely dejected however as the stories of the big ones that got away were passed around for the rest of the day. We received generous donations from The Fishing Hole and Campers
Village for our derby which we gave out through a draw at the end of the day. The draw winners were Lee Wheatley, Karen Boraski, and Amanda Wheatley. Calgary driver, Dan Melesko, donated two fishing rods for youth fishermen which were won by Brayden Egan and Isaiah Raju.DSCN0116

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The afternoon saw little wind and lots of heat drive people out on the water to tube and wakeboard, while others enjoyed the beach. The Leisure Campground facility provides lots of watersports to enjoy and plenty of beach to
tan. For those who were a little less drawn to the crowded waterfront, there were horse-shoe pits and bocce ball games all afternoon.
After supper, organized team games included the 4-way tug-of-war, 5-legged racing, and team sack races. The competitions were fierce as 10 teams of 4 fought to be the champion in each event.

The champion teams were:
4-way Tug-of-War: Terry Buchholz, Laura Buccholz, Merle Sebry, Dwayne Campbell
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5-legged Race: Dano Melesko, Carter Littlefair, Dwight Perigo, Dan Duckering
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Team Sack Race: Amanda Wheatley, Kaela Duckering, Cherise Boraski, Desiree Duckering
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