We've commented on staff uniforms in previous posts, but I was thinking about all the other camp clothing recently.
There have many articles of Selkirk clothing over the years. T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats available for purchase from the canteen, staff uniforms and other staff clothing. The crest changed many times over the years as well.
The first Selkirk t-shirt I remember owning was light brown, would have been early 80's I think. My biggest Selkirk purchases would have been the summers of 1987/88. There were red staff polo shirts, blue staff polo shirts, and staff jackets. I think the grey hooded sweatshirts were in that time frame as well.
What were your favourite or least favourite items of Selkirk clothing or uniforms? Does anyone still own any Selkirk clothing? I'll admit, I was still wearing my Staff '88 jacket until last year. It's gone now though!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Merry Christmas staff and campers
It's what is referred to in a song "the most wonderful time of the year"... for many that is the beginning of the camping season! Got a memory from those days at camp?Did anyone ever spend any time in the winter at good ol' Camp Selkirk?
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Spiders!
Remember the spiders? Well take a look on the right hand side of the blog...a little way down...the
y're back!
y're back!Monday, August 11, 2008
Remembering Dale Haskell
Dale Haskell of Cambridge Citadel was Promoted to Glory early today. Just two weeks after his wife Nancy. Dale’s health has been deteriorating the last few years and particularly the last few months, so this was not unexpected.
Dale has had serious health problems over the last 25+ years and went through it all with a positive attitude. Now his suffering is over.
As I mentioned below with Nancy, Dale was a big supporter of Camp Selkirk and music camp in particular. I don’t remember an actual conversation, but I know it was our Uncle Dale that encouraged my siblings and I to attend music camp, and we thank him for that.
I do remember Uncle Dale telling us that it didn’t matter what we got on our theory or bible test at the end of the week, or if we won an award or not. The most important part of music camp was having fun. And we certainly did have fun!
I remember Dale playing an elf to Glen Reynolds’ Santa during a Christmas theme day at Junior Music Camp in the ‘80’s. They rode around camp in a front end loader, throwing candy.
After Dale started kidney dialysis, he was still able to be a part of music camp faculty. He would leave camp three mornings a week, drive to Hamilton to do his dialysis at the hospital, then come back to camp in the afternoon. He wouldn’t miss music camp for anything!
Dale was also a music camp student in his youth. Dale and Nancy donated the Haskell Instrumental Award to Junior Music Camp, sometime the ‘80‘s.
We’ll miss you Uncle Dale!
Dale has had serious health problems over the last 25+ years and went through it all with a positive attitude. Now his suffering is over.
As I mentioned below with Nancy, Dale was a big supporter of Camp Selkirk and music camp in particular. I don’t remember an actual conversation, but I know it was our Uncle Dale that encouraged my siblings and I to attend music camp, and we thank him for that.
I do remember Uncle Dale telling us that it didn’t matter what we got on our theory or bible test at the end of the week, or if we won an award or not. The most important part of music camp was having fun. And we certainly did have fun!
I remember Dale playing an elf to Glen Reynolds’ Santa during a Christmas theme day at Junior Music Camp in the ‘80’s. They rode around camp in a front end loader, throwing candy.
After Dale started kidney dialysis, he was still able to be a part of music camp faculty. He would leave camp three mornings a week, drive to Hamilton to do his dialysis at the hospital, then come back to camp in the afternoon. He wouldn’t miss music camp for anything!
Dale was also a music camp student in his youth. Dale and Nancy donated the Haskell Instrumental Award to Junior Music Camp, sometime the ‘80‘s.
We’ll miss you Uncle Dale!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Remembering Nancy Haskell
Nancy Haskell of Cambridge Citadel was Promoted to Glory on Sunday July 27.
Nancy and her husband Dale were huge supporters of Camp Selkirk. For several years, they had a license plate that read SMC 48 (for Selkirk Music Camp and 48, the year Camp Selkirk opened). Camp was one of their favourite places to be. They would even on occasion, drive by during the off season, just to see it again.
As mentioned here before, Nancy and Dale spent 30 or more years at Junior Music Camp. They have been counsellors, Dale taught theory and instrumental and Nancy was ready to help out wherever she was needed. My brother remembered she was one of the inspectors for cabin clean up in the 80’s, with Dora Dix.
For me as a child, it was comforting to have some aunts and uncles on music camp faculty. It made it easier to be away from home, with those familiar faces at camp.
Nancy also enjoyed time at Women’s Camp, catching up with friends she had known for years and making new ones as well. There were also the divisional picnics and a corps retreat or two.
Nancy will be greatly missed by husband Dale, son Rob, daughter Donna and granddaughter Tiffany, as well as extended family.
We’ll miss you Aunt Nancy!
Nancy and her husband Dale were huge supporters of Camp Selkirk. For several years, they had a license plate that read SMC 48 (for Selkirk Music Camp and 48, the year Camp Selkirk opened). Camp was one of their favourite places to be. They would even on occasion, drive by during the off season, just to see it again.
As mentioned here before, Nancy and Dale spent 30 or more years at Junior Music Camp. They have been counsellors, Dale taught theory and instrumental and Nancy was ready to help out wherever she was needed. My brother remembered she was one of the inspectors for cabin clean up in the 80’s, with Dora Dix.
For me as a child, it was comforting to have some aunts and uncles on music camp faculty. It made it easier to be away from home, with those familiar faces at camp.
Nancy also enjoyed time at Women’s Camp, catching up with friends she had known for years and making new ones as well. There were also the divisional picnics and a corps retreat or two.
Nancy will be greatly missed by husband Dale, son Rob, daughter Donna and granddaughter Tiffany, as well as extended family.
We’ll miss you Aunt Nancy!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Canada Day Celebrations
Remember Canada Day celebrations? Right on the lawn south of the auditorium we would gather from all around the division to picnic together and sing O Canada...and at one time, God save the Queen/King was included.
Our first summer as DY's the septic system failed...timing is everything...and in the middle of O Canada the sewage truck arrived to pump out the septic well. Beep, beep, beep...as it backed up to the well. "What a lovely smell" was the additional comment.
Happy Canada Day to you all!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Remembering Ena Kissack
Camp Selkirk has lost another former supporter. Ena Kissack of Cambridge was Promoted to Glory on Sunday May 11.
Ena, along with her husband John (affectionately known as Mr. & Mrs. K) were members of both Junior and Senior Music Camp faculties over the years.
Ena was the timbrel leader for many years at Junior Music camp in the 80’s. I believe she also sat in on and helped with the vocal class of many camps. And probably many more things I’m missing.
J9 shared her memories in this previous post.
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. K. for your many years of support to Camp Selkirk. You will be missed, Mrs. K!
Ena, along with her husband John (affectionately known as Mr. & Mrs. K) were members of both Junior and Senior Music Camp faculties over the years.
Ena was the timbrel leader for many years at Junior Music camp in the 80’s. I believe she also sat in on and helped with the vocal class of many camps. And probably many more things I’m missing.
J9 shared her memories in this previous post.
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. K. for your many years of support to Camp Selkirk. You will be missed, Mrs. K!
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