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1000 Indian Springs Road #1 Longhorn Road PRST STD Burnet, Texas 78611 Burnet, Texas 78611 U.S. Postage PAID 512/756-4650 512/793-2811 Permit No. 22 L U M N E W S Burnet, Texas December 2017

CLASP MEMBERSHIP CLASP ON TO THE MEMORIES FORM ENCLOSED Time to start planning for a new season of Camp fun Dear Friends, Our three California Carnivals, We have more than 7,500 CLASP separate from regular camp mailings family and friends of the honorees Carnivals have started, the annu- North Carolina, New Orleans and (Camp Longhorn Alumni and and “parking passes” will not be in and many, many excited campers! LAW and wife Alumni als have mostly been delivered or Burnet are complete and the really Special Parents) members and keep the camper information! MUCH, MUCH FUN for those de- CLAIRE BLOXOM ARM- mailed and these cool mornings and busy carnival schecule starts in a looking for those thousands we The CLASP tables on V-Days are serving and special people. STRONG with son LANDON chilly nights with a slight frost last week or so! Our Alumni and Special have yet to reach. This loosely knit always popular with many questions There is only one mini-camp each LAW ARMSTRONG (8-28- night, tell us the holidays are just Parents are great help at these gath- organization is enjoyed by many .. and lots of fun stories and tall tales! year rotating with the two camps. 16). around the corner. It’s also an excit- erings along with lots of laughter It’s your e-mails, telephone calls, We always have so many wonder- Last August it was at Springs and Here is a more recent picture ing football time of the year and who and much fun! If you can help at pictures and letters that make it so ful volunteers and V-Days are no this August it will be at Inks! Could of the family in Colorado this goes where to the bowl games! What a Camp Longhorn Carnival please much fun. exception . . . to answer questions not have been more fun. There was challenges! It’s time to look back e-mail HELEN at helen@camplong- Dues paying CLASP members and do just about anything asked of a combination of both camps and it past summer (left). over the past months and think of all horn.com or call her (512-793-2811) enjoy their V-Day special parking them! At Inks Lake we have a great was enjoyed by all. It was a wonder- We are so happy to know the special times we have had. It’s and she will sign you up! And to all places ! There are several ways to group of young adults that help park ful 24 hours of fun-in-the-sun and about little LANDON and look also time to look forward to the busy of you who help year after year, WE pay CLASP dues! Can go on line, cars on the airstrip! And they come what a great place for new friend- forward to his camping ex- days, weeks and months until June THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! use the form in this newspaper or the night before to be up and about ships. It was time for relaxing in the erpience starting in about 8 3rd . . . the beginning of camp, 2018! What a busy year this has been! sign up at a Camp Carnival! It’s and ready for duty at 5 am!! Lazy River or getting involved in years! easy and to those that worry about Our “memory bricks” at both the more physical activities such as their “pass,” all will be sent to dues camps are still sooo popular! What biking, blobbing, hossback and many paying members around the fi rst of a wonderful place to have your more. May! There is lots of time between name(s) or to remember a loved Campfi re lighters and special now and when camp starts so please one. At Indian Springs they are campers of the day were . . .Saturday, don’t wait until the last minute to placed between the Chow Hall and ANNA DUPREE BROWNING, pay your dues . . . Offi ce and at Inks Lake they are lo- BESS JONES FONTES, JACK HELEN Continued from front page For those that mostly wait until cated in the pavilion, a special place POWERS AND COURTNEY the last minute anyway, sign up on to honor TEX and four founders SMITH . . .Sunday morning VIC- WHITLEY were presented their 9th “Blobber of the Day” was LAU- line and show your phone as you of CLH BOB TARLTON, ZARK TORIA DAVIS, SARAH SCHMA year rings by SUSAN WILHELMI REN RABE and “Ropes/Climber of enter the camps that you have paid WITHERS, DR. JOE SHEPPERD RICH, BROOKE BAILEY WHIT- and the “Rough Rider” award went the Day” was awarded to COREY your dues! It’s a bargain . . $15.00 and BOB HUDSON. If you wish LEY and JEFF WHITLEY. The lucky to ELLIE KEELING, “Swimmer of REED. SINGLE and $20.00 for MARRIED to purchase a brick, the cost is camper to win the trip back for two to the Day” to CALEIGH BRESSLER, An inspirational church Moun- COUPLES. We also have a LIFE- $100.00. A form is enclosed OR next year’s (or 2019) was AMY FOX, tain on Sunday morning was TIME MEMBERSHIP . . . $200.00 call or e-mail the CLASP offi ces at Special Parent and Mom to some organized by JON LEE and JOHN and add a spouse, $250.00. either camp for more information. outstanding campers/counselors! The HUDSON and is always such Our dues paying members will We had two special tree cere- Merit Store donated some wonderful WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING . . . for ALUMNI names and addresses (that we do not already have. We now have a special time on such a special come from the airstrips and into monies at camp this past summer. prizes for the raffl e and MARCOS over 7,000 Alumni and Special Parents in our computer and know there are 25,000 more to contact! If you know Mountain. We appreciate LARS- camp fi rst! If grandparents are in- One at Indian Springs for JULIE and his fantastic staff did a super job of any former campers and/or counselors that are not receiving our mailings, please let us know on the following EN DEMPSEY, PHILLIP MAS- volved, they will need a “pass” also, HARRIS KOCUREK, our fall 2016 of keeping us happy with many of “fi ll in the blank!” (If married, please include maiden name) A reward for the capture of new names and address- SAD and SCOTT and GINNY or park in another area! If it’s a must recipient and one for SAMANTHA camp’s favorite foods. ELLIOTT WENGER who shared CAMPFIRE LIGHTERS that the cars stay together . . . one HOLMAN & KATHERINE LIND It was the camp counselors, many es! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your help . . . their thoughts with us. NAN always SATURDAY NIGHT . . . (l-r) BESS JONES FONTES, ANNA DUPREE with a “tag” and the other without, ANDREWS, our spring 2017 recipi- who had been at Springs all summer, gives a wonderful and informative BROWNING, JACK POWERS and COURTNEY SMITH then the 2 cars will go to the area ents at Inks Lake. These exceptional who directed and put on a fantastic history/geography lesson on Church that “passes” are not required! All of Alumni were recognized for their campfi re. DANIEL PARKER, JIM Full name Address City/State/Zip Mtn. about the area before saying this is mentioned because last year many wonderful accomplishments GUNN and BROOKE BAILEY SO-LONG-HORN until August, there was a problem with cars park- through the years. The ceremonies 2019, our next mini-camp at Indian ing together! CLASP mailings are were during camp and attended by See HELEN, Page 32 Springs. If you are not already a member of CLASP and would like to join or you are a member and would like to We wish you a pay your dues, our Camp Carnivals Merry Christmas, in Dec., Jan. and Feb., on-line on the CLH website or a sign-up sheet in this newspaper are all easy ways to We wish you a pay your dues! Again, it’s a bargain . . . $20 Married Couples and $15 Merry Christmas, Singles. CLASP (Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents) is made up of former campers and We wish you a counselors who are at least 23 years Merry Christmas old and also any parent(s) who have or have had children at camp for at least 3 years! OUR CLASP ‘YEAR’ And a Happy IS FROM SEPTEMBER TO SEP- TEMBER! New Year! CAMPFIRE LIGHTERS SEE YOU SOON AT A CLH SUNDAY MORNING . . . (l-r) VICTORIA DAVIS, SARAH SCHMA RICH, Send Reward To: CARNIVAL! ATTAWAYTOGO! BROOKE BAILEY WHITLEY and JEFF WHITLEY Page 2, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 31 Among The Hills And Dales . . Life At Camp Longhorn MORE CLASP DUES Continued from Page 30 JENNIFER METZ DAN & JULIE GIDDENS RHODES WILLIAM & WENDY STARNES JASON & KATHERINE HEYNE TRAMONTE DAVID & NANETTE ROUNTREE WHEELIS CARTER & PAMELA MEYER JESSICA TURK RHODES PAM STAULCUP DAVID & AMY CLOWE TRAUGHBER JOHN & KELLI WHELAN KALLY FEILD MEYER LINDSAY PATTESON RHODES CHRISTIAN STEPHANOW STEPHEN TRAUTMANN BEN & AMANDA WHITE By JP HUTCHESON Chicken Fried Steak .. Frog Juice remember LILLIE and I contin- in the CLH family! ANDREW MICHAELSON CRAIG & RACHEL JACKSON RIBBECK DAVID & LINDSAY STEPHENSON ALLICYN RANCK TREAT JOHN WHITE and the Tunnel of Love at swim uously checking the mail for a Very truly, BRAD & DEBBIE MILES JAMES & LESLIE STIVER RICE MINDY STEPHENSON ROXI JOHNSON TSAKAS STEWART & KATHERINE WHITE JANICE MILES BEN & LEIGH CHAMBERS RICHARDS LESTER STILES BRIAN & MELINDA GEORGE TUCKER JEFF & BROOKE BAILEY WHITLEY I was ecstatic when I ran into Bay .. The Friendship fl ash with postcard and one fi nally came and ELIZABETH ELLENWOOD MILLER KELLY PERKINS RIGAS JAMES & MEGAN STOFFER LINDSAY SHEFFIELD TURNER LAURA MABERRY WHITLOCK HELEN at the CLASP table by Ranch Branch at Church Moun- simply read - “DADDY- I don’t JP HUTCHESON JEFFREY & LESLIE MILLER NATHAN & ELLEN RIGNEY ABBIE STONECYPHER WINKlE TURNER CHRIS & JENNIFER WHITLOCK the “old snake pit” and she asked tain.. It just goes on and on! miss you. J/K Love LYLES.” JP HUTCHESON, what a MARY CATHERINE MILLER CONNOR RILEY CLAIR STOREY NICKOLAS & ASHLEY RUSSELL KEITH & SUSI JOHNSON WHITWORTH MICHAEL & VIRGINIA MILLER JENNIFER MARTIN RILEY COLE & ASHLEY BAXTER STOUT UNDERWOOD ALEXIS WIESENTHAL me to write an article for this The things I learned from my And we laughed out loud. great story! There is for sure RYAN & KINDRA HYER MILLER KENDALL RILEY MARK & ANDREA MOORE STOVER BEN & JULIE V AELLO ALISON WIESENTHAL Winter’s Alum news. It was sec- counselors and friends have ab- Also there during third term much Camp Longhorn history SHIRLEY MILLER MITCHELL & BETSY RILEY KATHERINE WILLIAMSON STRANGE DYLAN VAN DAM DAVID & CARLA SWINDLE WIGGS ond term V day and I was there solutely shaped the person I am were all of her boy cousins, in your family! A few years have BRANDON & DANIELLE MITCHELL MICHELE BRADY RING RYAN & DINAH STREET SCOTT & LAURA MCANDREW VAN SLYKE JACQUELYN WILCOX LEE & AUDREY MITCHELL ERIC & CALLIE SHARKEY RITTER ROBERT & DARLENE STREPHANS DEAN & SHANEL VANDERGRIFF KURT & CARRIE WILKIN for a quick round trip Inks Lake today. It’s a true extension of fam- The SIMONS boys (COOPER, passed since the Sabots have been FLETCHER MIXON ERIC & DANIELLE RIVAS JEFF STRIPLING LOUISA HOUSTON VANN TRENT & SARAH REILLY WILKINS visit hosting good friends and fel- ily and I couldn’t be more thank- SHEPPERD, and JOHN WARE) on Inks Lake! I know it must be so SCOTT & BONITA MOHLER SHAWN & PHEBE ROACH BILLY & JENNIFER JENKINS STROUD TRAVIS & NIKKI STOLL VARGO JENNIFER SABO WILLCOTT DAVID & KRISTEN MOHUN BILLY & KAREN ROBBINS JARED STUART TRACEY VELEZ TIM & MEAGHAN WILLIAMS low CLH Alums JOHN BLACK ful for my experiences there. so truly a family affair. I look much fun for your father, PALM- MATTHEW MONIGOLD ANDREW & HEATHER HAWN ROBERTS ERIC & KARA SWANSON CHRISTINA WEAVER VEST BARRETT WILLINGHAM and COOPER ETHERIDGE pick A very special moment was forward to many more V-days to ER, to share stories of times past WRIGHT & EMILY RUCKER MONNING ROBBY & DEIDRA ROBERTSON GRANT & JODY SWARTZWELDER CAROLINE VICKERS KYLE & HILLARY WILLIAMS WILLMON up their girls from camp. I had to seeing my daughter LYLES come, this year was one of the with your children. JP, who was MINDY MONTFORD AARON & MELISSA PRUITT RODRIGUE ALLISON BALL SWOPE MATTHEW & TISH MAULDIN VISINSKY ARTHUR & KATHY BARTOSH WILSON ANDREW MONTGOMERY SCOTT & TRACEY ROGAN BRAD & ARRIL ELLISON TATE PHILLIP & PAGE VOGELSANG CHRIS & LYNNSEY SMIT WIMMER turn around shortly thereafter and HUTCHESON off to third term few times I have seen tears of joy raised in Houston, lives there now DAN & KARA MONTGOMERY CHRISTOPHER & PHAEDRA ANNALISE RONNIE & EVA TAVAREZ DONALD VOLTZ KELLY WINKLE head back to Houston to spend for her own taste of Camp long- to see us (including little brother with wife LILLIE and children RACHEL MOODY ROGERS JIM BOB & COURTNEY STEVENS TAYLOR CHRIS & KRISTA WAGNER WEST & TRACY LAPPIN WINTER some time with my daughter horn this July. My wife LILLIE PALMER!) and for LYLES to LYLES ELIZABETH HUTCHES- CORY MOORE FRANCES EVANS ROGERS HAL TEN BRINK KELLY WAGNON JEFF & KAYLA WOOD RICHARD & STEPHANIE MOORE CHRIS & CESELEY ROLLINS SAM TEN BRINK SAM & LINDSAY GREEN WALLACE DEDE STEVENS WOODMAN LYLES who was about to head was not a big camper and was show us her world for the past ON (9) and will be a 2nd year JENNY MORACE JOSEPH ROLLINS MICHAEL & KELLY TERWEGE MICHAEL & KATE WHITSIT WALLACE BRETT & KATIE WAGNER WOODROOF off to camp on the bus for the prone to homesickness, so I had three weeks. Thankfully we re- camper at Inks Lake in 2018 and JED & KELLI MORASH PETE & JENNIFER ROOSSIEN SCOTT & TASHI THEISMAN HOLLAND WALSH DAVID & JANET GAGE WRATHER TRACE & JESSICA MORRILL LUIS & MEGAN FOSTER ROSAS TYLER THIRY KRISTIN MATTISON WALT MELISSA WRAY & RICK BOSTWICK fi rst time the very next morning to coach her through the drop off ceived an early bird in the mail JOHN PALMER HUTCHESON BRANDON & SHAINE MORRIS LINCOLN ROSE CHRISTOPHER & MOLLY DUVALL THOMAS MOLLY REESE WARD RANDY & STEPHANIE WRIGHT in Houston! JP HUTCHESON w/daughter that she was going to be FINE! last month and are all signed up III (6) and will soon be a camper AMY-BETH MORRISON ROBERT ROSS KIRSTAN SCOTT THOMAS WESLEY WARE DON & HILARY LANE YEZERSKI Camp is such a special place She was so excited to get on that for summer 2018! at Inks Lake. JP is a Commercial BILL MORRISS MEGAN MURPHY ROTHWELL THOMAS & TIIA THOMPSON DOUG WASSON STEPHEN & LISA MOORE YOCH LYLES JEREMY & ERIN DEATON MOSS MICHELE ROYER JACK & JODI THURMAN KRISTIN WEBB COURTNEY WEAVER YOUNG to so many people- accordingly, I bus I don’t even think she knew These have been trying times Real Estate Broker and wife LIL- RYAN & SYDNI MOSSMAN TYLER & AMY BOYD RUDD SETH & JO TIBBETTS ANDREW & KATHERINE SEGER WEBER DAVID & BITSY HOPPER YOUNG thought I would share a little his- I was there but I knew she was across our country and especially LIE a Pre-K teacher. He was a MATT & LIZ MOTES TRISH RUDDER PATRICK & STEPHANIE TICKLE SARAH WEINBERG HOMER JON & ELEANOR YOUNG tory on my family’s longstanding parents and grandparents, wel- about to have an amazing time. Texas with Hurricane Harvey, so camper for 7 years and counselor NATASHA MERRITT & RICHARD MULLEN DUANE & KELLEY RUSTEN IAN TODD SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER JEFF & BROOKE BURNEY ZARR WILL & CARRIE MURCHISON TANYA RUTLEDGE DANA TODD TOM & KAY WENGER COURTNEY YOUNG ZENNER relationship with a place we call comed with open arms. Many of it’s very reassuring to remember 3 years at Inks Lake. A campfi re MATTHEW & SUSANNA HANCOCK MURRAY ALEX RYERSON MARYLYN TOLEDO CAMERON WENTWORTH CAROL ZIEBERT Camp Longhorn that I am proud my Aunts and Uncles and cous- As a Wren Down LYLES that we all have a special connec- lighter many times, JP says while B.J. & DARCY DOLD MYERS TRENT & MEGAN SALCH LEIGH TOMASKI MILAM & DAPHNE WENTWORTH ADAM ZIMMERMAN ins have attended CLH and it’s THERESA MYERS JAMES & JENNIFER BARBER SALLING BILL & JENNIFER TRACEWELL BENJAMIN WEST to say is now in its third genera- had the good luck of getting a tion to this place among the Hills at Camp he was in charge of . . REAGAN & SUZANNE NASH BILL & KIM SANCHEZ tion. so fun for all of us to recall all great cabin including the daugh- and Dales. It’s a beautiful place . having fun! . . . He graduated COLIN & ABBY NEBLETT MARY ELIZABETH WISE SAND My Dad PALMER HUTCHES- the amazing history. In fact just ter (MAGGIE HOAG) of one on planet earth that we all love from UT Austin in 2001. Thank ANDREW & ANGIE NELSON ASHLEY VELA SANDERS ON and his twin brother TOM a few weekends ago I taught my of my good friends from camp, and cherish dearly. you again, JP, for taking time MILAM & TORY NEWBY KRISTIN SARGENT LESLIE NEWCOMER JAY & KATIE SARTAIN Who’s Who? . . . attended camp in the late 50’s six-year-old son PALMER how KATHERINE WOLF (HOAG). I Happy Holidays to everyone from a busy schedule and espe- LAURIE NEWTON LISA SARVADI and had some amazing stories to shoot a cowpattie with a single KENT & STEFANIE SHANNON NIELSON AARON & REAGAN BOICE SCHAEFER ERIK & CAROLINA NISIMBLAT MATTHEW & JEAN SCHENDLE about their time at camp. PALM- shot Savage .410 that my uncle GIANCARLO & JENNIFER NISIMBLAT MICHAEL & TRISHA SCHILDKNECHT Here’s who was in the last issue! (l)GAGE LIESMAN, (2) STACY SEWELL, (3) LACEY HANNIS, (4) BILL ER and TOM HUTCHESON THAD HUTCHESON purchased PATRICK & GEORGIA NOLAN HELEN VAUGHAN SCHMIDT MORRISON, (5) WES GOTTESMAN, (6) ALYSON LYNCH, (7) JOE GREENHILL, (8) ANNE APPLEMAN, (9) at the Merit Store many moons TIM & GEMMA NOLAN KIMBERLY SCHRAM MARK McADAMS, (10) LINDSAY HOLOBAUGH, (11) PAUL CLARK, (12) LAURA POWELL, (13) PATRICK were fi rst CLH campers in 1956. BOBBY & JJ GOLDTHWAITE NORRIS PAM SCHROEDER RAY FRADY was one of his fi rst ago. (FYI that’s no longer a hot PAUL & CISSI NORWOOD NATHAN & LACY HAWN SCHULTZ ROBERTSON, (14) LACIE PRYOR, (15) RANDY TOUCHSTONE, (16) MC CROCKETT, (17) B.J . EDWARDS, counselors. ticket item as of Summer 2017!) DEE ANN DAVIS NOWELL DANIEL & ROBYN WORNALL SCHWARZ (18) JESSE RICHARDSON, (19) SARA SCHULTENOVER, (20 )RICK GARDNER. A surprise if you can name MITCH & KRISTIN MCNEAL NYVEEN JOHN SCHWEITZER a few!! PALMER recalls one evening It’s just amazing to hear these SHAWN & LYRIA O’BRIEN CLINT & BECKY SCOTT when he won campfi re lighter anecdotes from years past - few COURTNEY O’DANIEL PAULA SEAPAN that they shot a fl aming arrow places have such a strong sense KIRK & KASEY ODEN G. KELLY & LISA SECHLER MIKE & KRISTI OLDHAM MATT & HEIDI SEINSHEIMER from behind the Boy’s campfi re of tradition and new ones are be- STEVE & KITTY OLDHAM DAVID & SUSAN SELLERS seating area into the middle of ing created each year. ROSS OLIVER TOM & ARAMINTA SELLERS My Camp Longhorn experi- ERIC & ALLISON HAZLEWOOD OLSON BEN & CHRYL RAY SELMAN the campfi re and BOB TARL- KRISTEN WAGNER O’PRY ANDREW & SARAH TISDALE SEMER TON announcing “one match” ence began in 1988, when I joined DAVID & TENNIE CLINE OTT CHRIS & LACEY OLSON SHANNON when the arrow hit dead center. a great group of guys as a Cabin TRAVIS OVERALL SARA RIGNEY SHARPE DANIEL PARKER ANGELA SHAW This was of course not as random Three Comanche for Third Term. GREG & HEIDI PARKER MIKE & NANCY JAMES SHAW or unsafe as it appears because I had a smile on my face from the CATHERINE PARKS BOB & ANNE SHEPARD the arrowhead was doused in time my parents dropped me off KIP & KATHY PARSONS JOHN & JENNIFER SHEPHERD MANISH & INA PATEL TERRY & JOLEI SHIPLEY charcoal lighter “boy scout juice” at the Montgomery Ward parking SARA LYONS PATTEN WILSON & SHALEY VON DOENHOFF and the shaft was attached by two lot in Houston until V day three AMY PATTERSON SHIRLEY weeks later. One of my fi rst Coun- TOM & KATHY PATTILLO NICOLE TSOURMAS SHOBERG small eyelets to a thin wire run- RYAN & WHITNEY WILT PAULOWSKY ANN WOOD SHOOK ning from the bow into the middle selors was a Longhorn legend - CHRIS & KRISTYN PAYNE JACK & HOPE SHORT of the fi rewood. What an exciting the late great VANCE LeCRONE ELIZABETH PENCE LACHELLE SHORT JOHN & SANDY PERKINS EDWARD & MARTHA SHRADER way to end another beaufi ful day! - and it is amazing how VANCE MICHAEL PERKINS MATTHEW & MARY CAROLINE CRUSE After learning to sail on Sabots and so many others infl uenced so ZACK & MICHELLE PERRY SHREVES and Sailfi sh while 8 years old on many of us through our Longhorn SALLY GRAHAM PETERSON PAUL & STEPHANIE JONES SHROPSHIRE STEPHEN & ANDRESS BECK PETTIBONE KELLEY SHUFORD Inks Lake, fast forward 60 plus years. I remember sitting on the SHARON PFAFF JULIET SIDDONS years and PALMER continues to fl oor of the Shark Cabin in the ALLISON WILLIAMS PIATAK STEVE & CAROL SIDDONS eyenings with great friends and LAUREN RIESTER PINCHBECK MARICELA SIEWCZYNSKI enjoy the challenges of Inks Lake JANE QUENTAN PIPER HAL SILER sailing many afternoons past cabinmates PHILIP WRIGHT KRISTELPOFFINBARGER BO & ASHLEY HOLMAN SIMPSON camp on a Sunfi sh (our family and STEPHEN DEXTER listen- JOSE & JENNIFER SLIDER PORTELA EMILY SIMS Winner of the trip back for two to next year’s or 2018 mini-camp is AMY FOX, Special Parent to some RICHARD & SHANNON POUNDS ANNE SINCOVEC ended up getting a lake house on ing to JACK INGRAM practice great campers/counselors at Indian Springs! JACK & JETTIE MOORE POWERS TODD & KRISTA SINEX Inks about 14 years ago and are his songs before his career took COREY & AMY PRESTIDGE SCOTT SIPPEL lucky to be up there regularly.) off in the music business. Lit- MADISON PRESTON JORI RENOUF SITZ CARY PRINCE & BOB BERNSTEIN STACY SHAW SMAISTRLA My sister CAROLINE tle league baseball with lifelong MICHAEL & SUZIE PRINCE AARON & MERRY MAGGIE HOLOTIK SMITH HUTCHESON BRYAN (CLH friends LEE WILLEFORD and JOHN & ALICE PRITCHETT BETSY AYRES SMITH JIM BELL wearing jeans out in A NOTE FROM RALPH COUSINS . . . THOMAS PRONSKE CHAD & MELISSA CHRISCO SMITH 3rd term for 12 years) and I have LIL’L MORON . . . MARY CLARE PUGH CHAD & MELISSA CHRISCO SMITH had to remind him that Camp the July heat at Candlestick park Many, many years a camper/counselor in the 60’s/70’s and a BUCK PURSELLEY JASON & CHRISTY DUNAWAY SMITH Longhorn is still in fact Private and the Astrodome! great CLASP Member! MOLLY QUIRK COURTNEY SMITH & ERIC TREADWAY 1) Where do snowmen KEVIN & LAURA RABE COURTNEY SMITH Property! He is fulfi lling a lifelong This week I was looking JOHN & WENDY RAMOS LILSMITH back through the annual from keep their money? DAVID & LEIGH ANN PYEATT RANSLEM KIRSTEN SMITH dream we all hold dear, regard- Memory. less of our age- never outgrowing my Wrangler year, when we had ANNE RAPPOLD KYLIESMITH JOHN BELL and JEFF FISH as After my Cabin Seven camper month, our family went to a 2) Did you hear about the SARAH SPEEG RASCO MARK & DENISE SMITH CLH (we never do that do we?) guest ranch in Colorado. While my mother and father fi shed my DAVID & MARY JANE RATCHFORD RYAN SMITH counselors, and on the Mile Swim carrot detective? SHANNON RATCLIFF ZACHARY & LAUREN SMITH and returning frequently to CLH brother, Bart, and I would go for a guided horseback trail ride. while continuing lifelong friend- page I noticed that pretty much MATT & EVIE RAWLINSON NED & RENEE SNYDER our entire cabin, led by SCOTT The fi rst day the wrangler asked me if I had ever ridden a 3) What washes up on very LANE SCHWEITZER RAY MARK & LISA SPEDALE ships with all the ROBERTSONS horse. I proudly announced that I had passed my Camp Long- JOHN REARDON JOHN & SARA SOUERBRY SPEER and other friends from CLH, and GRAY, HUGHES HOLLAND, small beaches? AUSTIN REILLY DREW & ELIZABETH THAYER SPEICHER horn Horseback Bar. He did not seem impressed. I was crestfall- JOHN REILLY LISA SPIELHAGEN seeing this camp continue its tra- and BRYAN AZAR as I recall, en. His ignorance was way beyond my imagining. PHILIP & DONNA REILLY LISA SPRAGGINS fi nished with a not so impressive 4) Did you hear about the REBECCA REILLY DAVID & ELAINE SRNKA ditions, humor, spirit building, Isn’t it wonderful how simple Camp memories from sixty comradery and welcoming with time of 41:47 as a group - and we guy who got hit in the head TODD & BRANDY REIMERS CHRIS & JEANNE ST. PAUL years ago still sneak in to make us smile? with a can of soda? BILL & LINEA RENSPIE JASON & CELINA QUIROS STABELL broad smiles, and “Attaways” for had a great time doing it! RUTH’s MAX & ELLIE FOWLER RESHETNIKOV TIM & JILL GORDON STANFORD all campers, CLASP members, Apple Crisp and BARNEY’s STACY COLLIER REYENGA SAM & DEANNA STARLING Page 30, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 3 Our Dues Paying CLASP Members . .We THANK YOU So Very Much!!

