News and Updates Page
Latest News as of September 12, 2022:
See the site history below for the latest developments on this site.
September 12, 2022: Another
great summer has come and gone. The Lodge Wall plaques have
been updated with all of the 2022 inspection, team, and feather winners.
September 24, 2021: The Fourth
on the Fourth archive page has been updated with fresh links to archived
race results going back to 2009 – thanks to Granite State Racing Services. In addition, if you visit the official Four on the Fourth site,
they have a link to a database where you can search for results as far back as
1994.
September 16, 2021: A summary of the 2021 Alumni Reunion
weekend has been posted to our Alumni page.
Click here
to read more.
September 7, 2021: The Alumni Reunion to celebrate the 100th
Anniversary of Camps Owatonna and Ropioa was a huge
success. Many thanks to the Board,
Directors, and Staff that planned and organized this event. Keep an eye on the Camps Newfound and Owatonna website
where they will likely post photos and videos from the event in the coming days
and weeks. I’ll plan to have a writeup
here soon as well. Updates have also
been made to the Lodge
Wall and the Directors
Cottage pages.
August 29, 2021: The upcoming Alumni Reunion to celebrate
the 100th Anniversary of Camps Owatonna and Ropioa
is less than a week away. There is still
time to make plans to attend the reunion over the Labor Day weekend on
September 3-6, 2021. You can also check the Camp Newfound – Owatonna
website for further information and the latest updates.
2021 Final team standings:
1. Greens 2. Blues 3. Reds 4. Golds
March 25, 2021: Consider registering for the upcoming
Alumni Reunion to be held this coming Labor Day weekend (September 3-6, 2021)
at Camp Owatonna in Harrison, Maine. Click here for
more information! Registration for
the 2021 Four on the Fourth race
to be held on July 4, 2021 in Bridgton is now open too!
October 24, 2020: There will be a special Alumni Reunion
celebrating the 100th anniversary of Camp Owatonna / Camp Ropioa on September 3-6, 2021 at Camp Owatonna in Harrison,
Maine. The official camp website now has
launched a web
page with further details and information on how to register. All former campers and staff are
welcome. Here is to hoping for a great
turnout!!
Click here for
more information!
June 23, 2020: By now you’ve probably heard that Camps Newfound and Owatonna will
not be able to have a summer camping season due to the COVID-19 global
pandemic. While we pray for everyone’s
safety and well-being, we can reflect on decades of happy memories and growth
from our collective camp experiences. In
addition, Bridgton’s Four on the
Fourth road race will not be held for the first time in the race’s 43 year
history; the first race was held in 1977.
However, this year you can register
virtually and run your four miles from anywhere in the world. Please consider participating and joining
camp alumni and friends from all over.
November 17, 2019: Mark your
calendars now for the Camp Owatonna Alumni Reunion weekend on September 3-6,
2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Camp Owatonna/Ropioa. More
information will be posted as it becomes available. You can also check the Camp Newfound – Owatonna
website for information and updates as the date draws closer.
September 8, 2019: Another
fantastic camping season has concluded.
The 2019 team plaques and final standings have been updated on The Lodge Wall.
July 14, 2019: The Four
on the Fourth race results have now been updated for the 2019 race. Click
here for links to see all of the race results dating back to 1997. Still working on getting the rest of the
Lodge Wall plaque information updated and current. Thank you Skip Schneider for the
assistance…as always!!
June 9, 2018: The 2017 team
results and feather winner plaque information has been updated on The Lodge Wall. Special thanks to Reid Charlston.
October 23, 2016: Team Captain plaque data has been updated on The Lodge Wall. Special thanks to Reid Charlston.
October 3, 2016: The Family Camp promotional slide show from
1980-1982 has been restored and can be viewed by clicking here.
October 1, 2016: The original 1986 Camps Newfound & Owatonna
promotional video is now available for viewing at Vision Infinite on Vimeo.
September 26, 2016: The original 1979 Camp Owatonna and Camp Newfound
enrollment slide shows have been restored!
Click here
for more information and links to view!
August 16, 2016: The Four
on the Fourth race results have now been moved to its own page. Click
here for links to see the race results dating back to 1997.
July 29, 2016: The Camp Owatonna
Lodge will undergo renovations starting in September 2016. Learn more about this important project and
information for making a donation by clicking here.
July 5, 2016: The 40th
edition of the Four on the Fourth
road race was held in Bridgton on July 4 under sunny skies. Click
here to see the 2016 results!
August 11, 2015: Final team standings
and feather winners for the 2015 summer camping season have been posted to the Lodge Wall.
July 6, 2015: The 39th
edition of the Four on the Fourth
road race was held in Bridgton on July 4.
Click
here to see the 2015 results!
Another great showing by Camp Owatonna and Camp Newfound!
August 10, 2014: Final team
standings, feather winners, and inspection winners for the 2014 summer camping
season have been posted to the Lodge Wall.
August 10, 2014: A restored PDF
copy of the 1980-81 Owatonna Song Book is available for download from the Headquarters Page.
