Alumni News North Star Camp for Boys Winter 2012 - 2013

t’s time once again for our yearly Alumni News to go Ionline. Thanks to everyone who contributed by sending A Note from Andy us their news or news of a friend, a memory, or a small s 2012 draws to a close, I want to throw in a big keylog to the world story about Aentire North Star community. A little over a year ago, Vickie and camp. The response I were honored to become the third owners and directors of North was great and I look Star, and it has been an amazing year for us and for camp. The Great forward to passing and Glorious North Star Party remains as strong as ever, and the on all the news to love and support that the alumni have shown us over the past year you. has been overwhelming. And it was that way right from the start. Our promise is to always strive for journalistic excellence and of late we had to do a little fact checking when one While I was driving home to Chicago from Wisconsin Rapids, where piece of news sent in didn’t pass the litmus test. We were I had met Leb and Sue to sign the papers and make the transition led to believe that alumnus ANDREW PERLMUTTER official, I received a phone call from alumni Andy Krotinger. He had had dropped out of society and started a goat farm in been at camp in the 50s, and it had been a long time since he had last Arkansas. This was according to one of his friends BEN connected with NSC. He first wanted to check to make sure that so SHER. I was quite excited about the news due to my love many of his favorite traditions remained: Pow Wow Day, Wanegan, of all things pastoral. Leb, however, smelled a rat. Turns Friday Night Services and more. Sure enough, little had changed. out, Ben was trying to use our well respected newspaper for his own chicanery, stating it would increase our readership. From there, he told me what a large role his experience at camp There is no problem with our readership. Be forewarned had played in his life. His time at camp had inspired a love for the my antennae are up and certain individuals are on my radar. My once trusting nature is now on alert for those wanting to Continued on page 2 exploit my gullibility. The good news is that we averted a takeover of The Siren when Ben threatened to start his own So on that note the big news is not only does North Star have Dr. Smacks column. Better yet the new Editor in Chief a new editor and chief we have new owners and Directors. ANDY SHLENSKY has a degree in journalism from Bully for them! In Andy’s mind he has been applying for Northwestern University and he can smell a rat better than this job since he was in the junior village and thinking he Leb. Truth be told he takes advantage of my gullibility as would like to own the place one day. He stayed on that path well. North Star Alumni Photo Archives e've taken the time to scan all of our old camp photos and we're now in the process of putting them online for you to enjoy. WOver the course of the last few months, we've been adding albums to the North Star Facebook page and we'll add more over the coming weeks. You can find the archives by going to www.facebook.com/northstarcampforboys and clicking on the photos icon. We need your help. The photos have become a bit disorganized over time. As you look through the photos, if you know the year that a picture was taken, please add that to the comments section. Also, if you know anyone in any of the pictures, either list their names in the comments section or tag the individual(s).

We know that not everyone is on facebook. In the coming weeks we will also be posting pictures to another website that will allow those without facebook access. www.northstarcamp.com 1 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 spending many years at North Star as a camper, counselor, and village director. After graduating from Northwestern Continued from page 1 University where Andy was president of the Interfraternity Council, he went to work for Camp Lenox as their boys outdoors and particularly fishing. And when it came time to pursue camp director. He joined the American Camp Association a career, he chose environmental law so that he could protect and it wasn’t long before he was heading up the young those experiences for others. As our conversation drew to a close, professionals group. After getting some great experience he closed by making sure I understood as the new director just how under his belt at Camp Lenox in Massachusetts, Andy came large of a role that North Star has played in so many lives. I definitely back to North Star as our assistant director spending most understand that as it was true for me too, and I look forward to of his time recruiting campers and picking Leb’s brain. protecting that same experience for many generations to come. In December 2011 Andy signed on the dotted line. Leb and I were delighted to find someone that we have 100% One very neat moment this past summer came on Pow Wow Day. Leb was able to uncover the same script that he and Lou Rosenblum had used for the opening ceremonies of that Pow Wow Day when Leb became “Chief.” Leb on horseback led the four tribes down Villa Road to the infield of Lou’s Diamond, where he passed me the headdress and the peace pipe. I certainly don’t have the expertise on horseback that Leb does as a former horseback riding instructor, but I managed to stay aboard. Aside from that ceremonial moment, the summer of 2012 was filled with energy, creativity and friendship. We had a great group of campers Pow Wow Day 2012; Leb handing off the Peace Pipe to Andy from 22 different states and five countries, and a tremendous staff to make the summer great. One of the moments where confidence in to continue our mission. Vickie, Andy’s the passion of this group really came through was in the camp wife and soon to be mother of their first child is an OB/ musical, which has taken on a life of its own. This year’s musical GYN resident at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, was entitled “Harry Potter and the Camp Deed,” which used the IL. Vickie will be at camp full time when she finishes her Harry Potter characters at North Star with original lyrics set to residency. There is no doubt that she will be a huge asset to camp. She currently spends time at camp when she is in Motown music. The hit song was called “I’m Coming Back,” to the between rotations. tune of “I Want You Back” by the Jackson Five. The production featured great acting, singing and even tap-dancing. It was just Leb and I felt a huge responsibility to put North Star another great example that North Star provides so many boys into the hands of someone that could ensure that future with the opportunity to be themselves, to be carefree, and to be campers could have the same experience that their fathers, in a place where everyone brings something special to the table. grandfathers, uncles had at camp. We also wanted to make this transition while we were still of strong body and mind And 2013 is already shaping up to be a great year! Camp is almost and could sit back and watch the fruits of our labor. It was full and we already have a ton of great staff members committed wonderful being at camp this summer and to see the place run without a hitch. Andy surrounded himself with strong to return to the Northwoods. This will be a special year for leadership and a phenomenal staff. Vickie and I as well, as we are less than a month away from the arrival of our first child. This little girl has no idea what she is DAN LICHTENSTEIN, a 28 year veteran is our assistant in for growing up at North Star! As we prepare for her arrival, director. A better systems person would be hard to find. we are so thankful for the support of the North Star community, Andy is reinvesting in North Star’s future with building and we feel so lucky that she will be part of North Star Family! and site projects. Most important is that Andy understands the North Star philosophy and will keep the cornerstone to something that was our life’s work. We both have said beliefs that we have been known for. His passion for camp it’s a joyful experience because we are passing the torch to and the community that he is responsible for is admirable. someone that we have complete confidence will carry on People have asked us if it was hard to hand over the reins for us. We are very proud of Andy and Vickie and know www.northstarcamp.com 2 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 that just as Lou and Renee made that decision carefully that the old archery shed, but once archery was moved, the shed they also will pass the torch in the future with great care. got converted to athletic equipment storage.

