Gabriel Short instantly took the role of a leader and started asking certain people to go get wood, to stay at the camp, to go get birch bark, and to make sure everyone that was getting wood knew where the campsite was by calling to them whenever they started to come back. It was very difficult to wander through the woods looking for trees and trying to grab branches off of the base of them for the fire. It was very helpful to have some of the others there at the fire calling out to us when we began to come back to the fire to drop off some branches. As we all kept bringing branches and eventually moving to bringing big sticks, Gabe asked Mr. Carlson for a match. We all surrounded the campsite to eagerly wait to hear the crackling of a fire. Gabe struck a match and placed it under the sticks. He then asked some of us to grab some of the other sticks that were around the campsite that we got earlier, and then he said to break them up into smaller pieces (about a foot long) so they would be the next thing to place on the fire. We did as he said and soon we heard the crackling of a fire. Mr. Carlson was very impressed and told us to take off our blind folds. We saw our fire and we survived!

We completed the fire in 45 minutes, which is very good! Without the help and participation of everyone, we wouldn’t have been able to do it in the time we did and we probably wouldn’t have been able to complete it in one match either.

By Kenneth Kelley

* Birds of Northeast Washington

Spend a day birding the unique habitats found in the Northport area.

High School Students and adults

July 11, 2008

$25.00 a day

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Meet at 4158 Old Highway Northport Rd. Northport, WA.  You will be walking and driving.

Instructor: Jim Goodwin

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* Nature Day Camp For Kids

Have your child experience the wonders of nature.

July 21,22,23,24 for three hours each day.

Ages 7-12

$40.00

9:00 AM-Noon Bring your own snack.

Instructors: Gerhard and Terry Carlson

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* Soccer Camp For Kids

Improve your soccer skills through drills, activities and games.

August 20,21,22 for three hours each day.

Ages 5-12

$25.00 for one child, $40 for two siblings, $10 for each additional child over two.  Includes a T-Shirt

9:00 AM-Noon Bring your own snack.

Instructors: Bryan Carlson, Gerhard Carlson and others.

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Call 509-732-6150 for more information and sign up or print and mail the attached forms below.

Summer 2009 Registration [pdf]
Youth Medical Release [pdf]
Adult Medical Release [pdf]