FALLING CREEK CAMP

FOR BOYS

Tuxedo, North Carolina 28784

2008

This booklet is dedicated to

John Bates

who has demonstrated unselfishness

over the years as a camper, counselor

and friend to Falling Creek.

John carries the true spirit of

Falling Creek in his heart.

HONOR COUNCIL CREED

BELIEVING THAT LEADERSHIP

UNSELFISHNESS, COURAGE, HONOR, HOPE

LOYALTY, HONESTY, AND FAIR PLAY

MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN THE

SPIRIT OF FALLING CREEK

WE PLEDGE OUR SPIRITS, MINDS, AND

BODIES TO ACHIEVING THESE IDEALS

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Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Lyrics by Damon Black

Verse 1: G G7

There is a place in North Carolina C G

Where my friends and I like to go G Em

And my spirit never leaves there G D G

So in the winter I’m never alone

Chorus: G G7

Will the circle be unbroken C G

By-and-by Lord By-and-by G Em

There’s a better home awaiting G D G

In the sky Lord in the sky

Verse 2: G G7

Well I don’t like to play this guitar much C G

In front of people I don’t know G Em

But by the fireside, here by my brothers G D G

I feel like I could go on and on

Verse 3: G G7

So tell your neighbor that you need him C G

Let your good friends cloud your head G Em

And lend an ear out in the darkness G D G

For there’s bound to be storms ahead

Verse 4: G G7

So when you leave tonight by the firelight C G

Please leave your spirit here G Em

And we’ll let the trees and all the memories G D G

Guard them all ‘til we’re back next year

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Main Camp 2008 Five Year Dinner Campers

Cole Ansaldo James Bailey

Jed Ball Ted Ballenger

Dawson Bowers Douglas Brown

Sherwood Callaway Stephen Cameron

William Cheek Hale Ciolino

Brantly Clayton Walker Cole Lee Cowden

Ben Cunningham Andrew Derenge Parker Dunaway

Hunter Edwards Gator Farrior Lewis Gray

Mickey Herman Henry Howle

Connor Jennings Whit Johnson

Will Kallenborn William King Miguel Lacayo

Paul Lilley John Paul Lorie Donald Lovejoy

Sam Lyons Turner McClendon

Henry Mentz

Noah Price Gaston Guantz

Michael Rafshoon Hank Ripley Andres Rohr

Andrew Salmon Robert Scott

Clay Sealy Whit Sellers

Andy Sulesky Alexander Thomas

James Troxler Breaux Tubbs Gus Walker

John Webber

Counselors in Training

Tee Bowers Alex Cipcic

Spencer Hodgkins

Drew Nickerson Jay Rush

Sean Smith

West Smithers Joey Summer Jesse Swire

Counselors and Staff

Kim Bain

Betty Basalmo Richard Basalmo

John Bates Claudia Beddingfield

Eric Blore Major Brannen

Michael Chapman Parker Cook

Matt Cranshaw Dusty Davis

Sean DeGuire Steve Drewry

Rita Ellis Robert Eshleman

Peter Field Susan Frame

Foster Freeman Jim Goodrum Will Gordon

Sam Gyllenhaal Travis Harris Hayes Heck

Stephen Jangro Jamie Kaplan

Max King Robert Kirby

Jim Kurtts Steve Longenecker

Brad Luke Timothy Magidson

Bryan Mangum Chuck McGrady

Jerry Metcalf

Nathan Newquist Marisa Pharr Yates Pharr Alex Rand

Todd Robinson Jonathan Rogers

Dusty Sharp Will Slater Matt Smith Jerry Suarez

Finch Troxler Steve Walston Ben Williams

Badhair Williams Simon Wilson

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2008 HONORS AND AWARDS

MAIN CAMP

Honor Council Members John David Bailey

Sam Boling Lee Cowden

Sam Curtsinger Parker Dunaway

Hunter Edwards Henry Mentz Nick Meyer

William Pankey Robert Scott

2008 Honor Council Banner “You cannot teach man anything; you can only help him find it within himself”

Galileo Ironman

Alexander Thomas 45:02 (First Place) Michael Rafshoon 47:26

Walker Cole 48:12 Jed Ball 49:36

Andrew Allen 51:37

Camper / Counselor Tennis Tournament John David Bailey and Jay Rush (Top Team)

