FALLING CREEK CAMP

FOR BOYS

Tuxedo, North Carolina 28784

2009

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Lyrics by Damon Black

Verse 1: G G7

There is a place in North Carolina C G

Where my friends and I like to go G Em

And my spirit never leaves there G D G

So in the winter I’m never alone

Chorus: G G7

Will the circle be unbroken C G

By-and-by Lord By-and-by G Em

There’s a better home awaiting G D G

In the sky Lord in the sky

Verse 2: G G7

Well I don’t like to play this guitar much C G

In front of people I don’t know G Em

But by the fireside, here by my brothers G D G

I feel like I could go on and on

Verse 3: G G7

So tell your neighbor that you need him C G

Let your good friends cloud your head G Em

And lend an ear out in the darkness G D G

For there’s bound to be storms ahead

Verse 4: G G7

So when you leave tonight by the firelight C G

Please leave your spirit here G Em

And we’ll let the trees and all the memories G D G

Guard them all ‘til we’re back next year

This booklet is dedicated to

Steve Drewry

who has demonstrated unselfishness

over the years as a camper, counselor

and friend to Falling Creek.

Steve carries the true spirit of

Falling Creek in his heart.

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HONOR COUNCIL CREED

BELIEVING THAT LEADERSHIP

UNSELFISHNESS, COURAGE, HONOR, HOPE

LOYALTY, HONESTY, AND FAIR PLAY

MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN THE

SPIRIT OF FALLING CREEK

WE PLEDGE OUR SPIRITS, MINDS, AND

BODIES TO ACHIEVING THESE IDEALS

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One Tin Soldier (Most requested song for Campfires in 2009)

Verse 1:

C G Am Listen children to a story that was written long ago

F C Dm G7 About a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below

C G Am On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone

F C Dm G C And the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own

Chorus: C Em

Go ahead and hate your neighbor F C

Go ahead and cheat a friend C Em

Do it in the name of heaven F C

Justify it in the end C Em

There won’t be any trumpets blowin’ F C

Come the judgment day C F

On the bloody morning after Am G7 C

One tin soldier rides away

Verse 2: C G Am

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill F C Dm G7

Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they’d kill C G Am

Came an answer from the kingdom, “With our brothers we will share F C Dm G C

All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there”

Verse 3: C G Am

Now the valley cried with anger, “Mount your horses, draw your sword!” F C Dm G7

And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward C G Am

Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain, dark and red F C Dm G C

Turned the stone and looked beneath it, “Peace on Earth” was all it said

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Main Camp 2009 Five Year Dinner

Campers

Cole Ansaldo John David Bailey

Ted Ballenger Jack Barganier

Jack Barnes Sean Barrett William Boor

Charlie Bosshard Jacob Broders

Douglas Brown Joey Brown

William Cheek Sam Curtsinger Parker Dunaway

Phillip Dwyer Gator Farrior Garner Gentry

Lewis Gray James Cole Hopkins

Daniel Howard Robert Howe Henry Howle Ryan Huhn

Will Kallenborn William King Miguel Lacayo

Sam Lilley John Paul Lorie Austin Mangines Brendan Martin

Turner McClendon James Mentz

Teddy Murphy Cal Oakley

Sam Oakley John Oates

John Osborne Maddox Pankey Gaston Quantz

Michael Rafshoon Paul Raymond

Andrew Salmon Matthew Sebesta

Whit Sellers Franklin Starks Andy Suleskey

Alexander Thomas Knox Van Horn

John Webber Sonny Yates

Counselors in Training

Hale Ciolino Walker Cole

Mickey Herman Carson Potter

Clay Sealy Gus Walker

Staff

John Bates

Claudia Beddingfield Render Braswell

Crom Carey Dusty Davis

Rush Dickson Steve Drewry

Robert Eshleman Will Forbes Susan Frame Jim Goodrum Will Gordon Travis Harris

Jimmy Johnson Ricky Johnson Jamie Kaplan

Max King Robert Kirby

Jim Kurtts Steve Longenecker Timothy Magidson

Bryan Mangum Chuck McGrady

Jerry Metcalf John Moll

Nathan Newquist

Marisa Pharr Yates Pharr Joel Priest Alex Rand

Lee Royster Todd Sandberg

Will Slater Matt Smith

Steve Walston Clay Willett

Bad Hair Williams Ben Williams Simon Wilson

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HONORS AND AWARDS

MAIN CAMP

2009 Honor Council Members Andrew Allen

Douglas Brown John David Bailey

Sam Curtsinger Parker Dunaway

Will Kallenborn Will Kendall

Coleman Mauberret Will Portnoy John Webber

2009 Honor Council Banner

“There are two ways to spread the light; to be the candle or to be the mirror that reflects it.”

