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Spring 2013

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We have fi nally received enough snow for our partici-pants and the local commu-nity to enjoy winter sports. However, the annual spring transition is underway. There is more daylight, the wildlife is more active, and the pace of camp has picked up as groups arrive on site for train-ing and leadership programs.

Camp is undergoing transi-tion as well. Last fall, we said farewell to Drew Richmond, our Camp Director and his

family. Drew served as Camp Director for eight years. Drew is now the Branch Executive of the Northern Door County YMCA (Fish Creek, WI). His leadership with the program team, in partic-ular, strengthened our overall program including the development of the character attributes H.E.A.R. the R.O.A.R. The campers and staff alike will miss his humor, Paul Bunyan stories, and the support he showed for character development in campers and staff.

Karen Stanley, Summer Program Director, has accepted the position of Associate Camp Director at the Sherman Lake YMCA. Karen began her new role in March. Karen served in her position at Manito-wish for over three years. Her planning, dedication to the growth of campers and staff, along with her intentional work on developing a collaborative community, made a positive and signifi cant impact on our program.

Finally, Ellie Orbison, Director of Development and Alumni Relations for over eight years, has moved on to explore new opportunities. Ellie has had a signifi cant impact with our annual fund drive, capital contributions, alumni and volunteer engage-ment, and has laid a strong foundation for future development

work. Ellie understands legacy, traditions, and has worked hard to successfully welcome, engage, and foster our alumni network.

Transitions are hard, sad, and exciting for all those involved with an organization of our history and stature. We are proud of our staff who continue to grow and lead others to do great things. These transitions exhibit our Vision, one in which the Manito-wish experience develops confi dent, responsible and enlightened leaders who will improve the world in which they live. We are deeply grateful for all the contributions made to form a stronger Manito-wish experience to which Ellie, Karen and Drew have all contributed.

In turn, we welcome Grant Herman, the new Operations Direc-tor! Grant joins us with signifi cant leadership experience from Northland College, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, a wealth of outdoor skills and many collaborative initiatives. Grant will partner with the program directors, food service, and Health Center to lead a strong program both today and into the future. Grant has served in seasonal staff positions at Manito-wish and his two children, Ben and Carolyn, have been campers and staff as well. We are excited to have both Grant and his wife, Gail Green, as a part of the Manito-wish community.

As we look to this year of 2013, we have much to celebrate and to be grateful for. Our 95 year history and celebration recognizes our legacy, tradition and our deep commitment to character development, collaboration and wilderness tripping. Please join me in congratulating Drew, Karen, Ellie, and Grant as we celebrate their contributions both to Manito-wish and to their respective communities.

We have fi nally received enough snow for our partici-pants and the local commu-nity to enjoy winter sports. However, the annual spring transition is underway. There is more daylight, the wildlife is more active, and the pace of camp has picked up as groups arrive on site for train-ing and leadership programs.

Camp is undergoing transi-tion as well. Last fall, we said farewell to our Camp Director and his

family. Drew served as Camp Director for eight years. Drew is

letters, article suggestions, or self-authored articles of personal manito-wish experiences are welcome. please forward to the Camp Office ore-mail to: beth.rondello@manito-wish.org

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Like all new counselors at Camp Manito-wish in the late ‘40s, I took instruction in camp cooking before camp started. The course included baking a cherry pie, recommended for the fi rst overnight of a canoe trip to pep up the boys and help alleviate any apprehen-sion among fi rst-timers.

So as I prepared for leading my fi rst trip of 11-12-year-olds around the Trout Lake Circle, I confi dently made out my menu and or-dered items from the commissary, making sure to include proper ingredients for cherry pie.

The fi rst night on trail I confi dently assembled what I needed to prepare the pie for baking in the trusty refl ector oven. Cherries, check. Flour, check. Sugar and salt, check. Shortening, now wait – a tablespoonful of lard? I’d ordered a cup of it. Think hard, what do we have that I can substitute. Bright idea strikes: bacon! I can cut the fat off the breakfast bacon and use that. So I

assigned one of my trippers to do that while I stoked up the wood fi re the campers had started.

Not thinking of melting the fat, I cut it up fi nely, mixed it with the lard and made my piecrust, rolling it out on the bottom of a canoe with a condensed milk can (no fl anges, so it rolls smooth) having brushed all sand off the canoe fi rst (highly recommended!).

Then I laid the crust in a pie pan, dumped in the canned cherries that I’d thickened a bit with fl our and sugar, folded the edges, put it in the oven and supervised preparation of the rest of the meal.

By the time we’d fi nished the main course, a camp stew, as I recall it, the boys were clamoring for dessert and the pie looked great – a little freckled where the bacon bits had browned more than the rest of the crust – but great! So I cut the pie into wedges and the boys pitched in. A few bites – and some loud outcries.

