Cascade Lake 4-H Camp – Donnelly, ID

Posted August 31, 2010

Thanks to the Gem State Young Marines and their leader Don Carlisle. They brought 25 people to the Camp this weekend to help with work projects. The young men and women of the group jumped right in to get projects completed and were front and center requesting another job when completed. They also built several benches around the camp from the fallen wind storm trees. Great job Gem State Young Marines! We’re counting you among the “Friends of Cascade Lake 4-H Camp”.

We also had some ‘old’ friends show up to help this weekend. The Gregory family and Weaver family (they also helped after the windstorm) were back to help. The Weavers also rounded up a lot of friends.

If you see Pat Momont give him a big pat on the back for finishing the last cabin of grafitti removal (just be careful when you pat his back, there may still be sanding dust there). All 15 cabins are now grafitti free. Juidith McShane brought Jeff Janosky who was great running the skidster that Ken Roberts lent us for the weekend. We got a lot of trees and brush moved. Sandy, Theresa and Chris completed inventory. Dick and Linda Lee were back cleaning up wind storm trees. We all appreciated Lori and Jodi coming to cook for us and finish closing the kitchen. My right hand guy Ron was also there helping where ever needed.

Thanks to everyone for helping the camp. Your friendship is priceless!

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Posted August 3, 2010

CASCADE LAKE 4-H CAMP INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL
“Fall Fun & Clean-Up Weekend”

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29, 2010
WHERE: Beautiful Cascade Lake 4-H Camp
WHAT: Fall Cleanup, Close Up and Winterization
WHO: Anyone wanting to help with the fall cleanup of camp, and enjoy good food and good people
(4-Hers*, Parents & Community Service Project Seekers welcome)

Cabins available for Friday and Saturday night, reservations required.
Please RSVP no later than August 22nd
QUESTIONS: Please call Kathy Lauer 467-3237 or Lori Walker 365-3259

* All youth under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Posted July 29, 2010

The Camp Board would like to send a big thank you to all the volunteers who were able to come to camp after the big wind storm at the end of June.

The volunteers were absolutely great at getting trees removed so we could reopen the camp. Bob Waitley along with Dick and Linda Lee were among the first to show up and were there multiple days. Our neighbor, Bob Mitich, came right over to help get generators hooked up to keep our refrigerators working. Stacie, Rupert and Andy Gregory brought their trailer to help move brush, loaded up wood and came back again the next day to help again.

We had two great loggers from Centerville, Donny Rude and his friend Fred. Donny’s mom from Middleton called and told him he should come up and help on his day off. Way to listen to your mom, Donny! Those boys could cut wood.

Rob Smith made the trip up from the valley, stopped in Cascade to rent a trailer since he didn’t have one and worked 10 hours. Janet Benoit slept in their cabin with no power, but also showed up to move brush. Ryan, Carole & Jake Henggeler came and brought a generator and moved brush. Kathy, Dennis, Kaylene, Drew and Jacey Weaver brought their horse trailer to haul brush, stayed over night and worked again the next day. Ken Roberts showed up with another generator Wednesday evening and returned Thursday with his skidster that could really haul the brush around and stack the big downed trees. It made the brush clean up about 50 times faster.

Our staff of JR, Shirley & Kara jumped right in and did their best to provide food (without power or water) as well as remove brush. Kara’s parents, Lori & Perry Jenkins, also drove to Nampa to pick up and deliver another generator for the refrigeration and pump power. Andy Ward and his crew from Town & County Electric in Nampa gathered up supplies to make the trip to get our power service repaired. They even hauled our rented generator back to Nampa to save us a trip.

Rob Aman, Dennis Patrick, grandson Brandon & son-in-law Cole with the Aman family reunion camp also came to help get everything done for their group to come in on Saturday. Carrol Warlick, a long time member of the Pine Acres group, also lent a hand.

I hope we didn’t leave any names off. We can’t thank everyone enough for dropping their own chores to come help with the clean up. When I first saw the camp on Tuesday morning, I wasn’t sure how long it would take us to get the camp in shape. I was amazed how good it looked by the time I left Thursday evening. The Aman family came in on Saturday and had a great time at their family reunion.

There is still a lot of work to do, but were able to continue with the rest of the camps this season. We also appreciated all the other people who got in touch with us but were unable to come earlier. We’ll be having our end of the season work weekend August 27 – 28. Look for more information soon.

Posted May 22, 2010

The District II 4-H Camp Steering Committee is pleased to announce Jackie Gerstein has been selected as the new District II 4-H Camp Director!

Posted April 21, 2010

The registration packet for Horse Camp to take place June 24-27, 2010 at Cascade Lake 4-H Camp is now available for download.  Click here.

Posted March 24, 2010

Forms for the 2010 4-H Camp season have been uploaded to the website.  Click here to find information on camp dates and to download the forms.

Posted February 3, 2010

Being a 4-H Camp Counselor is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a teenager and will create memories and bonds that will last a lifetime.

If you are interested in being a camp counselor at the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp during the 2010 summer season, click here to download a booklet about the Camp Counselor Certification Program, and you’ll also need to download, print and complete a Health Form and Parent Permission Form.

Contact us if you have any questions and we hope to see you at camp!

Updated April 25, 2010

This position has been filled.

Posted February 2, 2010

The Head Cook position at the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp for the summer 2010 season is open.  The job starts the last week of May and runs to September.  If you are interested, see the following job description and click here to download an application.  Applications are due March 20, 2010.

Head Cook (OPEN POSITION)

The Head Cook is responsible to the Board of Directors of the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp, Inc., under general supervision of the Camp Manager. Responsibilities include planning and preparing safe, nutritious, economical meals for large camping groups, ordering and maintaining all necessary food and other related supplies, and recruiting, hiring and supervising kitchen help.  Click here for full job description.