Author Unknown

Ironman Alexander Thomas – First

Michael Rafshoon – Second

Archery The First Warriors

Jack Fruin Zac Potter

Alex Vance Will Yarborough

Archery Rangers

Eric Coyra-Calienes Jacob Hrobak

Ben Lu .................................................................................................. Heart of a Warrior Liam Mahoney ............................................................................................ Broken Arrow

Arts & Crafts Henry Howle .........................................................................................Mr. Arts & Crafts John Webber .....................................................................................................Mr. Pottery Feild Gomila ............................................................................................Mr. Congeniality Henry Page ...................................................................................Mr. Perfect Attendance

Basketball Owen Ladner .............................................................................................Cherokee MVP Patrick France ............................................................................................. Catawba MVP Jake Rubenstein .......................................................................................... Iroquois MVP Jonas Price ................................................................................We Talkin’ ‘Bout Practice Daniel Howard ......................................................................................... I’m an Iroquois

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Blacksmithing Apprentice (Warrior)

Michael Beveridge Nick Wolf

William Boor

Kyle Haines Riley Atkinson Sean Barrett

Carter Hopkins Chris Heilman Elliot Sanders

Special Recognition

Assisting in Blacksmithing Morgan Heck Michael Beveridge Nick Wolf

Cross Country Charlie Tarbutton .................................................................Most Extreme Bear Evader

Horseback Riding Sam Long ................................................................................................ The Razz Award Teddy Murphy ........................................................................................ The Razz Award Cal Oakley .................................................................................................... 2 Legit 2 Quit Armstrong Noonan ...................................................... Most Likely to Win Grand Prix Miguel Lacayo ................................ Most Likely to Receive the “Staff of the Day Tie” Jacob Hrobak .................................The Absolutely Dreadful (But, Not Really) Award

Indian Lore Matthew Sebesta ............................... The “Not So Mini Anymore” Counselor Award Chase Goulburn .........................................................................................Wonder Twins Grant Porter ................................................................................................Wonder Twins Aidan Vaughey ........................................................................................The Lifty Award

Lacrosse First-Ever Lacrosse Team

Jonas Price Ebb Buck

Jake Jangro Colin Shea Alex Boor

Coleman Mauberret Emil Bruce

Ollie Durling Aiden Gelb Sean Barrett

Andrew Holland Paul Fischer Sam Long Kyle Asher

Tristan Cade Chase Goulburn

Charlie Tarbutton Riley Atkinson Scott Douglas

Ebb Buck ........................................................The Most Outrageously Awesome Laxer Paul Fischer .................................................................................................. Zero-to-Hero Jonas Price ................................................................................................Rockmont MVP

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Mountain Biking Death March Participants

Jack Edwards Michael Rafshoon

William Cheek Brennan Lowenthal

Quinn Ainsley Ryan Pate

Eric Coyra-Calienes Zach Rubenstein

William Cheek ................................................................................ King of the Mountain Quinn Ainsley ............................................................................... Up-and-Coming Rider Jack Sanders .................................................................................................. Medic Award

Mountaineering

Hundred Mile Club Willy Hoffman Jonathan Hess James Goodwin

Andrew Allen .................................................................................... Best Shelter on Solo Rankin Thompson .........................................................................Psyched-a-saurus Rex Joseph Baggett ................................................................................Psyched-a-saurus Rex Douglas Brown ............................................................................. Command & Conquer Austin Mangines ..................................................................................... Future Hardman Gaston Quantz ................................................................................................... Footsteps

