St. Clare 6 Girls win CYO Hoop Title 2016

March 14, 2016Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Fast paced action on the court described the play of the sixth grade girls at work in the championship basketball tournament game at Valley Catholic School. Lots of shots while working out the jitters produced a 4-4 score at the end of the first quarter.

Lots of traveling on both teams caused multiple turnovers. Missed layups was another theme. Good free throw shooting and well taught fundamentals will evolve into some great teams as these girls develop skills and mature.

Sherwood established a consistent 8 – 10 point lead in the fourth quarter.

FINAL 32 – 21 St. Francis (Sherwood)

6 Girls City 2016 1st St. Francis, Sherwood

St. Francis (Sherwood) CYO Girls 6th Grade BXB Team won the City Championships March 13, 2016 at Valley Catholic High School.

The St. Clare 6th Grade Girls took second place in the CYO City Basketball Championships on March 13, 2016.

CYO 5th Grade Boys City Championship a Barnburner

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016Sr. Krista von Borstel 1 Comment

What looked to be a slow moving game in the beginning with a 20 – 14 margin at half time turned into an exciting contest with a score of 22-22 at the third quarter! St. Clare couldn’t miss in the first half and St. Pius had the hot shots in the third quarter outscoring St. Clare 7 to 2.

With 2 minutes to go and St. Pius X in a situation of “must foul” to have a chance, St. Clare pulled away by 7. Great game to watch.

Enthusiastic St. Clare 5th grade boys win the CYO City Basketball Championship 2016.

St. PIus X Panthers played a great game against St. Clare in the CYO City Basketball tournament March 2016 at Valley Catholic School.

CYO 4TH GRADE BOYS BXB…HOLY…

March 7, 2016Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Holy Family from Portland, OR., won the CYO City basketball championship March 6th, 2016 in a close contest with Holy Trinity from Beaverton, OR. The City Championship Finals were held at Valley Catholic School.

With 30 seconds to go in the third quarter, Holy Trinity went ahead by 1 point and had trailed since the second quarter.

With 14.2 seconds left in the third quarter, Holy Trinity went ahead by three points.

In the fourth quarter, tied at 34 – 34 with 2:40 remaining, Holy Family went ahead on a free throw. The game was tied again with 1.08 remaining! Holy Family #5 put them ahead on a 2 point score and Holy Trinity did not have time to respond.

A GREAT game for all in attendance!

Holy Family School from Portland, OR., 4th Grade Boys won the City Championship March 6th with a victory over Holy Trinity from Beaverton in a very close contest!

Holy Trinity nearly squeaked out a victory but lost by 2 Pts. to Holy Family March 6th in the CYO City Basketball Championship.

CYO 4th Grade Girls BXB Championship Holy Trinity or Madeleine?

March 6, 2016Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Holy Trinity School from Beaverton, Oregon came into the CYO City Basketball Championship tournament undefeated in regular play. While the game started out as a runaway, the Madeleine came back in the second half of the third parter scoring 6 points in less than a minute to come within 3.

Too many traveling calls and double dribbles kept them from advancing further. As both teams continue to develop their skills they will become forces to be reckoned with!

The Holy Trinity 4th Grade Girls Basketball Team took First place in the CYO City Basketball Championships at Valley Catholic School in Beaverton on March 6th defeating the Madeleine School from Portland. Chris Hicks and Tino Nguyen coached the team.

The Madeleine 4th Grade Girls from Portland, OR took second place in the CYO City Basketball Championships March 6th at Valley Catholic School in Beaverton. The team was coached by Brenda Baumgart.

2015 Camp Howard Staff – THANK YOU!

August 13, 2015August 11, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Campers love their counselors and it is important to Summer Program Director, Bill Fogarty, to find young people to work at the camp who will make great memories for the kids. Bill did another great job of assembling a group of young people to lead the camp through the summer sessions, make great memories for the kids and keep them in safe and fun environments!

Camp Counselors are a special group of people who make a lasting contribution to youth while making great memories for themselves as well. We are grateful to all of these young men and women for the great job they have done this summer on behalf of CYO and Camp Howard! THANK YOU!

2015 Camp Howard Staff

Leila Blakely and Eddy Reyes Making a Difference Behind the Scenes!

