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Summer Session News The only source for what's happening			August 9, 1999 Editors for this issue: Eric Hinesley Hank Birdsong Fran Jackson
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Some accounts of recent camp events

Sycamore Flats Trips The "Square Dance Houligans" were the first age group to take a tubing trip to Sycamore Flats in Pisgah National Forest. The group cooked out and tubed in the cold stream. On the way home the group stopped at "Dolly's Ice Cream" for an ice cream cone. Before the session is over, all age groups will be taking a trip to Sycamore Flats.

Cabin Overnight Last week each cabin participated in a cabin overnight, sleeping in a three-sided shelter on camp property. Here is an account from 9-year-old camper Tim Deziel:

"I thought the cabin overnight was fun because we made a fire, roasted marshmallows and made s'mores. We slept outside and heard the animals. We ate spagetti and rolls and we saw all kinds of plants on the hike, and we got back for breakfast in the morning!!"

Climbing Trip to the "High Rocks" We have a climbing area at camp we call the "High Rocks". The campers in our first group to climb there this session were J.C. Collett, Robin Robinson, James Baker, Alan Salgado, Court McNulty, Travis Johnson, and Riley Sapora. Several more trips will go to the High Rocks before the end of the session.

Counselor Hunt Sunday brought the annual counselor hunt at Camp High Rocks. Counselors spread around camp in various obscured location, and eager cabin groups sought out particular counselors that they had been assigned to find. Flattop II found all their counselors first and gained the reward of first place in line for lunch.

Carnival Carnival balloons and booths filled the gym and nearby areas while the sounds of victory resounded as whipping cream and water hit their marks. Campers selected their favorite counselors as targets for the blind-folded whipping cream throw and as the benefit of winning the bean bag toss. Many campers lined up to try their skill at shaving a balloon covered with Burma shave. Bingo with a twist challenged campers in another corner of the gym as they traveled on all fours from B to O on the color-coded board on the floor. They could move only one limb at a time as the caller announced the letter and the color for each move. The inner tube toss, hool-a-hoop toss, bubble pop and a moon walk tested the skills of other carnival revelers. A snow cone booth and candy bars prizes added to the merriment of the Sunday afternoon activities.

Taylor Pratt-Thomas and Ryan Crimmins
balloon shaving at the carnival

Mitchel Gorecki playing
"Bingo Twister" at the carnival

Sunday Campfire Overlooking the lake, sitting on the rocks beside the fire, campers sang accompanied by the mandolin, guitar, and bass played by multi-talented staff members David Dasher, Tim Carter, and Harold Gertner. The campfire program featured Clay Griffith's spell-binding tale of "Chicken Heart" as recounted from a childhood memory of a radio story during an evening at home alone.

The following thought for the week was given by Jamie Stead at the end of Sunday night campfire. He passed the thought to Justin Collmann.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be? Brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking, so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission and to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
--Nelson Mandela 1994

This Week's Menu (August 9 - Aug 14)
	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Monday	Scrambled eggs toast/jelly grits cereal fruit milk	Chicken fillet sandwich chips lettuce & tomato veggie tray peaches cottage cheese PB&J pudding punch	Pasta spirals alfredo meatless meat sauce broccoli tossed salad chocolate chip bars milk
Tuesday	Cinnamon toast sausage links oatmeal juice cereal milk	Soup open-faced cheese toast tuna salad egg salad crackers PB&J yogurt pears punch	Grilled chicken breast potato bar spinach casserole tossed salad rolls cake milk
Wednesday	Hard boiled eggs hashbrowns blueberry bread fruit cereal milk	BLT tater tots fruit salad veggie tray yogurt PB&J punch	Hamburger steak macaroni & cheese green beans tossed salad rolls brownies milk
Thursday	Biscuits sausage grits fruit cereal milk	Chicken fingers chips marinated cucumbers pineapple chunks PB&J cottage cheese peanut butter bars punch	Turkey & rice casserole carrots broccoli tossed salad rolls Jell-O milk
Friday	Cinnamon rolls scrambled eggs juice cereal milk	Hamburgers veggie burgers French fries Lettuce, tomato, cheese veggie tray apple sauce cookies punch	Fried chicken mashed potatoes pears tossed salad rolls cake milk
Saturday	Pancakes bacon cereal fruit milk	Parents Day Luncheon cold cuts fruit salad veggie tray chocolate chip bars/ peanut butter bars lemonade/tea
Sunday

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