Music

John McKee ..........................................................................................................Zeppelin Ben & Owen Ladner ......................................................................... Simon & Garfunkle Sam Long ..................................................................................................................Roadie Carr Noonan ....................................................................................Worn Out Songbook

Nature Boy Nick Jangro ...................................................................................................... Nature Boy Maddox Pankey ..........................................................................................Snake Snaggin’ Mark Schrade, Elliott Saunders, & Duncan Jones ........................................... Rat Pack

Paddling Yak Bones

Brent Denys Paul Raymond

Tony Asher Joey Brown

Sam Lilley .................................................................................................. Most Improved George Boss ..............................................................................................Most Improved Alexander Thomas ..............................................................................................Best Man Walker Bright .............................................................................................Mr. Dedication Jack Armstrong & Michael Rafshoon .......................................Nantahala Swim Team Ben Adams & Hunter Ewing .......................................................... Best Tandem Team

Photography

Alex Anderson ....................................................................................Dark Room Master Peter Funk .......................................................B. P. P. P. (Best Photo Friends Forever) Rett Hill ...........................................................B. P. P. P. (Best Photo Friends Forever)

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Riflery Billy Dixon Award

Jordan Thompson Jimmy Donahue

Jesse Cole Sam Dunbar

Thomas Santos

Sailing

Lewis Gray ................................................................................... PhD in Leisure Studies Brendan Martin .....................FCC’s One and Only Honorary Inter-Camp Diplomat

Soccer Adam Watts ......................................................................................Golden Boot Award Pierce Kudlata ................................................................................................Best Attitude

Swimming Ridge Porter .................................................................................. Michael Phelps Award Ben Lu .......................................................................................................Most Improved Sam Oakley ..........................................................................................................Dock Rat Ridge Porter .........................................................................................................Dock Rat

Tennis Patrick McGrady ...................................................................................... Most Improved Jonas Price .................................................................................................... Camp Champ Andrew Aertker ..........................................................................................Sportsmanship Jack Barnes ..................................................................................................... Tennis Whiz Andrew Salmon ..........................................................................................Broken Racket

The HEAT David Burke .................................................................................. “Go Get Him” Award Owen Ladner ..............................................................................................Pull-up Master

Ultimate Frisbee Ben Ladner .......................................................................................Most Ultimate Player Pierce Kudlata ..................................................................................Yin and Yang Award Philip Posner ....................................................................................Yin and Yang Award

Wall Rafael Lang .............................................................. The Tom Petty Free Fallin’ Award Steven Heer ...............................................................................Best All-Around Climber Joe Steilberg .....................................................................................The Route 66 Award Harry Sprinkle ................................................................................................Best Attitude

Weights Andrew Allen ............................................................................................Hard-as-a-Rock Ebb Buck ....................................................................................Attendance and Attitude

Woodcrafts Sidney Parham Robert Howe

Robert Portnoy Jack Armstrong

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JUNE CAMP

Archery John Niemeyer ............................................................................................Legolas Award Brown Sisson .....................................................................................................Challenger Nick Thompson .................................................................................... “Come On Man” Jacob Sharpe .................................................................................................. Archery CIT Robert Ross ................................................................................................Archery Master Clay Stuckey ........................................................................................ The Broken Arrow

Arts & Crafts Lawson McInnis .............................................................................................. Knotty Boy Jimmy Balloun ..............................................................................................Best Tye Dye John Gautsch ...................................................................................Arts & Crafts Helper Noah Rogers ...............................................................................................................Scout Hatcher Chucker ........................................................................................................Scout

Basketball Justin Finley ...............................................................................................Cherokee MVP Jones Albritton ........................................................................................... Catawba MVP David Graham ............................................................................................ Iroquois MVP

Blacksmithing Apprentice (Warrior)

Jacob Sharpe Emmett Underwood

Alex Funderberg Hayes Musser

Alex Funderberg ......................................................Has Anyone Seen My Head Award George Adams ............................................. I Have My Head But Not My Cap Award

Horseback Horsefly Award

Braxton Comer Ryder Galic

Corey Livesay Steven Ballard

Brad Fay ..........................................................................................................Split Helmet Hunter Vaughan .............................................................................................Split Helmet Campbell Bossong ........................................................................................Alfalfasaurus