Tyler Thompson and David McLean

Archery Scott Hilderbran ........................................................................................Archery Addict Austin Touhill ............................................................................................Archery Addict Whit Sellers ............................................................................................. Quickfire Award

Arts & Crafts Nick Jangro ....................................................................................... Young Artist Award Connor York ..................................................................................... Young Artist Award Gus Walker ............................................................................... Artist Apprentice Award

Basketball

Garner Gentry Whit Johnson

Saunders Ruffin Tyler Thompson

Blacksmithing

Blacksmith Apprentices Jacob Broders Justin Gregoire Morgan Heck

James Mentz Drew Poling

Cross Country

Jed Ball ........................................................................................Speedy Gonzalez Award James Ireland ........................................................................................ Extra Mile Award Nick Jangro ......................................................................................... Phidippides Award

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Fishing Paul Fischer ....................................................................................Sportsmanship Award Lewis Gray ................................................................................................Hut Nut Award Kemper Sanders ....................................................................... Fly Fishing Freak Award Alex Warner ................................................ Whale-of-a-Fish and Fish-a-Holic Awards

The HEAT

Antonio Madrazo Aidan Oakley Liam Oakley

William Pankey

Saunders Ruffin Brian Steele Timmy Wu

Horseback Riding

Fulton Hodges .......................................................................................... Golden Helmet Miguel Lacayo ......................................................................................... The Razz Award Aidan Oakley ..................................................................................Horse Fly(ing) Award Mickey Herman ........................................................................................ Invisible Award Robert Scott ..............................................................................................Invisible Award

The Four Horsemen Luke Brauer Jake Jangro

Peter McClelland Whitt Sellers

Indian Lore Matthew Sebesta ...........................................................................Mini Counselor Award Graham Drennan ....................................................................................... Most Punctual Elliot Ross .......................................................................................................Best Dancer

Lacrosse Emery Buck ..............................................................................Most Outstanding Player Tristan Cade ....................................................................................Spicy Meatball Award Ian Ferrara ...................................................................................................... Lacrosse Rat Whit Johnson ...................................................................... Frank Tindall’s Right Elbow Timmy Wu ............................................................................................. Lacrosse Cannon

Mountain Biking Cole Ansaldo ....................................................................................................... Moab Rat Dawson Bowers ....................................................................................Free Ride Fanatic Walker Cole .................................................................................... King of the Mountain Jack Voelker ......................................................................................................Safety First

Death March Dawson Bowers

Walker Cole William Cheek

Joseph Cottingham

Michael Rafshoon Alexander Thomas

Jack Voelker

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Mountaineering Stephen Cameron ...................................................................................Footsteps Award Will Chambers ......................................................................................Junk Show Award Reed Dunaway ........................................................................................................... Seven Austin Mangines .......................................He Who Was Most Willing to Carry a Rope Noah Price ........................................................................................................ True Hiker Gaston Quantz .................................................................................... Solid as This Rock W.K. Rand ............................................................................. Exceptional Bark Collector

100-Mile Club Tee Bowers

Will Chambers Parker Dunaway

Everett Hamilton Michael McKently

Noah Price

Nature Peter Funk

Anderson Murphy Maddox Pankey

John WebberCal Oakley ...............................................................................Falconers of Falling Creek

Paddling Ben Cunningham .............................................................................. Best Tandem Team Sam Curtsinger .................................................................................. Best Tandem Team John Paul Lorie .................................................................................... Head Dink Award Robert Scott ..............................................................................................Most Improved Andy Suleskey ..................................................................................................... Yak Bone

