falling creek camp 2008
FALLING CREEK CAMP FOR BOYS
Tuxedo, North Carolina 28784
2008
This booklet is dedicated to
John Bates who has demonstrated unselfishness over the years as a camper, counselor and friend to Falling Creek. John carries the true spirit of Falling Creek in his heart.
HONOR COUNCIL CREED BELIEVING THAT LEADERSHIP UNSELFISHNESS, COURAGE, HONOR, HOPE LOYALTY, HONESTY, AND FAIR PLAY MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN THE SPIRIT OF FALLING CREEK WE PLEDGE OUR SPIRITS, MINDS, AND BODIES TO ACHIEVING THESE IDEALS
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken Lyrics by Damon Black Verse 1: G
G7
There is a place in North Carolina C
G
Where my friends and I like to go G
Em
And my spirit never leaves there G
D
G
So in the winter I’m never alone Chorus: G
G7
Will the circle be unbroken C
G
By-and-by Lord By-and-by G
Em
There’s a better home awaiting G
D
G
In the sky Lord in the sky Verse 2: G
G7
Well I don’t like to play this guitar much C
G
In front of people I don’t know G
Em
But by the fireside, here by my brothers G
D
G
I feel like I could go on and on Verse 3: G
G7
So tell your neighbor that you need him C
G
Let your good friends cloud your head G
Em
And lend an ear out in the darkness G
D
G
For there’s bound to be storms ahead Verse 4: G
G7
So when you leave tonight by the firelight C
G
Please leave your spirit here G
Em
And we’ll let the trees and all the memories G
D
G
Guard them all ‘til we’re back next year
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Main Camp 2008 Five Year Dinner Campers Cole Ansaldo James Bailey Jed Ball Ted Ballenger Dawson Bowers Douglas Brown Sherwood Callaway Stephen Cameron William Cheek Hale Ciolino Brantly Clayton Walker Cole Lee Cowden Ben Cunningham Andrew Derenge Parker Dunaway
Hunter Edwards Gator Farrior Lewis Gray Mickey Herman Henry Howle Connor Jennings Whit Johnson Will Kallenborn William King Miguel Lacayo Paul Lilley John Paul Lorie Donald Lovejoy Sam Lyons Turner McClendon Henry Mentz
Noah Price Gaston Guantz Michael Rafshoon Hank Ripley Andres Rohr Andrew Salmon Robert Scott Clay Sealy Whit Sellers Andy Sulesky Alexander Thomas James Troxler Breaux Tubbs Gus Walker John Webber
Counselors in Training Tee Bowers Alex Cipcic Spencer Hodgkins
Drew Nickerson Jay Rush Sean Smith
West Smithers Joey Summer Jesse Swire
Counselors and Staff Kim Bain Betty Basalmo Richard Basalmo John Bates Claudia Beddingfield Eric Blore Major Brannen Michael Chapman Parker Cook Matt Cranshaw Dusty Davis Sean DeGuire Steve Drewry Rita Ellis Robert Eshleman Peter Field Susan Frame
Foster Freeman Jim Goodrum Will Gordon Sam Gyllenhaal Travis Harris Hayes Heck Stephen Jangro Jamie Kaplan Max King Robert Kirby Jim Kurtts Steve Longenecker Brad Luke Timothy Magidson Bryan Mangum Chuck McGrady Jerry Metcalf
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Nathan Newquist Marisa Pharr Yates Pharr Alex Rand Todd Robinson Jonathan Rogers Dusty Sharp Will Slater Matt Smith Jerry Suarez Finch Troxler Steve Walston Ben Williams Badhair Williams Simon Wilson
2008 HONORS AND AWARDS MAIN CAMP John David Bailey Sam Boling Lee Cowden Sam Curtsinger Parker Dunaway
Honor Council Members
Hunter Edwards Henry Mentz Nick Meyer William Pankey Robert Scott
2008 Honor Council Banner “You cannot teach man anything; you can only help him find it within himself” Galileo Ironman Alexander Thomas 45:02 (First Place) Michael Rafshoon 47:26 Walker Cole 48:12 Jed Ball 49:36 Andrew Allen 51:37 Camper / Counselor Tennis Tournament John David Bailey and Jay Rush (Top Team) Tyler Thompson and David McLean Archery Scott Hilderbran ........................................................................................Archery Addict Austin Touhill ............................................................................................Archery Addict Whit Sellers ............................................................................................. Quickfire Award Arts & Crafts Nick Jangro ....................................................................................... Young Artist Award Connor York ..................................................................................... Young Artist Award Gus Walker ............................................................................... Artist Apprentice Award Garner Gentry Whit Johnson
Basketball
Saunders Ruffin Tyler Thompson
Blacksmithing
Jacob Broders Justin Gregoire Morgan Heck
Blacksmith Apprentices
James Mentz Drew Poling
Cross Country Jed Ball ........................................................................................Speedy Gonzalez Award James Ireland ........................................................................................ Extra Mile Award Nick Jangro ......................................................................................... Phidippides Award 7
Fishing Paul Fischer ....................................................................................Sportsmanship Award Lewis Gray ................................................................................................Hut Nut Award Kemper Sanders ....................................................................... Fly Fishing Freak Award Alex Warner ................................................ Whale-of-a-Fish and Fish-a-Holic Awards The HEAT Antonio Madrazo Aidan Oakley Liam Oakley William Pankey
Saunders Ruffin Brian Steele Timmy Wu
Horseback Riding Fulton Hodges .......................................................................................... Golden Helmet Miguel Lacayo ......................................................................................... The Razz Award Aidan Oakley ..................................................................................Horse Fly(ing) Award Mickey Herman ........................................................................................Invisible Award Robert Scott ..............................................................................................Invisible Award Luke Brauer Jake Jangro
The Four Horsemen
Peter McClelland Whitt Sellers
Indian Lore Matthew Sebesta ...........................................................................Mini Counselor Award Graham Drennan ....................................................................................... Most Punctual Elliot Ross ....................................................................................................... Best Dancer Lacrosse Emery Buck .............................................................................. Most Outstanding Player Tristan Cade ....................................................................................Spicy Meatball Award Ian Ferrara ...................................................................................................... Lacrosse Rat Whit Johnson ...................................................................... Frank Tindall’s Right Elbow Timmy Wu ............................................................................................. Lacrosse Cannon Mountain Biking Cole Ansaldo ....................................................................................................... Moab Rat Dawson Bowers ....................................................................................Free Ride Fanatic Walker Cole .................................................................................... King of the Mountain Jack Voelker ......................................................................................................Safety First Dawson Bowers Walker Cole William Cheek Joseph Cottingham
