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The Whites: A Second-Generation LLYC Love Story

Half of our story started waayyy back in 1986 when Stan Whites and Tina Grant fell in love at Echo Valley.  Their story isn’t mine to tell, but they married and had two sons, Dayton and Sloan, both of whom were campers and later counselors at LLYC. My love story begins in the Summer of […]

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Wessel LOVE: Kelsie spills the beans!

As the officiant of our wedding, Chandler Pruitt made this statement to everyone in attendance: “Kevin gives hope for every guy out there – that you can escape the friend zone.” Some people have to literally crawl their way out of the friend zone, but I credit the strength of our friendship to the depth […]

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Swantner Love (Daniel and Sarah’s Love Story)

Daniel and Sarah met in the summer of 2005 when they were both 15. She was in Cabin E and he was in Lighthouse. Daniel was what you might call a Laity Lodge “lifer”, spending every summer at camp since he was 6. Sarah had been only coming to LLYC since Cabin (2001). Sarah says, […]

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Alumni Gathering as Big as Dallas!

It’s amazing that a group of people with the same deep love for a place can all come together and feel like family within an hour! Alums spanning generations gathered in Dallas last Thursday for one spectacular evening. Sonny Davis and his wife Emily (Williams) Davis were on staff in the early 2000’s. Recent transplants […]

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Richie Reitmann

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  I spent a total of four summers in The Canyon, two of which were at Singing Hills as a counselor. The other two were at Family Camp as Activities Director and Guy’s Director. My time in The Canyon, however, included more than just the summers. I […]

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Mr. Miles Matthews

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  Camper from 1997-2001 (Yes, my parents still have the VHS tapes!) LLYC Staff 2006-2010 (Media Team 3 summers and Transportation Director 2 summers) LLFC Staff 2013 What are you up to these days? After College I moved home to San Antonio and began working for a […]

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LLYC Alumni in SA!

It’s been eight years since LLYC Alumni hosted a gathering in San Antonio. Last month they changed that and the gathering was a hit. The perfect blend of company came together for dinner at The Pigpen on a lovely fall evening. This event came on the heels of a wildly successful Alumni happy hour in […]

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Faith Danielson

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon? I spent four summers in The Canyon, with many family camp weekends interspersed. My sister Martha Ann (Danielson) Myer drew me into the LLYC/LLFC family initially through a spring break work week getting Headwaters ready. The summer after I graduated from high school, I worked Canyon […]

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Melissa Seligman

  What is it like sharing LLFC with your kids after having spent summers on staff at LLYC? It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, blessings in my life to be able to spend time with my kids at LLFC.  The first time we went, I felt like I was giving them […]

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When Alums Prank LLFC Staffers

Roughly four LLYC Alums instigated several pranks on the LLFC staff this summer. Shoe polishing cars was the first phase, the soft roll out, if you will. Children and spouses of said alums ran around responding to college and frat bumper stickers with snarky phrases such as those seen below, eventually polishing all staff cars […]

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