Category: Summer Staff
by Matt Murphy Posted Jul 20, 2012
This is a guest post by one of our summer staff, “Thunder Showers”. So, it is week 7 here at the Ranch and things are going great! The sun has been out all week and the kids are loving each activity class and theme night. We have a lot of counselors who have had their […]
Tags: gospel, ministry, ranch, summer staff
by Matt Murphy Posted Jul 16, 2012
This is a guest post by one of our summer staff, “Thunder Showers”. You know you’re at camp when you wake up and the first thing you see is Jiggs walking down and getting ready for flag. You know you’re at camp when there is one cabin chanting “Luna Moth Club buzz buzz buzz buzz”, […]
Tags: africa, international, italy, mexico, ministry, poland
by Chelsea Connor Posted Jul 16, 2012
The Towers without Buffalo Hunt is like corn dogs without macaroni and cheese. It just doesn’t make sense! Every week, campers and staff alike count down the days until the theme night of all theme nights: Buffalo Hunt. Occasionally, during a simplified explanation of the planned evening, any first-timer to the game will feel a […]
Tags: buffalo hunt, summer staff, theme nights, towers
by Chelsea Connor Posted Jul 12, 2012
Week 6 is almost at its end today, and it has flown! To catch up from last week, let’s review: Remember last week when we had one epic adventure after another? First, we created a coalition of work crew members assigned the daunting task of painting the whole entire Rock, and they had to endure […]
Tags: cheers, fireworks, theme nights
by Chelsea Connor Posted Jul 2, 2012
Can you believe it’s Week 5? Did you ever think this day would come? Opening day of Week 1, we said “no really- jump at least three phone books high! And smile!” You didn’t think it was possible. After all, every parent seemed to make the same joke, about it being “way too hot to […]
Tags: summer staff
by Chelsea Connor Posted Jun 28, 2012
Being assigned a Castle Rock cabin could mean many things. You could have first graders, and their backpacks are probably going to be bigger than they are. You could also have sixth grade girls, and they might pull your hair out in buffalo hunt on Thursday. You will be an expert at every.single.cheer. Castle Rock […]
Tags: castle rock, day camp, summer staff
by Chelsea Connor Posted Jun 15, 2012
This is a guest post by on of our summer staff, “Thunder Showers”. It has been an exciting start to camp for the 2012 summer! Week 1 was probably the most eventful first week of camp that I have seen in the four years that I have been working at camp. As we opened the […]
Tags: base camp, summer, summer staff, theme nights
by Makayla Hipke Posted Jun 13, 2012
The Shores is positioned on the banks of Lake Palestine, giving us both a beautiful view and a unique opportunity to minister to campers through some seriously cool waterfront activities. What we do at this camp would simply not be complete without our boats and boat drivers! Each week, campers are able to wakeboard, tube, […]
Tags: boat driver, boats, summer staff
by Jarratt Calvert Posted May 10, 2012
Well everyone, summer is right around the corner and that means a few things: the temperature is getting warmer, exams are quickly approaching (or completely done!), and in only a few short days you will be heading down to Pine Cove to begin summer 2012! You’ve already received all the information about job description, packing […]
Tags: packing, summer, summer prep, summer staff
by Brett Brewer Posted May 8, 2012
If you have been around Pine Cove for any amount of time, you have already corrected the mistake in the title of this post. You have heard Opee say countless times, Our staff is our program. If you are new to staff this summer, you will soon understand the expectation we have for our staff […]
Tags: base camp, church, program