by Winston | Aug 21, 2019 | August 2019, Stories by Winston
The church bus has a good front bumpercirca 1993For years, the Methodist church in Alamagordo, NM, would come to Sonlight for its 3 day winter ski trip. The church owned a nice “school bus” that was in great condition. As the bus was coming in Sonlight Place, it did...
by Winston | Aug 14, 2019 | August 2019, Stories by Winston
Tug A War at the Mud Pond(circa 1989)Sonlight had a thick long rope that we used for tug a war games. On Friday afternoon, during messy games, we decided to go to the mud pond and have our tug a war with some real mud and water. If you lose, you might as well lose...
by Mary | Aug 7, 2019 | Alumni, August 2019, Stories by Winston
Why is your left thumb smashed?In 1984, we were building the lodge. We were nailing down the corrugated metal roofing when a new summer staff member arrived. Doug was from Minnesota. After greeting Doug and getting him moved in to his tent for housing, we all went...
by Winston | Jul 31, 2019 | Alumni, July 2019, Stories by Winston
Who is Ginny of “Ginny’s Grill”?Ginny Cardelli was Jan Cardelli’s mom. Jan was a summer staff from Minnesota. Jan was here for many summers as a backpack guide and a behind the scenes key person. Even to this day, Jan continues to come back to Sonlight...
by Winston | Jul 24, 2019 | Alumni, July 2019, Stories by Winston
Why is Scotts’ Spot called Scotts’ Spot?In the early years (circa 1990s) a young man named Scott Hudson from Albuquerque came to summer camp. Not unusual for kids to come to camp. However, this guy had muscular dystrophy. He was in a wheel chair, one with...
by Winston | Jul 10, 2019 | July 2019, Stories by Winston
The First Sonlight Kitchen(1984)It was beyond small at 7 ‘ X 12 ‘ maybe. Mary cooked for as many as 60 people with that “kitchen.” We had a household propane 4 burner kitchen stove. A small RV refrigerator and 2 compartment kitchen sink. But, we had three water...
