Order of the Oar and Wooden Snipes

I remember when the word came down from Williamsport that we were no longer allowed to have Order of the Oar initiations. There was a fear that we might emotionally or mentally harm the Scouts who were selected.

If you look to the right of the pictures, you might catch a glimpse of Ed McCollin (sp). He was the Camp Director from 1982 to 1984 (maybe 1985). I still use many of the management skills that I learned from him. Ed was the first person to teach me 'plan your work then work your plan'. He had a large influence on my thinking and the way I have learned to relate to people.

These pictures are from 1982. Todd Smith was the Program Director. Dan Danaker was the first waterfront director for Faylor Lake. I was still working in the kitchen.

also in the pictures, you can see Alan Franz, Shawn Spock, Glen Courtney, and Jeff Feidler. Use the magnifier to get a closer look.

Get Your Own!

Eric Heberlig

Thanks to an e-mail from Jeff Jones, formerly of Lewisburg, I have an update on the Pirates pictured in an old post (http://camp-k.blogspot.com/2007/02/even-more-pirates.html).

Eric Heberlig is a Professor at UNC Charlotte. He is in Political Science and swapped his red pirate shirt for a red tie (I don't know what that means?).




















I e-mailed Eric and did get a response back. He has been teaching at UNC Charlotte for 7 years. He has married and he and his wife Tracy are planning on adopting a child in the near future. You can find information on Eric at the UNC-C site. Or check out his Curriculum Vitae!

It is always exciting to hear from scouting friends. Especially when they (like Eric) refer to their experiences in Scouting as "The Glory Days".

Jeff - Thanks for the lead on Eric. Eric - Thanks for replying and giving us an update. It was great to hear from both of you.

Scout Potraits - Part Four

JOSH BOWER

Josh Bower. Where to begin? He was part of the last group of staff members I worked with. His enthusiasm and energy was unmatched. He was ADHD personified. Like Tigger - bouncy, bouncy, bouncy. . .

He and Argus (previous post) were buds from Montoursville. Josh also spent lots of time with Jack Willliams, Kieth Yiako, and Chris Barsis.

Any updates on any of the m would be appreciated.

Scrapbook 1996

The Scrapbook is slowly coming together. I am not happy with the size or detail. I would like to be able to click on an image and have it blow up for closer scrutiny. For the meantime, I have placed each page in a Snapfish Album. If you would like access, e-mail me (kurteeck@gmail.com) and I will send you an invite in return.

Flip Book of 1996 Scrapbook

I am trying to get a flip book to work on the bottom of the blog. Zip down to it to see how it is working. I seem to have some difficulty with some of the pages.

Portriats - part three

The internet does not do the blue sky justice in this picture. The subject is Dave Barsis and he is sitting in the Lifeguard chair at the pool.BABY BARSIS

Scout Portraits

Over the years I have spent at Camp Karoondinha, I took many pictures. They were often for slide shows. Some were for promotions. Others contribute to my scrapbooks and provide me with triggers for my many memories of Camp Karoondinha.

A few 'portrait' type pictures have been blown up used as 'art' in my home. I will share some of these pictures over the next weeks. First up - one cool Staff member -

"Zeph"

Hi Steve! (G type)

Steve Geist and manual typewriters! I remember that Smith Corona. It used to be what we typed meal cost sheets on in the dining hall. Steve was the Steward in 1980 and Don Geise was the cook. Steve's enthusiasm that year is largely responsible for bringing me back to camp the following year and starting a 10 year run as a staff member.

Arthur Bernstien

This picture is from 1980. 1980 was the year of the baby blue hat with the yellow K. It was my first year as a staff member. To the right is Arthur Bernstien.

I remember Arthur from my first years as a camper. Arthur worked in the Dining Hall and was LOUD. And in my memory, he was mean. As a camper, I was afraid to take dishes to the dish window. He was this big looming figure in the kitchen who ate campers for lunch.

I was fearful of working at camp when I heard Arthur would be Handicraft Director. Was I surprised when I met him and found out how short he really was. As staff week proceeded, Steve Geist explained to me that Arthur actually stood on a milk crate when he worked behind the dish window.

The staff member on the left is Neil Raup. I do not really remember him that well. I remember that we used to sing 'Raup's Turkey Farm'. I think he was the Trading Post Manager.

The staff member in the middle is Andy English. Andy held many positions over the summers he was at camp. Of the three staff members in the picture, Andy is the only one I have heard from since the early eighties. When I came back to direct camp in the late nineties, Andy sent me some stuff from the FBI. He was an agent for the FBI. I believe he still is.

