John Raymond Blue: September 26, 1956 – June 17, 2022
A member of our Maintenance Family passed last month at his home in Goreville. Many of us knew John Blue as “the Mow Man” at Camp Ondessonk, but he was…
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A member of our Maintenance Family passed last month at his home in Goreville. Many of us knew John Blue as “the Mow Man” at Camp Ondessonk, but he was…
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By Pati Egan In the summer of 1982, the Girls’ Staff decided to try a new way to close the Friday Night Campfire. From the 1960’s until 1982, the girls’…
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Camp Ondessonk’s O.W.L program (Ondessonk Wisdom Leadership) has undergone a name change but still aims to provide a growing leadership experience. The O.W.L program, previously called the C.I.T program, provides…
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by Pati Egan Camper vs Wild is one of the adventure programs offered during summer camp. The Camp brochure states: Participants will develop real-life leadership skills through participation in primitive…
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By Pati Egan How did she do it? No computers, no copy machines, just an electric typewriter, a mimeograph machine, and carbon paper. Ruth Hayden Halterman was born and grew…
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The progression of staff members at Camp Ondessonk has changed in the 2022 summer with the Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program. The Counselor-In-Training program now takes the place of the Leader-In-Training program…
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