Send scoops to: 6101 E. Paseo Cimarron, Tucson, AZ 85750 E-mail: [email protected], ph. 520-577-7925 OCTOBER 2008 From the Editor: We feel compelled to pass along The 12 foot long dragon operated by two counselors and information that we have gleaned from alumni who have the king being carried in on his throne all added to the fes- been in touch with us this year. We’re always so happy to tivities. Our counselors never stepped out of character and hear from you and love to recount your news. We make an we loved the costumes that they made. I don’t know what assumption that you enjoy reading about people that you we’ll do for an encore next summer. Our artist in residence knew when you were 12, but if that is not the case let us this summer was a big hit. She and our campers dug clay know and we will remove you from our list. Our journal- out of the ground, cleaned it to get it ready to make pots istic techniques tend toward the gossip column genre since that were fired in a primitive kiln the kids helped to make. we usually rely on info that we glean by pumping our un- In another fun project, when a tree needed to come down suspecting alumni. Since we go to print only once a year it at camp we brought a chain saw artist in to make a great takes awhile for a reprint, so if your information is incorrect sculpture. Amazing the artistry one can do with a chain then you might want to grin and bear it. Of course it’s much saw. safer to send in your news to us to ensure accurate report- ing. We do not underestimate the good will of our alumni We also continue to add programing to address our respon- who are generous donors to our scholarship fund, provide sibility to teach our campers good stewardship of the envi- testimonials for us, keep in touch and send their boys to us ronment. This summer we added an all camp game called (or themselves for family camp). We hope this finds you in Predator and Prey as well as a nature hunt to teach flora good health with good memories of your camping days. and fauna identification. We brought in a local naturalist for our juniors and put in a demo garden. Our campers were surprisingly happy to weigh their waste in the dining We had another great WHAT’S NEW AT CAMP: hall and separate trash for our compost pile which fed our camping season, being fortunate to be filled with a waiting gardens. Our Trip Director BRIAN GEISLER developed a list in November. While it’s tougher to find good staff we new camp site and program called Pathfinders on the nature filled our ranks with the outstanding leadership that we have trail to teach all of the skills necessary to enhance our trip- been known for. We’re very proud of our staff and the ex- ping program. We also have record numbers of our campers treme measures they take to entertain our campers. Some of signing up for our junior tripping program and sign up trips. the new programming we have added over the years really We are well aware that we have a nature deficit disorder in taps into our campers imagination and creativity. A night this country and we are doing everything in our power to time game called Espionagestayed is a camper favorite. It’s reach our goal of No Child Left Inside. a game of intrigue and problem solving involving moving through camp in the dark unnoticed to achieve objectives. We have in our midst the new president of the Associa- The objectives and theme of the game changes each time it’s tion of Independent Camps representing all private camps played. Cabin groups have guides that lead them through across the country. Leb will be busy attending conferences this game of sleuthing and chicanery. Our boys now come in this new post and will sit on the National Board of the prepared to camp with night vision goggles and their camo American Camp Association. He is very involved with the gear. Another winner was our King and Country night (A ACA’s mission of 20/20 (twenty thousand campers attend- Medieval extravaganza). Two knights staged mini battles ing camp by the year 2020). Leb recruited PAUL ADEL- all over camp using a form of finger wrestling with dramatic STEIN (T.V. and film actor) to help us get out the message deaths if you lose on the battlefield. The whole event culmi- that kids need camp. We just recently returned from the nated with a huge battle on the athletic field. What no one International Camping Conference in Quebec City with knew was that Leb had arranged for real jousters to come to camp owners and directors from around the world includ- camp pounding in on their steeds for the final battle. Both ing Mongolia. It was a great opportunity to see all that is jousters and horses were dressed in historically correct cos- taking place in youth development around the world. How- tuming. Not to mention that Genevieve was gorgeous. It ever there is still much to do to make the world a better was so much fun to see the surprise on our campers faces. place for children. TEN YEAR MEN THIS SUMMER: CHIPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK It’s a big commitment to return to a place for 10 years. It It’s so much fun for Leb and I to have alumni children at means defending camp as a legitimate job with parents and