Death March
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Michael Rafshoon Alexander Thomas Jack Voelker
Mountaineering Stephen Cameron ...................................................................................Footsteps Award Will Chambers ......................................................................................Junk Show Award Reed Dunaway ........................................................................................................... Seven Austin Mangines .......................................He Who Was Most Willing to Carry a Rope Noah Price ........................................................................................................ True Hiker Gaston Quantz .................................................................................... Solid as This Rock W.K. Rand ............................................................................. Exceptional Bark Collector Tee Bowers Will Chambers Parker Dunaway
100-Mile Club
Everett Hamilton Michael McKently Noah Price
Nature Peter Funk Maddox Pankey Anderson Murphy John Webber Cal Oakley ...............................................................................Falconers of Falling Creek Paddling Ben Cunningham .............................................................................. Best Tandem Team Sam Curtsinger .................................................................................. Best Tandem Team John Paul Lorie .................................................................................... Head Dink Award Robert Scott .............................................................................................. Most Improved Andy Suleskey ..................................................................................................... Yak Bone Riflery Brantly Clayton .........................................................................................................Expert Clay Sealy ....................................................................................Sharpshooter and 9 Bars Connor Swank ............................................................................................... Rambo 2008 Sailing Jack Barganier Lewis Gray Mickey Herman
Sam Lyons Josh Rafshoon
Soccer Nicholas Benelli ........................................................................... Most European Award Luke Brauer ................................................................................................. Most Potential Jonah Hodes ......................................................................................... Man of the Match Timmy Wu ............................................................................Great Wall of China Award
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Swimming Jed Ball ................................................................................................................ Polar Bear Sam Lyons ........................................................................................................Gold Medal Mills McClendon ...................................................................................Blob Guts Award Antonio Madrazo .............................................................................Lake Lap Enthusiast Ridge Porter ...................................................Platinum Medal and Honorary Lifeguard Sonny Yates .................................................................................................... Silver Medal Jack Barnes Sam Bromley Daniel Chisner Myles Engerson Sam Grady Coleman Mauberret Tommy McGinnis Sam Oakley
Bronze Medals
Dock Rats
Tift Lyons Antonio Madrazo Sam Oakley Will Trotter Jerry Wallman Sonny Yates
Tennis John David Bailey .................................................................................... Most Improved Jonah Hodes ................................................................................................... Blue Ladder Andres Rohr ................................................................................................Sportsmanship Sam Schaefer ..............................................................................................................Rocky Tyler Thompson ...............................................................................................Top Notch Ultimate Frisbee Douglas Brown ......................................................................................................Iroquois Pierce Kudlata ......................................................................................................Cherokee Sidney Parham .................................................................................Most Ultimate Player Gaston Quantz ......................................................................................................Catawba Volleyball Will Chambers ............................................................................ You Got Served Award Elliot Saunders .............................................................................................Mr. Sand Man John Webber ........................................................................................................ Net King
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JUNE CAMP Archery Mack Brakebill
Best Archers
Andrew Kring
Jake Nichols
Arts & Crafts Gray Robertson ............................................................................................ Best Brackets Noah Rogers (Naples) ..................................... Assistant Counselor and Lanyard King Basketball Kyle Landis
Best in Class
Lane Nelson
Bennett Speed
Blacksmithing
William Boor
Thor’s Hammer
Patrick Glover
Jake White
Cross Country Tristan Hammersla ...........................................................Most Likely to Fake an Injury Kyle Landis ........................................................................................... Extra Mile Award Jonathan Pelham ........................................................................................Marathon Man Fishing Xavi Dalmau ....................................................................................................Most Knots Bob Minton ........................................................................................................Fish Slayer Jim Williams .......................................................................................................Fish Slayer The HEAT Henry Osborne ....................................................................................The HEAT Award Horseback Riding Ward Bissell ................................................................................................... Va-poo-rizer Jeb Carter ...............................................................................................Most Courageous Luke Henegar ...................................................................................................... Buckshot Bobby Schaffer .................................................................................. Skittles, Metal Pony Lance Berry High Garst Matthew Griswold
