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.

On Pirates

In 1990 the theme was "Pirates". We may have had some fancy title, but there was no doubt that we were involved in high seas hi-jinx. How much trouble would we get into if we ran things the way we did - the right way - in the 80's?

Start with the camera angle --



These pictures were taken from the roof of the dining hall. Not only was the photographer on the roof, but I recall that, on occasion, we would set up a hose team on the roof to spray down on the water balloon battle.

And how dare we have a water balloon battle!!! A bird or a turtle might try and eat some of the latex balloons and choke to death. And what about the environmental impact!

And how dare we advocate kidnapping, sword play, and rebellion? What were we thinking?

We were thinking "If I were 10 years old; what would I love to do"?




It is hot in August. Water balloons are cool! Pirates are icons. Everybody knows they are the bad guys. A ten year old knows that you can count on a buried treasure if there are pirates. Buried treasure means maps. Perfect for Cub Scouts and Webelos.

We were Pirates!! Aaarrr!!!

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


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