July 8, 2014: Another great Four on the Fourth road race was held
in Bridgton on July 4. Click
here to see the 2014 results!
August 11, 2013: Final team
standings for the 2013 summer camping season have been posted to the Lodge Wall. A
special thanks to the Osborn family for the update.
July 19, 2013: Do you remember
piling into one of the camp vans or trucks to attend the Volvo International
Tennis Tournament in North Conway, NH in the late 1970s or early
1980s? I have distinct memories of
seeing a very young Ivan Lendl (perhaps 19 at the time) walking from the
clubhouse to the stadium in 1979. This vintage film posted on Vimeo captures the 1977 tournament and what it was like
having a premier sporting event nearby in Mount Washington Valley. Very cool
and very 1970s. Click here to view.
July 15, 2013: After a long
hiatus, the Lodge
Wall has been updated with the results and winners up through 2012. Enjoy!
July 14, 2013: There will be a
Reunion at Camp in early August to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of Camp Newfound. Visit the official Newfound-Owatonna web
page for more information.
July 9, 2009: The 33rd Annual Four on the Fourth road race was held
in Bridgton, Maine. Click here
to view the results from the Cool Running
web site. Runners that are from local camps (like Newfound and Owatonna)
are now easily identified in the right column.
July 6, 2008: The 32nd Annual Four on the Fourth road race was held
in Bridgton, Maine. Click on the link above to view the results on the Cool Running web site. It's always
fun to see so many familiar names associated with both camps.
February 11, 2008: Check out the new slide show video posted on Vimeo.
It is a collection of photos from the 2007 summer and Camp Newfound and Camp
Owatonna.
July 5, 2007: The 31st Four on the Fourth road race was held
in Bridgton, Maine. For the first time, the overall winner of the race
came from Camps Newfound and Owatonna. Erik Stanley, a counselor at Camp
Owatonna took first place with a time of 19:57. Congratulations to Erik!
December 22, 2006: Brandon Frank will be the new Director of
Camp Owatonna for Summer 2007. Heap How!
May 29, 2006: Happy Memorial Day weekend! The Alumni page has been further updated regarding
the upcoming reunion weekend for all Newfound and Owatonna alumni on September
15-17, 2006 at camp. Further details will be posted as they become
available. You can also check the official camp website for further
details on the upcoming reunion at the camp alumni page.
August 25, 2005: The 2004 and 2005 Owatonna award winners
have been updated to the virtual plaques. View them at the Lodge Wall page.
July 12, 2005: The 2005 camping season is well
underway. Links to the
results from the 29th Annual Four on the
Fourth road race are now available. Look for Eric Treworgy,
Michael Vernon and Larry Wold as the top camp finishers, respectively.
The White Owl clan will be making a first-ever trip to Family Camp in August.
I promise full plaque updates to the Lodge Wall
for 2004 and 2005.
March 31, 2005: Some updates to the Alumni section of
the web site including links to former Counselor Lachlan Clarke, who raced in
the 2005 edition of the world-famous Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska.
July 4, 2004: The 2004 camping season is well
underway! Links to the
results from the 28th Annual Four on the
Fourth road race are now available. Look for Michael Vernon and Larry
Wold as the top current staff and alumni finishers, respectively.
September 30, 2003: A generous contribution of Owatonna slides
from the 1960s has allowed us to open a second
photo gallery page. Go there now!
August 31, 2003: More updates to the Alumni Connection section of this website
including an on-line submission form for
alumni who want to be added to the camp mailing list. There is also a
link to the official
Newfound-Owatonna site, which contains pictures from the 2003 Alumni Soccer
game.
August 11, 2003: The 2003 Alumni Reunion was a huge
success. Visit the Alumni Connection
page to read more on the historic weekend. The Lodge Wall was updated "real-time"
following the final awards banquet at Camp Owatonna. Even 25 years later,
the ceremonial countdown and plaque turning was just as exciting and
suspenseful as ever.
August 4, 2003: A final reminder about the first
"official" Owatonna Alumni Reunion.
It's not too late to plan your trip to stop on by camp, see the new soccer
field, attend a beach council fire, and renew camp friendships. The
webmaster is making plans to attend, and I'll be travelling almost 3,000 miles
to be there. I hope to post some pictures and provide an update to this
site while I'm at Owatonna.
July 6, 2003: The annual Four on the Fourth race was
held in Bridgton, Maine. The results
are available on the Cool Running web site. Updates have also been made
to the Alumni Connection page regarding the
upcoming Owatonna reunion on August 7-9, 2003.
January 13, 2003: Plans for an Alumni versus Staff soccer
game have been announced for August 9, 2003. Visit the new Alumni Connection page for more information.
November 12, 2002: New photos have been added to the Gallery section following the 2002 edition of
Family Camp. If anyone has plaque information for 2001 and 2002, please
drop an e-mail to White Owl.
Thanks!
May 19, 2002: Summer 2002 is just around the
corner. Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of camp preparations.
November 23, 2001: Happy Holidays to everyone!
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Travis Brantingham
will be the Owatonna Director for the 2002 camping season. Welcome back
Travis.
