Keep us posted! You can send life updates to Louis Levin in the Camp Nebagamon office (louis@campnebagamon.com) or directly to Keylog editor Brad Herzog (brad@bradherzog.com).
Joe Kirkish (Houghton, MI 52-58), now 96 years old, was the camp photographer (both officially and unofficially) for many years. He has published a 330-page memoir, Long Exposure. It is available online from various outlets, where it is described as “a lively and probing self-portrait by Joe Kirkish, a living legend of Michigan’s Copper Country.” Here’s a snippet from Joe’s Amazon.com bio: “Besides teaching from 1956 to 1988 in the Humanities Department at Michigan Technological University, Kirkish also founded WGGL (the FM campus station that became one of the charter NPR stations). For over sixty years, he has been a columnist for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette… Kirkish’s career as a photographer also spans many decades. Beginning in his teens, he did freelance work, first for the Gazette and eventually for college and daily newspapers throughout the region. In addition, he developed the photography program at Camp Nebagamon (Wisconsin), which houses a collection of his work shot there from 1952 to 1967.”
Hugh Broder (Detroit/NYC 66-69, 74-75, 16-19) and Jeremy Kotin (Chicago/NYC 94-96) teamed up to produce the film He Went That Way about a remarkable road trip in which a serial killer and man who trained a famous chimp wind up together on a road trip. Believe it or not, it’s based on a true story. They are hoping to release the film (starring Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto) early next year… Matt Hoffman (Glencoe/Highland Park, IL 73-78, 80) picked up a statuette at the Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards last December. He won for editing “Sweet Home Chicago,” a music video that raised a good sum of money for the Arts For Illinois Relief Fund. The video featured performers ranging from Julia Louis Dreyfus and Jim Belushi to George Wendt and the Joffrey Ballet. Matt also was nominated for the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “Celebrating Sir Andrew Davis: From Mozart to Stravinsky.”
Larry Held (Houston/Armenia 74-78, 83-92, 14-17) is currently heading USAID’s Armenia Integrity Project, a five-year project intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and reinforce public demand for improved governance and accountability in Armenia. Before that, he spent nearly four years in Ukraine, and he sent in a sad update regarding the tragedy there and experiences of his wife Sara and son Ari: “Yes, the situation in Ukraine has been devastating all around. Mostly Sara and I are feeling helpless sitting here in Armenia and wishing we could help folks in Ukraine more. Fortunately, my former staff there is safe and sound but a couple had harrowing experiences getting out of Kyiv. One in particular was trapped in a basement in Bucha for 10 days. One of Ari’s basketball teammates had his apartment complex destroyed but he and his family survived. No words.”
Peter Blair (Memphis/Charlotte 86-90, 92-98, 01) has been named President and CEO of the Lynnwood Foundation in Charlotte, NC. The foundation maintains and preserves The Duke Mansion (a national historic site in Charlotte) and operates The Lee Institute, which focuses on building collaborative community leadership… Nebagamon associate director Adam Fornear (Duluth, MN 92-94, 96-97, 01, 04-22) was named Member of the Month for January by the Lake Nebagamon Volunteer Fire Department… Rob Wile (Chicago/Miami 97-01, 03-05) is a business news reporter for NBC Digital… Sam Prince (St. Louis ’02-’07,’12,’15) is the Regional Admissions Counselor for his Alma Mater, Bard College. Traveling to high schools that are west of the Mississippi River… Travis Timm (Austin, TX 12) is a firefighter in his hometown… Jonah Docter-Loeb (D.C. 11-17, 19-21) was awarded a $5,000 prize for his start up, Reveal, as part of a Carleton College Start Up Fellowship competition… Arthur William Brook Young (Isle of Skye, Scotland 15-16, 19) has started a new folk band, called Carnan, with a friend…. Heidi Serwer (Chicago, family camp) has released a new record called Palm Tree on the Drywall. It’s available for digital download on Bandcamp and iTunes, or you can check it out here!
Our productive alumni:
Andy Cohen (St. Louis, New York City 78-83) — Lucy
Andrew Schram (Boston 94-99) and Yuan Zhang — Eli
Tucker Slosburg (Kansas City/Seattle 93-99, 02-11) and Krista Slosburg — Adira
Barry Dan (New York 95-01) and Jackie Iger — Miles
Derek Iger (Culver City, CA 98-03) and Alix Henick — Olive
Joel Saslawsky (Memphis 02-08, 10-12) and Stephanie Saslawsky — Sophie
Joey Notowich (Memphis 02-08, 10, 12) and Rachel Notowich — Hannah
Jaime Hensel (Atlanta/Minneapolis 05-09, 11-13, 17) — Aubrey
Eli Fromm (Kansas City/Greece 06-10, 12-19) and Sophia Gatzionis (New Haven, CT/Greece 19) — Niko
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We are sad to report the following deaths:
Ralph Cohen (St. Louis/Kansas City, MO 34-39, 41-42)
Mort Sosland (Kansas City, MO 39)
David Blumberg (Chicago 37-40)
Larry Cartwright (Bay City Michigan/Washington D.C. 62-79)
Jay Glickman (Highland Park, IL/Los Angeles 80-82)
