by Winston | May 8, 2019 | Alumni, May 2019, Stories by Winston
WWII Army Mash TentsIn 1984, Sonlight had begun a 6,000 square foot lodge. This gave us a dining room, kitchen and upstairs sleeping area. But we had no other sleeping except small backpacking tents. So, the Presbyterian Church group, that was coming to Sonlight for...
by Winston | May 1, 2019 | Alumni, Stories by Winston
Bears in the trash…again(circa early 1990’s)Sonlight had an old pickup bed trailer that I installed four foot plywood sides on. I made a tailgate with plywood as well. It was open on the top. That way, the crows could get in and eat the trash. That was our trash...
by Winston | Apr 24, 2019 | Alumni, April 2019, Stories by Winston
I’ll Give You a Bus(circa 1984)Give you an old church school bus as partial payment for a week long youth camp.How can you say NO to a deal like that? Our good friend, Rev. Gary L. from First Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, had arranged a weeklong camp at...
by Winston | Apr 10, 2019 | Alumni, April 2019, Stories by Winston
Tim Thayer, Bears and Tennis BallsCirca 2001During one summer season we had an exceptional number of bears coming into the camp. They are black bears and usually afraid of people. They just want something to eat that is easy to “catch”, like a trash dumpster. Tim...
by Winston | Apr 3, 2019 | April 2019, Stories by Winston
Belmont is stuck in the mudIn 1984, we purchased a brand new mobile home for Winston and Mary to live in at Sonlight Camp. The company delivered it to Sonlight on a very rough and muddy road in May. They asked, “where do you want it ?” I told them and we walked to the...
by Winston | Mar 22, 2019 | Alumni, March 2019, Stories by Winston
Stepping down off the snow to get to the roof of the bath houseBack in the days of heavy snow winters, the area between the lodge and Winchester Cathedral would get buried in snow. Deep snow. Snow would avalanche off both roofs. The little building in between was...
