Sandy Macnab is featured in the Oregon Stater this month and I would like to draw your attention to the article. As a matter of fact, I scanned it and posted it here so that even the Duck Fans can read it.
Sandy went to the only high school in Sherman County – Sherman County Union High School and I seem to remember that he was Valedictorian of his class! Correct me if I am wrong!
Nice job, Sandy!
Moments in between summer camp and camp rentals gives camp staff the opportunity to work on maintenance and repairs. After a heavy load of summer campers, the camp needs some time to rebound.
A few summer staff stay on to help with maintenance and repairs. Window washing, paint touch ups, floor polishing and a variety of projects that need attention.
Winter and Spring projects will e identified for camp improvements. Fircrest cabin interiors were repainted, light fixtures replaced, bunks painted, ceilings sealed, caulked and painted, windows removed, cleaned, recalled, painted and hardware updated last winter. The improvements were a delight for the young girls who stay in Fircrest each summer. They loved the changes. Greenwood Unit is scheduled for the same work this winter.
All of the cabins were inspected yesterday and issues identified that need addressed. Keeping the cabins in great shape for campers is important to the administration of the camp.
Stay tuned for some articles on the Champions of Faith Benefit Dinner and learn about how that event helps CYO and Camp Howard activities.
Moving the Picnic tables to storage for the winter.
re-seeding, fertilizing, water and time will restore the fields to their glory.
Watering the lawns, fertilizing, seeding, aerating and time will restore fields.
Cabin inspections are an important part of staying on top of maintenance.
wood bench needs replaced after about 12 years of service to the camp!
Cabin inspections are key to the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of cabins.
It’s in the book! Camp Howard summer camping season has come to an end and the last busses rolled out of camp after about 75 trips back and forth to camp this summer! The camp set a camper record of 1535 campers. Can you believe 23,025 meals were served during the six week run?
The camping season was overall a very successful season with the kids having a spectacular time at Camp.
Summer Program Director, Bill Fogarty and the CYO staff will work this fall on planning camp 2014.
Camp Howard Summer Staff sing to departing campers as the last bus rolls out of camp for the summer camping program.
Catholic Youth Organization is all about youth and the development of youth. These fine young men and women were the camp staff this summer including counselors, cooks, nurses, unit directors, program staff and camp leadership. CYO/Camp Howard is grateful to each of the individuals for the roles they played at camp this year! A new attendance record of 1535 campers was set breaking the old record of 1513. 
O’Donnell, Sean
O’Donnell, Brendan
Trap, Candi
Town, Tori
Town, Sam
Tomassi, Joseph
Tomassi, John
Tait, Evan
Stevens, Matt
Spiller, Makenzie
Somann, Fran
Somann, Fran
Sheridan, Kate
Seagal, Katy
Schlottmann, Rylie
Prehn, Rachel
Peden, Jake
Patrick
Paino, Nick
Pahissa, Michael
Van Patten, Kelly
Vecchi, Madison
Villafranca, Katie
von Borstel, Karen
Wenger, Grant
O’Donnel, Kieran
Nielssen, Natalie
Moss, Emma
Miller, Catie
Meeuwsen, Emily
McAllister, Morgan
LeFore Escriva, Drew
Le, Anthony
Laskowski, Mike
Laskowski, Kevin
Krachta, Tatyana
Westerfield, Joseph
Wenger, Grant
von Borstel, Karen
Villafranca, Katie
Vecchi, Madison
Van Patten, Kelly
Trap, Candi
Town, Tori
Town, Sam
Tomassi, Joseph
Tomassi, John
Klein, Kirsten
Kain, Ryan
Hirsch, Eli
Harvey, Josh
Griffith, Rachel
Green, Laura
Green, Fred
Gralek, Jonah
Fogarty, JP
Fogarty, Bill
Finch, Sierra
Dunn, Shelby
Ducey, Max
Ducey, Charlie
Daisy
Culhane, Grace
Crowe, Brent
Connie Abraham
Cindy
Brown, Kate
Blakely, Leila
Bellisario, Phoebe
Auger, Robert
Andersen, Molly
Andersen, Kory
Andersen, Khaki
Alexander, Chelsea
“Candidate” Anna Nguyen became “Sister” Anna Nguyen this morning at the Convent Mass of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon in Beaverton. Her friends and family joined the Sisters for Mass and Breakfast to celebrate the joyful occasion with the Sisters.
Anna Nguyen, from Seattle, WA, spent 6 months discerning her religious call prior to being received as a Novice this morning.
Sister Charlene Herinckx addresses the community of Sisters, family and friends of Sr. Anna Nguyen and friends of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon.