“What did you put in this?” one of the boys complained. Turns out, the super-effi cient commissarions not only had shorted me on lard, they had given me unpitted cherries!

Again thinking fast, I told the boys it had been planned that way so we could have a cherry-pit-spitting contest – which we did. And everyone was happy.

In fact, one of the boys told me later in the evening that the pie was just like his mother made (without the pits, of course). High praise indeed!

It encouraged me to include cherry pie on subsequent canoe trips, always checking carefully before we departed to make sure I had the right kind and a suffi cient supply of the essential ingredients.

My First Cherry PieBy Bill Hibbard

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Winter CampingBy McKenna Style

Do you like elaborate snow forts? Are you interested in having snacks on hand 24 hours a day? Does the thought of spending hours and hours outside give you chills (in a good way)? Then you would have enjoyed being a part of the Camp Manito-wish Winter Camping Course which ran from February 14-19, 2013.

This course was added to enhance the cold weather training for Out-post leaders and alums. On February 14th, seven current and past camp leaders gathered at the Leadership Center to learn the basics in quinzee building, clothing layering, moisture management, and to pack sleds for the journey to the McCormick Wilderness Tract in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. On day one, the group took a three

hour drive Northeast, connected homemade sleds to backpacks, strapped on snowshoes and trekked into the wilderness searching for a sheltered fl at clearing that would be the base camp for the next three days.

The fi rst day was a furious race against the setting sun and dropping temperature to pile up three ten-foot wide cylinders of snow. The cylinders stood seven feet tall and after letting them sinter (or set) for an hour, we dug them out from the bottom to create “tents,” known as quinzee huts. Thanks to the incredible insulating features of snow, two or three people in a quinzee with candles burning kept the inside temperatures in the high 40s/low 50s, while outside temperatures hovered around -9.

The second day was spent building a group meeting fort, snowshoeing and Nordic ski-ing to places not often seen in the winter. One of the best experiences winter camping is the winter quiet. The snow muffl es most ambient sounds leaving you with an exagger-ated sense of isolation and remoteness which usually is found only in the most remote wilderness. Day three was spent learning from one another. In true Manito-wish fashion, each participant brought a pre-pared lesson to the course. An organic curriculum was created and topics ranged from celestial theory

L to R: Erika Gotcher, Nathan Humphries-Loving, Sam Rossmeissl, Chase Christopherson, Becca Goldman, McKenna Style, Walter Jordan

to linguistics, upcyling soda cans as lanterns, winter tree identifi -cation, to offi cial badminton protocol.

The ultimate challenge and lesson learned that comes with winter camping is heat management in an adverse environ-ment. During the course the temperature reached as high as 20 degrees in the day and at night as low as 20 below. From the time we stepped from the car to three and a half days later when we got back in, not a moment was spent indoors. The only structures the group used were the quinzees. In such an ex-treme environment, the challenge comes in learning to manage a balance between food intake, physical activity, and clothing layering to avoid being cold.

Part of the experience broadens your perspective on what is a comfortable temperature and what is truly too cold. When winter camping, your body burns at least twice as many calories as usual in an effort to maintain core temperature. This allows you to really experience the effect different food groups have in your body. Between hot breakfast, fi rst dinner at 3pm, second dinner at 6pm and the myriad of snacks squirreled away in the pockets of every layer, we were on average consuming 4,000 calories a day just to maintain weight and temperature.

Winter camping demands effective layering and attention to how your body works. As a result it leads to an empowering course that gives our leaders and alum a much greater sense of control in all climates.

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The inspirational speeches of former Manito-wish Camp Director Elmer F. Ott have been brought back to life in the new book Infl uence, The Wisdom of Elmer F. Ott.

Infl uence! is a collection of Ott’s speeches, diary excerpts written in post-war Germany, and Sunday messages delivered in the Pinewoods Chapel of Camp Manito-wish YMCA. For the fi rst time, they have been assembled and pub-lished so that camp leaders, parents and youth can learn the importance of a summer camp experience as defi ned by one of the nation’s most infl uential and prominent camp directors.

Ott directed Camp Manito-wish for 1937-1972 and was known for his cha-risma, program advancements, and improvements to the camp’s facilities.

Compiled and edited by Jon Helminiak [author of Course Set for Manito-wish], the book is available at the Camp trading post, or by calling the camp offi ce at 715-385-1312. The price is $10.00 plus shipping.

The inspirational speeches of former Manito-wish Camp Director Elmer F. Ott have been brought back to life in the newElmer F. Ott.