OUR DUES PAYING CLASP EMILY BRENNAN MATTHEW & MEGAN WALL DEEN TINA GUERRA LEE & TAMI TOWNSEND KEELING ATTAWAYTOGO AWARDS MEMBERS . . . WE THANK YOU BRIAN & CALEIGH BRESSLER MIKE & PHYLLIS PRYOR DEMPSEY MONTY GUIDRY KELLY & RHONDA KELLEY CHRISTIAN & JENNIFER BROOKS DOUG & COURTNEY GREGORY DENBY ATTAWAYTOGO. . . . DOUG WASSON! IN PAST YEARS • • • SO VERY MUCH!! GREGORY & LEEANN GULLETT MICHAEL & JACKIE KELLEY ELIZABETH BROUSSARD MICHAEL & OLIVIA DERR ASHLEY DRAEHN GUMBERT BRYAN & KRISTIN URBAN KEMMETT Twice each year we honor in our HERE ARE OUR HEROES . GARY BROWDER VIRGINIA DESMOND JOHN GUMP MATT & CATHERINE BLUM KENJURA LUMNews a person(s) for his/her . Our 2017 dues paying CLASP ANDREW & JENNIFER BROWN LANCE & ROBIN DEUTSCH LEE NORTON GUNDER MANDY KENNELL Congratulations to our newest CLAY BROWN EDWARD DEWEES many contributions and wonder- (Camp Longhorn Alumni and BART & STACY WINETROUB GUNKEL REBECCA BRUTSCHER KENT “Attawaytogo” inductee, DOUG JENNIFER WILSON BROWN QUINTON & BECCA UNDERWOOD JAMES & LAURA GUNN PAIGE KERR ful accomplishments through the Special Parents) members . . too ANNA DUPREE BROWNING DICKERSON WASSON! CLH is so very proud JIM & TANIA GUNN FERDY & MARY LYNN KHATER years. This person(s) has been a late to make the last LUMNews. JOHN & BET BORCHERS BRUNS MATTHEW & JENNIFER WALLIS DICKSON JAY & KIM GURRY WILLIAM & ANDRIKA SOROKOLIT KING of Doug for his many, many JESSE RICHARDSON BRY BILL & ELIZABETH BUCHANAN DIETZ camper and or a counselor or has WE THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AMY GUSEMAN & GREG WILKINS NIKKI BURGER KIRCHOFER years of loyalty, dedication and JESSE RICHARDSON BRY DEBBIE DILLION ALBERT GUTIERREZ CORDELL KLEIN a close personal relationship with THANK YOU! PETER BULBAN NICOLE CRAIN DILTZ fun ... with a heart of gold he has MIKE & ANNE HACHTMAN LORENA KNOSEL Longhorn. In our “eyes” this per- JOHN & SHELLY BUNDY KAREN WORTHEN DIXON CHUCK HADDEN & PATTI NIELSEN-HADDEN CARRIE KOCHAN been an inspiration to everyone LAUREN TAYLOR BURCH BRADLEY & MISTY DOLLAR MARCY DAVENPORT HAGGAR CHICO KORTH son is “top notch”! Along with a BRIAN & KELLY KACHLER ADAMS GARY & COURTNEY BURK BAKER DONNELLY at camp. JOHNNY ADAMS KEVIN & SUSAN COOPER HALEY LUCINDA MAY DALTON KOTTER special plaque on a special tree at JIM BURKE JOHN & KATE IRONS DORFF DIANE HAM MARLYN KRAMPITZ Doug’s junior high friend, BOB & DEBBIE ADA Y SHERRI WEBB BURNS LAINE DOUCET Camp they also receive a clock for VON ADAY HILARY CARUTH HAMILTON LISA KRAYNICK JOE FAUST raved about his ANDREW & SYDNI O’BRIEN BURNS DAIN & SHANNON DRAKE CARLOS & MARCI CURRY HAMILTON JOHN & CARRIE KROLL their desk and an authentic piece of JACK & DIANNE ADLETA CLIFF BURROW JON DRISCOLL camp experience and counsel- AMY AFTERGUT EMILY ALVARADO HAMMOND JENNIFER HILE KUCZAJ the “blob” to remind them of Camp HOLDEN & SHANA BURROW SARAH DRISKILL LAUREN HAMMONDS JILL POTH LACK or JACK INGRAM. So Doug TROY AIKMAN SCOTT & BRANDI BURTON JAMES & KARA YATES DUDLEY Longhorn. JEHAN & LINDSAY SELKE AKHTAR SHEA HAMRICK MARK & TONI LAHAYE asked his parents if he could go Many of our ATTAWAYTOGO JERRY BUTLER CLARE OLIVER DUFFIN JIM & GINI HAND PAYNE & CHELLE LANCASTER MARC & AMBER ALCEDO JOHN & JOANNA HUNDLEY BUTLER JARED & DANIELLE DUNAHOE and he started his camp career at VICTOR & ROBYN ALCORTA ROBERT & MARY ELIZABETH HAND RYAN LANDON recipients . . . PETER GARD- MARC & STEPHANIE CABRERA KEVIN & SHANNON DUVALL RHONDA BILLINGSLEY HANRAHAN HOLLIE JANKE LANDRITH Inks Lake in 1989. In 1991 RAY CASEY ALDRED STACY MARSHALL CALVERT ALEXANDER & ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ERE, EMORY BELLARD, BILL ROBERT & ERIN ALDRICH CHRIS & CATHERINE BATTLE HANSLIK KELLY & GRETA LANDWERMEYER FRADY asked Doug if he would and M.F. JOHNSON, RALPH BRANDON & ALY CALVO DWYER ERIC & LISA HARDEE PATRICK LANE JEFF & KELLY ALFORD RON-ALYSE RAMSEY CAMMERER JAY DWYER come to Indian Springs (Ranch “RED DOG” JONES, KATHY NEELY MCCALL ALLGOOD RANDY HARDING DAVID & ASHBY LANG DOUG WASSON DANIEL & ELLEN BROWN CAMPBELL JEFFERY & JENNIFER DYE GEORGIA ALEXANDER HARMON CAMM & LOUISE LARY Branch) 2nd term. McGONAGIL MORRIS, KAY RACHEL KING ALLRED JUDD & LIBBY SHAPIRO CAMPBELL RUSTY & CARLY EVANS EDGAR 1994 Indian Springs LISA ALMGREN BEN & AMY ELHOFF HARMS WES & PAIGE CHAMBERS LAWRENCE That summer he was a Marine BAILEY HUTCHISON, KELLY THURE & SHANNON CANNON CORI DEAN EDWARDS & KELLY HAMER MARK & KAY CHRISTY HARRIS STEVEN & LAURA LE Favorite Counselor BRIAN & AMY AMSDEN AMY CANTERBURY EVAN & CLAIRE EDWARDS with SCOTT MOHLER, KEN- HALE, WALLY PRYOR, GARD- ERIC & KELLEY ANDERSON LAURA COX HARVEY SAM & ASHLEY SPENCER LEAKE ATTAWAYTOGO DOUG WASSON ROBYN LEE CANTERBURY JEFFREY & ALLISON EDWARDS EDEE PENNAL HARVEY & JIM ELSKES AMY PYRON LEBER NER “G.P.” PARKER, JIMMY KEVIN & SUSAN ANDERSON JUDITH CANTU TODD ELLINGTON NETH MAVERICK, and SHAN- PHIL & NICOLE ANDERSON JASON & SHANNON ELLIOTT HARVEY JARED & COURTNEY LEDET NON ELLIOT as his generals. REEDER, PHILIP and CLAU- JONATHAN & MOLLIE KIMMELMAN CARL FLORY ELLIS PHILIP HASTINGS & SUSAN ROSENBERG CURT & BRANDY MURPHY LEE JERRY & AUDREY ANDREWS BRIAN & ELIZABETH JOHNSON CARLOCK STAN & RHONDA ERWIN in the Rattlesnake cabin which DIA CLINTON JONES, MARK HOPE ANTHONY BOO & META LEWIS HAUSSER GENTRY & AMY HUGHES LEE That summer he was honored BRIAN & MELISSA TOMLIN CARNEY MARK & CAROLINE LEMON ESTES MARK & MERIDITH PATTERSON HAYES JONATHAN LEE became “home.” He retired as a ROSE, RICH HULL, AMY JOHN ANTHONY CATHERINE ARNOLD CAROTHERS NANCY DENMAN ETHERIDGE campfi re lighter. That same year, ERIC APPELT BRIDGET HEARN PAUL C. & REBECCA LEE counselor at the end of that last SCOTT FORTENBERRY, JUDGE HALEY CARPENTER GENNA WISE EVANS CHRIS & EMILY HEBERT RICHARD & TRACI LEE and the next, Doug was a top CODY & BROOKE ARMBRISTER TODD & ANN CARTER DREW & MOLLY RUSSELL EVANS summer at the age of 38, but was JOE GREENHILL, FRANK and STEPHANIE ARNOLD JULIA GARRETT HEINRICHS JOHN & NATALIE METZGER LESIKAR fi ve-miler and would go on to be CRISTOPHER & WENDY CASH FRANK & MARY- PATT MOFFITT EVEREST JUSTIN & TRACY STIDHAM HELMS SUSAN LESLIE MARY PATT MOFFITT EVER- WENDY CANALES ARSHAM PABLO & BONNIE SCHATZ CASSEB MATTHEW & MOLLIE REARDON EWING a Swim Bay director in ‘97 and honored to be asked to continue WINN & SARA ATKINS BRANDON & FLO SEAL HENDERSON JORDAN & HELEN LEVIN as an Airport Bus Counselor and EST, WILSON COZBY, KEVIN ANDREA HOLT CATANIA TODD & KELLEY FAIRBAIRN COURTNEY CATE HENRY LISE LIDDELL ‘98. He was favorite Wrangler in GREG & KATIE AVE BLAKE CECIL CLINTON FARMER DUVALL, CHUCK FRASER, DAVID & ALLISON ARMSTRONG AYERS ANN MONTGOMERY HENSON GAGE LIESMAN ‘92 and favorite counselor in ‘94. Assistant Director on Visitor MARGARET CERVIN TYLER & MEGAN MCCREARY FARRIS EDWARD & KAY BEECHERL HERRING KELLY LILES JACK JACKSON, BOO HAUSS- BERKLEE BEAKLEY BAAY PUNIT & ANUREKHA CHADHA DAX FAUBUS During one of Doug’s counselor Day weekends. KIM BACON SAVANNAH HERRINGTON & CODY HOPKINS R.J. & HEATHER LINGLE ER, GREG GLAUSER, JEFF TREY CHAMBERS CRAIG & KIRSTIN FEAZEL ABE & SHANNON PACE HEWGLEY years, 1997, he was chosen to go Doug works as a large loss LIZZIE WAGNER BAILEY ERIC& MARIA LINK and MISSY McCRARY GRAY, MICHAEL & JENNA CHAMBLESS PETER & LAURA MARTIN FENELON DAVID & CAREY WATSON HILDEBRAND KELLY BOWMAN LIPSCOMB claim adjuster with Farmers MEGAN BAILEY BRIAN & CHELSEA RICHARDSON CHARLES ROM & MEG FERRERO on the fi rst ever Ranger trip. So SANDY (SHARION) INNIS FELICIA GARCIA BALDWIN SEAN & RAE ANN HILL BRUCE & KAREN LOBDELL Insurance and resides in Austin, JASON & ADINA CHIROGIANIS JULIAN FERTITTA, III HANK & KARA HILLIARD KARL & SUSIE GIFFORD LOCKER many honors! BOSTIC, BEN and CHRYL RAY TOMAS BALL JASON & ADINA CHIROGIANIS BYRON & BETTY (BOO) FLOURNOY FIELDS Texas. He has a large group of JOHN BALLANTYNE AMY THORNTON HINSON BEN & STEPHANIE LOGAN He graduated from Pepperdine SELMAN, LORIE RUPE LORD, COURTNEY RUMAN CHISHOLM MISSY FINCH JACK & DIANA HOLFORD BRYAN & BLAIR RICHARDSON LOOCKE camp friends and non-camp MATT BANDY CHARLIE & EVANS PIPKIN CHRIST CLAY & CARRIE HARP FISHER University and then Fuller Grad JACK INGRAM, CLEM LOVE, SHANNON & DIANNE BANGLE CHRIS & JENNIFER SNIDER HOLLAND KRISTOPHER & DANIELLE LOONEY friends but he says all are aware KATHY COCHRAN CHRISTIAN JENNIFER GOSE FLEMING TORREY & DIANA HOLLAR ASHLEY LORD School. A great opportunity then MALCOLM WADDELL, SARAH TONY BARNARD KATHY COCHRAN CHRISTIAN CLARE & JOSIE MEADOR FLESHER KELLY & CAMILLE CAIN BARNES JEREMY & LAUREN SCHIEFFER HOLLEY SHANNY LOTT came to come back to camp all of the relational web that con- STREET ZIMMER, TRIGGER BUD & KATHY CHRISTY MIKE & ALISA HARDY FOGG BRENT & AMY HERNDON HOLT BENTON & ASHLEE LOVE KYLE & MELISSA BARNETT JINNY CLARK HARRY & JORDAN GOLD FOLLODER summer in 2003. After moving nects them through CLH. MILLER BUTLER, DON and GARY & ELIZABETH BARRETT STEPHEN & LAURA BLACK HOLT MALIA DAVISON LOVE KELLEY CLARK BESS JONES FONTES DARYL HOOVER ROSS “PISTOL” & CHRISTIAN MAJORS LOVE back to Texas from California in Attawaytogo Doug! We are SUSAN WILHELMI, CHRISTO- CELESTE CASON BARRINGER DANNY & ELIZABETH CLARKE MEREDITH FORD SUSAN BARRY SAM “SKIPPY” HOPKINS ANDREA LOWERY 2005 his company allowed him so proud of you! He will receive DOUG WASSON DOUG WASSON PHER CROW, AMY MORGAN JOHN & CATHERINE COBB CLAYTON ELLEN HENDRIX FORD KEN & BEVIN HORNE KARMAN LOYD DAVID & KATIE BARTLEY FLO CLEMONS KIM FORRESTER the summer off to travel to Afri- his tree of honor this coming 1992 Indian Springs 1990 - Inks Lake MILLS, CAROLYN BRITTON CAYCE & TARA BARTON KEN & KIMBERLY HORNER PHILIP LUCAS Favorite Wrangler Top Five Miler EMILY CLIFTON STACEY FOSTER BROOKE HOLLIS HORTENSTINE MICHAEL LUCKSINGER ca on a research trip. And again, summer! ALLEN, PAUL LEE, RAUL and KIM COOK BASCLE CHARLOTTE CLINTON STEPHANIE FOSTER & RICHARD GILBERT MICHELLE WHEELIS BASDEN GRANT & MADELINE HORTENSTINE DAVID & MARGO MABERRY just enough time to come back to Note from Doug: ANTONIA VALLES, JENNIFER SUE M.CLOWE CARTER FRANCE SCOTT & DEBBIE HORTON BRUCE & JILL MANESS CHRIS BASSE DAVID CLOYD LARA SOROKOLIT FRANCIS camp for one term. “I am honored and blessed RYAN BALL, PAM FRADY AL- CHELSEA BROOKE BATCHELOR ALLEN HOSSLEY JOE & CLAIR MANNING OUR FIRST LIFETIME MEMBER! WILLIAM (BILL) KELSEY PALMER CLUTTER BRIAN & KRISTIN STEWART FRANK DAVID & REBECCA HOUSTON MADISON & ELIZABETH GREEHEY to get my own tree. I am forever DEN, PRESTON BROWN, JOHN TRIP & MELANIE WILSON BATES JESSICA MILLER COLLIN STEVE & ERIN PHILLIPS FRANKE Doug says he fulfi lled a dream MORRISS FROM DAVID BAUR SCOTT HUDSON MARCEAU of his to continue as a counselor grateful for the love and spirit CROW MILLER, ROSA ONTI- DAN & MELODY COLLINS WILLIAM (“BO”) FRASER BURDETTE & MONICA DEANDA HUFFMAN CATHERINE HENNESSY MARKERT TEXARKANA was the fi rst to send in his $200.00 check! We JOHN & COURTNEY DREYER BEAUCHAMP ILYAS & ELIZABETH ABRAHAM DANIEL & ALEXINE ZACARIAS FRIEDMAN that camp has given me and just VEROS SOLORZANO, APRIL JOHN & MAGGIE HADDAD BEITLER CINDY NASH HUGHES DOUG & CATHERINE MOATES MARKLE at least one or two terms each now have over 200 Lifetime Members, thanks to you, our won- COLOMBOWALA GINA SHORT FRIEDMAN DARENDA HUGULEY BETSY MARSHALL glad to be a continued part of RUSSELL KUBIK, SCOTT and NICK & ADAIR CUMMINGS BELISLE WILKIE & CAMERON COOK COLYER MARTHA FRY summer. He returned from 2009 derful CLASP (Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents) KIRSTEN BELL CHRISTOPHER & RACHEL RYERSON HUK KATE MCGUIRE MARTIN Camp.” GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER, GREGORY & LORIN COMBS MCCALLE MILLER FRYAR . CHRISTOPHER & KAREN HULL SCOT & KIMBERLY MARTIN to 2015 and BOBBY placed him Members! JOHN & NIKKI BELL CECILY TIDWELL COMPTON CHRISTAN RICHARDSON FUQUA DON FROG and MO THOMP- STACY BENTON BUTCH & LEANNE HULSE MART & COREY MARTINDALE BILL was a camper/counselor in the 60’s/70’s and sent this BRENT & HAYLEY CONGER HANK FUSELIER & JENNIFER FINCH GRANGER & TARA HUNTRESS JENNIFER WISE MARTINEZ SON JACKSON, JULIE HARRIS ADITYA & LIBBY MORGAN BERI CHAD & HILLARY CONREY WILL GAINER & ELIZABETH WALSH note along with the picture of him and his bumper sticker that we EMILY BERNARD JOHN & MICHELLE HURD PHILLIP MASSAD “SISTERS FIRST” . . . What a fun loving, down to earth KOCUREK, SAMANTHA HOL- CHARLES & MERIDITH CONSTANT CHRIS GAMEL CHARLEY & STACY MIKULENKA HUSTON LAURA MASTERS requested! Here is a note he attached! . . . SARAH LEHMANN BERRY CHRIS & SUSAN MACK COOPER AMANDA HEALY GARCIA by JENNA BUSH HAGER and book about the BUSH twins, MAN and KATHRYN LIND AN- MATT & TRACIE BETTIN J.P. & LILLIE HUTCHESON . RYAN MATHEWS RANDY & YANELA COOPER SARA STORY & KEN GARSCHINA SHANNON HUTCHESON ALLISON MATNEY BARBARA PIERCE BUSH written by them! It’s about two DREWS. MARGARET COCHRAN BETTINGER RANDY & YANELA COOPER JIM & SHANNON GATLIN Helen: Please forgive me for almost taking a year to respond to your nice JAMES & ELIZABETH BIELAMOWICZ MARK & RACHEL McDOW HUTCHINSON GARRY & ELIZABETH STEVENS MATTINGLY sisters and growing up went We hope to see in the summers JAY & SUSANA CORTEZ KELLEY KIEL GEISS CURTIS & JAMIE IMBER KATHRYN MATTISON note. The May newsletter prompted JOHN & MOLLY HAMMON BIELAMOWICZ JERRIT & CHRISTINA COWARD ZACK & CASEY GIBSON GELFER through a grandfather GEORGE to come GEORGE W. BUSH along WILLIAM BIELAMOWICZ MIKE & LAURA BATEMAN INDERGARD KENNETH MAVERICK H.W. BUSH as President of the my sending this. CHRIS COZBY PAUL & WENDY GENENDER ASHLEY DEVAULT IRWIN LISA MCADAMS with our new recipients of this spe- BRIAN & DARLA BILDERBACK DREW & BETH BRIDGES COZBY PAUL & MEGAN GENERALE United States, father GEORGE GEORGE & LINDSAY ALLEN BILLINGSLEY TOMMY & BECKY BOLIN ISBELL CAROLINE SHANNON MCARTHUR cial award as they come to claim ERICA CHANIN COZEWITH CLAIRE ELLIS GENTRY ANDREW & CHRISTY IVERSEN CATHERINE BELL MCBRIDE W. BUSH as fi rst a Governor of It’s been quite a while since Billy CATHERINE OLSON BISHOP MICHAEL & ANGELA CRAIG JOHN & LAURA GENUNG their special “trees!” JAKE BISSONETTE CHRISTOPHER & MELINDA NELSON MICHAEL & LIJA MCBRIDE Texas and then President. Rob was annually swimming circles JASON & PAM CREEL GREG & COURTNEY BANKLER JACKSON DUDLEY MCCALLA RICHARD & GRETCHEN BJERKE RYAN & MELANIE CRISWELL GERSTENHABER What wonderful stories they tell around me for 8-9 years at Inks DAVID & ELIZABETH HENNESSEY DAVID & CHRISTINA COWARD JACKSON CHRIS & ANDREA MCCAULEY Lake. And chances are I’m still the BRIAN & MAGGIE CROMEENS CARL GIESLER LYLE SCHWEITZER JACKSON MICHAEL & NATLIE McDONALD . . the many moves and protocol BLACKBIRD MIKE & GAIL CROMEENS ERIC & CAITLIN GIESLER record holder for the longest mile ROBERT BLACKBURN CHARLIE & ELIZABETH JAMES ANDY & CANDACE BATES MCDOWELL they experienced. SCOTT & TERA CROMEENS GILLUM & LANITA GILCHRIEST WHITNEY MILLER JANKE DARREN & ASHLEY McDOWELL swim ever, 70 minutes plus as I LAURA BLACKMAN ROB CROSNOE JAMES & SARAH GILLIAM It’s JENNA and BARBARA writing MARK & SARA BLAKELY JASON & CHRISTINE MOORE JARRETT JEFFREY & CARRIE GRAHAM MCDOWELL their own stories and intermin- recall (down by over half some 6 FLORA ROBINSON CROSSWELL RICHARD & PAMELA GILLIAM KENNY & KENDAL JASTROW J.R. MCGEE · BRUCE & SALLIE SKELLEY BLALOCK JENNIFER GERMANY CROSWELL PHARIS & JENNIFER GODFREY gling the other’s story into theirs! years later or so). Which brings DAN & SALLY NORWOOD BLECHER STEFFANY JAY FRANK & LIZ ANN MCGEHEE CHRISTOPHER & BRITTANY HARROD CROW TRAVIS & CHEYNE DOBBS GOLDAMMER JACE & AMY JENKINS MIKE & DONNA MCGINNIS It was sooo impressive to read back many memories including MIKE & SHANNON BLOESCH ROBIN & KATIE HENLEY CROW EVAN & ASHLEY DEATON GOLDEN LEIGH & WENDY BLOSS ABBIE JOHNSON STEVE & NANCY MCGRADE about the closeness and love maybe the most patient and en- DENNIS & LARA VOGT CRUMP JAMES & SUSAN GONZALES BLAKE & KATHY KIEL JOHNSON JIM & PAULINA McGRATH CHANCE & MIRANDA BOLTON SAM & ASHLEY LAHOURCADE CRUSE KATIE BRACKIN GOODSELL they have not only for their Mom couraging man ever, Bill Johnson. I DAVID & MISSY HAHN BOONE DAVID & LORI JOHNSON RICHARD & COURTNEY MCINTYRE think he could have treaded water We wish you a CONNER & LARA CUPIT GRANT GOODYEAR HARRY & LUNDY JOHNSON JULIE WALTON MCIVOR and Dad but their grandparents . . AMY BOQUIST MANCE & AMANDA CUTBIRTH BRAD & SUSAN GORDON that year doing the mile swim faster Merry Christmas, KATE KENNEDY BORDERS HUNTER & DIANA JOHNSON MEREDITH MCKEMIE PA and GRAMMEE (HAROLD & JEFFREY & BRANDY CZAR RICHARD & JANICE GORMAN MICHAEL & CANDACE JOHNSON ALAN & MELANIE McKNIGHT if he’d not been right by my side CASEY & TEBBIE BORGERS RAYMOND DAMICONE JIM & CHRISSY GOSSETT JENNA WELCH, LAURA’s par- BILLY & SHARION INNIS BOSTIC CASEY JONES MIKE & LORI McLAUGHLIN ents) and GRAMPY and GANNY nearly the whole way. It was with We wish you a WAYNE DARNER LESLIE LEAVELL GOTH CODY JONES & ASHLEY PUTNEY ROBERT & LAURA MCMAHAN LORI NEAL BOWMAN DAVID & MARCY MCKNIGHT DARSEY MONICA GRAF (GEORGE H.W. & BARBARA sadness that I read of his passing. PAM BOWMAN LEIGH WITTENBRAKER JONES REBECCA BLAKEY MCNEIL Merry Christmas, EMILYDAUM BRUCE & KAREN SAUNDERS GRANT MAC & MERIDETH JONES RUSSELL McNUTT BUSH, GEORGE’s parents). Both It’s always so enjoyable to read LANCE & SUSIE BOYCE DONNA DAVIS DAVIS JEFF & MEME HOLLAND GREATHOUSE DAN & CLAIRE BOYLES MASON JONES BRAD & ANNA MCPHAIL girls and their father, GEORGE the newsletter every time it comes ASHLEY SCHUENEMANN DAVIS CHARLES & SARAH GREEN PAT JONES BLAKE & KELLY RUSSELL MCWHERTER We wish you a KEVIN & CINDY BRACKMEYER VICTORIA DAVIS & MITCHELL DAN HANNAH GREENBERG W. attended Camp Longhorn. back and remember all the great LAURA BRADFORD STEWART & KATHERINE JONES LORIE MEDLENKA times on the shores of Inks Lake at Merry Christmas SAMANTHA STROUBE DAVISS MATT & ELIZABETH GREENFIELD TIM & ANNA JONES NEAL & AMBER AUTREY MEINZER BARBARA went to Indian Springs JULIA HOUSE BRAGA HARRY & TIFFANY DAVROS PETE & ROBIN GREENHAW Summer session #3. MELISSA TYROCH BRAGG ZACH & ALLISON HARPER JORDAN JASON & DAWN MELEAR and JENNA and GEORGE at- DAVID & CHRISTINE DAWSON ERICH & SHANNON GRETHEL LARRY & ROBIN KAPAVIK LAURA RUCKER METCALF And a Happy K.C. BRASHEAR JARED & LYNSEY DAY STEPHEN GRINNAN tended Inks Lake. KENDALL PALMER BRATTON KATHLEEN KARIKA APRIL METZ WILLIAM (BILL) MORRISS William (Bill) Morriss New Year! ELAINE DAY SHAWN & KATE GROSS ALLAN & JACKIE KATZ SHARON BRAY CAROLINE BAIRD DECHERD MARY MARGARET ADAMS GROVES Still from Texarkana, TX DAWSON & BROOKE BREMER ERIN KAUFMAN See DUES, Page 23 JOSHUA & ALLISON MARTIN DECKER TODD & SHELLY GROVES ELLIE KEELING Page 4, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 29 IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS WE TELL What’s TWO GREAT TREE YOU ABOUT RECENT DEATHS IN OUR Cookin? CAMP FAMILY. . . From the kitchen of MARCOS and CEREMONIES SHELLEY LYLENE CECIL YUDITH RAMIREZ, our great Chow 1969 - 2017 Hall Director at Indian Springs and his right hand partner! MARCOS and YU- INDIAN SPRINGS Judge JUDY has had many hon- Camper & counselor for many years DITH who recently married, love to Inks Lake . . father, JACK CECIL & sis- cook and we look forward to trying some ors and achievements in her profes- of these delicious and favorite recipes! ter KRISTIN CECIL LYTLE came to Inks Congratulations JULIE HARRIS sional life and we are sooo proud THANKS FOR SHARING! KOCUREK! JULIE, who grew up of her! She served on the Juvenile Lake Camp for many years in Dayton, TX, started her camp- Board of Travis County and as Pres- Fruit Dip Recipe ing at Iddian Springs in 1977. Not ident of the Texas District Judge’s 1-8 ounce package cream cheese, soft- knowing anyone, it didn’t take her Association. In 1991 JULIE was ap- ened long to make friends and in turn was pointed by Governor GEORGE W. 1-7 ounce jar marshmallow creme honored with Favorite Camper, Side- BUSH as Judge of the 390th District l/2 teaspoon vanilla kick, “Princess” and Campfi re Light- Court and was Travis County Assis- er the following years. In 1983 she tant District Attorney. She has also SHELLEY LYLENE CECIL Instructions: Step 1: Soften cream cheese by leaving was voted Favorite Counselor. She served as Chair, Vice-Chairman and MAGGIE BURKE DAUGHERTY out on the kitchen counter or by micro- met her husband KELLY while in Treasurer of the Travis County Bar 1987 - 2017 waving on low power 30 seconds. Law School and they were married Association. Recently she won the Step 2: Place cream cheese in a bowl in 1991. Austin has been home ever “Courage in Justice Award” from the Camper & counselor for many, many and beat with an electric mixer until since where JULIE is District Judge Women’s Lawyers Association. years at Inks Lake . . mother, ANN smooth. in Travis County and KELLY is What a truly wonderful Camp WILSON COZBY (l) and JEFF HELLER, fraternity brothers at UT a few **you can add in 1 tsp of cinnamon for WILLIAMS BURKE and sisters AMAN- years back and loyal CLH CLASP members, spend time “catching up” part of a law fi rm focusing on estate Longhorn Gal who was and still is a DA BURKE BAILEY & ABIGAIL BURKE a more of a holiday dip** front (l-r) . . . KERI MANNING WEAVER, MARY FRANCES KOCUREK, JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK, NAN MAN- V-Day 2nd Term Inks Lake ‘17 . . . Been making this for years! It’s so easy planning. Their two children, Twins, genuine friend, always positive, and HENDERSON all came to camp as NING, MARK MANNING, KARLI and quick to make for a big crowd MARY FRANCES and WILL both exemplifi es the Golden Rule! MANNING, ROSA ONTIVEROS, ELIZABETH NORRIS BEACOM, SALLY LUCKSINGER . . . back (l-r) . . BRIAN campers & counselors, Inks Lake came to camp as well. ATTAWAYTOGO JULIE!! WEAVER, BRADLEY BOYCE, ANN HARRIS, KELLY KOCUREK, WILL KOCUREK & SUSAN WILHELMI. That’s Yudith’s Mexican Rice - Serves:8 Chico in front! INGREDIENTS • 2 cups rice long grain MAGGIE BURKE • 1/4cup oil • 1 small can (8oz) tomato sauce DAUGHERTY • 1 tsp. salt KAREN KENNEDY JOHNSON • 4 cups water +1 chicken fl avored 1947 - 2017 bouillon cubes (or 4 cups chicken broth) • dash of garlic powder • Dash onion powder Camper & counselor at Inks Lake in the 60’s. Husband JIM (JJ) was a camper & SPOOKY! INSTRUCTIONS counselor at Inks Lake 1. Heat oil in large frying pan on medium heat. 2. Add rice and cook until golden It’s Halloween time brown. at the GREENHAW 3. Add 1 chicken fl avored bouillon house! cube to 4 cups water and microwave for All decked out in their 3 minutes. Halloween best 4. When rice is brown, add water, tomato sauce, salt, garlic, and onion powder and ready for KAREN KENNEDY to the pan. trick-or-treating JOHNSON 5. Stir and cover pan. Let simmer on are . . . low heat for 30 minutes or until all is ANN CARTER LANG PIERCE cooked and there is no liquid left. Fluff 1948 - 2017 in the “car,” before serving and ENJOY. PETE, Camper & counselor for many years ROBIN, Tater Salad Inks Lake . . sister, PAM, attended Inks and baby POPPY! 2 lbs of Potatoes JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK & husband KELLY w/children MARY FRANCES JUDGE JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK w/ NAN MANNING JULIE HARRIS KOCURIK accepting her “forever” tree! Lake 5 hard boiled eggs, fi nely diced and WILL 1 small yellow onion, diced 1 cup celery, thinly sliced 3 large pickles, fi nely diced (don’t use relish) 1 cup mayo Camp Longhorn Friends Are Truly Friends Forever 3-4 Tbs mustard Salt and pepper, to taste ANN CARTER LANG By ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD When I went to law school and I wanted to catch up with V-Days! Now, your son CHAR- Boil potatoes for about 20 or until ten- at the University of Texas, once them. Throughout the morning, I LIE is beginning his Rattlesnake ANNA (BUNKY) BEASLEY der. Let cool and dice into medium pieces. This summer, the night before again, some of my dear friends, had the biggest smile on my face friendships just as you did as a STREITMAN Add to large bowl also adding in celery, I picked up my son at V-Day including BLAIR (RICHARD- not only because I was so happy Pony years ago! ABBIE, who 1941 - 2017 onion, pickles, and eggs. Give a quick stir after his fi rst three week term at SON) LOOCKE and DARBY to see my son, CHARLIE, and grew up in Houston, now lives until well combined. Finally add mayo, CLH Indian Springs, my family in Midland with husband WILL One of the fi rst girls’ Camp campers mustard, salt and pepper. (TAYLOR) BERRA, were in to see how much he loved camp at Inks Lake w/plaque on tree in girls’ ** you can adjust mayo or mustard and I stayed with my godparents, Austin with me and we had the but also because I loved seeing and children CHARLIE (9) and camp depending on how creamy you would like GLENA and RONNIE YATES best time together. my CLH friends. While we were 2018 will be his 2nd year at CLH (parents of former campers RON Seven years ago, my husband all a bit older, had children, and Indian Springs; LUCY (6), future Peas with Bacon YATES and KARA DUDLEY). accepted a job in Midland, Tex- lived in different cities, the same camper at Springs! ABBIE was a Cook Time -13 minutes GLENA and I were talking as, and the only person I knew connection and familiarity was camper 9 years and a counselor Servings -4 to 5 about V-Days from years past lngredients in Midland was a CLH friend, there. It was the best day of my 1 year, all at Indian Springs. A • 1 Tbs olive oil and how much CLH has meant MIKELL (MILES) ABNEY. In summer, and I cannot wait for former attorney, she is now a ANNA (BUNKY) BEASLEY STREITHMAN • 5 slices of bacon, diced to her children, and she said, the past seven years in Midland, next summer’s V-Day to see all homemaker and husband WILL • 11arge shallot, halved and sliced once you make a friend at Camp I have reconnected with old of my camp friends. CLH friends is an executive at Concho Re- EMILY ZALTSMAN • 11arge bag frozen peas Longhorn, that person is a friend camp friends living in Midland really are friends forever. sources. A Campfi re lighter many 2004 - 2017 • salt and black pepper forever. and made friends with other times, ABBIE was Princess her • 1 Tsp fresh thyme leaves She was right. The friends I CLH alums. ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD, Bronco year. She was head cabin Camper at Indian Springs for 7 years. Directions Mom, KARIN ZUCKER ZALTSMAN & Heat the olive oil in a medium saute made at Camp Longhorn have While I have always known you are right, Camp Longhorn counselor her 1 year as a coun- pan, add the bacon and shallot, and cook been there with me through all ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD how special my CLH friends are, friends are forever! Friendships selor. ABBIE graduated from sister SARAH attended and attends CLH Springs over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, of life’s changes and ups and it became even more apparent to made at Camp last a lifetime! the Unversity of Virginia-B.A. in stirring occasionally, until the bacon is downs. When I went off to col- me when I picked my son up at Through your years in college, history, 2002 and the University browned and the shallot is tender. Add the We connected through CLH frozen peas, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper lege at the University of Virginia friends and became good friends V-Day after third term in July. at UT Law School and then the of Texas-J.D. in 2005. We thank We LOVED a visit from M. F. JOHNSON. WILSON MILLER and M.F. where I knew a handful of peo- After we pulled in and got in move to Midland were connected you again, ABBIE, for taking the having a great visit in the Chow Hall . . 2nd Term ‘17, on a nice warm day and cook over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 and were counselors together in June. minutes, until the peas are hot. Stir in the ple, one of my fi rst friends was after our fi rst year in college and line, I immediately got out of the with CLH fr1ends helping you time from a busy schedule to jot thyme taste for seasonings and serve hot. COREY (SIMPSON) BOOKER. are still friends today. car because I saw former coun- along the way! And, isn’t it fun to down your thoughts and memo- EMILY ZALTSMAN Serves 4 to 5. selors and friends all out talking, see those friends and many more ries! WE APPRECIATE YOU! Page 28, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 5