Any updates on these staff members would be appreciated.

Next Challange

Everyone in the 1989 staff picture has been identified. Thanks to those who helped. Here is the next challenge --

This is from 1981. In 1981 some genius decided that Thunderbird needed to be dug up for renovations. These renovations amounted to nothing more than lumbering out the woods behind Thunderbird. The downside to this was that campfires had to be held on the OA field. The OA field is great for Tap-Out Ceremonies (for those who want to be more politically correct, pretend I typed Call-Out Ceremony) but not so hot for traditional campfires.

The Theme for Cub Scout Camp evolved around the history of the American Indians. This was in the day when we still had Cub DAY Camp. It was an action packed DAY. And DAY Camp was held at the Council Camp; Not off-site.

Jerry Olsen was the Camp Director. The Staff hats were Red and White. It was my second year as a summer camp staff member. It was a veteran kitchen crew. Gary Barrett, Paul Hoffman, and myself were the mung men. Mark Scott was the cook. John Seal was the Steward.

To the picture. I won't even try to get the names down. I'm going to wait for John C. and, hopefully, others to post comments or mail me. I will note that you won't find many of the kitchen crew in the picture. We managed to skip out on many of the Campfires. It was a good summer.

Even more Pirates

Not everyone who worked at camp went on to great things - but most did!

Brian 'Sly' Slavinski (I know I probably hosed the spelling) is an engineer for the government, Lance Lyons served in the coast guard and on the Border Patrol, Aaron Golumbfskie (spelling again) is a chemical engineer (?), Chris Herman is a police officer. I do not know what happened to Eric Heberlig (Red Shirt in middle) but I am sure he did not grow up to be a pirate.

Again, any info on where these scouters are or what they are up to can be added to post comments or e-mailed to kurteeck@gmail.com.

Staff member ID'ed

Thanks to James Bartlett. He identified Troy Shade on the Staff Picture!

The Real High Seas Adventurers

Brian Shaffer, John Connolly, and myself are pictured by 'The Rock by the Lake'. All three of us spent time in the navy. Ths picture would have been taken while I was home on leave for my brothers wedding. Brian was involved in fire fighting for the navy (I think). John had served on board the Samual Gompers. I was, at the time, stationed onboard the USS Truxtun.

In July of 2003 the Gompers, also known as Fat Sam, was sunk while being used as a target for naval exercises. The Truxtun was decommissioned in 1995.

I know John is living in the Lancaster area. I am not sure where Shaffer is nowdays.

Many members of the Camp Staff went on to serve their country. I will post more on this later.

Oh Captain my Captain

The Leader of the Royal Fleet (and Camp Program Director) was Dan Daneker. He is with his royal wife (actually Dee Given, the business manager) in this pic. In the background is a young Eric Startzel (If I remember, he was too young to be a staff member).

Dan, like myself, has still not really 'grown up'. I think that may be a characteristic of a great Boy Scout Camp Leader. The leadership and staff have as much fun as the campers; sometimes more. Dan was always 'on' as a Camp Staff member and was a key reason for our success as a Camp Staff.

Dan is married and has two children. He is a science teacher at the Conastoga Middle School in Lancaster County.

We were Pirates!! Aaarrr!!!

Before Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Black Pearl, we were Pirates!


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1989 Camp Staff Photo

Camp Staff from 1989. Thanks to James Bartlett, Dan Daneker, and John Connolly for filling in the gaps in my memory. My memory is not as good as some others (like John C. aka Otter).

First Row (L to R) - Eric Startzel, Brent Criswell, Tim Bowers, Steve Wyant, Sam Stahl, James 'Fly' Rider, Dave Whitnack, and Troy Shade.

Second Row - Dan Daneker, Murray Roberts, Eric Heberlig, Carl 'Butch' Stamm, John Connolly, Mark Reeder, Steve Schreffler, Les 'Cookie' Spencer, Dan Carney, Bob Guttman, Doug Spotts, and Kurt Eck.

Third Row - Mike Whipple, Aaron Golumbfskie, Jamie Wright, Jim Bob Walton, Matt "Chewie" Charnosky, Todd Snyder, Brian Shaffer, Corey Eckrich, Dave Campbell, Jerry Hugar, Jerry Rupert, Casey Popp, Brad Campbell, Jon Wyant, Lance Lyons, and Mike Persing.

Camp K Staff 1989

Camp K Staff
Originally uploaded by kurteeck.

I put the picture on 'flickr' with tags. I tried to get everyones names. There are still a few people whose names I could not remember. Help out if you can.