Hot to Trot
Jim Lynch Noah Rogers
Indian Lore Ward Bissell ...................................................................................... Best Dream Catcher Alex Boor ........................................................................................................Akita Award Matthew Noles ............................................................................................... Most Skilled Alex Nunner ..........................................................................................Most Determined Nick Yashko ............................................................................................Best All-Around
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Lacrosse Baird Cutsakis ............................................................................... Outstanding Cherokee Kyle Landis ..................................................................................... Outstanding Iroquois Jack Lewis ........................................................................................ Outstanding Iroquois Carter Watkins ................................................................................Outstanding Catawba Mountain Biking Drew McCarthy
Skid Mark Winners
Wyatt Stockton
Mountaineering Knox Fuller .......................................................................................... True Hiker Award Alex Nunner .............................................................................................. Alpinist Award Henry Barnes Robert Ross
Nature Paisley Gordon Paddling
Jake Nichols Bob Zhou
Sailing Patrick Chickey .............................................................................................. Dock Mouse Thomas Chickey ..................................................................................................Dock Rat Andrew Kring .................................................................................................... Top Sailor Baird Cotsakis
Soccer Andrew Kring
Nelson Zimmerman
Cooper Berry
Swimming Mack Brakebill
Christopher Oneka
Tennis William Boor ........................................................................................ Top of the Ladder Luke Henegar .............................................................................................Sportsmanship Sterrett McInnis ..................................................................................................... Rocky 7 Bob Minton ............................................................................................... Most Improved Ultimate Frisbee Parker Corley .................................................................... Loud Mouth Big Shot Award Harrison Hope ........................................................................................One Foot Award Brown Sisson .............................................................................................. Biggest Award Volleyball Andrew Kring
The Ace Award
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Connor White
AUGUST CAMP Archery Frankie Fernandez ..........................................................................Arrow of Aluminium Spencer Hallyburton ........................................................................................Deer Slayer Jacob Hrobak ..................................................................................................Quick Draw William Gautsch ..............I’m too athletic for archery, but got hurt and went anyway Arts & Crafts Will Braciak ......................................................................................................Art-i-Factor John Gautsch .............................................................................................Coolest Tyedye Brett Greene ..........................................................................................Arts & Crafts Rat Peter Buccini Ryan Dougherty
Knotty Boys
Walker Dougherty Walker Espy
Erickson Livingston
Basketball Howard Ball
Ben Ladner
Blacksmithing Forrest Daugherty ........................................................................Blacksmith Apprentice Cross Country Henry Garrett ............................................................................................Fortuitous Feet Fishing Jacob Sharpe ........................................................................... Hut Nut and CIT Awards Walker Comer
The HEAT Brooks McCoy
Logan Simon
Horseback Riding
Martin Butcher
The Martin Lawrence Award
Lawrence Johnson
Indian Lore Billy McLean .................................................................................................Mr. Moccasin Turner Strayhorn ....................................................................................Naisetawi Award Lacrosse John Gautsch ........................................................................... Outstanding Enthusiasm Price Petagna .......................................................................................Outstanding Lax-er Mountain Biking Max Baker Taylor Broad Peter Buccini
3-Day Pisgah Trip
Jack Edwards Jervey Inglesby
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Brennen Lowenthal James Shingle
Mountaineering Burke Martin ........................................................................................................Rock Star David Wiens ...................................................................................................... True Hiker Stephen Ballard
Nature
August Blocker
Paddling Jack Carroll and Dean Taylor .......................................................... Best Tandem Team Hugh Shirley .................................................................................. Classic Carnage Crash Tyler Smith ......................................................................................... Made From Scratch Sam Wilkins ...................................................................................................Best Attitude Riflery David D’Amelio ............................................................................................The Red Hat Parker Lowe ............................................................................... It’s Not the Gun Award Jamie Parker ..........................................................................................Convenient Injury Jake Wilson ........................................................................................ John Wayne Award Sailing Zach Bonner ............................................................................... The Red Zuma Kahuna Brendan Martin ......................................................President of the Sweet 16 Fan Club Soccer John Rush ................................................................. Scored 2 Goals Against Rockmont Nick Seger ................................................................................................. Most Improved Swimming Blaine Berquist Henry Earp Christian Horstenkamp
