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 512/793-2811 Permit No. 22 Burnet, Texas L U M N E W S December 2019 CLASP MEMBERSHIP CLASP ON TO THE MEMORIES FORM ENCLOSED If you were here in the 5O’s, 60’s, 70’s or 80’s, please read carefully!! A great celebration is planned in January the 17th and 18th at Horseshoe Bay! We would love to have you come celebrate with us and would suggest you Happy 80th Birthday sign up soon if you are planning on coming! We have a great roster already signed up! The plans are . Friday, that night is for visiting and visiting and more visiting! Our hospitality room will be open and a great meeting place for those of you coming in different direc- Camp Longhorn! tions. Saturday is a day for “playing” at the camps and a light lunch is planned at both camps . Saturday, noonish. And after a full day of fun, fun, fun with lots of tall tales and funny jokes of past it’s back to the hotel for a great dinner and a wonderful “campfi re” by JOHN MILLER and cast! We have a block of rooms on hold (and we think there are not many left) if you think you can join us. The price is right (and this price includes dinner, Campfi re Saturday night and also the Resort Fee. A great, simple package!) . Please take advantage of it soon! Two night stay with one dinner - $464.92 Two night stay with two dinners - $550.36 Saturday only stay with one dinner - $275.18 Saturday only stay with two dinners - $360.62 For those of you who will not be staying at the hotel but will be driving in for dinner on Saturday night, the cost of the meal will be $87.05 including tax & service and should be sent to the Alumni Offi ce at Camp Longhorn .. no later than seven (7) days before arrival! CHECK or CASH ONLY! To CLASP! .. #1 Camp Longhorn Road . .Burnet, TX 78611 Here is how it works! THE NUMBER TO CALL for room/package reservations at Horseshoe Bay Resort is 877-611-0112. Just say you are calling about the Camp Longhorn Reunion. If you have any problems calling the resort, please let us know! Reservations must be made on or before Friday, January 3rd, 2020 to get the special CLH rates (if there are rooms left!). There is a 72 hour cancella- tion notice prior to arrival. IT’S PLAN, PLAN, PLAN to come and have FUN, FUN, FUN! And remember, this goes for a year towards your CLH ring if you are saving for that! See you Jan. 17th & 18th at HSB for CLH’s 80th B-Day celebration! Page 2, LUMNEWS, December 2019 CLH getting ready for summer Dear Friends, There are several ways to fore to be up and about and What a great day this is! pay CLASP dues! Can go ready for duty at 5 a.m.!! C . L . A . S . P Perfect for a fall day! So on line, use the form in this Couldn’t do it without many weather changes! No newspaper or sign up at a them and we thank them so rain most of the summer af- Camp Carnival! It’s easy much! CLASP (Camp Longhorn Alumni and Special Parents) ter the fi rst couple of weeks and to those that worry Our “memory bricks” at . warm, warm! .. and this about their “pass,” all will both camps are still sooo has started a “forever walkway” at both Inks and Indian is the beginning of Novem- be sent to up-to-date dues popular! What a wonderful ber and we have already paying members around the place to have your name(s) Springs. had a hard freeze! Guess fi rst of May! There is lots or to remember a loved one. that’s just Texas weather! of time between now and At Indian springs the bricks This is such a pretty time when camp starts so please are located between the At Inks, it’s between the CLASP offi ce and the Offi ce of the year . the grass is don’t wait until the last chow hall and offi ce and and at Springs it’s between the Chow Hall and the Offi ce! green and the trees are turn- minute to pay your dues .. at Inks Lake they are in the ing into fall colors and we For those that mostly wait pavilion, a special place to had some beautiful plants until the last minute any- honor TEX and four found- to admire until the freeze! way, sign up on line and ers of CLH .. BOB TARL- Please join us by adding your name on a brick Camp is busy, busy, show your phone as you en- TON, ZARK WITHERS, and be included in this special path! busy! I think most of the