Leb and I are keeping ourselves very busy with travel, One other improvement since our last alumni newsletter our new grandchild and volunteer work. Leb just took a involved the replacement of the junior village washhouse new position as Executive Director of the Association of septic system. Normally, improvements to camp septic Independent Camps. Leb was president of this association would not rate as newsworthy, however this septic system so he feels right at home. was infamous for the mysterious black pipe. Many a North Star camper will remember being warned not to jump on the black pipe near the steps to cabin I6. The new system What's New at Camp? meant two improvements. First, the pipe is gone. Secondly, if you take a short walk down the lower nature trail, you’ll ven before the summer of 2012 was over we were already find a new clearing where there is a drainage field. We’ll be Emaking upgrades. The first of these was an addition to able to use this clearing for some camp activities. our boat fleet. Wakeboarding has become extremely popular at camp and when we had the opportunity to purchase a It's the Big Ten Malibu wakeboard boat, we jumped at the opportunity. The boat has a tower, which gives better leverage when pulling n 2012 we added three former campers to the Ten Year boarders. The boat also has ballast tanks, creating a bigger Iplaque. Counselors WILLIE GOODMAN, ANDY wake. RODHEIM and ANDY STERN celebrated their Big Ten’s. They joined the following folks Ten Year folks, It wasn’t more than an hour or two after our post campers currently at North Star; LEB, SUE and ANDY, TOM left that a local farmer showed up to camp with some heavy machinery to begin the first step of our athletic field projects. Step one was to completely tear up the top level of ground, tearing apart and tilling the turf. What followed was a crew of specialists who first leveled off the fields, moving soil from high points to low points, removing hills and widening the playing surfaces. An irrigation system was then installed, drawing water from the lake and sending it to a new sprinkler system throughout the athletic fields and the hill in front of the office. Finally, special athletic grass seed was laid, and not more than two weeks from the start of the project, new grass was growing. You can check out pictures from start to finish on our facebook page at www. facebook.com/northstarcampforboys (click the albums icon and you’ll find an album for the project). Ten year men in 2012, Willie Goodman, Andy Stern and Andy Our head caretaker TOM BROKAW and his brother-in-law Rodheim Art have been working hard to convert and upgrade some of the staff housing at camp. Above our maintenance shop BROKAW, KAREN BROKAW, SCOTT GOLDBERG, was one main staff living area. Tom and Art partitioned off KACY LEBBY, DAN LICHTENSTEIN, JEFF the area, building separate rooms and adding an additional MCCORMACK, KIM MCCORMACK, BEN MIZEL, bathroom. This will give us some more flexibility for staff MANDY STANEK, and MIKE STORMS. housing and the opportunity to add living space for some more out-of-cabin staff. Tom also spent some time redoing Alumni Visitors the shed that we affectionately call the 382 shed. This was e’re always lucky to have our great alumni come DATES FOR POST CAMP 2013 Wback and visit camp. The following folks made their August 10th - 17th way to the Northwoods this summer: MIKE BLUMBERG Program starts and ends at breakfast (and wife Sara), JOSH FROST, MIKE GREEN, ADAM www.northstarcamp.com 3 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 HELDMAN, ALEX HELDMAN, RYAN JACOBS, ANDY PETERMAN, TOM PETERMAN, ROB SETH KATZ, CHRIS MAY, DAVID MEHLMAN, PORTER, SAM PORTER, CARY ROSENTHAL, MIKE MOSS, BENJI ROGIN, MARC SIEGEL (and JACOB SHERMAN, JON SHERMAN, GUY WOLFF, wife Blair), ELI SCHNEIDER, JACK SILVERSTEIN, and ANDY ZUKROW. JORDAN TEPPER Alumni News Post camp is always a great week as our campers leave and several families make camp home. The following alumni In the Days of Lou and Renee spent time at post camp this year: BRYAN BARNETT, JON BIEDERMANN, ANDY COHEN, BRAD “BERTA” JOHN MILLER ([email protected]) stopped in at COVEN, JOHN “JG” FREMSTAD, MARK HOLZ, camp this summer with his wife. He is living in Madison SCOTT INGRAM, PETE KATZ, BILL KEY, GARY and recently retired from a very active career in the Madison KRETCHMER, KEITH KRETCHMER, BRIAN school district where he worked as a teacher, assistant LEVY, CHARLES MARGULIS, ABE MENDES, JOE principal and school counselor. John credits North Star as MENDES, PAUL NATHANSON, LLOYD PERLOW, giving him his first home and first job. John grew up in an

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ou don’t have to wait for the next Alumni Newsletter to get your North Star fill. We are utilizing sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, YYoutube and more to keep everyone up to the minute on the latest North Star news and also take advantage of the NSC network. Here is where you can find North Star on the web.