Level in a Day Sunken Treasure Award
Bennett Parker Alex Simon Steven Heer
Tennis Carson Bock ....................................................................................................... Best Sport Spencer Bock .............................................................................................................Rocky Phillip Dwyer .............................................................................................................Rocky Clay Milling .......................................................................................................Top Notch Sam Wilkins ....................................................................................................... Best Sport Sean Conner
Most Improved
Harrison Davis
Will Fuller
Camper / Counselor Tournament Winners
Robert Brooks and Frank Tindall
Jack Heer
Volleyball Steven Heer
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Will Yarborough
2008 Geographic of Campers and Staff North Carolina ....................................................................................... 275 Georgia .................................................................................................... 181 Florida ..................................................................................................... 154 Virginia .......................................................................................................54 South Carolina ..........................................................................................49 Alabama .....................................................................................................44 Louisiana ....................................................................................................40 Texas ..........................................................................................................40 Kentucky ....................................................................................................34 Tennessee ..................................................................................................31 Connecticut ...............................................................................................18 International ..............................................................................................17 New Jersey .................................................................................................15 Maryland ....................................................................................................14 California ...................................................................................................11 Ohio ..............................................................................................................8 Arizona .........................................................................................................4 Washington DC ..........................................................................................4 New York ....................................................................................................4 Arkansas .......................................................................................................3 Colorado ......................................................................................................3 Illinois ...........................................................................................................2 Indiana .........................................................................................................2 Massachusetts ..............................................................................................2 Michigan ......................................................................................................2 Mississippi ....................................................................................................2 Pennsylvania ................................................................................................2 Wyoming ......................................................................................................2 Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin .......................................................1
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2009 Session Dates June Camp ......................................................June 7 – June 26 (20 Days) (Grades 1 – 8)
Main Camp ....................................................June 28 – July 24 (27 Days) (Grades 2 – 10)
August Camp ............................................. July 26 – August 7 (13 Days) (Grades 1 – 6)
Junior Camp ............................................August 9 – August 14 (6 Days) (Grades 1 – 3)
Grade Denotes 2008-2009 School Year
2009 Father / Son Weekends Father / Son Weekend I ........................................................ May 15 – 17 Father / Son Weekend II ...................................................... May 22 – 24 Both Father / Son weekends are open to new and returning families
For information please contact us at: www.fallingcreek.com e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (828) 692-0262 Fax: (828) 696-0606 P.O. Box 98 Tuxedo, NC 28784
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Country Roads Verse 1: Em
G
Almost heaven, West Virginia
D
C
G
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River G
Em
Life is old there, Older than the trees D
Younger than the mountains C
G
Growing like a breeze Chorus:
G
D
Country roads take me home Em
C
To the place I belong G
D
West Virginia, Mountain Mama C
G
Take me home, country roads Verse 2: Em
G
All my memories, gather round her
D
C
G
Miner’s lady, strangers to blue water G
Em
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky D
Misty taste of moonshine C
G
Teardrops in my eye
Em
Verse 3: G
D
I hear her voice in the morning hours, she calls me C
G
D
The radio reminds me of my home far away Em
F
And driving down the road C
I get the feeling that G
D
D7
I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
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Past Green and Gold Dedications 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Founding Campers & Counselors Boys Who Have Discovered the Secret of Falling Creek James L. McGregor II Robert W. Johns Anita Robinson Frank Byrd Walter Cottingham, Sr. Boys Returning for Their Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Years Main Camp Senior Campers & Counselors in Training Steve F. Longenecker Ed and Sharon Ulmer Kim and Donnie Bain Hager Rand Gladson Capps Kitchen Staff Tim Elrod and Terry Tyree Gordon Strayhorn Garrett Randolph Bunacamp Staff Sara Bailes Past, Present and Future Campers and Staff Members Blackfoot Tribe Jerry Metcalf Allen Kannapell Vince Green Rick Broad John Dickens Matt Glenn Simon Wilson Jim Goodrum Robert Kirby Brad and Tina Hooks Chad Auten Jerry Suarez Ben Lea Ben Williams Nathan Newquist Christopher Stec Johnathan Bain John Bates
The names and addresses in this booklet are intended for private use by the Falling Creek Camp Community. Any commercial or other use is forbidden.