an- ter the camps that you have DR. JOE SHEPPERD and nuals have been delivered paid your dues! It’s still a BOB HUDSON. If you and the others have been bargain .. $15.00 SINGLE wish to purchase a brick, What a great way to be remembered mailed. Great, great annu- and $20.00 for MARRIED the cost is still $100. A als and we thank ANGELA COUPLES. We also have form is included in this or have someone remembered “forever”! MOORE at Inks, MARTHA a very popular LIFETIME newspaper or call or e-mail FIELD at Springs and JEN- MEMBERSHIP .. $200.00 the CLASP offi ces at either All bricks are $100.00 each! NIFER ROBERTSON at AND ADD A SPOUSE, camp for more information. C3 for their beautiful, cre- $250.00. We had two special tree ative books. AND, we have Our up-to-date dues ceremonies at camp this already started the CLH paying members will come past summer. ASHLEY Name (please print) Carnival season with NEW from the airstrips and into BALCH MacKENNA, our YORK, CONNECTICUT, camp fi rst! If grandparents fall recipient, was honored SAN FRANCISCO and are involved, they will need at Indian Springs during ATLANTA already fi n- a pass also, or park in an- camp and was attended by Address (including State & Zip ished! Our Alumni and other area! If it’s a must her sister and friends with Special Parents are great that the cars stay together many, many excited camp- help at these gatherings .. one with a “tag” and the ers! LINCOLN ROSE, our along with lots of laughter other without, then the two 2019 recipient at Inks Lake, and much fun. cars will go to the area that was honored during 2nd Phone No. (Home) Work If you can help at a Camp “passes” are not required! Term at camp this past sum- Longhorn Carnival please All of this is mentioned be- mer and had many friends e-mail HELEN at helen@ cause in the past there was and campers in attendance. PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING. EACH LINE MAY CONTAIN UP TO 14 camplonghorn.com or call confusion with cars parking These wonderful alumni CHARACTERS, PERIODS, COMMAS & BLANKS COUNT. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY her (512-793-2811) and she together! were remembered for their will sign you up! And, to all CLASP mailings are many, many accomplish- of you who help year after separate from regular camp ments through the years. year, WE THANK YOU mailings and “parking pass- We missed our mini- SO VERY MUCH! es” will not be in the camp- camps this past August. We What a busy year this er information. If your dues love our Alumni and appre- has been! We have, I think are up-to-date, look for ciate Camp Longhorn for just under 7,000 (Camp your “pass” around the fi rst allowing us to host mini- Longhorn Alumni and Spe- of May. camp off and on through cial Parents) members in The CLASP tables on the years. We have these our fi les after taking out V-Days are always popular camps to experience a little those that had never paid with many questions and piece of Attawaytogo spirit, any dues! We are still look- lots of fun stories and tall bring back memories, meet ing for those thousands tales! We always have so up with old friends and to we have yet to reach. This many wonderful volunteers meet new ones. loosely knit organization is and V-Days are no excep- Mini-camp is supposed PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CLASP and include with your information! enjoyed by many .. It’s your tion .. to answer questions to be alcohol free and it has e-mails, telephone calls pic- and do just about anything become diffi cult for us to CLASP CLASP tures and letters that make asked of them! At Inks lake get the point across to some #1 Camp Longhorn Rd. OR 1000 Indian Springs Rd. it so much fun. we have great group of of our Alumni. So, after the Burnet, TX 78611 Burnet, TX 78611 Dues paying CLASP young adults that help park BOARD OF MANAGERS members enjoy their V-Day cars on the airstrip! And, special parking places! they come the night be- Continued Page 3 LUMNEWS, December 2019, Page 3 ATTTAWAYTOGO PHIL SIROIS . Congratulations to our country coaching basket- newest inductee into the ball. This became the be- CLASP Hall of Honor, ginning of a 42 year career PHIL SIROIS! of coaching.