Spotlight on Crafts!

Ms. Dayna Cade and her team in crafts work hard to put together amazing activities in crafts to spark their artistic abilities!  This year, Dayna and her team selected the theme “Merry Craftmas:  Christmas in July.”  Dayna has several stations set up in the craft hall so the kids are able to do multiple things to keep their little hands…

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Good morning from Shakamak – Tuesdays Flagpole devotion

Compadre, Jesse Martin, led the campers in this mornings flagpole devotion and pledge of allegiance.  Jesse asked Compadre, Vincent Landfair, to read 2 Corinthians 12:8-10.  Today’s theme is “Stronger than Hulk.”  Verse 10 actually says, “When I am weak, then I am strong.”   Think about Paul, when we first read about him, he was persecuting Christians….actually taking people from…

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Staff Skit Night leaving the camp laughing!

Thanks to the coordination efforts of Royal Blue Team Captains, Jay and Julie Buck, the campers were thoroughly entertained by the Staff Skit Night.  Here is a Recap of skits and photos. The traditional and ever-so-popular “If I weren’t a Compadre” song was performed by our compadre staff. The “Hairy Hamburger” Skit Scene: Restaurant, 2 Customers at the counter Actors: Waitress…

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Current Team Standings 

After our Sunday and Monday activities have been tallied by our excellent sports team, the team standings are as follows:   10th place – Purple 9th place – Navy 8th place – Lime 7th place – Yellow 6th place – Royal Blue 5th place – Hot Pink 4th place – Green 3rd place – Orange 2nd place – Red…

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Our First Funny Float Award

Each day, the campers have the opportunity to receive a root beer float at dinner for the funniest joke.  Today’s winner is Naarah Dickey (Purple). Her joke:  What does a farmer do before spring time?  He wets his plants.  

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Paper Plate Awards at Dinner

Tonight at dinner, the staff had more paper plate awards to give. Compadre, Mikayla, Cleary, awarded Thomas Rosenberg (Hunter Team) the “Sportsmanship Award.”  Thomas actually passed the basketball to the other team so they could score as well. Compadre, Alana Dickey, awarded the “Use Your Head” Award to Dalaney Rees (Purple) for using her head in volleyball and actually…

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Monday Afternoon Bible Lesson by John and Dayna

John McCauley led the young men’s lesson this afternoon while Dayna Cade led the young ladies study.  Going along with our camp theme – More than Conquerors (Romans 8:36-37) – the focus of today’s Bible study time was “More Honorable than Captain America.” Both teachers asked “What is honorable?”  The campers had some great answers…..someone that is honest, fair, brave, worthy of…

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