Tuxedo, North Carolina 28784
2008
This booklet is dedicated to
John Bates who has demonstrated unselfishness over the years as a camper, counselor and friend to Falling Creek. John carries the true spirit of Falling Creek in his heart.
HONOR COUNCIL CREED BELIEVING THAT LEADERSHIP UNSELFISHNESS, COURAGE, HONOR, HOPE LOYALTY, HONESTY, AND FAIR PLAY MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN THE SPIRIT OF FALLING CREEK WE PLEDGE OUR SPIRITS, MINDS, AND BODIES TO ACHIEVING THESE IDEALS
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken Lyrics by Damon Black Verse 1: G
G7
There is a place in North Carolina C
G
Where my friends and I like to go G
Em
And my spirit never leaves there G
D
G
So in the winter I’m never alone Chorus: G
G7
Will the circle be unbroken C
G
By-and-by Lord By-and-by G
Em
There’s a better home awaiting G
D
G
In the sky Lord in the sky Verse 2: G
G7
Well I don’t like to play this guitar much C
G
In front of people I don’t know G
Em
But by the fireside, here by my brothers G
D
G
I feel like I could go on and on Verse 3: G
G7
So tell your neighbor that you need him C
G
Let your good friends cloud your head G
Em
And lend an ear out in the darkness G
D
G
For there’s bound to be storms ahead Verse 4: G
G7
So when you leave tonight by the firelight C
G
Please leave your spirit here G
Em
And we’ll let the trees and all the memories G
D
G
Guard them all ‘til we’re back next year
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Main Camp 2008 Five Year Dinner Campers Cole Ansaldo James Bailey Jed Ball Ted Ballenger Dawson Bowers Douglas Brown Sherwood Callaway Stephen Cameron William Cheek Hale Ciolino Brantly Clayton Walker Cole Lee Cowden Ben Cunningham Andrew Derenge Parker Dunaway
Hunter Edwards Gator Farrior Lewis Gray Mickey Herman Henry Howle Connor Jennings Whit Johnson Will Kallenborn William King Miguel Lacayo Paul Lilley John Paul Lorie Donald Lovejoy Sam Lyons Turner McClendon Henry Mentz
Noah Price Gaston Guantz Michael Rafshoon Hank Ripley Andres Rohr Andrew Salmon Robert Scott Clay Sealy Whit Sellers Andy Sulesky Alexander Thomas James Troxler Breaux Tubbs Gus Walker John Webber
Counselors in Training Tee Bowers Alex Cipcic Spencer Hodgkins
Drew Nickerson Jay Rush Sean Smith
West Smithers Joey Summer Jesse Swire
Counselors and Staff Kim Bain Betty Basalmo Richard Basalmo John Bates Claudia Beddingfield Eric Blore Major Brannen Michael Chapman Parker Cook Matt Cranshaw Dusty Davis Sean DeGuire Steve Drewry Rita Ellis Robert Eshleman Peter Field Susan Frame
Foster Freeman Jim Goodrum Will Gordon Sam Gyllenhaal Travis Harris Hayes Heck Stephen Jangro Jamie Kaplan Max King Robert Kirby Jim Kurtts Steve Longenecker Brad Luke Timothy Magidson Bryan Mangum Chuck McGrady Jerry Metcalf
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Nathan Newquist Marisa Pharr Yates Pharr Alex Rand Todd Robinson Jonathan Rogers Dusty Sharp Will Slater Matt Smith Jerry Suarez Finch Troxler Steve Walston Ben Williams Badhair Williams Simon Wilson
2008 HONORS AND AWARDS MAIN CAMP John David Bailey Sam Boling Lee Cowden Sam Curtsinger Parker Dunaway
Honor Council Members
Hunter Edwards Henry Mentz Nick Meyer William Pankey Robert Scott
2008 Honor Council Banner “You cannot teach man anything; you can only help him find it within himself” Galileo Ironman Alexander Thomas 45:02 (First Place) Michael Rafshoon 47:26 Walker Cole 48:12 Jed Ball 49:36 Andrew Allen 51:37 Camper / Counselor Tennis Tournament John David Bailey and Jay Rush (Top Team) Tyler Thompson and David McLean Archery Scott Hilderbran ........................................................................................Archery Addict Austin Touhill ............................................................................................Archery Addict Whit Sellers ............................................................................................. Quickfire Award Arts & Crafts Nick Jangro ....................................................................................... Young Artist Award Connor York ..................................................................................... Young Artist Award Gus Walker ............................................................................... Artist Apprentice Award Garner Gentry Whit Johnson
Basketball
Saunders Ruffin Tyler Thompson
Blacksmithing
Jacob Broders Justin Gregoire Morgan Heck
Blacksmith Apprentices
James Mentz Drew Poling
Cross Country Jed Ball ........................................................................................Speedy Gonzalez Award James Ireland ........................................................................................ Extra Mile Award Nick Jangro ......................................................................................... Phidippides Award 7
Fishing Paul Fischer ....................................................................................Sportsmanship Award Lewis Gray ................................................................................................Hut Nut Award Kemper Sanders ....................................................................... Fly Fishing Freak Award Alex Warner ................................................ Whale-of-a-Fish and Fish-a-Holic Awards The HEAT Antonio Madrazo Aidan Oakley Liam Oakley William Pankey
Saunders Ruffin Brian Steele Timmy Wu
Horseback Riding Fulton Hodges .......................................................................................... Golden Helmet Miguel Lacayo ......................................................................................... The Razz Award Aidan Oakley ..................................................................................Horse Fly(ing) Award Mickey Herman ........................................................................................Invisible Award Robert Scott ..............................................................................................Invisible Award Luke Brauer Jake Jangro
The Four Horsemen
Peter McClelland Whitt Sellers
Indian Lore Matthew Sebesta ...........................................................................Mini Counselor Award Graham Drennan ....................................................................................... Most Punctual Elliot Ross ....................................................................................................... Best Dancer Lacrosse Emery Buck .............................................................................. Most Outstanding Player Tristan Cade ....................................................................................Spicy Meatball Award Ian Ferrara ...................................................................................................... Lacrosse Rat Whit Johnson ...................................................................... Frank Tindall’s Right Elbow Timmy Wu ............................................................................................. Lacrosse Cannon Mountain Biking Cole Ansaldo ....................................................................................................... Moab Rat Dawson Bowers ....................................................................................Free Ride Fanatic Walker Cole .................................................................................... King of the Mountain Jack Voelker ......................................................................................................Safety First Dawson Bowers Walker Cole William Cheek Joseph Cottingham