Family of Sister Anna Nguyen gather for her reception as a Novice with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon August 11, 2013 at the Sisters Chapel in Beaverton, OR
Sister Anna Nguyen thanks the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon for helping her discern her vocation and teach her about Religious LIfe in the process.
Family of Sister Anna Nguyen
Sister Anna Nguyen receives her white veil, the symbol of a novice in religious life.
Sister Anna Nguyen receives her veil
Sister Anna Nguyen adjusts her veil.
Sister Anna Nguyen receives the constitution of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon from Sister Charlene Herinckx, the religious leader of the Sisters.
Sister Joyce Barsotti, Sister Anna Nguyen and Sister Charlene.
Sister Anna Nguyen – a brand new Novice with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Family of Sister Anna Nguyen
Sister Anna Nguyen and relatives bring gifts to the altar
Taking the gifts of bread and wine to the altar
Sister Anna Nguyen thanks the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon and addresses her family and friends in her native tongue
Family and Friends of Sr. Anna Nguyen
Family Photo of the Nguyen family
The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, at their annual “Community Days” took time out to compete in the Bocce Ball Tournament. Interestingly, this game was once the most popular game in the world! The basic aim of the game is to get your ball closest to the “jack” at the end of four balls per team. The game drew 18 contestants this year and a huge gallery of spectators! The champions, at the end of the double elimination tournament were Sister Juanita Villareal and Sister Michael Francine.
2013 Bocce Ball Champions Sister Juanita and Sister Michael Francine!
Finals teams best two out of three Sister John Therese and team mate Sr. Maryann Giesel vs Sister Juanita and Sister Michael Francine
Sister John Therese Miller shows her form
Sister Maryann Giesel takes her turn
Sister Michael Francine showing some enthusiasm
Candidate Anna Nguyen
Good shot
Sr. Barbara Rose Sohler
Sister Diana Jean (2012 Champion)
Sr. Theresa Lan and Sr. Anne Vandecovering
spectators and “non-winners” 🙂
Sister Adele Marie Altenhofen takes her turn
Sister Maryann and Sister John Therese win another game
Sister Barbara Rose gets ready
She talks to the ball
Sister Juana gives it a try
Sister Lawdean shows some ability
Serious Sr. Rosina
Sister Julie competes
The gallery
Spectators and participats
Hope!
Competitive, Sr. Charlene gives it her best.
Sister Krista and Sister Alison await their turn
Family Camp 2013 was attended by several families totaling just under 80 people at Camp Howard the first weekend in August. CYO/Camp Howard staff members, Jolie Abraham Phanton, Bill Fogarty, Karen von Borstel and Sr. Krista von Borstel took part in the three day event which included such activities as swimming, arts and crafts, basketball, fishing at the camp pond, trap shooting, campfires, archery and recreational games.
Family camp is generally held the first weekend in august each year and families are assigned to their own cabins.
Ed Langois from the Catholic Sentinel interviews Family Camper Jenn Robbins. You can find this interview in an upcoming insert in the Catholic Sentinel.
Michael Kirwin and JP Fogarty make it into the finals of the annual trap shooting competition at Camp Howard. Mike Kirwin has bragging rights for 2013-14 after an excellent finals round between the two that saw a dozen clay pidgins in flight before the contest concluded. The competition included 20 individuals- all of whom were sad to be eliminated in the five round competition!
L to R: Jean, Fr. Leo Remmington, Fr. Kroll
Fr. Kroll (right) and his blood sister, Jean (left) join Fr. Leo Remington for a tour at Camp Howard with Sister Krista von Borstel. One of the tidbits learned along the way was that Fr. Leo wrote the Camp Howard Fight Song while a counselor/seminarian at Camp Howard as a young man.
Connor Garcia’s summer is coming to an end as he prepares to return to Carroll College this month. His summer job at CYO has been to download all of the championship events from the 2012-13 year and process them into MP4 format. The Championship games will soon be made available for download onto social media devices through the CYO on line store. In addition to the 2012 – 13 CYO sport year, Connor has been working on previous years as well. God willing, Connor will return to CYO next summer to continue the work and move back to earlier years as well.
Countrified playing at Camp Howard
Lead Singer, Mark Mobley with his band Countrified at Camp Howard
Fon Mobley, Drummer and singer with his band Countrified at Camp Howard
The Camp Howard 60th Anniversary was a great success on Saturday July 20th with great food, tours of the camp, visiting and the Country band “Countrified” on Horton Field at Camp Howard. Over 350 people attended the event and visited the iconic youth camp which has provided a rite of passage for youth in the Pacific Northwest.
Brothers, Mark and Ron Mobley, founders of the band “Countrified” were classmates of Karen and Sister Krista von Borstel in North Central Oregon. The Mobley boys and their band were a tremendous hit at Camp Howard among the attendees at the event.
CYO/Camp Howard 