Indian Lore Mason Evans ............................................................................................ Mini Counselor Rob Decker ....................................................................................... Most Accomplished Thomas Santos .............................................................................................Naisetawi Rat

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Lacrosse The All-FCC Team

Gage Anderson Griffin Farrell Nick Chaiken

Jackson Sherman Jim Williams

John Armstrong Tyler Bass Joe Bulger

Jack Marshall Sam Tucker

Patrick Vaughan Tristan Hammersla

Tyler Morley Collins Speed

Sterrett McInnis ...................................................................... Most Improved Cherokee John Armstrong ........................................................................Most Improved Catawba Tyler Morley .............................................................................. Most Improved Iroquois Gage Anderson ....................................................................................................... Lax Rat Griffin Farrell .........................................................................................................Lax Rat

Mountain Biking Sam Bridges .................................................................................................. Medic Award Alston Mickel ........................................................................................Leadership Award Jackson Rich ..................................................................................................Best Attitude Little Will .................................................................................. Happiest Mountain Biker

Mountaineering Heyward Main ...............................................................................................Best Attitude Shaye Edney ............................................................................................Future Blackfoot Brandon Womble ...................................................................................Future Blackfoot Ben Moore ..............................................................................................Future Blackfoot Jesse Cole ....................................................................................................“Like A Rock” Henry Philpott ........................................................................................Frank Tindall, Jr.

Music Sam Boling .................................................................................................Pick of Destiny

Nature Braxton Comer ................................................................................................ Nature Boy Benton Wood .................................................................................................. Nature Boy Barnes Powell ............................................................................................................Vader Sebastian Zelaya ......................................................................................... Monty Python Mathias Zelaya ............................................................................................ Monty Python

Paddling Matt Smith .............................................................................................................Stud K-1 Noah Rogers .................................................................................................Kissin’ Rocks Ben Szurek ......................................................................................... Best Tandem Team Clay Milling ........................................................................................ Best Tandem Team

Riflery Billy Dixon Award

Sam Dunbar Jordan Thompson

Thomas Santos Jimmy Donahue

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Sailing

Nathaniel Dziadek High Garst

Soccer John Niemeyer ....................................................................................Golden Ball Award Ricardo Meneses ...........................................................................................Best Attitude

Swimming Chris Oneka ...................................................................................................Best Attitude Bennett Parker ......................................................................................................Best Tan John Gautsch ................................................................................ Michael Phelps Award Hutson Ford .............................................................................................Most Improved

Tennis Phillip Kwon .........................................................................................Most Competitive Sam Dunbar ..........................................................................................Most Outstanding Nathaniel Dziadek .........................................................................Sportsmanship Award Walker Comer .................................................................................... Tennis Bum Award Gray Robertson ........................................................................................ Most Improved

The HEAT Charlie Stanier ................................................................ Arnold Schwarzenegger Award John Niemeyer ............................................................................................... Beast Award John Gautsch ..................................................................................Never Say Die Award

Ultimate Frisbee Chip Ratcliff .....................................................................................Most Ultimate Player

Wall Mitch Boyle ....................................................................................................Best Attitude Heyward Main .............................................................................................. Monkey Man

Woodcrafts Special Recognition

Harrison Jones

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You’ve Got A Friend In Me

C G C F C You've got a friend in me, you've got a friend in me

F C E Am When the road looks rough ahead

F C E Am And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed

F C E Am You just remember what your old pal said

D7 G C A Boy, you've got a friend in me

D7 G C Yeah, you've got a friend in me

C G C F C You've got a friend in me, you've got a friend in me

F C E Am You got troubles and I got them too

F C E Am There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

F C E Am We stick together, we can see it through

D7 G C A Cause you've got a friend in me

D7 G C You've got a friend in me

F B Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am

C B C Bigger and stronger too, Maybe

B D But none of them will ever love you

Em A Dm G Like the way I do, It's me and you, boy

C G C And as the years go by,

F C Our friendship will never die

F C E Am You're gonna see it's our des-ti-ny

D7 G C A ‘Cause, You've got a friend in me

D7 G C A You've got a friend in me

D7 G C Yeah, You've got a friend in me

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2009 Geographic of Campers and Staff