Death March
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Michael Rafshoon Alexander Thomas Jack Voelker
Mountaineering Stephen Cameron ...................................................................................Footsteps Award Will Chambers ......................................................................................Junk Show Award Reed Dunaway ........................................................................................................... Seven Austin Mangines .......................................He Who Was Most Willing to Carry a Rope Noah Price ........................................................................................................ True Hiker Gaston Quantz .................................................................................... Solid as This Rock W.K. Rand ............................................................................. Exceptional Bark Collector Tee Bowers Will Chambers Parker Dunaway
100-Mile Club
Everett Hamilton Michael McKently Noah Price
Nature Peter Funk Maddox Pankey Anderson Murphy John Webber Cal Oakley ...............................................................................Falconers of Falling Creek Paddling Ben Cunningham .............................................................................. Best Tandem Team Sam Curtsinger .................................................................................. Best Tandem Team John Paul Lorie .................................................................................... Head Dink Award Robert Scott .............................................................................................. Most Improved Andy Suleskey ..................................................................................................... Yak Bone Riflery Brantly Clayton .........................................................................................................Expert Clay Sealy ....................................................................................Sharpshooter and 9 Bars Connor Swank ............................................................................................... Rambo 2008 Sailing Jack Barganier Lewis Gray Mickey Herman
Sam Lyons Josh Rafshoon
Soccer Nicholas Benelli ........................................................................... Most European Award Luke Brauer ................................................................................................. Most Potential Jonah Hodes ......................................................................................... Man of the Match Timmy Wu ............................................................................Great Wall of China Award
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Swimming Jed Ball ................................................................................................................ Polar Bear Sam Lyons ........................................................................................................Gold Medal Mills McClendon ...................................................................................Blob Guts Award Antonio Madrazo .............................................................................Lake Lap Enthusiast Ridge Porter ...................................................Platinum Medal and Honorary Lifeguard Sonny Yates .................................................................................................... Silver Medal Jack Barnes Sam Bromley Daniel Chisner Myles Engerson Sam Grady Coleman Mauberret Tommy McGinnis Sam Oakley
Bronze Medals
Dock Rats
Tift Lyons Antonio Madrazo Sam Oakley Will Trotter Jerry Wallman Sonny Yates
Tennis John David Bailey .................................................................................... Most Improved Jonah Hodes ................................................................................................... Blue Ladder Andres Rohr ................................................................................................Sportsmanship Sam Schaefer ..............................................................................................................Rocky Tyler Thompson ...............................................................................................Top Notch Ultimate Frisbee Douglas Brown ......................................................................................................Iroquois Pierce Kudlata ......................................................................................................Cherokee Sidney Parham .................................................................................Most Ultimate Player Gaston Quantz ......................................................................................................Catawba Volleyball Will Chambers ............................................................................ You Got Served Award Elliot Saunders .............................................................................................Mr. Sand Man John Webber ........................................................................................................ Net King
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JUNE CAMP Archery Mack Brakebill
Best Archers
Andrew Kring
Jake Nichols
Arts & Crafts Gray Robertson ............................................................................................ Best Brackets Noah Rogers (Naples) ..................................... Assistant Counselor and Lanyard King Basketball Kyle Landis
Best in Class
Lane Nelson
Bennett Speed
Blacksmithing
William Boor
Thor’s Hammer
Patrick Glover
Jake White
Cross Country Tristan Hammersla ...........................................................Most Likely to Fake an Injury Kyle Landis ........................................................................................... Extra Mile Award Jonathan Pelham ........................................................................................Marathon Man Fishing Xavi Dalmau ....................................................................................................Most Knots Bob Minton ........................................................................................................Fish Slayer Jim Williams .......................................................................................................Fish Slayer The HEAT Henry Osborne ....................................................................................The HEAT Award Horseback Riding Ward Bissell ................................................................................................... Va-poo-rizer Jeb Carter ...............................................................................................Most Courageous Luke Henegar ...................................................................................................... Buckshot Bobby Schaffer .................................................................................. Skittles, Metal Pony Lance Berry High Garst Matthew Griswold