Riflery Brantly Clayton .........................................................................................................Expert Clay Sealy ....................................................................................Sharpshooter and 9 Bars Connor Swank ............................................................................................... Rambo 2008

Sailing Jack Barganier

Lewis Gray Mickey Herman

Sam Lyons Josh Rafshoon

Soccer

Nicholas Benelli ........................................................................... Most European Award Luke Brauer .................................................................................................Most Potential Jonah Hodes ......................................................................................... Man of the Match Timmy Wu ............................................................................Great Wall of China Award

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Swimming Jed Ball ................................................................................................................ Polar Bear Sam Lyons ........................................................................................................Gold Medal Mills McClendon ...................................................................................Blob Guts Award Antonio Madrazo .............................................................................Lake Lap Enthusiast Ridge Porter ...................................................Platinum Medal and Honorary Lifeguard Sonny Yates .................................................................................................... Silver Medal

Bronze Medals Jack Barnes

Sam Bromley Daniel Chisner Myles Engerson

Sam Grady

Tift Lyons Antonio Madrazo

Sam Oakley Will Trotter

Dock Rats Coleman Mauberret Tommy McGinnis

Sam Oakley

Jerry Wallman Sonny Yates

Tennis

John David Bailey .................................................................................... Most Improved Jonah Hodes ................................................................................................... Blue Ladder Andres Rohr ................................................................................................Sportsmanship Sam Schaefer ..............................................................................................................Rocky Tyler Thompson ...............................................................................................Top Notch

Ultimate Frisbee

Douglas Brown ......................................................................................................Iroquois Pierce Kudlata ......................................................................................................Cherokee Sidney Parham .................................................................................Most Ultimate Player Gaston Quantz ......................................................................................................Catawba

Volleyball

Will Chambers ............................................................................ You Got Served Award Elliot Saunders .............................................................................................Mr. Sand Man John Webber ........................................................................................................ Net King

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JUNE CAMP

Archery Best Archers

Mack Brakebill Andrew Kring Jake Nichols

Arts & Crafts Gray Robertson ............................................................................................Best Brackets Noah Rogers (Naples) ..................................... Assistant Counselor and Lanyard King

Basketball Best in Class

Kyle Landis Lane Nelson Bennett Speed

Blacksmithing Thor’s Hammer

William Boor Patrick Glover Jake White

Cross Country Tristan Hammersla ...........................................................Most Likely to Fake an Injury Kyle Landis ........................................................................................... Extra Mile Award Jonathan Pelham ........................................................................................Marathon Man

Fishing Xavi Dalmau ....................................................................................................Most Knots Bob Minton ........................................................................................................Fish Slayer Jim Williams .......................................................................................................Fish Slayer

The HEAT Henry Osborne ....................................................................................The HEAT Award

Horseback Riding Ward Bissell ................................................................................................... Va-poo-rizer Jeb Carter ...............................................................................................Most Courageous Luke Henegar ...................................................................................................... Buckshot Bobby Schaffer .................................................................................. Skittles, Metal Pony

Hot to Trot Lance Berry High Garst

Matthew Griswold

Jim Lynch Noah Rogers

Indian Lore

Ward Bissell ...................................................................................... Best Dream Catcher Alex Boor ........................................................................................................Akita Award Matthew Noles ...............................................................................................Most Skilled Alex Nunner ..........................................................................................Most Determined Nick Yashko ............................................................................................Best All-Around

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Lacrosse Baird Cutsakis ............................................................................... Outstanding Cherokee Kyle Landis .....................................................................................Outstanding Iroquois Jack Lewis ........................................................................................Outstanding Iroquois Carter Watkins ................................................................................Outstanding Catawba

Mountain Biking Skid Mark Winners

Drew McCarthy Wyatt Stockton

Mountaineering Knox Fuller .......................................................................................... True Hiker Award Alex Nunner .............................................................................................. Alpinist Award