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By MERIDITH PA’rTERSON “this is the Camp longhorn I MERIDITH, who grew up in MERIDITH, starting as a Pony HAYES know. This is exactly why we Tyler, now lives in Dallas with at Indian Springs, was a camper sent him here.” He overcame. husband MARK. Their two boys for 8 years. She’ was a Princess When our fi rst child, RILEY, Everybody is somebody at are RILEY, (8) and 2018 will be her Palamino year, campfi re was born, I remember in his Camp Longhorn, even 20+ years his 2nd year at Indian Springs lighter many times and was in fi rst year of life researching to later. . . . .DYLAN (5) and MERID- the Hoss Show. MERIDITH fi nd out wnen I could apply for ITH says he cannot wait to be graduated from the University of him to go to Camp Longhorn. MERIDITH PATTERSON old enough for camp! She is a Texas in Austin and the Univer- On June 1st, after his 1st grade HAYES, what great story and former attorney turned realtor at sity of Texas School of Law. We year, I stayed up until midnight so much fun to read! It’s about Dave Perry Miller Real Estate thank you again, MERIDITH and was so excited to press the friendships made at Camp in Dallas. She also works beside for taking time from a busy, button on the website knowing that last forever. It’s about the her husband MARK in their busy schedule to jot down your that Camp Longhorn was sure to old fashioned, personal touch custom . homebuilding’ company thoughts and memories! WE give him similar experiences and that is so important at Camp. - HAYES SIGNATURE HOMES. APPRECIATE YOU! memories I had as a child and treasure as an adult. It is so very diffi cult to explain the meaning of Camp And Now My Son Gets To Know CLH Longhorn but since I married someone from Arizona, who MEREDITH PATTERSON HAYES grew up with zero camp experi- By STEVEN COLLIER for movie nights. The boys like ence, I have spent years explain- Austin, there was something so to incorporate camp into every- Here are the 1st Term, 2017 C3 Poppy Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . ing, convincing, and cajoling calming about running into so Nothing is scarier than getting thing we do. Camp Longhorn . front (1-r) SOPHIE MYERS by Grandfather, JOEL MARTIN; PHIFER OLESON by EVELYN McNEEL many familiar faces at such a and Grandfather, DAY McNEEL, JR.; SOPHIE PAUL by LESLI LAMB PAUL . . back (l-r) Counselor Here are the 1st Term, 2017 C3 Striper Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . . him to understand the impor- a call from camp when your is not just a three week summer CHRISTIANA LEONE by CHARLES LEONE; KATE MOODY by JOHN MOODY, JR.; WYNNE MON- (1-r) TOMMY McINTYRE by MIKE McINTYRE; WYATT DOLLAR by STACY TURLINGTON DOLLAR; tance of camp. In Dallas, alums large place. In fact, JOSELYN kids are there, or so I thought. thing, it’s a way of life. NING by WRIGHT BRUCE MONNING, JR. and Grandfather WRIGHT BRUCE MONNING; SARAH JACKSON GARRETT by ROBERT GARRETT III and Grandmother RUTHIE NETTLE GARRETT. MEREDITH MILES NEILL, WELCH PARIS was my coun- HELEN calling to ask you to LACK by JILL POTH LACK (back) Counselor AUSTIN MOORE by ROGER and ANGELA MOORE LEIGH ANN HUTCHINS selor at camp and I pledged a so- write something down about WOW, what a great writing, MARKUS (Dallas camp friends) rority with her sister, SYDNEY camp is far worse. (Especially STEVEN COLLIER! It’ s about and CAROLEE JORDAN WELCH TEEGARDEN, who when you’re not a wordsmith your wonderful memories you MANKIN (who I met in Dallas was in my pledge class. Here we like myself). With that good ol’ have of camp. And, now your and now, our kids are at camp are, all of these years later, and camp spirit like tackling the mile children are enjoying and experi- together) helped back me up. SYDNEY and I sent our boys to swim, I thought I should just encing the same things you did After years of hearing, “I met camp together for the fi rst time dive in and write something. years back. Your writing is also her through camp,” or “Camp this past summer. As I thought about what to about letters home and camp Longhorn is the best place on write a fl ood gate of memories pictures to view each evening earth,” my husband fi nally I have reconnected with came over me. There are so your kids are at camp. You note realized I would not give up some of my brother’s old camp many memories from my time as that your boys like to incorpo- this fi ght! Camp Longhorn had friends, as they also have boys a camper, a counselor and now rate Camp Longhorn into your a profound infl uence on my life going to camp at the same time a father of two boys going to household and everything you and now, with a new generation as my son. KARI CLARK camp. I went to Ranch Branch STEVEN COLLIER all do all year so Camp is not going to camp, the joy only GREENWAY and MEGAN or as it’s now known, Indian just 3 weeks in the summer! You deepens. MURPHY ROTHWELL helped Springs. That is showing my age live CLH 12 months of the year! So, why am I so passionate me navigate the muddy waters now! one of my favorite activities. STEVEN, who grew up in Odes- about my kids following my of having a Rattlesnake and the I loved being a part of camp That last year I remember sa now lives in Montgomery, Camp Longhorn footsteps? For anxiety and nerves of his ab- for 12 years, six as a camper getting a call from my dad telling TX with wife CINDY and their me, the most important thing sence for the fi rst time. It is truly and another six as a counselor. me “It was time for a real job.” children LOGAN (13) and 2018 about camp is that it gives all full-circle. And when my little I remember my fi rst year, I was The end of that term was one of will be his 5th year at CLH Indi- Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 C3 Buttercup Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Lega- campers 3 weeks out of the guy, DYLAN, takes off for camp so nervous about going and with the saddest days at camp. I just an Springs; CASH (9) and 2018 cies . . (l-r) LAUREN BARBLES by JOHN RICHARD BARBLES; CAMPBELL UTKOV by CHRISTINA in 3 years, I know they will help didn’t want to leave. will be his 2nd year at Springs. MENNING UTKOV; SLOAN CARRINGTON by CLAIBORNE CARRINGTON; KENNEDY QUINONES year to be themselves. At CLH, my only saving grace was my by MARCOS QUINONES kids from 8 years old and on me get through it once again! older cousin ROBERT NEI- Now as a parent the best part A Campfi re Lighter many times , Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 C3 Striper Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies are allowed to be totally and Finally, while all of the things DERT letting me know that he was three years ago when I got STEVEN was a camper 6 years . . . front (1-r) LEE MURRAY by MATTHEW & SUSANNA HANCOCK MURRAY, and Grandfathers completely genuine to who they I mentioned are important to had my back. Getting off the bus to send my oldest son to camp. and counselor 6 years at Indian JOHN HANCOCK and JEFF MURRAY; FRANCIS DRAPER by MICHELLE WARNER DRAPER; MA- This is where my wife CINDY SON VOGT by MARIA McCULLOUGH VOGT; IAN JOHNSON by CORI JOHNSON . . back (l-r) are without pretense. Whatever my life and have infl uenced and BOBBY yelling “We have a Springs. His wife CINDY is a Counselor, JACK NORMAN by LEE & HOLLY HAMMETT NORMAN; RILEY COFFEE by RUSSELL quirks each person brings only my decision to send my kids to Roadrunner!” Then a counselor and I learned just how important Realtor. He says as a Counselor COFFEE and Grandfather, BOB COFFEE; Counselor, AUSTIN MOORE by ROGER & ANGELA adds to the beauty of the cabin. the greatest place on earth, the and a pile of guys running over a letter home would become. he was on Staff and a Division 1 MOORE; Counselor, SIMEON JONES by PHILIP & CLAUDIA CLINTON JONES. The confi dence gatned in being most wonderful thing happened to greet me. I was hooked and Thankfully technology has come Cabin Head. STEVEN graduated accepted 100% every summer on V-Day that reminded me fell in love with Longhorn. and now we can get pictures. We from Angelo State University. by folks who start as strangers why camp is so valuable. Camp I had so much fun that fi rst love sitting down in the evening We thank you again, STEVEN, and turn into life long friends, is allows campers to overcome year I had to have a BOBBY talk and scrolling through all the pic- for such an enlightening story overwhelming. challenges. Scared of heights? about the importance of writing tures. Poor CINDY has to sit and and we thank you for taking time That self-confi dence follows We will eventually get you down your mom a letter. Being on the listen to me every night ramble from a busy schedule to jot down the child home from Burnet to that trolley. Swimming not your other side now I do understand on about about camp and all of your thoughts and memories! wherever they live across the thing? Who cares, camp is going why campers need to write my experiences. country and goes to school with to support you, root for you and home. But I’ll get to that later. This last year we sent LO- those Longhorn boys and girls love you through that mile swim. Each year just got better and GAN and CASH, our youngest, to camp. It was the best, for three LI’L MORON ... and as they get weary in May, Our 8 year old son, RILEY, better. Growing up from division ANSWERS . . . summer comes once again for a went to camp this past summer 1 to moving all the way up to blissful weeks CINDY and I had recharge. for his fi rst year as a “below loving that mud and fi nally being the house all to ourselves. average” swimmer. We worried a wrangler. After that I became a As much fun as it was get- While I no doubt have incred- about the mile (especially my CIT, that’s counselor in training, ting to pretend we were young 1) In snow banks ible specifi c memories from my husband). On V-Day, his favorite I don’t know how BOBBY made again, here came V-day. V-day is the best! I have so much fun time as a camper, fl ipping on the counselor, IAN, walked up to us every job he gave us seemed like 2) He got to the root of ev- blob in the H20 show, raiding the and asked to speak with us. He fun. letting the boys take us around chow hall, and getting married at said, “RILEY struggled a bit at BOBBY would round up all camp and telling us stories. I do ery case carnival, to name a few, the fact swim bay, so I began pulling him the CITs and get in a huddle. He take just a little time and fi nd my that camp has made the world so out and taking him to the pool. I could get us excited about clean- old plaques and show the boys. 3) Microwaves much smaller for me as a col- worked with him one on one all ing up the refreshment area or The drive home is always fun listening to them tell stories and lege student all the way through term and he had the best attitude, cleaning grit not out of the lake. 4) He was lucky it was a Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 C3 Gar Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies he refused to quit. I am just so singing songs. adulthood, is one of my favorite Back then we didn’t have Rang- soft drink . . front (1-r) JASE BENNETT by JAMES BENNETT; ANDREW KNEBEL by JOHN MARTIN; STE- things about camp and a gift I proud of him because he fi nished ers we went straight to counsel- Throughout the year at bed PHEN DAO by STEPHEN LOPEZKNIERIEN . . back (1-r) DREW JACKSON by DEBORAH NOR- wanted to give our children. the mile and never wavered.” ors or CITs. As a camper I never time we get together and sing Here are the 3rd 2017 C3 Buttercup Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . TON JACKSON; BLAKE JOHNSON by TRICIA LAUDADIO JOHNSON; CHARLES KOCH by AMY I had chills and tears under understood quiet time until I was taps and sometimes fi ght over (1-r) SARAH THIELEMANN by LISA MEADOR THIELEMANN; CAROLINE MERKLE by ELIZABETH GEORGE KOCH; ROBERT STROCK by WILLIAM STROCK . . top, Counselor SIMEON JONES by When I left Tyler, Texas to SHUEY MERKLE; KAYLEIGH LEWIS by RYAN LEWIS PHILIP & CLAUDIA CLINTON JONES. go to the University of Texas at my dark sunglasses and thought, a counselor. That quickly became who gets the Longhorn blankets Page 26, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 7 Ode To The First Time Camper Parent . . . Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Indian By SYDNEY WELCH TEE- Experience 3: Receiving Now, this is how I know that What a wonderful and Springs Marine Legacies . . How did GARDEN letters from your camper, or in this crazy train is alive and well!! humerous story, SYDNEY they get the title of Longhorn Legacies my case, Letter singular WELCH TEEGARDEN and a . . . front (1-r) HENRY SATEL by JIM 5 a.m. wake up call was suggest- & KELLY KILLIAN SATEL; HARRISON This summer was somewhat ed by a group of veteran camper true warning to anyone who CONSOLI by HEATHER HANKAMER of a milestone summer for us as Dear MOM and DAD, parents, and they mean business. will be sending a child off to CONSOLI; MARSHALL SCHIER by we fi nally had our fi rst born at Blob is our last activity. Camp Thank you CHAD SMITH for camp! For many reading this, STEPHANIE MILLER SCHIER . . back Indian Springs as a Rattlesnake! is a blast. initiating us in this process! If you get where this comes from (l-r) JOHN GARGAN by SUZAN GER- I spent many, many summers as Love, BEN you’re not up and ready to get because you have already lived BER GARGAN; LUKE WENGER by a camper at Indian Springs as out of there by 5:30, you will through it! Next year, SYDNEY, SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER; CHARLES WALKER by JONATHAN did my husband, SLOAN TEE- Ok, so we have our work cut be left, plain and simple! Funny you will have the same feel- WALKER; MAX ROSENBLOOM by GARDEN, at Inks Lake. So, we out for us in the letter-writing thing is, I do not regret forgoing ings but maybe, just maybe you LISA GREEHEY ROSENBLOOM . . had been looking forward to this department. The good news these extra couple hours of sleep can enjoy that most delectable back, back .. Counselor, CHARLIE Mc- moment for a very long time. here is there is no other way to as it was a wonderful time for us sushi before checking the camp DUGALD by MICHAEL McDUGALD. We spent the fi rst part of the interpret this. He is having a to reconnect out in the middle of pictures online! SYDNEY, who summer talking to BEN about all blast!! And I know from my own the CLH entrance road. grew up in Houston, now lives of the wonderful things he would experience that it is not possible I will never forget the hilar- in Dallas with husband SLOAN do at CLH, all of the wonderful to NOT have fun at CLH. I did ious stories and the shared ex- (CLH Ex) and their children friends he would make, and a few get further confi rmation on my citement of being minutes away BEN (8) and 2018 will be his ROLAND & KRIS MILLER housekeeping items (please wash SLOAN & SYDNEY WELCH camper’s happiness as my sister- from seeing our campers. They 2nd year at Camp Longhorn your hair. .. with soap, please TEEGARDEN w/children BEN & in-law got a one-liner from my opened the gates and we drove to Indian Springs . . . LIBBY (5) Thank you PAT CECIL EDWARDS for getting ROLAND MILLER write me a letter - or 10, brush LIBBY son too. boys camp where my son comes and a future camper! SYDNEY and CLH together again! At a class reunion at SMU, PAT ran into your teeth, etc.) running and jumps into my arms! was a camper 9 years (Pony to ROLAND and discovered he had not been in touch with Camp for His cousins, JACK and EVAN Dear AUNT HAY HAY, He is motor-mouth, 1000 miles a Chief) and a counselor 2 years . . rookie mistake we made here many years. We are excited we again have his information and Here are the 3rd Term 2017 Indian PARIS were going to be there I’m having the best time of minute, telling me all about how . all at Indian Springs. She is an will pass it on to those of you that knew him many moons ago! Springs F’illy Legacies . . How did they at the same time and they had was going to dinner during photo my life! awesome it was! It does not get Interior Designer and husband get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . (l-r) paved the way for him. We pre- posting time! You may be telling Love, Ben any better than this, friends. was SLOAN is in Commercial Real ROLAND counseled in ‘65 1st and 2nd terms and ‘66 3rd term. MOLLY AKHTAR by LINDSAY SELKE pared him well, he was ready to me the world’s most fantastic with the people I love, in a place Estate. As a camper, SYDNEY He has been fortunate and has had many happy times but he be- AKHTAR; RYAN BROWN by DEREK go! The problem here is, no one story, or serving me the most Wow! Just wow! Love that I adore!! ... was a Campfi re Ligher and Chief lieves those months at Camp Longhorn may have been his best. BROWN; MARY CLAIRE GARGAN delectable sushi, but when those by SUZAN GERBER GARGAN; KATE prepared me, the mom, for this she got this letter and not me! So, now I have the fi rst year Favorite. She graduated from His brother, MARK MILLER was both camper and counselor, too! photos are up ... I’m good as KELSO by REBECCA LEWIS KELSO; adventure! All joking aside, he really did of being camper parent under my the University of Texas. We thank ROLAND spends time between two homes. He and his wife KRIS BRANDON LEIGH LAWRENCE by So, I write this today to share gone! Scrolling, scrolling, scroll- not need write one thing more! belt and I’m fully prepared for you again, SYDNEY, for such and they have recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- ELIZABETH CHAPMAN LAWRENCE; with you my experiences as a ing until it appears! Your baby, He is having the time of his life! next year! He can’t wait to go an interesting and fun-to-read sary, spend the cool months in Boerne, TX and return to Denver EVAN PARIS by JOSLYN WELCH fi rst time camper mom! This is with bedhead and a ketchup stain Amen!! back. Maybe next year I won’t story and we thank you again for (Centennial) Colorado when it gets hot! Here is his information . . PARIS; BRINDLEY RESSETAR by dedicated to all of you moms and on his shirt, but also grinning Experience 4: V-DAY be so crazy about drop-off, or taking time from a busy schedule (Best address to use!) CHELSA BRINDLEY RESSETAR; dads out there who have had kids from ear to ear, surrounded by to jot down your thoughts! WE MARY HELEN TURNER by MERE- online pictures or V-Day ... yeah 6336 S. Jersey Ct at camp or plan to have kids at his adorable and also grinning Three weeks have come and right, who am I kidding?!? APPRECIATE YOU! Centennial CO 80111 DITH LIND TURNER . . and NAN MAN- NING guiding CUTTER! camp. You are not alone, there cabin mates. And all of a sudden, gone! I can’t believe it’s almost cell # 720-320-8315 is plenty of room on this crazy all is right in the world! Dinner time to get my boy back. There e-mail [email protected] CONRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS! train!! can now commence. was no shortage of warm fuzzies DON CHARLES WILHELMI This scenario plays out every over this V-Day weekend. From Experience 1: Drop off at the day anywhere from 6 p.m. - 8 p. the amazing Friday night we Bus m. because there is no specifi c spent with fellow CLH camper CONGRATULATIONS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR time these photos are posted. parents, including my sister JOS- DON WILHELMI . . . I’ve learned this is designed to Citizen of the Year in Ok, it all leads up to this LYN PARIS, CHAD and ME- Kinder, LA., 2016. We are moment. This is it! The trunk keep up on our toes people! My LISSA SMITH and MEREDITH soo proud of you, DON! is packed, surprise bus goodie advice here - do the blue plate TURNER, to the 5 a.m. wake up What an outstanding HUNTER CUNNING- bag - check, bus seat mate - yep, seating at 5 p.m. or the late night call on V-Day morning so that honor! DON, born and HAM and his wife CATY Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Irtdian shift at 9 p.m. just to be safe! raised in Kinder and stopped by this past Springs Bobcat Legacies . . How did set that up a month ago. I told we could be one of the fi rst 10 SUSAN have raised their summer to say “HI”! .. they get the title of Longhorn Legacies you- crazy train! The 30 minutes cars in line. four children there . . HUNTER was a camper . . . (1-r) AIDAN MOORE by LACEY milling around are KILLER! JEREMY, BROOKE, DON and counselor for many TRAYLOR MOORE; DOUGLAS MO- He’s good, I’m relatively good RIDING RALES by EDUARDO MORALES; MARSHALL and LAURA years at Indian Springs. (huge sunglasses highly suggest- DIEGO MORALES by CARLOS MO- HIGH BETH. We love having That’s NAN MANNING RALES and DILLON STOVER by AN- ed), but the 30 minutes pass by SUSAN and DON (some in the middle! DREA MOORE STOVER. oh my goodness sooooo slowly! KATIE RICH, a 6 year of the time) here at Camp Oh please let them get on the bus camper at Indian Springs 2nd Longhorn Indian Springs. and go before I do the ugly cry in Term, is a very talented rider DON was a Director here front of all of these people. The and we are sooo proud of her! for many, many years and moment comes - he’s on the bus, still stops by to give a Mom, SARAH SCHUMA DON CHARLES & SUSAN WILHELMI he’s waving, he’s smiling, I’m RICH is an Indian Springs helping hand! waving, I’m smiling and then he Alumni and active in our gives me the thumbs up and I’m CLASP (Camp Longhorn toast! Waterworks! My baby! Oh Alumni and Special Parents) how I will miss him, will he miss organization. Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Indian me?? The tears subside as we Springs Girl Wrangler Legacies . . How KATIE began riding Sad- did they get the title of Longhorn Leg- drive back home and I manage to dlebreds 7 years ago. She acies . . front (l-r) STERLING MOORE get through the day without total started with her lesson horse, by LACEY TRAYLOR MOORE; ANNA thought consumption until that Henry, only to acquire 3 ad- WHITWORTH by BROOK SMALL special time of day rolls around, ditional horses. She now KATIE RICH WHITWORTH; MADISON RICHARDS which leads me to our next topic. competes at National and by MARK RICHARDS; PEPPER HAHNFELD by ALYSON MALONE Experience 2: Online picture World Championships. This year, KATIE and her Three-Gaited HAHNFELD; MALLORY ADAMSON by stalking ... I mean photo time! gelding, Out of Hand (“Cooper”), won the Championship in her ANGELA CUNNINGHAM ADAMSON . division at the prestigious Lexington Charity Horse show, one of . . middle (l-r) LILLIAN QUINN by SU- My husband and I used the the jewels in her sport’s triple crown. In 2015, she and her mare, ZANNE MAUZE QUINN and Grand- CH Bella Marietta (“Bella”), won the American Royal National mother, SUZANNE MAUZE; LANNING time that BEN was at camp to WELSCH by LINDEN WELSCH; do some things around the house Championship. At 10 years old, KATIE was the youngest winner GRACE MEINZER by AMBER AU- and to go to try some of the new of the show in her division. She has also placed in the top 5 at the TREY MEINZER; MEGAN HUFF by local restaurants. It’s always World’s Championship and National Championship on both Bella JOHN HUFF . . top (l-r) Counselors and Cooper. Receiving their 9th year rings at the ‘17 mini-camp at Indian Springs HAYWARD HILDRETH by CAROLINE good to broaden your horizons and break out of the Chik-Fil-A were (l-r) JIM GUNN, BROOKE BAILEY WHITLEY and DANIEL WHITEHEAD HILDRETH; RILEY PIRI- ATTAWAYTOGO KATIE! PARKER. NELLI by KA.REN GREEN PIRINELLI; drive through routine that takes (l-r) SUSAN, DON, LAURA BETH & JEREMY WILHELMI GRACE POWERS by JETTIE MOORE place with kids at home! So, the POWERS. Page 8, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 25

Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Inks Lake Cabin 7 Beaver Legacies . . How did My 200 Merit Legacy they get the title of Longhorn Lega- cies . . . front (1-r) ARTHUR SEAY by All Is Well . . . Safely Rest . . CLH Knows Its Stuff By MATT GREENFIELD GREG SEAY; MICHAEL TAPP by MIKE By SUSANNA HANCOCK young boys to learn, to recognize Longhorn plays in raising our NA, raised in El Campo, TX, now TAPP; JONAH HENDERSON by FLO boys. I grew up a short hour away SEAL HENDERSON; JAMESON BER- MURRAY they are doing 10 awesome activ- lives in Austin with husband MAT- LEW by SUSAN ERCK BERLEW; AN- ities every day designed for them THEW (a CLH ex) and three boys. from Camp Longhorn. While this SUSANNA HANCOCK MUR- distance seems short on a map, DREW MANN by ANNE APPLEMAN My father (JOHN HAN- to learn and grow, to make new LEE (13) Inks Lake 3 years and C3 MANN; JACKSON CRUMP by LARA COCK JR.), his sister (KAREN friends and deepen connections, RAY • • LOVE YOUR STORY and in 2017; FOREST (11) Inks Lake when I was away for those three VOGT CRUMP . . back (1-r) Counsel- reading about your family and all weeks, it felt as though I was in HANCOCK JENKINS), lots of to rely on friends and be a friend 4 years and both boys will return or, JAMES HICKEY by CHARLOTTE his cousins, my brother (TREY to rely on, to be on the lookout for the connections to Camp. What in 2018 . . PETER (7) who knows a different world. Every year, LOEFFLER HICKEY and Grandmother, super special writing about son passing through those gates was MARGO LOEFFLER; JAKE HELMS by HANCOCK) and sister (HEATH- anyone-needing a buddy ..... I am every CLH song by heart. SUSAN- TRACY STIDHAM HELMS; JOHN BUT- ER HANCOCK McDUFFIE), sure they grow tired of hearing LEE and all the many problems NA, a stay-at-home Mom raising like entering into a haven, a dif- connected to his peanut allergy. ferent world. A world where “ev- LER by JOANNA HUNDLEY BUTLER; and ten or so of my generation me go on and on (because I do), 3 boys is a non-practicing attor- BRANT MARTIN by BRANT MARTIN; cousins all attended Camp Long- but I am also sure the excitement We are so happy to have LEE and ney and husband MATTHEW is a erybody is somebody,” and you HOLMAN RORSCHACH by RICHARD brother FOREST here at C3 and could come from anywhere and horn. My husband (MATTHEW builds and their connection to and raidologist. As a 6 year camper, RORSCHACH; COOPER SCHEND- MURRAY) attended Camp. Two trust and love for all things Camp Inks Lake as campers. In your she was Middle Bonnet Favorite still come back to the same place LE by MATTHEW SCHENDLE; MAT- story you talk about your camp- with the same people every year. THEW MORTON by KELLY BLALOCK of our three boys attend Camp and all that it represents and can and won the Cheerleading Award. MORTON; Counselor ROSSER ORR (LEE and FOREST MURRAY) offer, teach and instill.. .. these ing experiences at Inks Lake and SUSANNA is a graduate of the Spending three weeks with so later in life how you connect CLH many different people from so by SUNNY ROSSER-COODY ORR. with several of their cousins. grow too. Just as they did for me University of Texas, Austin, 1997 We proudly consider ourselves year after year, even if I didn’t to much of your daily activities as and South Texas College of Law, many different places was the MATT GREENFIELD a family. THANK YOU SUSAN- kind of exposure I would have a Camp Longhorn family. I grew stop to realize it until I had to ar- 2000. WE THANK YOU, THANK now having almost fi nished with Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Inks Lake up in El Campo, Texas. By the ticulate it for my own children. NA and MATTHEW for being the YOU, THANK YOU, SUSANNA, never been able to get anywhere Chief Legacies . . How did they get the parents you are to three special else. When I was a camper, every their journey as campers and soon time I was old enough to go to SUSANNA HANCOCK I am so grateful for Camp, for for your story and we look forward to become counselors. Being able title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (1- Camp, I was the only Inks Lake my Camp friends, for the Camp sons and thank you for your loy- to seeing you soon at the Austin year I would spend all my mer- r) PERRIN GENTRY by CLAIRE EL- MURRAY alty and love for camp. SUSAN- its. It was always on something to share camp with my family and LIS GENTRY; GRACE GILCHRIEST Second Termer from El Campo family, and for the role Camp CLH Carnival! small, such as the newest toy, a watching my children go through by GILLUM GILCHRIEST; CHLOE other than my sister. I remember or sleep as easily those fi rst cou- Swiss army knife, or fi shing gear. many of the same traditions I re- FONDREN by BENTLEY FONDREN; getting to that bustling parking lot ple of years), BARNEY and KIM member as a camper myself has ANNA WHITEHEAD by STEWART in Houston and at some point rec- COZBY (who are amazingly When my Wrangler year came WHITEHEAD and Grandmother MAR- Ahh, Gooo around, I was unable to buy the been incredible, and is something THA WHITEHEAD; ALIYAH NICH- ognizing I wasn’t going to be on generous with their time, atten- prized blob, or that awesome jam I hope my children will be able OLS by CHUCK NICHOLS . . middle my older sister’s bus. tion and extra love) and DEIDRA to pass along for generations to (1-r) Counselor ALEX DOSWELL by My mom introduced me to fam- ROBERTSON (how can she box in the Merit Store. So instead TRISH McMACKIN DOSWELL; HAN- of buying another knife or small come. ily friends KATIE MATTINGLY manage it all?!?!), LEE has never NAH WITCHER by LISA GLAUSER BRASS and JESSICA HUDGINS trinket, I decided to leave behind WITCHER and Grandfather, HARRY had any issues. an inheritance of 200 merits. MATT GREENFIELD, what GLAUSER; CATHLEEN MARSHALL JACOBY, who were already (When I was a camper, I ate Looking back, I am amazed a great article, fi lled with lots by JENNIFER CHAMBERS MAR- Camp veterans, and kissed me peanut butter and honey on EV- that when I was 16 years old, I of Camp information! It’s about SHALL; SHEA CASTLEMAN by RIVES goodbye. (A decade later, KATIE ERYTHING .... even my green CASTLEMAN; KRISTIN KIGHT by and JESSICA again would take knew if I had a child they would friendships made that last forever CAY CAY DICKERSON KIGHT; ISA- beans. We can’t have peanut but- go to Camp Longhorn. My love and it’s also about the all import- BEL YOUNG by ELIZABETH SATEL me under their wings along with ter in our house, but we eat Sun- for camp had been rooted in me ant MERIT! What a great infl u- YOUNG .. back (1-r) ANNA GIESLER so many other CLH alums at the butter and honey on ice cream ence the merit has to encourage by CARL GIESLER; ELAINE JACO- University of Texas. Camp made weekly .... a Ia Camp Longhorn. from a young age, and was some- BE by JESSICA HUDGINS JACOBE; thing I knew, even subconscious- campers in the right direction!! UT feel like a much smaller place CLH permeates a lot of our ABBY STANFORD by JILL GORDON to-this small town girl. I cannot ly, I wanted to pass on to my chil- And, what an inheritance you left STANFORD; MALLORY CLIFTON by world.) dren. the girls! MATT, who grew up in GAY REILLY CLIFTON and Grand- imagine sorority rush, freshman Years passed, I got married, Temple, TX, lives there now with mother, SUSAN MILLETT; REESE living and fi rst dates to football There are plenty of Camps had children, they began to grow, wife ELIZABETH and his chil- GIDDENS by BRADY GIDDENS. games, etc etc without camp con- across this great nation which and started school. We began dren LAUREN (15) and 2018 nections!) offer much safer alternatives for HELLO CHARLIE . . CHARLES STEVEN ROBERTSON taking our kids to camp carni- will be her 9th year at Iriks Lake; At barely 7 years old, I don’t our highly allergic son. But as we (6-26-17) CHARLIE is the adorable son of Inks Lake Director NATALIE (12) and 2018 will be recall having one bit of nervous- tell his counselors every year “we PATRICK and KAREN ROBERTSON, grandson of ROBBY vals, eventually taking our old- and DEIDRA ROBERTSON and great grandson of the late PLEASE MEET . . est daughter to V-Day at camp. her 6th year at Inks Lake. MATT ness. Those “Longhorn girls,” the trust the CLH family asked you is an IT Manager and ELIZA- Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Inks Lake excitement of other CLH campers to be a counselor because you are TEX and PAT ROBERTSON. Hello Cabin 0 . . here I come in WILLIAM THOMAS FRASER V! (Birth- When she was accepted as a fi rst Cabin 0 Apache Legacies . . How did just a few short years! day May, 2017) He is the son of Inks year camper, I was giddy to let BETH works for Temple Bottling and the counselors, and knowing good at thinking one step ahead they get the title of Longhorn Lega- I was fi nally getting to be a part Lake Alumni BO and ESTHER FRAS- her know about those 200 merits Company. A camper for 7 years cies . . front (1-r) PATTON SULLIVAN to keep the campers safe, happy ER and grandson of Inks Lake Alumni I had saved from my Wrangler and a counselor for 7 years at by TODD PATRICK SULLIVAN; JACK of what so many of my family and healthy; so, we therefore trust JANIE EPSTEIN FRASER. Thanks for year all those years ago. Inks Lake, MATT was a Campfi re SAWYER by STACY CLIFTON MILL- members had gotten to experi- you.” Our special relationship sharing this darling picture with us! I feel extremely blessed to Lighter many times, Cabin Favor- ER; SASHA BROWN by CHRISTO- ence, put me at ease. As so many with the Camp Longhorn family ite and Mile Swim Winner. MATT PHER ALAN BROWN and Grandfather, other Alumni have written, Camp and all of the staff for years and have been able to pass along my GORDON ALAN BROWN . . middle love of Camp Longhorn to my oversaw the boys swim bay “MR. is like another home. It took me years led us to trust them com- (1-r) MADISON WALT by KRISTIN in and wrapped me up and taught children. Hearing them talk about SWIM BAY” his counselor years. MATTISON WALT; LINCOLN MAJORS pletely. And, after placing that the same Merit Store I went to, He is a graduate of the University by MICHAEL MAJORS; GUILLER- me from moment one about all kind of trust in their hands, we and the same mile swim I swam of Texas in Austin. We thank you MO ZARAGOZA by ASIA ABRAHAM the awesome traits Camp can of- will forever hold an even more years ago is something that has again, MATT, for your wonderful ZARAGOZA . . top, Counselor PETER fer a child. I have always loved special place in our hearts and words and we thank you again for HUNDLEY by TAMARA STERN HUN- the outdoors and ending everyday home for CLH. been incredible to experience. DLEY Through the past 8 years, I have taking time from your busy sched- outside in the dark, singing TAPS, We sing Johnny Appleseed at been able to see my children ule to jot down your thoughts! was heaven for me. It still is. dinner. We sing Taps at bedtime. grow from fi rst year campers, to WE APPRECIATE YOU! As the time neared for us to We send videos of our youngest send our own children to Camp, singing Longhorn Boy (instead we had a beast to deal with: our of girl) to Camp staff. We do eldest has a SEVERE peanut al- these things not only out of loy- Congratulations, Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Inks Lake lergy. We gave Camp the out. I alty to Camp. We do this because Hummingbird Down Legacies . . How wrote a 5000 word essay to TY- KINSEY COZBY! did they get the title of Longhorn Leg- we believe in the Camp message. acies . . front (1-r) CAROLINE ORSAK LER ROBERTSON and DAVID We believe in what TEX and PAT by LACIE PRYOR ORSAK; HANNAH BENNETT and said, “we get it .. and their children and grandchil- Alumni KINSEY COZBY recently BETTINGER by MARGARET CO- if this is too much ... we’ll beg and graduated from Texas State dren want to share with 1000s of CHRAN BETTINGER; SYDNEY JOR- plead with our two-generational children. University! She is the grand- DAN by HOLLY PARISH JORDAN; daughter of Inks Lake Chow Hall bi-legacy status to get number 2 Every summer as we are lead- CARLY CRANE by BRYAN CRANE into Camp.” Director, BARNEY BAKER and and Grandmother, JANIE MAXFIELD ing up to Camp, I start remind- THIS IS . . “HUEY” HOUSTON is the daughter of Alumni KIM CRANE . . middle (1-r) MIA VELLANO I so admire TEX and PAT. ing my boys to soak it all in, to CHARLES WILHELMI, son of Indian BAKER COZBY, BARNEY’s right by LETTIE ALEXANDER VELLANO; They worked hard to instill a can- cherish every moment, to enjoy Springs Alumni DON MARSHALL and hand partner in the Chow Hall. JOSIE BORDERS by KATE KENNE- do attitude into their children and feeling the breezes off the lake, BARRIE WILHELMI and grandson of KINSEY’s major was Micro-Biol- DY BORDERS; ZOE DRAKE by DAIN their campers and counselors. It- to enjoy sleeping without AC Indian Springs and Inks Lake Alumni ogy and she is now in a two year DRAKE . . top (1-r) Counselors OLIVIA worked -- TYLER and DAVID This is POPPY MAE GREENHAW (6-20-17) . . DON CHARLES and SUSAN WILHEL- and waking up cold (COLD!) little Sis to PIERCE GREENHAW and daughter of course in Medical Technology! GROVE by JAMES GROVE; ZIBBY told us they could make Camp a in Texas in the summer, to stop MI. HUEY’s birthday is September 8, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU SMITH by BOBBY SMITH and MADI- Inks Alumni PETE and ROBIN GREENHAW. You 2017. What a special laugh from such an reality for LEE. and feel the connectedness to the are beautiful POPPY MAE and we look forward to KINSEY! SON BATY by RICK BATY. With immense help from ROG- adorable young man and we thank you outdoors, to learn the skills that seeing you as a camper in just a few years! for sharing this with us! ER MOORE (who didn’t breathe TEX thought was important for Page 10, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 23 Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Inks Lake Chief Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . A NOTE FROM JENNI EVANS to front (l-r) EMMA NORWOOD by PAUL KERI MANNING WEAVER at Indian Springs . . . Wedding Bells Are NORWOOD; ANNEY WOODARD by SHAYNE WOODARD; ALEXANDRA Keri, Ringing . . . WHITLOCK by LAURA MAYBERRY Thank you for all you guys do to WHITLOCK; ELEANOR SCOTT by make camp so wonderful for the DOUGLAS SCOTT . . kids. Avery had so many great back (l-r) Counselor CARLY KIRK- LAND by KRISTIN ELLIOTT KIRK- stories from 3rd term. She loved LAND; GRACE HOLLAND by WILLIAM having a little sister from Mexi- HOLLAND and Grandmother ANTHA co. Avery loves speaking Span- ADKINS HOLLAND; CARLOTTA MUR- ish and traveled to Ecuador this RIN by PAMELA CORBETT MURRIN; year to study Spanish. So it was RILEY NICHOLS by CLAY NICHOLS super cool to have a little sis for and Grandparents BUD & BARBARA her. Also, the trip to Inks and KOONCE NICHOLS; SHELBY SMITH getting to be on the boat was a by NICOLE HAMEL SMITH; TAYLOR wonderful surprise. HALL by RICHARD HALL My husband Jimmy and I camped out the night before V-Day again this year (it was our 3rd time to do it) we have so much fun listening to the cheers in the last night of campfi re. So, thank you again for all you Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Inks Lake guys do to make camp super Cabin 4 1/2 Foxes Legacies . . fun and full of memories. How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (l-r) WESLEY SIMP- Sincerely, SON by KARRI BRADLEY SIMPSON; Jenni Evans REN FERGUSON by MOLLY RENTZ FERGUSON; CONNER CASHION by JOY BUTLER CASHION; WILL AVERY EVANS SPEARS by AMY SPEARS . . back (l-r) JEFF & KELLI EISEMANN CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM by HEATH- October 14, 2017 ER HUNT GRAHAM; JACKSON SEIB Lakeway, TX by SHANNON STANFORD SEIB; CHARLIE COX by GALEN COX; LUKE JACKSON by MELINDA NELSON JACKSON

Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 Inks Lake Cabin 6 Armadillo Legacies . . How did they get the title of Long- horn Legacies . . front (l-r) JACK- LUCY THOMPSON SON BYERS by JONATHAN BYERS; from Tampa, FL., was PATRICK & MEGHAN ROBERTSON BOWEN HENRY LANE by HOUSTON LANE; excited to get her May 13, 2017 MATTHEW TRAIL by SAM & KARA acceptance letter . . Indian Springs, 2nd Term ‘17 Austin, TX STEWART TRAIL; JOSEPH DAY by JARED DAY; PRICE DICKERSON by and we are excited she is BECCA UNDERWOOD DICKERSON; coming! LANDON PASLEY by WYATT PASLEY . . back (l-r) WILL LENHART by LANIE NIX LENHART; FINN WAKEFIELD by STEPHEN WAKEFIELD; HOLD- EN WILLIAMS by CRAIG & BROOKE SELMAN WILLIAMS; Counselor FOR- REST HOUSTON by DAVID HOUS- TON; DOMINIC PISTONE by BETSY FARRINGTON PISTONE; TURNER CHILES by BRETT & LAURA BROWN CHILES and Grandfather, BILL CHIL- ES; WILLIAM BANKLER by SCOTT BANKLER

DARIO & VERONICA CABALLERO Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 Inks September 13, 2017 Lake Chief Legacies . . How did they Bertram, TX get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (l-r) ISABELLA BUTTER by LEO BUTTER; ALLISON DELGATO by AMY BERG DELGADO and Grandmother, MARYLN MILLER ASHLEY; PRICH- ARD DEERING by JULIANNE PRICH- ARD DEERING; BROOKE BRANIFF by SHANNON MULLIGAN BRANIFF; MARY MICHELE GENUNG by JOHN GENUNG, JR.; JOSEPHINE McCAL- LA by DUDLEY McCALLA . . back (l- r) ELLA VAREL by KYLE FORD; BAI- LEY HUTCHISON by KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON; SHELTON LIPSCOMB by KELLY BOWMAN LIPSCOMB and MASON & BREE BRAUCHLE Grandmother BEVERLY HILBURN September 9, 2017 BOWMAN; ANNE THOMPSON by Fraser, Colorado JULIE SMITH THOMPSON; ALEXIS SHIRLEY by SHALEY VON DOEN- MARCOS & YUDITH ORTIZ RAMIREZ HOFF SHIRLEY; ALLISON CARTER April 22, 2017 by ANN BARRIER CARTER; Counsel- Marble Falls, TX or CATHERINE THOMPSON by JERE THOMPSON; MEA AYERS by ALLI- GREER & RHODES CROW and Grandmother DEE BOWEN enjoyed SON ARMSTRONG AYERS; Coun- a visit with BILL ROB when he was delivering CLH Annuals in Dallas. selor CARLY KIRKLAND by KRISTIN ELLIOTT KIRKLAND GREER & RHODES are children of Inks Lake Alumni CHRISTOPHER & BRITTANY HARROD CROW. Page 22, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 11 V-Day More Wedding Bells . . C3

DAN & MELODY CURTIS w/son DIG

ADAM & SARA RIGNEY SHARPE w/children SARITA (l) and ANNA ELLIS & ELIZABETH BAYER MORGAN QUATRO & LISA MEYER TIPS HUNTER & ELIZABETH HOUSTON August 4, 2017 June 3, 2017 September 24, 2016 Livingston, Montana San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX CHRISTIAN & WENDY WILSON BEDORTHA w/boys CHASE (l) & BARRETT

JAIME & ERIN ARMSTRONG GUERRERO w/boys AIDAN (l) & ALEX

BEN & BROOKE GEORGE MIKE & PATRICIA BLALOCK MEGAN HAWTHORN McGUIRE w/daughter BAILEY (left) w/daughter LANEY May 5, 2017 and ELIZABETH HAWTHORN LeFLORE w/daughter ADELE (right) Houston, TX

(l-r) MICHAEL BLALOCK, JR., KENDALL BLALOCK, MIKE BLALOCK, PATRICIA HAMILTON BLALOCK, CAROLYN BIVINS & JOHN BLALOCK w/BEVO 15 in background KYLE & HILLARY WILLIAMS WILLMON RICHARD & KENNER SMITH FRANCIS February 11, 2017 June 3, 2017 TOMMY & CHRISSY ANDERSON LABATT San Antonio, TX Houston, TX w/boys TOMMY (l) TRENTEN

MICHELLE WARNER DRAPER w/son FRANKY

MASON & BREE SMITH’s wedding was in the beautiful moun- Bridesmaids and all CLHers in ELIZABETH BAYER MORGAN’s PATRICK & MEGHAN ROBERTSON BOWEN leaving their BRAD & LISA MEADOR tains in Fraser, Colorado! wedding . . (l-r) KRISTI TONN, ELIZABETH, SARA WOOLLEY wedding reception May 13th . . and on their way to Portugal THIELEMANN SMITH and sister of the bride, KATHERINE “KITTY” BAYER . . & Italy! w/daughter SARAH

RYAN & BRIANNE McKINNEY DAVID & REBECCA BRUTSCHER KENT MURPHY w/daughter TESSA w/children (l-r) TYLER, AVERY & CARSON MIKE & JENNIE LOVE McINTYRE w/boys TOMMY (l) & ADAM Page 12, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 21 I Wish Tex Could Have Read This Story . . . V-Day By TOM WOODSIDE to the general population. the “drills” and activities he re- Landman. As a camper, he was I owe that to my time at Camp quired . . . all in fun of course ... Commando Prince, 1988(?), a Long after HELEN asked me Longhorn. I may not have been a to make them better swimmers Campfi re Lighter many times to write down some camp mem- great swimmer at camp, but I can and great campers! A camper for and won the Marine Award. In Inks Lake ories when we were picking up scoot through the water compared 8 years and counselor 4 years at charge of rapelling/ropes course our oldest boy, JAKE, on 3rd to the Average Joe out there. . Inks Lake, Tom grew up in Mid- as a Counselor, TOM spent many Term V-Day this year, I looked Naval Aviation candidates land. He lives there now with wife hours at that activity! He graduat some of the previous entries have to swim a mile while wear- KELLI MARTIN WOODSIDE ated from Texas Tech. We thank in the LUMNews editions to get ing a fl ight suit towards the end (former CLH ex) and children you again, TOM, for your out- some ideas. of our initial training. We swam . . . JAKE (10) and 2018 will be standing story! And, we thank you All of them are very well this mile in a large pool at NAS his 3rd year at Inks Lake; MAR- for taking time from your busy DREW & KYLIE GEORGE CALVERT written and bring back tremen- Pensacola, swimming in an oval SHALL (7) and 2018 will be his schedule to write! See you soon DAWN & KATE KENNEDY BORDERS w/children ANNIE (l) & DANE dous memories for me, and I’ve pattern around buoys. How many fi rst year at Inks Lake. TOM is a at the Midland CLH Carnival! w/children ELISE (l) & JOSE enjoyed the “What I Learned at Mile Swims had I done at camp camp” articles because I had the by that time? Between being a same experiences as those au- camper and counselor, I’d guess thors. I wondered what I could probably 20. Maybe 25? It‛s A Family Tradition add to this genre. The problem I This swim was no big deal for TOM WOODSIDE w/son had is that it’s hard to turn all of me. In fact, I did a fairly large JAKE By CAMERON DUNCAN the things I learned into anything portion of that mile underwa- at camp when I was a kid! Camp- tangible or quantifi able. Leader- ter when I would lap a pack of ers learn to be comfortable and NOTE: CAMERON turned this ship, patience, self-reliance, con- Swim Rocks to pass below them. confi dent in the water; how to article in last spring after the paper fl ict resolution, etc. are all things Yet, this was a very rough evolu- had gone to press. His son, DONNIE, move through it with effi ciency had his fi rst CLH experience this past that the camp experience teaches tion for most of the people in my in different environments. It’s not summer at Inks Lake as a Cabin 0 us, but I can’t put my fi nger on a fl ight school class. just swimming laps that make a Apache and is already signed for moment where I can specifi cally We had to escape from a huge, swimmer. summer 2018! say, “camp taught me X for this overturned drum that simulates a Young campers are required very moment,” with one excep- crashed helicopter. We egressed to do things in, on and around Well, I can’t believe it. This ELIZABETH THAYER SPEICHER tion. There is one singular thing the “aircraft” while blindfolded, water that most people never get summer, my son, DONNIE, goes w/daughters ANNIE (l) & HATTIE that camp taught me that I needed as well. Anyone remember get- exposed to their entire lives. Rid- to Camp Longhorn- Cabin 0. Full SAM & MISSY PITTS w/boys at a single point in my life and I ting in and out of the underwater ing on a big pile of inner tubes disclosure, I love Camp Long- (l-r) CALEB, SAM, JR. and CARTER am forever grateful that I learned cabin? Similar deal. No sweat. that are being dragged behind a horn. When DONNIE was an it. If you’ve ever seen An Offi cer barge with 13 little kids crawl- infant in his crib, my wife and I CAMERON DUNCAN This is what I relay to parents and A Gentleman, you’ve seen ing all over them. What 8 year literally sang the Camp Longhorn I talk to that are struggling with the “Red Sled” that washes out olds are doing that? Learning song to him, followed by taps the idea of sending their child DAVID CARUSO’s character how to SCUBA dive at 11 or 12 and she didn’t even go to Camp Dot Bikini”), Frog Juice, the ac- ROBYN TENERY BLAKENEY to Camp Longhorn for whatever when he’s held upside-down un- years old. What parent would al- Longhorn. complishment of fi nishing Mile w/girls LEIGH (l) & BROOKE reason: I learned how to swim. I der the water. This simulated a low this to happen? Swimming Four years ago, I put the Camp Swim (which I got to feel twice don’t mean that I learned how to T-34 being ditched in the water to tow a sailboat behind you be- Longhorn application deadline in the same day as a counselor), stay on top of the water and not and fl ipping over forward. I’ve cause the wind died and the “All on my calendar (remember, I and even my fi rst kiss. drown, but I learned how to RE- ridden that exact same sled and I Boats” call just came in. Why is love Camp). It had been so long, I understand where DONNIE ALLY swim at Camp Longhorn rocked it. this necessary? Playing water that the reminder to turn in DON- is coming from. As a Wrangler, in Inks lake. Why? camp. The issue people polo matches against counselors NIE’s application actually took I read In Cold Blood for the fi rst I’ve never been a competitive have with that is that water shoots that are on the UT swim team. me by surprise. So, I sat down to time because that’s what my swimmer. I’ve never even attend- up their nose very rapidly and it’s This sounds like a bad idea. [It talk with him about whether he DAD did. I wanted to share in his ed a real swim meet in my life easy to become disoriented since was.] Hanging from the trolley wanted to go to Ranch or Inks- tradition, and I can’t wait to share outside of a single Siesta Swim they are upside-down and their with one hand and trying to throw trying my hardest not to show Camp Longhorn with DONNIE. at TEX and PAT’s house as a part sinuses are burning like crazy. a water balloon at the Marinas my obvious bias to the 10 years I Attaway. of a relay team. At camp, I would Some people panic. I was on with the other. Okayyy? [That GRAHAM & NATALIE NATION MATTHEWS spent at Inks. BEN & KRISTEN HICKS HANDSON w/children get my doors blown off by the the diving team at camp and we w/children (l-r) EMMA, HEWITT & LOUISA was a bad idea, too.] Doing fl ips “Sailing or horses?” is how the CAMERON DUNCAN, this is a (l-r) HARRISON, HARDIN, KENNEDY & JACKSON Swim Team kids and I don’t think had a counselor/coach that en- and spins off a huge, infl ated fuel conversation progressed. After I great story about your family and I ever got through every stroke at couraged us to throw on life jack- bladder into the water? This stuff gave my pitch for both, he asked Camp Longhorn! Your grandpar- Swim Bay in all my years there. ets and attempt as many fl ips as isn’t normal to most people! But, me where I went. I told him. He ents, DONALD & MARGARET So I assumed that I was a medio- we could off the board. Some- it is to us. In fact, we loved every said, “Is that where Papa went DUNCAN were great support- cre swimmer, at best, and moved times, I’d end up on my face after second of it. too?” “Yes.” I said. He turned to ers of Camp Longhorn and good FRANK & TIFFANY WILSON LAWSON on. having done 3 and a quarter fl ips. We didn’t know we were me and said, “Well I want to go friends to many of us! Their son w/children (l-r) CHANCE, JACK & PATRICK After 12 years at Main (now, How many times did I have water learning something useful; some- to Inks because that’s where my and your father, DONALD DUN- Inks) from cabin 0 to Staff Coun- shot up my nose while diving or thing that could save our lives family went.” CAN, was a camper and counsel- selor, I graduated from college on the Water Sock? Enough times someday. It was fun. Plain and I checked the box on the form, or for many years at Inks Lake. and joined the Navy. At the time, that I didn’t panic when it mat- simple. But, that experience lasts and dropped it in the mail. Camp You and your brothers, HAL and I thought that landing on aircraft tered, apparently. a lifetime. Longhorn has been a family BOWIE followed in your father’s carriers sounded like more fun Early in training, we had to Luckily, I never had to use any tradition for us, and DONNIE footsteps . . Your seven years as than an offi ce job [Side note: It jump from a 3-meter platform of those survival skills I learned. (DONALD CAMERON DUN- a camper and 3 as a counselor is.] into the pool to simulate aban- But, I like to think I would have CAN IV) is third generation. My were all at Inks Lake. Now, it’s I reported to OCS in March doning ship. Some people were been ready if the worst were grandparents lived on a ranch in your son, DONNIE’s turn at Inks of 2000 and started fl ight school absolutely terrifi ed to do this. to happen ... except for sharks. Burnet. My grandmother played Lake! CAMERON, who grew PRICE BEASHEAR w/boys CINCO & HUDSON the following August. The begin- Three meters is around 10 feet. Camp didn’t teach us how to deal poker with PAT. And, of course, up in Houston now lives in Aus- ning of fl ight training in Naval Ten feet! Seriously?! Grown men with those. my DAD, my aunts, my cousins, tin with wife BO (BRITTANIE) Aviation concentrates heavily and women are scared to death to my brothers, and I all spent sum- and children DONNIE (9) and on water survival, for obvious go feet fi rst off the high-dive?! This is such a great story, mers at Camp. Now, it’s DON- HARRIS (2). He is an attorney reasons. I took two things away I yearned for the tower at Swim TOM WOODSIDE. Joining the NIE’s turn. and CAMERON says wife BO from that portion of my training: Bay just to make this a little bit Navy after college, going to OCS There’s a reason that Camp is a Creative Director. CAMER- (1) It’s shocking how many peo- interesting, but cliff-diving at the fl ight school and the water sur- Longhorn is so important to our ON was a Campfi re Lighter in ple join the Navy having no idea Narrows was even better! vival activities you were required family- each of us knows that it 1996 and was Favorite in 2000 how to swim at all (Did they not In a simulation of a fl ooded to do . . .no big deal . . it involved is truly a special place. There is as a Tarpon. He graduated from know what they would be do- compartment on a ship, I abso- activities you were familiar with this indescribable mixture of tra- Fordham/W & L Law. Thank you DAN & JULIE GIDDENS RHODES ing?). These people are known as lutely knew that I could hold my and had learned at CLH as a kid! JERRY MOHN w/boys dition, friendship, and beauty that again, CAMERON, for your in- (l-r) JUSTIN, JAKE & JOE w/girls TENISON, WINDSOR, “Swim Rocks” in the Navy be- breath for at least a minute and a TEX would love this story! When sets it apart. I will never forget teresting story. Am so happy little PRICE & HATTIE cause, well, they pretty much just half to patch a broken pipe that TEX was Marine/Marina activity the morning wake up calls (spe- DONNIE is keeping the family RENNIE RATLIFF FONTAINE sink in the water; and (2) I was an was under the water level. How director many moons ago, we all cifi cally the rendition of”ltsy Bit- tradition going! WE APPRECI- w/ son WILL AWESOME swimmer compared did I know I could do this? I did it watched in awesome fascination sy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka ATE YOU! Page 20, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 13

Let‛s Hear It For The Winners . . .

V-Day Some super great prizes were donated by the beautiful new Merit Store for our rafﬂ e at mini- camp ‘17, Indian Springs. Here are most of the winners and their surprises! Indian Springs

MITCH & KRISTIN DON & MEGGAN CROW (l-r) JASON HARVEY, JEREMY WILHELMI, SCOTT WENGER McNEAL NYVEEN w/son SONNY & CHAD SMITH w/son TANNER

GINNY ELLIOTT MEGAN McCREARY LISA MEYER TYLER THIRY DANIEL PARKER ASHLEY LORD SAVANNAH WENGER FARRIS TIPS set of 4 Tervis Xmas logo stacker HERRINGTON all weather blanket shepra blanket big lazy tumblers Ornament cooler logo stacker cooler

SAM & VIRGINIA O’GORMAN DIBRELL w/girls ANNABELLE (l) & ELEANOR

STEVEN & CINDY COLLIER w/boys TODD LUCKSINGER w/children (l-r) LOGAN, HOLT, WESTON, LOGAN (l) & CASH HALEY & AVERY

MILLIE KIMMELMAN LIZZIE WEEKS ANNA DUPREE ELLIE KEELING ASHLEY BRYAN IAN TODD NATHAN RIGNEY CARL BUMPAS BROWNING sweat shirt blanket . . RUGGLES CLH socks Tervis water logo stadium chair sweat shirt blanket . . sweat shirt blanket . . gray ROSS book about bottle orange blue TEX

McCALLE MILLER FRYAR w/girls BLAKE (l) & LILY

THOMAS & TIA THOMPSON w/children COLTON (l) & ADALINE JOHN & KRISTI STEPHENS w/boys McCANN (l) & TURNER KYLE WILLMON CODY JONES LINDSAY PATTERSON CLAYTON HARRISON BONNIE SCHATZ CAMERON KEVIN RABE 30 oz. feti safari (boonies) RHODES blue cap CASSEB WENTWORTH i-pad cover hat 20 oz. feti visor utility tote

FRITZ & LEIGH HENKEL FOWLER w/girls (l-r) LANDON, KATHERINE & ALEXANN

SHELLEY HUDSON JAMES BROOKE BAILEY PHYLLIS PRYOR JEREMY HOLLEY DREW & ASHLEY BARNARD ROBERTS note pad BIELAMOWICZ WHITLEY DEPMSEY hammock w/girls (l-r) LUCY, KATELYN & ANNA BRIAN & CHELSEA RICHARDSON CHARLES frizbee fi dget spinner light switch & w/boys SPENCER (l) & MILES light Page 14, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 19 It seems to be, calling back to me . . Three Generations Strong at CLH By CLAY SCANLAN at Camp Longhorn Inks Lake. Your mother, TAPPY, you and now your By JEFF ZARR fun to read story! It’s about show- Camp Longhorn has been a tradi- son JACK is carrying on the family ing and telling your children tion in our family now for three Gen- traditions! Your aunt MO (CARO) On July 29th of this year I ex- about camp . . the fun and im- erations. It began with my mother and her husband DON FROG (an- perienced my second V-Day as a portant times you remember. And, CAMILLA “TAPPY” THOMPSON other great CLH Ex) and their chil- parent picking up my oldest kid- what great stories you tell! This SCANLAN and Aunt CARO “MO” dren MATT & BLAIR are all Inks do, RILEY (10). I took the time is a story about good things and THOMPSON JACKSON. MO met Lake exes. BLAIR’s daughter, CAR- to walk my second oldest, JAKE having fun at Camp Longhorn! DON “FROG” JACKSON at camp OLINE CHAPPELL will be at Inks (7) around Camp. We did it ALL- JEFF, who grew up in Hous- and a camp romance blossomed. Lake as a Wren in 2018! The SCAN- from KP duty stations in the chow ton, lives there now with wife I, along with my sister, SHELLY LAN and JACKSON Families are hall to just about every activity, BROOKE and children . . RILEY SCANLAN ROGERS, cousins such important CLH Exes and camp petting zoo, snake pit and sport (10) and 2018 will be her 3rd year MATT JACKSON and BLAIR is grateful for their input and help! fi eld & court. at Inks Lake and future campers JACKSON CHAPPELL all attended We are so happy you have kept your A few things have changed like JAKE (7), ANNIE (5), and COO- as campers and counselors. My son ties in Texas, CLAY, and JACK, each East Germany and boys Swim PER (2). JEFF was a camper for JACK SCANLAN will be a 4th term summer, enjoys his “little bit of Tex- Bay, however overwhelmingly 9 years and counselor 5 years at Wrangler this summer. as!” CLAY, raised in Littleton, CO, things have stayed the same. IT’S Inks Lake. He is in the oil and Growing up I remember comb- now lives in Massapequa, NY with ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! gas business and BROOKE is a ing through the old camp annuals wife DEBORAH and their children . The same sights, sounds, and “stay at home” Mom taking care at my GRANDMOTHER MIMI’s . . JACK (14) and summer of 2018 smells bring back 30-year-old of 4 children! JEFF was a Camp- house when I would visit Fort Worth. he will be a Wrangler and his 6th memories like they were yester- fi re Lighter all his 9 years as a I never offi cially lived in Texas and CLAY SCANLAN w/son year at CLH Inks Lake: MICHAE- JEFF ZARR because of that I felt like a bit of an JACK LA (12) and ASHLING (8). CLAY is day. Everywhere I turned memo- camper and Indian Favorite. As a outsider when I fi rst started. Third Project Manager for Watson Produc- ries came fl ooding back: Counselor, he was involved with term 1979 was my fi rst time at camp tions (Tradeshow Exhibit and Design The same chlorine smell of the the Marines and also Mr. Ski. from my parents for it to happen. It a short while - I know the same and I was living in Westport, CT. The was New Year’s Eve, I’m 16 and fl y- Company) and wife DEBORAH is a ROB pool reminding me of siesta culture exists as it calls back to He is a graduate of The Univer- other out-of-staters, if any, seemed to personal stylist for J. HILBURN. He sity of Texas in Austin! We thank ing on a private jet from Houston to swim races - I never got fi rst place each and everyone of us in the THREE FUTURE CAMP LONGHORNERS . . . be from OK or LA. I moved to Col- Colorado- Attawaytogo!!!! was a camper 7 years (‘79-’85) and thanks to having to race against Camp Longhorn Family. you again, JEFF, for your funny, Mom’s and Inks Lake Alumni EDE TINSLEY BOOTH and PAIGE CHAM- orado after that summer and slowly Now that my son JACK is at camp a counselor 3 years. CLAY graduat- great swimmers like PAUL LEE! Thanks Camp Longhorn for fun story . . . great reading and BERS LAWRENCE attended Camp 2nd Term for many years. This past but surely more kids from the Denver he is carrying on the family tradition ed from the University of Missouri. The Inks breeze and rocking creating the same wonderful we thank you for taking the time summer they brought their children to V-Day to introduce them to Camp area started popping up at CLH. Den- and may have some younger cousins (Missou) We thank you CLAY for of the shark cabin reminded m from your busy schedule in water Longhorn. (l-r) COOPER LAWRENCE (22 months), PAIGE’s son; LAWL- ver even qualifi ed as a Carnival city your story and all the great connec- memories for generations! joining him soon. He too is an out- Second Term Wrangler Chief’s at Inks Lake . . . e of BROOKS YOUNG and I ATTAWAY CLH! drenched Houston to jot down ER BOOTH (5), and SCARLET BOOTH (3), both girls are EDE’s daugh- eventually! It was great to reconnect sider from New York but feels right tions your family has with CLH. And, ters. THANK YOU FOR SHARING this picture, EDE! amazing backdrop for Carnival and Counselor Campfi re ‘17. The camp- being bunkmates for nine years. your thoughts! WE APPRECI- during the winter with camp. at home at Longhorn. we thank you for taking time from a ers were treated with lots of excitement, fi reworks and parades on the (BROOKS and I met on the bus JEFF ZARR, what a delightful, ATE YOU! During my time at Longhorn I busy schedule to jot down such won- 4th of July to celebrate America’s birthday! heading to cabin ZEEEERO) went 3rd term for period of time and CLAY SCANLAN, what a great derful memories! WE APPRECIATE The same distortional sound 4th term. This gave me the opportuni- story! Your family has lots of history YOU! from the speaker playing the fa- ty to double up on my camp acquain- miliar morning revelry - Cotton tances. Living with a variety of boys Eye Joe ... reminded me when and men during my time at camp Can You Believe This Is Happening In Our Country? . . . CHRIS HARRISON, CORBY taught me how to live with others FERRELL, BRIAN BARROW and share responsibilities. Albeit our time together was short it unknow- THIS IS HAPPENING pen to pull onto the motorway notices? The people who make ny is in on the conspiracy too: and I plunged out of a ski boat RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN in front of them. All I can say bathroom scales are pulling the they’ve printed the phone books into the unsuspecting marine cab- ingly prepared me for life in the Phi Gamma Delta house at the Univer- COUNTRY! WE MUST STOP is, their brakes must wear out same prank. Do they think I ac- in such small type that no one ins. sity of Missouri. In 1988 freshman THIS IMMEDIATELY: ... awfully fast, the way I see them tually “believe” the number I see could ever fi nd a number in there! And yes, even the same smell lived in the Fraternity house and not screech and swerve in my rear on that dial? HA! I would never of the library! CARL DOENG- the dorms. So looking back I feel as Have you noticed that stairs view mirror. let myself weigh that much! All I can do is pass along this ES as Head of Staff had to clean if camp prepared me for that and the are getting steeper. Groceries Just who do these people think warning: WE ARE UNDER AT- out the Little Indian Library ... Marines prepared me to be a pledge- are heavier. And, everything is Clothing manufacturers are they’re fooling? TACK! that particular Library had really minus the mud. farther away. Yesterday I walked less civilized these days. Why Unless something drastic hap- gotten out of hand that day. Poor While I was at Mizzou I would to the corner and I was dumb- else would they suddenly start I’d like to call up someone in pens, pretty soon everyone will CARL used so many different meet others that either attended CLH founded to discover how long labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as authority to report what’s going have to suffer these awful indig- disinfectants that the mixture had or had friends that did and immedi- our street had become! 18 or 20? Do they think no one on -- but the telephone compa- nities! a chemical reaction and he got ate connections were made. I think if toxin-poisoning and could hardly you dig deep enough or ask the right And, you know, people are carry on being the MC for girls & questions you can fi nd a Longhorn connection nearly everywhere now. less considerate now, especially boys Movie Night and campfi re the young ones. They speak in that evening. I could nearly feel What a legacy TEX & PAT created. Of course everything that hap- whispers all the time! If you ask the pain in my stomach remind- them to speak up they just keep ing me of how hard my fellow pened at Inks Lake was great, how couldn’t it be at The Happiest Place repeating themselves, endlessly counselors and myself laughed mouthing the same silent mes- as we watched our wide-eyed, on Earth. I was one of the lucky ones that got to go to camp in Mexico. sage until they’re red in the face! sweating, friend turn to award What do you think I am a lip Campfi re Lighter to a young, Thanks to BILLY ROB for taking on the task of organizing Camp ‘Cun (I reader? Wren when it was a Wrangler boy don’t actually recall the offi cial name) he called out! but I got to go to Cancun during I also think they are much More than just memories - I Christmas break with other campers younger than I was at the same truly cherish running into so and counselors in 1996. We had so age. On the other hand, people many old camp friends and re- much fun seeing the sights, hitting my own age are so much older connecting like it was the next the beach, and festive nights! I got to than I am. I ran into an old friend summer. SUCH GREAT AND spend time with campers and coun- the other day and she has aged WONDERFUL PEOPLE at CLH selors from all terms and branches. I so much that she didn’t even ... and atV-DAY our “buddies would name drop but without my an- recognize me. comeback!” nuals, which are still in Colorado, I’d (I just want to congratulate for sure mix them up. I got to thinking about the Camp Longhorn for perpetuating I do remember meeting JENNI- FER WILLINGHAM and fi nding poor dear while I was combing the greatness that TEX and PAT When the GREENHILLS (all of them) gathered in Austin a few weeks my hair this morning, and in created. Particularly the culture - ago to celebrate MRS. GREENHILL’s 100th birthday, BILL GREEN- out that she was going to Colorado for the rest of the break after Cancun. doing so, I glanced at my own the quirky, witty humor combined HILL’s son JOE and his wife MELISSA took a side trip with their twin refl ection. Well, REALLY NOW with the genuine smiles of those sons, JAMES and JOE to CLH. BENNETT GLAUSER, son of Indian Springs Alumni GRANT and SAR- Her family was fl ying her to Colora- do in their private plane from Hous- - even mirrors are not made the that care for so many kids. I wish Here is a picture of JOE GREENHILL VI and MELISSA. He is the AH GLAUSER and grandson of Indian Springs Alumni GREG GLAUSER way they used to be! fourth generation GREENHILL to go through the CLH gate - JOE III stopped by Indian Springs this past summer for a visit and to view the ton. Anyhow I was invited along for my own children could have met Please meet EMMELINE (3) and little brother LYLES (1), children of JACK & KELLEY FORD EUBANKS. (BILL’s dad), JOE IV (Cracker), JOE V, and now JOE VI. Wonderful, new Merit Store! SUSAN WILHELMI, Merit Store Director, is showing the ride because they were landing TEX and watch him feed Ali and Another thing, everyone KELLEY was a camper/counselor at Inks Lake for 12 years! Thanks for sharing this adorable picture, KELLEY! ride an “out of control” bus with wonderful memories, BILL writes . . . and we thank you for sharing this BENNETT some really cool “stuff.” about 15 minutes from my house. So great history. somehow I made some calls home drives so fast these days! You’re him into a tomato fi eld. However risking life and limb if you hap- after being back at Camp for just from Mexico and got permission Page 18, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 15

Indian Springs 2017 Mini-Camp Mini-Camp Indian Springs 2017

SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER

ALISON WIESENTHAL (l) and ALEXIS WIESENTHAL

PHILLIP MASSAD Front (l-r) NAN MANNING, HELEN FRADY, MEL CONSTANZO . . back (l-r) BLAIR MANNING, SUSAN WILHELMI, MATT MANNING, ELIZABETH NORRIS BEACOM, BRIAN WEAVER

Here is our wonderful staff that helped make mini-camp ‘17 at Indian Springs such a great success!

