Aikens Lake News Archive - August 2006
Date Aug. 30, 2006
Over the last 18 years, we've had our share of peculiar incidents involving lost motors. Back in 1993, the transom cracked off the barge and our two 15hp engines sank into 90ft of water! After a bit of searching, the motors were...
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Date Aug. 24, 2006
Last winter, Aikens Lake donated a trip for the "Christmas Classic Golf Tournament" auction. Held at the TPC of Scottsdale, AZ the event benefits Phoenix Children's Hospital, First Tee of Phoenix, the Arizona Junior Golf Association, Valley Boys and Girls...
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Date Aug. 22, 2006
Well, the big day finally arrived! It was a day that everyone in camp was looking forward to since the middle of June... the grand opening of the first Sunset Chalet! Our carpenters worked diligently throughout the summer with the...
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Date Aug. 21, 2006
Well, crunch time is here and the first Sunset Chalet is 24 hours away from having the ribbon cut! I apologize for the recent drought of news, but we've been busting our tails getting all the final prep work into the...
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Date Aug. 13, 2006
Last year, the host of the "Boys Trip Invitational" was also the winner of the tournament. Despite the accolades, Chris Jensen had to endure a winter of allegations that he had rigged the contest, especially by bringing in a 75HP...
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Date Aug. 12, 2006
Mid-August is typically a time when the big walleyes are easily found on deep structures and islands. You can ask Scot Woolley, who's caught 6 trophy walleye in the past 5 years! Back on August 7th at South Shore reef, while Scot...
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Date Aug. 09, 2006
Some of you may remember last year's post about Orazio Nastase from Pennsylvania. He had caught his 5th trophy walleye in only his 4th trip to Aikens. Well, Raz made his 5th trip his most memorable to date! He started...
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Date Aug. 06, 2006
Pat and Julie have been ribbing each other for the past two years about the fact that neither of them, now in their 7th years at the lodge, have ever landed a trophy pike! They both had set a goal...
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Date Aug. 04, 2006
The construction crew has been hard at work... as they have been all year! For those that haven't seen the lodge since last summer, you are really going to be noticing some great changes! One of the changes that won't...
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