Infl uence!Germany, and Sunday messages delivered in the Pinewoods Chapel of Camp

Compiled and edited by Jon Helminiak [author of

ELMER OTT LIVES!New Book Shares His Pinewoods Chapel Talks and Speeches

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Elmer Ott was the heart and soul of the Camp Manito-wish YMCA. These writings and speeches articulate a camp philosophy that has penetrated many lives. He was a giant among his camping peers both here and abroad. This book does justice to his legacy and is important for the entire camping movement.

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“This book captures the vision and infl uence of Elmer Ott in his own words. Reading it is like going back to camp again when the Manito-wish tradition was being built. I learned so much from the rich collection of philosophic statements and practical observations.

Armin “Whitey” LuehrsPast President, American Camping Association

National Staff Executive, YMCA of the USAStaff Member, Camp Manito-wish YMCA, 1942-1947

The Honorable David C. MulfordFormer U.S. Ambassador to India

Where were you in 1993?In conjunction with the 95th anniversary the women who were in the Far North in 1993 are trying to get a mini-reunion coordinated to celebrate 20 years since they were in Far North together. The mini-reunion will take place in the Boulder Junction area.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Sarah “Sam” (Miller) James by emailing her at farnorth93@gmail.com.

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B y the time campers arrive, Manito-wish has poured weeks into designing a program that will be the absolute most fun one could have with a summer. Program Area curricula polished to a sheen, skits rehearsed before discriminating audiences, theme days whittled down to the choic-est few, Program Announcements rendered, costumes laid aside. On opening night, the staff at CMY are exploding with excitement to greet the

children streaming into Nash Lodge. They want nothing more at that moment than to throw an incredible summer for every participant in the place.

Some campers want none of it, they hate it, and they want to go home.

Homesickness is crushing. The same staff who have been preparing for weeks to make an incredible experience for kids now fi nd that their camper is miserable, and there’s very little they can do about it. No matter how compassionate and funny and ‘with-it’ a counselor is, he doesn’t have the one thing his camper wants more than anything: home.

While, after 95 years, Camp Manito-wish considers itself to have some expertise concerning homesickness, there’s a lot you can’t control. As anyone who’s dealt with a homesick child knows, ‘home’ can be a lot of things. Once we look past the usual accoutrements a child cites (Parents, familiar food, friends, bed, and the like), we notice the loss of a particular routine. Home is a place where you feel safe, where you feel like you can just be yourself. Home is a place you know your way around. Home is a place where you know where you stand, where you know what’s going on. Home is a place where living is effortless. So, even while Camp is loaded to the brim with fun, exciting prospects, it is not home.

This kind of hopeless homesickness doesn’t last long, fortunately. Before long the same camper who spent his fi rst day pining away for home in his bunk is dismayed at the thought of leaving Camp. He goes sea kayaking on a Georgian Bay, canoeing on a Canuck, and backpacks in Alaska on the Expedi-tionary Western. He works at Camp Manito-wish through college. He sends his daughter to Camp. He comes to Family Camp some years, can only make it to Volunteer Week others. He visits Camp for the 95th Anniversary, the 100th too.

Somewhere along the way, he became ‘camp-sick’.

Camp is a place where you feel safe, where you feel like you can just be yourself. Camp is a place where you know where you stand. Camp is a place where living is effortless. So, even while college offers great opportunities, or while golfi ng a week away in August is fantastic, it is not Camp.

Now, the way a camper might experience homesickness as a Near South camper is likely very different than the way she would feel ‘camp-sick’ at 22. While there may be Manito-wish alumni staring maudlin out at the quad for want of Camp, odds are the vast majority will be doing something else: posting pictures, calling Camp friends, looking forward to being in the Far South next year.

There’s something important in that. That camper didn’t just grow up and grow out of homesickness. If homesickness does one thing well, it helps us real-ize how much we truly appreciate the situation and people in our life that make living so effortless. A responsible mentor would never dream of removing that sentiment.

But, by offering that camper choice every day about where she wants to go for activities, by including her in the decision about how a cabin community will function, by encouraging her as she learns new skill after new skill, she learns a lot about herself. After a week, loading that shotgun becomes easy. She tacks and mounts that horse with practiced ease. She has an exciting routine. She’s living effortlessly.

Camp doesn’t replace a camper’s notion of home, it expands it. Camp becomes—for three days, or two weeks, or four weeks—home. While the camper might fi rst have said “well, it’s just two more weeks, I’ll be miserable, but I just need to grit my teeth and do it”, now he is waking up in a cabin full of friends every morning. An afternoon of sailing is the norm. He is so comfortable, he sets lofty goals: like completing the Island Swim! He knows the route so well: he chooses to do the Nash Dash!

