http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/ Mid-America Council Camps Staff Alumni Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:17:55 GMT Larry F http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/525 Jim Hall passed away around 6:00 PM, Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at his home in Plattsmouth, NE. He was surrounded by his family. R.I.P. Jim, you old bear! Your Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:54:47 GMT Larry F http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/524 You might be interested in seeing this felt patch. It says "Cornhusker Camper" ON the patch. With it is a top segment which says "Camp Cedars". I have not seen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:42 GMT Larry F http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/523 Of interest to those of you who know Jim Hall, former Camp Cedars Ranger: Jim is in severe end-state renal failure. His family reports the time is near. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:43 GMT Larry F http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/522 Within the next two weeks we expect to have complete details and schedule of events available, but to better coordinate with the schedule of Camp Cedars and Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:42:20 GMT RussellF http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/521 Greetings. I just joined this list. I was a camp counselor at Prairie Gold Area Council camps in the early 1970's. I was a counselor at Prairie Gold camp at Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:26:30 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/520 I'm leaving tomorrow (Fri AM) to start my trip to see old friends, many of them Scouters, in St. Louis, Illinois, Iowa, Omaha/Fremont, K.C., and S.E. Kansas. I Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:25:41 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/519 Jim & Elaine Hall - respectively former Camp Cedars Ranger and Cook - will commemorate their 60th wedding anniversary, Sunday, Sept 20, 2009. 2:00-5:00 PM Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:07:03 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/518 http://www.ketv.com/news/20758937/detail.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:12:44 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/517 More on the date(s) of the 2010 Reunion soon, but I'm curious what your suggestions might be for songs to sing at the campfire we'll organize for ourselves? Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:06:34 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/516 Here: http://www.omaha.com/article/20090904/NEWS01/909049981 AND here: http://www.action3news.com/global/story.asp?s=11079871 (Thanks to Scott S. for the Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:31:04 GMT kristine price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/515 Bob Birkby Jr. also has a photo of his Troop 77 in Sidney, Iowa near his name on the acknowledgments page. It's also an interesting thing to note, this is the Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:16:31 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/514 The new edition of the BSA handbook came out last month. It was written, as were the last two editions, by Robert Birkby. He has some pictures posted here that Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:51:38 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/513 I'm hoping someone has some old lists of summer Camp Staffs from past years. If you do, please scan and share them. Thanks, Larry Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:24:13 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/512 I have a tentative approval for anyone interested to gather informally for a short "walk-about" at the former Camp Wakonda, Griswold, Iowa, whenever we have Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:20:57 GMT larryfiehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidAmericaCouncilCampsStaffAlumni/message/511 I've posted a few pictures of Wakonda-Griswold in here, but haven't found enough. A friend would like pictures of buildings, especially the now-gone swimming