(l-r) JAY DWYER, TYLER THIRY, ROBERT BLACKBURN & RYAN MATHEWS

JEFFREY & ASHLEY BRYAN RUGGLES (l) TRAVIS & LACIE PRYOR ORSAK

MARK & RACHEL MCDOW WILL GAINER & ELIZABETH WALSH HUTCHINSON COURTNEY SMITH

JEREMY & LAUREN SCHIEFFER HOLLEY visiting w/HELEN FRADY at check-in time!

(l-r) KELLY WINKLE, ALEXINE ZACARIAS FRIEDMAN & SAVANNAH HERRINGTON

MERIT STORE SHOPPING! . . . CAROLINE JOINER (l) and JESSE RICHARDSON BRY

EMILY BERNARD (l) & CASEY ALDRED

JACK & JETTIE MOORE POWERS

(l-r) BRUCE EAVES, BRIAN CODY & LARSEN DEMPSEY

LARSEN DEMPSEY

GAGE LIESMAN checking in w/SUSAN WILHELMI

MILAM & DAPHNE WENTWORTH

VON ADAY (l) & RYAN MATHEWS

JOHN HUDSON

NAN MANNING giving her wonderful history lesson about the surrounding area before saying SO-LONG-HORN until 2019!

KEVIN & LAURA RABE

(l-r) HANNAH REEVES, HAYWARD HILDRETH & MADISON McADAMS JONATHAN TANNERT

SCOTT WENGER (l) & JIM GUNN KELLER O’MALLEY (l) and DREW CARSON ASHLEY LORD, BOBBY MANNING (c) and COREY REED HAIL, HAIL, THE GANG’S ALL HERE! Mini Camp at Indian Springs 2017 Page 16, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 17 More Mini-Camp 2017 Mini-Camp Indian Springs 2017

MERIT STORE SHOPPING! . . . CAROLINE JOINER (l) and JESSE RICHARDSON BRY

EMILY BERNARD (l) & CASEY ALDRED

JACK & JETTIE MOORE POWERS

(l-r) BRUCE EAVES, BRIAN CODY & LARSEN DEMPSEY

LARSEN DEMPSEY

GAGE LIESMAN checking in w/SUSAN WILHELMI

MILAM & DAPHNE WENTWORTH

VON ADAY (l) & RYAN MATHEWS

JOHN HUDSON

NAN MANNING giving her wonderful history lesson about the surrounding area before saying SO-LONG-HORN until 2019!

KEVIN & LAURA RABE

(l-r) HANNAH REEVES, HAYWARD HILDRETH & MADISON McADAMS JONATHAN TANNERT

SCOTT WENGER (l) & JIM GUNN KELLER O’MALLEY (l) and DREW CARSON ASHLEY LORD, BOBBY MANNING (c) and COREY REED HAIL, HAIL, THE GANG’S ALL HERE! Mini Camp at Indian Springs 2017 Page 18, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 15

Indian Springs 2017 Mini-Camp Mini-Camp Indian Springs 2017

SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER

ALISON WIESENTHAL (l) and ALEXIS WIESENTHAL

PHILLIP MASSAD Front (l-r) NAN MANNING, HELEN FRADY, MEL CONSTANZO . . back (l-r) BLAIR MANNING, SUSAN WILHELMI, MATT MANNING, ELIZABETH NORRIS BEACOM, BRIAN WEAVER

Here is our wonderful staff that helped make mini-camp ‘17 at Indian Springs such a great success!

(l-r) JAY DWYER, TYLER THIRY, ROBERT BLACKBURN & RYAN MATHEWS

JEFFREY & ASHLEY BRYAN RUGGLES (l) TRAVIS & LACIE PRYOR ORSAK

MARK & RACHEL MCDOW WILL GAINER & ELIZABETH WALSH HUTCHINSON COURTNEY SMITH

JEREMY & LAUREN SCHIEFFER HOLLEY visiting w/HELEN FRADY at check-in time!

(l-r) KELLY WINKLE, ALEXINE ZACARIAS FRIEDMAN & SAVANNAH HERRINGTON

MIKE DEMPSEY (l-r) APRIL RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM BIELAMOWICZ, JAMES BIELAMOWICZ GREG & HEATHER PARKHURST (back) & ELIZABETH NORRIS BEACOM (l) visiting with & ELIZABETH BIELAMOWICZ CLAYTON & ERIN HARRISON KALLY FEILD MEYER Page 14, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 19 It seems to be, calling back to me . . Three Generations Strong at CLH By CLAY SCANLAN at Camp Longhorn Inks Lake. Your mother, TAPPY, you and now your By JEFF ZARR fun to read story! It’s about show- Camp Longhorn has been a tradi- son JACK is carrying on the family ing and telling your children tion in our family now for three Gen- traditions! Your aunt MO (CARO) On July 29th of this year I ex- about camp . . the fun and im- erations. It began with my mother and her husband DON FROG (an- perienced my second V-Day as a portant times you remember. And, CAMILLA “TAPPY” THOMPSON other great CLH Ex) and their chil- parent picking up my oldest kid- what great stories you tell! This SCANLAN and Aunt CARO “MO” dren MATT & BLAIR are all Inks do, RILEY (10). I took the time is a story about good things and THOMPSON JACKSON. MO met Lake exes. BLAIR’s daughter, CAR- to walk my second oldest, JAKE having fun at Camp Longhorn! DON “FROG” JACKSON at camp OLINE CHAPPELL will be at Inks (7) around Camp. We did it ALL- JEFF, who grew up in Hous- and a camp romance blossomed. Lake as a Wren in 2018! The SCAN- from KP duty stations in the chow ton, lives there now with wife I, along with my sister, SHELLY LAN and JACKSON Families are hall to just about every activity, BROOKE and children . . RILEY SCANLAN ROGERS, cousins such important CLH Exes and camp petting zoo, snake pit and sport (10) and 2018 will be her 3rd year MATT JACKSON and BLAIR is grateful for their input and help! fi eld & court. at Inks Lake and future campers JACKSON CHAPPELL all attended We are so happy you have kept your A few things have changed like JAKE (7), ANNIE (5), and COO- as campers and counselors. My son ties in Texas, CLAY, and JACK, each East Germany and boys Swim PER (2). JEFF was a camper for JACK SCANLAN will be a 4th term summer, enjoys his “little bit of Tex- Bay, however overwhelmingly 9 years and counselor 5 years at Wrangler this summer. as!” CLAY, raised in Littleton, CO, things have stayed the same. IT’S Inks Lake. He is in the oil and Growing up I remember comb- now lives in Massapequa, NY with ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! gas business and BROOKE is a ing through the old camp annuals wife DEBORAH and their children . The same sights, sounds, and “stay at home” Mom taking care at my GRANDMOTHER MIMI’s . . JACK (14) and summer of 2018 smells bring back 30-year-old of 4 children! JEFF was a Camp- house when I would visit Fort Worth. he will be a Wrangler and his 6th memories like they were yester- fi re Lighter all his 9 years as a I never offi cially lived in Texas and CLAY SCANLAN w/son year at CLH Inks Lake: MICHAE- JEFF ZARR because of that I felt like a bit of an JACK LA (12) and ASHLING (8). CLAY is day. Everywhere I turned memo- camper and Indian Favorite. As a outsider when I fi rst started. Third Project Manager for Watson Produc- ries came fl ooding back: Counselor, he was involved with term 1979 was my fi rst time at camp tions (Tradeshow Exhibit and Design The same chlorine smell of the the Marines and also Mr. Ski. from my parents for it to happen. It a short while - I know the same and I was living in Westport, CT. The was New Year’s Eve, I’m 16 and fl y- Company) and wife DEBORAH is a ROB pool reminding me of siesta culture exists as it calls back to He is a graduate of The Univer- other out-of-staters, if any, seemed to personal stylist for J. HILBURN. He sity of Texas in Austin! We thank ing on a private jet from Houston to swim races - I never got fi rst place each and everyone of us in the THREE FUTURE CAMP LONGHORNERS . . . be from OK or LA. I moved to Col- Colorado- Attawaytogo!!!! was a camper 7 years (‘79-’85) and thanks to having to race against Camp Longhorn Family. you again, JEFF, for your funny, Mom’s and Inks Lake Alumni EDE TINSLEY BOOTH and PAIGE CHAM- orado after that summer and slowly Now that my son JACK is at camp a counselor 3 years. CLAY graduat- great swimmers like PAUL LEE! Thanks Camp Longhorn for fun story . . . great reading and BERS LAWRENCE attended Camp 2nd Term for many years. This past but surely more kids from the Denver he is carrying on the family tradition ed from the University of Missouri. The Inks breeze and rocking creating the same wonderful we thank you for taking the time summer they brought their children to V-Day to introduce them to Camp area started popping up at CLH. Den- and may have some younger cousins (Missou) We thank you CLAY for of the shark cabin reminded m from your busy schedule in water Longhorn. (l-r) COOPER LAWRENCE (22 months), PAIGE’s son; LAWL- ver even qualifi ed as a Carnival city your story and all the great connec- memories for generations! joining him soon. He too is an out- Second Term Wrangler Chief’s at Inks Lake . . . e of BROOKS YOUNG and I ATTAWAY CLH! drenched Houston to jot down ER BOOTH (5), and SCARLET BOOTH (3), both girls are EDE’s daugh- eventually! It was great to reconnect sider from New York but feels right tions your family has with CLH. And, ters. THANK YOU FOR SHARING this picture, EDE! amazing backdrop for Carnival and Counselor Campfi re ‘17. The camp- being bunkmates for nine years. your thoughts! WE APPRECI- during the winter with camp. at home at Longhorn. we thank you for taking time from a ers were treated with lots of excitement, fi reworks and parades on the (BROOKS and I met on the bus JEFF ZARR, what a delightful, ATE YOU! During my time at Longhorn I busy schedule to jot down such won- 4th of July to celebrate America’s birthday! heading to cabin ZEEEERO) went 3rd term for period of time and CLAY SCANLAN, what a great derful memories! WE APPRECIATE The same distortional sound 4th term. This gave me the opportuni- story! Your family has lots of history YOU! from the speaker playing the fa- ty to double up on my camp acquain- miliar morning revelry - Cotton tances. Living with a variety of boys Eye Joe ... reminded me when and men during my time at camp Can You Believe This Is Happening In Our Country? . . . CHRIS HARRISON, CORBY taught me how to live with others FERRELL, BRIAN BARROW and share responsibilities. Albeit our time together was short it unknow- THIS IS HAPPENING pen to pull onto the motorway notices? The people who make ny is in on the conspiracy too: and I plunged out of a ski boat RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN in front of them. All I can say bathroom scales are pulling the they’ve printed the phone books into the unsuspecting marine cab- ingly prepared me for life in the Phi Gamma Delta house at the Univer- COUNTRY! WE MUST STOP is, their brakes must wear out same prank. Do they think I ac- in such small type that no one ins. sity of Missouri. In 1988 freshman THIS IMMEDIATELY: ... awfully fast, the way I see them tually “believe” the number I see could ever fi nd a number in there! And yes, even the same smell lived in the Fraternity house and not screech and swerve in my rear on that dial? HA! I would never of the library! CARL DOENG- the dorms. So looking back I feel as Have you noticed that stairs view mirror. let myself weigh that much! All I can do is pass along this ES as Head of Staff had to clean if camp prepared me for that and the are getting steeper. Groceries Just who do these people think warning: WE ARE UNDER AT- out the Little Indian Library ... Marines prepared me to be a pledge- are heavier. And, everything is Clothing manufacturers are they’re fooling? TACK! that particular Library had really minus the mud. farther away. Yesterday I walked less civilized these days. Why Unless something drastic hap- gotten out of hand that day. Poor While I was at Mizzou I would to the corner and I was dumb- else would they suddenly start I’d like to call up someone in pens, pretty soon everyone will CARL used so many different meet others that either attended CLH founded to discover how long labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as authority to report what’s going have to suffer these awful indig- disinfectants that the mixture had or had friends that did and immedi- our street had become! 18 or 20? Do they think no one on -- but the telephone compa- nities! a chemical reaction and he got ate connections were made. I think if toxin-poisoning and could hardly you dig deep enough or ask the right And, you know, people are carry on being the MC for girls & questions you can fi nd a Longhorn connection nearly everywhere now. less considerate now, especially boys Movie Night and campfi re the young ones. They speak in that evening. I could nearly feel What a legacy TEX & PAT created. Of course everything that hap- whispers all the time! If you ask the pain in my stomach remind- them to speak up they just keep ing me of how hard my fellow pened at Inks Lake was great, how couldn’t it be at The Happiest Place repeating themselves, endlessly counselors and myself laughed mouthing the same silent mes- as we watched our wide-eyed, on Earth. I was one of the lucky ones that got to go to camp in Mexico. sage until they’re red in the face! sweating, friend turn to award What do you think I am a lip Campfi re Lighter to a young, Thanks to BILLY ROB for taking on the task of organizing Camp ‘Cun (I reader? Wren when it was a Wrangler boy don’t actually recall the offi cial name) he called out! but I got to go to Cancun during I also think they are much More than just memories - I Christmas break with other campers younger than I was at the same truly cherish running into so and counselors in 1996. We had so age. On the other hand, people many old camp friends and re- much fun seeing the sights, hitting my own age are so much older connecting like it was the next the beach, and festive nights! I got to than I am. I ran into an old friend summer. SUCH GREAT AND spend time with campers and coun- the other day and she has aged WONDERFUL PEOPLE at CLH selors from all terms and branches. I so much that she didn’t even ... and atV-DAY our “buddies would name drop but without my an- recognize me. comeback!” nuals, which are still in Colorado, I’d (I just want to congratulate for sure mix them up. I got to thinking about the Camp Longhorn for perpetuating I do remember meeting JENNI- FER WILLINGHAM and fi nding poor dear while I was combing the greatness that TEX and PAT When the GREENHILLS (all of them) gathered in Austin a few weeks my hair this morning, and in created. Particularly the culture - ago to celebrate MRS. GREENHILL’s 100th birthday, BILL GREEN- out that she was going to Colorado for the rest of the break after Cancun. doing so, I glanced at my own the quirky, witty humor combined HILL’s son JOE and his wife MELISSA took a side trip with their twin refl ection. Well, REALLY NOW with the genuine smiles of those sons, JAMES and JOE to CLH. BENNETT GLAUSER, son of Indian Springs Alumni GRANT and SAR- Her family was fl ying her to Colora- do in their private plane from Hous- - even mirrors are not made the that care for so many kids. I wish Here is a picture of JOE GREENHILL VI and MELISSA. He is the AH GLAUSER and grandson of Indian Springs Alumni GREG GLAUSER way they used to be! fourth generation GREENHILL to go through the CLH gate - JOE III stopped by Indian Springs this past summer for a visit and to view the ton. Anyhow I was invited along for my own children could have met Please meet EMMELINE (3) and little brother LYLES (1), children of JACK & KELLEY FORD EUBANKS. (BILL’s dad), JOE IV (Cracker), JOE V, and now JOE VI. Wonderful, new Merit Store! SUSAN WILHELMI, Merit Store Director, is showing the ride because they were landing TEX and watch him feed Ali and Another thing, everyone KELLEY was a camper/counselor at Inks Lake for 12 years! Thanks for sharing this adorable picture, KELLEY! ride an “out of control” bus with wonderful memories, BILL writes . . . and we thank you for sharing this BENNETT some really cool “stuff.” about 15 minutes from my house. So great history. somehow I made some calls home drives so fast these days! You’re him into a tomato fi eld. However risking life and limb if you hap- after being back at Camp for just from Mexico and got permission Page 20, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 13

Let‛s Hear It For The Winners . . .

V-Day Some super great prizes were donated by the beautiful new Merit Store for our rafﬂ e at mini- camp ‘17, Indian Springs. Here are most of the winners and their surprises! Indian Springs

MITCH & KRISTIN DON & MEGGAN CROW (l-r) JASON HARVEY, JEREMY WILHELMI, SCOTT WENGER McNEAL NYVEEN w/son SONNY & CHAD SMITH w/son TANNER

SAM & VIRGINIA O’GORMAN DIBRELL w/girls ANNABELLE (l) & ELEANOR

STEVEN & CINDY COLLIER w/boys TODD LUCKSINGER w/children (l-r) LOGAN, HOLT, WESTON, LOGAN (l) & CASH HALEY & AVERY

McCALLE MILLER FRYAR w/girls BLAKE (l) & LILY

FRITZ & LEIGH HENKEL FOWLER w/girls (l-r) LANDON, KATHERINE & ALEXANN

SHELLEY HUDSON JAMES BROOKE BAILEY PHYLLIS PRYOR JEREMY HOLLEY DREW & ASHLEY BARNARD ROBERTS note pad BIELAMOWICZ WHITLEY DEPMSEY hammock w/girls (l-r) LUCY, KATELYN & ANNA BRIAN & CHELSEA RICHARDSON CHARLES frizbee fi dget spinner light switch & w/boys SPENCER (l) & MILES light Page 12, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 21 I Wish Tex Could Have Read This Story . . . V-Day By TOM WOODSIDE to the general population. the “drills” and activities he re- Landman. As a camper, he was I owe that to my time at Camp quired . . . all in fun of course ... Commando Prince, 1988(?), a Long after HELEN asked me Longhorn. I may not have been a to make them better swimmers Campfi re Lighter many times to write down some camp mem- great swimmer at camp, but I can and great campers! A camper for and won the Marine Award. In Inks Lake ories when we were picking up scoot through the water compared 8 years and counselor 4 years at charge of rapelling/ropes course our oldest boy, JAKE, on 3rd to the Average Joe out there. . Inks Lake, Tom grew up in Mid- as a Counselor, TOM spent many Term V-Day this year, I looked Naval Aviation candidates land. He lives there now with wife hours at that activity! He graduat some of the previous entries have to swim a mile while wear- KELLI MARTIN WOODSIDE ated from Texas Tech. We thank in the LUMNews editions to get ing a fl ight suit towards the end (former CLH ex) and children you again, TOM, for your out- some ideas. of our initial training. We swam . . . JAKE (10) and 2018 will be standing story! And, we thank you All of them are very well this mile in a large pool at NAS his 3rd year at Inks Lake; MAR- for taking time from your busy DREW & KYLIE GEORGE CALVERT written and bring back tremen- Pensacola, swimming in an oval SHALL (7) and 2018 will be his schedule to write! See you soon DAWN & KATE KENNEDY BORDERS w/children ANNIE (l) & DANE dous memories for me, and I’ve pattern around buoys. How many fi rst year at Inks Lake. TOM is a at the Midland CLH Carnival! w/children ELISE (l) & JOSE enjoyed the “What I Learned at Mile Swims had I done at camp camp” articles because I had the by that time? Between being a same experiences as those au- camper and counselor, I’d guess thors. I wondered what I could probably 20. Maybe 25? It‛s A Family Tradition add to this genre. The problem I This swim was no big deal for TOM WOODSIDE w/son had is that it’s hard to turn all of me. In fact, I did a fairly large JAKE By CAMERON DUNCAN the things I learned into anything portion of that mile underwa- at camp when I was a kid! Camp- tangible or quantifi able. Leader- ter when I would lap a pack of ers learn to be comfortable and NOTE: CAMERON turned this ship, patience, self-reliance, con- Swim Rocks to pass below them. confi dent in the water; how to article in last spring after the paper fl ict resolution, etc. are all things Yet, this was a very rough evolu- had gone to press. His son, DONNIE, move through it with effi ciency had his fi rst CLH experience this past that the camp experience teaches tion for most of the people in my in different environments. It’s not summer at Inks Lake as a Cabin 0 us, but I can’t put my fi nger on a fl ight school class. just swimming laps that make a Apache and is already signed for moment where I can specifi cally We had to escape from a huge, swimmer. summer 2018! say, “camp taught me X for this overturned drum that simulates a Young campers are required very moment,” with one excep- crashed helicopter. We egressed to do things in, on and around Well, I can’t believe it. This ELIZABETH THAYER SPEICHER tion. There is one singular thing the “aircraft” while blindfolded, water that most people never get summer, my son, DONNIE, goes w/daughters ANNIE (l) & HATTIE that camp taught me that I needed as well. Anyone remember get- exposed to their entire lives. Rid- to Camp Longhorn- Cabin 0. Full SAM & MISSY PITTS w/boys at a single point in my life and I ting in and out of the underwater ing on a big pile of inner tubes disclosure, I love Camp Long- (l-r) CALEB, SAM, JR. and CARTER am forever grateful that I learned cabin? Similar deal. No sweat. that are being dragged behind a horn. When DONNIE was an it. If you’ve ever seen An Offi cer barge with 13 little kids crawl- infant in his crib, my wife and I CAMERON DUNCAN This is what I relay to parents and A Gentleman, you’ve seen ing all over them. What 8 year literally sang the Camp Longhorn I talk to that are struggling with the “Red Sled” that washes out olds are doing that? Learning song to him, followed by taps the idea of sending their child DAVID CARUSO’s character how to SCUBA dive at 11 or 12 and she didn’t even go to Camp Dot Bikini”), Frog Juice, the ac- ROBYN TENERY BLAKENEY to Camp Longhorn for whatever when he’s held upside-down un- years old. What parent would al- Longhorn. complishment of fi nishing Mile w/girls LEIGH (l) & BROOKE reason: I learned how to swim. I der the water. This simulated a low this to happen? Swimming Four years ago, I put the Camp Swim (which I got to feel twice don’t mean that I learned how to T-34 being ditched in the water to tow a sailboat behind you be- Longhorn application deadline in the same day as a counselor), stay on top of the water and not and fl ipping over forward. I’ve cause the wind died and the “All on my calendar (remember, I and even my fi rst kiss. drown, but I learned how to RE- ridden that exact same sled and I Boats” call just came in. Why is love Camp). It had been so long, I understand where DONNIE ALLY swim at Camp Longhorn rocked it. this necessary? Playing water that the reminder to turn in DON- is coming from. As a Wrangler, in Inks lake. Why? camp. The issue people polo matches against counselors NIE’s application actually took I read In Cold Blood for the fi rst I’ve never been a competitive have with that is that water shoots that are on the UT swim team. me by surprise. So, I sat down to time because that’s what my swimmer. I’ve never even attend- up their nose very rapidly and it’s This sounds like a bad idea. [It talk with him about whether he DAD did. I wanted to share in his ed a real swim meet in my life easy to become disoriented since was.] Hanging from the trolley wanted to go to Ranch or Inks- tradition, and I can’t wait to share outside of a single Siesta Swim they are upside-down and their with one hand and trying to throw trying my hardest not to show Camp Longhorn with DONNIE. at TEX and PAT’s house as a part sinuses are burning like crazy. a water balloon at the Marinas my obvious bias to the 10 years I Attaway. of a relay team. At camp, I would Some people panic. I was on with the other. Okayyy? [That GRAHAM & NATALIE NATION MATTHEWS spent at Inks. BEN & KRISTEN HICKS HANDSON w/children get my doors blown off by the the diving team at camp and we w/children (l-r) EMMA, HEWITT & LOUISA was a bad idea, too.] Doing fl ips “Sailing or horses?” is how the CAMERON DUNCAN, this is a (l-r) HARRISON, HARDIN, KENNEDY & JACKSON Swim Team kids and I don’t think had a counselor/coach that en- and spins off a huge, infl ated fuel conversation progressed. After I great story about your family and I ever got through every stroke at couraged us to throw on life jack- bladder into the water? This stuff gave my pitch for both, he asked Camp Longhorn! Your grandpar- Swim Bay in all my years there. ets and attempt as many fl ips as isn’t normal to most people! But, me where I went. I told him. He ents, DONALD & MARGARET So I assumed that I was a medio- we could off the board. Some- it is to us. In fact, we loved every said, “Is that where Papa went DUNCAN were great support- cre swimmer, at best, and moved times, I’d end up on my face after second of it. too?” “Yes.” I said. He turned to ers of Camp Longhorn and good FRANK & TIFFANY WILSON LAWSON on. having done 3 and a quarter fl ips. We didn’t know we were me and said, “Well I want to go friends to many of us! Their son w/children (l-r) CHANCE, JACK & PATRICK After 12 years at Main (now, How many times did I have water learning something useful; some- to Inks because that’s where my and your father, DONALD DUN- Inks) from cabin 0 to Staff Coun- shot up my nose while diving or thing that could save our lives family went.” CAN, was a camper and counsel- selor, I graduated from college on the Water Sock? Enough times someday. It was fun. Plain and I checked the box on the form, or for many years at Inks Lake. and joined the Navy. At the time, that I didn’t panic when it mat- simple. But, that experience lasts and dropped it in the mail. Camp You and your brothers, HAL and I thought that landing on aircraft tered, apparently. a lifetime. Longhorn has been a family BOWIE followed in your father’s carriers sounded like more fun Early in training, we had to Luckily, I never had to use any tradition for us, and DONNIE footsteps . . Your seven years as than an offi ce job [Side note: It jump from a 3-meter platform of those survival skills I learned. (DONALD CAMERON DUN- a camper and 3 as a counselor is.] into the pool to simulate aban- But, I like to think I would have CAN IV) is third generation. My were all at Inks Lake. Now, it’s I reported to OCS in March doning ship. Some people were been ready if the worst were grandparents lived on a ranch in your son, DONNIE’s turn at Inks of 2000 and started fl ight school absolutely terrifi ed to do this. to happen ... except for sharks. Burnet. My grandmother played Lake! CAMERON, who grew PRICE BEASHEAR w/boys CINCO & HUDSON the following August. The begin- Three meters is around 10 feet. Camp didn’t teach us how to deal poker with PAT. And, of course, up in Houston now lives in Aus- ning of fl ight training in Naval Ten feet! Seriously?! Grown men with those. my DAD, my aunts, my cousins, tin with wife BO (BRITTANIE) Aviation concentrates heavily and women are scared to death to my brothers, and I all spent sum- and children DONNIE (9) and on water survival, for obvious go feet fi rst off the high-dive?! This is such a great story, mers at Camp. Now, it’s DON- HARRIS (2). He is an attorney reasons. I took two things away I yearned for the tower at Swim TOM WOODSIDE. Joining the NIE’s turn. and CAMERON says wife BO from that portion of my training: Bay just to make this a little bit Navy after college, going to OCS There’s a reason that Camp is a Creative Director. CAMER- (1) It’s shocking how many peo- interesting, but cliff-diving at the fl ight school and the water sur- Longhorn is so important to our ON was a Campfi re Lighter in ple join the Navy having no idea Narrows was even better! vival activities you were required family- each of us knows that it 1996 and was Favorite in 2000 how to swim at all (Did they not In a simulation of a fl ooded to do . . .no big deal . . it involved is truly a special place. There is as a Tarpon. He graduated from know what they would be do- compartment on a ship, I abso- activities you were familiar with this indescribable mixture of tra- Fordham/W & L Law. Thank you DAN & JULIE GIDDENS RHODES ing?). These people are known as lutely knew that I could hold my and had learned at CLH as a kid! JERRY MOHN w/boys dition, friendship, and beauty that again, CAMERON, for your in- (l-r) JUSTIN, JAKE & JOE w/girls TENISON, WINDSOR, “Swim Rocks” in the Navy be- breath for at least a minute and a TEX would love this story! When sets it apart. I will never forget teresting story. Am so happy little PRICE & HATTIE cause, well, they pretty much just half to patch a broken pipe that TEX was Marine/Marina activity the morning wake up calls (spe- DONNIE is keeping the family RENNIE RATLIFF FONTAINE sink in the water; and (2) I was an was under the water level. How director many moons ago, we all cifi cally the rendition of”ltsy Bit- tradition going! WE APPRECI- w/ son WILL AWESOME swimmer compared did I know I could do this? I did it watched in awesome fascination sy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka ATE YOU! Page 22, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 11 V-Day More Wedding Bells . . C3

DAN & MELODY CURTIS w/son DIG

JAIME & ERIN ARMSTRONG GUERRERO w/boys AIDAN (l) & ALEX

BEN & BROOKE GEORGE MIKE & PATRICIA BLALOCK MEGAN HAWTHORN McGUIRE w/daughter BAILEY (left) w/daughter LANEY May 5, 2017 and ELIZABETH HAWTHORN LeFLORE w/daughter ADELE (right) Houston, TX

MICHELLE WARNER DRAPER w/son FRANKY

RYAN & BRIANNE McKINNEY DAVID & REBECCA BRUTSCHER KENT MURPHY w/daughter TESSA w/children (l-r) TYLER, AVERY & CARSON MIKE & JENNIE LOVE McINTYRE w/boys TOMMY (l) & ADAM Page 10, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 23 Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Inks Lake Chief Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . A NOTE FROM JENNI EVANS to front (l-r) EMMA NORWOOD by PAUL KERI MANNING WEAVER at Indian Springs . . . Wedding Bells Are NORWOOD; ANNEY WOODARD by SHAYNE WOODARD; ALEXANDRA Keri, Ringing . . . WHITLOCK by LAURA MAYBERRY Thank you for all you guys do to WHITLOCK; ELEANOR SCOTT by make camp so wonderful for the DOUGLAS SCOTT . . kids. Avery had so many great back (l-r) Counselor CARLY KIRK- LAND by KRISTIN ELLIOTT KIRK- stories from 3rd term. She loved LAND; GRACE HOLLAND by WILLIAM having a little sister from Mexi- HOLLAND and Grandmother ANTHA co. Avery loves speaking Span- ADKINS HOLLAND; CARLOTTA MUR- ish and traveled to Ecuador this RIN by PAMELA CORBETT MURRIN; year to study Spanish. So it was RILEY NICHOLS by CLAY NICHOLS super cool to have a little sis for and Grandparents BUD & BARBARA her. Also, the trip to Inks and KOONCE NICHOLS; SHELBY SMITH getting to be on the boat was a by NICOLE HAMEL SMITH; TAYLOR wonderful surprise. HALL by RICHARD HALL My husband Jimmy and I camped out the night before V-Day again this year (it was our 3rd time to do it) we have so much fun listening to the cheers in the last night of campﬁ re. So, thank you again for all you Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Inks Lake guys do to make camp super Cabin 4 1/2 Foxes Legacies . . fun and full of memories. How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (l-r) WESLEY SIMP- Sincerely, SON by KARRI BRADLEY SIMPSON; Jenni Evans REN FERGUSON by MOLLY RENTZ FERGUSON; CONNER CASHION by JOY BUTLER CASHION; WILL AVERY EVANS SPEARS by AMY SPEARS . . back (l-r) JEFF & KELLI EISEMANN CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM by HEATH- October 14, 2017 ER HUNT GRAHAM; JACKSON SEIB Lakeway, TX by SHANNON STANFORD SEIB; CHARLIE COX by GALEN COX; LUKE JACKSON by MELINDA NELSON JACKSON

DARIO & VERONICA CABALLERO Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 Inks September 13, 2017 Lake Chief Legacies . . How did they Bertram, TX get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (l-r) ISABELLA BUTTER by LEO BUTTER; ALLISON DELGATO by AMY BERG DELGADO and Grandmother, MARYLN MILLER ASHLEY; PRICH- ARD DEERING by JULIANNE PRICH- ARD DEERING; BROOKE BRANIFF by SHANNON MULLIGAN BRANIFF; MARY MICHELE GENUNG by JOHN GENUNG, JR.; JOSEPHINE McCAL- LA by DUDLEY McCALLA . . back (l- r) ELLA VAREL by KYLE FORD; BAI- LEY HUTCHISON by KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON; SHELTON LIPSCOMB by KELLY BOWMAN LIPSCOMB and MASON & BREE BRAUCHLE Grandmother BEVERLY HILBURN September 9, 2017 BOWMAN; ANNE THOMPSON by Fraser, Colorado JULIE SMITH THOMPSON; ALEXIS SHIRLEY by SHALEY VON DOEN- MARCOS & YUDITH ORTIZ RAMIREZ HOFF SHIRLEY; ALLISON CARTER April 22, 2017 by ANN BARRIER CARTER; Counsel- Marble Falls, TX or CATHERINE THOMPSON by JERE THOMPSON; MEA AYERS by ALLI- GREER & RHODES CROW and Grandmother DEE BOWEN enjoyed SON ARMSTRONG AYERS; Coun- a visit with BILL ROB when he was delivering CLH Annuals in Dallas. selor CARLY KIRKLAND by KRISTIN ELLIOTT KIRKLAND GREER & RHODES are children of Inks Lake Alumni CHRISTOPHER & BRITTANY HARROD CROW. Page 24, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 9

Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Inks Lake Cabin 7 Beaver Legacies . . How did My 200 Merit Legacy they get the title of Longhorn Lega- cies . . . front (1-r) ARTHUR SEAY by All Is Well . . . Safely Rest . . CLH Knows Its Stuff By MATT GREENFIELD GREG SEAY; MICHAEL TAPP by MIKE By SUSANNA HANCOCK young boys to learn, to recognize Longhorn plays in raising our NA, raised in El Campo, TX, now TAPP; JONAH HENDERSON by FLO boys. I grew up a short hour away SEAL HENDERSON; JAMESON BER- MURRAY they are doing 10 awesome activ- lives in Austin with husband MAT- LEW by SUSAN ERCK BERLEW; AN- ities every day designed for them THEW (a CLH ex) and three boys. from Camp Longhorn. While this SUSANNA HANCOCK MUR- distance seems short on a map, DREW MANN by ANNE APPLEMAN My father (JOHN HAN- to learn and grow, to make new LEE (13) Inks Lake 3 years and C3 MANN; JACKSON CRUMP by LARA COCK JR.), his sister (KAREN friends and deepen connections, RAY • • LOVE YOUR STORY and in 2017; FOREST (11) Inks Lake when I was away for those three VOGT CRUMP . . back (1-r) Counsel- reading about your family and all weeks, it felt as though I was in HANCOCK JENKINS), lots of to rely on friends and be a friend 4 years and both boys will return or, JAMES HICKEY by CHARLOTTE his cousins, my brother (TREY to rely on, to be on the lookout for the connections to Camp. What in 2018 . . PETER (7) who knows a different world. Every year, LOEFFLER HICKEY and Grandmother, super special writing about son passing through those gates was MARGO LOEFFLER; JAKE HELMS by HANCOCK) and sister (HEATH- anyone-needing a buddy ..... I am every CLH song by heart. SUSAN- TRACY STIDHAM HELMS; JOHN BUT- ER HANCOCK McDUFFIE), sure they grow tired of hearing LEE and all the many problems NA, a stay-at-home Mom raising like entering into a haven, a dif- connected to his peanut allergy. ferent world. A world where “ev- LER by JOANNA HUNDLEY BUTLER; and ten or so of my generation me go on and on (because I do), 3 boys is a non-practicing attor- BRANT MARTIN by BRANT MARTIN; cousins all attended Camp Long- but I am also sure the excitement We are so happy to have LEE and ney and husband MATTHEW is a erybody is somebody,” and you HOLMAN RORSCHACH by RICHARD brother FOREST here at C3 and could come from anywhere and horn. My husband (MATTHEW builds and their connection to and raidologist. As a 6 year camper, RORSCHACH; COOPER SCHEND- MURRAY) attended Camp. Two trust and love for all things Camp Inks Lake as campers. In your she was Middle Bonnet Favorite still come back to the same place LE by MATTHEW SCHENDLE; MAT- story you talk about your camp- with the same people every year. THEW MORTON by KELLY BLALOCK of our three boys attend Camp and all that it represents and can and won the Cheerleading Award. MORTON; Counselor ROSSER ORR (LEE and FOREST MURRAY) offer, teach and instill.. .. these ing experiences at Inks Lake and SUSANNA is a graduate of the Spending three weeks with so later in life how you connect CLH many different people from so by SUNNY ROSSER-COODY ORR. with several of their cousins. grow too. Just as they did for me University of Texas, Austin, 1997 We proudly consider ourselves year after year, even if I didn’t to much of your daily activities as and South Texas College of Law, many different places was the MATT GREENFIELD a family. THANK YOU SUSAN- kind of exposure I would have a Camp Longhorn family. I grew stop to realize it until I had to ar- 2000. WE THANK YOU, THANK now having almost fi nished with Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Inks Lake up in El Campo, Texas. By the ticulate it for my own children. NA and MATTHEW for being the YOU, THANK YOU, SUSANNA, never been able to get anywhere Chief Legacies . . How did they get the parents you are to three special else. When I was a camper, every their journey as campers and soon time I was old enough to go to SUSANNA HANCOCK I am so grateful for Camp, for for your story and we look forward to become counselors. Being able title of Longhorn Legacies . . front (1- Camp, I was the only Inks Lake my Camp friends, for the Camp sons and thank you for your loy- to seeing you soon at the Austin year I would spend all my mer- r) PERRIN GENTRY by CLAIRE EL- MURRAY alty and love for camp. SUSAN- its. It was always on something to share camp with my family and LIS GENTRY; GRACE GILCHRIEST Second Termer from El Campo family, and for the role Camp CLH Carnival! small, such as the newest toy, a watching my children go through by GILLUM GILCHRIEST; CHLOE other than my sister. I remember or sleep as easily those fi rst cou- Swiss army knife, or fi shing gear. many of the same traditions I re- FONDREN by BENTLEY FONDREN; getting to that bustling parking lot ple of years), BARNEY and KIM member as a camper myself has ANNA WHITEHEAD by STEWART in Houston and at some point rec- COZBY (who are amazingly When my Wrangler year came WHITEHEAD and Grandmother MAR- Ahh, Gooo around, I was unable to buy the been incredible, and is something THA WHITEHEAD; ALIYAH NICH- ognizing I wasn’t going to be on generous with their time, atten- prized blob, or that awesome jam I hope my children will be able OLS by CHUCK NICHOLS . . middle my older sister’s bus. tion and extra love) and DEIDRA to pass along for generations to (1-r) Counselor ALEX DOSWELL by My mom introduced me to fam- ROBERTSON (how can she box in the Merit Store. So instead TRISH McMACKIN DOSWELL; HAN- of buying another knife or small come. ily friends KATIE MATTINGLY manage it all?!?!), LEE has never NAH WITCHER by LISA GLAUSER BRASS and JESSICA HUDGINS trinket, I decided to leave behind WITCHER and Grandfather, HARRY had any issues. an inheritance of 200 merits. MATT GREENFIELD, what GLAUSER; CATHLEEN MARSHALL JACOBY, who were already (When I was a camper, I ate Looking back, I am amazed a great article, fi lled with lots by JENNIFER CHAMBERS MAR- Camp veterans, and kissed me peanut butter and honey on EV- that when I was 16 years old, I of Camp information! It’s about SHALL; SHEA CASTLEMAN by RIVES goodbye. (A decade later, KATIE ERYTHING .... even my green CASTLEMAN; KRISTIN KIGHT by and JESSICA again would take knew if I had a child they would friendships made that last forever CAY CAY DICKERSON KIGHT; ISA- beans. We can’t have peanut but- go to Camp Longhorn. My love and it’s also about the all import- BEL YOUNG by ELIZABETH SATEL me under their wings along with ter in our house, but we eat Sun- for camp had been rooted in me ant MERIT! What a great infl u- YOUNG .. back (1-r) ANNA GIESLER so many other CLH alums at the butter and honey on ice cream ence the merit has to encourage by CARL GIESLER; ELAINE JACO- University of Texas. Camp made weekly .... a Ia Camp Longhorn. from a young age, and was some- BE by JESSICA HUDGINS JACOBE; thing I knew, even subconscious- campers in the right direction!! UT feel like a much smaller place CLH permeates a lot of our ABBY STANFORD by JILL GORDON to-this small town girl. I cannot ly, I wanted to pass on to my chil- And, what an inheritance you left STANFORD; MALLORY CLIFTON by world.) dren. the girls! MATT, who grew up in GAY REILLY CLIFTON and Grand- imagine sorority rush, freshman Years passed, I got married, Temple, TX, lives there now with mother, SUSAN MILLETT; REESE living and fi rst dates to football There are plenty of Camps had children, they began to grow, wife ELIZABETH and his chil- GIDDENS by BRADY GIDDENS. games, etc etc without camp con- across this great nation which and started school. We began dren LAUREN (15) and 2018 nections!) offer much safer alternatives for HELLO CHARLIE . . CHARLES STEVEN ROBERTSON taking our kids to camp carni- will be her 9th year at Iriks Lake; At barely 7 years old, I don’t our highly allergic son. But as we (6-26-17) CHARLIE is the adorable son of Inks Lake Director NATALIE (12) and 2018 will be recall having one bit of nervous- tell his counselors every year “we PATRICK and KAREN ROBERTSON, grandson of ROBBY vals, eventually taking our old- and DEIDRA ROBERTSON and great grandson of the late PLEASE MEET . . est daughter to V-Day at camp. her 6th year at Inks Lake. MATT ness. Those “Longhorn girls,” the trust the CLH family asked you is an IT Manager and ELIZA- Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Inks Lake excitement of other CLH campers to be a counselor because you are TEX and PAT ROBERTSON. Hello Cabin 0 . . here I come in WILLIAM THOMAS FRASER V! (Birth- When she was accepted as a fi rst Cabin 0 Apache Legacies . . How did just a few short years! day May, 2017) He is the son of Inks year camper, I was giddy to let BETH works for Temple Bottling and the counselors, and knowing good at thinking one step ahead they get the title of Longhorn Lega- I was fi nally getting to be a part Lake Alumni BO and ESTHER FRAS- her know about those 200 merits Company. A camper for 7 years cies . . front (1-r) PATTON SULLIVAN to keep the campers safe, happy ER and grandson of Inks Lake Alumni I had saved from my Wrangler and a counselor for 7 years at by TODD PATRICK SULLIVAN; JACK of what so many of my family and healthy; so, we therefore trust JANIE EPSTEIN FRASER. Thanks for year all those years ago. Inks Lake, MATT was a Campfi re SAWYER by STACY CLIFTON MILL- members had gotten to experi- you.” Our special relationship sharing this darling picture with us! I feel extremely blessed to Lighter many times, Cabin Favor- ER; SASHA BROWN by CHRISTO- ence, put me at ease. As so many with the Camp Longhorn family ite and Mile Swim Winner. MATT PHER ALAN BROWN and Grandfather, other Alumni have written, Camp and all of the staff for years and have been able to pass along my GORDON ALAN BROWN . . middle love of Camp Longhorn to my oversaw the boys swim bay “MR. is like another home. It took me years led us to trust them com- (1-r) MADISON WALT by KRISTIN in and wrapped me up and taught children. Hearing them talk about SWIM BAY” his counselor years. MATTISON WALT; LINCOLN MAJORS pletely. And, after placing that the same Merit Store I went to, He is a graduate of the University by MICHAEL MAJORS; GUILLER- me from moment one about all kind of trust in their hands, we and the same mile swim I swam of Texas in Austin. We thank you MO ZARAGOZA by ASIA ABRAHAM the awesome traits Camp can of- will forever hold an even more years ago is something that has again, MATT, for your wonderful ZARAGOZA . . top, Counselor PETER fer a child. I have always loved special place in our hearts and words and we thank you again for HUNDLEY by TAMARA STERN HUN- the outdoors and ending everyday home for CLH. been incredible to experience. DLEY Through the past 8 years, I have taking time from your busy sched- outside in the dark, singing TAPS, We sing Johnny Appleseed at been able to see my children ule to jot down your thoughts! was heaven for me. It still is. dinner. We sing Taps at bedtime. grow from fi rst year campers, to WE APPRECIATE YOU! As the time neared for us to We send videos of our youngest send our own children to Camp, singing Longhorn Boy (instead we had a beast to deal with: our of girl) to Camp staff. We do eldest has a SEVERE peanut al- these things not only out of loy- Congratulations, Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Inks Lake lergy. We gave Camp the out. I alty to Camp. We do this because Hummingbird Down Legacies . . How wrote a 5000 word essay to TY- KINSEY COZBY! did they get the title of Longhorn Leg- we believe in the Camp message. acies . . front (1-r) CAROLINE ORSAK LER ROBERTSON and DAVID We believe in what TEX and PAT by LACIE PRYOR ORSAK; HANNAH BENNETT and said, “we get it .. and their children and grandchil- Alumni KINSEY COZBY recently BETTINGER by MARGARET CO- if this is too much ... we’ll beg and graduated from Texas State dren want to share with 1000s of CHRAN BETTINGER; SYDNEY JOR- plead with our two-generational children. University! She is the grand- DAN by HOLLY PARISH JORDAN; daughter of Inks Lake Chow Hall bi-legacy status to get number 2 Every summer as we are lead- CARLY CRANE by BRYAN CRANE into Camp.” Director, BARNEY BAKER and and Grandmother, JANIE MAXFIELD ing up to Camp, I start remind- THIS IS . . “HUEY” HOUSTON is the daughter of Alumni KIM CRANE . . middle (1-r) MIA VELLANO I so admire TEX and PAT. ing my boys to soak it all in, to CHARLES WILHELMI, son of Indian BAKER COZBY, BARNEY’s right by LETTIE ALEXANDER VELLANO; They worked hard to instill a can- cherish every moment, to enjoy Springs Alumni DON MARSHALL and hand partner in the Chow Hall. JOSIE BORDERS by KATE KENNE- do attitude into their children and feeling the breezes off the lake, BARRIE WILHELMI and grandson of KINSEY’s major was Micro-Biol- DY BORDERS; ZOE DRAKE by DAIN their campers and counselors. It- to enjoy sleeping without AC Indian Springs and Inks Lake Alumni ogy and she is now in a two year DRAKE . . top (1-r) Counselors OLIVIA worked -- TYLER and DAVID This is POPPY MAE GREENHAW (6-20-17) . . DON CHARLES and SUSAN WILHEL- and waking up cold (COLD!) little Sis to PIERCE GREENHAW and daughter of course in Medical Technology! GROVE by JAMES GROVE; ZIBBY told us they could make Camp a in Texas in the summer, to stop MI. HUEY’s birthday is September 8, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU SMITH by BOBBY SMITH and MADI- Inks Alumni PETE and ROBIN GREENHAW. You 2017. What a special laugh from such an reality for LEE. and feel the connectedness to the are beautiful POPPY MAE and we look forward to KINSEY! SON BATY by RICK BATY. With immense help from ROG- adorable young man and we thank you outdoors, to learn the skills that seeing you as a camper in just a few years! for sharing this with us! ER MOORE (who didn’t breathe TEX thought was important for Page 8, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 25

Sharing The Camp Experience Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Indian Springs Boy Wrangler Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Lega- By BRAD DEVAULT August and about once a week, cies . . (1-r) Counselor, DAVID LORIM- something about Camp Long- ER by SAM LORIMER; GREYSON It had been 20 years since my horn comes up, she tells me about PHILIPPOVIC by WENDY WORTHAM; last year at camp. As my wife, something one of her counselors WILLIAM DIETZ by ELIZABETH BU- HALEY and I passed through the did or something about the food. CHANAN DIETZ; ADAM FOGG by ALISA HARDY FOGG; ELIOT EOFF gate on V-Day, it dawned on me I tell her stores about while I was by BRANDON EOFF; JOHN FOSTER that picking up a camper was the at camp, I’m sure I’ve embel- GILBERT by STEPHANIE FOSTER; one thing at Camp Longhorn I lished my mile swim times .... MACK MacKENNA by ASHLEY BALCH didn’t know how to do. But after We are like our own happy club. MacKENNA and PAT MacKENNA.. a few anxious minutes, we started Soon enough my younger daugh- to wing our way into camp. ter will get to go to camp and The same hilarious signs greet- she’ll be able to join us as well. ed us. I can say for certain that seeing our daughter, BROOKE, BRAD DEVAULT, thanks sooo on V-Day was one of the most much for your interesting article! ALLISON PRICE JONES and daughter ANNABELLE exciting and satisfying moments It’s about father and daughter in my life. I could read her mind, sharing stories . . same famil- A great article about Here are the 1st Term, 2017 Indian her face had the happy to see your BRAD DeVAULT w/daughter iar surroundings and, really, the camping and Camp Long- Springs Pony Up Legacies .. How did parents glow that suddenly turned BROOKE same stories just 20 years apart! horn came out in the West they get the title of Longhorn Legacies Fort Worth Lifestyle last . . . front (1-r) FLORA EOFF by BRAN- into a “wait, I really have to leave Little has changed . . . a few new DON EOFF; ELIZABETH JOHNSON camp now,” look of disappoint- faces, a few new cabins and, May. It tells a story of by HOLT & LAURA LOCKER JOHN- ment. Blob, I peppered BROOKE with probably, a few less grass burrs Camp getting started and SON; AVA STREET by SPENCER all of the great traditions, STREET; ROSEMARY MUSSELMAN questions. Do they still do this, than years back! And, what a etc. and almost 80 years I did get the fi rst hug and a what about this? Yes, DADDY, beautiful place it is now! BRAD, by JOHN MUSSELMAN . . 2nd row (1- later! It is also about AL- r) SARAH STEELE by CAM STEELE; “DADDY, I just loved Camp yes DADDY, is that how it was who grew up in Houston, now LISON PRICE JONES ABIGAIL MAGGIO by LESLIE TEAGUE Longhorn!” The fi rst 30 minutes done when you were at camp? lives in Dallas with wife HALEY who attended Camp for MAGGIO; MADELINE GREENE by or so V-day was so exciting to see and children . . BROOKE (9) 10 years at the Inks Lake MEGAN RAMSEY GREENE; JOSIE how little camp has changed, it It’s pretty amazing to think and 2018 will be her 2nd year at location. Now her daugh- PRINCE by MICHAEL PRINCE . . top . was camp just as I remembered. that your own daughter is going Camp Longhorn Indian Springs; ter, ANNABELLE has just . Counselors (l) CAROLINE HARPER Sure there are new additions and through the same chow hall line, ELAINE (6) hopes to start camp fi nished her fi rst year as by JACK & SHELLEY DAVIS HARP- a few subtractions, No more Su- sitting at Swim bay, or jumping summer of 2019 at Springs! a camper at C3 on Inks ER and RYLEE ZIMMER by SARAH per Slide? But camp as a nine on the blob just like you did 20 BRAD was a camper 8 years and Lake. When asked to pick STREET CURD . a few favorite memories It’s M. F. JOHNSON, BARNEY BAKER and the famous “fork” that BAR- year old BROOKE was very sim- years ago. It’s even more fun to counselor 2 years also at Indian ALLISON says her total ilar to camp when I was nine. have her tell you about it and re- Springs! In 1987 he was Division NEY uses when frying those hundreds of pounds of bacon every sum- camp experience is one mer! WE LOVED YOUR VISIT, M. F. . . (June ‘17) alize that she loves it as much as 1 Favorite. BRAD graduated giant memory! Her clos- As we head to the fi rst activity, you did. from the University of Texas and est relationships even now I feel a twinge of envy. BROOKE is in Commercial Real Estate. stem from her friendships got to stay here for three whole As it became time to leave, Wife HALEY is an Attorney. We at CLH. ANNABELLE re- weeks? She gets to come back BROOKE said goodbye to her thank you again, BRAD, for your ports she had a great, great next year, and the years after friends and we walked to the car. thoughts and wonderful memo- time at C3 last summer and is already signed for that? The moment passed as I ran BROOKE got quiet and I asked ries and we thank you again for Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 Indian into some old camp friends, but her if something was wrong. taking time from a busy schedule ‘18! Little Sis, ALLIE, already has her orange and ANNABELLE JONES w/little sis Springs Marine Legacies . . How did camp looks and feels as fun as I “I sure am going to miss camp to write! See you in Dallas at the blue and will be coming ALLIE ISABELLA VILLARREAL they get the title of Longhorn Legacies remembered. DADDY.” Camp Longhorn Carnival in just soon! proudly shows off her . . . front (l-r) PETER EAVES by JULIE As we walked along to the BROOKE got her early bird in a few weeks! Early Bird feather! . . BAUKNIGHT and Grandfather BRUCE BAUKNIGHT; BRENDAN EDWARDS Mom TIFFANY VILLARREAL, by SUSAN STRIPLING EDWARDS; reports that ISABELLA REID JENKINS by RICK JENKINS; (1st Term Indian Springs) DARIO AVALOS-McCALL by NEELY had the “best time ever” McCALL ALLGOOD; TREVOR CROS- Day Is Done, Gone The Sun . .Memories Of CLH and was so excited when NOE by CLARK CROSNOE . . back (l- her Early Bird arrived! r) Counselor JONATHAN TANNERT by By KAY CHRISTY HARRIS I did. I could not wait to go to twice to camp that summer. The were already in a camp Family DEBBIE TOWER TANNERT; CARSEN V-day to pick them up! fi rst time was just a casual tour when you started your Appaloo- YACULLO by STEFANIE KEY YACUL- When HELEN called me last When it was my turn to go I and I made up some excuse that sa year there were many cousins LO. summer to ask me to write this was thrilled (and a bit homesick), we could not stay to interview so and family to guide you! What article about my favorite mem- luckily, I had family there to help that we had to come back a sec- a wonderful way to get started ories from Camp I was so excit- me get through it. I attended CLH ond time!! I was thrilled when . . to know that a friendly face ed! Well, actually at fi rst when I starting my Appaloosa year and my oldest asked if she could just would be just around the cor- saw the Burnet phone number on stayed through my Chief year. I stay and not leave. I honestly felt ner! KAY, raised in San Antonio, my phone I was sure the phone couldn’t get enough of Camp. I the same way. Camp smelled the was a camper for 7 years and a call was coming from the Pit returned at least three summers same, looked the same, sounded counselor 3 years at CLH Indian Stop to inform me that my little following my Chief year to be a the same, it still is the greatest Springs. She and husband MARK Pony, ALICE, was either sick counselor. place on earth. live in Fort Worth with their chil- or injured. I was truly relieved When my husband, MARK, When we picked up ALICE dren . . ALICE (8) and 2018 will Here are the 2nd Term, 2017 Indian Springs Chief Legacies . . how did that it was HELEN asking me to and I had kids I would sing my from camp this summer I wanted be her second year at CLH Indi- they get the title of Longhorn Legacies jot down some memories from girls to sleep starting with Taps, to hear everything. I was totally an Springs; FRANCES (5) and This is SYDNEY LESLEY . . front (1-r) JAYNE EAVES by JULIE camp. That task has been much and would go through all the reliving camp through all of her a future Springs CLH Camper! in her “happy shirt”! BAUKNIGHT and Grandfather, BRUCE harder than I had thought. Campfi re songs each night. I amazing memories! I’m so glad Mom KAY is a retired teacher and BAUKNIGHT; SARAH BRUCE by SU- When I refl ect on Camp Long- loved singing them to my girls, it my kids will get to experience husband MARK is a Retail Rede- Look who wore her CLH shirt on SAN SEYMOUR HOLLAND; ASHLEY horn, a huge smile comes across would take me back down mem- KAY CHRISTY HARRIS the greatest place on Earth! The veloper. A Campfi re Lighter many the fi rst day of school for the sec- SIMON by RON SIMON; MIA ASOF- my face and I can run reels of ory lane each night. My mem- friendships I made and the life times, she was Chief Favorite. ond year in a row! SYDNEY SKY by MELANIE STITES ASOFSKY (Indian Springs 4th Term) . . back (l-r) Counselor, JACQUELINE memories for hours upon Hours! ories were fi lled with thoughts ...... I could go on and on, and I lessons I learned at Camp will As a Counselor she was a Gen- MANN-McCULLICK by SAMUEL ED- 10+ years at Camp Longhorn is about blobbing, apple crisp, un- never fade and I am so glad my eral in the Marina Program and said it’s her “happy shirt”! know my husband and my kids Mom, Alumni MOLLY ROESLER WARD MANN; ANNIE FRIEDMAN by Grandfather, WAYNE KIRBY HILLIN; hard to condense down into one der water house, Dance Night, will agree with that! children get to experience it as spent her time at the corral as a LESLEY is so happy SYDNEY REAGAN WADDY by SAM WADDY; article. Hoss Show, marines and marinas, Well last summer was my sum- well. Hossback Director! KAY gradu- loves camp as much as she Camp Longhorn, 3rd Term trolly, frog day, The Life Sav- CAMP LONGHORN!! WE ated from the University of Tex- Counselor, KATHRYN KLEMPNAUER mer to show my husband and my did! by TODD KLEMPNAUER; Counselor Indian Springs started as a Fam- er Tree, Ghost town, Swim Bay, girls, my favorite place on earth!! LOVE IT!!!! as at Austin. We thank you, KAY, GRACE POWERS by JETTIE MOORE ily tradition in The CHRISTY Gum Drop, Mile Swim, Zorro, My oldest was fi nishing 1st grade for jotting down your thoughts POWERS. FAMILY. My three older cous- KP, dance/sing night, name tha, and it was time for her to inter- KAY CHRISTY HARRIS, and memories and we thank you ins, ROB, CAROLYN, and SAL- Pita, Church Mountain, carnival, view for Camp. So instead of do- thanks for such a refreshing ar- again for taking time from a busy LY, as well as my older brother, allllllllllll oooouuuutttttt, frog ing it the easy way at Carnival, ticle with lots of camp history schedule to write such a special SCOTT, attended CLH before juice, Ole Faceful, the library, I took my family not once, but and lingo included ! Since you article! WE APPRECIATE YOU! Page 26, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 7 Ode To The First Time Camper Parent . . . Here are the 3rd Term, 2017 Indian By SYDNEY WELCH TEE- Experience 3: Receiving Now, this is how I know that What a wonderful and Springs Marine Legacies . . How did GARDEN letters from your camper, or in this crazy train is alive and well!! humerous story, SYDNEY they get the title of Longhorn Legacies my case, Letter singular WELCH TEEGARDEN and a . . . front (1-r) HENRY SATEL by JIM 5 a.m. wake up call was suggest- & KELLY KILLIAN SATEL; HARRISON This summer was somewhat ed by a group of veteran camper true warning to anyone who CONSOLI by HEATHER HANKAMER of a milestone summer for us as Dear MOM and DAD, parents, and they mean business. will be sending a child off to CONSOLI; MARSHALL SCHIER by we fi nally had our fi rst born at Blob is our last activity. Camp Thank you CHAD SMITH for camp! For many reading this, STEPHANIE MILLER SCHIER . . back Indian Springs as a Rattlesnake! is a blast. initiating us in this process! If you get where this comes from (l-r) JOHN GARGAN by SUZAN GER- I spent many, many summers as Love, BEN you’re not up and ready to get because you have already lived BER GARGAN; LUKE WENGER by a camper at Indian Springs as out of there by 5:30, you will through it! Next year, SYDNEY, SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER; CHARLES WALKER by JONATHAN did my husband, SLOAN TEE- Ok, so we have our work cut be left, plain and simple! Funny you will have the same feel- WALKER; MAX ROSENBLOOM by GARDEN, at Inks Lake. So, we out for us in the letter-writing thing is, I do not regret forgoing ings but maybe, just maybe you LISA GREEHEY ROSENBLOOM . . had been looking forward to this department. The good news these extra couple hours of sleep can enjoy that most delectable back, back .. Counselor, CHARLIE Mc- moment for a very long time. here is there is no other way to as it was a wonderful time for us sushi before checking the camp DUGALD by MICHAEL McDUGALD. We spent the fi rst part of the interpret this. He is having a to reconnect out in the middle of pictures online! SYDNEY, who summer talking to BEN about all blast!! And I know from my own the CLH entrance road. grew up in Houston, now lives of the wonderful things he would experience that it is not possible I will never forget the hilar- in Dallas with husband SLOAN do at CLH, all of the wonderful to NOT have fun at CLH. I did ious stories and the shared ex- (CLH Ex) and their children friends he would make, and a few get further confi rmation on my citement of being minutes away BEN (8) and 2018 will be his ROLAND & KRIS MILLER housekeeping items (please wash SLOAN & SYDNEY WELCH camper’s happiness as my sister- from seeing our campers. They 2nd year at Camp Longhorn your hair. .. with soap, please TEEGARDEN w/children BEN & in-law got a one-liner from my opened the gates and we drove to Indian Springs . . . LIBBY (5) Thank you PAT CECIL EDWARDS for getting ROLAND MILLER write me a letter - or 10, brush LIBBY son too. boys camp where my son comes and a future camper! SYDNEY and CLH together again! At a class reunion at SMU, PAT ran into your teeth, etc.) running and jumps into my arms! was a camper 9 years (Pony to ROLAND and discovered he had not been in touch with Camp for His cousins, JACK and EVAN Dear AUNT HAY HAY, He is motor-mouth, 1000 miles a Chief) and a counselor 2 years . . rookie mistake we made here many years. We are excited we again have his information and Here are the 3rd Term 2017 Indian PARIS were going to be there I’m having the best time of minute, telling me all about how . all at Indian Springs. She is an will pass it on to those of you that knew him many moons ago! Springs F’illy Legacies . . How did they at the same time and they had was going to dinner during photo my life! awesome it was! It does not get Interior Designer and husband get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . (l-r) paved the way for him. We pre- posting time! You may be telling Love, Ben any better than this, friends. was SLOAN is in Commercial Real ROLAND counseled in ‘65 1st and 2nd terms and ‘66 3rd term. MOLLY AKHTAR by LINDSAY SELKE pared him well, he was ready to me the world’s most fantastic with the people I love, in a place Estate. As a camper, SYDNEY He has been fortunate and has had many happy times but he be- AKHTAR; RYAN BROWN by DEREK go! The problem here is, no one story, or serving me the most Wow! Just wow! Love that I adore!! ... was a Campfi re Ligher and Chief lieves those months at Camp Longhorn may have been his best. BROWN; MARY CLAIRE GARGAN delectable sushi, but when those by SUZAN GERBER GARGAN; KATE prepared me, the mom, for this she got this letter and not me! So, now I have the fi rst year Favorite. She graduated from His brother, MARK MILLER was both camper and counselor, too! photos are up ... I’m good as KELSO by REBECCA LEWIS KELSO; adventure! All joking aside, he really did of being camper parent under my the University of Texas. We thank ROLAND spends time between two homes. He and his wife KRIS BRANDON LEIGH LAWRENCE by So, I write this today to share gone! Scrolling, scrolling, scroll- not need write one thing more! belt and I’m fully prepared for you again, SYDNEY, for such and they have recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- ELIZABETH CHAPMAN LAWRENCE; with you my experiences as a ing until it appears! Your baby, He is having the time of his life! next year! He can’t wait to go an interesting and fun-to-read sary, spend the cool months in Boerne, TX and return to Denver EVAN PARIS by JOSLYN WELCH fi rst time camper mom! This is with bedhead and a ketchup stain Amen!! back. Maybe next year I won’t story and we thank you again for (Centennial) Colorado when it gets hot! Here is his information . . PARIS; BRINDLEY RESSETAR by dedicated to all of you moms and on his shirt, but also grinning Experience 4: V-DAY be so crazy about drop-off, or taking time from a busy schedule (Best address to use!) CHELSA BRINDLEY RESSETAR; dads out there who have had kids from ear to ear, surrounded by to jot down your thoughts! WE MARY HELEN TURNER by MERE- online pictures or V-Day ... yeah 6336 S. Jersey Ct at camp or plan to have kids at his adorable and also grinning Three weeks have come and right, who am I kidding?!? APPRECIATE YOU! Centennial CO 80111 DITH LIND TURNER . . and NAN MAN- NING guiding CUTTER! camp. You are not alone, there cabin mates. And all of a sudden, gone! I can’t believe it’s almost cell # 720-320-8315 is plenty of room on this crazy all is right in the world! Dinner time to get my boy back. There e-mail [email protected] CONRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS! train!! can now commence. was no shortage of warm fuzzies DON CHARLES WILHELMI This scenario plays out every over this V-Day weekend. From Experience 1: Drop off at the day anywhere from 6 p.m. - 8 p. the amazing Friday night we Bus m. because there is no specifi c spent with fellow CLH camper CONGRATULATIONS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR time these photos are posted. parents, including my sister JOS- DON WILHELMI . . . I’ve learned this is designed to Citizen of the Year in Ok, it all leads up to this LYN PARIS, CHAD and ME- Kinder, LA., 2016. We are moment. This is it! The trunk keep up on our toes people! My LISSA SMITH and MEREDITH soo proud of you, DON! is packed, surprise bus goodie advice here - do the blue plate TURNER, to the 5 a.m. wake up What an outstanding HUNTER CUNNING- bag - check, bus seat mate - yep, seating at 5 p.m. or the late night call on V-Day morning so that honor! DON, born and HAM and his wife CATY Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Irtdian shift at 9 p.m. just to be safe! raised in Kinder and stopped by this past Springs Bobcat Legacies . . How did set that up a month ago. I told we could be one of the fi rst 10 SUSAN have raised their summer to say “HI”! .. they get the title of Longhorn Legacies you- crazy train! The 30 minutes cars in line. four children there . . HUNTER was a camper . . . (1-r) AIDAN MOORE by LACEY milling around are KILLER! JEREMY, BROOKE, DON and counselor for many TRAYLOR MOORE; DOUGLAS MO- He’s good, I’m relatively good RIDING RALES by EDUARDO MORALES; MARSHALL and LAURA years at Indian Springs. (huge sunglasses highly suggest- DIEGO MORALES by CARLOS MO- HIGH BETH. We love having That’s NAN MANNING RALES and DILLON STOVER by AN- ed), but the 30 minutes pass by SUSAN and DON (some in the middle! DREA MOORE STOVER. oh my goodness sooooo slowly! KATIE RICH, a 6 year of the time) here at Camp Oh please let them get on the bus camper at Indian Springs 2nd Longhorn Indian Springs. and go before I do the ugly cry in Term, is a very talented rider DON was a Director here front of all of these people. The and we are sooo proud of her! for many, many years and moment comes - he’s on the bus, still stops by to give a Mom, SARAH SCHUMA DON CHARLES & SUSAN WILHELMI he’s waving, he’s smiling, I’m RICH is an Indian Springs helping hand! waving, I’m smiling and then he Alumni and active in our gives me the thumbs up and I’m CLASP (Camp Longhorn toast! Waterworks! My baby! Oh Alumni and Special Parents) how I will miss him, will he miss organization. Here are the 4th Term, 2017 Indian me?? The tears subside as we Springs Girl Wrangler Legacies . . How KATIE began riding Sad- did they get the title of Longhorn Leg- drive back home and I manage to dlebreds 7 years ago. She acies . . front (l-r) STERLING MOORE get through the day without total started with her lesson horse, by LACEY TRAYLOR MOORE; ANNA thought consumption until that Henry, only to acquire 3 ad- WHITWORTH by BROOK SMALL special time of day rolls around, ditional horses. She now KATIE RICH WHITWORTH; MADISON RICHARDS which leads me to our next topic. competes at National and by MARK RICHARDS; PEPPER HAHNFELD by ALYSON MALONE Experience 2: Online picture World Championships. This year, KATIE and her Three-Gaited HAHNFELD; MALLORY ADAMSON by stalking ... I mean photo time! gelding, Out of Hand (“Cooper”), won the Championship in her ANGELA CUNNINGHAM ADAMSON . division at the prestigious Lexington Charity Horse show, one of . . middle (l-r) LILLIAN QUINN by SU- My husband and I used the the jewels in her sport’s triple crown. In 2015, she and her mare, ZANNE MAUZE QUINN and Grand- CH Bella Marietta (“Bella”), won the American Royal National mother, SUZANNE MAUZE; LANNING time that BEN was at camp to WELSCH by LINDEN WELSCH; do some things around the house Championship. At 10 years old, KATIE was the youngest winner GRACE MEINZER by AMBER AU- and to go to try some of the new of the show in her division. She has also placed in the top 5 at the TREY MEINZER; MEGAN HUFF by local restaurants. It’s always World’s Championship and National Championship on both Bella JOHN HUFF . . top (l-r) Counselors and Cooper. Receiving their 9th year rings at the ‘17 mini-camp at Indian Springs HAYWARD HILDRETH by CAROLINE good to broaden your horizons and break out of the Chik-Fil-A were (l-r) JIM GUNN, BROOKE BAILEY WHITLEY and DANIEL WHITEHEAD HILDRETH; RILEY PIRI- ATTAWAYTOGO KATIE! PARKER. NELLI by KA.REN GREEN PIRINELLI; drive through routine that takes (l-r) SUSAN, DON, LAURA BETH & JEREMY WILHELMI GRACE POWERS by JETTIE MOORE place with kids at home! So, the POWERS. Page 6, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 27 Everybody Is Somebody At Camp Longhorn -- 20 Years Later