What’s more, the wilderness trail trip expands home even more. Feats a camper had never imagined herself doing are now a part of everyday life: pad-dling, cooking, building a fi re, portaging a canoe. The fi nal night of the trip, as the trip group camps on Boulder Lake, she asks her counselor “What time do we paddle home tomorrow?” After a few years, as she dips her paddle into some Canadian river she has ever only seen on a map, she feels that this is home.

Never again is this homesickness as tumultuous a time as it was that fi rst summer. Camp helps teach us all the things ‘home’ can be. Camp Manito-wish has become very much a home where the heart is, but more than anything, it is for many the place where they learned that all the world around them could be a place they could call home. Camp has taught that lesson every year as an exciting routine, and campers live it effortlessly.

So, for 95 years, ‘camp-sick’ IS homesick.

95 years of HomesicknessBy Walter Jordan

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CelebratingYears of Excellence9 Years of ExcellenceYears of ExcellenceYears of ExcellenceYears of Excellence995 August 2 - 3, 2013

Camp Manito-wish YMCA

Join fellow alumni and friends for a weekend of celebration and reminiscing at Camp Manito-wish YMCA. All are invited to return to Boulder Junction for the 95th Camp reunion! Below are details of the event. Use the enclosed registration form and invite friends to visit www.manito-wish.org to fi nd the form online.

Friday, August 2nd Social Gathering ~Headwaters Restaurant & Tavern (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.) Reunite with friends at this familiar Boulder Junction location on the shores of the Manitowish River. Gather for dinner or just to share memories and create new ones. Reserve your dinner space through Camp.

Saturday, August 3rd Welcome and Registration (11:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Picnic Lunch – Nash Lodge and Waterfront area (12:00 p.m.)Afternoon Activities (1-5 p.m.) Stroll the waterfront, paddle a canoe, enjoy craft activities, camp tours or visit a campfi re. Gather at the John F. Michler Heritage Center to share stories and view camp pictures and remember YOUR Manito-wish experiences. Girls Camp will be in session, so we can’t promise every activity will be available, but we can promise you will be glad to be at Manito-wish for the afternoon.

95th Anniversary Dinner & Program (6 p.m.) Third Bell will call us to Nash Lodge where we will celebrate the fellowship and community which has created the amazing Camp Manito-wish YMCA legacy of 95 Years of Excellence.

Sunday, August 4th A typical visitor’s day for Girls Camp. All are welcome to enjoy Chapel service in the Pinewoods Chapel at 11:30 a.m., but there are no other activities or meals in conjunction with the 95th reunion on Sunday.

CostAdults (13 & older) - - $ 25.95 Children (3-12 years) - - $ 10.95 (Children under 3 are free!)

Volunteers are needed throughout the weekend. If you can help, please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Please complete and return the attached registration form on or before Friday, July 19, 2013.

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95 th Anniversary Celebration RegistrationAugust 2 - 3, 2013Main Contact Name

Address

City State Zip

Phone: Home ( ) Work ( ) Cell ( )

E-Mail:

Registration SectionBelow please list ALL guests who will be attending (including main contact). Please check the appropriate box for each event you and/or your party will be attending. Indicat-ing attendance will ensure adequate space and supplies are available.

Participant Names

First Name M.I. Last Name Maiden Name Birthdate

❑ Friday Dinner (see back) ❑ Saturday Picnic ❑ Saturday Afternoon Activities ❑ Saturday Banquet

❑ Camp Alum? ❑ Yes ❑ No Relationship to main contact: ❑ Spouse ❑ Child ❑ Friend ❑ Other

❑ Tell me more about volunteering during the reunion.

Optional (if different from main contact): Home ( ) Work ( ) Cell ( ) E-mail

First Name M.I. Last Name Maiden Name Birthdate

❑ Friday Dinner (see back) ❑ Saturday Picnic ❑ Saturday Afternoon Activities ❑ Saturday Banquet

❑ Camp Alum? ❑ Yes ❑ No Relationship to main contact: ❑ Spouse ❑ Child ❑ Friend ❑ Other

❑ Tell me more about volunteering during the reunion.

Optional (if different from main contact): Home ( ) Work ( ) Cell ( ) E-mail

First Name M.I. Last Name Maiden Name Birthdate

❑ Friday Dinner (see back) ❑ Saturday Picnic ❑ Saturday Afternoon Activities ❑ Saturday Banquet

❑ Camp Alum? ❑ Yes ❑ No Relationship to main contact: ❑ Spouse ❑ Child ❑ Friend ❑ Other

❑ Tell me more about volunteering during the reunion.

