Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents 1000 Indian Springs Road #1 Longhorn Road PRST STD Burnet, Texas 78611 Burnet, Texas 78611 U.S. Postage PAID 512/756-4650 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED 512/793-2811 Permit No. 22 Burnet, Texas L U M N E W S May 2019 CLASP ON TO THE MEMORIES A Very Special Year For All Of Us At Camp Longhorn Dear Friends, many great things to look This is a special year for forward to! V-Day parking us here at Camp. Eighty will be a very busy time. years ago, PAT and TEX Since C.L.A.S.P. Members ROBERTSON arrived on are able to pay their dues the shores of Inks Lake on line .. an easy, easy way with very few campers and to keep their dues “Up-to- a UT Swim team (as coun- date” .. we will have more selors) and started CAMP cars with “parking pass- LONGHORN. In 1950 es” hanging on their rear the girls camp was added, view mirrors! For those of Indian Springs (formerly you that worry about your known as Ranch Branch) “pass”, all will be sent to was added in 1975 and most up-to-date dues paying recently C3 in 2016. The members AROUND THE original founders of camp FIRST OF MAY! For along with PAT and TEX those that mostly wait un- were BOB TARLTON, til the last minute anyway, BOB HUDSON, FRANK sign up on line and show (ZARK) WITHERS and your phone as you enter DR. JOE SHEPHERD (our the camps that you have camp DR. for many, many paid your dues! It’s still a years). And look how each bargain .. $15.00 SINGLE camp has grown! and $20.00 for MARRIED Last summer CAMP COUPLES. We also have LONGHORN had around a very popular LIFETIME 5,000 campers! That’s an MEMBERSHIP .. $200.00 amazing amount of young and add a spouse, $250.00. people with such excite- Our up-to-date dues ment! Let the Camps be- paying members will come gin.. and in just a few weeks from the airstrips and into the wonderful friendships camp fi rst! If grandparents will be rekindled and new are involved, they will need friendships made the fi rst a “pass” also, or park in an- few hours at all the camps! other area! If it’s a must that It won’t be long before the the cars stay together .. one whirlwind of summer ar- with a “tag” and the other rives! without, then the 2 cars will C.L.A.S.P. (Camp Long- go to the area that “passes” Eighty years young and Camp Longhorn is still growing! What a wonderful creation PAT and TEX made horn Alumni and Special are not required! All of this Parents) has had a very is mentioned because in the 80 years ago and now their children and their families are carrying out the same traditions TEX and PAT busy year! We have so Continued Next Page started all those years ago! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMP LONGHORN . ATTAWAYTOGROW! Page 2, LUMNEWS, May 2019 SPECIAL YEAR Continued from Page 1 In Memorial . past there was confusion love this place. to special people that are MO THOMPSON JACK- with the cars parking to- The Board of Directors recognized for their many SON, JULIE HARRIS gether! met recently and decided accomplishments through KOCUREK, SAMANTHA C.L.A.S.P. mailings that mini-camp will be sus- the years at camp and be- HOLMAN & KATHRYN are separate from regular pended at least two years yond. Each recipient comes LIND ANDREWS, DOUG camp mailings and “park- to give us time to think to camp sometime during WASSON and RAY & ing passes” WILL NOT BE thru the situation. We just the summer to accept his/ HELEN FRADY. IN THE CAMPER INFOR- cannot afford the liabilities her “forever tree” with a We welcome and love MATION. If your dues are that come with the alcohol. “forever plaque” with his/ news about our Alum- up-to-date, look for your If you have never attended her name on the tree. With ni and Special Parents. A “pass” around the fi rst of or have not attended mini- lots of activity from the ma- quick e-mail . and maybe May! camp in a while, please rines and marinas, family a picture to us would be There are no “passes” know that we are very members and campers, our so special to know what is available on V-Day! To open to suggestions and gracious recipients shine happening to our friends in be eligible for a “pass” just hope we can settle on as pictures are taken and our C.LA.S.P. organization! ADELE WILKIN one must be an up-to-date an agenda that all would congratulations are given. WEDDING PICTURES . 