The Camp Band?
By Pati Egan In the early 1960s and 1970s, the Belleville Diocese had an extensive grade school band program. As an example, the East St. Louis Deanery used its grade…
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By Pati Egan In the early 1960s and 1970s, the Belleville Diocese had an extensive grade school band program. As an example, the East St. Louis Deanery used its grade…
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Help us celebrate the founding of Camp Ondessonk on Camp O Day! Held annually on June 28th, the day the very first day of Summer Camp in 1959, this one-day effort encourages gifts of…
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By Lucia (Juenger) Hodges Anyone who has spent any time around an Ondessonk campfire has heard or maybe even told a seemingly plausible ghost story. Imagine a unit of campers…
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Camp Ondessonk Summer Camp leadership will attend Behavioral First Responder Certification courses led by Alpenglow Education thanks to a grant received from the Caring and Sharing Thrift Shop Wish List…
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By Pati Egan There was a special couple from St. Mary’s Parish in Trenton, Ill., who were Camp “regulars” from 1975 until 1991. They were two volunteers who were very…
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By Elizabeth Dirnbeck Jana Elbe first discovered Camp Ondessonk at 11 years old when her neighborhood friends invited her to hike and explore Camp. During that weekend, she recalls the…
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