AT TWO GREAT FOR SOME POPULAR ALUMNI . . . CAMPS

INKS LAKE • • •

ATTAWAYTOGO SAMANTHA HOLMAN and KATHRYN LIND ANDREWS our newest recipients! Two very popular young ladies that spend countless hours helping Camp Longhorn Inks Lake in so many ways and have been doing this for many years. They come every V-Day weekend to help .. no pay, just because they love CLH. The jobs we give them are never too small or too big for them KATHRYN LIND ANDREWS accept- to tackle and with a smile! We also ing her “forever” tree! call on them to take on the CLASP (Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Here are the· 4th Term, 2017 C3 Striper Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . Here are the 4th Term, 2017 C3 Buttercup Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies Parents) duties at some of the large . (l-r) STONEY HARRELL by WILL HARRELL; IVAN BRETON by JAMIE PARSONS BRETON; JOHN . . (1-r) SKYLER SILVERMAN by DEBY DAVISON BORDELON; CAROLINE GILLIS by JOHN GIL- Camp Carnivals. MARONEY by MARTHA MARONEY . . back . . Counselor AUSTIN MOORE by ROGER & ANGELA LIS; MARY CLAIRE GILLIS by JOHN GILLIS; NOE HALL by TAYLOR HALL, Grandmother, JEANNIE SAMANTHA grew up in a fami- MOORE SMALL and Grandparents, TIM & PHYLLIS HALL; AVERY TAYLOR by ASHLEY JAMES TAYLOR. ly of CLHers. Her Mom, Sister and several cousins all came to CLH Inks Lake. Her nephew ASHTON SIMP- SON, and the love of her life, will be able to attend Camp beginning in 2018! SAMANTHA grew up in Mid- land, went to Texas Tech and after graduation moved fi rst to Philadel- phia and then on to New York. A KATHRYN & SAMANTHA’s “forever trees” are close to the Hummingbird cabins highlight was working for GENE SHALIT at the Today Show and NBC SAMANTHA HOLMAN accepting her and was with him until he retired in “forever” tree! 2010. Texas is home and she moved back and presently is working for a private family in Dallas. SAMAN- THA had an active Camper life at Inks Lake. She was “Name tha Coun- selor” Winner in ‘77, Big Bonnet Fa- vorite in ‘78, Campfi re Lighter many times, Regatta Division Winner, Top Five Mile Swimmer and on and on. As a Counselor, she was named Fa- vorite 4th term ‘87! SAMANTHA is the proud Mom of three fur babies: MOO, BLADE and KATNISS! ATT- AWAYTOGO, SAMANTHA! Here are the 5th Term, 2017 C3 Minnow Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies Here are the 5th Term, 2017 C3 Sunfl ower Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Legacies . . (l-r) CONRAD BENNETT by CHRISTI WOLIVER BENNETT; LIAM BERG by EDWARD BERG; . . (l-r) EVELYN BERG by EDWARD BERG; ASHLEY FRANCIS by JAMES FRANCIS and Grand- BENNETT CAMPBELL by AMANDA CHERECK CAMPBELL; COOPER LEMMONS by TAMI McCA- father, JAMES FRANCIS; BERKELEY MEYNIER by Grandfather MAURICE MEYNIER; AVERY KATHRYN also has many honors RTHY LEMMONS WALDEN by RACHEL VOGT WALDEN; EDITH HOESTEREY by JENNIFER REID HOESTEREY at Camp . . .1976 Little Bonnet Fa- vorite, many times a Campfi re Light- er and many swimming medals won at the Siesta Swim meets at Camp. She also has several activity awards through her many years as a Camp- er. KATHRYN met husband GARY SAMANTHA HOLMAN and parents . . . (l) mother & husband BRENTON & while working for the State of Texas SHARON LAWRENCE DRAKEFORD . . (r) dad & wife JOHN & CLAUDIA and they live in Keller, TX on 3 acres HOLMAN with a menagerie of animals including dogs, cats, chickens and horses! Along with the love of animals she loves the out of doors and has a beautiful 5th wheel to enjoy her outings! KATHRYN and GARY have 3 children . . . AUSTIN (32) her stepson, FORREST (20) and LAUREN (17) and LAUREN has attended CLH 1st term every summer since 2010! She is now returning as a counselor every summer! KATHRYN is a “stay at home” Mom .. She says it’s the hardest job ever, but so fulfi lling! She is an 8 year breast cancer survivor. Between the two of them, KATH- RYN and SAMANTHA have about 20 years of camping at CLH as campers and counselors and just too many Alumni Camps to count! These Here are the 6th Term, 2017 C3 Catfi sh Legacies . . How did they get the title of Longhorn Lega- Here are the 6th Term, 2017 C3 Bluebonnet Legacies . .How did they get the title of Longhorn Leg- two gals are “TOP NOTCH” in our cies . . . (1-r) CHASE BEDORTHA by WENDY WILSON BEDORTHA; LUCA FUILLOUD by JENNY acies . . front (1-r), MARIN BOLTON by TAMI STONE BOLTON; JULIA FOUILLOUD by JENNY opinion and we thank them again and (l-r) BILL ROBERTSON, SAMANTHA HOLMAN, KATHRYN LIND AN- KATHRYN LIND ANDREWS with daughter LAUREN DREWS & CAROL ROBERTSON FOUILLOUD-HOFMANN; AIDEN BEVERSDORF by ALLOSON TISDALE BEVERSDORF; ROBERT FOUILLOUD-HOFMANN; MADISON McBRIDE by CATHERINE BELL McBRIDE . . back (l-r) SLOAN again for their wonderful help every BERGFELD by ROBERT & TALLY SULLIVAN BERGFELD; CONNOR BURROW by CLIFF BUR- DAVIDSON by DOUGLAS DAVIDSON; MIA BUCKMAN by TIM BUCKMAN; CHARLY OBEMILLER summer! ROW . . back, Counselor WAYNE FIGG by WAYNE & SARAH MUELLER FIGG. by Grandfather, JOHN OBERMILLER; MALANEY GEORGE by BEN GEORGE. Page 4, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 29 IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS WE TELL What’s TWO GREAT TREE YOU ABOUT RECENT DEATHS IN OUR Cookin? CAMP FAMILY. . . From the kitchen of MARCOS and CEREMONIES SHELLEY LYLENE CECIL YUDITH RAMIREZ, our great Chow 1969 - 2017 Hall Director at Indian Springs and his right hand partner! MARCOS and YU- INDIAN SPRINGS Judge JUDY has had many hon- Camper & counselor for many years DITH who recently married, love to Inks Lake . . father, JACK CECIL & sis- cook and we look forward to trying some ors and achievements in her profes- of these delicious and favorite recipes! ter KRISTIN CECIL LYTLE came to Inks Congratulations JULIE HARRIS sional life and we are sooo proud THANKS FOR SHARING! KOCUREK! JULIE, who grew up of her! She served on the Juvenile Lake Camp for many years in Dayton, TX, started her camp- Board of Travis County and as Pres- Fruit Dip Recipe ing at Iddian Springs in 1977. Not ident of the Texas District Judge’s 1-8 ounce package cream cheese, soft- knowing anyone, it didn’t take her Association. In 1991 JULIE was ap- ened long to make friends and in turn was pointed by Governor GEORGE W. 1-7 ounce jar marshmallow creme honored with Favorite Camper, Side- BUSH as Judge of the 390th District l/2 teaspoon vanilla kick, “Princess” and Campfi re Light- Court and was Travis County Assis- er the following years. In 1983 she tant District Attorney. She has also SHELLEY LYLENE CECIL Instructions: Step 1: Soften cream cheese by leaving was voted Favorite Counselor. She served as Chair, Vice-Chairman and MAGGIE BURKE DAUGHERTY out on the kitchen counter or by micro- met her husband KELLY while in Treasurer of the Travis County Bar 1987 - 2017 waving on low power 30 seconds. Law School and they were married Association. Recently she won the Step 2: Place cream cheese in a bowl in 1991. Austin has been home ever “Courage in Justice Award” from the Camper & counselor for many, many and beat with an electric mixer until since where JULIE is District Judge Women’s Lawyers Association. years at Inks Lake . . mother, ANN smooth. in Travis County and KELLY is What a truly wonderful Camp WILSON COZBY (l) and JEFF HELLER, fraternity brothers at UT a few **you can add in 1 tsp of cinnamon for WILLIAMS BURKE and sisters AMAN- years back and loyal CLH CLASP members, spend time “catching up” part of a law fi rm focusing on estate Longhorn Gal who was and still is a DA BURKE BAILEY & ABIGAIL BURKE a more of a holiday dip** front (l-r) . . . KERI MANNING WEAVER, MARY FRANCES KOCUREK, JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK, NAN MAN- V-Day 2nd Term Inks Lake ‘17 . . . Been making this for years! It’s so easy planning. Their two children, Twins, genuine friend, always positive, and HENDERSON all came to camp as NING, MARK MANNING, KARLI and quick to make for a big crowd MARY FRANCES and WILL both exemplifi es the Golden Rule! MANNING, ROSA ONTIVEROS, ELIZABETH NORRIS BEACOM, SALLY LUCKSINGER . . . back (l-r) . . BRIAN campers & counselors, Inks Lake came to camp as well. ATTAWAYTOGO JULIE!! WEAVER, BRADLEY BOYCE, ANN HARRIS, KELLY KOCUREK, WILL KOCUREK & SUSAN WILHELMI. That’s Yudith’s Mexican Rice - Serves:8 Chico in front! INGREDIENTS • 2 cups rice long grain MAGGIE BURKE • 1/4cup oil • 1 small can (8oz) tomato sauce DAUGHERTY • 1 tsp. salt KAREN KENNEDY JOHNSON • 4 cups water +1 chicken fl avored 1947 - 2017 bouillon cubes (or 4 cups chicken broth) • dash of garlic powder • Dash onion powder Camper & counselor at Inks Lake in the 60’s. Husband JIM (JJ) was a camper & SPOOKY! INSTRUCTIONS counselor at Inks Lake 1. Heat oil in large frying pan on medium heat. 2. Add rice and cook until golden It’s Halloween time brown. at the GREENHAW 3. Add 1 chicken fl avored bouillon house! cube to 4 cups water and microwave for All decked out in their 3 minutes. Halloween best 4. When rice is brown, add water, tomato sauce, salt, garlic, and onion powder and ready for KAREN KENNEDY to the pan. trick-or-treating JOHNSON 5. Stir and cover pan. Let simmer on are . . . low heat for 30 minutes or until all is ANN CARTER LANG PIERCE cooked and there is no liquid left. Fluff 1948 - 2017 in the “car,” before serving and ENJOY. PETE, Camper & counselor for many years ROBIN, Tater Salad Inks Lake . . sister, PAM, attended Inks and baby POPPY! 2 lbs of Potatoes JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK & husband KELLY w/children MARY FRANCES JUDGE JULIE HARRIS KOCUREK w/ NAN MANNING JULIE HARRIS KOCURIK accepting her “forever” tree! Lake 5 hard boiled eggs, fi nely diced and WILL 1 small yellow onion, diced 1 cup celery, thinly sliced 3 large pickles, fi nely diced (don’t use relish) 1 cup mayo Camp Longhorn Friends Are Truly Friends Forever 3-4 Tbs mustard Salt and pepper, to taste ANN CARTER LANG By ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD When I went to law school and I wanted to catch up with V-Days! Now, your son CHAR- Boil potatoes for about 20 or until ten- at the University of Texas, once them. Throughout the morning, I LIE is beginning his Rattlesnake ANNA (BUNKY) BEASLEY der. Let cool and dice into medium pieces. This summer, the night before again, some of my dear friends, had the biggest smile on my face friendships just as you did as a STREITMAN Add to large bowl also adding in celery, I picked up my son at V-Day including BLAIR (RICHARD- not only because I was so happy Pony years ago! ABBIE, who 1941 - 2017 onion, pickles, and eggs. Give a quick stir after his fi rst three week term at SON) LOOCKE and DARBY to see my son, CHARLIE, and grew up in Houston, now lives until well combined. Finally add mayo, CLH Indian Springs, my family in Midland with husband WILL One of the fi rst girls’ Camp campers mustard, salt and pepper. (TAYLOR) BERRA, were in to see how much he loved camp at Inks Lake w/plaque on tree in girls’ ** you can adjust mayo or mustard and I stayed with my godparents, Austin with me and we had the but also because I loved seeing and children CHARLIE (9) and camp depending on how creamy you would like GLENA and RONNIE YATES best time together. my CLH friends. While we were 2018 will be his 2nd year at CLH (parents of former campers RON Seven years ago, my husband all a bit older, had children, and Indian Springs; LUCY (6), future Peas with Bacon YATES and KARA DUDLEY). accepted a job in Midland, Tex- lived in different cities, the same camper at Springs! ABBIE was a Cook Time -13 minutes GLENA and I were talking as, and the only person I knew connection and familiarity was camper 9 years and a counselor Servings -4 to 5 about V-Days from years past lngredients in Midland was a CLH friend, there. It was the best day of my 1 year, all at Indian Springs. A • 1 Tbs olive oil and how much CLH has meant MIKELL (MILES) ABNEY. In summer, and I cannot wait for former attorney, she is now a ANNA (BUNKY) BEASLEY STREITHMAN • 5 slices of bacon, diced to her children, and she said, the past seven years in Midland, next summer’s V-Day to see all homemaker and husband WILL • 11arge shallot, halved and sliced once you make a friend at Camp I have reconnected with old of my camp friends. CLH friends is an executive at Concho Re- EMILY ZALTSMAN • 11arge bag frozen peas Longhorn, that person is a friend camp friends living in Midland really are friends forever. sources. A Campfi re lighter many 2004 - 2017 • salt and black pepper forever. and made friends with other times, ABBIE was Princess her • 1 Tsp fresh thyme leaves She was right. The friends I CLH alums. ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD, Bronco year. She was head cabin Camper at Indian Springs for 7 years. Directions Mom, KARIN ZUCKER ZALTSMAN & Heat the olive oil in a medium saute made at Camp Longhorn have While I have always known you are right, Camp Longhorn counselor her 1 year as a coun- pan, add the bacon and shallot, and cook been there with me through all ABBIE WILSON GIRAUD how special my CLH friends are, friends are forever! Friendships selor. ABBIE graduated from sister SARAH attended and attends CLH Springs over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, of life’s changes and ups and it became even more apparent to made at Camp last a lifetime! the Unversity of Virginia-B.A. in stirring occasionally, until the bacon is downs. When I went off to col- me when I picked my son up at Through your years in college, history, 2002 and the University browned and the shallot is tender. Add the We connected through CLH frozen peas, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper lege at the University of Virginia friends and became good friends V-Day after third term in July. at UT Law School and then the of Texas-J.D. in 2005. We thank We LOVED a visit from M. F. JOHNSON. WILSON MILLER and M.F. where I knew a handful of peo- After we pulled in and got in move to Midland were connected you again, ABBIE, for taking the having a great visit in the Chow Hall . . 2nd Term ‘17, on a nice warm day and cook over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 and were counselors together in June. minutes, until the peas are hot. Stir in the ple, one of my fi rst friends was after our fi rst year in college and line, I immediately got out of the with CLH fr1ends helping you time from a busy schedule to jot thyme taste for seasonings and serve hot. COREY (SIMPSON) BOOKER. are still friends today. car because I saw former coun- along the way! And, isn’t it fun to down your thoughts and memo- EMILY ZALTSMAN Serves 4 to 5. selors and friends all out talking, see those friends and many more ries! WE APPRECIATE YOU! Page 30, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 3 Our Dues Paying CLASP Members . .We THANK YOU So Very Much!!