North Carolina ....................................................................................... 320 Georgia .................................................................................................... 194 Florida ..................................................................................................... 151 South Carolina ..........................................................................................61 Tennessee ..................................................................................................53 Virginia .......................................................................................................48 Louisiana ....................................................................................................46 Texas ..........................................................................................................41 Alabama .....................................................................................................37 International ..............................................................................................27 Kentucky ....................................................................................................18 New Jersey .................................................................................................15 New York ..................................................................................................14 Connecticut ...............................................................................................11 Maryland ....................................................................................................11 California .....................................................................................................8 Ohio ..............................................................................................................7 Colorado ......................................................................................................6 Washington DC ..........................................................................................4 Pennsylvania ................................................................................................4 Wisconsin ....................................................................................................3 Arizona .........................................................................................................2 Indiana .........................................................................................................2 Kansas ..........................................................................................................2 Massachusetts ..............................................................................................2 Michigan ......................................................................................................2 Mississippi ....................................................................................................2 Oklahoma ....................................................................................................2 Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, ..............................1 New Hampshire, West Virginia

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2010 Session Dates

June Camp ......................................................June 6 – June 25 (20 Days) (Grades 1 – 8)

Main Camp ....................................................June 27 – July 23 (27 Days)

(Grades 2 – 10)

August Camp ............................................. July 25 – August 6 (13 Days) (Grades 1 – 6)

Junior Camp ............................................August 8 – August 13 (6 Days)

(Grades 1 – 3) Grade Denotes 2009-2010 School Year

Father / Son Weekends

Fall Weekend ................................................................September 25 – 27 Father / Son Weekend I ........................................................ May 14 – 16 Father / Son Weekend II ...................................................... May 21 – 23

Father / Son weekends are open

to new and returning families

For information please contact us at:

www.fallingcreek.com e-mail: mail@fallingcreek.com

Phone: (828) 692-0262 Fax: (828) 696-0606

P.O. Box 98 Tuxedo, NC 28784

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Country Roads

Verse 1: G Em

Almost heaven, West Virginia D C G

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River G Em

Life is old there, Older than the trees D

Younger than the mountains C G

Growing like a breeze

Chorus: G D

Country roads take me home Em C

To the place I belong G D

West Virginia, Mountain Mama C G

Take me home, country roads

Verse 2: G Em

All my memories, gather round her D C G

Miner’s lady, strangers to blue water G Em

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky D

Misty taste of moonshine C G

Teardrops in my eye

Verse 3: Em D G

I hear her voice in the morning hours, she calls me C G D

The radio reminds me of my home far away Em F

And driving down the road C

I get the feeling that G D D7

I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

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Past Green and Gold Dedications 1969 Founding Campers & Counselors 1970 Boys Who Have Discovered the Secret of Falling Creek 1971 James L. McGregor II 1972 Robert W. Johns 1973 Anita Robinson 1974 Frank Byrd 1975 Walter Cottingham, Sr. 1976 Boys Returning for Their Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Years 1977 Main Camp Senior Campers & Counselors in Training 1978 Steve F. Longenecker 1979 Ed and Sharon Ulmer 1980 Kim and Donnie Bain 1981 Hager Rand 1982 Gladson Capps 1983 Kitchen Staff 1984 Tim Elrod and Terry Tyree 1985 Gordon Strayhorn 1986 Garrett Randolph 1987 Bunacamp Staff 1988 Sara Bailes 1989 Past, Present and Future Campers and Staff Members 1990 Blackfoot Tribe 1991 Jerry Metcalf 1992 Allen Kannapell 1993 Vince Green 1994 Rick Broad 1995 John Dickens 1996 Matt Glenn 1997 Simon Wilson 1998 Jim Goodrum 1999 Robert Kirby 2000 Brad and Tina Hooks 2001 Chad Auten 2002 Jerry Suarez 2003 Ben Lea 2004 Ben Williams 2005 Nathan Newquist 2006 Christopher Stec 2007 Johnathan Bain 2008 John Bates 2009 Steve Drewry

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