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Staff Profile: Caleb “Sink or Swim” Howard

by Karissa Pitaniello

One male staff member, Timbers Camp Director Caleb Howard, smiling in a navy polo shirt standing outdoors with a lake and green trees in the background at Pine Cove Timbers, a junior high overnight camp in Tyler, TX.

Get to know your seriously faithful and seriously fun Timbers director Caleb “Sink Or Swim” Howard! Pine Cove has played a role in Caleb’s walk with Christ for over 15 (let’s count ‘em!) years now. Hear from Caleb below as he tells us more about his family, his experience throughout the years at Pine Cove, […]

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Staff Profile: Hayden “Mr. Polar Behr” Weaver

by Karissa Pitaniello

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If you’ve been to one of our East Texas camps within the past few years, you’re sure to have heard “Mr. Polar Behr’s” well-known “WOOOOO” screams through the piney trees! An Arkansas native and Razorback diehard, Hayden Weaver sat down to tell us all about himself and his role as the director of the Shores. […]

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Staff Profile: Ben “Digs” Gasaway

by Karissa Pitaniello

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Ever met someone who can juggle and unicycle?! Just not at the same time… yet. Get to know Ben “Digs” Gasaway as he lets you in on some hilarious stories (tarantulas and food-themed skit characters included!) from his years at Pine Cove and gives you the inside scoop on life in Georgia! If you were […]

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Staff Profile: Dexter “Pikapoo!” Carter

by Karissa Pitaniello

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A friend to all and a bit of a “jack-of-all-hobbies,” Dex ‘Pikapoo!’ Carter has been a part of the Pine Cove family since 2015. Get to know the Outback director as he shares how the Lord transformed his heart, and laugh along to his hilarious and… electric stories!  If you were to give someone an […]

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Staff Profile: Annelise “Smilin’ Into Your DM’s” Morrison

by Karissa Pitaniello

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This staff profile is sure to make you smile! (Get it?) Enjoy learning about the new Silverado Director while laughing along to stories and reflecting on the beautiful simplicity of the Gospel. Tell us about yourself! I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and went to the University of Alabama! I studied Elementary Education there and […]

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Staff Profile: Conor “Flowstopper” Barry

by Jenny Sowers Rutland

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Conor “Flowstopper” Barry has been a household Pine Cove name for the last several years. You may know him from his start at the Woods or maybe from his Purina Dog Chow campaign at the Towers. Or you may know him now as the camp director at our Central Texas high school camp, the Ridge. […]

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Staff Profile: JD “Rambus” Moore

by Jenny Sowers Rutland

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Staff Profile: Andrew “Get Smart” Boshell

by Jenny Sowers Rutland

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Andrew “Get Smart” Boshell has been the Towers camp director since 2013, after short stints at the Bluffs and Woods family camps. Before that, he went to college at the University of Alabama and spent two summers on summer staff at the Towers. Even if you don’t know Andrew, you have likely heard the famous […]

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