Optional (if different from main contact): Home ( ) Work ( ) Cell ( ) E-mail

First Name M.I. Last Name Maiden Name Birthdate

❑ Friday Dinner (see back) ❑ Saturday Picnic ❑ Saturday Afternoon Activities ❑ Saturday Banquet

❑ Camp Alum? ❑ Yes ❑ No Relationship to main contact: ❑ Spouse ❑ Child ❑ Friend ❑ Other

❑ Tell me more about volunteering during the reunion.

Optional (if different from main contact): Home ( ) Work ( ) Cell ( ) E-mail

Total # attending each event

Friday Dinner Saturday Picnic Saturday Afternoon Activities Saturday Banquet

Total Owed: Friday dinner total Owed (from reverse) $ CHARGE: MC/VISA #

# of Children (0-2 yrs old) x 0 = $ Expiration Date / CSV

# of Children (3-12 yrs old) x 10.95 = $ Name on Card

# of Adults (13+) x 25.95 = $ CHECK payable to Camp Manito-wish YMCA

Optional donation* = $

Total OWED $ *Donated funds will be used for archive/historical work.

Attach additional registration form(s) if registering more than 4 people.

Cancellation policy/agreement:Enclosed you will fi nd payment in full for my registration for the 95th Anniversary Celebration. I understand in the event of cancellation on or before Friday, July 19, 2013, Camp Manito-wish will retain $10. If I cancel on or after July 20, 2013, Camp Manito-wish will retain 100% of the fees.

Waiver Information:• I hereby give permission to use any video, photographs or written statements made by me or my guests in public relation materials including the internet without compensation.• In case of medical or surgical emergency, I accept responsibility for medical/surgical treatment charges which may be incurred on my personal/my child’s/my family’s behalf.• All communication relating to this registration will be directed to the main contact person listed.

Signature Date

Return registration to: Camp Manito-wish YMCA • PO Box 246, Boulder Junction, WI 54512 • Phone: 715-385-2312 • Fax: 715-385-2461 • Email: beth.rondello@manito-wish.org

Friday Dinner Reservation-August 2, 2013

Headwaters Restaurant & Tavern5675 County Road M, Boulder Junction, WI 54512

Join other Camp Manito-wish alumni and friends for dinner at Headwaters Restaurant & Tavern – a long time favorite of the Manito-wish community.

There will be three meal service times for Friday dinner– 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Please indicate your fi rst, second and third choice for your reservation below. All efforts will be made to accommodate your request. You will receive confi rmation of your dinner time with your event confi rmation. (Meal tickets will be issued on August 2nd when you check-in at Headwaters.)

You may choose from the entrée’s listed below. The prices listed refl ect the cost of the entrée, tax and gratuity. Any other purchases (drinks, dessert, etc.) will be paid directly to Headwaters at the time of service.

We hope you’ll enjoy the patio and grounds at Headwaters before or after your dinner for additional social time with Manito-wish friends.

Indicate preference for reservation time: 5:00 p.m. ____ 6:00 p.m. ____ 7:00 p.m. ____ (1st, 2nd and 3rd choice) (All names listed below will be reserved for the same seating time)

Entrée choices:Traditional Fish Fry $17.00 (deep fried fi sh, served with cole slaw, baked beans, choice of potato, rye bread)Baked Icelandic Haddock $17.00 (baked haddock, with Headwaters’ special topping, served with cole slaw, baked beans, choice of potato, rye bread)Breast of Chicken over wild rice medley $17.00 (baked chicken breast, served over wild rice blend, with vegetables)Children’s Meal $8.00 (chicken tenders served with French fries)

Total:Traditional Fish Fry $17.00 x ______ = $ _______________Baked Icelandic Haddock $17.00 x ______ = $ _______________Chicken Breast over wild rice $17.00 x ______ = $ _______________

Children’s meal – Chicken tenders $8.00 x ______ = $ _______________ Total meal cost = $ _______________

(enter on reverse)

Is there a friend or family you will be meeting for dinner? Please list the name(s) of the friend/family with whom you wish to eat with.

Because of the variety of table sizes, we cannot guarantee you will be seated together, but we will do our best. Thank you for your understanding.

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Please list the fi rst and last name of each individual under their entrée selection

Total per entrée

Fish Fry Haddock Chicken Breast Children’s Meal

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Thank You“Thanks for letting my 7th and 8th grade family come and join you guys this winter. I really had a blast! I really hope to see you guys soon! It was really cold (Brrrr!) but all I really had to say was thank you for every thing you supported for us.” Marilyn, a 7th grader at Lac du Flambeau School— January 2013

In October of 2011, Camp Manito-wish YMCA began a partnership with the Lac du Flambeau Elementary school on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation. The 7th graders, in support of one of their classmates, organized a march and rally in opposition to domestic violence. The event made state and national news and the staff at school wanted to do some-thing to build on the students’ hard work. Shortly after the march and rally, the students came to Manito-wish. It was a challenging three days, but it set the stage for much more to come.