1927-2019 CHRISTOPHER BURTON dues paying member of be happy with. If you have What a special group of .Please e-mail info., pic- PRICE ADELE passed away in Feb- 1968-2019 C.L.A.S.P. and those eligi- ideas to make mini-camp outstanding CLHer’s. ture, date married and town ruary of natural causes in ble to be C.L.A.S.P. mem- a more memorable and Our growing list in- married in. We will enjoy Burnet, TX. She and husband CHRIS passed away unex- bers are all Alumni OR alcohol-free camp with cludes . PETER GARD- this information and know BOB were strong support- pectedly in February. He parents who have campers some great fun-in-the-sun, ERE, EMORY BELLARD, another 8,000+ will enjoy ers of Camp Longhorn and grew up in Dallas and grad- here 3 or more years. (The please share these thoughts BILL & M.F. JOHNSON, too! You’ all are our best also the Burnet Communi- uated from Highland Park upcoming summer counts with us. Visit with JOHN RALPH “RED DOG” correspondents! ty. Their three sons MARK, High School. A graduate of as a year!) WOW with all of ROBERTSON, SALLY JONES, KATHY McGO- We look forward to an- MIKE and JEFF all attended UT Austin, CHRIS’s career this said we look forward to LUCKSINGER, ROB- NAGIL MORRIS, KAY other wonderful summer Camp Longhorn. ADELE was of technical and fi nancial seeing you V-Day in some BY ROBERTSON, NAN BAILEY HUTCHISON, with our special campers spent much time through the recruiting and he was praised line if you are coming to MANNING, BILL ROB- KELLY HALE, WAL- and counselors and we are years at Camp with her many for his energy and enthusi- friends . playing cards, asm. He spent 13 summers at pick up your campers!! ERTSON, GARDNER LY PRYOR, GARDNER looking forward to hearing swimming . or just’ having The C.L.A.S.P. tables on (G.P.) PARKER OR HEL- “G.P.” PARKER, JIM- from you! And, after a won- Camp Longhorn Inks Lake. fun! She is survived by .son CHRIS is survived by wife V-Days are always popular EN and MEL. We are all MY REEDER, PHILIP derful, fun fi lled summer is JEFF and two granddaugh- STACIA and two amazing with many questions and in this together and with & CLAUDIA CLINTON over it will be time to think ters. sons, CLAYTON and CHAN- lots of fun stories and tall all of the wonderful peo- JONES, MARK ROSE, ahead to those Camp Long- CELLOR and was so proud tales! We always have so ple and minds that love RICH HULL, AMY horn Carnivals that start in of their accomplishments. many wonderful volunteers Camp Longhorn, we know SCOTT FORTENBERRY, November! CHANCE is a camper at Inks and V-Days are no excep- we can, in the future have JUDGE JOE GREENHILL, SEE YOU SOON . .June Lake and CLAYTON is a for- tion .. to answer questions many more years of fun, FRANK & MARY-PATT 2nd is just around the cor- mer camper. and to do just about any- fun, fun at Inks Lake, In- MOFFITT EVEREST, ner! thing asked of them! At dian Springs and C3 mini- WILSON COZBY, KEVIN Inks Lake we have a great camps! DUVALL, CHUCK FRA- A Great E-mail . group of young adults that Our “forever bricks” SER, JACK JACKSON, help park cars on the air- have surpassed all expecta- BOO HAUSSER, GREG A Doctor Was Address- strip! And, they come the tions these past few years in GLAUSER, JEFF & MIS- ing A Large Audience in night before to be up and remembering someone for- SY McCRARY GRAY, Oxford: about and ready for duty ever! What a great success SANDY (SHARION) IN- at 5 a.m.!! Couldn’t do it story. It’s such a wonderful NIS BOSTIC, BEN & “The material we put without them and we thank treat to walk through this CHRYL RAY SELMAN, into our stomachs should JEFFREY HELLER have killed most of us sit- 1939-2019 them sooo much! area at the camps and read LORIE RUPE LORD, ting here, years ago. Red Last August our mini- the messages of campers, JACK INGRAM, CLEM meat is full of steroids and We are saddened by the death camp was held at Inks former campers, counselors LOVE, MALCOLM WAD- dye. Soft drinks corrode of JEFF HELLER, long- Lake. These camps are to and C.L.A.S.P. Members! DELL, SARAH STREET your stomach lining. Chi- time camper and counselor. experience a little piece of The bricks at Inks lake are ZIMMER, TRIGGER nese food is loaded with A successful businessman in Attawaytogo spirit, bring featured in the pavilion and MILLER BUTLER, DON MSG.