Fantastic news! The sun shined brightly today, and the weatherman promises no rain for the next six days!
There’s such a great vibe in the air. Polar Bears are swimming, the Camp Championship Tennis Tournament is happening, and Leagues (competitive sports played within each Division) are in full swing. The Fred Pierce Field is still soggy, but Hejduk Field at Sky II is totally dry and ready to go for Baseball and Soccer Leagues.
Interestingly, both of those fields, along with Snow Field, were named for our very special and much loved Maintenance Directors. Fred Pierce was before our time, but Burt Hejduk, Rich Snow and now Ed Bartlett are some of the most brilliant, talented and highly skilled people we have ever met.
Ed’s day begins at 5 AM, with a daily test of the water system. Then it’s on to vehicle checks and a morning walk-thru. He needs to be sure that everything’s just right in over 50 buildings on 200 acres. His Maintenance Crew of 14 wonderful workers must all be assigned to mowing, cleaning, repairing, building and a million other things that are involved with caring for Camp Skylemar. How blessed we are to have such a loyal dream-team protecting this facility.
Tonight Ed and his crew set-up an amazing “block party” at Sky II, with giant inflatable activities that included bungee runs, slides, obstacle courses and blow-up sports. The music had us dancing, and the snow cones were especially refreshing on such a warm night. It was a true community feel, as our older guys played with those much younger, and vice versa.
There are things to look forward to every day at Skylemar. Most important one of all is just being together.
