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The Lakesider Newsletter of YMCA Camp Pepin
January 2008
Registration for 2008 Summer Youth Camps Has Begun! Click on the following link to our website’s Summer Youth Camps page to see what’s happening in 2008 and to register: http://www.camppepin.org/summeryouthcamps.htm
Director’s Chat
With the arrival of the “warmer” temperatures this week, Lake Pepin (which had already frozen over in December) is now covered with slushy puddles. Although it is still an awe-inspiring lake in the winter, it certainly doesn’t look as inviting as it does in the summer when it is 86 degrees outside. (Doesn’t it just look wonderful in January’s Photo-of-the-Month (http://www.camppepin.org/photo%20galleries/Photo%20of%20the%20Month/January2008Photo.htm)? The boys in the picture thought so!)
Even so, no matter the season, I notice that so many of our campers and guests here at camp are drawn to the lake. Some of the younger ones sprint with their buddies down to the beach with their their bathing suits on and towels trailing behind them. Some sit on the sand with friends and toss pebbles into the water as they watch the sun set behind the bluffs. Some quietly stand alone as they overlook the waterfront area with a cup of morning coffee in hand. Even on cold January days like today, I find myself wandering down to the edge of the lake ice and just taking it all in.
The lakes of Minnesota and Wisconsin have been family gathering places for generations, and Lake Pepin is certainly one-of-a-kind in the Midwest with its native history, its explorers and riverboat travelers, and its towering bluffs. Camp Pepin is fortunate to offer such a beautiful lake as a gathering place for everyone in our camp family, and we look forward to enjoying it with you year after year.
Camp Pizza Extravaganza and Parent Information Nights (Camp P.E.P.I.N.)
Camp Pepin is coming to a location near you (http://www.camppepin.org/informationnights.htm)! All new and returning campers and parents are welcome to join us any evening below from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. for pizza and to hear what’s happening at camp this summer. Please RSVP by calling our Camp Office Manager at the Red Wing Family YMCA office at 651-388-4724 so that we know how many pizzas to order!
Schedule:
Staff Scoop
Wish List
If you would be willing to contribute any of these items to Camp Pepin, please contact the Camp Director at 715-442-3811 or at camp@redwingymca.org. As a part of the Red Wing Family YMCA, Camp Pepin is a non-profit agency.
Kimmy’s Korner
Hi folks! It’s Kimmy the Kayaker.
Congratulations to Kaylee Kitzman of Webster, MN - the winner of my Holiday Issue game - who correctly and completely filled in the crossword:
ACROSS
DOWN
Thank you to everyone that played – it was great to hear from you!
My game for January is this:
What is Kimmy the Kayaker’s favorite meal in the Dining Hall?
To find out the answer, write the letter of the alphabet that comes right before each letter printed below:
T Q B H I F U U J
Email your answer to camp@redwingymca.org. A winner will be drawn from the entries with the correct answer, and he or she will receive a YMCA Camp Pepin LED lighted necklace from our Camp Store. The winner’s name and the answer will also be posted in Kimmy’s Korner in the February Issue of The Lakesider. Anyone can play, including campers, staff, and alumni. Good luck!
YMCA Camp Pepin Staff Scott Kolby, Camp Director William Norman, Assistant Camp Director Joetta Oien, Camp Office Manager
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