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New in 2012, we've got an Instragram account. Instagram is a mobile based photo sharing social media app. Some of the pictures that we post on Instragram is also shared on facebook and twitter, but we also have some photos that are only posted to Instagram, including a North Star picture of the day. On Instagram, you can find us @northstarcamp. www.northstarcamp.com 4 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 orphanage and said that been playing in Temple camp was the closest thing Emanuel’s rock band for 10 to family that he had. He years with Joe’s sons worked in our kitchen from TOMMY MILLSTONE 1958-63 under John Lien. • and DANNY JOHN LIEN served in MILLSTONE, both of Vietnam as a field medic. • whom play the bass. Steve BRIAN GROSSMAN also plays in an 8 piece trained for 14 months for a klezmer band, Tucson’s race called the Marathon only large klezmer des Sables (aka 'Marathon ensemble. In addition, he of the Sands') that took plays as a solo artist for place April 8-14th 2012 in Pictured are MIKE GREEN, KEN DOANE, JON BRICKMAN, CHARLES weddings and parties. • the Sahara Desert of MARGULIS, AND PAUL ADELSTEIN at the Center for Environmental JOE SCHWARTZ Morocco. Marathon des Health Gala. There has been great support from NSC alumni recently moved to Eagle Sable is known as the for Mike’s work exposing toxin chemicals in the environment to River. According to Joe; "Toughest Footrace on protect children and families. Charles is on staff and Adel sits on “This move stems in large Earth" covering 250+ the board of CEH. part from the love of the kilometers (equivalent of 6 north woods I gained from marathons) over sand dunes the summers I spent at and mixed desert terrain with temperatures ranging from North Star, which I've never forgotten.” • Congratulations 40F to 120F. Brian strived to go the distance, raising to ARLENE and RAY HANDLER will celebrate their awareness and support for KIDS in the GAME, an all- 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to India. • RON volunteer nonprofit organization that he cofounded, focused SCHULMAN celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary on inspiring kids to thrive in life through sports. KIDS in with his wife Laura in September. They met at ANDREW the GAME provides financial assistance to help youth in COHN'S wedding. Andrew and Ron were cabinmates for America from low-income families, youth that are several summers and Leb was their counselor one summer. physically or mentally challenged, and kids that are “at- You can say NSC connected him with his wife. • JEFF risk” gain access to sports programs. He completed the DINKIN would like to give a huge HOW! To Andy race in great shape and his girlfriend was waiting for him at Shlensky for agreeing to host the University of Minnesota the finish line. You can learn more about the program at Chapter of Camp Kesem at North Star after camp ends next http://www.kidsinthegame.org/enduring-the-sahara/ ). summer. Jeff has been on the Board of Directors of Camp Brian has also been in touch with MARK LEVY in San Kesem for the past 2 years. Camp Kesem is an incredible Francisco. • BOB FELLER coauthored a book with Bob organization devoted to helping families dealing with Nelson and was featured on a nationally known internet cancer that is operated by students at 41 universities across radio program called The Authors Show. The interview can the country, providing a free week of camp to children who be seen at http://www.TheAuthorsShow.com (click on the have a parent who either has cancer or passed away from nonfiction section, look for Bob Feller and give it a listen). cancer. The children have an opportunity to interact in a fun Bob caught his first musky this summer, a 40 incher. He is retired from teaching but still coaches, writes, and runs a OHN KRETCHER writes: “JEFF MELVOIN and I are once tennis camp in the summer. Bob writes, “NSC influences Jagain working together on the show, Army Wives. Jeff can be seen in our programming, especially on skit and is the Executive Producer, and I am working under him as song night”. This is his 2nd year with his new knees after his Co-Executive Producer/Director. He stays primarily double knee replacement surgery. He gets together with in Los Angeles, supervising the writing and editing, and DON GIBSON to play guitar and sing. • STEVE I will be based in Charleston, SC, supervising the actual SCHULMAN retired from Tucson Unified School District production of the episodes. This is the second year of our in 2005 after 33 years as a music resource teacher and professional relationship on the show in this capacity (I had teacher of the gifted. He is currently working for the Folk worked previous years simply as one of many directors on Shop, a music store in Tucson that buys, sell and trades the show). Although we were never cabin mates at North vintage guitars, banjos, mandolins, fiddles, accordions and Star, we attended at the same time, and shared a number of world instruments. • JOE MILLSTONE and Steve have summers at Post Camp.” www.northstarcamp.com 5 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 environment with other kids facing a similar situation. The even took a year off from his law practice to fly fish around camp has been instrumental in helping these kids get the world with a friend. His children all share his love for through very difficult time in their lives. Jeff wants to give fishing. • STEVE RICHMAN has been working at Andy a big Thank you for lending such an important hand Kohrman, Jackson and Krantz law firm in Cleveland. BRETT KRANTZ is the We were sent the following story by HARRY GOTTLEIB “I had a Halloween Party with some head of the Litigation neighbors. I was wearing a NSC T-shirt. My next door neighbor asked me what my relationship Department and MARC was to North Star. I told her: 7 Years for me. 10 years for my brother. And Louis is named after KRANTZ is Managing the founder. She was floored. It turns out that her father was Lou Rosenblum's uncle. She and Partner of the Firm. Last year Lou were first cousins. And what's more, her father was responsible for getting Lou and his Steve was elected to his third, mother, Anna, out of Russia...into the United States, to Milwaukee.” 