Compiled by Adam Fornear
Fornear spending time at an old fishing hole outside Boise
April sometimes feels like it’s a month that cannot come to an end quick enough. Though on the flip side I would love for April to drag on for an extra 30-50 days, or at least until I have all of the hiring done for the summer…whichever comes first. As I write this page the sun is shining bright, temps are in the low 40’s and the Ore boats on Lake Superior are in a battle with the two feet of ice that remains on the lake. I’m rooting for those freighters and cheering on the two Coast Guard ice cutters to bust up that ice! It’s selfish I admit, because as soon as the ice is gone, I can put the boat in Lake Superior and start catching some salmon for dinner. I’m ready for boating season to begin!
As the start of the boating season begins that also means we are nearer to the start of camp. And who isn’t excited for that?! I know all of us full timers working for camp are, that’s for sure. I spent a few weeks out in the Boise office this month, visiting with Adam, Stephanie, Briggs, and Louis, and of course, hitting up my old fishing and watering holes. We’ve got a lot to prepare still, but soon we’ll be flipping the rafts, launching the ski boats, and of course firing up the Rec Hall Kitchen for some good eats. Though before all that can happen, I need to put on the finishing touches to our always incredible staff. There are just a few spots to fill and then we’ll be all set to deliver another spectacular summer on our 77 acres.
“Getting work done” with Apollo, our Boise office cat
So come on sun, warm temps…melt that ice, but please go-slow so I can assemble the rest of our crew and get a little bit of Lake Superior trolling in before our magical 91st summer begins!
Seeing that the reunions are done I need your help with the news. I will start cold calling/emailing for information but if you have something to share please send it my way ([email protected])! Thanks for your help and I hope to hear from all of you in the next couple of months. Hope all is well with all of you and I look forward to seeing many of you this summer!
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that Owen Rosenthal (Atlanta) plays basketball for the The Epstein School Eagles, which took home the first-place trophy at the 2019 Metro Atlanta Athletic Conference Championship. Syd Rosenbloom (NYC) continues to play soccer with the Brooklyn Met Oval select team and enjoys filling his sketchbook with superheroes, portraits, and other drawings. While his brother, Lazer Rosenbloom (NYC), plays center forward for the Brooklyn Future Stars Grenadiers select team.
IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Robbie McDermott (Dallas/New Hampshire ’13-’14,’16) is a Conservation Officer for the state of New Hampshire. You can watch Robbie in action on Animal Planets: North Woods Law tv show. Here’s a link for one episode. Ryan Marks (Chicago ’81-’86,’87-‘90) coached his University of St. Francis Fighting Saints to the second round of the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball National Championship.
We reconnected with plenty of alumni this month at our Denver Alumni Reunion, where we learned that Matthew Myer (St. Louis/Denver ’06-’11, ’13-’16) moved to Denver recently and has started working with Liberty Mutual Insurance. He followed his brother, Jackson Myer (St. Louis/ Denver ’04-’09, ’14), there, who works in software sales with PlayerLync. Benno Stein (New York/Denver ’02-’08, ’10-’12) is working on his PhD at CU Bolder, studying computer science, and Marty Brodsky (Denver ’97-’02, ’04-’05)) is writing a ton – you can read his work here. Adam Bloom (Highland Park/Denver ’03-’08, ’10-’13, ’15) is working as an engineer at Viasat.
WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS go to Michael Cohen (Atlanta/Dallas ’05-’07,’09-‘10) and Emily Kahn (Dallas).
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECENT ENGAGEMENT go to Michael Weinberg (Highland Park/Madison ’02-’07, ’09-’14) and Liz Myhre (Madison).
IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT: It’s a boy, Daniel August, for Troika Brodsky (St. Louis ’87-’93,’95-‘07) and Elle Brodsky (St. Louis).