http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/ Mid-America Council Camps Staff Alumni Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:40:29 GMT larryfiehn@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/475 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/475 Jim & Elaine are long-time friends of mine. They left Camp Cedars in 1970, thus I know many now in this group will not remember them, but some will, so I'm Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:12:41 GMT jmcdonald103@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/474 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/474 as operations ranger for covered wagon scout reservation i con cure with don's statements, also there is nothing to work with cost to remodel and repair would Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:45:27 GMT kristine price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/473 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/473 Staff housing is indeed a continued concern. Can you believe that in the 80's the staff count was rarely over 30? (according to photos I've seen) Safe, Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:37:40 GMT UPCrawfish@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/472 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/472 Larry, and others.... I suggest that you read the proposal for shelters / staff housing carefully. As for the brochures, I have copies of the Camp Development Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:37:38 GMT kristine price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/471 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/471 THANK YOU, LLOYD!!! You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give. Live so you have no regrets. Kristine K Price Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:04:44 GMT Larry Fiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/470 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/470 Kristine, The copy of the proposed Camp Development plan I have received indicates there will be *substantial* improvements in housing for all staff. In Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:03:12 GMT Larry Fiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/469 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/469 I am so happy to hear that the information & plaque are still in the fireplace room, Kristine. Thanks for the information and thanks to "the girls" for Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:27:46 GMT kristine price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/468 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/468 If McOmber is demolished or gutted then what are the plans for housing for the women staff at Cedars? What would be the considerations for showers, toilets, Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:27:29 GMT kristine price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/467 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/467 The McOmber plaque is still over the fireplace in cabin 5. There is also a framed story about Lt (?) McOmber which include a photo of him. The girls are Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:29:34 GMT Lloyd Roitstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/466 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/466 I will follow up also. ... Sent from my BlackBerry device Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:35:24 GMT Larry Fiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/465 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/465 Doug (and Lloyd, I saw your reply, too): You may be right but for me the timing doesn't quite match up. It seems to me the old ranger's house was gone a while Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:28:45 GMT Lloyd Roitstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/464 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/464 Then it is gone. Don't remember it. Who would have info? ... Sent from my BlackBerry device Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:47:01 GMT Doug Heller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/463 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/463 Lloyd - The Gibbons fountain was a triangular shaped fountain that sat in front of what is now the admin building at the camp. When the old Rangers house was Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:20:28 GMT Larry Fiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/462 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/462 ... That sounds like a great and feasible option to me, Lloyd! ... No, the John Gibbons fountain was the one in front of what is now (still, I believe) the Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:06:11 GMT Lloyd Roitstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/461 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/461 We will build new housing for staff that will also double as tornado shelters. Perhaps McOmber could be gutted and instead of five rooms could be one large