4-year term as Councilman for the Village of Moreland Hills, serving as Council in making a difference in the lives of these kids. Jeff is in President the last 3 years. While Steve did not show such a commercial real-estate in Los Angeles and a cancer serious side at camp, he adds: “In my ‘spare time’, I survivor. • AARON BROWER is Provost and Vice continue to help kids achieve their potential and make Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Extension as healthy lifestyle choices because I am thankful that Special Assistant to the President for Educational Strategies. Counselors and camp owners did so for me; and, I wanted • JAY WEBER writes that his son ADAM WEBER has to get back that great intrinsic feeling I received when completed medical school and is in his transitional year of helping kids as a Counselor and C.I.T. Director at NSC”. residency in Akron, OH. Next July Adam will begin his Among Steve’s extracurricular activities are: Board residency in ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic. Jay Member of Drug Free Action Alliance; Co-Chair of writes, “I don't know whether any North Star alums still Coalition to Amend Ohio’s Social Host “Steve Richman live in the Cleveland area. If so, I'm sure he would like to Laws; Classroom Volunteer, Junior Achievement (he taught connect with them.” His email address is adam.c.weber@ a couple of JOE MENDES’S classes); 3Rs Committee gmail.com. • MIKE MOSS, CHRIS MAY, JOE Member and Classroom Volunteer (teaching 10th grade MENDES and MIKE GREEN went on a “Canadian” inner city students about the constitution and college/career (though they actually paddled in the Boundary Waters). planning). • KERRY LEBENBURGER lives in Florida According to the trio, they “Saw a moose. Heard wolves and was in Tucson with his wife Judy on business for from our tents, drank water straight from the lakes…the Ashley Furniture and also to play a little golf. Leb and I whole bit. It was in celebration of us all turning 50 this enjoyed catching up with them for dinner. Kerry is CEO of year. We had already done it at age 15 while campers and Ashley Furniture which, under his leadership, has grown to again at age 20”. We were elated that they stopped at camp have stores all across the country as well as stores abroad. • during Post Camp to finish the trip.• ANDY KROTINGER MIKE KATZ writes a blog, “Katz of the Day”, at www. was at North Star for two summers, in 1953 & 54. He mjkcreativearts.com. Mike muses on literature, recalls that while at camp he developed a love for the photography, music, film and the occasional trout. Check outdoors and credits his experiences with his subsequent out his fall subscription drive: http://mjkcreativearts.com/ love for fishing. He remains a passionate fly fisherman and blog/2012/10/09/fall-subscription-drive/. • Last spring

OEL RICHMAN writes this small world story: “While attending Jmy daughters sorority fundraiser gala at The Ohio State University in March of this year I was pleasantly surprised to find out that MIKE (NORTHBROOK IL) COHEN and MIKE GOLDIE'S daughters also were in the same Sorority and were attending the same party, It was great to see both and share many NSC memories. Mike Goldie added, “I think our daughters were mortified when Joel and I started to sing the Beaver Song while standing in a line last year to get in to the formal. www.northstarcamp.com 6 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 JON HANDLER took a new job as fond memories of all of his baking. the Chief Medical Information Officer “We are not worthy” was the chant as for a company called M*Modal. They we bowed to him in the dining room. do speech recognition, natural • ELLIOT STEWART had lunch language processing, and transcription with HOWARD SCHNEIDER to for health care. He also helps them reminisce about camp. They continued create new software. For years Jon on-line by scanning & posting all has been combining his medical their old camp pictures to Facebook degree with technology. • JOHN from the years 1980 - 1986. “We've KRETCHMER is working with Jeff had a great time connecting with Melvoin for the third time on Army cabin mates (DAVE FRAIBERG, Wives as his producer/director. John DOUG KATZ, JEFF HEXTER, is based in Charleston, where the DAN POLSTER) and counselors show is filmed, and Jeff is running the TOMMY FELDMAN (above) and his wife Allison over some of the more entertaining" mothership from Los Angeles. John’s welcomed baby Joseph in July. Tommy’s cousin pictures.” • Heather and MIKE contract was originally worked out by STEVE SILBERMAN also had a baby boy. They all SIMONS are overjoyed to welcome his then-agent, ROB GOLENBERG, live in Boulder. Asher Cole Simons into the world who is also a North Star alum. • RON on July 27th. • ANDY DOANE is BRODKEY is looking for cabin mates from '47 - '54. Ron working for Amazon.com and owns security products and is living in Omaha and can be reached at services for Amazon's cloud. He lives in Virginia and his [email protected]. son will attend North Star this summer. He writes “It's been a blast to see the pictures Andy Shlensky has been In the Early Days of Leb and Sue posting on Facebook. I particularly liked watching the new irrigation system installed. I thought it was amusing that ON GIBSON is teaching a physical assessment course we were literally watching the grass grow.” • STEVE Din the physician’s assistant program at Marquette SCHWARTZ works for Baum Realty Group and has an University in Milwaukee. He retired as the Fire Chief of adorable little one year old. They are looking forward to the Grafton Fire Department and continues to practice as the day that he will be coming to North Star. • CHRIS a physician assistant at St. Mary’s hospital ER. He and SVOBODA is living in NYC with a few of his buddies from Kandy are planning a wedding for Chelsea. • KANDY college and is working for an investment firm called Titan GIBSON is an elementary school principal and in her spare Advisors. He stays in touch with ANDREW BEATUS, who time is making beautiful ceramics that she sells at art fairs. was working in New York this past summer. ANDREW is You can check out some of Kandy and Chelsea's beautiful getting a dual law/business degree (JD-MBA) at Emory in work at www.gardenviewpottery.com. • DIETRICH Atlanta. • BRAD COHEN married Daniela in September, THOMPSON had been working for Merck in New Jersey in Gaston OR outside of Portland. We hear that it was a for many years before his position was eliminated. On the fabulous, farm fresh, free range wedding held at the Big bright side he has had a lot of interviews and hopefully by Table Farm. Daniela is a professor at Pacific Northwest now he has accepted another position. He is married and College of Art and Brad is Senior Director of Strategy @ has fond memories of his camp days. We certainly have Jess3. They live in Portland. Former camp doctor • JOHN

The Wanegan Bowl; a Tradition Unlike Any Other hanksgiving weekend marks what has now become an annual Taffair for North Star alumni in the Chicago area. For nine years now, current and former camp folks have been gathering at a suburban park, braving the cold for a game of speedball. The only requirements for participants are that they are former or current NSC campers or staff that were of Pine Manor age the most recent summer and a willingness to brave the elements. 2013 will mark Wanegan Bowl #10 and if you're in the Chicago area, we hope that you'll join us!