camp. During the friendship fire at the beginning of the missing out on what is going on at home. Despite all of that summer we ask our campers to stand up if their fathers, our list of ten year men is growing and a new twist is that uncles, grandfathers, brothers attended camp. Its amazing their parents usually show up for their big roast. However to see how many of them are standing. We love the history I’m not sure that they understand all of the embellishment and connection that camp holds. of the stories that are told. I do have to say that the guys Second Generation Campers this summer: are getting better all of the time with the psych outs leading Danny and Jonny Bazelon (Gary, Highland Park, IL.) up to the event. This summer JON KOHL, JASON PER- Josh Berger (Jim, “Bugsy” Detroit) ELES, MATTY HOLLEB and KIM MCCORMACK Ben Blonsky (Adam, St. Charles, IL.) were inducted. Our campers never can get enough of the Sam Bricker (Lew, Deerfield, IL.) stories, however some of the stories left me scratching my Dustin Cohen (Mike, Tucson, IL.) head. Sam Cohen (Steve, Northbrook, IL.) Aaron Dinkin (Jeff, Santa Monica, CA.) FAMILY CAMP 2008 Max Emmerman (Ross, Chicago, IL.) Post camp started off with a bang this summer when about Steven Fishel (Mark, St. Louis) 50 post campers ended up at CHUCK WARSHAWSKY’S Scott Goldberg (Bruce, Omaha) new restaurant The Fireside (The old Tony’s Fireside) in Holden Greenberger (Robert, Larchmont, N.Y.) Hayward for dinner prior to our dinning room opening. Ethan Handler (Jon, Northbrook, IL) Chuck loved cooking for the group, many of whom he at- Noah Henson (Jeff, Highland Park, Il.) tended camp with. It’s been so fun to have him in the area. Chip Kass (Geoff, Highland Park, IL.) Our alumni are coming back to camp with their families for Aaron Katz (Steve, Washington D.C.) family camp in good numbers. We love it when they do. Michael Lee (Bob, Riverwoods, IL.) Alumni know what camp is all about and are happy to con- Jacob Lehr (John, Omaha) tribute to the fun or plan their own program if they don’t like Garrett Lebby (Leb and Sue, Tucson) ours. For instance JON SHERMAN sits on the porch most Parker Leshin (Eddie, Highwood, Il.) of the day playing his guitar and before you know it oth- Sam and Zach Levi (Michael, Lincolnwood, Il.) ers join in. There is no shortage of music at Family Camp Ethan Levy (Brian, Mequon, WI.) since our Tennis Pro is a professional musician and brings Owen and Spencer Marks (Richard, Chicago) his band to camp to play for happy hour. When it comes Abe Mendez (Joe, Cleveland) to the good vs. evil Capture the Flag game we just let our Brad, Tommy, Justin Mills (Andy, Highland Park, IL.) alumni run with it. The announcements leading up to it with Dan Millstone, (Joe, Tucson) MIKE GREEN, JOE MENDES, PAUL NATHANSON and Corey Nagel (Marty, Glencoe, Il.) JON SHERMAN are as much fun as the event. STEVE Ike Nierman, Elliot Goldberg (Peter, Lincoln Park, IL. RICHMAN is always punking someone usually Leb and I. Andy Peterman (Tom, Glencoe, Il.) KEITH KRETCHMER and his family along with the NA- Scott Plonsker (Steve, Deerfield, Il.) THANSONS ran the breakfast cookout. MARK HOLTZ Matt Reisin (Rich, Highland Park, IL.) was a good sport he brought his three small children without Ben Rubin (Scott, Highland Park, Il.) mom and never broke a sweat.. We provide lots of fun fam- Matt Rusnak (Steve, Skokie, Il.) ily programing during the week and delicious food. It’s a no Cole and Luke Schrager (Jeff, Omaha) brainer family vacation. A word of caution: once you come Jacob Sherman (Jon, Oak Park, Il.) to family camp your kids will not let you miss a summer. Ben Schulman (Mark, Highland, Park, Il.) They want to come back to see all of the friends they have Leo Simon (Elliot, Buffalo Grove, Il.) made. Bully for our post camp directors DAN LICHTEN- Zachary Stollman (Steve, Leawood, KS) STEIN and ARI GOLDBERG who showed our campers a Jordan Reiff (Ed, Skokie, Il.) great time. Other Alums at family camp included: EDDIE Scott Hamilton (Jim, Northbrook, Il.) LESHIN, JIM SILBERMAN, CARY ROSENTHAL, JON Josh Tashma (Doug, Northbrook, IL.) FREMSTAD, ROB PORTER, TOM PETERMAN, PETER Harrison Rosenthal (Bill, Leawood, KS) KATZ, ANDY ZUKROW, GARY KRETCHMER, MIKE Mark Yellon (Al, Chicago, Il.) CUTLER, PAUL ADELSTEIN, BEN MIZEL, STEVE and DENNIS RICHMAN, FATHER BILL KEY. If you would like to join us with your family don’t wait until the summer. Get on our list soon. DATES FOR POST CAMP 2009 AUG. 15TH-22ND. Starting and ending with breakfast. Call our office early we fill quickly every year. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, event, and he said he wanted to get back to see northern STRAIGHT FROM THE HOUSE’S MOUTH Wisconsin this summer and you can probably finish the AND MOST OFTEN FROM CYBERSPACE. rest of the story. Long story short, while I’ve long been inured to meeting Milwaukee expats in New York, learning IN THE DAYS OF LOU AND RENEE 1945-1980 that a young star in an organization I value deeply is from NORTH STAR ALUM MAKES NEWS IN THE NY TIMES. North Star was a very pleasant surprise that needed shar- To quote the NY Times: “There ing.” (editors note: I love these small world stories please are a few straight talkers in the share yours)....DOUG BERCU welcomed another little regulatory regime, of course. One boy to his family. That makes two future NSC campers says is Gary H. Stern, president of Doug. Doug is a real estate developer in Atlanta.... the Federal Reserve Bank of Min- BUGSY BERGER had this picture taken with Barack neapolis and co-author of “Too Obama at Chrysler’s Sterling Stamping plant on Wednes- Big to Fail: The Hazards of Bank day May 14th. where Bailouts.” In a speech last Thurs- Jim is employed....NICK day, Mr. Stern expressed deep BELKER was a camper & unease over the consequences of Jr. Counselor in the early using taxpayer money to rescue to mid 50’s. thru 1956. GARY H. STERN, A CO-AUTHOR big and reckless financial in- He writes that he has fond OF THE BOOK “TOO BIG TO FAIL.” stitutions. To read the whole memories of Lou & Renee article with Gary’s thoughts go & seeing Mike Hall built. to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12gret. Nick was also a tripping html?ref=business. We’re very proud to call him one of counselor for several years. He graduated from the Uni- our own. Thanks to CASEY GREEN for sending this versity of Wisconsin in 1961 & the University of Louisville one in after seeing the article about Gary...... MIKE KATZ Brandeis School Of Law, 1964 & practiced for 35 years. he premiered his first film Remembering Phil at the LA is now retired and involved in several entrepreneurial ven- Downtown Film festival last month. With Remembering tures with one of his daughters. He tells us that he enjoys Phil, Michael dons a producer’s hat for the first time, and many wonderful memories & friendships that survive to the established Prevalent Films in support of his belief in the present day. ([email protected]) ...... future of independent cinema. http://www.prevalentfilms. MICHAEL CUTLER 62,64,67,69,71 works in I.T. lawfirm com. Michael is also an award-winning landscape photog- Steptoe and Johnson and lives in Northern Bethesda. His son rapher whose images can be seen at: www.michaelkatz- Ryan will be coming to camp this year....We are extremely photography.com...... JEFF MELVOINE taught a course proud that the Center for Environmental Health’s Executive in Comparitive Script wrting at Harvard last winter during Director and alumni MICHAEL GREEN was presented the writers strike...... FRANK and with the Compassion in Action Award in San Francisco last MARGIE WINTRAUB have re- year. The award is a joint project of The Committee of 100 tired and have built a new house in for Tibet and The Dalai Lama Foundation, and is presented Fairfield, IA. Franks new hobby is to individuals “that embody pure motivation and compas- Kite sailing and he sent a great pic- sionate concern for the well being of others, world peace, ture of him enjoying his new hobby ecology, and global responsibility.” In choosing Michael as on the ocean. a recipient this year, the selection committee noted his tire- less work at the Center for ANOTHER SMALL WORLD STORY. TIM ETTEN- Environmental Health as HEIM Writes us this: “We discovered yesterday evening, an advocate for children’s here in New York City, that two North Star guys have known health and healthier com- each other for awhile but weren’t aware of the connection munities. Previous award until now. I was a camper during the ‘60s and counselor winners include New and maintenance/driver/opener/closer guy in the early 70’s, York Times writer Nicolas from Whitefish Bay; I’ve lived in Greenwich Village and Kristof, Anna Lappe of the worked around Manhattan since ‘78. AARON LAURITO Small Planet Institute, and was a camper from 92-96, grew up in the north suburbs of Marjorie Craig Benton, Mike Green testing lead levels Chicago and moved to New York a couple of years ago af- founder of Chicago’s Peace ter college. Aaron is now, although he’s leaving to go to Museum.. Michael accepted the award at the opening of graduate school, the supervisor of tutoring services at Com- the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts showing of the exhibit prehensive Development, Inc., a very special nonprofit that The Missing Peace. The masters of ceremony was Sharon provides a network of services to 1200 over-age and under- Stone. The Missing Peace is a multi-media art exhibition credited high school kids in one school in New York. I’m bringing together 88 artists representing 30 countries, in an CDI’s board chair. Aaron and I were chatting at a student exploration of the idea of art as an interpretation of and a catalyst for peace. We love how Michael has used his camp es law in the same practice as MARC KRANTZ....MIKE network to help in his endeavors. PAUL NATHANSON is MOSS writes from down under where he has been raising his P.R. rep. CHARLES MARGULIS also works at the his family along with his agency and is making his own news and appearing on T.V. wife Cathy. He has four and PAUL ADELSTEIN is on his board and many of our little Aussies Joshua (8), alumni help host events and donate to the cause....Never un- Aaron (5), Benjamin derestimate your camp connections...... Professor SCOTT (2) and little Emily who PLOUS (camper in the 70’s) is a Fellow of the Association