Nature plays such an important role at Camp Regis Applejack and we believe that children should be encouraged to be in nature as much as possible.
April 22: Earth Day — April 29: Arbor Day Usually this column is used to provide you with useful information about caring for our planet. In this issue, we would like to provide you with some thoughts about “Earth Care” from one whose ancestors lived closely with the land. Born in 1868, Chief Luther Standing Bear spent his early years on the pains of Nebraska and South Dakota. At the...
Every morning all of us wake up to “Get Up Lazy” and that’s how our morning starts….. Lots of interesting things happen during the day. Things such as a water fight which was caused when Nancy (of Group III) threw Denise’s baseball bat into the water and Denise in turn poured a glass of water over Nancy’s head which started “THE GREAT WATER FIGHT” between the Group IV and III...
By Steve Darby Our trip started on Monday, the 8th of August at 10:00 a.m. We had had trouble with Glenn’s Ranchero, but we fixed the tire or should I say the spare and a front tire. Once we just gotten ready to leave everybody realized that Andy Wagner was missing. No big surprise, but what can you expect. We finally got everyone and started. It was sort of weird...
By Katie Weisman Sunday morning meeting is a time once a week for thought and discussion. It is a time for quiet. Its purpose is for the campers and counselors to share their feelings openly without being embarrassed or ashamed. Some of the topics we chose this year were guilt, giving and receiving, goals setting and reaching, and leaving places. I think that out of all these topics, guilt was...
By Jeff Smith, Stephen Lanino, Tom Lazansky, Paul Smith, Chucky Johnson, Paul Rosenfield, Gregg Baum, Peter Kessler, and Mark Grunblatt On Monday, Aug. 8, 11, Group II boys and 3 counselors, Mark G., Mark B., and Emily left on an overnight trip to the Blue Dot Trail, which loops through the countryside around the Paul Smith’s Reservoir. We hiked to the first lean-to, “Loon’s Lair” and set up camp. That...
The first stop of the Roving Reporter this Sunday night is the ski dock where the beginnings of a ski show are taking place. AJ’s Steve D. vows that he’11 do a flying dock start this year. Ricky twisted into a pretzel is attempting to do a backwards start on the rudderless tricksters. This year should yield an exciting ski show no matter who takes a flying leap from the...
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