www.northstarcamp.com 7 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 COHEN and wife JULIE celebrated their 40th wedding asked: "When was the last time you got your hands dirty?” anniversary in their He immediately grinned and recounting a big mud fight on usual tradition; dressed the camp athletic fields after a huge rain storm. He’s sure it in their wedding clothes got him the job. He continues to work with kids as a and going out for dinner! community swim school and wishes that they had a blob Julie admits to having like the one at camp. • JOSHUA HANDLER is a first her dress altered but John semester student at the NYU Tisch film school. He has met is in his original duds. Steve Spielberg, John Goodman, Robert Zemeckis, Martin They live in Cincinnati McDonagh, Michael Haneke, Volker Schlöndorff, Matthew where John continues to Broderick, and many others. He has his own movie review practice ophthalmology, blog http://roboapocalypse.blogspot.com and is listed on specializing in glaucoma. IMDb. • GARRETT LEBBY reunited with fellow NSC He continues to teach, alums, Scott Gershan, David Gershan and Josh Tolkan at lecture, see patients and Sara Gershan’s wedding in Door County Wisconsin this of course, fish! Who summer. Garrett and his wife Rose welcomed their son could forget Julie’s Chase, who turned one in November. Leb and Sue couldn’t crazy earring collection be happier to be grandparents. Garrett is operations that she brought to camp manager of a window and door company; Architectural each summer. You could Designs in Tucson. He also founded a company American JAKE SEGIL married his long time take most of them and Angleball and recently sold an angleball set to the girlfriend Carrie this summer. They put them on your hook Philadelphia Eagles which they have been using for live in Boulder where Jake is working to catch a fish. Julie was conditioning. • SCOTT GERSHAN is doing his on this Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering a playmate of LINDA psychiatric residency in Washington D.C. • DAVID on a project working on postural ROSENBLUM during GERSHAN is doing his Clinical Psychology Fellowship control and sensory feedback for the early years of camp. in Lincoln Nebraska. • JOSH TOLKAN lives in artificial hands. it’s a project that will • JASON SNOW and Minneapolis and is a trip leader. • CASEY LOWMAN is benefit our returning forces. Brooke Grant were a youth and community development volunteer in the Peace married at Dreams Corp in Morocco. • ANDREW KLABER planned to run Villamagna in Puerto Vallerta, Mexico on June 8th, 2012. the canceled New York City marathon as a fund raiser for • DYLAN CHERNOV and his wife Maura welcomed Orphans Against AIDS and The Robin Hood Foundation. their first child, Graham, in August. They live in Duluth, Orphans Against AIDS (www.orphansagainstaids.org), MN. • BEN SHER still fondly reminisces about RANDY HOLZBERGER singing ver Labor Day weekend, Andy, Vickie, Dan, Mike Blumberg (and wife Sara) the Rainbow Connection with Monica while OJosh Frost (and fiancee Jess), Jack Silverstein, Ari Goldberg, Robyn Kirk, at camp. • Congratulations to SETH KATZ Mandy Stanek (and fiancee Scott) and Jordan Tepper had a NSC reunion at who made partner at his law firm Sidley Austin camp. ALEX HELDMAN was the guest of honor. It was really special that LLP in Chicago. He specializes in mergers Alex could attend. Alex continues to live at a rehab facility in Michigan where and acquisitions. Congratulations to • RYAN he is recovering from encephalitis. He will be auditing college classes at a JACOBS who just received his MBA from the community college this fall. University of Michigan.

In the Later Days of Leb and Sue which he and his friends founded in 2002 has provided over $1,100,000 in academic scholarships, nutrition, and health ARK SPEARS is still doing the KISS impersonations care to more than 600 children affected by HIV/AIDS Mwhich is helping fund his upcoming wedding. He across five projects in Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. spent a week in Taiwan, and was using Purell for hygiene Andrew is also pleased to announce the publication of whenever we would eat. The smell of it brought back Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities. All profits strong memories of camp. • PETER TRUONG is currently from this book, in which he contributed a chapter, will be a junior majoring in biology at the University of Chicago. donated to charity. • THOMAS GREVING (1989-91) Last summer he did research relating to cancer and cell recently returned from his second trip as a volunteer with signaling. During the interview for the position, he was Global Camps Africa near Johannesburg, South Africa. www.northstarcamp.com 8 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2013 - 2012 Leb introduced Thomas to founder of Global Camps, Phil Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Lillenthal at a fund raising event in Washington D.C. and Communications, with a major in TV/Radio/Film. Mike Thomas was off and running. Thomas lives in Fairfax, worked this past summer at the Cannes Film Festival and is Virginia where he is a writer and working on a book. • on his way to becoming a “Movie Mogul” having appeared JAKE LEVINE and ALEX STUCHEN ended up in the (and done voice-overs) in several commercials, worked as same fraternity at the University of Arizona. • NAT Video Editor for SUNY and interned at the Discovery BROWER graduated from the New School University in Channel and Arc Productions. • BYRON SCOTT lives in New York City last May and is trying to make it as a New York City with and works at a private equity firm musician. He's living in Brooklyn which focuses on telecom, media and happy as a clam doing what he and education investments. He sees loves. JAKE BROWER is a graphic JON WEISS, ROBBY and web designer and lives in RUTKOFF, ARI GOLDBERG, Athens, GA. • Former Trips JOSH FROST and BRIAN Director BRIAN GEISLER is now GLICKMAN regularly. • ROBBY Summer Program Director for RUTKOFF recently proposed to YMCA Camp Widjiwagan, based his fiancée Becca Ginsburg while in Ely, MN. He lives there