Fires of Friendship - The Taylor Statten Camps TSC Alumni Association

Sue and Tike Statten

Join us for an evening of celebration with great friends, and enjoy a wonderful dining experience at:

Boland’s Open Kitchen (Location: 575 Mt. Pleasant Road, map at (www.bolandsopenkitchen.com)
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $ 100.00/per person (includes cocktails, wine, dinner, tax and gratuity)

Limited space so early booking is encouraged. No refunds after October 1, 2010.To reserve a spot, please email sheilaghwright@rogers.com

This summer, Elizabeth Eastaugh will be 90 years old.
You are invited to join her family in celebrating this momentous but inevitable admission of the passage of time. We will gather on Saturday, July 24 from 1:30 to 4:00 o’clock at her home “Whispering Pines”, 140 Letitis Street, Barrie, Ontario.
Best wishes only please.
Your presence will be a wonderful trip down memory lane.

Directions:
From Highway 400 take the Dunlop Street East exit to Anne Street.
Turn left on Anne Street, over the bridge and up the hill to Letitia Street.
Turn left on Letitia Street to #140 on your right.

Sad News. Various alumnae will likely remember Heidi Armitage. The Globe and Mail had an obituary for her earlier this month:
http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20091003.93209750/BDAStory/BDA/deaths

London, Ontario
Wapomeo camper and staff – 1959 to 1970

Carolyn Ruth Conning (Wap 80s & 90s) and Eli Joseph McGowan were united in marriage on Friday, July 31, 2009 in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. Matron of honour was Jennifer (Conning) O’Reilly (Wap 80s & 90s) of Canberra, Australia. Mother of the bride is Sue (Zinsmaster) Conning (Wap 50s, 60s & 70s) of London, Ontario. Carolyn and Eli currently reside in Ottawa, Ontario.

Wapomeo and Ahmek – 1980s and 90s

Jennifer (Conning – Wap 80’s & 90’s) and James and big sister Dee (Madison) are thrilled to announce the arrival of William Lucas O’Reilly. Wills was born weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. at 6:31 p.m. on May 27, 2009, at Calvary John James Hospital, Canberra, Australia. He is the grandson of Sue (Zinsmaster) Conning (Wap ‘59-’70) of London, the late Ken Conning formerly of Toronto, and Carol and Micheal O’Reilly of Canberra, Australia. Great grandson for Ross Conning and Paul Barlow. Wills is also welcomed by Aunt Carolyn (Conning – Wap 80’s & 90’s) and Uncle Eli of Ottawa and Aunt Erinn and Uncle Simon of Canberra.

Vancouver, British Columbia
Wapomeo Camper 1954-58, C.I.T. 1960

46 Years Later!
Bailey (Guibord) Davis from Virginia and Jane (Hamblin) Butler from Vancouver met at Wap in 1960 as councellor and C.I.T.

Thanks to friends and relatives accessing the Fires of Friendship website they met again for a 5 day reunion at September Camp 2009, having lost contact since 1963. What a time was had going back in time, canoeing to Wap and Joe Lake, swimming, singing and storytelling. They are both planning to make this moment the beginning of a renewed friendship that spans the continent!

Toronto, Ontario
Staff and September Camp (90s-present)

Amanda (Ricketts) and Jon Fredrick are ecstatic to announce the arrival of the newest Wapomeo camper! Sydney Mabel Elizabeth Fredrick was born on April 29, 2009 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Sydney is looking forward to her first camp experience this summer!

Toronto, Ontario
Staff and September Camp (90s-present)

DOCK PARTY on Queen West is this Thursday, June 4th! Come out and support The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund and Camp Kirk—help send children in need to camp this summer! A crew of alumni have been hard at work for the past several months organizing this event—get your tickets online at dockparty.ca, call Terry in the Camp Kirk office 416.782.3310, or email lyndsay@rightsleeve.com for further information. Stu Henderson, Dave Marshall and The Buffalo Builders and lovely Tessa Jones will be performing, and our artistic alumni have donated beautiful photographs that will be available in the DPQW silent auction! Join us for a fantastic evening in Toronto’s hippest new event space. Looking forward to seeing many TSC alumni at DOCK PARTY on Queen West! June 4th, The Burroughes Building, 639 Queen St. W. 6pm ’til late. Many thanks to The Audet family: Jane, Henri, Ash & Blair, Lex Scully, Hugh Statten, April Jackson, Burke Van Valkenburg, and Chris Pigott for their hard work organizing DOCK PARTY on Queen West.

Toronto, Ontario
Camper, Staff

Saturday, May 9, 2009
New additions to my Algonquin Park human heritage series.

First is the history of the settlement of Rock Lake Station, which came into being in 1896 when J. R. Booth set out to build a railway from Ottawa to Parry Sound. For 40+ years in the early part of the 20thC, it was one of the key stops along the way, with the train as the lifeblood of this little community. For those alumni who tripped through the Rock and Whitefish Lakes, Rock Lake Station brings to life the history of the coming and going of the railway and the settlement of the surrounding environs that is now the Park’s Rock Lake Campground. Second is Treasuring Algonquin: Settlement Stories from 100 Years of Leaseholding – shares the Algonquin experiences of a small group of leasehold residents who have occupied small corners of the Park since the earliest days of the 20th century. Using current and historical narratives along with extensive research through files seldom searched, this narrative reveals the depth and breadth of their roots in the community and provides a glimpse into their lives, traditions and contributions to the Park’s well-being.

Both of these are in addition to my previous work on the life of Gertrude Baskerville – The Lady of Canoe Lake, who lived alone near the Tea Lake Bridge for more than 35 years and Algonquin Voices, that shares the lives of Canoe Lake Women.