joined the band last Oc- for Psychological Science and the American Psychological tober. We’re hoping that Association, and is the 2008 recipient of the American Psy- Joshua will join us this chological Association Charles L. Brewer Award for Dis- summer.....Giuliana Fer- tinguished Teaching of Psychology as well as several APA nanda Coven or “Little division awards, including the William James Book Award G” as parents RIFFY COVEN and Eva call her was born (for his book “The Psychology of Judgment and Decision June 24th at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Welcome Making”). He has also received the Binswanger Prize for to the world.... Excellence in Teaching by Wesleyan University, and in IN THE EARLY DAYS OF LEB AND SUE 1980-1995 2006 he was named “Connecticut Professor of the Year” by ANOTHER SMALL WORLD STORY The most presti- the the Carnegie Foundation and Council for Advancement gous estate planning seminar which is attended by people and Support of Education.....Thanks to JAY SCHWARTZ from all over the world is the 43rd Annual Heckerling In- for this news on Scott. Jay has his own news he was wed stitute on Estate Planning, which will be taking place this last February to Anna with many alumni, post campers, the year from January 12-16 in Florida. North Star will be Lebby’s and his co-counselor from Germany MANFRED duly represented this year with two alums on the faculty FRANK in attendance. Manfred was not only in atten- staff at the institute this year, BRIAN LEBENSBURGER dance he was the best man. It’s quite a testament to the two and DAVID HANDLER. Brian is married to Myriam of them that they could keep this friendship going all of and living in Miami Florida, with his two children (Jacob these years with Manfred in Munich and Jay in Chicago. and Rebecca). David Handler works for Kirkland & Ellis It was quite the fun wedding..... LEROY ROSENBERG LLP and lives in Northbrook, Il. with his wife and three is selling furniture and this year made 5 trips to China with daughters. Brians writes that his cabin mate MIKE “SAV customers. Leroy says that they just built a house in Delray MAN” SAVNER is a Wall Street analyst, living in N.Y.C. Beach Fl and he hopes to get over to see Gary Wiren for and cabin mate MATT KASSEL is also a Wall Street some golf lessons....MIKE GELBORT participated with analyst living in N.Y.C. with his wife son and daughter.... 500 other bicyclists from twelve countries in a 300 mile JON HANDLER M.D. holds the title of Chief Deploy- ride around Israel to raise money for Alyn Pediatric Reha- ment Architect Microsoft Corporation as well as Clini- bilitation Hospital in Jerusalem.benefiting Israeli and Arab cal Associate Professor Director of Emergency Medicine children.....THE PETERMAN’S COLLECT ON AUC- Informatics Northwestern University. He lives in North- TION BID TO BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. brook with his wife and two sons....Many thanks to the The Lebby guest house was up for bid and Tom Peterman ANDER’S: SCOTT, DARREN, COREY AND BRIAN and his family joined us owners of Durable Packaging selling Aluminum Foil Trays in Tucson collecting on and Aluminum Foil rolls to the food service industry. They their high bid. We had manufacture and sell to Distributors such as Boelter, Sysco, a ball. I think that they Reinhart etc. www.durablepackaging.com. This summer did everything there was Brian contacted us unsolicited and asked if he could donate to do in the Southwest. some of their Aluminum products to camp. He said that he Leb took them up to the would get a kick out of our campers making their tin foil Grand Canyon, they vis- surprise dinners in his foil stating that he still makes it with ited Sedona, hiked Bear his kids. To our delight he dropped shipped a whole palette Canyon and did all that of aluminum products, which are quite pricey. We are most Tucson had to offer. Prior grateful and can offer testimonial to the quality of the prod- to their leaving I asked little Kerry what she liked best about uct. You guys never cease to surprise us...... BRAD SEARS the trip and she said “the night that you painted my nails and was a camper at North Star from ‘77--’83. He is currently having you and Leb all to myself.” Proof that less is some- living in Peoria, Illinois where he attended Bradley Univer- times more...STEVE RICHMAN was re-elected to the sity, and obtained his M.A. in counseling. Brad writes the Moreland Hills Council. He still finds time to volunteer for following: “In ‘95 I was living in Palo Alto, California, Junior Achievement, 3Rs program (lawyers teaching Govt. and one day I woke up with an uncanny sense that JON and career planning to high schoolers in Cleveland City BRICKMAN was living in San Francisco, (although he Schools); Board of “Dress for Success” and Bellefaire’s and I had lost touch in ‘89 or ‘90). Long story short but I SAY (Social Advocate for Youth) committee. Steve practic- got a phone book, made a couple calls, and like magic I was able to speak to him on the phone that evening, but unfor- den, Ohio sells computer consultant services. He drives a tunately lost touch again.” After obtaining his counseling biodiesel car and is