in the dinning at a New York restaurant. summer with his wife Niki, and They are carefully planning an now 9 month old son Reed. They August wedding so their camp reside in St. Paul in the offseason. friends can attend. Robby popped He will be attending the Wilderness the question by having it written on Risk Management Conference in the top of his birthday cake that was Portland. Brian’s wife Niki is the Andy was in D.C. earlier this fall and got together with delivered to their table (it was director at YMCA Camp du Nord, ZACH KELLY and DAN HORNUNG at the West Wing of actually for Robby’s birthday). just 2 miles from Widjiwagan. • the White House, where both work. 1600 Pennsylvania Becca didn’t have a clue that it was MITCH MASIA is a freshman at Avenue was the most prestigious locale to ever host a coming. Robby is working for the Vanderbilt University studying North Star reunion. Relay Graduate School of Education Computer Engineering and in New York City. • DANIEL Quantum Mechanics. He is involved in club Ultimate JACOBS recently had his first paper published. He is Frisbee, thanks to countless afternoons playing with MIKE getting a Ph. D at Yale. • DANNY LUGER started rotations SWIRYN and JAKE SEIGEL. He hangs out occasionally in internal medicine at Rush Hospital in Chicago. • IAN with ZACHARY "BLUMY" BLUMENFELD, and BOMBERG is currently living in Ramallah trying to help JOSH COHEN. • ZACH BLUMENFELD has his own the government form a new insurance program. • RODDY new radio show at Vanderbilt called the "Vandy Backstage" HYDUK co-founded a creative collective at University of in which he interviews Vanderbilt musicians. • AARON Michigan called Filmic Productions (www. LEVY is getting married to his girl friend of 7 years. • filmicproductions.com). They are currently holding a first MICHAEL RICHMAN will graduate this winter from round of interviews to keep the program alive after he graduates. They are passing down a scholarship fund, the knowledge of past experiences, and an production We Need Your Pics! equipment arsenal. Roddy says that he and his college buddies plays Monopoly Deal, a game that his campers If you follow North Star on social media, you'll notice that we Seth and Max taught him. He remembers how badly his post pics of NSC alumni happenings. Unfortunately, we can't campers beat him that summer. • MIKEY BROWN is in be everywhere, so we don't always get pictures. Whether its LA working as a production assistant. • BRIAN GLICKMAN is working as social media director at Bunk1. a wedding with a camp contingent or a picture of an alum's com, a technology company that works with summer newborn, we want to pass along the news. Of course, we camps. Brian also has been playing in a competitive can't post them if we don't have them, so be sure to email dodgeball league in NYC and this past May his team, which any pictures to [email protected] so we can share also consists of ARI GOLDBERG and ROBBY them with the camp community. KOVALCIK, won their first ever League Championship. I quote, “We certainly have North Star Camp to thank for the www.northstarcamp.com 9 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 years of practice during 4th Period Challenge Games to CHIPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK develop our skills to become NYC champions.” • Second and Third Generation Campers this summer: SHANNON THOMAS has a new baby girl, Augustine Noah Barkoff (Aaron, Glencoe) Thomas Frank. She lives in Varina, Virginia. • MIQUEL Alex Bramson (Jeff, Highland Park, IL, also 3rd gen.) VALENZUELA writes, “It has been a little over four years Sam Bricker (Lew, Deerfield, IL) since I last stepped on North Star, but I can still feel an itch Daniel Cole (Alan, Northbrook, IL) on the sole of my foot as it craves to go back. Over the past Eli Cowan (Ben, Bellaire, TX) four years I’ve been studying in a boarding school in Brady Daitch (Grandfather Ron Foreman, Deerfield, IL) Virginia called Woodberry Forest School and have absolutely loved it. North Star helped me find my passion Simon Dinkin(Steve, San Diego, CA) when I first climbed the climbing wall. Thanks to that first Aaron Dinkin (Jeff, Santa Monica, CA) experience, at my school I’m in both the varsity climbing Max Emmerman (Ross, Chicago, IL) team and in the outdoors program and have been for the Jack Foreman (Grandfather Ron, Chicago, IL) past four years. I can still vividly remember climbing the Scott & Max Goldberg (Bruce, Omaha, NE) wall with a smile on my face and reaching the top to see Holden Greenberg (Robert, Larchmont, NY) one of the greatest views of camp. Thanks to North Star I Noah Glick (Steven, Chicago, IL) have found my passion in life and have been pursuing it.”. Scott Hamilton (Jim, Northbrook, IL) • LUKE IANNINI was one of the developers of an app for Ethan Handler (Jon, Northbrook, IL) the I-pad called Artikulator which allows you to draw Ethan Holz (Mark, Beachwood, OH) music. The Artikulator is currently installed as a display at Chip Kass (Geoff, Highland Park, IL) the Children’s Museum in San Francisco. Luke was married Ross Krantz (Marc, Cleveland, OH) this year and continues to develop new apps while living in Kacy Lebby (Sue and Leb, Tucson, AZ) California. His wife is a composer from New Zealand. • Michael Lee (Bob, Riverwoods, IL) MATT SEIDLER recently was engaged to his girlfriend Lindsay Steinberg. He lives in Chicago. • ANDREW Jacob Lehr (John, Omaha, NE) GOODMAN became proposed to his girlfriend, Grace Parker Leshin (Eddie, Highwood, IL) Kaufman. He works as a sales instructor for a software Ethan & Daniel Levy (Brian, Mequon, WI) company called CDW. • WES SPECE writes, “I bought Jared Marcus (Brian, Mercer Island, WI) my local baseball card shop about 3 years ago. Weston's Alexander and Joshua Marshall (Adam, Delray Beach, FL) Dugout is doing very well. Not really what I imagined I'd Charlie & Jacob Matyas (Ethan, Oak Park, IL) do with an elementary education degree, but you have to do Oliver, Owen & Spencer Marks (Richard, Chicago, IL) something you enjoy. I also coach the local cross country Josh Marks (Jonathan, Chicago, IL) and basketball team in Martinsville