Hot to Trot
Jim Lynch Noah Rogers
Indian Lore Ward Bissell ...................................................................................... Best Dream Catcher Alex Boor ........................................................................................................Akita Award Matthew Noles ............................................................................................... Most Skilled Alex Nunner ..........................................................................................Most Determined Nick Yashko ............................................................................................Best All-Around
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Lacrosse Baird Cutsakis ............................................................................... Outstanding Cherokee Kyle Landis ..................................................................................... Outstanding Iroquois Jack Lewis ........................................................................................ Outstanding Iroquois Carter Watkins ................................................................................Outstanding Catawba Mountain Biking Drew McCarthy
Skid Mark Winners
Wyatt Stockton
Mountaineering Knox Fuller .......................................................................................... True Hiker Award Alex Nunner .............................................................................................. Alpinist Award Henry Barnes Robert Ross
Nature Paisley Gordon Paddling
Jake Nichols Bob Zhou
Sailing Patrick Chickey .............................................................................................. Dock Mouse Thomas Chickey ..................................................................................................Dock Rat Andrew Kring .................................................................................................... Top Sailor Baird Cotsakis
Soccer Andrew Kring
Nelson Zimmerman
Cooper Berry
Swimming Mack Brakebill
Christopher Oneka
Tennis William Boor ........................................................................................ Top of the Ladder Luke Henegar .............................................................................................Sportsmanship Sterrett McInnis ..................................................................................................... Rocky 7 Bob Minton ............................................................................................... Most Improved Ultimate Frisbee Parker Corley .................................................................... Loud Mouth Big Shot Award Harrison Hope ........................................................................................One Foot Award Brown Sisson .............................................................................................. Biggest Award Volleyball Andrew Kring
The Ace Award
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Connor White
AUGUST CAMP Archery Frankie Fernandez ..........................................................................Arrow of Aluminium Spencer Hallyburton ........................................................................................Deer Slayer Jacob Hrobak ..................................................................................................Quick Draw William Gautsch ..............I’m too athletic for archery, but got hurt and went anyway Arts & Crafts Will Braciak ......................................................................................................Art-i-Factor John Gautsch .............................................................................................Coolest Tyedye Brett Greene ..........................................................................................Arts & Crafts Rat Peter Buccini Ryan Dougherty
Knotty Boys
Walker Dougherty Walker Espy
Erickson Livingston
Basketball Howard Ball
Ben Ladner
Blacksmithing Forrest Daugherty ........................................................................Blacksmith Apprentice Cross Country Henry Garrett ............................................................................................Fortuitous Feet Fishing Jacob Sharpe ........................................................................... Hut Nut and CIT Awards Walker Comer
The HEAT Brooks McCoy
Logan Simon
Horseback Riding
Martin Butcher
The Martin Lawrence Award
Lawrence Johnson
Indian Lore Billy McLean .................................................................................................Mr. Moccasin Turner Strayhorn ....................................................................................Naisetawi Award Lacrosse John Gautsch ........................................................................... Outstanding Enthusiasm Price Petagna .......................................................................................Outstanding Lax-er Mountain Biking Max Baker Taylor Broad Peter Buccini
3-Day Pisgah Trip
Jack Edwards Jervey Inglesby
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Brennen Lowenthal James Shingle
Mountaineering Burke Martin ........................................................................................................Rock Star David Wiens ...................................................................................................... True Hiker Stephen Ballard
Nature
August Blocker
Paddling Jack Carroll and Dean Taylor .......................................................... Best Tandem Team Hugh Shirley .................................................................................. Classic Carnage Crash Tyler Smith ......................................................................................... Made From Scratch Sam Wilkins ...................................................................................................Best Attitude Riflery David D’Amelio ............................................................................................The Red Hat Parker Lowe ............................................................................... It’s Not the Gun Award Jamie Parker ..........................................................................................Convenient Injury Jake Wilson ........................................................................................ John Wayne Award Sailing Zach Bonner ............................................................................... The Red Zuma Kahuna Brendan Martin ......................................................President of the Sweet 16 Fan Club Soccer John Rush ................................................................. Scored 2 Goals Against Rockmont Nick Seger ................................................................................................. Most Improved Swimming Blaine Berquist Henry Earp Christian Horstenkamp
Level in a Day Sunken Treasure Award
Bennett Parker Alex Simon Steven Heer
Tennis Carson Bock ....................................................................................................... Best Sport Spencer Bock .............................................................................................................Rocky Phillip Dwyer .............................................................................................................Rocky Clay Milling .......................................................................................................Top Notch Sam Wilkins ....................................................................................................... Best Sport Sean Conner
