Camp Chic-a-Lac: 1/1/06

Blog Update

The Chic-a-Lac Blog is finally undergoing renovation, rehabilitation, revision, renewal, reorganization, revitalization and resuscitation. All of this is happening in stages. Some of the old features are gone, such as the Virtual Patio Message Board which is no longer supported, some have been updated like the Youngsville weather thingy, many of the links, like the Camp Album, in the right sidebar and in the posts themselves need relinking in order to work and some new material and features will be added. So please bear with us if some of the things just don't seem to work right. And please feel free to pass along your thoughts, ideas and even a minor criticism or two. You can always reach the blog by clicking on this button

Thanks for your understanding.

January 6, 2006

AT HOME WITH THE CHERNOCKS (Dec. 23, 2005)

Picture this: Walking up to the Chernock home in Royal Palm Beach with Susan and Gabe (my older son) just 3 hours after arriving in Florida, full of excitement and anticipation of seeing Roy and Ethel, and Debi and Neil, and being greeted with all the warmth and tenderness of this sign scotched-taped to the front door:

Ethel and Neil smiled and smiled while Roy kept Susan and Gabe totally mesmerized with photos from each one of his more than 1400 track meets...

It was a fun evening. I could have spent hours in Roy's office where he keeps memorabilia from his years as an athlete and coach - there are tons of photos, trophies, articles, and tributes from the kids he coached. And does he have stories! Roy has had and and is having one amazing career. We had lots of laughs. And Ethel and Roy are a great couple. Thanks, guys.

"Another Freakin' Reunion?" Maybe - but I wouldn't have missed it for the world!

[click on photos to enlarge]

January 3, 2006

CHEROKEE 1958-59?

"WHO IS THAT?" CONTEST # 2

Corinne e mailed me this photo along with this note: Dear Bob, Maybe we could put this old picture (from 1958 or 1959--I'm not sure) up on the blog site as the 2nd picture that we could talk about. It was sent to me by Monty Brown--the brother of Sindy Brown, first cousin of Marcy Silverburg. Neil Sznitken is in the picture. If you think it would start new conversations, please put it up, if possible. Corinne

CARL, ROY and MORTY --
DEDICATED PAGES

Since so many of our memories and stories revolve around the three personalities who for many of us defined our experience at Camp Chic-a-Lac -- Uncle Carl, for who we thank every time we think of Chic-a-Lac, and Roy and Morty for those of us in the class of the 1960's -- we wanted to dedicate one special page of the blog to each of them where we could share those memories and stories and have a place to collect many of the links that are scattered around the Blog. To see an example, visit Morty's Page started after his death in 2010. So please share your memories, thoughts, and (hopefully) pictures of Carl, Roy and Morty. E-mail them to me or to the blog by clicking on the Chic-a-Lac e-mail button. I will post them on the special page dedicated to him (see links below).Thanks.

« CARL'S PAGE»
ROY'S PAGE»
https://chicalac.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html