Va. I talk to someone Graham & Ian Michelson (Bob, Glencoe, IL) from the North Star community at least a couple times a Will Margulis (Charles, San Francisco, CA) week and think about it daily. I introduced continuous Devan Miller (Matt, Glencoe, IL) dodgeball to the PE class in 2007 and it's still a favorite. I Ike Nierman & Elliot & Miles Goldberg (Peter, Chicago, IL) actually taught about a dozen students roof ball this Scott Plonsker (Steve, Deerfield, IL) afternoon. It's amazing how a simple game can bring so Charles & Will Rantala (Andy Albert’s grandsons, Chicago, IL) much joy! I am looking forward to my championship in the NSC fantasy football league that has been ongoing for the Logan & William Rips (Marty, Del Mar, CA) past decade. This year we all chipped in and got a trophy. Justin Sadoff (Grandfather, Barry Usow, Milwaukee, WI) Looking forward to putting that on my mantle”. • BEN Ben Rubin (Scott, Highland Park, IL) TAYLOR is getting his International Travel Director Tour Ben & Jack Schulman (Mark, Highland, Park, IL) Guide Certification through ITMI and will be the new Sam Schulman (Ron, Bexley, OH) Animal Livestock Manager at Pearlstone Jewish Retreat Noah Sherman (Jon, Oak Park, IL) Center in Baltimore, MD. He turned up at a recent Spencer Sherman (Andrew, Tampa, FL) Cleveland alumni gathering. • KACY LEBBY is an Max & Jacob Sinton (Scott, Deerfield, IL) environmental education teacher at Natures Classroom Warren Weissbluth (Elliott, Chicago, IL, also 3rd gen) outside of Boston. This summer she was our Trips Director Mark Yellon (Al, Chicago, IL) and loved taking the boys on the Canadian. She will go to Israel on Birthright in Jan. • CHRIS WELDON and his www.northstarcamp.com 10 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 wife Tina will be celebrating their child’s first birthday wall, swings, and foosball tables. Mikey has three classes soon. Chris works for an investment banking firm. • TY with JAKE (NANO) NANKIN at the University of PURVIS married Derek Boehm on 3/30/2012 in Phoenix. Michigan As Mikey said “While not an incredible small • J.R. LAKE is engaged. He lives in Denver where he world story, it is crazy to think that neither of us would've works in sales. • MANDY STANEK will be married in ever imagined sitting next to each other in class 9 years ago May in the little white church on Murphy Blvd and hwy 77. when we first became friends at North Star.” • TIM Mandy is a Speech Pathologist and NSC’s Waterfront EDWARDS writes that he will be climbing Mount Director. • CLEVELAND WILLIAMS attended a Kilimanjaro next September with two friends to raise Minority Student Achievement Network MSAN conference money for the Nasio trust - helping AIDS orphans in Africa. in Las Vegas, NV. He was one of five Cleveland Heights Tim just set up the fundraising page (http://uk. High School students selected for this honor. Student virginmoneygiving.com/team/teamkilimanjaro2013) for delegates addressed the achievement gap and other relevant any of the North Star Alumni interested in donating. Tim is issues. They made an action plan for their own communities currently on the graduate leadership scheme at BSkyB - the to help support, motivate and encourage minority students UKs largest pay TV & Telecoms provider . “My time at to excellent in the class room. When asked what Cleveland North Star helped to give good examples of my leadership remembers about camp he says, "I loved the frogs.” • potential.” Tim has recently been in touch with MALCOLM MIKEY SPINELLO worked for a Chicago based event RUSSELL who is working in China. • CALEB KLIMA production company this summer called Red Frog Events, just finished his second AmeriCorps year. He was a team which was recently highlighted in the Chicago Tribune as leader for the National Civilian Community Corps, based "The Best Small Business to Work for In Chicago" and out of Vinton, Iowa. He was given a team of ten young named #9 on the Inc. 500's Fastest Growing Companies in adults (18-24) and traveled all over the Midwest, doing a America. He helped produce events such as the Warrior variety of projects. • DANIEL MUSCHLER is living in Dash; a 5K running race through mud and all sorts of San Francisco and doing some consulting while working obstacles. He traveled all over the country, making stops in towards a career in film. He is accompanied in the Bay Area places like Seattle, Connecticut, and Southern Illinois to by fellow members of Pine Manor 2000 JON WIRT and put on races for over 20,000 people each stop. When back PETER TAUBER. • Jon is working for a social gaming at the office in Chicago, he enjoyed the nontraditional office company called Kixeye, while Peter is teaching at a school culture, including an indoor tree house, zip line, climbing in Oakland for children with severe behavior issues. Jon

n October many of us gathered at a Camp Blodgett on the shores of Lake Michigan for the wedding of Mike Swiryn and Robin IBravender. Since Mike is the grandson of Lou and Renee, it made perfect sense for the wedding to be held at a camp and with most of Robin’s family from nearby Grand Rapids, the setting was perfect. The ceremony was held on a deck just feet from the lake and the reception was in the camp’s main lodge. There was a large camp contingent in place. In attendance were Leb, Sue, Andy and Vickie, AJ Bayard (and girlfriend Rachel), Mike Blumberg (and wife Sara), Josh Frost (and fiancée Jess), Brian Glickman (and girlfriend Erica), Ari Goldberg, Aaron Hamer (and wife Lauren) Dan Lichtenstein, Wes Molyneaux (and wife Ashley), Robby Rutkoff (and fiancée Becca), Jacob Segil (and wife Carrie), Jack Silverstein, Mandy Stanek (and fiancée Scott), Steve and Linda Rosenblum, and Jon Weiss. With such a large camp contingent, about 20 people from the camp crew put their resources together and decided to rent a home. The wedding was in prime Michigan vacationland and Aaron Hamer was able to find a home for rent that had room for everyone. With seven bedrooms, an elevator, a hot tub, two large living rooms and a picturesque view of Lake Michigan, the accommodations were a bit of an upgrade over camp