November 1, 2001: Owatonna alumni recently gathered
in Maine for a group hike to benefit the camps. The official Camp Newfound and Camp
Owatonna website has more information, pictures, and an itinerary of this
multi-day excursion through the backwoods of Maine. Click here for more
.
June 25, 2001: The 2001 camping season at
Camp Owatonna is underway!! The 45th season should be the best yet!
December 5, 2000: Updated the news section with the
2001 camping dates. Also updated some of the hyperlinks on the glossary pages. Also, the official Camp
Newfound and Camp Owatonna web site has undergone major renovations, and it looks
great. Click here to visit!
We are also working on a fund raising page (under construction).
August 11, 2000: Camp is winding down. Check
the Lodge Wall for the updated plaque
information. Camps Newfound and Owatonna celebrated the 21st century with
record enrollment! The second session saw 112 campers at Owatonna and 127
campers at Newfound. At Owatonna, 15 trips were sent out during the
second session to accomodate the demand.
2000 Final team standings:
1. Greens 2. Golds 3. Blues 4. Reds
2000 Water Carnival winners: Blues team (joint Owatonna and Newfound
team)
2000 Flag Trip winners: Golds and Reds combined team
2000 Great Race final standings: 1. Greens 2. Reds 3.
Blues 4. Golds
All news courtesy of Skip
Schneider (thanks Skip!!)
July 3, 2000: The 2000 camp season is
underway! We are also nearing our 1,000th visitor to this
site! Thanks to everyone who has visited to date!
June 11, 2000: A new section has been opened: Headquarters . The Headquarters section will
contain information about some of the daily camp activities and much
more. Check it out today!
April 15, 2000: The Senior Staff is in place for this Summer. Skip Schneider returns as Head Counselor; Dave Humphrey as Program Director; and Karen Norris Schneider as Co-Ed Activities Director. Also, a few updates to the site include the updating of the opening and closing dates for this Summer (thanks Skip!). In honor of April 15th, here is an easy tax tip: all cash/check donations made to Camp Newfound and/or Camp Owatonna can usually be deducted on Schedule A of your tax return (if you itemize your deductions).
February 21, 2000: Peter Martin will be the Director of Camp Owatonna for Summer 2000! Our field reporters inform us that the Director is now a full time (i.e., year-round) position. This is great news. Also, at-large contributions continue to come in regarding the identities of certain award winners. Check out the Lodge Wall for the latest and greatest.
January 31, 2000: An attractive new fundraising brochure has been distributed. The brochure was designed by Newfound alum Karen Norris Schneider. Awesome!!! We hope to scan in some of the brochure for your viewing pleasure.
December 17, 1999: Unconfirmed reports indicate that Peter Martin will return as Director of Camp Owatonna for Summer 2000! Additions made to the Glossary and Director's Cottage pages.
November 21, 1999: Happy Thanksgiving to all Owatonna braves from campowatonna.com!!
October 21, 1999: If you're a regular visitor, then you probably noticed for the last two weeks the site was off-line. My deepest apologies. It's a long story, but everything is back to normal. So, keep on visiting. Have a Happy Halloween!!
October 6, 1999: Added "Bug Juice" and "Songo River Queen" to the Glossary(thanks TC). Check out the new wallpaper on the Golds team history (thanks again TC).
September 26, 1999: With the Lodge Wall now complete, our attention is turned to the Director's Cottage where we will be accumulating all of the names of former Owatonna Directors and Head Counselors.
September 19, 1999: The Lodge Wall is now complete with the addition of the Junior and Senior Division inspection winners.
September 7, 1999: The Four Winds have paid a visit to this site. All of the plaques are now complete! Go to the Lodge Wall to view over thirty years of plaque history. A special Heap How to the Four Winds! Coming soon will be the inspection winners.
August 31, 1999: The News Ticker is added to the main home page. The latest news will be posted here!
August 29, 1999: The Camp Photo Gallery has now been updated. Contributions are always welcome. The Trip Shack has also been updated with a recap of a 1990 Mount Washington trip .
August 20, 1999: Lots of new stuff! Pictures have been added to the Council Fire Page . The Trip Shack has been remodeled and now includes a full page commemorating the 1991 Kathadin/Baxter State Park trip .
August 15, 1999: The Glossary pages have been updated with quite a few links to other sites and pages of related interest.
July 28, 1999: Small revisions were made to the Four on the Fourth results and the Glossary pages.
July 8, 1999: Four on the Fourth results now available. Click here!!
June 30, 1999: Need directions to Camp? Check out the new directions page ! Note: these directions might be outdated or superseded by construction activity. Check Google Maps!
June 26, 1999: In honor of the 1999 Camp opening day, the Glossary pages are added to the site!
May 13, 1999: Lodge wall is updated with new white and black feather winner plaques. History pages are published.
May 4, 1999: www.campowatonna.com is officially launched. Old site pages are updated.
March 3, 1999: campowatonna.com domain is registered with the InterNIC.
September 30, 1998: Camp Owatonna Alumni web page is first published at The School Yard web site.
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