Preston Hollow People March. 2014

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MARCH 2014

CAMPS C O M M E N TA RY

FA S H I O N

Memories Will Last a Lifetime

S TA C Y B A R N E T T

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t was the summer of 1968 when I watched my two friends Charlotte Thompson Hickey and Emily Gill Mills head off to summer camp for five long weeks. My parents wouldn’t let me go. I was only 9 that summer, and 9 was too young for a five-week camp. So I went to two sessions of oneweek camp and longed for the summer of ’69. When it finally arrived, I packed my trunk and headed east for five glorious weeks. And I made that trek to Camp Fern every summer for eight years, from camper to counselor. Summer camp is a great place. You learn about competition and sportsmanship and how it’s wrong to boo the other team. You learn to canoe and sail, ride and jump horses, water ski, and shoot bows and arrows. There are no phones or iPads, so you look up and around instead of down, and you watch and learn about the beauty and wonder of nature. You gain confidence as you learn new skills. Most importantly, you learn to

DOROTHY WOOD

“ TH E R E AR E N O P H O NE S O R IPAD S , S O YO U LO O K U P AN D A RO UND IN ST E AD O F DOWN. ” live with others and will make lifelong friends. I still get together with my camp friends. In fact, we are hopping on I-20 in October for the camp’s 80th reunion. Sleeping in a cabin on bunk beds. No heat. No AC. Bathrooms and showers are up the hill. Rising at 7:30 to raise the flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance. I can’t wait.

OUR 2014 CAMP STYLE GUIDE Here’s a sneak peek of styles you’ll see many campers sporting this year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLAIRE CASNER & A N G E L C O R D O VA M O D E LS : SARAH MARTIN & JACKIE THOMAS

Vineyard Vines Classic Polo: $65 Vineyard Vines Whale Patchwork Shorts: $98 Seafolly Eden Tote: $61 Scalloped Long-Sleeve Swim Tee: $110 Roxy Seaspray Multi-Stripe Shorts: $39.90 Citizens of Humanity Ava Shorts: $148

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Your SUMMER ADVENTURE Begins June 16!

Don’t miss your chance to learn, explore, discover, create, and plot your own summer adventure.

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Camp fees vary. Please see online Camp Brochure for full details and registration.

Claude Klassic Jacket: $45; St. Bernard Sports Logo Tee: $20 Surf Hat: $12; Keen Seacamp Sandals: $55; Plaid Shorts with Belt: $42 S T. B E R N A R D S P O R T S ; 2 1 4 - 3 5 7 - 9 7 0 0 ; 5 5 7 0 W. LO V E R S L A N E


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