quarters. www.northstarcamp.com 11 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2012 - 2013 did a double header weekend in Chicago where he attended had a high school debate against each other. “After the the weddings of former cabinmates MICHAEL BLOCK break-up of our College Days 2k10 Air Force Academy and MICHAEL BLUMBERG in consecutive days. • Debate Pair, Michael and I have turned frenemies as WES MOLYNEAUX is a science teacher at New Trier captains of the Deerfield and Highland Park debate teams High School. He is married to a teacher and they have two respectively. Our teams have each won one of the two children, Lyla and Ryan. Wes coaches the men’s and Illinois tournaments so far. NSC domination!!!” He also women’s soccer teams at New Trier. • APRIL HEDING writes, “ ISAAC LASKO, TOMMY MILLS, ELLIOT moved to Seattle, WA in August. She’s studying for her WEISS, and I are part of a new rap group. So far, we have Masters of Fine Arts in Arts Leadership at Seattle University. two songs, our newest one entitled "Pizza Me Maybe." • ALEX FOSTER writes that he and MICHAEL LEE Tommy says of our work, "We're trying to make a record

Thank you for remembering the scholarship fund. We hope that you will continue to support Camp for All Kids in 2013. Learn more about CFAK at www.campforallkids.org. Paul Adelstein Brett Johnson Joel Richman Andrew and Mona Albert Rick Jones Stephen Richman Scott Anders Anthony Kahan Oliver Rockman Brian Anders The Kasle Family Andy Rodheim Jim and Karen Berger Michael Katz Linda Rosenblum Dan Bernstein Peter Katz James Rosman Jon Biedermann Seth Katz Bill Rosenthal Brian Black Derek Kaufman Robby Rutkoff Mark Bowman Blake Kleinman Robert Michelson and Loree Sandler Andrew Brickman Jake Kraemer Ken Sarnoff Julie and John Cohen Marc and Michele Krantz Michael Savner Mike Cohen Sam Kraus Jay Schwartz Alan Cole Gary and Michelle Kretchmer Brad Schwartz Bradley Coven Bill Kux Byron Scott Mark Deshur Robert and Sue Lebby Jacob and Carrie Segil Andy Doane Jim Lederer Laurence Segil Ken Doane Sandy and John Lehr John Sheehan David Dreyfus Eddie and Mindy Leshin Ben Sher Bradley Dreyfus Andrew Levy Jon and Alix Sherman Michael Eichner Brian Levy Jacob Sherman Bradley Emanuel Mark Levy Andy and Vickie Shlensky Michael Fischman Daniel Lichtenstein Elliot Siegel Elliot Frank Charles Margulis Jim and Judy Silbermann Rick Freedman Peter Marks David Simon John Fremstad David Mehlman Mike and Heather Simons Josh Frost Jeffrey Melvoin Jason Snow Rory Gilbert Joe Mendes Jeremy Sokolec Brian Glickman Andy and Nancy Mills Jacob Sosler Ari Goldberg Tony Miner Gary and Michelle Stern Michael and Beverly Goldie Barry Milder Matt Stern David Golin Ben Mizel Mike Storms Willie Goodman Jared Molk Douglas Tashma Harry Gottlieb Paul Nathanson Jordan Tepper Tom Gottlieb Ryan Nemethy Peter Truong Scott Hamilton Peter Nierman Chuck Warshawsky Ray and Arlene Handler Jason Olt Billy Weinberg David and Ami Handler Thomas and Lisa Peterman Doug Willson Steve and Corrie Hitchens Robert Porter Susan and Guy Wolff Mark and Leslie Holz Mike Rane Ryan Jacobs Eric Reicin www.northstarcamp.com 12 The North Star Alumni News Winter of 2011 - 2012 that people will buy." Our next groomsmen. Marc just ran song will discuss the oppression Send us your news into ERIC DANIEL on the of left-handed students, and We’d love to hear from you with your latest news. Call our off-season “El” train in Chicago. • we're always looking to collab. office at 715-462-3254, email us at [email protected], or Eric, who lives and works Our debut album will drop send mail the old fashion way to: in Washington DC, was in probably never.” Good luck 1835 N. Leavitt St - Chicago, IL 60647 Chicago to visit his brother with that guys. • JEFF and ROGER DANIEL, who KIM MCCORMACK welcomed baby Summer in August. lives in Chicago. • Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Jeff is glad that she looks like mom. We’re so excited to Josh Frost. He recently proposed to his long time girlfriend have two little girls at camp this summer. The Shlensky Jess Miller. Josh and Jess went to Syracuse together. Jess baby makes two. • JACK “ABU” SILVERSTEIN is recently passed the bar exam in NY and is working for the covering the Bears for Redeye Chicago, a newspaper City of New York while Josh works for MLB Advanced owned by the Tribune Company. He recently had his first Media. • Speaking of weddings, MIKE STORMS, our cover story in Time Out Chicago. • MIKE SILVERSTEIN long time tennis pro won’t just be celebrating his Big 20 works for a company in L.A. called Talent House doing this summer, he’ll also be preparing for his own wedding. social media, marketing, branding and artist relations in the We knew that Mike found his perfect match when he entertainment industry. • TOMMY MILLSTONE just introduced us all to Kathy during pre-camp and she popped the question to his fiancé Amy Summers, who participated in the staff skit show. Kathy is a teacher from happens to be a friend of Andy’s from their time together at the Twin Cities and Mike popped the question last month. • Northwestern. • MARC SIEGEL married his wife Blair ADAM HELDMAN is living in Columbus, OH. He works this October in Philadelphia. He made sure to bring her up for Accenture as a consultant and has been working on a to camp for a visit this summer ahead of the nuptials. Marc’s project with Walgreens in the Chicago area for the last year wedding was well attended by North Star alumni, with and a half. • JON KOHL is a third year law student at ANDY SHLENSKY, JON BIEDERMANN, MIKE Washington University in St. Louis, MO. • MICHAEL BLUMBERG, JOSH FROST, ALEX KATZ, DAN BLUMBERG was married to his wife, Sara, over Memorial LICHTENSTEIN, and ROBBY RUTKOFF in Day weekend. Mike works as an insurance agent at the attendance. BYRON SCOTT served as one of Marc’s Daniel and Henry Company in Chicago.

Celebrate North Star's 70th at the Council Ring

2014 will mark North Star's 70th summer. We hope that you'll join for a weekend of friendship and memories as we commemorate the first seven decades of camp.

Save the Date: August 15 - 17th, 2014 as we gather in the Northwoods!