an international board game enthusiast degree and license Brad opened a private practice and has which he loves to share with his two children.....LENNY been providing outpatient counseling and psychotherapy BASS lives in Dexter, MI and is a jack of all trades run- for about 7 years. This summer he completed a 2 year pro- ning his maintenance and landscaping business...... ROB gram at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis.....JIMMY PORTER runs Ark Insurance Agency in Cleveland insur- SARNOFF and Leslie welcomed the birth of Alexis Jor- ing small businesses and individuals who would otherwise dyn (Alex) born on April 30th congratulations.....BRUCE have trouble getting insured...... DAVID SEGIL is working BELL will be wed Hiroko Nagata in New York City this in finance getting his Business degree at the Univ. of Chica- spring where Bruce works as a graphic artist.....JEFF LEB- go. He visited camp this summer...... STUART LOREN is ENSBURGER writes that reading the alumni news makes applying to law school and working at a law firm.....DAN- him want to have a boy (he has two little girls) He is living NY LUGAR and DANNY JACOBS are applying to med in Memphis TN working at St. Jude Children’s Research school and maybe in by now....JON FREMSTAD started Hospital as a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellow. He a staffing company called I Placement for hiring and HR finished his first year which is all hospital based, now he is needs. They have more than 2,000 employees. His compa- in the lab working with mice trying to cure Sickle Cell dis- ny made INC 500 this year. He is also Vice Pres. of Tech. ease and Thalassemia. They will be in Memphis for at least Development for the Metro Orlando Economic Develop- two more years, then maybe back to FL to go into prac- ment and he is his son Jagger’s soccer coach.....MARK tice.....DAN POLSTER and his wife Amy are the proud HOLTZ is self employed in real estate development and parents of 3 girls -- Julia, 5; Vanessa, 2; and Shawna, 10 owns and operates Fat Burger franchises in the northern months. Dan is psychiatrist in private practice in Cleve- half of Ohio. He lives in Beachwood with his three children land. His daughter is in the same class in school with JEFF coaching baseball, tball, and softball....CARY ROSEN- HEXTER’S younger daughter...... CHRIS MAY lives in THAL has his own law firm doing estate planning with a Southern Indiana where he is a physician practicing general concentration in special needs. He is into Kung Fu and Tai medicine and expecting twins...... JOE MENDEZ is teach- Chi for exercise. He recently wrote a book for the Illinois ing 4th grade at Gearity School in Cleveland Heights. Joe institute of continuing legal ed...... JON SHERMAN is the was instrumental in fund-raising to send students from his new member of a band called Hayward playing guitar with classroom to North Star through our scholarship fund pro- PAUL SIMON and BRIAN BLACK. They do a rendi- gram. Joe offered support to the families who were making tion of Mountain Dew an old camp tune. (We’ve got to get a big step to send their sons to camp. With out Joe none of Hayward in Hayward to play.) Jon has a private clinical the four kids would have experienced the magic of camp..... practice treating adolescents and families as well as eating JERRY KAGAN bought Joe Mendez’s Father’s business, disorders.....PAUL ADELSTEIN’S show private practice Salazar International exporting truck parts all across the airs it’s new season on ABC wed. nights. Paul is living in world. Jerry has 2 daughters....GARY KRETCHMER is LA with wife Liza Weil who is an actress in independent President of an Advertising agency Direct marketing based films, stage and in the T.V. show The Gilmore Girls. Paul in Chicago. In his spare time he plays trumpet in a 17 piece introduced Mike Green to his T.V. co-star Amy Branigan. big band for the park district playing civic events and ben- They became friends and at Mike’s request she introduced efits in Evanston.....KEITH KRETCHMER sells portable the Dali Lama at an event for Mike. MIKE SIMONS and x-ray equipment traveling internationally....Keith’s daughter Paul have done some recording in LA. Mike is running works for the PBN Company in their London office. She’s Intonation Music Workshop, similar to School of Rock for a colleague of PAUL NATHANSON. Nate opened the the Chicago Parks Dist. working with high risk kids. The door for her after college and since she met her husband in winner of their competition gets to play at Lallapalooza in London, I guess that he had a hand in that too.....PBN is an Chicago...... TOMMY GOTTLIEB is in New York with international public relations firm and Paul has worked in a successful career in voice overs and acting.....BILLY the D.C. office for many years. He has sat with toy makers WEINBERG is engaged to Ariel a medical student and he and corporate lobbyists and heard them bad mouthing his works for a political PR firm...... DANNY BERNSTEIN other client MICHAEL GREEN who sounded the alarms still works at the Radio Station The Score, 2-6pm time slot. on lead in school lunch boxes and toys. Mike along with He is still doing his talking