Camp Ondessonk shaped Mary K. (Voegtle) Carroll’s lifelong love of nature and created memories that have lasted more than five decades. Mary grew up in Belleville, Ill., and attended St.…
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By Judy (Blase) Woodruff February 26, 1959: a letter from Most Rev. Albert R. Zuroweste, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, stated his preference of names for the new Catholic…
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Three Sundays ago, I spent most of a two-hour drive fretting about how to break the news that Raganeau’s original cabins, a dearly loved group of four small structures overlooking the mouth of Phantom Canyon, were demolished two days before. My coworkers and I take turns posting on social media. I’m in…
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By Pati Egan Hundreds of campers, staff, and visitors pass Brébeuf Flats every day. They might stop, sit for a while, and think to themselves “What a nice little spot.”…
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By Pati Egan Why only a glimpse? For you young campers and staff, a fire article will appear in the November Newsletter. For you older staff “fire” means something is…
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By Pati Egan What does the Council Ring have to do with the word serendipity? First, we need to define the word. According to the dictionary, it means the “faculty…
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