Nature Henry Barnes Paisley Gordon Jake Nichols

Paddling

Robert Ross Bob Zhou

Sailing Patrick Chickey ..............................................................................................Dock Mouse Thomas Chickey ..................................................................................................Dock Rat Andrew Kring .................................................................................................... Top Sailor

Soccer Baird Cotsakis Andrew Kring Nelson Zimmerman

Swimming

Cooper Berry Mack Brakebill Christopher Oneka

Tennis William Boor ........................................................................................ Top of the Ladder Luke Henegar .............................................................................................Sportsmanship Sterrett McInnis ..................................................................................................... Rocky 7 Bob Minton ............................................................................................... Most Improved

Ultimate Frisbee Parker Corley .................................................................... Loud Mouth Big Shot Award Harrison Hope ........................................................................................One Foot Award Brown Sisson .............................................................................................. Biggest Award

Volleyball The Ace Award

Andrew Kring Connor White

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AUGUST CAMP

Archery Frankie Fernandez ..........................................................................Arrow of Aluminium Spencer Hallyburton ........................................................................................Deer Slayer Jacob Hrobak ..................................................................................................Quick Draw William Gautsch ..............I’m too athletic for archery, but got hurt and went anyway

Arts & Crafts Will Braciak ......................................................................................................Art-i-Factor John Gautsch .............................................................................................Coolest Tyedye Brett Greene ..........................................................................................Arts & Crafts Rat

Knotty Boys Peter Buccini

Ryan Dougherty Walker Dougherty

Walker Espy Erickson Livingston

Basketball

Howard Ball Ben Ladner

Blacksmithing Forrest Daugherty ........................................................................Blacksmith Apprentice

Cross Country

Henry Garrett ............................................................................................Fortuitous Feet

Fishing Jacob Sharpe ........................................................................... Hut Nut and CIT Awards

The HEAT

Walker Comer Brooks McCoy Logan Simon

Horseback Riding The Martin Lawrence Award

Martin Butcher Lawrence Johnson

Indian Lore Billy McLean .................................................................................................Mr. Moccasin Turner Strayhorn ....................................................................................Naisetawi Award

Lacrosse John Gautsch ........................................................................... Outstanding Enthusiasm Price Petagna .......................................................................................Outstanding Lax-er

Mountain Biking

3-Day Pisgah Trip Max Baker

Taylor Broad Peter Buccini

Jack Edwards Jervey Inglesby

Brennen Lowenthal James Shingle

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Mountaineering Burke Martin ........................................................................................................Rock Star David Wiens ...................................................................................................... True Hiker

Nature Stephen Ballard August Blocker

Paddling

Jack Carroll and Dean Taylor .......................................................... Best Tandem Team Hugh Shirley .................................................................................. Classic Carnage Crash Tyler Smith .........................................................................................Made From Scratch Sam Wilkins ...................................................................................................Best Attitude

Riflery David D’Amelio ............................................................................................The Red Hat Parker Lowe ............................................................................... It’s Not the Gun Award Jamie Parker ..........................................................................................Convenient Injury Jake Wilson ........................................................................................ John Wayne Award

Sailing Zach Bonner ............................................................................... The Red Zuma Kahuna Brendan Martin ......................................................President of the Sweet 16 Fan Club

Soccer

John Rush ................................................................. Scored 2 Goals Against Rockmont Nick Seger ................................................................................................. Most Improved

Swimming Level in a Day

Blaine Berquist Henry Earp

Bennett Parker Alex Simon

Sunken Treasure Award Christian Horstenkamp Steven Heer

Tennis

Carson Bock ....................................................................................................... Best Sport Spencer Bock .............................................................................................................Rocky Phillip Dwyer .............................................................................................................Rocky Clay Milling .......................................................................................................Top Notch Sam Wilkins ....................................................................................................... Best Sport

Most Improved Sean Conner Harrison Davis Will Fuller

Camper / Counselor Tournament Winners

Robert Brooks and Frank Tindall

Volleyball Jack Heer Steven Heer Will Yarborough

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2008 Geographic of Campers and Staff