contest...... KEVIN O’GRADY clients of Paul’s firm helped to craft language for legisla- is recently married to his partner and is adopting a child. tion on lead standards that recently passed in congress...... Kevin is Head of the Orange Co Anti Defamation League. HARRY NATHANSON is a property manager in Arling- Also on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Center...... JON ton Heights married to Paula and has two kids...... STEVE PICK is an actor in L.A. in theater and volunteering at the DINKIN runs a non profit mediation center in San Diego Actor’s Gang production of Bury the Dead...... BRIAN and has 3 kids.....BOB COLE works for the Glencoe Bank TENNEBAUM (74-80) lives in Long Beach CA. with his of Novia Scotia in New York and has 2 boys and a girl..... wife and children, a daughter and a son. He works for Crest DOUG KATZ owns Fire restaurant in Shaker Square and Steel Distrib. Brian graduated from U.C. San Diego and is the father of twins...... PETER KATZ lives in Hamb- never left Southern CA...... LARRY VALLEM retired from teaching art and is working as a studio artist and as an as- ployed by Major League Baseball (MLB.com) and moved sistant to a professor of art sculpture at Indiana Univ. North to NYC. The NSC contingent also includes BYRON West. He lives in Lake Station IN. It was great to see Larry SCOTT see each other regularly and provide a great com- when he visited camp this summer..... munity for one another...BRIAN GLICKMAN is assistant RECENT PAST AND PRESENT 1995-2008 director of Camp Cabosse in Maine and works out of the ANNIE MILLSTONE is a buyer in L.A for Gearys in NYC in the winter...SCOTT GERSHAN is attending med- Beverly Hills selling high end table top items. Annie had a ical school in Israel. He is in his second year. DAVID great time visiting at NSC this summer.....TOMMY MILL- GERSHAN is in a PHD program in Clinical Psychology in STONE is a sound engineer in LA for a company that re- Norfolk, Virgina...... JON WEISS started work on June stores the sound in old movies...... SAMMY KRAUS lives 16th at Richland Development Corp. as an Associate Devel- in L.A. managing hedge funds and sees Annie Millstone oc- oper of Luxury Multifamily (a.k.a. apartments) and Luxury casionally.....DAN MUSCHLER is in Chicago working at Student Housing. He actually sparked the student housing a non profit and considering Law School...... KELLY division of the company while he was interning there last DAGGETT CLARKE is living and teaching in Boulder summer. There are now 2 developments of that type under where they live totally off the grid. She has two little girls construction, 1 at Kent State University and 1 at Akron Uni- Norah and Addison. It was great seeing her at camp this versity in Ohio....ANDY WHALLEY writes from the UK summer.....AARON ROSENBERG works for a D.C. inter- after living in Denver last year. This summer Andy had a national consulting firm Hill and Knowlten image consult- big adventure driving just over 10,000 miles from Liver- ing...... MATT ROSENBERG works in IT consulting Citrix pool to Mongolia to raise money for children’s charities. software system in Chicago.....Tripper DARCY CAROL Check out there fund raising page at http://www.willwe- EVANS worked at the Hulbert outdoor Center on the Ad- makeit.com/conquerthevoid. We haven’t heard from Andy. min Team. The center is involved with Social emotional He was a little nervous before he left but we’re sure that he and relational education. She did group work and dynamics had a fun adventure knowing Andy.....MIKE SWIRYN work with school groups...... REECE OSWALT sent this has been working at the outdoor ed center at George Mason news: “ I was a counselor at North Star during the summer University and traveled to Israel in June. JAKE SEGIL of 1999. I still talk about and remember my camp summer graduated from Univ of Illinois this spring with a degree in as being one of the best I have ever had. I have been living mechanical engineering and went on the Birthright program in Las Vegas since leaving camp. I taught both elementary to Israel. Jake is a research engineer at the Rehabilitation and middle school and am currently an assistant principal at and Prosthetic Institute of Chicago on Northwestern Medi- an elementary school. I am also a second year doctoral stu- cal School campus.....Former cook JOANNE DOMINICK dent at UNLV. I have been married five years to Bethany is enjoying her retirement in northern California. We have who is a fifth grade teacher and we have a two year old such great memories of her standing on her head on a dining daughter named Addison. I hope all is well with you and room chair for the staff show. No one even half her age has your family, please tell Dan Lichtenstein, and the rest of the attempted that since. Not to mention someone who could crew that I send my best. [email protected]...... also make a fabulous roast beef.....It was great to see DOUG BENJAMIN S. SHER and wife Heather welcomed Leo WILLSON at camp this summer. He stopped in with his Martin Sher, born Wednesday, August 20 at 5:23 a.m. Leo girlfriend Issis and we had a great visit. Doug teaches and tipped the scale at 7 lbs 14 Ben is Vice President