OUR DUES PAYING CLASP EMILY BRENNAN MATTHEW & MEGAN WALL DEEN TINA GUERRA LEE & TAMI TOWNSEND KEELING ATTAWAYTOGO AWARDS MEMBERS . . . WE THANK YOU BRIAN & CALEIGH BRESSLER MIKE & PHYLLIS PRYOR DEMPSEY MONTY GUIDRY KELLY & RHONDA KELLEY CHRISTIAN & JENNIFER BROOKS DOUG & COURTNEY GREGORY DENBY ATTAWAYTOGO. . . . DOUG WASSON! IN PAST YEARS • • • SO VERY MUCH!! GREGORY & LEEANN GULLETT MICHAEL & JACKIE KELLEY ELIZABETH BROUSSARD MICHAEL & OLIVIA DERR ASHLEY DRAEHN GUMBERT BRYAN & KRISTIN URBAN KEMMETT Twice each year we honor in our HERE ARE OUR HEROES . GARY BROWDER VIRGINIA DESMOND JOHN GUMP MATT & CATHERINE BLUM KENJURA LUMNews a person(s) for his/her . Our 2017 dues paying CLASP ANDREW & JENNIFER BROWN LANCE & ROBIN DEUTSCH LEE NORTON GUNDER MANDY KENNELL Congratulations to our newest CLAY BROWN EDWARD DEWEES many contributions and wonder- (Camp Longhorn Alumni and BART & STACY WINETROUB GUNKEL REBECCA BRUTSCHER KENT “Attawaytogo” inductee, DOUG JENNIFER WILSON BROWN QUINTON & BECCA UNDERWOOD JAMES & LAURA GUNN PAIGE KERR ful accomplishments through the Special Parents) members . . too ANNA DUPREE BROWNING DICKERSON WASSON! CLH is so very proud JIM & TANIA GUNN FERDY & MARY LYNN KHATER years. This person(s) has been a late to make the last LUMNews. JOHN & BET BORCHERS BRUNS MATTHEW & JENNIFER WALLIS DICKSON JAY & KIM GURRY WILLIAM & ANDRIKA SOROKOLIT KING of Doug for his many, many JESSE RICHARDSON BRY BILL & ELIZABETH BUCHANAN DIETZ camper and or a counselor or has WE THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AMY GUSEMAN & GREG WILKINS NIKKI BURGER KIRCHOFER years of loyalty, dedication and JESSE RICHARDSON BRY DEBBIE DILLION ALBERT GUTIERREZ CORDELL KLEIN a close personal relationship with THANK YOU! PETER BULBAN NICOLE CRAIN DILTZ fun ... with a heart of gold he has MIKE & ANNE HACHTMAN LORENA KNOSEL Longhorn. In our “eyes” this per- JOHN & SHELLY BUNDY KAREN WORTHEN DIXON CHUCK HADDEN & PATTI NIELSEN-HADDEN CARRIE KOCHAN been an inspiration to everyone LAUREN TAYLOR BURCH BRADLEY & MISTY DOLLAR MARCY DAVENPORT HAGGAR CHICO KORTH son is “top notch”! Along with a BRIAN & KELLY KACHLER ADAMS GARY & COURTNEY BURK BAKER DONNELLY at camp. JOHNNY ADAMS KEVIN & SUSAN COOPER HALEY LUCINDA MAY DALTON KOTTER special plaque on a special tree at JIM BURKE JOHN & KATE IRONS DORFF DIANE HAM MARLYN KRAMPITZ Doug’s junior high friend, BOB & DEBBIE ADA Y SHERRI WEBB BURNS LAINE DOUCET Camp they also receive a clock for VON ADAY HILARY CARUTH HAMILTON LISA KRAYNICK JOE FAUST raved about his ANDREW & SYDNI O’BRIEN BURNS DAIN & SHANNON DRAKE CARLOS & MARCI CURRY HAMILTON JOHN & CARRIE KROLL their desk and an authentic piece of JACK & DIANNE ADLETA CLIFF BURROW JON DRISCOLL camp experience and counsel- AMY AFTERGUT EMILY ALVARADO HAMMOND JENNIFER HILE KUCZAJ the “blob” to remind them of Camp HOLDEN & SHANA BURROW SARAH DRISKILL LAUREN HAMMONDS JILL POTH LACK or JACK INGRAM. So Doug TROY AIKMAN SCOTT & BRANDI BURTON JAMES & KARA YATES DUDLEY Longhorn. JEHAN & LINDSAY SELKE AKHTAR SHEA HAMRICK MARK & TONI LAHAYE asked his parents if he could go Many of our ATTAWAYTOGO JERRY BUTLER CLARE OLIVER DUFFIN JIM & GINI HAND PAYNE & CHELLE LANCASTER MARC & AMBER ALCEDO JOHN & JOANNA HUNDLEY BUTLER JARED & DANIELLE DUNAHOE and he started his camp career at VICTOR & ROBYN ALCORTA ROBERT & MARY ELIZABETH HAND RYAN LANDON recipients . . . PETER GARD- MARC & STEPHANIE CABRERA KEVIN & SHANNON DUVALL RHONDA BILLINGSLEY HANRAHAN HOLLIE JANKE LANDRITH Inks Lake in 1989. In 1991 RAY CASEY ALDRED STACY MARSHALL CALVERT ALEXANDER & ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ERE, EMORY BELLARD, BILL ROBERT & ERIN ALDRICH CHRIS & CATHERINE BATTLE HANSLIK KELLY & GRETA LANDWERMEYER FRADY asked Doug if he would and M.F. JOHNSON, RALPH BRANDON & ALY CALVO DWYER ERIC & LISA HARDEE PATRICK LANE JEFF & KELLY ALFORD RON-ALYSE RAMSEY CAMMERER JAY DWYER come to Indian Springs (Ranch “RED DOG” JONES, KATHY NEELY MCCALL ALLGOOD RANDY HARDING DAVID & ASHBY LANG DOUG WASSON DANIEL & ELLEN BROWN CAMPBELL JEFFERY & JENNIFER DYE GEORGIA ALEXANDER HARMON CAMM & LOUISE LARY Branch) 2nd term. McGONAGIL MORRIS, KAY RACHEL KING ALLRED JUDD & LIBBY SHAPIRO CAMPBELL RUSTY & CARLY EVANS EDGAR 1994 Indian Springs LISA ALMGREN BEN & AMY ELHOFF HARMS WES & PAIGE CHAMBERS LAWRENCE That summer he was a Marine BAILEY HUTCHISON, KELLY THURE & SHANNON CANNON CORI DEAN EDWARDS & KELLY HAMER MARK & KAY CHRISTY HARRIS STEVEN & LAURA LE Favorite Counselor BRIAN & AMY AMSDEN AMY CANTERBURY EVAN & CLAIRE EDWARDS with SCOTT MOHLER, KEN- HALE, WALLY PRYOR, GARD- ERIC & KELLEY ANDERSON LAURA COX HARVEY SAM & ASHLEY SPENCER LEAKE ATTAWAYTOGO DOUG WASSON ROBYN LEE CANTERBURY JEFFREY & ALLISON EDWARDS EDEE PENNAL HARVEY & JIM ELSKES AMY PYRON LEBER NER “G.P.” PARKER, JIMMY KEVIN & SUSAN ANDERSON JUDITH CANTU TODD ELLINGTON NETH MAVERICK, and SHAN- PHIL & NICOLE ANDERSON JASON & SHANNON ELLIOTT HARVEY JARED & COURTNEY LEDET NON ELLIOT as his generals. REEDER, PHILIP and CLAU- JONATHAN & MOLLIE KIMMELMAN CARL FLORY ELLIS PHILIP HASTINGS & SUSAN ROSENBERG CURT & BRANDY MURPHY LEE JERRY & AUDREY ANDREWS BRIAN & ELIZABETH JOHNSON CARLOCK STAN & RHONDA ERWIN in the Rattlesnake cabin which DIA CLINTON JONES, MARK HOPE ANTHONY BOO & META LEWIS HAUSSER GENTRY & AMY HUGHES LEE That summer he was honored BRIAN & MELISSA TOMLIN CARNEY MARK & CAROLINE LEMON ESTES MARK & MERIDITH PATTERSON HAYES JONATHAN LEE became “home.” He retired as a ROSE, RICH HULL, AMY JOHN ANTHONY CATHERINE ARNOLD CAROTHERS NANCY DENMAN ETHERIDGE campfi re lighter. That same year, ERIC APPELT BRIDGET HEARN PAUL C. & REBECCA LEE counselor at the end of that last SCOTT FORTENBERRY, JUDGE HALEY CARPENTER GENNA WISE EVANS CHRIS & EMILY HEBERT RICHARD & TRACI LEE and the next, Doug was a top CODY & BROOKE ARMBRISTER TODD & ANN CARTER DREW & MOLLY RUSSELL EVANS summer at the age of 38, but was JOE GREENHILL, FRANK and STEPHANIE ARNOLD JULIA GARRETT HEINRICHS JOHN & NATALIE METZGER LESIKAR fi ve-miler and would go on to be CRISTOPHER & WENDY CASH FRANK & MARY- PATT MOFFITT EVEREST JUSTIN & TRACY STIDHAM HELMS SUSAN LESLIE MARY PATT MOFFITT EVER- WENDY CANALES ARSHAM PABLO & BONNIE SCHATZ CASSEB MATTHEW & MOLLIE REARDON EWING a Swim Bay director in ‘97 and honored to be asked to continue WINN & SARA ATKINS BRANDON & FLO SEAL HENDERSON JORDAN & HELEN LEVIN as an Airport Bus Counselor and EST, WILSON COZBY, KEVIN ANDREA HOLT CATANIA TODD & KELLEY FAIRBAIRN COURTNEY CATE HENRY LISE LIDDELL ‘98. He was favorite Wrangler in GREG & KATIE AVE BLAKE CECIL CLINTON FARMER DUVALL, CHUCK FRASER, DAVID & ALLISON ARMSTRONG AYERS ANN MONTGOMERY HENSON GAGE LIESMAN ‘92 and favorite counselor in ‘94. Assistant Director on Visitor MARGARET CERVIN TYLER & MEGAN MCCREARY FARRIS EDWARD & KAY BEECHERL HERRING KELLY LILES JACK JACKSON, BOO HAUSS- BERKLEE BEAKLEY BAAY PUNIT & ANUREKHA CHADHA DAX FAUBUS During one of Doug’s counselor Day weekends. KIM BACON SAVANNAH HERRINGTON & CODY HOPKINS R.J. & HEATHER LINGLE ER, GREG GLAUSER, JEFF TREY CHAMBERS CRAIG & KIRSTIN FEAZEL ABE & SHANNON PACE HEWGLEY years, 1997, he was chosen to go Doug works as a large loss LIZZIE WAGNER BAILEY ERIC& MARIA LINK and MISSY McCRARY GRAY, MICHAEL & JENNA CHAMBLESS PETER & LAURA MARTIN FENELON DAVID & CAREY WATSON HILDEBRAND KELLY BOWMAN LIPSCOMB claim adjuster with Farmers MEGAN BAILEY BRIAN & CHELSEA RICHARDSON CHARLES ROM & MEG FERRERO on the fi rst ever Ranger trip. So SANDY (SHARION) INNIS FELICIA GARCIA BALDWIN SEAN & RAE ANN HILL BRUCE & KAREN LOBDELL Insurance and resides in Austin, JASON & ADINA CHIROGIANIS JULIAN FERTITTA, III HANK & KARA HILLIARD KARL & SUSIE GIFFORD LOCKER many honors! BOSTIC, BEN and CHRYL RAY TOMAS BALL JASON & ADINA CHIROGIANIS BYRON & BETTY (BOO) FLOURNOY FIELDS Texas. He has a large group of JOHN BALLANTYNE AMY THORNTON HINSON BEN & STEPHANIE LOGAN He graduated from Pepperdine SELMAN, LORIE RUPE LORD, COURTNEY RUMAN CHISHOLM MISSY FINCH JACK & DIANA HOLFORD BRYAN & BLAIR RICHARDSON LOOCKE camp friends and non-camp MATT BANDY CHARLIE & EVANS PIPKIN CHRIST CLAY & CARRIE HARP FISHER University and then Fuller Grad JACK INGRAM, CLEM LOVE, SHANNON & DIANNE BANGLE CHRIS & JENNIFER SNIDER HOLLAND KRISTOPHER & DANIELLE LOONEY friends but he says all are aware KATHY COCHRAN CHRISTIAN JENNIFER GOSE FLEMING TORREY & DIANA HOLLAR ASHLEY LORD School. A great opportunity then MALCOLM WADDELL, SARAH TONY BARNARD KATHY COCHRAN CHRISTIAN CLARE & JOSIE MEADOR FLESHER KELLY & CAMILLE CAIN BARNES JEREMY & LAUREN SCHIEFFER HOLLEY SHANNY LOTT came to come back to camp all of the relational web that con- STREET ZIMMER, TRIGGER BUD & KATHY CHRISTY MIKE & ALISA HARDY FOGG BRENT & AMY HERNDON HOLT BENTON & ASHLEE LOVE KYLE & MELISSA BARNETT JINNY CLARK HARRY & JORDAN GOLD FOLLODER summer in 2003. After moving nects them through CLH. MILLER BUTLER, DON and GARY & ELIZABETH BARRETT STEPHEN & LAURA BLACK HOLT MALIA DAVISON LOVE KELLEY CLARK BESS JONES FONTES DARYL HOOVER ROSS “PISTOL” & CHRISTIAN MAJORS LOVE back to Texas from California in Attawaytogo Doug! We are SUSAN WILHELMI, CHRISTO- CELESTE CASON BARRINGER DANNY & ELIZABETH CLARKE MEREDITH FORD SUSAN BARRY SAM “SKIPPY” HOPKINS ANDREA LOWERY 2005 his company allowed him so proud of you! He will receive DOUG WASSON DOUG WASSON PHER CROW, AMY MORGAN JOHN & CATHERINE COBB CLAYTON ELLEN HENDRIX FORD KEN & BEVIN HORNE KARMAN LOYD DAVID & KATIE BARTLEY FLO CLEMONS KIM FORRESTER the summer off to travel to Afri- his tree of honor this coming 1992 Indian Springs 1990 - Inks Lake MILLS, CAROLYN BRITTON CAYCE & TARA BARTON KEN & KIMBERLY HORNER PHILIP LUCAS Favorite Wrangler Top Five Miler EMILY CLIFTON STACEY FOSTER BROOKE HOLLIS HORTENSTINE MICHAEL LUCKSINGER ca on a research trip. And again, summer! ALLEN, PAUL LEE, RAUL and KIM COOK BASCLE CHARLOTTE CLINTON STEPHANIE FOSTER & RICHARD GILBERT MICHELLE WHEELIS BASDEN GRANT & MADELINE HORTENSTINE DAVID & MARGO MABERRY just enough time to come back to Note from Doug: ANTONIA VALLES, JENNIFER SUE M.CLOWE CARTER FRANCE SCOTT & DEBBIE HORTON BRUCE & JILL MANESS CHRIS BASSE DAVID CLOYD LARA SOROKOLIT FRANCIS camp for one term. “I am honored and blessed RYAN BALL, PAM FRADY AL- CHELSEA BROOKE BATCHELOR ALLEN HOSSLEY JOE & CLAIR MANNING OUR FIRST LIFETIME MEMBER! WILLIAM (BILL) KELSEY PALMER CLUTTER BRIAN & KRISTIN STEWART FRANK DAVID & REBECCA HOUSTON MADISON & ELIZABETH GREEHEY to get my own tree. I am forever DEN, PRESTON BROWN, JOHN TRIP & MELANIE WILSON BATES JESSICA MILLER COLLIN STEVE & ERIN PHILLIPS FRANKE Doug says he fulfi lled a dream MORRISS FROM DAVID BAUR SCOTT HUDSON MARCEAU of his to continue as a counselor grateful for the love and spirit CROW MILLER, ROSA ONTI- DAN & MELODY COLLINS WILLIAM (“BO”) FRASER BURDETTE & MONICA DEANDA HUFFMAN CATHERINE HENNESSY MARKERT TEXARKANA was the fi rst to send in his $200.00 check! We JOHN & COURTNEY DREYER BEAUCHAMP ILYAS & ELIZABETH ABRAHAM DANIEL & ALEXINE ZACARIAS FRIEDMAN that camp has given me and just VEROS SOLORZANO, APRIL JOHN & MAGGIE HADDAD BEITLER CINDY NASH HUGHES DOUG & CATHERINE MOATES MARKLE at least one or two terms each now have over 200 Lifetime Members, thanks to you, our won- COLOMBOWALA GINA SHORT FRIEDMAN DARENDA HUGULEY BETSY MARSHALL glad to be a continued part of RUSSELL KUBIK, SCOTT and NICK & ADAIR CUMMINGS BELISLE WILKIE & CAMERON COOK COLYER MARTHA FRY summer. He returned from 2009 derful CLASP (Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents) KIRSTEN BELL CHRISTOPHER & RACHEL RYERSON HUK KATE MCGUIRE MARTIN Camp.” GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER, GREGORY & LORIN COMBS MCCALLE MILLER FRYAR . CHRISTOPHER & KAREN HULL SCOT & KIMBERLY MARTIN to 2015 and BOBBY placed him Members! JOHN & NIKKI BELL CECILY TIDWELL COMPTON CHRISTAN RICHARDSON FUQUA DON FROG and MO THOMP- STACY BENTON BUTCH & LEANNE HULSE MART & COREY MARTINDALE BILL was a camper/counselor in the 60’s/70’s and sent this BRENT & HAYLEY CONGER HANK FUSELIER & JENNIFER FINCH GRANGER & TARA HUNTRESS JENNIFER WISE MARTINEZ SON JACKSON, JULIE HARRIS ADITYA & LIBBY MORGAN BERI CHAD & HILLARY CONREY WILL GAINER & ELIZABETH WALSH note along with the picture of him and his bumper sticker that we EMILY BERNARD JOHN & MICHELLE HURD PHILLIP MASSAD “SISTERS FIRST” . . . What a fun loving, down to earth KOCUREK, SAMANTHA HOL- CHARLES & MERIDITH CONSTANT CHRIS GAMEL CHARLEY & STACY MIKULENKA HUSTON LAURA MASTERS requested! Here is a note he attached! . . . SARAH LEHMANN BERRY CHRIS & SUSAN MACK COOPER AMANDA HEALY GARCIA by JENNA BUSH HAGER and book about the BUSH twins, MAN and KATHRYN LIND AN- MATT & TRACIE BETTIN J.P. & LILLIE HUTCHESON . RYAN MATHEWS RANDY & YANELA COOPER SARA STORY & KEN GARSCHINA SHANNON HUTCHESON ALLISON MATNEY BARBARA PIERCE BUSH written by them! It’s about two DREWS. MARGARET COCHRAN BETTINGER RANDY & YANELA COOPER JIM & SHANNON GATLIN Helen: Please forgive me for almost taking a year to respond to your nice JAMES & ELIZABETH BIELAMOWICZ MARK & RACHEL McDOW HUTCHINSON GARRY & ELIZABETH STEVENS MATTINGLY sisters and growing up went We hope to see in the summers JAY & SUSANA CORTEZ KELLEY KIEL GEISS CURTIS & JAMIE IMBER KATHRYN MATTISON note. The May newsletter prompted JOHN & MOLLY HAMMON BIELAMOWICZ JERRIT & CHRISTINA COWARD ZACK & CASEY GIBSON GELFER through a grandfather GEORGE to come GEORGE W. BUSH along WILLIAM BIELAMOWICZ MIKE & LAURA BATEMAN INDERGARD KENNETH MAVERICK H.W. BUSH as President of the my sending this. CHRIS COZBY PAUL & WENDY GENENDER ASHLEY DEVAULT IRWIN LISA MCADAMS with our new recipients of this spe- BRIAN & DARLA BILDERBACK DREW & BETH BRIDGES COZBY PAUL & MEGAN GENERALE United States, father GEORGE GEORGE & LINDSAY ALLEN BILLINGSLEY TOMMY & BECKY BOLIN ISBELL CAROLINE SHANNON MCARTHUR cial award as they come to claim ERICA CHANIN COZEWITH CLAIRE ELLIS GENTRY ANDREW & CHRISTY IVERSEN CATHERINE BELL MCBRIDE W. BUSH as fi rst a Governor of It’s been quite a while since Billy CATHERINE OLSON BISHOP MICHAEL & ANGELA CRAIG JOHN & LAURA GENUNG their special “trees!” JAKE BISSONETTE CHRISTOPHER & MELINDA NELSON MICHAEL & LIJA MCBRIDE Texas and then President. Rob was annually swimming circles JASON & PAM CREEL GREG & COURTNEY BANKLER JACKSON DUDLEY MCCALLA RICHARD & GRETCHEN BJERKE RYAN & MELANIE CRISWELL GERSTENHABER What wonderful stories they tell around me for 8-9 years at Inks DAVID & ELIZABETH HENNESSEY DAVID & CHRISTINA COWARD JACKSON CHRIS & ANDREA MCCAULEY Lake. And chances are I’m still the BRIAN & MAGGIE CROMEENS CARL GIESLER LYLE SCHWEITZER JACKSON MICHAEL & NATLIE McDONALD . . the many moves and protocol BLACKBIRD MIKE & GAIL CROMEENS ERIC & CAITLIN GIESLER record holder for the longest mile ROBERT BLACKBURN CHARLIE & ELIZABETH JAMES ANDY & CANDACE BATES MCDOWELL they experienced. SCOTT & TERA CROMEENS GILLUM & LANITA GILCHRIEST WHITNEY MILLER JANKE DARREN & ASHLEY McDOWELL swim ever, 70 minutes plus as I LAURA BLACKMAN ROB CROSNOE JAMES & SARAH GILLIAM It’s JENNA and BARBARA writing MARK & SARA BLAKELY JASON & CHRISTINE MOORE JARRETT JEFFREY & CARRIE GRAHAM MCDOWELL their own stories and intermin- recall (down by over half some 6 FLORA ROBINSON CROSSWELL RICHARD & PAMELA GILLIAM KENNY & KENDAL JASTROW J.R. MCGEE · BRUCE & SALLIE SKELLEY BLALOCK JENNIFER GERMANY CROSWELL PHARIS & JENNIFER GODFREY gling the other’s story into theirs! years later or so). Which brings DAN & SALLY NORWOOD BLECHER STEFFANY JAY FRANK & LIZ ANN MCGEHEE CHRISTOPHER & BRITTANY HARROD CROW TRAVIS & CHEYNE DOBBS GOLDAMMER JACE & AMY JENKINS MIKE & DONNA MCGINNIS It was sooo impressive to read back many memories including MIKE & SHANNON BLOESCH ROBIN & KATIE HENLEY CROW EVAN & ASHLEY DEATON GOLDEN LEIGH & WENDY BLOSS ABBIE JOHNSON STEVE & NANCY MCGRADE about the closeness and love maybe the most patient and en- DENNIS & LARA VOGT CRUMP JAMES & SUSAN GONZALES BLAKE & KATHY KIEL JOHNSON JIM & PAULINA McGRATH CHANCE & MIRANDA BOLTON SAM & ASHLEY LAHOURCADE CRUSE KATIE BRACKIN GOODSELL they have not only for their Mom couraging man ever, Bill Johnson. I DAVID & MISSY HAHN BOONE DAVID & LORI JOHNSON RICHARD & COURTNEY MCINTYRE think he could have treaded water We wish you a CONNER & LARA CUPIT GRANT GOODYEAR HARRY & LUNDY JOHNSON JULIE WALTON MCIVOR and Dad but their grandparents . . AMY BOQUIST MANCE & AMANDA CUTBIRTH BRAD & SUSAN GORDON that year doing the mile swim faster Merry Christmas, KATE KENNEDY BORDERS HUNTER & DIANA JOHNSON MEREDITH MCKEMIE PA and GRAMMEE (HAROLD & JEFFREY & BRANDY CZAR RICHARD & JANICE GORMAN MICHAEL & CANDACE JOHNSON ALAN & MELANIE McKNIGHT if he’d not been right by my side CASEY & TEBBIE BORGERS RAYMOND DAMICONE JIM & CHRISSY GOSSETT JENNA WELCH, LAURA’s par- BILLY & SHARION INNIS BOSTIC CASEY JONES MIKE & LORI McLAUGHLIN ents) and GRAMPY and GANNY nearly the whole way. It was with We wish you a WAYNE DARNER LESLIE LEAVELL GOTH CODY JONES & ASHLEY PUTNEY ROBERT & LAURA MCMAHAN LORI NEAL BOWMAN DAVID & MARCY MCKNIGHT DARSEY MONICA GRAF (GEORGE H.W. & BARBARA sadness that I read of his passing. PAM BOWMAN LEIGH WITTENBRAKER JONES REBECCA BLAKEY MCNEIL Merry Christmas, EMILYDAUM BRUCE & KAREN SAUNDERS GRANT MAC & MERIDETH JONES RUSSELL McNUTT BUSH, GEORGE’s parents). Both It’s always so enjoyable to read LANCE & SUSIE BOYCE DONNA DAVIS DAVIS JEFF & MEME HOLLAND GREATHOUSE DAN & CLAIRE BOYLES MASON JONES BRAD & ANNA MCPHAIL girls and their father, GEORGE the newsletter every time it comes ASHLEY SCHUENEMANN DAVIS CHARLES & SARAH GREEN PAT JONES BLAKE & KELLY RUSSELL MCWHERTER We wish you a KEVIN & CINDY BRACKMEYER VICTORIA DAVIS & MITCHELL DAN HANNAH GREENBERG W. attended Camp Longhorn. back and remember all the great LAURA BRADFORD STEWART & KATHERINE JONES LORIE MEDLENKA times on the shores of Inks Lake at Merry Christmas SAMANTHA STROUBE DAVISS MATT & ELIZABETH GREENFIELD TIM & ANNA JONES NEAL & AMBER AUTREY MEINZER BARBARA went to Indian Springs JULIA HOUSE BRAGA HARRY & TIFFANY DAVROS PETE & ROBIN GREENHAW Summer session #3. MELISSA TYROCH BRAGG ZACH & ALLISON HARPER JORDAN JASON & DAWN MELEAR and JENNA and GEORGE at- DAVID & CHRISTINE DAWSON ERICH & SHANNON GRETHEL LARRY & ROBIN KAPAVIK LAURA RUCKER METCALF And a Happy K.C. BRASHEAR JARED & LYNSEY DAY STEPHEN GRINNAN tended Inks Lake. KENDALL PALMER BRATTON KATHLEEN KARIKA APRIL METZ WILLIAM (BILL) MORRISS William (Bill) Morriss New Year! ELAINE DAY SHAWN & KATE GROSS ALLAN & JACKIE KATZ SHARON BRAY CAROLINE BAIRD DECHERD MARY MARGARET ADAMS GROVES Still from Texarkana, TX DAWSON & BROOKE BREMER ERIN KAUFMAN See DUES, Page 23 JOSHUA & ALLISON MARTIN DECKER TODD & SHELLY GROVES ELLIE KEELING Page 2, LUMNEWS, December 2017 LUMNEWS, December 2017, Page 31 Among The Hills And Dales . . Life At Camp Longhorn MORE CLASP DUES Continued from Page 30 JENNIFER METZ DAN & JULIE GIDDENS RHODES WILLIAM & WENDY STARNES JASON & KATHERINE HEYNE TRAMONTE DAVID & NANETTE ROUNTREE WHEELIS CARTER & PAMELA MEYER JESSICA TURK RHODES PAM STAULCUP DAVID & AMY CLOWE TRAUGHBER JOHN & KELLI WHELAN KALLY FEILD MEYER LINDSAY PATTESON RHODES CHRISTIAN STEPHANOW STEPHEN TRAUTMANN BEN & AMANDA WHITE By JP HUTCHESON Chicken Fried Steak .. Frog Juice remember LILLIE and I contin- in the CLH family! ANDREW MICHAELSON CRAIG & RACHEL JACKSON RIBBECK DAVID & LINDSAY STEPHENSON ALLICYN RANCK TREAT JOHN WHITE and the Tunnel of Love at swim uously checking the mail for a Very truly, BRAD & DEBBIE MILES JAMES & LESLIE STIVER RICE MINDY STEPHENSON ROXI JOHNSON TSAKAS STEWART & KATHERINE WHITE JANICE MILES BEN & LEIGH CHAMBERS RICHARDS LESTER STILES BRIAN & MELINDA GEORGE TUCKER JEFF & BROOKE BAILEY WHITLEY I was ecstatic when I ran into Bay .. The Friendship fl ash with postcard and one fi nally came and ELIZABETH ELLENWOOD MILLER KELLY PERKINS RIGAS JAMES & MEGAN STOFFER LINDSAY SHEFFIELD TURNER LAURA MABERRY WHITLOCK HELEN at the CLASP table by Ranch Branch at Church Moun- simply read - “DADDY- I don’t JP HUTCHESON JEFFREY & LESLIE MILLER NATHAN & ELLEN RIGNEY ABBIE STONECYPHER WINKlE TURNER CHRIS & JENNIFER WHITLOCK the “old snake pit” and she asked tain.. It just goes on and on! miss you. J/K Love LYLES.” JP HUTCHESON, what a MARY CATHERINE MILLER CONNOR RILEY CLAIR STOREY NICKOLAS & ASHLEY RUSSELL KEITH & SUSI JOHNSON WHITWORTH MICHAEL & VIRGINIA MILLER JENNIFER MARTIN RILEY COLE & ASHLEY BAXTER STOUT UNDERWOOD ALEXIS WIESENTHAL me to write an article for this The things I learned from my And we laughed out loud. great story! There is for sure RYAN & KINDRA HYER MILLER KENDALL RILEY MARK & ANDREA MOORE STOVER BEN & JULIE V AELLO ALISON WIESENTHAL Winter’s Alum news. It was sec- counselors and friends have ab- Also there during third term much Camp Longhorn history SHIRLEY MILLER MITCHELL & BETSY RILEY KATHERINE WILLIAMSON STRANGE DYLAN VAN DAM DAVID & CARLA SWINDLE WIGGS ond term V day and I was there solutely shaped the person I am were all of her boy cousins, in your family! A few years have BRANDON & DANIELLE MITCHELL MICHELE BRADY RING RYAN & DINAH STREET SCOTT & LAURA MCANDREW VAN SLYKE JACQUELYN WILCOX LEE & AUDREY MITCHELL ERIC & CALLIE SHARKEY RITTER ROBERT & DARLENE STREPHANS DEAN & SHANEL VANDERGRIFF KURT & CARRIE WILKIN for a quick round trip Inks Lake today. It’s a true extension of fam- The SIMONS boys (COOPER, passed since the Sabots have been FLETCHER MIXON ERIC & DANIELLE RIVAS JEFF STRIPLING LOUISA HOUSTON VANN TRENT & SARAH REILLY WILKINS visit hosting good friends and fel- ily and I couldn’t be more thank- SHEPPERD, and JOHN WARE) on Inks Lake! I know it must be so SCOTT & BONITA MOHLER SHAWN & PHEBE ROACH BILLY & JENNIFER JENKINS STROUD TRAVIS & NIKKI STOLL VARGO JENNIFER SABO WILLCOTT DAVID & KRISTEN MOHUN BILLY & KAREN ROBBINS JARED STUART TRACEY VELEZ TIM & MEAGHAN WILLIAMS low CLH Alums JOHN BLACK ful for my experiences there. so truly a family affair. I look much fun for your father, PALM- MATTHEW MONIGOLD ANDREW & HEATHER HAWN ROBERTS ERIC & KARA SWANSON CHRISTINA WEAVER VEST BARRETT WILLINGHAM and COOPER ETHERIDGE pick A very special moment was forward to many more V-days to ER, to share stories of times past WRIGHT & EMILY RUCKER MONNING ROBBY & DEIDRA ROBERTSON GRANT & JODY SWARTZWELDER CAROLINE VICKERS KYLE & HILLARY WILLIAMS WILLMON up their girls from camp. I had to seeing my daughter LYLES come, this year was one of the with your children. JP, who was MINDY MONTFORD AARON & MELISSA PRUITT RODRIGUE ALLISON BALL SWOPE MATTHEW & TISH MAULDIN VISINSKY ARTHUR & KATHY BARTOSH WILSON ANDREW MONTGOMERY SCOTT & TRACEY ROGAN BRAD & ARRIL ELLISON TATE PHILLIP & PAGE VOGELSANG CHRIS & LYNNSEY SMIT WIMMER turn around shortly thereafter and HUTCHESON off to third term few times I have seen tears of joy raised in Houston, lives there now DAN & KARA MONTGOMERY CHRISTOPHER & PHAEDRA ANNALISE RONNIE & EVA TAVAREZ DONALD VOLTZ KELLY WINKLE head back to Houston to spend for her own taste of Camp long- to see us (including little brother with wife LILLIE and children RACHEL MOODY ROGERS JIM BOB & COURTNEY STEVENS TAYLOR CHRIS & KRISTA WAGNER WEST & TRACY LAPPIN WINTER some time with my daughter horn this July. My wife LILLIE PALMER!) and for LYLES to LYLES ELIZABETH HUTCHES- CORY MOORE FRANCES EVANS ROGERS HAL TEN BRINK KELLY WAGNON JEFF & KAYLA WOOD RICHARD & STEPHANIE MOORE CHRIS & CESELEY ROLLINS SAM TEN BRINK SAM & LINDSAY GREEN WALLACE DEDE STEVENS WOODMAN LYLES who was about to head was not a big camper and was show us her world for the past ON (9) and will be a 2nd year JENNY MORACE JOSEPH ROLLINS MICHAEL & KELLY TERWEGE MICHAEL & KATE WHITSIT WALLACE BRETT & KATIE WAGNER WOODROOF off to camp on the bus for the prone to homesickness, so I had three weeks. Thankfully we re- camper at Inks Lake in 2018 and JED & KELLI MORASH PETE & JENNIFER ROOSSIEN SCOTT & TASHI THEISMAN HOLLAND WALSH DAVID & JANET GAGE WRATHER TRACE & JESSICA MORRILL LUIS & MEGAN FOSTER ROSAS TYLER THIRY KRISTIN MATTISON WALT MELISSA WRAY & RICK BOSTWICK fi rst time the very next morning to coach her through the drop off ceived an early bird in the mail JOHN PALMER HUTCHESON BRANDON & SHAINE MORRIS LINCOLN ROSE CHRISTOPHER & MOLLY DUVALL THOMAS MOLLY REESE WARD RANDY & STEPHANIE WRIGHT in Houston! JP HUTCHESON w/daughter that she was going to be FINE! last month and are all signed up III (6) and will soon be a camper AMY-BETH MORRISON ROBERT ROSS KIRSTAN SCOTT THOMAS WESLEY WARE DON & HILARY LANE YEZERSKI Camp is such a special place She was so excited to get on that for summer 2018! at Inks Lake. JP is a Commercial BILL MORRISS MEGAN MURPHY ROTHWELL THOMAS & TIIA THOMPSON DOUG WASSON STEPHEN & LISA MOORE YOCH LYLES JEREMY & ERIN DEATON MOSS MICHELE ROYER JACK & JODI THURMAN KRISTIN WEBB COURTNEY WEAVER YOUNG to so many people- accordingly, I bus I don’t even think she knew These have been trying times Real Estate Broker and wife LIL- RYAN & SYDNI MOSSMAN TYLER & AMY BOYD RUDD SETH & JO TIBBETTS ANDREW & KATHERINE SEGER WEBER DAVID & BITSY HOPPER YOUNG thought I would share a little his- I was there but I knew she was across our country and especially LIE a Pre-K teacher. He was a MATT & LIZ MOTES TRISH RUDDER PATRICK & STEPHANIE TICKLE SARAH WEINBERG HOMER JON & ELEANOR YOUNG tory on my family’s longstanding parents and grandparents, wel- about to have an amazing time. Texas with Hurricane Harvey, so camper for 7 years and counselor NATASHA MERRITT & RICHARD MULLEN DUANE & KELLEY RUSTEN IAN TODD SCOTT & GINNY ELLIOTT WENGER JEFF & BROOKE BURNEY ZARR WILL & CARRIE MURCHISON TANYA RUTLEDGE DANA TODD TOM & KAY WENGER COURTNEY YOUNG ZENNER relationship with a place we call comed with open arms. Many of it’s very reassuring to remember 3 years at Inks Lake. A campfi re MATTHEW & SUSANNA HANCOCK MURRAY ALEX RYERSON MARYLYN TOLEDO CAMERON WENTWORTH CAROL ZIEBERT Camp Longhorn that I am proud my Aunts and Uncles and cous- As a Wren Down LYLES that we all have a special connec- lighter many times, JP says while B.J. & DARCY DOLD MYERS TRENT & MEGAN SALCH LEIGH TOMASKI MILAM & DAPHNE WENTWORTH ADAM ZIMMERMAN ins have attended CLH and it’s THERESA MYERS JAMES & JENNIFER BARBER SALLING BILL & JENNIFER TRACEWELL BENJAMIN WEST to say is now in its third genera- had the good luck of getting a tion to this place among the Hills at Camp he was in charge of . . REAGAN & SUZANNE NASH BILL & KIM SANCHEZ tion. so fun for all of us to recall all great cabin including the daugh- and Dales. It’s a beautiful place . having fun! . . . He graduated COLIN & ABBY NEBLETT MARY ELIZABETH WISE SAND My Dad PALMER HUTCHES- the amazing history. In fact just ter (MAGGIE HOAG) of one on planet earth that we all love from UT Austin in 2001. Thank ANDREW & ANGIE NELSON ASHLEY VELA SANDERS ON and his twin brother TOM a few weekends ago I taught my of my good friends from camp, and cherish dearly. you again, JP, for taking time MILAM & TORY NEWBY KRISTIN SARGENT LESLIE NEWCOMER JAY & KATIE SARTAIN Who’s Who? . . . attended camp in the late 50’s six-year-old son PALMER how KATHERINE WOLF (HOAG). I Happy Holidays to everyone from a busy schedule and espe- LAURIE NEWTON LISA SARVADI and had some amazing stories to shoot a cowpattie with a single KENT & STEFANIE SHANNON NIELSON AARON & REAGAN BOICE SCHAEFER ERIK & CAROLINA NISIMBLAT MATTHEW & JEAN SCHENDLE about their time at camp. PALM- shot Savage .410 that my uncle GIANCARLO & JENNIFER NISIMBLAT MICHAEL & TRISHA SCHILDKNECHT Here’s who was in the last issue! (l)GAGE LIESMAN, (2) STACY SEWELL, (3) LACEY HANNIS, (4) BILL ER and TOM HUTCHESON THAD HUTCHESON purchased PATRICK & GEORGIA NOLAN HELEN VAUGHAN SCHMIDT MORRISON, (5) WES GOTTESMAN, (6) ALYSON LYNCH, (7) JOE GREENHILL, (8) ANNE APPLEMAN, (9) at the Merit Store many moons TIM & GEMMA NOLAN KIMBERLY SCHRAM MARK McADAMS, (10) LINDSAY HOLOBAUGH, (11) PAUL CLARK, (12) LAURA POWELL, (13) PATRICK were fi rst CLH campers in 1956. BOBBY & JJ GOLDTHWAITE NORRIS PAM SCHROEDER RAY FRADY was one of his fi rst ago. (FYI that’s no longer a hot PAUL & CISSI NORWOOD NATHAN & LACY HAWN SCHULTZ ROBERTSON, (14) LACIE PRYOR, (15) RANDY TOUCHSTONE, (16) MC CROCKETT, (17) B.J . EDWARDS, counselors. ticket item as of Summer 2017!) DEE ANN DAVIS NOWELL DANIEL & ROBYN WORNALL SCHWARZ (18) JESSE RICHARDSON, (19) SARA SCHULTENOVER, (20 )RICK GARDNER. A surprise if you can name MITCH & KRISTIN MCNEAL NYVEEN JOHN SCHWEITZER a few!! PALMER recalls one evening It’s just amazing to hear these SHAWN & LYRIA O’BRIEN CLINT & BECKY SCOTT when he won campfi re lighter anecdotes from years past - few COURTNEY O’DANIEL PAULA SEAPAN that they shot a fl aming arrow places have such a strong sense KIRK & KASEY ODEN G. KELLY & LISA SECHLER MIKE & KRISTI OLDHAM MATT & HEIDI SEINSHEIMER from behind the Boy’s campfi re of tradition and new ones are be- STEVE & KITTY OLDHAM DAVID & SUSAN SELLERS seating area into the middle of ing created each year. ROSS OLIVER TOM & ARAMINTA SELLERS My Camp Longhorn experi- ERIC & ALLISON HAZLEWOOD OLSON BEN & CHRYL RAY SELMAN the campfi re and BOB TARL- KRISTEN WAGNER O’PRY ANDREW & SARAH TISDALE SEMER TON announcing “one match” ence began in 1988, when I joined DAVID & TENNIE CLINE OTT CHRIS & LACEY OLSON SHANNON when the arrow hit dead center. a great group of guys as a Cabin TRAVIS OVERALL SARA RIGNEY SHARPE DANIEL PARKER ANGELA SHAW This was of course not as random Three Comanche for Third Term. GREG & HEIDI PARKER MIKE & NANCY JAMES SHAW or unsafe as it appears because I had a smile on my face from the CATHERINE PARKS BOB & ANNE SHEPARD the arrowhead was doused in time my parents dropped me off KIP & KATHY PARSONS JOHN & JENNIFER SHEPHERD MANISH & INA PATEL TERRY & JOLEI SHIPLEY charcoal lighter “boy scout juice” at the Montgomery Ward parking SARA LYONS PATTEN WILSON & SHALEY VON DOENHOFF and the shaft was attached by two lot in Houston until V day three AMY PATTERSON SHIRLEY weeks later. One of my fi rst Coun- TOM & KATHY PATTILLO NICOLE TSOURMAS SHOBERG small eyelets to a thin wire run- RYAN & WHITNEY WILT PAULOWSKY ANN WOOD SHOOK ning from the bow into the middle selors was a Longhorn legend - CHRIS & KRISTYN PAYNE JACK & HOPE SHORT of the fi rewood. What an exciting the late great VANCE LeCRONE ELIZABETH PENCE LACHELLE SHORT JOHN & SANDY PERKINS EDWARD & MARTHA SHRADER way to end another beaufi ful day! - and it is amazing how VANCE MICHAEL PERKINS MATTHEW & MARY CAROLINE CRUSE After learning to sail on Sabots and so many others infl uenced so ZACK & MICHELLE PERRY SHREVES and Sailfi sh while 8 years old on many of us through our Longhorn SALLY GRAHAM PETERSON PAUL & STEPHANIE JONES SHROPSHIRE STEPHEN & ANDRESS BECK PETTIBONE KELLEY SHUFORD Inks Lake, fast forward 60 plus years. I remember sitting on the SHARON PFAFF JULIET SIDDONS years and PALMER continues to fl oor of the Shark Cabin in the ALLISON WILLIAMS PIATAK STEVE & CAROL SIDDONS eyenings with great friends and LAUREN RIESTER PINCHBECK MARICELA SIEWCZYNSKI enjoy the challenges of Inks Lake JANE QUENTAN PIPER HAL SILER sailing many afternoons past cabinmates PHILIP WRIGHT KRISTELPOFFINBARGER BO & ASHLEY HOLMAN SIMPSON camp on a Sunfi sh (our family and STEPHEN DEXTER listen- JOSE & JENNIFER SLIDER PORTELA EMILY SIMS Winner of the trip back for two to next year’s or 2018 mini-camp is AMY FOX, Special Parent to some RICHARD & SHANNON POUNDS ANNE SINCOVEC ended up getting a lake house on ing to JACK INGRAM practice great campers/counselors at Indian Springs! JACK & JETTIE MOORE POWERS TODD & KRISTA SINEX Inks about 14 years ago and are his songs before his career took COREY & AMY PRESTIDGE SCOTT SIPPEL lucky to be up there regularly.) off in the music business. Lit- MADISON PRESTON JORI RENOUF SITZ CARY PRINCE & BOB BERNSTEIN STACY SHAW SMAISTRLA My sister CAROLINE tle league baseball with lifelong MICHAEL & SUZIE PRINCE AARON & MERRY MAGGIE HOLOTIK SMITH HUTCHESON BRYAN (CLH friends LEE WILLEFORD and JOHN & ALICE PRITCHETT BETSY AYRES SMITH JIM BELL wearing jeans out in A NOTE FROM RALPH COUSINS . . . THOMAS PRONSKE CHAD & MELISSA CHRISCO SMITH 3rd term for 12 years) and I have LIL’L MORON . . . MARY CLARE PUGH CHAD & MELISSA CHRISCO SMITH had to remind him that Camp the July heat at Candlestick park Many, many years a camper/counselor in the 60’s/70’s and a BUCK PURSELLEY JASON & CHRISTY DUNAWAY SMITH Longhorn is still in fact Private and the Astrodome! great CLASP Member! MOLLY QUIRK COURTNEY SMITH & ERIC TREADWAY 1) Where do snowmen KEVIN & LAURA RABE COURTNEY SMITH Property! He is fulfi lling a lifelong This week I was looking JOHN & WENDY RAMOS LILSMITH back through the annual from keep their money? DAVID & LEIGH ANN PYEATT RANSLEM KIRSTEN SMITH dream we all hold dear, regard- Memory. less of our age- never outgrowing my Wrangler year, when we had ANNE RAPPOLD KYLIESMITH JOHN BELL and JEFF FISH as After my Cabin Seven camper month, our family went to a 2) Did you hear about the SARAH SPEEG RASCO MARK & DENISE SMITH CLH (we never do that do we?) guest ranch in Colorado. While my mother and father fi shed my DAVID & MARY JANE RATCHFORD RYAN SMITH counselors, and on the Mile Swim carrot detective? SHANNON RATCLIFF ZACHARY & LAUREN SMITH and returning frequently to CLH brother, Bart, and I would go for a guided horseback trail ride. while continuing lifelong friend- page I noticed that pretty much MATT & EVIE RAWLINSON NED & RENEE SNYDER our entire cabin, led by SCOTT The fi rst day the wrangler asked me if I had ever ridden a 3) What washes up on very LANE SCHWEITZER RAY MARK & LISA SPEDALE ships with all the ROBERTSONS horse. I proudly announced that I had passed my Camp Long- JOHN REARDON JOHN & SARA SOUERBRY SPEER and other friends from CLH, and GRAY, HUGHES HOLLAND, small beaches? AUSTIN REILLY DREW & ELIZABETH THAYER SPEICHER horn Horseback Bar. He did not seem impressed. I was crestfall- JOHN REILLY LISA SPIELHAGEN seeing this camp continue its tra- and BRYAN AZAR as I recall, en. His ignorance was way beyond my imagining. PHILIP & DONNA REILLY LISA SPRAGGINS fi nished with a not so impressive 4) Did you hear about the REBECCA REILLY DAVID & ELAINE SRNKA ditions, humor, spirit building, Isn’t it wonderful how simple Camp memories from sixty comradery and welcoming with time of 41:47 as a group - and we guy who got hit in the head TODD & BRANDY REIMERS CHRIS & JEANNE ST. PAUL years ago still sneak in to make us smile? with a can of soda? BILL & LINEA RENSPIE JASON & CELINA QUIROS STABELL broad smiles, and “Attaways” for had a great time doing it! RUTH’s MAX & ELLIE FOWLER RESHETNIKOV TIM & JILL GORDON STANFORD all campers, CLASP members, Apple Crisp and BARNEY’s STACY COLLIER REYENGA SAM & DEANNA STARLING Page 32, LUMNEWS, December 2017 Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents

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