That class of 7th graders returned to Camp spring of 2012 and had a very successful program. The teachers all felt that there were significant changes in the students after their trips to Manito-wish and it was something students looked forward to and discussed all year.

Shortly after this trip we began serious discussions about a long-term partnership and, after several meetings, plans were put in place for programming to start in the fall of 2012 for 4th-8th graders. Programming would be progressive and focused on very specific outcomes for each grade. We kicked off this new partnership in September 2012 with an 8th grade canoeing/wild ricing trip that was organized in cooperation with tribal members and elders. Shortly after that we began work with the other classes—building from a simple one-day introductory program for the 4th graders to three-day programs for the 6th and 7th graders.

In keeping with a successful model Camp Manito-wish has used with several other schools, the school began to organize what we call the “Leadership Corps.” Seventh and eighth grade students were given the opportunity to write an essay describing why they should be a part of the Leadership Corps. The school chose several students based on the essays (and other factors) to participate and dates were set for them to return to camp for a program that would prepare them to lead activities and teach skills to their peers. The program incorporated planning sessions, outdoor skills, and even art and writing. Two Lac du Flambeau community members also participated. Tribal elder Mildred “Tinker” Schuman did an evening art and poetry session with the students. During one of the days, tribal member Joe Graveen set up a spear-ing tent on south bay and students were able to attempt to spear a musky through the ice just as their ancestors did. They were thrilled to see one very big musky and a northern.

As teacher Ingrid Bodensteiner told me, “It really feels like you and your staff are starting to be a part of our family here.” Camp Manito-wish staff agrees and we look forward to a growing partnership.

Alumni updAtes

Sarah (Dietz) and Jay McMahon, a daughter, Maggie Rose McMahon, in 2012. Camp alum family members celebrating Maggie’s arrival include John Dietz and Aaron Dietz. The family resides in Boulder, CO.

Abby (Halron) and Ryan Hatch, a son, Finn Hatch, in 2012. The family resides in Green Bay, WI.

Rose and Patrick Egan, a daughter, Lilia Maria, on January 17, 2010 and a son, Henry Aureliusz, on October 12, 2012. Camp alum family members celebrating the arrival of Lilia and Henry include Kevin Egan, Zachary Egan, Jennifer Egan Winding, and many other alumni family members. The family resides in London, England.

Sally (Schonfeld) and Matt Goodman, a son, Emil Joseph Goodman, on April 10, 2010. Big brother Arthur celebrates the arrival of Emil. The family resides in Sauk Rapids, MN.

Gillian and Rob Toledo, Jr., a daughter, Maribel Willa Toledo, on March 4, 2011. Camp alum family members celebrating Maribel’s arrival include Rob Toledo, Sr. and Gregory Toledo. The family resides in Seattle, WA.

Laura (Hyman) and Scott McDonald a daugh-ter, Lillian Faith “Lily” McDonald and a son, William Alexander “Liam” McDonald, on January 11, 2012. Camp alum family members celebrating the arrival of Lily and Liam include, Bob Hyman and Norman Hyman. The family resides in Atlanta, GA.

Sara (Murphy) and Jason Oppler, a daughter, Danika Grace Oppler, on January 13, 2012. The family resides in Gig Harbor, WA.

Mauryn Delaney and Will Gunlicks, a son, Emmet Delaney Gunlicks, on May 12, 2012. Big brother Aidan joins Camp alum family members Bill & Pam Gunlicks, Annalee & Colin Good, Nissa Cox and Jeff Gunlicks in celebrating Emmet’s arrival. The family resides in Chicago, IL.

Andrea (Honshel) and AJ Culp, a son, Elijah Stephen Culp, on July 21, 2012. The family lives in Bozeman, MT.

Amber Frank and Danny Douglass, a son, Tobin Alexander Frank-Douglass, on September 14, 2012. Big brother Leo joins Camp alum family members Ed & Adele (Schuler) Douglass, Andrew Douglass, Ruth Douglass, George Schuler and Jack Schuler in celebrating Tobin’s arrival. The family resides in Boston, MA.

Mary Hodgins and Andrew Heitman, a daugh-ter, Eleanor Rose Heitman, on October 16, 2012. Camp alum family members celebrating Rose’s arrival include Katie Heitman and Sarah Heitman. The family resides in Washington, D.C.