in the In- lives in Sante Fe, NM...DAVID SOLOW and his wife vestment Banking Division of CREDIT SUISSE. The Brooke have a new baby girl, Scarlett. She is already being Sher’s live in Chicago....STEVE and CORRIE HITCH- put to bed to an I-pod play list of camp songs that David ENS welcomed a baby girl Carter to their family in Aug. compiled (Circle Game, Jamaica Farewell, etc). David is, They live in Denver. Congratulations...ROBBY RUT- working closely with fellow alum ROSS EMMERMAN at KOFF graduated from the University of Michigan and is the Chicago law firm Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, practicing teaching in NYC for Teach for America. He teaches a kin- Corporate and Securities Law. Mike “Air” Sher, Ben’s dergarten class in Brooklyn and judging from how our boys Dad, is a partner as well. David sees DAVID MEHL- felt about him at North Star I have a mental picture of him MAN and ROB KALLICK frequently, Rob’s band just with the little ones attached to every limb. Robby is in good played at a Barack Obama fundraiser/concert that David company in New York since he was just recruited onto BRI- was involved in. David has been active in the campaign. AN GLICK- David reports that BJ HANAUER just got engaged to Da- MAN’S dodgeball vid’s friend Lisa Malinowsky.....MICHAEL RICHMAN team along with is doing well in his last year in High School taking- Honors JOSH FROST - AP courses. He is Vice Pres of his class (Student Govt.)- who also lives in in track/field- Mock Trial Club; and he hung up his Bass New York. After drums this year in band to be THE Orange Lion (mascot) graduating this for football games....It was great to see our former Assistant spring from Sya- Director BRAD HOLLAND at camp this summer. He was cuse Josh is em- in the states from Australia where he is the Director for Brian Glickman with the Lebby’s in New York at Tri-State Camping Conference I.E.P. (International Exchange Program) that staffs camps, of the most memorable summers of his life. Currently after ski resorts etc. with fun Aussies. Brad made the trip to camp a few years of studying in Germany and the UK, he did a and spent exactly 10 hours just so he could say hi to every- Masters in Economics and he is now working with a man- one. His place in Melbourne is the North Star meeting spot. agement consultant in Cologne/Germany while working on This year he caught up with CHRIS SVOBODA who has his PhD at the University of Cologne.....KATIE KING- been studying a semester abroad in Sydney. Says Brad, MAN is working in DC at Smith Barney after completing “Chris now 21 makes me feel old as I remember when he an internship is Asia...... CLIFF LISSNER and his wife was my camper in the Junior Village. It was good to see Lisa are expecting their first child soon. That baby will get him down in my part of the world!” In other North Star lots of attention next summer at Chippewa Ranch Camp alumni news, Tripper SARAH LOSEMAN visited Austra- where Cliff and Lisa are directors.....They honored TOM lia for a few months stayed with Brad for a couple of weeks. and PAM ADLER this summer with a great alumni cele- She also visited CK (CHRIS KIESSLING’S in Adelaide bration for a combined 50 years in camping .....KEITH PAUL THORPE in Brisbane and MATT MULLER in LISSNER is a clothing designer in NYC and his new line Sydney. Because we have such a wonderful base of alumni is really taking off in the clothing world. His site is keithliss- in Australia Brad is contemplating hosting a reunion. It’s ner.com. Check it out, pretty cool...... MICHELLE EC- been a wonderful reciprocal thing. When our international CELES visited camp this summer along with BRIAN AN- staff travel after camp they are the recipients of some amaz- NEN and his wife and new baby son. Michelle is teaching ing hospitality by our parents and staff. When our staff English at a local high school in Osaka, Japan. We are so travel abroad it has been returned in aces. It makes Leb and proud of her and this adventure that she has undertaken. I so proud of our community.... GREG HAMMER- Her Japanese is coming along beautifully...... SCOTT SCHLAG (Little Big Schlag) recently worked at a wilder- SCHNEIDER is a student at the University of Az. He vis- ness program called Soltreks. Schlag says that he had a ited Indiana and teamed up with his former cabin mates great time working with struggling teens and providing op- BRENT CHOD & MATT SEIDLER...... GARRETT portunities of change. He is currently attending University LEBBY graduated from Univ. of AZ Eller School of Busi- of New Hampshire where he is continuing his interest in ness with a degree in Business Management. He is doing working with teens.....STEFAN LOCHNER counselor in some free lance website developement while looking for a 2001 from Germany writes that despite the fact that he man- full time job...KACY LEBBY is a sophomore at the Univ. aged to break his leg playing dodgeball at camp it is still one of Puget sound.