August 12, 2015August 10, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Health and Safety Director, Leila Blakely and her very helpful assistant, Eddy Reyes have contributed greatly to the cleanliness of camp, safety in food service, hydration stations around camp and pool safety. Their daily routines include making sure all of the camp is recycling and composting which includes all of the food at the dining hall. They gather all of the garbage bins and reline them. They clean all of the mops in camp keeping them ready for use. They are in charge of health and safety for food service outside of the dining hall including barbecues and groups that eat outside on the lawn or under the barbecue tents. This means they deliver the food to the service area and make sure everyone helping with food service is doing it properly all the way down to wearing food service gloves.

They take pool readings and make sure the pool is safe and that it has been cleaned properly. They make sure groups are showering before getting into the pool!

These positions were added two years ago to ensure that the health and safety of the children at camp was a priority. The success of these individuals greatly contributed to the outstanding marks received from the Health Inspector last week!

Thanks Leila and Eddy for the great job you have done all summer making great memories for kids!

Eddy Reyes & Leila Blakely

Eddy Reyes and Leila Blakely

Looks like Corn for Dinner Tonight at the Convent!

August 11, 2015August 7, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel 1 Comment

One of the things that really pleases the Sisters is their personal contribution for food prep at the convent. A value to be championed for sure as the preparation and preservation is important to the lifeblood of the community. The Sisters have a long history of growing and preserving food for consumption. We have been blessed over the years with help from outside the community as well. Several individuals and families are recognized every fall for their gifts of food to the Sisters.

Produce brought to the convent is taken to the food prep room where Sisters sit around tables constructed for the purpose of food prep. Peaches are skinned and sliced, apples and potatoes are peeled, corn is husked and many other actions as well.

An announcement comes over the loud speaker, “Corn Husking will begin in 10 minutes.” All available hands make their way to the room, sit down or stand and do their part to make it happen. A time honored tradition that never changes at the convent and one that puts a smile on the face of those who help and those who eat!

Thank you Sisters for the work you do behind the scenes to make food available for great meals!

What’s left from a “husking party!”

Sister MaryAnn and Sr. Julie work on husking the corn for dinner!

Sister Paula Fox is transfixed on an ear of corn that she is dutifully preparing.

Sister MaryAnn Hathaway helps out with corn prep

Sister Catherine Hertel removes corn from the cob

Sister Colleen helps remove corn from the cob!

Sister Marilyn peels the potatoes!

Sister Charlene cuts the ends off the ear of corn! Look out folks! That’s a big cleaver!

I Could Not Be Quiet About This and I Hope You Won’t Either!

August 3, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel 2 Comments

I detest the political season and I can’t stand political advertisements. It is a shame where we have come to in this country politically. We are all losers because of it.

Taking the life of a child prior to being born (abortion) is a very sad situation and I know we all have our perspectives on it. I am obviously against it but at the same time I realize there are a lot of people who have had abortions and most of them suffer the rest of their lives because of it. I feel for and love those people for the struggles they have been through.

I can’t sit and be quiet about what I understand is going on with Planned Parenthood and the careful killing of babies to harvest and sell body parts. I called Senator Ron Wyden’s office this afternoon to ask him to help defund Planned Parenthood when they vote at 5:00 Eastern time. It took about 10 minutes for the whole process and I actually got someone with skin on the other line.

Here’s the number: 1-202-224-3121 (US Capitol)

Fr. John Amsberry Knocks it out of the Park at Camp Howard, Corbett, OR

August 2, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Family campers were treated to a fantastic “family themed” Mass last night as Fr. John Amsberry offered Mass Saturday night during the weekend of fun. Fr. John shared many wonderful thoughts on family but my favorite was his acronym:

F – Forget

A – About

M – Me

I – I

L – Love

Y – You

The idea of being other centered, communicating and working toward healthy, vibrant families was the message Father John imparted to the Camp Howard Family campers with his wonderfully faith inspiring and motivational delivery.

Mass with Fr. John Amsberry at Camp Howard Family Camp 2015

Family Camp Mass 2015 at Camp Howard

Morning Meeting at Camp Howard

July 22, 2015Sr. Krista von Borstel 1 Comment

I started my day with our regular Wednesday morning Core Staff Leadership team meeting at Camp Howard. Five Unit Directors, CIT Director, Summer Programs Camp Director, Assistant Camp Director, Property Director, Program Director and Health and Safety Director. It is the core leaders of the camp and the ones who really make things happen. I really enjoy working with this group because they inspire me and give me faith in the future. They are tremendous leaders who understand their role, mission and the importance of making sure the campers who come to Camp Howard are to be taken care of in the best possible way.