Births

Baby Emil Joseph Goodman

Babies Lilian & William McDonald

Baby Emmet Delaney Gunlicks

Baby Danika Grace Oppler

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Baby Elijah Stephen Culp

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Ben Creagh & Chris Mills were married in Minneapolis, MN, on July 14, 2012. Celebrat-ing with Ben & Chris were alumni family and friends Amos Briggs, Brandt Christopherson, Jay & Brooke Creagh, Nell Holden, Peter & Jo Humphries-Loving, Matt Leibfried, Andy & Mary (Glenn) Roe, Craig Sweet, and Ryan Wagner. The couple resides in St. Paul, MN.

Jared Chapiewsky & Morgan Zellermayer were married in Madison, WI, on July 27, 2012. Celebrating with Jared & Morgan were alumni family Kim (Zellermayer) Hoppe and Rob Zellermayer. The couple resides in Madison, WI.

Kyle Caploe & Angel Granger were married in Linden, TN, on August 4, 2012. The couple resides in Jackson, TN.

Meghan Halley & Georgi Dakovski were married in Milwaukee, WI on Septebmer 1, 2012. Celebrating with Meghan & Georgi were alumni family Ellen & Phil Halley, Beth Halley and Laura Halley. The couple resides in San Francisco, CA.

Richard Dickman, of Carmel, CA, died on July 5, 1999. He was a camper in 1927 and 1928.

Susan (Dornsife) Doehrmann, of Tiffin, IA, died on December 29, 2005. She was a camper in 1948 - 1951.

J.B. Searles, of Louisville, KY, passed away in July, 2010. He was on staff in 1942.

James K. Heller, of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on May 12, 2012. James was a camper in 1937 and 1938. He is survived by Janet Heller, William J. Heller and Paul Heller and many extended family. He is preceded in death by his wife, Avis, and brother William C. Heller.

John Stevens, Jr. of Wausau, WI, passed away on July 19, 2012. John was a camper from 1942 – 1947, and participated in a Canuck in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Judy, daughter Anne Banta, grandson Brian Banta, and sibling Mary Lillydahl and many nieces and nephews.

John E. Hough, of Janesville, WI, died on July 29, 2012. John was a camper in 1929 and 1930.

Carlisle V. Brigham, of New York, NY died on July 27, 2012. Carlisle was on staff in 2006.

Wallace N. Mac Briar, Jr., of East Lansing, MI, passed away on August 31, 2012. Wallace was a camper from 1933 – 1936 and on staff from 1937 – 1939.

Marion (Kuebler) Clark, of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on November 25, 2012. Marion was on staff from 1941 – 1943. She is survived by daughters, Lynne Clark Nordhoff and Gayl Franz, and many grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her brother John Kuebler.

Harvey H. Scholfield, Jr., of Wausau, WI, passed away on December 14, 2012. Harvey was a camper from 1936 – 1939, on staff in 1942 and a longtime supporter. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and niece Patty Hepburn and many great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by nephew, Jefferson Hickey.

Douglas T. Millar, of Sewickley, PA, passed away on January 3, 2013. He was a camper from 1971 – 1973. Doug is survived by his wife, Debbie, children Meredith and Weston, sibling Anne & Chuck Wiebe, nieces Kit and Sally Wiebe, and many extended family. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Jean Millar.

Susan C. Keaton, of Brookfield, WI, died on January 7, 2013. Susan was a camper in 2002. She is survived by her parents, Bill and Robin Keaton and brother, Richard.

Dan O’Gara, of Trinidad, CA, died on January 7, 2013. Dan was on staff from 1953 – 1957. He is survived by his wife Penne.

Richard Nuzum, of St. Louis, MO, died on Janu-ary 19, 2013. Richard was a camper in 1950 and 1951 and participated in a Canuck in 1952. He is survived by his wife, Bette, siblings, Priscilla Parker and Gretchen Weston, Sara Burchard, and Tom Nuzum, nieces and nephew, Jenny Emery, Dorothy Schuller, and Robert Parker, and many extended family.

Ned Schley, of Milwaukee, WI, died on March 3, 2013. Ned was a participant on both the 1977 and 1989 International adult trips to Germany, as well as a regular at Memorial Day Work Weekend since 1976 and winter ski weekends at Camp since 1983. Ned served on the Board of Directors from 1976 – 2004 and continued on the Emeritus Board from 2005 until his passing. Ned is survived by his wife, Imy, sibling, Sally Ma-negold, children, Dan Schley & Barb Haig, Jim Schley & Rebecca Bailey, Sally & Doug Thomas, and many extended family.

Kyle Caploe & Angel Granger

in MeMory of...Camp Manito-wish extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of all remembered here. Due to limited space, only spouse and alumni family names are listed.