NORTH STAR SCHOLARSHIP....CAMP FOR ALL KIDS....THE LOU AND RENEE ENDOWMENT... IT GETS A LITTLE CONFUSING In late October NSC alums Mike Simons, Rob Porter and Joey Mendes joined the board of the Camp for All Kids Foundation (CFAK). Many of you know that the North Star Scholarship Fund created by Lou and Renee in 1945 has taken on the title of several entities. Contributions can be made to the Lou and Renee Rosen- blum Fund, the North Star Scholarship Fund or the CFAK Foundation. A little confusing yes, but easily explained. It seemed only fitting to name the scholarship fund in honor of our founders Lou and Renee and we did so about 7 years ago. However, many of our early alumni and Post Campers who are very supportive were used to contributing to the Scholarship Fund and they continue to do so. Fifteen years ago NSC alum and owner/director of Camp Kamiji, Mike “Moose” Jay started the Camp For All Kids Foundation. With Renee’s blessings we be- gan to divert Scholarship Funds to the CFAK Foundation. The beauty of CFAK is that funds are provided to enable kids to attend either North Star or 4 other camps whose directors are alumni of North Star. The camps are Kamaji (Mike and Kathy Jay), Camp Timberlane (Mike and Leslie Cohen), Birch Trail (Gabe and Barb Chernov), and Chippewa Ranch Camp (Cliff and Lisa Lissner and formerly owned by Tom “Flash” and Pam Adler). Funds coming into our scholarship program are also sent to Milwaukee’s Children’s Outing Association in honor of Lou and Renee. Rob and Joey have been instrumental in expanding the CFAK Mission to include Cleveland campers. Last summer 4 campers were able to experience a camp- ing experience as a direct result of their efforts. As a teacher in Cleveland Joe works with students that fit the mission of CFAK and he is working hard to communicate with the campers, the families and the camp directors. Before the board meeting Joe met with the families of the campers that attended camp this past summer and took video footage of the kids and families talking about the value of their camp experience. If you view the footage, and we are working to make that possible, you will see that It is not an exaggeration to say that the kids and their families believe they had a life changing experience. The beauty of the CFAK program is that the campers are able to attend camp for as long as they like. Therefore, they are just like the rest of the campers and at the end of the summer they are able to give hugs to their buddies and say, “See you next year.” The problem that CFAK is experiencing is not unlike every non-profit organization in the country. There is a serious shortfall of funds. I am committed to allow our scholarship campers to return to North Star for as long as they like, regardless of funding. However, CFAK may be forced to limit the number of campers they can send in the future because of a shortage of funds. Many of you have been incredibly supportive of the scholarship program and Sue and I sincerely appreciate your contributions. Current campers are contributing Bar Mitzvah money to the program. One camper Tommy Mills contributed over $8,000.00 last year. AMAZING!!! We hope that you will continue to support this very worthwhile and important program. Last year 73 kids were able to attend camp. There are several grass roots efforts across the countries that are being implemented to raise money. One of the most interesting is an effort by Tom Adler. Tom has written a book entitled, “Campingly Yours.” Tom traces his experiences as a camper and staff member at North Star and then discusses his decision to purchase and his adventures as owner of Chippewa Ranch Camp. I have read the book and believe that any NSC alumni will particularly enjoy reading it. In fact, anyone will enjoy reading it and it can be pur- chased on line or found in some national book chains. While reading the book you will learn about many of the North Star traditions. It is a fun, heartwarming book and has a great message. A couple of NSC alums have purchased enough copies of Tom’s book to send a copy to each of you. We will also be asking for a contribution to the Lou and Renee Rosenblum Fund and hope that you will contribute generously. Tom’s goal in publishing the book is to raise significant dollars for the scholarship program and has indicated that all proceeds from sales of the book, after expenses, will go to the fund. This is a very, generous offer and a substantial commitment as Tom spent 2 years writing the book!

There is one other thing I would like to mention and this is probably directed to very few of you. Sue and I would like the Lou and Renee Rosenblum Fund to raise enough money to fund an endowment for the CFAK Foundation to provide camperships to deserving kids forever. To do this we need substantial money. We know that some of our alumni have been remarkably successful and some have substantial family trusts. I would love to talk to any one of you that is interested in making a sizable contribution. There are multiple ways that this can be accomplished. Please let me know if you would like to initiate a conversation. I can promise you that your TOTAL investment would go to sending kids to camp and would provide them with a life changing experience. You can ask Joe Mendes, he’s seen first hand the benefits of camp. Best wishes and keep those campfires returning. Leb

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