Most Improved
Harrison Davis
Will Fuller
Camper / Counselor Tournament Winners
Robert Brooks and Frank Tindall
Jack Heer
Volleyball Steven Heer
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Will Yarborough
2008 Geographic of Campers and Staff North Carolina ....................................................................................... 275 Georgia .................................................................................................... 181 Florida ..................................................................................................... 154 Virginia .......................................................................................................54 South Carolina ..........................................................................................49 Alabama .....................................................................................................44 Louisiana ....................................................................................................40 Texas ..........................................................................................................40 Kentucky ....................................................................................................34 Tennessee ..................................................................................................31 Connecticut ...............................................................................................18 International ..............................................................................................17 New Jersey .................................................................................................15 Maryland ....................................................................................................14 California ...................................................................................................11 Ohio ..............................................................................................................8 Arizona .........................................................................................................4 Washington DC ..........................................................................................4 New York ....................................................................................................4 Arkansas .......................................................................................................3 Colorado ......................................................................................................3 Illinois ...........................................................................................................2 Indiana .........................................................................................................2 Massachusetts ..............................................................................................2 Michigan ......................................................................................................2 Mississippi ....................................................................................................2 Pennsylvania ................................................................................................2 Wyoming ......................................................................................................2 Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin .......................................................1
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2009 Session Dates June Camp ......................................................June 7 – June 26 (20 Days) (Grades 1 – 8)
Main Camp ....................................................June 28 – July 24 (27 Days) (Grades 2 – 10)
August Camp ............................................. July 26 – August 7 (13 Days) (Grades 1 – 6)
Junior Camp ............................................August 9 – August 14 (6 Days) (Grades 1 – 3)
Grade Denotes 2008-2009 School Year
2009 Father / Son Weekends Father / Son Weekend I ........................................................ May 15 – 17 Father / Son Weekend II ...................................................... May 22 – 24 Both Father / Son weekends are open to new and returning families
For information please contact us at: www.fallingcreek.com e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (828) 692-0262 Fax: (828) 696-0606 P.O. Box 98 Tuxedo, NC 28784
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Country Roads Verse 1: Em
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Almost heaven, West Virginia
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Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River G
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Life is old there, Older than the trees D
Younger than the mountains C
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Growing like a breeze Chorus:
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Country roads take me home Em
C
To the place I belong G
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West Virginia, Mountain Mama C
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Take me home, country roads Verse 2: Em
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All my memories, gather round her
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C
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Miner’s lady, strangers to blue water G
Em
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky D
Misty taste of moonshine C
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Teardrops in my eye
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I hear her voice in the morning hours, she calls me C
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The radio reminds me of my home far away Em
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And driving down the road C
I get the feeling that G
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I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
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Past Green and Gold Dedications 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Founding Campers & Counselors Boys Who Have Discovered the Secret of Falling Creek James L. McGregor II Robert W. Johns Anita Robinson Frank Byrd Walter Cottingham, Sr. Boys Returning for Their Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Years Main Camp Senior Campers & Counselors in Training Steve F. Longenecker Ed and Sharon Ulmer Kim and Donnie Bain Hager Rand Gladson Capps Kitchen Staff Tim Elrod and Terry Tyree Gordon Strayhorn Garrett Randolph Bunacamp Staff Sara Bailes Past, Present and Future Campers and Staff Members Blackfoot Tribe Jerry Metcalf Allen Kannapell Vince Green Rick Broad John Dickens Matt Glenn Simon Wilson Jim Goodrum Robert Kirby Brad and Tina Hooks Chad Auten Jerry Suarez Ben Lea Ben Williams Nathan Newquist Christopher Stec Johnathan Bain John Bates
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