North Carolina ....................................................................................... 275 Georgia .................................................................................................... 181 Florida ..................................................................................................... 154 Virginia .......................................................................................................54 South Carolina ..........................................................................................49 Alabama .....................................................................................................44 Louisiana ....................................................................................................40 Texas ..........................................................................................................40 Kentucky ....................................................................................................34 Tennessee ..................................................................................................31 Connecticut ...............................................................................................18 International ..............................................................................................17 New Jersey .................................................................................................15 Maryland ....................................................................................................14 California ...................................................................................................11 Ohio ..............................................................................................................8 Arizona .........................................................................................................4 Washington DC ..........................................................................................4 New York ....................................................................................................4 Arkansas .......................................................................................................3 Colorado ......................................................................................................3 Illinois ...........................................................................................................2 Indiana .........................................................................................................2 Massachusetts ..............................................................................................2 Michigan ......................................................................................................2 Mississippi ....................................................................................................2 Pennsylvania ................................................................................................2 Wyoming ......................................................................................................2 Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin .......................................................1

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2009 Session Dates

June Camp ......................................................June 7 – June 26 (20 Days) (Grades 1 – 8)

Main Camp ....................................................June 28 – July 24 (27 Days)

(Grades 2 – 10)

August Camp ............................................. July 26 – August 7 (13 Days) (Grades 1 – 6)

Junior Camp ............................................August 9 – August 14 (6 Days)

(Grades 1 – 3) Grade Denotes 2008-2009 School Year

2009 Father / Son Weekends Father / Son Weekend I ........................................................ May 15 – 17 Father / Son Weekend II ...................................................... May 22 – 24

Both Father / Son weekends are open to new and returning families

For information please contact us at:

www.fallingcreek.com e-mail: mail@fallingcreek.com

Phone: (828) 692-0262 Fax: (828) 696-0606

P.O. Box 98 Tuxedo, NC 28784

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Country Roads

Verse 1: G Em

Almost heaven, West Virginia D C G

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River G Em

Life is old there, Older than the trees D

Younger than the mountains C G

Growing like a breeze

Chorus: G D

Country roads take me home Em C

To the place I belong G D

West Virginia, Mountain Mama C G

Take me home, country roads

Verse 2: G Em

All my memories, gather round her D C G

Miner’s lady, strangers to blue water G Em

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky D

Misty taste of moonshine C G

Teardrops in my eye

Verse 3: Em D G

I hear her voice in the morning hours, she calls me C G D

The radio reminds me of my home far away Em F

And driving down the road C

I get the feeling that G D D7

I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

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Past Green and Gold Dedications 1969 Founding Campers & Counselors 1970 Boys Who Have Discovered the Secret of Falling Creek 1971 James L. McGregor II 1972 Robert W. Johns 1973 Anita Robinson 1974 Frank Byrd 1975 Walter Cottingham, Sr. 1976 Boys Returning for Their Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Years 1977 Main Camp Senior Campers & Counselors in Training 1978 Steve F. Longenecker 1979 Ed and Sharon Ulmer 1980 Kim and Donnie Bain 1981 Hager Rand 1982 Gladson Capps 1983 Kitchen Staff 1984 Tim Elrod and Terry Tyree 1985 Gordon Strayhorn 1986 Garrett Randolph 1987 Bunacamp Staff 1988 Sara Bailes 1989 Past, Present and Future Campers and Staff Members 1990 Blackfoot Tribe 1991 Jerry Metcalf 1992 Allen Kannapell 1993 Vince Green 1994 Rick Broad 1995 John Dickens 1996 Matt Glenn 1997 Simon Wilson 1998 Jim Goodrum 1999 Robert Kirby 2000 Brad and Tina Hooks 2001 Chad Auten 2002 Jerry Suarez 2003 Ben Lea 2004 Ben Williams 2005 Nathan Newquist 2006 Christopher Stec 2007 Johnathan Bain 2008 John Bates

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