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Ben Creagh & Chris Mills

Weddings

Jared Chapiewsky & Morgan Zelermayer

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Alumni updAtes

Congratulations to Todd Allen for being honored with the YMCA Key Leaders Award in thanks for his outstanding volunteer service. Jeff Pereles, board president, presented Todd with this recog-nition at the November 2012 board meeting.

Did you Camp Out in Your Own Backyard last summer to remember all those participating in the 2012 programs?? We’re happy to share a photograph from the David Tips Family who did near their home in Massachusetts.

Andrew Mailer reflected on his experiences with fellow alum, Wick Wicklund. “I remember Wick, whom we then called “Eldy,” making a beautiful tackle on a North End camper during a game of campers versus counselors in the summer of 1950. Was he a wrestler at college then? I don’t know the answer to that question, but that tackle was the quickest takedown I have ever wit-nessed.” Andrew and Wick managed to connect for a few ski trips in 1952 when they were both in Colorado.

Janet Heller wrote the award-winning children’s book about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Sylvan Dell, 2006), the poetry books Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012), Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011), and the scholarly book Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, and the Reader of Drama (University of Missouri Press, 1990). Janet is a founding mother of the Rape Crisis Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and of the women’s literary journal Primavera. She currently serves as president of the Michigan College English Association. Her website is http://www.redroom.com/author/janet-ruth-heller

Congratulations to alumni Army Col. Andrew Poppas who was nominated to the rank of brigadier general by President Obama. Andrew has been serving as the 101st Airborne Divi-sion deputy commander for operations at Fort Campbell, KY.

Camp Manito-wish won the Calendar Marketing Association Best Non-Profit Gold Award for the 2013 Astonisher! Kudos to Drew Richmond, Peter Humphries-Loving and the design team at Hare Strigenz.

We are always excited to see Manito-wish alums working to “improve the world in which they live.” Maggie Conlon, daughter of Helen (Reeve) & Eric Conlon, and sister of Catie Conlon, has been involved in The MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) because of her earlier battle with cancer. Maggie was asked to design the 2012 MACC Star Ornament which was sold to raise funds for MACC. Along with this honor, Maggie and her family were featured in a video which included Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who came to the Conlon house for an afternoon to play with Maggie & Catie.

We were thrilled for Glenn Will, who shared that the photograph he took of northern lights from the waterfront at Camp Manito-wish was chosen to be the “photo of the day” on Decem-ber 5, 2012 on www.capturewisconsin.com.

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Back row L to R: Sam Tharpgeorge, Hannah Miller, Parker Lewis, Ben Sanders, George Meltzer

(Skype-ing on the TV), Gina Jozef, Eliza Jandrasi, Corinne Kenwood, Lily Wettstein.

Front row L to R: Uma Blanchard, Sophie Goeks, Janel Lucas, Susan Brown, Nina Friedman, Megan Huber, Elana Lambert. The Skyped attendees were: Ginny Groh, Courtney Bachmann,

and Sarah Willstein.

Milwaukee, WI

L to R: Marty Combs, Daly Wolfe, Matthew Combs, Kate Abraham, and Andrew Wien

Torres del Paine, Chile

Lucy Reeve wrote to share a small world moment. “I did the Danskin Sprint Triathalon in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Like hundreds of other women I was lined up outside of a bathroom in a swimsuit prior to the start of my wave. As I came out of the bathroom, I had a young woman in line come up to me and say, “I have a really random question for you. Did you used to work at Camp Manito-wish?” It was former camper Christina Ochs … and I totally remembered her. Funny to think she recognized me as I stood in line, especially after nearly two decades! I hope it was my face that she remembered, not my swim suit!!”

Lisa Claxton and Lesley Etters who ended up together in Kathmandu, Nepal through International Volunteer Headquarters, an agency that matches volunteers and needy organizations. It was complete coincidence that the two of them ended up in the same location.

We know Manito-wish folks gather around the world at random times and for a number of different reasons. Here are just a few of the mini-reunions we heard about!

Paul Eveland, Betsy Behnke, John Eveland & David Eveland

Honolulu, HI

We are confident there are more stories we’ve missed about Manito-wish alums who are living the Manito-wish vision by being confident, responsible, enlight-ened leaders who will improve the world in which they live. Send your updates (with photos if you’d like) to Beth Rondello at beth.rondello@manito-wish.org or Camp Manito-wish YMCA, P.O. Box 246, Boulder Junction, WI 54512. (Digital pictures should be at least 300 dpi.)

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mission:To enrich the character and leadership development of each person who has a Manito-wish experience by challenging them to grow in wisdom, in stature, in favor with God, and with one another.

Vision:The Manito-wish experience develops confi dent, responsible, and enlightened leaders who will improve the world in which they live.